Adams High Annex Plan Shrinks Crowding at Washington High
Adams school will become an annex to Washington high starting fall term. Enrollment shifts move 40 students from Jackson to Johnson and 42 from Jackson to Buchanan, with 50 to Johnson. The Adams enrollment, about 300, splits with 75 to Tyler and the rest to Jackson.
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Adams
Jackson
Tyler
Adams School
Washington High School
Board of Education
Arthur Deamer
Deamer
Jackson School
Johnson
Jackson E
Buchanan
Johnson School
Adams Wema Sa
Tyer
Buchanan School
Fifth Avenue
Fifteenth Street
Meadowbrook Drive
Meadowbrook
Mount Vernon Avenue
Jackson School District
First Avenue
Thirteenth Street
Third Avenue
Fourteenth Street
Seventh Avenue
Tyler School
Central City men plead guilty to illegal liquor charges
E. L. Moore aged 40 and Rolly Palmer aged 19, both of Central City, pled guilty in district court to illegal liquor offenses and were fined 200 dollars plus costs by Judge H. C. Ring. Police arrested them at 3 am on First Avenue at 33rd Street NE after stopping to question them and found a gallon of alcohol, a quart of whisky, and several empty bottles in Palmer’s car. Assistant County Attorney Ed Fordyce began action to seize the vehicle.
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E. L. Moore
Rolly Palmer
Central City
H. C. Ring
Duncan and Stearns
First Avenue
Thirty-third Street
Moore
Palmer
Ed Fordyce
District Court Formats Liquor Nuisance Charge
Marion Chase was charged in district court before Judge H. C. Ring with maintaining a liquor nuisance. Federal officers raided his home at 1113 Seventh Street SE on July 16 and found alleged alcohol. He was not arraigned Thursday due to being taken into custody.
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Marion Chase
H. C. Ring
Chase
Seventh Street SE
County Jail Transfer To Hospital For Delirium Tremens
A detainee was moved from the county jail to a hospital where he is receiving treatment for delirium tremens. Medical staff report continued monitoring and no further incidents at this time.
Tenant Sues Over Back Rent in Restaurant Building
A. Gatto filed a district court suit Thursday to recover 192 in back rent and water bills from Tom Panagos and others. The defendants are listed as tenants in a restaurant building Gatto owns at 104 Third Avenue SW.
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A. Gatto
Tom Panagos
Gatto
Third Avenue SW
Gilbert Offutt Released on Peace Bond in District Court
Gilbert Offutt was released on a $300 bond Thursday in district court by Judge H. C. Ring. Offutt, described as Negro, is to leave the city after his wife Hazel filed information against him.
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Gilbert Offutt
H. C. Ring
Offutt
Hazel
Suit Filed Over $44 Medical Account Assignment
On H. C. Ring in district court a suit against Robert B. Davis and Luella Crandall Davis Beems was filed upon the plaintiff's application. The action concerns a $44 account assigned to the medical association by a Denver physician.
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H. C. Ring
Robert B. Davis
Luella Crandall Davis Beems
Medical Association
Denver, Colo
Empire Plan Hints at U S Exports and Trade Shifts
The article examines how British policy and the empire plan affect U S exports to Canada and India. It notes Canada’s large American investment and trade links, the drop in UK to India shipments, and how exchange rates offset tariffs while the United States holds a larger stake in Canadian securities than Britain.
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United Kingdom
India
Canada
United States
Great Britain
Irish Free State
Chicago Back Pay For City Workers Withheld From Teachers
Eighteen thousand city employees would receive 1.8 million dollars in back salaries. No funds would reach about fourteen thousand unpaid teachers due to bankers refusing to advance money over doubts about school board tax warrants.
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Chicago
INS
Walker Denies Delay in Reply to Roosevelt Charges
New York Mayor James J. Walker said he would talk with Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt on Thursday about his delay in answering charges before the governor. He rejected Roosevelt’s claim that the slow reply prevented the governor from attending the Olympic games in California and said no time limit was set for his response.
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New York
INS
James J. Walker
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Walker
California
Cheese Thief Breaks Window as Lancaster Sheriff Sought
In Rushville a storeowner Frank Morrow fired at a cheese thief through a front window with a shotgun. the intruder fled through a back door while the crowd debated the value of cheese over property loss. The incident occurred as townspeople gathered in the general store to discuss local topics.
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Lancaster
Rushville
Frank Morrow
Morrow
Mrs Eliza Benedict McDoneld 88 dies in Marion home
Eliza Mary Decker Benedict McDonald, 88, longtime Marion resident, died Thursday at 2 a.m. at her home 176 South Tenth Street after a four year illness. She was born December 25 1865 in Oxford New York and moved to Town. Survived by two daughters Lottie Gates of Los Angeles and Lillian M. Smith plus sons Delos E. and Charles D. Decker. Funeral arrangements to be announced.
