Naval Treaty Deadlock Shapes US Naval Plans
Washington awaits the lapse of the Washington and London pacts at midnight to decide on building two new battleships and Pacific fortifications. Officials expect Roosevelt to order two 50 million dollar battleships, while Britain plans keel layings and Japan weighs fortifications policy as Tokyo and London signals spark cautious official response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
London
Pacific Ocean
Roosevelt
Congress
Great Britain
Britain
Japan
Pacific
Far East
Creomulsion Promises Fast Relief for Coughs
An advertising pitch touts Creomulsion as relief for a three days cough chest cold or bronchial irritation. It claims the medicine goes to the seat of the trouble helps loosen and expel germ laden phlegm and offers a money back guarantee if not satisfied from the first use.
Grundy and Greene Teams Win at 4-H Convention
Judging teams from Grundy and Greene counties won at the Iowa 4-H club convention in Ames, with about 1,000 youths participating. Grundy’s Elmer Fritzel, Virgil Slinker and John Miller won livestock judging, while Greene’s Russell Holtz, Armen Miller and Claude Beckner won grain judging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Grundy
Greene Counties
Iowa
Grundy County
Elmer Fritzel
Virgil Slinker
John Miller
Greene County
Russell Holtz
Armen Miller
Claude Beckner
Elmer Abel
Hancock County
Spencer Torkelson
Palo Alto County
Torkelson
David Wells
Fayette County
Fred Schoening
Benton County
Robert Beck
Jones County
Eugene Lindaman
Butler
Webster
Jasper
Poweshiek County
Humboldt
Pocahontas
Dallas
Franklin
Fayette
Calhoun
Sac
Scott
Black Hawk
Eastern Iowa
James Chapin
Elwood Mabin
David, Wells
Jones
Benton
Dick Schild
Lone Survivor Of Quadruplets Dies In Memphis
Lee Earl Bridges, the sole survivor of a quadruplet birth in a Missouri log cabin on November 2, died in a Memphis hospital. The child, daughter of James and Mrs. Bridges, sharecroppers near Senath, weighed five pounds two ounces at death, nearly double her birth weight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis, Tenn
Lee Earl Bridges
Missouri
James Bridges
Senath
Windstorm damages farms near Marysville. one hurt
A severe windstorm wrecked several farm buildings five miles east of Marysville Kansas early Wednesday. Donald Godbout suffered a back injury and was the only person reported hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marysville
Kan
Here
Donald Godbout
Commerce seeks 10 million for airway safety upgrades
Washington reports the commerce department will request 10 million dollars in added funds over two years to improve airway safety facilities. J Monroe Johnson announced at a press conference with Secretary Roper and noted modernization of existing aids and the addition of new ones. A safety conference with operators and military and advisory representatives is planned, with a date to be set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Commerce Department
J. Monroe Johnson
Commerce
Roper
Department
Johnson
Army
Navy
Coast Guard
National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics
Eddie V. Rickenbacker
Eastern Air Lines
Royal S. Copeland
N. Y
Senate Commerce Committee
Copeland
Federal Bureau of Air Commerce
Congress
Deaths James M Shields longtime Cedar Rapids resident
James McLain Shields a Railway Express commercial agent died suddenly at his home 1813 Third avenue SE at 10:25 a m Wednesday He was born August 4 1875 near Vinton and lived in the city most his life He married Blanche Conn June 21 1906 Survivors include his wife two daughters Mrs Chester Bailey and Nancy Shields two grandchildren and a sister Grace Shields all of Cedar Rapids Funeral services are set for Friday at Turner chapel He belonged to Crescent Masonic lodge Peoples church and served on its board He was educated in Cedar Rapids schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James McLain Shields
Railway Express Company
Third Avenue SE
Vinton
Blanche Conn
Chester Bailey
Nancy Shields
Grace Shields
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Man Dies After Short Illness At 32
Louis Tomasek 32 of 1525 Sixteenth Ave SE Cedar Rapids died at a local hospital at 9 p.m. Tuesday after a short illness. Born December 24, 1904 in Cedar Rapids he worked at Iowa Steel and Iron Works. Survived by parents Joseph and Mrs Tomasek two brothers Joseph Jr and Wendl and sister Mrs Harris Nelson of Chatfield Minn. Funeral 2 p.m. Thursday in Barta chapel conducted by Theodore B Hlubacek burial Bohemian National cemetery. Friends may call Wednesday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Tomasek
