Mozart Members to Give Program at Beethoven Club
Mozart club members will present a program at the Beethoven Club meeting Thursday at 10 a.m. in the Terrace room of the Montrose hotel with a 9:15 a.m. board meeting. Miss Josephine Batchelder chairs. The chorus, directed by Mrs Helen Kacena Stark and accompanied by Mrs Lucy Bushnell Ambroz, includes soloist Lenore Stark. The program features works by Perry Chester Wetzel, Holst, Massenet, Chopin, Grieg, Puccini, Rachmaninoff, and others performed by the Mozart Club chorus and soloists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mozart Club
Beethoven Club
Montrose Hotel
Josephine Batchelder
Helen Kacena Stark
Lucy Bushnell Ambroz
Lenore Stark
Grieg
Joan Vessler
Fourdrain
Beethoven Club Chorus
Polichinelle
Rachmaninoff
Ruth Mary Buresh
Chopin Ruth Ann Hasek
Chopin James Hodgson
Dorothy Irene Mueller
Newcomers Club Birthday Luncheon Expected to Draw Many
One hundred forty reservations were made by Wednesday for the Newcomers club birthday luncheon to be held Thursday at 2 pm in the Terrace room of the Montrose hotel. All newcomers in the city are invited with programs music and entertainment. For details call Miss Grace Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newcomers Club
Montrose Hotel
Miss Grace
Boston
Dial 8
Fairest Chapter Installs Eastern Star Officers in Fairfax
Fairest chapter No. 382 of the Order of Eastern Star installed officers Monday evening in Fairfax. Installing matron Mrs. Maude Keyser, installing marshal Mrs. Ruth Davis, installing organist Mrs. Olive Burgess, and installing chaplain Mrs. Mary Donnan led the ceremony. New officers include Mrs. Selma Ridge as worthy matron and Theron Smith as worthy patron with a full slate of elected acolytes and attendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Order of Eastern Star
Fairfax
Maude Keyser
Ruth Davis
Olive Burgess
Mary Donnan
Selma Ridge
Theron Smith
Lucille Smith
Tom Armstrong
Lois Armstrong
Lillie May McManus
Alita Holets
Lillian Gensicke
Laverna Listebarger
Ruth Buresh
Mildred Heaton
Grace Spivey
Adah
Inez Pratt
Ruth
Lulu Vittum
Esther
Charlotte Lubbock
Martha
Anna Yanacek
Electa
Lillian Selzer
William Woodworth
Sentinel
M. C. C. Club Hosts Luncheon at Arduser Home
Mrs. L. T. Arduser entertained M. C. C. club members at a luncheon Tuesday at 602 Second Avenue SW. Present were Mrs. Beall, Coats, Evans, Frink, Sisam, and Wright. guests included Mrs. Nellie Cornell and Miss Mamie Shank. Next meeting set for Mrs. Beall at 613 Sixteenth Street SE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. T. Arduser
Second Avenue
M. C. C Club
H. J. Beall
H. L. Coats
W. T Evans
P. E. Frink
Nettie Sisam
Ida Wright
Nellie Cornell
Mamie Shank
Beall
Sixteenth Street
Queen Esther Circle Meeting Schedules Luncheon
Queen Esther circle of the King's Daughters will meet Thursday at 1 p m at the home of Mrs. Lewis Emerson 1635 Grande avenue SE for luncheon and a business meeting. Mrs F J Lightner will assist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen
Esther
King’s Daughters
Lewis Emerson
Grande Avenue SE
F. J. Lightner
Tyler PTA Meets Thursday at 2 15 P M
The Tyler PTA will hold a meeting Thursday at 2 15 PM in the school.
Chi Omega Mothers Postpone Friday Meeting
The Chi Omega Mothers club will hold its meeting in the Chi Omega rooms on January 29 instead of Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CHI Omega Mothers
Chi Omega Mothers Club
Chi Omega Rooms
Odd Fellows and Rebekahs to Attend Cicero Lodge Event
About 150 Odd Fellows and Rebekahs from Cedar Rapids depart Friday at 3:19 a.m. for Chicago with Jan Hus lodge No. 51 degree staff to confer second and third degrees on a Cicero Ill. class. The event marks Palacky lodge’s sixtieth anniversary celebration January 22 23 24 with talks by Grand Sire George E Hershman and other grand lodge officials.
