Cedar Rapids cabby recalls era of horse and gas taxis
Long profile of Frank Rank, veteran Cedar Rapids taxi driver, recounts early days with horse cabs and gas taxis from 1909, notable fares from celebrities to politicians, and dangers of weather, trains, and misadventures. Includes memories of St Bernard dogs and lifesaving legends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Rank
Cedar Rapids
Governor Herring
Frank
Greene's Opera House
Fiske
Marlowe
Drew
Barrymore
Taft
Bryan
John Philip Sousa
Jan Kubelik
Bellline the Beloved St Bernard Heroine
A Swiss Alps tale describes Bellline owned by Signor Lombardi of the Hotel Prosa as she braved a blizzard to locate a freezing nurse. The dog found, revived, and guided rescuers, earning high praise from the St Bernard Hospice lore and the American Kennel Gazette account.
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Belline
St. Bernard
St Bernard Hospice
Switzerland
Helline
Signor Lombardi
Prosa
Swiss Alps
Man Lombardi
St Bernard
Beltline
S Boehm
American Kennel Gazette
Mr. Boehm
Hotel Prosa
Lombardi
Bolline
19 110 Bushels Corn Under Seal In Delaware
Special to The Gazette Manchester By Friday only thirty five loans on 19 110 bushels of corn had been issued to Delaware county farmers for a total of approximately 10510 dollars This total is but a fraction of the loans made last year over the same period The largest loan to date was made by Ole A Anderson on 1100 bushels of corn for 605 dollars William Ketelsen ranked next with 595 on 1080 bushels Mark Thurm 550 on 1000 bushels Roy Dighton 495 on 900 bushels Andrew Mensen et al 363 on 660 bushels and A L McCarthy 332 20 on 604 bushels
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Manchester
Delaware County
Ole A. Anderson
William Ketelsen
Mark Thurm
Roy Dighton
Andrew Mensen Et al
A. L. McCarthy
New Creamery Building Planned for Waukon
Officials of the Farmers Creamery in Waukon voted to erect a new creamery building in summer 1935. The auditing committee reported 9733.41 dollars available. The old creamery, 38 years old, sits outside the city limits. Officers elected include Fred Straate president and Otto Meier buttermaker with a slate of directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukon
Farmers Creamery Company
Waukon Corporation
Fred Straate
Roland Herman
Elmer Fogt
Tollef Johnson
Otto Meier
Undergraduate Hired As Assistant Agent In Tama
Roy Olson of Ames was named new assistant county agent in Tama county at a Farm Bureau board meeting. He will replace M. L Bruch who moves to a machinery firm in Fairfield and begin work March 11. Olson has ten years in 4 H work in Dickinson county and is on ISU livestock and meat judging teams. He graduates March 22.
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Toledo
Roy Olson
Ames
Tama County
Farm Bureau Board
Olson
M. L Bruch
Fairfield
Dickinson County
Iowa State College
Span Of Mules Bring 247.50 In Webster Sale
Webster sale money totals show a mule team selling for 247.50 at the C H Boland livestock sale. Horses peaked at 130 while cows ranged 16 to 42 per head and shoats 5 to 7. Broad sows fetched 12 to 16 each with Duroc Jersey pigs at 25 to 28 per head near North Liberty auction.
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Webster
C. H Boland
Hudson, Kadel and Ferguson
North Liberty
Ed Stackman
Fitzpatrick and Glaspey
Will Rowland
Clarence farmer sells hogs in Chicago market
Louis Goldsmith of Clarence sold 262 pound hogs at 790 dollars per hundredweight in Chicago. Gus Goldsmith, same day, sold 249 pound hogs at 7.80 dollars per hundredweight.
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the Gazette
Clarence
Louis Goldsmith
Chicago
Gus Goldsmith
Butterfat prices rise at Dike creamery in 1934
Patrons at the Dike creamery in Grundy Center earned an average 28.78 cents per pound of butterfat in 1934, totaling 236,797.80 dollars from 1,020,460 pounds of butter produced from 822,263 pounds of butterfat purchases. The creamery is owned and operated by E. K. Anderson.
