Realtors Discuss Presidents Natl Housing Program
Cedar Rapids and Waterloo real estate boards met at the Montrose hotel with 64 attending to hear President Roosevelt’s national housing plan and funding ideas. John J. Wagner urged rapid construction to meet population growth, while C E Howard discussed publicizing Iowa and license-fee surplus funding for state publicity. Horacio G Hedges noted budget reform progress, and A C Cole and Lester Miller reported Waterloo construction of 220 houses this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Congress
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Wagner
Cedar Rapids Real Estate Board
Iowa Association of Real Estate Boards
National Association of Real Estate Boards
C. E. Howard
Waterloo
Howard
State Board of Assessment
A. C. Cole
Waterloo Real Estate Board
Lester W. Miller
State Association
Paul N. Clark
Births Reported for Kvapil and Schimberg Families
Born to Mr and Mrs David Kvapil at Mercy Hospital on November 30 a daughter. Born to Mr and Mrs Hubert A Schimberg of Peoria on November 30 a six pound daughter. Schimberg's wife Maria Busler is the former of M J Busler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Kvapil
Eleventh Street
Mercy Hospital
Hubert A. Schimberg
Peoria
Schimberg
Maria Busler
M. J. Busler
Nineteenth Street
C. C. Schimberg
Cedar Rapids
Don’t Bully Constipation by Kellogg’s All-Bran
Kellogg promotes All-Bran as a natural laxative to ease constipation. It claims bulk from fiber and vitamin B tones the intestinal tract, advising regular use with ample water. Enjoyed with milk, cream, fruits, or in muffins, the ad urges daily consumption to avoid cathartics. Made in Battle Creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
kKelloge
Kellogg
Battle Creek
City Briefs and Personals from Ardekan and Surroundings
Regular meeting of Ardekan temple D O K K at 8 p.m. Wednesday in Knights of Pythias hall. Annual Duck supper Thursday December 2 at Z Cc B J hall. call for reservations. Winter temple 78 Pythian Sisters sponsor a benefit card party Friday 8 p.m. at Cedar Rapids Gas home service room. Linn county Red Cross directors host luncheon at M C A cafeteria Thursday noon. business meeting at 12 30 p.m. Leland E. Wilson seaman U S Navy on twelve days furlough visiting mother Viola Hasty 810 Fifth avenue SE. Ronald L. Hoke seaman transferred to Honolulu for two year tour of duty. A window peeper seen Monday night in yard of J C Micheal residence 812 Beveath street SE by David Michael.
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Winter Temple
Pythian Sisters
Cedar Rapids Gas Company
Linn County
The
American Red Cross
Leland E. Wilson
U.S. Navy
Great Lakes
Viola Hasty
Fifth Avenue SE
Ronald L. Hoke
C. W. Hoke
Springville
Honolulu
Hawaii
E. E. Moon
J. C. Micheal
Beveath Street
David Michael
Snow shovel stolen from rear of home in two weeks
John Myers of 608 Eighteenth avenue SW reported to police that his snow shovel was taken from the rear of his house within the last two weeks.
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John Myers
Eighteenth Avenue
Cedar Rapids Attorney John M. Grimm Improving at Home
Cedar Rapids attorney and former Town supreme court justice John M. Grimm, who has been ill at his home at 852 Fourth avenue SE since November 12, is reported to be gradually improving.
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John M. Grimm
Cedar Rapids
Town Supreme Court
Fourth Avenue SE
Woman Slips On Ice Fractures Wrist At Home
Mrs. C. W. Manatt of 2015 Grande avenue SE fractured her right wrist Monday after slipping on ice in front of her home. She stepped out to give the postman a card and was taken to St. Luke's hospital for treatment and later released.
