Five Dionne Quintuplets Enter First Year Of Struggle
Head nurse Louise De Kiriline recalls moving a bare kitchen into a private nursery in Callander to care for the Dionne quintuplets. She details improvised incubators, constant monitoring, and the fight to keep the five infants alive during their precarious early days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Kiriline
Diennes
Cedar Rapids
North Country
Canadian Red Cross Society
Toronto Daily Star
Annette Dionne
Nurse de Kirsline
Kidney Purification Claim for Cystex Ad
An advertisement urges readers to use Cystex to cleanse acids and toxins from the blood via kidney filters. It claims quick relief from nighttime urination nervousness leg pain backache and digestive and eye-circle symptoms with a guaranteed one week result or money back, priced at 3c per dose.
The Five Little Dionnes Milestones Grow Years Later
The text recalls the early days of the Dionne quintuplets with anxiety as two babies briefly turned blue and oxygen tanks shipped from Toronto aided their care. The sisters named only as A B C D and E face fragile starts before later milestones in their young life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Marie
Yvonne
Dionnes
Notable local figures in Iowa cultural and travel events
A. A. Miller from Cedar Rapids named secretary treasurer of the Iowa Association of Letter Carriers at the Dubuque convention. Ruth Pinkerton of Cedar Rapids to teach voice at Cornell Conservatory in Mount Vernon. Lionel Wasson to perform in The Nervous Wreck at Mount Vernon after Summer with White and Brown Chautauqua in Chicago. Patrick Roddy visiting San Francisco Expo then Panama Canal Zone. Mrs. A. R. Collins and relatives head to the Panama-Pacific Exposition via Canadian Rockies. J. W. Netolicky horses crash into G. A. Walker’s rear car. horse injured and driver shaken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. A. Miller
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Association of Letter Carriers
Dubuque
Ruth Pinkerton
Cornell Conservatory of Music
Mount Vernon
Lionel Wasson
White and Brown Chautauqua Company
Chicago
Patrick Roddy
San Francisco
Panama Canal Zone
A. R. Collins
Robert
J. E. Marshall
Canadian Rockies
Mr. Collins
Mr. Marshal
J. W. Netolicky
Near Swisher
G. A. Walker
Cedar Rapids leader named vice president of State Pharmaceutical group
George H. Boyson of Cedar Rapids was chosen as vice-president of the State Pharmaceutical Association at the Des Moines meeting. J. Z. Cookpost of the G A R endorsed Col. Charles A. Clark for Iowa department commander. Mesdames Hubbard head to Rye Beach for the summer. World business chiefs dined with Sydney Sinclair representing the Scottish Co-operative Wholesale Society and the Co-operative Society Limited, with guests Glasse Donald Moore Loot Gladhill and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H.,boyson
Cedar Rapids
State Pharmaceutical Association
Des ‘Moines
J. Z
Cookpost
Col
Charles A. Clark
Iowa
N. M. Hubbard
N. M. Hubbard, Jr
Rye Beach
N. H
Sydney Sinclair
Sinclair Company
Scottish
Co-operative Wholesale Society, Limited
Co-Operative Society, Limited
Notice of Probate and Appointed Administratrix in Linn County
The notice states that on July 20 1935 a will of Loretta Sotes will be probated in Linn County District Court Cedar Rapids Iowa with Edwin W Lundquist as Clerk and G P Linville as attorney. It also announces the appointment of Mary Ellen Linehan Furman as administratrix of Catherine Linehan deceased with claims to be filed in Linn County District Court and paid to the administratrix through attorney Fred W Hann.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Linn County
Rigen
Loretta Sotes
District Court
Cedar Rapids
Catherine Linehan
Mary Ellen Linehan
Furman
Fred W. Hann
Open One Bid Passed Leaves Declarer Optimistic
In bridge, a rare slam comes when the opener is passed by partner, marking partner with a bust while declarer holds all cards. West is the dealer and neither side is vulnerable, suggesting confident finesses ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Ambitious bridge play yields a seven spade slam
The article recounts a Byron-Cedar Rapids Gazette bridge hand where South doubles for takeout, North shows diamonds, and West misjudges leading to a near-automatic squeeze. South then stacks a six level slam, running all trumps and clubs to secure the final tricks including a decisive club sequence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
South
North
East
Veterans of Foreign Wars Picnic At Ellis Park Draws Large Crowd
More than 500 former service men and families attended the reunion and picnic sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars at Ellis Park. Attendees came from Muscatine Waterloo Cedar Falls Des Moines Fort Dodge Burlington Clinton Fort Madison and other Iowa points. Department Adjutant Rodney L. Patrick of Des Moines gave the main speech urging membership. Hugh Sheridan of Cedar Rapids led the planning committee. Athletic contests filled the day with winners listed including Walter Kreuter and Frank Williams of Cedar Rapids in horseshoe, and Kenneth Krumbholtz of Cedar Rapids in the fifty yard dash for boys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Ellis Park
Muscatine
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Des Moines
Fort Dodge
Burlington
Clinton
Fort Madison
Iowa
Rodney L. Patrick
Hugh Sheridan
Cedar Rapids
Walter Kreuter
Frank Williams
Kenneth Krumbholtz
Horizon Picnic Highlights At Cedar Rapids Event
Virgil Dvorak led the fifty yard dash for girls with Leona Engberg and Jabine Weed among Cedar Rapids participants. Ben Dvorak won the men’s race while Mrs Hugh Sheridan and Lillian Michelson led in girls events. Tug of war featured Wesley Dvorak Ed Francis and T Poppe Marshall. Kenneth Krumbholtz and Dale Krumbholtz ran for boys seven and under. Harlow Robinson led the liars contest and Mrs Leanora Truhlar organized a rolling pin throw. William White topped the crowd with the largest family present as several baseball games rolled throughout the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Krumbholtz
Cedar Rapids
Dale Krumbholtz
H. Marshall
Marengo
Harlow Robinson
William White
Burglary Hits Grunder Center Dental Office
Grindy Center. The dental office of Dr. J. R. Albright was burglarized during the noon hour last Friday. Gold plate crowns and bridge work valued at 60 to 75 dollars were stolen after entry was gained by picking the outside door lock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grundy Center
J. R. Albright
Also Mentioned on This Page
Louise DE Kiriline
Allen Roy Dafoe
Callander
Ontario
Frontier Nursing Service
Canadian Red Cross
Banfield
Russia
Nansen
Dionne Sisters
Dr. Dafoe
Dionne
Yvonne Leroux
Gedur Rapids
Gusette
THE
Gazette
Edwin W. Lundquist
G. P. Linville
Josephine Culbertson
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Iseras Pasa
John Hervey Furbey
Ph.d
Public Ledger, Inc
Virgil Dvorak
Leona Eng
Cochrane and Whittall
Wilton
Me Killian
Oriental Rugs
Karashah
Axminster
Tontine Shades
Nassif
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