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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 31, 1938

Page

18

Inseparable Smykil twins convert bike to tandem in Anamosa

Anamosa brothers Karl and Kenneth Smykil, weighing 103 pounds each, built a three wheel tandem from a discarded bicycle plus a second bike at a cost of $1.02. Kenneth rides front, both dress alike, born Solon Sept 9 1923, moved to Anamosa with father an undertaker. Both active in school bands and Legion corps, each with distinct hobbies and favorites.

Anamosa Kenneth Solon E. W. Smykil Mr. Smykil Robert Louis Stevenson DeVinci Stanley Velsey Coe College Joe DiMaggio Dan Beard Joe E. Brown China Karl Longfellow DiVinci Gene Krupa Robert Taylor Tex Carleton Chicago Howard Hughes Helen Keller Eleanor Roosevelt Twins American Legion

Marion Methodist Ladies Aid divisions meet with picnics and elections

The Keystone division meets 2:30 at 1160 Ninth Ave for officer elections. Rainbow, Sunshine and other divisions hold picnics at Thomas Park with meals provided by organizers. Loyal Endeavor True Blue Comforter and Gleaners divisions host luncheons and gatherings. Several residents travel or host visitors as local society pages note.

Methodist Ladies Aid Society Keystone A. E. Crew Ninth Avenue R. O. Pinch Marvin Neilson Pearl Bigger Rainbow Division Thomas Park Lucy Oxley Pyle Hollywood Fla Sunshine Division Gleaners Loyal Marvin Edison Seventh Street Ella Harding L. O. Dickey Endeavor Division Thomas Park Pavilion True Blue Roscoe Blinks Marion Carroll Roberts Jane Robson Comforter S. L. Bear

Betrothal announced for Miss Leah Scott to Lawrence W Hamilton

Mr and Mrs Hugh Hutton announce the betrothal of Leah E Scott to Lawrence W Hamilton of Creston and a wedding planned for August 22 at the Methodist Episcopal church in Marion. The notice also lists local engagements and community activities through Marion Ohio.

Leah Scott Hugh Hutton Henrietta Robinson Thomas Park Edward Vaughn John Billie Nancy Anadarko Okla Joy Fulkerson Wichita, Kan Harold B. Peck Patricia Jo Marie Marion

Family birthday dinner marks Br Mentzer's 91st year

A Marion Iowa gathering honors Br Mentzer on his ninety first birthday with family including Mr and Mrs Elmer Hollingsworth and a wide circle of relatives in attendance. Attendees include Mr and Mrs J P Mentzer Mr and Mrs J G Blesch of Chicago and others from Des Moines Minneapolis and Denver. Mrs Mary Gunnison unable to attend due to ill health.

Br. Mentzer Elmer Hollingsworth Mentzer George Beattie Cedar Rapids Hollingsworth John P. Mentzer J. G. Blesch Chicago Arthur Daniels Dorothy Lowell Minneapolis Preston Daniels Byron Merkel Des Moines Beattie Adeliza Daniels A. J. Keyes Marion Mary C. Gunnison Denver Colo

Local Notes and Ads Roll Across Marion Area

Injuries from an auto accident postponed recovery with walking to the post office noted. Various ads advertising dining room suite for sale and 7 room house for rent. Local residents and visitors listed with names and travel plans to Minnesota Wisconsin Colorado and beyond. engagements visits and family gatherings highlighted among Marion households.

Auto and replica of old locomotive to feature Toledo parade

In the Iowa centennial parade at Toledo August 4 5 and 6 a thirty year old Cadillac once owned by the late Carl Miller of South Tama will be shown. John Winn of Toledo is preparing it. The car is a chain drive one cylinder with the motor under the floor ahead of the rear seat. The crank is on the left and the steering wheel on the right. A replica of the Pioneer locomotive, first on the rail west of Chicago, will also be featured. Old settlers may ride in the train, which has appeared at Chicago events and other celebrations. Two attendants will accompany it with a uniformed conductor each afternoon and night.

TAMA Toledo Cadillac Carl Miller South Tama John Winn Chicago

Court action challenges mergers and dismissals by insured群

Three plaintiffs and three intervenors resist court approval to dismiss in a suit over the merger of Preferred Class Mutual Insurance with Iowa Mutual Liability Insurance. Attorneys Crissman and Bleakley and H L Nehls Jr filed the resistance on behalf of several policyholders. The resisting parties say intervenors and withdrawing plaintiffs lacked authority to enter or withdraw, and they seek denial of the dismissals. The case names multiple Preferred Class Mutual stockholders and policyholders including Carlyle Conard and others as alleged intervenors and claimants.

Iowa Mutual Liability Insurance Company Crissman and Bleakley H. L. Nehls, Jr George Carlyle P. E. Conard Elsie Conard Carlyle Phoebe Stumps Lulu Shipley Blakeslee Edwin L. Hellwig Charles S. Walling J. I. Merritt Lyle A. Hetzel Mutual J. P. Curtis Elza F. Curtis Charles H. Vyskocil Lillian F. Vyskocil Dwight K. Krumboltz

Streeter Wins Suit For Building Permit

Judge H. C. Ring ruled Worthington Streeter may obtain a permit to extend his residence at 1109 Ellis Boulevard NW in a class B area. The add on six feet affects the residential portion of a business residence and does not violate non conforming use. the Cedar Rapids board of adjustment loses. The addition may be used for residential purposes only.

