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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1934
Page
10
A report notes forthcoming appointments for a set of positions in Cedac Rana and other cities. The article mentions a person who has created a comprehensive list of applicants from municipal or bank institutions and accounts, with contact details including a phone address and career notes.
AP report details commodity prices and market notes with rough figures for oats bran and sugar across Minneapolis New York and Montreal. Foreign exchange rates show various currencies and regions including France Germany Italy the UK and Latin American markets with mixed demand and price shifts.
U S and foreign markets showed little movement Friday as investors faced cautious trading. Major issues like utilities rose modestly while manufacturing and steel names slipped. government securities eased slightly and a wide array of industrials remained mixed amid recession fears.
A German 61 ton streamer Ceres sank off the hook of He after a collision in fog with the British Chagris. One man drowned Friday as rescue efforts were hampered by weather. The incident occurred near Amsterdam and involved cargo and livestock shipments.
The Cedar Rapids YM COA volleyball team hosts the Charan Turners on the YM COA floor Saturday at ? pm with no admission charge.
Prime hogs rise slightly on the local market with a 5 cent advance in prime grades bringing price to around 2.90 per hundredweight. Good packers hold steady while slaughter lambs show varied quotes and market activity remains uncertain.
Governor Gifford Pinchot signed three bills on Friday issuing fifty million dollars for war veterans. The measures authorize payments and bonuses to veterans across the state, expanding aid without machinery charges.
A $10000 damage and personal injury suit by Robert Yeager against Sutherland Dows and Frances Dows was dismissed with prejudice in district court. The crash involved Yeager’s truck and a car owned and driven by the Dows at Crescent Drive and Second Avenue Southeast last March 20.
United States Steel and H C Frick Coal and Coke oppose the National Labor Board ruling demanding a contract with United Mine Workers. Nathan Muller and executives insist they will not recognize or arbitrate with the union for their own captive mines. Phillip Murray argues the agreement under Roosevelt grants board jurisdiction. John L. Lewis emphasizes the need for arbitration. The board will hear cases from other captive mines Monday and issue decisions.
Ohio State University in Columbus expelled five students Donald Leach Carl Sutler Richard Baumgardner Edward Seton and David Taffair after they refused to take military training. President George Rightmire announced the action following letters from the students asserting they would not participate under any circumstances.
The Senate refused to concur with House amendments to the butter bill, creating a state butter control board and setting standards for Iowa’s trademarked butter. The vote was 0 to 42. Reports praised two other measures on old age pensions and police radio units. Clarence obituary notes Mrs Margaret Hulse died at Cedar Rapids hospital after gallbladder surgery. born in Germany 62 years ago, she moved to Clarence in 1889, married Dick Hulse in 1898, had four children, and belonged to the Evangelical church.
Mr and Mrs Kenneth E Byers of 224 Fifth Street NE welcomed a son Edwin Kenneth born Friday morning.
The Pulitzer prize winning production The Green Pastures returns to the Shrine Temple for two nights starting January 24. Richard B. Harrison leads a cast that includes Salem Tutt Whitney DeDee Green Alonzo Fenderson Daniel L. Haynes Edna Harris Susie Sutton and Mercedes Gilbert in a two act spectacle with a 40 voice Heavenly Choir and over 100 players. The touring company features elaborate scenery and four sixty foot balloon top baggage cars marking a major national tour for the season.
A wild Windy City journey shows Miss Hutton and her prince touring an elegant Curley hut car with jade bracelet and red sleeve. Jimmy Donahue mugs for Cedar Rapids while announcing two week Japan six month China plan and a gleeful honeymoon mood. The AP notes the couple quarrel little and appear supremely happy with Barbara and her companion.
Sears store employees in Cedar Rapids could not positively identify three men shown in photos as the bandits who held up the second floor on December 22 escaping with about 500 dollars. The same gang is suspected in a Des Moines Sears robbery three days earlier.
The United States, through CG D Huston, collector of internal revenue, filed a 1930 income tax claim in district court against Builders' Material company in Cedar Rapids. The claim totals $3,347.80 plus $556.24 interest, submitted Friday afternoon in bankruptcy court.
Washington AP reports Hugh S. Johnson will convene about 200 code authorities for a thorough air ing of NRA codes next month. He seeks consistency across industries while Roosevelt signals FTC use against NRA violations and delays approval of the newspaper code to study child labor provisions.
Mrs Anna M Donohue widow of Edward M Donohue died at Mercy hospital after a brief illness. Funeral at Immaculate Conception church Saturday. She taught rural schools, had a son Chester who died in 1931, and leaves Edina Marjorie Raymond Mary Anna sister Mary Rose and Mary T O Connell among others.
Homer Van Dyke died at his home 1310 C street SW after a lingering illness. He was born June 11, 1869 in Millersburg the son of William O and wife. He lived in Cedar Rapids fourteen years and worked eleven years for Penick and Ford. He belonged to Methodist Protestant church and lodge No. 141 IOOF. Survived by widow Mae J and four children Clarence Homer Mrs. Thomas Lekin and Mrs. Hugh A Sheridan all of Cedar Rapids. a sister Mrs. C Ginthere of Marengo. a brother John F Van Dyke of Sioux Rapids. twelve grandchildren. Funeral Monday at Polansky chapel at 10 am then Millersburg M P church service at 3 pm. Burial in Millersburg cemetery. Friends may call Sunday 7 to 9 pm.
James A McCreedy age 56 of Cedar Rapids died Friday evening after a stroke at a local hospital. Survived by wife Rosena two daughters Mrs Stanley F Barta and Esther McCreedy, mother Mrs Ellen McCreedy, two brothers Thomas George and William and sister Mrs William Metz. Funeral in Beatty chapel with time to be announced. Mrs Abbie Sunier widow of John J Sunier of Town City died after a five day illness. Survived by sister Carrie Higgenbotham nephew Clark Higgenbotham and brothers Will Cooza and Milton Coza. Funeral for Mrs Dennis held at Center Point Christian church. Burial in Center Point cemetery. Friends may call Beatty chapel. Funeral services for Mrs Grace Hathaway at Gaffney Moore chapel with burial in Greenville Mich.
Grant Wood will lead mural work for the Iowa State library in Ames with a CWA grant. The class at the University of Iowa will give university credit and government pay, meeting in the former armory space with skylights and proper lighting. The first of three units is expected by February 15, with artists from Des Moines Cedar Rapids Iowa City Fort Dodge and Sioux City invited to join the mural painting class.
Washington announces federal grant and loan totaling 140000 for Cedar Rapids water mains. About 36000 in grant, 4 percent bonds backing the loan, voters must approve before bonding. Project adds 65 jobs for a year and extends mains from Country Club Heights to Kenwood across the river.
In Omaha a federal court denied a minority bondholder petition for receivership of Eppley Hotels Co. The judge found the company not insolvent as alleged and that Eugene C. Eppley’s services are a valuable asset. The court noted honest efforts in management and that the hotel system was built and needs Mr Eppley’s continued assistance.
Former heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey and his wife Hannah Williams expect a child next summer. Dempsey admitted the news while stopping between trains in Salt Lake City during a trip from Los Angeles to New York. The couple wed last summer at Elko Nevada.
Washington AP reports the RFC price for newly mined domestic gold held at $34.06 an ounce on Friday. The sterling rate in London opened at $5.1594 per pound, valuing gold at about $32.86 an ounce on that basis, with the RFC price repeating its peak quotation for the thirteenth time.
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