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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 13, 1938

Page

21

Lambeth Walk Dance Instruction in Park Tiny Routine

Grand march style Lambeth walk described as a national emblem hitchhiker thumbs up. Steps include eight forward, four left, four right, separation, pattycake, and clapping on knees. Instructions credited to Miss Allayne Keneeny and Dick Lavel with Crescent Street and D Avenue addresses.

Allayne Keneeny J. L. Keneeny Crescent Street Dick Lavel D Avenue G. “Hoy

Airplane damaged purposely to force crash investigated

Cheyenne Wyoming AP report says Mountain Airways manager Fred Wahl reported a $10,000 plane had fabric ripped from the underside of the fuselage, about a square foot cut with a knife, with intent to crash the craft in flight. The incident prompted police inquiry into deliberate damage.

Cheyenne Wyo Fred Wahl The Mountain Airways Corporation

Quote on in-flight fabric failure and crash risk

Wahl stated that once the craft began to accelerate the rushing air would rip away the fuselage fabric and make a crash inevitable. The remark underscores the dangers described in the incident report or testimony regarding early flight instability.

Wahl

Former Iowa Woman Dies In Colorado At Age 100

Elizabeth Aurelia Messer died in Greeley Colorado at age 100 burial planned in Hartley Iowa at her former home. The AP report notes she passed away Saturday at the residence of her daughter in law Mae V Messer.

Iowa Colorado Greeley Colo Elizabeth Aurelia Messer Inlaw Mae V. Messer Hartley

Sanger urges halting human erosion with birth control plan

Mrs. Margaret Sanger called for government action to curb human erosion proposing pensions for those with hereditary diseases who consent to sterilization and subsidies for young couples toward self support. She noted a likely federal appropriation of 850 million dollars for public health and urged expanding birth control information to the 20 million dependent on aid.

New York INS Margaret Sanger Sanger Congress

Four In Hospital After New Hampton Crash

In New Hampton four people were hospitalized after a Friday night collision on highway No. 24 between an auto driven by Benjamin Kramer aged 19 of New Hampton and a truck driven by Gaylord Thorne 23 of Marble Rock. Kramer suffered head and internal injuries. Maurice Sheehy 20, New Hampton, had a possible skull fracture. Harriet Teslow 18 Decorah, sustained cuts and bruises. Roy Ahart 21 Marble Rock had a scalp injury.

New Hampton Benjamin Kramer Gay Lord Thorne Marble Rock Kramer Maurice Sheehy Harriet Teslow Decorah Roy Ahart Highway No

Thieves Steal Concrete Garage in Boston Theft

Mrs. Anna Ferrara reported Saturday that thieves stole her concrete garage block by block in Boston. The alert notes rapid dismantling of a detached structure, with no injuries reported. Police investigate possible patterns in neighborhood property thefts.

Boston Anna Ferrara

Charges Paper Fighting TVA Setup Benefited From A Private Utility

Utilities Commissioner Leon Jourolmon accused the Chattanooga Free Press of benefiting more than 75000 dollars from Tennessee Electric Power. He cited alleged undue preferences to the Free Press and Chattanooga Home Stores, and ordered TEPCO to appear and justify disclosures to the district attorney general.

Nashville, Tenn Leon Jourolmon Chattanooga Free Press Tennessee Valley Authority Tennessee Electric Power Company Jourolman Commission Free Press Chattanooga Tennessee Electric Roy McDonald The Home Stores George Fort Milton Chattanooga Electric Power Board TVA Milton Chicago Jourdman Jo Conn Guild, Jr

Bates Named to Top Post in Bank Supervisors Group

In Hot Springs Arkansas on Saturday the national association of supervisors of state banks elected Gurney P Pood of Raleigh North Carolina as president and named D W Bates of Des Moines Iowa as first vice president Bates serves as superintendent of banks in Des Moines and takes a leading role among state bank regulators with the new appointments

Hot Springs Ark National Association of Supervisors of State Banks Gurney P. Pood Raleigh N. C D. W. Bates Des Moines

Yangtze exodus as Japanese push inland from Hukou

Thousands of Chinese civilians flee villages along the upper Yangtze as Japanese forces push deeper into inland territory. Yochow falls, bringing Japanese units within 80 miles of Changsha and threatening Nan chang air base. bombardments kill and wound hundreds in Hunan.

Shanghai Yangtze Far East Yochow Hankow China Chungking Hunan Changsha Sui River Nanchang Kiangsi

German Emissary And Hull Confer Over Treatment Rumors

Hans Dieckoff the German ambassador to the United States met for ten minutes with Secretary of State Hull on Saturday prompting speculation the talks addressed treatment of American Jews in Germany. Officials denied anyJewish issue was raised and declined to comment on the meeting.

Washington Hans Dieckoff United States Hull Germany State Department Dieckoff

Democratic Unison Grows Sharper Over German Jewish Persecution

London reports show parallel foreign policies among the United States Britain and France becoming clearer amid German Nazi actions against Jews. Britain and France protest Tokyo over Chinese trade restrictions while Roosevelt may seek cooperation with Chamberlain to aid Jewish refugees. The Manchester Guardian criticizes Roosevelt's Munich era stance and urges stronger American defense prep arations under Monroe Doctrine concerns. The liberal party in Britain denounces Nazi persecutions of Jews.