H. C. Ring Worthington Streeter City Building Department Ellis Boulevard NW Streeter Cedar Rapids Board of Adjustment Judge Ring Ring Adjusttment Board

Divorce Granted In Cruel Treatment Cases

Robert Merveaux, 33, was granted a divorce Saturday by Judge Ring from Genevieve Merveaux on cruel and inhuman treatment. Genevieve Tangler’s name was restored. They wed in Cedar Rapids May 12, 1935. Also divorced Saturday on cruel and inhuman grounds were Helen H. Gordon from Roy H. Gordon and Kenneth L. Kramer from Arleene Kramer. Kramer won custody of two children and property rights were settled. Preferred tax claims in the H J Robertson Electric receivership were $108.19 to the Iowa state board and $675,068 to Linn County.

Robert Merveaux Ring Genevieve Merveaux Genevieve Tangler Cedar Rapids King Helen H. Gordon Roy H. Gordon Kenneth L. Kramer Arleene Kramer Judge Ring H. J. Robertson Electric Company Iowa

Pickerill divorce charges Boyd Pickerill with cruelty

Helen Pickerill names Boyd C. Pickerill as defendant in a divorce action citing cruel and inhuman treatment. The couple married in Los Angeles on January 19 and lived together until May 31. Plaintiff seeks relief in a California court.

Helen Pickerill Boyd C. Pickerill Los Angeles

Restore Hoover Home To Original Appearance

Workmen remove later additions to the Hoover birthplace in West Branch and prepare to replant the cottage on its original site facing Downey Street. Architect Bruce McKay oversees the project with Heabel & Co turning the building. a caretaker’s house will be added and grounds improved with the Belgium gift statue placed on Hoover’s birth land.

West Branch Herbert Hoover Jesse Hoover Downey Street Bruce McKay McKay Construction Company Cedar Rapids Walter Heabel J. F. Heabel & Co House Moving Contractors Robert McLeod Belgium Hoover United States

West Branch Woman Preserves Pioneer Pottery Heritage

West Branch teacher Mildred Yule Phelps collects old jugs and pottery from her family’s Red Oak township roots. Her heirloom trove includes paint jugs, a bean pot from 1848, salt glazed pieces, and a self-made jug noted for not dripping. Her collection blends Native sunbaked ware, a Cuban water jug, cloisonne vases, a Japanese incense burner, and a Van Briggle vase, reflecting deep ties to local history and botany.

Charles Stratton West Branch Yule Samuel Yule Iowa Red Oak Township H. L. Phelps Grandma Phelps St. Louis Arizona Mrs. Phelps University of Iowa Mildred Yule

Divorce Suit Racks Up Cruel Treatment Claim

Helen Chamberlain of Montrose is plaintiff in a divorce action against Naomi Johnson alleging cruel and inhuman treatment. The marriage occurred in Cedar Rapids on April 18, 1936. Justice H R Churchill at a July 11 finding involved Eli Aboardely in a $63 contract case. Frances Santee appealed after Churchill dismissed the petition and a $77.75 counterclaim. Cedar Rapids Business College renewal extends to May 1, 1958 with capital stock of 25,000. officers include W. C. Henning, S. W. Palmer, William E. Henning, L. M. Wold and Viola M. Henning. May term of Linn county district court reopened under Judge Ring after vacation. Relief department receives 2,950 pounds of raisins for clients. 1,860 sacks of wheat flour expected mid September. Linn county allotted 2,160 for August jobless aid. county to cover first 9,590 of an 11,750 outlay for 500 estimated caseload.

Helen Chamberlain Montrose Johnson Naomi Johnson Cedar Rapids H.R. Churchill Eli Abodeely Frances Santee District Court Churchill Cedar Rapids Business College Company W. C. Henning S. W. Palmer William E. Henning L. M. Wold Viola M. Henning Linn County Alice Ferber

Independence budget estimates seek 1938 county levy

The Buchanan county board of supervisors proposals show 1938 expenditures at 333,103 with 252,603 to be raised by taxation and 80,500 from other revenue. The tax levy is set at 11.534 mills, up slightly from 11.525 in 1937. The figures cover only the county levy and exclude the state levy and any courthouse bond costs.

Independence Buchanan County Board of Supervisors Court House

Budget hearing date set and county tax estimate

The court house budget hearing is scheduled for August 15 with an estimated county tax of 14 on each 1000 value. Independence reports local marriages, divorces, arrests and obituaries including Kath leen Bicke and William J. Fagle wedding in Rowley. Mae Mershon seeks divorce from Willis Mershon citing cruel treatment. Raymond Cooper faces charges of obtaining money under false pretenses in Denison through a funeral directors hoax.

Court House Independence Mae Mershon District Court Willis Mershon Mae Morgan Washington Keith Sweet Raymond Cooper Denison Sweet Cooper Funeral Directors’ Association Sheldon A. C. Green Manchester George Robert Quaker Mill Hubert Carr Joe Hutchinson Maquoketa

Greeley stores sale and local obituaries reported

Ind four daughters and eight grandchildren are listed as survivors. GREELEY store owner F H Schenke sells the business after seventeen years to Clarence McQuellian of Epworth and the couple will move to Greeley September 1. GREELEY Mrs Will Holthaus dies after an appendectomy in a Dubuque hospital born October 13 1886 in Colesburg married September 16 1908 she leaves three daughters Lois Wilma and Mrs Marvin Holthaus and a number of relatives including her mother sister and brother.

Ind Roy Stuben Council Bluffs Basil Berger Walhalla Mich Paul Wein Suskegon Hart Ray Greeley F. H. Schenke Clarence McQuellian Epworth Holy Cross McQuellian Will Holthaus Dubuque Hospital Colesburg Holthaus A. H. Meyer Marvin Holthaus Lois Wilma Anna Hartbeck George van Talge Near Greeley Ben Hartbeck Strawberry Point

Women Lead in Driver Training Among Youth Study

Men drivers outnumber women four to one but sixty percent of the young people taking driver training are women. The finding highlights a gender shift in training participation despite heavier male driving rates.

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