Nazi Persecution Outlined by Father Erdland at Knights Dinner
Independence clergyman Father Erdland, returning from Germany, warned Knights of Columbus members of brutal Nazi policies. He described the regime seeking religious unity under pagan principles, widespread oppression of Catholics and Protestants, and intensified persecution after the Olympic Games. He cited army and secret police support, wire tapping, letter openings, and harsh punishment for criticism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitler
Germany
B. A. Erdland
Knights of Columbus
Father Erdland
Florida Officers Seek Change of Venue in Flogging Case
Three former Tampa policemen C A Brown John P Bridges and C W Carlisle seek a venue transfer after a coma m occupation and Klan charge clouded their trial for kidnapping E F Poulnot and flogging Shoemaker outside police HQ last November Shoemaker died from his injuries Defense argues local press campaigns tainted public opinion amid a communist circular found in the courtroom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tampa
Fla
Joseph Shoemaker
Robert T. Dewell
Dewell
C. A. Brown
John P. Bridges
C. W. Carlisle
E. F. Poulnot
Shoemaker
S. D. Rogers
Pat Whitaker
Waltonians to Hold Annual Meeting Friday Evening
Waltonians will elect officers and directors and hear reports from officers and committees at the Y M C A cafeteria Friday evening. Supper available at 6 30 p m and the program begins at 7 30 featuring a two act opera The Maid as Mistress by Pergolesi. Committee members are O P Moody chairman J I Merritt and A C Norton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waltonians
Pergolesi
O. P. Moody
J. I. Merritt
A. C. Norton
Iowa Church Women Urged to Dedicate Talents to Missionary Service
Mrs. L. D. Weld of Cedar Rapids urged 125 delegates at the forty fifth Sioux City Presbyterial meeting in Morningside Presbyterian Sioux City to dedicate talents to missionary work. Weld is Iowa synodical president. The two day conference theme was Christian Youth Building A New World.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
L. D. Weld
Cedar Rapids
Sioux City
Barber Honored at 88th Birthday Dinner
Grand Mound residents gathered Saturday at the home of G. W. Barber to celebrate his eighty eighth birthday with a dinner and card party. Host and hostess were his son Bruce Barber and daughter in law, assisted by Mrs. Grover Petersen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Mound
G. W. Barber
Bruce Barber
Grover Petersen
Red Cross Flood Fund All For Relief Work
Mrs. Metta Burd of the Linn county Red Cross explains that every cent donated for flood relief is used for relief costs with chapter expenses covered locally. She notes workers at flood scenes are paid by the national treasury and urges Cedar Rapids to meet its quota as Waterloo already oversubscribed. Marion sent favorable reports but no funds yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Metta Burd
Linn County
Red Cross Chapter
Chapter
Burd
Central City
Springville
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Admits He Owned Seized Alcohol and Is Fined
Wesley Franks, 19, of 1509 Seventeenth Avenue SE, admitted ownership of two gallons of seized liquor found behind a barn at his address. He was fined $300 and costs in district court by Judge F O Ellison. a three month county jail term could follow if the fine remains unpaid. Dalla Jones, 55, of the same address, was lodged in city jail but not charged. County Attorney G K Thompson noted Franks admitted ownership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Franks
Seventeenth Avenue SE
F. O. Ellison
Franks
Dalla Jones
Jones
G. K. Thompson
Flashes of Life Highlight a Cat’s Bach Fascination
Hickory readers note Mrs J L Cilley’s cat Muaja enjoys sleep during most piano numbers but wakes to watch Bach pieces. Harriet Cilley performs, Muaja climbs to the piano stool and listens intently during Bach portions.
