Iowa Federation of Music Clubs Fall Meeting in Des Moines
Cedar Rapids women plan to attend the Iowa Federation of Music Clubs fall board meeting held Friday and Saturday at Hotel Fort Des Moines Des Moines. Mrs. Jardine of Fargo N D will be the honored guest with a Friday dinner and Saturday events including a luncheon reception at Drake University lounge and a banquet at Younker’s tea room.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa Federation of Music Clubs
Fort Des Moines
Des Moines
Eleanor Houts
Iowa Federation
R. D. Taylor
John Alexander Jardine
Fargo
N. D
National Federation of Music Clubs
Des Moines Golf and Country Club
Jardine
Drake University
Younker’s
Shower Honors Miss Bernadine McGinnis Before Wedding
Mrs B G Broghammer hosted a miscellaneous shower at her home on Lake Boulevard SE with yellow and lavender decor. Five bridge tables awarded prizes to Mrs R F McGinnis, Loretta Power, and Miss McGinnis ahead of her marriage to Hugh McNally.
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B. G. Broghammer
Lake Boulevard SE
Bernadine McGinnis
Hugh McNally
R. F. McGinnis
Loretta Power
Miss McGinnis
Wingert Hosts Bridge Club at Commonwealth Tea Room
Mrs. F. R. Wingert of 1911 Fourth Avenue SE entertained eight members of her bridge club at the Commonwealth tea room on Thursday.
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F. R. Wingert
Fourth Avenue SE
Commonwealth Tea Room
Mrs Porter Hosts Luncheon and Bridge at Commonwealth
Mrs V E Porter entertained at a Thursday luncheon and bridge gathering at the Commonwealth tea room. Eight guests shared the courtesy.
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V. E. Porter
Commonwealth Tea Room
Gethsemane Shrine No 1 Dates Meeting Gathering
Gethsemane Shrine No 1 schedules a Saturday 7 45 p m meeting with refreshments cards and a social hour following the business session.
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Gethsemane Shrine No. 1
Lowden Wins London Backer At Grinnell
In Grinnell Iowa Frank O Lowden of Illinois won at least one vote for Alf M London when he urged Iowa farmers to back the Kansas governor in Waterloo. The vote came from Eleanor Lowden sister of the former Illinois governor who teaches English at Grinnell College. I hadn't made up my mind until I heard my brother speak she said now I will vote for London.
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Grinnell
Frank O. Lowden
Illinois
Alf M. London
Iowa
Kansas
Waterloo
Eleanor Lowden
Grinnell College
Lanon
Iowa Couple Killed In Highway 60 Crash
Mr and Mrs John Daniels of Melcher Iowa were killed and Mrs Bessie Dougal of Melcher serious injured when their car collided with a truck on highway 60 near Hartford Iowa. Dougal is Daniels sister. In Washington over 400 precinct committeemen and committeewomen from the First district attended a large officers rally with state officers candidates for national offices present. The event was called by William Hart of Iowa City.
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Hartford
John Daniels
Melcher
Bessie Dougal
Highway 60
Here
Dougal
Daniels
Washington
William Hart
Iowa City
John Valentine
Centerville
Guy Gillette
United States
M. R. Conway
Atlantic
Flora Etter
Sigourney
Alex Miller
C. W. Storms
Hubert Utterback
Charles House
State
Democratic Finance Committee
Edward C. Eicher
Senator Black and Guy Gillette Speak Here Friday
Senator Hugo L Black of Alabama and Guy M Gillette of Cherokee Iowa democrats will address the public Friday night at 8 in the Memorial coliseum on campaign issues. Black also speaks Friday noon at the High Twelve club in the Roosevelt hotel. He chairs the senate committee on lobbyists and is on a tour with thirty addresses in eleven states.
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Hugo L. Black
Alabama
Guy M. Gillette
Cherokee
United States
Iowa
Memorial Coliseum
Senator Black
High Twelve Club
Roosevelt Hotel
Senate
University of Alabama
81St Field Artillery Regiment
Decorators Canvas Aids Tough Plaster Paint Finish
Using decorators canvas as a base helps seal small wall and ceiling cracks before repainting. The technique provides a stable surface, reducing reveal of imperfections once the new paint is applied.
Cedar Lake Faded Vision Sparks City Debate
E. E. Henderson of Cedar Rapids laments the planned filling of Cedar Lake due to pollution from drainage and railroad tracks. He argues the lake, once a civic pride with waterfowl and views of St Luke's hospital and Quaker Oats mills, was harmed by tracks and questions beautification funds. He urges retaining the lake as a civic asset.
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the Gazette
Cedar Lake
St. Luke’s Hospital
Shaver Park
Coe College
Cedar Rapids
E. E. Henderson
City
Obituary: Allie Mullen 63 Dies After Illness
Miss Allie Mullen aged 63 died Wednesday morning at her home after a two weeks illness. The body was taken to Brant funeral home for funeral arrangements. She is survived by two sisters Elizabeth Gleason and L H Hanson and one brother H C Mullen.
