Convicted Spy Faces Twenty Year Term in Prison
Henry Thomas Thompson the former sailor was found guilty on espionage counts for boarding battleships and stealing naval secrets sold to Japanese agents. Lieut. Commander Toshio Miyazaki faced related charges. both operated in Los Angeles and San Diego areas. Thompson awaits sentencing by Judge Leon Yankwich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
INS
Henry Thomas Thompson
Thompson
Japan
United States
Janet Ono
Toshio Miyazaki
Imperial Japanese Navy
Miyazaki
Secret Service
Leon Yankwich
San Diego
Willard J. Turntine
Joseph M. Reeves
Interurban Offers Special Holiday Service to Frontier Park
Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Railway runs extra interurban trains today for Hanford Fourth of July celebration at Frontier Park. Afternoon and evening departures from the interurban depot at Second Street and Fourth Avenue SE and arrivals at the park’s west gate. Return cars run about every 30 minutes with last trip at 12 30 a.m. Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanford Post
Frontier Park
Cedar Rapids and
Iowa City Railway
Second Street
Fourth Avenue
Hollyhock Alley In Height Of Its Glory
Hollyhock Alley, an unofficially named back door drive from Eighth Avenue SE to Mount Vernon Road between Fifteenth Street and Camburn Court, thrives with hollyhocks along both sides. Six-foot flower borders backed by white fences create a rose colored, ever changing floral avenue admired by local residents and morning motorists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eighth Avenue
Mount Vernon Road
Fifteenth Street
Camburn Court
Renewal of Dows Real Estate Incorporation in Cedar Rapids
Renewal articles extend the corporate period of the Dows Real Estate Company to June 1 1956. Filed with County Recorder Dempsy Jones. Officers include Sutherland Dows president James E Blake vice president C S Woodward secretary treasurer Thompson Mc Clintock and Margaret Cook Dows. Capitalization stands at $250000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dows Real Estate Company of
Cedar Rapids
Dempsy Jones
Sutherland Dows
James E. Blake
C. S. Woodward
Thompson McClintock
Margaret Cook Dows
Will of Mary F Kouba Probate Admits Last Will
The will of Mary F Kouba who died June 20 was admitted to probate in district court Friday. Bequests go to son Charles Kouba daughter Bessie Hanus and grandchildren Charlotte Kouba and Charles Kouba Jr. Bessie Hanus named executrix. The will was made November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary F. Kouba
Charles Kouba
Bessie Hanus
Charlotte Kouba
District Court Decree Allocates Real Estate Share Split
Judge A B Clark rules Herman Peiper receives four fifths of the property while Addie Cherry as administratrix of Elizabeth Cherry estate holds a one fifth share. W A Smith of Mount Vernon appointed referee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
A. B. Clark
Herman Peiper
Addie Cherry
Elizabeth Cherry
W. A. Smith
Mount Vernon
Shaffer Seeks $50 on Hay Contract Counterclaim
C. D. Shaffer, defendant in a district court case for $124, asks for a $50 judgment on a counterclaim. Both Shaffer and L. E. Tankersley allege breach of the hay deal agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. D. Shaffer
L. E. Tankersley
LeFebure Divorce Sought After Cruel Treatment
Vera Mae LeFebure files in district court for divorce from Leo T. LeFebure asserting cruel and inhuman treatment. The couple wed in Nashua on August 9 1924 and now separated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vera Mae LeFebure
Leo T. LeFebure
Nashua
Aviatrix Ruth Nason Perishes in Omaha Plane Fire
Ruth Barron Nason 35 of Rochester New York, a famed aviatrix, died at Omaha airport after her engine overheated and oil spewed while en route to Denver for air races. She had landed at Fort Cook after mistaking the Missouri River for the Kaw, and after attempting repairs the aircraft burst into flames during a circling approach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Ruth Barron Nason
Rochester
N. Y
Charles Doyle
Nebraska Aviation Commission
Nason
Doyle
Kansas City
Missouri
Denver
Fort Cook Army Field
Two Seminary Students Die In Maryland Lake Incident
The bodies of Alfred Schrieber aged 28 from Sauk Center Minnesota and Francis Rdzok aged 24 from Chicago were recovered from an inlet to Deep Creek lake near the site where their canoe reportedly capsized. Funeral services are planned in Oakland for Monday as the bodies are sent home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland
Catholic Seminary
Deep Creek Lake
Alfred Schrieber
Sauk Center
Minn
Francis Rdzok
Chicago
Mexican priest killed by rebels in Hidalgo state
Father Jose Moreno was slain by 12 rebels in Actopan Hidalgo Saturday after they forced him to surrender money and sought the location of a supposed Augustine priests treasure. He denied any treasure and was killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Jose Moreno
Actopan
Hidalgo
Augustine
William Engel Achieves Eagle Scout Rank at Camp Waubeek
William Engel son of Mr and Mrs W Paul Engel of 144 Twenty fourth street drive SE became the first Eagle Scout at Camp Waubeek this season. The presentation was made by C W Bucknam district No 1 commissioner with an Eagle honor guard present. Engel 15 is a Benjamin Franklin high school student and the third Senior patrol member to win Eagle in two months. He joined Scouting in February 1933 and advanced through First Class Star Life to Eagle by November 1933.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Engel
W. Paul Engel
Twenty-fourth Street
Camp Waubeek
C. W. Bucknam
Engel
Benjamin Franklin
Bethel A. M. E. Church 62nd Anniversary Observed