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Hickory
N. C
J. L. Cilley
Muaja
Harriet Cilley
Harriet
Former Mayor Receives Repayment Letter From Ohio
In Laclede Missouri former Mayor E B Allen received a letter from Chillicothe Ohio enclosing a dollar. The note said it was the amount he borrowed 50 years earlier and thanked him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laclede
E. B. Allen
Chillicothe
Ohio
Stranger Returns Dollar After Car License Purchase
In Memphis a stranger paid for an automobile license at the County Clerk Ed Crenshaw office and refunded Crenshaw a dollar claiming a clerk had given him too much change on a previous visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
Ed Crenshaw
Crenshaw
Grammatical Gong Cuts Loose Talkativeness at School
De Hannaford a Seattle high school English teacher keeps a desk gong to quiet students and correct common errors such as double negatives and misused you was forms. The device signals a pause as teachers demand proper speech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
de Hannaford
Jail Record Seventy-Second Entry for Veteran Offender
Romaldo Alvarez, 60, was jailed Tuesday for the 100th time in 11 years in Phoenix. He has repeatedly faced arrests for drunkenness and escaping from the city chain gang. His busiest year was 1935 when he was imprisoned 20 times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix, Ariz
Romaldo Alvarez
Editor’s prize contest at Oklahoma City University
Hi Doty, editor of the university’s undergraduate paper, announced prizes for the first readers. About ninety students crowded his office, then were told in the final paragraph that the offer had been withdrawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Hi Doty
Oklahoma City University
Bertram St. Josephs Day Picnic Held at Michalek Home
In Bertram a St. Josephs day picnic dinner was hosted Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Michalek Sr. Attending were Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Michalek Jr with daughters Ruth and Helen, of near Bertram, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Janko and their son Richard from south of Cedar Rapids, and the host and hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertram
St. Joseph’s
Joseph Michalek
Michalek
St. Joseph
St. Joseph’s Day
Joseph Michalek, Jr
Ruth
Helen
Charles Janko
Richard
Cedar Rapids
Large Crowd Attends Cedar Rapids Scout Court of Honor
More than 600 people attended the Cedar Rapids area Boy Scout court of honor at Woodrow Wilson High School. Troop 53 Center Point won March advancement honors, with Troop 19 top in February and Troop 19 presenting a Scout play "A Scout Is Loyal." Next court is April 28 at Benjamin Franklin High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids Area
James Maloney
District No. 2
Robert L. Dill
Nelson C. Dreier
Court of Honor
Center Point
Troop
Benjamin Franklin High School
Memorial Building
Montrose Hotel
Marvin Cone Paintings Shown At Chicago Galleries
Sixteen works by Cedar Rapids artist Marvin Cone are on display at the Chicago Galleries association 220 North Michigan avenue. The exhibit also features Oscar Gross and Frank Dudley of Chicago and runs through April 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin Cone
Chicago
Cedar Rapids
Chicago Galleries Association
North
Michigan Avenue
Cone
Oscar Gross
Frank Dudley
Wislsel Loses Bid to Halt Palisades Dam Project
Joseph M. Wislsel of Bertram township filed suit in district court on November 30 1934 to stop the Iowa state board of conservation from building the Palisades dam. The action was dismissed without prejudice before Judge F O Ellison Wednesday, with Wislsel arguing forty five acres of his farm would be inundated by backwater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph M. Wislsel
Bertram Township
Iowa State Board of Conservation
Palisades Dam
F. O. Ellison
Wislsel
Milversted Death Suit Settled and Dismissed
A $5,000 suit by Hazel Conger as administratrix of Charles H. Milversted against Century Cab Burke and Conger was settled with prejudice at defendants’ costs after jury action began. Milversted died nine days after the Dec 8 1934 accident on Third Avenue near the courthouse. Other dismissals include an $18,500 Burkholder suit, a $300 Boegel case, and a $2,000 Shulman case. Ellison awarded a $292.91 default to Holland Furnace against O Brine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Milversted
Century Cab
E. T. Burke
H. W. Conger
Third Avenue
F. O. Ellison
Mr. Milversted
Hazel Conger
Century Cab Company
Burke
Ellison
A. B. Clark
Fannie G. Burkhalder
Homer S. Burkhalder
Paul Cavros
Sanitary Construction and Supply Company
Burkholder
Cavros
Charles Boegel, Jr
James W. Bell
Boegel
Bell
First Avenue
Twenty-seventh Street E
Ralph Shulman
Western Bohemian Fraternal Association
Joseph Shulman
Cedar Rapids
Hull
Austin C. Mulvaney
Sarah L. Mulvaney
Minnie Fattig
Holland Furnace Company
Clifford O’brine
Judge Ring Sets Saturday Equity Probate Assignment
Judge H C Ring will assign district court equity and probate cases Saturday at 9 am for Judge A B Lovejoy of Waterloo who will arrive Monday to aid in equity and probate hearings for the March term. The notice also mentions the assignment of the chief justice of the state supreme court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Ring
A. B. Lovejoy
Waterloo
State Supreme Court
County Board Sets Hearing for Monroe Township Road District
Linn county board of supervisors schedules April 14 at 2 p.m. to hear establishment of a secondary road district for resurfacing in Monroe township. The 0.88 mile road would extend north from Highway 11 toward Robins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Monroe Township
Robins
Divorce Filings Include Cruel Ground and Custody Grants
