City Police Report Details 3089 Arrests and Budget Need
Police chief Ray Tapper reports 3089 arrests in the fiscal year ending March 31 with 478 state charges and 2545 city charges. The most common offense was intoxication and park violations led parking infractions. Police calls were 6020 and miles driven 152229. lodging provided to 997. 276 buildings secured. Expenditures totaled 105883.48 dollars. department seeks budget to replace pensioned staff and add three officers and three radio motorcycles.
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Ray S. Tapper
Tapper
Iowa
Department
Waltonians hear on Cedar River cleanup efforts and delays
Dr. Charles E. Irwin said a Des Moines conference with a state official panel backed plans to force Cedar River cities to install sewage treatment plants. The health department will seek an executive order in about six weeks, but Des Moines facilities may be addressed first. Cedar Rapids’ $600,000+ spend and Palisades park improvement plans were noted by the committee.
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Charles E. Irwin
Waltonians
Des Moines
Cedar River
Irwin
Health Department
Executive Council
Des Moiines
Lkely
Cedar Rapids
Palisades State Park
Close Planned for Alleged Vice Resort Near Iowa Campus
IOWA CITY AP Two state agents completed a probe into vice conditions near the University of Iowa campus and planned to report to Gov. Clyde L. Herring. The resort will be closed within a week as a result of the investigation.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Des Moines
Clyde L. Herring
Damage Suit Trial Began Over Railroad Crossing Crash
A district court jury was impaneled before Judge John T. Moffit to hear Mary Schneelock's $2,850 personal injury suit against the Milwaukee Railroad. She says a truck struck a locomotive on the First Street Ninth Avenue crossing at 145 a.m. last Nov 6 last year. The plaintiff alleges no lights or signaling devices were in operation. The railroad denies liability.
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John T. Moffit
Mary Schneelock
Milwaukee Railroad
First Street
Ninth Avenue SE
Forcible entry action continues in district court
United States bank sues Arthur H Lahman and Gail E Lahman for possession under an executor’s deed. Defendants claim continued occupancy under a one year lease to March 1 1936 and that rent acceptance March 20 bars the action. Property is twelve acres at 119 Wilson avenue SW.
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United States Bank
Arthur H Lahman
Gail E. Lahman
Justice Court
District Court
A. B. Clark
United State Bank
Wilson Avenue
Jurors Reach Verdict In Hughes v Shell Petrol eum Suit
A district court jury before Judge John T. Moffit retired Thursday at 11:20 am to consider a $483.87 claim by M. S Hughes against Shell Petroleum. The plaintiff seeks $373 for alleged gasoline balance and $110.87 for salary balance.
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M. S Hughes
Shell Petroleum Company
John T. Moffit
Cadow Divorce Case Dropped
Mary Cadow filed a divorce action against William Cadow in district court on December 27. The plaintiff dismissed the case before Judge John T. Moffit.
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Cadow
Mary Cadow
William Cadow
John T. Moffit
Deaths
Death notice from Oakland California reports the death Thursday of Mrs Charlotte Haynes 75 widow of Harry Haynes formerly of Cedar Rapids later living in Eugene Oregon burial planned in Eugene She is survived by two sons Bert Cedar Rapids Ray Ogden Utah three daughters Hazel Webster Oakland Cecil Britting Oakland Florence Norbert Oelwein two sisters Mrs Ben Russell and Miss Lillian Waddington Cedar Rapids and one brother Randall Waddington Cedar Rapids
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Oakland
Calif
Charlotte Haynes
Harry Haynes
Haynes
Cedar Rapids
Eugene
Ore
Bert
Ray
Ogden
Utah
Hazel Webster
Cecil Britting
Florence Norbert
Oelwein
Ben Russell
Lillian Waddington
Randall Waddington
Death notices from Iowa veterans and local burials
Harry Davis 43 son of Mrs A R Davis Shueyville died Wednesday in Chicago Veterans hospital a World War veteran burial in Shueyville cemetery later Friends may call at Yocom's mortuary Marion Friday Mrs Charles Juno died Tuesday body taken to Dubuque services in St Patricks church Friday 9 am burial in Mount Olivet cemetery Frank L Johnston services in Beatty chapel noon Friday conducted by Rev C F Edwards beds to Barnes City for burial in Barnes City cemetery.
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Harry Davis
A R Davis
Shueyville
Veterans Hospital
Chicago
Davis
Yocom
Marion
Charles Juno
Monahan Funeral Home
Dubuque
St Patricks Church
Bunal
Mount Olivet
Frank L. Johnston
Beatty Chanel
C F Edwards
Barnes City
Barnes City Cemetery
City Council Awards Pay Raise for Detective Earl Stanley
The City Council approved on first and second readings a salary increase for Chief of Detectives Earl Stanley from 165 to 175 dollars a month. The move puts him on par with Assistant Chief Dan Kruidenier as commissioner of public safety lauds the bureau’s two year crime-fighting success.
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Earl Stanley
Dan Kruidenier
Public Safety
Stanley
Two Newborn Daughters Reported at St Luke's Hospital
Born to Mr and Mrs G R Sandin of 1357 Hinkley Avenue NW a daughter on April 9. A second daughter arrived on April 10 to Mr and Mrs W G Deason of 1242 M Street SW at St Luke's Hospital.
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Ec Eareaee
Ae Settee
G R Sandin
Hinkley Avenue
St. Luke's Hospital
W. G. Deason
M_ street
Voliva Sues His Fees For $50,000
Wilbur Glenn Voliva of Zion claims libel against Rev. Thomas H. Nelson and James F. Boyland for pamphlet distribution that harmed his reputation after Zion candidates were largely defeated. He seeks $50,000 in damages.
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Waukegan
Wilbur Glenn Voliva
Zion
Thomas H. Nelson
James F. Boyland
Chicago
Boyland
Nelson
Hunger Strike Ends as Miss Craig Regains Job
Lucy Craig a 45 year old widow in Santa Ana after a six day hunger strike won back her 3.50 weekly relief job and led relief officials to promise jobs for 967 fellow dolees. She started protesting doles and insults by refusing to eat and returning two dole checks.
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Santa Ana
Calif
Lucy Craig
Death toll in Cedar Rapids hits 706 for year
Cedar Rapids recorded 706 deaths in the year ending March 31. Assistant city health officer James Vanda told the city council that quarantinable diseases included 105 scarlet fever cases, 16 diphtheria, 2 smallpox and 1 spinal meningitis. Measles brought total cases to 1,479, with chicken pox 426 and mumps 390. Whooping cough totaled 50 as board of health expenditures reached 33,012.73 dollars.
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Cedar Rapids
James Vanda
Board of Health
Vanda
The
Sterilization Bill Referred To House
Des Moines AP notes the house committee sent four bills back to the floor including the voluntary Sterilization measure backed by the state eugenics board. Also referred were a storm sewer aid bill for Council Bluffs, a price posting law for motor fuel, and a state botanist and weed eradication program bill.
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Des Moines
House
General Assembly
State Eugenics Board
Council Bluffs
Indian Creek
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Anna Mary Stanley
Alfred Stanley
Linn County
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Voliva
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Emma G. Batchelder
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