Iowa Art Exhibit Opens at The Little Gallery
A new Iowa art exhibit opened Monday at The Little Gallery and will run daily in November from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. It features 26 works selected by Jacques Jolas and the gallery director, spanning landscapes abstracts social comment and portraits by artists including Marvin Cone Edwin Bruns Don Glasell Harry Jones Ruth Jeffrey Carl Flick Tom Savage and Sister Mary Norbert Karnek among others.
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Iowa
Little Gallery
Francis Robert White
Jacques Jolas
Mount Vernon
Criss Glasell
Stone City
Marvin Cone
New City
Edwin Bruns
Arnold Pyle
Mr. Pyle
Everett Jeffrey
Don Glasell
Harry Donald Jones
Sinclair Lewis
Ruth Jeffrey
Mary Norbert Karnek
Elisha
Harry Jones
Betty Albert
Howard Johnson
Tom Savage
Carl Flick
Amana
Floeychingey
Vance Richardson
Herbert O. Newmann
Harold Stepanek
Dave Foster
Nellie Gebers
H. Johnson
Racine Vernier
John Bloom
Robert Canine
Margaret Triplett
Jane Scott
Paul Fillmore
Dorothea Tomlinson
Ambulance Delivers Ballot for Injured Voter at Atlanta
An ambulance waited at the curb before the Atlanta courthouse as precinct clerks handed a ballot to M. W. Rucker who lay inside with a head injury and a broken leg. Officials had ruled ballots could not be taken to bedsides but allowed curbside voting for those who could reach the door.
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Atlanta
INS
First Ward
M. W. Rucker
Rucker
Edward Will Pledges Efforts for Peace
London AP Edward VII pledges to further appeasement of Europe as he opens the new Parliament in his reign The king announces a coronation in May and plans to visit India to be crowned emperor An imperial conference is set for next May. rain cancels Buckingham Palace procession.
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London
Edward
Europe
House of Lords
India
Buckingham Palace
Horse Guards
Whitehall
Marquis of Londonderry
Wallis Simpson Misses Parliament Opening Greeting Flowers
London AP reports Mrs Wallis Warfield Simpson did not attend the opening of parliament Tuesday. Shortly before King Edward left Buckingham Palace for his speech to the members a four foot high basket of flowers was delivered to her Cumberland Terrace home.
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London
Wallis Warfield Simpson
Edward
Buckingham Palace
Cumberland Terrace
Election Straw Signals From Key States
Associated Press analysis notes how Roosevelt or Landon leads in New York Pennsylvania Massachusetts Rhode Island and California could tilt the race. If Ohio Indiana Illinois and the eastern states swing Republican a close contest follows. Democratic wins suggest Roosevelt victory.
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New York
Landon
Roosevelt
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
London
Kansas
California
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
East
Halloween Vandals Damage Residence Reported
Police were alerted to Halloween vandalism at F. W. Wohlrabe's residence 805 Nineteenth Street SE. Upon return from out of town he found down spouts torn from both sides of the house, a back yard trellis torn down, several window screens damaged, a large flower box broken and three windows broken.
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F. W. Wohlrabe
Nineteenth Street SE
City of Denver Delayed Two Hours in Cedar Rapids
The streamliner City of Denver arrived two hours late in Cedar Rapids Tuesday due to heating unit trouble. Kilwinning Lodge of Perfection Iowa Consistory No 2 plans a 7 30 p m meeting Wednesday in the Consistory temple classroom to discuss next week’s reunion. Mrs Emery Lane of 928 Seventh Street SW reported losing her purse on Third Avenue last Friday. it contained four cents.
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Denver
Cedar Rapids
Kilwinning Lodge of Perfection of Iowa Consistory
Consistory Temple
Emery Lane
Seventh Street
Killian
Third Avenue
Companions of the Forest to Meet at Odd Fellows Hall
Companions of the Forest Camp No 1367 will hold a short meeting at 7 o clock Wednesday evening in the Odd Fellows hall 107 Second avenue SE. Officers should attend on time as a bazaar will run all evening. Alma Hartz former supervisor for the Public Health Nursing association visited Cedar Rapids Tuesday en route to Des Moines from Clinton township where she supervised a rural health education program and is now with the state department of health.
