Shepard receives West Point appointment from rep Cole
Robert B. Shepard 19 son of Mr and Mrs J Shepard of 501 Thirty third street NE is named to the United States Military Academy at West Point by congressman Cyrenus Cole. Exams in March precede a July entry. He is a Washington High School graduate and Coe College freshman. First alternate William Noel Snouffer 19 of 1631 Washington Ave SE is a Coe College sophomore. Second alternate Wendell Delzell 17 of 1830 Bever Ave SE is a University of Iowa freshman.
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Robert B. Shepard
J . Shepard
Thirtythird Street
United States Military Academy
West Point
Cyrenus Cole
Washington High School
Coe College
Cole
William Noel Snouffer
Snouffer
Washington Avenue
Wendell Delzell
Earl B Delzell
Bever Avenue
Delzell
University of Iowa
Woman Injured In City Car Collision Injured Passenger Sought Care
Mrs Louis Burke sustained a head injury when a car driven by her husband collided at the Thirtieth second street and Oakland avenue intersection with a vehicle driven by W H Porter Walker Ir The injured woman was taken to Mercy hospital by a passing motorist after first aid and released Porter told police he was traveling east on Thirty second street while Burke moved south on Oakland Avenue
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Burke
W. H Porter
Walker
Thirty-second Street
Oakland Avenue
Burke
Mercy Hospital
Porter
Polce
Oakland
Held For Drunk Driving After Accident
A. F. Landmichle of 2499 Second Street SW was arrested at 11:55 am Friday by Detective George Powers on a warrant issued by Justice G. S. Lightner for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. The warrant followed information from C. W. Couser of 1547 Bever Avenue SE about an 8 pm accident at Third Street and Fourteenth Avenue SE. Couser, who drove his own car, fled after the crash. Landmichle’s car had been towed to a garage opposite the police station, and he was nabbed when he called for it Friday morning.
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A. F. Landmichle
Second Street
George Powers
G. S. Lightner
C W. Couser
Bever Avenue SE
Justice Lightner
Third Street
Fourteenth Avenue SE
Couser
Landmichle
Powers
Tries To Enter Theater By Rear Door Arrested
Harold Wilson 19 of Iowa City jailed on disturbing the peace charge after an attempted rear door entry to an Iowa theater. Detectives Powers and Ol Nphant were summoned to the scene at 2 45 p m Friday. Wilson was captured by ushers while his companions fled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Theater
Harold Wilson
Iowa City
George Powers
Willam Ol'Nphant
Wilson
City Briefs Highlight Local Moves And Court Actions
Mrs D P Wood left for Wichita Kansas. Hladky's advertisement. F T Henson to Birmingham Alabama. Louise Berry of Charles City hospitalized at St Luke's in satisfactory condition. Billy McDonald mourns mother’s death in St Paul. Louise Berry arrested on Waterloo larceny warrant. Interdenominational Fisher men's club meets at Trinity Methodist December 17. James Clifford Clemons files bankruptcy in federal court. Coe college gypsy storytellers host Christmas story hour at Sixteenth Ave library Saturday. R L Whelan deputy marshal returned from Chillicothe Ohio escorting a prisoner. R A Packard inspects Cedar Rapids post office building for January 10 1933 acceptance. Le Roy Berster reports collision at Fifth Ave and Second St SE. names of others not learned. Police court reports reach fourth straight day with no trials. Mercy hospital holds monthly meeting with papers on ears eyes and mouth. Sheriff Petrus and Deputy Priday note transfer to Anamosa reform school for two year sentence. Cereal City Realty sues for 17.04 rent on 524 Seventh St SE. Firestone sues for 16.60 for undelivered merchandise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cereal City Realty Company
George L. Voss
Voss
Seventh Street SE
Firestone Tire Company
Tom Minard
Supervisors Let Contract For Warrant Lithographing
The Alan county board of supervisors Friday awarded a contract to the Lefebvre Ledger company to lithograph 20000 county warrant forms for 270 dollars. Three other local bidders competed for the work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alan County Board of Supervisors
Lefebvre Ledger Company
Motorist Hits Cyclist In City Collision
Robert Biba of 1910 Washington Avenue NE reported to police Friday morning that he had run into a cyclist. The report notes the incident occurred in the city and outlines the basic details of the collision.
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Robert Biba
Washington Avenue NE
Boy on bike injured in late Thursday crash at First and Tenth
A boy on a bicycle received minor injuries after a collision with a turning vehicle. The crash occurred shortly after 7 p.m. Thursday as Biba turned west from Tenth Street SE onto First Avenue. The boy riding west on First Avenue E did not provide his name.
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Biba
First Avenue
Tenth Street SE
First Avenue E
Bill Seeks 1933 Crop Production Loans Policy
A bill by Senator Cutting of New Mexico proposes extending crop production loans into 1933 using unexpended funds held by the agriculture department. It would apply 1932 loan repayments and Reconstruction Finance Corp. money to new loans under existing terms, with priority for farmers hit by crop failures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
New Mexico
Reconstruction Corporation
Model Boy Pleads Mercy in Slaying of Foster Parents
Newton Massachusetts. Robert B. Jonah 19 the adopted son faces murder charges for the mercy killing of Charles A. Jonah 58 and Amanda Jonah 59. He said he wanted to end their suffering after learning the mother had intestinal cancer. He attempted suicide with gas and a razor and remained hospitalized Friday. His natural mother offered support as he faced arraignment.
