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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 18, 1938

Page

3

Women's club elects officers in schoolhouse meeting

The Eastern Iowa News special notes the Women’s club at the school house elected officers led by President Pearl Naylor and vice presidents Eunice Sanford Ella Clark with Martha Heiken as recording secretary Gladys McNeilly as corresponding secretary and Alene Easterly as treasurer.

Myrtle Himebaugh Pearl Naylor Eunice Sanford Ella Clark Martha Heiken Gladys McNeilly Alene Easterly Blanche Sutherland Carrie Drickelbis Kate Dirks

Sigourney county club forms new unit and officers

Following a meeting a Sigourney unit of the county club was organized with Forrest Bennett as president Francis Lee 22 of South English and Leon Paulson Cedar Rapids were involved in a truck collision north of Sigourney that damaged 44 dozen eggs and both drivers filed reports. In Monona an art print exhibit opens April 4 to 8 at the public school featuring 150 pieces sponsored by the faculty and in Waukon Ralph D Waters post outlines committees for a May 3 Fourth district meeting with William R Ryan as commander and Mrs Charles Fleener as Auxiliary president.

Earlville H. Thompson Les Hunt Carl Laxson D. J. van Gerpen E. B. Sawyer Lars Nelson Elmer Primus Clyde Ham GR. Dunn Ben Helscher Celous Gibbs Will Sharp Fletcher Beehm Strawberry Point Percil M. Evert St. Mary's Catholic P.J Boyle Mike Evert Edgewood Agnes Anton Oelwein Francis Evert Frankville Ruth Letchford Ruby McFarlane Oolwein Vern Topel Farmersburg Blanche Shippy Newton Bernice Clark Wilma Evert Williamsburg George Swigart L. J Tanner Commercial Club Montelle Knapp C. L. Jacobs O. H. Berens B. E. Schultz W. L. Feller Street F. H. Hatch R. C. Cocking Arthur Welterlen Lloyd Seward R. S. du Bois C. H. Peters Urban Harken Howard Holthaus Francis Giblint James F. Adams A. G. Platt J. P. Hamill L. B. Blanchard Cave and Advertising P. HH. Peterson F. E. Weltersen Ralph Minkler Harvey Otis Daisy Ray Lewis Miller Earl Wiggins E. C. Reed Rex Brown Columbus Junction Gray and Belle Plaine Mary Wims Er. Selden Christ Methodist Church David Rachel Hittle Greenville Ohio Lisbon William M Wickham Marengo James Ella Wood Rockford A. L. Larson Park Rapids Minn Wickham Owen Wims William Wims Cedar Rapids Wims Brandon Milford Clark Wayne Farmer C Stewart Shellsburg William Richart Willard McCorkle Royce Bugen Ed Richart James Rife Earl Maxson Ethel Tumilty William DeFoe C L. Blattler Monticello Anamosa Glenn Gerdes Dean ‘Tedrow Esmeree Nichols Wilbur Doxsee Margaret Deischer Beatrice Kathryn Waubeek W. F. Mitchell Velma Conley Ralph Conley Fred Bowdish Waubeck Romeo Ladies’ Aid Society Vinton Vinton Board of Education PWA Kucharo Construction Company Des Moines Charles Cumming Maquoketa Tuesday Club Roy A. Stacey Dewitt Sarah Clayin Mercy Hospital Clinton Hanrahan-Fitzpatrick St. Josephs Church Thomas F Loftus West Liberty Tompkin B. Weed Frank W. Sutton Church of Christ In Charge Sharon Cemetery Wilton Walter Mackey Jay Hinkhouse Fred Ridenour George Parsons Frank Jennings L J. Kiser Weed Moscow Rebecca Neasil Weed Jennie Boyton Etta Turner South Dakota Ira Stover Iowa City Donald Peacock Urbana James V. Finch Clirace Ferguson Prairie Creek Church of Christ Here Samuel D. Noah Abraham H. Finch Merida Ferguson Aurora Prairie Creek Noah Oclwein Webster Ella Richmond Sigourney RL. Brown West Cemetery Richmond John Turner North English Merle Richmond Alice Guiner Toledo John E. Elston Mabel John J Kaloupek Chelsea Julia Stotelmyre St Joseph Jackie Ward William Bartles St. Joseph Kaloupek Toledo High School Central Iowa Business College Marshalltown Chelsea High School Coe College Charles Wesley Lown White Pigeon Lown Oneida Roy J. Cocking Maynard The Presbyterian Church L. C. Surfus Lois Davis Helen Brandt S. T. Payne Bernice Rowley Beatrice Hoerne Isabelle Davies Fern Betz Helene Simpson Charles Rabenberg Friendly Five Young People’s Organization Rochester Maxwell Ray A. Potter Karola A Hooper Gladbrook B. O Tankersley Tama County William Dudley Looper Dan Grundy Center Hooper Karola A. Lorenz Vinton Lions Club Masonic Hall Robert Bickel George N. Urice Don V. Wells C. D. Knupp Supt F. E. Palmer Town School For the Blind G Lyle Kramer County Club Forrest Bennett Kramer RS. Gerard Monona Monona Public School Francis Lee South English Leon Paulson E. 4. Tremmel Waukon Ralph D. Waters American Legion Willianmt R. Ryan Charles Fleener Frank Feeling Albert Bahr Frank Vetter Stoneburg William Haas

