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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1934
Page
20
Linn chapter No. 900 De Molay led by Allen Edwards plans early opening of rooms on Twelfth Street in former T. J. Davis real estate space. The aim is a supervised meeting place for members and alumni with lounges desks study telephones and a DeMolay bulletin. One room will host games radio and social events while the other serves as a general meeting space.
The Reading Circle started its year with a Friday luncheon at Mrs. C. C. Carpenter's home. Seventeen members attended at quarter tables with rose decorations as talks highlighted summer vacations. Community events include Harvest Home services at the Congregational church and a series of club meetings led by Mrs. Ida Ives and other officers.
Marion Service Club reports 95 percent of its operating expense fund raised with a Tuesday meeting set for 8 p.m. to secure pledges from five canvassing teams. Team members include L O Dickey George Woods Karl Kendall Z N Lundy A C Sloss C R Biddick Ed Sigfred Vern Balster Allen McEilwain and Frank Strothers. Dinner guests included Mr and Mrs Walter Bray their daughter Helen and cousins Mrs Margaret Echlin Mrs Bray and Mrs Loughlin. Mrs Echlin Mrs Bray and Mrs Loughlin are cousins.
The article notes the marriage home of the bride’s family, links to Dr. J. J. Booth through Carrie Booth, and lists Lorraine Circle of Eastern Star hosting Linn county assembly in Marion with a 1 pm luncheon at New Hallwood. Mrs Walter Kennedy is contact for attendance by Monday. Louise Austin and daughter Mary visit Chicago for A Century of Progress.
U S Senator Robert F. Wagner of New York forecast in Boston that the Supreme Court will declare the NRA constitutional. He argued that voluntary codes involve contractual principles and that the court tends to sanction legislative measures for public safety and welfare, including commerce considerations.
Baroness Gisela Goder von Ravensburg and Reinhold Freytag German consul at St. Louis were married Saturday at the Hotel Plaza in a ceremony with no attendants.
Mr and Mrs Henry Ficke celebrated their 40th anniversary on Wednesday with a gathering at Mrs Ficke’s sister Mrs Edward Banta’s home in DeWitt. Other attendees included their daughter Mrs Selden Warren and her son from Friona Texas, son James and his wife and son from Joliet, Miss Jane Ficke, Mrs Anna Dutton of Wheatland, Mrs J B Gamble of Amarillo Texas, and Miss Frances Banta of DeWitt. Mr Ficke ran a farm implement business before becoming postmaster, and Mrs Ficke was Frances Gamble before marriage, daughter of Wheatland’s first physician Dr Gamble. The Wheatland high school freshmen and sophomores held a wiener roast Monday evening at the Riedesel timber on the Wapsie river with Miss Mary Moore and Doran Blitz in charge. about 30 attended.
The Tinker family reunion gathered at John Morrison’s home with officers elected including John Morrison as president and Thomas Sanders as vice president. Dorothy Doonan and Herbert Wheeler married by Rev. E W F Holler at the Presbyterian manse. attendees Florence Kann and Charles Doonan. The bride, youngest Doonan daughter, graduated Brooklyn High School in 1933. The couple will reside here. South Side circle to meet Friday at Mrs Pred Williams’s home.
Iowa professor and group travel Russia to study theater. They note caricature of middle class on stage and overdone productions like Camille Ivan The Terrible and Twelfth Night. Costs run high with back stage chats including Stanislavsky, guides, and stage life.
An air mail pilot Albert Karl of Silver Springs Maryland made a forced landing at North Jackson ten miles from Youngstown Colorado after his Central Airlines plane ran out of gasoline en route from Detroit to Washington. He suffered only slight injuries though the $22,000 aircraft was wrecked.
The Sigourney Women's club met in Memorial hall with Mrs. Robert Ashbaugh hosting and Mrs. John Schiltz in charge. Biographies were read by a slate of members. D A R and Rebekah Lodge activities noted. Junior Chamber of Commerce heard Father J G Hauser speak. Accordion sales highlighted, and dinner served by Mrs. Dick Bruns.
