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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 24, 1934

Page

7

Reorganization urged for United States Army Air Corps

The Baker board calls for a major overhaul to raise efficiency and coordinate ground and air forces. It proposes expanding the air corps to 2320 planes, a national aviation policy, longer pilot training hours, and private industry expansion, while deeming a separate air service unnecessary.

Washington United States Army Air Corps Baker Board Army Newton D Baker Secretars Wilson Moade Air Corps Secretary of War Air Mail James H Doolittle Baker May HO A Dram Karl T Compton George W Lewis C E Kilbourne George S Simonds Edgar S Gorrel J W Guhick Benjamin ND Foulow A.mair Clarence Albert F Brown Sugeest

Mrs George F OBrien Dies After Yearlong Illness

Faxin Marie wife of George F O Brien died at the family home 225 First Street SW at 2 20 pm Sunday after an illness of a year She is survived by her husband her mother Mrs Mary Cowner of Camanche two sisters Mrs C Finlay Muhs Clinton and Mrs Farr Kirk of Camanche two brothers Ellsworth Ryner Clinton and Todd Rayner Camanche She was a member of St Patricks church Funeral services Tuesday at 9 am Rev Father Peters officiating Burial in Mt Calvary Pallbearers Henry De Marah Frank Goerdt Ray Deason Joe Wachall Skelly Will Mc Gowen of Dyersville The body is at Monahans where friends may call

Faxin Marie George F. O Brien First Street O’brien Mary Covner Camanche C Finlay Muhs Clinton Farr Kirk Ellsworth Ryner Todd Rayner O'Brien Rock Island Lines Barrett Frances Barrett Mary Louise Catherine James Barrett Cedar Rapids Marion Davenport Michael M. McGowan Agnes Fitzpatrick Hills Immaculate Conception Church Dean John Molloy Mt Calvary Cemetery

Pierpont Wishes To Trade Places With Dillinger

COLUMBUS Ohio AP gang figure Harry Pierpont said he would trade places with Dillinger. Awaiting death penalty appeal outcome for Sheriff Jess Larber killing, Pierpont doubts Dillinger is dead. Makley and Pierpont were sentenced to death for the Lima jail murder. Glark serves life.

Columbus John Dullinger Harry Pierpont Desperado Ohio State Supreme Court Jess Larber Pierpont Dillinger Johnny Charles Makley Larber Allen County Lima Russell Glark Audrey Hancock Mary Kinder Harry F Pierpont Indiana State Margaret Behring Mary Hubert Dillinger Doris Frances Oho Jesse Sarber Sarber Dillineer Indianapolis Johnnie Harry ¢Pierponts Makies Makley

Two Gunmen Rob Seven On Chicago Speedboat

Seven people were seized aboard the St Lows speedboat on Lake Michigan by two gunmen during a Sunday night attack from a Warg lex burtling bound for the Worlds Fair Ontarneho. The assailants forced the pilot to stop, robbed the passengers of valuables, and left them marooned on a breakwater before fleeing.

Chicago Lake Michigan St Lows Warglex Montcomeny Ward and Company Fant Rustuet Frleen Porkese

Couple Arrested In Booze Raid On Dome

Local report details a酒 raid leading to the arrest of a couple near a dome site. The narrative mentions names and possible connections to ongoing investigations, with fragmented phrases referencing locations, dates, and family ties. The article appears to be a damaged OCR excerpt from a local obituary and notices section.

Radio Test Links County Sheriff to City Police Echoes

Deputy Sheriff Larry Condon tests a short wave radio in the county patrol linking Cedar Rapids and Linn County agencies. The feature helps track drunks, disturbers, and escaped inmates, showing promise for faster warnings and coordinated response beyond city limits.

