Fire Destroys Unoccupied House in Iowa City
A basement fire at 1407 Thirtieth Street NE threatened an unoccupied house owned by O. J. Lamb of Chicago. Firefighters confined the blaze to the basement and adjacent areas after the 9:50 p.m. call. No furnace fire since, electricity disconnected, and insurance covered the loss. Fire chief Kohout said investigation will determine the cause. Police reported three false alarms nearby around 9:22, 9:53, and 10:18 p.m.
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Thirtieth Street
E. P. Kohout
O. J. Lamb
Chicago
Kohout
F Avenue
First Street
Sixth Avenue
Third Avenue
Tenth Street
Germany plans renewal of conscription amid Versailles clash
IN WASHINGTON Geneva desk reports Germany seeks reimposition of compulsory military service to bypass Versailles limits. Officials note a possible denouncement of article five after the Saar vote, with Goebbels suppressing news of the proposal. The piece also mentions citizenship risks for Nazi opponents in Saar campaigning to stay under league rule. In Iowa WAUKON region, Mrs. F. H. Klees names regional Christmas Seal chairmen.
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Geneva
INS
Reich
Germany
League of Nations
Saar Basin
League
Saar
Joseph Goebbels
Britain
France
Waukon
F. H. Klees
Allamakee
E. Helgeson
Dorchester
J. Co. O'Malley
Church
Emma L. Bock
New Albin
T. M. Rickansrud
Lansing
A. M. Monserud
Harpers Ferry
Lewis Drake
Waterville
Co. L. Grover
Monona
A. L. Powell
Luana
Idan Belle Brooks
Postville
A. G. Bahr
F. G. Stilwell
L. A. Probert
Edith Passmore
City Briefs and Personals Highlights Local Events
Sixty three attended the Paris Academy of Beauty dinner for seniors at the Hotel Roosevelt with diplomas presented by Mrs. Orpha Kruse. An IOOF lodge meeting at 838 First Avenue E will nominate officers with refreshments afterward. An illustrated pantomime of the Rock of Ages is planned for Bethel A. M. E. church on November 16.
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Paris Academy of Beauty
Hotel Roosevelt
Orpha Kruse
Linn
Maine Lodge Hall
First Avenue E
Bethel A. M. E
Kennedy builds dwelling and garage on Upland drive SE
Wilbur D. Kennedy of 402 Twenty-fifth Street SE is issued a permit to construct a new dwelling at 2206 Upland Drive SE with an estimated cost of 4700 dollars. A new garage is also planned at a cost of 260 dollars.
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Wilbur D. Kennedy
Twenty-fifth Street
Upland Drive
Esa
Urbana couples wed in Thursday double ceremony
In a ceremony conducted Thursday afternoon by Justice Henry A. Stearns, Ida Frieda Meyer married Thomas C. Lockhart and Georgie E. Welch married Charles A. Lockhart, all residents of Urbana.
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Henry A. Stearns
Ida Frieda Meyer
Thomas C. Lockhart
Georgie E. Welch
Charles A. Lockhart
Urbana
Men Held After Apparent Theft Attempt at Newman's
Willie Bland and George Cokey two transient Black men were held by police at 10 a.m. Friday for investigation after a store employee reported the pair attempted to steal trousers from Newman's.
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Willie Bland
George Cokey
Newman’s
University of Iowa initiates seven into Tau Beta Pi
Seven University of Iowa students including Carlos Kampmeier Fred Kunkel and Godfrey Horacek were initiated into the Tau Beta Pi engineering honor society during Wednesday night ceremonies. Firefighters were called at 5 40 p m Thursday to 226 Second Street SE where a cigarette stub ignited a paper box in Clark's Clothing basement, confined to the box and contents. At 8 30 p m the department visited George Berry's home at 155 Fourteenth Avenue SW where a chimney fire had ignited the roof.
