Birth notices from St. Luke's Mercy and local addresses
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Walter Conrad in St. Luke's hospital on July 23. Mercy hospital reports a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Broders at 845 First Avenue E on July 23, and a son for Mr. and Mrs. Harold Flemming at 1711 A Avenue NE on July 24. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. George D. Hanson at their home, 1432 Avenue NE, on July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Luke’s Hospital
Walter Conrad
Clarence
Mercy Hospital
Ernest Broders
First Avenue E
Harold Flemming
Avenue NE
George D. Hanson
Ottumwa Man Receives 30 Day Floater For Vagrancy
Walter McGee aged 53 of Ottumwa was sentenced to a 30 day floater for vagrancy. Sam Schminkey, 28 of 41 Thirty-sixth Avenue SW, received 30 days in jail for drunkenness and disturbing the peace of his family, suspended on good behavior and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter McGee
Ottumwa
Sam Schminkey
Thirty-sixth Avenue SW
Flora Davenport 83 Dies at Home
Mrs. Flora Davenport aged 83 died at 7 40 p m Saturday at her home 2100 Mallory Street SW.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flora Davenport
Mallory Street
Local defendants arraigned and bonds set in county court
Richard Hobel of Cedar Rapids and Leona Merkel of route No 4 Marion were waived to the grand jury on a statutory charge with bonds of 1500 each set by Justice H R Churchill. Leo McCabe held to district court on 200 bond for vagrancy. L L Thompson of Evansville Wisconsin fined 3 dollars and costs for running a stop sign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Hobel
Cedar Rapids
Leona Merkel
Marion
Justice H. R. Churchill
Leo McCabe
L. L. Thompson
Evansville
Wis
James Watson and Opal Roberts of Cedar Rapids
James Watson and Opal Roberts are identified as residents of Cedar Rapids in this notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Watson and
Opal Roberts
Cedar Rapids
E C Parker Dies Head of Grain Division Services
Funeral services were held for E C Parker in Cedar Rapids. Parker head of the grain division of the Agricultural Marketing Service died in Washington on July 21. He joined the grain division in July 1933, overseeing the U S Grain Standards Act, 400 licensed inspectors, and standardization work. On July 1 the division became part of the Agricultural Marketing Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. Parker
Grain Division
The
Agricultural Marketing Service
Washington, D. C
Marketing Service
Federal
Parker
Cedar Rapids
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
LaPorte City Woman Dies After Truck Accident
Mrs. Ralph E. Runyan, 39, of LaPorte City, died of a broken neck suffered July 12 when a neighbor woman failed to back the truck. Runyan, paralyzed and semi conscious since the crash, was aided by Roy Pauls, who drove the truck during the incident while helping load water jugs for men harvesting oats in a nearby field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Ralph E. Runyan
LaPorte City
Man Arrested for Drunkenness Gets Judge’s Leniency
A Saturday night tippler, sensing he was slipping, rode a taxi to the police station and asked for arrest. Booked for drunkenness, he appeared in police court with Judge Thomas B. Powell who suspended the $10 fine during good behavior and ordered $1.50 costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linger Longer Dance Pavilion
Thomas B. Powell
Approve Arms Sale To Latin America
The House unanimously passed a bill to let the government sell warships arms and munitions to all Central and South American republics. It gives the President power to use government manufacturing facilities and requires all purchases to be paid in cash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
House
United States
Dream Wanderers From Oklahoma Recalled After Alaska Crash
Six Oklahoma explorers stranded on Cape St. Elias rocks are being rescued aboard the Coast Guard cutter Morris. The party, seeking the Northwest Passage, is reported safe but saddened by the ruined voyage as Cordova, Alaska, hosts the recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cordova
Alaska
Ins
Northwest Passage
Cape St. Elias
Oklahoma
Civilization
Coast Guard
Morris
False Teeth Pasteeth Advertisement Claim
An advertisement touts FALSE TEETH PASTEETH as an improved powder sprinkled on dental plates to keep teeth firmly in place with no sliding. It claims a gummy taste free feel, an alkaline composition, and odor control for denture breath, urging readers to buy at drug stores.
