Heritage pageant marks First Baptist diamond anniversary
Cedar Rapids First Baptist Church celebrated 75 years with an anniversary pageant titled Heritage. Miss Meriwyn Pollins narrated the twelve episodes tracing the church from 1860 through its 1917 building dedication, with scenes, solos, and a closing tableau led by youth.
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First Baptist
Cedar Rapids
Earl F. Heinze
Meriwyn Pollins
Chester Cowden
Miss Pollins
Lester Johnson
Jack Leonard
Roger Williams
Massasoit
New England
T. Frank Hersch
Iowa
Howard Brittin
Harold Cline
Lincoln
New Baptist Church
Ralph Mredus
Earl Rieke
Ronald Rawson
Kathryn Ann Loomis
W. W. Bernstorf
Jean Russett
William 4H. Schultz
Missionary Society
Clair Anne Russett
Ed Greenway
Women’s Aid Committee
First Baptist Church
Eighth Street
Third Avenue SE
Ralph Redus
Chester Pollins
O. R. Patrick
R. A. Bunce
Este Heath
Arlo Bates
Second Avenue
Twelfth Street
George B. Sherman
Blanche Krebs
Alice Sundberg
Helen Main
Marjorie Hungerford
Notice of Probate of Will in Linn County
The district court in Linn County Iowa will hear on June 8 1935 at 9 p m the Last Will and Testament of Frank E Scott deceased filed for proof and admission. Clerk Edwin W Lundquist Cedar Rapids Iowa June 3 1935 attorney G P Linville.
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Jawa
Linn County
A. D
Frank E. Scott
District Court
Cedar Rapids
Towa
Edwin W. Lundquist
G. P. Linville
District Court of
Iowa
Anna Soucek
Ludmilla Soucek
Anna Macha
William Soucek
Mary Sneyberg Chrmele
Clarence Welsh
Lester Bright
Helen Patterson
John J Sebetka
J. C. May
Se- Tv
Carpenter
H. C. Ring
Yiona
Gram John J. Lebetka
Vv. Shonka
Revenge and conscience in the moral guide
The piece argues that revenge brings some satisfaction but is outweighed by regrets and guilt. It notes world religions including Christianity teach refraining from vengeance as a higher path. The old adage about revenge is challenged as incomplete.
Forty Hour Week and Wages Survive NRA
AP survey finds most employers kept NRA protections on the forty hour week and minimum wages after the Supreme Court struck out hour and wage provisions. Blue eagle commitments persist, with some firms planning wage increases while labor groups report firms reconsidering the policy.
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Chicago
United States Supreme Court
Asociated Press
NRA
Roosevelt
J. C. Lewis
Town Federation of Labor
School Board Hires Six New Teachers
The board of education hired six new teachers Monday night. Helen E. Fisher Mount Auburn and Helen Louise Narber Cedar Rapids will teach primary duties. Helen Keith Green Castle Indiana will teach music. James H. Brolliar Sigourney will teach manual training. Harold Templeman and Lorraine Hesalroad Oskaloosa will handle physical education. All but Templeman and Hesalroad will fill vacancies.
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Board of Education
Helen E. Fisher
Mount Auburn
Helen Louise
Narber
Cedar Rapids
Helen Keith
Greencastle
Ind
James H. Brolliar
Sigourney
Harold Templeman
Lorraine Hesalroad
Oskaloosa
Mr. Templeman
Miss Hesalroad
Just Folks By A Guest Poem and Legal Notice Blend
A poem about a mother robin teaching her brood life lessons and flying finally leaves the nest. A formal notice in Linn County Iowa announces a probate hearing on estate authority to sell real property in Cedar Rapids with date and parties listed.
Burglars Net $1.19 From Three Local Stations and Office
Breakins at a Skelly Oil station on Fifth avenue and Second street SE netted eighty cents from a cash drawer after a window was broken. Ireland Coal company at 631 Second street SE yielded thirty-nine cents after a screen was removed and a window broken. A Cities Service station at 525 Third avenue SE was entered with no items disturbed.
