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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 25, 1932

Page

2

Change Boundaries of Ten Precincts in Cedar Rapids

Cedar Rapids city council moved an ordinance to redraw ten voting precinct boundaries before the November general election and future elections. The measure, tied to a permanent registration system, aims to equalize population across precincts including the first second third fourth seventh ninth tenth eleventh twenty first and twenty second precincts. A map will be prepared by the city engineer and published with final passage.

Cedar Rapids

Three Men Sent To Jail For Thirty Days Over Fines

Justice G S Lightner ordered three men into county jail for thirty days in lieu of paying $100 in fines and costs. Herbert Boner 28 of 108 Sixth Avenue SW faced intoxication charges after an alleged threat to his estranged wife. Timothy Evans 25 of 412 Seventh Avenue SE was fined for pork larceny nabbed at the Sinclair plant. James Parks 31 of 846 Second Street NW was charged with stealing a boat owned by Frank Janda and arrested Sunday night.

G. S. Lightner Herbert Boner Sixth Avenue Timothy Evans Seventh Avenue

Fifty Rock Island workers honor retiring Independence station agent

Fifty Rock Island railroad employees and their families joined about 200 attendees at a Delwein picnic honoring J. H. Rogers of Independence, who plans retirement next month after 52 years with the railroad. The Cedar Creek division provided gifts and a dinner at the Oelwein park with entertainment and a teakatenn of gifts.

Rock Island Railroad Delwein J. H. Rogers Independence Oelwein Bathop Beach Mr. Rogers Cedar Eee Railroa

City Council Transfers 28 Dollars Within Contingent Fund

City Treasurer M F Cox insisted on exact accounting as the council approved a formal resolution transferring 28.50 from the contingent fund to the same fund to pay for election precinct maps. Some members balked but supported the move to keep the city books straight.

M. F. Cox

Clock System Restored at Memorial Building After Fire

City Hall clock watchers had faced two months of stopped clocks with most at 9 20. Council members saw the chamber clock run again and learned the whole system had been set alight after amid bickering by Mayor W H Stepanek.

Memorial Building W. H. Stepanek

Speeders Net City 60 In Fines And The Costs

Five speeders faced Judge Thomas B Powell in police court and the city collected 60 in fines and costs. Verne Paul and Joe Stanek paid 15 and 10 dollars respectively, while Darrell Rowson W Miller each faced 10. Myron Suits and O C Schonberg were fined 2 each for parking without a rear light. Rudolph Kolda paid 2 for overtime parking The case mentions Louis Burgos and a council meeting remark about repairing a watch and the city electrical system.

Thomas B. Powell Verne Paul Thirtieth Street Joe Stanek Cottage Grove Avenue Darrell Rowson Covington W. G. Miller Fifth Avenue Myron Twentieth Avenue SW O. C. Schonberg Eighth Street Rudolph Kolda Tenth Street SE

College Deprives Student of Religion Without Replacements

A quotation from Phillip E. Wentworth states that colleges often deprive a student of religion without offering any substitute. The remark critiques how higher education institutions can impact personal beliefs.

Ollege Phillip E. Wentworth

Song Writer Weds Hollywood Lyricist in Virginia City

Song writer Herb Nacio Brown, recently divorced, married Jeanne B. Lochart, San Francisco lyric writer, in Virginia City Nevada on June 20. Brown authored hits including Wed of the Painted Dolls Singin in the Rain and Pagan Love Song.

Hollywood Ins Herb Nacio Brown Jeanne B. Lochart San Francisco Virginia City Nev Painted Dolls Brown

Moderate quake detected by Georgetown seismograph

An earthquake of moderate intensity was recorded Monday by the Georgetown University seismograph. The quake occurred about 2,200 miles southwest of Washington, likely in the west coast region of Mexico, registering roughly half the strength of the June 3 quake.

Washington Georgetown University Seismograph Mexico

Kaiser Will Regain Power Declared by Son

In Leipzig the supreme court upheld the removal of the Prussian cabinet as legal. The court rejected the late ministry's injunction request to block the Von Papen cabinet from running Prussia while it reviews the emergency decrees ending Prussia's state rights.

Leipzig Supreme Court von Papen Prussia

Honor campers named at Wapsie Y by Frederick Kug

Readable segments cover two distinct items. First Kaiser Wilhelm fourth son August Wilhelm, a Hitler supporter, predicts a restoration of Prussian power and a new German empire amid the Reichstag campaign. Second Honor campers for Wapsie Y camping period are Gilbert Fjellman, Clark Gage, Collis Spencer, with several honorary campers and tournament winners noted.

