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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 25, 1934

Page

9

Roosevelt touts business control plan in Iowa City speech

James Roosevelt told a 13000 strong audience at the University of Iowa field house that government should not abandon the NRA or impose controls until business solves its own problems. He defended New Deal policies for farmers and urged industry led reform with committees and labor leaders.

Iowa City NRA James Roosevelt Ted Surcay Ur Vets Dem Cra S&s Sam Bss Cor Tava Taman Uistance Navona Wader Bro William Green American Federation of Labor Roosevelt United States

Winter Dodge Safety and Prestone Ad Sparks Cold Weather

A vintage ad touts Eveready Prestone and winter purchase tips for Dodge cars. It promises dealer guidance on lowering winter costs and hints Cedar Rapids sees freezing weather around October 4, urging safe driving.

Everezdy Prestone Carbon Company, Inc Cedar Rapids Eveready Prestone

Fraternities announce pledges at University of Iowa

Iowa City notices report Greek letter clubs at the University of Iowa named pledges after a rush period. The list includes many named students and houses across Cedar Rapids and Muscatine areas with several chapters active on campus.

Sparc Iowa City Ry Twersy University of Iowa Cedar Rapids Cinity Awpha Charles Paul Wocan Lan Careree Lawson W Donald Stutsman Washneier Ssvisester Worth Sunbuss Francis Long

La Porte City Legion Elects Officers

The La Porte City Legion groups elected officers for the coming term. Officers include president Mrs Hermer, secretary Mrs Reeves, and treasurer Mrs Jobr Marr. Committee positions were also named with attention to past presidents and new appointees.

la Porte City Legion Hermer Neds Jobr Marr S. Cha

Gilmore Inaugural Program Completed At Iowa University

The University of Iowa holds an inauguration ceremony for President Eugene A Gilmore on October 4. Noted speakers include former Gov. Frank O Lowden and Walter A Jessup. Classes suspend 10 to 12 a.m. for the program and a large luncheon follows in Iowa Union.

Gilmore Iowa University Iowa City University of Iowa Eugene A Gilmore Frank O Lowden Winds Iowa Walter A Jessup Carnegie Foundation For the Advancement of Teaching John G Bowman University of Pittsburgh George McLean Washington State Board of Education Willard Lampe School of Religion Benjamin F. Shambaugh O. E. van Doren Iowa Union

W C U Of Iowa Opens Convention To Promote Temperance

DES MOINES UP Iowa W C U begins a convention to crusade against liquor stores and traffic with about five hundred delegates. Mrs Ida B Wise Smith national W C T U president will speak and Miss Bertha Rachel Palmer directs temperance education sessions for county superintendents and invited teachers.

Des Moines Iowa Bertha Rachel Palmer Palmer

Amana Boy Scouts Get Charter at Camp Rally

Amana Boy Scouts of Iowa county gather at Middle Amana October 5 and 6 for a camp rally. The event marks the investiture of new members and the charter ceremony, first of its kind in Amana colonies history. Judge Gaffer presides at a court of honor and Dean Teeters oversees the charter and investiture. A new troop at North English joins other county Scouts with tenderfoot investitures. Amana Scoutmaster Alvin Show is assisted by William Jeck Jr and Charles M Fels.

Boy Scouts Towa County Middle Amams Amsna Judge Gaffer Dean W. J. Teeters North English Amana Alvin Show William Jeck, Jr Charles M. Fels Sre Rudolph Blechschmidt William Ehrle Herbert Moershhel Ferdinand J Ruff Carl P. Berger Carl P Flick Paul Bkellenberger Barry Wendler John R. Neveln C H Herrmann F Wiliam Miller Peter Struck

Burns Prove Fatal To Boy Who Saved Brother From Fire

Clarinda Iowa reports 16 year old David Hoff man sacrificed his life saving his younger brother Max from a blaze that destroyed the Hoff man home on Saturday. Betty Hoff man aged 4 perished in the ruins. David carried Max to safety before collapsing. Max and two other children and the mother are expected to recover. Clarence Hoff man was temporarily released from jail on a liquor charge.

Clarinda David Hoffman Max David HoffMan Betty Hoffman Clarence Hoffman

Hopkinton Lenox college opens with diverse enrollment

Dean E V Laughlin announces Hopkinton Lenox College has opened with enrollment similar to prior years. Students come from twenty Iowa towns and from Canada, Wisconsin, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. Clarke hall is full after summer improvements, and receptions for new students are set for Sept. 26 by Claytonian society and Oct. 3 by the Athenian. When heat is extreme, avoid applying fertilizer to flower beds.

Hopkinton Lenox College E. V. Laughlin Iowa Canada Wisconsin Ohio Pennsylvania Clarke Hall Athenian Literary Society Claytonian Society

Two Motorists Held in Friend's Death Near Onawa

Orval Godkins, 20, died after being crushed against a guard rail while on the running board of a car in Onawa Iowa. Homer Jacoby 32 and Linus Brenner 23 both friends of the victim face manslaughter charges. Brenner drove the car which struck the guard rail as Godkins, on duty at an oil station, was reportedly pulled onto the running board. Godkins died en route to a Sioux City hospital. Both men were released on 5000 dollar bonds.

Onawa Orval Godkins Godkins Mapleton Homer Jacoby Linus Brenner George Knapp Brenner Jacoby Knapp Sioux City Monent County George E. Allen

Brother in Checkers Reunion Surprises Central City

Hadley Davis played a stranger in a town store unaware the opponent was his brother Frank Davis. Frank, from Williston North Carolina, revealed their relation after a second game scare. The two brothers, sons of the late Ed Davis, had not met in twenty years.

