Voters choose city election finalists in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids voters will narrow twenty four city race candidates to eleven finalists in the primary, with two finishers per council seat plus the lone unopposed Judge Powell on the final ballot for the superior court. Several incumbents and challengers are listed for public improvement, parks, safety, and mayoral posts. Polls run 7 AM to 8 PM with precinct changes noted and registration rules explained.
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Cedar Rapids
Thomas B. Powell
Superior Court Bench
Louis D. Burgus
J. Earle Booth
Public Improvement
Parks
Public Safety
Ed Stefan
A. C. Doubenmeier
Fourth Avenue
Frank A. Fink, Jr
Sixth Street
E. J. Hawks
Seventh Street
Ed Sheftie
Ellis Boulevard NW
George Victorine
Second Avenue
Dan Kruidenier
W. C. Benesh
Fifth Street
Roy Jackman
L Street
Richard Munden
Maple Drive
George E. Waite
First Street
Hahn
Louis J. Zika
Neill
Sam Clark
J. F. Currell
Memorial Drive
Joe F. Navratil
Eighth Street SE
Gazette
Thirteenth Precinct
Adams School
Harper and MclIntire Company
Sixth Avenue SE
Death at 93: Ellen Smith of Anamosa
Mrs Ellen Smith 93 longtime Anamosa resident died Saturday Funeral services set for Monday 2 30 p m at Smykill funeral home with Rev David M Beggs Congregational church pastor officiating Born May 24 1842 in Thornton New Hampshire She married Oliver Wheeler later wed B H Smith moved to Anamosa in 1871 Has lived at the same address 65 years Survived by daughter Mrs Lillian Allen
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Anamosa
Ellen Smith
Smykill
David M. Beggs
Congregational Church
Smith
Oelwein Drama Club selects most of Criminal at Large cast
Thirteen of the seventeen roles for the senior high school production Criminal at Large, to be staged April 3, have been filled. Wayne Potter is cast in a leading role with James Deyo Violet Richards Marjorie Anderson Norbert Locke and othersJoining cast members include Ale Fridley Francis Gerstenberger Keith Cheney Duane Hayes Robert Sanford Pete Gordish John Brent and Howard Storms with four roles to be filled by Miss Zella Williams.
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Oelwein
Zella Williams
Wayne Potter
James Deyo
Violet Richards
Marjorie Anderson
Norbert Locke
Ale Fridley
Francis Gerstenberger
Keith Cheney
Duane Hayes
Robert Sanford
Pete Gordish
John Brent
Howard Storms
Prof E A Ross to Deliver Coe Commencement Address
Coe College selects Prof Edward Alsworth Ross for the fifty fifth commencement on June 8. A 1886 Coe graduate, Ross earned a PhD from Johns Hopkins in 1891 and an honorary LL.D. in 1911. He has taught at Cornell Indiana Stanford and Wisconsin and led the American Sociological Society.
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Coe
Edward Alsworth Ross
Coe College
Ross
University of Wisconsin
Cornell
Indiana
Stanford
John Hopkins University
Toe College
American Sociology Society
American Economic Association
American Journal of Sociology
Harvard University
University of Chicago
League Council Debates Germany Sanctions Amid Europe Crisis
At St James Palace London Britain France and Belgium pressed for penalties against Germany as Italy voiced objections. Eden urged equal treatment for Germany while France sought safeguards tied to Locarno. Locarno powers deferred four‑way talks pending German reply and Italy warned sanctions could backfire.
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Berlin
Britain
France
Belgium
Germany
League Council
St. James’ Palace
Edward VIII
London
Italy
Council
Eden
Europe
Flandin
Grandi
van Zeeland
League
Russia
Denmark
Locarno
League Court
the Hague
Hitler
Rhineland
Cedar Rapids district Christian Endeavor elects officers
Genevieve McCulloch was elected president of the Thirteenth Iowa district at the Cedar Rapids banquet. Robert Yates and Ruth Bickel were re elected in key posts, with Homer Stone succeeding Warren Hansen as treasurer. About 150 members from Benton Jones and Linn counties attended the district banquet at First Christian church.
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Genevieve McCulloch
First Christian Church of
Cedar Rapids
Iowa District of Christian Endeavor
First Christian Church
Miss McCulloch
Muriel MacIntosh
Robert Yates
Ruth Bickel
Vinton Presbyterian Church
Homer Stone
First United Brethren Church
Warren Hansen
Central Park Presbyterian Church
Edith Winfrey
Federated Church of Central City
Christian Endeavor
C. E. Shepard
Coggon
Ralph Cutler
Lawrence Bush
Elinor Sweitzer
Bernice Hammond
Marguerite Hyten
Marjorie March
Lois Mason
Elizabeth Kensinger
Richard Bush
Rainbow
Doris
Margaret Grime
Virginia DeFore
Central Park Presbyterian
Jane Bachman
Jean Dunlap
Robert Hahn
Mr. Bush
J. Renwick McCullough
Westminster Presbyterian Church
A Capella
Malcolm Metcalf
Adrian Clark
Germany Plans Defensive Forts In Rhineland
Germany intends fortifications and troop buildup in the Rhineland after London wrangle on Hitler moves. The foreign ministry says fortifications will be exclusively defensive and not a surrender of territory. The plan envisions a series of disconnected pill boxes rather than a vast network, taking years to build.
