Symphony Concert Dec 11 in Cedar Rapids Memorial
The Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra performs its second season concert Tuesday at 8 30 PM in the Memorial Coliseum Admission is free Violinist Mary Calkins Briggs of Minneapolis will solo Mozart A major concerto with the orchestra The program blends Mozart and Tschaikowsky works including Mozart overture to The Marriage of Figaro the first two movements of Tschaikowsky Pathetic Symphony and Tschaikowsky Capriccio Italienne
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Cedar Rapids
Mozart
Tschaikowsky
Miss Briggs
Literary Prize Awarded to Robert Francis in Paris
The Prix premier, continental literary prize, awarded in Paris on Friday, honors French author Robert Francis for La Chute de la Maison de Verre as the best book of the year.
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Paris
Robert Francis
Three Chinese Men Shot to Death in East Side Apartment
New York police investigated a Friday shooting in an east side apartment where three Chinese men were found dead. Authorities feared a tong war may be involved and stepped up district patrols.
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New York
East Side
Tongs A
Chamber verdict in fatal crash case names Monticello administrator
A district court jury awarded Harry S. Rodman administrator of Cliff L. Main’s estate $4,625 against Virginia Walter and Cecil H. Walter of Cedar Rapids for fatal injuries from a collision on Highway 161 near Marion on Nov 27, 1932. Separate suits by Dr. Lester J. Swift and Mrs. Alice Swift seek $10,650 in total.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. O. Ellison
Harry S. Rodman
Cliff L. Main
Monticello
Virginia Walter
Cecil H. Walter
Cedar Rapids
Main
Marion
Miss Walter
Lester J. Swift
Alice Swift
Jury Gets Liquor Case Against Walker Man
A district court jury hearing Albert Joyce of Walker before Judge John T. Moffitt retired to deliberate after testimony and a directed verdict motion was overruled. The case stems from a seizure of a can of alcohol by state agents at Walker on October 5, found in a trailer with corncobs in front of Joyce’s blacksmith shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Joyce
Walker
John T. Moffit
John Newman
Knoxville
M. D. Hewett
New Hampton
Joyce
Mentzer Estate Claim Heard Over Care Agreement
Judge F. O. Ellison and a district court jury heard a $1,730 claim by Dorothy Mentzer Marley against the estate of her grandfather John D. Mentzer. The claim rests on an alleged agreement for care given. Edna Howard, daughter of the deceased, opposes allowance of the claim.
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F. O. Ellison
District Court
Dorothy Mentzer Marley
John D. Mentzer
Edna Howard
Mr. Mentzer
Judge approves Cedar Rapids National bank as trustee of trust
Judge A B Clark in district court Friday approved the final report of the Cedar Rapids National bank as trustee of a trust fund from heirs of the late Charles E Fawcett. The Merchants National Bank of Cedar Rapids is successor trustee after Linn county objections over an alleged tax claim were withdrawn. Judge H C Ring overruled a plaintiff motion for new trial in a contract and account suit by Iowa Electric Light and Power against J W Hopp and J W Hopp Construction Company of Cedar Rapids. A district court jury awarded $2207.81 to the plaintiff October 16 after conceding some claims, with the disputed item credited to the defendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Clark
Cedar Rapids National Bank
Charles E
H. C. Ring
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
J. W. Hopp
J. W
Will of Charles H Walsh Probate Granted for Cedar Rapids Manager
The will of Charles Henry Walsh, Cedar Rapids state liquor store manager who died in the Navy, age 25, was admitted to probate in district court Thursday afternoon. The entire estate is left to widow Henrietta Isabella Walsh, named executor. The will dated December 1920. William Lingo of 424 First Street SW filed a new trial motion after a drunk driving conviction by a district court jury on November 27. Lingo was arrested November 18.
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Charles Henry Walsh
Cedar Rapids
Navy
William Lingo
First Street
Edwin W. Lundquist
Lingo
Florence Thomas v Checker Motor Company settlement
A district court settled the contract rescission action brought by Florence Thomas against Checker Motor Company by stipulation.
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Florence Thomas
Checker Motor Company
Stipu
Sramek divorce leads to alimony judgment in district court
Judge H C Ring orders a $1 788 alimony payment against John Leo Sramek in favor of Bessie Sramek. The divorce had been granted June 12 1931.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C.ring
Bessie Sramek
John Leo Sramek
Lutherans Refer Student Protest To New Regents
Wartburg College students seek to block relocation to Waverly Iowa as a new Waverly Regents board takes up the protest. The American Lutheran Church board defers decision and will forward a president nomination slate for the merged Wartburg and St Paul Luther colleges to member churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waverly
Wartburg College
Clinton
Board of Regents
Board of Education
The
American Lutheran Church
W. H.adix
Guttenberg
O. Hartwig
Behrend
Thienville
Wis
New College
St. Paul Luther College
St. Paul, Minn
City Briefs and Personals
Frank Hlavacek of 1606 Twelfth Avenue SE was fined $2 and costs in police court Friday for double parking. Dr. William E. Brown of Cedar Rapids spoke before the Iowa County Medical Association at Marengo Thursday evening.
