Buck Rogers Desertion Tale Uncovers A D Outlaw Hidden
Buck Rogers, 2433 A. D., details a deserter and an outlaw who were tracked down while hiding in a haystack. The account frames a frontier pursuit with bold accusation and discovery in the era.
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1933
Page
10
Buck Rogers, 2433 A. D., details a deserter and an outlaw who were tracked down while hiding in a haystack. The account frames a frontier pursuit with bold accusation and discovery in the era.
Fifty Scouts completed a week at Waubeek Scout camp earning advancement and camp emblems. Four earned the honor camper award, two the woodman medal, six advanced in rank, and 39 merit badges were earned by eighteen campers. Special events included an indoor field meet, a mystery hike, and a starlight program, with the camp reopening July 10 after a Fourth of July closure.
High winds early Sunday caused about 500 in damage to the Rock Island railroad round house roof. Telegraph poles and lines were blown down elsewhere but no other railroad property suffered damage locally.
A $10 500 damage suit against Paul H Helming by Martin H Nolting stems from a hunting accident October 25 1931 near Waukon. Nolting claims Helming gross negligence in handling a shotgun wounding Nolting whose right arm was amputated. Other items include bank liquidation report in Ely and a landlord writ of attachment dismissed after settlement. A true information charges George Cummins with snagging fish near the power house on June 29. The Cedar Rapids bank wins a $1 155 68 judgment against J H Wymer for back rent. Adoption petitions granted for Orpha Elizabeth Williams and Lawrence Williams.
Property owners along four unpaved streets win council approval to oil their streets at municipal expense first, but a new rule shifts the cost to abutting properties. Streets include Fifth Street SE, Sixteenth Avenue SE, Eighth Street SW, Bever Avenue SE, Memorial Drive SE, and Meadow Brook Drive.
Construction value in Cedar Rapids for June more than doubled from the previous year with 105 permits totaling 75 217 dollars. Electrical 73, plumbing 56, and 130 miscellaneous permits were issued. Fire loss reported at 4 293 88 dollars with building value in fires at 69 500. Receipts for June include fireworks license 201 dollars and police and court receipts. Gas in Cedar Rapids averaged 6 02 79 BTU in June.
The Iowa Retail Grocers and Meat Dealers' association will hold its annual convention in Cedar Rapids August 21 and 22 with headquarters at the Hotel Montrose. A G Keyes secretary of the association leads the program and local president John Heaton supervises entertainment. About 300 are expected to attend the meetings.
Cedar Rapids city council canceled one 3.2 percent beer permit and issued another on Monday. Genevieve Goshert of 324 Second Avenue SE received a permit to sell 3.2 percent beer, while Marshall E. Clark of 326 Eighth Avenue SW had his permit cancelled upon his request. The cancelled permit, issued April 20, offers no refund, but Clark is released from his bond.
A list of births reported this Sunday across several households. The Lynxwilers welcome a son at St Luke's hospital. the Joneses a daughter. Tokheim a son. Hensch a son. Kastler a daughter. Price a son. Bray a daughter in Chicago. Hattberg a daughter at Mercy hospital. George Stevens reports a son Joseph at Mercy hospital.
A resident notes a shift toward tradition as the community embraces the gospel again and the minister resumes prewar style sermons after the new church era.
The Unemployed Progressive league sponsors a Tuesday Fourth of July event at Manhattan Beach with a basket lunch, races and games, a minstrel show, and dancing. Program starts at 1 pm with speeches by Mayor W H Stepanek and Mrs Lillian Landmesser. Proceeds fund the unemployed.
The VFW band attended the state convention at Fort Dodge and was named the official band for the Iowa department. It will represent Iowa at the national convention in Milwaukee in August under Frank Vlasek.
Multiple obituaries from Cedar Rapids list Mrs Henry C Mott widow of a Rock Island engineer. Charles J Chyle Protivin native. Antonie Chytry Swisher resident. Francis James Ruzicka Cedar Rapids child. Kathryn Gallen Cedar Rapids widow. Surviving relatives and burial details provided for each.
Funeral services will be held in St Matthew's church at 9 a.m. Tuesday with Rev Father P H Behan officiating. Burial will follow in Mount Calvary cemetery. Survivors include Mo and eight grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
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