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Newton
Mass
Robert B. Jonah
Charles A. Jonah
Amanda
Jonah
Robert
Jonahs
His Marriages And Divorces Fail To Strike A Balance
New York AP Bellevue doctors probed the sanity of Louis George after he married four women seven times and divorced few. The seaman pled guilty to bigamy with suspended sentence while alienists assess his mental state. He wed Evalyn Taylor three times and Betty Weinberg twice, leaving three Taylor children in an orphanage after desertion. He reportedly married two more women, which he cannot recall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bellevue
Louis George
George
Evalyn Taylor
Betty Weinberg
Warns Of Increase In Feeble Minded
Springfield Illinois report notes Dr. Charles P Emerson of Indiana warns feeble minded population could reach fifty percent in a few centuries unless propagation is halted. Dr Lena K Sadler of Chicago urges practical control measures at a state health conference.
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Springfield
INS
Charles P Emerson
University of Indiana
Lena K Sadler
Chicago
Ilinois Federation of Women’s Clubs
Enchanted Island Opens for Chicago Century of Progress
Chicago Junior league funds Enchanted Island on Northerly Island as part of the Century of Progress children's section. A large wooden soldier, a wind‑revolving sailor, a Wizard of Oz figures set and the Marble Shop mark the entrance, with a 30 ft Magic Mountain and Fairy Castle at the core.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
INS
Chicago Junior League
Century of Progress
Lake Michigan
Lagoon
Tony Sarg
Mayor Harry Mitchell Sought After In Pontiac Grand Jury Case
Detroit and state police issued an alert to intercept a Pontiac vehicle believed to be carrying Mayor Harry Mitchell as he fled the city before a grand jury hearing. The panel had been probing secret charges against him for two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
INS
Pontiac Police Department
Harry Mitchell
Pontiac
Mitchell
Norbeck Crop Loan Measure Advances in Senate Committee
The Senate agriculture committee on Friday reported the Norbeck bill, authorizing the secretary of agriculture to extend loan repayment times for seed feed and crop production loans when advisable, aiding farmers in meeting obligations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Agriculture Committee
Norbeck
Secretary of Agriculture
Optical illusion at enlarged restaurant. portions appear smaller
A comment from Fliegende Blatter notes diners see smaller portions after the restaurant’s enlargement. The waiter explains it as an optical fusion, suggesting the change is perceptual rather than real.
Mother-In-Law Rules Supreme In Chinese Home
Boston report quotes Magruder Maury on Chinese family life claiming the mother in law is the family head and guides the son in law's social and business life. He says China leads in women’s emancipation though it is influenced by moral authority.
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Boston
INS
China
Magruder Maury
Maury
Greece Receives Insull Extradition Papers From U S
The United States delegation handed the documents in the Samuel Insull extradition case to the Greek foreign ministry. The hearing to decide his return to the United States for embezzlement trial may occur before Christmas. Translation will take about three days, with papers expected at the court of appeals within a week.
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Athens
Greece
United States
Samuel Insull
Foreign Office
Court of Appeals
Warner Bros Wins Proxy Vote at Annual Meeting
In Wilmington Delaware clerks and tellers completed counting proxy votes for five Warner Brothers Pictures directors. The result confirms management led by Albert Harry and Jack Warner defeating a slate led by Max Goldberg of Salem Massachusetts in the directors contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Del
INS
Warner Brothers Pictures, Inc
Warner
Albert
Harry
Jack
Max Goldberg
Salem
Mass
Warners
Prohibition Agents Inspect Prospectors at Hellgate Creek
Prohibition agents watched an unusual flow of prospectors into the Hellgate Creek mining district. The scene included odd noises and hints of hidden stills as investigators worked to uncover illicit operations and confirm rumors of stills in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Mont
Prohibition
Hellgate Creek
Moonshine Plant Closed in Helena District Raid
Authorities shuttered the largest moonshine operation in the Helena district. The facility had a 600 gallon capacity and an estimated daily output of 250 gallons. Agents confiscated 215 gallons of mash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Beene
Thieves Break Into Economy Cleaners on Fifth Avenue
Thieves broke into the Economy cleaners plant at 108 Fifth avenue SW Thursday night and stole a suit of clothes an overcoat a dress several neckties and a flashlight. Entrance was gained by removing the blocks from the top sash of a window. Detective Powers investigated after the theft was reported Friday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Economy Cleaners
Fifth Avenue SW
Powers
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Castalla
St. Luke's Hospital
Sovereign's Dry Cleaning and Repairing
St. Ave. SE
Billy McDonald
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Louise Berry
Charles City
Jesse Chft
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Sixteenth Avenue Library
Whelan
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R A. Packard
Cedar Rapids
le Roy Berster
Seventeenth Street
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Fred W. Bailey
E. L. Moravec
W J Neuzil
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