Frederick Kug United Press Berlin Kaiser Wilhelm German Republic Prince August Wilhelm Adolf Hitler von Papen Germany August Wilhelm Prussia Russia Hitler Alfred Hagermberg Hohenzollerns von Hindenburg Supreme Court Wapsie-Y Gilbert Fjellman A. G. Fijellman Second Avenue Clark Gage E. 8. Gage Mason City Collis Spencer C. M. Spencer Fourth Avenue Sam Jackson W. F. Jackson Marion Louis Picek James Picek Nineteenth Avenue Don Mackey Ann Mackey Mallory Street Richard Bishop George Gable Paul Keyes Earl Lentz Myron Bonsib Bob Biahnik Robert Warren Clark Jennings Howard Beals LeRoy Swiser Billy Holmes

Evening Radio Schedule Highlights Across Major Networks

A dense list of radio programs across CBS NBC and ABC outlets outlines musicals, orchestras, comedies, and talk shows. Entries include Gloom Covert, Minstrels, Mille Brothers, Parade, Music That Talks, Surprise Package, and more with station tags WABC WGN WMT KMOX WJZ WEAF WHO KYW DDKA and times from :45 through 10:30 PM.

Tee McLemore CBS WABC Sam WGN NBC WJZ Lees Janie Erch WMT Wmaq Radio Forum KMOX Donna WJZ Kyw EMBC Wenr Duchin Orch WMT Ox Reichman Orch Edwin Lawrence WEAF WEAP Kate Smith Cpa Joe Opens WGN Ean Winn_ WEAF Phillips Lord WMA Walter O'Keefe Denny Erch CBB Jones Amos Andy WMAQ Barlow Orch Little Jack Littl Stern Orch Arnheim Orch Sea of Melody Woo-Who Clara WFAA Soprano WMT Kmo Breen and de Rose Ella Oppenmer WoOc Who Ore— Or Institute Weaf Musical Dreams Ben Alley Tenor Cnest Speaker KMBC WLW Parmentier Ove Weiss WBBM Kenneth Collins Sissle Can Edwards ABC Stebbins Boys Ray Perkins

Morning Radio Schedule Snippet With Broadcaster Clips

The fragment lists a morning radio grid with programs and stations such as CBS NBC WABC WJZ and WMAQ. Entries include soprano performances, music segments, talk features and orchestral sets from 6:15 to 5:30 with multiple stations and host labels.

Picnic for Dokies and Guests at Ellis Park

Nearly 300 members of the Knights of Pythias Pythian Sisters and D O K K with guests attended a Dokie picnic near the duck pond in Ellis park. The Dokie baseball team won two games against an Iowa City Knights of Pythias team and a program of races followed until a picnic stopper ended the festivities.

Knights of Phythias Pythian Sisters Duck Pond Ellis Park Iowa City Knights of Pythias

Bright Spots In Business Outlook

United Press reports signs of recovery in the American business scene. Over 15,000 idle New England workers have returned to work as a result of a broad pickup, textiles and shoes leading hiring, with gains spreading to nearly a dozen other industries. The Commerce Department notes fewer business failures for the week ending July 16 and the largest jump in commodity prices since the downturn began. Car loadings rose by 85 144, gray iron output climbed, and steel activity increased by one percent. Several firms also reported higher earnings.

United Press New England Department of Commerce Washington

Gideons Hold Union Service At Center Point

Cedar Rapids Gideon camp led a union meeting of Methodist Evangelical and Christian churches at Center Point with speakers Robert Bates G A Perkins W C Kirchbeck and Paul Holtz. They will conduct services in Mechanicsville Waucoma and Edgewood with joint events at Backbone State Park as part of a summer outreach across Iowa churches.

Cedar Rapids Gideon Association Center Point Robert W. Bates G. A. Perkins W. C. Kirchbeck Paul Holtz Luther Fuhrmeister Mechanicsville Kirchbeck Waucoma Waterloo Marshalltown Gideon Edgewood Backbone State Park Iowa Gideon

Governor Calls Meet To Discuss Iowa Relief Plans

Iowa relief plans for the approaching winter will be discussed at a conference called by Gov. Dan Turner in Des Moines. The preliminary gathering may lead to a statewide meeting to draft plans and review the federal relief bill and loan possibilities. An attorney general opinion will be sought. a new or restructured committee may lead unemployment relief efforts. About 25 residents of Des Moines are expected to attend the Tuesday session in the governor's offices.

Des Moines Iowa Dan Turner

Loeb Questioned Over Escape Plot Inside Joliet Prison

Richard Loeb serving life with Leopold faced intensive questioning after officials uncovered a 32 foot ladder buried near the prison greenhouse. Loeb, in charge of about a dozen convicts, supervised work on pipes and garden plots when the discovery was made.

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