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Grundy Center
Dike Creamery
E. K. Anderson
Rowley to Speak to Oxford Club in Marion Church Hall
Dr W G Rowley superintendent of the Davenport district of Methodist churches will speak to Marion youths at the Oxford club meeting tonight at 6 30 in the church parlors on Marriage and the Home All young folk invited.
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W. G. Rowley
Davenport
Methodist Churches
Mount Vernon
Methodist Church
Oxford Club
Rowley
Congregational
Herbert O. Allen
Baptist Young People’s Union
Clyde Scott
Near Marion
Community groups schedule autumn church and club events
The notice lists meetings for church elders and deacons and their wives at 6 30 Monday at Rev C J Biddles home for a picnic supper and enlistment service as part of a loyalty campaign from Feb 17 to Apr 21. Various clubs and lodges schedule meetings, quilt contests and social gatherings through the week including I O O F Encampment No 91 and Marion Shakespeare club activities.
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The
Christian Church
C. J. Biddle
Bible School
Marion Chapter No
Masonic Temple
Loraine Circle
Eastern Star
Visit to the great cathedrals of England talk tonight
Mrs. Charles T. Hickok of Cedar Rapids speaks at Pilgrim Highroaders on an illustrated tour of England's cathedrals. She will share color pictures and discuss Westminster Abbey services. The event begins at 6 30 p m in Congregational church parlors.
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England
Charles T. Hickok
Cedar Rapids
Pilgrim Highroaders
Congregational Church
Butterfat Averages for Wapsie Valley Cattle Test Herds
Independence reports January results from the Wapsie Valley Cow Test association.458 cows averaged 28 pounds butterfat and 684 pounds milk per cow. High herd led by Arvid Magnuson with 1,171 pounds milk and 45.5 pounds butterfat from nine Holsteins. Average feed cost per pound butterfat 26.2 cents.
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Independence
Wapsie
Jersey
Anton Christiansen
Guernsey
Henry Allenstein
Cedar Rapids and Marion City Railroad stockholders meet
Notice of annual stockholders meeting for Cedar Rapids and Marion City Railroad Company in Cedar Rapids Iowa. Election of directors will occur during business at the principal Iowa office. Meeting set for Tuesday February 12 1935 at 10 o clock a.m. E C Allen secretary.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Cedar Rapids and
Marion Chyay Company
di Sand
Reports show rise in chicks across Midwest hatcheries
Reports to the Bureau of Agricultural Economics in Washington from twenty nine hatcheries in Illinois Indiana Michigan and Ohio show a two percent rise in eggs set and a two percent rise in chicks hatched. The increase signals continued liberal winter broiler supply into early 1935 with hatchery bookings for January or later deliveries up about one hundred thirty percent on last year. If this trend continues for several months cracker and egg supplies may rise in fall.
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Federal
Toreau of Agricultural Economics
Washington
Illinois
Indiana
Michissa
Ohio
$59 Livestock Claims Allowed In Jones County
At a Jones County board of supervisors special session, animal claims totaling $59 were approved for twenty two sheep and one steer. Payments go to listed claimants including Barber Carter Baringer Stevenson Betzer Sherill Waite Carr Huffman Wherry and Dosa Wherry.
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Anamosa
Jones County Board of Supervisors
Robert Barber
N. C. Carter
Joe Baringer
Steventon and Betzer
Lee Sherill
Wiliam Waite
Walter Carr
Four-County Institute at Fairbank Planned
FAIRBANK The annual four county corn show and institute opens February 7 to 9 with exhibits in grain and culinary divisions. Miss Lilan Lewis leads the home demonstration department, Paul McElroy judges green exhibits, and daily programs run afternoon and evening. Officers include J E Ford president Henry Smeger vice president, J Ho Willems treasurer, Mrs Carl Nourse secretary.