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Thompson
Eighteenth Street
Second
Third Avenues
Cedar Rapids
Companions of the Forest
Odd Fellows Hall
Second Avenue SE
Alma Hartz
Public Health Nursing Association
Des Moines
Clinton Township
Miss Hartz
State Department of Health
Opening of University theater Nov 9 features Two Hundred Were Chosen
Miss Marian Gallaway director of the Community Players has secured single and season tickets for Cedar Rapids residents to view the University of Iowa theater opening on November 9. Tickets may be bought at the Community Playhouse and the Y M C A building. The play is Two Hundred Were Chosen by E P Conkle.
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Cedar Rapids
University of Iowa
Marian Gallaway
Community Players
Community Playhouse
E. P. Conkle
Hollywood magnate Gene Dallan stages El Illusion Supreme
Gene Dallan a Hollywood magnate and former Cedar Rapids resident left Tuesday for the west coast. He will be featured this season with Fanchon and Marco in a stage creation El Illusion Supreme producing a thirty person company from an empty gilded cage.
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Gene Dallan
Hollywood Magnan
Cedar Rapids
West Coast
Fanchon
Marco
School board awards W C insurance to Mutual Insurance agency
The independent school district awarded workmen's compensation insurance to the Mutual Insurance agency represented by W D Ralston. The total cost is 826.50, allocated to teachers 420, janitors 396, and drivers 10.50.
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Independent School District
Mutual Insurance Agency
W. D. Ralston
Hotle Waived to Grand Jury on Statutory Charge
Paul Hotle twenty of 616 Sixteenth street NE waived to the grand jury after arraignment in Justice A S Reed's court on a statutory charge brought by a local girl’s mother. He was arrested Monday night on a warrant, bond set at 1000 dollars, and held in the county jail as the grand jury convenes Thursday.
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Paul Hotle
Sixteenth Street
School board funds invested in U.S. savings bonds
The independent school district teachers pension fund, under $1,000, will be invested in United States savings bonds after a Monday night school board vote to preserve the money for the pension fund rather than purchasing investment bonds.
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Teachers’ Pension Fund
Independent
United States Savings
Cascade man reports coat stolen from car at Danceland
Frank O Shea reported to police that his light grey polo coat and gloves were stolen from his locked car parked behind Danceland during the night of October 29. He found the door unlocked at about midnight when returning from the dance.
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Frank O’shea
Cascade
Danceland
O’shea
Election Night Service With Gospel Program At Sunshine Mission
The Sunshine Mission schedules an election night service tonight with a 7:30 to 8:30 gospel program led by Rev. Frank Ward on the subject Where Art Thou. At 8:30 a radio provided by the Killian company will broadcast election returns.
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Sunshine Mission
Frank Ward
Killian Company
Car stolen on Third Street reported to police
Louis Williams told police his car was stolen Sunday between 8:45 p.m. and midnight from Third Street between First and A avenues NE. He said a man later went to a local used car dealer Monday trying to sell the vehicle.
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Louis Williams
Mount Vernon Avenue
Thirtieth Street
Third Street
First
Ray Wilson Receives 30 Day County Jail Sentence
Ray Wilson aged 24 of San Francisco was sentenced to 30 days in county jail with 20 days suspended on condition of good behavior. He must comply with release terms and probation requirements as set by the court.
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Ray Wilson
San Francisco
Overcoat Theft Leads to Suspect Arrest in City
In Justice A. S. Reed's court Tuesday a man charged with larceny, Wilson, was arrested at 12 20 a.m. at the Union freight terminal where he tried to sell a new overcoat. He was taken to the station for questioning. A coat and gloves identified at the station belonged to Dave Bushay of the Grand hotel, confirming the theft.
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A. S. Reed
Wilson
Union Freight Terminal
Ninth Avenue
Third Street
McLain
Dave Bushay
Grand Hotel
Truck Driver Charged With Intoxication After Sleepy Sit Behind Wheel
Clyde Koffman, 48, of 1020 A avenue NW, was brought to the police station at 1 20 am and charged with intoxication after a train crew pushed his truck off a switch to let a switch engine pass. He was asleep in the vehicle on Second street NE near the old waterworks. Foreman Frank Lynott summoned police. arraignment set for Wednesday due to no court Tuesday.
