Farnsworth defense hinges on Navy ties in espionage case
John S. Farnsworth, ex naval officer jailed on a high level defense case, plans to argue that Annapolis classmates and navy colleagues knew of his talks with Japanese and Chinese agents. Franklin Lane, visiting Farnsworth, advised him not to talk until grand jury action or July 29 arraignment. Farnsworth says friends teased him about receiving money from Japan. he also notes no request for confidential documents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
John S. Farnsworth
Annapolis
Navy Department
Franklin K. Lane
Secretary of Interior
Lane
Farnsworth
District of Columbia
Naval
Naval Academy
Navy
Naval Service
Imperial Navy
U. S
Needham C. Turnage
T. M. Rives
Montana
Chicago
Births Compile Local Daughters and Sons for July Dates
A series of birth notices from Cedar Rapids area families lists newborns: a daughter born July 5 to Mr and Mrs Earl Krouse of Bellwood Illinois formerly Cedar Rapids, a son July 15 to Mr and Mrs Sherman Madlock at home, a seven pound daughter Sandra Mae July 14 to Mr and Mrs R J Wright of Williamsburg with Mrs Wright formerly Mabel Mitralsky of Cedar Rapids, a daughter July 12 to Mr and Mrs J L Petrak route 2 Cedar Rapids at St Luke's, a daughter July 16 to Mr and Mrs E L Eaton 120 Seventeenth Street NE at St Luke's, a son July 15 to Mr and Mrs George F E Brown Clarence at St Luke's, a daughter July 15 to Mr and Mrs O H Orris 919 Avenue NW at St Luke's, a son to Mr and Mrs Ray Happel 1060 Tenth Avenue SE, a daughter July 16 to Mr and Mrs Sam B Miller 1352 H Avenue NE at St Luke's, a son July 16 to Mr and Mrs Ira S Barcus 422 Sixth Avenue SE at Mercy hospital, and a daughter July 17 to Mr and Mrs Carl Burck Mount Vernon at Mercy hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Krouse
Bellwood
Ill
Krouse
Cedar Rapids
Sherman Madlock
Tenth Avenue SE
R. J. Wright
Williamsburg
Sandra Mae
St. Luke’s Hospital
Wright
Mabel Mitralsky
Avenue NW
Ray Happel
Sam B. Miller
H Avenue NE
Ira S. Barcus
Sixth Avenue SE
Mercy Hospital
Carl Burck
Mount Vernon
Hobby Show at Gladbrook Corn Fete Planned
Special to The Gazette Tama county Farm Bureau women will stage a hobby show August 13 to 15 in connection with the corn carnival at Gladbrook. There will be two divisions for town and country women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
Toledo
Tama County Farm Bureau
Gladbrook
Deaths Mrs Rusha Egloff 1857 1942
Mrs Rusha Egloff 1402 Fourth avenue SE died at Cresco where she planned to spend the summer. Born May 10 1857 in Illinois she lived in Cedar Rapids 45 years. Survived by cousin Miss Light a niece Mrs Gene Ballard and eight grandchildren. Funeral from Dorner chapel at 10 a.m. Saturday with Rev A A Brooks officiating. Pallbearers named from her sons and grandsons. Lagomarcino’s body at Monahan funeral home with rosary by Rev Donald Peters Friday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rusha Egloff
Fourth Avenue SE
Louise Light
Cresco
Miss Light
Edgloff
Illinois
Cedar Rapids
E. C. Egloff
Mason City
Charles City
Illinois Central Railroad
Manchester
Gene Ballard
Nebraska City
Neb
Egloff
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
Wednesday Shakespeare Club
Dorner Chapel
A. A. Brooks
L. E. Thomas
Buhle
Idaho
Anna Carlson
Chicago
George Pinney
Joe
Brooklyn
N. C
John
Andrew
Charles
Robert
Virgil
Lagomarcino
Monahan
Donald Peters
Miss Kate Weller Dies in Minneapolis Heat Prostration
Miss Kate Weller of Pioneer Local Family dies in Minneapolis from heat prostration. Born in Coburg Canada she was daughter of Lorenzo R. and Corinthia D. Weller one of eight siblings. Family moved to Cedar Rapids about 1870 with brother W L Weller who founded Weller Drug Co. Body to arrive Cedar Rapids Friday evening. services and calling hours arranged at Turner chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate Weller
Minneapolis
Coburg
Canada
Lorenzo R. and
Corinthia D. Weller
Cedar Rapids
W. L. Weller
Weller Drug Company
Douglas and
Stuart
Quaker Oats Company
Miss Weller
Turner Chapel
Mrs. Grace Bruner Adams Dies After Prolonged Illness
