East Iowa divorce and town notices mixed in Gazette
Mildred Jones of Clark township was granted a Tama county divorce from Tollie Jones of Waterloo on cruelty grounds. Custody of Beverly awarded to Jones with the baby carriage. no alimony or costs. Various local notices follow from Troy Mills to Marengo, including elections, cantatas, plays, weddings, fire department roles, and school events across Tama and neighboring towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Mildred Jones
Clark Township
Tama County District Court
B. O. Tankersley
Tollie Jones
Waterloo
Charlie Cherry
May Andrews
Nina Carson
Rebecca Cherry
Nola Winistorfer
Luther Long
Tailors Seek 44-Hour Week And Higher Wages
Negotiations unfold in Cedar Rapids between journeyman tailors and their employers via the newly formed tailors union. The parties aim for a definite understanding on a 44 hour work week minimum wages of 75 cents an hour overtime at time and a half, and union recognition. Currently, working conditions vary by store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tailors’ Union
Cedar Rapids
Fox ranch operator sues Allied Mills and Craig for damages
Earl George of Springville testified in district court that after feeding 120 bags of fox food from Allied Mills Fort Wayne he lost 37 silver foxes, claiming an oral contract promised compensation for any loss if he fed more. He seeks 2950 dollars before Judge Harold D. Evans. Cross-examination covered two prior shipments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl George
Springville
Allied Mills, Inc
Fort Wayne
Ind
J. E. Craig
Harold D. Evans
George
Allied Mills
Springville Water Co. Seeks Dismissal of Receivership Petition
The Springville Water Works company asks the district court to dismiss a receivership petition filed by Minnie M. Wilson and an intervention by J. A. Wessler administrator. Each party claims pumping service debts of 500 dollars and about 2500 dollars respectively. The company also requests denial of a temporary and permanent receiver and dissolution of a restraining order for only necessary operating expenses ahead of a March 25 hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springville Water Works Company
Minnie M. Wilson
Springville
J. A. Wessler
Milton R. Sterner
Water Works Company
Treasurer's Office Extended Hours For Taxpayers
The county treasurer Milo Sedlacek announced the office will stay open until 4 p.m. Saturday to help taxpayers pay the 1936 taxes due in 1937. Delinquency begins March 31 with a penalty of 0.75 percent monthly starting April 1. Old age pensions remain delinquent until July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milo Sedlacek
Nes
Hatter Sues for 2914 In Accident Injury in Trial
Tom Mason a 45 year old hatter and cleaner testified before Judge John T Moffit and a jury in district court Tuesday morning in his 2914.05 personal injury suit against the National company for injuries while unloading a truck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Mason
John T. Moffit
National
Accident at Mason shop ends in partial finger amputation
Transfer company of Marshall town and R Morrison opened. The jury was impanelled Monday. Mason alleges Morrison asked him to help unload a 700 pound drum of chemical solvent and assist him in upending it when delivering the barrel to Mason's shop at 119 Third avenue SW Feb. 3 1936. While attempting to open the shop door, Mason said, the drum fell on his right hand crushing the ends of the index, middle and third fingers and necessitating amputation near the first joints. Morrison the truck driver and the National Transfer cancer in their answer deny any negligence and over any assistance given by Mason was voluntary. Mrs. Mason who was present in the shop at the time of the accident also testified Tuesday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown
R. Morrison
Mason
Morrison
Third Avenue
National Transfer Cancer
Assignment Of Equity Cases To April 5 Made
Judge F O Ellison in district court Tuesday made an assignment of equity cases extending through April 5. The schedule lists March 24 to April 5 cases including Perpetual Law and Loan vs Ely Moratorium Averill, Federal Land Bank vs Martin, HOLC vs Corsello, and many others with dates through April 5 and names such as Buck, Taylor, and Zody vs Goddard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. O. Ellison
District Court
Perpetual Law
Loan
Ely
Avertue Averill
Federal Land Bank
Martin
Holg
Corsello
Holc
Scalion
Stuft
McDanel
Rice
John Jacob Mueller
Cosgrove
Conn
General Life Ins. Co
Ink et_al
Bates
Meroshek
Taylor
Woodward
Michael
Peoples Sav. Bank_vys
Gen- Bek
Davis Butler
Ndley
Garsner
Babcock
Siechert
O'Hern
Johnson
M) Fuexinger
Flickinger
Chase
Harper
Alsop
Vat
Zody
Goddard
Equitable Life Suits Appeal Over Farm Purchase Case
Equitable Life Assurance Society appeals a district court ruling in favor of Ed F. Hotz of Lone Tree in a specific performance action. Judge John T. Moffit’s order stands, with the company posting a $5,000 superseders bond. Hotz claimed the firm accepted his $3,000 cash offer for a farm, while Equitable says the cashing was inadvertent and no acceptance was intended.
