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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1938
Page
18
Iowa revenues from ten special taxes rose by 722,150.15 in the first half of 1938 over 1937, reaching 33,979,800.05. Major taxes including sales, gasoline, cigaret and beer grew, with sales taxes up 193,159.74 and gasoline at an all time high, while beer tax edged down.
The 100th anniversary celebration for West Liberty was delayed to Friday due to rain. The event includes a 12 episode pageant Prairie Parade directed by Charles McDowell, featuring 250 cast members, a 50 piece choir and West Liberty band. The program depicts local history from settlement to World War II and ends with The Star Spangled Banner.
Iowa City bids for the Sunyside sewer improvement a WPA project must be submitted to the city clerk by 2 pm July 18. The council will act at an adjourned meeting that evening at 8 pm. Also noted are a city death, Rotary club installation, a 25 year franchise hearing, a liquor nuisance case, library staff appointments, and a new five apartment building planned on the old Berryhill site.
Des Moines health officials urge restraint during the Fourth of July holiday. They list eight rules to avoid post holiday illness and fatigue, including driving within speed limits, limiting golf, avoiding heat, and getting eight hours of sleep nightly.
George J Kramer 53 a Manchester businessman died Wednesday night. Funeral at St Marys church Saturday at 9 am with Rev John J Smith. Survivors include widow four children and many siblings. He lived in Manchester since 1911 and worked as a butcher and grocer with various partners. He was a Catholic and held Columbus and Forester orders memberships.
Des Moines AP reports Iowa state liquor stores raised prices up to ten percent to absorb a 25 cent federal gallonage tax. The Iowa Liquor Commission ordered the hike effective Friday and warned some popular items may be temporarily missing from store shelves.
H P Freid erichsen of Marengo was arraigned before Justice Harold O Keele on a charge of passing on top of a hill. He was arrested by state highway patrolmen who stopped him on highway 6. He was fined 2 50 dollars and costs.
Law enforcement in Grinnell began a weed eradication campaign after a garden patch yielded marijuana plants. Miss Edna Sherman reported the growth and police, led by William Welsh, searched north Grinnell properties to remove the weed. TRAER- George Zuba formerly of Traer died in Casper Wyoming this week his body sent to Tracy for funeral services at Boettcher Funeral home. Reverend Crosby will preside and burial will be in Buckingham cemetery. He was the son of Frank and Mrs Zaba and survived by his wife and an adopted son. He had worked as a railroad flagman in Casper in recent years.
West LibertyMiss Louise Schooley daughter of Mr and Mrs Carl Schooley of West Liberty and Lester Voss son of Mr and Mrs A ST Voss of Tipton were married Thursday at the Evangelical Lutheran church in Stanwood by Rev W Nagler Attendants were Miss Nellie Schooley and Paul Hughes Iowa City The bride is a 1934 West Liberty high school graduate and Cedar Rapids Business College alumna She has been with W D Hanna and company Cedar Rapids The groom a Tipton high school graduate works in business with his father in Tipton
E. El Wright of Hopkinton was named president of the Bankers Association of New Hampshire during the annual meeting in Manchester. The appointment reflects Wrights leadership in regional banking circles and caps a decade of service in the Hopkinton financial community.
At a Glen-Charles hotel dinner on Thursday evening Carl Laxson of Earlville was named vice-president and A. A. Schmidt of Delhi was chosen secretary and treasurer.
Indianola Iowa region reports the body of Sidney Cecil of Eagleton Arkansas a CCC member from Winterset Ta found on highway 2 near Indianola after being dragged six miles by a car. Sheriff and coroner identified the victim and noted severe burns and shredded clothing. CCC officials cited no leave of absence and unclear destination.
The Weather Bureau forecast further heavy warmth for Iowa with thunderstorms. Friday temps topped 96 in Sioux City Atlantic and Council Bluffs while Forest City saw 66 degrees at night. Skies varied from clear west to partly overcast east as general showers dropped up to 1.45 inches in Marshalltown and others.
Solon resident SOLON-Clarence Chismore was fined 25 dollars and court costs by Justice Jake Bittner after arraignment on a charge of peddling fish without a license. State conservation officer Edward W. Sybil said Chismore had 36 soft fish and 24 cat fish in possession when arrested.
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