Anamosa Fugitive Returns After Seven Year Escape
Harry Putnam, 39, once in Cedar Rapids, was captured in Virginia hills after seven years and seven months as an escaped inmate. He led prison staff to question the tale as he was returned to Anamosa reformatory, facing possible five more years if his escape plea is accepted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
Virginia Hills
Law
Harry Putnam
Cedar Rapids
Anamosa Reformatory
Putnam
H. T. Smith
Reformatory
Clintwood
Theneck
Virginia
Smith
Iowa
Foss Davis
Davis
John Rowen
Appeasement plan denied as Britain rejects former proposal
The article covers Britain's rejection of a supposed appeasement plan linked to Hudson and a discussion with German adviser Wohlthat. It notes Halifax denying any loan proposal by Britain and cites Greenwood's critique, warning democracy against moral cowardice. It mentions the plan aimed to remove barriers, restore confidence, and resist German domination of Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax
Helmuth Wohlthat
Hudson
Lord Halifax
Arthur Greenwood
Chamberlain
Greenwood
Hitler
Britain
Europe
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Hudson and Wohl outline sweeping plan for Germany recovery
The London Daily Express notes Edward Hudson and Wohl envision a major postwar package for Germany including arms control and disarmament, a large loan plus facilities for Reich rehabilitation, fair raw material reapportionment, and cooperative markets for German industry. They claim the United States could aid economic development in China and the Far East as part of a $5 billion repair program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Reich
Hudson
London Daily Express
Wohl
United States
China
Far East
Protest Over Low Flying Planes Spurs City Action
Mrs. William L. Laubly seeks city guidance on minimum flight heights as planes fly over Kenwood homes. The council assigns Assistant City Attorney Harry Johnson to interpret code and report who would be responsible if a crash occurs. Building Inspector Leefers to investigate Kenwood School chimney height cited by the complainant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William L. Laubly
C Avenue NE
Kenwood
Harry Johnson
Johnson
Arabs Nabbed in Haifa Acre Clamps
A dispatch from Jerusalem reports 138 Arabs arrested during a police sweep conducted by troops in Haifa and Acre. The operation targeted unrest amid daylong ar m incidents, with officials confirming the detentions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
Haifa
Acre
Cedar Rebekah Lodge Set To Meet Amid Time Change
Cedar Rebekah lodge will meet at 7 15 p m Thursday in K P hall. Members are asked to note the change in time. Police note a $4 purse theft from Mrs Clara Beatty 438 Fifth Avenue Southwest between 1 and 2 p m Monday. Elaine McNabb 1046 Eleventh Street Northeast is recovering after emergency appendectomy at St Luke's hospital. Ted Egan 869 Eighteenth Street SE reports tire and wheel valued at $30 stolen from his car at Thornwood ballroom. Cedar Rapids lodge No 304 Loyal Order of Moose will initiate a large class tonight with Iowa City degree staff in charge. Refreshments after the installation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rebekah Lodge
K. P. Hall
Elaine McNabb
Eleventh Street
St Luke’s Hospital
A. W. McNabb
Ted Egan
Eighteenth Street
Thornwood Ballroom
Cedar Rapids
Loyal Order of Moose
Iowa City
Mrs E L Schneider Visits United States on Vacation
Mrs E L Schneider of Klerksdorp South Africa now touring the United States stopped at the Montrose hotel Sunday. She is in this country on a vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. L. Schneider
Klerkschop
South Africa
United States
Montrose Hotel
Kenwood Park Ladies Aid Picnic Set for Thursday
The Kenwood Park Methodist ladies aid society will hold a picnic luncheon Thursday at 1 p.m. in Daniels park pavilion. Attendees are asked to bring a covered dish and the usual picnic supplies. The pavilion is accessible by Kenwood bus to Seventeenth street NE and then Mound Farm bus to the grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenwood Park
Swift official transferred to Chicago office as assistant manager
H F Watkins longtime feed department representative at Swift and Company in this city is transferred to the Swift Chicago office to serve as assistant manager of the feed department. He will start his new duties next Monday and his wife and two daughters Virginia and Joan will join him mid August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. F. Watkins
Sixth Avenue SE
Swift and Company
Swift
Chicago
Virginia
Joan
Council Reverses Stand On Survey Of Parks
