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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1934
Page
2
Four high powered autoloading rifles arrive for Cedar Rapids police use after discussion sparked by the Dillinger scare. Officers tested the Remington model at 100 and 200 yards with one rifle in each squad car and rapid fire capability noted.
In Philadelphia Romeo Riccardi a sculptor dropped three nickels into a pay phone and got no service. He tore out the phone and was brought before Magistrate James Medwayne who discharged him after Riccardi complained about the fee and service.
A crossword style list presents horizontal and vertical clues about a foreign statesman and related terms. Answers include driving command and various descriptors, with references to a president and historical figures across hinted countries and ages.
The city plan commission postponed action on the disputed grade of highway 149 between Cedar Rapids and Fairfax and will ask the city council for a ten day extension. Members will visit the site Friday at 2 p m with representatives from the Iowa State Highway Commission and the E B Williams estate. An informal discussion covered grade height and width amid ongoing construction. The panel, acting in an advisory role, also reviewed a preliminary plat for paving on Mount Vernon highway at Nineteenth street and discussed hiring engineers for PWA projects with chairman T R Warriner overseeing.
Joe Stewart also known as Joe Huston, 22, of Cedar Rapids, withdrew a not guilty plea and received an indeterminate and suspended 10 year sentence at Anamosa State Reformatory after pleading guilty to breaking and entering. He allegedly entered a building on 423 K Ave NW owned by George Powers on May 10 and took an electric motor owned by Joe Conway, later sold to a local shop. Stewart was arrested May 24 by Deputy Sheriff Larry Condon. Clemency was recommended by the complainant.
Omaha UPI reports Dr Antonio Longoria of Cleveland has invented an electrical death ray able to kill animals from two blocks away and possibly wipe out life beyond the human eye. Government consented to suppress exposure while Longoria keeps the secret until invasion threats arise.
The paper lists marriage licenses including George D. Davis and Rose H. Ruth of Cedar Rapids, F. M. Blakeslee of Defiance with Bess Davis of Marion, John J. Dobry Jr. of Cedar Rapids with Helen K. Center of North Liberty, Richard Beall of Viola with Helen Schwirtz of Anamosa, and B. Hinton with Dorothy Mae Hanover, both of Cedar Rapids.
An abandoned 1929 Ford pickup found near Cedar Rapids airport led Sheriff Joseph A. Petrus to Muscatine owner Robert F. Maher, who will retrieve the vehicle. Meanwhile Interstate Finance sues Ray J Curl in district court for possession under a conditional sales contract and $100 judgment for alleged default. The will of Frank A. Volesky, dated Nov 1, 1927, was probated. legacies go to wife Mary and father Frank Volesky. Antonette E Plower seeks separate maintenance against John R Plower for cruel treatment. two divorces granted to Thelma L. Kotek from Charles G Kotek and Marie F McRae from John L. McRae with maiden name restoration.
In Phillips West Virginia a man named Lawrence Carroll 30 confessed to killing Dale Jones 16 after an argument about getting wine. He described meeting the boy at a church near Old Mowatsville, dragging him to a hillside, striking him with a rock and burying the body in a rocky crevice. Gordon Blake 35 was detained as police cleared him of involvement.
Washington High students filled the Memorial building with song in the sixth annual contest directed by Miss Jess Chaney. The 11A class won with Swing Low, Sweet Chariot and The Lost Chord, followed by 12A second and 11B third with various directors and announcers contributing to a pupil-led event praised by educators.
In Corbeil Ontario an oxygen tank with 95 percent oxygen and 5 percent carbon dioxide was used to stimulate breathing for the prematurely born Dionne quintuplets. The five underweight babies weigh a total of about 10 pounds 2.5 ounces. Doctors say all five are female and likely identical, sharing one placenta and blood supply, raising the uniocular theory.
Chief Ray Tapper warns motorists of an intensive enforcement in the loop district beginning Monday. Chalk markings will note cars in restricted districts and unrelocated vehicles within forty five minutes will be summonsed with a $2 fine plus costs.
French foreign minister Louis Barthou presented a last minute resolution at Geneva to revive the stalled disarmament conference. The plan aims to coax Germany back and set the conference's minimum tasks, but it centers France’s security thesis as the priority.
The treasury began withdrawing all paper money and replacing it with bills aligned to a new monetary program with gold redemption phased out. About a billion notes will be replaced, totaling roughly 4.8 billion dollars, with a multi-year rollout and a new silver certificate series.
Birth notices list Richard Emil Zrud, born June 6 to Mr and Mrs Emil Zrud at 1216 Third Street SE. John Jr., born June 5 to Mr and Mrs John W Corlett of Los Angeles, formerly Louise Koehler. a son to Mr and Mrs Forrest Robbins at 609 Fifth Avenue NW on June 5 at Mercy Hospital. a daughter to Mr and Mrs Hubert Wood at 1105 Twenty-first Avenue NW on June 5 at Mercy Hospital. twins a son and daughter born June 6 to Mr and Mrs Lawrence Miller, 821 Fourteenth Street SE.
Judge H C Ring in district court Tuesday granted a divorce to Violette Gaines from Cecil A Gaines. The couple wed at Geneseo II on Oct 8 1922. Mrs Gaines awarded custody of their son James. A $38805 promissory note from Iowa Packing Co against A W Schmidt was dismissed in district court Wednesday before Judge A B Clark. Anamosa farewell honors Mr and Mrs F W Lammey at Congregational church Tuesday. Mrs Lammey led the Sunday school primaries, led the past two years as primary superintendent, and was active in the American Legion Auxiliary and DAR. Mr Lammey has taught science and manual training in Anamosa schools for eight years.
The Iowa State Fire fighters convention heard Fire Captain Lindquist explain new state pension legislation for firemen. He urged a resolution allowing city councils to issue pension certificates to safeguard firefighters rights. The morning session featured music, talks by Dan Kruldenier and Fred Baer, plus auxiliary activities and a luncheon.
George A. Emerson, a UC Berkeley graduate student, announces a new drug chaul phosphate derived from chaulmoogra oil. The compound is water soluble and tolerable in injections, with lab tests showing strong activity against leprosy germs in rats after two years of testing thirteen derivatives.
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