McKinley Senior Play Draws Hearty Reception
The January graduating class at McKinley Senior High staged The Whole Town's Talking Friday night. Chester Binney, played by Fred Young, drew the audience with a remarkable transformation from timid suitor to confident fiancé. Verne DeFore, Betty Allender, Zona Hill, Corrine Melichar and others delivered skilled performances under Geraldine Green's direction as the cast entertained teachers, students and parents with lively humor and charm.
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McKinley Senior High School
Chester Binney
Fred Young
Binney
Verne DeFore
Henry Simmons
Harriet Simmons
Betty Allender
Geraldine Green
Sadie Bloom
Shirley Weaver
Sadie
Annette
Zona Hill
Mary Ann Pohorsky
Mary Ann Snouffer
Roger Shields
George Marsh
Alfred Peterson
Mildred Fitzgerald
Geraldine Foggy
Arlene Lyons
Donald Swift
Letty
Frank Fulkerson
Miss Green
Motion Pictures Of Work Among Lepers Shown At Missionary Union Session
The Interdenominational Missionary union meeting at Trinity Methodist church featured films about leper work in Siam. New officers were installed by Rev J Renwick McCullough as May Frick became president and LeRoy Weld vice president.
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Missionary Union
Siam
Interdenominational Missionary Union
Trinity Methodist Church
J. Renwick McCullough
Westminster Presbyterian Church
James E. Waery
H. E. Kensinger
P. W. Jacobson
Paul Gard
Everett E. Fisher
J. A. Stolar
Ben J. Peterson
W. J. Barngrover
J. W. van Orsdal
J. S. Skien
C. R. Ormundson
R. R. Williamson
George C. Keyes
First United Presbyterian Church
Keyes
Frank Lang
The
First Evangelical Church
May F. Frick
LeRoy D. Weld
O. S. Johnson
Woman suffers hip fracture near hospital after icy fall
Mrs. Belle Mulneaux aged 76 of 1220 Fourth Avenue SE fractured her right hip when she slipped on ice Friday afternoon. She was taken to St. Luke's hospital and remains admitted for treatment.
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Belle Mulneaux
Fourth Avenue SE
St. Luke's Hospital
Chicago Electricians Strike Darken City for Hours
About 800 city electricians walked off their posts Friday night causing 94,558 lamps to go dark and 39 numbered bridges to stay up. The two local unions demanded a wage cut restore of 39 days pay, or 200000 dollars yearly, a demand the city council said it could not meet. A truce was announced at 10 40 p m with plans to meet again Monday to prevent a recurrence.
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Chicago
Union Electric Workers
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Chicago River
Commonwealth Edison Company
State Street
Michael J. Boyle
Samuel Guy
Edward J. Kelly
Jacob Arvey
Kelly
Boyle
Guy
Mutual Fire and Tornado Association Reelected Officers
The annual meeting of the Mutual Fire and Tornado association reelected officers Friday. I. J. Kemmerer of Independence remains president, R. S. Brown of Spencer is vice president, J. Lindley Coon of Cedar Rapids continues as secretary, and H. C. Doane of Newton remains treasurer.
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Mutual Fire, Tornado Inc
Mutual Fire and Tornado Association
I. J. Kemmerer
Independence
R. S. Brown
Spencer
J. Lindley Coon
Cedar Rapids
H. C. Doane
Newton
Cake Eater Burglar Sought In Haverhill
Police in Haverhill mass seek a burglar described as a sissy suspect after breaking into a bakery Friday night and stealing several cakes and then entering a drug store for cake a la mode. He also took a safety razor two military brush sets twelve toothbrushes and perfume.
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Haverhill
Mass
Coe College Band Returns From Washington In Good Health
The Coe College Military Band of fifty eight members traveled to Washington for the presidential inauguration. They were the only band from outside the District of Columbia to participate. Director Stanley Vesely called their Iowa representation satisfactory. Weather dampened activities but a dry change Wednesday night kept illness at bay. The group performed two radio concerts and enjoyed a Shoreham hotel dinner dance with Iowa society members before departing for Cedar Rapids.