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Frank Hlavacek
Twelfth Avenue SE
William E. Brown
Cedar Rapids
Iowa County Medical Association
Marengo
Death notices of Simeon S Seaton and Stella Indra in Cedar Rapids
Simeon Scoville Seaton born February 6 1880 in Iowa county Iowa died after a brief illness at 4 pm at 1812 D avenue NE Cedar Rapids He was in the implement business since age 18 a partner in Seaton Bros and dealer for John Deere Plow now in Moline IL He survived by wife four sons a brother and sisters with funeral plans to be announced Stella Indra wife of John F Indra died at 11 10 pm after a brief illness at a local hospital She was born February 8 1878 in Johnson county and lived in Cedar Rapids forty years Survived by husband six children a brother seven sisters and a number of inlaws Funeral arrangements pending at Polansky chapel.
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Simeon Scoville Seaton
D Avenue
Iowa County
Iowa
Seaton Bros
John Deere Plow _company
Moline
Seaton
William
le Roy
Richard
Howell
J. H. Seaton
Cedar Rapids
J.S. Grassfield
Paris
Ax Tullis
Ottumwa
Turner Chapel
Stella Indra
John F. Indra
Oakland Avenue
Johnson County
Louise
Helen
Allen
Leo
J. F. Janda
William Hoyt
Joseph Rozek
Swisher
Mary Chase
Anna Rozek
William Vick
Coggan
Fred _ Novotny
Clara
Mathilda
Rozek
Dennison
Ernest le Buff
New York City
Polansky Chapel
Morgan Foster
Maurice Katzoff
Cora Jacobs
Linn County
Relief
Marion Wilgon
Boy Scouts
Jacobs
N. Harold West
Mary Stubbs
Mercy
St. Luke's Hospitals
A. A. Brooks
St. Luke's Hospital
Stubbs
Births Reported in Minneapolis and Local Hospitals
Born to Mr and Mrs John Hise a daughter Dec 5 at Minneapolis Mrs Hise formerly Elizabeth Browne daughter of Mr and Mrs L W Browne former Cedar Rapids residents. Born to Mr and Mrs George Kerns 1636 Fifth Street NW a canes on Dec 7 Mercy hospital. Born to Mr and Mrs Paul Ammons 1335 Favenue NW a son on Dec 7 St Luke's hospital. Born to Mr and Mrs Le Roy Rowray 1017 Seventeenth Street NE daughter Janet Lee on Dec 7.
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John Hise
Minneapolis
Hise
Elizabeth Browne
L. W. Browne
Cedar Rapids
George Kerns
Fifth Street
Mercy Hospital
Paul Ammons
Favenue
St. Luke's Hospital
Local clinics described at Cedar Rapids meeting
Miss Alma Hartz outlined weekly baby welfare, eye ear nose and throat, and dental clinics funded for low income families. About 275 children under two are enrolled. fees are paid by those who can, with options to work them off.
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Cedar Rapids
Council of Social Agencies
Y.M.C.A
R. Hawkins
Fred Kluss
Alma Hartz
Public Health Nursing Association
St. James Church
van Buren School
Association
Miss Hartz
Linn County Medical Society
City skating rink near Manhattan beach set to open
The municipal skating rink will open at 6 p.m. Friday with snow cleared in a large area north of the warming house. A restricted ice south of the warming house between the island point and the road will be barricaded due to unsafe depth. Open daily 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. except Sunday 1 p.m. to 10 p.m.
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Manhattan Beach
Californian Hanged For Murder Of Bride
Leo Dwight Murphy was hanged at San Quentin Prison for the murder of his bride of thirteen days in Long Beach in 1926. He died nine minutes after the trap was sprung. The text also notes Captain Cook’s death at Kealakekua Bay in Hawaii in 1779.
