Public Opinion Not Laws Says 15 Remedy
W R Boyd finance committee chair of the state board of education spoke to Kiwanis at the Montrose hotel. He argued statutes cannot fix societal ills and cautioned against laws replacing sustained public opinion. He criticized prohibition, the Mann act, attitudes toward criminals, and favored education over sweeping social experiments like the 18 year age limit on work.
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Kiwanis Club
Montrose Hotel
W. R. Boyd
State Board of Education
Boyd
Iowa
England
Canada
Steel Union Link With A F L Fails
Pittsburgh UP report says Carnegie Illinois Steel workers rejected a proposal to affiliate the company union with the American Federation of Labor. Company union leaders called the plan inapplicable to the steel industry and said they would maintain the existing employee representation plan independently of the company.
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Pittsburgh
Carnegie,-Ilinois Steel Corporation
American Federation of Labor
John P. Frey
Metal Trades Department
A F. of L
World War Shells Kill Two Farmers in Groizia Fields
In Groizia Italy farmers were killed when shells from World War I exploded while they dug in their fields. The shells, planted decades ago, were inadvertently discharged during a day of work as Italy and Austria-Hungary had fought in the war.
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Groizia
Italy
Ialy
Austria- Hungary
Stop Craving for Liquor Advertisement Promises Alcohol Cure
An advertisement claims a doctor's presentation helps those addicted to alcohol by reducing cravings and offering a free or low cost program. It promises life improvement and suggests visiting May's Cut Rate Drug Store for Al today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yente
May
Ruskin Sandbourne Pleads Guilty in Statutory Charge
Ruskin Sandbourne, 35, of 1444 Second Avenue SE, indicted by the March term grand jury in district court March 4 on a Statutory charge, was sentenced to three years at Fort Madison state penitentiary by Judge F O Ellison after withdrawing a not guilty plea. The judge withheld commitment during good behavior. The case stemmed from testimony by an 8 year old Cedar Rapids boy and his parents, with the boy's father joining in the recommendation. Sandbourne will move to Illinois with a brother after serving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruskin Sandbourne
Second Avenue SE
Fort Madison State Penitentiary
F. O. Ellison
Sandbourne
Ellison
Cedar Rapids
Carl Hendrickson
Hendrickson
Illinois
Marion Man Sentenced for Resistance Withheld
David Gillespie 46 of Marion received a sixty day county jail term after resisting officer Chief W G Miller during a December arrest. Judge F O Ellison withheld commitment on good behavior with state recommendations. Gillespie had withdrawn a not guilty plea entered January 27.
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David Gillespie
Marion
F. O. Ellison
Gillespie
W G Miller
Dee
John Pazour
Lawsuits and legal notices span multiple cases in district court
The district court handles a divorce petition by Jia Mae King against Orland King on felony grounds with a history of local conviction. Other items include appeals from an injury award to Ben Fine in Cedar Rapids, several dismissed charges, partition requests, and estate actions. details show varied court actions and dates from 1933 to 1936.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jia Mae King
Orland King
Avers King
Linn
Iowa Milling Company
Fidelity and Casualty Company
Ben Fine
Cedar Rapids
A B Funk
Will of Ignac Krejci Probated in District Court
Ignac Krejci died Feb 3 with will dated April 9 1934 probated in district court appointing wife Antonie Krejci as beneficiary and son William Krejci as executor. Also noted: judgments in unrelated cases including Clair A Garrison note suit against F W Schmicke and Tillie W Schmicke and a divorce granted to Guy W Johnson from Margaret Johnson for cruel and inhuman treatment. and John A Rasplicka seeks 41489 against Joseph F Kuncl with notes and mortgages dispute.
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Ignac Krejci
Antonie Krejci
William Krejci
Clair A. Garrison
John T. Moffit
F. W. Schmicke
Tillie W. Schmicke
H. C. Ring
District Court
Guy W. Johnson
Margaret Johnson
LaGrange
Ind
John A. Rasplicka
Joseph F. Kuncl
Kuncl
Mussolini Starts 10 Day Libya Inspection Tour
Premier Mussolini left Gaeta aboard a heavy cruiser for a 10 day military and political tour of Libya. He will reach Tobruk by March 12 for a naval review of Italy's newest warships and open a Libyan coast highway.
