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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1934
Page
5
Menu items include Crab Cocktail Roast Veal and Pineapple Sherbet with detailed recipes. Mentions Morris Sanford Co. windows and a London police note on small three wheeled patrol cars.
Heinz Beans four 10c tins sell for 29c drawing shoppers for a rush. Baby Stuart Cocoa Cocoa is praised as a dandy drink loved by all. Baby Stuart 2-lb tin priced at 25c and Snow White Flakes claim to save labor. Big package deal promoted.
M M Dvorak announces a new 1906 Mount Vernon avenue grocery and butcher complex across from his old site at 1841 Mount Vernon avenue. Bill Lorentz to run the grocery department, Dvorak to oversee the butcher division in a three-storefront building built by Dvorak. The glazed black and white tile front features modern interior shelving and a Percival refrigeration unit. A new front drive and rear lot provide parking for about fifty cars.
In Ligonier Indiana Edward Keasey merchant policeman aged 57 was killed by three bullets after he and Night Patrolman Earl Knepp surprised two men suspected as fingermen for a mob planning a bank robbery. Howard Campfield 32 and Huffman 22 both Fort Wayne suspects were arrested. Campfield denied involvement as Knepp prepared to lock Campfield into custody.
A jail guard heard three shots and found inmate Kersey dead, then located the escapee prisoner missing as a fast car roared away in the distance. The brief report notes the fatal shooting and subsequent escape attempt.
A telephone pole near the Ellis park pavilion figured in two auto accidents after midnight Friday. Nevin C. Brock left the scene after hitting the pole with an unidentified woman in the car, later reporting the crash. Ira Barcus then struck the same pole on Ellis boulevard with noninjury results. Charles Hruska reported Brock to police.
Ira Schultz of 1205 Fifth Street SE reported being relieved of $5 and a watch at midnight Thursday after being attacked from behind on Twelfth Avenue SE between Third and Fourth streets. Police noted one assailant tall and bearded, the other shorter, both in dark suits.
A quirky notice features a young man named Bill claiming his fresh fruits and vegetables make him handsome. The piece promotes Perley’s Fruits and Veg in a humorous, boastful tone.
A new liquor store announces its opening on July second. It mentions stocking Crystal Pale Dry Ginger Ale and White Soda for the Fourth of July with three large bottles priced at 29 cents plus a bottle deposit of 2 percent.
An advertisement touts Fred Usinger's Cooked Meats and Sausages. It invites readers to visit and sample a fine assortment of cooked meats and sausages, noting beer lovers and Dutch lunches as familiar with the quality.
A local ad notes Wilson's Certified Bacon offered at 29 cents per pound. It emphasizes smoked and cured process to enhance flavor and positions the product as a real choice for shoppers.
The Perley Kitchen produces a large daily quota of pies cakes cookies and desserts for picnics and lunches. Place orders early to secure fresh bakery items.
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