Tipton Supervisor Faces Fierce Cross Examination in Ouster Trial
Special to The Gazette. J. H. Maurer, Cedar county board of supervisors member, testified under cross examination by Clinton attorney E. C. Halbach. Maurer admitted voting to approve snowplow rental payments and acknowledged some committee meetings produced no work. The defense plans a dismissal motion after the state's case.
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Tipton
J. H. Maurer
Cedar
Maurer
Cedar County
Halbach
France
W. W. Scott
Iowa Fight Over Wearin Gillette Pledge Denials Rise
Rep. E C Eicher challenged Secretary Wallace and Senator Herring in Washington after a report that President Roosevelt proposed a Wearin Gillette pledge. Eicher said Roosevelt told him no such statement existed and Wearin would back the Democratic ticket without signing a joint pledge. He pressed Wallace and Herring for proof of the claim.
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ED Hadley
Gazette
Washington
Otha D. Wearin
Guy Gillette
Iowa
Rep
E. C. Eicher
Roosevelt
Wearin
Gillette
Wallace
Herring
Eicher
Henry Wallace
Clyde Herring
Elcher
White House
Wealin
Senator Herring
Rep. Eicher
Capitol
Cedar Rapids Police and Fire Seek Pension Fund Support
The Cedar Rapids police and fire departments push for city pension fund contributions to ensure retirement cash. L. D. Dennis, representing the departments, notes labor support while council resists wage increases beyond a $5 monthly equipment allowance. The meeting clarifies air but leaves tensions high.
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Cedar Rapids Federation of Labor
L. D. Dennis
Roosevelt seeks six million for air defense funding
President Roosevelt urged Congress to appropriate 6 million dollars to strengthen anti aircraft defenses. The defense fund is described as critical material and may be included in the upcoming deficiency bill to be passed next week.
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Washington
INS
Roosevelt
Congress
Budget Bureau
Flexible relief plan aims of F B R
Senate leaders push to pass relief and public works amid fights over utility construction rules and WPA oversight. Senator Wheeler accuses administration allies of meddling in Iowa primaries to influence Guy Gillette, warning of a GOP shift if Gillette loses. President Roosevelt declines comment on Hopkins endorsements.
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PWA
Wheeler
Mont
WPA
Harry Hopkins
Hopkins
Otha Wearin
Guy Gillette
Iowa
Roosevelt
Wearin
Corcoran
Tommy Corcoran
Tommy
Gillette
Utilities Holding Company
Sen
Bennett C. Clark
U S Seeks Canada Treaty On Great Lakes Seaway Waterway
Secretary of State Hull submitted a tentative treaty to Canada for approval to develop the Great Lakes Seaway basin with a 27 foot channel and large hydroelectric projects. The plan envisions cheap power, enhanced sea access, mineral tapping, and a joint defense potential, with costs split about equally between the two nations. Ottawa says Ottawa will delay action for detailed study of the amended seaway treaty.
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Washington
Cordell Hull
Great Lakes
St. Lawrence River
State Department
Ottawa
Ont
MacKenzie King
St. Lawrence Seaway Treaty
United States
Turkish Ultimatum to France Reported
The London Daily Telegraph cites Antioch reporting Turkey issued a virtual ultimatum to France. Turkish troops would advance into Sanjak, a new autonomous area between Turkey and French Syria, if France does not concede control of the territory.
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London
INL
London Daily Telegraph
Antioch
Turkey
France
Sanjak
Syria
John W. Zook Dies After Long Illness at Cedar Rapids Home
John Wesley Zook of 1424 Bever Avenue SE Cedar Rapids died at 5 10 am Wednesday after a three and a half year illness. Born May 24 1860 in Udell Iowa he worked in grocery and milling before settling in Cedar Rapids He belonged to St Pauls Methodist Church Wesleyan class Zues guild and United Commercial Travelers Cedar Rapids Council No 161 He served as state and local chaplain and married Luana Ella Pierce on May 1 1907 They leave one son Donald and siblings S A Zook Lydia Erskine Nannie Lepper Matilda Wamsley and nieces and nephews Funeral services are set for Beatty chapel Friday at 3 30 pm.
