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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1938
Page
10
A mixed parade of local items includes Roy Payne fracturing a left ankle after stepping in a hole near Aurora, a Monticello wedding for Freda Widmer and Elmer Starks, and numerous obituaries, church events, library reopenings, and civic notices from Anamosa to Toledo with community updates and upcoming events.
Administrator Ickes warned cities Monday not to delay applying for public works funds. He noted the PWA has surpassed one billion dollars in approved projects with 3,995 projects funded to date. Total estimated construction costs exceed 1.046 billion dollars, with loans and grants totaling 618.5 million from a 950 million fund.
Federal officials and private commodity exchange authorities met in Washington on Monday to discuss alleged improper actions by persons described as commodity tipsters or counselors. Officials said several tipsters have been implicated in questionable activities.
A meeting on alleged defrauding schemes promises extraordinary profits from commodity exchanges was called by Secretary Wallace and presided over by acting Secretary Harry L. Brown in Wallace's absence. Prominent exchange officials from Chicago New York New Orleans and Minneapolis attended.
J. Farrell MacDonald, veteran character actor, will file for a charter this week to found a non profit motion picture college in Hollywood. Courses will cover photography sound recording set design writing directing and acting with less focus on acting. He has lectured at USC and already teaches thirty pupils on location with John Ford among speakers expected.
Au gustus WwW. Roil, 45, bachelor and farmer, was found slain in a chicken house on his five acre place in Algonac Michigan. Police examined love letters and paintings as potential leads, noting a $500 cash sum in a suitcase and no sign Roil met his correspondents.
The Iowa executive council approved 40 500 for a new three story radio studio building at the University of Iowa and a power increase for WSUI. The action completes steps to access a 49 500 WPA radio aid grant. Bruce Mahan said the project consolidates radio education facilities. Dean F M Dawson helped present the plan.
Frank A. Peterson a Linn county maintenance foreman for the state highway commission died in a local hospital Sunday at 11 25 p m after a brief illness He was born February 1 1875 in Marshalltown and lived in Cedar Rapids and Marion twenty years He married Magnolia F Elam on June 30 1903 in St Joseph Missouri He is survived by his wife two sons Frank A Peterson Jr and William E Peterson two sisters Mrs Jessie Pierson and Mrs Laura Parish and a brother Hees D Peterson Funeral services will be at Turner chapel at 2 p m Wednesday with Rev H O Allen officiating and interment at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery Friends may call at the chapel
John A. McKinnon 73 a former Cedar Rapids resident died at his Sioux City home after a brief illness. He moved to Sioux City forty five years ago leaving behind Andrew of Cedar Rapids a brother in law C D Huston of Cedar Rapids a niece Mrs Marguerite H Reid of Des Moines and a nephew Paul H Huston of this city. The body will be brought to Cedar Rapids Tuesday for funeral at 3 15 p m at Linwood cemetery with Rev W Greer McCrory officiating.
Mrs William E Shadle and Mrs Marie R Shadle are listed among those named in a death notice with the deceased identified as a 30 year old wife of William E Shadle. The item notes the death occurred but lacks a full date or location in readable text.
The family home at 1717 Fourteenth Avenue SE hosts funeral arrangements for Mrs Helm who died after a long illness at 6 am on Monday. Born October 29 1907 in St Joseph Missouri she lived in Cedar Rapids for 12 years and is survived by her husband three children Robert Eldon Laurence and Frances May at home her mother Mrs May Grebien Waterloo three brothers Perry Lloyd Vesper Helm all of Waterloo and two sisters Mrs George Faubert Williamsburg and Miss Roberta Helm Bagley Funeral services are set for Beatty chapel Wednesday at 2 pm with burial in Oak Hill cemetery.
The U S S Houston arrived off Cocos Island after a week of Galapagos cruising with President Roosevelt aboard. Weather forced the ship to skip Tower Island, choosing a direct 380 mile run from San Salvador to Cocos. Roosevelt expressed disappointment at missing a small boat visit. The party began July 16 in San Diego and will stay off Cocos for two days before heading to Balboa.
The U S Court of Appeals unanimously invalidated an NLRB ruling against Ballston Stillwater Knitting Co. The court held a single employer union is legal and the NLRB findings of unfair labor practices lack substantial evidence. The Tex-Workers Organization CIO unit led by Sidney Hillman had accused the company of unfair acts affecting 900 workers in Ballston Pa and Stillwater N Y.
Avril Martin of Hammond Ind claimed his car was stolen or parked poorly. When asked about valuables in the car he answered No-oh yes. His wife was in the vehicle and a squad car later located it with Mrs Martin waiting inside.
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