Seniority Rule in P. D. Service Urged at Iowa Meeting
Post office clerks and auxiliaries in Iowa heard advocate Gil Hyatt call seniority the fair basis for advancement at a Hotel Roosevelt banquet closing a convention of the Iowa Federations. He urged that veteran workers receive a square deal, likening mail sorting to railroading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gil’ Hyatt
Hotel Roosevelt
Iowa
Hyatt
Washington, D. C
Frank B. Baldwin
Cedar Rapids
America
Philip T. Vaughan
Fort Dodge
Division of Postice Service
LeRoy E. Hollan
Rs. W. F. Koenig
St. Louis
Edna Landon
Council Bluffs
W. W. Harvey
National Federation
O. A. Knapp
Art Shepard
Arizona Quilt Design by Nancy Page Publicized
The Cedar Rapids Gazette features the Arizona Quilt Design showing a canyon centerpiece with serrated canyon rocks. Instructions detail five pieces with color choices, gingham material, precise cutting, and seam methods to create a 106 by 90 inch spread requiring about nine yards of top fabric.
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Arizona
Canyon
Grand Canyon
Nancy Page
Cedar Rapids
Skating Plan Outlined By Playground Commission
The recreation department reports on activities as Supt Nevin Nichols recommends keeping one large and one small skating rink on each river side for next winter. The commission votes to raise maintenance sup T Ray Frame salary from 100 to 110 dollars monthly starting July 1.
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Playground Commission
Nevin Nichols
T. Ray Frame
Four Diphtheria Cases On June Quarantine List
Four cases of diphtheria were reported in June along with five scarlet fever cases and one spinal meningitis in Cedar Rapids quarantinable diseases. Assistant health officer James Vanda reported the figures Tuesday. Placardable diseases included chicken pox, whooping cough, measles, and mumps. The month saw sixty four deaths and health board expenditures of 3196 dollars and 32 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
James Vanda
Board of Health
Boys 12 And 13 Reel In 14-Pound Buffalo Fish
Earl Welcome 12 of 1122 Fifth Street NW and James Brundrett 13 of 113815 Fifth Street NW landed a 14 pound buffalo fish in the Cedar River near the Iowa Electric Light and Power hydro plant Tuesday forenoon Brundrett assisted in landing the fish after the catch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Welcome
Fifth Street
James Brundrett
Cedar River
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Brundrett
Lively Start Forecast Boosts New Ventures and Travel
A dynamic forecast notes high energy and initiative, urging bold projects with support from authorities. Expect hasty news, possible journeys, and changes to back brave pursuits. Birthday individuals may gain a lively, prosperous year with progress and potential prominence through energetic, constructive action.
Goat Woman Found In Basement Grave In Burlingame
Burlingame residents chase a months old mystery as deputies uncover a basement grave inside the home of 69 year old Mrs. Frank Villemonte. Tenant Alex Ure 45 is charged with murder claiming she asked him to kill her after he shot her. Police found her body buried with two of her dogs in the farm house.
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Burlingame
Kan
Frank Villemonte
Alex Ure
Charles Heizer
Ure
Thermometer Bursts At 120 During Midwest Drive
A Cedar Rapids reader reports a heat tale as Joseph Buckley an Indiana salesman arrives at Hotel Montrose after a stop in Dubuque. His car thermometer bursts releasing mercury after reaching 120 degrees, a vivid sign of extreme midwest heat.
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Cedar Rapids
Joseph Buckley
Indiana
Montrose
Dubuque
Fairfax State Savings Bank balance sheet 1936 snapshot
Statement of the Condition of Fairfax State Savings Bank at Fairfax Iowa Linn County June 30 1936 shows total resources 343064.65 with loans and discounts bonds and securities banking house furniture due from banks cash items totaling 343064.65 and liabilities include capital stock surplus undivided profits 4000 deposits including demand savings and time deposits plus certificates and cash items totaling 343064.65 signed by Lynch Parkyn and Krall with notary Helen Krall and directors notarized July 5.
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Iowa
Fairfax
Linn
Securit OE Eesses
Capital Stock
Wes. Linn County
E. J. Lynch
L. E. Parkyn
J. L. Krall
Ss. Lynch
L. Parkyn
Flares Rise at Angelus Temple Board Calls Resignations
A Tuesday order from Angelus Temple elders seeks the resignations of associate pastor Rheba Crawford Splivalo and business manager Harriet Jordan while Aimee Semple McPherson is abroad. Splivalo defies removal, claiming contract limits and mutual consent terms. A legal clash grows as attorney for Splivalo joins Vivian Denton in a slander suit against McPherson.
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Los Angeles
INS
Aimee Semple McPherson
Angelus Temple
Temple
Rheba Crawford Splivalo
Angel
New York
Broadway
Harriet Jordan
Bible School
Mrs. Splivalo
Sister McPherson
Suit Over Loyalty Strains Ties Among Social Figures
The dispute centers on a suit arising from loyalty to Mrs. Splivalo that led to a rift with Mrs. McPherson, highlighting social alliances and reputational stakes within their circle.
Michigan Flyer Killed as Plane Crashes in Lincoln
Charles Edward V. Smith, 25, of Midland Michigan, died when his single engine aircraft crashed at Lincoln Municipal Airport after dropping 500 feet in a spin. The plane burned, wreckage scattered, identity confirmed by papers and license. Officials suspected a light army pursuit model though unsure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln, Neb
Charles Edward V. Smith
Midland
Mich
Smith
Midland Country Club
Two People Attend City Rezoning Hearing
Only two persons appeared at the city plan commission zoning committee hearing Monday afternoon at City Hall on the proposal to rezone.
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City Plan Commission
Zoning Petition Heard On First Avenue E Area Change
A hearing Monday considered rezoning zone on the south side of First Avenue East from Seventeenth Street to 200 feet east of Nineteenth Street. Malcolm V. Bolton and E. B. Cameron urged approval. zoning committee has not acted. Also notes Whalebone once sold for ten thousand dollars per ton.
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First Avenue E
Seventeenth Street
Nineteenth Street
City Plan Commission
Malcolm V. Bolton
E. B. Cameron
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Nash-LaFayette
LaFayette
Nash
Mele
Genevieve Kemble
John D. Rockefeller
Fairfax State Savings Bank
Michigan
Lincoln
Killian
the Killian Company
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DeLong
Kotex
Erie
Wrisley
Hudnut’s
Woodbury’s
Billy B. van
Paris
Madame Dulcey
Crane
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Montag’s
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Killian’s
Killian Company
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