Mrs Ballantyne Chosen President of City YWCA
Mrs Ballantyne was named president of the Cedar Rapids Young Women's Christian Association at the January board meeting. Others elected include Mrs Wayne J Foster as vice president and Mrs D A Stone as second vice president. Agatha Cherry became treasurer, with Verols committees reporting progress on new interest groups and health education enrollment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F R Baanvine
Young Womens Christan Associat
Associat
Wayne J Foster
D A StoSe
Mass Inss
Tapper
Als v
Association
Charmen 3
S. J
Terra
Dus
Mness
N- Cusima
Ars
Gramaics Chorus
iMfiss
Acatha Cherry
Heath Education Department
E CoguLiette
Gir
Recital at School of Music Featuring Noted Students
Coe presents a Saturday evening recital at 8 in TM with students Vera Machovski Josephine Lou Beadle Beulah Wessale Richard Bender Jean Hamblin Betty Jane Starman Martha Leksa Robert Tutus David Brown Kathleen Carey Virginia Harold Ohmann and others. Teachers listed include Prof Max Daehler Prof Joseph Kitchin Dr Morris Katzoff Miss Alma Ture chex Miss Eleanor Houts Prof Grace Swab and Miss Bernice Hach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tre Coe Coerce School of Music
TM. Sinc
Vera Machovski
Josephine Lou Beadle
Beulah Wessale
Richard Bender
Jean Hamblin
Betty Jane Starman
Martha Leksa
Robert Tutus
David Brown
Kathleen Carey
Virginia Harold Ohmann
Max Daehler
Joseph Kitchin
Morris Katzoff
Alma Turechex
Eleanor Houts
Grace Swab
Bernice Hach
Artist Edward B Rowan speaks at Waterloo Woman's Club
Edward B Rowan director of the Lithle Gallery spoke at the Waterloo Woman's club Friday morning. His talk titled An Approach to the Appreciation of Beauty was sponsored by the club’s art department. He also discussed the Stone City Art colony and said he would visit Hampton Saturday to see Don Farran.
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Edward B Rowan
Lithle Gallery
Waterloo
Waterloo Woman's Club
Stone City
Rowan
Hampton
Don Farran
Local Centerville couple entertained during visit
Mr and Mrs. Paul R. Clark of Centerville are guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Hupp during their visit. Before marriage on Oct 28, Clark’s bride was Miss Betty Taylor, daughter of Mrs. Agnes C. Taylor of Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul R. Clark
Centerville
J. G. Hupp
Lambda Beta Sigma Phi members plan event at Chapman home
Members of Lambda chapter Beta Sigma Phi gathered at Betty Chapman’s home 1629 C avenue NE Wednesday evening for a spread. Miss Joan Rowan organized plans and bridge games yielded prizes to Hazel Dahl Frances Stewart and Clarice Rath.
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Lambda Chapter
Beta Sigma Phi
Betty Chapman
C Avenue NE
Joan Rowan
Hazel Dahl
Frances Stewart
Clarice Rath
Kathryn Marshall
Margaret Gould
Nina Jesina
Florence Zemmer
Ruth Ruth
Harriett Bent Irv
Betty Foster
Jessie Strang
Ethel Parrott
Mildred Bales
Martha Rompot
Edith Smith
Ruth Williams
Frances Rompot
Ada Vedder
Leona Keppe
Gertrude McNeu
Omega Pledge Promotes Harriet Barrao and Chapter Officers
Omega sorority announces the pledge of Harriet Barrao of 441 Seventeenth Street SE Piede ng services were held at the chapter rooms 1263 Furst Avenue. Officers elected include Charles Ripe prich as president and manager, Korcek as vice president, C B Gingras as secretary, and C T Giates as treasurer.
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I Omega Sorory
Harriet Barrao
Seventeenth Street
SE Piede
Furst Avenue
Thase Gay Noon
LA Ports City
Certars
Farmers Mutual Teephone Company
Tursdas
Charles Ripeprich
Anc
Cmge Kor
Cek Tv
B Gingras
T Giates
Archaeological Institute Talk by Prof Judi Lard in Cedar Rapids
Prof Lord president of the Archaeological Institute of North America will give an illustrated talk at the Elizabeth Cook chapter meeting in Cedar Rapids. He holds a professorship at Oberlin College and will discuss Recent Archaeological Discoveries in Greece. The public event has no admission charge and invites members to attend.
