Witnesses Heard in Mt Mercy Suit in Mortgage Foreclosure
Depositions in the $80,000 mortgage foreclosure case of W. H. Lightner against the Sisters of Mercy were adjourned as two more plaintiff witnesses testified. The court will decide reasonable rental value of Mount Mercy through March 1, 1935. Witnesses included Rev T. S. Flynn and I. B McGladrey with Sister Mary Sldephonse testifying to Lightner donations over years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Crissman
W. H. Lightner
Sisters of Mercy
Mount Mercy
T. S. Flynn
Belle Plaine
I. B McGladrey
Father Flynn
Lightner
Mercy Hospital
McGladrey
Mary Sldephonse
Woman Confesses Hiring Assassin Of Former Klan Guard
Carrie Gill, 59, widow in Jefferson County, admits paying $60 to a painter to kill Earl Gentry, 47, once body guard to a former Indiana Klan grand dragon. Sheriff Lange and DA Dakin name George King as the slaver. murder warrant issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson, Wis
Joseph T. Lange
Jefferson County
Carrie Gill
Earl Gentry
Indiana
Ku Klux Klan
Lange
Gentry
Dakin
Orchardists Relying Upon Law Of Nature
Oregon orchardists in Medford rely on nature to curb codling moths with the release of a black four winged parasite that attacks codling moth eggs. The insect lays its eggs inside the moth eggs and the larva then consumes the moth from within as it hatches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medford
Ore
Oregon
Cedar Rapids airport completes runways with broad aid
Cedar Rapids has one of the nation’s finest airports thanks to joint support from federal and state governments Linn county the city council and the Chamber of Commerce. A $70000 project nears completion with four runways 2000 feet long and one 1650 feet long largely funded by relief sources and chamber support. Dan Hunter manages the airport located on highway 161 south of the city with no local tax cost for labor and materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
Chamber of Commerce
Cedar Rapids
CWA
Clyde L. Herring
FERA
Dan Hunter
Painter mislabels USSR as NRA unit in Chicago club
A Chicago Union League dining room redecorating plan misidentified the U S S R as an NRA achievement for President Roosevelt. A painter claimed to have seen it in the papers, prompting correction. The panel was changed to USBM, indicating the United States Board of Mediation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Roosevelt
Union League Club
Gosh
NRA
USBM
The
United States Board of Mediation
Lavender On Old Lace Revived Old Courtship
In Phelps New York sixty years after a missed match Albert Brisco of Newark and his old sweetheart Mrs Sarah F Conklin of Phelps renewed their courtship and wed. Brisco joked about his age saying he was past 81 while the bride noted she had just reached seventy eight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phelps
N. Y
Albert Brisco
Newark
Brisee
Sarah F. Conklin
Albert Brisee
Coe Professor Explains Dry Ice Wrist Watch Cool Aid
Purdue announces a dry ice wrist watch to cool the body in heat, hailed by Cedar Rapids residents as a potential private cooling system. Professor Peterson warns of dangers, notes environmental effects, and discusses medical use for fever patients while stressing insulation and safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coe
Eliza Wickok
Purdue University
Cedar Rapids
Ben H., Peterson
Coe Chemistry
Purdue
Peterson
Nature
Iowa
Detective Wounded in Chicago Taxicab Shooting
Chicago police say Detective William Donovan was wounded in the arm when three men occupied a taxicab he and another officer pursued in the loop. One gunman fired at Donovan, another shot and missed, while the third pressed the pistol to the driver’s back and ordered the vehicle to move on. authorities dismissed rumors linking the attack to George Nelson or Dillinger lieutenants, noting no evidence tied them to the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
George
Baby Face" Nelson
John Dillinger
William Donovan
Dillinger
Donovan
Births in city add three daughters this June
Dr and Mrs Howard M Benninghoff welcomed a seven pound daughter Diane at St Luke's hospital on Tuesday. Mr and Mrs A J Zamastil of 1222 B avenue NW reported a daughter Emma Jean born June 27. Mr and Mrs John Waline of 1826 Third Street SW announced a daughter Helen Carol born at Mercy hospital on June 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iveeee
Howard M. Benninghoff
Ridgeway Drive
St. Luke's Hospital
Diane
A. J Zamastil
B Avenue NW
Emma Jean
John Waline
Third Street
Helen Carol
Mercy Hospital
City Briefs and Personals Highlights and Delays
The First Baptist church will not hold midweek service. Public library closed all day Wednesday for Independence Day. The Chamber of Commerce Young Men's Bureau July 5 meeting canceled. A free regatta picnic will be held Thursday. F O F Linn Encampment No 49 meets Thursday at 8 pm at 838 First Avenue for officer installations followed by refreshments. Ray Myers, 25, arrested for drunk driving, pled not guilty and released on $500 bond pending trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Men’s Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce
Ray Myers
A. B. Clark
Myers
Hickenlooper Spent 316.04 in Linn County Primary
Republican candidate B B Hickenlooper for state representative Linn County spent 316.04 in his primary campaign, correcting a Tuesday AP report from Des Moines that listed 31.04. The finding was made today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. B. Hickenlooper
