Retired Bishops of the Methodist Episcopal Church
The general conference in Columbus Ohio voted to retire seven bishops leaving eight on the active list. Retirements followed age or request and included bishops in Omaha, Ancon Canal Zone Delhi India Cape Town Shanghai Atlanta Covington. A separate briefing noted friction with the Methodist Federation for Social Service as controversial yet defended by its chairman as pursuing democratic methods.
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Columbus
INS
General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church
Frederick D. Leete
Omaha
Neb
George A. Miller
Ancon
Canal Zone
Orion W. Fifer
Cincinnati
Methodist Episcopal Church
Dr. Fifer
General Conference
John W. Robinson
Delhi
India
Eben S. Johnson
Cape Town
South Africa
Herbert Welch
Shanghai
China
Frederick T. Kenney
Atlanta
Mathew W. Clair
Negro
Covington
Columbus, O
Methodist Federation For Social Service
Adna Wright Leonard
Pittsburgh
Storm Center
Two Local Students Named To Iowa Univ Honorary Group
Iowa City AP Twelve University of Iowa junior men students were elected to membership in the A. F. I. honorary men's organization. Members include Richard Westerfield Cedar Rapids Rex Sayre Saint Charles George Nissen Cedar Rapids Staten Browning Iowa City Wilbur Wehmeyer St. Louis Joe Brown Iowa City Robert Blakely Onawa Charles Goldthwaite Sigourney Andrew Dooley Centerville Edward Miller Sioux City Robert Cook Boonville Waldo Brooks Dubuque.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Richard Westerfield
Cedar Rapids
Rex Sayre
Saint Charles
George Nissen
Staten Browning
Wilbur Wehmeyer
St. Louis
Joe Brown
Robert Blakely
Onawa
Charles Goldthwaite
Sigourney
Andrew Dooley
Centerville
Edward Miller
Sioux City
Robert Cook
Boonville
Waldo Brooks
Dubuque
Short Change Artists Target Local Store Patrons
Anne Lombardo reported two well dressed men fleeced her of a dollar in a bill exchange racket at her store on First Street NW. The suspects fled when an extra dollar was taken. Police were told they drove away in a car. N A Rose said his home behind 2235 Mount Vernon Ave SE was broken into with a ring and a fountain pen missing valued at five dollars.
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Anne Lombardo
First Street
N. A. Rose
Mount Vernon Avenue
Rose
Man accused of mistreating two girls in northwest city
Police received a report Saturday night from a father about a man who allegedly mistreated two young women Thursday night. The suspect is described as about 30, five feet nine inches, wearing a light shirt and dark trousers, driving a blue coupe.
Copper Wire Stolen At Atkins Turntable
Milwaukee railroad special agent R. J. Worthington told police that 600 feet of copper wire was stolen Friday night at the Atkins turntable and valued at a substantial amount.
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R. J. Worthington
Milwaukee Railroad
Atkins
Bruce Mahan Elected VP of National Extension Group
Bruce E. Mahan, extension director of the University of Iowa, was elected vice president of the National University Extension Association during a session in Baton Rouge Louisiana on Saturday.
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Bruce Mahan
Baton Rouge
Bruce E. Mahan
University of Iowa
National University Extension Association
Washington Faces European Crisis Over Italian Ethiopian War
The piece notes Geneva's failure to curb Mussolini's troops as Addis Ababa falls. Britain weighs using force versus diplomacy while the United States pursues a Pan American conference to shape a western hemisphere world order.
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Geneva
Mussolini
Addis Ababa
London
Italy
Ethiopia
Sudan
Suez Canal
Britain
Austen Chamberlin
Napoleon
Tsar Alexander
United States
Roosevelt
Europe
Inspiring Mother's Day Stories From Cedar Rapids Health Camp
Readers learn about families aiding a sick mother and two children Janie and Joey. Janie gains strength from milk at school while Camp Good Health aims to rebuild their health. Send donations to The Gazette Cedar Rapids Iowa to support Janie and other children.
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Joey
Janie
Sister
Cedar Rapids
Camp Good Health Fund
The
Gazette
Iowa
William Mahan Sentenced in Weyerhaeuser Kidnapping Case
William Mahan, branded a scar face, pleaded guilty to engineering the 200000 kidnapping of George Weyerhaeuser. He received a 60 year federal term and was sent to McNeil Island, with possible life on an extortion count. He and co defendants Harmon Metz Waley and wife were linked to the ransom. The case leaves questions about roughly 45000 to 65000 dollars unaccounted in Mahan’s share.