The court grants divorce to Caroline M. Miller from Lawrence Clair Miller on cruel and inhuman treatment. The couple married in June 1924 and the court awards custody of a daughter to the plaintiff and custody of a son to the father. Also listed are grounds of cruel treatment for Paul Anderson and Bertha Anderson, married at Marion Des 1919, and John William Singleton and Rhea Singleton, married at Carthage Mo in 1934.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Anderson
Bertha Anderson
Marion Des
John William Singleton
Rhea Singleton
Carthage
F. O. Ellison
District Court
Caroline M. Miller
Lawrence Clair Miller
Divorce Petitions Stir in District Court
Anne E. Watson seeks a divorce from Lee O. Watson on cruel and inhuman grounds and asks custody of two sons plus title to real estate and goods. The marriage occurred Sept 27 1917. Judge A B Clark granted Dora Faye Bartosh a divorce from Joseph M Bartosh on cruel and inhuman grounds restoring her maiden name Dora Faye McLaughlin. marriage dated Nov 9 1934.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne E. Watson
Lee O. Watson
A. B. Clark
Dora Faye Bartosh
Joseph M. Bartosh
Dora Faye McLaughlin
Bank receivership case settled against Morrison duo in Cedar Rapids
The stock assessment actions of Robert S. Cook as receiver of Cedar Rapids National Bank against Elizabeth Morrison Innes and John Thomas Morrison were settled and dismissed in district court with prejudice before Judge H. C. Ring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert S. Cook
Cedar Rapids National Bank
Elizabeth Morrison Innes
John Thomas Morrison
H. C. Ring
Divorce suits filed in district court Tuesday
Cruel and inhuman treatment grounds appear in suits filed by Sylvia F. Burger against George W. Burger and Martha E. Vrbicky against Frank J. Vrbicky Jr. The couples were married in 1932 on November 6 and June 5 respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvia F. Burger
George W. Burger
Martha E. Vrbicky
Frank J. Vrbicky, Jr
Pla Mor Box Office to Aid Flood Relief Fund
Pla Mor ballroom box office receipts from Thursday night will be donated to the Red Cross flood relief fund. The evening features dancing to Jimmie Jackson's orchestra and other attractions at popular prices, with every cent going to aid eastern flood victims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pla-Mor
Red Cross
Jimmie Jackson
Patent issued for radio brake to stop vehicles at crossings
A recent patent covers a radio brake system designed to stop vehicles automatically when a train approaches a crossing, enhancing railway safety by triggering braking remotely.
Judge Barnes voids national labor act in sweeping ruling
Federal Judge John P. Barnes ruled the National Labor Relations Act unconstitutional in its entirety in a twenty one page memorandum. The Bendix Products corporation of South Bend Indiana filed suit seeking to block the board from ordering an election to determine employee representation. The judge called the act an invasion of state and local affairs and said injunction is the only legal remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
INL
Department of Justice
John P. Barnes
Bendix Products Corporation of
South Bend
Ind
Bendix Aviation
Barnes
Federal Labor Relations
Townsend meeting and town notices fill Thursday agenda
City briefs list events for Thursday including a Townsend meeting at Pierce school on Bell avenue SW at 7 30 p m and an Iowa Volunteers gathering at W F W hall 213%4 First street SW at 8 p m A chicken noodle supper is planned at First Evangelical for 35 cents Townsend club No 5 will meet in the superior court room at 7 30 p m with an entertainment program M C Curran of Morning Sun was fined 10 dollars for intoxication W W Clemens received a permit to build a 4500 service station at 426 Third street SE Rev J T Stewart addresses Waltonian Luncheon Club at noon at the Y M C A on Good Fellowship Cedar Rapids Amateur Baseball League meets 7 30 p m Thursday in playground office city hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Townsend
Pierce School
Bell Avenue
Townsend Club No. 5
Superior Court Room
W. W. Clemens
Third Street
J. T. Stewart
Waltonian
Good Fellowship
Cedar Rapids
The
Playground Commission
Painter Falls From Ladder Seriously Injured
Fred Burger aged 34 of 842 Second Street NW was treated at Mercy hospital Tuesday evening for head lacerations after a fall from a step ladder while painting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Burger
Second Street
Mercy Hospital
New Orleans Bar Room Murder Conviction Shocks Crowd
Elva Cross 25, a bar room hostess, was found guilty of manslaughter in the knife slaying of Roland Steele 24, of Eutaw Alabama, a $40 000 sweepstakes winner, in a French Quarter bar last October. Jury deliberated about two hours. Sentence ranges from one to three years up to twenty years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Elva Cross
Roland B. Steele
Eutaw
Ala
Lenten Service at Trinity Lutheran Tonight
Lenten services will be held at Trinity Lutheran church at First avenue and Fourteenth streets this evening at 7 45. The Rev. P L Bornhoeft will preach To the Cross I Owe My Joy. John A Jaeger will be organist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity Lutheran Church
First Avenue
Fourteenth Streets
P. L. Bornhoeft
John A. Jaeger
Fire Crews Contain Grass and Barn Roof Fires
Firemen battled grass fires at 1126 Nineteenth Street SE 1915 C Avenue NE and Kenmore Street NE. A small roof fire on a barn at 56 Sixteenth Avenue SW caused minor loss to a structure owned by John Kucera.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nineteenth Street
C Avenue
Kenmore Street
Sixteenth Avenue
John Kucera
Hospitalized Chicago man faces ongoing infection case
Howard Chapin of 1141 Have Avenue NE has been in a Chicago hospital since March 13 after an infection from a left ankle injury suffered at work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Chapin
H Avenue
Chicago
Will
Condition Improves as Patient Near Hospital Discharge
A patient shows marked recovery and is expected to leave the hospital soon as health improves significantly.
