Racket charge plunges Aimee into new grief
Los Angeles reports charity racketeering charges to be aired by the Social Service commission. Aimee Semple McPherson-Hutton plans a major housecleaning at Angelus temple after a relapse tied to claims of diverted commissary supplies. Edward Fisher admitted selling donated goods and using funds for illicit purposes. Watkins disputes some points, saying he has not resigned and will attend the audit.
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Los Angeles
INS
Angelus Temple
Myrtle Hazel Jean St. Pierre
David Hutton, Jr
Aimee
Edward Fisher
Roy Watkins
Hutton
Fisher
Watkins
Temple
Social Service Commission
Editor Gazette
Phen
Congress
W. I. Endicott
Indiana Quartet To Sing At Church Of God In Laverne
The Anderson college Jubilee quartet Melvin Miller Laude Hayes Herbert Thompson and Albert Duke perform at the Church of God in Laverne with no admission charge. The group tours the Midwest and is described as the third Jubilee foursome from the college.
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Toketl
Church of God At
Laverue
Street NW
Jubilee
Anderson College
Melvin Miller
Laude Hayes
Herbert Thompson
Albert Duke
Delicacies Demonstrated During Refrigeration Week in Cedar Rapids
Miss Louise Mathaway of Iowa Electric Light and Power leads demonstrations across eight Cedar Rapids refrigeration dealers this Refrigeration Week. She will show frozen dessert recipes and samples at W L Fowler Electric, Checker Motor Supply, Luberger’s, Buckner’s, Standard Tire, Iowa Electric Light and Power, and Smulekoff’s, with sessions starting 9:30 and 2:30 on Thursday and Friday. Dorothy Pitt of Cedar Rapids Gas also conducts separate demonstrations in showrooms.
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Cedar Rapids
Louise Mathaway
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Miss Hathaway
W. L. Fowler Electric Company
Fowler
Checker Motor Supply, Inc
Buckner’s
Standard Tire Company
Smulekoff’s
Dorothy Pitt
Cedar Rapids Gas Company
Laughter Wanted for Gazette Readers in Social Letter
A Cedar Rapids editor receives a reader letter dated July 11, 1932, expressing mixed views on the paper’s opinion columns. The writer, a lifelong socialist, recalls praise for "Current Comment" and criticizes the most recent paragraph as drivel while reflecting on past rewards for socialist stance.
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Cedar Rapids
Firemen Answer General Alarm for Potatoes Boiled Dry
Firemen responded to a general alarm at 5 pm Tuesday at Mrs. Fred J. Ford’s home 864 Eighteenth street SE to remove from the stove a kettle of potatoes that boiled dry while she was absent.
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Fred J. Ford
Eighteenth Street
Happiness Is High Price To Pay For Material Wealth
H42ZEL marries an elderly man for his money after a life of poverty and longing for luxury. She hoped to wed a rich, young man but found him unattainable, leading to her marriage driven by wealth rather than love.
Evening Radio Schedule Snapshot and a Python Feat
A crowded Evening schedule lists NBC CBS and ABC programs across WEAF WABC WGN and other stations with music dramas comedies and talks. A closing note reports a 70-pound python eating a 20-pound pig, a feat that sustains the snake for over a year.
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NBC
WEAF
WSM Kyw
WFAA
Sam
CBS
WABC
Wabc N
WGN
WEAP
Lombardo
Pureerns and
Allen
Crime_ club
KMOX
Ellington
WMT
Kaiph Kirberry
Duchin
Jones
WABCO
EMOX
Walter
Olsen and Johnson
Wwoc
WJZ
WLW
Orch
Yalte Winchell
Walter O'Keefe
Andy
WMAQ
Fashion Notes On Garments And Accessories
The writer suggests organdy for a party dress. A slip should reach at least the ankles, not too long. Earrings may not suit most young girls, and hair with a natural wave is preferred over permanent waves.
Stay Away Thought On Invitation To Make Things Right
A speaker muses that a person likely believed a warning to stay away and suggests calling or writing to invite him to a special gathering to create a chance to mend the situation. The remark notes that coquetry can be carried too far.
Rotary Club Installs New Officers in Washington
Dr. A W Clow was installed president of the local Rotary club at the regular meeting. Shirley Clark becomes vice president and Ralph Thompson secretary. The July to September program committee is chaired by Harold Montgomery with E T Hansen C J Wilson and H H McCleery.
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Washington
A. W. Clow
Shirley Clark
Ralph Thompson
Harold Montgomery
E. T. Hansen
C. J. Wilson
H. H. McCleery
Squeezes Through 8 Inch Gap To Rob Cycle Shop
A thief slinked through an 8 inch transom gap at Hall Bicycle Co. 109 Second Avenue SE Monday night and stole silver coins from the cash register. A $10 bill and $60 in checks in a tin box were not taken. Walter Moscrip, owner, suspects the failed exit through a basement window and the front door. The incident was discovered by George Rubey Tuesday morning.
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Hall Bicycle Company
Second Avenue SE
Walter Moscrip
George Rubey
License mixup leaves car owner chasing phantom numbers
On July 4 Arnold Hollriegel reported his Ford coupe stolen with license 57-7218. Police found a 57-8264 plate on a different car, but linked it to O. H. Black. Black later claimed his car reappeared with numbers swapped to 57-8264, while 57-7218 belonged to J. A. Wicke.
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O. H. Black
Thirty-fourth Street
Black
Third Avenue
Fourth Street
J. A. Wicke
Blake Boulevard
Absent-minded professor jokes about marriage in banter
A light exchange unfolds as a professor asks about a wife and learns the man is unmarried. The professor jokes that the man’s future wife must be single, prompting a humorous misunderstanding. The vignette reflects country humor and social chatter.
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Social Service Board
Dave
David Hutton
Indiana Quartet
Scottie
Thomas
W. McGarva
Miss Manners
Luberger’s
People’s Forum
Kirk
Boyson Jewelry Co
SM Rataet Te
Mary Manners
KMBC
WBBM
Three Orphans
Breen and
de Weaf
Tonsehelé Institute
Wood-Who
Ben Alley
Tenor
Circle
Arene
Ivy Scott
KYW
Piré
Jand Shefter
Trvents
Maurice
Wenr. Hare
Betty Jean
South Second Street
Iowa
Ouija
America
Armstrong
Noid
American Trust
Latin America
Arnold Hollriegel
Krebs
Mary Armour
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