Ouster Suits Stir Cedar County Grand Jury Findings
The Cedar County grand jury criticized county operations including appointing Richmann and Phelps, county engineer, and questioned bidding, private work, and patrol use. It cited excessive county home staff, mistreatment of inmates, and mismanagement of gasoline and finances. Total 1937 board compensation was $7,222.95 with numerous extra committee meetings.
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Richmann
Clarence Cooperative Creamery
G. D. Goldsmith
H. L. Phelps
Phelps
Board of Supervisors
Peoria
Chicago
Cleveland
Fred G. Daut
John P. Jensen
G D. Goldsmith
Mr. Phelps
Goldsmith
Jensen
Daut
Hansen
Centerdale
West Branch
Mechanicsville
Iowa Township
Cedar Bluff
Clarence
Lowden
Bennett
Rochester
Farmington Township
Tipton
Grand
Hermann Onken
J. H. Maurer
Louis Hansen
Grand Jury
W. L. Hoffman
Alex Achenbach
Fred Butterbrodt
Fred Chillis
Alfred Conrad
London
William Sherwood
Wilton Junction
C. C. Wacker
Kift Junction
Man From Dubuque Charged With False Uttering Of A Check
J A Heim age 40 of Dubuque was brought to Cedar Rapids and jailed on a warrant for false uttering of a $100 bad check. Arrested in Dubuque on request of Sheriff James H Smith by State Agent Joe Burke. Bond set at $1000.
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J. A. Heim
Dubuque
Cedar Rapids
Dick Payne
Heim
Joe Burke
James H. Smith
H. R. Churchill
Roosevelt Hotel
Bond
Precinct Map For School Vote 1938 Election
Voters will cast ballots from 7 am to 7 pm to elect two school board members, a treasurer, and approve selling district properties not in use. Polling places span 23 precincts from Rude Auto to Cleveland school with locations around SE NE SW NW districts.
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C. D. Hedberg
Board of Education
Hitler declares renewed union aims in Linz address
Vienna AP reports Adolf Hitler offered a rousing Linz speech pledging to reunite the German Reich and warning against any efforts to divide the German people. He spoke of fate, a divine commission, and soldiers marching to defend a unified Germany with the rallying cry Sieg heil.
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Hitler
Vienna
Adolf Hitler
Linz
Upper Austria
Reich
German Reich
Germany
Roof and grass fire calls answered Saturday
Firemen answered two calls on Saturday afternoon. A roof fire occurred at the J. S. Miller residence 602 Eighteenth Avenue SW at 12:22 p.m. Later No. 3 station responded to a grass fire at K Avenue and Seventeenth Street NE at 5:15 p.m.
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J. S. Miller
Eighteenth Avenue
No. 3
K Avenue
Seventeenth Street
Deaths John Knox Mann Funeral Service Monday
Funeral services for John Knox Mann will be held at 2 p.m. Monday in the Turner chapel with Rev. C. H. Hook and Rev. Robert Little officiating. Burial will be in Cedar Memorial Park cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel. Honorary pallbearers include William F. Sarset, David Bleakley, Jasper Ramsey, George G. Clements, Jack Kiburz, Howard Hayes, Anthony T. Pleune, Howard R. Churchill, Don Barnes, Dr. Will Redmond, Ed Swan, and Thomas L. Crabbe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Knox Mann
Turner Chapel
C. H. Hook
Robert Little
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
William F. Sarset
David Bleakley
Jasper Ramsey
George G. Clements
Jack Kiburz
Howard Hayes
Anthony T. Pleune
Howard R. Churchill
Don Barnes
Will Redmond
Ed Swan
Thomas L. Crabbe
Longtime Cedar Rapids Woman Dies After Brief Illness
Mrs. Sarah E. Glover aged 79, a Cedar Rapids resident since birth, died at 9 15 p.m. Saturday at 912 Light Street SE after a brief illness. Born December 6, 1858, she married Henry Glover in Cedar Rapids. he preceded her in death. She later married Octave Rodrigue and was divorced. Surviving are daughter Nettie Hunter of Cedar Rapids, sisters Ida Mefford of Cedar Rapids and Laura Draggoo of California, and brothers Joseph Perrego of Omaha.
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Sarah E. Glover
Cedar Rapids
Light Street
Henry Glover
Octave Rodigrue
Nettie Hunter
Ida Mefford
Laura Draggoo
California
Joseph Perrego
Omaha
Relatives Report Death of James Perrego in Washington
James Perrego is noted in Washington with Samuel Perrego of near Marion among surviving relatives. The body was taken to Turner mortuary. Funeral arrangements are not yet made. Friends may call at Turner chapel.
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James Perrego
Washington
Samuel Perrego
Marion
Ethel Augustine
Jerry Prochaska
Cedar Rapids
Herbert Miller
Myrtle Brown
Carlisle
Turner Mortuary
Turner Chapel
Iowa
Tariff foes prepare to object to Britain concessions
Washington sources report embattled tariff protectionists ready to challenge tariff cuts offered to Great Britain in upcoming reciprocal trade talks. Eight days of public hearings start Monday with about 400 personal appearances and 650 briefs expected. Henry Francis Grady to preside over the opening session as woolens and textiles receive top scrutiny.
