Nine Conventions Booked Already for This City in 1934
Cedar Rapids has nine state group conventions set for 1934 per Hugh Orchard of the Chamber of Commerce. Iowa Tuberculosis association expects 400 in February, Rainbow for Girls 400 in June, Disabled World War Veterans 200 in May, Iowa Dental society 1500 in spring, Knights of Columbus summer meeting, Congregational Christian conference 1000, Iowa Gladiolus Society in August, plus four in October including Northwestern District Teachers and Eastern Iowa Veterinary association. The Iowa Creamery association and Iowa Conference of Social Workers also plan October meetings though dates are pending. In Hazleton township Frank W. Kint, 69, died on a train near Kansas City en route to Oelwein from heart disease. He is survived by son Wyatt Kint of Long Beach. funeral Wednesday at 2 pm in Oelwein.
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Cedar Rapids
Hugh Orchard
Chamber of Commerce
Iowa Tuberculosis Association
Order of Rainbow
Iowa Dental Society
Knights of Columbus
Congregational Christian Conference
Iowa Gladiolus Society
Northwestern District Teachers
Eastern Iowa Veterinary Association
Iowa Creamery Association
Iowa Conference of Social Workers
Hazleton
Frank W. Kint
Hazleton Township
Kansas City
Oclwein
Long Beach
Wyatt Kint
Hintz
Oelwein
Mind and Manners in Modern Life by Albert Edward Wiggam
Wiggam analyzes gender and social behavior drawing on Deeping and literature. He contrasts historical adventurous living with modern urban leisure rituals, arguing women can influence rivals subtly while men pursue risk and novelty in daily life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warwick Deeping
Winning Arguments and Practical Training Outlook
An ad for a 74 page booklet by Albert Edward Wizgam offering six practical principles to win arguments and boost business, with pricing and mailing details. Also notes on college training improving job prospects and a local court case where Norman M McNee pleaded guilty to larceny for bridge plank removal, fined $25 and $6.25 costs, with planks returned to the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Edward Wizgam
Wikcan
Vinton
Norman M
McNee
Norway
G. W. Burnham
Board of Supervisors
Tekla Seeks American Freedom Facing Parental Differences
Parents born abroad struggle to accept Tekla's wish to live as an American girl with freedom and choices. The letter discusses immigrant-s upbringing versus U.S. norms and hopes Tekla can persuade her parents that her path is not unusual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tekla
Tekia
Just Folks Ony Spaar a Gamet
A 1933 vignette reflecting on wisdom and moral balance. It contrasts pride and virtue, urges tenderness and fairness, and questions material greed while noting the fog of modern life and the lure of splendor around us.
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Spaar
Delaware County State Bank Pays Big Dividend
Delaware County State Bank began paying 30 percent dividends totaling 283500 dollars to about two thousand depositors as its first payout since closing in May 1932. The IRS delay stemmed from a lawsuit filed by Mrs Jennie Johnson, Manchester, against the bank receiver Charles Kelly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Delaware County State Bank
Charles Kelly
Jennie Johnson
Woman’s deposit claim denied by New York judge
Judge George W. Martin ruled against Mrs. Johnson in a New York supreme court case over a $23,000 bank deposit. The claimant failed to sign a waiver plan after the bank closed, leaving the deposit as a nonpreferred claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Martin
New York
Johnson
Supreme Court
Mrs. Nichols Named Acting Superintendent Of City Playground Work
Clare Nichols, assistant playground superintendent, was named acting superintendent at a playground commission meeting. She serves during Willard Hayes six month leave to lead Civilian Conservation corps work at Palisades state park camp. Ray Frame remains playground maintenance superintendent. Joe Carberry acts as chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare Nichols
Playground Commission
Willard Hayes
Army
Hayes
Palisades State Park
Ray Frame
Joe Carberry
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Dental Society
Albert Edward Wiggam
D. Sc
INC
Pabst Blue Ribbon
Pabst Corp
Mary Manners
Miss Manners
Newmans
Kollege Korner
Jean Patou
Trewman
Oxford
Enna Jettick
Newman
Winne Coal CO
Santa Maria
Jayere Fyern Ayee
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