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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1935
Page
16
President Roosevelt moves to withdraw bondholders right to sue the government over gold clauses. After Supreme Court rulings, a draft bill seeks to bar gold basis claims and end controversy, with Attorney General Cummings to prepare the measure for Congress.
Motorists must switch off headlights on the Rome Ostia auto road at night due to sodium lamp illumination along the highway.
Excavations at Nippur in Babylon uncover a library dating about 3000 B.C. making it roughly five millennia old. The clay tablets, not paper, carried inscriptions while Alexandria's famed library used parchment rolls for books drawing scholars from many regions.
The University of Iowa plans an all pupil testing program on May 7 in 289 Iowa schools. Prof. Everett F. Lindquist of the college of education notes the event will involve about 55,000 high school pupils, the largest enrollment since 1932.
The second Lenten service at Trinity Lutheran Church of Missouri Synod on First Avenue at Fourteenth Street W will be held Wednesday at 7 45 p m The Rev P L Bornhoeft will preach and John A Jaeger will be organist The public is invited The service includes preludes chorals readings and a sermon titled Love For a Loathsome Traitor Matt 26 48 50 with offerings and benediction
Weekly Wednesday services at 7 30 p m at First Lutheran on Third Avenue and Tenth Street explore The Hard Sayings of Jesus on The Way to Calvary. Speakers include pastors and Dr A A Brooks Dr Russell F Judson and others with topics from March 13 to Maundy Thursday April 19.
The First Lutheran church continues Lenten observances with special services and music by church choirs under Miss Mariam Dieman and organist Mrs. David Mitchell. The church has a long tradition dating to 1868 and collaborates with local churches on the general Lent subject and union speakers.
In Linn County District Court Iowa the plaintiff McNeil seeks an absolute divorce on desertion grounds against Mattle McNeill. Defendants must answer by noon of the second day of the next term starting May 23 1935 at Cedar Rapids Court House or a default judgment will be entered. James E Patterson attorney for plaintiff.
District Court will hear on March 18 1935 at 9 am in Linn County Iowa the Last Will and Testament of Frank Schrope deceased for proof and admission. Clerk Edwin W Lundquist of Cedar Rapids Iowa signs notice dated March 11 1935.
A local listing reports a Lenten service at St. John’s church with Holy Communion and sermon. Ruth Phillips, principal at Buchanan school, is confined at 1226 Second Ave SE due to infection. Fire crews responded to a roof fire at 1652 Ellis Blvd NW started by chimney sparks. Public Health Nursing association directors meet on the fourth floor of City Hall at 1 15 p.m. Wednesday. The Town State Optometrists association Southeast Central district holds a dinner at the Roosevelt hotel Wednesday at 6 30 p.m. Dr D E Grim leads arrangements. Ben Hazen and wife attended Ralph Haire’s funeral in La Porte City, following his pneumonia death Sunday. Mrs Hazen will remain in La Porte City briefly. A local ad notes trading a better car via used car ads in The Gazette.
The Matuchuks were killed at 1004 Sixteenth Avenue SE in a residence called the Mrs. Jess Cassidy home on the Gazette picture page. Maude Cassidy lives there, but Jess Cassidy does not, and she is his former wife.
Leo Johnson of 1260 C avenue NE sustained minor injuries after his car struck a machine operated by C L Driscoll of 421 Twelfth street SE at the Center Point road and B avenue NE intersection. Driscoll’s front end was damaged. Johnson’s right rear wheel fender and running board were smashed.
Mrs. Clifford Barnes of 1513 Sixth Avenue Marion reported Monday her purse with 61 dollars was stolen after she placed it on a downtown store counter. A spare tire was stolen from a car owned by W. J. Kovac on Mount Vernon Road and Forty second Street SE while parked on Second Street between Fourth and Fifth Avenues SE Monday afternoon and evening.
Forty five Cedar Rapids Kiwanis members will caravan to Waterloo Tuesday night for an inter club dinner where District Governor Arthur J. Denny of Fairbury Nebraska will speak. They depart Hotel Montrose at 4 45 p m and expect to reach Hotel President by 6 30 p m. Delegations from Fort Dodge Algona Mason City and Dubuque are expected. The Tuesday meeting cancels the Wednesday Kiwanis luncheon.
Mr. O. E. Fay of 3122 12th St NW Cedar Rapids Iowa credits Gly-Cas with ending years of kidney and bladder trouble neuritis and sleepless nights. He says his kidneys are regulated sleep is sound and pain has disappeared. Gly-Cas sold at Thrifty Drug Store 1st St and 3rd Ave SE.
The Rev X L Coppock opened a Church of the Brethren crusade on Fourth Avenue at Twelfth Street SE and spoke on Present Pentecostal Power. He urged believers to tarry as the early apostles did to receive spiritual power, promising more nightly talks for two weeks at 7 30 p m with Mrs Coppock leading songs and children's stories.
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