In Keswick Mrs Helen White hosted St Marys circle in the church basement. The Methodist Ladies Aid met at Mrs Will Baileys home. I T club entertained husbands at dinner at Mr and Mrs Fred Smiths home with committee members assisting. Attendees included Mr Mrs Frank Wright John Dawson Jr Roy Burdine John Blick Jim Dawson Russell Jarvis and Dr C D Harlan. A legal description references Bertha A and George A Bishton as joint tenants with right of survivorship for a Kingston property valued at $1 consideration dated 9 25 34.
List of multiple real estate transfers and joint life estates dated 9-20-34 to 5-1-1855 involving Henry F Frank Fanny M Frank Sabe Comley Joseph Drahos Bertha Bishton Bertha Wolf Edward Kasper D W Bates Martha L Christian Barbara Baerthel Joseph L Drahos City of Marion Elizabeth Wescott Century Engineering Clyde Pinney James Mitchell B M Wolf and others. Includes joint tenancies life estates mortgage subjects and various lot descriptions in College Park Kingston Idlewild Ridgewood Bever's Dean Park Reed's Marion and surrounding parcels. Transactions show consideration of $1 and value, with mortgages and trust deeds referenced.
Joseph Weil known as the Yellow Kid was arrested in Joliet on a con charge. He allegedly duped Otto Claus a Chicago landscape gardener who met Weil posing as Rudy Ruehl and a supposed Col E R Bradley. Claus reported a $10 000 race track payoff scheme. Weil was seized while Buckmeister remained at large.
Washington United States interior secretary Harold Ickes asked thirty two tribes to vote October 27 on accepting or rejecting the modified Wheeler-Howard bill. The act provides land purchase funds and educational loans while ending tribal land allotments and enabling tribal incorporation. Tribes listed include Leech Lake White Earth Grand Portage Nett Lake Pipestone From Minnesota Rosebud Pine Ridge Cheyenne River Yankton from South Dakota Pottawatomie Kickapoo Sac and Fox Standing Rock Omaha Winnebago Rocky Boy Fort Belknap Blackfeet Tongue River Fort Hall Menominee.
Clarence Bye 31 son of Mr and Mrs George F Bye died Friday in Dallas Texas from pneumonia with heart ailment. Brother Clifford brought him home but could not make the journey. Funeral at 2 pm at Bye home South Garnavillo St Rev H D Green officiating. He was in Musical Corporation of America and an orchestra man. a 1920 Anamosa High School graduate. Survived by parents a sister Mrs R S Springer Colfax MT and brother Clifford.
The glee clubs of Wyoming high school elected officers for the year. Boys officers include John Heasty president Melvin Stevers vice president Duane Lincoln secretary treasurer Louis Kouba librarian. Girls officers include Jacqueline Kinler president Madge Millsap vice president Erma Rohwedder secretary treasurer Maryann Wilker librarian. The senior class chose officers Friday with John Eichhorn president Alex Inglis vice president Erma Rohwedder secretary treasurer Jordan Johnson sponsor.
A species of aggressive stinging ants in South America attacks any living target, swarming and delivering fatal stings. Researchers warn the ants mobilize rapidly, with the colony defending territory and causing multiple casualties in affected areas.
Charles W. Neal known as Neal King was arrested in Spencer for parole violation and to be questioned about the Osceola girl Ida Hanson murder. He was detained by Spencer Chief Roy Frad and Detective Ray Dodge after Colorado Springs officers arrived. Neal left for Colorado Springs in custody.
DES MOINES AP Relief workers who quit Friday over a weekly hours cut will be replaced Monday. H R Rhoads, Polk county emergency relief business manager, said the men who walked off the golf course project will be kept on direct relief for two months. Allan W. Houghton, county relief director, said 2,000 men on direct relief are ready to take their places.
The What Cheer Normal Training club held its first meeting at the Jim Hedrick home southwest of Deep River. A cooperative supper followed by initiation of junior members and election of officers Terrence Armstrong president Ruth Martin vice president Darlene Hazen secretary Dorothy Martin treasurer. Last year's students Lucile Tinsley and DeWayne McClenahan teaching this year gave short talks.
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