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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 18, 1937

Page

15

Heavy Rains End 100-Degree Iowa Heat Wave

Heavy rains and overcast skies across Iowa ended the midweek heat wave with temperatures plunging up to forty degrees overnight. Des Moines reported 6.07 inches of rain between 7 am and 9 am, while other cities logged varying rainfall and cooler temperatures, including Logan with a 108 degree high and Marshalltown dropping from 1022 to 66 degrees.

Logan Arnolas Park Mason City Ottumwa Centerville Burington Mercury Des Moines

State Fair defies order to cancel plane crash

DES MOINES AP The fate of the Iowa state fair thrill day stunt a staged airplane crash hung in the balance Tuesday after the aeronautics commission ordered cancellation claiming risk to spectators. State fair secretary A R Corey said the event would go on as scheduled with Capt F F Frakes set to fly Sunday Aug 29 and crash into a frame house near the grandstand.

Des Moines Iowa Aeronautics Commission Fair Board A. R. Corey State Fair F F Frakes Aeronautis Commission Corey Frakes

Jurors Drawn For Maquoketa Court

The September term of court at Maquoketa has drawn jurors for the coming session. Listed are many local residents including Leata So Wood Brads, Joan Stanton, Rebecca Lindeme, and others from Muscatine and nearby areas. The panel names jurors from multiple townships as the term opens.

Bpecia Muscat Pouty Wood Brads Gallagher Machine Weatt Joan Stanton Mmbrenel Lindeme Garin Cyaete Catierra Ramond Maul Rees Pete Joe Maden George Aurel Branly Roya Frank Wosen

Monticello to Be Host To Lutherans

St Matthews in Monticello will host the Lutheran convention with St Matthew's church serving as the central venue. Delegates and attendees are expected from area communities for the 1937 gathering, with activities and services planned across the convention timetable.

Monticello St. Matthew's Aly

Funeral services for Mrs Tony Yelden in Earlville

Funeral services were held at St Pauls Lutheran in Delaware for Mrs Tony Yelden 59 of Earlville who died at home. Born Sept 26 1877 in Balltown she moved to a farm near Earlville in 1902 and was a member of Delaware Lutheran church. Survived by three children, one brother, four sisters, and her husband.

Earlville St. Pauls Lutheran Church Delaware Tony Yelden Earlvile Annie Sundermeyer John Johanna Hammerand Balltown Dubuque Delaware Lutheran Church Barlville Florence Ed Ranzau Glenece Minn

Tribes to Join in Friendship Dance at Tama Powwow

Special to The Gazette reports a Tama Indian reservation powwow August 19 to 22 with the Chippewas and Mesquakies reuniting for a friendship dance once common in old prairie days. The event will feature other tribes including Winnebago Kickapoo Pottawattamie and Sioux around the council fire to renew ties and share the pipe of peace.

Tama Prairies Lake Superior Lake Michigan Green Bay Upper Mississippi Valley Canada Kansas Montana Lac du Flambeau

Elkader and Postville Named On Public Building List

Washington AP The house appropriations committee listed many projects for construction under a $70 million public building program. Most are post offices with Elkader and Postville among those on the tentative list, each with funding figures of 75 000 and 70 000 dollars respectively.

Washington House Appropriations Committee Treasury and Post Office Department Congress Elkader Lansing Postville

City seeks 11534 60 from Burns and McDonnell overruled

A district court overruled a motion for a more specific statement in the case of Burns and McDonnell against Iowa City. The Kansas City engineering firm seeks 11534 60 from the city, with defendants listed as the incumbent city council and the former MOL council. City Solicitor Robert L. Larson said the next move is to file an answer to the petition.

Iowa City Burns and McDonnell Kansas City MOL Robert L. Larson Myron J Walker Des Moines Iowa League of Municipalities Thomas E Martin

Senator Stewart’s Car Stolen in West Union Theft

West Union report states State Senator Paul Stewart and his employee Ed Morley were involved in a theft incident Monday afternoon. Morley, 19, was arrested the same evening after allegedly attempting to sell the senator’s automobile in Grundy Center. The car and Morley were to be brought to Fayette County on Tuesday.

West Union Paul Stewart Maynard Ed Morley Grundy Center Mortley Fayette County T Tuesdas

Evangelist Trial Behind At Tama Court Over Noise Charge

In Tama, the trial of Mrs. Elsie North a Rock Island evangelist resumed after both sides rested. Seven witnesses testified about a noisy revival causing a disturbance near the Penticastle mission. Mayor Carnal set Friday at 2 p.m. for a ruling. The case featured the girl Mary Jean Tarnutzer and varied community testimonies on religious fervor.

