Legion to stage jam boree at Marion Golf Club
The American Legion plans a May 7 jam boree at Marion Golf Club with golf matches wrestling and entertainment all day. A delegation will attend the Second district joint meeting in Davenport on April 29 with a special Cedar Rapids train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Marion Golf Club
Auxiliary and Legion
Davenport
Cedar Rapids
Marion
A. R. McElwain
W. H. Balster
al Schueler
Frank Williams
Emil Levsen
H. R. Livingston
P. J. Fiedler
Cleveland
Ely
John H. Pazour
Des Moines
Shadowland
Richard M. Clark
Red Cross
William Bleakly
Hugh Hutton
Celan Rollins
Harold Phillips
Della Senninger
R. H. Biddick
Vivian McCalley
John Clay
Ed Bayanovsky
R. J. Williams
D. R. McCreery
Alburnett
Legion Hall
H. N. Strader
Ted Bosacker
William Conrad
Lawrence Hall
R. E. Lehdigh
W. R. Powell
Hazel Oss
Surprise party honors Cedar Rapids woman on 83rd birthday
Mrs. Alice Dixon celebrated her eighty third birthday as the guest of honor at her daughter Mrs. John Hess's home. Cedar Rapids guests included the Pieres, Wertz, Gaskill, Duncan, Pulda, Storms, Harley Berry, and John Dixon with other relatives from Waubeek and Olin. Camp Fire Guardians met to plan a homecoming the first week in June ending with a grand ceremonial on June 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Dixon
John_ Hess
Darrell Pierce
Herman Wertz
Joe Gaskill
Gordon Duncan
William Pulda
Fern Storms
Harley Berry
Robert Daigle
Cedar Rapids
Jim Cunningham
Waubeek
Frank Fail
Olin
John Dixon
Central City
Camp Fire Guardians’ Association
Konyanorang
Fred Lang
First Presbyterian Church
John Troy
Surprise party honors Britt transplants west of Marion
A group of friends gathered at the Loebigs west of Marion for a surprise party honoring Mr. and Mrs. Mike Loebig who recently married and live on the S. O. Stamy farm near Robins. Refreshments were served by attendees including the Zemans and Stamys among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Loebig
Marion
John Zeman
Thomas Ralston
Elmer Stamy
Jean
Richard
Donald
S. O. Stamy
C. H. Schluntz
Marjorie
Wade Stookey
Robins
William Leake
Josephine Bartlett
Ed Bayanovsky
Marion clubs and civic events highlight community week
Beeson will lead a music program while W P C members socialize in Robins. Various groups meet for bridge, campfire planning, and charitable drives. Members attend grand chapter sessions in Fort Dodge. new marriages announced and local funeral details noted.
Bridwell and Nesetrils Plan Move to Marion Home
William H. Bridwell and Mr. and Mrs. Nesetril expect to establish residence in Marion as their new home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Bridwell
Mrs. Nesetril
Marion
Flogging Victim Testifies in Tampa Policemen Trial
Sam Rogers testifies that he and two fellow labor organizers were abducted by a tar and feather gang after a raid on Modern Democrats. He identifies C. W. Carlisle as one of the floggers, with Shoemaker dead and Poulnot the kidnapping target. Police leadership faces charges of kidnapping and accessory liability.
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Bartow
Flat
Tampa
Sam Rogers
C. W. Carlisle
Rogers
Joseph Shoemaker
E. F. Poulnot
Shoemaker
Poulnot
R. G. Tittsworth
Modern Democrats
Carlisle
Surrenders After Murdering Youth in Illinois
Mercer county states attorney Stanton H. Prentiss said murder charges are being prepared against John Collins 39 carpenter superintendent on the Mississippi river lock project No 17 at New Boston Illinois for the shotgun killing of Roger Johnson 19 of Keithsburg at 3 am Tuesday Collins signed a full confession after surrendering to county authorities The shooting followed Collins estranged wife leaving him April 11 and hiring Johnson to drive her to Los Angeles Johnson returned by airplane Monday Collins went to the Johnson home called the youth downstairs at 3 am Tuesday and shot him with a sawed off shotgun without warning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Johnson
Los Angeles
Johnson
Collins
Linville Opens Auxiliary Campaign Headquarters in Des Moines
Guy Linville, candidate for the Republican nomination for U S senator, announced an auxiliary campaign office in Des Moines. The main HQ stays in Cedar Rapids, with A C Gustafson of Des Moines appointed to run the Des Moines room 410 Iowa National Bank Building operation.