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Tacoma
Wash
William Mahan
George Weyerhaeuser
Mahan
McNeil Island
Puget Sound
Alcatraz Island
San Francisco Bay
Edward C. Cushman
Justice Department
Harmon Metz Waley
Salt Lake City
J. P. Weyerhaeuser
Waleys
Waley
Alcatraz
Milan
Mich
Butte
Mont
San Francisco
Weyerhaeuser
Suppos
Perfect Romance Ends For Ginger Rogers and Lew Ayres
Hollywood insiders report Ginger Rogers and Lew Ayres have separated after a year and a half of marriage. Attorneys say separation papers will be filed in court and the union ends amicably with no divorce planned. Rogers known as Virginia Katherine McMath will move to bachelor quarters. The couple wed November 14, 1933 in a ceremony described as forever and ever until now.
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Hollywood
INS
Ginger Rogers
Lew Ayres
Miss Rogers
Virginia Katherine McMath
Ayres
E. J. Culpepper
Lola Lane
Alexander Hall
Advertising Assn Chooses Cedar Rapids for 1937 Meeting
DES MOINES AP The Iowa Outdoor Advertising association reelected J. B. Steward of Clinton as president at its 40th annual meeting. L. Cannon of Iowa City was named vice president Fred E. Trainer of Ackley became secretary and H. J. Wilson of Burlington treasurer Cedar Rapids was chosen as the 1937 convention city Directors include B. Farrer Mason City Senator Louis Murphy Dubuque Thomas Lee Fort Dodge Ben Brinck West Point D Earl Combs Chariton Carl Hoffman Atlantic and L. W. Trester Council Bluffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa Outdoor Advertising Association
J. B. Steward
Clinton
L. Cannon
Iowa City
Fred E. Trainer
Ackley
H. J. Wilson
Burlington
Cedar Rapids
B. Farrer
Mason City
Louis Murphy
Dubuque
Thomas Lee
Fort Dodg
Ben Brinck
West Point
D. Earl Combs
Chariton
Carl Hoffman
Atlantic
L. W. Trester
Council Bluffs
Heart Specialist Ludwig Jeuse Dies in Vienna
Professor Ludwig Jeuse, famed heart specialist in Vienna, died Saturday after a lengthy medical career. News from Vienna reports his prominence in cardiology and his work influencing modern heart surgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Ludwig Jeue S Somes
Mussolini Declares Italian Empire Over Ethiopia
Il duce announces that Ethiopian territory and peoples are under Italian sovereignty, proclaiming Victor Emmanuel emperor of Ethiopia. Badoglio named viceroy as crowds cheer in Rome while Italy asserts eternal empire status amid calls for Empire Day.
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Grand Council
Mussolini
Council of Ministers
Italy
Ethiopia
Rome
Ilduce
Humbert
Asfa Wasan
Haile Selassie
Great Council of Fascism
Il Duce
England
France
Badoglio
Vittorio Veneto
Victor Emmanuel
Africa
Popolo D'Italia
Il Messaggero
League
Lake Tana
East
House of Savoy
Giuseppe Garibaldi
Victor Emmanuel II
Addis Ababa
Quirinal Palace
Empire
Plead Not Guilty To Bond And Mail Robberies
Six men arraigned in Denver on charges tied to a multi state bond and mail theft ring pleaded not guilty. Arraigned: Elmer Trower Charles Roberts William West Ralph Clifton Othello McClellan Harold Kennedy. Oliver Arnold pleaded not guilty and was released on bond. John M. McBride pleaded guilty. John Edwards未 arraigned. to be returned to St Paul for trial. Two more arrests expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
United States
Leo J. Crowley
Elmer E. Trower
Charles Roberts
William G. West
Ralph A. Clifton
Othello G. McClellan
Harold P. Kennedy
Oliver
St. Paul
Two Hurt Slightly In Auto Mishaps Saturday
Police report two minor pedestrian accidents Saturday. A N Paxson, 328 Second Avenue SW, suffered hip and shin bruises and a nose cut after being struck by Chris Schamberger Jr. 1940 First Avenue W at 8 30 p m. Schamberger said he did not see Paxson until it was too late to avoid the collision. Lois Weatherwax, 8, of 1329 Tenth Street SE, pinched toe after stepping into a car driven by L O Dickey of Marion at First Avenue and Second Street SE. Dickey said she was with a group of children.
