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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1934
Page
7
Iowa City reports a decision looming as Dr. George F. Zook evaluates a presidency offer at the University of Iowa amid a higher salary bid from another position. The state board aims to decide this week with Jessup stepping down Saturday to head the Carnegie Foundation.
Des Moines Iowa stockholders in state banks reorganized under S F 111 paid 5,194,083 for depositors during the law's first year. Superintendent Bates reported that 3,922,583 came from department assessments and voluntary payments, with 359,500 from recapitalization stock sales and 912,000 from capital reductions.
Three McGregor boys Sre ia' te Te Gazette join Bickel Wally Woetan and Burton Walter Mc Cleran escaped drowning Saturday evening when a small near boat they rode capsized in the Mississippi River. High winds and heavy clothing caused the boat to sink, leaving the boys clinging to the hull or swimming nearby for about a half hour before Dave Mead, a commercial fisherman, heard their cries and rescued them.
Advert says Nurito provides quick relief from neuralgia neuritis sciatica lumbago rheumatism with no opiates and an ironclad money back guarantee. It promises dramatic pain relief after first three doses or a refund and urges purchase at local drugstores.
Stockwell Liddle a leading figure in Walker Iowa died in his sleep at age 88. He ran a dry goods store for 45 years and retired five years ago. A Mason for 67 years he also belonged to O E S and Presbyterian Church. Born May 20 1845 in Salem Ohio he moved to Iowa in 1868. He married Belle Watts in Mount Vernon in 1882 and had two sons both dead. Surviving are his widow a daughter Kate in Germany a sister Grace Fox a daughter in law Mrs Leonard Liddle and two grandchildren in Miami Funeral plans were not set Monday noon.
Harry Stark 38 year old produce dealer of Van Horne who vanished after delivering eggs to Vinton was found in Mason City. A wife and child desertion charge against Stark was dismissed after the couple were reconciled. Stark claimed memory lapse about his travels after leaving Vinton and returning toward the Canadian border.
A Saturday court order allows an $8 771 87 first dividend from Farmers Savings bank of Ladora and resolves various estates and foreclosure actions. Olin and surrounding towns report school plays and staff contracts, divorces, tax cases, and local relief projects with Gaffney presiding. Independent counties update on relief work and education staff appointments amid ongoing community events.
Twenty three Iowans won Lydia C Roberts fellowships and the traveling fellowship to study at Columbia University New York City among them Rudolph J Hurka Jr of Cedar Rapids son of Rudolph J Hurka 287 Fourteenth Avenue SW Cedar Rapids and Lois E Taylor daughter of C B Taylor 123 Thirty third Street Drive SE Cedar Rapids a Coe College graduate and 1928 University of Iowa MA recipient who has studied at Columbia since September
Louis Lacina, 37, a Tama County farmer, was found dead in a well at his home in Highland township six miles southwest of Tama. Coroner Harvey Jones will decide if death was accidental or suicide after the body was recovered at about 2 p.m. The well held about 15 feet of water and Lacina had been in poor health recently. He leaves a widow, four children, his parents, and six siblings.
Clermont and Hawkeye high schools will be represented in Fayette county on e ach play contest in early May. Sub county results Friday night name Clermont Elgin Hawkeye and Waucoma among finalists with casts led by Lavanda Carr Maryon Halvorson and others for The Grass Grows Red Elmer Crossed Wires Honeymoon House and judging panel including Misses Segrid Nius Wilma Trumbull Marie Telsinger of Postville.
Three state examiners from Des Moines and Mason City began an annual audit of county records, expected to take ten to fourteen weeks after completing Cedar county work in Tipton. Judge granted divorce for Aliie A Powers and Grover C Powers and for Rose Valandingham and JL Valandingham on cruel treatment. Mrs Powers gets custody of a minor daughter and real estate. Valandingham custody of six minors.