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Gaeta
Italy
Mussolini
Libya
Duce
Tobruk
Italo Balbo
IL Duce
Tripoli
Sirte
Son Seeks Father Who Left Here Six Years Ago
Andrew Johnson of Rock Island 19 searches Omaha for his father Arthur Johnson who disappeared six years ago after leaving Cedar Rapids. The son says Arthur went to Omaha to find butcher work and planned to send for his family. Omaha plant workers recall a man from a photo but cannot place him.
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Arthur Johnson
Andrew Johnson
Rock Island
Omaha
Johnson
Associated Press
Cedar Rapids
Wilson PTA Hosts Amateur Night at Wilson High
The Wilson PTA sponsors an amateur night at Wilson High School on Friday to raise funds for band uniforms. The band will perform selections before the show. Bert Puckett serves as master of ceremonies. The event begins at 7 30 pm with a small admission fee.
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Wilson High
Wilson Pta
Bert Puckett
Birth Announcement for Marca Hines at SL Lukes Hospital
Mr and Mrs George Hines of route 4 Marian welcomed a son named Marca on date not specified at SL Lukes Hospital.
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George Hines
Marian
Marca
SL Lukes Hospital
Sees Great Future for Soybean Crop
National Soybean Processors president C. Bradley told a Midwest farm chemurgic conference the soybean's rise as a U S crop should continue to grow. He cited 600 000 tons of soybean meal used in feed, 185 500 000 pounds of oil sold with 85 percent edible and 15 percent industrial, and noted about forty processing plants plus numerous food and industrial soybean facilities.
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Omaha
C. Bradley
National Soybean Processors Association
Chemurgic
Bradley
Chicago
Flames Destroy British Freighter At Boston Dock
The British freighter Laila, built six months earlier for 1.5 million dollars, was destroyed within an hour by a fire sparked by a funnel. Explosions ashore and afloat followed as the ship burned at its Charleston pier, injuring two firemen and threatening surrounding waterfront property.
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Boston
Laila
Charleston
City Briefs and Personals
L. V. Ayers was fined ten dollars and costs for fishing without a license. The fine was suspended on payment of costs and Ayers must purchase a license. The complaint was filed by Leo Logan, a conservation officer. Mothers of Scouts of troop 25 met at 2316 B avenue NE to form a mothers council. Mrs. D. C. Robb was chosen chairwoman and Mrs. Sanderson vice-chairman. Committees were named. The group plans regular meetings and a Saturday supper to celebrate the troop’s first anniversary in April.
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L. V. Ayers
Justice A. S. Reed
Ayers
Leo Logan
Mothers of Scouts
Arthur School
Phillip Shive
B Avenue
D. C. Robb
Sanderson
Strike of French Seamen Settled in Le Havre
A seamen's strike that halted all French shipping at Le Havre was settled on Wednesday. The liner Normandie, delayed by the stoppage, will sail at 5 p.m. for New York.
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LE Havre
France
Normandie
New York
Man and family rescued after car goes into Maquoketa River
Special to The Gazette. Harry Haynes tried to cross Bailey's Ford but drove into deep water. The car carried his family into the ditch and they had to stand on the seats. Haynes, his two children, his mother and a cousin were rescued after he was pulled out through the windows.
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the Gazette
Ryan
Harry Haynes
Maquoketa
Bailey’s Ford
Haynes
Ins
Three WPA Workers Die in Crane Accident at Philadelphia Yard
Three WPA workers were killed at the Philadelphia Navy Yard when crushed by a traveling crane boom on Wednesday. The crane operator was hysterical and could not provide a usable account to police.
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Philadelphia
WPA
Philadelphia Navy Yard
New York Editor Weds at Hearst Ranch
William Curley managing editor of the New York Evening Journal married Mary Grace at the Hearst San Simeon ranch. The couple began a honeymoon trip today after the Tuesday ceremony in California.
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San Simeon
Calif
Ins
William Curley
The
New York Evening Journal
Mary Grace
William Randolph Hearst
Utility man dies in Lincoln after operation
Stanley Tabor, 42, assistant general manager in charge of sales for the Iowa Nebraska Light and Power Company, died at a Lincoln hospital following an operation Sunday for a mastoid infection.
