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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1933
Page
3
In January Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas produced and distributed thousands of garments. 165 women logged 946 hours cutting and sewing for the Red Cross, with 553 families in Linn County receiving 4,746 garments as nationwide aid expands.
Sam I.72 reported damage after vandals removed the kitchen sink water gap and front gate and later disappeared window panes and sills near his rural home. The notice notes a statistic about actors rising from extras to leading roles and to stardom in motion pictures.
Funeral services for Mrs Elizabeth Yocum Wiley aunt of Haven Y Simmons were held Friday at Turner chapel with Rev A A Brooks officiating. Ruth Ebling Massey sang two solos. burial followed at Galva Illinois, where she had lived previously. The Cedar Rapids resident died Wednesday night at age 95 after thirty years in Cedar Rapids and twenty years as a continuous resident.
Evangelist William J. Lockhart drew hundreds as he urged forsaking worldly ideals and pledging new allegiance. Nine nonmembers joined forty one total in the class, after the drama The Wrong Ticket and sermon The Transformed Church. Tonight Christians are invited to hear Why I am a member of the Christian Church and learn about the Disciples of Christ movement.
M. H. Collins, president of Collins Farms, says an answer and cross bill will be filed in foreclosures brought by the Equitable Assurance Society of New York City in Des Moines and Fort Dodge courts. The suits total 3 567 570 84 with 29 344 acres involved. Attorneys for Collins include Henning and Baker and Havner Flick Powers and Senneff Bliss Witwer Senneff. Banks are represented by Grimm Elliott Shuttleworth Ingersoll and Barnes Chamberlain Hanzlik.
In Des Moines the McFarlane Lichty bill to allow the highway commission to maintain an eighteen foot wide strip of primary highways in cities failed 22 to 79 amid rural opposition. Backers argued fairness since busy streets carry heavy traffic, while opponents said funds should come from motor vehicle taxes and rural residents should not subsidize urban roads.
A bridge column explains selecting finesses for best position and outlines a 1933 Crockford's club Rubber Bridge incident where incorrect finesse choices defeated a six no trump contract. It notes the need to discard a long card to avoid extra finesses and includes a reader puzzle: North should bid six spades after a two spade opening and three no trump response.
A sixteen year old seeks help for delayed second teeth and fear of the dentist. Dr Brady outlines normal tooth development timelines, notes the girl's healthy condition and insecurity, and urges prompt dental care with sun exposure, cod liver oil, diet, and possible hormone treatment if advised by family physician.
A reader reports a tremedy and boric acid powder clear complexions after nightly use for a week or more. Miss D. W. Antwer shares suffering from a pimply facial rash and notes glycerin wash followed by boric acid powder dusting as a remedy.
Readers question about clear complexion and heart leakage symptoms receive cautious responses. The doctor declines personal diagnoses and explains health guidance rules while noting meat intake remains suitable for general health amid skepticism of brain food claims.
E C Sanford of 121 Twenty fourth street SE reported at 8 30 p m Friday that two men accosted him on First avenue FE near Twenty second street then fled in a car when his hand showed under his coat. The car’s lights were off and no descriptions were obtained.
Eighth grade Ginn county rural school pupils numbering 250 took high school entrance examinations at eighteen centers in the county Friday. One hundred filled busy pens at the office of Miss Lulu B Secrist county superintendent of schools in the courthouse here. Test subjects Friday were reading spelling and history. Friday afternoon geography hygiene and music examinations were to be given to eighth grade pupils who failed to pass those subjects last May. The eighth graders will be given tests in civics grammar and arithmetic in May and diplomas will be awarded in June. Many of the pupils are working to achieve the I award given by the state education department for scholastic excellence to all whose eighth grade marks have averaged ninety or more for the year.
Creighton University football players Vern Wolf and Maurice Archer were severely injured in a $100,000 three alarm fire that destroyed a three story Omaha Casket building. Wolf suffered third degree burns. Archer cut his wrist escaping through a plate glass door. Both were taken to a local hospital where doctors treated their injuries.
