Ripley Prize Winners Unearthed In Believe It Or Not Contest
Robert Ripley selected a six inch scrub brush as first prize in the Believe It Or Not contest with winners scattered across North America. Clinton W. Blume of Brooklyn won the brush after recovering it from a sunken ship and carving initials. Other prizes went to E. L. Blystone of Ardern Pennsylvania for writing 2871 letters on a grain of rice, and to winners in Regina Saskatchewan Hawesville Kentucky Duluth Minnesota and Wharton Texas for remarkable feats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Canada
Robert L. Ripley
France
Lincoln
Manhattan Beach
N. Y
Co. W. B
Sailrohan
Curtis Wright
Regina
Saskatchewan
Hawesville
Kentucky
Duluth
Minnesota
Larwill
Indiana
Wharton
Texas
E. L. Blystone
Ardern
Col
L. S. Powers
Montreal
Quebec
America
Mark L. Voyles
Little Rock
Arkansas
Voyles
W. W. Pitman
Pitman
Havana
Andrew Neaumann
Chicago
A. E. Rump
St. Louis
Rump
Neaumann
Edward W. Pulick
College Point
Long Island
Gerard Spencer
Herbert D. McKay
Minneapolis
Ripley
Winners in Ripley contest honor five of nine Believe It or Not figures
The Cedar Rapids Gazette reports five of nine Ripley contest winners for Believe It or Not facts. Recipients include Clinton W. Blume who won a Curtiss-Wright airplane for a WWI scrubbing brush tale, and others from Indiana Arkansas Texas Missouri and Illinois with feats ranging from Bible knowledge to lifelong family stability and a bed bound entrepreneur winning RCA-Victor equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert L. Ripley
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Clinton W. Blume
France
Long Island
Alonzo Lancaster
South Whitley
Indiana
Robert F. Lancaster
Mark L. Voyles
Little Rock
Ark
Montreal
Quebec
Col. L
Powers
Hawesville
W. W. Pitman
Wharton
Texas
Cuba
Havana
A. E. Rump
St. Louis
Andrew Neaumann
Chicago
National Taxpayers Repeal League Formed in Pro-Drink Drive
A coalition led by B. Foster and 15 notable business figures forms the National Taxpayers Repeal League to repeal the Eighteenth Amendment. The group aims to rail with double page newspaper ads in about 200 cities to urge voters to back repeal and to oppose candidates who do not favor repeal.
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New York
Calswe Ete
Navy Taxpayers Repeal League
B. Foster
Seine Avenue
Putnam Trust Company
Philip R. Gladstone
Pythian Temple
Charles Droste
New York Mercantile Change
Paul Henkel
American Society of Restaurateurs
Edward Hill
Tucker, Anthony Company
C. R. Dudley
New York Telephone Company
Harry Golin
Carl E. Davison
Jacque E. Horn
Andrea Process Corporation
E. M. Bevier
Bevier and Company
Ansyl T. Samuels
M. A. Corbett
National Food Distributors
M. B. Foster
Madison Avenue
League
National Taxpayers Repeal League
Congress
Armstong descendants hold second annual reunion at Wapsipinicon Park
The Martelle group gathered at Dutch Creek in Wapsipinicon state park for their second annual reunion. Sixty-six relatives and one guest shared a long dinner table before officers were unanimously re elected for another year, led by President John Armstrong and Vice President John Port.
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Martelle
Armstrong
Dutch Creek
Wapsipinicon State Park
John Armstrong
John Port
Notice of Probate of Will in Linn County Iowa
Estate No 12247. The Last Will and Testament of ay A Simon, deceased, of Linn County, Iowa, will be proved and admitted to probate. Hearing before the District Court in Cedar Rapids on June 25, 1932 at 9 oclock A M. Attorneys Crissman Lineville and Bienen Etheridge, Linnville Iowa.
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Atte
Linn County
Ay A. Simon
Ted
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Johnson, Crissman
Lineville
Bienen Aessman
Eakley
Torneys
St Joseph High School Alumni Banquet Held in Elkader
The St Joseph high school alumni association held its annual banquet in Elkader on Sunday evening. Vincent Paull acted as toastmaster with Gernon Ivory welcoming new members. Miss Helen Feeney, class of 1932 president, gave the response. Marion Bink read An Incident on a Train and Rev J P Taken offered brief remarks. A business meeting elected Mary Stence president, Vincent Paull vice president, Joseph Donlon secretary, and Helen Feeney treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkader
St. Joseph High School Alumni Association
Vincent Paull
Gernon Ivory
Helen Feeney
Marion Bink
J. P. Taken
Mary Stence
Joseph Donlon
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Ripley Prize
Brooklyn
Nesses
Jenkins Radiovisor
Donald Johnson
Johnson
Encyclopedia Britannica
Nancy
Rogers
Lancaster
C. F. Russell
Mary Peet
Angie Gordon
North Liberty
Margaret Marie Port
Glatha Port
Jennie McConaughy
Merle Peet
Ida Bartholomew
Cedar Rapids Savings Bank and Trust Company
Third Avenue
Third Street
Second Street
Sears
STL Roebuck
Err Co
Bess Royster
Armstrong’s Women’s Coat Dept
Armstrong’s
Cedar Rapids Gas CO
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