Adjustment Board Grants Multiple Zoning Variances
The board of adjustment approved nine variance requests at a special session. Permissions included Dave L. Williams to build a residence on Seventeenth Street SW with a three foot side yard, Howard C. Martin to build at Twenty third Street and C Avenue NE with a 10 foot rear yard, and Newton C. Stocker to use 1042 Tenth Avenue SE for a public market with restrictions. Other actions granted include an Arrow Inn sign permit for W F Douda, and a correction to a legal description for Robert Jack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave L. Williams
Seventeenth Street
First Avenue
Howard C. Martin
Longwood Drive
Twenty-third Street
C Avenue
Newton C. Stocker
Mount Vernon Road
Tenth Avenue SE
W. F. Douda
Arrow Inn
Oakland Road
Coryell Oil Company
Robert Jack
Nineteenth Street
M. L. Grafton
Avenue NE
Miss Mary Weiler dies after surgery in Cedar Rapids
Miss Mary Weiler 26 of Ryan died in a Cedar Rapids hospital at 4 am Thursday after an appendectomy. Funeral services will be Saturday morning. She is survived by her father Dick Weiler and four brothers. She was a nephew of the Rev. Father T. J. McElliott of Marion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ryan
Mary Weiler
Cedar Rapids
Dick Weiler
T. J. McElliott
Marion
City Briefs and Personalities
A bakers meeting convenes Saturday at 2 p.m. in room 3 at Labor temple. R R Kouba speaks on air conditioning at High Twelve club Friday noon at Hotel Roosevelt. J Wilcox 38 of Chicago and Frank Walsh 24 of 1427 Bever Ave SE fined $10 and costs for intoxication. Cedar Rapids Boys Drum and Bugle corps meet tonight at 7 15 in front of Rock Island freight house. Red Graves 60 with intoxication fined $25 and costs Thursday. fine suspended if Graves leaves city. Illinois Central booster club picnic Sunday at Bever park 2 p.m. all employees and friends invited. bring picnic items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. R. Kouba
High Twelve
Hotel Roosevelt
J. Wilcox
Chicago
Frank Walsh
Bever Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Rock Island Freight House
Red Graves
Justice A. S. Reed
Graves
T Illinois Central Service Booster Club
Bever Park
Police Division Receipts Reported by City Clerk
July receipts of the police division of superior court totaled 551.70 with fines 385 and court fees 146. Civil division receipts totaled 22.25. City clerk L. J. Storey reported to the city council on Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Police Division
Superior Court
L. J. Storey
Reserve officers ordered to Camp Dodge encampment
Adjt Gen Charles H Grahl of Des Moines ordered twenty five reserve officers to report for active duty at the annual encampment opening at Camp Dodge Angl. The list includes Major A W Meyer First Lieut H F Clark and First Lieut E P Barrows all of Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Grahl
Des Moines
Camp Dodge
Angli
Associated Press
A. W. Meyer
H. F. Clark
E. P. Barrows
Cedar Rapids
Kenwood Playground Community Night Highlights Local Talent
Friday at 7 30 p m the Kenwood playground hosts a community night with music by younger girls a banjo and guitar duet bugle and snare drum duet and three reels of moving pictures. Children display hobbies in the handcraft room and plaques for tournament winners are being prepared by Ralph Repstein Bob Hradeck Bob Green Harold Schmidt and Dean Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenwood Playground
The
Playground Commission
Ralph Repstein
Bob Hradeck
Bob Green
Harold Schmidt
Dean Johnson
Women in Greece gain local voting rights
The passage notes that Greek women cannot vote on national issues but may vote locally, such as choosing a town constable. This local franchise grants women a participatory role in municipal matters despite national restrictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greece
Danzig Proclaims Food Emergency Amid Tariff Dispute
The senate in Danzig free city voted to declare a state of emergency and granted emergency powers to President Arthur Greiser. He opened borders to food imports to ease shortages while tariff tensions with Poland are resolved. The move suspends the customs union with Poland but is not a military decree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danzig
