Shenandoah Households Call Meat Price Strike
Fifty Shenandoah Heights housewives led a meat strike by picketing butcher shops and grocers demanding a 20 percent price cut. They seized and discarded packages, pledging to spread the protest to nearby towns and continue until prices drop. Prices listed include con 45c, pork shoulder 23c, chops 33-38c, lard 23c.
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Shenandoah
Shenandoah Heights
Mahanoy City
Frackville
Gurardville
J. Capiga
Shenandoah Heights Housewives Organization
Heights
Riverside Boy Dies After Highway Accident Near Riverside
Bernard Meade a 12 year old son of Mr and Mrs Emmet Meade died Thursday morning at Town City hospital from injuries suffered in a highway 161 accident near his Riverside home He boarded a separator driven by D F Hardy to reach a pasture and jumped into a car driven by George Storer of West Point Ta He had head and internal injuries Funeral plans were set for Saturday at 9 am at St Marys church under Msgr Jacobsmeier.
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Riverside
Bernard Meade
Emmet Meade
Highway 161
D F Hardy
George Storer
West Point
Positive Relief for Hay Fever Salve Discovered
A new hay fever salve from The Corn Chemical Corporation in Cleveland Tennessee stops sneezing and nasal tickling. WTC Ani-Pol Salve, first sold as WTC Anti-Pollen Salve, targets sufferers with a trial offer and a $200 refund if relief is not immediate.
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Corn Chemical Corporation
Cleveland
Tennessee
WTC
Court House News Yields Facts From Local Court Docket
Court awards Margaret Cannon 125 dollars against Strub company of Iowa City and trustee Ben Sommerill for injuries from an elevator incident on August 6. Fines Moral Williams 300 dollars for illegal possession of liquor suspended on good behavior. Raymond Francis granted divorce from Jane Foster Francis on cruel and inhuman treatment. Letha Demory granted divorce from Theodore Demory on cruel and inhuman treatment. North Western railroad suit against Atlas Sales dismissed. Challis v Hradecky oral contract dismissed. Alice Barrett seeks 206 28 dollars from Mell Ryerson and Alma Ryerson on lease claim.
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A. B. Clark
Margaret Cannon
Strub Company
Iowa City
Ben Sommerwill
Strub
Miss Cannon
Edward F. Cannon
Moral Williams
Fifth Street
A B. Clark
Clark
Williams
H Street
Raymond Kenneth Francis
Jane Foster Francis
Sioux City
Letha L. Demory
Theodore Demory
The
North Western Railroad
E. J Weis, Jr
Atlas Sales Company
F. O. Challis
Frank Hradecky
Alice E. Barrett
J F Barrett
Mell
Local Notables and Building Notes In City Briefs
Elmer Johnson will speak on the Constitution at the High Twelve club Friday noon. A dwelling costing 3800 is being erected at 626 Fifth avenue SW by Adolph Koutsky. Loomis brothers supply the contract, Edward C Novak 1035 Second street SE. Charles Robert Rubins 1407 Third avenue SE and another officer are ordered to report for CCC camp duty at Fort Snelling on Sept 1. Free theater tickets are awarded to many readers listed in the Want Ads.
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Elmer Johnson
United States
High Twelve
Fifth Avenue
Adolph Koutsky
Fifteenth Avenue
Loomis Brothers
Edward C Novak
Second Street SE
Charles Robert Rubins
Third Avenue SE
CCC
Fort Snelling
Minn
Injured Man Falls from School Ladder at Taylor School
T E Bowers of 1420 Eleventh Street SW fractured his ankle after a ten foot fall from a ladder while washing windows at Taylor School around 1:30 PM Wednesday. He was taken to St. Luke's Hospital for treatment.
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T E Bowers
Eleventh Street
Taylor School
St. Luke's Hospital
Lincoln Community Homecoming at Lincoln Church
Lincoln community nine miles northwest of Cedar Rapids holds a homecoming Sunday at the Lincoln church with services at 11 am and a noon picnic. Attendees are asked to bring food dishes and silverware, followed by a program in the afternoon.
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Lincoln Community
Cedar Rapids
Lincoln Church
Community Members Invited To Attend Noon Event
All past and present members of the community are invited to attend the noon gathering. The notice emphasizes inclusive turnout and participation from local residents.
Communion Services at Trinity Lutheran Church
Communion services will be held at Trinity Lutheran Church of the Missouri Synod Sunday at 8:30 a.m. Announcements are to be made Friday afternoon and evening at the parsonage, 446 Fourth Avenue SW.
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Trinity Lutheran
Trinity Lutheran Church of the Missouri Synod
Fourth Avenue
Wheeler's Sermons at Assembly of God Church Tonight
The Rev Luther Wheeler continues his sermon series at Assembly of God Church this evening and Friday evening. Topics are The Beast and His Mark and The Things Christ Is Able to Do.
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Wheeler
Luther Wheeler
Assembly of God Church
Christ
Two Fire Alarms Responded at 208 Twelfth Street
Firefighters were alerted at 10 47 am to 208 Twelfth Street SE where burning meat on a stove caused a fire. No injuries reported and the scene was deemed under control after quick containment.
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Twelfth Street SE
Fire Damages Car in Auto Shop on Twelfth Ave
Company 4 responded to an alarm at 1137 a m as short circuited wiring sparked a fire in a car owned by Joe Navratil located at Twelfth avenue and Seventh street SE.
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Company 4
Joe Navratil
Twelfth Avenue
Seventh Street
Missing Perrigo grandfather last seen at Mefford home
Elmer Perrigo reports his grandfather Joe Perrigo, age 69, vanished from his sister Ida Mefford's residence at 661 Fifteenth Ave SW on August 25. The man is 6 feet tall, 170 pounds with gray hair and a ruddy complexion, last seen in a dark suit, Hebe shirt, and light felt hat. Police notified. A separate plant oddity found near St Luke's hospital involved a Hebe variety with sixty four leaf clovers, shown at the hospital.
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Elmer Perrigo
Third Avenue
Joe Perrigo
Ida Mefford
Fifteenth Avenue
60 Four Leaf Clovers A Good Luck Hunter's Paradise
A truncated note questions what exactly the item referred to as 60 Four Leaf Clovers represented, hinting at a curiosity or definition in a historical page segment.
Hurton Collision Injures Fern Fleck
Fern Fleck sustained a cut ankle when her motorcycle collided with a car at the Sixteenth street and C avenue intersection. The bike was piloted by Richard Check and the automobile was driven by E B Fowler.
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Fern Fleck
Third Street
Richard Check
Glass Road
E. B. Fowler
C Avenue
Sixteenth Street
Coal bids in city council stakes for 355 tons of fuel
The city council read bids from six companies led by Black Chief Coal for 355 tons of coal for parks and fire stations. Other bidders included Ireland Coal Home Coal City Fuel Cohn Coal and W G Black Coal.
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Louis D. Burgos
Department of Accounts and Finances
Black Chief Coal Company
Iowa Coal
Ireland Coal Company
The
Home Coal Company
City Fuel Company
Cohn Coal Company
W. G. Black Coal Company
Rezoning Petition Placed On Recommendation Pending
On the recommendation of Otis Leefers city building inspector an irregular petition is referred for further consideration.
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Otis Leefers
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City Plan Commission
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