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Coal Company
Skelly
Fifth Avenue
Second Street SE
Don Stevenson
Ireland Coal Company
Second Street
Cities
Third Avenue SE
U S Fleet Demonstrates New Air Prowess at Sea
Aboard the USS Pennsylania the U S fleet showcased daring air power with pilots diving at 275 to 300 mph from 7000 to 12000 feet toward the sea. No casualties occurred as observers watched from the flagship northeast of Hawaii.
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Pennsylvania
Hawaii
United States
Senate Hears Dieterich Attack Public Utility Holding Firms
The Senate, led by Senator Dieterich of Illinois, attacks a bill to abolish public utility holding companies while discussing private bills and TVA amendments. Senator Norris also opposed holding companies in a speech backing abolition. The chamber passed the commodity exchange control bill and sent the navy appropriations bill to conference, with several minor measures approved.
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Associated Press
Senate
Dieterich
Tll
HOUSE
Norris
Navy
Will Rogers Says- France in top boat record.
Will Rogers notes France’s new boat breaks speed records and draws Americans to travel. He cites U S treasury estimates showing expenditures nearing a billion and a half, implying more money than schemes. He mentions baccalaureate addresses urging graduates to vote Republican.
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Hollywood
Calif
France
U. S. Treasury
18 Year-Old Bandit Hangs Self in Chicago Police Cell
Chicago report details Jerry Faigl an 18 year old with a long robbery record found dead in a detective bureau cell, hanging with his belt. He left a note to his former girlfriend Mary Vavra after a spree that included a clothing store shooting and a failed $1000 robbery attempt that wounded a cashier.
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Chicago
INS
Jerry Faigl
Detective Bureau
Mary Vavra
Faigl
Mary
Loop
Hoover Visits Frank O. Lowden in Illinois Stop
Former President Herbert Hoover traveled from Des Moines to Oregon Illinois to meet with ex governor Frank O Lowden a rival for the 1928 Republican nomination. Hoover kept his policy of silence on the political scene while accompanying Arch Shaw of Chicago.
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Oregon, Ill
Hoover
Frank O. Lowden
Illinois
Kansas City
Arch Shaw
Chicago
Des Moines
Drake University
Lowdon
Naming a Baby and Unemployables in Eugenic Thought
A 1935 note discusses whether naming a baby affects future life, noting Thorndike on word associations and proposing names influence perception. It contrasts heredity versus environment in creating “unemployables,” listing heredity-linked categories and acknowledging environmental impact as well.
Wow to Solve Your Personal Problems Booklet
Albert Edward Wiscam D Sc presents a booklet claiming a scientific approach to solving personal problems involving money position or loved ones. It promises ten illuminating tests to apply before acting and offers to mail the booklet with return envelope and stamps on request to Dr Wis gam care of The Gazette.
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Albert Edward Wiscam
D.sc
Wiscam
Wisgam
Gazette
What Shall We Name the Baby Book and Marriage Views
A reader highlights a book titled What Shall We Name the Baby and discusses a woman vowing to delay marriage until she can fund a divorce. The reply argues such plans are impractical and reflect misguided views on marriage and family.
Four Key Sisters Reach Age Of 20
Hollis Oklahoma report notes the Keys sisters Mona Roberta Mary and Leota quadruplets celebrating their twentieth birthday making history as the first known human quadruplets to reach maturity They were born June 4 1915 to Mr and Mrs Flake Keys with four cakes each bearing twenty candles.
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Hollis
Okla
Keys
Mona
Roberta
Mary
Leota
Flake Keys
Mme Lebrun To Go Home On Normandie
The liner Normandie rested in the Hudson as preparations began for a return trip. Mme Albert Lebrun wife of the French president left for Washington on an official visit and will rejoin the ship for the return voyage Friday with her return to New York planned for Wednesday evening.
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New York
Mme
Albert Lebrun
France
Washington
Strike at Colt Arms Plant Ends
Hartford Connecticut AP reports the Colt Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing strike of about 933 workers paused Tuesday after a two thirds walkout. No wage changes or union recognition were announced as the stoppage ends.
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Colt Arms Plant
Hartford, Conn
Colt Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Company
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Eugene
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