Local Federal Alcohol Tax Unit Arrests 13 and Seizes 350 Gallons
Federal alcohol tax unit in Iowa reports March activity with 13 defendants arrested in 12 cases and over 350 gallons of untaxed alcohol seized. Agents Rube Taylor and Ed Miller aided raids in Muscatine and Marshalltown and noted Prohibition quotas for Cedar Rapids were rarely met.
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Federal
Alcohol Tax Unit
Iowa
Alcohol ‘Tax Unit
Rube Taylor
Ed Miller
Muscatine
Marshalltown
Cedar ‘Rapids
Col. Parsons
Churchill Seeks Republican Nomination for Rapids TP Judge
R Chere To He Churchill announced Tuesday his candidacy for one of Rapids township’s two justices of the peace in the June 1 primaries. A Linn county native and thirty year attorney, he is a former county auditor and former first district supervisor, with BA from Cornell and law degree from the University of Iowa. He is active in several fraternal organizations.
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Howard
R ‘Churchill
Second Avenue SE
Rapids Township
Churchill
Linn County
Cornell College
University of Iowa
Fined For Wrong Use Of Used Dealer Plates In Iowa
Lester Cole was fined $10 and costs by Justice A S Reed for placing 1935 used dealer license plates on a car and using a tow machine. Highway Patrolman Rhoades arrested him. Also arraigned were George Berger of Vinton Charles Husted of Cedar Rapids and E T Richart of Vinton for overloading trucks with fines of $25 and costs each. Husted’s case continued until Friday.
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Lester Cole
A. S. Reed
Cole
Rhoades
George Berger
Vinton
Charles Husted
Cedar Rapids
E. T. Richart
Justice Reed
Husted
Retired Fire Captain Killed in Accident Near Hot Springs
J B Stastny age 60 a retired fire captain of 1506 C street SW was killed Monday in an automobile accident eighteen miles north of Hot Springs Arkansas. His wife Mrs Stastny recovered consciousness and was not found to have a fractured leg though her condition is unfavorable due to shock. Lester Stastny son and his wife flew to Springfield Missouri to join the family. Funeral plans will be set once they reach Hot Springs.
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J. B. Stastny
C Street
Hot Springs
Ark
Stastny
Cedar Rapids
Lester Stastny
Deaths Carl C Lanstrum Cedar Rapids grocer dies at Norway home
Carl C Lanstrum a retired Cedar Rapids grocer and former insurance man died at his Norway residence at 9 30 am Tuesday after returning from a Florida stay He born September 27 1862 in Des Moines spent most of his life in Cedar Rapids Survived by wife Ethel three adopted sons Adrian George Eldon two daughters died in infancy His first wife Blanche was killed in a grocery store holdup Funeral services to be announced with calling hours at Turner chapel He was a Grace Episcopal church member and active in several lodges and orders
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Carl C. Lanstrum
Cedar Rapids
Norway
Florida
Des Moines
Ethel
Adrian
George
Cleveland
Ohio
Eldon
New
London
General Crocker
Mr. Lanstrum
Grace Episcopal Church
Crescent Lodge
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Order of United Workmen
Knox College
Academy
Galesburg, Il
Turner Chapel
Paul P. Kohout
Avenne
Emil P. Kohout
Bohemia
America
Solon
Kohout
Woodmen of the World
Emily
Leo Kohout
Alvin Kohout
Libbie
Janeba
Brushchapel
Deaths in and around Cedar Rapids area
Paul P Kohout 74 a Cedar Rapids resident and father of Fire Chief Emil Kohout dies at home after a long tenure in the city. Margaret Williams 73 of Williamsburg dies, survived by daughters and a granddaughter. Jennie Hoffman widow of John Hoffman dies after weeks of illness. services and details noted.
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Paul P. Kohout
Widow Mrs Trunec Dies After Lingering Illness
Mrs Josephine Trunec died at Linn county home at 6 a m Tuesday after a lingering illness She had lived at 1502 C street SW until September 1930 Surviving are two sons Frank Bukacek Ely and Joseph Bukacek Vail and several grandchildren The body is at Polansky funeral chapel pending funeral arrangements Burial will be at Ottumwa with Rev H A Crumb officiating at Turner chapel Wednesday at 2 p m
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Josephine Trunec
Linn County
C Street
Frank Bukacek
Ely
Joseph Bukacek
Vail
Polansky Funeral Chapel
Funeral Services Set for Mrs Kath ryn Butterfield
Funeral services for Mrs Kath ryn Butterfield will be held in the Rohn chapel on Wednesday at 2 p.m. conducted by Rev. R. F. Judson. The body will be cremated. Friends may call at the chapel Tuesday evening.
