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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 10, 1936

Page

16

Major United Light Stock Sale Reveals Midwest Utility Deal

Public disclosure shows Chase National Bank sells 42 percent of United Light and Power to a trusts group linked to J. and W. Seligman Field Glore Harrison Williams and others. Buyers include American Cities Power and Light Tri Continental and Blue Ridge, with distribution details undisclosed. United Light spans Illinois to Wisconsin and operates Cedar Rapids gas and rail assets. Moving picture houses in St Catherine accept starling and crew legs for tickets.

NEW York Chagé National Bank United Light and Power ‘Company Midwest J. and W. Seligman and Company Field, Glore and Company Harrison Williams American Cities Power and Light Corporation Electric Shareholdings Corporation Tri-Continental Corporation Selected Industries Blue Ridge Corporation Seligman Chicago Corporation Field, Glove and Company United Light Chase Bank Koppers Mellons U. S. and International Securities Corporation Dillon, Read and Company Chase Continental Shares Company Cyrus Eaton Cleveland Ohio United Light and Power Properties Ilinois Iowa Kansas Michigan Missouri Nebraska Oklahoma Tennessee Texas West Virginia Wisconsin Moving Picture Houses St. Catherines Ont Starling Crew

McKinley And Franklin Highs Prepare Senior Plays

McKinley and Franklin high schools will stage senior plays Saturday at 8 p.m. at their auditoriums. McKinley offers Nothing But The Truth directed by Miss Ina Hibbard with leads Ben Carnes and Ruth Bunce and a supporting cast. Franklin presents It Pays to Advertise with a separate production team handling tech and costumes as listed.

East Side McKinley Franklin Ina Hibbard Ben Carnes Ruth Bunce Frank Long Allan Thompson James Taylor George Webby Helen Masha Sylvia Rompot Alma Womacka Arlene Skersick Don

It Pays To Advertise Franklin play at local theater

A farcical stage production directed by Geraldine Green centers on a truth telling partner and a bishop upbraiding a get rich scheme. Walter Fitt enworth leads a cast including Dorothy Snouffer and Homer Stone in a plot about a soap heir and his pursuit of ambition through a rival company.

Geraldine Green Dorothy Beals Betty Ringsmuth Walter Fittenworth Meriwyn Pollins James McBaith Dorothy Snouffer Homer Stone William Knickerbocker David Munger Robert Petranek Phyllis Lowe Maurice Bostwick

Memorials and Openings Mark Gazette Page Notes

Obituary notes Henry M Giberson dies at 75 in local hospital. Strand theater manager appointed. Opera and church visits announced including Mrs Soboda and Mrs Buffington, Miss Bernice Ladd, and Rev Bren speaks. New Hus Memorial church dedication and Second Avenue bridge opening headline Cedar Rapids items. Pawnee Cereal company sale announced and W G Loftus seeks Republican aldermanic nomination in third ward.

Thomas M. Giberson Superior Court Henry L. Davidson Strand Theater E. M. Soboda I. A. Buffington Chicago Edgemore Woman’s Club of William McCabe Georgia Greene’s Opera House New Hus Memorial Presbyterian Church Ninth,avenue Seventh Street W. L. Barth Oskaloosa Bakersfield Calif Joseph: Bren Hopkins, Minn Presbyterian Church Greene's Opera House Frank Rubins Los Angeles Second Avenue Cedar Rapids W. G. Loftus

Washington Odd Fellows and Rebekah Officers Installed

Joint installation Tuesday night named Paul Harvey and Mrs. Joe Schlabaugh as installing officers. New Odd Fellows include Lloyd Gray Doyle Garrard J. H. Campbell M. D. Lee Roy Stewart Frank Schneider Elwin Gardner Charles Murdock Cloyce Horsey Oscar Jugenheimer Ralph Zeck Bert Campbell George Jarrard Howard Baker John Erlenbush John W. Davison. Rebekahs include Doris Zeck Ka tona noble grand Mrs. Walter Gardner Oral Mayo M. D. Lee Oscar Jugenheimer Georgia Musil Vivian Humston Hugh Boyd Clyde Gray J. H. Campbell Floyd Murdock Mrs Ralph Zeck C A Rueksam Mrs Harold Gray John Witteman.

Washington Odd Fellow Rebekah Paul Harvey Joe Schlabaugh Laura Moffit Wellman Ralph Zeck Odd Fellows Lloyd Gray Doyle Garrard Noble Grand J. H. Campbell M. D. Lee Roy Stewart Frank Schneider Elwin Gardner Charles Murdock Cloyce Horsey Oscar Jugenheimer Bert Campbell George Jarrard Howard Baker John Erlenbush John W. Davison Floyd Murdock C. A. Rueksam Harold Gray John Witterman

Selfish Mother Hinders Girl Career Hope

Ellen considers leaving her new job to please her complaining mother. The piece portrays parental selfishness blocking a daughter's independence and career prospects. It includes a Miss Manners column excerpt urging social adaptation and intact reputations among girls and boys.

Fellen Ellen

Advice on navigating friendships and social circles

The text urges balancing relationships with girls and boys, noting that clever social skills help you make friends with girls while maintaining your existing male friendships. It reads like practical guidance for social harmony.

Mount Rose Weather Station Sits Atop Nevada Summit

The Mount Rose weather station in Nevada sits at 10 800 feet and hosts automatic instruments that can run two months without attention. A moving sheet records the measurements as they are collected.

United States Mount Rose Nevada

Notice of administrator appointment in Linn County Iowa

Notice is hereby given that on this day of January 1936 William Lepach was appointed administrator of the estate of Jakub Klepach, late of Linn County, deceased. All indebted persons must pay promptly and those with claims must file them with the Linn County Clerk's office, Iowa, authenticated, through attorney F M Kubicek.

State of Iowa Linn County Jakub Klepach Linn’ County Towa William Lepach F. M1. Kubicek

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The United Light and Power Company Cedar Rapids Gas Company Marion City Walter Fillenworthes Lasswell America Bell System IRN Bell Telephone Company Mary Manners Miss Manners Miss Manner Canty Lee Mitoga Hitt Killian’s Killian Dobbs Colgate Lifebuoy Health Ivory Guest Tessoro Castile Woodbury Wrisley R. ‘Louis Jergen Marshall’s Amelia DeVans Razor Barbara Bob Kolynos Ipana Montrose Coffee Shop
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