Monona Beauty Contest Crowds Plaza Theatre
Ramona Schultz crowned Miss Monona 1936 by Monona merchants sponsored pageant at the Plaza theater Tuesday evening. Kathleen Collins and Mary Louise Hardt tie for second. Marjorie Haas and Leela Drahn tie for third. Maria Jane Tapper takes fourth. Betty Wirkler and Patricia McCullon tie for fifth. Pauline Hertumpf earns sixth.
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Monona
Plaza Theater
Monona Merchants
Ramona Schultz
Kathleen Collins
Mary Louise Hardt
Marjorie Haas
Leela Drahn
Maria Jane Tapper
Betty Wirkler
Patricia McCullon
Pauline Hertrumpf
City Briefs Dinner First Christian Friday 5 to 7
The Cedar Rapids Airhawks meet Friday at 7 p.m. in the city hall basement. Townsend club No 4 meets Friday at 7 30 p.m. in the superior court room. Knights Templar meet Friday 1 30 p.m. at Masonic hall for John A Randall funeral services. Apollo Commandery No 26 meets Friday 7 p.m. at Masonic hall with Red Cross and Malta degrees to follow.
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Cedar Rapids Airhawks
City Hall
Townsend Club No
Superior Court Room
Knights Templar
Masonic Hall
John A. Randall
Apollo Commandery
Red Cross
Malta
Joint meeting of Townsendites and unions Friday
A joint meeting of Townsendites and National Union for Social Justice members plus the former-labor party is set for Friday at 8 p.m. in the Odd Fellows hall at 109 Second Avenue SE. Principal speakers are Wayne Elliott of Cedar Rapids and Mrs. Minnie Duvall of Des Moines.
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Townsendites
National Union For Social Justice
Labor Party
Odd Fellows Hall
Second Avenue
Wayne Elliott
Cedar Rapids
Minnie Duvall
Des Moines
Reverend J Renwick McCullough Speaker at Center Point Conference
The Reverend J Renwick McCullough of Westminster Presbyterian Church will speak at the Linn county older boys and girls conference in Center Point on Saturday. He fills the vacancy left by Reverend Ralph Collis who recently moved from Marion.
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J. Renwick McCullough
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Linn County
Center Point
Mr. McCullough
Ralph Collis
Marion
Fires Extinguished In Two Automobiles in City
Firemen extinguished two automobile fires on Wednesday. The first, at 8 34 a m, involved a short circuit in a car owned by John McDonald on B avenue and ée Thirteenth street NW. The second fire, a short circuit in a roadster, occurred on Third street between First and A avenues NE. the owner’s name was not learned.
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John McDonald
B Avenue
Thirteenth Street
Third Street
First
A Avenues
Six Iowa Men Enlist In Navy From Cedar Rapids Station
Six men whose applications were made at the Cedar Rapids recruiting station in the federal building were accepted for enlistment in the United States navy Tuesday at Des Moines. They entrained for the naval training station at San Diego. The enlistees are Charles D. Houck Jerry F. Langr Dean F. Orr John P. Smith John L. Bielstein and Abraham J. Kimmel.
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Cedar Rapids
Federal Building
United States Navy
Des Moines
C. C. Hudnall
United States Naval Training Station
San Diego
Calif
Charles D. Houck
Wayne T. Houck
Twelfth Street
Jerry F. Langr
J. F. Langr
Second Street
Dean F. Orr
Evelyn M. Orr
Fifth Avenue
John P. Smith
Harley O. Smith
John L. Bielstein
J. N. Beilstein
Marengo
Abraham J. Kimmel
Morris Kimmel
Iowa City
Man Rescued by North Western Train Crew
A man is rescued after being picked up by a North Western passenger train crew. No injuries are reported and authorities are investigating how he came to be on the tracks.
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North Western
Man Arrested After Nose Injury Near Stanwood
A man bleeding from a nose cut was brought to Cedar Rapids after an incident along Stan wood road. He was jailed after a physician treated him and found a bottle of bay rum and alcohol on his person. He claimed the name Jim Hayes with addresses in Lisbon and Mount Vernon, Iowa, and Mount Vernon, Illinois. Arraigned for intoxication, he received a $25 fine or seven days in jail, suspended if he leaves the city.
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Stanwood
Cedar Rapids
Jim Hayes
Lisbon
Mount Vernon
Ill
A. S. Reed
Molester Reported Near First Avenue Neighborhood
A man described as about 50 years old, five feet eight, 200 pounds, wearing a gray suit and grey hat with a small satchel, was reported to police Wednesday evening after assaulting children on First Avenue between Thirty-second and Thirty-third streets NE.
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First Avenue
Thirty-second
Thirty-third Streets
Cedar Rapids Rock Island Wins August Safety Award
The Cedar Rapids-Dakota division of the Rock Island railroad won the August safety banner for the best safety record. The division led all Rock Island divisions in the fewest accidents with only six minor injuries and no lost time.