Senate
Danzig Free City
Arthur Greiser
Greiser
Poland
Court House News Mixed theft and civil actions reported
Mrs. W H Rawson reported to Sheriff James H Smith that paint and paper hanging material were stolen from 402 Sixth Street SE Wednesday night. Loot included paste nails paints and a paste table. Deputy Larry Condon investigated. John Roshar reported $10 worth of material missing. D W Bates seeks 6556 32 against Malcolm V Bolton in a two count promissory note suit. Ethel Pospishil seeks divorce from George C Pospishil on cruel grounds married Nov 15 1933 and asks to restore her maiden name Ethel B Hayes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Rawson
James H. Smith
Sixth Street
Larry Condon
John &. Roshar
D. W. Bates
American Trust and Savings Bank of
Cedar Rapids
Malcom
Ethel Pospishil
George C. Pospishil
Ethel B. Hayes
Divorce Actions Filed in District Court
Divorce actions filed on cruel and inhuman treatment grounds include Blanche Mrstik Richards versus Clarence Richards Edith I Fren dle versus George F Frendle and James F Williams versus Maude L Williams. The Richards were married July 24 1920. and the
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Blanche Mrstik Richards
Clarence Richards
Edith I. Frendle
George F. Frendle
James F. Williams
Maude L. Williams
Richards
Divorce Petition Seeks Support After Desertion
Hanna L. Thomas petitions for divorce from Everett Thomas on desertion grounds. Married November 23, 1910, in South Dakota, the couple separated March 1, 1932, and Hanna seeks monthly alimony per the filing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frandles
Williams
Hanna L. Thomas
Everett Thomas
South Dakota
Repair Man Hurt In Stocked Truck Upset Near Cedar Rapids
Harold Vander Linden 28 of 515 Cobbancourt SE suffered back and right ankle injuries in a truck accident near Cedar Rapids at 8 30 p m Wednesday. Vander Linden an employee of Rapids Chevrolet was at work repairing the stalled truck when a load of stock shifted causing the vehicle to upset and pin him beneath it. He was taken to Mercy hospital for treatment and released Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Vander Linden
Cobbancourt SE
Cedar Rapids
Vander Linden
The
Rapids Chevrolet Company
van der Linden
Mercy Hospital
City Delegation To Study Swim Pools
The city council signaled ongoing interest in a municipal pool as Mayor Frank K. Hahn proposed a study tour. Ed Stefan park commissioner and representatives from engineering and finance will tour nearby pools at city expense to assess local possibilities, with a Chamber of Commerce youth bureau invited to join.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank K. Hahn
Ed Stefan
Engineering Department
Finance Department
Stefan
Young Men’s Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
Death of George Rossman meat cutter in city
George Rossman, meat cutter, died at a local hospital at 1 p.m. Wednesday after a brief illness. He was born September 23, 1874 in Three Rivers Michigan and had lived here two years. He is survived by his wife Minnie two daughters Mrs. A. M. Ross and Mrs. Jack Ross two brothers Leo of Guernsey Iowa and Sam of McGregor Iowa. Funeral arrangements to be announced. Friends may call at Turner chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Rossman
First Avenue NW
Rossman
Three Rivers
Mich
Minnie
A. M. Ross
This City
Jack Ross
Colton
Calif
Leo Rossman
Guernsey
Iowa
Sam Rossman
McGregor
Turner Chapel
Milwaukee man Frank Tipple dies suddenly at home
Frank Tipple of Milwaukee Wisconsin formerly of Cedar Rapids died suddenly Wednesday at his home. Tipple was connected with the United States Tire company here for a number of years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Tipple
Milwaukee, Wis
Cedar Rapids
Mr Tipple
United States Tire Company
Appointment Of 6 New Policemen Delayed By Paperwork
