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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1938
Page
6
Traffic bureau of the Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce opposes a fifteen per cent freight rail increase. If approved, local shippers may pay about 700 000 extra annually, based on 1932 figures with a 45 percent regional traffic gain since then.
In Graz, Austria, Nazi symbols were removed after three days of protests by socialists labor heimwehr and monarchists who threatened to reorganize. Dr Alfred Seyss-Inquart negotiated a halt to marches and Hoover met with officials before visiting President Miklas as bans spread through Styria.
American and other foreign oil companies, ordered by the Mexican supreme court to comply with a $7,300,000 wage award, announced they were unable to carry out the ruling. The court had denied an injunction to block enforcement, and operators issued the statement shortly after.
London reports moves in political circles that Anthony Eden may be named ambassador to Washington. The Daily Sketch notes such an appointment could resolve Eden's resignation and aid future Anglo American relations.
Mrs. Mary Janette Groff widow of Bruner L. Groff died at her home 1610 C avenue NW at 1:20 pm Tuesday after a long illness. Born Sept 20 1852 near Elgin IL she lived in Benton and Linn counties Iowa since 1868. Survived by two daughters Ada Stewart and Inez Bryner two sisters and three brothers eight grandchildren eleven great grandchildren and other relatives. Funeral at Moon chapel Thursday 1:30 pm Rev James H. Blackstone. burial at Mound Cemetery in Watkins.
Mrs Dorothy Eloise Clauson wife of Walter C Clauson of Farmersburg died at a local hospital at 7 15 am Wednesday after brief illness Born March 29 1911 in Tipton she lived much of her life in Cedar Rapids and graduated from Coe College Class of 1932 She taught four years at Waterville and Decorah member of Chi Omega and St Pauls Methodist church Survived by husband a five day old son Richard Curtis mother Mrs Ethel Wright Cedar Rapids father Guy Wright two brothers Ronald R Wright Los Angeles and Hubert E Wright of this city Funeral arrangements pending friends may call Turner chapel
William N Voorhies died at 2 55 a m Wednesday after weeks of illness. Born September 13 1862 in Jones county he lived mostly there before moving to Cedar Rapids fourteen years ago. He married Amanda Hotz August 15 1900 at Anamosa and is survived by two children Loran Voorhies and Mrs James Lorimer plus four grandchildren and siblings Charles and George Voorhies Hattie Ireland and Alice Stevenson. Funeral 1 30 p m Friday Turner chapel and 3 p m Center chapel cemetery near Morley. friends may call Turner chapel.
Donald F. Smith, 28, of near Marion, died at University Hospital, Iowa City, at 7 30 a m Wednesday after a brief illness. He was born September 10, 1909, at What Cheer and had lived in the Marion vicinity for the last two years.
Altha Amelia Kinkead Edaburn born November 16 1867 in Springville died suddenly at her Center Point home Tuesday. Survived by five Cedar Rapids children and others. three of her children preceded her in death. Services at Center Point Christian Church at 2 p.m. Thursday with burial in Dunkard cemetery. Friends may call at Beatty and Dennison chapel Center Point.
Mrs. James E. Wetz of Lake Jim Florida died of pneumonia Tuesday night in an Orlando hospital where her husband is in critical condition. Former Cedar Rapids residents, the couple lived in Chicago before moving to Florida thirteen years ago. She had been in failing health eighteen months and is survived by her husband and three children Howard J. Wetz Buffalo New York Mrs J W Cameron Chicago and Mrs A A Wells San Diego California.
Hans Nelson aged 78, long-time Cedar Rapids resident and carpenter, died at a local hospital at 7 10 a m Wednesday. Born in Denmark on December 18, 1866, he came to the United States in 1874 and settled in Cedar Rapids in 1901. He is survived by his sister Sophie Nelson and two cousins C H Peterson of Oak Park Illinois and Nels Peterson. Funeral arrangements will be announced later and friends may call at Turner chapel.
Funeral services for Mrs Mary Buehler who died Tuesday at a local hospital will be held in East Amana at 1 pm Thursday with burial in East Amana. Survived by three children Hattie Shimek George Henry Buehler of Cedar Rapids sixteen grandchildren one great grandchild four brothers and two sisters.
Funeral services for Miss Julia Stocker will be held in the Beatty chapel at 2 p.m. Thursday conducted by the Rev. Henry Scherer. Burial will be in Cedar Memorial Park. Friends may call at the chapel from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday.
Mercycrest Players staged a one act comedy Friend of the Family for Knights of Columbus council No 909 at the K of C hall Tuesday night. A sextet including Dorothy Frambach Marcella Kalishek Kathleen Hogan Marian Plunkett Dolores Trierweiler and Mary Elizabeth O Meara sang numbers with Marjorie Fleming at the piano. The cast featured Mildred Gorman Mary Elizabeth O Meara Kathleen Hogan Don Hofer Maxine Kinley Dorothy Frambach Mary Jane Reilly Wilfrid Lattner George Hennessy and Pinkey s kittens.
Sheriff James H. Smith addressed about thirty Scouters at the March Scouters roundtable in the Chamber of Commerce building. He spoke on law enforcement and the sheriff's duties and highlighted Scout and Scouter contributions to community respect for law. Plans for the April 25 area council Scout circus were discussed with theme A Scoutmaster's Dream and reviews of demonstrative scouting activities. W. O. Schultz chairs the circus committee.
Howard O. Hunter announced that 3,500 of 500,000 new WPA jobs would go to Iowa. Allocation increases Iowa WPA rolls from 22,600 to 26,100 with additional relief workers to be hired immediately.
Hearst plans to dismantle about two thirds of his fifteen million dollar art collection by gifts to museums and sales to avoid heavy inheritance taxes. Parish-Watson will handle sales while museums receive selected pieces. The collection spans from 15th century tapestries to Rembrandt portraits and includes armor, furniture, stained glass, and rare silver tracing Elizabeth I through George III.
Senator Carter Glass proposes a bill to freeze bank holding companies at their current field, curb new formations, restrict affiliate transactions, require rapid repayment of affiliate loans, subject holdings to investigations, block dividends to violators, and empower the FDIC to remove noncompliant banks.
The Democratic majority on the House Ways and Means Committee backed a new 1938 revenue bill broadening undistributed profits and capital gains taxes. They claimed the measure would spur substantial business activity despite Republican charges that it targets closely held corporations to purge opposition.
Forty one Minnesota road contractors with St Paul Speeder Machinery rep visited Cedar Rapids Tuesday. They viewed Speeder 1938 shovel demos near the packing house and toured Iowa Manufacturing, Universal Crusher, and La Plant Choate plants, hosted by Ser Machinery at a Roosevelt hotel luncheon.
Center Point funeral services for five month old Neal Bradford Fishel will be held Thursday at 10:30 at the Satchett chapel. He died Monday at Vinton hospital after a brief illness. Survived by parents Everette and wife of Mount Auburn and brother John Stanley, 4. The Rev. C C Miller will officiate. Burial at Palo.
The case involves C F and Marie Lockhart who claimed cash payment for property from former owners. A warrant of satisfaction was issued against W J Mitchell with a bill of sale transferred to F J Camp Pagna on Sept 15 1937 after judicial action. Judge George W Wood took the matter under advisement. In other news Charles Regam Jr married Elizabeth Sullivan in Clermont and will reside in Waukon. Claude McCoy 60 of Waukon sustained serious injuries in a quarry accident fourteen miles north when a rock struck him causing multiple fractures and a broken collar bone, an ambulance transported him to a local hospital.
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