Whiting to Speak at Grove City Rebekah Jubilee
Samuel D. Whiting of Iowa City a past grand master will be principal speaker at Grove City Rebekah lodge No 35 golden anniversary celebration. The event will host district and state grand officers for an all day gathering with a tea, music, talks, and Whiting's address.
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Samuel D. Whiting
Iowa City
Odd Fellows Lodge
Grove City
Rebekah Lodge
Fifty Seventh
D. R. Hindman
Thomas Maddock
Grand Lodge of
Iowa
Coun Bluffs
Vuoa Lathrop
Osceola Lodge No
Grove City Lodge
Order
Bloomfield
Marion
Bertha Barnes
Assembly
Whiting
Rosa Vialls
Mason City
Esther Leming
Des Moines
Caroline Darby
Marie Novak
Cedar Rapids
Elizabeth Matheny
Keokuk
Grand Assembly
Ruth Noff
Nellie Miller
Norman Smith
Dorothy Miller
Noble Grand
Married Saturday at Little Brown Church
Genevieve Carrington of Marion marries George Kenneth Speake of Marion in Nashua at 2 PM with Rev William Kent officiating. Attendants include Mrs J Kessell Workman and Jay Speake. The couple plan to reside in Marion after a short wedding trip.
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Little Brown
Nashua
Genevieve Carrington
Charles Carrington
Twentieth Street
Marion
George Kenneth
Harriett Speake
Walker
William Kent
J Kessell Workman
Burlington
Jay
Local Club Activities Highlight Marion Area
Morris led as president with Nellie Bigger as vice president and Dorotha Lanning as secretary treasurer. Plans include declamatory contest, spelling and ciphering, and a basketball team with members named. Community announcements cover church groups, concerts, meetings, travel notes, and a cemetery service for Oliver Ancel Faulkner.
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Morris
Nellie Bigger
Dorotha Lanning
Helen Youtzy
Catherine Hanson
Miss Lilja
Gertrude Main
Rachel Baker
Fern Hopker
Ellyn McGowan
Miss Miller
Miss Crew
Classic Frock Pattern Shows Casual Smart Style
A 1938 Anne Adams pattern offers a shirtwaist frock with a yoked bodice, front buttons, optional plain neckline, and a central panel for a slim look. Available in sizes 14 through 42, with fabric yardage for size 16. Pattern book and pattern priced together at 25 cents. Orders to The Cedar Rapids Gazette Pattern Department, New York City.
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Anne Adams
Cedar Rapids Gazette Pattern Department
West 17Th Street
New York City
Dern Says Two Huge Waterway Projects Are Not Conflicting
In St Louis AP Secretary of War Dern declares that the Great Lakes to Gulf system and the Great Lakes St Lawrence seaway are not conflicting projects. He urges waterways leaders to unite behind all constructive measures for national welfare and transportation improvements.
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ST Louis
Dern
Waterways
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway
Monte Cristo film praised for dramatic power at State theater
A State theater preview lauds the screen version of The Count of Monte Cristo with Robert Donat delivering a memorable Dantes. The film follows Napoleonic intrigue, wrongful imprisonment, and a dramatic revenge arc, with Elissa Landi as Mercedes and a strong supporting cast.
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Monte Cristo
Edmond Dantes
Alexander Dumas
Count of Monte Cristo
State Theater
Paramount
Dumas
Napoleon
Elba
Dantes
Robert Donat
Henry Vhs Donat
Elissa Landi
Mercedes
Konen family sales in Buch and Reed's addition
Wm Konen transfers an 8 ft lot 2 and a 25 ft lot 3 in Buch and Reed's addition to Jerry and Louise Dytrthus. Valcon preserves $1 coupling with C. R. dated 10 9 34.
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Wm Konen
Jerry
Louise Dytrthus
Reed
Valcon
Harvest Days at Bishop Cafeteria Draw Families In
Shopping features and fall meals at Bishop Cafeteria with temptations like roast turkey squash cranberry salad and upside down cake. Readers are invited to visit during Harvest Days and plan family dinners to sample the seasonal menu. A weather note and fashion care tip follow with coat rejuvenation at New Process and Zoric treatments.
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Bishop
Bishop's
Halloween party ideas and practical gifts from 1920s ads
The page promotes party decor for Halloween and Christmas gifts, featuring centerpieces from Morris San Ord and portrait sessions at Lasswell's. It also advertises Westinghouse compact ice chest refrigerators for small kitchens at about $79 and various portrait packages from $3.50 to $5.00, aiming at practical, stylish options.
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Morris Sanord
Westinghouse Company
Iowa Electric Light and Power CO
Compakt
Light Co
Lasswell
Cedar Rapids Gas Co Offers Free Burner Install
The Cedar Rapids Gas Co promotes natural gas heating with a free burner installation and a three dollar monthly rental for winter. If kept next spring, rental fees offset the burner cost. Benefits include no coal handling and no risk of a fire going out while away. Call the GAS Co for details.
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Cedar Rapids Gas CO
GAS Co
Flat furs and fashion trims described in 19th century note
The article notes flat furs such as nutria used as pockets on wool frocks and as trim for frocks. It mentions Hudson seat making youthful coats cut full with bright leather buttons and belt accents.
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Hudson Seat
IOWA THEATER TO HOST COLOR FILMS AND DANCES
The Iowa Theater offers a double feature starting Wednesday with La Cucaracha noted for color music rhythm and drama and introducing three component technicolor. Beginning Saturday for six days The Gay Divorcee with Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers follows, plus vaudeville acts on Saturday and Sunday.
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Iowa
New York
London
Fred Astaire
Ginger Rogers
Rio
Carioca
Evening gown styles from Grey Taffeta fashion notes
The text describes evening wear including a gown with a circular skirt and corded trim along its length, small back capes on full length fur coats, and a deep burgundy shade described as a new faded color.
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Towa State College
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Helen Gregory Puke
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Armoged
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the Ganette
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Wyoming
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Trojan Lodge
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Minneapolis
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Stanton
Soo Railroad
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Natchez, Wash
Piny Woods Cotton Blossom Singers
Ruby Byers
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Order of the Eastern Star
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West Marion
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Oliver Ancel Faulkner
Yocom Chapel
John M Walters
Jordan's Grove Cemetery
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O. G. Waffle
Congregational Church Bazaar
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Leonard Swisher
Chippewa Falls
Swisher
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Ralph Seager
Lonnie Seager
Athenian Club
Veeyenersg
Jones Dairy Farm
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Hladkys’ Grocery & Market
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