The sixty second anniversary observance of Bethel A M E church opens with speakers led by G P Linville of Cedar Rapids at 8 p m. Rev E R Robinson offers vocal selections. Sunday's programs include Sunday school at 9 30 a m and a worship service at 11 a m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethel A. M. E
G. P. Linville
Cedar Rapids
E. R. Robinson
Wooden clock keeps perfect time since 1492 in England
A clock built entirely from wood has reportedly kept perfect time in West Ryton, England, since 1492. The device showcases historic carpentry and enduring craftsmanship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Ryton
Eng
Roosevelt Praises Jefferson on Monticello Summit
President extols Thomas Jefferson as a symbol of freedom and self government calling him a great gentleman and a great commoner. He notes the patriots of 1776 sought economic independence and moral liberty before departing by motor to Richmond for a weekend cruise on the Potomac. He will visit Jamestown Williamsburg and Yorktown and attend services at Old Bruton Parish Church in Williamsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Jefferson
Richmond
Potomac
James River
Washington
Jamestown
Williamsburg
Yorktown
Thomas Jefferson
America
United States
Statute of Virginia
University of Virginia
Pattern X2758 Anne Adams dress pattern notice
Advertisement reveals pattern X2758 by Anne Adams offering a breezy cape collar dress in sizes 12 to 20 and 30 to 40 with yardage for size 16 at 35% yards of 39 inch fabric. It invites readers to send 15 cents to The Cedar Rapids Gazette Pattern Department in New York for this pattern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Cedar Rapids Gazette Pattern Department
West 17Th Street
New York
N. Y
City Briefs and Personals Fire alarm and travel notes
Firemen were called at 11 20 p m Friday for a small rubbish fire near 1513 Fourteenth Avenue SE. Mrs C S McShane 3309 First Avenue SE recovering slowly after a serious operation at University Hospital Iowa City. Mr and Mrs Tom McAllen 1353 Avenue NW and Mr and Mrs William Knoebel 1665 Eighth Street NW left early Saturday for Chicago to attend major league baseball games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fourteenth Avenue SE
C. S. McShane
First Avenue SE
University Hospital
Iowa City
Tom
McAllen
Avenue NW
William Knoebel
Eighth Street NW
Chicago
Fire crews battle two still alarms Saturday
Firemen responded to two still alarms on Saturday. Company No. 3 extinguished an awning fire at 1501 First Avenue East at 1 p.m. Company No. 2 put out a grass fire on I Avenue Northwest by the river bank at 10:49 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Company No
First Avenue E
I Avenue NW
Newsies Attend Paramount at Cedar Rapids Theater
Cedar Rapids Gazette reports the newsies led by circulation manager Alex Fidler visited the Paramount Theater on Thursday to see the comedy Early To Bed starring Mary Boland and Charles Ruggles. They thank Manager Rockey Newton for courtesy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paramount
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Alex Fidler
Paramount Theater
Mary Boland
Charles Ruggles
Rockey Newton
Holiday In Jail Leads to Arraignment in Anamosa
Ed Bednasek of Anamosa stayed in the city over a holiday and will be arraigned Monday on intoxication charges. He was held for investigation after an incident Saturday at a south end beer parlor. Police also turned over a 11 year old boy to juvenile authorities whom Bednasek allegedly paid to visit booths in the beer parlor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Bednasek
Anamosa
Bednasek
South End
Edgar's Romance Trial Tackles Witness Conflicts
In Miami circuit court Edgar, a Detroit manufacturer, sues for 300000 claiming his wife and Lewis Mallory II engaged romantically last winter. His ex wife Athryn Crawford disputed the affair while Mallory denies seduction. Trial recessed after Crawford's dramatic testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
James Edgar
Miami Beach
Lewis Mallory II
Bradford
Brunette Athryn Crawford
Edgar
Mallory
Miss Crawford
Detroit
Stage
Screen
Fred Botts
Botts
Marriage Licenses List From Iowa Cities
John F. Schell of Marion and Martha Kennedy of Iowa City. Winson Carpenter and Arlene Zager, both of Peoria ill. Ben T. Sorum and Bertha Loeffler, both of Cedar Rapids. Ray Studer and Irene Long, both of Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Schell
Marion
Martha Kennedy
Iowa City
Winson Carpenter
Arlene Zager
Peoria, Il
Ben T. Sorum
Bertha Loeffler
Cedar Rapids
Ray Studer
Irene Long
Adams Family Roots in Quincy Highlight Legacy
The passage notes that President John Adams and his son John Quincy Adams were born in Quincy Massachusetts, both lived there upon election, and both are buried in the same city, underscoring the family's long ties to Quincy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Adams
John Quincy Adams
Quincy, Mass
City
Deaths Isabelle Bird Dies After Three Months Illness
Mrs. Isabelle Bird widow of Elbert Z. Bird dies at a local hospital at 4 a.m. Saturday after a three month illness. Born August 10, 1863 in Almond Michigan she had lived in Cedar Rapids six years coming from Minneapolis. Survived by son George M. Bird 1560 Third Avenue SE a daughter Mrs. J O Mackie of Milwaukee a brother Robert H Bunson Englewood California and two sisters Mrs Jessie Lewis Detroit and Mrs Frank Mills East Orange New Jersey. Member of Christian Science church Order of Eastern Star and White Shrine. Funeral announcements to be made later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isabelle Bird
Elbert Z. Bird
George M. Bird
Third Avenue SE
Almond
Mich
Cedar Rapids
Minneapolis
J. O. Mackie
Milwaukee
Wis
Robert
Mrs Louise Muchmore Riefschlager Mabry dies at 2:30 p.m.