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Odd Fellows
Cedar Rapids
Chicago
Jan Hus Lodge No
Palacky I O. O. F. Lodge
Cicero
Ill
Patacky Lodge
Jan Hus Lodge
George E. Hershman
Crown Point
Ind
Harry Koepf
Burlington
Grand Lodge
Lynn J. Irwin
Sovereign Grand Lodge
Des Moines
North Western
Jan Huslodge
Mutual Fire and Tornado Association In Session
Agents from across Iowa gather in Cedar Rapids for the Mutual Fire and Tornado association annual convention at the Roosevelt hotel. I J Kemmerer will lead the membership meeting with three directors to be elected for three year terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Mutual Fire and Tornado Association
Roosevelt Hotel
J. Lindley Coon
I. J. Kemmerer
Independence
Snt
Roosevelt Hote
Fort Smith Man Detained After Clothing Stolen
A 36 year old man giving the name George Smith of Fort Smith Texas is held in the county jail while fingerprint checks are run in Washington. He was arrested after allegedly stealing shirts from the St Clair Teske clothing store and twelve pairs of socks from L P McFaddens. McFadden detained him until Deputy Sheriff Carl Anderson arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
George Smith
Fort Smith
Texas
Washington, D. C
Smith
St. Clair-Teske
L. P. McFadden
McFadden
Carl Anderson
Oath Reflects Deep Rifts Over Supreme Court Power
Washington dispatch notes Roosevelt and Chief Justice Hughes clashing over constitutional interpretation after Roosevelt urged a more liberal reading. The oath tableau signals a potential shift in government dynamics as the court, led by Hughes, has repeatedly struck down key New Deal measures. Observers see a looming clash as the second New Deal unfolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Charles Evans Hughes
Hughes
Congress
United States
Supreme Court
City Briefs and Personals Roundup
Born to Mr and Mrs Dalton Hansen of 709 Eighth street SE a daughter Sandra Lee Jan 11 at University hospital Town City Knights of Columbus German month dance tonight at Roosevelt hotel Dancing 9 to 12 Jane Lady Hawarden appendectomy Mercy hospital condition good Kilwinning Lodge of Perfection meets Wednesday 8 pm Scottish Rite temple social hour for wives Refreshments Linn county supervisors set 1937 compensation of tax collector E O Hanson at ten percent Apollo commandery No 26 Knights Templar holds Friday 7 30 pm at Masonic hall Rehearsal duties open to all fifers and Drummers Iowa Volunteers post 1 armory Thursday 7 30 pm practice instruments provided new members welcome
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalton Hansen
Eighth Street
Sandra Lee
University Hospital
Town City
Jane Lady
Hawarden
George B. Lady
Fifth Avenue SE
Mercy
Kilwinning Lodge of Perfection
Apollo Commandery
Knights Templar
Masonic Hall
Iowa Volunteers
Missing Youth Found Near Linn Junction
Noland G Oliphant 18 whose mother Mrs G Oliphant reported him missing since Saturday was found Tuesday at Troy Mills police were informed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noland G Oliphant
G Oliphant
Shaver Road
Linn Junction
Troy Mills
To Paint Sheriff's Quarters in Cedar Rapids Contract
Broulck Brothers of Cedar Rapids were hired by county supervisors on Tuesday to paint the sheriff's quarters as part of ongoing building upkeep. The agreement outlines labor and materials for the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broulck Brothers
Cedar Rapids
Linn County Jail Renovation Works Finish Likely
The Linn county jail building will get cleaning patching and painting of walls and varnishing of all woodwork. The project to be completed will require an estimated price of 337 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
Linn County Bankers Association Meeting Postponed Again
The Linn County Bankers Association annual meeting at the Montrose Hotel, postponed twice due to bad roads and icy highways, is now planned for the night of January 27 pending road conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
Bankers, Association
Montrose
Firemen Respond to Six Minor Fire Alarms
Firemen answered five calls Wednesday morning starting at 1 45 a m with a still alarm at 1410 First Avenue East where wires in a car owned by M B Williams burned from a short circuit At 4 10 a m another still alarm came from the H M Ainsworth residence 265 Twelfth Street Northwest and the back draught from the furnace was dealt with At 6 44 a m a stove near a wall scorched the partition at H Maytek 25514 Wilson Avenue Southwest and six minutes later the department was summoned to 2410 First Street Southwest for a backfire on a car owned by Stanley Kuta igniting wiring in the car A still alarm at 8 46 a m came from Mrs F B Eckford 1821 First Avenue East where the fireplace was smoking.
