Kiwanis Showboat Promises Three Nights of City Music
Cedar Rapids hosts a benefit showboat event with a 10 piece band and 40 performers aboard a renovated barge. The two hour revue features old and new river town entertainment and 1,500 seats with 2,500 advance tickets sold for three nights. Mayors from several towns invited as special guests. Parking restricted on Ellis boulevard after 6 pm each night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi River
Kiwanis Club
Ellis Park
Darkies
Kiwaniians
Frank Carlie
Lambert
Star Dusters
Cedar Rapids
Kiwanis
Marion
Springville
Mount Vernon
Stanwood
Anamosa
Central City
Coggon
Independence
Tipton
Vinton
Walker
Blairstown
Ellis Boulevard
Sheffie’s Boat House
Bath House
Ray S. Tapper
DeMolay Legion of Honor to be Presented at Cedar Rapids
Richard Davies Munden and Basil Waddington will receive the DeMolay Legion of Honor at the 1934 state conclave in Council Bluffs. Munden, 21, Cedar Rapids scribe, former master councilor, and Mount Hermon lodge member, is honored for distinguished DeMolay service. Waddington, 27, Cedar Rapids chapter adviser and former master councilor, is a Mizpah lodge member and Coe College alumnus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Council Bluffs
Richard Davies Munden
Coe College
Basil Waddington
Legion of Honor
National Council
Munden
R. E. Munden
Maple Drive
Mount Hermon Lodge
Waddington
Mizpah Lodge
A. F
A. M
R. P. .Waddington
B Avenue
Washington High School
Coe, College
Chi
Ministers' Association Picnic Ends With East Siders Win
The Cedar Rapids Ministers Association held its annual picnic and ball game at Bever Park with about sixty attending. In the main event the East Siders defeated the West Siders 38 to 25, featuring frequent lead changes and strong fielding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ministers’ Association
East Siders
Cedar Rapids
Jess
Naval Reservists to Enlist Seamen in Cedar Rapids
Lieut jg W K Hicks and Lieut jg C H Morgan of the U S naval reserves will be in Cedar Rapids Tuesday afternoon to enlist men as seamen yeomen and radio men. Twelve men have expressed interest and officers will operate from the federal building headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. K. Hicks
Town City
C. H. Morgan
Newton
United States Naval Reserves
Cedar Rapids
United States Naval
Naval Reserve
Federal Building
Cedar Rapids Regatta Entries Open for Cedar River Race
Local Chamber of Commerce and National Outboard Association prepare mailings for outboard races on Cedar River June 24 with $425 total purses across four classes. Early entrants receive up to $118 in expenses. top drivers from distances over 75 miles get $5, within 75 miles receive $3. Race under Mid-West Outboard and N O A supervision starts 1 30 p m rain or shine with potential race horse starting system.
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Cedar River
Middle West
Chamber of Commerce
Chicago
National Outboard Association
N. Jay Leonard
Young Men’s Bureau
Cedar Rapids
Leonard
Hamilton Tobin
Vinton
Mid-West Outboard Association
Cedar Rapids Regatta
Power Boating
United States
Canada
Ple
Middle
Mid-West
N.O. A
Willis Comments on Pitching Practice and Curve Quality
Willie Willis explains that his throws were aimed at developing a fast out curve, noting one pitch didn’t break properly during practice. He emphasizes it was training rather than a game action.
