Roosevelt Meets Officials Over Instalment Buying Curbs
President Roosevelt convened with key price and credit aides to review a new price fixing bill. The measure would set ceilings based on June 30 1941 levels and restrict wage ceilings while enabling defense area rent controls and a 60 day appeal window.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Administration
Capitol
White House
Stephen T. Early
Eccles
Henderson
Mr. Roosevelt
United States
Federal District
Circuit Courts
Supreme Court
Junk Yards Searched For Stolen Metals In Marengo
Sheriff’s deputy investigated city junk yards in Marengo to trace copper and aluminum stolen from Iowa Electric Light and Power last Saturday. No disposal hints were found. the haul included 141 pounds of No 6 copper wire, 195 pounds of No 2 copper, six pounds of insulated copper, and 50 aluminum sleeves measuring 18 by 1% inches.
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Chris Englebert
Marengo
Pete Whittemore
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Court transcripts filed for 33 beer law violators
Transcripts in the cases of 33 persons accused of selling beer to minors were filed in district court Thursday by Justice H R Churchill. The defendants were arraigned in justice court two weeks earlier after a detective bureau check at class B beer parlors.
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District Court
H. R. Churchill
Justice Court
Detective Bureau
Ruth Hedges
James Brenda
George Collins
Julius Tomas
Emil Pospisil
Ruth Adams
R. S. Olver
Norma McDonald
Louis Blazek
Ira Rehmel
Leo McHugh
Alicin Navratil
Driving Car Without Consent Leads to Six Month Sentence
Harry Fleagle, 56, pleaded guilty to operating a car without the owner's consent. Judge Charles J. Haas sentenced him to six months in jail with three months suspended on good behavior. The offense involved a vehicle owned by Evan Riley of Linn Junction on April 15. an appeal bond was set at.
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Harry Fleagle
Charles J. Haas
Fleagle
Evan Riley
Linn Junction
Riley
Plymouth Realty Shifts Headquarters to Des Moines
The Plymouth Realty company filed to move its headquarters from Cedar Rapids to Des Moines in Linn county records on Tuesday. Amended articles show 82 of 90 shares of common stock represented and voting in favor. The annual board meeting was announced by A. L. Smulekoff as president and secretary.
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Plymouth Realty Company
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
Linn County Recorder’s
A. L. Smulekoff
Secre
Odd Moment Doilies Pattern P116 for Cedar Rapids Gazette
Light needle work hints urge crocheting odd moment motifs 34 percent inches wide. Each motif is separate and used seven for a chair arm and twelve for the chair back. Petal motif available in white or ecru. send 10 cents plus name address and pattern number to Pattern Service New York.
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Cedar Rapids
West 17Th Street
New York
N. Y
First Monday in February Meeting Set in Des Moines
A notice states a meeting date of the first Monday in February to be held in Des Moines. No further details are provided in the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Chicago Man Held on Vagrancy Charge After Gasoline Dispute
Don Rockwell of Chicago was arrested by local detectives Wednesday night and charged with vagrancy Thursday morning by the county attorney on information from the detective bureau. A filling station attendant said Rockwell admitted he had no money for gas and threatened to obtain it by any means, citing a gun in his car.
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Don Rockwell
Chicago
Detective Bureau
Rockwell
Former Dr Pepper Bottling worker sued over overdrawn account
Bruce Davies was made defend ant in a suit filed Thursday by his former employer the Dr Pepper Bottling company. The company seeks 140 dollars it charges Davies overdrawn on his account when he left employment July 19.
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Bruce Davies
Dr. Pepper Bottling Company
Davies
Death notices for Joseph Faltis in Cedar Rapids
Funeral services for Joseph Fallis 1422 Hamilton St SW will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. in Brush chapel with Theodore B Hubacek officiating. Burial at Bohemian National cemetery. Survived by wife Mary Trachta Faltis, two daughters, a son, mother, three sisters, two brothers, and a member of Modern Woodmen of America. Born June 5 1876 in Bohemia he moved to Cedar Rapids 58 years ago and lived there except eight months in California. Friends may call Friday and Saturday.