Mrs Grace Bruner Adams wife of Fenton W Adams 336 Crescent drive SE died at a local hospital at 941 a m Friday after a long illness She was born June 27 1892 in Cedar Rapids and lived in several Iowa cities before settling here She married Fenton W Adams November 27 1913 in Cedar Rapids Survived by husband son Robert M her mother Minnie Bruner Winnetka Ill and two sisters Ethel Bruner McCartney Kansas City Mo Phyllis Bruner Taylor Winnetka Ill Funeral services will be held at Turner chapel at 2 pm Monday Friends may call at the chapel Saturday and Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Bruner Adams
Fenton W. Adams
Crescent Drive
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Gary
Ind
Sioux City
Des Moines
Davenport
Springfield
Ill
Wasington High School
Presbyterian Church
Robert M
Minnie Bruner
Winnetka, Ill
Ethel Bruner McCartney
Kansas City
Phyllis Bruner Taylor
Winnetka
Turner Chapel
Charles C. Lagomarcino Funeral Saturday
Funeral services for Charles C. Lagomarcino who died Wednesday at his daughter’s home will be held Saturday at 9 a.m. in St. Patrick’s church with a solemn high mass. Rev. Donald Peters will officiate. Burial will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery in the family lot. Lagomarcino, born Genoa Italy April 18 1849, came to the United States at 18, lived in Omaha then Cedar Rapids since 1893. He had resided with his daughter and son-in-law for five years and is survived by his wife Josephine five sons and three daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles C. Lagomarcino
George Pinney
First Avenue W
St. Patrick’s Church
Donald Peters
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Mr. Lagomarcino
Genoa
Italy
United States
Omaha
Neb
Cedar Rapids
Third Avenue Road
Josephine
John
Waverly
Andrew
Moline, NL
Joseph
Davenport
Paul
San Francisco
Calif
Charles
Iowa City
Mrs Bertha Swayze Dies After Week Long Illness In Cedar Rapids
Mrs Bertha Swayze 68 longtime Cedar Rapids resident and St Pauls church member died at a local hospital at 6 15 am Friday after a week long illness She was born April 15 1868 in Buchanan county Survived by brother Joseph Hoover Sacramento sister Laura Attwood Walker sister Lillian Lester Tulsa and niece Rowena Rosengren Minneapolis Related funeral arrangements will be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Swayze
Avenue NE
Marshall J. Swayze
Cedar Rapids
St. Paul's Church
Buchanan County
Joseph H. Hoover
Sacramento
Calif
Laura H. Attwood
Walker
Lillian L. Lester
Tulsa
Okla
Rowena Rosengren
Minneapolis
Beatty Chapel
David Mahoney Infant Dies, Funeral Held
David Mahoney infant son of Mr and Mrs Louis Mahoney 717 Fifteenth Street SE died at a local hospital Thursday evening. He is survived by his parents three brothers Jack Jerry and Robert and grandparents Mrs Margaret Olmstead and Mr and Mrs John Mahoney. Funeral services were held at the Kuba chapel Friday at 3 30 p m with Msgr John Molloy officiating. Burial was in Mount Calvary cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Mahoney
Louis Mahoney
Fifteenth Street
Jack
Jerry
Robert
Margaret Olmstead
John Mahoney
Kuba Chapel
Msgr
John Molloy
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Mrs. Emma Graham Funeral Services Planned
Funeral services for Mrs. Emma Graham will be held at Turner chapel at 4 p.m. Saturday with Rev. J. R. McCullough officiating. Burial is to take place in Linwood Cemetery. Friends may visit the chapel beforehand.
Funeral services for James S. Johnson Saturday
Funeral services for James S. Johnson who died of sunstroke Wednesday will be conducted by Rev. Greer McCrory at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Rohn chapel. Burial follows in Linwood cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel Friday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James S. Johnson
Greer McCrory
Rohn Chapel
Linwood Cemetery
Mrs C J Brown Dies After Brief Illness in Kansas City
Mrs. C. J. Brown wife of the Rock Island district general manager for this area, died Thursday night after a brief illness in Kansas City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. J. Brown
Kansas City
Rock Island Railroad
Death of Mildred Richards in Marshalltown
Word reached friends here of Mildred Richards 37 of Marshalltown who died there of heat prostration. Funeral services were held Thursday morning.