Cedar Rapids Sojourners Meet at Montrose Hotel Friday
The Cedar Rapids chapter of the Sojourners holds a Friday night meeting at the Montrose hotel with refreshments and entertainment after the business session. Capt. Jack Donnell serves as president and F. Fred Currell as secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
The
Sojourners
Montrose Hotel
Capt
Jack Donnell
F. Fred Currell
Chevrolet film program at Kiwanis meet at Montrose
C A Purdy of Chevrolet presented two films at the Kiwanis club lunch in the Montrose hotel. The first covered careful driving and safe highways, the second showed Texas Ranger activity from horse days to modern motorized times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Purdy
Chevrolet Motor Company
Kiwanis Club
Montrose Hotel
Texas Ranger
Local Navy Recruiter Announces San Diego Honor Men
First Class Seaman C. C. Hudnall in charge of Cedar Rapids naval recruiting says two January enlistees earned weekly honor status at the San Diego training station. Honorees are Irving Schump, son of Mrs. Ethel Schump of Iowa City, and Ray J. Sample, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray H. Sample of 810 Third Avenue SW.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Hudnall
Naval Training Station
San Diego
Calif
Cedar Rapids
Irving Schump
Ethel Schump
Iowa City
Ray J. Sample
Ray H. Sample
Third Avenue SW
Chief's Car And Auto In Collision Not Hurt
No one was injured in a collision at A avenue and First street NE at 11 15 p m Tuesday involving the fire chief's car driven by Fireman Roy Serovy and an auto driven by Don Jayne rural route 4 Marion. The fire chief E P Kohout was en route to Ro senbaum's Furniture to answer a telegraphed alarm. The alarm proved false due to a leaky sprinkler system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Street
Roy Serovy
Don Jayne
Marion
Serovy
E. P. Kohout
Rosenbaum
Lerovy
Jayne
Marriage Licenses Issued To Four Couples
Darce W. Wolford and Marie C. Vitt both of Newhall. Lewis Meaney and Esther Novak both of Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darce W. Wolford
Marie C. Vitt
Newhall
Lewis Meaney
Esther Novak
Cedar Rapids
Divorce Suit Filed for Hazel Misner in District Court
Hazel B. Misner seeks a divorce from Virgil R. Misner in district court on cruel and inhuman treatment. They wed June 29, 1931 in Kankakee Illinois. She requests custody of their infant daughter, title to household goods, and alimony. Other divorce suits brought on
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel B. Misner
Virgil R. Misner
Kankakee
Ill
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Kneip Market
DIAL
Claude Callan
Julia
Red Cross Flood Fund
Associated Press
V. C. Grant
Bert Watkins
Leslie Grigg
Joseph Stenner
Richard Groat
Richard Jadrnicek
Paul J. Vevin
National Rifle Association
Walter Dennis
Robert Morris
Jerry Clift
William Rankin
Ted Swein
Charles Montanaro
Hugh Dorrien
SSS Kiwanian
Ed Drew
J. W. Walterick
Everett Kemp
Tom Feiereisen
William McFann
Franklin John
Louis Mrstik
Larry McKay
Lisbon
Harold Erickson
Mount Vernon
Court House News
Central Park Church
W. F. W. Hall
First Evangelical
M. O. Curran
Morning Sun
Navy
Ae Watt
Bishop
Parker House
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