Sixteenth Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Steel and Iron Works
Joseph Tomasek
Joseph, Jr
Wendl
Harris Nelson
Chatfield
Minn
Barta Chapel
Theodore B. Hlubacek
Bohemian National Cemetery
Mrs Inis Grace Van Note Dies After Illness
Mrs. Inis Grace Van Note, wife of W H Van Note of 827 Fifth Avenue SE, died at 5 20 a m Wednesday after a lingering illness. Born June 24 1895 in Olin, she had lived here 25 years and is survived by her husband, her mother Mrs Anna Sawyer, two sisters Mrs Roy Stevens and Mrs Bernice Just, and a brother Willard Sawyer. Turner chapel serviceFriday at 11 a m conducted by Rev Blaine Hyten. Burial in Linwood cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inis
Grace van Note
W. H. van Note
Fifth Avenue SE
Olin
Anna Sawyer
Roy Stevens
Bernice Just
Willard Sawyer
Turner Chapel
Blaine Hyten
Linwood Cemetery
Infant son of John and Emma Elliott dies in Iowa City
Kenneth Duane Elliott infant son of John and Emma Elliott of 1128 avenue NW died at Children's hospital Iowa City at 2 a.m. Wednesday. Survived by brother John sister Joan grandparents Mr and Mrs Frank Jancik Cedar Rapids and Mrs Effie Elliott California. Private funeral services will be held Moon family chapel at 7 p.m. Wednesday conducted by Rev E J Wykle and the body will be cremated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Duane Elliott
John
Emma Elliott
Avenue NW
Children’s Hospital
Iowa City
Joan
Frank Jancik
Cedar Rapids
Effie Elliott
California
Moon Family
E. J. Wykle
Mrs. Albert Benda Dies After Short Illness in Cedar Rapids
Mrs. Albert Benda 22 of 625 Eighth street SE Cedar Rapids died at a local hospital at 2 30 a m Wednesday after a short illness. She had resided in Cedar Rapids five years and is survived by her husband, her parents, and two brothers Everett and Jack, both of Cedar Rapids. The body remains at Monahan chapel pending funeral arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Benda
Eighth Street
Cedar Rapids
Everett
Jack
Monahan Chapel
Funeral services for Mrs Dora Hutchings in Brady chapel
Funeral services for Mrs Dora Hutchings will be held in the Brady chapel Thursday at 10 15 a m conducted by Rev R N Coolidge. Burial will be in Linwood cemetery. Friends may call the chapel after 7 p m Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dora Hutchings
Brady Chapel
R. N. Coolidge
Linwood Cemetery
Funeral services for Mrs Mabel McLellan held Thursday
Funeral services for Mrs Mabel McLellan were conducted at Beatty chapel at 3 p.m. by Rev James T Stewart. Burial followed in Oak Hill cemetery. Friends may call at the office from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McLellan
Mabel McLellan
Beatty Chapel
James T. Stewart
Oak Hill Cemetery
Townsend club to meet in superior court room Thursday
Townsend club No. 3 will meet in superior court room at 7 30 p m Thursday. Dr Naibert chiropractor Para mount Bldg advertisement Arthur Thurston 2959 Oakland avenue NE reports ten gallons of gasoline stolen from his car Tuesday night. The Cedar Rapids young men bureau will not meet New Year s eve. first bureau meeting of 1937 will be Jan 14. Edgar A Drake of Centralia Ill visiting Cedar Rapids. formerly with Cedar Rapids recreation dept 1926 1929 and now superintendent of recreation at Centralia
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Townsend Club No. 3
Superior Court Room
Arthur Thurston
Oakland Avenue
Young Men’s Bureau
The
Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce
Bureau
Edgar A. Drake
Centralia
Ill
Cedar Rapids
Department of Recreation
Miss Jane Patton Named Secretary for Public Health Nursing
Miss Jane Patton of 1515 Avenue NE is appointed office secretary of the Public Health Nursing association succeeding Miss Lenora Silverman who is to marry Al Gurewitz of Newark New Jersey. Patton will start January 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Patton
Avenue NE
Public Health Nursing Association
Lenora Silverman
al Gurewitz
Newark
N. J
Local Drivers Fined for Overtime Parking in Police Court
L A Mansfield and W G Davis faced $1 fines plus costs for overtime parking. Carl Myers Jr was taxed $1 and costs for parking in a prohibited zone. Fines suspended upon payment of costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. A. Mansfield
Fourth Avenue SE
W. G. Davis
Second Avenue SE
Carl Myers, Jr
Fifth Avenue SE
Public Library Reads Open New Year Afternoon
The adult room at the public library will be open from 2 to 6 p.m. on New Year’s Day for reading with no books circulated. Kenwood Park Library Station will be closed throughout.