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Mildred Richards
Marshalltown
De Paolo Addresses 500 Automotive Parts Dealers in Cleveland
Peter De Paolo of Cleveland the 1925 1927 Indianapolis winner spoke to about 500 auto parts dealers Thursday night at C. S. P. S. hall. The Barron Motor company sponsored the meeting where he urged racing as a testing ground for new technologies later used in highway cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter de Paolo
Cleveland
C. S. P. S. Hall
Barron Motor Company
General Johnson Sees Roosevelt Losing Ground
Brig. Gen. Hugh S. Johnson, ex-NRA director, said in New York that if trends continue, Roosevelt’s re election would be doubtful though today he might still win. He cited four adverse breaks including labor split and Peek defection, and warned of Townsend and Coughlin forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
INS
Hugh S. Johnson
NRA
Roosevelt
Johnson
Lemke
Townsend-Coughlin
George Peek
AAA
Washington
Frances Robinson
Peek
Kansas
Landon
Roosvelt
Scotland Yard Seeks Witnesses In King Edward Plot
Scotland Yard appealed for public help after a near assassination attempt on King Edward during a Hyde Park procession. Witnesses are asked to report to New Scotland Yard and provide names of those who gave eyewitness accounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
SNS
Edward
Buckingham Palace
Scotland Yard
Britain
Crime Investigation Bureau
New Scotland Yard
King Edward
Hyde Park
McMahon
Anthony Gordon Dick
Class C Beer Permit At Airport Inn Denied
The city council denied Mrs. Pauline De Bont’s application for a class C beverage permit at the Airport Inn. Council members noted the permit allows beer only for off premise sale, with possible sale to areas including the airport highway or adjoining territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Airport Inn
Pauline de Bont
Fourth Avenue
Call reconvenes Iowa delegates for 1936 senatorial bid
The Iowa Republican central committee announces a 11 am July 25 1936 reconvening of delegates to nominate a U S senator to fill the Murphys vacancy. The call cites the last Des Moines convention at the Coliseum and names Carl H Cook as chair. A historical note recalls a prior reconveniing after a senator’s death. Obituary details for Mr Hayek follow, listing survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
United States
Louis Murphy
Carl H. Cook
Glenwood
Iowa Republican Central Committee
Iowa
Louis P. Murphy
Republican State Central Committee of
Floyd Philbrick
Linn County
Albert B. Cummins
Dave Stewart
Sioux City
Funeral for John Hayek Held at Holy Trinity Church
The funeral for John Hayek aged 58, formerly living west of Vining, was held Thursday at Holy Trinity Catholic Church. The service was conducted by Rev. A. P. Meyer, pastor of St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Tama, due to the absence of F. X. Gorecki.
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Vining
John Hayek
Holy Trinity Catholic Church
A. P. Meyer
St. Patricks Catholic Church
Tama
F. X. Gorecki
Black Hawk Delegates Back Reed for U.S. Senate Bid
Waterloo lawyer Harry M. Reed a former U S attorney for Iowa’s northern district is urged by Black Hawk County delegates at Montrose to be a Republican candidate for the unexpired U S Senate term. Reed, lifelong Waterloo resident, Iowa graduate, former city attorney and ex federal prosecutor, also managed Senator Dickinson’s reelection bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry M. Reed
Waterloo
Iowa
Louis Murphy
Dubuque
Black Hawk County
Montrose Hotel
Reed
Murphy
University of Iowa Law School
J. L. Dickinson
Sigourney Three Day Festival Dates Change Option
Sigourney sets a three day celebration titled Yen Rie e Gis spelled backward. originally Aug 16 17 18, the event moved to Aug 6 7 8 to avoid Keota’s concurrent festivities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sigourney
Keota
Wilson and Co Denied Injunction In Labor Case
In Saint Paul Minnesota Federal Judge M M Joyce denied Wilson and Co meat packers of Albert Lea an injunction to bar NLRA hearings over a dispute with its workers. The case stems from the dismissal of Elmer Wenzel at the Albert Lea plant and union demands for reinstatement.
Cicadas Sing of Frost Forecast for August Twenty Fifth
Maquoketa residents hear cicadas announcing cooler weather as they switch to a fall song. Weather prophets predict frost six weeks away on August 25, signaling an early autumn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Gazette
Maquoketa
Cicadas
Death of Mrs Margaret Doran in Wilton Junction Heat
Mrs Margaret Doran died at 93 from heat effects Tuesday at her daughter Sadie Henley’s home. Born February 2 1843 in Newton New Jersey she moved with her parents to Sweetland Center area at age seven. She married John Doran March 27 1869 at Durant and lived on farms until 1920 death. Surviving daughters are Mrs Henley and Mrs Charles Brumbaugh.
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Milwaukee
Mr. Hayek
Wisconsin
Marie Hayek
Tama
Vining
Otter Creek Township
Louis
John Stoklas
Joseph Rand
Joseph
Mike Hayek
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Townsend
George W. Smallwood
Massachusetts
J. S. Reeves
Pocatello
de Paolo
Gen. Johnson
James L. Kilgallen
Fears Townsend
James A. Farley
Coughin
Freeman
Iowa Theater
Baily
Dairies
Black Hawk
Frost
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Cedar Rapids Gazette
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