Flood Waters Drive 10,000 from Homes Across Three States
The St. Francis river levee breach north of Kennett Missouri floods thousands of farm acres and leaves about 10 000 homeless. Red Cross and Emergency Relief aid 5000 families in Arkansas Illinois Missouri as relief efforts guard against disease.
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Kenneth, Mo
St. Francis River
Here Friday
Catro
Ill
INS
Mississippi
Illinois
Arkansas
Missouri
McBride
Newport
Ark
Sikeston
Littleriver
The
Red Cross
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
St. Francis
Missouri Mingo Basin
Temperance Rally For Young People Tuesday Evening
A Young People’s Temperance rally organized by the West and East Side W C T U units will meet Tuesday at 6 pm in Trinity Methodist Church Cedar Rapids Third Avenue at Fifth Street SW. Emma Armatus Arnold Iowa WCTU vice president speaks after supper. Attendees bring picnic items and a covered dish. Trinity church will provide coffee.
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West
East Side
Women’s Christian Temperance Unions
Trinity Methodist Church
Third Avenue
Fifth Street
Emma Armatus Arnold
Iowa Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Trinity Church
Mary E. Mayo
West Side Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Cedar Rapids
City Grants St Patrick’s Day Holiday To All Employees
Mayor W J Neill announced city hall will close all day on St Patrick’s Day to give city employees a holiday. Staff reacted with surprise as no Irish presence in city hall was noted and the calendar showed the holiday falls on a Sunday.
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W. J. Neill
City Hall
Williams Warns Most Industries Face Closure Under NRA Codes
S. Clay Williams former chairman of the National Industrial Recovery Board says the nation must drive a small percentage of industry out of business or abandon NRA codes. He testified before Senate NRA investigators on a Friday. He warned there are no other alternatives for the United States.
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Washington
INS
America
Senate
NRA
National Industrial Recovery Board
S. Clay Williams
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Williams
Court House News Jury Finds for Bank in Cedar Rapids Suit
A district court jury returned a verdict for Merchants National Bank of Cedar Rapids in a $6,150 suit filed by Walter B. Caward. The case involved alleged non delivery of stock shares and a dispute over collateral bonds. The bank contended shares were delivered to a Chicago woman per agreement.
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Walter B. Caward
Merchants National Bank of
Cedar Rapids
John T. Moffit
Coward
Chicago
Criminal Assignment For Court Is Made
The state’s case against Walter Trimble Jr., 23, Cedar Rapids, charged with breaking and entering, is first for trial in the March term opening March 20. Judge F O Ellison of Anamosa presides. other defendants on the initial list include C H Kuntz, Ray Myers, Carl Kaminsky, Frank Alsop, Wayne Houck, Robert Wieneke, Harold W Duncan, Tom Haikalis, and William Smaragdes, with charges ranging from drunk driving to desertion and illegal possession.
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Walter Trimble, Jr
Cedar Rapids
Tyler School
G. K. Thompson
F. O. Ellison
Anamosa
C. H. Kuntz
Ray Myers
Carl Kaminsky
Frank Alsop
Wayne Houck
Robert Wieneke
Harold W. Duncan
Tom Haikalis
William Smaragdes
Woman Pleads Guilty to Drunk Driving in District Court
Helen Litsey aged 33 pled guilty in district court before Judge F. O. Ellison on a drunk driving charge after an autom obile collision near A avenue and Sixth street NE. Sentence was deferred until Monday at 10 a.m.
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Helen Litsey
Sixth Street
F. O. Ellison
Judge authorizes payment of labor claims in Cedar Rapids firm
Judge A. B. Clark in district court Friday allowed E. R. Moore as receiver of Larimer and Shaffer Inc to pay 962.13 dollars in labor claims from the firm.
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A. B. Clark
E. R. Moore
Larimer and Shaffer, Inc
Cedar Rapids
Dake Divorce Sought in District Court
Madeline Dake seeks a divorce from Wilmer Dake for cruel and inhuman treatment. She asks custody of two sons, possession of an automobile and furniture, and both temporary and permanent support. The couple married on April 11, 1926.
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Madeline Dake
Wilmer Dake
Will of Minerva Clark is admitted to probate
The will of Minerva Clark who died February 10 is admitted to probate in district court. The estate is divided equally among six children Cam C. Clark named executor Taylor T. Clark Lewis Clark Ida Hudson Mac Tarvin and Ola Lampkin. The will was made September 26 1930.
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Minerva Clark
Cam C. Clark
Taylor T. Clark
Lewis Clark
Ida Hudson
Mac Tarvin
Ola Lampkin
Senate Bill Requires County to Buy Low Bid Lands
In Des Moines the Iowa Senate approved a measure by 39 to 2 to force counties to buy land at tax sales when bids are below the total general assessment. The act aims to curb tax speculation by ensuring counties take title without payment, with districts charged for their share. the county board would oversee acquired properties. The article also notes Freed-Hardeman College student names Walker Hopper Jumper Leeper.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa Senate
Ora Husted
John Valentine
County Board of Supervisors
Freed- Hardeman College
Henderson, Tenn
Walker
Hopper
Jumper
Leeper
New Jersey youth admits kidnapping hoax in Delaware
Chester Hyde, 21, of Woodbridge New Jersey, confessed that he staged his own abduction to gain money from his stepfather William Lella. Police said the hoax followed a ransom letter and phone calls demanding $10 000.
