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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1939
Page
4
A crowd of about 500 gathered in Marion for the forty ninth Linn County Old Settlers reunion with ideal weather and amplifiers at the city park aiding acoustics. Rep Elmer A Johnson of Cedar Rapids was slated to speak at the afternoon session.
J D White business agent for the local teamsters union presented a letter to the city council claiming the letter aims to present their case to the council and public as the truckers press their working conditions dispute. Councilmen earlier rejected a proposed action and faces renewed pressure this week.
City council denied truckers privileges arguing against special treatment for one group would raise costs. Union cites over half city workers already on 44 hour weeks with paid vacations and asks parity with police firemen city hall and waterworks staff. The letter from four officers and three trustees prompts further executive discussion.
Virgil Powell of the police fingerprint department, returning from a six day Institute of Applied Science course in Chicago, calls for city cooperation to acquire ballistic, photograph, handwriting, typewriting analyses and fingerprint equipment. He notes these tools aid rapid solution of puzzling crimes and highlights ongoing self-funded study in identification methods.
Powell, a 1924 recruit and six year fingerprint man, and R. C. Hopwood, the other fingerprint specialist, expand study at the Institute of Applied Science with exercises planned to keep him busy until after Christmas.
John M Grimm reelected president of the Cedar Rapids Automobile Club in a mail ballot. Horace G Hedges and Herbert J Beals again serve as first and second vice presidents, with A T Pleane as treasurer. J T Taylor returns as executive secretary and joins Clark A Beems and James Kilhan on the board. Reelected to the board are Joe Peter Bailey C W Bloomhall and Leonard M Millsap. Moving time and want ads noted.
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