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San Quentin
Calif
Leo Dwight Murphy
Long Beach
Kealakekua Bay
Island of
Hawaii
Captain Cook
Marion resident Ellis Farnsworth dies of heart attack
Ellis A. Farnsworth 63 of Marion east farm died in a neighbor’s barn Friday forenoon while the neighbor Harold Weaver was telephoning. Coroner R. A. Vorpahl ruled death due to heart attack after chest pains. Survived by wife and a Cedar Rapids daughter. no inquest. Farnsworth farmed east of Marion for years and kept two cows at the Weaver farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellis A. Farnsworth
Marion
Harold Weaver
Farnsworth
R. A. Vorpahl
Weaver Farm
Weaver
Vorpahl
Cedar Rapids
Osceola Lodge Elects New Officers and Community Notices
Lee Dunlap was elected noble grand of Osceola lodge No 18 I O O F with Bert Taylor as vice grand Annie Swayne as secretary and Archie Kelly as trustee. New officers to be installed in January. Mrs Frank J Hardenbrook hosted the Woman's Missionary Society Christmas program at Congregational church with twelve members sharing readings and stories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. A. Lagerquist
Tenth. Avenue
Woman's Missionary Society of the Baptist Church
Shutts
Raymond Eckhart
Lagerquist
Clara Bills
Brooks
Hammond
Ind
Lee Dunlap
Osceola Lodge
Bert Taylor
Annie Swayne
Archie Ae
O' Kelly
Frank J. Hardenbrook
Twelfth Street
Woman’s Missionary Society
The
Congregational Church
H. O. Allen
C. A. Ward
J. T. Christie
Diane Biddick
Lamson To Be Retried For Murder In California
In San Jose California AP David Lamson former Stanford University Press executive was ordered retried for murder in the bathtub death of his wife Allene Thorpe Lamson. The state supreme court reversed the first Lamson conviction and death sentence and Superior Judge R R Syer denied the defense bid to dismiss the charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Jose
Calif
David Lamson
Stanford University Press
Allene Thorpe Lamson
Lamson
State Supreme Court
R. R. Syer
Local Folk On Work Relief Get Extra Coal Allotment
Linn county work relief rolls gain an additional allotment of one half ton of coal for December. Miss Cora Jacobs Linn county relief director announced the change effective December 1. The extra relief applies only to individuals using their own home heating systems.
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Cedar Rounds
Linn County
Cora Jacobs
Jacobs
Killian's Toyland Parade Scheduled for Saturday Morning
The Killian toy parade for children 12 and under invites wagons bicycles and other wheeled toys to decorate and join the procession at Rock Island freight house platform Second Street and Sixth Avenue SE. Parade starts at 10 30 with lineup by 10. Each entrant receives a Paramount theater ticket and top floats share in fifteen cash prizes. Scout troops 11 and 17 assist. if weather fails the event moves to December 15.
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Killian
Rock Island Freight House
Second Street
Sixth Avenue
Paramount Theater
Scout
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Tachaikowsky
Lydia E. Pinknam
Court House News
C.l.main
Mentzer
Charles Walsh
S. S. Seaton
Neisner Bros., Inc
First Avenue E
Culbert’s Market
Leibsohn
Ane
Swift
Wdc
Marion News
Philathes
Philathea
Christian Church
Walter Kennedy
EF. C. Hamm
Robert Kennedy
J. B. Emmons
John Reynolds
C.A. Dykes
Russia
J. T. Grayston
Sorosis Club
R. E. Lehdigh
A. A. Hardin
A. E. Granger
Goodfellows Fund
Roy Lange
Near
Elbert Kline
Norway
Mrs. H. P. Kline
G. J. Clemens
M. H. Biddick
Chicago
John Reardon
Dubuque
Fond du Lac
Linn
Order of de Molay
Masonic Temple
Susie Busby
Muscatine
Jack Ellis
Nira Bakery
Verne Clemans
St. Luke’s Hospital
Presbyterian Church
Owen Fernow
Arthur Newman
Seventh Street
Woman’s Progressive Club
William J. Wallace
Ellsworth Wallace
Ed Gage
Mrs. Wallace
Martelle
G. H. Clark
Sheldon
Walter van Fossen
Richard Burt
This City
Ray Valentine
Kenosha, Wis
John Westbrook
Westbrook
W. A. Jackson
Chatterbox Card Club
B. E. Berber
Gene Miller
Glenn Larkin
Jackson
Plymouth Rock
Barbara Sloss
Iowa City
Pilgrim Highraaders
O. E. Clemans
Center Point
Fleming
Blue Ribbon
Budweiser
America
Bismark Recreation Parlor
G. L. Hall
G. L. Woed
Oxfords Mus
Colege
Second Avenue SE
Pillsbury
Cha
Marion Grocers
Gordon
Hutton
People’s
Dickey’s Fiedler’s
Carpenter-Johnson Company Distributors
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