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Fairbank
Geniesnis
Black Hawk
Bremer
Fereste
Buchanan
Lilan Lewis
Paul McElroy
Fayette
J .E. Ford
Henry Smeger
J Ho Willems
Carl Nourse
Ira Finch
Rey Fitssy
F. W Richards
Edgar Lebel
Ronald Goldsberts
Greezers
Guernsey Breeders Set Feb 7 Meeting at Ames
Ames readers are told the Iowa Guernsey Breeders Association will meet February 7 in Ames. President F. Leesdon announces a program featuring Karl Musser secretary of the American Guernsey Cattle Club of Peterboro New York Dr Frank E Walsh of Iowa State College veterinary division on Banz’s Disease and C B Finley field representative of the American Guernsey Cattle Club.
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Ames
Iowa Guernsey Breeders Association
Flx
Leesdon
Karl 3. Musser
American Guarnesey Cattle Club
Petercorp
Frank E. Walsh
Loxe State College Veternary
C.viscn
Banz
C B. Finley
M Nnearpols
Amerecsq Guernsey Cattle Club
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Beadeline Taylor
Ethel Barrymore
John Drew
Rank
Tenth Street
Mercury
Mercy
Aunty's
Barry
St. Berard
St. Bernards
LES
Frenk
Cpa
Tonylon
McUntoineer
Mol Patek
Hotel Pro
Delaware
Tama
Marion News
Ways and Means
Marion Post
American Legion
Hallwood
Della Senninger
J. T. Grayston
P.E.O
A. E. Granger
A. E. Blinks
Eighth Avenue
Cary Club
the Baptist Church
L. C. Coon
Hull Card Club
William Bleakly
Tennyson Club
E. E. Badham
Woman’s Progressive Club
Dry Creek
Sumner Jordan
U. S
Osceola Lodge
C.F
I.0.0.f. Hall
Grace Moore
H. M. Olson
Minneapolis
Marion
J. E. Sidlinger
John Sidlinger
Sarah Sidlinger
Indianola
Dan Cory
Sunshine Division
Methodist Ladies Aid Society
J. E. Homans
Willis Whiting
Oscar Martin
Ladies Aid Society of the Methodist Church
George Erwin
H. O. Young
Reading Circle
Dora Granger
Railway Mail Association
Cecil Foster
Sixth Avenue West
E. C. Hamm
A. A. Hardin
A. L. James
A. J. Cahn
William Fowler
Gleaners
Harley Reynolds
Lester Runkle
Rochester
Minn
Bernard Schenken
Bobby and
Dorothy Runkle
Mrs
A. B. Black
W. S. Campbell
Rainbow Division
Ladies Aid Society
Kensington
George Reichard
Lawrence Peterson
E. D. Armstrong
Free Methodist Church
C. M. Cunningham
F. L. Baker
Battle Creek
Central Avenue
Endeavor
the Methodist Church
True Blue
W. T. Beach
Eighteenth Street
Elmer Fredericks
James Shurley
Janes Vernon
C. B. Vernon
Monday Wall
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Sid Cary
Tipton
E. A. Cary
JE. Sidlinger Wall
Yocom Chapel
John M. Walters
Win Oak Shade Cemetery
Grove City
Rebekah Lodge
Patmos Commandery No
Knights Templar
Ray Wicken
Shirley
Los Angeles
Rose Wilcox
Stitzel
Sixth Avenue
Twelfth Street
Linn County
Center Point
del Monte Red
Alaska
Camay Ale
Tse
del Monte Oval
H. G. Stitzel
Marion Shakespeare Club
Charles Dodge
Fourteenth Avenue
Keystone
Ida Bothwell
William Atz
Marvin Batchelder
C. E. Batchelder
Methodist
Hugh Hutton
H. P. Kline
Harley Silker
Wright
H. B. Christianson
Klatter Klub
Waldo Lindley
Paul Haworth
Syd Taber
Penn College
Dean Haworth
Oskaloosa
Haworth
Ruth Taber
L. R. Briggs
R. Lee Taylor
Concord Agriculture and Literary Club
Carrol Roberts
Dr. M. FE
Garmoe
Optometrist
3Rd St
Se St
Pilgrim
Mrs. Hickok
the Legion Hall
Townsend Old Age Revolving Pension Club
Charles R. Biddick
City
Otto Schiuter
Corpus Christi
San Antonio
San Diego
New Orleans
Irving Finger
O. O. P. Club
E. C. Allen
Jones County
County Institute
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