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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1932
Page
9
President Hoover plans a conference with business and industrial leaders to discuss his nine point economic program. He will outline self liquidating construction loans and steps to speed employment and home financing. Walter S. Gifford's resignation as unemployment relief director was accepted.
Springfield AP reports no coal was hoisted Saturday in the Springfield sub-district mines. Pickets surrounded tipples and kept workers away. Woodside mine planned to hoist but miners did not appear. about sixty men stayed for cleanup work.
Judge H. C. Ring authorized an additional 15 percent dividend for depositors of the closed Kenwood Savings bank. Checks will likely go out next week. The order follows an application by L. A. Andrew state banking superintendent as bank receiver through O. F. Fryer. A 40 percent dividend was already paid on Feb. 18 under Judge John T. Moffit.
At a Wednesday hearing on the final report of Ethel Reed administratrix of Arthur J. Reed’s estate, Judge H. C. Ring sustained objections filed by the deceased’s four minor children. The objections claimed Reed paid $25 to Peoples Furniture Co from funds belonging to the minors to discharge a furniture incumbrance granted under a prior decree.
Sheriff Joseph A. Petrus and Boone police are on alert for 10 year old Robert Kohl who ran away from Boone on August 6. He is described as small for his age, wearing a blue shirt overalls no coat and shoes.
The May term of district court will adjourn August 22 as District Judge H. C. Ring announced Saturday. The September term will open on September 12.
Miss Carrie Campbell, a St Luke's Hospital graduate, joins the Public Health Nursing Bureau to succeed Opal Newman now at Oakdale sanatorium. Superintendent Elizabeth Johnston announced the staffing change. Campbell comes from a New York City maternity center and previously led maternity and infant hygiene clinics for the University of Iowa.
Elroy L Floerschinger and Eve lyn June O'Farrell both of Cedar Rapids along with Richard Watson of Cedar Rapids and Evelyn Hubbard of What Cheer. Joe Harover and Ruby Sparrow both of Cedar Rapids apply for licenses.
Democratic leaders assailed President Hoover's acceptance address accusing him of vague recovery promises. Chairman Farley faulted his blueprint for action and his stance on repealing the Eighteenth Amendment for liquor control. Senators Fletcher and Putnam criticized past pledges and alleged inaction during economic slump.
Swollen streams across eastern Nebraska and western Iowa unleashed heavy damage surpassing a million dollars and caused two deaths in Nebraska. Dr. H. E. Hansen, 28, died ford attempt while on duty. Everett Mathias, 13, was crushed when a shed roof collapsed. Douglas County highway damage reached about half a million. Rail and road travel halted as floods swamped Council Bluffs Broadway and nearby creeks.
In Valley Stream New York two women Frances Marsalis and Louise Tha den attempted a new endurance refueling flight. They completed a successful first refueling but a breakfast bucket strike damaged a wing fabric forcing an emergency landing for repairs. They planned to resume later today.
Hoover named Norman Armour of New Jersey as minister to Haiti. Armour, 45, Princeton graduate, began as a lawyer and joined the diplomatic service in 1912. Since 1928 he has served as counsellor at the American embassy in Paris.
A stork crash at a Boston theater gates ends with Anna Linski giving birth in the balcony. The mother is reported fair and the baby is doing nicely.
The imperial conference monetary committee report suggests restoring a stable international standard and easing war debts with U S leniency. It urges currency alignment with sterling, gradual price rises, and global cooperation to avoid repeated gold standard breakdowns, signaling possible shifts toward U S and French-led gold redistribution.
Each year Alaska ships more than one million pounds of reindeer meat to the United States. The trade highlights regional herding communities and federal market access.
Real investment for idle cash includes brick apartment on corner lot in premier residential area. Frigidaires, oil burner, or steam boiler, in good condition inside and out. Income $340 per month, price $22,000 with reasonable terms. Box 249, Gazette.
Local property notices advertise Morris plan porch garages and houses for sale on the east side. Listings include a four room bachelor unit with $600 equity and $200 down with monthly payments, a 4 room boarding house in Ver Heights with $600 cash, and other cheap housing options with contact Box 202 Gazette Box 243 for details.
Local beauty shop advertises permanent waving and setting services for August. Includes discounted Marcel and wave perms, ringlets and special prices for a 25 cent dry wave, with various locations and contact numbers listed. A beauty school mention invites students to inquire about lessons or services.
A brief line mentions payment for room and board if desired. The text is fragmentary with no clear dates or names.
Pleasant front room and large furnished suites offered near Grande Ave. Water and light paid for some. prices from 12 to 28 per month. Additional singles include 2 rooms, 3 rooms, and 4 rooms with utilities, near South 6th Ave and 15th St SE with telephones listed for inquiries.
Unclear listing shows roof leak service and miscellaneous repairs. Mentions furnaces, hauling, rubbish, cleaning, and general work with a contact number. The text is fragmented but indicates a local contractor offering multiple home maintenance services and disposal tasks.
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