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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 11, 1938

Page

2

Bottling Industry Progress Highlighted at Iowa Convention

The Iowa Manufacturers of Carbonated Beverages opened a two day Montrose hotel session as speakers celebrated twenty five years of growth from a back alley pop business to a modern, sanitary industry. Jeff D. Martin of Lincoln Neb praised improvements from hand methods to nearly foolproof automated plants.

United States Iowa Montrose Hotel Jeff D. Martin Lincoln Neb American Bottlers National Association Yesteryear H. O. Warnecke Iowa Falls A. L. Taylor Cedar Rapids Edward A. Kimball Des Moines H. O. Warneke Martin Max Levine Ames Iowa State College East South Middlewest Levine W. E. Nelson H. A. Rinisland State Board of Assessment and Review William Tehel Tehel Sixth Avenue SE Dempsy Jones Arthur Shepherd

Homer Maxwell Heads Restaurant Association

Homer Maxwell manager of the Montrose hotel was elected president of the Cedar Rapids Restaurant association at a Montrose hotel meeting Monday night. Officers chosen include Paul Costas as vice president Miss Anna King as secretary and Miss Clara Robinson as treasurer.

Homer Maxwell Montrose Hotel Cedar Rapids Restaurant Association Paul Costas Anna King Clara Robinson

Change Of Mind Fatal For Passenger In Plane Crash

I E Stevenson of Spokane bought passage on a Northwest Airlines flight Seattle to Butte then changed plans to continue east. The aircraft crashed soon after landing, killing all aboard. The Spokane man would have been alive if he had not altered his travel plans.

Bozeman, Mont I. E. Stevenson Spokane Wash Northwest Airlines Seattle Butte Mont

Court Grants Leniency in Youthful Break‑in Case

D E Fleming 19 of Elmhurst Illinois pled guilty to breaking and entering after returning from Trinidad Colorado to face charges. Judge H C Ring fined one dollar and costs and sentenced him to one year in county jail with parole on good behavior after nine days served. Restitution for theft of 310 dollars cash and 224 dollars in checks from Family Shoe store on October 10 was acknowledged. Prosecutors said the county has been reimbursed for Fleming’s return costs.

D. E. Fleming Elmhurst Ill Trinidad Colo H. C. Ring Fleming Ring Second Avenue SE Colorado

Motorist Fined 300 for Drunk Driving After Collision

Nick Anderson, 51, charged with operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, was fined 300 and costs by District Judge H. C. Ring. He pled guilty after withdrawing a prior not guilty plea. Arrested December 24 after his car collided on Second Avenue bridge, Anderson was denied the right to drive for three months.

Nick Anderson H. C. Ring Anderson W. J. Fleming Second Avenue Bridge

Cross Petition To Partition Action Filed In Linn County

In Linn County a cross petition to a partition action was filed Oct 12 by Harry J. Minor. Orton Minor claims a 39 40 interest by various conveyances and holds Minor's interest to be one fortieth. He seeks title quieted in him and an accounting of rents or profits for nine years. The petition lists Harry J Minor as owner of 3 40, Betty Fletcher 13 90, Frances Minor 1 18, Hulda Jeanette Minor 13 40, and Orton Minor with Mable F Walsh sharing one.

Linn County Harry J. Minor Orton Minor Harry J Minor Betty Fletcher Frances Minor Hulda Jeanette Minor Mable F. Walsh

Lien Dispute Over Harold O'Meara Probed in Petitions

The petition alleges Harold O'Meara holds a prior lien of 2,102.15 and claims a 4,090.47 lien for the plaintiff. The cross petitioner seeks a 1,764.60 lien for taxes paid. The cross petition claims O'Meara's lien around 2,000. Dismissal of the plaintiff's petition is requested.

Harold O’meara O'Meara

First 1938 Jury Will Hear Accident Suit

The first district court jury of 1938 was impaneled before Judge C J Haas to hear an $8,500 personal injury suit by M Liss McMullen against M and M Hotels Company. She claims she fell through a trapdoor into the Montrose hotel drugstore basement on May 8 1935 while a guest and was reaching for a telephone. Alleged injuries include a broken collarbone and four broken ribs.

District Court C J. Haas M'Liss McMullen M and M. Hotels Company Montrose Hotel

Replevin action against Embassy club dismissed with prejudice

A 1936 replevin suit by Iowa Land Co. to recover business furniture and fixtures of the Embassy club south of Cedar Rapids was dismissed with prejudice at defense costs before District Judge H. C. Ring. The plaintiff claimed possession under a purchase deal between its agent and L. H. Lowry acting for himself and as agent for Phyllis Pendergast and the Citizens Savings Bank of Anamosa.

