Cedar Rapids police plan to equip with machine guns
Local law enforcement and banks plan to arm Cedar Rapids police with three machine guns four bullet proof vests and tear gas at a cost around 1500. Two squad cars will carry guns and one reserve gun will be at headquarters with officers trained to operate them. The effort follows meetings among Kruidenter Earl Stanley and County Attorney G K Thompson and bank heads amid concerns over bank robberies and police facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids Willce
Dillinger
Dan Kruienier
Public Safety
Polce
Kruidenter
Earl Stanley
G K. Thompson
Krundemer
Natonal Bank
Mason City
Kruidenier
Krundenirr
Railroads Postpone Wage Talks Six Months in 1935
Washington news reports that the railroads agreed to President Roosevelt's request for a six month postponement of wage negotiations. They proposed extending present wage scales for another year and delaying notices on pay changes until January 1, 1935. The 10 percent deduction plan would run to April 30, 1935, with talks to be conducted under Railway Labor Act regulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
T Thiehoff
Railways’ Conference Committee of Managers
City Finds It Costly To Save Cats Lives
Hartford Concins two cats were rescued by the fire department after alarms were turned in by citizens. Fire companies responded to Zion street where a cat was up a telephone pole but no fire. Minutes later two more teams were sent to Sigourney street for a cat in a tall tree. Both cats were saved but the city spent over $100 in the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford Concins
Fire Department
Zion Street
Sigourney Street
Married While Weak Is Strong for Divorce
In Belmont County Common Pleas Court Robin Kubinski seeks a divorce from Joan Kubinski after a troubled marriage said to have begun in September 1933 in Welsh, Virginia. The wife testified her consent was given under duress and described repeated failed attempts to reconcile, with a second marriage later contested. The case outlines alleged coercion and attempts to separate spouses amid ongoing tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katanicki
Momert
Family Of Seven Grows Fat On Mother's Six Dollar Wage
Mrs Lena Careen nurses a seven member family on six dollars a week in Maine. Nutrition experts note the family’s weight gain while doctors order adjustments. Mrs Carden, a cotton mill worker, is the sole provider for the household.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danviuf
Tarsve Cty
Maine- Fou
Lena Careen
Carden
City Briefs and Personalities from Local Notices
Mrs Crist Blochlinger of 222 Tenth street NW is to undergo an operation at Mercy hospital. Lloyd Gillham was fined $25 and costs for reckless driving in police court. Clyde Johnson and James De Forrest were arrested for intoxication and will be arraigned Saturday. A grass fire occurred at Thirtieth street and Meadowbrook drive SE. A St Patrick's dance was hosted by Mr and Mrs Adolph Speas at 310 I avenue NW. Mrs Albert J Julis Jr, of 1238 Maplewood drive NE, is reported well after an operation at Mercy hospital. Earl Rothe of 625 First avenues was taken to Owatonna, Minn to face child abandonment charges after extradition. Henry Cole and E J Janda were fined $25 and costs for intoxication and disturbing the peace. Wendl Kopecky was fined $10 for intoxication. John Hrbek, 1446 Fifth avenue SE, was not injured after a vehicle struck him on Second avenue at Sixth street SE. Darwin Van Skike, 814 F avenue NW, drove him home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolph Speas
I Avenue NW
Albert J Julis, Jr
Maplewood Drive
Mercy Hospital
Earl L. Rothe
Owatonna
Minn
Rothe
Henry Cole
Eighth Street
E. J Janda
Sixteenth Avenue
Wendl Kopecky
John Hrbek
Fifth Avenue
Second Avenue
Sixth Street
Darwin van Skike
F Avenue NW
Hrbek
Osteopathic Convention Invites Two Cedar Rapids Doctors
A news item notes that two Cedar Rapids osteopaths, Drs Bert H Rice and S A Helebrandt, were invited to address the proctology section at the 38th annual American Osteopathic Association convention to be held in Wichita Kansas the week of July 23. The report also mentions Orvie M Hepker from 1116 Twenty first avenue SW who was admitted to St Luke's hospital after injuring his left ankle in a muddy slope fall near avenue and Eleventh street NW.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orvie M Hepker
CWA
Cedar Rapids
St. Luke’s Hospital
Avenue
Eleventh Street
Bert H. Rice
S. A. Helebrant
American Osteopathic Association
Wichita
Kan
H A Duelay
Pontiac Mich
Bormann family attends funeral in Milton Junction Wis
John H. Bormann an auditor for Hutchinson Ice Cream and his sister Mrs E L Kindig attended funeral services in Milton Junction Wisconsin Tuesday for their brother J A Bormann 52 who died in Colorado Springs last Saturday Another brother A V Bormann of Estherville accompanied them
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Bormann
Park Avenue SE
Hutchinson Ice Cream Company
E L. Kindig
Hinkley Avenue
Milton Junction
Wis
J A Bormann
Colorado Springs
A V Bormann
Estherville
Tires And Purse Added To List Of Recent Thefts
