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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1936
Page
2
A holiday themed crossword puzzle with across and down clues covering birds, presses, legal terms, foods, and directions. It includes fill in for Thanksgiving related terms and a variety of general vocabulary across subjects.
The passage predicts an eventful day and a lively year with profitable dealings involving rings mergers and secret groups. Social and private life will claim much attention while contracts with rings or political bodies may arise. A birthday may bring a successful life with charitable or mystical possibilities.
Many local families traveled to towns like Des Moines Burlington and Marion to share Thanksgiving dinners with relatives. Northwestern University student Betsy Quarton returns with her parents from Evanston Ill to visit Gardner Cowles and others. numerous other households host or join extended kin from Cedar Rapids and Des Moines areas for the holiday.
At Fayette Tuesday night the Fayette county association of Legion posts elected D. R. Lynch and S. M. Foote Jr as vice commander and adjutant respectively. Frank Higgins of Fayette was chosen commander and W. C. Willis of Waucoma was named second vice commander.
A man posing as a grocery bill collector fleeced Irene Northrop of 2.50 at her home on Tuesday around 2 p.m. Police report the fake collector acted under the pretense of collecting a local store debt at 712 Fourth Avenue SE.
Mrs. Northrup says she gave a man about 30, 160 pounds, 5 11, light overcoat and hat, heavy beard, long sideburns, $2.50 to apply on her account. The grocery reported no collector employed and she grew suspicious.
The Free Methodist Church on 6 Avenue at Eighth Street NW hosts an evangelistic campaign led by Rev. C. B. Archer of Wichita Kansas. Messages include Gods Masterpiece The Deity of Christ and How to Find Soul Rest. Evening services start at 7 30 with Pastor Rev John Watters on site.
A break-in at the White Line grocery on 1100 Sixth Street NW was reported to police by owner Leo P. Rider. The store was found locked at 8:35 p.m. and door entry observed at 9:15 p.m. Nothing was missing. detectives Bailey and Wilson noted a small pane of glass near the right door lock was broken.
A list of couples granted marriage licenses includes Jess Harris and Frances Smith of Cedar Rapids, Charles Farmer of Des Moines and Helen Bitner of Delta, Earl Swore with Helen Conklin, Samuel Vargason with Dorothy Naomi Birch of Blairstown, Dean Logan with Enida Eugene Minnis of Traer, William Robert Minor of Palo with Eva Waddle of Cedar Rapids, and Cecil R. Edie with Sarah L. Bowdish of St. Paul Minnesota.
Irene Ryan of Waukon and John Jones of Mc Gregor married Wednesday at St Patrick's church in Mc Gregor. Attendants were Ira Moody and his wife. The bride, daughter of Frank and Mrs Ryan, ran a local beauty parlor. The groom, son of Louis Jones, works at the John Deere factory in Waterloo and will reside there.
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