TAMA Elsie North Rock Island FE. C. Carnal Penticastle Mission H. R Mrs. North LaGrange Marshal Sadler Sadler Mary Jean Tarnutzer

Mrs Nettie Kraft 79 Dies at Fairbank Home

Nettie Kraft died Sunday at her son Will Krafts home in Fairbank after long residency as an early Bremer county settler. She leaves a son and two grandchildren Russell and Claire, all of Oelwein. Funeral services were held Tuesday at the Fairbank Methodist church. Burial was beside her husband who died about twenty years ago.

Millersburg Pope Fverett Pope Seventyfour Martn Pope Harry Jones Everett Pope Lester Stanard Orville Schlisselman Marjorie Pope Maggie Pope Sandra Geraldine Gerard Walter Gerard George Smith Newnall Ray Wharton Mendotail Gladys Strausser Lloyd Roy Chittick Lucille Dennis Cedar Rapids Russell Nichols Shirley Mae Des Moines David Orville Schlesselman Williamsburg Clair Stanard Jimmy Cedar Falls Virgil Pope Lorahe What Cheer Clarence Bell Lloyd Campbell Kenneth Frank Chittick Woodrow Lester Russell Betty North English Savannah Pope Phoebe Stanard Annie Pope Earl Pete Lane Larry Dale Martin Pope Menzo Merle Cloyd Fuller Richard Norman Margone Jennie Houghton Traer Long Beach Calif Will Neidick West Traer Qecur Ellingson David Baihe Coulsin Ward Cedar Margaret Hamblin Milo Township Golden Church Walter Locke Ed Warren Ackley O. L. Buschbom Charles City Russell Locke Ryan John Shoup Waverly Harold Locke Ina Kennan Martelle Herbert Locke Clair Locke Alabama Raymond Locke Delhi Oelwein Nettie Kraft Will Kraft Fairbank Lfe Bremer County Claire

Anamosa Girl Married in Fort Dodge Ceremony

Before marriage Miss Willine Taylor, daughter of Mr and Mrs T L Taylor of Anamosa, wed Burton Burnett son of Mr and Mrs J H Burnett of Dallas Center in the Methodist church study at Fort Dodge. The couple will live in Dallas Center after September 1.

Anamosa Burton Burnett Willine Taylor T. L. Taylor Burnett J. H. Burnett Dallas Center Fort Dodge

Belle Plaine Families Injured In Collision

Belle Plaine residents Mr. and Mrs. Milo Hughes Mr. and Mrs. Art Bostian and children Louis and Jose were seriously hurt when a truck they rode in collided with Bob Berry's car on the Lincoln highway three miles west of Belle Plaine. They were taken to Belle Plaine hospital. Bostian backs and Hughes injuries, Berry in shock.

The Gazette Belle Plaine Milo Hughes Art Bostian Louis Jose Bob Berry Lincoln Highway Hughes Bostian Belle Plaine Hospital Mr. Bostian Mrs. Bostian Mr. Hughes Mrs. Hughes Jose Bostian Louis Bostian Berry

Hopkinton Harvest Home Celebrations Planned This Week

Hopkinton prepares for the annual harvest home event in McNeill grove with the Community club sponsorship. The municipal band will provide concerts, a Wednesday parade with float prizes, a Thursday noon dinner by Methodist church women, and talks by Berry Halden and R. S. O'Brien. Baseball games feature Dyersville and Delhi vs Hopkinton, with evenings set for dancing.

Hopkinton Community Club McNeill Grove Methodist Church Berry Halden R. S. O'Brian Morningside College Dyersville Delhi

Plan to Eliminate Emergency Relief in Iowa

Gov. Nelson G. Kraschel announced new policies aimed at ending the Iowa emergency relief setup. He cited 1,000 administration workers statewide with 92 county staff and 146 in the state office. Counties handling relief could save about 432,000 dollars yearly by shifting to county supervision, officials said.

Des Moines INS Nelson G. Kraschel Iowa IERA State Auditor’s Office State Emergency Relief Council

Wheatland Town Marshal Dies Of Heat Prostration

Charles Freese, 68, Wheatland town marshal for eight years, was found dead in weeds Tuesday morning. Coroner cites heat prostration. Freese, a Clinton county native and longtime farmer, leaves three sons Elmer Edwin and Harlan and was a member of St. Paul’s Reformed church.

Wheatland Charles Freese Marshal Freese Clinton County Elmer Edwin Harlan St. Paul's

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