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Kathryn Butterfield
Rohn Chapel
R. F. Judson
I. F. McMinds
Beatty Chapel
A. A. Brooks
Linwood
Cemetery
Funeral Services for Mrs Oberer Wednesday at St Patrick's
Funeral rites for Mrs Frank X Oberer set for Wednesday 9 a m at St Patrick's Church conducted by Reverend Peters with burial in Linwood Cemetery. Rosary at Monahan Funeral Home Tuesday 8 p m.
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Frank X. Oberer
St. Patrick’s Church
Father Peters
Linwood Cemetery
Monahan Funeral Home
Funeral rites for Joseph Malecek in Moen chapel
Funeral services for Joseph Malecek will be conducted at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Moen chapel by Rev. Joseph Bren. The body will be cremated at the Moen crematorium.
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Joseph Malecek
Moen Chapel
Joseph Bren
Moen Crematorium
Funeral Services for Harold Hesner at Strawberry Point
Funeral services for Harold Hesner will be held at the Methodist church in Strawberry Point on Wednesday at 2 p.m. with Rev. Gamble officiating. Military services are planned at the Strawberry Point cemetery, and friends may call at the Moen chapel.
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Harold Hesner
Strawberry Point
Gamble
Moen
Missing Omaha Girl Found Here Returns Home In Omaha
Betty Weaver a 16 year old from Omaha was located in Cedar Rapids by a Justice Department operative after she had been missing for two weeks She traveled with Gerald Tharp 20 also of Omaha No charges were filed Tharp left for St Paul Minnesota and the girl was returned to her Omaha home Monday They had spent time in Ute Iowa where Tharp has relatives before coming to Cedar Rapids
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Betty Weaver
Omaha
Cedar Rapids
Department of Justice
Gerald Tharp
Tharp
St. Paul
Minn
Ute
Iowa
Motor Freight Route Guide Mails to Iowa Chamber Members
Three hundred copies of a Motor Freight Route Guide listing all certificated carriers in Iowa were mailed to Chamber of Commerce members by the traffic bureau. Compiled under H. F. Sundberg, it covers 500 Iowa stations and the lines serving them. fifteen lines pass through Cedar Rapids.
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Iowa
Chamber of Commerce
Traffic Bureau
H. F. Sundberg
Cedar Rapids
Memorial design rejected for pioneer Texas women
The Texas centennial commission rejected a proposed statue showing nude figures of a man, a woman, a youth and a child. They want a memorial that looks like pioneers and not like a Greek goddess, with a design reflecting the pioneer spirit. A separate note mentions a London ring on a swallow caught in South Africa.
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Houston
Tex
Texas
Texas Centennial Commission
London
South Africa
Early grass cutting and burning harms bird shelters in nesting season
Earl J. North warned at the Canopus club luncheon that early roadside grass cutting around July 1 harms ground birds by destroying nesting shelters. He urged weed control and hay production, noting Iowa’s abundance of food but little shelter. He called for conservation groups to unite and protect streams forests and wildlife.
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Earl J. North
Canopus Club
Hotel Roosevelt
Iowa
North
Gunderson Heads Cedar Rapids Boat Club Comets Agenda
Harry Gunderson was elected commodore of the Cedar Rapids Boat club at a Monday night meeting at Ed Sheffie's boat house. New officers include Harold Hess as vice commodore Harold Ammons as secretary and C M Chaplin as treasurer. Plans discussed include improving boating facilities such as a boat ramp. Following last year's successful regatta at Conrad beach another regatta is planned within sixty days. Paul Lebeda will donate a trophy to be retained only after two consecutive wins.
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Harry Gunderson
Cedar Rapids
Scout Rally crowns Troop 10 winner in district event
Troop 10 sponsored by St Patrick church won the Roosevelt junior high gym rally district No 2 scoring 57 points to beat Troop 13 runner up at 56. Other results list Troop 19 55 Troop 12 54 1/4 Troop 4 53 Troop 3 51 1/4 Troop 18 51 Troop 2 28 with 250 attendees including Cubs 50 and leaders.
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St. Patrick’s Church
Roosevelt Junior High School
Roosevelt P. T. A
Lincoln P. T. A
Elks Club
Canopus Club
Church of God
Trinity Methodist
John Huss
Arthur Axmear
Elmer Grissell
Thomas Feiereisen
John Merrifield
James Maloney
Bert H. Watkins
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W. Frank Williams
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Cedar Memorial Cemetery
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