Local Obituaries For Four Area Residents
Thomas E Beall 82 of 1237 Fourth avenue SE died in a local hospital at 1 30 am Monday John Harvey Mannen 65 died at his home 1231 Fifth street SE at 2 15 am Sunday Mrs Ida May Long 65 died at the home of her daughter Mrs Bertram Puckett 2400 Bever avenue SE at 4 15 pm Sunday Effie Lutz 50 of 1345 Eighth street NW died in a local hospital at 11 am Monday
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Thomas E. Beall
Fourth Avenue
John Harvey Mannen
Fifth Street
Ida May Long
Bertram Puckett
Bever Avenue
Effie Lutz
Eighth Street
Births Report From Mercy and University Hospitals
Mercy hospital notes a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. John Wawro of 258 Seventeenth Street SE on June 10 followed by a son for Mr. and Mrs. John Reihman of Middle Amana on June 12. At University hospital an 8 pound 14 ounce son, Eugene Patrick, was born to Mr. and Mrs. George P. O Neal of 302 Seventh Street NE on June 6. In Detroit, Michigan, a son named Richard Walter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Roy Wolfe of 1341 B Avenue NW on June 9 at Meinke Hospital. Mrs. Wolfe is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter S. Butterfield.
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Mercy Hospital
John Wawro
Seventeenth Street
John Reihman
Middle Amana
George P. O'Neal
Seventh Street
Eugene Patrick
University Hospital
Roy Wolfe
Detroit
Mich
Richard Walter
Meinke Hospital
Wolfe
Walter S. Butterfield
B Avenue NW
Satchett and Wolfe Fined for Reckless Driving and Speeding
O. D. Satchett of Center Point was fined $25 plus costs for reckless driving. Allen Wolfe of Iowa City was fined $10 plus costs for speeding 48 on a motorcycle.
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O. D. Satchett
Center Point
Allen Wolfe
Iowa City
Pairings Listed for North Central Spouses News
William Judson Green of Fulton Illinois and Arleene Elizabeth Montague of Morrison Illinois are connected with Frank S Cooper and Evelyn Popelka, both Cedar Rapids residents, in a noted social listing.
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William Judson Green
Fulton, Ill
Arleene Elizabeth Montague
Morrison, Ill
Frank S. Cooper
Evelyn Popelka
Cedar Rapids
Fire incidents report from city beacons and alarms
Saturday at 8 01 p m fire of undetermined cause in base boards in living room 510 B avenue NE Richard White general alarm Sunday at 9 44 am oil heater overflowed 1257 Lake avenue NE J G Gunn general alarm at 7 29 pm fire in front seat cushions of car owned by R H Wilson route No 2 parked on First avenue between Second and Third streets SE company No 1
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B Avenue NE
Richard White
Lake Avenue NE
J. G. Gunn
R. H. Wilson
First Avenue
Second and
Third Streets
Company No
County Inventory 15 Urged By Checkers
Courthouse chief janitor who resigned April 11 and four by former Supervisor Wes Robovsky of Cedar Rapids four by W H Bleakley county home steward two by Sheriff Jim Smith and one by Mrs Alice Smith county jail matron. Examiners note state law prohibits extra pay for setting up voting machines.
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Wes Robovsky
Cedar Rapids
W. H. Bleakley
Jim Smith
Alice Smith
Miller
Vesely
Supreme Court
Linn County Abstract Company
Justice of Peace Office
Rapids
W. R. Watsabaugh
H. R. Churchill
John Taylor
W. J. Fleming
Camp Good Health Fund Receives Community Support
The Gazette reports donations totaling 20 dollars to the Camp Good Health Fund from the outdoor Peoples Church service in Bever Park and the Intermediate Epworth League of Kenwood Methodist Church. The fund aids physically handicapped children from needy families, chosen by doctors and Public Health nurses, with donations accepted at The Gazette Cedar Rapids Iowa.