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First Avenue E
M. B. Williams
H. M. Ainsworth
Twelfth Street
H. Maytek
Wilson Avenue
First Street
Stanley Kuta
F B. Eckford
Influenza Claims First Local Victim Marvin F. Schmuck
Marvin F. Schmuck, 27, farmer nine miles north of Manchester, died after influenza when his heart failed. Born August 30 1909 in Honey Creek township, he lived in Delaware and Clayton counties. He married Gail Hunt October 28 1935 in Manchester. Survived by parents Clarence and Mrs Schmuck, one sister Mrs D Seward, one brother Vernon Schmuck, and grandparents Mr and Mrs Frank Schmuck. His mother also ill with influenza.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Marvin F. Schmock
Mr. Schmock
Clarence Schmock
Strawberry Point
Honey Creek Township
Edgewood
Delaware
Clayton
Gail Hunt
James Hunt
D. Seward
Vernon Schmuck
Frank Schmuck
Keswick Couple Celebrates 56th Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs J A Gross of Keswick marked fifty six years of marriage at their Keswick home on Tuesday. Mrs Gross born January 17 1858 in Ohio and Mr Gross born September 1855 in Pennsylvania. They wed near Deep River and raised three children M E of Keswick Lucy a Winterset High School teacher and Etta Betts of Ladora.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keswick
J. A Gross
Cascade Joseph Hunter Suffered Severe Head Injury
Cascade Joseph Hunter, a 16 year old high school junior, sustained a severe scalp wound Monday after being struck by a skid truck from which he had jumped.
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Cascade
Joseph Hunter
East Cause’ de
U S Pension Offices Planned for Davenport Waterloo and Sioux City
The social security board announced early plans to open three district offices in Iowa to handle old age pension matters. The offices will be in Davenport and Waterloo post office buildings and in the Warnock building in Sioux City, under Des Moines supervision with small staffs drawn from civil service lists.
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Washington
Social Security Board
Iowa
Davenport
Waterloo
Warnock
Sioux City
Des Moines
Falls on Ice Hurt Pedestrians in City
Miss Jane Fast 72 of 209 Park Court SE fractured right hip after slipping on ice near Commonwealth apartments 1400 Second Ave SE. She is treated at St Luke's hospital with condition listed as fair. Mrs John Baer 1123 Twelfth St NE suffered concussion and two broken ribs after a January ice fall. she was unconscious for two days and remains confined to bed for about two weeks.
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Jane Fast
Parkcourt
Commonwealth Apartments
Second Avenue
St. Luke’s Hospital
John Baer
Twelfth Street
F. Francis
Thirty-second Street
Don’t Be a Three-Quarter Wife Says Lydia E Pinkham Ad
A vintage advertisement urges wives to consider Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound to ease monthly discomforts and functional disorders linked to womanhood, motherhood, and aging. It promotes maintaining harmony in marriage by addressing monthly irritability and related changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E Pinkham
Lydia E Pinkhams
Linn medical relief plan extended by county board
The Linn county board of supervisors approves a continuous medical relief contract for 1936. The plan, effective Jan 1, lasts until three months notice ends, with $3200 monthly payments and a $3200 contingency reserve. Doctors, led by Dr F W Mulson, provide care for county indigents, inmates, and jail residents, with the clinic at the courthouse basement. The seven trustees administer the plan through the Linn County Medical Society executive council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
Board of Supervisors
Linn County Medical Society
F. W. Mulson
Medical Society
Elmer M. Seevell
Linn County Medical Relief
Police Hold Marengo Boy Who Says Dad Left Him To Hitch-Hike Home
A fourteen year old boy named Jim Benesh from Marengo was taken by police to the station on Tuesday after he said his father left him to hitch-hike home. He had travelled with his father in a truck that was being repaired and the family had recently moved to Marengo. Captain S L Stelba sought the parents while Sheriff of Iowa county assisted. The youth claimed his father often took him on truck trips but allowed him to hitch rides back home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Benesh
Marengo
S. L. Stelba
Second Avenue
Tenth Street
Stolba
Iowa County
Flooding planned to reopen two city skating rinks
The playground commission will flood the E avenue rink between Eleventh and Thirteenth streets NW and the Fifteenth avenue and J street SW rink to create new surfaces. Nevin Nichols says flooding, not sleet removal, is preferred. Memorial drive and Arthur rinks stay open tonight. City street department and WPA crew will perform work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Playground Commission
E Avenue
Eleventh
Thirteenth Streets
Fifteenth Avenue
J Street
Nevin Nichols
Memorial Drive
Arthur
Nichols
City Street Department
WPA
Former Cedar Rapids Wheatland Woman Dies at 101
Funeral services were held for Mrs. Jane R. Rogers at Wheatland Presbyterian Church. Born July 22 1835 in West Farms New York she lived most of her life in Iowa and Nebraska. Survivors include two daughters Clara Dunham and James Mines wife of James Mines and a son Hugh S. Rogers. Her nephew William Baylis lives in Cedar Rapids and a 100 year old photo was displayed.
