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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1936
Page
4
More than 6 000 people attended the Coggan Harvest Home festival with expectations of surpassing 8 000 by night. Republican Day featured Senator L J Dickinson and civic events including a drum corps drill, street sports, and a dance at the new American Legion hall.
Edward Groth of Wheatland files a district court action in Scott county seeking 9925 against Dr. G W Lorfeld of Davenport for injuries from a Dec 4 1935 auto collision near Wheatland. The suit names Carl Hamdorf of Wheat as driver and P P Pascal of DeWitt as attorney.
A fire started in the Clyde Price farm barn two and a half miles east of Center Point Friday destroying the barn hog house machine shed silo and a new straw stack. Center Point fire department saved the house hen house and granary. The barn held ten tons of hay harness equipment and one calf. Some machinery burned too. Loss partly covered by insurance.
A Thursday afternoon fire destroyed all buildings on Bruce Hayman’s Downey area farm two miles south. The blaze began at a threshing machine, which was also burned, and spread to fields before volunteer firefighters contained it. A timothy field suffered heavy damage.
Marengo Concrete Materials of Waterloo had the low bid at 2.06 dollars per cubic yard for five miles of class A crushed rock road work in Iowa County. Bids came from Dane Company of Iowa City and Automatic Gravel Products of Muscatine at 2.2712 and 2.08 dollars respectively. The project funds the county road R from Marengo to Millersburg using 4 000 cubic yards of material likely hauled from Iowa City.
East West vulnerable with East as dealer, South wins a diamond ruff and a long suit play leads to a forced loss. West overcalls two Spades then chooses hearts, East misreads lead, South uses a trump and diamonds to force game. The bidding signals South’s two-suit hold and a trump lead is key.
Readers may obtain a free copy of Bridge Rules and Etiquette by Josephine Culbertson through special arrangement. Mail a stamped self addressed envelope to Mrs Culbertson in care of The Cedar Rapids Gazette. Copyright 1936.
Des Moines reports a 26 million dollar drop in assessed railroad property value, a 15 percent reduction from 1935, with utilities adding about 1 million more. The net statewide loss reaches 25,068,595, shrinking the tax base by 0.9 percent and likely forcing higher local millage to cover 800,090 in lost taxes.
Iowa revenue from the special tax rose 20 percent in July driven by gasoline, cigarettes and beer taxes. Gasoline receipts reached 1,709,788 versus 1,424,568 last year, cigarettes 161,336 up from 114,179, and beer 126,442 vs 93,428. Inheritance taxes fell from 124,813 to 76,899. The rise aligns with gains seen in the fiscal year ending July 1.
More than 1,000 Iowa Mo os and Women of Moose prepared for a parade and dance to cap a three day state convention in Iowa City. Business sessions were held Saturday afternoon with Charles Bowers of Des Moines presiding as state officers were to be elected. The parade led by the Des Moines Moose band was set for 6:30 p m and over 100 candidates were initiated in a ceremony honoring Malcolm Giles of Moosehart Ill Friday night.
DES MOINES. Paul E. Preacher, 61, long career inmate, was arrested for a penny matching scam at bus depots. He admitted approaching strangers and starting the game to lure a second con man who would split the victims’ money, according to Detective Chief Jack Brophy.
Iowa county released Arnold Tippie and Dean Blair on 60 day larceny terms. jail cleared for the first time since July 1935. William Streitner of Vinton remains under sentence but not jailed, sent to psych hospital in Iowa City. District Judge James P. Gaffney will be away until August 10, with a limited bench schedule in August and July.
The Iowa national guard encampment at Camp Dodge will run three weeks starting August 9 with Major General Matthew A. Tinley of Council Bluffs named commanding officer. Brigadier General Charles H. Grahl is camp executive officer and a staff lists Lt Cols Everest Gault Hinman, Capt James, and Lts Steinberg and Everest. Units from Des Moines Council Bluffs Fairfield Cedar Rapids Fort Dodge Mason City Webster City Jefferson Clarinda Atlantic Marshalltown Audubon Shenandoah Willisea Centerville Neola Corning Glenwood Red Oak Iowa City Newton Sioux City Ida Grove Sibley Cedar Falls Duce Waterloo Sheldon and Sears participate.
Special to The Gazette Tipton Another claimant to a share in the Henry Iwers 350 000 estate appeared Saturday when B J Maxwell attorney filed an appearance in district court for Katharina Jurgensen Obitz the eighteenth heir contesting Iwers will which left all property to Mr and Mrs Louis Voss Maxwell would not disclose the address of the claimant nor her relationship to Iwers Search for more hidden wealth on the Iwers farm has been postponed until next week It is reported that bonds valued at 20500 have not yet been found.
Special to The Gate Iowa City Co. C. Miller aged 59 and Franklin Brenneman 17 both of Kalona were hurt in a double collision Friday. Miller suffered fractured ribs and a broken nose Brenneman cuts on face and scalp. State patrolman James Gilroy said two dogs crossing Highway 161 south of Iowa City indirectly caused the crash. John E. Tener of Riverside slowed to avoid the dogs. his car was struck from behind by a large van. The Miller Brenneman car then collided with the van.
A safety note states that one gallon of gasoline properly mixed with air is equivalent to 83 pounds of dynamite in explosive power. The claim underscores the risk of gasoline vapor and the need for careful handling in storage and use.
A field note quotes Willie Willis criticizing Uncle Joe for delaying gifts, claiming he promises an automobile at twenty one rather than giving a nickel now. The remark reflects local humor about delayed rewards and frugal planning.
Dolores Daly, 19, of San Francisco, helped arrest the accused murderer John Mercer alias Jack Borne in Des Moines by swearing out a John Doe warrant. Governors and police planned a $250 state reward and $225 Cedar County reward. two patrolmen to receive $25 each, with Daly to get the remaining share. Mercer is held in Anamosa for Tipton trial and has confessed the murder.
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