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Kenwood Park
Boy David Ring Remains Hospitalized With Pneumonia
No material change was reported Wednesday morning in the condition of 11 year old David Ring son of Judge and Mrs H C Ring of 2508 Bever avenue SE who has pneumonia. David became sick Christmas day and pneumonia developed Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Ring
H. C. Ring
Bever Avenue SE
David
Local Realtor A. W. McGregor Seriously Ill in Rochester
A. W. McGregor of 1910 B avenue NE is in serious condition at St. Marys hospital Rochester Minnesota. He has been treated at the Mayo clinic for a stomach ailment and has been in Rochester about six weeks. Family members visited him there last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. McGregor
B Avenue NE
St. Mary’s Hospital
Rochester
Minn
Mayo Clinic
Mr. McGregor
Child Chokes at Home Falls From Chair
Betty Mitchell seven, daughter of Mr and Mrs James Mitchell, 1102 C Avenue NW, choked on food at home Tuesday evening. She toppled from a chair, struck her head, lost consciousness, and was taken to St Luke's Hospital where she regained consciousness and returned home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Mitchell
James Mitchell
C Avenue NW
St. Luke’s Hospital
Man Trades Tubes for Cash After Bad Check Passed
Leo Arthurs of Arthurs radio shop at 102 Third avenue SE reported a check marked no funds that he says was given days before Christmas by a man who offered old radio tubes as trade in. The $10.50 check drawn on Peoples Bank by Harold Starr and signed Smith and Gad dis, by C. Smith, Amana IA, left Arthurs with $6.50 in cash. The suspect is described as about 35, six feet tall, 170 pounds, wearing a grey overcoat and cap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Arthurs
Arthurs Radio
Third Avenue SE
Arthurs
Peoples Bank
Harold Starr
Smith and Gaddis
C. Smith
Amana
Hound in Sewer Triggers Moonlit Manhole Dash
Residents in Tiffin Ohio awakened by eerie howls as police chased a dog and its owners across basements and manholes. The hound had pursued a raccoon into a sewer, prompting frantic calls for help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tiffin
West End
John Wagner
Myrlen Fraley
Morgan’s Guards Miss Bar Hold-Up Across Street
In Manhattan three men robbed a bar across from J. P. Morgan’s home, escaping with about $1,000 in assorted loot, while six private detectives guarding the banker’s residence focused on business.
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New York
J. P. Morgan
Manhattan
Helpful Acne Advice Using Resinol Soap and Ointment
Nightly skin care guidance recommends washing with Resinol Soap and hot water, then applying Resinol Ointment and leaving it on overnight. The guidance claims 40 years of effectiveness, aiming to treat irritated oil ducts and reduce recurrence. Free samples offered by writing to Resinol Dept. 13, Baltimore Md.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samom
Resinol
Dept
Altimore
Il Duce Urges Hitler To Quit Spain
Biarritz dispatch reports Mussolini advised Hitler to withdraw from Spain and wash hands of Franco. Berlin sources say Mussolini’s stance may influence Nazi policy on Franco-British non intervention demands. The Koenigsberg, Neurath, and von Neurath discuss actions to secure release of a cargo seized from Palos and a Spanish passenger held at Bilbao.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biarritz
France
Koenigsberg
Basque
Bilbao
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Mussolini
Italy
Rome
Spain
Ilduce
Francisco Franco
Hitler
Derfuehrer
Baron Konstantin von Neurath
Joachim Vonnes
Lonon
Palos
Foreign Office
Kolen
Bay of Biscay
Wealthiest Woman in England Dies Dame Houston’s charity gifts defined her
Dame Fanny Lucy Houston, England’s wealthiest woman, died in London. She inherited £5,000,000 in 1926 after Sir Robert Houston’s death, and earlier wed the ninth Baron Byron. Known as Lady Bountiful, she funded hospitals and charities and once paid $12,000,000 in death duties to the government under Jersey law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Fanny Lucy Houston
England
Lady Houston
Robert Houston
Baron Byron
Isle of Jersey
Two Killed When Train Hits Truck Near Ophiem
In Ophiem Illinois a Burlington gas electric train struck a truck on a grade crossing on route 150 killing two men. Robert Broders 23 of Davenport Iowa and Joseph Wintersheid 18 of Rock Island were identified as the victims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ophiem, Ill
Robert Broders
Davenport
Joseph Wintersheid
Rock Island
Burlington Railway
Here Tuesay
Post Office Closed for New Year Day in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids post office will close on New Year’s Day with no mail deliveries except special delivery stamps. Mail collection will occur city wide at 5 p.m. in the main building, and distribution will be limited to lock boxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Salmon migrate to spawning streams for oxygen rich water
The fish return to their birth streams not by sentiment but to access higher oxygen levels in the source, a necessity for the developing young. This explains why salmon choose the upstream spawning grounds where water is richer in oxygen.
Diamond Belt Mystery in Plane Crash Probed
Investigations by the FBI’s air commerce unit and United Airlines probe a Sunday night airliner crash near Burbank that killed 12. Authorities seek radio logs between pilot Blom and Union terminal and examine if victim A L Markwell wore a hidden belt with gems and cash. no belt was found.