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Cedar Rapids
Rock Island
Cedar Rapids-Dakota
Rock Island Railroad
Oelwein Legion Elects Officers
Oelwein Ross Reid post American Legion elected officers for the coming year. Elected were Carl Gregory commander Walter Merritt vice commander Paul Maire Jr vice commander William Irwin adjutant O H Henry finance officer Wilbur Morrison sergeant at arms P P Nee chaplain Col E E Stoup trustee three years Dr Nothnagel Dr F P Leehey and L J Muller executive committee at large.
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Oelwein
Ross Reid Post
American Legion
Carl Gregory
Walter Merritt
Paul Maire, Jr
William Irwin
O. H. Henry
Wilbur Morrison
PP. J. Nee
Col
E. E. Stoup
Dr. Nothnagel
F. P. Leehey
L. J. Muller
Wedding reception honors Mr and Mrs William Buresh
More than 500 guests attended a wedding dance and shower Tuesday at Dupanda hall in Vining to honor the newly married couple Mr. and Mrs. William Buresh. Gifts were plentiful and refreshments followed at midnight as the couple prepared to make their home in Vining.
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Vining
Dupanda
William Buresh
Buresh
Well kept cellars receive frequent whitewash coats
The text notes that cellars are regularly whitewashed and that walls must be thoroughly cleaned before applying a new coat.
Johnson Brigham Dead at 90 in Iowa Press History
Johnson Brigham died at age 90, a veteran Iowa editor and scholar who served in the Union Army at 16, worked for the federal sanitary commission, and later held the vice presidency of Des Moines insurer Farm Property Mutual. Cedar Rapids editor W. R. Boyd called him a grand old man.
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Washington
Federal Sanitary Commission
Alexandria
Brigham
Farm Property Mutual Insurance Company
Des Moines
Louis Bromfield
Edith Wharton
W. R. Boyd
Cedar Rapids
Mr. Brigham
Republican
Iowa
Boyd
Johnson Brigham
the Republican
Marriage of Catherine Maloney and Ray Kohler
Miss Catherine Maloney and Ray Kohler wed Thursday morning at St Patrick’s church with Rev E J McDonald officiating. The ceremony marked the couple’s union in a local Catholic setting.
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Waukon
Catherine Maloney
Ray Kohler
St. Patrick’s Church
E. J. McDonald
Local Nuptials Tie Kohler Farm to Maloney Family
Attendants Miss Irene Ryan and Emmet Maloney attended the wedding. The bride, daughter of Mrs. John Maloney of Waukon, marries a son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Kohler of near Monona. After two weeks at Lake Okoboji, they will settle on the Kohler farm. Mayhew Eaton serves as vice-president with Gordon Rumph as secretary-treasurer. Sophomore class leaders include Calvin DeBuhr as president and Kathleen Griebel as vice-president, Geraldine Kelly as secretary-treasurer. Freshman class leaders are Roger Martin as president and Lorraine Beardmore as secretary treasurer.
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Irene Ryan
Emmet Maloney
John Maloney
Waukon
Ed Kohler
Monona
Lake Okoboji
Kohler
Mayhew Eaton
Gordon Rumph
Calvin DeBuhr
Kathleen Griebel
Geraldine Kelly
Roger Martin
Lorraine Beardmore
Waukon High School College Officers Elected
Class officers of Waukon high school and junior college were elected Wednesday with junior college leaders Marjorie Meiners president Lawrence Anderson vice president James Cassidy secretary treasurer. Senior class leaders Donald Hutchinson president James Martin vice president Francis Ludehofer secretary treasurer. Junior class leader William Dougherty president.
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Waukon
Waukon High School
Junior College
Marjorie Meiners
Lawrence Anderson
James Cassidy
Donald Hutchinson
James Martin
Francis Ludehofer
William Dougherty
Oh Kay Rehearsals Start For High School Play
Keystone reports rehearsals for the three act comedy Oh Kay by the junior class to be staged Oct. 23 under Margaret Robertson. Cast includes Marlas Bockholt Nadine Schroeder Willis Wilde Robert Schneider Audrey Wiese Imogene Smittkamp Duane Popp Richard Harder Delbert Albers Wilma Boehmke and Vernon Pohlman.
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Keystone
Kay
Margaret Robertson
Marlas Bockholt
Nadine Schroeder
Willis Wilde
Robert Schneider
Audrey Wiese
Imogene Smittkamp
Duane Popp
Richard Harder
Delbert Albers
Wilma Boehmke
Vernon Pohlman
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Towa Music Clubs Board
Mrs. Broghammer
Entertains Bridge Club
Gethsemane Shrine
Lowden
London
Russell
Russell’s
People’s Forum
Lake
First Christian
Navy
Wives and Mothers of
America
Journal
Ar Flakes Tech
National Oats Company
16Th St. NE
Oelwein Legion
Granby
Morris Greenberg
M T Me
Tailor
Brown
Store For Women
Depost We
Armstrong
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