Gazette Preview of Iowa City's New Cavalry Riding Hall
National Guard cavalry in Iowa City tested the 140 by 60 foot riding hall in the 113th cavalry unit's new $65,000 facility. The hall promises mounted and dismounted drills with adjacent stables and a lecture room. Officials plan a formal opening after interior work is finished.
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National Guard
Iowa City
113Th Cavalry
Iowa
136Th Medical Regiment
Iowa City Cavalry
Arthur B. Baldwin
W. A. Newkirk
A. H. Wharton
H. W. Dick
Iowa City 113th Cavalry Armory Opens Its Doors
The Iowa City cavalry unit of the Iowa National Guard demonstrates its new armory near the stables with mounted drill and a four acre paddock. First Lieutenants Elmer Hay and Newton L. Mulford lead the 113th activities as Hay nears captain status next month. The two story armory houses riding hall, drill floor, offices, a blacksmith shop, and a four lane rifle range, while Lieut. Col. Will J. Hayek serves as executive officer.
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Iowa City
Elmer Hay
Newton L. Mulford
113Th
Hay
Dubuque Street
Armory
Will J. Hayek
113Th Cavalry
Iowa National, ‘Guard
Army officer spearheads new armory and riding hall project
Lieutenant Hay originated the troop seventeen years ago and became the first captain. As a state armory board member he pressed for an armory for Company G of the 136th medical regiment. His cavalry role also motivated a riding hall, now combined in the new building.
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Hay
State Armory Board
136Th Medical Regiment
Linn Red Cross Annual Meeting Set Amid New Members
Linn county Red Cross chapter invites all new members from the recent roll call to the annual meeting at the Y M C A cafeteria on Wednesday. Dinner at 6 p.m. is paid by attendees, followed by a 6 45 p m business session. Alvin G Keyes will preside as seven directors are elected for three year terms.
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American Red Cross
Linn County
Alvin G. Keyes
Carl N. Ettinger
Dawson E., Grim
S. R. Hawkins
Betty Low
W. E. Peschau Ervin S. Stepanek
N. Harold West
Helen Hubbard
Clark A. Beems
W. E. Peschau
Dr Gage to Discuss Testing Character at Coe Vespers
Dr Harry M Gage president of Coe College will speak at the weekly vesper service in T M Sinclair Memorial chapel this afternoon at 4 o clock on Testing Character Robert Carmichael Hawkeye Ia freshman will be soloist singing By the Waters of Babylon by Charles T Howell The complete program lists Organ Prelude Preghiera Ravenello Processional hymn Crown Him With Many Crowns Invocation O Father Help Us by Mendelssohn-Dargo Aude ment Braver with Choral Amens Responsive reading 0 fo by the Waters of Babylon Charles Howell Carmichael dress Testing Character Dr H mecaee Seven fold Amen fgtames intercession hymn No 11 Day benedict Cappoci Postlude Allegro vivace Capocchi Taylor organist
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Harry M. Gage
Coe College
T. M. Sinclair
Robert Carmichael
Hawkeye
Babylon
Charles T. Howell
Preghiera
Ravenello
Menddssonnenner
Rena
Borby
Charles '. Howell
Dr. H. Mecaee
Taylor
Second annual prep debate tourney opens at Coe College
The second annual high school debate tournament will open February 10 on the Coe College campus Cedar Rapids with about 100 prep school speech students from Iowa and western Illinois. Dr. Harry M. Gage will address entrants at 5 p.m. and Dorothy Carr will preside at dinner. The event runs through February 11 with four rounds Friday and a final round Saturday morning followed by a noon banquet and awards.
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Coe College
Iowa
Western Illinois
J. Dale Welsch
Coe
Cedar Rapids
Gage
Harry M. Gage
Voorhees
Dorothy Carr
Seventh Avenue SE
John Nichol
Sibley
Julian Thompson
Dee Little Theater
Kent Andrews
Max Reed
Pi Kappa Delta
Meeting on Inspection Include Play Workshop at Little Theater
A meeting will discuss an inspection that includes a play workshop and the Little Theater program. Officials and participants will review scheduling and scope.
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Play Workshop
Little Theater
Economic Council Head Attacks Roosevelt as Communist
Merwin K. Hart, head of New York State Economic Council, told the Women's Republican club of Massachusetts that President Roosevelt is communizing the United States. He accused him of aiding radicals, harming private enterprise, and enacting the undstributed profits tax and Wagner labor disputes act.
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Boston
Merwin K. Hart
New York State Economic Council
Roosevelt
United States
Women's Republican Club of
Massachusetts
Hart
Harry Bridges
Emloyes
McNutt Probes Davao Holdings On Philippine Visit
United States High Commissioner Paul V. McNutt flew to Mindanao on a sightseeing trip that will include inspecting Davao province where Japanese landholdings and hemp control are said to be strong. The colony is estimated at 15,000 or more, with past American executives also studying the issue. He plans to return to Manila Monday and depart for Washington January 29 to report to President Roosevelt.
