Society News Highlights Of New Year Festivities
Several churches and youth groups plan watch parties New Year Eve at Y M C A and Plymouth Congregational Church. local clubs host gatherings, dances, and socials. The issue also notes dances, birthday parties, and a play program for children, with multiple hosts and venues across the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Peoples
Y. W. CA
Y. M. Hall
Plymouth Congregational Church
P. m
T. F. Kenney
John Cundiff
Burton Avenue Baptist Church
C. H. Hackett
Wade Brown
Charles Stull
P. U
First Baptist Church
Ed. Frankfurt
C. O. Barnes
D. MC
Beauty Chats On Salt Beauty On Sea Voyage
Edna Kent Forbes extols seawater as a beautifier aboard a steamer. She notes salt air improves complexions, hot seawater cleanses without soap, and cleansing cream helps sensitive skin. She observes passengers’ faces brighten after baths, steam, and towels, with salt spray marking voyage texture.
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Land’s End J
Europe
Side Talks on Death a Taboo Topic and Life
Ruth Cameron writes about death as a universal fact and the aging mind. She recalls personal losses from childhood friends to family, reflects on mortality, and ends with a hopeful silver lining about immortality and reunion after death.
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Matty
Lemon Pie Recipe From Household Tips Page
Lemon pie recipe instructs on making a lemon custard filling with sugar flour salt water and lemon juice then baking in a pastry crust topped with a lemon meringue. It includes steps for cooking the filling, cooling, and browning the meringue for service.
Coonrod Bros Grocers File Bankruptcy Petition
Coonrod Brothers grocers at 1950 Lafayette street filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition with local referee J. Eb. Jordan. Liabilities total about 5495.65, assets about 6378, with 1200 exempt and 1200 in Cook accounts. First creditors meeting for Hans Hanson tenant farmer at Dike set for January 14.
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Coonrod Brothers
Lafayette Street
J. EB. Jordan
Lst
Cook
Hans Hanson
Dike
Rail President Urges Economy For Illinois Central
C H Markham president of the Illinois Central urges economy across all departments in a New Year message to officers and employes. He thanks staff for retrenchment during traffic decline and urges continued cost cutting to preserve high wages while improving service. He calls for using influence with shippers and passengers to attract business and notes that two blades of grass must grow where one did before through efficiency and vigilance.
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Iithe
Illinois Central
C. H. Markham
Waterloo
Markham
Mir. Markham
S. Mes- Baga
Ilinois
Galweln
Great Westen Oelwein
Oelwein
Howe
Eureka Springs
Ark
Ozark
Missouri & North Arkansas
Seligman
Havana
Cuba
Cook
Ij. H. Biddinger
Qelwein
A. R. Morgen
Alfon
Mich
B. Thompson
Emily Steggall
Lawrence Reeser
Methodist’ Parsonage
Cleworth
Illinois
Handalis
Gerald Pickering
Rathbun
C. Baker
Kansas City
John Baker
la Cygne
Kaw
Oelwein housing shortage hinders population growth
In Oelwein, Iowa, officials report no layoffs and a “business as usual” attitude, but growth is hindered by a shortage of rental houses. The town is near economic parity, yet limited housing deters new workers, with discussions noting industrial and commercial vitality despite the housing gap.
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Oelwein
Meany Hosts Casket Makers From Des Moines and Pittsburgh
R J Meany president of Meany Casket welcomed nine representatives from Root Mathews Casket Des Moines and R C Capek of Fort Pitt Casket Pittsburgh for inspection of the remodeled and enlarged Falls Avenue plant. Meals included luncheon at Hotel Russell Lamson and Black's Tea Room plus a theater party and factory program.
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R. J. Meany
Meany Casket Company
Root- Mathews Casket Company
Des Moines
R. C. Capek
Fort Pitt Casket Company
Pittsburgh
Falls Avenue
Hotel Russell-Lamson
Fisher Banquet Hosts Local Employees In Black's Tearoom
WW T Fisher entertained Fisher Tent and Wagon Co employees at a banquet in Black's tearoom with guest Ina Pfautz and Carl Court. Rural visits include Cedar Rapids guests and Madison-area residents. Public libraries set New Year hours. several locals travel for family events and legal notices are filed in the region.
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WW. T. Fisher
Fisher Tent & Awang Co
Black
Ina Pfautz
Carl Court
Fee
Cedar Rapids
W. A. Dodd
Fourth Street West
Antioch Baptist Church
Spam
Otto May Carver
Oklahoma
Guy
Okla
FP. R. Campbell
Burton Avenue
Elmer Mack
Cleveland
W. F. Mack
Sans Souci
HM. E. Trait
Swift & Co
Omaha
Nebd
Law Plans To Raise Salaries Of Judges
A Iowa legislative committee discussion at the Black Hawk County Bar association meeting eyed lifting district and municipal judge pay. Current salaries are 4006 for district and 2500 for municipal judges, with a possible 1000 raise for all. The Cedar Falls column notes general college and local business ads interspersed with regional updates and arrivals at Barclay Center and Ekblund Business College promotions.