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Supreme Court
John T. Moffit
Equitable Life Assurance Society of the
United States
Ed F. Hotz
Lone Tree
Hotz
Equitable
Divorces Filed For Cruel Treatment In District Court
Lois Crossett sues Keith Crossett for divorce citing cruel inhuman treatment. they wed in Washington Iowa on December 23 1929 and Ms Crossett seeks custody of two children. Irene Rolison sues Danial Rolison for divorce on cruel grounds. they married October 1 1935 at Cedar Rapids. she seeks restoration of her maiden name Irene Meier. Paul Spray petitions for divorce from Doris Spray on desertion grounds. marriage took place in Iowa City in June 1919.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lois Crossett
Keith Crossett
Washington, Ia
Irene Rolison
Danial Rolison
Cedar Rapids
Crossett
Robson
Irene Meier
Paul Spray
Doris Spray
Iowa City
Maresh Personal Injury Suit Settled in District Court
Emily Maresh, 11, represented by Joseph R. Maresh, sued Richard Wing and his father F. E. Wing for injuries alleged from a car collision at First Avenue and Third Street on August 21, 1936. The $5,000 district court case was settled and dismissed with prejudice before Judge FO Ellison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emily Manesh
Joseph R. Maresh
Richard Wing
F. E. Wing
FO. Ellison
Maresh
First Avenue
Third Street
Moratorium Request In District Court By Schultz Couple
Lydia B. Schultz and Albert L. Schultz seek to set aside a $2,272.24 secured note judgment granted to Home Owners Loan Corporation of Washington DC by default on March 3. They request the right to file a moratorium continuance motion, noting the original suit notice did not include appraisal of rights to application.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia B. Schultz
Albert L. Schultz
Home Owners Loan Corporation of
Washington, D. C
Folger's Richer Flavor Promises Better Coffee and Savings
Folger's mountain grown coffee claims richer flavor from Central American volcanic soil and mountain sun. Advertisers urge households to use less coffee, noting real savings and superior taste versus ordinary brands. Folger Coffee Company name listed with Kansas City and San Francisco locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Folger
Central America
Folger Coffee Company
Kansas City
San Francisco
Folkers
Will of John Kolarik is admitted to probate in district court
The will of John Kolarik who died February 17 is admitted to probate in district court. It leaves life tenure and control of the estate to his wife Frances Kolarik under a joint instrument with her husband. Son Joseph Kolarik is named residuary legatee and Frances Kolarik is appointed executrix. The will was made December 3, 1928.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blairstown
F. S. Runyon
John L. Ewart
Helen Hines
Laura Sinclair
LaVon Fry
Alice Anderson
Gail Nolte
Reatha Burke
Kinross
Paul Gardner
Kucera
Prairieburg
John Kolarik
Frances Kolarik
Joseph Kolarik
Kelley Pleads Not Guilty In Liquor Possession Case
Kelley, 26, of 718 Vernal Street NW, arrested Sunday when police seized fifty two half pints and six pints of alleged alcohol at his home, pled not guilty in district court Monday before Judge F O Ellison and bond was set at $500. County Attorney G Thompson filed a true information charging illegal possession of alcoholic liquor. Sarah Ellen Freeman seeks divorce from LeRoy B Freeman in district court on cruel and inhuman treatment grounds. The two were married June 30 1921 at Waterloo. The plaintiff asks custody of two sons. A plaintiff's dismissal with prejudice has been filed in district court in a $130 contract action brought Sept 6 1935 by W F Prior Company Inc against Benjamin G Broghammer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kelley
Jack Kelley
Vernal Street
F. O. Ellison
G. Thompson
Sarah Ellen Freeman
LeRoy B. Freeman
Waterloo
W. F. Prior Company, Inc
Benjamin G. Broghammer
Californian Deplores Grant Wood Modern Art Trend
Miss Grace Barker, a former Californian now in Cedar Rapids, criticized Grant Wood for moving toward modern art in a luncheon talk on Appreciation of Art at the Canopus club. She praised his realism and recalled his fame from realistic painting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant Wood
Turner's Chapel
Grace Barker
Cedar Rapids
Canopus Club
Roosevelt Hotel
Wood
Four Japanese Flyers Killed in Tehuai Crash
Four Japanese airmen aboard two army planes were killed Tuesday when their aircraft crashed near Tehuai in Manchukuo, according to dispatches from Hsinking. The report notes the fatalities occurred in the vicinity during an air operation, with no immediate information on causes or survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hskinking
Manchukuo
Tehuai
Marion News Highlights Local Club Programs and Council Actions