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Lincoln
Stanley Tabor
Iown-Nebraska Light and Power Company
Man Drives Car Into River Allegedly Then Reaches Safety
Report states Godfrey Terr, 43, drove through water on the river road north of Ellis Park after removing a barricade. His engine stalled, he pushed the car to higher ground, and authorities found him safe on land as spectators gathered at the scene.
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Ellis Park
Godfrey Terr
Conrad’s Beach
Tefr
Teff
Mrs Love Guilty and Jury Member Jailed
AP report from Los Angeles states Mrs Helen Wills Love was found guilty of second degree murder for the slaying of her husband at a Santa Monica beach club. Judge Frank M Smith planned to sentence Love Friday while juror Mary Plettner faced contempt sentencing in a nearby jail.
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Los Angeles
Helen Wills Love
Benjamin Blank
Smith
Plettner
Beverly Hills Juror's Husband Defends Wife in Trial Dispute
Walter Plettner, an investment banker, defends his wife Mary Thew Plettner, a juror in the Helen Wills murder trial, saying she was ill and advised against serving. He notes she drank gin, not grain alcohol, and that she acted against his objections and her doctor's advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly Hills
Calif
Ins
Walter E. Plettner
Chicago
Mary
Helen Wills Love
Plettner
Mary Thew
Beatrice Gottlieb Overdosed Amid Phelan Acquittal
Beatrice Gottlieb a 30 year old golf star lay unconscious in a hospital after an apparent sleeping powder overdose. Carey Phelan restaurateur was acquitted of assaulting her at a Rockaway Beach resort as the trial concluded two days earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Beatrice Gottlieb
Carey Phelan
Rockaway Beach
Miss Gottlieb
Forest Hills
Joyce Bushel
Prince of Wales
Duke of Windsor
Phelan
Mrs. Frank E. Stull Dies After Long Civic Work
Mrs. Frank E. Stull, longtime Cedar Rapids community leader, died at 3 p.m. after a major operation and short illness. Born May 28, 1868 in Marietta Ohio, she married F. E. Stull in 1898 and lived in Chicago before settling in Cedar Rapids. She chaired St Paul’s Methodist Ladies Aid for a decade and held roles in P. E. O., O. E. O., and D. A. R. She is survived by her husband, two sisters, a brother, a stepdaughter and two grandchildren. Funeral Friday at 10:30 a.m. in Turner chapel. burial in Marietta.
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Frank E. Stull
C Avenue
Ellen P. Alden
Marietta
F. E. Stull
St. Paul's Methodist Church
Ladies Aids Society
Susannah Wesleyan
Stull
Cedar
Ashley Chapter
L. A. Burrows
Newtonville
Mass
Turner Chapel
Marietta, O
Funeral for Lieut Col S C Viles Held Thursday
Military units will attend the funeral for Lieut Col S C Viles at 2 p m Thursday at St Pauls Methodist Church. The Knights of Pythias will conduct the service with graveside rites at Cedar Memorial Park. Members of Company C, Town national guard, are asked to meet at the armory at noon to march in a body.
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S. C. Viles
St. Paul's Methodist Church
A. A. Brooks
Knights of Pythias
Cedar Memorial Park
Company C
Town National Guard
Armory
National Guard
Charles H. Grahl
Des Moines
133Rd Infantry
Waterloo
Dubuque
Cedar Falls
Sioux City
Fairfield
Iowa City
Col. Viles
Uniform
Beatty Chapel
Mrs. Mabel Shaw Ray Dies At Local Hospital
Mrs. Mable Shaw Ray wife of W H Ray of 375 Sixteenth Street SE died suddenly at a local hospital at 6 45 am Wednesday. Born at Waverly on September 7 1877 she moved to Cedar Rapids in September 1936 and resided in Iowa most of her life except five years in Colorado. A graduate of Iowa State Teachers College she did graduate work at Iowa University and was active in P E O and the Eastern Star.
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Mable Shaw Ray
W. H. Ray
Sixteenth Street
Waverly
Cedar Rapids
Colorado
Iowa
Fire Wrecks Iron Plant in Chicago
A blaze caused $25,000 damage to a two story brick building housing Oriental Lion Works and Harrison Steel Products in Chicago on Wednesday. The fire swept the structure, injuring no one reported in the OCR.