State Auditor C. W. Storms announced a sweeping reform plan to empower the state auditor to institute and control the audit system of every governmental unit in Iowa. The proposal would extend oversight beyond counties and cities to all state departments, institutions, and local government units.
John Bain head of twelve banks bearing his name was arrested in Chicago to stop possible flight. He faces one to five years for a conspiracy conviction tied to bank failures. Bain had a passport and a pending appeal with a ten day stay, his lawyers say the passport expired last May.
Chicago heiress James Carey Davis Jr was found dead Friday in a Rogers Park hotel with a telephone cord dangling nearby. An autopsy was planned to determine the cause of death. Davis, son of steel magnate James Carey Davis, had been named in a $100000 heart balm suit by Chester Schrem. He had married twice and faced divorce actions in Nevada and Illinois.
Harbin Manchuria police teams from Japan China and Russia stormed the barricaded home of General Warensky known as Manchuria's Capone. He was killed during the confrontation after allegedly orchestrating kidnappings and murders including the 1927 German consulate attack at Tsingtao.
President Hoover told the interstate conference of legislators in Washington that the present tax system is a maze of overlapping sources created by evolving local and state governments. He urged a scientific division of tax sources to improve efficiency and economy in government.
The Montrose hotel opens its Spanish Terrace supper club Saturday under new manager A C Gertsen with Mardi Gras style. Two floor shows at 11 p m and 1 a m feature Vivienne Renz and Jean Wells, plus a pirate chorus and Terrace Pirate band beginning at 10 p m.
Born to Mrs Tim Shea at 326 First Avenue West a son born in Mercy hospital on February 2. Mr Rhea died recently. Born to Mr and Mrs Leland Knowles at Northfield Garden and Fiftieth Street NE a daughter born in Mercy hospital on February 2. Born to Mr and Mrs G W Hol singer at 811 Sixteenth Avenue SW a son born February 2 at St Luke's hospital. Born to Mr and Mrs George J Naxera at 2211 J Street SW a daughter born Thursday.
Karl M. Lindberg of Battle Creek Michigan, an expert on foods and diets, spends a month in Cedar Rapids with Killian's store as headquarters. He plans banquets for organizations and homes to promote disease resistance through properly chosen foods. He emphasizes physical fitness and caution to consult a physician before acting. A February 15 dinner is set at St Pauls Methodist Church with meat substitute menus. A subsequent Immaculate Conception Sanctuary society dinner will be announced later.
The Victoria hotel management denied that Frank Haugh aged 68, who gave that address when arrested for intoxication, had ever been a guest. Kenneth Brown, discharged after three years in the army at Fort Crook, Neb, was called home by his father’s illness. Francis E Brown, 308 M avenue NW, ill with pneumonia after influenza. Ad Club Meets Feb 16. Joe McCormick announces Friday Feb 10 meeting at the Roosevelt hotel with a speaker.
Mrs Byron A Barlow of 2421 Fourth Avenue SE has shown improvement after a four month illness. She recently returned from Kansas City where she spent ten days at St Luke's hospital under specialists' observations.
The Coe debate team will argue the affirmative side of The Domestic Allotment Plan as a Means of Farm Relief today at 8 15 p m against a Cornell team arguing the negative. Harold Ward and Robert Fredricks represent Coe in the debate broadcast on station WMT from Waterloo.
Reported after March 4 the Roosevelt team plans rapid fills for key posts. Names floated include Judge Robert Bingham for ambassador to Germany, Sumner Wells Moley Long for top foreign and economic posts, Vincent Astor for navy secretary, Arthur O’Brien for war secretary, and Felix Frankfurter as solicitor general with Roper and Gore in revenue roles.
Miss I. O. Hendricks of the St. Louis branch and national junior Red Cross representative meets Linn county chair Mrs. Joseph Kust and city school officials to discuss junior Red Cross work. She cites 12 million enrollments in 49 nations and outlines four objectives including voluntary service health habits citizenship and world friendship. Cedar Rapids junior Red Cross work was founded by Mrs. Mary Z. Andre.
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