Two Accused Returned From West Coast Transported to Linn Jail
County Attorney G K Thompson and Deputy Sheriff Dick Payn ended a nine day California trip by lodging T R Wright 33 of Cedar Rapids and Donald T Reed 29 of Clinton in Linn county jail Wright is indicted on embezzlement charges and Reed faces a true information. Reed allegedly failed to turn over 300 to 400 in funds to Hawkeye Motor Express while an agent at Clinton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. K. Thompson
Dick Payn
California
T. R. Wright
Cedar Rapids
Donald T. Reed
Clinton
Linn County
Wright
March Grand Jury
Reed
Honolulu
Payn
United States Army
Schofield Barracks
State of Washington
Fort McDowell
Angel Island
San Francisco Bay
Hawkeye Motor Express, Inc
Thompson
Motor
Los Angeles
James H. Smith
B. F. Goodrich
Iowa
Hartman
Earl Stanley
Grand Jury
Sierras
Bakersfield
Nevada
Salt Lake City
San Francisco
Salt Lake
Grand Island
Hitler and Goering Demand German Union and Suppress Opponents
In a wartime rally in Vienna a derisive Goering announced the greater Austria program and warned that Jews must leave. He asserted no church destruction but condemned clerical parties while urging Catholic assent as Austria prepared for the April plebiscite on union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goering
Germany
Greater Austria
Hapsburgs
Austria
Cedar Rapids City Precinct Voting Places Map
A map outlines Cedar Rapids municipal election precinct boundaries with polling hours 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. and lists voting sites by precinct including auto company, fire stations, several schools, public library, and city buildings across SE NE SW NW sections.
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Cedar Rapids
First
Rude Auto Company
Second Avenue
Second—Fire
B Avenue
Third—India Garage
H Avenue
Benjamin Franklin
Twentieth Street
Fifth—Arthur
Sixth—Public Library
First Avenue
Seventh—Jackson
Fourth Avenue
Eighteenth Street
Second
Third Avenues
Ninth
Seventeenth Street
Tenth
Bever Park
Goering proclaims Austria union plan and economic boom
In Vienna Goering announced a staged union with Germany and a sweeping program to modernize Austria. He described replacing the schilling with the mark, unlocking mines, building railways and bridges, expanding industry, hydroelectric projects, and new social measures while denouncing the Hapsburg legacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austria
Germany
Goering
Vienna
Aspern
Viennese
Hermann
Returns Award To Japs After They Banned His Book
Dr. James A. B. Scherer, once a holder of Japan's Sacred Treasure, returns the honor in protest of Japan banning his book Japan Defies the World. He handed the decoration to the San Francisco consul-general. He asserts the book reveals fascist influence in Japan and militarist betrayal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
James A. B. Scherer
Japan
Imperial Order of the Sacred Treasure
San Francisco
Actress Sues for Rent and Divorce in Hollywood
Film actress Sigrid Gurie and her husband T. W. Stewart were named as defendants in a civil action over rent, while Gurie also pursued a divorce. The Saturday filing marks the legal action in Hollywood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
INS
Sigrid Gurie
T. W. Stewart
Rent
Former Missionary in Korea Warns of Japanese Oppression
Dr George McCune a former Coe College man and missionary in Korea spoke at Westminster Presbyterian church detailing Japanese domination, Koreans persecuted alongside defecting Christians, and Korea's Christian growth. He warned of totalitarianism dangers, urging vigilance. the meeting included committees, talks, and musical numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Korea
Westminster Presbyterian Church
George McCune
Chicago
Coe College
Far East
McCune
Orient
Japan
M. H. Morrison
Westminster
William P. Enright
William Carr
J. D. Kinsley
J. S. Skien
Jack Greedy
Edward Eaton
Harry Sundberg
G. B. Hale
James Blackstone, Jr
Charles Harmer
Clifford Omund
Girl 5 Alone In House With Dead Father Four Days
Five year old Janyce King stayed with her father Everett Kingston dead in bed for four days in Seattle. Her mother hospitalized with a newborn son. Coroner deputies say death likely from cerebral hemorrhage Tuesday. Neighbors cared for the girl as she ate bread and candy and slept in a cot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
