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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 18, 1938

Page

15

Pleasantly Furnished Apartments for Rent Downtown

Multiple listings for 1 to 6 room apartments with heat and water included. Private entrances, baths, and gas or electric heat available. Various locations including 2200 Johnson Ave NW and 1125 10th St NW. Some units offer garages, fireplaces, and nearby bus service. Contact numbers and agents listed for showing and terms.

4Th Ave Fred E. Collard & CO 8Th Ave 7Th Ave B Ave Ldeigy MT. Vernon Ave Johnson Ave 10Th St Ellis Blvd 1St Ave West Side Dial 5Th Ave 2Nd Ave 6Th St Ig Tor Weaver 6Th St. NE Soane G Ave Washington Ave 12Th St 3Rd ST Marion 18Th St Ist Ave Sweever Ave 3Rd Ave 2Nd Mckinley ST garr@e 2ND_ AVE Ind Ave Gazette Lincoln School 2Nd ST 20Th Ave HENRY ELY & CO D Ave Poon

New Colonial Cottages Open For Sale On Corner Lot

2011 D Avenue NE offers a large English bungalow with 2 bedrooms on the first floor and 1 on the second plus a fireplace. New colonial cottages rise at the corner of 2st St and P Ave NE with built in garages, insulation, low prices and easy terms. Small payment down buys any unit with monthly payments same as rent. call for an appointment to view.

Polk Country Club Heights West Highlands West Side Vernon Heights Bever Ave Crescent Street Beaver Woods ALBUS A._F. DOTRON 1St Ave Lisa Eerie A. A. Doolittle & CO Brick Home Furnace Knapp Blake Blvd Conway & Co 2Nd Ave Ames Property Garnee Arthur District Fred E. Collard & CO 4Th Ave B Ave C Ave Ave 32Nd St Tien’ St Uptown Real Estate Co D Avenue P Ave

Plans Trip Down Mississippi In Tub Clipper

St Louis reports Lawrence Nicolas a 28 year old laborer aims to float a tub craft from St Louis to New Orleans. The washtub clipper is a tub on an inflated car tire with a metal rudder for steering. He seeks a sponsor to begin the voyage on the next wash day.

St, Louis Mississippi River New Orleans Lawrence Nicolas Nicolas

Lapse Of Memory Stops His Fun At Elgin Taverns

Raymond Overmeier roamed Elgin's forty taverns and tricked bartenders by claiming a drink was his due. He later forgot the sequence and returned to tavern No 1 thinking it was No 38. He now languishes in county jail.

Chicago Raymond Overmeier Elgin Overmeier

Chaplin May Portray Hitler In Next Film

Hollywood discusses Charlie Chaplin possibly impersonating Hitler in his upcoming movie as Warner Brothers faces pressure over Confessions of a Nazi Spy. The debate centers on provoking Nazi Germany and potential bans impacting American films abroad.

Chaplin Hitler Hollywood Warner Brothers Germany Italy Japan Charlie Chaplin Naziland Adolf

Cochran backs pay-as-you-go government policy

Governor R L Cochran of Nebraska says four years in office prove spending less is the only tax solution. He rejects shifting tax burdens and warns aid creates resentment toward the giver as he speaks at a Council of State Governments meeting in Washington.

Cochran Washington R. L. Cochran Nebraska Council of State Governments

Divorces and custody rulings in Cedar Rapids Court

Judge H. C. Ring grants divorces for cruel and inhuman treatment. June Fink from Ray A. Fink kept her maiden name June Hayes and gets custody of four children. Hazel J. Andrews from Harold C. Andrews receives custody of two sons. Renewal of Telecvicna Jednota Sokol Cedar Rapids articles filed. officers named for 1939 include Suchomel, Rompotl, Pulkrab, Cimburek, and trustees Klin sky, Benesh, Vorlicky, Bezdek, Chmeicek.

H. C. Ring June Fink Ray A. Fink Waukon Hazel J. Andrews Harold C. Andrews Telecvicna Jednota Sokol Gymnastic Association Sokol of Cedar Rapids Dempsy Jones Thomas I. Suchomel John V. Rompotl Charles Pulkrab John Cimburek Thomas Suchomel Joseph Klinsky W. C. Benesh W. Vorlicky Nadav Bezdek Joseph Chmeicek

Walker Live Stock Exchange Incorporation Formed

Incorporation articles recorded for the Walker Live Stock Exchange with officers Wiley of Walker as president Milbach as vice president and Carpenter Ernst Keller Winn and Gaasch of Walker plus Peyton of Coggon and Heiserman of Rowley. Lin dahl of Walker is secretary treasurer. Authorized capitalization five thousand dollars. Sheriff James H Smith's office Saturday investigated theft of 30 New Hampshire Red capons at the W B Carpenter farm near Marion. It cost about twenty five thousand dollars to kill each soldier in World War I. direct war cost was two hundred million dollars and total killed were eight million.

Walker, Livestock Exchange Walker Thomas H. Wiley John J. Milbach E. L. Carpenter Joe Ernst Edd Keller Vernon Winn F. M. Gaasch J. E. Peyton Coggon C. J. Heiserman Rowley F. W. Lindahl James H. Smith New Hampshire W. B. Carpenter Marion

Suspect Arrested in Downey Bombing Plane

A man claiming 16 years of espionage service and former citizenship loss for treason was grabbed Saturday in the cockpit of a newly finished bombing plane at the Vultee Aircraft plant in Downey California. Deputy Sheriff James Corbett said Miller was found in the ready plane during a Sunday inspection with machine guns and bombs aboard. Miller described acquaintances among notable figures but investigators cautioned disbelief as they verify his story. He allegedly entered the plant by trailing a night watchman after the facility doors were secured.

