Cedar Rapids Truck Parking Ordinance Triggers Verbal Clash
Local business interests and residents clashed over a proposed Cedar Rapids ordinance regulating truck parking and loading on city streets. Speakers urged balanced limits to prevent nuisance while allowing cross border trucking between Chicago and Omaha. A revised time limit and loading rules were expected to ease tensions and protect business.
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Cedar Rapids
City Hall
Chicago
Omaha
First Avenue
Tenth Street E
C A. Stickney
First Avenue E
Otto Ambroz
Stickney
J. W. MacDanel
Stewart Holmes
Percy Keene
Milner
O. H. Daniels
T. H. DeWees
Motor Express
C. G. Ainsworth
Leroy A. Quinn
Wilson and Company Packing House
Robert Cook
Paul Smith
Frank Heald
Tenth
Eleventh Streets
Bank begins sixth 60 percent dividend payout
James Jensen, examiner in charge at American Savings Bank, started paying a 20 percent dividend Wednesday morning, releasing about 141 dollars. This marks the sixth dividend, bringing total paid to 60 percent since the bank closed October 1, 1931.
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Maquoreta
James Jensen
Examiner
American Savings Bank
Deaths Garrett Hutton longtime Cedar Rapids resident dies
Garrett Hutton 74 a long time Cedar Rapids resident and retired Illinois Central yardmaster died at 2 07 p m Tuesday after a week with pneumonia at his home 904 F avenue NW He was born March 17 1861 in De Kalb county Illinois and came to Cedar Rapids in 1867 He worked for North Star mills later for B C R N railroad and led Illinois Central yards until retirement in 1921 He later was elevator operator for Iowa Electric Light and Power He was a member of local unions and St Patrick's church He and his wife celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary Jan 27 He is survived by his wife four children five grandchildren and a brother Funeral services Friday at St Patrick's Church burial Mount Calvary cemetery.
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Garrett Hutton
Cedar Rapids
Illinois Central Railroad
F Avenue
de Kalb County
North Star Mills
Quaker Oats Company
B. C. R. and N
Illinois Central
Hutton
Iowa Electric Light and Power Corporation
B. of R. T
St. Patrick's Church
St. Patrick’s Church
D. J. Lenihan
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Theodore George dies after lingering illness at 49
Theodore George of the Grand hotel died at a local hospital at 3 30 p m Tuesday after a long illness. Born in Greece he came to the United States twenty eight years ago and for eighteen years worked as a chef at the Lafayette cafe. Survived by a sister in Greece. Funeral services will be at Polansky chapel 2 p m Thursday and 2 30 at St John church with Rev Vrakas. Burial in Oak Hill cemetery. Friends may call 7 to 9 p m Wednesday.
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Theodore George
Grand Hotel
Greece
Lafayette Cafe
Polansky Chapel
St. John Church
Mr. Vrakas
Newcomb Baby Dies. Short Services Held
Gerald Donald Newcomb, day old son of Mr and Mrs Gerald Newcomb of 713 Thirty second Street NE, died at a local hospital at 4 pm Tuesday. Brief services were conducted at Cedar Memorial Park at 2 pm Wednesday by Rev E Winslow Brown.
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Newcomb Baberies
Gerald Donald Newcomb
Gerald Newcomb
Thirty-second Street
Cedar Memorial Park
E. Winslow Brown
Appointment of Administrator for Cynthia Williams Estate
Notice of appointment states that on March 19, 1935, Walter A. Johnson was appointed and qualified as Administrator of the Cynthia Williams estate in Linn County Iowa. Creditors are asked to present claims and debts for payment and file authenticated claims with the Linn County Clerk of Court.
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State of Iowa
Linn County
Cynthia Williams
Iowa
Walter A. Johnson
Franken
City Briefs and Personal News Highlights
Hutchinson Ice Cream company seeks 123.05 judgment against Merl P Seilhamer and Evelyn I Seilhamer in a promissory suit. Ortha Marie Waggener asks for divorce from Benjamin Frank Waggener on cruel and inhuman treatment. married July 26. Lena Leonard seeks replevin for furniture valued at 300. Thelma Stanck named defendant. Autocrat Oil Burner suit against William S Barber and Jennie Barber dismissed without prejudice. Mrs Loraine R Schrader underwent operation at St Luke's Hospital. Firefighters responded to a grass fire on Second Street SW. York Rite club to hold dinner and dance at Masonic hall with officer election and radio program. Mr. and Mrs. G M King and daughter Judith return from Aneta N D after funeral of Mr King’s father Niles O Nilsson. Mrs Tom Phelps reports pigeons stolen from cage. Andrew Calkins treated at St Luke's after ladder fall. Mrs Amelia Mackey treated for shoulder injury after fall. discharged.
