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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 25, 1933

Page

6

Coe YW Cabinet Hosts Tea For Miss Frick Honor

Members of the Coe YW cabinet entertained Wednesday afternoon from 3 to 6 at Miss Margaret Sundberg home 545 Vernon Drive SE in compliment to Miss May Frick who recently traveled around the world. Frick spoke on her experiences and Dean Mary Bell presided at the tea. Nedra Arendts serves as social chairman with a long list of advisory board members named.

Coe Y W. CA Margaret Sundberg Vernon Drive May Frick Coe Y. W Miss Frick Mary Bell Nedra Arendts P. W Jacobson Robert C. Armstrong S. G. Armstrong Edward Ho «Bingham Max Daelhiler Harry M. Gage A. L. Haldeman C. T. Hickok George Yuill Edward I’. Winstow Beland Ethel Ryan

Leona Chadima Weds Leo J Trachta in St Ludmilla Nuptials

Miss Leona R Chadima daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles M Chadima wed Leo J Trachta son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Trachta at St Ludmilla Church in a high mass ceremony. Rev R Hruby officiated with Sister Mary Anna on organ. The reception followed at the South Side Commercial Club with about 150 guests and a wedding dance. The couple plans a farm home near Cedar Rapids after a June 1 return from a wedding trip.

Leona R Chadima Charles M . Chadima Leo J Trachta Joseph Trachta St. Ludmilla’s Church R. Hruby Mary Anna Charlotte Trachta O. B. Peal Leonard Chadima Or. Peal Littl Betty Ann Klimes Elvin Shultz Leslie Kral Johanna Hill South Side Commercial Club Russes Marnie Bina Alice Bittnerossan Charipar Rachel Clark Iola Mentzer Lillie Samuelson Joseph R Kuth Decotah Marie Bina Calmar Mies LaVona Bohl Virgil Ixolil Town City Alice Bittner Vernon Bittner Solon Anton HL Tomash Anton, Jr Prank Tomah Leonid Fia Kiank Jr Benul Kineca Daunater Wale Oxford Mio Groree Jschulz Georg Yy Walford Bennie Novak Utehell Trachta Ceaur Rapids

Mrs Denneheer Hosts Visitor from Chicago in Oakdale

Miss Gertrude Denneheer of 1245 Fire Avenue entertains Mrs Bella Knox Evans of Chicago. The visitors, linked to the First Presbyterian pastor, drive to Oakdale to visit Miss Mary Clark for the day.

Gertrude Denhneer Fire Avenue Bella Knox Evans Chicago Evans First Presbyterian Church Denne Oakdale Mary Clark

Community Party Honors Frank Voparil Family

A Monday evening gathering at Mrs Jue Novak's home celebrated Mr and Mrs Frank Voparil with Czechoslovakian themes. Guests included Mr and Mrs John Machacek, Mr and Mrs James Kolosh, Mr and Mrs John Pastor and their son, Mr and Mrs Joe Novak and family, and many others from Cesar Rayna and Iowa City.

Frank Voparil Jue Novak Willewe Czechoslovakia John Machacek James Kolosh Mio John Pastor Joe Now Robert Pichi Tom Kadlec Iowa City

Moran announces Vera Moran to George Toft in Waterloo

Mr and Mrs Elmer Moran announce the marriage of their daughter Vera to George N Toft of this city. The ceremony occurred Saturday at Grace Methodist Church in Waterloo with Rev Harvey Travis officiating. The couple will reside at 313 Fifteenth Street NE.

Elmer Moran Thirty-second Street Vera George N Toft Waterloo Harvey ¢ Travis Grace Methodist Church Arthur Froft Fifteenth Street

Miss Georgia Linter to Present Senior Speech Recital at Coe

Miss Georgia Linter of Coe College will deliver a senior speech recital Thursday at 8 in the Coe Little Theater. She will review The Bill of Divorcement by Clemence Dane and has acted in Pigs and The First Mrs Fraser while guiding the senior class play. She belongs to Chi Omega sorority Zeta Phi Eta dramatic sorority and College Players.