The council says money should be spent on repairing and preserving current parks rather than surveying needs. Park Commissioner Ed Stefan plans an executive conference with the parks committee to delay final action and avoid expert input on road development in parks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Stefan
Parks Committee
City Plan Commission
Rescue Of Aged Man From Lofty Window Spike
An 80 year old, Henry Adelsky, dangled by one leg from an iron window spike on the fifth floor of the Daughters of Jacob home. Firemen police and nurses freed him after about 30 minutes. A surgeon sutured a leg wound of nine stitches before he returned to his room for a nap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Daughters of Jacob
Henry Adelsky
Wilsonian Wins National Journalism Award
The Wilsonian newspaper from Wilson High School, led by journalism instructor Miss Vera Jeffries, earned a merit certificate from the National Duplicated Paper Association. The award honors mechanical perfection, community value, and journalistic quality, recognizing the top ten percent of entries from schools across the United States Canada and Central America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilsonian
Wilson High School
Vera Jeffries
National
Cedar Rapids City Grants Gas Main Laying
City council approved Cedar Rapids Gas to lay 260 feet of mains in Cottage Grove avenue SE linking from the existing four inch main on First avenue. Also on file were street oiling petitions covering 6th avenue NW to Ellis boulevard 9th street NW from L to M avenues and 18th avenue SW from 6th to 8th streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids Gas Company
Cottage Grove Avenue
First Avenue
6 Avenue
Fourth Street
Ellis Boulevard
Ninth Street NW
M Avenues
Eighteenth Avenue
Sixth
Eighth Streets
Vincent Bartunek Granted Cigaret Permit
Vincent Bartunek received a cigarette permit for 1105 Third Street SE. The local licensing office approved the authorization, listing the address and permit type as specified in the filing and records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincent Bartunek
Third Street
Council reassures pair on budget and taxes in Cedar Rapids
Realtors Paul Clark and John Wagner told Cedar Rapids city council they support the budget and denied rumors of raises for city employees. The council praised the plan, noting reduced millage, lower bonded debt, and higher service levels while warning of future sewer, street, and service costs. Mayor Hahn urged steady millage declines as the city grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Clark
John Wagner
Cedar Rapids Realtors
L. D. Burgus
Frank Hahn
Hearings On Trucking Pleas Of New Vienna Alburnett Men
Two interstate commerce hearings were conducted in the federal building with M O Conway of Des Moines and Roy L Burge of Washington D C acting as joint board due to Illinois representative Andrew Olson's absence. The panel heard Glenn Wagner of Alburnett Iowa seek a certificate to operate a motor carrier between Ryan Center Point Alburnett and nearby Iowa points and a Cedar Rapids Chicago route. A second hearing concerned L W Westhoff and A L Neuhaus of New Vienna appealing for a certificate to transport livestock field implements butter tub hoops and twine in interstate commerce between Iowa and Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Building
M. O. Conway
Des Moines
Roy L. Burge
Washington, D. C
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Lonal Illinois Board
Andrew Olson
Moline
Illinois
Mr. Conway
Glenn Wagner
Alburnett
Iowa
Ryan
Center Point
Cook County
Ill
Cedar Rapids
Chicago
L. W. Westhoff
A. L. Neuhaus
New Vienna
Des Moines Picked for Stamp Plan Trial
Washington reports the agriculture department selected Des Moines as the fifth city to distribute surplus commodities to relief clients under the experimental stamp plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Des Moines
Des Moines Eyes Trial of Surplus Food Stamp Plan
Gov George A Wilson tentatively approves a Des Moines trial of surplus food stamps with Attorney General Fred D Everett drawing a contract with federal reps. Iowa would advance 35000 to buy orange and blue stamps, to be refunded when liquidated, for WPA and relief workers to obtain surplus groceries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
LLP
George A. Wilson
Fred D. Everett
A Moines
WPA
Rotary Hearing On Federal Home Loan System Stresses Taxpayer Zero Cost
R. L. Bob Hill told Cedar Rapids Rotary Club that the Federal Home Loan bank system costs the government nothing and profits members and the government. He outlined a 12 district structure with Des Moines as a district headquarters and noted Cedar Rapids savings and loan members Perpetual Cedar Rapids and Bohemian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Home Loan Bank System
Savings and Loan Associations