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C. W. Manatt
Grande Avenue SE
St. Luke's Hospital
Cousins Raymond and Roy Miller Enlisted at Fort Des Moines
Raymond Miller and Roy Miller of Oolwein have enlisted for duty with the radio section of the signal company at Fort Des Moines. Sergt. William Melton heads the local army recruiting station. The two men, cousins, are graduates of Oelwein High School.
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Raymond Miller
Roy Miller
Oolwein
Signal Company
Fort Des Moines
William Melton
Oclwein High School
Prowler Steals Groceries At Cosgrove Home
A hungry intruder broke into a room off the kitchen at 610 Fourteenth Street SE Nov 23 and stole groceries from the ice box and drank a quart of milk. Police traced the suspect who had earlier asked for food at the Cosgrove residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat Cosgrove
Fourteenth Street
Cosgrove
Navy seeks aide in Cedar Rapids recruiting drive
James Wadley Keene a first class machinist aboard the U S S Rigel off San Diego reported to the navy recruiting office in Cedar Rapids Monday night for duty as assistant recruiting officer. He came from Des Moines with his wife and two children. E E Moon heads the local station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Wadley Keene
U. S. S. Rigel
San Diego
Calif
Navy
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Des Moines
E. E. Moon
Six motorists fined for overtime parking in police court
Six motorists were fined $1 and costs each in police court Tuesday for overtime parking. They were A. G. Thurman of 400 Thirty-sixth street NE Mrs. John Stansbury of 514 Forest drive SE A. J. Houser of 2536 Twenty-sixth street drive SE S. E. Peterson of 220 Second street NW C. E. Atkinson of 267 Thirty-fifth street drive SE George Oxley of Marion and O. C. Schultz of 508 Second avenue SW.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. G. Thurman
Thirty-sixth Street
John Stansbury
Forest Drive
A. J. Houser
Twenty-sixth Street
S. E. Peterson
Second Street
C. E. Atkinson
Thirty-fifth Street
George Oxley
Marion
O. C. Schultz
Second Avenue
Beiter Leads Drive for Quick Tax Relief Act
Rep. Alfred Beiter of New York pushes to discharge the Ways and Means Committee and force a Dec 13 vote on his bill to modify the undistributed profits tax. He calls 218 House signatures while 50 business leaders plan a Washington meeting to outline a tax revision program. The bill would allow corporations credit on 1936 taxes for improvements expansion debt payments and real estate purchases.
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Washington
INS
House
Alfred Beiter
New York
Ways and Means Committee
Beiter
Roosevelt ventures for deep sea fish off Dry Tortugas
President Roosevelt sails from the Potomac toward Dry Tortugas seeking a sailfish in the Gulf Stream. He discusses anti monopoly legislation with Assistant Attorney General Robert H. Jackson, while insiders note no trust busting campaign planned.
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Miami
Fla
INS
Roosevelt
White House
Potomac
Dry Tortugas Island
Keywest
Florida
Gulf Stream
Fort Jefferson
Dr. Mudd
Lincoln
James Roosevelt
McIntyre
Robert H. Jackson
Cummings
New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Referendum Urges Flood Control and Resource Coordination
Cedar Rapids directors back Referendum No 72 from the U S Chamber urging continuance of the 1936 flood control act. It calls for army engineers to lead efforts and for federal agencies to plan coordinate and execute national natural resources work with state cooperation and rights preserved to states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Chamber of Commerce
Cedar Rapids
Witnesses place Zody at Cedar Rapids night club
Testimony from two Cedar Rapids witnesses placed Fred L. Zody at Club Royale between 11 p.m. and midnight on March 23 1935. The retrial over Zody’s $55 572 09 injury claim against Edward F Winslow estate and Miss Ann Winslow also covered observations of Zody’s condition before and after the December 15 1934 crash and Zody’s own statements of aches and a possible inherited nervous condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred L. Zody
