Nixon Honored by Cedar Rapids Boy Scout Council
Jerome Nixon a 13 year old Scout from Troop 3 was honored at a Cedar Rapids area council meeting for heroism in rescuing Mrs Grace Shaw from the Cedar River near Second Avenue Pedestrian Bridge on March 30. The council plans to petition for the Boy Scout life saving award.
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Jerome Nixon
Cedar Rapids
Roosevelt Hotel
Grace Shaw
Cedar River
Second Avenue
Jerome
J. F. Nixon
E. M. Pinney
Nelson C. Dreier
National Scout Council
New York City
Nixon Boy
Court House News Details In Milwaukee Rail Accident suit
John N. Hughes observed the trial in a $2,850 personal injury suit filed by Mary Schneelock against the Milwaukee road. The case concerns a truck colliding with a locomotive at the First street and Ninth avenue crossing on November 6 at 1 45 a m. The defense asked for a directed verdict as plaintiff claims no lights were showing on the crossing.
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John N. Hughes
Des Moines
Milwaukee Railroad
Cedar Rapids
Mary Schneelock
Milwaukee Road
First Street
Ninth Avenue SW
Hughes
John N Hughes, Jr
Stewart Holmes
John Redmond
University of Chicago Law College
Milwaukee
Legal cases and traffic damages in district court
A woman injured as an engineer announced no safe signal at a crossing while riding in the rear of a truck. J P Blochlinger’s illegal liquor possession charge was dismissed for lack of evidence after a state motion. Blochlinger had pled not guilty March 16. T H DeWees won a $400 default judgment from Judge H C Ring against George Darden in a personal injury and auto damage case after a February 15 collision near Mechanicsville on highway No. 30.
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J. P. Blochlinger
F. O. Ellison
Blochlinger
T. H. DeWees
H. C. Ring
George Darden
DeWees
Mechanicsville
Darden
Personal injury suit settled in Linn County court
A $10 500 personal injury suit filed in Linn County district court in 1932 by Raymond Pinney against Rich ard M. Brown and Franklin Kemp was settled and dismissed with prejudice at defendants’ costs before Judge John T Moffit. The action arose from injuries Pinney suffered in a crash between a car he rode in and a Brown owned vehicle driven by Kemp on Highway No. 161 about ten miles south of Cedar Rapids on Oct. 18, 1931.
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Linn County
Raymond Pinney
Richard M. Brown
Franklin Kemp
John T Moffit
Brown
Kemp
Cedar Rapids
Synthesis of final amino acid aids life says Illinois
Detroit AP reports that scientists at the University of Illinois announced the artificial creation of the twenty second amino acid essential to life. This discovery enables feeding animals a protein free diet using a complete amino acid list, replacing meat and other protein sources.
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Detroit
University of Ilinois
Federation of American Societies For Experimental Biology
Trombino Bros. Grocery Saturday Monday Specials
Trombino Bros. Grocery at 527 Fourth Avenue SE lists weekend specials. Beef roast and sirloin steak priced per pound, home dressed chickens, pork roast, smoked tongue, pickled pigs feet, pure lard, Swiss cheese, tuna, and various low-cost items offered in limited quantities. Prices shown include 18 to 49 cents per pound or per unit.
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Trombino Bros. Grocery
Fourth Avenue SE
Big Cities Will Get Bulk of Relief Funds
Washington officials say major cities such as New York and Chicago will receive most of the 4.88 billion work relief fund. More than half of relief rolls are in metropolitan areas. Hopkins notes rural projects were earmarked but the president has leeway to reallocate up to 976 million.
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Washington
New York
Chicago
Roosevelt
Harry L. Hopkins
FERA
Hopkins
Congress
Federation Of Labor Plans Tri State Conference
Cedar Rapids federation of labor outlines complete plans for the Tri State Conference to entertain more than 300 union representatives. Expected attendees include J C Lewis Des Moines Charles Regan Rock Island Adolph Germer Rockford and Mrs Ella Harris Rockford. Conference begins at 1 30 p m with all union members and their wives invited.
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Labor Temple
Cedar Rapids Federation of Labor
J. C. Lewis
Des Moines
Iowa State Federation of Labor
Charles Regan
Rock Island
Tri-City Labor Review
Adolph Germer
Rockford
Ill
Illinois State Compliance Board
Rock Island Shopmen Hear Kansas City Man
A Rock Island meeting in I O C F hall heard T M Lynch of Kansas City defend the Brotherhood of Railroad Shops Crafts of America an independent group not affiliated with the A F of L and operating under the U S railroad act He argued the association is independent and properly run.
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Rock Island
Kansas City
I 0.C.F. Hall
T. M. Lynch
Brotherhood of Railroad Shops Crafts of America
A. F. of
L. Lynch
Deaths Agatha Taylor Dies at 5 P M After Illness
Agatha Taylor 48 died in a local hospital at 5 p m Thursday from influenza complications. A Masonville native, she graduated from Mount Mercy Academy Cedar Rapids in 1927 and worked mainly at Mercy hospital. She is survived by sister Ruth, brothers John and Louis, and uncle George Taylor, all of Masonville. Services Monday at Immaculate Conception Church. burial in Masonville. Friends may call at Mercy hospital Friday evening.
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Agatha Taylor
First Avenue E
Miss Taylor
Masonville
Frank Taylor
Mount Mercy Academy
Cedar Rapids
Mercy Hospital
Ruth Taylor
John
Louis
George Taylor
Immaculate Conception
John M Phillips Funeral and Masonic Rites
Funeral services for John M. Phillips who died suddenly Wednesday will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. in Beatty chapel conducted by Rev William M. Evans and Star of the West lodge with K P Masonic services at Cedar Memorial Park. Mrs Helen Kvetensky died at her home on 1342 Third Street NW late Thursday after a sin...
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A. Scouters
Camp Waubeek
Harry Kremers
James Maloney
Fred Neisz
Jay Brown
Harry Frasher
Harold N. West
West
John M. Phillips
Beatty Chapel
William M. Evans
Star of the West Lodge
K. P
Cedar Memorial Park
Helen Kvetensky
Joseph Kvetensky
Third Street NW
Woman born in 1860 dies. services pending
An elderly woman born in 1860 who lived in Solon before moving to Cedar Rapids has died. She is survived by her husband. Funeral services will be held at Polansky Funeral Chapel on Monday at a time to be announced.
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Bohemia
Cedar Rapids
Solon
Polansky
Funeral services for M. L. White held after auto crash
Funeral services for M. L. White, killed in a automobile accident Monday evening, were held in Beatty chapel at 2 30 p.m. today.
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M. L. White
Beatty Chapel
Con
McCullough Conducts Funeral for Local Cleric
The Rev. J Renwick McCullough conducted the service for the deceased with burial following in Ida Grove. The body was transported there for interment.
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J. Renwick McCullough
Ida Grove
Funeral services planned for Dr L E Shahan
Dr L E Shahan dentist formerly of Columbus Junction died suddenly Thursday night at his Chicago home. Services will be at the Presbyterian church in Columbus Junction at 2 30 Sunday. His wife Beatrice Klotz of Columbus Junction survives with one son. Dr Shahan practiced here after graduating from the University of Iowa.
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Columbus Junction
L. E. Shahan
Chicago
Presbyterian Church
Beatrice Klotz
Shahan
University of Towa
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Fourth Ave. SE
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