Memorial Service by Legion Auxiliary Honors Gold Star Mothers
The American Legion auxiliary state convention closed its Thursday session with a memorial service featuring a replica Unknown Soldier tomb, moving readings by Mrs. Grace Gilbert King, and Frank Miles’s allegorical address. Gold Star mothers, stage wings, and yellow butterflies symbolized sons’ immortality.
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Frank Miles
Iowa Legionaire
American Legion Auxiliary State Convention
France
Arlington
Frank
New Hampton quartet wins state Legion contest
Four New Hampton girls in white satin won the American Legion auxiliary state quartet contest, taking $250 and a chance to attend the Portland national convention. Indianola placed second and Spirit Lake third. Montezuma and Olds also competed. Judges were Helen Kacena Stark and Ralph Lee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Hampton
American Legion Auxiliary
New Hampton Group
Ray Faraghar
Lucian Hewitt
van White
Ed Roethier
James Littell
Portland
Ore
Indianola
Emma Hooper
Geneva Hester
Ina Richmond
Doris Bott
Florence Hamilton
Spirit Lake
Josephine Welty
Ival Slagle
Alice Frank
Emily Tott
Amanda Reinke
Montezuma
Ethel Johnson
Ruth Fletcher
Erma Putnam
Gertrude Vanderwal
Olds
Ruby Morgan
Marie Huston
Prudence Tolander
Erma Huston
Helen Olson
Indianola Singers
Helen Kacena Stark
Ralph Lee
Cedar Rapids
State
National Department
Myrton Shelley
Iowa Bureau of Child Welfare
County Soldiers’ Relief Commissions
American Legion Departments
Iowa
County Soldiers’ Relief Commission
Iowa Bureau of Child Wefare
Music Committee
Audubon
Osage
Blairstown
Mount Pleasant
Manning
Object To Paving One Block In 24th Street
Property owners oppose paving Twenty fourth Street drive SE from First to Second avenue. A petition signed by ten residents objects to the installation at this time and supporters claim over half of area property owners already oppose the project. The council referred the matter to Louie Zika, commissioner of public improvements.
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Twentyfourth Street
First
Second Avenue
First Avenue
Louie Zika
Underwater Pressure at 230 Feet Reaches 99 psi Threshold
Report notes pressure at 230 feet submerged reaches slightly above 99 pounds per square inch. Details emphasize high pressure conditions for deepwater operations and related safety considerations.
Labor Leader Slain In St. Louis
East St. Louis plunged under guard after Alden Moore 37 boiler makers union business agent killed by machine gun fire Wednesday nightnear Central Trades building. Charles Duncan 43 and Benjamin Rector 44 were wounded. Rector hip shot and Duncan hand and neck injuries. Police expect major motive probe and tighter security in city.
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East ST. Louis
Labor Union
Alden Moore
Boiler Makers’ Union
Charles Duncan
Benjamin Rector
Duncan
Rector
Central Trades Building
Moore
Slump Hits Marriage and Divorce in Pennsylvania
Health department data show 4,610 fewer marriages and 780 fewer divorces in 1931 compared with 1930. The marriage rate fell to a new low since 1909 and the divorce total was the smallest since 1922.
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Harrisburg
ULP
Pennsylvania
Health Department
Divorce Notice in Linn County Iowa Desertion Grounds
Elsie Brown files for divorce from Willis Brown in Linn County Iowa District Court. Desertion over two years cited. court dates set for September 12, 1932 at the Court House in Linn County. Plaintiff seeks costs and equitable relief as per the filing.
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Elsie Brown
Willis Brown
Court of Linn County
Iowa
Aes
Ieee
Tien County
Court House
Linny
Ereen
Rlsie Brown
District Court Linn County Iowa Divorce Petition
Original notice informs that on the Iowa district court calendar for 1932 a divorce petition was filed on grounds of statutory desertion. The respondent is required to answer by the next term, with appearance and defense to be presented to the court.
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District Court
Linn County
Disgio
Iowa
Cmp
Roosevelt Outstanding Declared By Hutchinson In Letter
Walter R. Hutchinson, Linn County Democratic chairman, defends his remarks on the Canopus club talk claiming he named Walsh Farley Smith and Will Rogers as outstanding convention participants. He says Gov. Roosevelt was the outstanding event for accepting the nomination and seeks records straight. Pearl Fiala of Walker, Iowa, questions road funding and tax burdens amid hard times and road projects.