Synthetic low mood to fault y taxes

Washington insiders warned the United States faced a 70 billion dollar annual cost from what they called synthetic low mood caused by faulty taxes. M OL Seidman for New York board of trade led a business push against the corporate undistributed profits tax and similar levies. Business leaders urged tax reform to restore prosperity, criticizing punitive taxes bureaucracy and high federal spending.

Washington INS Senate Finance Committee M OL. Seidman New York Board of Trade Jossain

Equal Rights Demanded for Farmers and Packers

Rep Lemke and National Farmers Union state presidents urged favorable action on Lemke’s bill to repay processing taxes to producers. They cited about 36 million dollars paid by farmers and hog producers, deducted from hog prices, arguing the tax should be reimbursed to farmers. A. J. Johnson of Iowa joined the delegation supporting the measure.

Washington Lemke National Farmers Union Congress House Agriculture Subcommittee A. J. Johnson Jowa

House OKs quotas on tobacco and barley under farm act

The House passed and sent to the White House a Senate bill to permit marketing quotas for tobacco and barley this year as part of the new farm act.

Washington LLP House White House Senate

Is Wilno Slated To Play Role Of Second Sarajevo

New York dispatch analyzes the Poland Lithuania crisis with Wilno as a possible flashpoint. It compares 1914 Russia mobilization to today and notes Lithuania’s potential need for allied backing behind any ultimatum. It cites Austria and Germany as examples and questions whether Russia would provide decisive support.

Wilno Sarajevo New York INS Austria Serbia Russia St Petersburg Moscow Poland Lithuania Adolf Hitler France Britain

Local Radio Amateurs Qualify For WAC Card With Asia Contact

Novotny and cooperator Kenneth Johnson of W9MCD earned the Amateur Radio Relay League WAC card by working all continents. Johnson heard J2MI Tokyo and later connected with South Africa Norway Venezuela and Australia by phone. Verification from the Japanese operator delays issuance of the card. Novotny uses a motorized directional antenna to reach distant stations, with Asia contacts via straight voice not code. This may be among the first WAC cards issued in town and the first for a phone-only schedule.

Farly Wesley J. Novvotny CG Avenue NE Kenneth Johnson W9mcd Novotnys WAC Radian Relay League Asia Johnson J2mi Tokio Novetny South Africa Norway Veneszuela Australia Novotny Great Circle North Pole Towa

Set Date For Tulip Festival At Pella

Pella city officials announced the tulip festival will be held the week of May 9 through May 15 weather permitting.

Pella

British Freighter Torpedoed Near Llansa

A British flagged freighter ran aground in flames near the Spanish port of Llansa after being torpedoed at about 1am, with the crew escaping ashore. The vessel, about 4,103 tons, departed La Nouvelle for Barcelona and was said to be Navarino of Glasgow, with French crew and mixed national markings observed. The wreckage burned through the day.

Cfrbere France Llansa la Nouvelle Cerbere Barcelona Glasgow

Minimum Hour Law Voided By Decision

Pennsylvania's 44 hour work week law was declared unconstitutional illegal and void by the Dauphin county court in Harrisburg. The decision marks a strike against the 44 hour work week policy affecting state employees and labor rules. The ruling comes amid ongoing debate over labor standards and cost of living pressures in Pennsylvania.

Harrisburg Pennsylvania Dauphin County

Franz Ferdinand's Son Held in Protective Custody

Vienna reports Prince Max Hohenberg son of the late Archduke Franz Ferdinand placed under protective custody after the Sarajevo murder of 1914. The announcement came Friday and lines of authority indicated he is in state protection.

Franz Ferdinand Vienna INS Max Hohenberg Archduke Franz Ferdinand Sarajevo

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