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In the Family. In Des Moines, Bertha Elizabeth Simmons, asked if she was ready to testify against George James Bell, accused of "embezzling and . . . appropriating" her watch, told the court: "No, your Honor . . . George and I were married last night."
Allergy. In Des Moines, Mrs. Grace Grodt was granted a divorce after she testified that whenever she was around her husband she broke out with hives.
Normally, sterile bulls are sold as low-grade beef. But Rupert was an exceptional case. Wayne Fox of Des Moines heard about Rupert's problem, and offered his good offices. Fox and his wife took over, and put Rupert on a diet to" thin him down to 1,200...
The nickel cigar was back in Manhattan and the $1.99 shirt in Kansas City. A basket of groceries which cost a Des Moines housewife $4.19 a year ago could be bought last week for $3.29. The papers advertised sales in everything from bed sheets to mink coats.
Harvard Club of Des Moines, James E. Cooney '41, 1012 Bankers Trust Building; Harvard Club of Eastern Iowa, Cedar Rapids, Sumner H. Foster '32, 2060 Glass rd, ne; Harvard Club of Eastern Michigan, Detroit, Lawrence J. Verdier '33, 3380 Penobscot Building.