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Joseph Fallis
Hamilton Street
Brush Chapel
Theodore B. Hiubucek
Bohemian National Cemetery
Bohemia
Faltis
Cedar Rapids
California
Mary Trachta Faltis
Robert Burgitt
Rock Island
John E. Rabiole
Los Angeles
Joseph Frank Faltis
San Francisco
Tracie Faltis
Anna Hubacek
William Hubacek
Ernest Krause
Rudolph William Faltis
The
Modern Woodmen of America
Death of Anna Kolbeck in Minneapolis
Anna Kolbeck of Minneapolis died at her home after a lingering illness. She leaves her sister Mrs. Clara Wellner, a mother Mrs. Clara Kolbeck, and brothers Anton Kolbeck and Joseph Kolbeck. Body to Cedar Rapids for funeral at St. Patrick's Church. Burial in Mount Calvary cemetery.
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Anna Kolbeck
Minneapolis
Clara Wellner
Avenue NW
Cedar Rapids
Clara Kolbeck
Anton Kolbeck
Manitowoc
Wis
Joseph Kolbeck
Wallis
Brady Mortuary
St. Patrick’s Church
D. J. Lenihan
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Charles Putman Rites Held for Cedar Rapids Native
Funeral services for Charles Putman, longtime Cedar Rapids resident, were conducted Sunday at the home of his daughter Mrs. H C. in a quiet family gathering. The deceased passed away peacefully at her residence.
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Charles Putman
Cedar Rapids
Memorial service for Henshey in Santa Monica
The service will be held at Turner chapel in Santa Monica at 2 p.m. Friday conducted by Crescent lodge No. 25 A F and A M. Burial is in Linwood cemetery. The body arrives in Cedar Rapids Friday morning. All Master Masons are to meet Crescent lodge in Masonic hall at 1 30 p.m. Friday to attend.
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Henshey
Santa Monica
Calif
Turner Chapel
Crescent Lodge No
A. F
A. M
Linwood Cemetery
Cedar Rapids
Crescent Lodge
Masonic Hall
Guy Lathrop Rites Set in Cedar Rapids
Former Cedar Rapids resident Guy L. Lathrop dies in Ashtabula Ohio Tuesday. His body arrives Friday morning and will be taken to Turner chapel for services Saturday at a time to be announced.
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Guy L. Lathrop
Cedar Rapids
Ashtabula
Turner Chapel
Charles Post Services Held at Turner Chapel
Calvin Post died after a long illness in a local hospital. A service is set for Thursday at 7 p.m. at Turner chapel with Rev. James T. Stewart officiating. Burial follows in the Chapel of Memories mausoleum at Cedar Memorial Park. Friends may call. flowers are requested to be omitted.
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Charles Calvin Post
Turner Chapel
James T. Stewart
First United Brethren Church
Chapel of Memories
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Ordinary soap loses lather in hard water
The article notes that ordinary soap is ineffective in hard water due to minerals such as magnesium present, making cleaning less efficient.
First Lieut Murray Ordered to Fort Warren Duty
First Lieut Edward S Murray formerly of Cedar Rapids now interning at Montreal General Hospital is ordered to report for a year's active duty with the medical company at Fort Francis E Warren Colorado.
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Edward S. Murray
Cedar Rapids
Montreal General Hospital
Montreal
Canada
Fort Francis E. Warren, Co
City approves asphalt purchase for streets department
The city council on Thursday approved a resolution empowering the department of streets and public improvements to buy a car load of paying asphalt. This marks the department second purchase of the season. The material is the sticky black asphalt used on streets and coated with sand.
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Department of Streets and Public Improvements
Tastryt Tavern Sale Sparks City Action at 213 First Street
Leo McSwiggan surrendered his class B beer permit to the city council on Thursday and the permit was reassigned to Edward G. Lipp, former Oelwein resident, as new owner. Lipp was also granted a cigarette license after the surrender and collected a $75 refund for unused portions.