Missouri Blank Boulevard Doc Street Larry Condon Sherif Joseph A. Petrus Condon Linn County Anamosa State Reformatory Sheriff's Office Condon Condon Cedar Rapids

Deaths Mrs Elizabeth Lenihan 93 mother of Rev D J Lenihan

Mrs Elizabeth Lenihan aged 93 mother of Rev D J Lenihan pastor of St Patrick s church Cedar Rapids died at the home of another son D C Lenihan in LeMars Iowa at 830 am Sunday She came to Cedar Rapids at age 3 and lived here nine years later moved to Dubuque Funeral services set for LeMars Tuesday at 9 am with burial in Dubuque at 5 pm Wednesday.

Elizabeth Lenihan D. J Lenihan St Patrick's Church Cedar Rapids D C Lenihan LeMars Lenihan Dubuque

Mrs Elizabeth Wear Dead Former Omaha Resident

Mrs Elizabeth Murray Wear widow of Frances Wear died at 403 South Twenty-ninth Street Omaha Nebraska at 5 30 p.m. July 19 1924. Born January 10 1844 near Rochester New York to Thomas and Ann Murray who moved from Montreal Canada to Ireland then to Montreal then to Cedar Rapids and Omaha. She married Francis Wear Oct 15 186? in Cedar Rapids. He had farmed near Fairland and later moved to Omaha. Survived by sons Joseph Wear Cayard Teng Beach Caaf ard Aonepe Tob and daughters Mae, and others. Funeral in St Peters Catholic Church with burial at nearby cemetery. Service attended by relatives and friends.

Elizabeth Murray Wear Frances Wear South Twenty-ninth Street Omaha Neb Rochester Nyy Thomas Ann Keating Murray Montreal Canada Wilam John Murray Uot Tonwa St Lawrence River Great Lakes Chicago Rok Island Wegen Benton County Ibaa Ran Elizabeth Murrayi Francis Wear Cannon Iise Carthone Cedar Rapids Wear S.ceenee Joseph Teng Beach Onia Ate Ata Ky Ole Fera Ste

Obituary notices from Cedar Rapids and Morning Sun reflect multiple deaths

The report lists deaths of Etta Martha Cavan 85 Cedar Rapids area resident. Mrs Emily Birch 90 Long Beach formerly Cedar Rapids. Mrs Julia Teply 49 Cedar Rapids native who moved to Minnesota then back, with survivors including children and siblings. Burial and viewing details provided for each, with services arranged locally.

Bank At Colesburg Is Given Release

DFS MOINES AP D W Bates state superintendent of banking Monday approved the release of the seven banks from restraint of S 1 114 The Mount Union State bank of Mount Union and the Farm us Savings bank of Colesburg Both banks will operate under depositors agreement Meanwhile Mechanicsville reports Rev A Kindred and three representatives of the Epworth League visited the Clear Lake church patrol and travel notes indicate a midnight departure for the Clear Lake estate.

DFS Moines D W Bates Morday Sevenag Mount Union State Bank of Mount Union Farmus Savings Bank of Colesburg Mechanicsville Enpworth Jos Smith

Typhoid Outbreak Follows Floods In Warsaw Poland

Typhoid fever outbreaks reported in Warsaw as floodwaters polluted by corpses raise fear of a broader epidemic. About 200000 near destitution amid dike reinforcements by all male residents as the Vistula river crests move toward the Baltic. The known dead total around 240 and rain continues to threaten levee safety.

Warsaw Poland Cracow Vistula Baltic Sea

G O P To Renominate Four Supreme Court Judges

MARSHALLTOWN AP Town republicans meet Wednesday to renominate four Republican supreme court justices whose terms expire December 31, 1934. The officials are Justices W D Evans Hampton Truman S Stevens Hamburg James W Kuindig Sioux City and George Claussen Clinton. Pressy H Frank Waterson state chairman to call the convention. The Rev R Stanley Brown Marshalltown will give the invocation and Henry C Shull Sioux City will deliver the keynote address.

Marshalltown Supreme Court W D Evans Hampton Truman S. Stevens Hamburg James W Kuindig Sioux City George Claussen Clinton

Dillinger to Be Buried in Indiana Mooresville

John Dillinger, 70, father of the outlaw, left Mooresville for Chicago with a gray hearse to bring his son’s body home. Burial will be beside his mother in Crown Hill Cemetery Indianapolis, likely Tuesday. Funeral services planned at Mrs Audrey Hancock’s home in Maywood with Gertrude Reinier officiating.

