Sinclair to Build $10,000 Service Station at City Corner
The Sinclair Refining company will erect a 24 hour service station at the southeast corner of Second avenue and Tenth street. Construction costs are estimated at 10 000 dollars. The site is leased from the Schaad estate with C C Tschirg as agent. M J Delay acts as Sinclair local agent. Work to start immediately after city council granted curb cutting permits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Second Avenue
Tenth Street
Sinclair Refining Company
Sinclair Company
Schaad
C. C. Tschirg
M. J. Delay
Nearly Sideswipes Police Car in Drunk Driving Case
Charles Vizal aged 42 of 1615 Thirteenth Avenue SE nearly sideswiped a police squad car on Third Street SW between Eighth and Ninth Avenues. Patrolmen Stodola and Burke stopped his vehicle and arrested him for drunken driving. Passenger John Taymond, 53, of 1635 Thirteenth Avenue SE was booked for intoxication.
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Charles Vizal
Thirteenth Avenue SE
Third Street
Eighth
Ninth Avenues
Stodola
Burke
Vizal
John Taymond
Congress Revolt Against Roosevelt Veto Splits Editorials
Newspapers condemn the senate override of Roosevelt's veto on the independent offices bill as an attack on leadership. Editorials from New York papers split on impact, with some warning of dictatorships and others predicting lasting political harm or restraint in spending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Senate
Roosevelt
Independent Offices
New York Daily News
New York Herald Tribune
House
New York Times
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Detroit Free Press
Hartford
Conn
Courant
Cleveland Plains
Minneapolis Tribune
CWA Quota Cut For Final Two Days Of Operation
Linn county trims its CWA quotas for the last two days of work before tapering off. The men’s quota drops from 981 to 804 and the women’s from 82 to 68, effective Friday morning. Officials await next federal relief steps as the immediate direct relief plan would cover early April.
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Linn County
Des Moines
Cahill Helps Conduct Funeral Of Lubbers
Funeral services were held at the First Presbyterian church in Clinton for J A Lubbers state CWA administrator and American Legion official. The service was conducted by Dr James M Duer with Maurice Cahill of Cedar Rapids assisting. Prominent attendees included Governor Clyde L Herring Adjutant General Charles Grahl and Leo J Duster among others. Color guards from American Legion posts across Iowa and neighboring Illinois attended with state colors from Des Moines.
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Clinton
First Presbyterian Church
J. A. Lubbers
Clinton County
CWA
American Legion
James M.” Duer
Maurice Cahill
Cedar Rapids
Department of Iowa
Des Moines
Leo J. Duster
Frank Miles
Iowa Legionaire
R. J. Laird
Davenport
Dubuque
Maquoketa
Iowa
Illinois
State Department
Coe College Band Performs Fourteenth Tour Concert
The Coe college military band under Stanley Vesely played to a large town hall audience in Atlantic for its 14th concert since leaving Cedar Rapids. Forty members broadcast a 30 minute program over KFAB Omaha, including Bach chorales and the Coe song. Band trips to Fairfield Sigourney and Muscatine are planned, with Roger Weissmann noting Atlantic concert covered expenses.
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Atlantic
Town Hall
Coe College Military Band
Stanley Vesely
Cedar Rapids
Fairfield
Sigourney
Muscatine
Omaha
Coe
Vesely
Roger Weissmann
Davenport
City Briefs and Personals Highlights Local Notices
H E Sherrard of 2326 E Avenue NE was fined 10 dollars with costs for speeding and the fine suspended on payment of costs. Mrs R W Kinney left for Stillwater Oklahoma Wednesday night. William Dvorak of 1019 Eighth Street SE is recovering from a fractured kneecap after a fall at home ten days ago. Three Hours Good Friday service at St John’s Episcopal Church from noon to 3 pm with Meditations on the Cross led by Rev Charles F Edwards invites public participation.