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Clyde Koffman
A Avenue NW
Second Street
Koffman
North Western Railroad
Frank Lynott
Roosevelt Votes at Hyde Park in First District Ballot
President Roosevelt and eight family members voted in Hyde Park in the village’s first election district. Photographers filmed the scene as Roosevelt wore Andrew Jackson’s watch chain for luck and chatted with reporters after voting about plans to hunt with his sons.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Franklin, Jr
Andrew Jackson
Franklin
James Roosevelt, Jr
Franklin D. Roosevelt
John Boettiger
Nancy Cooke
Malvina Scheider
Marguerite Lehand
President Jackson
St James Church Plans Armistice Service
St James Methodist church at Ellis boulevard and avenue NW will hold an Armistice observance Sunday. All World War veterans of the west Cedar Rapids area not connected with another church are invited. Special music by the St James choir directed by W J Hemmer. Pastor to speak on Keeping Faith.
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St. James Methodist Church
Ellis Boulevard
Avenue NW
West Side
Cedar Rapids
St. James
W. J. Hemmer
Kansas Votes On Landon Successor
Kansas voters go to the polls to choose a successor to Governor Alf Landon. Republican Will G. West, a McPherson stockman who has served as secretary to Landon and Clyde Reed, faces Democrat Walter A. Huxman, a Hutchinson attorney.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Alf M. Landon
Will G. West
Landon
Clyde M. Reed
West
McPherson
Walter A. Huxman
Hutchinson
Canada and Soviet Russia Lead In Fur Trapping Race
Canada and Soviet Russia emerge as the two top rivals to the United States in the fur trapping trade, shaping a competitive balance in the industry.
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Canada
Soviet Russia
United States
Rival unions split on shipping strike across coasts
Waterfront employers plan skeleton crews to guard ships during the maritime strike in San Francisco while New York sailors' unions threaten arming crews and violence. Ed McGrady urges crews for tied up vessels as Pacific coast leaders push wider port blockades. Observers warn non union crews could spark violence.
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San Francisco
New York
Edward F. McGrady
Atlantic
Gulf
David Grange
International Seamen’s Union
Seamen’s Defense Committee
Grange
Joseph Curran
Pacific Coast
Pacific Northwest
Seattle
Sawmill and Timber Workers Union
Vast 1936 Election Snapshot Signals Close Countdown
National election today stakes President Vice President 35 Senators 432 House members 33 governors and other officials. Polls close times vary. Millsfield New Hampshire closed early while far northwest stays open till 10 pm CST. Final results may lag due to large turnout with New York count possibly near midnight EST. Estimated total vote around 45 million. 266 electoral votes needed for presidency.
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United States
House
Millsfield
N. H
New York
Landon Votes In Independence Kansas Parade At Polling Place
Gov Alf Landon Republican presidential nominee votes in his home precinct at 8 40 am with family. He arrives by special train amid 2000 spectators and a 19 gun salute. A 500 strong crowd fills the polling room as the governor casts his ballot.
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Independence
Kan
Alf M. Landon
Landon
Peggy Anne
John M. Landon
Topeka
Ralph Mitchell
Ray Pitts
Independence Unit
Kansas National Guard
Alf
Mitchell
Chief Pitts
Int Landon
John Landon
Head of Harper and McIntire Co Dead
Clarence S. Harper 60 longtime Ottumwa businessman civic leader died at 10 15 a m Tuesday after a major operation Sunday his death ends a long tenure as president of Harper and McIntire Co Cedar Rapids Ottumwa since 1919 and president of the Iowa Coal Institute since 1929 survived by his widow and three sons
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Ottumwa
Clarence S. Harper
Harper
Harper and McIntire Company
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Coal Institute
Parsons College
Harvard University
Capt
Samuel H. Harper
Garner's Ballot Is Numbered Thirteen
In Avalde Tex AP report Vice president John Nance Garner cast the thirteenth ballot in the general election. He grinned at the number and said nothing. Mrs Garner's ballot was No 14.
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Avalde
Tex
John Nance Garner
Cotton Fabric Used To Pave Bridge Floor In Virginia
The Virginia state highway department will use cotton fabric to pave a bridge floor over the Pamunkey river at West Point in an experimental program with federal participation. The fabric, supplied by the federal government, lies between the pavement base and the final surface.