Georgia Linter Coe College School of Speech Coe Little Theater Clemence Dane Linter Chi Omega Sorority Zeta Phi Eta Dramatic Sorority College Players Mrs. Fraser Crenevieve Tow Stephens College Columbia Sigma Jota Chi Sorority Chicago Tow Edgar Finkins Fairfax

Ralph Hitchcock to Marjorie Snodgrass Engagement

The engagement of Miss Marjorie Snodgrass of Bellevue to Ralph Cyrus Hitchcock of Canton Ohio was announced in Pittsburgh by Mrs William Hamilton Snodgrass. Miss Snodgrass is a Carnegie Tech graduate and Bellevue high school teacher. Hitchcock, a 1925 Washington High School graduate and Carnegie Tech alumnus, works with Canton Engraving Company.

Marjory Snodgrass Ralph Cyrus Hiitchcock Canton Ohio Edwin T Hitchcock Fourth Avenue SE Pittsburgh Wiliam Hamilton Snodgrass Bellevue Snodgrass Margaret Morrison School Carnegie Institute of Technology Hitchcock Washington High School Carnegie Institute of Technolgy Beta Theta Pi Canton Engraving Company

Make This Model At Home Pattern Promotion

Anne Adams offers spring fashion patterns with simple cuts for warm weather outfits. The ad lists pattern 2649 sizes 6 to 14, monogram transfer option, and a Spring Fashion Book with 32 pages of Paris-inspired models for all ages. Prices: pattern 15c, catalog 15c, or catalog plus pattern 25c, mail to Gazette Pattern Department New York City.

Anne Adams Little Sister Address Gazette Pattern Department Seventeenth Street New York City

450 Attend 13th District Meeting of Eastern Star

About 450 persons attended the Thirteenth district meeting of the O E S in the Masonic temple with Cedar chapter No 184 as hostess. Visitors registered and a school of instruction opened at 10 am followed by luncheon for grand officers and representatives. The ritual work and district ceremonies featured Cedar Rapids and Marion officers with visits from grand matron Mrs Anna Blaylock of Oxford Junction.

O. BE. S Masonic Temple Cedar Jennie Mickel Malta Cedar Rapids Earle £. Edwards Marion H D Mueller Mount Vernon Henry C Carbee Springville L. Winman Shellsburg Nora McKinnon Bernice Diserens Joan Bode Vera Cullman Ruth Watson Robert McClaughry Donald Lackey Mayme Kroulik Russell Davis Fairfax Mattie B. Hunt Anna Sterner Retta Dorothy Anderson West Branch Julia Trosky Norway Mary Kendall Irene Roberts Williamsburg Blanche Drake Blairstown Earle Edwards Mrs. Watson Anna Blaylock Oxford Junction Edith Godden Stella Sandrock Thirteenth Anna Shramek Ora White Laura Rodgers Marguerite Naibert Bess Huber Nora MckKinnon Edith Crodden Grace Palmer Beatrice Kitterman Agnes Horak Amanda Easton Ada Torrence Margaret MacDonald Mabel Pollock Elizabeth Watson Cedar Chapter Mary Kendall Worthy Qiatron Manon Elnora Bierkamp Lila Palmer Mintgnuente Natbert Gay Bernice Courtnight Thiti- Hlody Tnustt Misa Kathleen Porter Shazel Chapsman J Weeber O. E van Doren Blwlovk Sandrock Gladys McKinley Nora Batley

Helen Thompson to Wed Theodore Anderson June 14

Engagement announced by Mr and Mrs Norman J Thompson of 1430 Fourth Avenue SE. Miss Helen A Thompson to wed Theodore Q Anderson of Cedar Rapids son of Mr and Mrs S A Anderson of Marshalltown. The wedding set for June 11 at St Johns Episcopal Church.

