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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1932
Page
4
Karl W. Fischer of Vinton, Republican candidate for state auditor, spent $1,872.23. Henry Field spent $4,175 in the U. S. Senate campaign. Other GOP filings include Walter A. Newton of Davenport for attorney general at $2,399.31, Guy M. Lambert of Newton for secretary of agriculture at $646.13, Mark G. Thornburg of Emmetsburg for secretary of agriculture at $1,098, and O. P. Bennett of Mapleton for lieutenant governor at $448.
A Saturday head on crash near Vinton killed Rex Grovert and Richard Copley. Mrs. Copley died Sunday night and Mrs. Nellie Brubaker remained in critical condition. Harry Seely died en route to hospital. Jud Roszell was lightly injured. Coroner Burrows said deaths made an inquest unnecessary.
Four men were injured in the Greeley area on Monday with two in critical condition. Henry R. Hines, 82, was struck by a train near the railroad station after confusion while crossing front of a locomotive. Charles Clendennen, 50, of La Porte City, was run over by several autos after falling from a buggy. Ralph Pilgrim and Gerald Rice were slightly hurt when their car toppled down a ten foot embankment. Clendennen was rushed to Iowa. Hines remained hospitalized with multiple injuries.
Special to The Gazette Mount Vernon Iowa Mrs R D Parsons age 80 widow of noted Methodist pastors died at 11 am Monday after a one day illness of pneumonia She had lived in Mount Vernon since 1907 and had been an invalid for eight years Surviving children include Mrs Harry Harrison Kenilworth Ill Miss Mary Parsons assistant librarian at Cornell college F R Parsons Washington DC Mrs Fred Blackwell Mount Vernon and Capt Rufus A Parsons Fort George Meade Also two stepchildren Maude Mount Vernon and Lester Eau Claire Wis Funeral services set for Thursday at 10 am at the Methodist church with Rev E T Gough in charge
DES MOINES (UP) Karl Fischer of Vinton will go to the state Republican convention with at least eleven county delegations instructed for him in the state auditor nomination. J. W. Long had none pledged, while H. A. Darting and C. E. Kringel had one each. Returns also show a likely contest for railroad commissioner with delegations for Martin Gray and Richardson among those reported.
DeWitt church marks ninety years since organization in a log courthouse on July 10, 1842 as Clinton county's first church. Rev. Walter Upton delivers sermon, Rev. P A Johnson speaks at candlelight service, banquet planned in Pilgrim hall with H E Wilkinson presiding. Leonard Spooner nearing five years as pastor, 129 new members joined, church improvements completed.
Miss Laura Miller aged 21 and Robert Johnson aged 25 of Jefferson were killed when their automobile was struck by a North Western train Monday night about two miles east of Grand Junction. The car was demolished with parts scattered about 500 feet. The train crew reported signaling their approach and Greene County authorities planned no inquest.
Washington AP reports the Senate has received the executive nomination of Clarence W. Brooker to be postmaster at Gladbrook Iowa.
In Washington county the annual vigilante shoot featured sharpshooters led by Dr E A Horner and Deputy Sheriff Harold Putnam. Twenty seven members competed across slow, rapid and quick fire divisions with fourteen rated as marksmen. Leslie Eicher elected president, succeeding Ben Boone of Kalona, with a roster including Carl Jungbluth and Bernard Wolfe among others.
Elmer Crawford a 57 year old wealthy retired farmer died in Keota about 4 p.m. Monday from a stroke suffered Saturday. His wife Estella Powell Crawford died last year. Survived by four brothers and a sister including Dr. Owen Crawford of Mason City and Dr. Guy Crawford of Dumont. William and George of Keota and Mrs. Fannie Stern of Keota.
President Hoover named Otto Hetoagan to be postmaster at Clinton in a move announced Tuesday. The nomination follows standard reform steps, with confirmation expected from the Senate.
Iowa Falls mayor Frank M. Cottrell issued a proclamation making a business holiday until 6 p.m. July 15. The holiday applies to all business houses except food stores gasoline stations drug stores newspaper offices and utility concerns following the State National Bank closure on Saturday.
Police claim two suspects implicated in an Iowa prison delivery admitted aiding Mrs Argetta Smith wife of Edwin to escape last week from Rockwell City Reformatory where she served 15 years for forgery. The car used was stolen at Waterloo Iowa last week during a gun battle in which Mrs Smith was wounded.
Harold Sampson 31 of Vinton was hit by a Black Hawk County car about 9 p.m. Monday on the Lincoln highway while walking from Van Horne to a Wheeler oil station. He suffered multiple rib fractures cuts to the head back injuries and possible internal injuries. He received first aid at Wheeler station then went to Vinton hospital. The driver's name was not learned.
School census by Mrs. George Wagner shows 2,301 pupils in Oelwein, down from 2,445 in 1930. Boys number 1,143 and girls 1,158, reflecting a loss of 144 children.
Iowa Fourth of July celebrations were dampened by heavy rains across the state with several spots recording over an inch of rainfall. Burlington saw 2.94 inches, Keokuk and Iowa City over 1.6 inches, and Davenport 2.10 inches, as reports from multiple stations noted by federal meteorologist Charles D. Reed.
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