Federal Reserve Bank
R. L
Bob” Hill
Cedar Rapids Rotary Club
Roosevelt Hotel
Mr. Hill
University of Missouri
Rotary International
Federal Home Loan Bank
United States
Hawaii
Alaska
Hill
Des Moines
Savings and Loan
Cedar Rapids
The
Perpetual
Bohemian
Roosevelt to Cruise in Northern Waters
President Roosevelt plans a weeklong cruise around Campobello New Brunswick after Congress adjourns. He will return to Hyde Park to clear last minute bills, then seek cold weather aboard the navy cruiser Tuscaloosa. A September trip to Asheville San Francisco and Seattle will follow VIP duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyde Park
N. Y
INS
Roosevelt
Campobello
N. B
Congress
Washington
U. S. S. Tuscaloosa
Navy
Hradek Secures Sinclair Park Comfort Station Contract
Joseph Hradek won the bid of 2240 dollars to build a comfort station at Sinclair park. The council will vote on the final passage on July 31 and work must start that date and finish by September 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Hradek
Sinclair Park
State Car Dispatcher Named By Gov Wilson
Gov George A Wilson named George W Hesalroad 53 of Allison as state car dispatcher effective August 1 with a 2400 annual salary Hesalroad is Butler county auditor and secretary treasurer of the Iowa County Officers association He will head state owned vehicles and was appointed as assistant secretary of the state executive council under legislative authority to create the post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
George A. Wilson
George W. Hesalroad
Allison
Hesalroad
Butler
Iowa County Officers’ Association
Wilson
Infant son of Zrudsky dies in Cedar Rapids
Robert John Zrudsky infant son of Mr and Mrs Emil Zrudsky of 1101 Nineteenth Avenue SW died in a local hospital at 5 30 am Monday. He is survived by a brother Richard and by the grandparents Mr and Mrs John Zrudsky and Mr and Mrs Joseph Holecek of Cedar Rapids. Funeral services were held at Polansky chapel at 2 pm Monday with burial in the Bohemian National cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert John Zrudsky
Emil Zrudsky
Nineteenth Avenue SW
Richard
John Zrudsky
Joseph Holecek
Cedar Rapids
Polansky Chapel
Bohemian National Cemetery
Funeral for Mrs Davenport
Funeral services for Mrs Flora Davenport who died Saturday at her home 2100 Mallory Street SW will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Kuba funeral home with Rev Samuel Ramaker officiating burial will be in Linwood cemetery She was born March 4 1856 in Madrid Virginia and came to Cedar Rapids in 1881 She is survived by two children Hattie Kirkland and Louis Davenport both of Cedar Rapids a brother in Kansas a sister in Texas four grandchildren and five great grandchildren several nieces and nephews Friends may call at the funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flora Davenport
Mallory Street
Kuba
Samuel Ramaker
Linwood Cemetery
Davenport
Madrid
Cedar Rapids
Hattie Kirkland
Louis Davenport
Kansas
Walker charged with operating vehicle while intoxicated
Russell Walker 23 of 512 Seventh Street SE pled not guilty to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated after a collision with Henry Malek 236 Johnson Avenue NW at First Avenue and Sixth Street E. Four people injured. Bond set at $500. County Attorney G K Thompson filed a true information Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Walker
Seventh Street SE
Henry Malek
Johnson Avenue NW
First Avenue
Sixth Street E
C. J. Haas
G. K. Thompson
Suspect Sought in Mount Vernon Check Incident
Sheriff seeks a man who passed a worthless check Saturday night at Kenneth Litts grocery in Mount Vernon. The 40 to 45 year old man, about 5 ft 7 in, 140 to 150 lbs, with gold front teeth, left with $12 cash after ordering $4 of groceries on a $16 check. A Cedar Rapids Deputy stopped one suspect at the bus depot but released him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Smith
Kenneth Litts
Mount Vernon
Cedar Rapids
Elmer Novak Released On Bond In Icy Driving Case
Elmer Novak aged 38 of Route No 3 Marion pled not guilty Friday to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and was released Saturday from the county jail on a $500 bond signed by himself and Alta M Loftus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Novak
Marion
Alta M. Loftus
Cedar Rapids Man Fined for Intoxication in Dawn Patrol Case
Ed Vacek, 29, of Cedar Rapids, was stopped just outside Draport Inn on highway 218 about 3 a.m. Sunday by Deputy Sheriffs Harlan Snyder and P. J. Whittemore during Sheriff Jim Smith's dawn patrol. He was fined 25 dollars and costs by Justice H. R. Churchill Monday. 15 dollars and costs were paid with the balance suspended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Vacek
