Williams to Speak at Legion Dinner
Luminaries of basketball football and baseball will attend Hanford Legion post dinner to honor the City Service junior baseball team. Rollie Williams Town University coach and Iowa football star will speak with a group of guests including Cap Hedges and Dick Whitehill as Gold baseballs are presented to the city and district title winners. Refreshments follow as the Drum Corps assists. an all glass house story notes Japanese ventilation research.
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Whitehill
Cap
Junior Legion
Hanford Post
American Legion
Memorial Building
Cities Service
Rollie Williams
Town University
Iowa
Willams
Horace
Cap” Hedges
Bleven
Earl
Dick” Whitehill
Cedar Rapids
Washington Senators
Gilbert Frederick
Springfield
Kansas City
Hank Harbert
el Miller
Collis Spencer
Bob Kincaid
Dean Cain
Donald Steffa
Lester Kadlee
Edward Bednasek
Paul Wilson
Albert Cline
Bill Currell
Herb Olm- Stead
Elwood Tucker
Lewis Law
Donald Dunbar
Frank Corsello
Edward Schmidtt
Legion Drun
Bugle Corps
Cedar Rapids Airport Modernization Plan Approved
The local airport improvement program funded by the CWA allocates over 88000 in federal funds toward a total cost above 93000 with Chamber of Commerce contribution. Four 2000 foot runways plus a 1740 foot northwest southeast strip will be built with 100 foot wide crushed rock surfaces and three foot concrete retaining strips. Night lighting will illuminate strips to show the runway best aligned to prevailing wind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CWA
Chamber of Commerce
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Slain gang chief Jack Klutas linked to midwest kidnappings
Chicago police killed Jack Klutas, reputed leader of a notorious kidnapping gang active across Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Indiana. Investigators tied his circle to multiple abductions, and two associates await trial for James Hackett’s ransom case. Federal counterfeiting plots and prior heists also noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Klutas
Khuitas
University of Illinois
Midwest
America
Klukas
James Hackett
Bhuic Island
Gale Swolley
Frank B Souders
Hackett
Ilinois
Wisconsin
Iowa
Indiana
Chicago
Peoria
Omaha
Til
Joseph Mishwitz
Mishwitz
Emmett Moynahan
Eklatas
Stroud
Glennon
Minshhwitz
DES Moines
Vbw
Jack” Khut
State Department of Justice
Khitas
Park A Findley
Bureau of Investigation
Fred Sweet
Aaron Batley
Washington
Findley
Sheridan
Sheriff Sweet
Marshal Bailey
Ottumwa
Ta Klutas
James Wimmy Sheridan
Desperado
Tri-Cities
Owa
Three rural Linn schools added to dental honor roll
Linn county rural schools Rabbit Grove No 7 Rowley No 8 and LaBelle No 7 join the dental honor roll per county superintendent Miss Lulu B Secrist. Schools Rabbit Grove teachers Willa Edgerly Leomi Sisler LaBelle Fairfax teacher Alice Parkyn. Pupils listed include Howard Larson Fern Hutchins Mary Larson Ray Thomas Brown Dorothy Finson Darlene Mills Robbie Cook Ruth Larson and more across each school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
Lulu B. Secrist
Maine Township
Rabbit Grove No
Willa Edgerly
Rowley
Leomi Sisler
LaBelle No. 7
Fairfax Township
Alice Parkyn
Howard Larson
Fern Hutchins
Mary Larson
Ray Thomas Brown
Dorothy Finson
del- Verna Wilkinson
Dorothy Andrews
Burl Andrews
Mary Higgins
Blanche Bliss
Harold Bliss
Merle Bliss
Costs Two Cents To Collect Each Dollar Of Taxes
Des Moines AP reports the 1933 Iowa tax levy of 91 245 593 cost about 1 800 000 to collect, roughly 2 cents per dollar. The state board notes salaries for county boards, treasurers, auditors, and township officials inflate costs, while noting accuracy is imperfect. 1930 costs were 2.11 cents per dollar on 110 307 034, and 1931 costs 2.64 cents. salaries for assessors were the largest item.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa State Board of Assessment and Review
J. W Reynolds
Reynolds
18 Linn county stores to distribute eggs and smoked pork
Eighteen Linn county retailers will distribute government surplus eggs and smoked pork through John Blaul's Sons wholesale house over the next week. County relief director Miss Cora Jacobs was advised that the county quota is 270 cases or 8 100 dozen eggs and 16 200 pounds of smoked pork for CWA and county relief rolls. Stores include Cedar Rapids locations such as A and P First avenue, White Front Grocery, and Krejci Brothers, with others in Center Point Central City Mount Vernon Marion and Marion.