Mooresville Ind John WW. Dillinger Indiana Chicago Hubert Dillinger Enem Moore Indianapolis Audrey Hancock Dillinger Maywood Gertrude Reinier Crownhill Hancock Johnnie

Dillinger Son Killed by U S Agents in Home Raid

Mooresville Indiana reports John Dillinger senior learning his son John Dillinger, America's most wanted criminal, was killed by federal agents. Family members, including Audrey Hancock and Mary Kinder, react with shock and sorrow as details emerge of the April confrontation and Dillinger's reported burial plans in Indianapolis.

Mooresville Ind John Dillinger Department of Justice Chicago Indianapols

Prison T Used To Bake Him A Cake For His Birthday

The elder Dillinger regained his composure after a period of instability as his voice remained shaky. The anecdote recalls a prison kitchen ritual where T prepared a birthday cake for him each year.

Prison T Dillinger

NRA forecasts rise in business this summer in gamble by Henderson

The NRA expects a substantial fall rise in business and a smaller slump for the rest of the summer. Leon Henderson, head of the blue eagle research division, says the decline so far this season has been milder than normal and signs point to an upward trend. He cautions there is no boom, calling his forecast a gamble based on the best facts available.

Washington M AP NRA Leon Henderson The Blue Eagle Henderson

Missing Montana Episcopal Bishop Sought in Glacier Park

Right Rev. William F. Faber 74, presiding bishop of the Montana diocese, has been missing since Friday after hiking near Two Medicine Chalets in Glacier Park. A large search by CCC and park crews continued through the weekend. Bishop Fox offered a $100 reward for his recovery.

Glacier Park Mont William F. Faber Montana Rocky Mountains Two Medicine Lake CCC Bishop Faber Helena Medicine H T H Fox Billings Missoula

Mixed cattle bring $7 a hundredweight in Chicago market

A Tipton consolidates report notes double beef steer and heifer entries selling for seven dollars per hundredweight on the Chicago market. The item adds a separate note about a spot near the Antarctic circle claimed as the world windiest location with average speeds over twenty-two months surpassing forty four miles per hour.

Speral Tipton - Olin Fell Cedar County Chicago Antarctic Circle Australia

Bus Crash at Ossining Kills Sixteen and Injures Nineteen

A chartered bus carrying Brooklyn youths crashes down a long Ossining hill, twenty miles from New York. Sixteen die, nineteen injured, many in critical condition. Brakes reportedly failed. bus plunges through railing, explodes, burning the craft and igniting nearby lumber, causing substantial property loss. Authorities prepare a formal investigation as relatives identify victims.

Ossining N. Y INS Brooklyn Here Seaboard Frank Incanardo Rialto Bus Company Young Men's Democratic League Twentiieth Assembly Sing Sing Bernard Campist New York

Assault and Battery Ring Cases Dismissed in Court

Charges of assault and battery against Wesley Curl and Lloyd Finch, both 23, were dismissed by Justice A. S. Reed at the witness’s request. Costs to be paid by the defendants. A late heavy charge against Charlotte Sheldon, 22, was also dropped after the diamond ring was returned. arrest occurred midnight Sunday on information from Paul Kilborn.

Wesley Curl Lloyd Finch F Avenue NW A. S. Reed W. P. Reddick Justice Reed Reed Henvy Charlotte Sheldon First Avenue E Paul Kilborn Kilborn

Menus of the Day and Dessert Items in Home Cookery

A collection of kitchen instructions listing how to prepare stuffed peppers with bacon fat onions and meat, a vegetable salad with cabbage pickles onions and paprika, a fruit medley with apricots pineapple and orange, and a cake with butter sugar and baking powder. Includes steps for washing peppers browning onions and celery mixing ingredients stuffing peppers baking, chilling salad components, and cake making with frosting.

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