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Burbank
Calif
Federal Bureau of Air Commerce
United Air Lines
R. W. Schroeder
Airline Inspection Service
Washington
West
A. L. Markwell
Los Angeles
Frank Nance
Markwell
San Francisco
Oak Mountain
Edwin W. Blom
Union Air Terminal
Blom
Silver Shadow entertainers from Iowa head to Chicago clubs
Twelve Silver Shadow performers from the University of Iowa will play Chicago venues January 8 and 9. They perform at College Inn on January 8 and Old Town on January 9, arranged by Sherman hotel’s manager. Cedar Rapids students Madge Jones Xavier Leonard and George Nissen are in the group. The project aims to keep students on campus during weekends and bans liquor.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Chicago
College Inn
Old Town Club
Sherman Hotel
Cedar Rapids
Madge Jones
Xavier Leonard
George Nissen
United States
Foreclosure Suit Over $80 Note Filed in Prairieburg Bank Case
A district court action by J. J. Doland and F. A. Kula as Prairieburg Savings trustees against J. A. Minnis and others aims to foreclose a chattel mortgage on an $80 note dated August 25, 1931. The suit seeks $54.54 plus interest from December 28, 1936. Mollie Bowers seeks divorce from J. H. Bowers on cruelty grounds, with $5,000 permanent alimony requested. they wed in Toddville in 1900.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Doland
F. A. Kula
Prairieburg Savings Bank
J. A. Minnis
Mollie Bowers
J. H. Bowers
Toddville
Births at St Luke's Hospital December 29
A daughter born to Mr and Mrs Ernest Heiken Coggan at St Luke's hospital on December 29. A son born to Mr and Mrs H A Yates Jr Palo at St Luke's hospital on December 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Heiken
Coggan
St. Luke’s Hospital
H. A. Yates, Jr
Palo
Shortage Forces 10 Gram Monthly Gold Limit for Dentists
Berlin reports a gold shortage prompts authorities to cap monthly allotment to dentists at 10 grams, enough to fill two large teeth. Some patients supply their own gold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Hold Rock Island Pair For Soliciting Funds For Rescue Mission
Emma Long and Carl Long, both Rock Island residents, were arrested on a false pretenses warrant issued by Justice A S Reed. They were detained with Mrs Long's nine year old son while questioned about soliciting funds for a Christian Rescue Mission, allegedly located at multiple city addresses. The couple had a small sum of money and had solicited at least three local businesses in two weeks. Mrs Long and her husband are separated and Long's wife is deceased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Long
Carl Long
Rock Island
Bailey and Wilson
Justice A. S. Reed
Mrs. Long
Longs
Christian Rescue Mission
Menary links gas testing gear to local weather cue
Cedar Rapids City Dairy Inspector A R Menary uses gas testing equipment as a weather indicator from his city hall office on the sixth floor. He notes the mercury barometer at 28.6 inches and cites recent rain as proof his instrument forecast remains infallible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
A. R. Menary
Menary
Woman Is Hurt When Cow Kicks Milker
Mrs. Mike Gessner aged 35 of near Newhall sustained a fracture of the right leg after being kicked by a cow she was milking at her farm home near Newhall. She was taken to Mercy hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Gessner
Newhall
Mercy Hospital
Civil War Veteran Ebenezer Hinchliffe Dies in Iowa City
Ebenezer Hinchliffe, 91, one of Johnson County's last Civil War veterans, died in Iowa City Wednesday after a brief illness. Only two veterans remain living in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Ebenezer Hinchliffe
Johnson County
Greta Garbo Receives Historic Littris et Artibus Award
In Stockholm King Gustaf decorates Greta Garbo, renowned film star, with the Littris et artibus decoration for literary and artistic merit. The order dates back over a century.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Greta Garbo
Gustaf
Match Fires Gowns Of Eleven Women At Ball
A lighted match set eleven gowns ablaze at a Selma Town and Country club ball injuring ten women and burning twelve men who helped smother the fire. Mrs. T. C. Gayle died from her injuries. Mrs. Clarence Agee and Mrs. James Rowell were in critical condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selma
Ala
T. C. Gayle
Clarence Agee
James Rowell
Phantoms’ Society
Selma Town and Country Club
James Stewart
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U. S
Poor PA
Claude Callan
Dolly
Bob
Grundy and Greene
Olde Hickory 40Th Street
First Avenue
James M. Shields
City
Mrs. Hutchings
Dr. Naibert
Chiropractor
Paramount Bldg
A. W. McGregor II
Silver Shadow
Court House News
Vesta Batteries
Motorola
2Nd Ave
Willie Willis
Rock Island Pair
King
Greta
Kenwood Methodist Episcopal Church
Thirty-third Street
C. G. White
Fred Doetzel
Penetro
May’s Tea Room
Chicago Blackhawks
Stadium
Northwestern
University of Chicago
Chicago & North Western
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