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Manila
U. S
Paul V. McNutt
Mindanao Island
Davao Province
McNutt
Davao
Washington
Roosevelt
Portable iron lung model announced for sale here
Announcement outlines a new lighter respirator variant from Dr. Neuzil. The current portable unit weighs 150 pounds and is expected to cost about $750, with a prior model at 500 pounds and $1,350. The first iron lungs gave their name. newer duraluminum models improved portability. The sale decision hinges on market timing. The Birthday Ball in the Coliseum on Saturday January 29 marks Cedar Rapids events, while Linn county contributors have given $1,038.96 to the Warm Springs Foundation. Mrs. Lamey responds that the Warm Springs effort is nonpartisan and not political.
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Neuzil
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Warm Springs Foundation
Warm Springs
Lamey
First Congregational Church Names Officers
The First Congregational church held its annual meeting Friday night with Dr. C Ward Macy serving as moderator. Officers elected include Mrs C J Lynch Jr and Karl J Schmidt trustees, E E Schene as young people's rep on trustees, Rose Marie Blomquist and Harry A Toms on deacons, Walter H Staves on trustees, Dr Alfred W Meyer treasurer, Ella S Merriman church clerk, M O Waterman church school superintendent, Willard H Gibbs church host and Willard Gibbs chief usher. The pastor Rev Nelson C Dreier noted a 16 percent attendance rise and a balanced budget with all bills paid.
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C. Ward -Macy
First Congregational Church
Nelson C. Dreier
C. J. Lynch
Karl J. Schmidt
E. E. Schenefelt
Young People’s
Notable committee rosters list organizers and officers
K. Anderson leads the music committee with Mrs. L. H. Gardner Mrs. E. K. Steul E. B. Hauser on the social relations committee. Robert Ebel Ray Ashlock Paul R. Meyer and Dr. A. N. Hamiston join Dr. C. Ward Macy. Benevolence committee includes Mrs. A. W. Meyer Mrs. J. F. Ball Miss Ruby Taylor Mrs. J. F. Tufts H. F. Lundquist Karl J. Schmidt.
Robert Ebel to Publish Two Science Articles This Winter
Robert L. Ebel a Roosevelt High School chemistry instructor and Iowa Association of Science Teachers president at 1059 Seventeenth Street NE will have two articles published during January and February. One discusses scientific attitudes in Science Education and the other on a periodic table appears in the Journal of Chemical Education.
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Robert L. Ebel
Seventeenth Street
Roosevelt High School
Iowa Association of Science Teachers
Journal of Chemical Education
Cornelia Lathrop Dies Noted Writer of Hollywood Articles
Cornelia Penfield Lathrop, a prominent magazine writer on Hollywood topics, died in Bridgeport. She helped promote Alla Nazimova and Ruth Draper and served as publicity director in 1921 for the Theater Guild of New York.
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Bridgeport
Automobile vacations spenders and travelers rises
In a typical year Americans spend about 4.2 billion dollars on automobile vacations. About 42 million people participate, representing a large share of the country's travel activity per the American Automobile Association.
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Amercan Automobile Association
Poultry Up, Chick Prices Down Boost Farm Profits
Lower feed costs expected to raise returns for poultry farmers this year. Advertisements urge readers to order chicks now from the Farmers' Market Place in The Gazette Want Ad section.
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Gazette
Divorce Granted to Pennie Petrick on Cruelty Grounds
In district court Judge H C Ring granted Pennie Petrick a divorce from Frank Petrick 47 on cruel and inhuman treatment. The marriage occurred November 30 1916 and custody of a child was awarded to Pennie. A separate suit Mary Dickinson versus Glenn Dickinson on cruel and inhuman grounds was submitted to Judge Ring. The marriage occurred August 7 in Anamosa. Receiver D W Bates of Commercial Savings Bank Marion was authorized to sell Cedar Rapids real estate to T G Armstrong for 3150. A hearing was set January 27 on the application of Bates as receiver of Wapsie Valley State Bank Central City to sell Central City real estate to Lottie A Norris for 2500.
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Pennie Petrick
H. C. Ring
Frank Petrick
D. W. Bates
Commercial Savings Bank of
Marion
Cedar Rapids
T. G. Armstrong
Bates
Wapsie Valley State Bank of
Central City
Lottie A. Norris
Cedar Rapids Couple Marriage License List
Walter E Blakery wed Dorothy V Williams of Cedar Rapids. Harold T Saunders of Watere loo and Mae I Magner of Davenport. Mike Miller and Mary Buresh, both Cedar Rapids. Lawrence Rech and Filossi¢ Woodward, both Central City.
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Walter E. Blakery
Dorothy V. Williams
Cedar Rapids
Harold T. Saunders
Watereloo
Mae I. Magner
Davenport
Mike Miller
Mary Buresh
Lawrence Rech
Filossi¢ Woodward
Central City
Esther Payne Muenzer Pianist Offers Lessons in Cedar Rapids
Teacher of piano Esther Payne Muenzer advertises beginner and advanced lessons in Cedar Rapids and Iowa City. Available Saturdays 2 to 6 pm. Dial 5226. Address 327 Black Hawk Street Iowa City.
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Esther Payne Muenzer
Cedar Rapids
Dial
Blackhawk Street
Iowa City
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