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Camp Good Health
Church In the Woods
Bever Park
Peoples Church
Camp Good Health Fund
Public Health Nursing Association
Gazette
the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
City Briefs and Personals Highlights Local Events
B D Silliman will lecture on The Truth About Chain Stores at the Canopus club luncheon Tuesday noon at the Roosevelt hotel. A Free Cooking School on salads and sandwiches is set for Tuesday at 2 p m in the Glow Room Cedar Rapids Gas Company. Harold E King and Alice Flor een Cooper wed Saturday by Justice W A Ball. King is a former Cedar Rapids resident. First Lutheran church men meet tonight at 7 45 with hosts T J Heskie and R E Le Mont.
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B. D. Silliman
Canopus Club
Roosevelt Hotel
Glow Room
Cedar Rapids Gas Company
Harold E. King
Alice Floreen Cooper
Chicago
W. A. Ball
Mr. King
Cedar Rapids
Men’s League of the First Lutheran Church
Tenth Street
Third Avenue SE
T. J. Heskie
R. E. le Mont
Revenue Agents to Confer in Cedar Rapids on Tax Returns
Internal Revenue Agent J. R. Hecker of Omaha and other Omaha agents will visit Cedar Rapids on Tuesday to confer with A. J. Kopecky and assist in examining income tax returns. Joseph Salasek, 53, Cedar Rapids, is held in the county jail on a $500 bond for a peace bond hearing set for June 26 before Justice H. R. Churchill, following a Saturday filing by his former wife.
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Internal Revenue
J. R. Hecker
Omaha
Cedar Rapids
A. J. Kopecky
Internal Revenue Office
Joseph Salasek
H. R. Churchill
Salasek
Horseshoe Match Postponed At Ellis Park
The planned Sunday horseshoe match at Ellis park between Cedar Rapids All-Stars and Des Moines was canceled as Des Moines could not appear. It may be rescheduled for next Sunday at this venue.
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Ellis Park
Cedar Rapids All-Stars
Des Moines
Concession Stand Robbery at Riverside Park
C Wade, operator of the Riverside park concession stand, told police Sunday night a burglary occurred. Seven bags of tobacco and seven candy bars worth 40 cents were missing.
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C. Wade
Riverside Park
County Officials Head West to Return Prisoners
County Attorney G. K. Thompson and Sheriff Jim Smith left by automobile Monday for the west coast to bring back two Iowa men, John Perona and W. H. Thomas, to Linn county to face a motor theft charge. The pair, who waived extradition, were serving short terms for violating the federal motor theft act and are accused of taking a Marion car last August 12, driving it to Lamont, and abandoning it. Perona will be picked up in Tacoma, Thomas at Terminal Island, with plans to return around June 25.
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G. K. Thompson
Jim Smith
West Coast
John Perona
W. H. Thomas
Linn County
Perona
Thomas
M. T. Biddick
Marion
Lamont
Montana
Tacoma
Wash
Terminal Island
Calif
Congressmen Plead For Iowa City And Ottumwa At Air Line Hearing
Four Iowa and Illinois members of Congress urged the civil aeronautics authority to authorize air transport lines from Minneapolis-St Paul to Iowa City Ottumwa and other cities. The hearing, before Examiner Francis Z Brown, covered applications by Midcontinent Braniff Airways and Northwest Airlines. Rep. Martin urged a stop at Iowa City as a regional hub, while Rep. LeCompte pressed Ottumwa as a stop.
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Washington
Iowa
Illinois
Congress
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Maines
St. Louis
U S Spending At Peak Less Than Expected
Washington officials report peacetime spending will set a record this year ending June 30 but finish about 750 million dollars under prior expectations. Revenues exceed January budget by 250 million while spending trails by 500 million, lowering the deficit outlook.
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Washington
INS
Uncle Sam
Roosevelt
Congress
Treasury
Realty Board Past Presidents Honored at Luncheon in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Real Estate board marked its past presidents and achievements at a noon luncheon at the YMCA. Highlights included creation of a ethics code, the start of the multiple listing bureau, and 1931 appraisals setting city land values for taxation. President 1935 Horace G. Hedges led remarks recalling founder George T. Hedges and wartime efforts. Paul A. Bedell forecast strong listings for the year.