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Rex Covington
Iowa
Black Hawk County Bar Association
Arch W. McFarlane
Waterloo
C. B. Santee
Cedar Falls
BBS
J. J. Rainbow
Laws to shield mothers from high death rates urged
At the American Association for Labor Legislation meeting closing session, speakers urged nationwide laws to cooperate with the federal government to reduce maternal and infant mortality. Dr. Richard Bolt called maternal deaths from childbirth a condemned fact, noting over 23,000 mothers died last year from preventable conditions. Miss Mary Beard and State Rep. Lorin Young joined calls for welfare reforms and public health nursing leadership.
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New York
Spuekers
American Association
Richard Bolt
American Child Hygiene Association
United States
Bolt
Mary Beard
Bosloo Jdistrict Nursing Association
Loring Young
Massachusetts
Lillian D. Ward
National Organization For Public Health Nursing
Irene Osgood Andrews
The
Labor Association
1 400 Dry Eyes on 110 Million for New Year's Eve
Prohibition Commissioner Kramer vows no Volstead violations as New Year approaches. About 1,400 federal agents will be on duty, aided by thousands of police and local officers to prevent drinking excesses and enforce the dry law nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralpis F. Couch
United Press
Washington, D. C
Kramer
New Year's Eve as Prohibition Tightens Prices Rise in Cabarets
Gilded cabarets along the Gay White Way warn revelers that prohibitions will curtail bars and dinners, with prices for cover charges reaching up to $15. Menus list mixed drinks and punches labeled non alcoholic, signaling stricter enforcement and cautious offerings ahead of New Year’s celebrations.
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Kramer
Associated Press
New York
Unc
John Barleycorn
Daniels Against Any Navy Force Decrease
Secretary Daniels warned that reducing naval personnel now would hurt navy efficiency and force several ships back to inactive status. He rebutted Representative Kelly who urged cutting to 100,000 and noted the current level at about 129,000 with a recommendation to raise to 143,000 to sustain strength.
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United Press
Washington, D C
Daniels
Patrick Kelly
Michigan
Kelly
Naval Affairs Committee
Marion
Harding
Bloomingon Officials Endorse Eugene D. Funk for Secretary
Bloomington Melean County Farm Bureau directors and executive committee met yesterday to endorse Eugene D. Funk of Bloomington for secretary of agriculture. They drafted a letter to the president-elect outlining reasons for the appointment.
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Aomuers
Bloomington
Th. Melean County
Eugene D. Funk
Warding
Greene business changes as Rex sells plant and buys Cedar Valley exchange
Claude Rex, who ran the poultry and cold storage plant in Greene for three years, has sold the business and purchased the Cedar Valley Telephone Exchange from A. P. Winterburn, with possession set for January 1 in the five deals.
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Greene
Greene, Ta
Der
Claude Rex
Cedar Valiey Telephone Exchange
A. P. Winterburn
City council cuts salaries in Newton payroll
Newton South Dakota December 24 reductions equal to about 2 percent were approved by the city council at a Monday night meeting. The wage changes take effect January 1 and are expected to save around 5000 dollars annually.
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Newton
Ware
Gibbons Improves At Home Of Shriver
Baltimore reports Cardinal Gibbons continues to improve in illness at the Union Mills residence of Robert T. Shriver. The condition showed further improvement on December 20.
Glass to Watch Bathers in Dewdrop Film Crime
United Press reports J Men were caught using a telescope on tiny bathing scenes and faked eyes blacked. Investigators say a new microscope reveals bare facts in a film titled A Plant Disease and How It Spreads. The USDA will distribute the work.
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Washington, D. C
United Press
United States Department of Agriculture
Voluntary Wage Cut May Save 3 Million
United Press Leased Wire reports Pullman company officials consider accepting a voluntary wage reduction offer from 9,000 car shop employees to offset declining commodity prices. If enacted, the measure could save over three million dollars annually, following industry readjustment discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Chicago
Pullman Company
Straw Bricks for Lightweight Houses Avant Garde Idea
Paris reports a French textile expert claims to have invented a process to make bricks from compressed straw. He seeks funds to prove the idea can ease the housing crisis by building lightweight houses without deep foundations, with completion in a month. The first straw brick house is already built in Montargis.
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Associated Press
Paris
Montargis
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