Local Option Urged by United Brethren In Iowa
The Iowa United Brethren Church conference urged local option for liquor with a state liquor store opposed. The Ninety third annual session at St Anrews Church Des Moines adopted resolutions calling lawmakers to grant local option while condemning state liquor stores.
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Iowa
The
United Brethren Church In Christ
St. Anrdew’s Church
Des Moines
W. C. Henline
Waterloo
United Brethren Church
Sinclair Memorial Chapel
James F. Cowden
A. B. Statton
D.D
Kansas City
F. C. Scott
Moravia
Chambersburg
Pennsylvania
J. R. Overmiller
D. D
York College
York, Neb
Overmiller
God
Eldorado Church Marks 75th Anniversary Celebration
Eldorado church at West Union celebrates its 75th founding with a three day observance. The event also marks 50 years of the ladies aid society and 25 years since the present church building dedication. Notable participants include Pastors William H. Neumann and G. J. Neumann, both sons of longtime members.
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West Union
St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church
Eldorado
Ladies’ Aid Society
William H. Neumann
Glenville
Minn
G. J. Neumann
Wartburg College
Waverly
August Neumann
G. Schedtler
Sumner
H. W. Siefkes
Monona
F. Voelker
Oelwein
August Baetke
Milwaukee
Schedtler
Siefkes
Voelker
Aid Society
Baetke
Luther League
G. C. Blessin
New York
G. Blessin
William A. Foege
Forgotten Man in Relief Debate Faces Real Hardship
The Gazette critic argues the burden falls on homeowners and workers denied relief and counting taxes as calamities. He says many live on the edge of hunger while others receive aid, urging jurors and voters to act by November 3.
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the Gazette
Mr. Roosevelt
Olin Couple Observes Golden Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Simeon Ballou of Olin celebrate their golden wedding with a church picnic and music reading of greetings. Ballou born April 18 1864 and Carter born December 9 1846. married at Gillen hotel Anamosa. They lived on a farm near Olin then moved to town. no children.
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Olin
Simeon Ballou
United Brethren Church
Mr. Ballou
Andrew and
Philissa Cole Ballou
Sadie Duntz
Beatrice, Neb
Phebe Gardner
Delmar
Beck Named Successor to Leonard at Cedar Rapids Chamber
John W. Beck 27 former Purdue football and basketball star is appointed to the Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce staff succeeding N. J. Leonard. He will head membership mercantile conventions and trade extension work starting Monday. Beck previously coached in Plymouth and Bradley and has written a physical education workbook with Noble Kizer. He graduated from Purdue in 1931 and is married to Eleanor Snow.
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John W. Beck
Purdue University
Cedar Rapids
Noble Kizer
Purdue
Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce
Beck
Plymouth
Ind
Bradley
Home Owners Loan Corporation
Eleanor Snow
Twenty-sixth Street Drive
Hallelujah barred from Nazi church prayers in German churches
German Nazi church authorities ordered all churches to remove the Hebrew term hallelujah from prayers, deeming it alien due to its Jewish origin. The measure targets liturgical language across religious services.
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Berlin
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
First Presbyterian Boys' Program Opens
The First Presbyterian Saturday morning boys group led by George Stone and Wallace Lyons began the season with a Greene Square treasure hunt ending in the chapel basement where a prize of apples was found. Activities continue each Saturday in the game room workshop and gym with a special recreation project planned. Next week a flip the coin hike is planned.
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First Presbyterian
George Stone
Wallace Lyons
First Presbyterian Church
Greene Square
Final Central C. S. A. picnic at Miller grove
Weather permitting the last picnic sponsored by the Central C. S. A. committee at the Miller grove will be held today. A special program of dancing bowling and other entertainment for adults and children has been planned. The Happy Go Lucky orchestra will furnish the music. Children of the local C. S. A. lodges will receive free tickets for sweets and refreshments. Members and their families are invited to attend this last picnic of the season.
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Central
Miller Grove
Happy Go Lucky Orchestra
Mayor's Daughter set to open Bohemian Dramatic season
The three act musical comedy Mayor's Daughter will open Bohemian Dramatic association's 36th season at C. S. P. S. hall on Sept 27. Director V Picek and music in charge Frank Chramosta lead a cast including Marie Bohac Julia Vyskocil Marie Janeba Pepa Lebeda Anna Mae Chramosta Anezka Tezner Nosek Frank Sykora T B Hlubucek Frank Havlicek Milo Kirchner Jerry Chalupnik Louis Jedlicka Slavka Picek and a chorus of girls and boys.
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Bohemian Dramatic Association
V. Picek
Frank Chramosta
Marie Bohac
Julia Vyskocil
Marie Janeba
Pepa Lebeda
Anna Mae Chramosta
Plan For Jarmark Set By Prokop Velky Lodge
Prokop Velky lodge of the C S A plans the second annual Jarmark week before Thanksgiving at the C S P S hall with a special committee arranging attractions. Louis J Jiricek, district organizer, is in Minnesota directing drives in St Paul, Montgomery and Owatonna and will return this week. W F Severn company publishes its 1937 Czechoslovak and Polish almanacs to be distributed free through drug stores.