Dogs Kill Ducks on Madison Street
Fred Chermak reported to police that dogs killed twenty of his ducks and six belonging to a neighbor Monday night on Madison street NE.
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Fred Chermak
Madison Street
Painters Gather for Cedar Rapids Dinner at Hotel Roosevelt
Painters of Cedar Rapids and vicinity attend a 6 30 dinner at Hotel Roosevelt hosted by National Lead company. The program covers new trends in interior and exterior painting plus a motion picture titled He Who Laughs Last.
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Cedar Rapids
Hotel Roosevelt
National
Auto Stolen From Urban Car Along City Streets
Albert Urban reports his automobile was stolen Tuesday from 1 Twelfth Avenue and M Street SW. He notified police at 7 55 p.m. The vehicle was registered to Urban at 330 Twenty third Avenue SW.
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Albert Urban
Twenty-third Avenue
Twelfth Avenue
M Street
Urban
Car Description in 1930s Chronicle
Tuesday notes describe a 1932 Chevrolet coach with red wheels and a black body. The license plate reads 57 18296 dated 1934.
Local Man Arrested on Liquor Charge in City
Maurice Ginn of 527 Seventeenth Street NE was arrested Tuesday on illegal possession of intoxicating liquor. He was held to the federal grand jury and could not post a $1,000 bond, remaining in county jail at noon Wednesday.
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Maurice Ginn
Seventeenth Street
Traffic court fines for multiple defendants including Groat
Godfrey Slavik C L Olson E S Edgar Robert O Bickel Dr F W Mulson Mrs A M Larson Rudolph Novak Mrs S H Wilcox Rose Harper and Lawrence Groat pled guilty to traffic code violations in police court Groat chose one day in jail over payment.
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Godfrey Slavik
J Street
C. L. Olson
Twelfth Street
E. S. Edgar
Third Avenue
Robert O. Bickel
Wellington Street
F. W. Mulson
Garden Drive
A. M. Larson
Mallory Street
Rudolph Novak
Eighth Avenue
S. H. Wilcox
Second Avenue
Rose Harper
Fifth Street
Lawrence Groat
Twenty- First Avenue
Groat
Arley brothers in larceny case set for April 2 arraignment
Jess and John Arley of near Central City faced larceny charges continued to April 2 at 2 pm after arraignment Wednesday before Justice W. J. Grunewald. Isadore Tucker of 622 Center Point NE filed the charges. Constable Bill Fleming arrested them and bond was $100 each.
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Jess
John Arley
Central City
Justice of the Peace
W. J. Grunewald
Isadore Tucker
Center Point Road
Arleys
Bill Fleming
Jolly Sixteen Club to stage Wagging Tongues play
Bethel A M E church members of the Jolly Sixteen club present the play Wagging Tongues on Thursday at 8 p.m. in the church auditorium. Mrs Vennie Warren who is president of the club authored the play.
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Jolly Sixteen
Bethel A. M. E
Vennie Warren
Tau Kappa Epsilon elects Moore president at Coe chapter
DeWayne Moore was elected president of Tau Kappa Epsilon at the chapter house on 1581 First Avenue East Tuesday evening. Other officers named include Richard Breitner as vice president M. C. Stewart historian Elmer Prohaska secretary and Bernard Smith treasurer. Coe faculty members were honored at a dinner before the election.
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DeWayne Moore
Tau Kappa Epsilon
First Avenue E
Richard Breitner
M. C. Stewart
Elmer Prohaska
Bernard Smith
Tau Kappa
Coe
James C Paul Competes in Ford Know Your Product Contest
James C. Paul of Rude Auto competes today with fifteen Ford salesmen to win the twelvecounty zone prize. The state final is set for Des Moines during the first week of April.