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Linn County
John Blaul
Cedar Rapids
First Avenue
Third Street
H. B. Gardner
Joe Klinsky
B Avenue
L. Anthony
Sixteenth Avenue
Peoples Grocery and Market
Second Avenue
W. Mineck
Ellis Boulevard
Merklin
Central City
Marvin's
Mount Vernon
Peoples Grocery
Marion
Fiedler’s Grocery
Paraguay Rejects Renewal Of Truce With Bolivia
ASUNCION Paraguay Saturday night Paraguay rejected the League of Nations Chaco commission proposal to renew the truce with Bolivia the armistice expired at midnight authorities said the move ends the pause in hostilities and prompts possible new negotiations or conflict escalation
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Asuncion
Paraguay
League of Nations Chaco Commission
Bolivia
Foreign Office
German Scientist Uses Radio Waves To Speed Veggies
A German scientist reports that treating seeds with radio waves produced certain vegetables in half the usual time, even when grown in poor soil, suggesting a notable advance in agricultural technique and efficiency.
Lew Sarett to Speak Here Wednesday Evening
Lew Sarett a woodsman poet and forest ranger will address the Town Hall club at St Pauls church Wednesday at 815. A noted author and professor with a storied life from Chicago poverty to national literary prominence, Sarett holds posts with universities and journals and is widely celebrated in American letters. About 200 seats available for guests with tickets from Sanfords Holdens Kahlers or Miss Grace Boston.
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Lew Sarett
St. Paul's Church
America
Lake Superior
Chicago
U. S&s
Rocky Mountains
University of Michigan
Beloit College
University of Ilinois
Harvard University
University
Illinois
Northwestern University
Society of Midland Authors
Authors’ Club of
London
England
Lew Barett
Atlantic Monthly
the Bookman
The
Century
Forum
Poetry Magazine
the North American Review
Saturday Review of Literature
Our Country
Poetry Society of America
Town Hall Club
Sanford
Holden-Kahler's
Miss Grace Boston
Mount Auburn Cemetery Officers Elected at Annual Meeting
Mount Auburn Cemetery association held its annual meeting Friday electing officers including President Mrs. Homer Coots, Vice President Mrs. James Hill, Secretary Mrs. O. W. Preston, and Treasurer Mrs. J. M. Gott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Auburn
Mount Auburn Cemetery Association
Homer Coots
James Hill
O. W. Preston
J. M. Gott
Fifth annual one act play tournament dates set
The fifth annual one act play tournament sponsored by the play ground commission directed by Mrs. K E Cornell will be held at St Pauls Methodist lower auditorium February 5 6 8 and 9 at p m instead of February 6 7 8 9 as previously scheduled Directors and representatives from the Junior Arts Association St Pauls Players I P Players Linn County Farm Bureau Players Dairydale Community Players and Washington high school Players will attend The Ladies Auxiliary of the Railway Mail Clerks organization will enter Albert McCleary Community Players director spoke and offered suggestions The contest will have four divisions senior junior rural and a new community group division Dress rehearsals begin January 29 with one dress rehearsal per group Requests for lighting and stage arrangements require advance diagrams Entries may be made with Mrs Cornell or at the play ground commission office.
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The
Playground Commission
K. E. Cornell
St. Paul's Methodist Lower Auditorium
Junior Arts Association
St. Paul's
Linn County Farm Bureau
Dairydale Community Players
Washington High School
Railway Mail Clerks Organization
Albert McCleary
Community Players
Cornell
Linn Democrats Plan Campaign in Linn County
The Linn county democratic advisory council drafted tentative plans for the 1934 campaign during a Saturday meeting led by Walter R. Hutchinson the county democratic chairman. Hutchinson said the plan will be submitted to the county central committee at the Roosevelt hotel dinner on Saturday evening January 20.
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Linn County
Democratic Central Committee
Walter R. Hutchinson
Democratic
Hutchinson
County Central Committee
Roosevelt Hotel
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