Mrs Louise Muchmore formerly Louise Riefschlager died at her Cedar Rapids home at 2 30 p m Friday She was born December 29 1858 in Germany and lived in the city thirty five years She leaves a husband William and a son Ralph plus three daughters Mrs Frank M Moats Mrs F J Check and Mrs Mae Landan and three grandchildren Funeral services are set for 2 p m Sunday at Turner chapel with Rev E Winslow Brown officiating and Linwood Cemetery burial Friends may call at the chapel
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Krukow
Fourth Street
Ralph Smith
Camanche
Harley McNabb
Iowa City
George
Cedar Rapids
Elizabeth Buckley
Clinton
Fred Luetke
Chicago
Ben Tolson
Omaha
Myron Henry
Blair Williams
E. W. Buckley
Tampa
Fla
George Carr
Ed Buckley
Rebekah Lodge No
Beatty Chapel
Louise Muchmore
William Muchmore
Grove Court
Germany
Louise Riefschlager
William H. Muchmore
Ralph Muchmore
Frank M. Moats
F. J. Check
Mae Landan
Billings
Mont
Kenwood Presbyterian Church
Ladies of the Maccabees
Turner Chapel
E. Winslow Brown
Linwood Cemetery
Funeral services for Mary Neema McNabb Monday
Funeral services for Mary Neema McNabb will be held at 11 a.m. Monday in the Moon chapel conducted by Rev. W. A. Montgomery. Burial will be in Cedar Memorial park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary McNabb
Mary Neema McNabb
Moon Chapel
W. A. Montgomery
Cedar Memorial Park
New Rains Swell Guadalupe River In South Texas
Fresh rain swollen the Guadalupe River threatening more flooding in Gonzales and Cuero areas. Rescue teams report 26 deaths and $3500 in losses as 200 families已 displaced with thousands of acres under water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guadalupe River
South
Texas
Cuera
Tex
Victoria
Gonzales
Gulf of Mexico
Cuero
New Knox President Assumes His Duties
Dr. Carter Davidson former English professor and Carleton College aide assumed duties as Knox College president in GALESBURG Illinois. He succeeds Albert Britt who resigned to pursue writing and lecture work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galesburg, Ill
Carter Davidson
Carleton College
Northfield
Roosevelt Praises Jefferson as Great Gentleman and Commoner
President Roosevelt’s Independence Day address at Monticello lauds Thomas Jefferson as a great gentleman and commoner. He celebrates Jefferson’s fusion of theory and practice, his leadership in liberty, and the enduring role of education and imagination in democracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Charlottesville
Ins
Roosevelt
Thomas Jefferson
Sheriff Nabs Two Men On Paris Call
Sheriff James H. Smith and Deputy Sheriff Larry Condon arrested Donald Northrup a 20 year old larceny suspect and Lauren Power a 27 year old Paris resident. Northrup was held after spending the night at Carl Beckley’s home where a radio vanished. Power had been sought after a bench parole revocation tied to an indeterminate ten year sentence to Anamosa reformatory for a breaking and entering charge. Both suspects were lodged in the county jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Northrup
Paris
James H. Smith
Larry Condon
Lauren Power
Power
Anamosa Reformatory
Carl Beckley
Northrup
Illinois
Sleeping sickness scourge of the tropics in 1921
The report notes sleeping sickness as a major tropical disease during 1921, highlighting its impact on public health. It recalls the regional outbreaks, medical responses, and the urgent need for control measures.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Navy
Interurban
Jason
Yassah
Haid
NEA Service. Inc
T. M. Reg. U.S. Pat. OF
Williams
T. M. Reg
U. S
Court House News
MD. Lake
Gazette
Bethel A. M. E. Church
New Knox
Republic
Franklin
Hotel Roosevelt
Music BY the
WM. S. Cadow
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!