Embassy Club Cedar Rapids Iowa Land Company H. C. Ring L. H Lowry Phyllis Pendergast Citizens Savings Bank of Anamosa

Will of A. E. Childs probate in Cedar Rapids court

The will of A. Ernest Childs of Cedar Rapids who died December 31 was probated in district court. The wife Bertha C. Childs is the beneficiary and executrix, with Judge H. C. Ring as a witness to the June 9 1927 will. Nina Marsh was awarded a divorce Monday by the District Judge.

A. Ernest Childs Cedar Rapids Bertha C. Childs H. C. Ring Nina Marsh

Court actions and rulings in Cedar Rapids district court

Judge H C Ring presided over multiple cases including custody and property rights in a remarriage proceeding for Mrs. Marsh, a cross-petition in a lease dispute, and dismissals in actions involving real estate, home care agreements, and a faulty check case. Also noted were a divorce submission for Ina Rose and a dismissed contract suit with prejudice against John W Martin and Emma J Martin.

Thomas Beeken Cedar Rapids H C. Ring R. M. James Clarice James Holland Furnace Company John W. Martin Emma J. Martin

Rocky Mountain Liner Crash Toll Highlights Mountain Air Disasters

The Associated Press reports 42 deaths in four major Rocky Mountain crashes since January 1, 1935. With 154 US-wide fatalities in sixteen major crashes since January 1, 1936, incidents include a United Airlines wreck near Knight, Wyoming, and several crashes around Salt Lake City and Wasatch mountains amid winter storms.

Rocky Mountain United States United Airlines Uinta Mountains Summit County Utah Knight Wyo Cheyenne Salt Lake City Wasatch Mountains Western Air Express Transport Lone Peak

Duplication Of Power Facilities Rapped By F D R

Private power utility executives said after a White House conference Tuesday that President Roosevelt agreed that duplication of transmission and distribution facilities should be avoided. The executives told reporters the greater part of the conference was devoted to this phase.

Utilities stress investor confidence to spur new construction

The article notes officials emphasize building investor confidence in utility projects to attract more construction. Government leaders push reliability and predictable policy as keys to sustaining growth and private sector engagement.

T R s Grandson Returns Home Ends Wide Search

Dirk Roosevelt 12 son of Kermit Roosevelt and grandson of the late T R was found at his Oyster Bay New York home ending a statewide police search that had tracked bus terminals transport offices hotels and restaurants after he vanished from a Groton school trip.

Groton, Conn INS Dirk Roosevelt Kermit Roosevelt T. R Roger Moore Groton School Oyster Bay Moore Young Roosevelt Hartford New York

Airliner's Pilot Esteemed Father of Northern Route

Nicholas V. Mamer, pilot of the Northwest Airlines luxury liner that crashed near Bozeman Montana, was regarded as the pioneer of the northern transcontinental air route. With over 10,000 flight hours in 20 years, he passed the million mile mark in 1936 and never injured a passenger.

Minneapolis Minn Nicholas V. Mamer Northwest Airlines Bozeman Mont Mamer

Witness Tells Of Havoc Left By Liner Crash

A Bozeman INS report by Jack Stotesbury describes the Northwestern Airlines twin motor crash near Bozeman. Eight passengers and two crew died on impact in a blizzard as coroner Howard Nelson and others reached the wreckage amid deep snow and a burned fuselage.

Bozeman, Mont Ins Northwestern Airlines Howard Nelson Bozeman Nickel Ranch

Stolba Offers Reward for Lost Cash Return

Police Captain S L Stolba seeks help locating $25 he lost on Saturday night while on duty at the C S P S hall. Five ten dollar bills were in his billfold when they dropped, and he will pay a liberal reward for the return of all or part of the cash.

S. L Steve” Stolba

Ven Triloquism and Illusion Techniques Described

The text explains that ven triloquism relies on illusion not voice throwing. A ventriloquist modulates speech to seem to originate from a chosen spot, aided by acting to guide audience focus.

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Natl. Assn. Active Poor PA Claude Callan Sirs. Davis Court House News A. E. Childs Marvan N. Marsh Marsh Marengo Chris Petersen T. L. Wolfe G. G Wolfe I. B. Sturges Mount Vernon W. Watkins, Jr R. A. Vorpahl Archie E. Burr Ethel Burr Ina Rose Noel Rose Toddville Ina Saling THE Associated Press F.D.R T.R Northern Route Bride Ann Sothern Jack Stotesbury Stolba RKO Radio Barbara Stanwyck Herbert Marshall FBI CBS Hollywood Nbc Luckies
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