City Briefs and Personals Highlights Local Events
City council authorizes purchasing a used Ford. Miss Thora Hornum and Mrs. N Hornum travel to Pacific coast points. Robert Hodges pleads guilty to intoxication and pays fines. Fire crews respond to fires at E J Rabus residence and at 108 Third Avenue SE. Lawson T Cole earns B S in Agriculture at Washington State College. Cedar Rapids optometry district meets at Roosevelt hotel with Dr I Fulks coordinating. The Schultz listing for intoxication fines clarified as misreported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawson T. Cole
R. T. Cole
Fourth Avenue SE
Washington State College
Optometrists
Iowa State Association of Optometrists
Cedar Rapids
Roosevelt Hotel
I. Fulks
Iowa City
Garage Theft Reported At Seventeenth Avenue SW
Charles Marousek of Seventeenth Avenue SW reports a garage break in. Entry forced by hammering the door lock. Stolen items include a tire a tube a rim and various tools from Mrs. Marie Hybl at Ninth Street SE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Marousek
Seventeenth Avenue SW
Marie Hybl
Ninth Street SE
Boy Scout Camp Staff Heads to Waubeek for Summer Prep
Eight members of the Boy Scout camp staff gather in Waubeek for a five day encampment to plan the summer program and ceremonials. W. Harold West directs waterfront activities in his tenth year as camp leader with Arie Poldervaart assisting in nature study and activities. Joshua Wilson will run Indian ceremonials and lore, Joe Shomler serves as counselor for a fourth year, and Howard Hunter oversees archery and marksman duties. Additional staff include Harry Hart for handicraft, Don Shomler as camp quartermaster, Robert Benesh as camp clerk, Clarence Rather as assistant waterfront director, Mrs. O. A Hunter head cook, and Mrs. West as camp dietitian. Ammonia is also known as hart horn.
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Waubeek
W. Harold West
West
Arie Poldervaart
Coe
University of Iowa
Joshua Wilson
Wichita University
Joe
Howard Hunter
Oxford Junction
Harry Hart
Marion
Don Shomler
Cedar Rapids
Robert Benesh
Clarence Rather
O. A Hunter
City approves sale of sewage plant issue to bank
The approving opinion of Chapman and Cutler, Chicago bond attorneys, on the sale of $371,000 of the $683,160 sewage plant issue to Merchants National Bank was received and filed by the city council Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chapman and Cutler
Chicago
Merchants National Bank
City approves $100 voucher for safety official trip
The city council on Monday approved a $100 voucher to cover Dan Kruidenier public safety commissioner expenses from his Washington DC trip to the national street and highway safety conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Kruidenier
Washington, D. C
National Street and Highway Safety Conference
High Schoolers Timm and Hadish Earn All-State Course
Catherine Timm and Joe Hadish of Grant High School qualified for the all-state high school players course at the University of Iowa. They departed Monday for Iowa City to begin a six week summer program.
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Catherine Timm
Joe Hadish
Grant
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids athlete Bab Cuhel travels for business and friends
Bab Cuhel former Cedar Rapids and University of Iowa track star flew from Cedar Rapids to Fort Dodge to visit friends. He then went to Hampton and back to Fort Dodge, returned home Monday, left for the east Tuesday to work abroad for an American exporting firm. Pilot was Bob Nelson of 1969 Second Avenue SE.
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Cuhel
Cedar Rapids
University of Iowa
Fort Dodge
Hampton
East
Bob Nelson
Second Avenue SE
Fifth Avenue Roller Rink Petition Presented to City Council
Harry Bell submitted a petition from twenty six residents of Fifth avenue and Fifth street SE asking to operate a summer roller skating rink. The request was referred to public safety and Bell must provide sanitary sewer facilities if allowed. The petition states the calliope would be turned off at 10 p.m.
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Harry Bell
Fifth Avenue
Fifth Street SE
Department of Public Safety
Bell
Court sentences based on traffic incident facts
H. Graham pled guilty to failure to report an accident involving an automobile owned by Al Fritz. He was fined $10 and costs, with the fine suspended. He was sent to jail for fifteen days in default of a $50 fine.
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H. Graham
al Fritz
City Council Approves Oiling Plan for Streets
A resolution of necessity for oiling Fifth street SE from Twelfth avenue to Sixteenth avenue and Sixteenth avenue from Fifth street SE to Sinclair Park east line was passed on its first reading by the city council on Monday and filed for one week.