John Lorene reported to Sheriff Petrus that a thief rifled his chicken house on Saturday night taking seventeen birds including fourteen Buff Orpington hens a White Rock rooster and two White Rock hens. Divorce suits filed in district court include Ida Lally versus John Lally and Marjorie Moore versus Stanley Moore Jr both alleging cruel and inhuman treatment. Mrs Lally seeks restoration of her maiden name Ida Johnson.
The article notes Marjorie Moore requests the right to resume her maiden name Marjorie Klersey after marriage to the Moore family. It also mentions the Lallys married in June 1933 and the Moores in September 1930.
A district court will hear the petition for probate of the will of Louis J. Zika veteran Cedar Rapids city councilman who died April 13. Separately Garnett Shay 21 Cedar Rapids began a one year sentence for forgery at the Rockwell City reformatory after transfer by the sheriff and Mrs Shay.
Agriculture Secretary Wallace outlines a plan to reform farm policy, retreat from the farm board’s mistakes, and ease the transition to a sound export balance. He says benefit payments to wheat farmers will rise in the year starting June 1 and may fund increased wheat exports within a 90 million bushel quota under the world wheat agreement.
Edgewood defeated Lamont 8 to 0 in the backbone conference final at Fairbank. Lamont had earlier beaten Winthrop 5 to 4, while Edgewood overwhelmed Aurora 9 to 1 and Aurora had edged Fairbank 6 to 5 to reach the semi finals.
In New York Cordell Hull labels a middle course of sound liberalism as the essence of the New Deal. He opposes dictatorship and extreme reaction, urging recovery through plural democracy and the preservation of individual rights amid press freedom as a bulwark for peace. In Washington Glen Genkinger pleads guilty to embezzlement and larceny, receiving probation and a fine option, after arrest in Evanston. The piece closes noting the Declaration of Independence had fifty six signers.
W R Boyd chairman of the state education board finance committee urged higher education to focus on social problems from reproduction of the mentally unfit. He cited a Cedar Rapids case with four children to be raised by state and called for citizenship training and concentrated religious instruction in schools. The Rotary club elected seven directors and Miss Ruth Webster of Coe College provided music before his talk.
The Coralville Athletic association sponsored a Friday card party in the town hall with prizes awarded to winners: first to Mrs Charles Skriver and Art Jones, second to Mr and Mrs Charlies Sherman, and consolation to Miss Opal Wyjack and Charles Shriver. Refreshments followed served by Roy Light Frederick Kriz and Henry Fairchild.
Iowa coal miners and United Mine Workers officials plan to push for higher tonnage pay following a Washington executive order that revised the coal industry wage schedule on March 31. Town miners except Wayne and Appanoose county pits would be paid $4.70 per day or 67.1 cents per hour for a 35 hour work week, with 91 cents per ton produced. Wayne Appanoose mines in Missouri district pay $4.56 per day or 65.1 cents per hour.
Maynard school presented the operetta Palace of Carelessness in the auditorium Friday evening directed by grade teachers. Cast included Donald Buenneke Herman Bunge Avis Gladestone Ethel Mae Gladstone Dickie Humbert Kenneth McGirk Mary Jean Masters James Samuelson Curtis Thiele Marcus Pace Verna Gantenbein Betty Jane Langley Jack Thomas Bryce Weaver Joyce Simpson Marjorie Gilley Bobby Buenneke Ortha Bartels Harlan Decker Ralph Bartels George Betz Jimmy Wllemka Lorraine Ponsar. One hundred twenty five other children joined the choruses.
Walter Commerford 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard B. Commerford of Manchester, died in Phoenix Saturday after a paralytic stroke. He had bronchial infections for years and recently lived with his family in Phoenix hoping for better health. Funeral set for Friday at 2 p.m. at Community church officiated by Rev. J. Frank Moore. Survived by parents, sister Ruth, aunt Mrs. Harry G. Utley of Manchester, and grandparents Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Horton of Cogeton.
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