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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1936
Page
7
Cottage sought close in west side by September 1. Prompt payment and good care guaranteed by steady reliable middle aged couple. Dial 2-9561. Eight room house wanted for home and office near by. Contact Room 218 Allison Hotel or 2-6898.
A cluttered classified page lists multiple rental and sale offers across Mt. Vernon and nearby avenues. Properties include 4 to 7 room houses and bungalows with garages, prices from 25 to 8,500 dollars, and nearby business and industrial listings. Contact details, agents, and brief feature notes accompany each listing.
Real estate ad describes a two story Kenwood home on an 80 by 180 foot corner lot with shade, rock garden, shrubs and flowers. Features include one bedroom on first floor, two upstairs, kitchen with breakfast nook, fireplace, garage, cement drive, insulation, and excellent condition. Priced at 3 450 dollars with 500 down and 30 dollars monthly. Franklin schools district near Lincoln highway Roosevelt district also offered with different terms.
Sale by owner in West Lake Okoboji area offers a modern two story bungalow with three bedrooms a large living room dining room kitchen and bathroom, wide screened porch. Corner lot in Arthur St Matthews and Franklin districts. Cash sacrifice terms through BEDELL NISSEN CO. Dial 2 L1312. Also listed are several other Cedar Rapids and area homes with prices from 1900 to 3950, open Sunday 3-6, and real estate firm contacts.
For builders consider Ridgewood lots priced from 1400 dollars by size. Some parcels are wooded others open with terms arranged by Renry S. Ely & Co. Also available: two lots and lumber for a five room house at 419 2nd St. SW. Phone 229812.
A Bolton advertisement offers sale of 57 houses, apartments, stores, garages, and business locations at all price ranges. The brief notices multiple property types and emphasizes availability from Bolton's.
For sale or exchange numerous old listings including a six room two garages home on Beaver Avenue with 60 ft frontage trade for a five room bungalow. West Highlands six rooms price around 4000 or trade for bungalow. Several other properties include a good two apartment building and an nine room model home with income. Agencies White’s Exchange and Knapp’s advertise properties and trades with various contact numbers.
Maquoketa Clar ence Applegate 23 son of Mr and Mrs Riley Applegate living northwest of Fulton Iowa shot himself with a rifle in his bedroom Saturday at 3 pm Mrs Applegate outside heard the shot Coroner John W Jordan Maquoketa said no inquest and ruled death by own action No motive offered though headache and drought damage to the Applegate farm were noted Applegate died about two hours after the shot was heard
Iowa City AP reports four John Laffey scholarships for high scholarship and character were awarded Saturday by the University of Iowa College of Law. Recipients for next fall are George Heidelbaugh of Des Moines, Leo Fitzgibbons of Armstrong, Erwin Buck of Grand Junction, all from UI, and Maurice Paske of Sioux Center from Grinnell College, each worth 130 dollars.
John Sipek of Elberon died Friday at age 60 from kidney trouble. Funeral services are Sunday at 2 p.m. in Vining. He was a farmer living four miles west of Elberon and a member of the Elberon I O O F and Rebekah lodges. He is survived by his wife.
Treasury Department inquiry into alleged sniping by Secret Service against G-men nears a showdown as Joseph Murphy returns for questioning. Chicago agents Callahan and Schaetzel to be interviewed. Grady Boatwright to stay in Washington. Green, Dillinger ally, was shot while resisting surrender after picking up clothes in St Paul.
WATERLOO AP Pressy H. Frank Waterloo former Republican state chairman says he will not seek the United States Senate nomination to succeed the late Louis Murphy. He resigned as state chair to focus on law practice and urges the party to let the convention select the best qualified man. He stresses serving the party over personal ambition in this election.
Silas Smith, 89, of Central City, died Friday at his son George Smiths home. He had been ill briefly. Funeral services set for Monday at 2 p.m. at the George Smith residence with Rev. C. F. Stratton officiating. Burial in Boulder cemetery. Survived by two sons George, William of Van Meter S D Louis of Anamosa. two daughters Mrs Fred Rich of Hawkeye and Mrs George Switzer of Marion.
It is estimated that about 2 percent of the U S population is ill at any time, totaling roughly 7.3 days of sickness per person each year. The figure reflects average health trends and provides a snapshot of national illness burden.
Britain weighs an alternate empire lifeline via Africa and Cape route, long foregone Suez access. The plan would shift trade and naval strategy toward a Cape route with South Africa backing a Capetown base, air fleet, and munition plants to defend the lifeline against broader imperial stresses.
IOWA NEWS IN BRIEF reports on events across Independence Ossian Maquoketa and Maquoketa. A play A Mother's Blunder directed by Mrs. Paul Knapp at the Methodist church featured Dorothy Margaret and Paul Knapp with recitations by Caroline and Junior Berry. Ind A J Howland fined 10 dollars for intoxication after a highway 11 crash with Bruce Cairns fined 25 dollars for reckless driving. The wreck involved Kenneth Quass and R K Quass cars. Howland suffered a severe arm cut and all were bruised. Ossian Catholic Daughters of America held annual picnic at Inwood park Spillville with attendees from New Hampton Lawler West Union Ossian. Independence barn fire likely from spontaneous combustion destroyed hay hog house corn crib with 15 tons hay and machinery. sow with ten pigs burned. loss about 2500 building 500 contents insured. Maquoketa Walter W Ogden, 69, dies. services Monday 2 30 p m at residence. surviving daughter Mrs John Suthers and son Ralph.
July 20 to 25 will be playground music week at city playgrounds with group singing harmonica and instrumental numbers. Junior drum and bugle corps participate with community night programs enhanced by singing and solos. An organ recital for children by Miss Eleanor Taylor will be held at the First Presbyterian church noon Tuesday. Community outings, ice cream social at Harrison, leathercraft, toy circus plans Lincoln, model aircraft at Roosevelt, bicycle events at Riverside, folk dancing at Daniels, monopoly games at Bever, comic band at Arthur, and city wide horse shoes and paddle tennis at Daniels park Friday.
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