The rash of robberies continued Friday with reports of stolen tires and a purse. Sam Corsello said someone entered Barate behind his business Thursday night and removed tires and rims from a delivery truck. Miss Wanifred Carruthers reported her purse snatched Friday afternoon from a counter in Newmans basement while she looked at merchandise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Corsello
First Avenue W
Wanifred Carruthers
Newmans
Pottsville Mayor Starts Secret Service Unit
Mayor Claude A Lord in Pottsville attempts to curb vice and crime with a fifty member secret service unit. Agents will be unknown to each other and report only to the mayor. The group, called the integeree division of the mayor's advisory board, handles confidential matters for community betterment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pottsville
Claude A Lord
Rome
Lindbergh Cross-Examined on Air Mail Bill At Senate Hearing
Charles Lindbergh testifies before a committee on the air mail measure, opposing military pilots on commercial routes and urging private aviation control. He cites safety, range, ice issues, and the need for training parity, insisting pilots should know the country and favoring separate aviation oversight from railroads. He notes salaries from TWA and Pan American, asserts right to trial for contracts, and compares civilian and military aviation capabilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Mail
Lindbergh
Hines
Airplane Company
McKellar
Sir Mail
Barbour
Logan
Kentucky
Secretary of Commerce
Lindbereh
Hayden
Arizona
Interstate Commerce Commission
Aviaon
Trans
Gibson JR
Vermont
Waubeek Man Dies Of Heart Attack
Waubeek resident Earl Garrison 77 died of a heart attack while trimming an apple tree near his home. He was found by neighbor Albert Miles and pronounced natural death by the coroner. no inquest. Born January 8 1857, he lived in the area most of his life and is survived by one sister Mrs Frank Doe of Waubeeck. Funeral set for Hatch chapel Central City Saturday at 2 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waubeek
Earl Garrison
Albert Miles
Garrison
Miles
Frank Doe
Waubeeck
Hatch Chapel
Central City
Fourth Of Refund Checks Mailed To Iowa Auto Owners
Des Moines reports that about 65 000 of an estimated 250 000 auto refund checks have been mailed under a bill cutting license fees for vehicles registered four or more times. Lew Wallace said 400 000 registrations were checked and refunds total about 850 000 dollars with another 700 000 expected for licenses issued after January 27. Most refunds range from four to ten dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
Lew Wallace
State Motor Vehicle Department
Priday
Wallace
Funeral for Miss Charlotte Young Held at Trinity Lutheran
Funeral services for Miss Charlotte Young will be held at Trinity Lutheran church at 2 pm Saturday with a 1 15 pm home service conducted by the Rev. P L Bornhoeft. Burial follows in the Lutheran cemetery at Atkins. Friends may visit the home of Mrs H C Gerhold three miles south of Palo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte Young
Trinity Lutheran Church
P. L. Bornhoeft
Atkins
H. C. Gerhold
Palo
Two Cedar Rapids Women Die After Long Illnesses
Mrs Augusta Rathje age 58 dies at home 1525 D avenue NE Cedar Rapids after a long illness. Survived by husband Claus Rathje three stepchildren Henry Rathje Edward Rathje Mrs John J Timm and four grandchildren. Funeral 2 p m Monday Trinity Lutheran Church with services at 1 15 p m burial Linwood. Friends may call at residence. Mrs George A Taylor 25 former Cedar Rapids resident dies in San Francisco after long illness. Survived by husband parents and three sisters Anna Frances Dobrovsky Gerald Fottral Chicago. Services and burial in San Francisco. Mrs Taylor’s mother was called there three weeks ago and her father died Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta Rathje
Claus Rathje
Cedar Rapids
D Avenue NE
Henry Rathje
Brush
Colo
Edward Rathje
John J. Timm
Germany
Trinity Lutheran Church
P. L. Bornhoeft
Linwood Cemetery
George A. Taylor
San Francisco
Calif
Los Angeles
Washington High School
Frank Dobrovsky
Anna Frances Dobrovsky
Gerald Fottral
James A. Hunter
Chicago
Funeral services for Albert G. Epler held in Turner chapel
Funeral services for Albert G. Epler will be held in the Turner chapel at 11 a.m. Saturday conducted by the Rev. P. W. Jacobson. Interment will be in Virginia, Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert G. Epler
Turner Chapel
P. W. Jacobson
Virginia, Il
Myrtle Blacklidge May Go To Jail
CHICAGO, ULP. Mrs Myrtle Tanner Blacklidge, former internal revenue collector, may go to jail next Monday if police locate her for non payment of a $7500 judgment. A jury found her guilty of alienating the affections of Policeman Norman E Nottingham and awarded damages to Mrs Nottingham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
ULP
Myrtle Tanner Blacklidge
Internal Revenue
Blacklidge
Norman E. Nottingham
Nottingham
Missing Mrs Blacklidge Faces Jail over Board Fees
A complaint seeks Mrs Blacklidge be jailed while she has reportedly disappeared. Her attorney states she is missing, while agreeing to pay fifty cents a day for county board.