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Richmond
State Highway Department
West Point
Wartime Bomb Death Claims Sydney Ex Soldier
Twenty years after picking up a Mills bomb in France Edwin Arthur Hollinworth of Sydney was killed by the souvenir he kept. His visitor and Hollinworth's 12 year old daughter were injured when the bomb's safety catch released. Military authorities urged relic owners to make them safe.
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Sydney
France
Edwin Arthur Hollinworth
Hollinworth
Bollinworth
London
Two Newborn Daughters Reported in City Homes
Birth notices from Mercy Hospital and local residences record a daughter born to Mr and Mrs Donald Amgott at 1500 Bever Avenue SE on November 2, and a daughter named Joan Arlene born to Mr and Mrs James Fsher at 312 First Street SW on October 27.
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Donald Amgott
Bever Avenue
Mercy Hospital
James Fsher
First Street
Joan Arlene
Knox Casts Vote and Awaits Election Returns
Frank Knox republican vice presidential nominee voted in his home precinct and relaxed at the Chicago Daily News, where he is publisher, to await results. He had delivered his 250th campaign address on Monday night across three networks, predicting a Republican victory after a coast-to-coast 37 state tour. He denounced the social security act and warned against autocratic bureaucracy while praising Gov. Landon as leading America to self support.
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Chicago
Frank Knox
Chicago Daily News
Knox
Gov
Landon
America
Polling Hours Vary Widely In States
Washington reports polling times differ by state with openings as early as 12:01 a.m. in New Hampshire and closing as late as 10 p.m. Central. Sunrise voting began in Florida North Carolina and Virginia while Georgia New York Rhode Island Washington Oregon and California show varied closing times.
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Washington
America
Little Millsfield
N. H
London
Roosevelt
Florida
North Carolina
Virginia
Montana
Georgia
New York
Rhode Island
Oregon
California
Cedar Rapids Auto Toll For 1936
The notice reports an auto toll in Cedar Rapids for 1936 with figures 409 and 311 listed. The brief item conveys a local charge or fee tied to vehicle movement or road use in the Cedar Rapids area.
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Cedar Rapids
California lettuce workers end two month strike
Salinas and Watsonville union members vote 613 to 342 to return to work. Police and tear gas confronted pickets during several outbreaks as terms mirror earlier proposals, with employers free to keep non union workers and shippers to hire union staff while wages of 75 cents for packers and 55 cents for trimmers are expected to remain in place.
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Fruit and Vegetable Workers’ Union
Watsonville
A. S. Doss
Edward Vandeleur
California State Federation of Labor
Policemen On Mikotas Shift Have Rabbit Supper
Members of Assistant Chief Al Mikota s police shift held a rabbit supper in Ben Hur hall on Monday evening with thirty four rabbits bagged by two teams the previous Wednesday and Thursday. Milke led the winning team by eighteen rabbits while Hrabetin Kudina Cars tens Stearns and Clift backed their mates.
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al Mikota
Ben Hur Hall
Bill Milke
Mikota
Hines
Glen Walters
Milke
Frank Hrabetin
Bill Kudina
Fred Cars
Walsh
Clift
Mix Pinex cough syrup at home for quick relief
A home remedy claims to combine two cups of granulated sugar and one cup water with two and a half ounces of Pinex to produce a full pint of medicine. The concoction is touted as easy to make, long lasting, and effective against severe coughs with quick action and a pleasant taste.
Funeral services for Elmer Doubenmier in Mount Vernon
Elmer Doubenmier 73 died Monday in Mount Vernon born Lancaster Ohio he moved to Cedar county in youth married Lillian Deck at Lisbon in 1888 they lived on a farm near Mount Vernon before moving to town Surviving are two children Mrs H S Cottrill Ames and Earl Marion Funeral is Wednesday at 2 30 at the family home with Rev Lloyd A Gustafson.
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J.G. Craven
First Avenue
Edward Will
Wally
THE
Associated Press
Mays Tea Room
S.U.S
Fanchon Show
Invest Pension Fund
Program At Mission
St. James Church
Harper and M’intire CO
Garner
Lettuce
Salinas
Calif
Perour
O’ Coats
Coats
Riedweil
Blue Valley
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