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John Wesley Zook
Bever Avenue
Udell
Joseph and
Eliza Davis Zook
Centerville
Henry Doris
Davenport
Cedar Rapids Milling Company
Cedar Rapids
Zook
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
Zues Guild
Order of Bagman
Des Moines
United Commercial Travelers
Cedar Rapids Council
Ed Hughes
Frank Jackson
Eldridge
Luana Ella Pierce
Donald
S. A. Zook
Colorado Springs
Lydia Erskine
Portland
Ore
Nannie Lepper
Numa
Matilda Wamsley
Steele
Burial Details for J. Bready
Burial will be in the family lot in Linwood cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday.
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J. Bready
Linwood Cemetery
Former Local Pastor Rev Jacob Haehlen Dies
The Rev. Jacob Haehlen former pastor of Immanuel Evangelical church Cedar Rapids died at his Waterloo home Monday evening He served Cedar Rapids 1914 1916 the church and parsonage on B avenue and Tenth street NW were built during his pastorate Born February 22 1861 in Lenk Switzerland he came to America in 1880 He began ministry in 1896 serving 38 years Four children survive Des Moines J Edwin Marion Walter F of Des Moines and Flora Heyer of Ashland Ohio Funeral at Calvary Evangelical Waterloo Thursday at 1 30 p.m.
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Immanuel Evangelical Church
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
B Avenue
Tenth Street
Olivet Presbyterian
Mr. Haehlen
Lenk
Switzerland
America
Chicago
Jacob A
Walter F
Des Moines
J. Edwin
Marion
Flora Heyer
Ashland
Calvary Evangelical Church
Edward J. Hall 82 Dies After Illness at Cedar Rapids Home
Edward J. Hall aged 82 a retired farmer died at 1 05 am Wednesday at the Cedar Rapids home of his daughter Mrs W R Williams 515 Avenue NW Born in Berry county Missouri November 11 1855 he had lived in Cedar Rapids twenty one years He is survived by six children including Joseph E Hall Mrs Walter Baker M F Hall Dewey Hall and Mrs A W Dauffenbach in addition to Mrs Williams
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Edward J. Hall
W. R. Williams
Avenue NW
Berry County
Cedar Rapids
Williams
Joseph E. Hall
Walter Baker
M. F. Hall
Dewey Hall
A. W. Dauffenbach
Cedar Rapids Family Remains Memorialized at Linwood Cemetery
In Cedar Rapids a family notes the passing of a loved one with twelve grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Burial is planned at Linwood Cemetery with details for a service at Beatty Chapel to be announced later.
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Cedar Rapids
Beatty Chapel
Linwood Cemetery
Mrs Elvira A Stone Dies in Cedar Rapids After Short Illness
Mrs Elvira A Stone widow of Chester Stone died at 711 Sixth Street SE at 3 25 am after a short illness. Born September 29 1856 in Alleghany New York she moved to Cedar Rapids in 1918 and had lived here since. Surviving are three sisters four grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are pending with viewing at Brady chapel from 7 to 9 pm Thursday.
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Elvira A. Stone
Chester Stone
Sixth Street
Alleghany
N. Y
Cedar Rapids
Henry Ford
Olean
Charles Pierce
Frank Snyder
Humphrey Center
Death of Mrs Ellen E Dolley in Cedar Rapids
Mrs Ellen E Dolley born January 14 1871 Buck Creek Indiana died suddenly of a heart attack at her home 610 I avenue NW at 9 am Wednesday She had resided in Cedar Rapids for twenty six years The body is at Monahan funeral home pending funeral arrangements
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Ellen E. Dolley
Melvin O. Dolley
I Avenue NW
Buck Creek
Cedar Rapids
Monahan
John A Glider Funeral Service Directory Note
Funeral services for John A. Glider will be held at 2 p.m. Friday in Beatty chapel conducted by Rev. Elton D. Wells. The body will be transported by motor to Wellman for burial. ADVERTISE IN THE GAZETTE.
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John A. Glider
Beatty Chapel
Elton D. Wells
Wellman
Czech Sudeten Shootings Raise Eger Tension in Prague
In Eger a Czech jet reportedly shot two Sudeten German men in a cafe amid mounting Czech Sudeten tensions. The incident followed prior killings in the same town and preceded municipal elections, fueling fears of a Nazi march on Czechoslovakia and drawing responses from Britain and Chamberlain.
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Praha
INS
Eger
Czechoslovakia
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