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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1936
Page
29
AP census study analyzes 1934 deaths across 34 states, showing 585 696 under 60 and 571 744 over 60. Leading killers include heart and circulatory disease, cancers, brain and nerve disorders, and infectious diseases with infant mortality high from birth defects and pneumonia.
In Paris Illinois the dispute over the W. S. Logan estate ended in gunfire as Ben Logan 47 and Arthur Reese 55 killed each other after Reese shot Logan then killed himself. A coroner's jury found murder and death by own action. Logan was the principal beneficiary under the will. Reese believed his wife was treated unfairly.
Washington AP reports a defense budget above one billion dollars for the upcoming fiscal year. The House committee readies a naval appropriations bill of 549,591,299, surpassing the prior year by 67,859,920, while the Army bill at 545,226,318 also seeks approval. Congress shows little inclination to trim defense spending.
Anne Adams patterns 2651 and 2397 offer slenderizing dresses for sizes 12 to 48 with V necklines and go everywhere styles. Each pattern costs 15 cents with illustrated instructions, and the Anne Adams Pattern Book sells for 15 cents. combined price 25 cents. Pattern orders to The Cedar Rapids Gazette Pattern Department, 243 West Seventeenth Street, New York.
Bungalow cooking classes scheduled Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday. A Townsend meeting set for Pierce school Belle avenue SW Tuesday at 7 30 p m. Otto Ambroz 1010 First avenue E fractured his right ankle Saturday playing squash at the Y M C A and is at St Luke's hospital. A crocus bloom appears at the home of Mr and Mrs Wesley Klinger 541 Knollwood drive SE after recent warm spell.
Dr. J. C. Landenberger will attend an optometric clinic in Davenport today and Monday conducted by Dr. M. F. Skeffington of St. Louis Missouri.
An early arrival among the returning robins was observed Thursday by Mrs J W Walterick at 408 E Avenue NW. She noted a bird feeding box at her residence as the birds appeared, signaling an early sign of spring.
A. C. Doubenmier, recovering from burns suffered while thawing frozen pipes in an explosion, was able to go out Saturday.
Leola Kennedy aged 28 of 107 Second Street NW was lodged in the county jail Saturday on a warrant issued by Justice W J Grunewald, charging malicious injury to fixtures.
Monday March 23 marks the last day to file trial notices for the April term of federal court convening in Cedar Rapids on April 7. The notice governs civil and criminal filings and deadlines for involved parties and attorneys. Local clerks remind practitioners to meet the filing deadline to avoid default or adjournment.
The regular Maine lodge of the Odd Fellows meets Tuesday evening at 838 First Ave. E. The session will be followed by a brief entertainment feature.
University of Iowa psychology professor Dr Lee Travis will speak at the Rotary club luncheon Monday noon at the Hotel Roosevelt on mental hygiene for the middle aged. Coe college student Miss Rose Closson will sing.
The Cedar Rapids DeMolay chapter announces a meeting at the Masonic hall on Wednesday at 7 30 p m. The initiatory degree will be conferred on a class of candidates. Jack Heskett presents recognition buttons and Fred J Witousek delivers the flower talk. John Stephen is master councilor of the Cedar Rapids DeMolay chapter.
Cedar Rapids poet and Rhodes scholar Paul Engle will be heard on NBC radio March 20 at 1 15 p m from Oxford England. The program airs in the United States via cable information sent to his parents Mr and Mrs T A Engle of 1602 Fifth Avenue SE.
Linn County dog taxes become delinquent April 1 with a one dollar penalty. Auditor Robert M. Vesely announced the tax is one dollar for males and three dollars for females. A total of 1,267 tax tags have been issued this year to date.
Henry A. Stearns of 1253 First Avenue East has recovered after a major operation at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City. He was four weeks in the hospital and four weeks at home for convalescence.
Miss Leona Hardick 27 of 1339 Third Street NW was arrested Saturday on a warrant by Justice Reed for larceny. The complainant Andy Caperonis 1007 Third Street SW alleged she stole clothing valued at $5.55 from his home when she quit. She claimed the sweater identified by Caperonis was owed wages.
Mrs. George Heritage, 109 Twenty-fifth street SE, sustained head cuts and a bruised hip when the rear fender of a car driven by Dr. R. J. Stephen struck her at First avenue and Twenty-fifth street E on Saturday at 7 30 p m. Dr Stephen swerved to avoid her and took her to her home.
Washington AP reports members of Congress delaying final revenue bill size until March tax receipts indicate the economy. They note possible pruning of the $792 million three year target but expect support for a graded tax on undistributed corporate earnings with others offsetting. Representative Vinson doubts the prepayment bonus cost will reach $120 million.
New York report outlines the Rhineland province as a land of more than 10 000 square miles with nearly 8 000 000 people. It describes its heavy industry and agriculture including wine production along the Rhine and Moselle, and notes coal iron zinc and other minerals. The piece compares the region to parts of western New York and Ohio and mentions the diverse cultural and demographic makeup.
New Hampshire will name its delegates Tuesday as the first state to elect nominating delegates for the 1936 conventions. The field favors President Roosevelt and Colonel Frank Knox among both Democratic and Republican hopefuls.
Belgrade AP reports the Stoyadinovich cabinet resigned on Saturday as Premier Milan Stoyadinovich began reorganizing the government amid postassassination turmoil following Friday’s botched attack.
A officer mutiny in Tokyo prompts eighteen military men to end their lives by self inflicted wounds as a protest against perceived corrupt elements around the throne. The piece traces hara-kiri’s ancient roots from medieval samurai culture to its continuing resonance in Japan today.
Washington AP report says opposition from current postmasters to civil service exams and political concerns over placing postmasters under civil service likely blocks passage this session. Representative Boland of Pennsylvania says no legislation now, while others urge nonquoting restraint. President Roosevelt backs civil service. Postmaster General Farley said Congress might act this session.
Dr Frederick A. Cook, explorer, filed suits seeking 125000 against Encyclopedia Britannica Viking Press Houghton Mifflin and Jeanette Mirsky alleging fraud misrepresentation and false pretenses over his 1909 pole claim. He also targets D B MacMillan Vilhjalmur Stefansson for 0 and seeks 50000 from Viking Press and Miss Mirsky over To the North. He accuses How Peary Reached the Pole of discrediting his discovery tale.
Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace dismissed charges that soil conservation act payments would be tied to the 1936 presidential election. Speaking to 300 Midwestern farm leaders in Chicago he called such talk unfounded and noted rumors of regional favoritism as mere talk.
William G. Paden, renowned in education circles, and about 3000 students who struck after his removal from Alameda schools won a key ruling. Earl Warren, acting as district attorney, held the board had no authority to end Paden’s contract, which ran three and a half years at $6,000 annually.
A time bomb addressed to Syracuse University Chancellor Charles W. Flint was intercepted at the main post office. The shoe box bomb contained nitro glycerine, a time clock, and batteries. Flint and his wife are away in Miami. Police traced the mailing to a university branch, with two youths identified as senders.
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