Janyce Kingston
Everett Kingston
WPA
Janyce
Soviet Could Base Arctic Airstrips to Attack U S Cities
Sir Hubert Wilkins, after searching for missing Russian flyers, warned that if war breaks out the Soviet could establish an Arctic air base and bomb American cities. He cited flights over the North Pole showing planes with three tons of bombs could reach San Francisco and return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
INS
North Pole
Sir Hubert Wilkins
Arctic
Sir Hubert
San Francisco
Tin can billets imported from California to Japan
More than 50,000 tons of old tin cans pressed into 100 pound billets have been imported from California by Japan since 1932.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Japan
Thirteen Annual Kite Contest Attracts 27 Boys
Twenty seven boys joined the thirteenth annual kite contest at Ellis Park overseen by Nevin Nichols. George Naxera, 10, won grand championship by taking three events with a four foot two stick kite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Playground Commission
Ellis Park
Nevin Nichols
George Naxera
George J. Naxera
J Street
George
Jerry Standard
Seventh Street SE
Jerry
John Mulvaney
Sixth Street SE
First Presbyterian Church Boys Club
Charles Allred
K Avenue
Robert Earl
Route 1
Leo Coombs
Fifth Avenue SE
Vernon Mitchell
Sixth Avenue SE
Divorces Granted by Judge Ring In District Court
Saturday divorces on cruel and inhuman treatment were granted by Judge H C Ring. Dana L Sherwood and Clarissa A Sherwood married Marion Aug 31 1929. Blanche Rowley and Ray Rowley Cedar Rapids Jan 7 1937. Maude R McClain and Gifford C McClain Nashua Oct 8 1928. Ruby S Gerst and Edward P Gerst Anamosa June 28 1916. Gerst granted custody of five children and property rights. Rowley restored her maiden home Blanche Petrick. Guy Bonebrake versus Frankie Bonebrake desertion decree with custody of two children. Ethel Pratt against Clifford Pratt St Peter Minn Sept 2 1928 and Charles Diggins against Evelyn S Diggins Dec 15 1937 also submitted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Ring
Dana L. Sherwood
Clarissa A. Sherwood
Marion
Blanche Rowley
Ray Rowley
Cedar Rapids
Maude R. McClain
Gifford C. McClain
Nashua
Ruby S. Gerst
Edward P. Gerst
Anamosa
Ethel Pratt
Clifford Pratt
St. Peter, Minn
Charles Diggins
Evelyn S. Diggins
Defense appeals state high court in cab collision case
A defense notice of appeal to the state supreme court has been filed from a $3,500 personal injury verdict awarded to Charlotte Womachil last Nov. 16 by a jury in district court. Defendants are Charles Peters Donald Augustine and Ethel B Harte doing business as Century Cab company. The suit stemmed from injuries in a collision between a taxicab and another car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Supreme Court
Charlotte Womachil
District Court
Charles Peters
Donald Augustine
Ethel B. Harte
Century Cab Company
Alburnett Telephone Co Extends Charter Twenty Years
Corporate period of the Albur nett Telephone company is extended twenty years to April 1, 1958, by renewal and substituted articles of incorporation filed with County Recorder Dempsy Jones. Authorized capital stock is $10,000. Officers and directors are J. D. Houts of Alburnett, president, Frank Hauser of Alburnett, vice president, J. E. Haehlen of Marion, secretary, H. N. Rockwood of Alburnett, treasurer, Jacob Etzel of Alburnett, Charles Rech of Central City, Carl Karch of Alburnett, Walter Quass of Alburnett and Mark Hickman of Marion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alburnett Telephone Company
Dempsy Jones
J. D. Houts
Alburnett
Frank Hauser
J. E. Haehlen
Marion
H. N. Rockwood
Jacob Etzel
Charles Rech
Central City
Carl Karch
Walter Quass
Mark Hickman
Piano Soloist For Coe Band Concert
Frank Flack a senior Coe College student will appear as piano soloist with the Coe band in a Tuesday evening concert at the T M Sinclair Memorial chapel. He will perform Weber Concertstuk with band accompaniment. Flack travels to Chicago April 6 on the band tour where Prof Max Daehler will be the piano soloist, Flack remaining local for the concert. Tickets are sold by band members and at the chapel door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Flack