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Eliza Benedict McDoneld
Marion
Linn County
South Tenth Street
Eliza Mary Decker
Benedict
Oxford
N. Y
John McDonald
Robert
Mont
Former Traffic Cop Is Held For Abandonment
James Williams of Marion a former motorcycle patrolman was arrested Thursday forenoon by Deputy Sheriff Larry Condon and Marshal Starry. He is held for Carroll county where a warrant charges him with wife and child abandonment. Williams confided in the county jail and waived extra ion.
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James Williams
Marion
Larry Condon
Marshal Starry
Williams
Carroll County
Wilcox Family Guests Visit William Ross Home
Mr and Mrs Wilcox and their daughter Virginia and Miss Janet Ross visited Wednesday at the William Ross home. They were en route to Los Angeles after a trip through the east. Janet Ross is a daughter of Harry Ross formerly of this city.
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Mrs. Wilcox
Virginia
Janet Ross
William Ross
Los Angeles
Harry Ross
Fifteenth Birthday Party Honored Margaret Ross
Mr and Mrs Frank Ross hosted a Wednesday evening party for their daughter Margaret celebrating her fifteenth birthday. A second cake marked Marian Cone’s fifteenth birthday. Margaret received many gifts and guests included Mrs Thomas Martin of Cedar Rapids Marian Cone Vivien Duede Anna Helen Martin Billy Campbell Charles Reinheimer Margaret and Betty Ross.
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Frank Ross
Margaret
Marian Cone
Thomas Martin
Cedar Rapids
Vivien Duede
Anna Helen Martin
Billy Campbell
Charles Reinheimer
Betty Ross
Miss Genevieve Koch Visits Relatives in Central City
Miss Genevieve Koch of Central City visits her aunt Mrs Mary Hanna and grandmother Mrs Ida Lillie during a family visit lasting several days in the city.
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Genevieve Koch
Central City
Mary Hanna
Ida Lillie
Baseball Players Take Up Golf Around Chicago
Gabby Hartnett and Charley Root, both Cubs, have become golf enthusiasts. At Briargate Country Club near Chicago Hartnett struggled with sand traps as a foursome approached. Bill Kiem, NL umpire, welcomed a fan watching him play, lightening the mood with a joke.
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Gabby” Hartnett
Chicago
Charley Root
Briargate Country Club
Hartnett
Charley
Gabby
Root
Bill Kiem
National League
Priscilla Guild Members Plan August Food Sale
Priscilla Guild members and families picnicked at Thomas Park on Wednesday. Plans were made for an August food sale with Mrs. Shaffer Klink in charge. One guest from Milwaukee and Mrs. Cecil Lewis with her son Philip from Britt attended.
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Priscilla Guild
Thomas Park
Shaffer Klink
About
Milwaukee
Cecil Lewis
Philip
Britt
Local Visit Notes From Toddville Marion And McGregor
Miss Grace Boyd visits relatives and friends in Toddville. P. F. Klein attends business in Marion on Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Thomas and family spend several days at McGregor. Miss Ethel Cline returns to Omaha after visiting the C. A. Cline family.
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Grace Boyd
Toddville
Mrs. Gerald Thomas
McGregor
Ethel Cline
Omaha
C. A
Grassfield opens Sixth Avenue grocery and sandwich shop
W. E. Grassfield completed a building at Sixth Avenue and Nineteenth Street and opened a grocery store and sandwich shop. William Braska of 889 Second Avenue is ill. L. A. Dickey was a business visitor in Newport on Wednesday. Rolland Goudy will be the soloist with the Marion band Thursday at 8 p.m. in the city park. Mrs. Mary Lindahl and Miss Nettie Lindahl of Coggon are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lin and Mr. and Mrs. Lyman Smith of Des Moines are visiting Marion relatives and friends.
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W. E. Grassfield
Sixth Avenue
Nineteenth Street
Rolland Goudy
Marion
Sis Ees Sese
Borer
Mary Lindahl
Nettie Lindahl
Frank Lina
Lyman Smith
Des Moines
Neighborhood Picnic Honors Missouri Visitor
Mrs. Emma Keng of Missouri visiting daughter Mrs. A. C. Lane was honored at a neighborhood picnic. Miss Bernita Vanderbilt of Chicago also attended as an out-of-town guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Keng
Missouri
A. C. Lane
Bernita Vanderbilt
Chicago
Mrs. O G Waffle spends week in Marion after McGregor cottage visit
Mrs. O G Waffle, who spent three weeks at the Waffle summer cottage in McGregor, is now spending this week in Marion.
