Apache Slayer Gardner Hanged Under Heavy Guard
Earl Gardner an Apache Indian and three time killer was hanged on a rock crusher gallows at Coolidge dam while armed guards patrolled the area. He died at 6 39 a m after a 33 minute execution following his December axe killings on the San Carlos reservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Carlos
Ariz
Earl Gardner
Gardner
Coolidge Dam
Ben J. McKinney
U. S
Globe
McKinney
Earl
Arizona
Smith May Boycott Campaign in 1936 Presidential Race
Alfred E. Smith reportedly decided to boycott politics in the 1936 campaign. He would not give speeches or publicly participate, possibly relying on his June open letter opposing Roosevelt's renomination. Smith may stay out of political activity while remaining a Democratic figure in New York and New England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Alfred E. Smith
Smith
Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
John D. M. Hamilton
Republican National Committee
East
New Deal
New York
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
American Liberty League
Democratic Party
Yonkers
N. Y
Central Methodist Church
Metropolitan Temple
Central Methodist
Central Congregational Church
Brooklyn
Cathedral of
St. John the Devine
Federal Council of Churches of Christ In America
Two Are Injured In Auto Collision
Blanche McFarlen and Julia McFarlen, both of 210 First avenue W, sustained minor bruises and scratches when their car collided with a vehicle driven by Godfrey Herkl of Marion at the First avenue Crescent street SE intersection. Walter Hennessey of Cottage Grove avenue SE was riding with them. all others escaped injury.
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Blanche
Julia McFarlen
First Avenue W
Walter Hennessey
Cottage Grove Avenue SE
Godfrey Herkl
Marion
First Avenue
Crescent Street SE
Police Warn Against Hosiery Salesman Activity
Cedar Rapids residents were warned Monday about F. H. Stoddard a hosiery salesman canvassing the area under Pioneer Hosiery Co Chicago. He takes a small down payment offers samples and very low prices. Police urged anyone with information to contact the department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Stanley
Cedar Rapids
F. H. Stoddard
Pioneer Hosiery Company
South
Michigan Avenue
Chicago
Stanley
Stoddard
Lice
Fire Captain Milo Hronek Dies After Stroke
Milo L. Hronek 47 of 714 F avenue NW, captain of fire station No. 4, died at a local hospital after a weeklong illness. He suffered a stroke during a heat episode July 5 and had served in the department since 1918, becoming captain in 1934. He was born in Cedar Rapids and survived by his wife Mayme, a daughter Marie, a son Robert, his mother Mrs. Katherine Hronek, a brother Charles, and a sister Mrs. Emma Grindheim. Funeral set for Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Janeba and Brush chapel with Rev. Joseph Bren. burial Cedar Memorial Park. Firemen to attend in a body.
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Milo L. Hronek
F Avenue NW
Hronek
Cedar Rapids
Mayme
Marie
Robert
Katherine Hronek
Charles
Emma Grindheim
Fergus, Mont
Janeba and
Brush Chapel
Joseph Bren
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Cadman Funeral Set For Wednesday In Brooklyn
Dr S Parkes Cadman famed preacher and former coal miner died Sunday at 71 in Plattsburg after appendicitis and peritonitis. His funeral will be held Wednesday at Brooklyn Central Congregational church with Bishop Francis J McConnell presiding.
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New York
S. Parkes Cadman
America
Plattsburg
Brooklyn Central Congregational Church
Francis J. McConnell
Methodist Episcopal Church
Cadman
Samuel Parkes Cadman
Central Congregational Church of
Brooklyn
United States
Burglar Takes $18 From Standard Oil Station
Police investigated a break in at a Standard Oil filling station at E avenue and Fifth street NW where a burglar broke a window and pried open a locked table drawer with a screwdriver to steal $18.
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Standard Oil
E Avenue
Fifth Street NW
Mrs Carl Clemens Hansen Dies After Childbirth At Clarence
Mrs. Carl Clemens Hansen 27 died at her Clarence area home at 8 p.m. Saturday from intense heat and heart weakness, leaving newborn twins a son and a daughter. Born January 22, 1909 near Tipton, she lived in Cedar county all her life and attended Clarence High School. She married Carl Hansen in 1933 and lived in Clarence before moving to the Jacob Christopherson farm this spring. Survived by three sisters and four brothers. Funeral Monday at Evangelical church with Rev. Karl Fauth officiating.