Linn's Best 4-H club met with Pauline Blackford for a program under Mrs. Stanley Stevens and Mrs. Adolph Christianson. Pauline spoke on bias tape while Irene Strong read about conservation. City council met in special session to discuss the WPA project at Thomas park and a bridge repair on South Eleventh street ahead of the March 29 city election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn
Pauline Blackford
Stanley Stevens
Adolph Christianson
Irene Strong
Thomas Park
South Eleventh Street
Legion
Nature Mirrors Luther Burbank in Texas Camellia Bloom
Nature matched Luther Burbank here when a camellia japonica bush produced a red and white blossom on a single stem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burbank
Port Arthur
Tex
Luther Burbank
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Raymond Snyder
Wanda Bullock
Merle Orr
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Paul French
Floyd McCarty
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Aurilla Orr
Eldon Tjaden
Dorothy Streeper
Muriel Johnson
Wilma Menald
Columbus Junction
Dorothy Hainer
Conesville
William Stoneburner
Moscow
Aledo
Ill
Mae Belle Stoneburger
Ralph Toborg
Muscatine
William J. Ritenour
W. K. Kennedy
L. M. Smith
Frank Rowe
Carol Bickford
Raymond Tebo
R. J. Kleineck
George Sears
Howard Willison
S . Ripperton
Marvin Hanwardson
E. F. Hodoval
Leonard McKinstry
Louis Petersen
Grand Mound
L. J. Voss
State Institution
A. C. Fischer
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Fischer
Walter Thiele
Wheat
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Wess Stanton
Millrock
Frank Morin
Minnie McNamee
D. F. Boomershine
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Stanton
Monmouth
Alma Werden
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Clinton
Gertrude McNamee
Latter Day Saints
Edward Woelpell
Morin
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Marcel Clark
Maysville
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Frank Snoeberger
Ella Burmeister
Louie Scott
Carl Werden
Hans Jorgensen
Floyd Graves
James Johnson
Eugene
Ed Merrick
Bert Scott
Marilyn Jean Willey
Freeman
Carroll
Gertrude Morin
Donn Blake
Max French
Matt Smearker
Catherine McNamee
TAMA
Henry Frederick Storm
W. O. Eckler
Methodist Episcopal Church
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H. A. Crumb
Tama Methodist Church
Ben Jones
C. S. Brice
F. A. Soleman
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H. L. McRoberts
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William Euler
Harry Brooks
Alda Richards
C. P. Seabert
Oak Hill Cemetery
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Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad
Leah H. Maynard
Masonic Lodge
Tama Commercial Club
Storm
Marilyn
W. A. Storm
Kalona
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William H. Plank
Town County
Jonas Plank
Ella Stutsman Plank
Stanley
Jesse Gingerich
Eli Plank
Chris Brenneman
Plank
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Tipton
Lost Nation
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Mount Vernon
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Mechanicsville
H. L. Booth
Calamus
de Witt
Rosemary Craven
Helmut Dammier
Washington Tipton
D. D. Welch
Dubuque University
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Edgewood
Bernice Jacobs
Kenneth Arthur
Richard Minkler
Betty Westerlen
Preston Gleason
Ivah Fritz
Vanita Barger
Helen Parker
Urban Harken
Ladies Cemetery Association
Nettie May
Eva Glazier
Cora Alger
Leona Fraser
Anamosa
William Whalen
St. Patrick’s Church
P. J. Behan
Holy Cross Cemetery
Mr. Whalen
Buffalo Township
Winifred Crarg Whalen
Waterford
Ireland
Vona
James Whalen
Katie Whalen
Farrell
Marion Manchester
Jeanne Gavin
St. Mary’s Choir
Rosewig
Regina Coelio
A. H. Rosewig
James Barne
Genevieve Brown
Margaret Doyle
Marguerite Gavin
Josephine Gioimo
Henry Gioimo
Viola Malone
Virginia Milroy
Irene McElmeel
Francis Reidy
James Schacherer
Catherine Strathmann
George Trainor
Valeria Woods
Oxford Junction
Joe Havlik, Jr
Lutheran Auxiliary
J. A. Lathrop
W. C. Thorne
George R. Volk
Glenn Rowley
Maynard
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Aaron Schlegel
Kenneth Bencke
Donald Buenneke
Mildred Jacobsen
Virginia Wegner
Frances Bauer
Thornburg
Lucille Synehorst
William Synehorst
Tilton
E. Boyd McCurdy
Clarence McCurdy
Oskaloosa
Polk
Thornburg Methodist Church
Paul Synehorst
Miller
Ainsworth
Roy McCurdy
Oskal
Betty Thomas
Doris
Marengo
Williamsburg
Court House News
Silver Fox Rancher
Springville Water Co
Folger's
Silex
Judy
Jane
Folter
Folger's Coffee
Tye
Marion News
Frances DeLong Monday
Chicago
Mary Bell
Hubert Blackford
Dry Creek Agricultural and Literary Club
Prngey
Christian Church Sunday School
Marion
Blanche Hamm
Cornell College
Mrs
E. C. Hamm
Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
W. A
Eighth Street
A. B. Lake
Fred Ross
J. J. Booth
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