Cedar Rapids Tax Valuations Fall by $237 005 This Year
City assessor Dom Feiereisen released 1934 assessment figures showing a total gross property valuation of 63 398 793, down from 63 635 798 last year. Personal property dropped to 5 638 358 due to reduced merchandise stocks while money and credits rose to 16 859 815. Exemptions edged up to 10 090 607 with veterans exemptions increasing to 671 860 supporting a net assessed value of 53 308 186 before land over ten acres deduction, a $246 060 decrease from 1933.
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Cedar Rapids
Dom Feiereisen
Say It With Music play to raise church funds in Viola
The Methodist Episcopal Ladies Aid group in Viola begins rehearsals for the play Say It With Music to raise money for resurfacing the church roof. Coaching is by Mrs. F B Collins and Miss Helen Petty.
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Viola
Methodist Episcopal Ladies Aid Society
F. B. Collins
Helen Petty
Emerald Oil Heals Varicose Ulcers at Home No Rest Needed
Simple Emerald Oil home treatment promises quick healing of varicose ulcers without required rest or procedures. It claims to end pain reduce swelling and improve circulation while letting users continue daily activities with a money back guarantee from May Drug Co and druggists nationwide.
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May Drug Co
Archduke Otto and Court Discuss His Throne Possibility
In Brussels exile Archduke Otto and his court met at a villa near Brussels to discuss a possible return to Vienna and a prompt enshrinement of his claim to the Austrian throne following Chancellor Dollfuss’s assassination. Feared for Otto’s throne prospects, officials debated immediate entreaties and the viability of reinstating monarchy.
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Otto
Brussels
INS
Dollfuss
Zita
Vienna
Pike killings by river dynamiters near Troy Mills dam
Dynamite set off in the Wapsie river above the Troy Mills dam killed many pike and other game fish whose carcasses floated downstream. The act, likely by non sportsmen seeking easy catches, prompted reports to Deputy Game Warden Samuel O Brien in Cedar Rapids as authorities work to uncover the culprits.
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Troy Mills
Wapsie River
Samuel O'Brine
Cedar Rapids
Twelve Missing In Storm Sweeping Coast Of Texas
Twelve people were missing as a tropical storm battered a 100 mile Texas Gulf coast. A tidal surge six miles inland and an eighty mile gale caused crop and property damage, flooding Sargent and Freeport, and breaking levees in five places. Early cotton losses are estimated in the millions.
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Houston
Tex
Texas Gulf Coast
Sargent
Freeport
Seven Greenville jail escapees prompt manhunt recaptured three
Authorities scour the Greenville County jail area for four of seven convicts who escaped after overpowering Jailer E. E. Moser. Three fugitives were recaptured soon after the dawn break. The escapees were armed with two pistols and Moser was slighted injured in the scuffle.
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Greenville
S. C
E. E. Moser
Moser
Riverside Community Night Draws Large Crowd
A large crowd attended the sixth weekly Riverside playground program. Roosevelt hotel and Robins, Inc. tied 8 8 in a baseball game. Riverside No. 2 beat a picked team 6 3. Shell Oil funded prize races across multiple age groups with winners named. Three movie reels and a student skit "The Gathering of the Nuts" capped the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside Playground
Roosevelt Hotel
Robins
Riverside No. 2
Riverside
Shell Oil Company
Merilyn Freshwater
Kathleen Campbell
Roy Lee
Leland Dankert
Goldie Rink
Rosemary Mahacek
Robert Carey
Robert Ennis
David Ryan
Danek Hrubey
Mary Stastny
Betty Lou Soukup
Keith Cantwell
Harold Stanek
Wayne Bruce
Warren Rindernecht
Bob Gardner
Independence couple wed in family ceremony
Ivan D Cappel and Elaine Virginia Remme of Independence were married Wednesday evening at the bride’s home, with Rev. F E Hamlin officiating in the presense of 50 relatives and friends. The couple will live on the groom’s farm two miles south of Independence.
