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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1936
Page
3
By Drew Fearson and Robert Allen Roosevelts and Borahs posturing collide with Georgia Governor Talmadge as the national committee war over credentials and seating unfolds. Rumors of behind the scenes plots mix with voter mobilization talk and veteran aid updates.
Collins Radio of Cedar Rapids completes a $20,000 contract for twenty radio phone transmitters for lightships and lighthouses under the Coast and Geodetic Survey lighthouse bureau. Earlier $1,500 contracts covered three transmitters each. eight to twelve bidders compete and Collins remains low bidder.
A fresh snowstorm arrived in Cedar Rapids Wednesday morning and lingered into the afternoon. About two and a half inches fell by mid afternoon, reducing visibility and making roads slippery. Temperatures rose from 18 at 3 pm Tuesday to 25 by midnight, with 29 at 7 am and 33 at 2:30 pm Wednesday.
A Cedar Rapids hearing discussed forming a federal home loan association to supply loans up to 75 percent of value with low interest. Boland listed applicants including Postmaster Frank Baldwin and Taylor Grimes. Senator Byers defended existing lenders noting rising loan activity and ample surplus funds in city banks.
Scientists led by Dr. G. P. Kuiper report the discovery of a white dwarf star about 4000 miles in diameter with gravity 3,400,000 times that of Earth and an atmosphere only twelve feet thick. A 150 pound human would weigh about 254,625 tons on this star, highlighting immense density and gas composition unseen on Earth.
Funeral services for Mrs. D J Ivory were held at Sacred Heart church in Strawberry Point with burial in the adjacent cemetery. She was born January 10 1880 in Laverne Minnesota and married Daniel J Ivory November 29 1906. The obituary notes eight children and memberships in Catholic groups. Joint Masonic and Eastern Star installation occurred in West Branch with numerous officers honored.
A dense schedule of radio lineups across NBC CBS and other networks. It lists performers such as Morton Bowe Loretta Clemens and Marie de Ville along with orchestras and bands, times from morning to evening, and associated stations like WEAF WJZ WABC WBBM and KMOX.
Quaker Oats announces a national contest with a $10,000 dream home prize and 15,501 in total prizes for the best 100 word answer to Which of the Dionne Quins would I Adopt It targets 3 114 entrants and runs through March 31 with additional dealer and grocer awards.
The Bethle hem Lutheran church held its annual business meeting Sunday electing Alva Mohl secretary for two years while H F Kuhlman and John Schenk were chosen for three year terms on the church board The Rev J Brann serves as pastor at Bliedorn Lutheran church southeast of
The town church held its annual meeting Monday with Gilbert Geffers elected treasurer Arnold Schmidt secretary Carl Vogt and Hugo Geffers named councilmen for three years Roland Gohiman and Arnold Schmidt as ushers. The church also voted to raise the pastor’s salary.
Linn county will hold tax certificates on about 2800 properties after public bidder offers were accepted at the county tax sale. Cedar Rapids assessor D Feiereisen acted as public bidder, with the sale running into Tuesday and a one year redemption period.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. William R. Smith of Central City a daughter Jan 7 at St. Luke's. Also a daughter born to Manley of 915 Twelfth Street NE Jan 6 at St. Luke's Hospital. Kraut of 516 Thirty-fifth Street NE welcomed a daughter Jan 6 at St. Luke's Hospital. Barbara Mae born to A W Nabb at 1046 Eleventh Street NE Jan 7 at St. Luke's. Edward Stark of 150 Twenty-first Street SE welcomed a daughter Jan 7 at Mercy. Edwin Schminke of Fairfax has a son Jan 8 at Mercy Hospital. LeRoy Akers of Marion has a son Jan 8 at Mercy Hospital.
Tuesday the January district court and grand jury were impaneled with Mae Reenblossom of Marion township serving as foreman. Other sworn members include M. D. Atkinson Franke lin Center J. C. Bridges Bright on George Brown Wellman A. E. Pratt Washington K. B. Stephens Washington township and Frank Stransky Richmond.
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