Globe-Gazette from Mason City, Iowa • Page 32

FOURTEEN MASON 15 1937 Mason City's Calendar May day in Mason City. June school commencement fnne 10, State Bar association convention in Mason City. THOUSANDS WILL TAKE PART IN SAFETY PARADE Here In Mason City Special Sunday dinner, fried spring chicken, fried fish (pike). Watkins Cafe. Clear Lake.

Representative Morgan McEnaney will be the speaker at the Townsend club meeting at the P. G. E. Monday evening at 8 o'clock. Earl Hunfs Orch.

will play for I. O. O. F. Club dance May 19.

The regular meeting of voiture 66 of the Forty and Eight of the Legion will be held at the Walter Irving cottage at Clear Lake, according to notices sent to members by Dr. T. A. Nettleton, chef re gare, and H. C.

Shroyer, correspondent. Dance at Surf sponsored by P. G. and E. Club May 17th.

40c per person. Regular sessions of the Pioneer boys' clubs will be held at 6:30 o'clock Monday evening in the Y. M. C. A.

Friendly Indian boys held a meeting Friday afternoon at the Y. M. C. A. The program included Movies and a swim.

Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Jensen, formerly of Burlington, have moved into the F.

L. Finnegan home at 320 River Heights place. They have two children, Joel end Kath- ryu. Mr. Jensen, a representative of the office of the state auditor, is auditing the Cerro Gordo county accounts at the courthouse.

MANY UNITS TO PARTICIPATE IN MAY 27 MARCH Educational Entries anc Musical Groups Will Be Included. Assurance of many entries in the Safety day parade May 27 was given at a committee meeting Friday night which indicated that ie one of several fea- planned for the day, will 3e of spectacular proportions. Several musical units, floats of an educational nature on the theme of safety and marching groups numbering several thousand will be included in the parade. Co-operating with the Junior division of the Chamber of Commerce, which is in charge of the parade, are many groups throughout the county, to-make the parade representative of safety in all walks of life. Safety on the highway, in the home, in the factory, in the store, in the school and on the farm will be shown graphically by the column.

Governor Will Attend. Significance will be added to the parade which will be at 3 p. by the presence of many distinguished visitors, including Gov. Nels G. Kraschel, Attorney General John Mitchell, Lew Wallace, superintendent of the motor vehicle department, and John Hattery, chief of the state highway safety pstrol, and a large Head of Parade Remember When Madame Sarah Bernhafdt Came to Wilson Opera House? Also Here Were Fred William S.

Hart, Douglas Fairbanks and Others. Fred J. Wagner is chairman of the parade committee of Junior Chamber members arranging for the parade which will presented at 3 o'clock Thursday afternoon, May 27, as one of the features of Safety day. Mr. Wagner is a past president of the local Junior Chamber.

NOTICE: We, the undersigned, will close our offices on Saturday afternoons at 1:00 p. m. from the 29th day of May to the 4th day of September, 1937: Dr. C. E.

Chenoweth. Dr. F. E. Carlson.

Dr. H. D. Fallows. Dr.

R. R. Flickinger. Dr. Steve O'Brien.

At Mason City Hospitals M. R. Tageson, 928 Monroe avenue northwest, was dismissed from the Park hospital Friday following a minor operation. Mrs. E.

E. Claus, 121 First street southeast, was dismissed from the Park hospital Friday following treatment Richard Reyrson, Northwood, was dismissed from the Park hospital Friday following treatment V. M. Van Note, 239 Seventh street southeast, was dismissed from the Park hospital Friday following treatment Nick Karabatsoiis, 23 Lehigh Row, was dismissed from the Park hospital'Friday following a minor operation. A son weighing 3 pounds 8 ounces was born to Mr.

and Mrs. Frank Fiala, 1416 Pennsylvania number of patrolmen. Industrie? participating in the June No Accident campaign will have a prominent part in the parade, stressing various phases of industrial safety, and these groups have indicated enthusiasm for the opportunity to show the public what is being accomplished. Public and parochial schools in Mason City and in the county, which are vitally interested in the saving of the life of children, will have large units. Many to Be Represented.

