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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 14, 1939

Page

12

Jilted Woman Drama In Zogs Fall In Albania

In Tirana Albania the fall of Zog's regime sparks a story of a scorned woman and revenge. Shefet Verolaci, rival of Zog, emerges as a puppet premier under Mussolini's fascist regime. Verolaci's feud with Zog spans marriages and politics, shaping Albania's political turmoil during the Italian occupation.

Tirana Albania INS Wehe Zog Pather Italy Ee Og Shefket Verecouaci Elbassan Fatima Shefket Verlaci

Church of God Series Continues Through Sunday Closing Messages

The week long evangelistic effort at Church of God on G Avenue NW continues through Sunday night. Rev N Coolidge will deliver the closing messages. Dr C A Stewart of Clinton speaks tonight on The Wages of Sin. No service Saturday evening. Special music presented by Donald Gatrelle and Rev O C Gatrelle. Dr Stewart cites And there was much joy in that city.

Church of God G Avenue Eighth Street NW N Coolidge C. A. Stewart Clinton Donald Gatrelle O. C. Gatrelle Stewart

Puzzles Over Case of Jimmied Candy Machine

Detective B L Marshall investigated a tampered candy machine at Williams and Hunting mill 145 First Street SW Friday morning. The machine showed signs of tampering but no candy or money was taken. A storm window in the office was broken during the night but the regular pane remained intact. Sergeant Dale Cunningham reported the broken sash at 7 am Friday.

B. L. Marshall Williams and Hunting Mill First Street Sergt Dale Cunningham

Rimer Puzzle Appears in Fairy Verse Ledger

The puzzle lists a horizontal and vertical set of clues for a fairy rhyme themed crossword. Readers match terms from antithesis to dower property with clues such as antipathy, habit, and covenant to trace a narrator’s voice in a period style rime.

Men From Opposite Sides Of World Inspect Cedar Rapids Road Machinery

Three men from South Africa Australia and British Guianas visited Cedar Rapids to view road machinery by La Plant Choate and Speeder. F L Peterson from Capetown traveled 13 800 miles on furlough to discuss Africa mining and 1695 grapevine. J J Valentine from Sydney 12 000 miles and J A Watson from Georgetown 3 000 miles joined in.

Naome Dobbei United States Rooseault Cedar Rapids la Plant Choate Manufacturing Company Speeder Machinery Corporation Capetown South Africa F. L. Peterson Caterpillar Tractor Company Africa J. J. Valentine Caterpillar Sydney Australia Pacific Peterson J. A. Watson Georgetown British Guianas South America British Empire Watson Sprostons Ltd Demerra Mediterranean Valentine

Deaths Joseph Tomlinson 82 former Cedar Rapids resident

Joseph Tomlinson aged 82 died April 12 in La Jolla California. native of New Brunswick he worked in bridge construction early in life then lived in Ottawa and the United States. Survived by wife five children and a sister. Funeral services were held in La Jolla.

Joseph Tomlinson Cedar Rapids la Jolla Calif New Brunswick Ottawa Mr. Tomlinson United States W M . Tomlinson Tomlinson Construction Company Toronto J W Tomlinson St. Walburg Saskatchewan A . R. Tomlinson Huron O Q. Moses Reinbeck Frank Fairfield Bruce and Steele

Funeral services for Mrs Kilda Farber

Funeral services for Mrs. Kilda Marie Farber wife of Benjamin F Farber who died suddenly Wednesday will be held in the Turner chapel at 11 am Saturday in charge of the Rev George F Stauffacher Friends may call

Kilda Marie Farber Benjamin F. Farber Turner Chapel George F. Stauffacher

Burial planned in Brighton after chapel service

The body will be transported to Brighton Iowa for burial with services at the grave in Brighton cemetery at 2 p m Sunday.

Brighton Iowa

Frank Selzer Dies Suddenly at Home Aged 57

Frank Selzer 57 of 502 B avenue NW died suddenly at his home at 1 25 PM Friday. He leaves a widow and two daughters Mrs Ellis Siebert and Arlene Selzer. The body was sent to Teahen funeral home.

Frank Selzer B Avenue NW Ellis Siebert Arlene Selzer Teahen Funeral Home

Two Posing As Solicitors For Vet Organization Fined

Walter Walls and Charles Hufford both 46 of Des Moines were fined 25 dollars and costs in police court for soliciting money without a license. They posed as Veterans of Foreign Wars representatives in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday and Thursday. VF W quartermaster Harry Concannon stated the two men were not connected with the organization and had been warned to obtain a license.

Walter Walls Charles Hufford Des Moines Cedar Rapids Harry Concannon Vf.w., Post

Miagra Expects To Seek Cuban Haven

Jose Miaja former commander of the dispersed Spanish republican army arrived in Marseille from Algiers en route to Paris He said he expected to go to Cuba and seek asylum there or a safe haven amid postwar dislocation

Marseilles France Jose Miaja Algiers Paris Cuba

La Porte City Bride Weds Waterloo Man in Jan. 31 Ceremony

Miss Iola Hackett of La Porte City married Joseph Schwoob of Waterloo on January 31 at the Presbyterian manse in Dubuque. The bride, a La Porte City High School graduate, has worked in Waterloo for years at the home of Dr. R. E. Russell. They will establish a home in Waterloo.