Former Stone Co Heads Guilty Of Fraud In 2nd Trial
Five former executives of H. O. Stone and Company real estate firm were found guilty by a federal court jury of using the mails to defraud investors in a collapse that cost 14 million dollars. Convicted are Henry F. Norcott Harold D. Bennett Leslie A. Needham W Scott Carroll and Charles P. Packer Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
H. O. Stone and Company
Court of Appeals
Henry F. Norcott
Harold D. Bennett
Leslie A. Needham
W. Scott Carroll
Charles P. Packer, Jr
Income Tax Payments Rise Twenty Percent in Iowa
DES MOINES AP The internal revenue bureau estimates a 20 percent rise in first quarter federal income tax payments by Iowans in 1934 compared with 1933. Taxable returns are similar, but cash paid is higher due to increased incomes. About 60 000 returns were online in the collector’s office Friday, with roughly 20 000 taxable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Internal Revenue Bureau
Seek Rare Snow Goose In British Columbia
An expedition sponsored by the Carnegie Institute and Cornell University will travel by airplane, canoe, dog-sled and snow-shoes into British Columbia this spring to locate the breeding grounds of the Ross snow goose. Led by John Bonner Semple and George Miksch Sutton the team aims to reveal nesting sites long sought since 1861.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ithaca
N. Y
British Columbia
Ross
Carnegie Institute
Cornell University
John Bonner Semple
George Miksch Sutton
Cornell
One Roosevelt Dollar Definitely Stabilized
Nashville report notes James A. Cayce CWA administrator stabilizes one Roosevelt Dollar by keeping the Negro worker named Roosevelt Dollar on the roster. Cayce scanned the roster to trim staff and singled out this worker, declaring Roosevelt Dollar will stay as long as he is in office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville, Tenn
INS
James A. Cayce
CWA
Roosevelt
Cayce
Dollar
Roosevelt Dollar
Orioles Manager Johnson Trains Young Cleveland Infield Trio
Walter Johnson focuses on Hal Trosky Louis Berger Odell Hale and Bill Knickerbocker as a young infield group for Cleveland. They followed a three hour batting workout on Thursday after a TER One session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
É Orleans
Walter
Coe Dormitory and Y M C A Office Robbed
Robbery hits Coe Dormitory and Y M C A as women staffers report losses totaling over 200 dollars from purses and a coin purse. The Y M C A cash box vanished from the general office at 7 10 p m with 115 from Y M Co A funds and 35 held for safekeeping. Police investigated, suspects not identified. another $500 missing from Iowa theater backstage later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Ryan
Physical Education Department For
Miss Bell
Miss Evelyn Street
Dorothy Faris
Mediapolis
Anna Mae Sexton
Sigourney
Laura Clock
Hampton
Mary Ellen Hamilton
Coggan
Mildred Carpenter
Marion
Clara Pietzsch
Burlington
Genevieve Huskey
Oelwein
Marion Dwelle
Northwood
Ruth Jass
Alden
Dorothy Wood
Millersburg
Janetta Merritt
Grundy Center
Frieda Whicher
Shirley Carlson
Sherrard
Leota Adelman
Davenport
Ruth Quass
Chet Darnell
Coe College
Clara Robinson
S. R. Hawkins
The
Telegraph Firms Summoned To Code Hearing April 2
Washington AP reports the NRA summoned the nation’s telegraph companies to a code hearing set for April 2 under an industrial law. The submitted skeleton code last August was deemed wholly unsatisfactory by the NRA, prompting the hearing to consider writing or modifying a code in the public interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
NRA
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Askfor
Chichesters Pills
Crist Blochlinger
Tenth Street NW
Jones Sausage Hlady
Lloyd Gillham
Clyde Johnson
James DeForrest
Thornwood
Shersick
Thirtieth Street
Meadowbrook Drive
Reserve Corps
Lindbergh McKellar
O'Mahoney
T W.A
Earl Halliburton
Department of Commerce
Lindbergh Lindbergh
St Louis
United Aviation Company
Comptroller General
America
Brown
First Avenue E
Waubeek Man
Iowa
Miss Young
Mrs. Augusta Rathje
A. G. Epler
Myrtle Blacklidge
Jelke
Second Street
Nash-Finch Company
Cedar Rapids, Towa
Stone Co
Towa
William Burton
Mills Show
Pune
Tsio Cou Ot
Zeigler
WINNE
Coal Company
of Labor
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