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Lows
Archaeological Institute of North America
Elizabeth Cook
Archaeological Institute
Cedar Rapids
Art Association
Greece
Lord
Oberlin College
Oberlin
Ohio
Senate Democrats Reject Hoover Appointee Confirmations
Senate Democrats will not confirm Hoover nominees beyond routine motions upholding the policy. Leader Senator Robinson said no action on the three nominations for Canada Poland and Czechoslovakia was recommended at this time.
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Washington
Senate
Democrats
Hoover
Canada
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Robinson
Arkansas
Nathan William MacChesney
Illinois
F Lament Belin
Pennsylvania
Henry Frank Holthusen
New York
Make This Model At Home Pattern and Catalog Offer
Advertisement for sewing patterns by The Cedar Rapids Gazette Pattern Department. Includes patterns with sizes 46 to 54, fabric types like cotton georgette chiffon crepe, and prices. request 15 cents for pattern, 25 cents for catalog and pattern together. Address to New York City for mail orders.
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APA
Cord Desire
Paris
E.ers
Cedar Rapids Gazette Pattern Department
West Seventeenth Street
New York City
Roosevelt Shapes New Deal Policies From Warm Springs
President elect Roosevelt in Georgia outlines a comprehensive program to be submitted to Congress after March. He holds meetings with Henry Morgenthau Jr and Henry H Woodin to advance the domestic allotment bill and rail and power reforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warm Springs
Roosevelt
Roasesely
Henry Morganthau
New York State
Congress
Pine Mountain
Henry H Woodin
American Car and Foundry Company
Woodin
Germany
Three Naval Officers Hurt As Diesel Engine Explodes
Three naval reserve lieutenants were seriously injured when a diesel engine exploded at the Standar Gas Engine works in Oakland. Injured were K C Hurd L D Sharp and C E McDonald, with McDonald held at Annapolis from Tennessee, suffering a fractured skull. Hurd, from Ann Arbor Michigan, suffered a fractured jaw and critical head injuries. Sharp, from West Virginia, sustained head injuries but is expected to recover. The plant manager cited an exploded balance wheel dynamometer as the cause while a test engine idled at half speed.
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Oakland
Naval Reserve
University of California
Standar
Hurd
D Sharp
C E McDonald
12Th Naval District Headquarters
McDonald
Annapolis
Tennessee
Ann Arbor
Mich
Sharp
West Virginia
Charles A Winslow
State Fair film earns glowing Gotham premiere reviews
Critics praised the screen version of Phil Stong’s novel State Fair at a Radio City premiere in New York. The Iowa inspired backdrop was filmed in Des Moines with an Iowa pig playing a key role. stars Wil Rogers Janet Gaynor and Norman Foster headline the cast.
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New York
Iowa
Radio City Music Hall
Phil Stong
Des Moines
Wil Rogers
Janet Gaynor
Norman Foster
Woman Struck By Auto As She Walks To Street Car
Mrs. Mary Kimes suffered a bruise over the left eye when a car struck her while she walked from the curb toward a street car at the Fifteenth street intersection. John R. Maney, the driver, said she was knocked down but declined medical attention. he took her to her home at 618 C avenue NW.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Kimes
C Avenue NW
First Avenue E
Fifteenth Street
John R. Maney
Kimes
Maney
Von Schleicher Government Faces Imminent Fall
Berlin reportsFrequent predictions on Friday night that Chancellor Kurt von Schleicher's government could collapse after talks with President von Hindenburg. Observers foresee possible Reichstag dissolution next Tuesday if opposition refuses to concede.