Norman J Thompson Fourth Avenue Helen A Theodore Q Anderson Cedar Rapids S A Anderson Marshall Mann St Johns Episcopal Church Miss Thompson Washington Ingh Roosevelt Anderson Stout Institute Menomonie Wis Roosevelt Junior Ingh

Railroads plan new wage cut under contract terms

Chicago AP report says unions may face another wage reduction on June 1 under current contracts. Up to twenty unions could be affected as railroads seek payroll reductions amid precarious finances. Railway labor officials expressed firm rejection of further cuts, while a western road executive urged action to restore deficits from recent years.

Chicago Conference Committee of A F Whitney Railway Labor Executives Association Cleveland

Winds And Storms Ravage Northwest Causing Deaths And Damage

Destructive winds killed five people and injured many as they tore through the northwest. A soaking rain near Crookston lifted farmer hopes for crops while winds smashed plate glass, ripped auto tops, and flooded basements along a sixty mile front from Brainerd to Walker with two inches of hail in places.

ST Paul IUP Crookston Brainerd Walker

New Speed Train To Be Designed On Revolutionary Lines

A radical experiment in American railroading will start within six months when Union Pacific receives the first streamlined motor driver train in the United States. The caterpillar like three jointed train reaches 110 mph, with sustained straightaway speed at 90 mph. Features include recessed headlights and bells, sealed windows, air conditioned ventilation, and a three car weight of about milts tons.

New York Union Pacific United States Appeasimite

Gambino Murder Tied to West Side Liquor War

Chicago police report Eddie Gambino was shot four times early Wednesday while seeking control of the west side liquor trade. Investigators link the 23 year old to a bid to imitate the Cenna gang now eclipsed by Al Capone as rivals claim two assailants killed him to preserve dwindling liquor business.

Chicago Eddie Gambino West Side West Grand Avenue Gambino Ino Cenna al Capone

Wemyss Armistice Signer Dies at 69 in France Villa

Admiral of the Fleet Rosslyn Fiskine Wester Wemyss first Baron of Wemyss who signed the armistice for England died at his villa in France on Wednesday. He was 69.

Couple Dead In Mystery Slaying

MAUSTON Wis tAP A man and woman are dead after an unsolved shooting Tuesday night at Elroy William Tyler a road contractor died Wednesday morning at a hospital Irene Lawrence a 34 year old widow was shot in the head and killed Police initially said Tyler killed Lawrence then shot himself but a head wound near Tyler s top suggests the shooter may have been the other way around or a third party could be involved

Mauston Wis Elroy William Tyler Irene Lawrence Pyiler Mrs Lawrence

Japanese General in Jehol Reported Slain in Plane

A Japanese column chief Col Takayoshi Matsumuro was found dead in an airplane wreck near Weichang Jehol after a suspected Chinese bandit shoot down. The pilot’s body was recovered. In Peiping Chinese troops challenged Japanese authority as 600 reinforcements arrived at the legation guard. Nine Japanese bombers dropped leaflets over the city as shelling of surrounding areas resumed.

TOKIO Rengo Chinchow Manchuria Takayoshi Matsumuro Jehol Weichang Matsumura Peiping INS Legation Guard Tientsin Nanking Ho Ying-Ching Peiong Tungchow Shunyi

North Wisconsin to lose milk market in Chicago

Ten northern Wisconsin dairy counties will be dropped from the Chicago milk inspection area effective June 30. The plan limits the inspection area to 200 miles, voiding permits for about 1,900 farmers. Dairies nearer Chicago likely will receive new permits to meet the Century of Progress demand.

Chicago Wisconsin Board of Health Herman Bundesen Bundesen

Swope Testifies Mitchell S Stock Loss Claim

Government witness Ger ard Swope testifies that Charles E Mitchell sold stock to Mrs Mitchell to record a loss for 1929 and later sought to shield National City Co from further loss by a stock claim. Swope, a director at National City Bank and Company, described a March directors meeting where Mitchell argued the firm should hold him harmless.