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Berlin
INL
Germany
Rhineland
London
Rhine
France
Blast startles Parley at League of Nations council
An explosion from a fire extinguisher outside the meeting room drenched several delegates during the League of Nations council session in London. AP reports the incident disrupted the talks and spurted fluid over attendees.
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London
League of Nations Council
Local business man Clare T. Call dies after brief illness
Clare T. Call 38 of 2428 Avenue NE Cedar Rapids died at 7 30 p.m. Saturday after a brief illness. He had enlisted in World War I, worked at Laurance Press and ran a direct mail business. Survived by wife Pauline Grandle mother Mary Call and three brothers. Funeral 2 p.m. Monday Beatty chapel with burial at Cedar Memorial. Hanford Post American Legion to conduct grave services.
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Clare T. Call
Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Mr. Call
Emington
Ill
Simeon T
Mary Call
Streator
Ottawa
Joliet, Ill
Pauline Grandle
Hanford Post
American Legion
Elks Club
Lions Club
Wray Call
Pontiac
Ernest
Frank Call
Beatty Chapel
A. A. Brooks
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Hanford
Strato Balloonist Plans New Ascent
Professor Auguste Piccard, the stratosphere pioneer, ordered a new balloon from a Polish factory to rise to 30 000 meters with a 10 000 cubic meter bag. He plans to attempt the ascent in Poland late this summer.
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Waksaw (Ap
Auguste Piccard
Jablonna
Piccard
Poland
Hails Traffic Cop As Law Enforcer
Chicago AP reports L V Jenkins of the International Association of Chiefs of Police named a traffic cop the nation s top law enforcer. He warned that crime fighting is secondary to stopping the annual 36 400 traffic deaths amid the campaign.
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Chicago
L. V. Jenkins
International Association of Chiefs of Police
Deaths Mary Ann Rosenberg 10 months old
Mary Ann Rosenberg died Saturday at 12 30 p m after a brief illness. She was born May 9 1935 in Cedar Rapids. Survived by parents Mr and Mrs Ed mund Rosenberg two sisters Arline and Lucille grandparents Mr and Mrs Fred Rosenberg of Ceylon Minn and Fred Helmich of Renwick and several aunts and uncles Funeral services will be held at 4 p m Monday Burial is Cedar Memorial cemetery Friends may call at Turner chapel
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Mary Ann
Edmund Rosenberg
Eighteenth Street
Cedar Rapids
Arline
Lucille
Fred Rosenberg
Ceylon
Minn
Fred Helmich
Renwick
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Turner Chapel
Hitler vows German liberty and equality in landmark address
Hitler urged that Germany be treated as an equal power and pledged to rebuild the army. He argued Locarno and Franco Soviet pacts must be reassessed, claimed Europe must trust Germany, and declared Germany would decide its own fate after the March 29 vote.
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Hitler
Germany
Rhineland
Europe
God
League Council
Widow claims estate of notorious Chicago “flophouse miser”
A crowd of 34 Kellys and relatives from multiple states and Canada contested the $140,000 estate of James Thomas Kelly after his death on West Madison Street. Mrs May Thomas, declaring herself Kelly’s widow and a Lithuanian, sparked a hearing process with probate Commissioner Irwin M Walker as relatives from Boston Newfoundland Toronto and Ohio arrived to press claims. Wills were disputed and hearings extend into spring as cousins and siblings from Jersey City Stillwater Columbus Grove and beyond seek their share.
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Chicago
Kellys
Dwyers
Nolans
Donnellys
Bannermans
James Thomas Kelly
May Thomas
Irwin M. Walker
Kelly
Spring Valley
John Tomashaitis
West Madison Street
Frank J. Dwyer
Boston
John Patrick Kelly
Jersey City
N. J
Etta Bannerman
Gertrude Carley
Stillwater
Minn
New Orleans
Margaret Skinner
Olive Hines
Toronto
Can
Grace Weeden
Ottawa
John Carroll
Columbus Grove
Ohio
Newfoundland
Aunt Fights For Custody Of Gloria
The petitioner mother received a $48 000 annual allowance from Gloria's estate for the child's maintenance. She recounts meetings with Prince Hohenlohe from 1928 onward, and says the surrogate barred using the income for a second marriage. In 1932 she was forced to return to New York and left Gloria with Mrs. Whitney.
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Gloria
New York
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Prof
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Rev. McCullough
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Henry Hudson
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