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Canopus Club
Senator Walsh
James Farley
al Smith
Will Rogers
Gov. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Walter R. Hutchinson
Linn County Democratic Central Committee
Linn County
Pearl Fiala
Walker
Iowa
Debated Linn County Road Levy Raises Mills Question
Readers in the Out on the Acres section clash over a 21.7 mill road levy in Linn County, higher than the supposed 17 mill limit. They argue rising taxes hit produce prices, accuse road funding of relying on licenses and gas tax, and question budget changes and state laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Court House
Purse Thief Eludes City Officials Near Bridge Theft
A purse thief on the Second Avenue bridge eluded Patrolman George Lee and local officials including Dan Kruidemier and Joe Petrus after a clerk spotted a tall man taking a bag from a car. A woman named Miss L Belam reported a white purse stolen from a car on the bridge. the purse held no money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Second Avenue
George Lee
Dan Kruidemier
Public Safety
Joe Petrus
Double Quick
Lee
Miss L. Belam
Twenty-fourth Street
Oregon Reports Record Auto Toll Reduction
Oregon claimed a record drop in highway deaths for the year ending July 1. Secretary Hall Hoss cited 210 fatalities, 97 fewer than the prior year, a 31.6 percent decrease amid a statewide safety drive by state and county authorities.
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Oregon
Portland
Ore
Hall Hoss
Sa Ae
How to defend in three no trump bridge play
A reader asks how East should defend a three no trump contract after West leads diamonds. The analysis shows the defense rests on accurate reading of the lead and partner’s responsibilities, with East deciding between knave or king plays to defeat the contract. The recommended lead is heart queen, with alternatives like ten or seven also acceptable under certain conditions.
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John D. Bibb
Anniston
Ala
South
West
Trey
East
Mr. Bibb
Knave
Bast
Declarer
Kalona Boy Breaks Arm After Hayloft Fall
Kalona seven year old Edgar Knepp son of Mr and Mrs Eli Knepp sustained a broken arm when he fell sixteen feet from a haymow at the Ben M Muller farm near Kalona on Tuesday.
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Kalona
Edgar Knepp
Eli Knepp
Ben M. Muller
City Briefs and Personals Ad Guide
City briefs and personals note promotion for selling produce through the ads section. Readers are directed to call the listed phone number to place an advertisement in the Gazette Want Ad column classification 33.
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Gazette
Local Man Returns From Four Month Coast Trip
Herbert Detlefs of 832 Tenth Street SW returned Tuesday from a four month trip to Coquile Oregon where he visited his brother John and Cedar Rapids friends Simon Tow of San Jose California and Merle Quass of San Francisco
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Herbert Detlefs
Tenth Street
Coquile
Ore
John
Cedar Rapids
Simon Tow
San Jose
Calif
Merle Quass
San Francisco
City sets Sept 1 hearing on E avenue and Fourteenth sewer project
The city council scheduled September 1 for the assessment hearing on sewer construction along E avenue and Fourteenth street NE. The hearing determines assessment charges and project responsibilities for nearby property owners.
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E Avenue
Fourteenth Street
Mrs McMurray Recovers From Fall At Home
Mrs. Anna McMurray, 87 Eighteenth Avenue SW, fell at her residence Wednesday. She was admitted to Mercy hospital with a fractured arm and later released after treatment.
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Anna McMurray
Eighteenth Avenue SW
Mercy Hospital
Miss Adaline Miller Injured After Fall at Home
Miss Adaline T Miller of 1245 First avenue East has been at St Luke s hospital since Sunday after a fall in her residence caused injuries.
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Adaline T. Miller
First Avenue E
St. Luke's Hospital
Attending Sales Conference at NCR Camp
A local National Cash Register sales agent at 2444 First Avenue SE will return this weekend from Dayton Ohio where he attended a two week conference. About two hundred men were at the meeting held at a summer camp near the NCR factory.
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First Avenue
National Cash Register Company
Dayton
Melichar Fined For Disturbing Peace Language
Leonard J. Melichar was fined five dollars and costs on Thursday in the court of Justice 5 C. Wiles after being arraigned on a charge of disturbing the peace by using profane language. He was arrested on a complaint filed by Marian Alex.
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Leonard J. Melichar
Court of Justice
C. Wiles
Marian Alex
City Playground Diamondball Tourney Postponed to Friday
The all city elimination event for boys and girls at Daniels Park was postponed from Thursday afternoon to Friday at 1 p.m. due to wet grounds. Two boys age groups and one girls group will compete, drawing participants from nearly all playgrounds.
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City Playground
Daniels Park
City council authorizes paving brick purchase
The city council Thursday authorized the Department of Streets to buy a carload of paving brick for street repairs, approving the required funds and supplier arrangements.
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Department of Streets
Fire at George Elsworth Home Damages Kitchen
A leaky oil stove started a small fire at 8 50 a m Thursday in the George Elsworth residence 806 Center Point road. Firefighters arrived quickly and put out the blaze within minutes with damage confined to the stove and kitchen walls.
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George Elsworth
Center Point Road
City approves bids on various department needs
The city council authorized the department of accounts and finance on Thursday to receive bids for multiple city department needs. The action sets bids for equipment services and projects across municipal offices as part of the year’s procurement plan.
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City Department of Accounts and Finance
City Council
Continental Oil seeks sidewalk relocation for new filling station
The Continental Oil company asked the city council on Thursday for permission to move the sidewalk at its proposed filling station site at First Avenue and Sixteenth Street East. The request was referred to the department of public works for action.
