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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1936
Page
3
Royston Georgia where a mob of about forty men shot and killed Lint Shaw an aged judge had previously saved him from lynching. Shaw had been held on an alleged attempted criminal attack charge after a knife incident with two girls.
Iowa Safety Council executive secretary Phil Sproul for driving through a stop sign at Highway 10 and 69 near Dows. Sproul, a state drivers license examiner, said he had not been served and would confer with Wallace about the information filed by Marshal Neilly. A guilty plea can cost one license stub.
Mr and Mrs O G Jones announce their daughter Eunice will wed Leroy Yearian son of Mr and Mrs Bert Yearian. The marriage will be held at the Jones home Saturday.
A committee proposed 40 000 pounds for a future queen and an annuity of 70 000 pounds for her support if she survives the king. They also suggested the civil list could total 410 000 pounds annually for King Edward VIII, vs 470 000 pounds for his father King George V at the start of his reign, noting George was married when he became king in 1910.
Marvin Prochaska of Cedar Rapids was elected president of the Linn County Young Democrats at a Roosevelt hotel meeting Monday night. LeRoy Davin, Cedar Rapids, was chosen vice president, Mrs. Tom Brady secretary, and Isabelle Miller treasurer of Marion. The group will meet again May 15.
Mrs Roxena M Snouffer died at her sister Mrs Belle Butterfield s home 345 Park Terrace SE at 12 10 p m Tuesday She had lived with the Butterfield and Miss Ruby M Byers for 20 years Born January 4 1858 in Pontiac Indiana she spent most of her life in What Cheer Indiana in the dry goods business for 25 years She was active in business affairs until eight years ago Funeral plans to be announced later Friends may call at Turner chapel.
Frank Bozanek 53 died at his Cedar Rapids home after several months illness. Born in Bohemia Aug 7, 1882 he came to America in 1912 and lived in Cedar Rapids 22 years. Survived by wife Emily two sons Frank Jr and Emil and sister Pauline Krejchik in Czechoslovakia. Funeral plans pending.
Funeral services for Ernest O Deiterich who died in Akron Ohio last Saturday will be held at the grave in Oak Hill cemetery at 11 a.m. Wednesday with Rev Charles F Edwards in charge. Friends may call at Turner chapel Tuesday evening and until 10 a.m. Wednesday.
Funeral services for Mrs Amelia Hardwick will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Turner chapel with Dr. William M. Evans officiating. Burial follows at Oak Hill cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
The body of Alfred E. Johnson who died in Tucson Arizona last Thursday will arrive in Cedar Rapids Thursday morning. Funeral services will be held in Turner chapel at a time to be announced later. Friends may call at the chapel after noon Thursday.
A summary of Fuad I's ascent to the throne and Egypt's 1922 move from British protectorate status. It notes his succession in 1899, becoming sultan in 1917, and his proclamation as king on February 28, 1922, with Sudan left outside his crown.
The article reports a business leader condemning New Deal planned economy and unemployment policy, urging reforms be delayed until recovery. The chamber plans a nationwide job survey with possible union help to assess job creation and placement. Robert L. O'Brien advocates reciprocal tariff agreements to curb trade tensions and favor stable international relations.
A ten year charter was presented to Troop 1 Boy Scouts sponsored by St. Joseph's Court at Immaculate Conception school. The old est registered Cedar Rapids troop since 1923, with Walter Markle as scoutmaster, received the charter amid speeches by John Bormann and others. About 150 parents and boys attended a dinner prepared by mothers of the scouts.
Two people died when a tornado hit a farming area six miles northwest of Rockdale Texas during a heavy rain and hail storm on Tuesday.
Maytag Co manufacturers of washing machines said the March quarter net profit was 590,954 dollars or 18 cents a common share after preferred dividend adjustments. This compared with 568,669 dollars or 16 cents a share in the first quarter of 1935.
Miss Mary Andrews principal of the four room Third street school and three teachers led 120 pupils to safety as flames swept the two story brick building. Fire origin undetermined.
Funeral services for Mrs Aman da A Brown will be held in Beatty chapel Wednesday at 2 p.m. conducted by Rev H A Crumb. Burial will be in Cedar Memorial park. Friends may call at the chapel Tuesday evening.
Funeral services for Shepard W Williams will be held Thursday at 10 30 a m in Beatty chapel conducted by Rev F H Ward Burial will be in Linwood Cemetery Friends may call at the office from 7 to 9 p m Wednesday
Funeral services for James D Hawkins who died early Monday will be held at Ralph Wittick funeral home in Muscatine on Wednesday at 2 p m conducted by Rev R F Judson of Cedar Rapids. Burial follows at Greenwood cemetery Muscatine. Hawkins was a member of the First Baptist Church of Cedar Rapids. The body was moved from Moon Funeral home to Muscatine Tuesday.
In Buffalo township eleven residents cast ballots with seven voting yes and four no on a 3000 bond to build a new schoolhouse in district No 1 after a fire. The board approved plans and set May 15 for bid openings. Construction should start by June 1 and finish by August 15 ahead of September classes. Board members are N S Frye president Ed M Helstrom Hazleton James Patton Aurora.