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Berlin
Kurt von Schleicher
Pau
von Hindenburg
von Scheicher
Reichstag
Audar Gserera
von Schleicher
Cotton Interests Oppose Farm Bill Debate Across Nation
Salem Mass president of the National Association of Cotton Manufacturers spoke for the opposition before the Senate Agriculture Committee. The group argued against increased farm purchase power and opposed proposed farm bill provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
Mass
National Assortiion of
Cotton Manufacturers
Senate Agriculture Committee
Carmichael Wins On Counter Claim In Local Court
A four hour trial before Judge H C Rang and Barrews resulted in a verdict for defendant Eugene Carmichael. The suit, filed for $1299 by the plaintiff, ended with a net judgment of 1687 dollars after adjustments, with jurors retiring at 12 15 pm. The plaintiff sought payment for pedi greed silver foxes and notes totaling 1063, while Carmichael claimed Barrows killed fifteen foxes without permission under an agreement.
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H C
Barrows
Carmichael
Hero of Rescue: Sea Saves 22 Men in Atlantic Storm
Captain Gules C. Stedman of the American Merchant earned a New York City heroism medal after rescuing 22 survivors of the Exeter City in a mid Atlantic storm. The Exeter City lost its master and several crew. the rescue occurred after nine hours of peril and a four hour sea battle.
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New York
Gules C Siedman
New York Harbor
Exeter City
Ernest Legge
Stedman
City of New York
William Bowen
Ford Fights To End Strike At Briggs Plant
Ford faces a labor dispute at the Briggs plant with police and state investigators involved. Nina Barker, 20, was arrested in connection with the strike, which began after workers demanded a shop committee, nine hour day, five day week, no overtime without consent, and other benefits. Briggs supplies bodies for Chrysler, De Soto, Plymouth, and Ford, and a prolonged strike could impact all three automakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nina Barker
Briggs
Ford
Briggs and Murray
Henry E. Hund
Body Manufacturing Company
Briggs Company
Chrysler
de Soto
Plymouth
Chicago Bank Head Receives Second Death Threat
Solomon Smith, president of the Northern Trust, and his Lake Forest home are under guard after a second death threat demanding 5000 dollars. A prior letter arrived November 19 and a bomb sent to the home exploded while being unwrapped. Mrs Frederika Shumway Smith escaped injury. Handwriting experts linked both letters.
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Chicago
Six
Lake Forest
Solomon Smith
Northern Trust Company
Smith
Frederika Shumway Smith
Riot of unemployed injures 150 in Chicago
More than 150 people including ten police officers were injured in a riot of unemployed followers outside a welfare-relief station in Chicago after a demonstration. Demonstrators used iron pipes, wooden clubs and pepper to clash with police who arrived to prevent an attack on the relief station. Police called it one of their most violent outbreaks of the period.
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Chicago
IINS
New Clues In Kidnaping Of Baby
Des Moines police pursue new leads in the Norman Eugene Lol kidnapping after garments tied to a Mrs Garrison were traced to a Des Moines parent teacher thrift shop. Detective Inspector A H Pedersen says the clues raise hopes for arrest as officers tighten the inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Norman Eugene Lol
Mary Lol
City County Officials Attend Chamber Meeting
Cliytral City County Attorney G K Thompson spoke at a Chamber of Commerce gathering on Tuesday. A quartet including R M Sawyer R L Phelps D K Phillips and Vern Phelps performed. County Treasurer Frank Williams and County Auditor Robert Vesely gave brief talks.
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Cliytral
G K Thompson
Chamber of Commerce
R. M. Sawyer
R L. Phelps
D K Phillips
Vern Phelps
Frank Williams
Robert Vesely
Burglars Take Cash and Revolver From Coal Office
Two thieves forced entry through a window at the Chadima Coal Company on 737 First Avenue West Thursday night. They took 3 dollars in cash and a thirty eight caliber revolver from an unlocked safe after scattering desk contents. Snow tracks showed the break occurred soon after snowfall began. Police, led by Detective George Powers, investigated the scene.
