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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 20, 1938

Page

4

First Avenue Merchants Extend Greetings to Hartman CAMP PARLEY

Approximately forty representatives of the Iowa section of the American Camping association will attend the spring meeting at Camp Huaga Cedar Rapids near Troy Mills hosted by Camp Fire Girls Boy Scouts and YMCAs. The two day program includes sessions on legislation conservation counselor training and camp programs with leaders from Des Moines Cedar Rapids and University of Iowa involvement.

Iowa American Camping Association Huaga Cedar Rapids Camp Fire Girls Troy Mills Boy Scouts Glen Custer Des Moines Boy Scout N. Harold West Cedar Rapids Boy Scout West Grace Gordon Custer Harry Hanson Elliot Waples University of Iowa Genevieve Clayton Des Moines Nadia Thorpe Mr. West

Five Year Old Accordionist Wins Dairy Dale First

Five year old Jack Sedlacek won first prize in a Dairy Dale amateur program at the Dairy Dale community hall. Patricia Sedlacek, age 3, was second with a solo. Margaret Reece claimed third as a one man band. The event drew about 250 attendees.

Dairy Dale Dairy Dale Community Hall Reuben Smith Jack Sedlacek Patricia Sedlacek Margaret Reece Read

Prisoner at Vinton Accused of Stripping House of Furniture

SIOUX CITY AP Recovery of a houseful of furniture alleged stolen June 13 from the home of the late Mrs. John Baker at Kiron was announced by County Attorney Maurice Rawlings. He said State Agents W P Haley and George Dickey traced the theft to Arthur Johnson 39 of Sioux City arrested in Chicago after delivering a truckload of cattle believed stolen from a Benton county farm. Johnson and his family are in custody at Vinton as the search of his home continues.

Rawlings Baker Johnson Sioux City Johnsons Vinton Miles W. Newby John Baker Kiron,‘Inc Maurice Rawlings W. P. Haley George Dickey Arthur Johnson Chicago Benton County Vnnon

City Briefs and Personals Highlights Local Events

H Dick of Des Moines visited Friday as Rock Island general superintendent. Mrs Carl Kuhnenn underwent an appendectomy at St Luke’s hospital Friday. Bethel AME church hosts a father and son banquet Friday at 8. Luther group members plan fishing trip to Cass Lake, Minn. Lillian Suchy renamed to Marcia Kopecky for Prague Sokol drill. Shueyville United Brethren worship at 930 Sunday. Cedar Rapids Y M C A tag day set for Friday not Saturday.

Carl Kuhnenn Avenue NW St. Luke’s Hospital Lillian Suchy Marcia Kopecky Prague Czechoslovakia

Traffic offenders in Justice H. R. Churchill court

Henry Streitner of Vinton paid 5 dollars and costs for an improperly marked truck. Harold Bean of Cedar Rapids was fined 2 dollars and costs for operating a truck without a rear light assembly.

Court of Justice H. R. Churchill Henry Streitner Vinton Harold Bean Cedar Rapids

Young Men's Bureau Spring Carnival at Chamber Building

About eighty couples attended the Chamber of Commerce Young Men's Bureau spring carnival at the Chamber building Thursday evening. Dancing and cards provided entertainment and refreshments were served.

Young Men’s Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce Chamber Building

Mrs George Turner Returns After Birth Of Ruth Anne

Mrs George Turner returns to her Grundy Center home from St Luke's hospital where Ruth Anne was born May 9. She will stay with her mother Mrs O E Kemp at 1340 Third Avenue SE during the summer and will be joined by Mr Turner at summer's end.

George Turner Grundy Center Ruth Kemp O. E. Kemp Third Avenue SE St. Luke’s Hospital Ruth Anne Turner

Cedar View tavern reports counterfeit check cashed

A. O. Zahradnik, Cedar View tavern owner, said he cashed a $29.70 check Tuesday for an unidentified customer and later learned the check was spurious. The check was made payable to Warren Brown, signed Central Roofing company, by Harriet Frost, bookkeeper, drawn on Merchants Bank. Central Roofing denied Frost employment.

A. O. Zahradnik Cedar View Twelfth Avenue First Street SE Warren Brown Central Roofing Company Harriet Frost Merchants Bank Frost

State audits cited in Cedar county supervisors ouster trial

Special to The Gazette reports Tipton based ouster trial evidence on state audits from 1936 showing no serious irregularities by State Examiners McCulley and Gloden. The 1937 audit not completed. Defense attorney Halbach disclosed 1935 1936 1937 fees for all board members, noting Maurer drew higher committee fees than peers. County Auditor Oaken continued as witness, face redirect on drawings blueprints and dairy barn budget at the county farm.

Tipton Cedar County E. C. Halbach Clinton B. S. McCulley L. L. Gloden Halbach J. H. Maurer Hermann Oaken J. C. France

Seventeen Coe Eds Earn First Aid Certificates

Seventeen Coe college co-eds have been awarded standard first aid certificates by the American Red Cross, under the supervision of Linn county chapter secretary Metta A. Burd and Coe faculty member Evelyn C. Street. The group was coached by Street and includes Margaret Victorine, Helen Henry, Frankie Roudabush, Mary Ellen Duncan, Joyce Doliman, Bobby DeVore, Irene Carran, Audrey Abell, Wilma Wykle, Dorothy Miller, Jane Pressel, Peggy Lee, Mary Kruse, Dorothy Doman, Betty Buckingham, Phyllis Bixler, and Dorothy Barnes.

Coe College American Red Cross Metta A. Burd Linn County Evelyn C. Street Coe Margaret Victorine Helen Henry Frankie Roudabush Mary Ellen Duncan Joyce Doliman Bobby DeVore Irene Carran Audrey Abell Wilma Wykle Dorothy Miller Jane Pressel Peggy Lee Mary Kruse Dorothy Doman Betty Buckingham Phyllis Bixler Dorothy Barnes

Pledging Held For Coe Senior Honorary Societies

Formal pledging for Crescent senior women's society and Sachem senior men's society occurred on the Coe college chapel steps. Abigail Ann Gilbert presided as pledges were named and inducted amid trumpets. Dr. Ben H. Peterson urged the graduates to seek freedom of thought within democratic values. Dr. Harry M. Gage, Coe president, led the ceremony.

Crescent Sachem Coe College Chapel Abigail Ann Gilbert Fremont Neb Phyllis Bixler Clarence DeElda Elwood Third Avenue Kathryn Engle Fifth Avenue Jane Huston Rockford Road Mary Virginia Pooley Greene Anna Tamarrn Highwood Ill John Nicoll Sibley Ray Hibbing Paullina Albert Kitzhaber C Avenue Alfred Sammet Mervin Woodward Nineteenth Street Ben H. Peterson Coe Dr. Peterson Peterson Harry M. Gage

Formal Invitation Extends All Students to Commencement

A formal invitation invites all students to attend the commencement ceremonies with details on date and venue. It emphasizes participation across colleges and requests timely arrival and adherence to campus guidelines.

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