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Des Moines
Guy Linville
United States
Linville
Cedar Rapids
A. C. Gustafson
Iowa National Bank
Heart Stitching at Charity Hospital
Physicians repaired a stabbing victim's heart with three stitches and closed the pericardium with a dozen. Eugene Branch, 30, Negro, recovered after a blood transfusion and reported feeling fine despite the emergency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Charity Hospital
Eugene Branch
Branch
City Briefs And Personals In Cedar Rapids Area
Community notices report meetings of Catholic Sokols and Sokolky at 7 30 p m Tuesday in the lodge room Cedar Rapids chapter 194 Ahepa meets 8 p m at Moose hall Sons of Pericles gather 7 30 p m all members urged to attend Local health and court news note Stanley Vesely Jr returning from St Luke s hospital after major operation Frank Drummy 60 Linn county resident collapses from heart attack at Greene s square admitted to St Luke s hospital Joe Sinaiko fined 10 plus costs for improper feed bag tags arrest by Iowa department of agriculture M M Thompson and F W Darling attend mid year committee meeting of the National Association of Life Underwriters in Kansas City Mo Frank Driscoll fined 10 plus costs for intoxication not the salesman Frank E Driscoll visiting Hart Mich couple Mr and Mrs H S Newton wintering in California visit cousin Mrs Brett Burd Playground Camera Club to meet Wednesday at 7 p m in city hall playground office Young photographer group urged to attend Nick Heinen 58 fined 100 for intoxication Leo Griswold 34 Marion fined 25 Albert Schneider 36 Monticello fined 10 on intoxication charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nick Heinen
Eighteenth Avenue
Leo Griswold
Marion
Albert Schneider
Monticello
Roof Fire Destroys Large Section at J E Johnson Home
Firefighters extinguished a roof blaze at 1 p.m. Tuesday causing extensive damage to a large portion of the roof of J. E. Johnsons residence at 1526 C Avenue NW.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welden S. Campbell
North Fourteenth Street
J. E. Johnson
C Avenue NW
Calf Stolen in Riverside Feed Mill Break-in
Police say a red calf was taken in a Monday night break-in at Riverside Feed Mill located at 119 Fourteenth Avenue SE. Entry was gained through the rear of the building.
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Riverside
Fourteenth Avenue SE
Goats Killed by Dogs on Manhattan Beach Farm
Tom Kelly of 1655 Ellis boulevard NW reported to police that six goats were killed on his farm north of Manhattan Beach. He identified two dogs involved, one a chow and the other a white cur, with total value about $60.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Kelly
Ellis Boulevard
Manhattan Beach
Cedar Rapids Retail Credit Talk on Fraud and Debt
Carl Hendrickson assistant county attorney spoke at Cedar Rapids Retail Credit association dinner meeting at 6 30 p m Hotel Roosevelt addressing credit fraud and debt collection issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Hendrickson
Cedar Rapids Retail Credit Association
Hotel
Roosevelt
Cedar Rapids Chamber Secretary Returns From Des Moines Convention
A. L. Taylor, secretary of the Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce, returned late Monday from Des Moines after attending a convention of Iowa secretaries of Chambers of Commerce in session Sunday and Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Taylor
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Guild of Organists meeting at Westminster
The Cedar Rapids chapter of the American Guild of Organists will meet at 7 Tuesday evening in the study at Westminster church. Eleanor Taylor will present a survey of modern hymnology. All members are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Guild of Organists
Cedar Rapids
Westminster Church
Eleanor Taylor
Postmaster Baldwin Returns Home After Major Surgery
Postmaster Frank B. Baldwin who had been hospitalized at the University hospital in Iowa City since April 1 returned Friday to his home at 1645 Wildwood drive NE. He underwent a major operation and is recuperating satisfactorily and plans to return to his office next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank B. Baldwin
University Hospital
Iowa City
Wildwood Drive
Baldwin
Womack Backed Bread Truck Into Light Pole at HQ
Police on duty at headquarters Monday evening reported Milo Womacka of 2402 Second Street SW backed a bread truck into the boulevard light pole in front of the station at 5 45 p.m. The pole snapped off and the fixture was wrecked with no injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milo Womacka
Second Street
Boulevard
Henry A Stearns Ill at University Hospital Iowa City
Henry A Stearns of 1253 First Avenue E is under treatment at University hospital in Iowa City after falling ill last Wednesday. He has undergone two major operations there and returned nine weeks ago. Stearns formerly served as Rapids township justice of the peace and held various state positions for many years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry A. Stearns
First Avenue E
University Hospital
Iowa City
Stearns
Mr. Stearns
Rapids Township
Fined for Reckless Driving in City Court
Chester Williams of 2301 Eighteenth Street NW was fined $100 after a near collision with staff member James Smith on Sunday. William Austin Jr. of 1927 First Avenue E received a $25 fine and costs. his license was suspended for thirty days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Williams
Eighteenth Street NW
S'taff James Smith
William Austin, Jr
First Avenue E
L. G. Vogel Fined for Overtime Parking in Victoria
L. G. Vogel of the Victoria hotel was fined one dollar plus costs for overtime parking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. G. Vogel
Victoria Hotel
Reverend Montanus to Lead Evening Services at Sunshine Mission
The Rev. Carl A. Montanus of Victor will conduct daily services at Sunshine Mission tonight through next Sunday at 7 30 p m Music from local churches will accompany the services Montanus formerly served the Union Gospel Mission in St Paul Minn and was a field secretary for the Moody Bible Institute He is noted in Cedar Rapids where he first visited thirty years ago and was a friend of the late Rev F K Ward founder of Sunshine Mission
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl A. Montanus
Victor
Sunshine Mission
Montanus
Union Gospel Mission of
St. Paul, Minn
Moody Bible Institute
Cedar Rapids
F. K. Ward
German Cruiser Emden Arrives. Baltimore Police Guard Waterfront
About 300 police with drawn night sticks guarded Baltimore's docks as the German cruiser Emden docked for a ten day courtesy visit. A citywide order called for 12 hour shifts, amid a planned anti Nazi faction demonstration announced for Wednesday.