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Wilmington
Del
Howard L. Boyd
Chester Hyde
Woodbridge
Philadelphia
N. J
Rockford Park
William Lella
Lella
Young Hyde
Detective Headquarters
Boyd
Chester
Relief ProjectsHinder Tax Cuts Says City Finance Chief
Louis D. Burgos, Cedar Rapids commissioner of finance, told High Twelve club members that federal relief programs burden municipalities and negate tax cut efforts. He cited Beatty Bennett statute forcing a $140,000 annual expenditure reduction as relief costs rise. Burgos urged strict relief qualifications and directing funds to industry without subsidies.
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Louis D. Burgos
High Twelve Club
Hotel Roosevelt
Cedar Rapids
Burgus
Beatty-Bennett
Local Hairdressers Unit Hosts Monthly Educational Program
The Cedar Rapids unit of the National Hairdressers' association held a Thursday night meeting at the YWCA with Pauline Brown of Clinton demonstrating hair dressing and Florence Ochlert of Des Moines showcasing facial makeup. About thirty attended, including visitors from Springville Vinton Ames and Des Moines. The series continues monthly at the Hotel Roosevelt with the next session on April 8.
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Cedar Rapids
National Hairdressers’ Association
Pauline Brown
Clinton
Florence Ochlert
Des Moines
Springville
Vinton
Ames
Hotel Roosevelt
Police Motorcycle Squad Resumes Duty To Tackle Speeding
Four man unit under Sergeant Gordon Hughes returns to service for summer traffic control. The traffic bureau aims to curb reckless driving and school stops while policing loops and residential districts. Drivers urged to keep license plates clean as mud on streets obscures plates.
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Gordon Hughes
Hughes
Lane's Shoe Store Set To Open This Saturday
Lane's Shoe Store at 101 Third Avenue SE opens Saturday with men women and children's footwear at popular prices. The shop features black and silver decor a new spring line in blues and white footwear with leather textures and fashion styles. Experienced clerks and opening day flowers for women patrons are promised.
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Lane's
Third Avenue SE
Lane
City Protests Ban On Street Truck Parking
Protests arise over a city council ordinance banning trucks over 72 inches wide and 18 feet long from street parking for 15 minutes daylight or any time at night except loading, with final action set for March 21. Neill favors a central lot to ease congestion. cafe owners push back citing winter stopovers near highway 30 eateries.
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W. J. Neill
Safety Commission
Cox’s Sweetheart Freed Of Murder
In Princeton Kentucky a jury acquitted Nell Baker of murdering Cox’s two daughters delaying prosecution of Charles W. Cox, former divinity student, who faced death penalty charges in the same case. The acquittal halted plans to pursue Cox and the state had sought the death penalty.
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Princeton, Ky
Charles W. Cox
Nell Baker
Miss Baker
75 000 Farm Families Re-established On New Lands
Washington AP reports 75 000 farm families have been placed on new farms under the rural rehabilitation program of the AAA and the Federal Relief Administration. J Phil Campbell head of the AAA rehabilitation staff says the figure is only a start and that capable farmers are given a new start through extended federal credit to improve land and buy equipment.
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Washington
AAA
Federal Relief Administration
J. Phil Campbell
British Women Oppose Quins Guardianship
London papers show strong public support for Dionne parents as Britain's stance on the five Dionne babies diverges from Canadian government plans. The piece notes King George V is distant from the affair yet a symbol of traditional family values, while media urge returning the babies to their parents.
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London
Ins
George V
England
Britain
George
London Daily Express
Dionne
Dionnes
Frontiersday arrest in Moline for horse theft
Police arrest Paul Miller, 32, in Moline Illinois on a charge of horse stealing. He allegedly took a brown mare from J. B. Houghton of Bloomington Illinois three weeks prior.
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Moline
Paul Miller
Miller
J. B. Houghton
Bloomington
Jil
400 Expected Here For Labor Parley
Tentative plans to entertain about 400 delegates for a tri state labor conference in Cedar Rapids on April 14 were discussed at the Local Federation of Labor meeting. Speakers included Paul Jiruska and L. C. Schuknecht with talk on Section 7 A and proposed utility holding company reforms.
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Cedar Rapids
Federation of Labor
Rock Island
L. C. Schuknecht
Fred Burwinkle
Frank Jiruska
Charles Bowman
Jiruska
No Shamrocks From Ireland This Year
Washington AP report notes Irish men in America cannot buy shamrocks from Ireland for St Patrick's Day as there is no commercial import of shamrocks. Many florists rely on a Philadelphia based shamrock specialist for supply.
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Washington
America
Ireland
Philadelphia
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Bulletin
Thompson
Emil P. Kohout
Frank K. Hahn
Dan Kruidenier
Ed Stefan
Kohout
W. J. Nelil
L. D. Burgus
Court House News
Caward
Lane's Shoe Store
Cox
Lobel
Oxford
Uss
Shamrocks
Kreage’s
First Avenue
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