Reports were made at Friday night's meeting on plans being made by the following groups to have representation in the parade: Cerro Gordo Safety Council, Retail Merchants association' members, Mason City public and parochial schools, schools and town in the county. Red Cross, fire department. Mason City Safety Council, Junior Chamber, Mason City -Jistrict life Underwriters association, bands, drum anc bugle corps and others. Several these groups will have many entries in the parade. Fred J.

Wagner, chairman of the committee in charge of the parade, announced that the routing of the parade had been arranged as well as plans made for policing the streets during the parade. Asiusting him from the Junior Chamber of Commerce is a committee which is being in- A son weighing 9 pounds 4 ounces was bon to Mr. and Mrs. Walter Leslie, Manly, at the Park. hospital Friday.

DRIVERS TO GET NEW LICENSES Available in Offices of Automobile Clerk and Sheriff. Blanks for the of the 1937-39 drivers' licenses have arrived at the Cerro Gordo county courthouse, it was announced Saturday L. Raymond, automobile clerk. The licenses will be issued at both the offices of Mr. Raymond and Sheriff Tim Phalen.

Renewals will be granted without examination to holders of drivers' licenses who are in good standing. A charge of 50 cents will be made. New applicants for drivers' licenses may procure these on the passing of an examination which is given each Friday at the Y. M. C.

A. by state patrolmen. Mr. Raymond, who was in Des Moines Friday getting first hand information on the matter, stated a number of important automobile laws go into effect July 4. Crushed Rock on Road.

STACYVILLE Crushed rock was put on the roads going west to the pavement and east to Friday. creased as indications point to more details to be handled. Other Events in Day. Included in the parade will be several entries which will show vividly the lessons of safety and what happens when safety is disregarded. C.

L. Murray, general chairman of safety day, pointed out the of safety. He stressed tha 1 safety consciousness -will materially reduce the toll of life, according to statistics. Special events planned for safety day include a noon luncheon and school of instruction for all peace officers, the parade in the afternoon, a speaking program in Central park, and the hoisting of the safety flag in the park which will fly at full staff as long as Cerro Gordo county is without a fatal accident. AT the first fatality, the flag will be lowered and a small black band sewed on the corner of the flag.

For 24 hours, then it wili fly at half staff under a black flag at the top of the pole. Junior Chamber Will Hear A. L. Rule Talk Graduation exercises for members of the Junior division of the Chamber of Commerce, who have passed the age limit, will be held at the regular meeting at 6:30 o'clock Monday evening in Hotel Hanford. The program, arranged by those who have passed the age limit, wi.U include dances by two girls from Manly and an illustrated lecture by A.

L. Rule on his trip to Guatemala. Dr. Don FitzGerald is chairman of the program committee. GAR DEALERS OF NORTH IOWA TO ATTEND MEETING State Secretary to Explain New Automobile Laws at Dinner Meeting.

Approximately 125 automobile 'dealers from 11 North Iowa counties have been invited to attend a district meeting of the Iowa Automobile Dealers association to be held at the Hotel Hanford Friday evening at 630 o'clock. The main speaker on this occasion will be Walter Ferrell, secretary-manager of the Iowa Automobile Dealers association, who will explain in detail the meaning of the three new automobile laws passed, some of which are now in efioct and others to effect July 1, 1937. F. J. Olson, president of the Cerro Gordo Automobile Dealers association, in sending out invitations for the meeting pointed out that it is impossible for Mr.