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Chicago
INS
Oriental Lion Works
Harrison Steel Products Company
Mrs. Shaw Dies. Survived by Husband Daughter and Kin
The obituary notes the passing of a woman linked to the Methodist church. She is survived by her husband, a son William Howard a university student, her mother Mrs Newton Shaw who lived with her for 21 years, and a sister Mrs Howard Kelly of Waverly. Funeral arrangements to be announced later with visitation at Moen chapel.
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Methodist Church
William Howard
Iowa University
Newton Shaw
Howard Kelly
Waverly
Moen Chapel
Widow of Frank Metela Dies in Cedar Rapids
Mrs. Josephine Metela died at 1 40 PM Tuesday at 1434 Second Street SE after a lingering illness. Born in Bohemia September 30 1859 she came to the United States at 19, later settling in St Paul and then Cedar Rapids where she married Frank Metela who died 32 years ago. Survived by three children six grandchildren five great grandchildren and a nephew all of Cedar Rapids. Funeral 2 PM Friday at Polansky chapel with burial in Bohemian National cemetery. Friends may call 7 to 9 PM Thursday.
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Josephine Metela
Frank Metela
Second Street
Bohemia
United States
St. Paul
Cedar Rapids
Frank Bartosh
Frank Stusak
Frank C. Metela
Joseph Topinka
Zofie Podlipska
Hvezda Pokroka
The
Viastenky
Polansky
Theodore B. Hrubucek
Bohemian National Cemetery
Obituary for John Bruna in Cedar Rapids
John Bruna 81 died at his daughter’s home 1705 Hamilton St. SW at 4 30 a.m. Wednesday after nine weeks of illness. Born in Bohemia December 8 1855 he moved to Cedar Rapids sixty four years ago and was a plumber. Survived by two daughters Mrs William Rocarek Mrs F H Kubicek two sons John and Edward all of Cedar Rapids eleven grandchildren three great grandchildren two step brothers Frank of Toledo Thomas of Clutter and two step sisters Mrs Rose Fox Iowa City and Mrs J Hadacek of Clutter. He was a member of the Woodmen of the World and Independent Order of Foresters. Body at Janeba and Brosh chapel pending funeral arrangements.
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John Bruna
William Rocarek
Hamilton Street
Bohemia
Cedar Rapids
F. H. Kubicek
John
Edward
Frank
Toledo
Thomas
Clutter
Rose Fox
Iowa City
J. Hadacek
Woodmen of the World
Independent Order of Foresters
Janeba and Brosh Chapel
Rotor on Supercharger Reaches High RPM at Speed
A report notes the rotor on the car’s supercharger turns 13 500 revolutions per minute when the vehicle travels at fifty miles per hour.
Declamatory Contestants Named for Marengo Event
Special to The Gazette Marengo announces the subdistrict high school declamatory contest set for 8 pm Thursday. Contestants include Oratorical James Madison Marengo The Case for American Labor Conrad Schadt Williams burg Banners and Bluebirds Warren Gray Hartwick Hands Dramatic Mary Stella White North English Riders to the Sea Garth Hite Marengo The Noblest Roman of Them All Lila McIlrath Hartwick Kidnapped Humorous Warren Gray Hartwick Brothers-in-Battle Larry Casey Marengo Billy McGee's Weapon Melba Yeaman Williamsburg Brothers-in-Love
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Marengo
James Madison
Conrad Schadt
Williamsburg
Warren Gray
Hartwick
Hands
Mary Stella White
North English
Garth Hite
Lila Mcllrath
Hartewick
Larry Casey
Billy McGee
Melba Yeaman
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Postville
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Carter
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Mame
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San Francisco Seals
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Marion Man
Ethel Thompson
Foo Filson
Joseph Cepow - Ski
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Perro Baker
Justice Court
Fed VR
Lilson
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Margaret Parsons
Masbel
Fred Safford
Clara Proedy
Peter
Joe Fir Ang
Joseph Hadsell
Ada Hadsell
Boston Dock
Scout Mothers
NFB
Love
Husband
Mabel Shaw Ray
Third Street SE
OLD Post Office
J. C. Landenberger
Optometrist
Gala Namarkets
Wisconsin
Alse
Inger Ali Chen
Lar Rickey
Virginia Dare
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