Coroner T. B. Leland ordered a routine inquest into the death of Joe Bowers, 40, an Alcatraz convict killed after his Monday bid to scale a 10 foot fence and leap from Devil Isle. An autopsy found a bullet pierced both lungs. The incident follows mutinies in February over prison discipline.
Mrs. L. W. Perkins returns from Pensacola on a business trip. Frank Barnes, 52, receives a suspended 30 day sentence for begging with risk of revocation. Delbert Butz, charged with desertion, arraigned. case left open as he agreed to support his wife.
W A Edmonds of Belgium Wisconsin paid a $1 fine and costs for overtime parking after signing a waiver to avoid appearing in police court. Patrolman Earl Davis cited him for the offense. Other fines of $1 and costs for minor parking offenses went to R D Hunting George Lindekin John Knorr N A Rose and Fred C Fisher.
James A Luttrell of Sumner township dies after six weeks of illness at People's hospital Sunday. Funeral Wednesday at 2 in Swan and Leytze chapel, Rev Floyd H Weed officiating. Burial Rowley cemetery. Born Knoxville Tennessee April 3 1884. Survived by wife Isabell Bushell and five children Earl Luttrell Floyd Luttrell Fern Cecile Ruth.
Announcement lists Walter Clauson former assistant coach at Waukon public schools and Dorothy Wright a Decorah home economics instructor. Walter Wright resigned to become superintendent of schools at Farmersburg. He is son of Mr and Mrs A L Clauson of Ellsworth. Dorothy Wright is daughter of Mrs Ethel Wright of Cedar Rapids.
In Linn County District Court Iowa the Superintendent of Banking as receiver of the Iowa State Savings Bank Cedar Rapids Iowa seeks authority to settle debts including those to Vorpahl and Florence Spahl. A hearing was set for May 2 at 9 a.m. in Cedar Rapids with notice to creditors stockholders and interested parties.
A district court jury had not reached a verdict after twenty nine hours of deliberation in a $5,700 personal injury case filed by LeRoy Wildman 16 through his father J J Wildman against Cedar Rapids resident Frank S Mitvalsky. The crash occurred on highway No 161 near Iowa City last May. Mitvalsky seeks 6621 on a counterclaim for injuries and car damage. Plaintiffs are Johnson county residents.
Eden S. Draper, textile magnate and former Republican leader, waits at his Hopkinton home for updates as investigators search the east for his wife Mrs. Draper, 42, missing from a Katonah sanatorium and feared to have jumped from the steamship Georgic. conflicting reports claim a drowning or an alibi.
Donald R. Gaudineer a forest ranger and his three young children suffocated when a fire started in their Parson home Tuesday. His wife escaped by leaping from the second floor. The house suffered only light damage.
Radio announcer Ted Husing and 23 year old film actress Frances Sizer were married Monday night by Justice Leo Mintzer in Harrison town hall.
The court recounts Oct 22 1934 proceedings in Breeding murder case noting lack of counsel at arraignment and rushed hearing. Judge Mantz describes the sequence from indictment on Oct 18 to plea on Oct 22 and continued proceedings to determine degree of guilt and possible sentence.
The record notes the defendant Breeding faced a jury after a lengthy period between killing and sentencing. Prosecutors argued the defense had counsel throughout and that no intoxication or confusion was claimed. The evidence indicated a deliberate, cold blooded premeditated murder.
Camden county officers said they have no clues to identify thieves who stole jewels worth 250000 dollars from the winter home of Ernest L Woodard, a retired capitalist of Leroy, West Virginia. The robbery was not disclosed until Monday night.
L. R. McBride and Dessie M. Hendryx file in district court to dissolve the Kofron-McBride, Inc. Cedar Rapids monument firm. They claim eighty four shares owned and request a receiver to sell assets and distribute proceeds. Hearing for appointment of a free receiver set for May 5 at a.m.
Norbert Nejdl aged 34 of 1509 Sixteenth Avenue SE pled not guilty before Judge H C Ring in district court on a breaking and entering charge. Bond set at $800. He is accused of entering John Prusek’s garage at 1024 Sixteenth Avenue SE on April 23 during which carpenter’s tools were stolen. police arrested him and County Attorney G Thompson filed a true information.
Three men held in the county jail pending investigation after being picked up by railroad officials at Marion on railroad property. Names given were Robert Worrall 24 and R. V. Pace 30 both of Los Angeles California and Wayne Roony 22 of Portland Oregon.
A congressional debate reveals demands for a probe of the Resettlement Administration and calls for tariff disclosures. Democrats push amendments to name tariff protected firms and 250 000 civil service additions, while using a gag rule to block further discussion.
Chicago AP Louis Piquett named as the Dillinger gang mouthpiece faced a May 8 departure for a federal penitentiary after the Supreme Court denied his appeal. He was sentenced to two years in prison and a $10,000 fine on conspiracy to harbor Homer Van Meter.
President Roosevelt signed the required papers to enter Georgia’s democratic presidential primary as of Tuesday.
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