NEW York Gerard Swope Charles E. Mitchell Mitchell National City Company National City Bank and Swope National City Bank

Attempt to Kidnap Girl After Threats

In Joliet a man tried to abduct four year old Shirley Mae Calkins after death threats were left in blood smeared notes. The child awoke to a dark man entering the room and attempted abduction, the mother screamed, and the suspect fled. Police said telephone wires at the Calkins home were cut for the second time that week. A pane of glass was removed and a side door entered the residence.

Calkins

China Plans Immediate Probe to End Opium Production

In Geneva Victor Hoo, Chinese delegate, announced China will probe opium factories and curb poppy cultivation. He said Beijing intends to wipe out opium derivatives and then craft a comprehensive plan to suppress drug manufacture.

Geneva Opium Commission League of Nations Victor Hoo China Hoo Thit

Coe Student Named to West Point

William Snouffer, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. William D. Snouffer of Cedar Rapids, earned an official appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point. He will report July 1 after visiting in Washington D C and Brooklyn and completing exams at Fort Sheridan. He is a Cow College sophomore active in student affairs with ROTC work and Eagle Scout status.

William Snouffer William D. Snouffer Washington Avenue United States Military Academy West Point Cyrenus Cole Old Fifth District Snouffer Fort Sheridan Ill Cow College Coe R.O T.C Cedar Rapids Washington, D. C Francis E. Nelson Brooklyn

Wife Accuses Jelke of Beating Her in Divorce Case

Eugenia Woodward Jelke, former Alabama belle, testifies she endured many beatings from Jelke, a Newport New York Chicago millionaire, as both seek divorce. She claims he could hire dirt or witnesses and threaten infidelity accusations. Trial nears end with rebuttal to follow.

Newport R. I Eugenia Woodward Jelke Alabama Jelke New York Chicago Birmingham Ala

Camps For Jobless Women Suggested By Mrs Roosevelt

Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt proposes creating women work camps in government reforestation programs. She envisions women in nurseries raising seedlings for future forest planting and has urged Secretary Perkins to study feasible female employment in the project.

Mrs. Roosevelt Washington Franklin D. Roosevelt Roosevelt Perkins

Max Baer Given 30 Days To Answer Divorce Suit

In Sacramento California Dorothy Dunbar Wells Baer seeks a divorce from heavyweight boxing figure Max Baer. Attorneys said a hearing date will be set once Baer files his answer within thirty days. Mrs Baer accuses cruelty and there is mention of an engagement to a Knight actress. Under California law neither Baer nor his wife may remarry for one year after the interlocutory decree.

Sacramento Calif INS Dorothy Dunbar Wells Baer Max Baer Baer California

Roosevelt to Sign Blue Sky Bill Today

President Roosevelt was set to sign the federal blue sky bill guaranteeing investors full information about the securities they buy. The measure aims to curb fraud and ensure transparency in offerings across the market.

Roosevelt Washington

Morgan and Company Stock Ties Stir Senate Hearings

The Morgan firm and its Philadelphia branch held deposits across fourteen banks and acted through thirty-two brokers while routing favored stock at $20 a share to friends. Witnesses described loans to National City Bank and a $12 million credit to Charles E. Mitchell as efforts to stabilize a demoralized market, with Whitney denying profit motives and stressing reserve protections.

New York Drexel and Company Morgan van Sweringen Morgan and Company Whitney James F. Byrnes Dem S. C Roosevelt Woodin Secretary of Treasury William Ewing J. P. Morgan Pecora Charles E. Mitchell National City Bank House of Morgan Corn Exchange Bank Mitchell

Morgan House Control Tie Sparks Banking Debate

In a tense exchange Whitney challenges a remark about House of Morgan potentially controlling National City Bank. He protests that they did not seek to seize influence and says they were trying to aid a difficult situation.

House of Morgan National City Bank Whitney

Prowler Hit When Officer Throws Pistol

Fort Worth police officer C E Eagle fired five times at a prowler but missed. In frustration he hurled his pistol which struck the prowler on the head and knocked him unconscious.

Fort Worth Tex C. E. Eagle Eagle

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