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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1937
Page
15
Police report weapons seizure near picket lines as tensions rise in Monroe. Officials say 10 special deputies are sworn in to secure areas. three houses have been stoned and threats against non striking families are alleged. Federal court delay hampers railroads seeking to curb picket interference.
A veteran railway engineer, Mr Kimbro, ends his long Cedar Rapids service with a final run from Iowa Falls to Cedar Rapids on May 28. He plans to move to Seattle to join his daughters, reflecting on decades in railroading and farm work.
A fragmented report lists names and positions of postal supervisors in Louisiana. The document mentions officers to be elected or confirmed, including president and city officers, with several illegible lines and stray initials. The piece reflects a routine organizational session and aims to align leadership for upcoming activities.
The organization reelected Mrs L L Bruch of Des Moines as president and Mrs H O Skow of Newton as vice president. Mrs G L Carson of Waterloo was named secretary treasurer while Mrs F E Hoch of Storm Lake was chosen sergeant at arms. E A Hoch of Brietenstein Keokuk and Roy E Cottrill of Storm Lake joined as officers. Harry O Skow of Newton is sergeant at arms. Storms succeed Mrs Frank Mez this Iowa City event.
Washington observers watched a rare total solar eclipse from Canton Island as clear skies allowed photographs of the sun’s corona. The 3 minute 33 second totality featured faint blue corona streams and drifting birds. scientists later analyzed the negative images and prepared for further technical work.
A challenge to block new anti slot machine laws failed after Attorney General Clair Roddewig advised Secretary of State Goldie Wells not to file referendum petitions. The ruling means the laws become operative in July, with petitions eliminated from signers list for about 2000 names per petition, leaving roughly 14,696 required signatures.
Coe College announces a summer session beginning Tuesday with morning classes through Saturday. Faculty will teach courses across subjects including English and engineering. Students may earn credit in a two-summer term with a maximum six hours per student.
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate a bound to grand jury matter with unreadable names and dates. The legible portion mentions a proceeding status and references a 29D date fragment, requiring clarification.
This obituary details Mrs. George Hedges’s life from her early education near Wilton Junction to marriage in 1874, and her years with husband George T. Hedges as they moved from Iowa City to Cedar Rapids. It lists surviving relatives including two sons Harry and Horace, a daughter Freddie, seven grandchildren, and other kin, noting the family has long been rooted in Cedar Rapids.
The second day of the goodwill air tour featured slow landings by Aden B Livingston of Waterloo described as parade chute descents. The Cedar Rapids airport welcomed dignitaries and a parade of locals as aircraft including a Waco cabin ambulance ship drew interest for its medical gear and 265 pound patient record.
A former Cedar Rapids woman, Ruppert E. Harrington, faces manslaughter charges in Omaha for a Tuesday morning hit run that killed Kenneth Haley 21 and Hugh Laflin 27. Witness B N Rife said Harrington failed to stop and she was accompanied by Phyllis Lowe, with bonds set for Harrington and Lowe as a witness.
Jardis Ann Stoneking eight year old daughter of Mrs. Sarah Petersen of 1720 Avenue NW is in critical condition at St Luke's hospital with a skull fracture after being struck by a car driven by Joel A Charipar of 1640 Thirteenth Street NW. The accident occurred near 1703 O Avenue NW as the pupil headed to Harrison school crossed in front of an approaching car. Local fireman Julius Maley transported her to the hospital amid heavy bleeding from a deep head wound. The incident occurred about 1 10 p.m. Tuesday, five minutes from her departure home.
Winners in the brain derby held here Monday and Tuesday were announced Tuesday evening. Algebra winner Bernard A. Whitnible of New Hampton. Geometry winner John G. Lewis of Guthrie Center. General science winner William I. Kramer of Brighton. Biology winner Lois Jean Mayhew of Red Oak. American history winner Jack M. Wilson of Guthrie Center. World history winner Robert E. Shirley of Minburn. American government winner Howard J. Nelson Gowrie. Economics winner Everette T. Garrett Riceville. Physics winner Robert L. Miller of Waverly. First year Latin winner William I.
Police found evidence of a German spy and propaganda center in Madrid before the Spanish Civil War. They seized Nazi propaganda in Spanish and German from a German resident's apartment now in Paris. Two Spaniards linked to the agency were arrested and one held a letter to the German from Jose Primo de Rivera. Police said a network operated across Spain before July 18, with German authorities aware of activities and the agency collaborating with insurgents for fascist revolt and foreign intervention.
Amelia Earhart Putnam tunes her flying laboratory in Dakar and announces a weather permitting takeoff across central Africa from Dakar to Fort Lamy. Navigator Fred Noonan accompanies her as she outlines a central route avoiding coast winds and facing fierce heat.
In Madrid insurgent shells fired at 10 second intervals for an hour during a Tuesday bombardment. Troops besieging suburbs in the Carbanchel sector pressed a futile advance. Over 1,000 shells struck the city, more than double any prior daily total. Estimates cited at least 20 killed and 400 wounded.
An order signed by Judge W W Scott stays the decree and judgment in Harry Abbott v Iowa City et al with Iowa City Light and Power as intervenor. The stay delays the municipal light plant plan while an appeal to the state Supreme Court is pursued. Also noted is a Miami Beach average mean temperature of 74 degrees.
Senators Vandenberg Bailey and Bridges push for a Congressional inquiry into alleged mail interference linked to strikes. They question government role and consider calling Postmaster General Farley. Donaldson denies censorship charges as ludicrous claims of postal stoppage by violence.
Iowa defeated Michigan State in an eventful game at East Lansing. The Hawkeyes forged ahead with a decisive inning, sealing a 7-5 victory over the Spartans.
London reports Britain France Germany and Italy have agreed in principle on revised nonintervention measures for the Spanish Civil War. The plan includes extending safety zones for four power neutrality patrols, seeking guarantees against interference with patrol vessels, and immediate consultation if a patrol ship is attacked.
Berlin reports experts think Germany may rejoin the non intervention committee and international control setup in Spain within a week under a new four-nation understanding among Italy Britain France and Germany.
A four inch bone fragment found near the Hardy Ridge wreckage shifts the search for airplane victims to the snowfield base. Crew plan toboggans and pulleys to recover bodies. rewards debated among local claimants while a federal hearing committee is named in Washington.
At the Iowa Federation of Labor convention in Sioux City J C Lewis of Des Moines declared Ford would kneel to the United Auto Workers of America soon. Rabbi Theodore N Lewis called Ford the greatest fascist in America and said he aims to rise above government courts and unions. The president noted expected fireworks but unity against the common enemy would persist.
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