Six new patrolmen slated for appointment were delayed due to missing physical exam records and pending civil service approval. Dan Kruidenier, public safety commissioner, said selections followed Chief Ray S. Tapper’s recommendations and will be finalized at a Friday city council meeting to approve payrolls. The candidates are among the top ten on the civil service list and include unemployed applicants who have taken the exam multiple times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Kruidenier
Public Safety
Kruidenier
Ray S. Tapper
Civil Service Commission
Cedar Rapids City Council Action On Water, Oiling And Mains
The Cedar Rapids city council authorized the waterworks to buy iron pipe and contract painting of the waterworks building. A petition against commercial use of residential property on Twenty second Street NE was referred to the legal department. The council approved oiling Second Street NW and other streets, allowed Cedar Rapids Gas to lay mains on Second Avenue SE and Seventeenth Street NE, and heard Dr. A R Menary report as an official observer. Gas heat content for July was 1049.55 BTU per cubic foot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterworks Department
John Steinek
Harry Glessner
Twenty-second Street
Legal Department
Cedar Rapids
A. R. Menary
Second Street
G Avenue
I Avenue
Thirtieth Street
First Avenue
Indian Creek Bridge
Sixth Avenue
L Street
Sixth Street
Cedar Rapids Gas Company
Second Avenue
Seventeenth Street
City council actions on roads and housing survey delays
Near B avenue 97 feet north the petition to oil Wilson avenue from Second street to Mallory street SW was delayed again as Albert Kuba sought more time to marshal opposition. Dave Williams said most involved property owners favor the project. The city received a Cedar Rapids housing survey offer from the state planning board and referred it for council decision. Sewage disposal rental for Wapsie Valley Creamery was set at 3 dollars per month. Loomis Brothers and L. H. Jacobson were granted permission to build driveways and install a floodlight at the intersection of a avenue and Second street E.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson Avenue
Second Street
Mallory Street
Albert Kuba
Dave Williams
Public Improvements
Kuba
State Planning Board
Cedar Rapids
Loomis Brothers
L. H. Jacobson
A Avenue
Caravan To Central City Fair In Cedar Rapids
Approximately seventy persons join the Chamber of Commerce caravan as they depart at 12 30 p m for Cedar Rapids day celebration at the Central City fair. About thirty five members of the Cedar Rapids Boys Drum and Bugle corps and band travel to perform as Cedar Rapids contribution to the day's program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Chamber of Commerce
Fair Grounds
Central City
Marriage Licenses for Haney and Cook
Paul T. Haney of Arroyo Grande California and Maude S. Cook of Cedar Rapids Iowa obtained marriage licenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul T. Haney
Arroyo Grande, Calif
Maude S. Cook
Cedar Rapids
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Adjustment Board
Board of Adjustment
CITY
Labor Temple
Kenwood
Court House News
Casey
Drive Standard Tire CO
Cod
Arlington Newton Chevrolet CO
Belle Plaine
Malcolm Brothers Falls
Al's Tire Shop
Center Point
Harry Brookman Dublode Mathey. Ughevrolet CO
Sawyer's
Rarage
Leska Woot Walsh
Independence Central Chevrolet Co
Iowa City
LINDE
U. S
Manchester
Kuhlman & Smith Cloud Motor Company
Wal
ASMUS
Malcolm
EES
Partridge Motor ‘Co
Wahl G
Monticell
Marthiessen Auto CO
Newhall Roseberry
Suhr Elwein ST
A Tire CO
Motor Sewage
Horning
Stanwood
Clair Plansburg Skelly Oil Stations
Acts, Inc
Ali Au Oy
U. S. Royal
Nell St Ave. and
First St. NE
Tipton Miller Motor Company
Cledo Mason
Euro Service
Traer C. & L. Motor CO
van Horne
Henry Bros
Vinton A Motor CO
Waterloo Auto Tire Service
Strang Tire & Battery CO
JOY Barclay
Davis Battery Shop
Bard Auto & Supply CO
HEY & Love
Sinclair
Schuke
Chevrolet CO
Sutherland Battery Shop
West Union Slifka
Chevrolet Sales CO
Williamsburg
Sullivan & Dierks
Wapsie Valley Creamery’ Company
Lucky Tiger
Manhattan
Armstrong
TRE
Super-Shell
Savcs
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