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Independence
Ivan D. Cappel
Elaine Virginia Remme
F. E. Hamlin
Presbyterian Church
Alvin Beck
Rowley
Katie McCarthy
Mary Ann McCarthy
Mendelssohn
Bernadette Toomey
Alvin Town
Jesup
G. C. Remme
Independence High School
Orme Cappel
Here
Funeral for 13 year old Selma Hasenbank
Funeral services were held Wednesday for Selma Hasenbank 13 daughter of Mr and Mrs William Hasenbank who died Sunday night after six months illness Doctor diagnosed brain tumor A brother Irvin died of same trouble in 1925 at age 15 She leaves parents a sister Wanda and grandparents Mr and Mrs Henry Hasenbank sr and Mrs John Klatt sr
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Clarence
Selma Hasenbank
William Hasenbank
Irvin
Wanda
Henry Hasenbank
John Klatt
Parish Prepares Labor Day Celebration in Riverside
St Marys parish plans its annual Labor day event for September 3 with Rev B Jacobsmeder announcing committees. General committee includes Joseph Knobel Alphonse Libenguth Joseph P Pailloter and Joseph Libenguth. Women’s committee supervising award distribution features Elizabeth Mellecker Joseph Heitzman William Griffin and C V Dautremont.
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Riverside
St. Mary's Parish
Make This Model At Home From Anne Adams Pattern
Advertisement for Anne Adams pattern 1897 showing a slip and underdress set for summer. Patterns available in sizes 34 to 46 with size 36 needing 315 yards of 39 inch fabric. Includes illustrated sewing instructions and costs 15 cents plus pattern book offers summer fashions and fabrics.
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Anne Adams
Summer book and pattern sale advertised by Cedar Rapids Gazette
An advertisement promotes a summer book priced at fifteen cents with the pattern sold as a set for twenty five cents. Orders are to be sent to Cedar Rapids Gazette Pattern Department at 243 West 17th Street, New York City.
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Cedar Rapids Gazette Pattern Department
West 17Th Street
New York City
Dixie Endurance Flyers Still Up
Meridian Mississippi AP reports Fred and Al Key remain aloft on day six seeking a new world endurance flying record as heat drives their high altitude flight.
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Dixie Endurance Flyers
Meridian
Miss
Fred
al Key
City Briefs and Personals Highlights Local Events
Cedar Rapids groups meet at Moose hall with Ahepa and Sons of Pericles. Betty Leinbaugh recovers after appendicitis. Fred Wilson fined for disturbing the peace. Fire crews tackle shavings blaze at Cedarcraft plant and a backyard bonfire. LeRoy Stepanek suffers a toe fracture from dropping an iron bar at work. Church fundraiser hosts ice cream social to support Pine Lake camp. Bertha Kadera hosts sixteenth birthday party in Oxford with dancing and treats.
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Cedar Rapids
Order of Ahepa
Moose Hall
Sons of
Pericles
Pine Lake
Eldora
Church of the Brethren
Fourth Avenue
Twelfth Street
Frank Meyers
Linn County Board Awards Pension Agency Seats and Warms Claims
Linn County Board of Supervisors meet on July 24 1934 to appoint Robert W Greene to the County Old Age Pension Commission and authorize quarterly warrants for widow pensions. The minutes list numerous claims allowed across poor relief rent medical aid and supplies with many individuals and vendors named, ending with adjournment to July 1934.