Ferrell to hold meetings in each county and for that reason he is asking that the dealers in the 11 counties in this section of the state meet in Mason City. The counties listed are Cerro Gordo, Chickasaw, Floyd, Franklin, Hancock, Howard, Kossuth, Mitchell, Winnebago, Worth and part of Wright PAINTERSlET AT HOTEL HERE Charles Dunn, South Bend, Addresses Group of 100 Painters. (EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the second of a weekly series of ticles dealing with the history of the theater in Mason City. Material for the series was gathered from ancient volumes of the Globe-Gazette, from records kept by the A. L.

Rule family-and from Tom Arthur, manager of the Cecil theater for more than three decades. Last initiatory story dealt with the Parker opera house.) By DAVE KAUFMAN (Motion Picture Editor) Led by no less a personage than the immortal Madame Sarah Bernhardt, a veritable galaxy of the "Who's Who" of the American at the Wilson opera house and at the Cecil theater the first part of the twentieth century. It was during this halcyon period that entertainment in Mason City reached its highest peak, one which has successfully withstood attempts of the past two decades to bring this class of entertainment back to Mason City. As the-twentieth century opened, patrons in this territory were theater-hungry. There was -no radio, practically no automobiles, the airplane was unheard of, so were the movies, thus it was only natural that the theater should be the chief source of entertainment.

The Wilson opera house was built and opened in 1898, and upon its stage appeared many famed artists of the day. "King Dodo" was the premier show at the Wilson, and from there on there was a series of road shows. Arthur Ccmes in 19C6. Tom Arthur came here from Faribault, Aug. 1," 1906, to operate the Wilson opera bouse.

At that time, he was also operating theaters at Faribault, and Fort Dodge. Eventually, he withdrew interest from all theaters but the one in Mason Himself the manager a road show for a few years, he knew bers of a company with Chauncey Alcott. Oliver Doud Byron and Edith Barker played at the Wilson in "The Lion and the Mouse." By ron, a yetera. trouper, was th father --of Byron, presen day film', actor also ha in, th Ce il theater stage productions. The elder Byron was a member of the troupe DOUG which' was play- FAJOIBANKS ing at Ford theater in Washington when, Presi- Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Booth.

by road shows at the Wilson reflect the trend of the times. Among them were "The Old Homestead," "Just Woman's Mffav" One Horse Killed Just a Woman's Way," Only "St Elmo," he 'The Traveling Salesman, "The Chorus Lady," "The Goddess of Liberty," "'The Girl of the Golden West," "The Great Divide," "As You Like It, "Moulin Rouge," "The Man on the Box," "Beverly of Graustark," "House of 1,000 "When Man Turns Brute," "Cat and the Fiddle," "Romeo and Juliet," "Brewster's Millions," and "Uncle Tom's Cabin." Sidney Drew, brother of the great John Drew, was starred in "Billy." By way of variation, the Minneapolis symphony orchestra was brought here. In 1910 theatergoers were treated to a startling innovation. "MOTION PIC- I new and different," said an ad in a Globe-Gazette of that period. However, despite those new- A riding- horse was killed when this semi-trailer Diamond ton truck tipped on highway 18 between Clear Lake and Ventura about 3:15 o'clock Saturday morning.

The truck, owned by West of Mason City, and driven by Paul Clifford, was loaded with 9 and. 5 cows at the time of the accident, all of which escapee! serious injury with the exception of the one horse. The truck ran off the shoulder of the road near the lake and tipped on its side. (Lock photo; Kayenay engraving) Starr Yelland Accepts Announcing Job at WMT many of the stage notables of the day and it was less difficult for him to obtain the services of some of the satellites of the day. Madame Bernhardt, course, was the best "drawing card," and the record she set for box of- pictures, the stage attractions still drew the largest crowds, as it was.

shown when undefeated Frank Gotch, world's heavyweight champion, tossed George Parker in a wrestling match March 16, 1910, and then, because the first match was so short, threw Andy Anderson'in-a second bout. Bob Fitzsimmons also appeared at the Wilson about that fice receipts 29 years ago stands today. The' madam peared as Marguerite in "Ca-. mille," with Lou Tellegen playing the role "Armand." It was during one of her triumphal tours of this country. The theater grossed $4,500 for one performance, as seats were sold at a range from $2 to" $5, while boxes-were $10 each, out, and The "house" was sold the great Bernhardt's 'A meeting of -master was held Friday night painters in the Wedgewood room at the Hotel Hanford under the joint sponsorship of the R.