Bever Avenue
Coe College
Coe
T. M. Sinclair
Flack
Weber
Chicago
Max Daehler
Coe Music Department
Kappa Phi Kappa
Writers’ Club
Prof
Daehler
Lord
Peacenee Weber
the Patriot
Pryor
Leo Courtemanche
Behubert
Concertatuck
Weber Frank Flack
Vienna Woods
Strauss Pomp and Circumstance
Elgar
Limit Increase In Freight Charge On Tobacco Shipments
Washington AP The Interstate Commerce Commission narrowed a general 5 to 10 percent freight rise for rail lines to cap increases on unmanufactured tobacco at 5 percent. Previously small lots faced 10 percent, while informal committees will evaluate varying adjustments under the order. The ruling highlights classifications of products and processing steps affecting rate levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Charter Presentation Program For Scout Troop No 5
Boy Scout troop No 5 charter presentation hosted by Central Park Presbyterian church. led by Scout master W E McFann. Bob Thomas to become tenderfoot in vestiture ceremony. Mathers pins to scout mothers. new charter delivered to troop officials. Optimist Junior orchestra directed by Alan Richardson with Loufek and Hurt among players.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Park Presbyterian Church
W. E. McFann
Central Park Church
Bob Thomas
Mathers
Optimist
Alan Richardson
Charles Loufek
D A R Toy Loan Libraries To Be Advocated Nationwide
The Iowa D A R announced at the Roosevelt hotel that toy libraries modeled on Cedar Rapids Community House will be promoted across the United States. The initiative, led by Mrs. William A. Becker, seeks to loan toys for a week to children, who return them for others to enjoy, with junior officers and Cedar Rapids volunteers serving as librarians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Community House
Mayflower
Daughters of the American Revolution
United States
Roosevelt Hotel
Iowa
Iowa Daughters of the American Revolution
George M. Newland
R. E. Wilhelm
F. J. Diserens
Keith Tow
Marvel Foster
Becker
Terms Women Their Own Worst Enemies
Chicago patent attorney Mrs. Bertha MacGregor told a large gathering of women that women are their own worst enemies. She said women outdo men in discriminating against women and warned that they do not support each other.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
INS
Bertha MacGregor
Accused of Possession of Missing Sample Case
John A. Bennett, 32, of Webster City, was arrested at 7 p.m. Saturday by Detectives Haberle, Kudina and Wilson and is held for investigation of alleged possession of a sample case belonging to Otto Manufacturing, 909 First Avenue W. C. Otto reported a trio of sample cases containing bottles worth 36 dollars disappeared from his shop Friday. Police found one bag in Bennett’s car Saturday and the other two left at a local store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Bennett
Webster City
Haberle, Kudina
Wilson
Otto Manufacturing Company
First Avenue
Otto
Bennett
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West Coast
Hitler
Jacob Weinbach
Theodore Cardinal Innitzer
Twenty-seventh Street
Buchanan
Mount Vernon Road
Twelfth
McKinley
Tenth Street
Harper and Mcpare
Sixth Avenue
Fourteenth
Third Street
Fifteenth—Hayes
D Street
Sixteenth
van Buren
Fourteenth Avenue
Seventeenth—Taylor School
Sixth Street
Eighteenth—City Barn
Seventh Avenue
H Street
Nineteenth
Twentieth
Harrison School
Eleventh Street
Roosevelt School
Thirteenth Street
Cleveland School
Reich
Balkans
Archduke Otto
R. L. Whelan
Public Safety
WMT
E. W. Brownbridge
R. A. Troyak
Stanley Moore
Ladies Aid of the Church
Polar
U. S
Court House News
Alburnett Co
Medical-Dental Business Bureau
Dews
Cedar Rapids Printing CO
W. T. Sands
Second St
DIAL
Scout Troop No. 5
Stakr
Lewers
Okinow
D. A.R
Advocate Toy Loan Libraries
L. W. Kimberly
Iowa City
R. Bryan Cronbaugh
Avenue SE
Freda Emery
Imogen B. Emery
Harry E. Narey
Spirit Lake
Mary D. P. Kendall
Davenport
C. A. Garlock
Fort Dodge
Jerome Adams
Shenandoah
F. K. Stratton
Des Moines
O. S. von Krog
Eldora
Tom B. Throckmorton
A. S. Elder
Sioux City
Elsie M. Martin
Fort Madison
John A. Hull
Boone
Telletries—Street Fleet
Telletries
Usafoam
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