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Board of Supervisors
Busby
Kennedy
Robert W. Greene
County Old Age Pension Commission
48Th General Assembly
Stirm
Widow's Pension Fund
Joya
Anns Baltisberger
Mary Hunt
Pearl Reilly
Thomas B. Powell
A & P Grocery
Adams
Altick Sam
Archer Frank
Buchanan Chase
Biddick-Eastman Lbr Co
Eta
Eeee Blauls Sons Co John
Butters
Broghammer
G. Poor
Bolton & Co
Baldwin P
Biddick Easman
Blue Valley Dairy
Brutsman Madeline
Co Treas
Sseesen
Ofc Sud
Cesereese
CR Gas Co
Ceder Valley Dairy
Childers WB
Christensen
Conway JP
Cabbage Anna
Cach Glass Co
Gnas Co
The
Central City News-Letter
Dolph Myron
Rihos JL
Dunn
F C
Drummey LC
Dusek Food Shop
Dutcher Groc
Erskine
Arthur W
Sassaves Acnes
McManes Grace
Bell_Tel Co
al O'Brien
Ottley Elting
Oudirl Groc
Prout Furniture Co
John Yocu
Express Agency
Press
Aus
Reece
Emma
Randall John
Rudberg Ruth
Ream John
Sal
Randall John D
Sands W T
Treas Blanks
Saree Creamery Co
Stephen
R Jd
Stark Dr
Security Laboratories
St. Luke's Meth
State Sanatorium
Sanders Groc
Provo
Skinrood Groc
Stodola Joseph
Sindelar Joseph
H.H. Sheen
Searles Datry
Seeley Groc
Geo
Steffy
Taylor Dennis
Tjaden Henry
Tuttle Henry
Turner and Son
John
Walker
Wilson & Co
Whiting Dairy
Yura Anton
Zacher Bros, Poor
Sturm
B. C. Busby
Robt. M. Vesely
Linn County
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Texas
Diamond Brothers
Our
Waa
Diamond Brosecond Avenue
Paranettes
Checker Motor Supply, Inc
Second Avenue SE
General Motors
Riverside Park
Anne
Iowa
Betty Moe Leinbaugh
R. H. Leinbaugh
Center Point Road
Mercy Hospital
Fred Wilson
Fifteenth Street
Wilson
Cedarcraft Company
Seventeenth Street
Mount Vernon Avenue
LeRoy Stepanek
Second Street
St. Luke’s Hospital
Universal Crusher Company
Oxford
Bertha Kadera
Jim Riddle
Frank Swenka
Edward Fisher
Adaline Fisher
Wes Jiras
Linn CO. Board Supervisors Proceedings
Decor Conoesegerannrrense Ald
Isiaid Bakery
Eckert
W A
Polvay GP
C H
Foster
W J
First Ave
Gaffey
James
Ceseve Gallagher
Pat
Poor Provess Gazette Co
Gorman
Gillis
Carl Lé
Hunt
Arthur
Hunt Wilbur
Hale Charles
Cservese Homens
Joe
Os Hutchinson Walter R
Hedges Co
Essevesves Hall
Lula
Sciece Hersch
T Frank
Harvey
R A
Higley Bldg Pharmacy
Drucs
Harcourt Land Co
Hess Mrs Frank
Higley Chemical Co
Hs Sun
Ta Elec Light and Power Co
Johnson A
Johnaten
Florence
Poor Jacks
Jayne A. Road
Ees Kacena Battery
Ballip Co
Ererey Kanealy and
Beezley
Krejel Bros
Keller Co Walton A
OIC Sud Seceesaesresesesnes
Kanealy and
Beesley
Quar
Kriz Emma
Lefebvre Corp
Lockwood HH F
Lobenstein I
Lamos
PUES
Larimer Howe
Olive
Lynch Transfer
Islatare Co
Murphy
Neuzil
Stark
Drs
Mineck Walt
Essees
Murray Groc Hasson
Mreck Chas
Martins Groc
Moses M
Esveaceras Mantz
Messinger and Sons
Poor Garden Sud
Cartage Mercy Hospital
Malloy
Josie
McGregor Allen
J. Stuart
Faaborg
S. E
McKesson
Armand
Wilshire Linen
Hazel
Cotyw’s Cosmetics
Coty’s
St. Regis
Torlet
Big 4
Ipana
McRaith
New Stor Avenue
S.E
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