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Leo McSwiggan
First Street
McSwiggan
Edward G. Lipp
Oelwein
Lipp
Petitions Filed for Street Openings on Multiple Corridors
Petitions to oil the following streets and avenues were received and placed on file for seven days. H avenue NE from the east side of Twelfth street to the Illinois Central tracks. Twenty-fourth avenue SW from J to Third streets. Twenty-first avenue SW from Eighth to an alley west of Ninth street. Ninth street SW from an alley north of Twenty-first avenue to an alley south of the same avenue. Thirtieth street SE from Bever to Mansfield avenue. N avenue NW from Fifth street to Ellis boulevard. Twenty-fifth street SE from Mount Vernon road to a point 890 feet south.
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H Avenue
Twelfth Street
Third Streets
Eighth
Ninth Street
Thirtieth Street
Bever
Mansfield Avenue
Fifth Street
Ellis Boulevard
Twenty-fifth Street
Mount Vernon Road
Car Drivers Urged to Park on the Right
A reader signs as Captain G. Hughes, head of the Thursday office, asking The Gazette to advise drivers to park on the street right side to aid traffic in Cedar Rapids. The note ends with Hughes scratching his head.
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Gordon Hughes
G. Hughes
the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Hughes
Unsigned Communication Rejected and Dismissed
A signed or unsigned message is discarded as not acceptable while the author notes a suggestion to park on the street's right side.
Attorney Defends Self Tripped By Own Question
In Pasadena California attorney Clark Edwin Davis defended himself in police court after a speeding arrest. He asked Officer Paul Goble for a certificate of accuracy for the speedometer, which he could not provide. Judge Kenneth N. Newell fined Davis five dollars.
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Pasadena
Calif
Clark Edwin Davis
Paul Goble
Kenneth N. Newell
Davis
Name Irks Muzzarelli Sounds Like Mussolini
John Douglas Muzzarelli asked the Delaware County Court for permission to change his name because it sounds similar to Mussolini. He says the phonetic similarity causes embarrassment in social and business matters.
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Media
John Douglas Muzzarelli
Delaware County Court
United States
RAF Flyer Hindle Jr. Killed in Air Accident
The mother of Royal Air Force flyer William H. Hindle Jr. received two letters, one from her son describing his experiences in Britain’s air force and another from RAF headquarters confirming his death in a flying accident the previous Tuesday.
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Windsor, Ont
Royal Air Force
William H. Hindle, Jr
England
Britain
R.A.F
Thyssen Fund in New York Disclosed and Frozen
A New York Journal American report reveals a Thyssen linked fund frozen along axis assets in the United States. The fund, tied to Union Banking Corp with capital stock of 400000 dollars, may trace to Thyssen’s Rotterdam bank and lists directors including E R Harriman Ray Morris and Prescott S Bush of Brown Brothers Harriman.
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New York Journal American
Thyssen
Germany
Union Banking Corporation
Thyssen’s Bank
Rotterdam
Harriman ties to board of directors revealed
The article notes W. A. Harriman joining the board via a 1925 meeting in Europe connecting with Thyssen. It states Harriman agreed certain associates would serve, leading to Brown Brothers Harriman and Company members on the board ever since, with the minister plenipotentiary to England referenced in context.
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Harriman
Conce Tga
W. A. Harriman
Early Puritans Viewed Wedding Ring as Pagan Symbol
The wedding ring was regarded as a pagan symbol by the early Puritans. This note reflects historical attitudes toward wedding traditions and religious beliefs in colonial era Puritan societies.
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Charles Post Services
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Irks Muzzarelli
Mussolini
Neumode Hosierye
Men's Sox
Children’s
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Second Avenue
Second Street SE
Third Avenue SE
Third Avenue
Big Thyssen Fund
N.Y
E. R. Harriman
Ray Morris
Prescott S. Bush
Brown Brothers, Harriman and Company
W. Averell Harriman
Amer
Ican
GEO
A. Nassif
Oriental Bugs
Iowa
Luberger
DIAL
Queen Anne
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