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Presbyterian Church
Wheatland
Jane R. Rogers
Cedar Rapids
James Mines
Wayne,Neb
Rogers
West Farms
N. Y
New York City
Margaret Clark
First Avenue E
Waverly
S. D
Mines
Hugh S. Rogers
Hillsboro
Ore
Dunham
Donald H. Clark
St. Louis
Mid- Continent Banker
William Baylis
Fourth Avenue SE
Roosevelt Senior High Musical Groups Set Thursday Program
Roosevelt senior high school presents a Thursday 8 p.m. program directed by Maurine Hamblin for voices and W. F. Vesely for instruments. Boys and girls glee clubs mixed chorus orchestra and band perform Part I vocals Part II instrumental pieces including works by Coleridge Taylor Mendelssohn Noble Cain and Beethoven with selections like Stars of the Summer Night and Turkish March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt Senior High School
Roosevelt High School
Maurine Hamblin
W. F. Vesely
Coleridge Taylor
Cowen
Capella
Mendelssohn Boys Glee Club
Woodbury
Noble Cain
King
Jesus
Cain
Noble Caln ‘Stesay
Newro Spiritual
Pisher
vYouth
George Dasch
Edwic von Beethoven
Henry Hadley
J. Olivadore
the Scarlet Mask
Fy Zamecnik
Zamecnik
Death by Poison at Rockefeller Institute Lobby
Police investigate a man who died after drinking poison in the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research lobby. The victim, identified as Joseph Guhasz or Fred Croos, left a note naming Yulian Syzygy and an address at 244 East Eighty first street. Detectives describe his room as a chemical lab with drugs and poisons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Rockefeller Institute For Medical Research
Jencil
Yulian
East Eighty First Street
Peter Lehelly
Joseph Guhasz
Fred Croos
Supervisors Confirm Linn Relief Committee
Linn county board of supervisors confirmed the appointment of the Linn county relief committee. Members include Benjamin Tait of Cedar Rapids chairman, Mrs J J Doherty Cedar Rapids, H R Green Cedar Rapids, Elmer Sevell Marion, and Fred Stirm Alburnett. Tait is WPA district head with offices at Waterloo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Linn County Relief Committee
State Relief Committee
Benjamin Tait
Cedar Rapids
J. J. Doherty
H. R. Green
Elmer Seevell
Marion
Fred Stirm
Alburnett
Tait
WPA
Waterloo
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Seoos
Nevin
E. S
M. C. C. Club
Queen Esther
P. T. A. Meetings
Tyler P. T. A
Rebekahs
Cicero Lodge
Bettes Co., Inc
DuBois, Pa
Ford Hopkins Co
New York State
AAA
NRA
Court
No Man's Land
Knights of Columbus
Linn County Supervisors
E. O. Hanson
Musa TS
Rumizuntal
Donna
Dad and Son Committee
Trinity Methodist Father and Son
R. J. McNamara
J. W.ensign
Harley Steele
George Youtzy
Ed Kruger
C. W. Davis
Larry Williams
Bankers Pospone Meeting
Willie Willis
U. S
Converse
Yager's
Yager Mia
St. South East
LINN
Marengo Boy
Cedar Rapids, Wheatland
Jane R, Rogers
Roosevelt Senior High
Linn Relief Committee
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