LA Porte City Iola Hackett Joseph Schwoob Waterloo Dubuque Alma Hackett R. E Russell

Marion PTA elects officers and hears talks on fathers

Mrs. Robert Hess was elected president with Mrs W W Lary as vice president and Mrs Earl Helbig secretary and Mrs Harry Waline treasurer. Dr William H Morgan of the University of Iowa spoke on The Forgotten Father and Untying Apron Strings. The group heard plans for dental aid, a new aid bureau, a May 11 tuberculosis talk, a tag day with scouts, and two officers to attend a Monticello school on April 26. One hundred members and guests attended.

Robert Hess Parent-teacher Association W. W. Lary Earl Helbig Harry Waline William H. Morgan University of Iowa Morgan Hazel Snell K. E. Cornell Dental Clifford Johnson L. van Winkle Linn County Medical Association Boy Scouts Camp Fire Girls Dental Medical Monticello

Death of Marion Woman in California Visit

Obituary notice recounts the death of Mrs Della Senninger at her son-in-law and daughter George and Mrs Cathcart home in Upland California. She previously lived in Marion, led the Legion auxiliary and served at Oakdale Sanitarium. Survived by two brothers and her children, the piece notes her life in Marion and affiliations with White Shrine and Eastern Star.

Marion Della Senninger George Cathcart Upland Calif American Legion and Auxiliary Los Angeles Senninger Gerald Senninger Linn County Marion Legion Auxiliary Oakdale

Spangler Dines With Full Iowa Republican Delegation

Harri son Spangler of Cedar Rapids a Republican national committeeman joined all seven Iowa GOP members of the House for a Capitol luncheon. The group said no business was discussed and they did some informal surveying of political landscape. Spangler was in Washington on legal business and planned to visit party headquarters before returning home.

the Gazette Washington, D. C Harrison Spangler Cedar Rapids Iowa Capitol House Rep Thomas Martin Iowa City Henry Talle Decorah Martin Taile Spangler Washington Republican National Committee

Cedar Rapids Seeks PWA Funds For Three Projects

Cedar Rapids again asks the regional PWA office in Omaha to fund three approved projects. The finance commissioner seeks 30,000 for an automobile testing station, 5,200 for a rifle range and police station chimney extension, and 8,000 to resurface the Sixteenth Avenue bridge.

Public Works Administration Cedar Rapids Lou Burgus PWA Omaha Sixteenth Avenue Burgus

Polk County Coroner Held As Drunk Driver

Polk county coroner A. E. Shaw posted a $600 bond and was released pending a hearing on a charge of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Judge Ralph Powers set April 21 for the hearing after Shaw pleaded not guilty. Shaw was arrested in downtown Des Moines.

Des Moines INS A. E. Shaw Polk County Ralph Powers Shaw

Des Moines Officers Report Shaw Abducted from Car

Police Sergeant Frank Mabee and Merchant Policeman Charles Cross state they removed Shaw from his car while he was unable to stand. Shaw, 56, longtime phone technician in East Des Moines, is the subject of the signed affidavit.

Des Moines Frank Mabee Charles Cross Shaw

House Passes Bill To License Fisherwomen

In Des Moines the House approved a bill requiring women to buy licenses to fish in state owned lakes, by 82 to 6, at $1 each. Exemptions apply for streams or natural lakes and for anyone under 16. The measure also covers seizure of illegally transported game, dam restrictions with required fishways or state consent, and a 10 day notice before dam destruction. Pole and line fishing and spearing of rough fish are allowed year round on the Mississippi and Missouri rivers.

Des Moines LLP House Senate State Conservation Commission The Conservation Commission Mississippi Missouri

Linn County Board Adopts Road District 129 and Land Sale

Linn County Iowa supervisors approve establishing Secondary Road District Number One Hundred Twenty-nine and authorize a gravel surfacing project. They accept Mildred E Papes offer of 125 dollars for west twenty feet of lot 7 and all of lot 10 Daniels Reserve Marion, with deed and tax allocations to follow.

Seegell Beeson Linn County Iowa Marion Sentinel Board of Supervisors Board of Supers Block One Daniel's Reserve Marion Mildred E. Papes Fred Stirm Seevell Daniels Reserve Block 1

Tax sale and county notices amid Linn county proceedings

The document lists tax sale assignments with certificates to E B Clark and H J Cousins, band project docket Iowa 1230 F approved, then notices to depart residents per Chapter 267 of the 1935 Iowa Code. It includes numerous named Cedar Rapids and Marion residents and a long roll of county expense payments to local businesses and individuals.

E. B. Clark H. J. Cousins Seevell Stirm J. B. Hannahs Iowa F. T. Patik Bees Son Board of Supervisors Linn County Culp Mathis Zodie Shellie 9Th St Cedar Rapids Mahlstedt Otto A Mary Betty 7Th St Owen Mamie 20Th Ave Ragan Patrick Pearl Anita 4Th Ave Sampira Charles Alice Jack Eugene Marion Thomas Marvin Ada Fred 34Th St

George No Longer Drinks Whisky Advertisement

White Ribbon Remedy can be given secretly in coffee tea or milk and has done much to stop drunkenness. One woman cured a drunkard of 20 years with one box. The price is $2.00 and it is for sale at Podzimek's Pharmacy or May's Drug Store.

Podzimek May's

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