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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1934
Page
7
Ethel Anderson, 28, died after being struck by a truck while coasting in Toledo. The crash occurred on a city street as bystanders described the scene and responders worked at the curb. Authorities are reviewing details and issuing reports on the incident and its cause.
Article lists township assessors including J G Taft and Carl B Hineman with assigned deadlines of thirty one days for most townships and forty days for Fairview, plus Cass coverage. Mentions other officials and a board grant of $3,000 to Bureau. outlines local assessor assignments in Monticello Castle Crave Ossian Clay Harlan and Weare areas.
The Sigourney school drama department held its final declamatory contest on January 7 led by coach John Haran. Casts included Dorothy Ses Mana, BRottee Trene Faas, and Heamron Dorothy. prize list features multiple students across drama and orator classes with names such as Rosemary Such and Violet Bell.
Special to The Gazette Toledo plaintiffs allege misdeeds by stockholders of the closed Tract State bank and two private banks Bank of Buckingham and Farmers Bank of Veorines. They seek accounting and fixed shares of losses plus writs of attachment against some defendants real property in Tama county. Attorneys for plaintiffs are Jensen and Wicken Tobin Swisher Cohrt Cunningham and Willard F L Russell.
Arrangements are completed for the funeral of Calvin HO Boggs 41 minister of the Church of the Brethren who died Saturday at University hospital Town City from a skull fracture allegedly caused Friday when struck with a shotgun by Everett Howe 33 of Garrison who is jailed. The service is Tuesday at 2 pm at the Church of the Brethren Garrison conducted by Rev Galen Lehman Cedar Rapids burial in Garrison cemetery. Boggs born Aug 26 1892 in Churubusco India was married Sept 28 1924 in Chicago to Carrie E Showalter and later served as assessor of Jackson township in 1933. He is survived by his widow and two daughters Barbara and Estella Ruth. The grand jury will investigate the alleged assault by Howe on Boggs.
PWA administrator P. F. Hopkins announced five federal construction project requests in the week ending Friday, totaling 1 050 167 48. Applications push total to 217 with 174 sent to Washington and 112 approved. Readily listed projects include Odebolt Waterworks Sewage plant Decorah plant Town City Electric Blakesburg school gymnasium with grants and loans.
Mrs Minnie Troge walking home with a sack of lemons was followed by a thief who cried Stick em up She screamed and hurled lemons at the bandit causing him to duck and flee the scene in a brief rural episode of petty crime and quick thinking
Special to The Gazette. Mrs. R W Remer of Urbana is in Vinton hospital with back injuries from an automobile crash four miles southwest of Urbana. Mr Remer and the couple’s two sons Vernon and Dick escaped injury. The car skidded on a corner and tipped over. X rays Sunday showed no fractures.
Des Moines reports a temporary halt in Iowa's infant mortality decline. In 1933, 49 babies per 1,000 died before age one, up from 47 in 1932, with 88 more infant deaths than the previous year. Health officials cite sanitation, breastfeeding, and medical care as measures to combat the rise. Iowa had been among the five lowest states in 1932.
CORNING AP The Turner general store run by A. B. Turner Jr and his son PF A Turner was damaged by fire Sunday night with an estimated loss of 20000 dollars. The blaze confined to the upper floor of the two story brick building though stock on the first floor was water damaged. The cause is now known. The former governor sold his half interest in the store last spring.
Waterloo AP) Dr Edward G Leffler 74 longtime Iowa physician died late Sunday at his home of pneumonia He graduated from Iowa Medical College Des Moines and practiced in Bernard Onslow La Porte City and Marshalltown before moving to Waterloo eighteen years ago.
Des Moines AP says Iowa Insurance Commissioner E W Clark revoked the emergency order granting an extra thirty days to pay life insurance premiums, effective March 1. The change applies to Iowa and out-of-state companies doing business in Iowa, restoring the standard thirty day grace period for premiums due after February 28.
Funeral services for George Guyan Monticello postmaster who died Saturday will be held Tuesday at 230 p.m. at the Congregational church with Rev S G Gutensohn officiating. Siegfried Gruenstein of Chicago will play the organ. Pallbearers are E G Hicks B C Roberts Harry Rodman Dr A M Maurice L W Lovell and W A Berry. Honorary pallbearers include ten members of the Men s club. Anamosa Schuchman named chief of the Anamosa volunteer fire company replacing Jim Porter who joined the Iowa State reformatory position.
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