S. Shepherd paint and wallpaper company of Mason City and the O'Brien Paint and Varnish company of South Bend, "nd, Charles Dunn, representing the South Bend firm, addressed the meeting of painters. A film dealing with Tung Oil was screened. Following the meeting a buffet luncheon was served. Many North Iowa towns were represented at the meeting which was attended by approximately 100.

Gallons of paint were given away later in the evening. ARTHRITIS If you wanf to really try to gti at your must set. rid of some of the old and ialse beliefs about them! Read the Book is helping -Innsr-Myrteriej at Bbeuma- Arthritis." In simple words this helpful Book reveals startling, proven Itcts that every salferceo should know! The Sth edition is Just the press and a 2ree copy will be mailed without obligation to any sufferer sending their address promptly to the author, ML P. Clearwater, Ph. 244-D Street, Hallowell, Forfeits $15 Bond Police Court for Disorderly Conduct Ivan Pine, 1444 Adams avenue northwest, forfeited a $15 bond Saturday in police -court on a charge of disorderly conduct.

The bond was, posted when he was arrested by police at 2:30 o'clock Saturday morning at Eleventh street and NorGi Federal avenue with a small quantity of alcohol in his possession. Dolly Foshay, South-Federal avenue, forfeited a $10 bond posted when arrested at her home at 5:40 o'clock Friday: afternoon on a charge of intoxication. The hearing for William Foshay, arrested at the 1 same time on a simi- ar was continued. Natal, South -Africa, has a shortage of hospital nurses and is importing 25 from Great Britain. 5 Mason City Boys in Latest Group of U.

S. Navy Recruits Five Mason City boys, a lad from Clear Lake and another from Winnebago county wera scheduled to leave for Des Moines Sunday, enroute to San Diego, where they will begir. their first period of enlistment in the United States navy at the training station on the west coast. Walter B. Pedelty, 301.

Third street northwest; Fernia H. Miller, 804 Je'ierson avenue northwest; Guy'M. Bemiss, 726 Eleventh street northeast; Bethuel M. Iverson, 1308 Delaware avenue southeast, and Wayne L. White, 820 Eighth street northeast, Mason City; Otis L.

Phillips, Clear Lake, arjd Leslie J. Flo, Winnebago make up the latest group of navy recruits enlisted by O. O. Cleveland, North Iowa recruiting agent. Officer Cleveland planned -to ac- company the boys to Des Moines, where they will take their fidal examinations." record for one show seems destined for an all-time mark in Mason City.

Another drawing card of that era at the Wilson was the team 'of Montgomery and Stone. As Fred Stone, one member of the vaudeville team is still trouper today, although he labors in the Olms. The veteran actor Stone appeared in Mason City several times, as did members of his family. "Boy Orator" Speaks. William S.

Hart, later to achieve fame in the movies as a "horse topry" star, ap- Ipeared in the title role of "The iVirginian," Feb. 1909. Not of the theater, but 'certainly a showman, Will i i Bryan, who ad dressed an audi ence from stage. Feb. 12 1907.

A crowdec house heard th "boy orator Platte" from WILLIAM s. HART Nebrask in on of his country-wide tours. Still another notable not -tf th theater, but too weE known vo be overlooked, was Carrie Nation time, in a vaudeville sketch. Opera House Burns. During Hallowe'en night Oct.

