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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1932
Page
7
a Des Moines report records an AP item challenging Senator LBJ Dickinson over a statement by the senator indicating political contention and prompting immediate public reaction among local readers and political circles.
Forecasters predict unsettled conditions Friday with mixed showers and cooler air. The forecast notes possible west to northwest winds and temperatures in the 70s to 80s alongside varying cloud cover and a chance of late showers.
A historic note describes the use of numbered poles and hexified marks to identify farm properties in Maine. Residents and officials discuss the system's origins and ongoing use, with references to farmers, a registrar, and local business concerns around house numbering.
Police arrested Shubo Hasebe a priest accused of supplying bones for a healing practice using human and chicken bones and the chant namu daishi hensho konzo. Yoneds speculated the calcium in bones mattered more than chants. The report also notes the writer Lillie Mike and millionaire Eilile Ike observing events.
A fragmented OCR text mentions stain removal advice and references multiple stray phrases. The readable parts point to a how to style booklet on stain elimination, mixed with garbled words and unrelated fragments.
Clayton County initiates a project to surface 45 miles of secondary roads. The plan includes funding and scheduling details for anticipated construction phases and local impact assessments for communities in the area.
Miss Yount age 85 longtime Cornel housekeeper died Wednesday after a heart attack following months of illness. Born February 9 1847 in Hendricks County she came to Iowa in 1850. Funeral Friday at 3 pm conducted by Rev T Gough.
Investigators probe the deaths of Herman and Julie Sheets, a Marshall County couple, whose bodies were found at their rural home. Authorities report shotgun wounds and a gun on a table, with neighbors discovering the scene. The case is treated as a possible double murder.
ANAMOSA The Anamosa National Bank, which closed its doors, has declared a dividend of 33 percent to its depositors. Coe Releen is in charge of the bank. Wilton Junction notes social details and fraternal listings in related notices with names and roles.
The Association for Tax Justice will add five field workers to begin duties next week to support district and local chairmen. Campaigns are under way in Waterloo, Fort Dodge, Clinton, Mason City, and Marshestown with Cedar Rapids and Burlington preparing campaigns. The group argues the home should not be taxed to the point of tax sales, stressing the home as democracy’s foundation and opposing punitive confiscation.
Grun dy Center reports a Morrison area General Store owned by Tomas and Ander Son 1 Mortison was destroyed by fire after a blaze swept through the building. Investigators and local authorities worked through the night as crews battled the flames and assessed damage.
Special to The Gazette Whittier four year old Roy Knight son of Mr and Mrs Clifford Knight saved his two year old brother LaVerne Knight from drowning in a water tank. The brothers were warned but sat on the tank with feet in the water when LaVerne fell in. Roy carried the soaked child to the house two miles southeast of Whittier on the William Young farm.
Dubuque report: Consolidated National Bank, capitalized at 500000 dollars, failed to open due to heavy withdrawals over the past several days. President J. K. Deming and cashier Joseph W. Merer lead the bank.
Walter Holly, 30, of Afonona, charged with larceny by embezzlement, is alleged to have traded cars with W. H. Walch garage a year ago. He claims two Walch agents repossessed the car while he was in Guttenberg. Walch denies involvement. Holly bound over to October grand jury on the charge. he is free on $500 bond posted by his father.
Mrs. Leland Brand of Belle Plaine suffered a severe stab on her left leg when a basement door doorframe injury shattered cement pried into the home. She required twenty five stitches to close the wound.
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