Miss Ethel Cline Visits Nelsons in Minnesota
Miss Ethel Cline of Omaha and the C. Cline family visited Mrs. C A Nelson and family at Albert Lea Minnesota last week. They also saw relatives in Clin.
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Ethel Cline
Omaha
C. C. Cline
C. A. Nelson
Albert Lea
Minn
Clin
Eight Held for Murder in Marseilles Labor Riot
A coroner's jury in Ottawa Illinois has bound eight men to the La Salle county grand jury on murder charges tied to a labor riot at the Marseilles dam construction on the Illinois waterway Tuesday. James Collins 38 of Arizona is accused of killing Steve Sutton union organizer. Ralph Taylor Lemar Bartin Joseph Murray Olaf Hoff Harry D Paige H Staples and Lee Dale are named as accessories. all employed by Stephens Brothers and Miller Hutchinson Construction of New Orleans building the dam.
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Ottawa
Til
INS
LaSalle County
Illinois Waterway
Marseilles
Iil
James Collins
Arizona
Steve Sutton
Ralph Taylor
Lemar Bartin
Joseph Murray
Olaf Hoff
Harry D. Paige
H. H. Staples
Lee Dale
Stephens Brothers
Miller-Hutchinson Construction Company
New Orleans
Season For Hunting Wild Fowl Extended
Washington reports the open season for hunting wild ducks and geese extended from one to two months for the coming fall by President Hoover on Secretary Hyde's recommendation. The states of Montana and Kentucky will run from October 1 to November 30.
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Washington
SAP
Hoover
Hyde
Kota
Montana
Someone Steals Paradise Home in California Mystery
A. W. Damon, a former Los Angeles contractor, bought 60 acres and a villa in Paradise Butte county, but on returning for his family the villa had vanished leaving only concrete foundations. The sheriff's office reports the disappearance occurred before his return.
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Oroville
Calif
INS
Los Angeles
A. W. Damon
Paradise
Butte County
Damon
Sheriff's Office
Cedar Rapids School District to Hold Budget Hearing
The Independent School District of Cedar Rapids Iowa announces a meeting on August 1 1932 at 7 30 p m at 716 A Avenue N E. Taxpayers may speak for or against an estimated expenditure plan. District secretary Charles D Hedberg notes 15581 school aged residents and 1931 taxable valuation 15327933.00 with 17586254.00 in moneys and credits.
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Independent School District
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Iowa
Avenue N.E
Charles D. Hedberg
Linn County Old Settlers to Meet August 25 in Marion Park
The Linn County Old Settlers hold their annual meeting August 25 at a Marion city park with Judge H. C. Ring of Cedar Rapids as the guest speaker.
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Old Settlers
Linn County
Old Settlers In
Marion
H. C. Ring of
Cedar Rapids
Community canning drive seeks supplies and volunteers
Beans beets spinach and other produce were donated for a canning day at the community area kitchen aiding the unemployed. Last week 59 quarts of fruit and vegetables were canned. Those with extra produce should notify Miss Mildred Titus at the Community club to arrange pickup. Mrs. Myrtle Snyder leads Friday’s work.
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Community Aera
Community Club
Mildred Titus
Knight Furnace head briefly blinds then recovers
Harlan Knight of Knight Furnace suffered temporary blindness Tuesday night but quickly regained sight. He remains at home with Elmer Michel overseeing the business.
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Harlan Knight
The
Knight Furnace Company
Elmer Michel
Grand Jury Opens Probe in Coin Case Slaying
In Davenport, a special grand jury empaneled by Judge W. W. Scott began deliberations over the May 25 slaying of Nick J. Coin, a Davenport bootlegger, despite objections from defense attorneys for Louis Spridgen and Charles Elder.
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Davenport
Louis Spridgen
Charles Elder
Muscatine
Nick J. Coin
W. W. Scott
Zoo Trains New Chimpanzee Boxers Archie and Betty
Two 26 month old chimpanzees Archie and Betty join the St. Louis Zoo boxing program. A trainer coaches them as photographers capture footage of their training. News reels have previously featured Billy and Sammy, with several film teams visiting for action shots.
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Zoo At
St. Louis
Billy
Sammy
Archie
Betty
Laramy
Moonlight Saves City Light Bills in Grove City
Mayor John C. Felton explains Grove City street lights are off to save money when the moon provides light. He says lights may be turned on on very dark nights, but otherwise the city saves by moonlight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grove City
John C. Felton
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