Toledo
Club Royale
Cedar Rapids
Zody
H. C. Ring
Edward F. Winslow
Ann Winslow
Robert D. Miller
Rose Dennis
Miller
Winslow
First Avenue
Twentieth Street
Dennis
Osage
Collins Radio Company
Collins
J. W. Dayhoff
Arlo C. Goodyear
Company
Kreisler Stops Concert After Tear Gas Incident
Austrian violinist Fritz Kreisler halted his Hill Auditorium performance in Ann Arbor when a tear gas shell was discharged in the second row causing quick evacuations. He resumed playing five minutes later and dismissed it as a freshman joke while noting he has many enemies.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Fritz Kreisler
Hill Auditorium
Kreisler
Death of Albert Cummings Comstock Retired Contractor
Albert Cummings Comstock retired municipal contractor died at his daughter’s home 2202 Upland drive SE Cedar Rapids at 8 15 p.m. Monday after a long illness. Born June 13 1861 in Dubuque county he lived in Cedar Rapids thirty years. He married Margaret Cox June 3 1885 at Cascade who died in 1932. Survived by four daughters Mrs F L Diserens Mrs A M Curran Mrs F G Holsinger and Mrs E G Millburn ten grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral 2 p.m. Wednesday Turner chapel with Dr A A Brooks and the Anamosa Masonic lodge officiating burial in Shiloh cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
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Albert Cummings Comstock
F. L. Diserens
Upland Drive
Dubuque County
Cedar Rapids
Cascade
Margaret Cox
A. M. Curran
F. G. Holsinger
Marion
E. G. Millburn
Lusk
Wyo
Jessica Forward
San Diego
Calif
Comstock
Mt. Sinai
A. M
Anamosa
Funeral services for Ralph E. Shelton held at Turner chapel
Funeral services were held in the Turner chapel at 2 p.m. Tuesday for Ralph E. Shelton of 317 Seventh street NE who died Sunday. The Rev. F. E. Russell officiated and burial was in Linwood cemetery. A granddaughter Barbara Shelton’s name was omitted in a previous report.
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Turner Chapel
Ralph E. Shelton
Seventh Street
FE. E. Russell
Linwood Cemetery
Shelton
Barbara Shelton
Signature authenticity debated in Jirsa v Joss and Pipal trial
In a district court trial Judge Haas presides over Frank Jirsa versus Fred Joss and Anton Pipal. Joss, a referee in a partition case, is accused of embezzling sale proceeds and was sentenced to Fort Madison. Pipal is named as alleged surety. Handwriting expert W C Henning testified doubts about the bond signature, suggesting possible tracing with pencil and ink.
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C. J. Haas
Frank Jirsa
Fred C. Joss
Anton Pipal
Joss
Jirsa
Fort Madison
Pipal
W. C. Henning
Cedar Rapids
Iil
Henning
Governor Frees Man In 1932 Drunk Driving Case
Governor Nelson G Kraschel remitted a $500 fine for William Kuncl 37 Cedar Rapids on August 22 1932 for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Kuncl served 64 days of a 150 day term before release to take a job October 25 1932. Remission aimed to lift a lien on exempt property. A separate probate and divorce items follow including wills probated and a divorce action submitted.
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Nelson,g. Kraschel
Des Moines
William Kuncl
Cedar Rapids
Kund
Carl Hendrickson
Elmer M. Seevell
Linn County
Appeal To High Court In Personal Injury Suit
Notice of Gladys Zuber versus William Serbousek and Johnson County filed in district court with clerk E W Lundquist. Jury verdict for defendants on April 3 1936, plaintiff’s motion for new trial denied October 11.
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High Court
State Supreme Court
Gladys Zuber
William Serbousek
Johnson County
E. W. Lundquist
Mother Killed Two Children Burned In Cottage Fire
CHICAGO AP reports Mrs. Jona Panice died in a fire that gutted a frame cottage. Her two children, Vito Jr., 2, and Mary, 6, were seriously burned. The blaze occurred Tuesday, leaving the family in tragedy.