30, 1911, the Wilson opera house, scene of so many theatrical triumphs, was destroyed by fire. Cause of the blaze never still learned. ap- Undeterred, Manager Arthur erected another theater in its place and named it the Cecil. The Cecil had its opening performance June with "The Pink Lady" as the attraction, and Olga DeBaugh, Josie Intropodi, Octavia Crooke and Marguerite Wright the featured players. The "Pink Lady" troupe came to Mason City from" New York fay special train for the single show.

May Robson. cow well known in the films, came to the Cecil in "One Night Out," Nov. 29 ot that same year, in but one of a series of stage performances in the city Also here in a play 'round about that time were Leila Hyams and John Mclntire, parents of Leila Hyams, -silent screen star, and "Joseph and- His Brethren," which starred James '0'Neil and Brandon Tynan. CoJ. Roosevelt a Visitor.

Another non-theatrical notable was in the city a' short time. Sept 4, 1912, as CoL T. R. Roosevelt a candidate on Bull-Moose ticket, stopped for a few minutes while touring the country. Col.

Roosevelt, it will be remembered, was shot in the Milwaukee Local Boy Will Have Charge of All Sportscasts at Cedar Rspids. Starr Yelland, son of Mr. and VTrs. Sherman S. Yeiland, 215 Jeferson avenue northwest, has ac- epted a position oa the staff of 7MT at Cedar Rapids and Water- oo.

Mr. Yelland, now z. student at le University of Iowa, will as- ume feis duties June 1. At WMT he will have charge of daily sportscasts, will broadcast basebsll games and other sports. Following graduation from the local high school four years ago he attended the junior college here for two years and for past two years has been enrolled- at Iowa university, Iowa City.

He be graduated this summer when he will receive his bachelor of arts degree. A few-days ago he was initiated COUNTY RALLIES OF 4-H GIRLS IN IOWA SCHEDULED I3 QOQ Farm Lassies aad 2,000 Leaders Plan Programs. of school books in May and early June will bring 100 countywide rally days for 4-H club girls in' Iowa. The 13,000 Iowa farm girls and 2,000 adult leaders participating in the rallies will present phases of the coming years program to parents and prospective members. Statistical reports just completed show $45,000 worth of can-' ning, garments, home furnishing and hoiM efficiency articles were Tnadu last year, Mrs.

Edith P. Barker, acting 4-H girls' leader in the Iowa State college extension service, said today. Home furnishing club members in 24 counties reported making and refinishing 10,380 articles of lousehold furnishings at "a saving of almost A total of more 3,600 rooms were improved selection and arrangement of furnishings or in improving walls, woodwork and floors. Kitchens and laundry rooms with efficiency of approved practices effected by 4,000 girls enrolled in home efficiency clubs. Half this group, joined by 2,,300 girls from other projects, sept personal expense accounts.

new made-over garments constructed by. club'girls ms reported at $15,700, a saving if $7,400. High heels were ruled iut by 2,200 of the 3,300 clothing girls who were influenced to wear straight lined, low heeled hoes. Bread club girls reported 41,700 of bread, caies and ookies, at an estimated market jalue or $9,300. Almost uarts of vegetables, meats and fruits were canned by 1,500 can- ling club members at a market alue approximating the same ure.

into Sigma 'Delta Chi, journalism fraternity, at Des STARR YEIXANB Yelland majored in journalism at Iowa. railroad yards that same year. One of the closing events of the Cecil theater's infant year was the presentation of Verdi's opera, "II Trovatore," by the San Carlos Gwr-d Opera company. Scheff, one of the most Plans Locker System. OS E.

Hex of Stacyville has purchased the William Henessey building on West Main street where the Thurow garage is now located and will install a refrigerated locker system unit. Mr. Tburow will continue occupy garage since, the-locker sys- will occupy only by 35' feet. The Osage Ice' company, is announcing 'the installation" a refrigerated system in the the Kansas saloon-smasher, whc was in the city in ,1902 a shor time while enroute to a chautau- qua engagement at Peoria, III Douglas Fairbanks, almost a aonentity then, was at the Wilson about years ago in show wh ose name has lost through the years. -Appearing, lere at a date were the Pickfords, Mary.Pickford Mary, Lottie and Jack, as mem- Special Buses for P.

