Remarkable 91-year-old quilter recalls pioneer Cedar County life
Esther Kauffman of Cedar Rapids reflects on a life from a Tipton area cabin to California gold rush days. She recalls dangers from Indians and wolves, wagon trains, prairie fires, and Abolitionist fears, while noting her long love of quilting, reading, and occasional air travel.
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Esther Kauffman
Fifth Avenue
Tipton
California
Abbie Mason
Cedar County
Edward and
Elmer
Albert
Morrison, IL
Oscar
Rockford, Ill
Young Men's Bureau Jamboree Set At Chamber Building
The Chamber of Commerce and its Young Men's Bureau invite all members to a mobilization jamboree at 8 p.m. Thursday in the Chamber building. Free food program and games planned. The event replaces the bureau's annual blowout with a buffet supper and social activities after the program. Military order style invitations issued by officers led by Commander-in-Chief W. W. Crissman.
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Chamber of Commerce
Young Men’s Bureau
Chamber
Young Men's Bureau
W. W. Crissman
S. A. DeWees
Norman Berg
Walt Maher
Don Neill
M. M. Bicket
Harold Smith
Leo Zbanek
Iowa congressman attends to strict embargo on arms
Rep. Thomas E. Martin of Iowa City pressed for a total arms embargo in the House votes over the Vorys amendment. He explained Britain and France want planes most, and prophecy warned of ammunition needs only after heavy fighting begins. An intruder once briefly disrupted the floor scene, then escaped.
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Thomas E. Martin
Iowa City
House
Martin
France
Great Britain
The
Gazette
Britain
England
Man condemned to death for theft during Berlin blackout
Berlin authorities sentenced 27 year old Franz Biawat for snatching a woman's handbag during an air raid blackout test. The case occurred amid wartime stress and strict enforcement.
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Berlin
Franz Biawat
Czech School Board Seeks Higher Enrollment Efforts
Czech organization co sponsors and school board members will seek parent cooperation to raise enrollment. Two classes run each Saturday with Marie Chmelicek and Jindrich Schor teaching. Sponsors aim for at least 50 pupils. A board meeting with parents occurred Thursday. another is planned in December.
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Czech School Board
Marie Chmelicek
Jindrich Schor
C. S. A. Plans Expanded Activities in Cedar Rapids
The Cedar Rapids C. S. A. central committee and Chicago executive council plan a larger sport social and educational program. Add basketball to baseball and bowling, establish drama and music departments, and offer cubbing and dancing for juveniles. Details to be set at the first combined meeting.
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C. S. A. Central Committee
Cedar Rapids
Executive Council of
Chicago
Lodge Officers Plan Game Supper and Hunt
The Z. C. B. J. lodges prepare for a game supper on December 7 preceded by a game hunt with teams from the lodges. Captains have been chosen and the press notes record updated membership in the Sixteenth Avenue Commercial club. Other groups schedule meetings and banquets in the week.
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Arthur J. Janda
Riverside Fuel Company
J. J. Jeemenek
Sixteenth Avenue Commercial Club
Firemen in Top Hats Fight Havelock Fire
Havelock North in New Zealand witnessed a blaze during a gala day as firemen dressed as the Darktown Fire Brigade battled the flames. The crowd watched as the alarm rang and the real fire was brought under control, leaving the volunteers with blackened faces from the soot.
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Havelock North
New Zealand
War caution from a World War veteran in The Gazette
A reader rebukes Methodist pastor S. V. Williams over antiwar stance and embargos. He, a veteran and father, rejects war and hate, condemns church aid to arms sales, and urges peaceful guidance aligned with the commandments. He vows to defend the U.S. but not at the cost of his son.
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the Gazette
S. V. Williams
Toledo
Iowa
Canada
Atlantic
Gazette
Europe
The Liquor Business and Public Morality
A critical editorial condemns liquor revenue as shameful and warns that current regulations foster a drink habit among youth. It traces decline from the 19th century saloon era to modern parlors and argues for stricter controls to curb moral and social harm.
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the Gazette
Prohibition Debate Prompted by Alcohol Criticism
A reader from South English argues that the current liquor regulations fail to curb drunkenness and crime. The letter warns prisons and asylums will overflow if prohibition rules are not strictly enforced, urging stricter nationwide action.
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S. B. Wenger
Nine Norwegian ships lost at sea in European war
Oslo reports nine Norwegian vessels sunk by submarine torpedoes or mines since the outbreak of the European war. It is unknown how many ships are detained by contraband controls of belligerent powers as of Saturday.
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Congress
Europe
Finland
Oslo
Norway
Zoo in Washington DC Hosts 50 Rare Toads
A Washington DC zoo displays a collection of 50 rare toads. The exhibit highlights unusual amphibians and draws interest from visitors and researchers alike.
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Washington, D. C
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Sokol Society
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