Los Angeles INS Vultee Downey George H. Miller California James Corbett Miller

Merbabies and Other Shorts Shine at Iowa Theater

The Iowa screening features Disney color short Merbabies with sea life circus visuals and four or five Christmas chimes. Mischa Auer Edward Everett Horton and Mary Boland star in Little Tough Guys in Society, with a finale that suggests crime doesn’t pay. Comet Over Broadway stars Kay Francis and Ian Hunter delivering melodramatic tears as John Litel supports the show.

Iowa Mischa Auer Edward Everett Horton Mary Boland New York East Side Broadway Kay Francis Ruth Chatterton Ian Hunter John Litel W. M

Roosevelt and Garner Confer Over Congress

President Roosevelt and Vice President Garner met at the White House for a long discussion on Congress. They noted possible new focus on national defense and foreign policy, with Garner seen as a key conservative voice. Garner suggested he is late for another appointment as reporters asked questions.

Washington Roosevelt Garner Congress Hyde Park N. Y White House Barkley Stephen Early Early

Signalize Work Begun On Subway In Chicago

Chicago marked the start of its $40 million subway project with a ceremony on State street. More than 200 dignitaries attended as Harold Ickes and Mayor Edward Kelly spoke, placing a few symbolic nicks before actual construction begins later.

Chicago State Street Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes Edward J. Kelly

Argentine Youth Rally Against Yankee Peril in Buenos Aires

Hundreds of high school and college age youths in Argentina organize against U S influence. They are backed by fascist figures and imitate Hitler and Mussolini gestures. They denounce Roosevelt's good neighbor policy and clash with protesters despite police bans.

Buenos Aires Argentina United States Argentine Civic Legion Jose Felix Uriburu Youth Alliance Europe

TVA probe cites Musica case to push agency reform

During a congressional inquiry into the Tennessee Valley Authority Representative Wolverton cited the Musica swindle and a suicide as an example of needed accounting reforms. TVA comptroller Kohler defended current practices while admitting prior criticism and noting reforms already underway.

Musica TVA Washington Sns Philip Musica McKesson Robbins Tennessee Valley Authority Wolverton N. J E. L. Kohler Federal Power Commission Kohler Commission

Nebraska May Seek Law to Allow Condemnation of Public Power

The League of Nebraska Municipalities may ask the Legislature to amend state utility law to permit condemnation of public power districts as well as private power companies. Executive secretary C. E. Beals of Crete says the league will push local control, maximum-rate schedules, and guarantees of firm power to protect communities if hydro projects cannot supply steady power. League directors plan meetings to finalize the legislative program.

Lincoln Neb League of Nebraska C. E. Beals Crete League Beals Nebraska

Navy to Stage Massive Atlantic Maneuvers

The Navy announced a five year first in the Atlantic armada exercise involving about 140 ships and 600 planes. The mock war will test defenses of the Panama Canal and Caribbean, with ships reaching Brazil and Colombia. About 3,000 officers and 50,000 men will participate under Admiral Kaibfus and Vice Admiral Andrews in West Indian and Atlantic waters.

Washington Navy Europe South America Atlantic Czechoslovakia Roosevelt Panama Canal Caribbean Sea Brazil Columbia EF. C. Kaibfus Adolphus Andrews Pacific West Indian Lesser Antilles Gai

Wisconsin DA says Waterman confessed wounding landlord in back rent fight

Mauston district attorney Charles Curran announced that 33 year old Charles Waterman confessed to wounding and beating his 64 year old former landlord Charles J Koehn. Koehn died Tuesday from his injuries after a fight over back rent. California has a centipede tree known for its aerial root system.

Mauston Wis Charles Curran Charles Waterman Charles J. Koehn California

Also Mentioned on This Page

Iowa City Washington St Waterloo Commercial St Edgar Guest KRNT Cedar Rapids Loan Company Merchants National Bank Money Corp 2Nd Ave. SE Carpenter Federal Discount Corporation Iowa Loan CO Montgomery Ward SSS Cedar Rapids Properties Tait & Wagner CO Ave. NE Stark D St Simmons Spring Ist Ave LE Srd Room and Board Aew 10Th St. SE City Steam Miss Brown Don C. Cook Malcolm V. Bolton & CO John Deaton Cape Cod 22Nd St Park Ave 6Th St. NW Martyn Apts Warage Miller Apts Frigidaire A Ave the Hedges CO Dows Tl. B. Helscher W. M. Breed H L, Jones Fred FE Collards& CO Young's Hill Kenwood Tance Modern Bedell Nissen CO Forest Drive One Ave K Ave Std St Modern, Tait & Wagner, Co Grande Ave Elizabeth Giblin Bath Fitzsimmons 24Th St. NE Taylor Sele Vale Doc College C. R. S. B. Bldg Siegfried Bus Inc Cleveland-Roosevelt Oak Moors Roosevelt School Paultey Cravens Pranklin MYERS C. M. Hatfield & Co Geo. P. Witwer Real Estate West Bolton Cedar Memorial White Harry Edleman St. Patrick's Church Perenne Ome White E Avenue 13Th Street Belmont Park Dows Ride Buser Mississippi Tub Christmas Turkey Stark’s First ST. NE Court House News Sokols Walker Corporation Galaxy Hardendorf Camera Shop James A. Farley Pretner J Farley Farley Subway ER Farm Clover Farm Stores U. S Star Jewelry CO Kenmore Third Avenue Secedar Rapids
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