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Real Estate Board
Cedar Rapids Real Estate Board
Horace G. Hedges
George T. Hedges
Mr. Hedges
W. G. Haskell
Cedar Rapids
John J. Wagner
John B. Finney
Paul N. Clark
John B. Emery
James Yuill
Paul H. Bedell
George E. Johnson
Bruce A. West
Frank L. Buser
Paul A. Bedell
Rotarians Hear Talks On Flag Meaning And Local Baseball
Rotary club speaker T M Ingersoll challenged minority groups by linking patriot ideals to the flag’s history and dismissed Betsy Ross as historically dubious. Cedar Rapids baseball leader Harry Johnson predicted 19 year old Mike Naymick will reach the majors in three years, comparing his fastball to Dizzy Dean. Johnson cited Cedar Rapids club costs shown in Sunday Gazette sports. Today Coopers Town, New York observes baseball’s centennial.
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United States
T. M. Ingersoll
Rotary Club
Ingersoll
Betsy Ross
Harry Johnson
Cedar Rapids Baseball Association
Mike Naymick
Cedar Rapids
Johnson
Peace Desire and the Modern Army Leadership
F D R argues that aviation motorization and mechanization raise mobility and necessitate adaptable, dispersed units. The army must defend with force when needed, yet aid civilian relief and disaster response. Military strength depends on internal economic and moral solidarity and civilian at-home matters.
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United States
Council Denies 50 Watt Bulb Use in City Lights
City council, reviewing an unsigned letter, states no 50 watt bulbs are in use. They list 1,475 hundred-watt, two two-hundred-watt, and 99 two-fifty-watt bulbs. May lighting bill is $4,426.29, blamed partly on shade trees in residential zones.
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A. Nonymous
Central Park Vacation Church School Opens
Central Park Presbyterian church on B avenue at Seventeenth street NE opened its daily vacation church school Monday morning with 129 enrollees. Three hour sessions run each morning from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. for two weeks, Saturday excluded. A 10 cent tuition is charged. The program is overseen by Mrs H E Kensinger as general superintendent with department superintendents and teachers assisting. Open to all boys and girls in the community in first through eighth grades.
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Central Park
Dr Joseph Fort Newton Warns of Fear and Loneliness in America
Dr Joseph Fort Newton, longtime columnist for Everyday Living, warns fear and loneliness mark many lives. He cites reader letters, marital problems, economic worry, and isolation as increasing issues across the nation. Newton plans a fall book The Stuff of Life compiling his columns while continuing daily work at St Luke and the Epiphany.
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Joseph Fort Newton
Newton
Cedar Rapids
W. R. Boyd
Philadelphia
Iowa State College
Ames
Liberal Christian Church
Peoples Church
Dr. Newton
St. Luke and the Epiphany
The
Gazette
Crony Claims Garner Isn't In 1940 Race
Edgar Howard, former Nebraska congressman and Columbus Telegram editor, says vice president John Nance Garner is not seeking the democratic presidential nomination. Garner told Howard a year ago he would not be a candidate and in a recent letter he denies any talk of running, saying he simply continues his past duties. Howard recalls Garner’s consent to the 1932 nomination and notes Garner’s old fashioned Democrat stance, similar to Bryan.
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Columbus, Neb
John Nance Garner
Edgar Howard
Nebraska
Columbus Telegram
Howard
Garner
Washington
Arthur F. Mullen
Roosevelt
William J. Bryan
Convention War Talk Sparks GOP Clash Claims
Howard accuses talk of a dispute between Garner and the President of being manufactured by the Republican National Committee. He frames the quarrel as a GOP fabrication and questions the motives behind the debate.
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Howard
Garner
Republican National Committee
Shorter Exposition Hall at Hawkeye Downs Approved
Hawkeye Downs exposition hall to be 210 feet long and 108 feet wide with no lavatories now, plans show. Council cut 40 feet to meet a $30,000 cap after bids exceeded budget. lavatories may be added later. Bids on revised specs due June 22 and a legal hearing will follow.
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Hawkeye Downs
Captain John Smuts Dies At 66 In Boston Home
Captain John Smuts aged 66, third husband of the late May Yohe the former stage star and Hope Diamond owner, died of a heart attack at a friend's home in Boston Sunday.
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Boston
John Smuts
Yohe
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