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Fifth Street SE
Twelfth Avenue
Sixteenth Avenue
Fifth Street
Sinclair Park
100 Year Old Elm Tree Cut Down in 2nd Avenue Landmark
A century old elm tree at the Mrs. P. W. Sweet residence 1340 Second avenue SE was cut down Monday night. The five feet ten inch diameter giant eighty four feet tall had sapped the ground making the yard barren and was divided into fifteen cords of firewood.
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2Nd Avenue
P. W. Sweet
Second Avenue SE
France Defers Debt Payment to United States
Paris announces France will not pay the June 15 debt installment to the United States. The council of ministers votes with one dissent, Edouard Herriot, to uphold the December 1932 no-payment policy. A note will inform Washington of the decision. Foreign Minister Barthou summarizes the discussion.
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Paris
INS
France
United States
Council of Ministers
Edouard Herriot
Louis Barthou
Strawberry Point Plans Comedy Henrys Wedding Cast of 125
The Ladies Industrial club of Strawberry Point Methodist church under Miss Edith Thompson of Macon Missouri presents Henrys Wedding, a comedy by Universal Producing company. A local cast of 125 will perform Thursday and Friday in the high school auditorium, with proceeds for the club fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strawberry Point
Strawberry Point Methodist Church
Edith Thompson
Macon
Universal Producing Company
Ladies Industrial Club
Trainer Whips Lion Into Submission At World's Fair
Allan King, noted animal trainer, faced a 2000 spectator crowd in Chicago as a Nubian lion attacked him, tearing a chair from his grip and injuring his right arm. Despite the ferocity of Cappy the lion, King returned after treatment to finish the show amid a stormy, unsettled cage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Allan King
King
Cappy
Japan Protests Missing Consul Safety to China
Japan demanded China guarantee the safety of missing vice consul Hidekai Muramoto. Consul General Suma delivered a note as Japanese warships moved toward Nanking on the Yangtze to protect nationals. The note informed Beijing of the disappearance and sought assurances of his safety, with the crisis shaping Sino-Japanese ties.
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Nanking
Japan
China
Hidekai Muramoto
Suma
Foreign Office
Yangtze
Kurmoto
Mukden
Nankamura
Manchuria
Railroad workers picnic at Ellis Park next Sunday
A basket picnic for Timneis Central railroad employes and families will be held at Ellis Park starting at 2 p.m. next Sunday. The local Service Booster club sponsors the event with over 200 expected. attendees bring their own baskets while the club provides coffee and lemonade. Tables at the duck pond are reserved.
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Timneis Central Railroad
Ellis Park
Waterloo
Duck Pond
Marion man waives grand jury on larceny charge
Clifford Doe of Marion waived to the grand jury after arraignment before Justice Henry A. Stearns on larceny charges. Bond of 1000 dollars was not furnished. He is accused of stealing an electric drill from B F Klein of Marion. Al Garrett pled guilty to intoxication in the same proceeding.
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Gwen
349Th Infantry Reserve
Elma Mead
Richard D. Munden
Laswell
U. S. Naval
Hudson and
Terraplane
A.A.A
Hudson Motor Car CO
Detroit
SERI
Hudson
Weacn
Coupe Sadan
Hudson-Essex Co
Second Avenue
Willie Willis
Natbert
Paramount Building
Thora Hornum
N. Hornum
Pacific Coast Points
Robert Hodges
E. J. Rabus
Higley Avenue SE
Company No. 1
Third Avenue SE
James Dale Home
Carl McCaulley
Carrie Beam
John Ray
Waverly
Beam
McCaulley
This Schultz
J. Schultz
Cedar. Rapids
Boy Scout
Oil Street
Albion
Mich
Charles Harris
Harris
Lion
Mot
Veryone
Blatz
Heidelberg
Lagomarcino-Grape CO
Dial
First Street
Biats Brewing Os
Milwaukee
Rouen
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