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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1935
Page
4
Iowa's Forty sixth general assembly with a Democratic majority may open dull while controversial measures loom. House 58 50 and Senate 28 22 reflect varied support for New Deal backed bills. fears grow that some members may oppose or kill measures rather than pass them.
Waterloo AP says William Kamras, 39, held on an open charge after a dynamite bomb exploded under his porch at 1 21 pm Thursday. Fifteen neighbor windows shattered. Kamras home stack badly damaged. Police seek John Darlos as a residence occupant. Motive suspected: jealousy over bootlegging operations. No injuries reported.
Installations were held by the Masons and Eastern Star in West Union. L A Grimes installed Masons Charles Rullison worshipful master and other officers, plus OFOS officers Thelma Grimes and others in attendance and named.
A furnace room fire at the Alpha Chi Sigma chemistry fraternity house in Iowa City caused an estimated 5000 dollars in damage. The blaze confined to three rooms. furnishings ruined by water and smoke while eighteen men were away and the house owned by Prof. Edward Bartow.
Iowa Governor Clyde L. Herring said he will not seek a $5 million relief appropriation until Washington confirms Iowa's share of the federal four billion dollar work relief program. Officials note the program should reduce tax burden on farms and homes and refunds may flow to counties as tax relief. About 55,000 cases are on relief. work relief could start between February 15 and March 1.
Iowa counties towns and school districts struggle as many banks refuse 2 percent on public deposits. The Iowa Bankers Association considers a fluctuating rate up to 2 percent and urges banks to accept public funds, citing mandatory rate limits and income impacts on the sinking fund of about 2 million dollars annually.
Thirty or forty men from the unemployed list are expected to be hired for the Cedar river bridge project in Vinton. The $81 000 PWA bridge contract is held by Wickes Engineering and Construction of Des Moines. Preparatory work has begun, with equipment and a large boiler installed to heat sand and concrete for pier construction.
OLIN Hart age 69 died at his home Tuesday night following a stroke. Funeral services were held Friday at the United Brethren church with Rev. Lloyd Dutro officiating. Born at Red Oak, he married Minnie A. Coleman in 1900 and lived in Stanwood three years before settling here for thirty years. He was the last of six siblings. his wife and son Waldo survive.
Burglars entered the county treasurer's office in Elkader and used an acetylene torch to breach the safe. They gained access through the courthouse basement and fled before finishing, leaving tools and a torch set behind. Investigators from Des Moines were to assist as county treasurer J. F. Maley began counting for missing funds.
In Decorah Great Lights lodge No. 181 hosts four days of Masonic sessions starting Monday with John T. Ames as installing officer. A grand lodge school for northeastern Iowa runs Tuesday to Thursday with morning and afternoon classes. The B A degree is set for Tuesday evening followed by the F C degree on Wednesday and M M degree on Thursday.
Deputies and vigilantes hunted two flashily dressed bandits who robbed Farmers Savings Bank in Leighton Iowa losing more than 1500 dollars. Witnesses reported seeing the men around town but a broadcast description yielded no clues. The suspects, aged 35 to 40, were described as skinny and well dressed with one bearing a facial blemish. They fled toward Oskaloosa on highway 63 in Mahaska county.
Tama AP Newell Mann, 22, off station attendant, struck a match Thursday and held it above the radiator hole to see if water was needed. An explosion, caused by an anti freeze solution in the radiator, severely burned his face.
The copy touts Chesterfield cigarettes as milder and better tasting. It claims smokers gain pleasure and satisfaction from the brand for both men and women.
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