Linn County
Associated Press
Des Moines
John Jay of Denver Improves After Heart Attack
John Jay of Denver and former head of the Iowa Steel and Iron Works is reported improving rapidly after a heart attack. The Cedar Rapids Post No 788 Veterans of Foreign Wars band escorted Gov Clyde Herring from the train to the Cascade Centennial speakers platform and gave a concert. Rev E Winslow Brown of Kenwood Park Presbyterian will speak to the Lions Club at the Hotel Roosevelt on Sites of the Revolutionary War.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John. Jay
Denver
Iowa Steel and Iron Works
Cedar Rapids
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Gov
Clyde Herring
E. Winslow Brown
Kenwood Park Presbyterian Church
The
Lions Club
Hotel Roosevelt
High Twelve members plan Raider game outing and luncheon report
Members of the High Twelve club and spouses will attend the Raider game with Des Moines Thursday evening. Friday luncheon will feature a report on the national High Twelve convention by Clark Beems and Dr. Edwin E. Hruska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Twelve
Des Moines
Clark Beems
Edwin E. Hruska
Balloon Flight Expected After July Favorable Weather
Rapid City report states weather charts show favorable conditions for Maj William E. Kepner and Chap. Albert W. Stevens to launch a stratosphere balloon flight targeting the first windless day after July 7. Preparations include a July 9 christening and a 12 hour, 1000 mile drift into Iowa or Illinois, with National Geographic and the U.S. Army co-sponsoring scientific observations from fifteen miles up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rapid City
S. D
William E. Kepner
Albert W. Stevens
Tom Berry
South Dakota
Black Hills
Mississippi River
Iowa
Illinois
National Geographic Society
U.S. Army
Fourth Of July Visitors Crowd World Exposition
Chicago crowds mark Independence Day at the World Exposition with a forecast attendance above one hundred thousand. A noon review by Camp F. D. Roosevelt military units and a 48-gun salute honor the nation's birth. Exhibits plan special programs, headlined by performances from the Detroit and Chicago symphonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
INS
Camp
F. D. Roosevelt
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Thornburg Gazette Carrier Injured In Firecracker Accident
Thornburg carrier Donald Sturdevant suffered severe finger injuries when a firecracker exploded in his hand on Sunday. He required medical treatment in What Cheer for first and second degree burns and finger damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thornburg
Donald Sturdevant
Lacey Girls Host Backyard Games Party
The Lacey girls invited schoolmates for an afternoon of fun in a large shady backyard. They set up matting seats and cushions, then played shadow tag, a crab race, tire games, and a walk of wheels with tires and a Victrola. The group chased shadows, ran backwards, tossed cards, and hopped into tires as music guided play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lacey
Will Rogers on Republican Keynote Speech in 1934
Will Rogers mocks Henry Fletcher national chairman and the GOP keynote address, claiming Americans are focused on Germany while the press ignores Republican content. He remarks that Republicans are smart yet uninformed, urging a backward glance at the party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly Hills
Calif
Henry Fletcher
U. S
Germany
Henry
Will
Provisions Of Code Explained To Electrical Contractors
About fifty electrical contractors in Cedar County Iowa attended a Monday night meeting at the Iowa Electric Light and Power Company bungalow. Spokesmen for the district code authority explained provisions under the electrical division of the contractors code and discussed competitive bidding and bid depositories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
District Code Authority
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Code Authority
Contractors’ Code
Weaver Fowler
Carl Butterfield
Tim Shay
Charlies Kosek
James Cusack
Guy Rummels
Clayton Stone
Earl Heinze
Cedarene
Floyd Jackson
Ioway
National Constractors Association of America
Duke of York Undergoes Hand Operation
London dispatch reports the Duke of York, second son of King George, had a hand operation on Tuesday. A Wednesday bulletin states the Duke is suffering a slight infection and is receiving treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Duke of York
George
Weather Across Nation Mixed With Heat and Fourth Rush
The nation faced a hot east with a chance of showers in the west as Independence Day celebrations drew crowds from their homes. Heat deaths were reported in several states and injuries occurred from fireworks and a cannon blast in Footville Ohio and Des Moines Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
United States
East
New York
Boston
Pennsylvania
Ohio
St. Louis
Robert Zizka
Footville
Carl Retan
Des Moines
Iowa
Truck Train Crash Claims Life In Zwingle Area
David L. Burch, 20, of Dixon Iowa died in a Dubuque hospital from injuries after a truck ran into a water gauge train at Zwingle south of Dubuque Tuesday morning. The victim rode with Herbert Howe, 20, the truck driver, who was injured but expected to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
David L. Burch
Dixon
Zwingle
Here
Burch
Herbert Howe
Howe
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