G. and E. Dance buses will run to and from: the Surf ballroom at Clear Lake Monday when the twentieth annual People's Gas and Electee dance is held. A special bus--will leave the P. G.

and company at 835 Monday night and -the regular bus will follow at 9:05... The special will leave Clear ce plant on West Main street Lake 'folio wing the dance. beloved artists of all time, was one of, the first attractions of the 1913 season. It was during Miss Scheff 's performance In "The Love Wager' that iights in the theater happened io go out, but the noted artist displayed no signs of temperament, and" when the theater was again illuminated, continued her performance. Lillian Russell Appears.

Al Shean, now a "movie character actor, was a member of the cast of "The Rose Maid," pre- LARGE INCREASE IN BUILDING OF DWELLINGS SEEN April Is Month Since 193 0 Figure;" East Improves. Not, since May 1930 has residential building been undertaken in such heavy volume as was reported in April of this year. According to F. W. Dodge corporation the value of residential building operations started during April in the 37' states east of the Bocky Mountains amounted to $108,204,400, marking a gain of 20 per cent over the March figure of and an increase of 61 per cent over the total of reported in the same-' area during April, 1936.

The improvement over last April was'generally shared by each of the 13 Dodge geographic districts; the- most important Timely by Harry Swarner and a -gesture of, friendship authorities at Charles City made it possible for Louise Reynolds, marimba player, to join the high special after she missed the train in Mason City early Thursday morning. was a disappointed Louise arrived at the Milwaukee quantitative gains occurred in the Metropolitan Area of New York and Middle Atlantic States (Eastern Pennsylvania, Southern It who station that morning. Seeing that the car in which she was transported, was of an older model thai not be -able to catch the train, Mr. Swarner offered his assistance. Bundling Louise and -her luggage into the car, they started off When they arrived in Charles City, they met a policeman.

"Here goes our -last chance to catch the train," thought Mr. Swarner. But instead of stopping the speeding car, the policeman waved them on. He had been stationed to keep the street open so no time would be lost. Charles City had been notified and was demonstrating an expression of fine good will toward her sister sented March 10, 1913.

That same bigge ont New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, the District of Columbia and Virginia). For the initial four months of 1937 the total volume of residential building started in the 37 eastei.i stater amounted to this represented an increase of 78 per cent over the figure of $190,986,600 for the corresponding four months of 1936. Total construction started in the 37 states during April. (inclusive of both residential and all other ypes) amounted' to $270,125,200. This was a gain of about 17.

per cent over the March figure and was about 16 per cent better than he figure for April 1936. Ineiden- ally, the April 1937 total was the city. The train had been held for 10 minutes for the little Mason City girl. foe the coming: year Is most apparent. Mr.

Cram, the new moderator was for, many years a resident of Mason City and although now a resident of Cedar Falls, where he is an Instructor in Teachers college, almost considers Mason City his home. Besides, Herman M. Knudson of Mason City was named assistant moderator. WHEN PISHING SEASON OPENED Df 1907 Opening of the- fishing season May 15, 1907 -iwas marred by a blinding sn'owstorm and raging blizzard, old-timers recalled Saturday as the season opened lor 1937, There were several launches as Clear Lake at that time, largest of which was the "Arawanna," lamed after an Indian princess. This 50 foot launch had a capacity for 125 passengers and made ten round trips daily.