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Chicago
Jona Panice
Vito, Jr
Mary
Missing Nebraska Son Sought by Ottumwa Woman
Ernest St Germain reports a Lincoln Nebraska mother seeks her son Leo G Sherman who has been working on Ottumwa power house. He plans to visit Ottumwa to relay the letter and aid in locating the steel worker who may be in this vicinity.
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Ernest St. Germain
Eighteenth Avenue
St. Germain
Iron Workers Union
L. G. Sherman
Lincoln
Neb
Leo G. Sherman
Ottumwa
Sherman
Local marriage licenses issued in Cedar Rapids area
William H. Foster and Pauline Svoboda of Cedar Rapids. Richard A. Schwenck of Rock Island Jr. and Mary Elizabeth Halton of Cedar Rapids. Lester A. Dvorak of Elberon and Mildred Olivetta Graham of Chelsea. Dale Thomson and Lillian Aaron, both of Mechanicsville.
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William H. Foster
Pauline Svoboda
Cedar Rapids
Richard A. Schwenck
Rock Island, Jr
Mary Elizabeth Halton
Lester A. Dvorak
Elberon
Mildred Olivetta Graham
Chelsea
Dale Thomson
Lillian Aaron
Mechanicsville
Driver Wanders Onto Rail Track In Fog
A. Benatte drove in heavy fog near Turlock California misled by a bright line he mistook for a road marker. He jumped clear as his car struck and demolished when it rolled onto the rail track after recognizing the error.
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Turlock
Calif
A. Benatte
Congress Moves to Speed Housing Measures in Session
Washington reports Congress moves to fast track the Roosevelt housing program. House Banking Chair Steagall opens hearings with Stewart McDonald as first witness while Senate Banking Chair Wagner plans Wednesday hearings with figures like Swope and Eccles as possible witnesses. Senate leaders expect a quick committee report and possible enactment during the special session.
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Washington
House
Senate
Roosevelt
Henry B. Steagall
Ala
House Banking and Currency Committee
Stewart McDonald
Robert F. Wagner
N. Y
Senate Banking Committee
Gerard Swope
General Electric
Robert E. Wood
Sears- Roebuck
Reconstruction Finance
Jesse H. Jones
Federal Reserve
Marriner Sr
Eccles
Joseph McInerney
New York
American Federation of Labor Building Trades
Alben W. Barkley
Banking Committee
Bethlehem Steel Adopts Share the Work Schedule
Bethlehem Steel will switch to a share the work plan Wednesday removing Saturday shifts and cutting weekly pay by 9.1 percent. Employees already on reduced schedules are exempt.
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NEW York
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
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Waterloo Men
United States
GEC
Lin Adant
Jerry Feldstein
Henry
Helen Feldstein
Lower East Side
Ardekan Temple
Knights of Pythias Hall
Z. Cc. B
John Grimm
Miss Winslow
University of Iowa
Winslow Machine
Larry H. Zody
New York City
Fred Zody
Huuquevecuttesu
Albert C. Comstock
Court House News
Myrtle M. Chehak
Bertha O. Fix
Peoples Savings Bank of
Amelia E. Helm
Testatrix
Eda B. Helm
Jesse L. Helm
Leslie C. Helm
G. K. Thompson
Arthur Miller
Fourteenth Avenue SE
H.C. Ring
Ireland Coal Company
Josephine Russo
Frank Russo
John T. Moffit
Temini Imeresi
Sicily
Kinstler
James Kinstler
Grant
Amsted
District Court
Wilma Power
Lauren Power
Morrison, Ill
Wilma Hagerman
Asa Albert Steggall
Albert J. Steggall
Nebraska
Iene
Peoples Phone
SPIE
Spilies
Folger’s Coffee
Robb Ross
Ialye
Fancy
Georgia
California
Texas
Idaho
New Bunch
Fey
Graham Flour, & Tb
Farina
New England
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