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Carlos Kampmeier
Cedar Rapids
Fred Kunkel
Davenport
Godfrey Horacek
University of Iowa
Tau Beta Pi
Second Street SE
Clark's
George Berry
Fourteenth Avenue SW
Toomer Poet Noted As Negro Marries New York Broker's Daughter
New York social circles discuss the marriage of Jean Toomer, a novelist and poet listed as Negro in anthologies, to Marjorie Content, daughter of Harry Content, a wealthy New York broker. The ceremony occurred in Taos, New Mexico, last September after Content divorced Leon Fleischman. Toomer denied definite Negro blood, while Content said there should be no racial barriers.
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New York
INS
Marjorie Content
Harry Content
Jean Toomer
Taos
N. M
Miss Content
Leon Fleischman
Foreign Office
Toomer
Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchbeck
Carpet Bag
Louisiana
Czech President Masaryk Recovering Says Daughter
Dr. Rose Wistein of Cedar Rapids received a note from Alice Masaryk daughter of President Masaryk of Czechoslovakia stating her father is much better. The message mailed Oct 29 from Prague recalls the Oct 20 independence day and mentions friends overseas.
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Rose Wistein
Cedar Rapids
Alice Masaryk
Masaryk
Czechslovakia
Prague
Girl 10 in Home for Friendless Writes of Grandmother
A Cedar Rapids Home for the Friendless receives a letter from Vivian a 10 year old resident. She writes of winter hopes her grandmother welfare and asks if Gladys socked the windows this year as in the past. She mentions siblings Marie and Raymond and that their father will take home pictures of their mother.
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Vivian
Cedar Rapids
Raymond
Marie
Gladys
First Street
Mother
Kellogg's At-Bran Promoted as Healthful Cereal Additive
Advertising copy touts Kellogg's At-Bran as a versatile cereal and cooking ingredient that provides bulk similar to leafy greens and iron to aid regularity. It claims two tablespoons daily, or with meals in severe cases, and notes tastier flavoring and finer texture than raw bran.
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Kellogg's Atu-Braan
Kellogg's
Bad Boy Accepts Job In The City
W T Naughton, a Bass Lake Indiana transplant now in Chicago, advertised for a job describing himself as unreliable and lazy. He accepted a chauffeur position Friday from over 100 responses after arriving in Chicago in September.
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Chicago
W. T. Naughton
Naughton
Bass Lake
Ind
Dolly Gann Refuses To Discuss Traffic Incident
Dolly Gann declined to speak with reporters after her chauffeur received a no parking ticket from Traffic Officer Feagan. Her brother, former Vice-president Charles Curtis, commented she would not talk back to a traffic cop.
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Dolly Gann
Washington
Feagan
Ticket Return Deadline Looms For Traffic Bureau
Mrs. Gann says she is sorry as police wait to decide on actions regarding the ticket. Saturday marks the final deadline for submitting the ticket to the traffic bureau.
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Boyd W. Smith
Waukon Kiwanis Club
Harry Pluemer
Fred O'Riley
C. H. Megorden
C. V. Nelson
John K. Griebel
Kenneth Fellows
Warren Hayes
E. W. Hastings
Joe White
R. R. Jeffries
J. S. Cameron
J. H. ‘Hager
W. T. Kaveny
O. J. Moe
Cydia
Kneip and Bowen
Oleo
Sauer
Fender
Abie
1St Christian Church
Cosmetologists Association
Crystal Ballroom
Montrose Hotel
Bethel
Wilbur Kennedy
N.Y
Kalleeg
Batile Creek
Bad Boy
Colt
Gatto’s
Ty Groceryw
West Side
Third Ave
East Side
Fourth Ave
South Side
16Th Ave
Sawyer’s
Sawyer's
Fey
Lee
Hershey
Thompson
del Monte
BAKER
Camp Pk. & Bns
Rural Russes
Vu. S. No
C&h
C&ll
Yee Seul Chase
Sanborn Softee
la France
Borden Cheese
Japan
BEBB
M. J.B. Coffee
Pillsburys Nyc
Wesley Warton Sr
Warpath
Wesley Sr
Mance Warton
Madge Hills Bros
Wesley Jr
Wartons
Hills Bros
Madge
Hilly Bros
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