Trick Canaries Learn English Commands and Perform Stunts
A Washington woman, Mrs. H W Trewery, houses four canaries noted for unusual intelligence. Skippy, seven, "kisses" his mistress and bathes daily. Ernie Boy climbs ladders on command. Teno the blonde roller and Snoopy the singer contribute to a lively, trained flock.
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H. W. Trewery
Eighteenth Street
Skippy
Ernie Boy
Ernest G. Walker
Milwaukee
Teno
Mr. Trenery
Mrs. Trewery
A Thompson
H. W. Tenery
Missing Mt. Vernon Girl Found After Short Search
Florence Downey a 15 year old Mount Vernon student who disappeared Wednesday morning near her home two miles west of Mount Vernon was located Friday at a Mount Vernon residence where she had worked. State police broadcast her description and Deputy Sheriff Larry Condon and Marshal Ed Gill located her with Sheriff James H. Smith confirming the recovery.
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Florence Downey
Mount Vernon
Ed Gill
James H. Smith
Larry Condon
Marshal Gill
Electrocution Ends Worker’s Narrow Life After Ten Seconds
Henry Morris survived ten seconds after an electric shock and told coworkers he was burned before collapsing and dying at the scene.
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Los Angeles
INS
Henry Morris
Grandmothers Rally To Forge Place In Society
Chicago AP report on the National Grandmothers club first annual convention. Mrs. Marie K Brown, granddaughter of rail worker and club head, says grandmothers will shape community actions and be asked to do tasks well. Club began as Illinois Business and Professional Women's unit with 100 members in multiple states. Objectives include National Grandmother's Day on the first Sunday in October and efforts for peace, children's health, and improved media and recreation for kids.
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Chicago
National
Grandmothers’ Club
Marie K. Brown
Grandmothers Club
Illinois Business and Professional Women’s Club
National Grandmothers Club
A F L Plans Fight Over Smith For Labor Board
In Houston delegates of the American Federation of Labor move to contest the confirmation of Donald Wakefield Smith of Pennsylvania to a second term on the national labor relations board. The building trades delegates adopted a resolution opposing his appointment, widening tensions with the Roosevelt administration.
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Houston
Texas
INS
American Federation of Labor
Roosevelt
Donald Wakefield Smith
Pennsylvania
National Labor Relations Board
Building Trades
Metal Trades Division backs building trades on Smith stance
Delegates report the metal trades division endorses the building trades action and plans opposition to Smith when Congress reconvenes in January, with others signaling support to align with the stance.
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Metal Trades Division
Building Trades Action
Metal and Building Trades
Smith
Will Seek Basis For Settling Linn Claim Against Polk County
County and Linn officials met in Des Moines to pursue a settlement basis for Linn's $5 000 claim for 22 years of care for a man held at Independence state hospital. Polk county argues residence notice was given in 1916. County attorneys Thompson and Burkman to draft proposition for boards of supervisors.
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Polk
Linn County
Des Moines
G. K. Thompson
Carl A. Burkman
Linn
Polk County
Independence State Hospital
Boards of Supervisors
Elmer M. Seevell
Thompson
Robert M. Vesely
Ray Coutts
Iowa Tax Service
Wallace Says Peace Blessing To Farmer
Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace said European peace would be a blessing to the American farmer who pays for temporary war prosperity twice over in maladjustments after the war. He spoke Saturday in St. Louis noting the broader impact on farming.
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ST. Louis
Henry A. Wallace
Fraternal Congress of Iowa Plans Cedar Rapids Meeting
The Iowa Fraternal congress holds its annual convention in Cedar Rapids at the Montrose hotel on October 26. About 300 representatives and visitors are expected from 29 affiliate societies. John V. Rompotl will preside. Charles Biggs of Detroit leads as principal speaker with talks, discussions, and an evening banquet open to the public.
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Iowa Fraternal Congress
Cedar Rapids
Montrose Hotel
John V. Rompotl
Charles Biggs
Detroit
National Fraternal Congress
The
Maccabees
Emma Burmeister
Joel Rogers
Western Bohemian Fraternal Association
Charles E. Byrnes
Catholic Order of Foresters
Eastern Iowa York Rite Masons Festival Friday
York Rite Masons from eastern Iowa gather at Cedar Rapids Masonic hall for a festival. Grand Master William Robinson will take part in royal and select masters degrees conferred by Muscatine and Iowa City members. Marshalltown Knights Templar will perform in the Order of Malta at 4 pm with a 6:15 pm dinner speaker Harry A. Palmer.