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Baltimore
Emden
Jury Tampering Warrant In Baby Plot Case
A jury tampering warrant was issued against Harry Spangler Clark county highway engineer after an alleged attempt to bribe a juror led to a mistrial in the 250000 St. Louis baby conspiracy case Spangler denies the charge and is accused of offering 100 to juror Charles Long to obtain an acquittal Defendants Nelle Tipton Muench Ludwig Muench Wilfred Jones and Helen Berroyer face retrial August 3 maximum penalty five years in prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kahoka, Mo
Harry Spangler
Clark County
St. Louis
Justice of the Peace V. R. Olmsted
G. R. Breddenstein
Spangler
Charles Long
Kahoka
Nelle Tipton Muench
Ludwig ©. Muench
Wilfred Jones
Helen Berroyer
Bartholmey Waives Immunity In Hamm Kidnapping Hearing
Edmund C. Bartholmey a 42 year old former Bensenville IL postmaster and one of three suspects in the $100000 William Hamm kidnapping waived immunity and agreed to testify before a federal grand jury convened in St Paul The kidnapping occurred June 15 1933 and Hamm head of Theodore Hamm Brewing identified Bartholmeys Bensenville home as his four day prison site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul
Edmund C. Bartholmey
Bensenville
Ill
William Hamm
Hamm
Theodore Hamm
Stephens women form sock knitting club for veterans
Students at Stephens College for Women in ColumbiaMo start a knitters group to make socks for future war veterans. Miss Virginia Crosley of Webster CityIa is named chief sock knitter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Stephens College
Virginia Crosley
Webster City
Funeral services for Charles Schlitter held in Monona
Funeral services were held at Schultz funeral chapel Sunday for Charles Schlitter born in Germany May 28, 1877, who died at his farm home after a short illness. Rev. W. L. Zeller led services. Surviving are a sister Mrs Ferdinand Kuester and a brother August Timrick of Charles City.
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Schultz
Charles Schlitter
W. L. Zeller
The
Evangelical Church
Schlitter
Germany
America
Allamakee County
Ferdinand Kuester
August Timrick
Charles City
Milwaukee Laborer Injured By Falling Weight At Round House
Nick Schueler of Milwaukee railroad employe suffered shoulder and neck injuries when struck by a weight in the coal chute. He is hospitalized at Mercy hospital in Milwaukee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atkins
Nick Schueler
Milwaukee Railroad
Round House
Mercy Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Roosevelt Attends Louis Howe Burial in Fall River Mass
President Roosevelt attends the burial of his longtime secretary Louis McHenry Howe. Howe died Saturday at naval hospital and lies in state in the White House east room before Episcopal services. The funeral will be held in Fall River Mass with Roosevelt family members present, before the body is buried Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. Roosevelt then returns to Hyde Park, plans to address the National Democratic Club in New York City Saturday, and may travel back to Washington Monday.