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Continental Oil Company
First Avenue
Sixteenth Street
Department of Public Improvements
Community Ice Cream Social Benefit For Ill Woman
Sinclair Memorial church sponsors an ice cream social to aid a sick young woman. The event runs 7 to 10 p.m. Friday on the church lawn at Twelfth avenue and Ninth street SE. The family is described as destitute.
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Sinclair Memorial Church
Twelfth Avenue
Ninth Street
Purse Stolen From Craemer's Store Employee
Mrs. James F. Toomey reported a theft at Craemer's store where she works. Her purse containing about $40 in bills and small change was taken from a second floor drawer during Wednesday evening.
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James F. Toomey
Sixth Street
Craemer’s
City Council Receives Petition Signed by Milo
The city council on Thursday accepted a petition bearing the signature of Milo. The document seeks action on a local issue and is the latest step in a community request.
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Milo
Property owners seek paving along street in SW district
Vondracek and three other property owners request paving and curbing on a street from Sixteenth Avenue to Eighteenth Avenue SW. The case was referred to the department of streets for action.
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Vondracek
Sixteenth Avenue
Eighteenth Avenue
The
Department of Streets
Reckless Driving Fined in Lightner Court
Charles Koach was fined 59 dollars and costs after conviction for reckless driving in Justice G S Lightner's court. His license was sent to Des Moines for possible suspension and the fine suspended on good behavior. Koach must pay the costs.
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Charles Koach
G. S. Lightner
Secretary of State
Des Moines
Kvach
Chicago gangland kills Joe Connell over price cutting
Joe Connell known brewery owner and former Bugs Moran ally was assassinated outside his saloon in Chicago. A gunman in a black limousine shouted Rabbits before firing a shotgun blast, reportedly spurred by Connell selling beer at 35 dollars a barrel despite syndicate pressure to raise prices. Connell had previously warned to stop his price cutting. He also served as a former garage workers union agent and later an official with a teamsters organization.
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Chicago
INS
Joe
Connell
al Capone Syndicate
Big Rabbits
Bugs” Moran
St. Valentine’s Day
Garage Workers’ Union
Teamsters
Arrest on suspicion in Rome requires suspect prove innocence
The Rome practice allows arrest on suspicion and places the burden on the detained person to demonstrate their innocence. This procedural note highlights the balance between policing powers and individual rights in the city.
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Rome
Divorce Petition Filed in Linn County Court
In Linn County District Court Toye Sep Term 1932 the petition of Grace Sauer seeks a divorce from Cruel and Inhuman treatment. Alimony and relief are requested. Defendant Car lir is summoned to appear by noon on September 12 1932 at Cedar Rapids courthouse or a default decree will be entered.
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District Court of
Linn County
Toye
Carlier
District Court
Iowa
Grace Sauer
Cedar Rapids
I. B
Third Suspect Sought In Goat Feud Killing
Natchez Mississippi investigators push to involve a third person in the Jane Sarget Merrill killing case as fingerprint expert J E Chancellor reports new prints from the scene. Coroner R E Smith orders a renewed inquiry while deputies scour the Glennburney mansion for bloodstains amid continued questioning of Dick Dana and Octavia Dockrey.
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Natchez
Miss
Jane Sarget Merrill
J. E. Chancellor
R. E. Smith
Joe Serio
Glenn
Burney
Merrill
Sion
Dick Dana
Charles A. Dana
Octavia Dockrey
James Grayson dies after lingering stomach cancer at 79
James Grayson 79 dies at home in Garrison after a long stomach cancer illness. Born January 22 1853 in Keyser West Virginia he moved to Benton county at age three and married Emma Snyder in 1877. The Graysons retired to Garrison forty years ago from a farm near town and lived in the same house, with winters in California. Funeral services set for Friday at the Methodist Episcopal church.
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Garrison
James Grayson
Mr. Grayson
Keyser
W. Va
Benton County
Emma Snyder
Grayson
Here
California
Methodist Episcopal Church
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Mr. Miles
Legion Auxiliary
Adeline Taylor
Far East
Miles
Auxiliary
Quentin Roosevelt
M. Myrton Shelley
Fred Bryant
Burlington
Edna Druckmuller
Davenport
Catherine Bowman
Marshalltown
Carrie Haas
Mason City
F. H. Webster
Hamiston
Agnes
Lee Hermanson
Alma Staley
Council Bluffs
C. D. Brundage
George Brunson Sibley
New Hampton Quartet
Buehler
Buffalo
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Ane
Gold Coast Limited
Chicago & North Western
St. Louis
People’s Forum
Petrus
Josephine Culbertson
Bey It
Oki
Misad
Roe Srnee
Kneip
Bowen Markets
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Frederick H. Pfunder
Horak Pharmacy
Amana Society
Kellogg’s
Kellogg
W. K. Kelloggs
Battle Creek
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