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Washington
INS
Great Britain
United Kingdom
Hull
Committee For Reciprocity
Henry Francis Grady
University of California
Grady
United States Tariff Commission
Farmers back cotton quota in referendum big turnout
Unofficial totals from 490 counties in 17 states show 739 825 votes for marketing quotas to 56 004 against. Tobacco quotas passed with a two thirds majority. Oklahoma and Texas results favored quotas despite earlier opposition.
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Washington
Oklahoma
Texas
Florida
Georgia
Kansas
Mississippi
Missouri
North Carolina
Tennessee
South Carolina
Virginia
Interior Department Official Dies At McNutt Party
Roscoe Fertich 50, commissioner of war minerals relief in the Interior Department, collapsed and died at a Friday night reception in Washington for Philippines High Commissioner Paul V. McNutt. The Indianapolis lawyer was near McNutt when he toppled over and died after being taken to a hotel room.
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Washington
INS
Roscoe Fertich
War Minerals Relief
Interior Department
Philippines
Paul V.mcnutt
Fertich
Indianapolis
McNutt
Indiana State Society
Santa Ana River Flood Spreads Over Riverside Lands
The Santa Ana river swollen by heavy rain and mountain snowmelt flooded low lands in West Riverside Saturday night, adding to damage from last week’s disaster in southern California.
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Los Angeles
Santa Ana
West Riverside
California
Theft of Gas and Car Accessory Theft Reported
Norman E. Smith reports five gallons of gasoline a defrosting fan and a gear shift lever knob stolen from his car parked behind 1715 Washington Avenue between 6 p.m. Thursday and 7 a.m. Friday. Total value listed at $6.
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Norman E. Smith
Seventeenth Street
Washington Avenue
Woman Loses Purse With 17 Dollars on Street
Mrs. J. W. Mackey reports losing a black imitation feather coin purse containing 17 dollars in cash while walking on the east side of First street between Third and Sixth avenues.
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J. W. Mackey
Third Street
Policd
First Street
Third
Sixth Avenues
Holbert urged to run for governor in Iowa
Tom Holbert, after a public reception in Greeley, Iowa, considers a gubernatorial bid. He cites campaign costs, party renewal, and a broad farmer and business backing while asking neighbors to advise and support if he runs.
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Holbert
Mr. Holbert
Tom Holbert
Earlville
Edgewood
Delhi
Greeley
Iowa
A Call for Realism and Renewal in Troubled Times
In a 1938 sermon, Dr. Newton of Cedar Rapids urges readers to face grim global realities beyond comforting optimism. He warns of a ghastly slip backward in liberty and religion, stresses the need for spiritual renewal, and notes youths' shift toward realism and long-range optimism despite turmoil.
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Dr. Newton
Liberal Christian Church
The
Peoples Church
Cedar Rapids
France
God
Felix Adler
State Man To Sioux City To Disburse Relief
Iowa emergency relief administration named John De Merritt to travel to Sioux City Monday with authority to disburse state funds for local relief. Telegrams were sent to Charles Riggs and Virgil Hall notifying of the plan amid a board ruling that Hall cannot incur further obligations to be paid with state funds.
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Des Moines
Iowa Emergency Relief Administration
John de Merritt
Sioux City
Ralph Kittinger
Relief Administration
Charles Riggs
Woodbury County Board of Supervisors
Virgil Hall
Woodbury County
de Merritt
IERA
Hall
Kittinger
State Relief Administration
Missing Horse Found Running Loose
Raymond V. Wheeldon reported a horse missing from a neighbor's pasture on Saturday morning and later found the animal running loose near 1531 Thirty-fourth Street NE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond V. Wheeldon
Thirty-fourth Street
Birth Announcement for Rosalie Shelby Jean
Mrs. E. R. Murphy announces the birth of a daughter named Rosalie Shelby Jean on March 9 at 308 M Avenue NW.
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E. R. Murphy
M Avenue NW
Rosalie Shelby Jean
Austrian Uproar Silly Shaw Says
George Bernard Shaw says the Austrian crisis is funny and tragic and hopes Europe won’t repeat wars over a few Alps. He doubts men will fight and destroy each other again for mountains. The remark was made in London in response to the Nazi coup in Austria.
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London
INS
George Bernard Shaw
Alps
Austria
Shaw
Europe
Ouster Calls Grow For All TVA Leaders
Washington lawmakers press for a congressional inquiry into the Tennessee Valley Authority. If Chairman Arthur Morgan faces ouster, Senate Republicans say the other two directors should also be targeted. Democrats join the push after Roosevelt’s conference with the TVA trio.
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Washington
INL
Tennessee Valley Authority
Congress
Senate
TVA
Arthur Morgan
Roosevelt
Bridges
N. H
Norris
Neb
Morgan
Mechanicsville Woman Injured in Davenport Fall
Mrs Elwood Rhoades a 37 year old from Mechanicsville was brought to St Luke's hospital at 9 20 a m Saturday with a fractured right knee cap after falling from a davenport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elwood Rhoades
Mechanicsville
St. L Luke’s Hospital
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