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Iowa
Trowel Chapter
Royal Arch Masons
Palestine Council of
Royal and
Apollo Commandery
Knights Templar
Cedar Rapids
Masonic Hall
William Robinson
Muscatine
Iowa City
Marshalltown Knights Templar
Order of Malta
Harry A. Palmer
Iowa Masons
Trowel
Robert L. Savage
Waterloo
Royal Arch
Earl B. Delzeli
Oliver D. Stucker
William E. Mickel
Henry Kunz
John Aurachers Of Lisbon To Observe 61st Anniversary
Special to The Gazette Lisbon Mr and Mrs John Auracher of Lisbon will celebrate their sixty first wedding anniversary Tuesday with family. A daughter Mrs Henry Greene of Petersham Mass will be here for the occasion and their other two daughters Mrs J D Bowers of Mount Vernon and Mrs Frank Bates of Cedar Rapids will also attend. The Aurachers married in Pennsylvania and have lived in Lisbon since. Mr Auracher is a banker.
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Lisbon
John Auracher
Henry Greene
Petersham
Mass
J. D. Bowers
Mount Vernon
Frank Bates
Cedar Rapids
Aurachers
Pennsylvania
Auracher
Lincoln Movie at First Congregational Church Hobby Show
Colored films on Abraham Lincoln shown at New Salem Illinois church on Friday October 7 at 8 p.m. H J Lytle Davenport will project and add sidelights. Edward Mitchell Petersburg plays Lincoln with Ann Rutledge in Prologue To Glory noted.
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Abraham Lincoln
New Salem
Ill
First Congregational Church
Edward Mitchell
Petersburg
Lincoln
Church Women Host Doll Show With Indian Trading Post
Adults and children will be contained in a church sponsored show by the women's association. A large collection of dolls, wood carving, books, colonial artcraft, and a parade of hats will be featured. Tea will be served in the afternoon.
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Women's Association of the Church
Arrest in Series of Iowa Cafe and Store Robberies
Sheriff P P Edwards said a man wanted for questioning in multiple Iowa cafe and store robberies has been arrested and is held in Crawford county jail at Denison. He is also sought for the Massena cafe attempted robbery. Detectives from Council Bluffs traced him after he disposed of stolen goods from incidents at Kiron restaurants and hardware store Elkhorn lumber company Imogene restaurant and Kimballton cafe.
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Kiron
Elkhorn Lumber Company
Imogene
Kimballton
Tribute to Oscar Kemp Echoes Through Waubeek
A melancholic note from Jay Sigmund Edller honors Oscar Kemp of 699 Yearteenth Street SE. The piece mourns Kemp’s passing, recalls his link to Waubeek and Wapsie, and imagines his songs living on in the valley and old sites like Lover’s Leap and Mors’s Mole. The town reflects on loss and memory as three lovers seek rustic themes at Waubeek.
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Edller
Oscar Kemp
Yearteenth Street
Waubeeh
Emund
Bellde
Old Waubeek
Originator Of Hip Nailing Method To Address Linn County Medical Meeting
Dr. M. N. Smith-Peterson of Boston, originator of the hip nailing method for fractured hips, will speak to the Linn County Medical Society in Cedar Rapids at the Roosevelt hotel Thursday after a 6 p.m. dinner. The program includes Dr. Arthur Steindler of the University of Iowa, Dr. Donald Convert of the Iowa State Medical Society, and local surgeon Dr. Clyde B. Meffert.
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M. N. Smith-Peterson
Boston
Cedar Rapids
Linn County Medical Society
Roosevelt Hotel
Smith-Peterson
Arthur Steindler
University of Iowa
Donald Convert
Iowa State Medical Society
Dubuque
Clyde B. Meffert
B. L. Knight
Linn County
Seattle Doctor to Speak Here on November 11
Society announces Dr. Roger Anderson of Seattle Washington will address local attendees on November 11. Anderson developed an ambulatory fracture treatment that wires the break and places the leg in a cast allowing mobility in a wheelchair. The method has shown satisfactory results with focal doctors.
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Society
Roger Anderson
Seattle
Wash
Anderson
Germany to Float Large Domestic Loan
Germany announced a domestic loan of 1.5 billion marks to fund government plans. Subscription lists run October 10 through October 24. The loan bears 4 percent interest and matures from 1953 to 1958.
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Germany
Nazi Germany
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Mt. Vernon
Dia
Star Jewelry CO
Smith For
Labor Board
Hilterunner
Wallace
Fraternal Congress OF
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Flectaig Light and Power Company
H. J. Lytle
Jay Sigmund
Village Post
Mitchell
Mors
Smulekoff
Philco
Third Avenue
Third Avenue Bridge
Dickinson Abc
Dickinson Secretarial School
Wal
Smulekeff
West End
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