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A. N. Paxson
Second Avenue SW
Chris Schamberger, Jr
First Avenue W
A Avenue
Third Street
Schamberger
Paxson
Lois Weatherwax
Tenth Street SE
L. O. Dickey
Marion
First Avenue
Second Street SE
Dickey
Deaths A L Haldeman retires Island railroad figure
Funeral services were held for A L Haldeman retired Island railroad superintendent at Turner chapel with many railroad employees and officials in attendance. The Re v Robert Little officiated and the body was sent to Dayton Ohio for burial in Lexington cemetery. Among rail officials present were J J Breheny F A Bogue C L Ruppert Frank Thompson J L Hayes and C C Cunningham.
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A. L. Haldeman
The
Island Railroad
Turner Chapel
Haldeman
Robert Little
First Presbyterian Church
Dayton
Ohio
Lexington
J. J. Breheny
Rock Island
Des Moines
F. A. Bogue
C. L. Ruppert
Rock Island, Ill
Frank Thompson
Ill
J. L. Hayes
Manly
C. C. Cunningham
Cedar Rapids
Mary McKeever Dies in Denver Body Arrives in Cedar Rapids
The body of Mary McKeever, who died in Denver, will arrive in Cedar Rapids today. Her brother James McKeever, the sole surviving family member, accompanies the body. Funeral services are set for Monday at 9 a.m. at Immaculate Conception Church with Monsignor J. M. Molloy officiating, burial in Monticello. The sisters and brother had lived in Cedar Rapids until last year.
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Mary McKeever
Denver
Colo
Cedar Rapids
Miss McKeever
James McKeever
Immaculate Conception Church
J. M. Molloy
Monticello
Mrs Boyd to Be Interred in Marion After Baker Death
The body of Mrs. A. F. Boyd will arrive in Cedar Rapids Monday afternoon and be taken to Yocum Funeral Home in Marion. Services are planned Tuesday at 2 p.m. with Rev. E Winslow Brown officiating and burial in Oak Shade cemetery in Marion.
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A. F. Boyd
Baker, Ore
Cedar Rapids
Yocum Funeral Home
Marion
E. Winslow Brown
Oak Shade Cemetery
Hollywood Couple Wed After 10 Years
Maurice Monte Collins 37 and Gladys Dunn 27 wed in Yuma Arizona after a decade long romance. Collins under contract to a major movie studio plans to return to Hollywood with his bride.
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Yuma, Ariz
INS
Hollywood
Maurice
Monte” Collins
Gladys Dunn
Collins
Illinois election fraud charges rock Cook County
Manager for Borah accuses vote fraud in the preferential presidential primary. Returns, now with the county judge of Cook County, supposedly show a prima facie case of the rankest election fraud. Knox heads to Portland to speak Monday night as Illinois election scandals widen.
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Cook County
Knox
Portland
Ore
Igoe
Courtney
Cook
Illinois
Henry Horner
Democratic Organization
Edward Kelly
Chicago
National
Patrick A. Nash
Horner
Lonergan Doubtful Illinois Probe Start Before June
Senator Augustine Lonergan of Connecticut, head of the Senate committee on presidential campaign expenditures, doubts any inquiry into the Illinois primary or other campaigns will begin before mid June. He said he has not been advised of charges from Borah supporters alleging election fraud in Illinois.
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Washington
Augustine Lonergan
Conn
Senate
Illinois
Lonergan
Senate Committee On
William F. Borah
Knox for President Campaign Denies Illinois Fraud Claims
Edward A. Hayes, Knox for President chairman, says Colonel Knox ran a clean honest campaign in Illinois preferred primary and carried the state over Senator Borah. He adds Knox and the Daily News have long stood for honest elections and Borah or his Illinois manager need not question Knox's stance.
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Chicago
Edward A. Hayes
Knox For President
Illinois
Knox
Borah
The
Daily News
Diamonds Found in Meteorites Falling to Earth
Tiny diamonds have been discovered in meteorites that have fallen to the earth, suggesting space rocks carry precious minerals. Researchers note the diamonds form under high pressure during meteorite impacts.
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M. E. Church
Frederick Leete
Assail Social Service Federation
Assails Social Service
Leonard
Harry F. Ward
League Against War and Fascism
Social Service Federation
Iowa Univ. Men’s
Duce
Elena
Cabinet
Chamber of Deputies
League of Nations
Hayes
Fisher
Buick Safety Legion
Buick Deeler
Buick
Dial
Taylor Buick Sales Co
Olin, Iowa
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