Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Cedar Rapids Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

We have 14,353,121 pages in Iowa

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 30, 1935

Page

5

Linn submits PWA highway projects for Linn County

Linn County submits road and bridge project applications to the state PWA in Des Moines totaling 211 573 20 with six month employment for 112 workers. Projects cover 9 road grading 19 surfacing and 6 bridge jobs with 95 207 94 federal funds requested and 116 365 26 county share.

PWA Des Moines Linn County Board of Supervisors William H. Behrens Buffalo Township Ely Midway Lafayette Lisbon Cedar County Mount Vernon Putnam Township Cedar Rapids Covington Indian Creek Bertram Johnson County Jones County Boulder Township Whittier Marion Township Robins Fayette Tee Benton County Fayette Township Westwood Drive Clinton Township Fairfax Township Washington Township Otter Creek Toddville Dry Creek Louisa Otis Road Hoosier Creek Western Wapsipinicon River Viola

Howard Cherry Elected Director at Inter Ocean Reinsurance

At the regular quarterly board meeting of Inter Ocean Reinsurance Company Howard H. Cherry was elected director to fill the vacancy from David E. Howell’s death. The board also declared a dividend of one dollar per share payable Sept 10 to stockholders of record by Aug 31.

Inter-Ocean Reinsurance Company Howard H. Cherry David E. Howell

Council Moves On PWA Plans For Police Station Pools

The city council on Thursday passed resolutions to prepare applications for federal PWA aid for a police station and two municipal swimming pools. Engineers plans and cost estimates will reach the council for final passage likely Friday afternoon. Applications must be submitted to Iowa officials by Monday.

PWA Iowa

Hungry Man Jailed For Passing Phoney Coin

Charles Link a 51 year old Walcott Kansas drifter was jailed after Jay Davis a tavern operator reported he passed a counterfeit quarter Link admitted giving the coin but blamed the source A downtown meeting place collection had been taken for his hunger and the phoney quarter appeared among the coins соб

Charles Link Walcott Kan Cedar River Link Jay Davis Davis

Kidnaping Eye Witness Reports Vehicle In Chicago

A screaming young woman was pulled into a car may be a kidnapping in Chicago early Thursday. Delicatessen owner Samuel Owerett witnessed the incident and gave police the license number of the abductors' vehicle.

Chicago INS Samuel Owerett

Allen Motor Company Receives General Tire Distributor Rights

The General Tire and Rubber Company grants exclusive Cedar Rapids distribution to Allen Motor Company, a 25 year tire retailer since 1903. Located on Second Avenue at Tenth Street SE, the firm plans to offer General Jumbo tires with as little as twelve pounds pressure for blowout resistant performance.

General Tire Cedar Rapids Allen Motor Company General Tire and Rubber Company Akron Tenth Street Allen Company General Jumbo

Roosevelt Sends Condolence Note To Belgian King

President Roosevelt sent a condolence message to King Leopold of Belgium after the queen's death. The White House note expressed shared grief and heartfelt sympathy from Mrs. Roosevelt and the American people.

Roosevelt Washington Leopold Belgium Hull Eugene de Ligne

Message of condolences to Belgian queen in sorrow

The people of the United States share in Belgium's grief for a queen who embodied Belgian ideals. A message expresses hope for the queen's rapid recovery from injuries and conveys affectionate regards in this hour of sorrow.

United States Belgium Maj

Also Mentioned on This Page

LINN Surfac Prairieburg Troy Mills Paris Rogers Feg Murray Lione. Barrymore Bock Gos Raa Ees Cory Pabst TapaCans Oates Witwer Grocer CO 2Nd St. S.E Dial Howard Cherry Inter - Ocean Reinsurance Company General Tire Agents Sanford Duster Bros G.W.C G. W. C. Bartlett Briardale Briardale Fresh Essure Ariardale, G. Co Tall Corn Mother's Post Lge. A Sirs Jack Sprat Jack Spratt Jack ‘Sprat Cach Land O' Lakes Vienna Argular Peneil Mtr Corfee Tealeong Minnesota Rite-Way Food Stores
Search Courier

Search the Cedar Rapids Gazette Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Cedar Rapids Gazette?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication