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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1933
Page
2
A crowded evening concert at Cedar Ray Park featured a full symphony program with performances by soloists and the chorus. The event included works by notable composers and drew attendees from across the region, highlighting the community’s appreciation for classical music.
The Des Moines AP reports the Senate reviewed committee amendments to general appropriation totals. The amendments set total appropriations at 11,802,744, a reduction versus the Senate total and above the House limit, with the conference total indicating a yearly reduction from prior approval levels.
A Vlorse rider died when struck by a car and the horse rider sustained serious injuries. Police investigated the scene, identifying the vehicle involved and possible witnesses. Authorities urge caution near the intersection where the accident occurred.
Funeral services for J S Hayward who died Sunday in a local hospital were conducted at the Brats chapel at 2 p m Tuesday. Rev RF Judson led the service with Nao Nuh Phere performed by Banks. Members of A4poano Commanders Koitoats Pemp and others attended the service and burial followed at the cemetery.
Court records reveal Charles Novak age 23 facing charges after incidents near a residence at 223 S. Sixteenth Street. The docket notes a preliminary hearing and expected actions by the SW county court.
Tipton and Monticello items appear in a roundup of small-town offenses and obituaries. The Tipton marker pleaded guilty to larceny and was sentenced to ten days. funeral notices for Mrs. Robert Young and other local residents follow, with multiple marriages, births, and civic event notes across towns like Monticello, Vinton, and Mechanicsville.
The Des Moines market sold 11 600 cases of 32 percent beer on Tuesday as legal distribution began. Officials estimate proceeds around 42 000 dollars amid the first day of legal sales.
Pledges to the Community Chest reached 25 673 in a fundraising drive. The entry lists donors and amounts, though text is partially garbled. The page marks totals and donor names or initials, reflecting a civic charity effort and its progress.
An article fragment reports a long prison term of ten years connected with a late act or offense. Details are incomplete and names or locations are unclear in the OCR readout.
Mrs John Bormann mother of local man dies age 83 at Preston home. Funeral set at St Josephs Church. survivors include Rausbard children Jo H Bormann of Isoty and others in Wisconsin. Another daughter Theresa died in Preston two weeks earlier. An obituary section lists Bormann family members across Molton Junction Madison Estherville and Vinton.
The Iowa Hospital Association president Clinton F Smith of Waterloo urged hospital insurance at the convention in Marshalltown. He proposed a plan with a ten dollar annual premium for twenty one class hospital service per year, aimed at better protecting individuals against rising hospital costs and addressing protests over rates.
Russell McWilliams aged 18 in Joliet Illinois begins a 99 year prison term after Gov Henry Horner commuted his death sentence for the murder of Rockford streetcar conductor William Sayles. The pardon board recommended clemency. The execution had been scheduled for Wednesday.
In Rock Island Clarence E Hodson a Republican automobile dealer and former councilman defeated Democrat Frank A Meenan becoming mayor and giving the city a Republican mayor for the first time in six years. The council slate shows three Democrats and ten Republicans. In Moline Dr A Henry Arp Democrat won mayor with a council majority of five Republicans and two Democrats. East Moline elected Charles F Carpenter as mayor and Milan chose William Erickson as mayor.
The Young Men's Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce will discuss a definite date for the proposed outboard motor regatta at its Thursday evening session after dinner. Leon Hasek will perform impersonations, Nathan Estes' orchestra will play, and two tap dancers will entertain. The program also includes 30 minutes of Century of Progress preparations footage shown by the Northwest railroad with Ernie Jurgensen and Reuben Smith directing.
In Jackson Mississippi 300 guardsmen were ordered into the flooded north after a mob dynamited a Tallahatchie river levee. The attack flooded hundreds of thousands of acres as a Chute bridge levee blast flooded land around Ruleville and Indianola. Sheriff Harry Hogan blamed Tippo basin farmers for the action. The governor acted after local requests.
Center Point hosts an Easter themed evening for Troy Mills high school juniors and seniors. John Weininger and wife center the event assisted by Mrs. W. A. Shupp with refreshments, readings by Lillian Lois Weininger and music by Helen Havlip.
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