It was the launch owned by G. 3. Avery, however, which saved the lives of three fishermen -that day back in as their boat capsized in the swirling waters near he Outing dub. As the men clung iheir boat, those operating the -aanch came to their rescue and lulled them out of the lake waters. It was recalled Saturday that 'ack in "those good old days" even he wagon roads 'of that era were ot passable, and the only means transportation.was the interur- an from Mason City and the "This shows the old idea of riv- launches and boats.

airy between Mason City and Charles City has been dissipated," said Mr. Swarner. month, March 25, came "The Balkan Princess," with Wallace Beery a minor member of the lineup. It's iiat same Wai- ace Beery, who ranks as one of filmdom's best jets. Maude Adams was at the Cecil James Bari e' "Pete the great" Lilian sell came later in WALLACE 8EE6V the year, singing recorded for August, 1936.

Besides residential building, the April 1937 figure included $96,179,300 for non-residential building and $65,741,500 for heavy civil engineering projects, i. public works and public utilities. Total construction started in the 37 eastern states since January 1, has Amounted to $932,455,400. This represents an increase of 18 per cent over the of 400 reported during the four months of 1936. TAB MARTIN MEETS FELLOW TROUPER Presentation at the.

Cecil this week of the road show "Tobacco Road" was more than just a show for Tad Martin, manager of the Hotel Haaford. For Tad it resulted in a reunion after 16 years with a trouper of the days when he was in vaudeville. Tad was the "Dobski" half of the team -of Nicoh" and Dobski, a magician-comedy act, and during part-of their time on the circuit, appeared on the same bill with the Ardell's, of vaudeville fame. Tuesday the local man met Lillian Ardell, a member of that combination, for the-first time in 16 years. Miss Ardell portrayed the role of the grandmother in "Tobacco.

Road." To Give Class Play. school sen- The musical number tbat preceded a pre-coronation broadcast from London was the currently popular tune, "Let's Call the Whole Thiny Off." A few youngsters entered a local tavern the other night and ordered beer. The girl behind the bar refused to serve them, saying, "I high school auditorium- Friday night, May 2-1. Dublin, Irun Free State, has begun a dnve to provide dwellings for 88.000 persons. Island of Roses and Dreams' and "Come Down Man Evening Star," and following that, speaking to the audience Eddie by all here in "Over he River" Raymond Hitchcock was starred in "The Red Widow tlanche Ring was starred in "When Claudia Smiles," while pposite her played her husband, Winninger, today a well known figure of the radio and creen.

William Faroum, one of the. ri nree Faminns who earned its- the Cecil stage, more-reS'whbin we bnction on both the aUge ana (will hear later. screen, was billed as "the young tragedian," when he came to the Cecil in "The Yuginian." With so an auspicious an opening, did the Cecil" make its entry into the catertatnment world. There were many other stage notaoies later on "No, we're not minors," said one of the youths in all earnestness, "we're farmers," At the laymen's luncheon in connection with the Iowa Congregational Christian conference here; this week Fred D. newly elected moderator, announced the receipts did not tally with the number of--diners Someone in the -aggregation then called out: "Long or short?" CHIEF OF RAMBLING HOBOES CiTY Barring upset of his plans as announced here Friday, Pres.

J. Leon Lazarowitz of the RHA should be spending a quiet weekend in Waterloo. He is enroute to Paterson, N. where he will confer with' other RHA officials. this item requires a bit of elaboration, and we made a special point of calling Pres.

Leons attention to the '-latt that some confusion -may arise regarding the identity of his organization this day of alphabetical designation. Pres. J. Leon made haste to explain that, while there might be some Confusion as to identity, there is very little possibility for confusion of purpose. "Our organization is a non- profitable organization formed f01 the immediate and ultimate benefit of decent, law-abiding citizens of the United States who are hoboes," announced J.

Leon. "I am surprised that you are not with the Hoboes of America, which I have been president since my election at Minot, N. Dale. "The governor of North Dakota said that he had never heard of an organization being formed and chartered.under articles.of incorporation for such a purpose as ours said-L. Leon, with a note of pride in his voice.

If that's what the governor of North we trust column is in the same boat That. Masou City is at the helm of Iowa Congregationalism A DIAMOND OR A WATCH Divided Payment Plan Blanchard's 3 West State i.