Cedar Rapids
Draport Inn
Harlan Snyder
P. J. Whittemore
Jim Smith
Dawn Patrol
H. R. Churchill
Judge Haas Sets Aside Defaults in Bickert Accounts
On plaintiff's motion Judge C J Haas Monday set aside default judgments from July 17 and dismissed two account cases of Norman J Bickert as to Charles Kirk and Donald W Wahl respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. J. Haas
Norman J. Bickert
Charles Kirk
Donald W. Wahl
Judge OKs Bates sale of Cedar Rapids real estate
D W Bates as receiver of Iowa State Savings bank won approval from Judge C J Haas to sell two Cedar Rapids properties to Mabel E Snyder for 5500. Authority to sell granted November 13, 1936.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. W. Bates
Iowa State Savings Bank
Cedar Rapids
Mabel E. Snyder
C. J. Haas
Norman Foster Held on Desertion Warrant in County Jail
Norman Foster aged 22 of Cedar Rapids was booked into the county jail at 9 am Monday by Deputy Sheriff Pete Whittemore on a desertion charge warrant issued by Justice H. R. Churchill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Foster
Cedar Rapids
Pete Whittemore
H. R. Churchill
Robert Doolittle Hurt In Auto-Truck Crash
Robert Doolittle, 17, of 302 Thirty-fifth street NE, suffered a deep scalp wound and elbow abrasions at 1 11 p m Monday when a car collided with a truck at Seventh avenue and Sixteenth street SE He was taken to St Luke s hospital by the Ambulance Service The Pratt car driver Tom Pratt 820 Nineteenth street SE and truck driver Sam Mittler 406 I avenue NW were uninjured Police washed spilled gasoline from the street with a hose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Doolittle
Thirty-fifth Street
Sam Mittler
I Avenue NW
Seventh Avenue
Sixteenth Street
Doolittle
St. Luke’s Hospital
Tom Pratt
Nineteenth Street
Pratt
Mittler
Danzig and Polish Patrols Exchange Fire
Danzig authorities said frontier patrols from Danzig and Poland exchanged shots near Rebbenberg early Monday with no casualties reported. The incident adds to ongoing border tensions between the two sides in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danzig
Rebbenberg
Chiropractors Elect Des Moines Leaders in Iowa Society
Dr. J. F. Humphrey of Antic was reelected Monday as president of the Iowa Chiropractic Society. Elected officers include Dr. R. A. Hender Kalona as vice president and Dr. C. J. Christensen DeWitt as secretary-treasurer. New directors are Dr. L. A. Toensing Hampton Dr. E. I. Eishvach Dubuque and Dr. William Bakkum Waukon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
INS
J. F. Humphrey
A'sntic
Iowa Chiropractic Society
R. A. Hender
Kalona
C. J. Christensen
DeWitt
L. A. Toensing
Hampton
E. I. Eishvach
Dubuque
William Bakkum
Waukon
Predicting a Dangerous Crisis in Europe Before Fall
The piece argues Britain and France avoid war as German and Italian expansion grows. It warns a single decision by leaders could trigger a European war, noting Britain’s weakened postwar position and Mussolini and Hitler facing personal risk if they fail. It mentions Chamberlain’s August vacation and ambassadors planning summer breaks as tensions rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ors
Britain
France
Germany
Mediterranean
Europe
Italy
Hitler
Rhine
Poland
Mussolini
Chamberlain
Scotland
Million Dollar Claim Prepared Here Against Mexico
A $1,000,000 claim against the Mexican government for expropriation of land owned by the German American Coffee company is prepared for filing with the joint claims commission of Mexico and the United States. Attorney James E. Patterson announced Monday. About 30,000 acres are involved. Fremont Neb., attorney and banker Charles E. Abbott met Patterson Saturday. Abbott represents Joel M. Roberts of York Neb.. Patterson represents J. L. Lupton of Cedar Rapids. Roberts and Lupton are believed to be the only remaining directors of the company. The land was acquired in the early 1900s but the firm has been inactive for years. The claim will be filed in Washington, D. C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joint Claims Commission of
Mexico
United States
James E. Patterson
Charles E. Abbott
Fremont, Neb
Patterson
Abbott
Joel M. Roberts
York, Neb
J. L. Lu
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New Orleans
Sioux City
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Latin America
Clive
Valley Junction
Bucyrus
Ohio
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Andy Hines
Glenn Walters
Wohlthat
London
Viscount Halifax
Clara Beatty
Fifth Avenue
City Hall
Ivi
Council
Pair
American Federation of Labor
Wagner
Rotary Federal Home Loan Bank System
Hradek
Park
Robert J. Zrudsky
Beauty
Court House News
Chiropractors
Craemer
Ome
Anita Dunn
Paris
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