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Chadima Coal Company
First Avenue W
George Powers
Man Turns Self In For Larceny Probe
Charles McCollister, 21, of 121 Second Avenue SW, surrendered to Sheriff Joseph A. Petrus at 5 p.m. Friday and was held in the county jail for investigation in connection with larceny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles McCollister
Second Avenue
McCollister
Joseph A. Petrus
Cedar Rapids man held on false uttering charge
J W Est, 42, of Cedar Rapids, was arrested at about 4 p.m. Friday by C J Rock of the Linn County Mercantile Protective Association on a warrant directed by Delaware county officials. The $10 check to W H Guess prompted the action. Est was jailed awaiting Delaware county authorities. records show prior prison time in Minnesota and past jail stays in Cerro Gordo and Linn counties on check counts.
Palo Man Arrested by Federal Officers
John Drafahl a 26 year old Palo resident was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Jay Davis and Federal Prohibition Agent E L Miller Friday at 3 p m at Palo and jailed on a charge of illegal possession of intoxicating liquor. Officers said he was pouring the contents of a one gallon can into bottles. A search warrant was issued by Justice A S Reed. The arrest followed a report that students had been buying intoxicants from Drafahl.
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John Drafahl
Palo
Jay Davis
E. L. Miller
Drafahl
Justice A. S. Reed
Miss Harriett Hoover Critically Ill At St Luke’s
Mount Vernon teacher Miss Harriett Hoover of Benjamin Franklin junior high school is critically ill and hospitalized at St Luke's after being taken there on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriett Hoover
Mount Vernon
Benjamin Franklin Junior High School
St. Luke's Hospital
Georgia Capital Answer to Previous Puzzle
A word puzzle grid lists clues and answers including state capital Georgia and related terms across vertical and horizontal entries. The page presents a crossword style exercise with definitions ranging from anatomy to geography and literature.
Cedar Rapids FOP Chapter Discontinues After Refunds
The Cedar Rapids Fraternal Order of Police chapter, the first west of the Mississippi and the only Iowa chapter, surrendered its charter Friday after refunding member dues. Members cited dissatisfaction with a national insurance benefit ruling and said affairs were harmonious despite the decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Order of Police
Mississippi River
Iowa
Funeral service for Mrs Sophie Schade 69 held in Lowden
Funeral services for Sophie Spihl Schade 69 were conducted Friday at Zion Evangelical church with Rev P J Abele presiding. Born April 20 1863 in Germany she married Henry Schade in 1882 and came to America in 1893. Survived by eight children including Marie Meyer Emma Herman Meta Meyer Irene Strunk Wilhelmina Strunk William Alfred Rudolph. husband and two children preceded.
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Marie Meyer
Delhi
Emma Herman
Manchester
Meta Meyer
Strawberry Point
Wilhelmina Strunk
Irene Strunk
William
Alfred
Rudolph
Lowden
U.S. Cutters Race To Aid Of Crippled Freighter In Storm
Coast guard cutters Chelan and Haida sped through rough seas to assist the Dollar line freighter Everett after its SOS stated main engine exhaust and two condensers were gone. The 8,800 ton ship with 34 crew left Seattle twelve days ago for the Orient and was about 1,000 miles northwest of Seattle. Capt. G Nygren commanded the Everett as Chelan and Haida closed in within 100 miles of the distressed vessel.
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San Francisco
INS
Coast Guard
Haida
Dollar Line
Everett
Seattle
S.O.S
G. Nygren
Orient
Delta man found dead from gunshot in home
Delta resident Emil Purkey aged 35 was found dead Friday at 10 30 am with a shotgun beside him. Coroner Irvin Reynolds investigated after his mother Mrs Ella Purkey discovered him. He is survived by four siblings including Harry Purkey of Delta and Ralph Purkey of Oskaloosa among others.
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Delta
Emil Purkey
Irvin Reynolds
Ella Purkey
Harry Purkey
Don Sparks
Ralph Purkey
Howard Stout
Oskaloosa
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RY Anne Adams
Tne Adin S
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Oscar Olander
Lansing
Coal Co
Delaware County
Palo Man
Baby’s Auto Seat
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RIO Ls ML Ee A
Snyder
Sam Lee
Jeweler
1St Ave
Georgia
U.S
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Proline Co
Second Street
Neumade Hosiery Store
Second St
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