Frost Boils Buckle Linn County Paving Prompt Detours
Spring thaw causes sub grade frost to thaw unevenly and push up pavement across Linn County streets. Marion detour on Highway 151 from Indian Creek bridge. Mount Vernon brick surface buckled on Highway 30 requiring repairs. Cedar Rapids reports a 30 inch hump at First and Third avenues SW. Gravel and oiled streets show ruts and quag mire trapping cars. Detours planned if frost boils develop.
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Linn
W. D. Johnston
Highway Commission
Johnston
Seventh Avenue
Marion
Indian Creek
Sixth Avenue
Mount Vernon
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
First
Third Avenues
Dave Williams
Public Improvements
Thirty-first Street
Eavehiue
His Lucky Dollar Lives Up To Name
Fred Lather a 40 year old Albany New York truck driver was hit by a ricocheting bullet on West Lake Street as three men quarreled a silver dollar in his purse was dented leaving an imprint on the leather pocket he and helper Kenneth Gorehan 20 of Grinnell Iowa were traveling from Boston to Sioux Falls South Dakota when the shot struck.
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Chicago
Fred Lather
Albany
N. Y
West Lake Street
Lather
Kenneth Gorehan
Grinnell
Boston
Sioux Falls
S. D
Rep. Clarence Turner Dies in Washington at 72
Washington dispatch reports Congress member Clarence W. Turner a Democrat from Tennessee died early Friday in his hotel apartment due to a heart attack. He was 72.
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Washington
Clarence W. Turner
Tenn
Mrs. Lucy Krebs 65 Years a Cedar Rapids Resident Dies
Mrs. Lucy Batchelder Krebs longtime Cedar Rapids resident died at 1 15 a m Friday at her home 3520 First avenue E where she lived with her daughter Mildred She was born January 22 1857 in Clinton and taught in Linn county schools active in First Baptist Church and nonpartisan election work Surviving are four children Mildred and Claude Krebs Leland Krebs and Frank Krebs Funeral at Turner chapel Sunday at 2 pm Rev Grant Anderson officiating Burial Oak Hill cemetery. LA PORTE CITY The marriage of Frances Christian and Floyd Hendrickson was performed Tuesday at the Presbyterian church The couple will live in Waterloo.
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Lucy Batchelder Krebs
Cedar Rapids
First Avenue E
Mildred Krebs
Clinton
E. P. Batchelder
New England
Coe Collegiate Institute
Linn County
First Baptist Church
Arthur Paul Krebs
Claude G Krebs
Leland P Krebs
Quincy, Ill
Frank P. Krebs
St. Paul
Turner Chapel
Grant Anderson
Oak Hill Cemetery
LA Porte City
Frances May Christian
James Christian
Floyd W. Hendrickson
Edward B. Hendrickson
Detroit Lake
Minn
Presbyterian Church
P. K. Figge
Roy Heide
Norma Hendrickson
Harry Christian
Lillian Garrabrant
Raymond Grobe
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids Labor Federation backs slum clearance and chiropractor bill
The Cedar Rapids Federation of Labor urged passage of two bills in the legislature. House File 431 would restore chiropractors right to use heat light air diet and exercise in practice. The group voted in a closed meeting after a lively discussion and sent a supporting letter to the federation.
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Cedar Rapids Federation of Labor
Federal Labor Union No. 18619
House
Federation
Mrs Nellie A Atkinson Funeral Services
Funeral services for Mrs. Nellie A. Atkinson who died at the family residence 1861 B avenue NE after a long illness will be held in Turner chapel at 2 pm Saturday. The Rev. Father R J Campbell and Rev. Father Vernon L S Jones will officiate. Burial is in Cedar Memorial Park cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
Funeral services for G. O. Miller in Coggon
Funeral services for G. O. Miller age 66 of Coggon were held Thursday at the Christian church in Coggon with burial in Edgewood cemetery. Miller formerly resided in Cedar Rapids until moving two months ago.
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G. O. Miller
Coggon
Cedar Rapids
Christian Church
Edgewood
Obituary Mentioning Miller Family Resident of Coggon
He died Tuesday at his daughter Mrs. Maude Hall's home in Coggon. Surviving are his widow Mrs. Fanny Miller of Coggon, five children including Mrs. Hall and Mrs. Celia Prabe of Cedar Rapids, Mary Jason and John Miller of Chicago, Lewis Miller of Montabello, California, a brother Frank of Buena Vista, California, eight grandchildren and one great grandchild.
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Maude Hall
Coggon
Fanny Miller
Hall
Celia Prabe
Cedar Rapids
Mary Jason
John Miller
Chicago
Lewis Miller
Montabello
Calif
Frank
Buena Vista
William Minor, Palo Resident, Dies After Illness
William Robert Minor, 23, of rural route 1 Palo, died at 4:30 p.m. Thursday after a five week illness at a local hospital. Born September 4, 1915 in Marion, he was a Toddville High School graduate of 1933 and married Eva Waddle on November 25, 1936. He is survived by his parents Mr. and Mrs. W. Minor, a brother Eldon, and other relatives.
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William Robert Minor
Palo
Marion
Toddville
Eva Waddle
Misses Gilda and Charlotte Minor Rites Saturday
Two sisters Misses Gilda and Charlotte Minor of Palo will be buried in Dunkard cemetery after services at Beatty chapel Saturday at 2 p.m. Rev. William Wilson of Toddville will conduct the funeral. Friends may call at the chapel.
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Gilda
Charlotte Minor
Palo
Beatty Chapel
William Wilson
Toddville
Dunkard
No Trace Of 12 In Plane Wreck Found
Airplanes searching off Port Arthur found a Tientsin Dairen airliner wreckage but no sign of the twelve people aboard. The plane disappeared after leaving Tientsin on Thursday.
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TOKIO
Port Arthur
Tientsin
Rug cleaning and repair services advertised in Want Ads
Men who clean and repair rugs advertise under classification 14 in the Want Ads. The brief notice highlights local providers offering rug care services to residents seeking cleaning, repair, and maintenance for home and upholstery needs.
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Iere Stimulating
Turner
Dobbs
Arrow
Kingly
First Avenue
Lucy B. Krebs
City
Lucy Krebs
Syndicate
Hollywood
Angies
Wampum Club
Wampum
Ducky Medwick
C. R. Labor Federation
William R. Minor
Iowa
Thordered
First Avenue SE
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