Central Hadley Davis Frank Frank Davis Williston N. C Ed Davis

Monticello Man Hangs Himself

Monticello The body of Chris Hartman 69 a laborer was found hanging from a tree in his yard Monday morning. Believed to have died by suicide possibly related to a prior stroke last winter. Survived by his widow four sons Carl Albert William at home Henry of Michigan and three daughters Mrs Torrence Mrs Gregory of Monticello and Mrs Hartman of Anamosa.

Monticello Chris Hartman Carl Albert William Henry Michigan Louise Torrence Lena Gregory Mary Hartman Anamosa

Trinity Reformed fall festival features play The Blue Bag

The Trinity Reformed church held its annual fall festival at the church on Thursday and Friday with supper served nightly. Exhibits were on display and a play titled The Blue Bag was performed each evening with cast members Betty Hain Lawrence Cole George Wildasin Geraldine Daut Esther Whitmer Herschel Flater Carl Cole Bernice Daut Donald Daut Violet Stratton Margaret Flater and Lester Chapman.

South Bethel Trinity Reformed Church Betty Hain Lawrence Cole George Wildasin Geraldine Daut Esther Whitmer Herschel Flater Carl Cole Bernice Daut Donald Daut Violet Stratton Aargaret Flater Lester Chapman

United Brethren Pastors Appointed To Iowa Churches

The Iowa conference stationing committee announces pastor placements after its 91st annual session. Movements include J H Hampshire to Castalia and J F Uhlenhopp to Cedar Rapids and Shueyville, plus leaders and special workers listed for various towns and colleges.

United Brethren Iowa Albia Iowa Conference of United Brethren Church Castalia J H. Hampshire Cedar Falls A. W. Philips Cedar Rapids J F Uhlenhopp Columbus City Garwin H. M. Tipsword Gladbrook L. P. Krome Lisbon Philip Brunn Dortis Okrueg Albuquerque N. M Irene Bachman Coe College J H Yaggy W Z@ Henline F C Scorwt G. E. MacCanon S. M. Zike

Pastor Uhlenhopp to Start Ames Service on Oct 7

The Rev. Mr. Uhlenhopp, pastor at Ames, will begin his pastorate here on Oct 7. He is a Leander Clark college graduate. Alex Sampson, Cedar Rapids First United Brethren church representative, noted improved annual reports and that younger conference men led church work discussions.

Uhlenhopp Ames Leander Clark College Alex Sampson Cedar Rapids

Twenty Three New Members Join Cornell P K Group

Special to The Gazette Mount Vernon twenty three members are added to the Cornnell sons and daughters of the parsonage P K group by registration of new students for its thirteenth year. The new ministers' children come from Iowa Illinois South Dakota and Colorado with names including Alice Barker Faith Burgstahler Anla Collis Warren Cook Duane Crossley Althea Goodrich Margaret Henke Louise Hiller Edwin Maynard Lyn Morrow Marian Nedtwig Elizabeth Self Rachel Shaffer Ruth Burrows Jayne Culver Grace Fowler Robert Keagy Justin Morton Paul Putnam Louise Kathryn Rich Aware Steinhart Iris Street and Lois Wilkinson.

Mount Vernon Cornnell Sons and Daughters Parsonage P. K's P. K. Club Jiews Alice Barker Creston Faith Burgstahler Anla Collis Charles City Warren Cook Carroll Duane Crossley Northwood Althea Goodrich Clarence Margaret Henke Cedar Rapids Louise Hiller Irwin Edwin Maynard Conrad Lyn Morrow Hopkinton Marian Nedtwig Ridgeway Elizabeth Self Rachel Shaffer Waterloo Ruth Burrows Harvard Jayne Culver Mitchell S. D Grace Fowler Oak Park Robert Keagy Redfield Justin Morton Denver Colo Paul Putnam Capron Louise Kathryn Rich Lee Aware Steinhart Wimington Ill Iris Street Leland Lois Wilkinson Edgerton Wis

Iowa City to Open State Liquor Store Soon

Gov. Clyde L. Herring, in Iowa City for a Democratic rally, announced a state liquor store will open within a month to curb bootlegging. Arrangements to be completed in about a week. controversy previously followed the plan as protests were debated by the liquor commission.

Chicago United States Clyde L. Herring Roosevelt Edward C Eicher Washington Edward G. Dunn Mason City Iowa River Field House Cedar Rapids the Gazette Iowa City Herring Eugene A. Gilmore

Seek Approval Of Management Plan For Register Life

Guaranty Life Insurance of Davenport seeks Iowa Insurance Commission approval of a contract approved by Judge W R Maines to manage the assets of the closed Register Life Insurance company for about 13 000 policyholders with face value near 26 million dollars. Death claims will be paid in full and lapsees may re instate within 90 days without health proof. The Register Life home office will be used by Guaranty Life staff and agency department.

Davenport Guaranty Life Insurance Company of Des Moines Iowa Insurance Commission Scott County W. R. Maines Guaranty Closed Register Life Insurance Company Register Life Department The Guaranty Life Insurance Company

Veteran Hotel Man at West Union Dies After Illness

Nicholas Wiltgen 72 a veteran hotel man and Globe hotel proprietor for 22 years in West Union died Sunday night after a cancer battle. He previously managed a hotel at Wadena. Survived by his widow Mrs. Carl Carmichael and other relatives.

Gaz West Union Nicholas Wiltgen Globe Hotel Wadena Sanehier Carl Carmichael Bennelden Vernon Mee

Funeral services for Anna Kubik held at local church

Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon in the Christian church for Mrs. Anna Kubik age 78 who died Friday at her daughter Mrs Wes Koba home near Alburnett. Mrs Kubik was born in Bohemia.

Walker Christian Church Anna Kubik Wes Koba Alburnett

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