Starring Earnest Delights at Coe College Stage
Coe college staged Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest in the Little Theater with innovative cellophane and oil cloth stage settings. Homer McDowell and Dorothy Brittell led a witty cast including David Baker Elizabeth Jacus Arminta Davidson and others as Kent Andrews and Viola Bohlen earned praise for direction and clever scenery.
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Adeline Taylor
Coe College
Oscar Wilde
Betty Kitterman
College Little Theater
Dorothy Brittell
Cecily
David Baker
Gwendolyn
Elizabeth Jacus
Kent Andrews
Viola Bohlen
Plans Memorial Service Aboard Orphir For Lusitania Victims
Salvage ship Orphir rises with barometer up and calmer seas to carry those attending a memorial service for the Lusitania dead. A laurel wreath sixteen feet across. a laurel cross with autumn flowers bears Lusitania 1915. Diverse faiths represented. officials and seamen to pay tribute.
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Orphir
Lusitania
Orphin
McLean
Orphins
Jim Jarratt
Lost dog Patsy returns to bedfast boy on trip to Lincoln
Bob Gaffney seven year old bedfast in Cedar Rapids is reunited with his dog Patsy who had vanished Thursday. Harold Soper delivered the dog after reading about the disappearance in the Gazette. Movers freed Patsy for a ride to Lincoln where Bob and his mother would later arrive.
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Bob Gaffney
Don Gaffney
Cedar Rapids
Lincoln
Neb
Patsy
Bob
Harold Soper
Second Avenue SE
Soper
Harold Gipe
Gipe
Car overturns after driver swerves to avoid unlit wagon
K. J. Breckert, 44, of 1428 Fifth Avenue SE, was bumped on the head when his car overturned at 6 30 p m Thursday on highway 149 near the west city limits. He said he swerved to avoid an unlighted wagon driven by John Hartson of the Edwin Williams farm west of the city. No other injuries reported.
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K. J. Breckert
Fifth Avenue SE
Highway 149
Breckert
John Hartson
Edwin Williams
Federal Bureau Lists 20 Words As Tabloid Test
Washington reports the education office offered a twenty word list for a tabloid vocabulary test to gauge knowledge of the dictionary’s 400000 words. Experts note the test is too easy and may overstate vocabulary size, with several words found difficult even by the author.
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Federal Bureau
Washington
Office of Education
Harold L. Ickes
David Segel
John Patton Named Interviewer in State Employment Service
John H. Patton formerly receptionist in the labor lobby of the Iowa State Employment Service at 417 First Avenue E has been promoted to interviewer in the commercial and professional division. Benj H. Robinson announced the move on Friday. Patton replaces Floyd C. Parke, now Davenport office manager. Moore of Iowa City, a World War veteran, will assume the receptionist post in the labor lobby after Patton’s promotion.
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John H. Patton
Iowa State Employment Service
First Avenue E
Benj. H. Robinson
Patton
Floyd C. Parke
Davenport
George W. Moore
Iowa
Revival Continues At Calvary Baptist Church
Calvary Baptist Church hosts a midweek revival with 260 attendees, running through November 17. William Dykhuizen led congregational singing, Mary Tremain on piano, and Rev. A M Smith sang spirituals. Richard V. Clearwaters preached on Wilt Thou Be Made Whole. Friday features Rev. E F Russell of Nazarene Church speaking on Spiritual Death by Own Action. Congregation sings led by Rev. James Waery. Bethany Congregational Church will provide a girls trio. Services start 7 30 each evening with no midweek offering.
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Calvary Baptist Church
William Dykhuizen
Mary Tremain
A. M. Smith
Richard V. Clearwaters
E. F. Russell
The
Nazarene Church
James Waery
Bethany Congregational Church
Truck And Street Car Crash No One Injured
J. H. Buchanan of Quasqueton escaped injury at 5 30 p m Thursday when he tried to pass a street car on Center Point road NE near B avenue and failed to clear the car. Both vehicles were damaged and a passenger, Mrs Joe Kluda of 1016 Center Point road NE, was struck by flying glass but unharmed overall. J S Bolenbaugh was motorman.
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J. H. Buchanan
Quasqueton
Center Point Road NE
B Avenue
Joe Kluda
J. S. Bolenbaugh
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Mark
Coe
Tomer McDowell
Homer McDowell
McLellan
Searles Dairy
Buehler Bros
B Avenue NW
Hamburger
Velvet
Boynton
United Feature Syndicate Inc
Gilbert McAllister
Gazette
Blatz
Milwaukee
Lagomarcino-Grupe
First Street
John Patton
State Employment Service
SOLON
Stinocher Post
No. 460
American Legion
Johnson County
Laura Unash
Iowa City
Burlington
Mable Holte
Mildred Amdenstock
Shirley Stable
Eileen Bartlett
TRAER
Ella Clark
D. R. Cottrell
Tama County
Mee Cummings
Buckingham
Clark B. Davis
Clutter
Harry Heitland
Dinsdale
Edward E. Lala
Chelsea
J. G. Rogers
Elberon
Milo Barnes
Amanda Buschbohm
Dysart
Harry Shipton
Garwin
Harold
Santa
Cedar Rapids Gas Co
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