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Louis J. Jiricek
Minnesota
St. Paul
Montgomery
Owatonna
W. F. Severn Company
Catholic Sokols to Meet September 21 at St Wenceslaus
The Catholic Sokols and Sokol ky schedule their regular monthly meeting for September 21 in the St Wenceslaus lodge rooms. After the business session, entertainment and refreshments will follow. All members are urged to attend for important discussions.
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Sokols
Sokolky
St. Wenceslaus Lodge
Cedar Rapids Delegates Attend Cleveland S P J Convention
Cedar Rapids sent delegates from Hvezda Pokroku and Zdenka Havlicek lodges to the S P J Women’s Benevolent convention in Cleveland. Sokol auxiliary Sokolky hosts a card party Thursday at 7 30 p.m. at the Sokol hall with refreshments and prizes. Mladocech lodge plans a card party at the Z C B J hall October 22. Funeral services for Frank M Beltz 60, killed in an auto accident, will be held Tuesday at 3 30 p.m. at Moon chapel. he leaves a wife Helen two daughters and a son plus several siblings. Friends may call at Moen chapel.
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Cedar Rapids
Women’s Benevolent Association
Cleveland
Anna Rezac
Hvezda Pokroku Lodge
Marie Janeka
Zdenka Havlicek Lodge
Sokol
Sokolky
Sokol Hall
Frank M. Beltz
Moon Chapel
C. M. Westerfield
Christian Science Reader
Beltz
Helen
Ben H. Sadler
Jane Ellen
James
Fred
Camas
Wash
Ernest Steele
Lake Worth
Fla
John O. French
Center
Colo
Moen Chapel
Tramps Adventure Opens Dramatic Season At Local Theater
The upcoming dramatic season starts with a comedy The Tramps Adventure directed by Frank Kralik. Cedar Rapids lodge No 262 Z C B J initiated a class of thirty five new members in Clutter today. Progressive lodge CSA sponsors a dance on Saturday Sept 26 at the CSPS hall with an accordion band.
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Frank Kralik
Cedar Rapids Lodge
Progressive Lodge
Deaths Pangborn 74 Real Estate Dealer in Cedar Rapids
Joseph Bruner Pangborn 74 a Cedar Rapids real estate dealer died Saturday at a local hospital after living in the city 35 years. He was born December 16, 1861 in Anamosa and married to Sarah Lester in 1875. Survived by wife three daughters a brother and a granddaughter. funeral Tuesday at Turner chapel and Riverside Cemetery Anamosa with Knights of Pythias involvement.
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Joseph Bruner Pangborn
Cavenue
Cedar Rapids
Anamosa
Sarah Lester
Marion
Pangburn
K. P. Lodge
St. Paul’s
Riverside Cemetery
Mrs. Russell Funeral Set for Anamosa Monday
Funeral services for Mrs Edward M. Russell of Mechanicsville who died from injuries in a Friday automobile crash on highway 161 will be held Monday at 1 p.m. at the Methodist church in Anamosa. Burial is in White Oak cemetery. She is survived by her husband a son Orville a daughter Mrs Ed Miller and two grandsons Leo and Howard Miller.
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Edward M. Russell
Mechanicsville
Highway 161
Methodist
Anamosa
White Oak Cemetery
Russell
Orville
Ed Miller
Leo
Howard Miller
War questions test pacifist resolve and democratic duty
A columnist reflects on personal war era dilemmas, contrasting the appeal of pacifism with the value of life. He argues temporary victory of evil, the Cross as strength, and urges readers to defend democracy through thoughtful, active commitment.
Knox Proposes Democratic Slogan on California Train
Col. Frank Knox, Republican vice presidential nominee, toured southern California by train after a San Francisco rally. He urged Democrats to adopt the slogan He kept us in low mood while attacking the administration's relief program before 9,500 at Dreamland Auditorium.
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KNOX
California
Col
Frank Knox
San Francisco
Dreamland Auditorium
Col. Knox
No Jury Cases for Sept Term Cedar Rapids District Court
Petit jurors summoned for the September term of the Cedar Rapids division of the U S district court northern district of Iowa have been notified not to report for duty. There are no cases on the calendar to be tried before a jury. Naturalization hearings are set for Monday at 10 a m before Federal Judge George C Scott.
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Petit
Cedar Rapids
United States District Court
Northern District of Iowa
George C. Scott
Cedar Rapids Couples Receive Marriage Licenses
Lyle Lamay Thompson and Opal Ruth Boal both of Cedar Rapids. Richard W. Wieneke and Virginia L. Harris both of Cedar Rapids. Freddie Leach and Mary Vosdingh both of Cedar Rapids received marriage licenses.
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Lyle Lamay Thompson
Opal Ruth Boal
Cedar Rapids
Richard W. Wieneke
Virginia L. Harris
Freddie Leach
Mary Vosdingh
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People’s Forum
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Hallelujah
Iowa City
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Carleton
Cedar Rapids and
Iowa City Railway
Hall-Erfelt, Inc
Davenport Bedding Co
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South Side News
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Joseph B. Pangborn
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