Old Man Cedar River Footprints on a Cedar Rapids Paper Roll
A Cedar Rapids river gauge report details the Cedar River’s changing level as recorded daily by R S Toogood, custodian for 36 years, at the United States Geological Survey station near Seventh Avenue SW. The article describes the housing, measuring methods, and historical gauges, noting a 20.2 foot flood in 1929 and a low around 2.4 feet, with precise marks and a copper float measuring the river’s level.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar River
Wellhouse Tower
Cedar Rapids
United States
Geological Survey
Seventh Avenue SW
R. S. Toogood
Washington Avenue
Iowa Windmill and Pump Company
Toogood
Davenport
Rearrangement of Law Equity and Probate Assignment
District Judge C J Haas orders a new schedule of cases effective Monday. The list includes many matters against boards of review and various estates and corporations, with several probate and guardianship actions noted, such as Estate of Emma Toeller and Guardian J W Me. The docket spans numerous parties including hotel companies, savings and loan institutions, and Cosgrove versus Cosgrove, among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. J. Haas
Ne Iy Route
Schmickle
Oilek Tg Co
R. Hotele Co. Ve. Mahn
Mayen Ifn
Eppley Hotels Co
Kahn
Mayor
Armstrong Clothing Co
Armstrong Et al
Board of Review
Faulkes
Miller
Filing Co
Tnal Savings d& Loan
Emma _ Toeller
Simon Maibert
Haynes
Faovinuen
Janet Drake
Atitwelva
Skinner Estate
Meaney Meaney
Cosgrove Va
Cosgrove
Tunebia
Weatingshouse X-Ray Co
Atitsel
N Kot
Vinko
Pratt
Linn County
Bates Receiver
Bye
Guardian J. W
Bubek
Y Sidebrand
Lak Sial
Curran
Mary KE. Morton
Pantie
Paar
Mclntyre
Iit Oung
Toung
DeGuerre Rune
Pair Inc
Matter i Ti—Takes
Manon
Atms
Atherton
Ane
Chetek
Metcall
TV Saatheny
Chchulnia Et al
Used Cars Ad Offers Real Values for Vacation Trip
In the Want Ad section buyers can find affordable used cars ideal for a vacation. The ad highlights real values and practical options for travelers seeking reliable transport.
What Education Makes of Woman and Man
A 1938 essay extols education as a moral and spiritual path. It argues schooling should teach how to think, value difference, and draw out human potential. Citing Ruskin, Browning, Goethe, Curie, and others, the piece urges reverence and intellectual culture to prevent cynicism and clarify values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruskin
Edmund Spencer
Browning
David Swing
Madame Curie
Goethe
Iowa In Washington Eyes Gillette-Biermann Bill
Iowa in Washington continues as lawmakers weigh a securities bill extending SEC supervision to all sales beyond exchanges. Rep Eicher pushes the measure, notes over the counter sales exceed 60,000 issues, and 90 percent of dollar volume occurs outside exchanges. House leaders promise fast action before adjournment. potential veto timing discussed with President and Senate Majority Leader Barkley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Senate
Barkley
White House
House
Eicher
Securities and Exchange Commission
Iowa
SEC
W. B. Bankhead
Congress approves Dubuque bridge named for Jacobsen
The Mississippi River bridge at Dubuque becomes the first and only measure bearing Jacobsen’s name approved by Congress. Passed by the Senate May 28, reported by the Interstate Commerce Committee, and placed on the calendar last Tuesday, with Jacobsen moving it to the consent calendar on Wednesday. Meanwhile Herring secured a $7,500 appropriation for the U. S. Marine Band to attend the G. A. R. convention in Des Moines this September.
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Mississippi River
Dubuque
Congress
Jacobsen
Senate
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Herring
U. S. Marine Band
Des Moines
Scribe Recalls His Mother's Birthdays On Farm In Kansas
A reflective column recalls a Kansas farming mother known for thrift and faith, detailing a life of caregiving, debt repayment, and family loss, and notes a distant funeral scene. It also shares reviews and reader anecdotes about books, dogs, and local visions, ending with a poignant anonymous death tribute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scribe
Kansas
Tornadoes Form From Collision Of Air Masses
Tornadoes result when air masses with widely different temperatures meet and mix. The interaction creates intense vertical columns of spinning air, leading to tornado formation under suitable atmospheric conditions.
Scots fear loss of Loch Lomond to swing trend
In Cedar Rapids a stir over Maxine Sullivan and her swing renditions of old Scotch ballads grows. Neighbors react, some oppose swing and fear for heritage, while others defend evolving folk music and its new forms. Local quotes cite Annie Laurie and Blue Bells of Scotland as sensitive cases.
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Cedar Rapids
Maxine Sullivan
Maxine
B. S
New York
Loch Lomond
Annie Laurie
CIO
Fred Kluss
Twentythird Street Drive
Charles Stroppel
Linn Boulevard
A. R. Menary
Blake Boulevard
David MacGregor
B Avenue NE
Cuthbert Smith
EZ Avenue
William Wood
Ellis Lane
A. H. McCann
E Avenue
Blind writers and a music crusade spark unlikely zeal
The text notes many blind individuals in the United States writing for a living and references a controversial crusade sparked by a jasper named Sere nade and a dotmaker named Shubert. The tone mixes obscure names with advocacy themes and social commentary.
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Shubert
Pioneer Days Fireworks to Highlight Hanford Fourth of July
Hanford Post American Legion plans a fireworks display titled Pioneer Days at Hawkeye Downs as part of the Fourth of July celebration. The show will depict a historic night attack with a block house, stockade and Indian village, supervised by Thearle Duffield Fireworks of Chicago. Events open at 5 p.m. with entertainment beginning at 7 and fireworks at 9:30, no all day event this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanford Post American Legion Committee
Hawkeye Downs
Thearle- Duffield Fireworks Company of
Chicago
Walter O. Schultz
The
Legion
Mr. Schultz
Gilbert Martin
Leo Custer
H. H. Wage
R. J. Vinch
F. N
Nebraska Milling Firm Head Commits Death by Own Action
Herbert E. Gooch, 59, president of Gooch Milling and Elevator in Lancaster County, shot himself at his Lincoln home last Friday night. His body was found by his son Saturday in an upstairs bathroom. County Attorney Max Towle said no inquest would be held. Gooch was shot through the right temple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln, Neb
Lancaster County
Herbert E. Gooch
Gooch Milling and Elevator Company
Rock Island Bondholders Seek New Hearing Delay
A protective committee for Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railway bondholders asked the Interstate Commerce Commission to further postpone hearings in the railroad's reorganiza tion proceedings. They request delaying the June 28 session to July 28 to allow time to compile basic data, noting prior postponement by the committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
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Thompson
Jean Paul Richter
Dempsey’s
Dempsey’s Keep
Dempsey's
Second Avenue
RIAL
Gillette-Jacobsen
Biermann
George Stimpson
Anamosa
National Press Club
Hoosters
Tex
Mustache
Mother
House of All Nations
Christina Stead
Simon Schuster
Emporia
Kans
James A. Crump
Wheeler
LaGuardia
Texas
Lester C. Nagley
Indianapolis
Monument Circle
M. B. Vaughan
St. Paul
Minn
Lea Ruedlinger
Hartford
Billy Bryant
Point Pleasant
W. Va
A. J. Heaton
Captain Kidd
C. M
T. E. McDonald
Logansport
Ind
Blue Lagoon
Scotty McLeod
Hanford Post
Nebraska
Mous
Penney’s
Penney Company
ETS
Rock Island
Rosold Post Office
Second Avenue SE
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