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Washington
Louis McHenry Howe
Naval Hospital
White House
C. Ernest Smith
St. Thomas Church
Roosevelt
Howe
Falls River
Mass
New England
Robert Baker
Urbana
Hartley
Hyde Park
N. Y
New York City
National Democratic Club
Paul
Monay
Congress Holds Memorial Service For Dead Members
Congress held its memorial service in the house chamber with Marine Band prelude, roll call of deceased members and remarks by Rep. John J. O’Connor. Tributes were paid to Huey P. Long, Thomas D. Schall, R. Garden, Charles V. Truax, Henry M. Kimball, Wesley Lloyd, Stephen A. Rudd, and others who died within the past year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
United States Marine Band
John J. O’ Connor
Congress
Huey P. Long
Thomas D. Schall
Minn
Capt
R. Garden
Charles V. Truax
Henry M. Kimball
Mich
Wesley Lloyd
Wash Png
Stephen A. Rudd
Light Fixture Stolen From Unoccupied Residence
A breakin and two robberies were reported to police Tuesday. J F Novak said thieves entered his unoccupied house at 1206 Tenth Street SE and took a $20 light fixture with a skeleton key used. Kadlee brothers used car lot at 45 Sixteenth Avenue SW reported missing used car plates. Curtis Hunt said the front wheel was stolen from his car at 708 L Street SW.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L Street
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Emma Klein
Moline
John Thompson
L. D. Smith
Dubuque
Ethel MecQuown
St. Luke's Hospital
S. J. Hines
Nakihopa
Mrs. Philip Shoup
Chicago
Baptist Sunday School
James J. Wallace
Athenian Club
Ninth Street
C. B. Vernon
Marion Shakespeare Club
Shakespeare
J. L. Papes
Foile Bakery
Oxford Club
Methodist Church
Virginia Murray
Linn County, Federation of
Presbyterian Church
Springville
Adeliza Daniels
Thirteenth Street
J. T. Grayston
J. G. Thomas
Effie B. Miller
Elmer Hollingsworth
Jeanette Hagerman
Neva Anderson
Ila Mael Burr
Vera Jean Burr
Evelyn Adams
Marguerite Etzal
Florence Stewart
Ruth Bayanovsky
Mildred Sloan
Virginia Sloan
Edith Hagerman
Home Project Division
South Marion Township
Louis White
Will Kassler
Dewey Lint
Jesse Scott
James Woodworth
Carl White
Harry Milligan
Henrietta Robinson
Gove
Storck
Frank Mathis
Anne Lindbergh
H B. Leinbaugh
O. O. P. Club
Earl Welsher
Elbert Kline
Hudson
Mr. Kline
Mrs. H. P. Kline
S. L. Reed
Staples, Minn
Oregon
H. P. Kline
Paul Holst
Mitchell
Norman J. Waffle
North Thirteenth Street
Twelfth Street
Handcraft Club No
Roy King
Mrs
Robert Hyde
Ronny Standish Hyde
Robert Mitchell Woman's Relief Corps
Memorial Hall
Jimmy
Martello
Wunicket
Theo Waline
Volunteers of America
Jean Hart
Virginia Jackson
Betty Pickerill
Roberta Vore
Ralph Seager
C. E. McCannon
Fred McShane
Grand Chapter
Fort Dodge
Harold Hill
George Hill
Howard Brickley
Dorothy
Morrison, Il
R. A. Badger
Lee Voorhies
Anamosa
F. M. Grafft
Felix Michel
Linn County
Yocom Chapel
W. J. Trimble
Centerville
Ralph Michel
George Michel
Leo Voss
Marvin Fernow
Walter Morrison
Earl Miller
Oak Shade Cemetery
Marion Lodge
A. F
A. M
Masonic Temple
Townsend Club
Memorial ’ Hall
Gerald Scott
Martin’s Creek
Marion Nature and Garden Club
Clyde Der~flinger
CCC
Pat Hogan
Deborah Mundy
Fred Nefetril
Harry Oakley
Robert Hogan
Hogan
George Harford
Arthur Lunt
Margaret Mundy
Daisy
Monarch OF the Air
Pacific
Frisco
Manila
Orient
Folger's
Folger
Folger Coffee Company
Kansas City
San Francisco
Folger's Coffee Spuinter
Columbia River
Middle West
Amelia
Ake
Sokols and Sokolky
Order of Ahepa
Moose Hall
Sons of
Pericles
Stanley Vesely, Jr
Park Avenue SE
Frank Drummy
Greene's Square
Joe Sinaiko
Justice A. S. Reed
Milton Hand
Iowa Department of Agriculture
M. M. Thompson
F. W. Darling
National Council of the
National Association of Life Underwriters
Frank Driscoll
Frank E. Driscoll
K Avenue NW
Mrs. H. S. Newton
Hart, Mich
California
Brett Burd
Playground Camera Club
Henry Stearns
Mission
Bartholmey
Future Wars Knitters
Tittle Bros. Packing Company
Sirloin
Louis Howe
Fall River, Mass
B. L. Wilcoxson Reom
Macnus Hotel
Ress
S. List Street
Omabs, Neb
Aes
Buehler
Brothers
First Street
Dial
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