London United States Great Britain France Germany China South America Neville Chamberlain Britain Tokio Yangtze River Japan The Daily Sketch Roosevelt Chamberlain Manchester Guardian Western Hemisphere Munich Guardian Fuhrer Adolf Hitler Rarmament Liberal Party Lord Meston Presi Henk Organizaion

City Briefs And Personals From Local News

City briefs note pancake and violet anecdotes, a picnic supper, lodge and church meetings, a funeral trip, a music recital, a Cub Pack postponement, Masons work, a radio program by Irene MacLaughlin, and enlistment of two men for the Fourth Signal Company at Fort Des Moines. Names include W. C. Bucher, Guy E. Hillier, A. B. Hillier, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia at Coe College, Alfred J. Johnson, Irene MacLaughlin, L. E. MacLaughlin, and Si gns Lager and Elmer P. Thompson.

Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Coe College Fourth Signal Company Fort Des Moines Sergt August Miller Federal Building George R. Lager Belle Plaine Ada Shope Tama Elmer P. Thompson Gladys L. Thompson Columbus Junction

Maine Lodge Degree Work Conferred by Odd Fellows

Maine lodge No. 643 of the Odd Fellows will confer the first degree at its Tuesday evening meeting in Maine hall located at 838 First Avenue E. The event marks a formal initiation for new members within the fraternal organization.

Trawel Royal Arch Masons Masonic Hall Maine Lodge The Odd Fellows Maine Hall First Avenue E

Degree Staff Meeting at Cedar Circle No 1367 Companions

A fragment notes a degree staff meeting of Cedar Circle No 1367 Companions of the order. Details are incomplete but indicate a ceremonial gathering of members and officers.

Cedar Circle Companions of the

Queen Mary Hears Of Her Eldest Son Longing To Return

In Paris, Queen Mary heard of Duke Edward and Wallis Warfield Simpson greatly wanting to return to England. The Gloucesters reported to King George and Mary that Edward is still in love with Wallis and insists on her royal highness status, delaying reconciliation. A possible brief visit may occur after Christmas, with lodging at Sandringham or Mountbatten’s estate.

London Mary Duke of Windsor England Wallis Warfield Simpson Duke Duchess of Gloucester Windsors Paris George Gloucesters Edward Gloucester

Forest Will Meet For Practice At Odd Fellows Hall

Forest will hold a practice session at 2 o'clock this afternoon in the Odd Fellows hall located at 10912 Second Avenue SE.

Injured in grid game lands Marion teen at St Luke’s

Bob Carey, 16, of 987 Fourteenth Street, Marion, was brought to St Luke’s hospital Saturday for treatment of a fractured right ankle suffered Friday in a football game. He was released after treatment.

Bob Carey Fourteenth Street Marion St. Luke’s Hospital

Divine Science Meeting at Montrose Hotel

Public Divine Science session Friday featured Mack Repstein on How to Let God Speak With You. Vernon Bys and Donald Paulson provided guitar music. Prizes awarded to Rose Harper, Mrs Jessie Glass, and Andrew Peterson.

Divine Science Organization Montrose Hotel Vernon Bys Donald Paulson Mack Repstein God Rose Harper Jessie Glass Andrew Peterson

Kansas Hitler to Replace Aimee Amid Protests

Dr. Gerald B. Winrod nicknamed the Jayhawk Hitler will preach at Angelus Temple Sunday despite significant protests over his alleged pro Nazi sympathies. Giles Knight, Angelus Temple vice president and business manager, confirmed the engagement and spoke for the temple.

Los Angeles INS Gerald B. Winrod Jayhawk Hitler Angelus Temple Giles Knight Temple Winrod

Windsors May Return To England Say Octavians

London AP The Octavians announce they are pleased and horrified by reports that the Duke and Duchess of Windsor may return to England. Secretary J G W Whish defends the Windsors past services and protests any relegation of the Duchess to background as an insult to Her Royal Highness. The Duchess has been denied the title and ranked as the twenty ninth duchess while the former king is the third duke.

London The Octavans Duke of Windsor England J. G. W. Whish Octavians Edward Duchess of Windsor

Rumors of McPherson Knight Split Stir Temple Circles

Reports copy rumors of a rift between Aimee Semple McPherson and Gerald L. Knight over Dr. Winrod involvement and pro Nazi ties. Knight refused to comment, while McPherson, ill with bronchitis near Silver Lake, prompted no clear information on temple turmoil. Visitors could reach only by phone from behind a gated hillside home.

Aimee Semple McPherson

Glass Eye Fool Doctors In Street Fight Case

In San Francisco Wendell Brabham age 40 mocked doctors who declared him dead after a street fight saying the morgue check used a glass eye. He displayed the eye to a municipal judge who conceded it would fool anyone and that no reflexes were found.

San Francisco Wendell Brabham

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Lambeth Walk Lambeth, Park Charles Alaun Photos By Carl Ducser Crandic Cedar Rapids Iowa City Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Railway Bates Bank Supervisors Group Post C. T. P. A. of A Sohol Hall Saint Patrick’s Auditorium Fairfax Brotherhood of the First Lutheran Church W. C. Bucher J Street Guy E. Hillier Meadowbrook Drive Charles City A. B. Hillier Cub Pack 33 Cleveland P. T. A Alfred J. Johnson Cubmaster Irene MacLaughlin L. E. MacLaughilin 1611 Park Avenue SE University of Iowa WSUI University Duchess of Princester Ant Sandringham Louis Mountbatten Divine Science Meeting Kansas Hitler Aimee Glass Eye Man National Board of Fire Underwriters Hall-Ekfelt Digi
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