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Clarence
Carl Clemmens Hansen
Hansen
Tipton
Jerome Clemmens
Cedar County
Clarence High School
Carl Hansen
August Hansen
Stanwood
Jacob Christopherson
Wilfred Liercke
Maynard Gordon
Olin
Howard Countryman
Wyoming
Lester
Thomas
James
Melvin
Evangelical Church
Karl Fauth
Burlington Man Named Grotto Head At State Meeting
LeRoy R. Dennison of Burlington was elected president of the Iowa State Grotto association at the fifth annual meeting held at Ellis park with nearly 500 participants from multiple cities. Dennison succeeds Thomas Hardiman of Cedar Rapids. other officers were elected and a fall decision on the 1937 meeting place was deferred. A heat affected picnic followed the meeting as bands performed and contests awarded prizes.
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Ellis Park
LeRoy R. Dennison
Burlington
Iowa State Grotto Association
Council Bluffs
Des Moines
Dubuque
Davenport
Ottumwa
Cedar Rapids
Afair
Dennison
Thomas Hardiman
F. M. Andrews
A. B. Cramer
Howard Graham
E. O. Stecker
Dan Pardecoper
A. L. Peters
George Beals
Sentinel
Matt Merrill
Lois Yura
Margaret Beals
Carrie Helaney
Arlene Laurence
Marion Armstrong
Janet Bokerney
Ruthe Hardiman
Alice Peterson
Don Woods
Billy Britten
John Hitler
Norman Peters
Charles Vondracek
Howard Cropp
Joe Vondracek
Frank Danberg
Melvin Wilson
Fred Bokerney
I. J. Hess
Mary Hardiman
Charles Heider
Fred Bliven
Patrick Figg
Extortionist Fails To Appear In Prophetstown Incident
Town merchants and the mayor of Prophetstown Illinois returned to work after a threat from a would be extortionist. The man did not appear as scheduled and details of the case were not disclosed.
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Prophetstown
Rockford, Ill
George S. Brydin
U. S
Sim Mee
Ill
Number Automobile Thefts In State Up Ten Per Cent
DES MOINES Iowa 9.9 percent rise in car thefts reported by the state bureau of investigation for the year ending July 10. A total of 1 378 cars were stolen compared with 1 253 the previous year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
INS
State Bureau of Investigation
Hindenburg Completes Ninth North Atlantic Voyage to Lakehurst
The dirigible Hindenburg moored at 7 46 a m EDT Monday after 63 hours 49 minutes since leaving Frankfort Germany. She arrived over New Jersey nearly two hours earlier and cruised until daylight before reaching Lakehurst carrying 50 passengers.
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Lakehurst
N. J
North Atlantic
Frankfort
Germany
New Jersey
Clarence Woman Mary Munn 94 Dies at Soldiers Home
Mrs Mary Munn age 94 longtime Clarence resident died Friday night at the Soldiers home in Marshalltown She is survived by daughter Mrs Rena Biederman of Ottawa Kansas and two sons Funeral services are set for Tuesday at 10 30 with Rev George H Goodrick officiating Burial will be in Clarence Iowa
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Clarence
Mary Munn
Soldiers
Marshalltown
Rena Biederman
Ottawa
Kan
Munn
George H. Goodrick
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AL Smith
Milo Hronek
DR. Cadman
Robert W. Rogers
Drew Theological Seminary
Wellington
Shropshire
England
Wesleyan College
Richmond
Surrey
Millbrook
Shoreham
Washington, D. C
Hétel
The
Grotto
Ambar Grotto Band
Oxus Grotto Band
Miss Neuman
Oxus Calaron
Sam
Rockford
Brydia
Paul Johnson
Smulekoff
Third Ave
Gabby” Hartnett
Bill Ferguson
Ava Kimmey
Kimmey
Zep
John A. Merritt
Sofie Camels
Reynolds Tob
Winston-Salem, N.G
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