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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1936
Page
3
The Missouri and Big Sioux rivers threaten serious flood damage as ice breakup concerns grow. Ice jams are dynamited by police along the Big Sioux while communities from Turin to Moville face inundation on highways and widespread property flooding.
Elvin L. McQuillen 21 of Wilton Junction pled guilty to assault with intent to commit great bodily injury before Judge John T. Moffit and received one year in the state reformatory. He was indicted on assault with intent to rob and is accused of assaulting George Vetter near Rochester July 3, 1934.
University of Iowa workers opened a channel along the river front campus and cleared ice for about a quarter mile. A rise in the Iowa River was forecast with warmer weather, while freezing temperatures kept the Marshalltown level unchanged Friday.
Harold G. Hayes and Mrs. Bess R. Davis filed for Maquoketa school election facing incumbents L. W. Romer and Mrs. Neta Suthers. They call for local sourcing of school supplies to aid local firms and oppose last year’s ban on outside employment for teachers.
Henry A Richmann 76 former Lowden resident died Tuesday in an Oelwein hospital. Services were held in Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church Lowden with Rev F J Abele officiating. Burial followed in Lowden cemetery. Born May 13 1859 near Lowden he married Elizabeth Cole on Christmas Day 1885. He ran a Lowden general store, moved to Lexington Nebraska then State Center Iowa, later helped build and worked as a mechanic at the Chicago and Great Western railway shops in Oelwein retiring in 1933. Surviving are son Clifford Cedar Rapids, daughter Thelma Olsen Colorado Springs, and brothers Fred C Lowden Emil Glendale CA, sisters Mrs Anna Dircks Mrs Lena Rodenbeck Lowden Mrs Louisa Rixe Bennett and Mrs Sophie Penningroth Clarence.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Rutenbeck learned Tuesday night that their daughter Mrs. Anson Scott suffered pneumonia in a Wichita hospital. They departed Wednesday but she died before they arrived. Thursday morning three of Mr Scott’s brothers Ira and Lester of Lost Nation and Ernest of Maquoketa started for Kansas for the funeral.
Iowa business shows a brief January February dip blamed on severe winter conditions but remains above year ago levels. University of Iowa economist Prof. George R. Davies notes gains in bank debits building permits payrolls and farm product prices, with a hopeful volume of new business projects ahead through June.
James A H Sutton a Civil War veteran known as Alabama Jim celebrated his ninety third birthday at home in Maquoketa Born March 7 1843 in Alabama he was pressed into Confederate service but deserted to northern sympathies later serving with Company E Twelfth Tennessee cavalry in Nashville He moved to Fulton after the war and later settled in Maquoketa where he is one of three Civil War veterans including Mortimer Rice and John Huff.
Seven University of Iowa pharmacy students are elected to Rho Chi, the national honorary society. Named among the inductees are Paul Maney of Cedar Rapids Eldred Kron of Riverside and Thomas D Hill of Central City based on scholarship and personality.
The spring election fields three hopefuls to replace terms ending for E L Kirkpatrick and N G McNurlen. McNurlen seeks re election against Mrs Howard Freshwaters while Frank Dasher aims to replace Kirkpatrick who resigns as board president and Lynn manager. city clerk W C Richardson succeeds. town councilman vacancy filled by John Powell. A caucus at town hall Tuesday will nominate town officers.
At the town council meeting officers for the town election were elected. Judges are Thomas Rowe and Dr. R. S. Betts. Clerks are Charles Wagner, Arthur Daniel and Henry Jansen.
Contracts for a $60,000 scenic improvement project on the Iowa City and Cedar Rapids road will be let at Ames March 17. The plan, backed by Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Garden clubs and opposed by the Johnson county Farm Bureau, was filed in district court. Johnson county work includes about 60,000 cubic yards of grading and excavation.
March term opens Monday with Judge George W. Wood of Waterloo presiding. Several suits filed include Francis Haennig vs. John Anderson and C. L. Roe for 740.60 for feed and shelter of 200 sheep, Manchester Auto and Supply in four note cases, Fidelity and Deposit vs Elizabeth Ann Kendall for 588.16 for legal services, Clarence G. Cowell vs Richard and Ida White for 500, W. F. Prior Co. vs Dr. C. Dean Dowling for 172.55, Iowa Finance Co. vs Ray C. Engelhorn for 147.70, and Cloud Motor Co. vs Clarence H. Kolsrud for 351.57 across two notes.
Tipton Townsend club No 1 of Tipton will hold a meeting at the courthouse Tuesday at 7 30 p m Walter E Holsteen district organizer from Burlington will be speaker.
Des Moines reports that despite Iowa law granting a state monopoly on retail liquor, the federal government may continue selling permits to private individuals. Attorney General and governor view private permits as evidence of intent to violate state law, though prosecutions have been scarce. about 400 private permits remain alongside state stores.
Floyd Allport of Syracuse University leads six eastern speakers at the annual Child Welfare conference at the University of Iowa in June. Other participants include Hornell Hart Grace Langdon Bruce Robinson Ruth Brickner and Hugh Mearns from institutions in Hartford Washington New York City Newark and New York University.
Hartwick hosts preliminary declamatory contest with Brooklyn Guernsey and Hartwick. Harley Van Zee of Brooklyn wins first in oratorial, Gayle Veit of Hartwick second. Lavon Montgomery Brooklyn takes dramatic first, Lila McIlrath Hartwick second. Warren Gray Hartwick wins humorous, John Baker Guernsey second.
Mr and Mrs James N Greenlee marked their 53rd anniversary at home in Belle Plaine Saturday Their life has been spent in Belle Plaine or nearby farms He was born April 1 1859 in Guinntown Tama County born to Franklin and Alpha Greenlee Martha Craig Greenlees wife is 73 born in Tama County Greetings were shared by their children Clayton E Greenlee Mrs Walter Shields and Mrs Clifford Mall and seven grandchildren with two great grandchildren listed as residents in Belle Plaine.
Funeral services conducted Thursday for Arthur J. Wenger at the Baptist church with Rev. P. J. Blosser and Rev. Mr. Dillon of Rubio Friends church officiating. Singers included Mrs. E. Rickey, Mrs. S. E. Brower, William Good, J. Edd Wiggins, and Miss Lottie White. Pallbearers named Mahlon Cook, Sailor Miller, Charles Clark, Howard Spivey, Edwin Euler, and Roy Grove. Out-of-town mourners included Adam Wenger and son of Columbiana Ohio, Mr. and Mrs. Mahlon Cook, Mrs. Milo Wenger and daughter of Cedar Rapids, Dr. Cruey of North English, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Morgan, Mr. and Mrs. Ott Smitter of Rubio, and Miss Sylvia Noffsinger of Iowa City.
Decorah High School will be represented by Everett Miller in oratorical, Marian Donald in dramatic, and Dorothy Holmberg in humorous at the district declamatory contest in Cresco on March 10. Chester Lime Springs and Cresco join as other entered schools.
Multiple Iowa counties report local election notices including school board races in Central City Earlville Vinton Elgin and other towns. Candidates seek director and treasurer posts. caucuses and nominations list eight delegates and alternates. various civic updates and community events follow.
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