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James C. Paul
Rude Auto Company
Ford
Ford Motor Company
Des Moines
Scout Bird House Contest Turns Heads in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Boy Scouts in the Good Turn troop host a bird house building contest with entries due at Scout headquarters Saturday morning. Displays will be in the window at 216 Third Avenue SE and judged there. Ribbons awarded to winning troops. houses later erected in Bever Park.
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Cedar Rapids
Boy Scouts
Scout Headquarters
Third Avenue SE
Bever Park
Building permit issued for new store and filling station
The building department issued a permit valued at 4000 dollars to Alex Homsey of 3211 First Avenue E for a new store and filling station at the corner of Eighth Avenue and Eighth Street SE on the site of his house at 801 Eighth Avenue.
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Alex Homsey
First Avenue E
Eighth Avenue
Eighth Street SE
Watch Recovered After Robbery Ushered By Alias Claim
The gold watch taken from John M. Smith, a salesman, March 5 near Whitlam park, was found Tuesday at a local pawnbroker. The broker said a man named Jack Emerson pawned it. Chief Earl Stanley said Merle Leggett of Anamosa, who pled guilty with others to the robbery, admitted being Emerson.
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John M. Smith
Whitlam Park
Smith
Jack Emerson
Earl Stanley
Merle Leggett
Anamosa
Emerson
Detectives locate missing stock buyer in Pipestone case
Chief of Detectives Earl Stanley said on Tuesday that F N Smith of Wilson and company, a small stock buyer, was found in Pipestone Minnesota after vanishing on February 12 following a hotel registration with his wife. Smith has returned home to Mechanicsville.
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Earl Stanley
F N Smith
Wilson and Company
Pipestone
Minn
Smith
Mechanicsville
Stanley Sai
Maynard Purley Jennison Elected School Board President
Jennison was elected president at the school board reorganizational meeting Monday. Other board members named were Henry Schrader Earl Toss L C Surfus and Andrew Gantenbein.
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Maynard — Purley Jennison
Henry Schrader
Earl Toss
L. C. Surfus
Andrew Gantenbein
Large Response At Trinity Methodist Church Evokes Pious Plea
A large crowd greeted Dr. John H. McCombe at Trinity Methodist for a rededication of self to Christ. He preached Luke 14 16 24 and addressed common excuses against church attendance. The event honored WCTU members with special music by the young men's bureau quartet.
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John H. McCombe
Trinity Methodist Church
McCombe
Jesus
Hell
Young Men's Bureau Quartet
Union
East
West Side
Easter Services Planned With Living Cross At Trinity Church
Easter program features a living cross formed by sixty three youths at Trinity Methodist with Dr. McCombe delivering the sermon in the west side service. Thursday morning prayer meetings listed by district with home addresses for coordinators.
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Trinity Methodist Church
McCombe
Lillian Hahn
Second Street
Nathan Baldwin
F Avenue
M. F. Cheney
Eleventh Street
W. E. Drake
L Street
J. W. Cocayne
Hinkley Avenue
J. M. Field
Fourteenth Avenue
C. W. Harrop
First Street
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Don Hines
At. S. Milner
Aker
Baxter
Williams
Reynolds Tobacco Company
Winston Salem. NC
Hutchinson Ice Cream Company
Merl P.seilhamer
Evelyn I. Seilhamer
Ortha Marie Waggener
Benjamin Frank Waggener
Lena Leonard
Replevin
Thelma Stanck
Autocrat Oil Burner Corporation
William S. Barber
Jennie Barber
A. B. Clark
Loraine R. Schrader
Seventh Avenue SE
St. Luke's Hospital
Wilson and
Twenty-second Avenues
York Rite Club
Masonic Hall
G. M. King
Judith
Aneta
N. D
Tom Phelps
Fourth Street
Andrew Calkins
Davenport
Amelia Mackey
St Luke's Hospital
Second
Arley
Cee T. K. E
Evangelist
Killian
District Court
Harold Krebs
EDWIN_W. LUNDQUI
Clerk District Court
Barnes, Chamberlain and Hanzilk
Atetorneya
Nayee
Tulane
Nan
Killian Co
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