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Iowa
Middlewest
Coe College
Cedar Rapids
Coe’s
District of Columbia
Stanley Vesely
Coe
Baltimore and Ohio
Loop
Horner
Illinois
Washington
Annapolis
NBC
Columbia
Capital
West Point
Vesely
Mount Vernon
Shoreham Hotel
Iowa Society
How to Play and Win in Contract Bridge Strategy
South as dealer and East West vulnerable faces a tricky hand. By letting West win a trump trick he gains two discards to compensate for the lost trick. North supports spades with slightly less than full trump, signaling strength while staying out of the bidding. East’s shifting to clubs and the forced ruff lead to careful discard management and an entry via the ten of spades for declarer.
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South
West
North
Declarer
East
Dummy
Extension Granted For Federal Jobless Tax Deadline Iowa
Iowa taxpayers receive extended deadlines for unemployment insurance taxes. The state deadline remains February 15 while the federal payment deadline moves to April 1 due to a conflict with state law. The extension preserves the federal tax deduction on unpaid state taxes and was urged by local CPA I B McGladrey.
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Iowa
I. B. McGladrey
United States
McGladrey
Federal Bureau of Internal Revenue
Court Order Halts Double Taxation of Mary Reed Estate
Hadassah Thompson Boyer as executrix filed suit in federal court to stop both Iowa and Oregon from taxing the Iowa held intangible property of Mary Martha Reed. Federal Judge George C. Scott issued a temporary restraining order. a $25 000 bond ensures future compliance. Lawyers include Will Warren Boyer James A. Reed and others. Miss Reed died September 9 1935 in Portland Oregon.
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Iowa
Oregon
Milo J. Sedlacek
Linn County
Mary Martha Reed
George C. Scott
Cedar Rapids
Hadassah Thompson Boyer
Miss Reed
Boyer
Will Warren Boyer
United States
James A. Reed
Knapp Held After Reported Cash Loss Investigation
Ivan Knapp, 23, east of Cedar Rapids, held for investigation after George Kacena reported a $40 loss from his pocketbook Wednesday night. Deputy Condon said Knapp admitted taking the money to him and County Attorney Thomson, with no charges filed by noon Saturday.
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Ivan Knapp
Cedar Rapids
George Kacena
Larry Condon
Knapp
Kacena
Condon
G. K. Thompson
Devastating 1923 Japan Earthquake Toll and Destruction
On September 1 1923 a major Japanese earthquake destroyed 600000 houses and damaged 126000 more. The disaster killed 99331 people injured 103733 and left 43476 reported missing or unaccounted for.
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Japan
Flood aid rush for hundreds of thousands in midwest heavy losses
Floods across Ohio valley and surrounding states left Newport isolated and 10,000 homeless. Louisville pumping station flooded prompting two hour water ration. Reports of drownings and thousands displaced spurred state and federal relief efforts from Aurora Indiana to Evansville and Cincinnati.
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Cinemati
Newport Ky
Louisville
The
Water Company
Cincinnati
Lawrenceburg
Ind
Red Cross
Evansville
Aurora
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Gallatin County
WPA
Shawneetown
Golconda
Elizabethtown
Rosidlaire
Tennessee
Cumberland
Nashville
Middle
Memphis
Arkansas
Ozarks
Carl Bailey
Missouri
Mississippi
St. Francis
Black Rivers
May Agree Fully on Reorganization
Washington reports a potential complete agreement on government reorganization after conferences between President Roosevelt and Senator Harry F. Byrd. Byrd described the talks as cordial and satisfactory and signaled further meetings. He emphasized efficiency and economy, noting personnel cuts could save 200 to 300 million dollars annually.
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Washington
Ins
Roosevelt
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
Senate
Byrd
Capitol Hill
Danger Of Gangrene Threatens Pope Pius XI
Vatican reports Pope Pius XI faces imminent gangrene in his paralyzed left leg due to poor circulation. Despite his condition, he requested a move to his portable divan for an audience with Cardinal Pacelli and granted audiences to Archbishop Castellani and the cardinal legates before their departure for Germany.
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Vatican City
Pius XI
Aminta Milani
Cardinal Pacelli
Maria Castellani
Ethiopia
Karl Joseph Cardinal Schulte
Cologne
Michael Cardinal von Faulkhaber
Munich
Germany
Starch Used to Rally White Blood Cells Against Cancer
New York university researchers Dr. Robert Chambers and C. G. Grand report in the American Journal of Cancer that starch can provoke leukocytes to attack cancer in mice. Injected starch grains drew white cells to consume them and, in some cases, shrank or erased tumors.
