Zoning Debate in Sampson Heights over First Avenue Change
City council acted as judge and jury in a heated hearing on rezoning First Avenue south between Seventeenth and Nineteenth streets from A to B residential. Proponents argued for development flexibility and updated restrictions, while opponents warned of litigation and neighborhood disruption. The council refused to extend the rezoning beyond the proposed north First Avenue area.
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Council
South Side
First Ave
Given
First Avenue
Seventeenth
Nineteenth Street
Simpson Heights
Ivynceh Jr
Lynch
Eighteenth
Sampson Heights
Walter Cherry
Eighteenth Street
Elmer A. Johnson
Harry Smith
Second Avenue
Malcolm Bolton
Fifteenth Street
Seventeenth Street
Bolton
Sui
City briefs and personals roundup in Cedar Rapids area
Local notes include residents returning from Florida and hospital recovery, city council actions on payments for jail and police station workers, Lions club meeting highlights, and university board reports. Also covered are a tag day permit, rummage sale for McKinley band uniforms, a fire incident from a waste basket, and several traffic fines and parking violations.
Fowler and Hassler Named to City Electrical Board
By resolution Thursday the city council appointed W. L. Fowler and W. B. Hassler to the citys board of examiners for electrical work with terms ending May 1 1940. A petition asks for sewer installation in the Oak Hill district.
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W L Fowler
W B Hassler
Citys Board of Examiners
Electricnins
Claim prevention meeting draws fifty agents in Milwaukee station
About fifty agents from the territory and local employees of the Milwaukee railroad attended the claim prevention meeting held Wednesday evening in the assembly room of the Milwaukee station. W. C. Givens, superintendent, with headquarters in Marion, presided, and Dr. Dougherty, of the claim department Chicago, gave the principal address.
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Milwaukee Railroad
Milwaukee Station
W. C Givens
Marion
Dougherty
Chicago
Vinton Lions Club Meeting Hosts Cedar Rapids Official
John W. Beck assistant secretary of the Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce spoke to forty five Vinton Lions Club members at a Wednesday noon gathering in Vinton. His topic was I Have an Idea with Don Cameron presiding as program chairman.
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John W. Beck
Cedar Rapids
Marriage Licenses for Cedar Rapids Pairings
Harold Blaylock and Eva Donacon of Cedar Rapids receive marriage licenses. A trace shows D Hunter and Leota Ro Suchet also of Cedar Rapids listed in connection with license issuance.
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Harold Blaylock
Eva Donacon
Cedar Rapids
Atrence D Hunter
Leota Ro Suchet
Court hearing lingers over Wapsie Valley fairground dispute
Trustees' rebuttal testimony continues in the district court as the 24th day of the hearing on the old State Bank of Central City foreclosure deals with injunctions, transfers, and options. Intervenors include the Wapsie Valley Fair Association and Linn County Fair Inc seeking permanent restraining orders and restitution. Witnesses described a trustees' certificate fund with deposits totaling 3053.07 and profits of 428.10.
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Wapsie Valley Fair
Central City Bank
Wapsie Valley Fairground
John T
Wapsie Valley Association
Central City Fairground
State Bank
E. E. Henderson
L. J. Wegman
George O. Filloon
Fair Association
Filloon
Linn County Fair, Inc
W. I. Kearns
Wapsie Valley State Bank
Kearns
Himself
Ed LeClerc
Hillary Studley
L. S. Hamilton
D. F. Barrows
F. G. O'Meara
Fined for Use of Wrong License Plates
Verle Denison, 24, of 427 J Avenue NW, was fined 50 dollars and costs in district court by Judge C. J. Haas for displaying wrong license plates. A fifteen day county jail sentence for non-payment was set, and Denison was arrested Tuesday night on Ellis boulevard. He allegedly used 1936 plates discarded by last year's owner and was required to turn in current plates and obtain a storage receipt.
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Verle Denison
J Avenue NW
C. J. Haas
Haas
Denison
James H. Smith
Sherif Dick Payn
Ellis Boulevard
Lawsuit filings reveal multiple district court actions
In March in a relief department rule Joe Drips sues Fred Safford in a three count note suit for 2174.26 in rem against a non resident Iowa realty interest. Hall Ekfelt Inc. seeks replevin for furnishings worth 547.12 currently with Pete and Helen Pappas. Dollie Tabasinsky Mabel Kirk demand partition of Linn county property with Cecil Tabasinsky Roy I Tab, and Irma Rush seeks divorce from Billy Rush with minor custody. Married December 3 1927 in Iowa City.
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Joe Drips
Fred Safford
Iowa
Hall-Ekfelt, Inc
Pete Pappas
Helen Pappas
Dollie Tabasinsky
Mabel Kirk
Linn County
Cecil Tabasinsky
Roy I. Tabb
Irma Rush
Billy Rush
Iowa City
Dee
Keystone Seniors Visit The Gazette On Cedar Rapids Trip
Miss Leola Wilson, home economics instructor at Keystone High School, led twelve senior students on a senior picnic to Cedar Rapids Thursday. The group visited The Gazette during the outing.
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Leola Wilson
Keystone High School
Cedar Rapids
The
Gazette
Quaker Oats and Hutchinson Ice Cream Plants
The report lists two manufacturing facilities, the Quaker Oats company plant and the Hutchinson Ice Cream company plant, as entities in the industrial context. No further details are provided about operations or locations in the accessible text.
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Quaker Oats Company
Hutchinson Ice Cream Company
Jensen seeks permit to install Marksmanship games in Cedar Rapids
H C Jensen testified before Cedar Rapids city council on behalf of E C Jensen to obtain permission to set up several Marksmanship shooting games. County Attorney G King Thompson labeled them legal as prizes are won by skill with a rifle. City Attorney Don Hines said the games involve no chance and meet legality. Jensen must consult Building Inspector O L Leefers and meet building requirements before filing a formal petition.
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H. C. Jensen
E. C. Jensen
Cedar Rapids
G. King Thompson
Don Hines
Jensen
O. L. Leefers
Kidney trouble prompts nightly awakenings and remedies
Learn about kidney function and symptoms such as backache nervousness dizziness and tiredness. An advertised remedy GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules claims to clean filters remove waste and ease uric acid conditions sciatica neuritis and rheumatism with a 35 cent dose from drugstores.
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Haarlem
Holland
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