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New York
American Journal of Cancer
New York University
Robert Chambers
C. G. Grand
Cupid Takes Holiday In Flooded Sections
The Ohio river flood reached Louisville forcing the marriage license bureau to close for the first time in history. Jeffersonville also reported no licenses issued as sections flooded and Cupid took a holiday.
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Louisville
Jeffersonville
Gretna Green
Congressional Hearings Update From Recess
In recess the House Ways and Means Committee continues reciprocal trade agreement hearings while the Senate Civil Liberties Committee persists with its inquiry into labor espionage.
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House Ways and Means Committee
Senate Civil Liberties Committee
Blind Dog Brings Hour of Peace to Madrid Front
A collie, blind, wandered between rebel and loyalist trenches on the Madrid front. Soldiers held fire as it ran back and forth until a loyalist marksman shot it. Later a soldier recovered the dog in no man’s land and learned its blindness explained its behavior.
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Madrid
No Man’s Land
Evangelistic Campaign Set for Sunshine Mission
Cedar Rapids leaders Chester Ainsworth and William Dykhuizen will launch a two week evangelistic campaign at Sunshine Mission Sunday at 7 30 p m A junior quartet Virginia Miner Marion Foushee Sonny Montgomery and Thomas Hinkin Jr will assist along with other local vocalists and Cedar Rapids pastors.
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Chester Ainsworth
William Dykhuizen
Cedar Rapids
Sunshine Mission
Virginia Miner
Marion Foushee
Sonny Montgomery
Thomas Hinkin
Vinton Man Reelecte d Vice President Iowa Farm Bureau Group
Allan B. Kline of Vinton was reelected vice-president by voting delegates at the Iowa Farm Bureau federation convention. Mrs. Raymond Sayre of Ackworth was elected chairwoman of the state Farm Bureau's women's committee, replacing Ellsworth Richardson who stepped down after fifteen years. Delegates to the 1937 American Farm Bureau federation convention and Farm Bureau women’s delegates to the national meet were named, with several alternates listed. New and reelected members joined the Farm Bureau executive committee from multiple counties.
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Iowa Federation
Fred Stover
Ventura
H. H. Crist
Clarence
Clyde Spry
Woodbury County
R. S. McElhinney
Dysart
Martin Lauterbach
Alden
Elmer Bass
Emerson
Farm Bureau
J. F. Kohrt
Rock Rapids
O. L. Minor
Chardan
Rollin Brown
Sigourney
Ellsworth Richardson
A. H. Beebee
Logan
W. H. Jacobs
Forest City
J. C. Woods
Traer
Adolph Schultz
Silver City
Lloyd Cunningham
Cresco
A. C. Hanson
Inwood
Ed Doolittle
Webster City
Hervey Hazen
Denmark
Harold J. Teachout
Farragut
John Wallace
Iowa County
R. E. Newcomer
Appanoose County
Wing posture of birds of prey in ascent and flight
A bird of prey holds slightly bent wings when flying easily. As it climbs fast it stretches the wings and spreads the primary quills, separating feathers over about a fifth of the wing length.
Gypsy Rose Lee Nears Film Contract with 20th Century Fox
Hollywood reports Gypsy Rose Lee, famed Broadway strip teaser, is about to sign a film deal with 20th Century Fox, producer Darryl Zanuck confirming. She joins Mae West and Frankie Bailey as burlesque stars entering movies.
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Gypsy Rose Lee
Hollywood
20Th Century-Fox Studios
Darryl Zanuck
Mae West
Frankie Bailey
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East Pass
Mary Reed
Pope Pius
Starch
Howard W. Blakeslee
Cupid
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Anne Adams
Pattern Dept
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Press OF Iowa Farm Bureau Group
Allan B. Kline
Local Elks
B. P. O. Elks
David Sholtz
Florida
Robert Hardin
Waterloo
Hardin
Cedar Rapids Lodge
Elks Chorus
E. L. Laglan
Howard Hays
Robert Harger
H. J. Robertson
M. B. Loomis
John Plate
William Baldridge
Lynn Swaney
R. C. Montgomery
J. K. Munn
C. C. Drew
Byron K. Anderson
W. E. Hampton
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