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H. E. Sherrard
E Avenue NE
William Dvorak
Eighth Street
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Charles F. Edwards
Twogood Girl Recovers From Roller Skating Injury
Margaret Twogood aged 13 daughter of Mr and Mrs L J Twogood of 812 Wellington Street SE was injured falling while roller skating. The fracture of her right arm was set at St Luke Hospital and she was recovering at home on Thursday.
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Margaret Twogood
L. J. Twogood
Wellington Street
St. Luke's Hospital
Easter Communion Service to Include Baptism and New Members
A church event details an Easter Communion service at 11 a.m. on Easter Sunday following a Friday evening gathering at 7 30 p m at the intersection of eh f avenue and Second Street SW. The service will include a baptism and reception of new members.
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Eh F Avenue
Second Street
Men’s jail term and fines set in police court
James Hepburn, 27, received a thirty day jail sentence for intoxication, suspended during good behavior after paying costs. Tommy Ryan, 28, of St. Paul, fined ten dollars and costs for panhandling, and Ed Crispin, 42, of 614 B avenue NE, fined for intoxication.
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James Hepburn
Tommy Ryan
St. Paul
Ed Crispin
B Avenue NE
7200 Eggs To Be Colored For Children's Easter Hunt
Lions club members in Cedar Rapids will color seven thousand two hundred eggs for a citywide Easter egg hunt in Ellis Park. The event on Easter Sunday starts at 2 p.m. with two age groups and 500 prize eggs. Mayor Stepanek issued a proclamation urging residents to attend the event on April 1, 1934.
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Ellis Park
Lions Club
Cedar Rapids
Hotel Roosevelt
Bishop's
W. H. Stepanek
Cedar Rapids Lions Club
Cele
Iowa
Bible readings at Schaeffer Heights school house meet nightly
The Church of Christ at 214 Seventh Street SW conducts evening Bible readings attracting larger crowds. Bruce Pryor of Cedar Rapids and John Rhodes of Le Grand lead sessions with topics including How to get into the church, Government of the church, and How to live in the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schaeffer Heights
Church of Christ
Seventh Street
Bruce Pryor
Cedar Rapids
John Rhodes
le Grand
New Contingent For CCC Camps Leaves Courthouse Monday
Enrollment of men aged 18 to 25 for civil conservation camps at Backbone state park and near Solon progressed Thursday at the Linn county relief office. The group departs courthouse at 7 a.m. Monday, with 37 men bound for the Solon camp and 20 for Backbone state park.
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CCC
Courthouse
Backbone State Park
Solon
Cora Jacobs
Linn County
Court House
Iowa City Woman Re-elected League President
ESTHERVILLE AP Mrs Homer Cherrington of Iowa City was re elected president for the Voters League at a Thursday meeting. Other officers were named and the group discussed civic duties and upcoming elections in the community.
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Estherville
Homer Cherrington
Iowa City
Iowa League of Women Voters names officers at convention
At the annual convention the Iowa League of Women Voters elected officers. Grinnell’s Mrs. John 8 Nollen was named first vice president, Des Moines’ Mrs. L R Elliott second, Ames’ Mrs. Thomas Crocker third, and Des Moines’ Mrs. Rosa Cunningham fourth. Re-elected secretaries were Mrs. Carl Mains of Des Moines and Mrs. Ralph Ojemann of Iowa City as treasurer.
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Iowa League of Women Voters
John 8. Nollen
Grinnell
L. R. Elliott
Des Moines
Thomas Crocker
Ames
Rosa Cunningham
Des Mouines
Carl Mains
Ralph Ojemann
Iowa City
English Cockneys Seek New Horizons Abroad
English cockneys are reported to be making good settlers in other countries, adaptable, intelligent, modest, reasonable, and possessing a sense of humor.
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Sinclair Refining Co
2Nd Ave
10Th Street
Louis A. Prastka
Jeweler
Third Avenue SE
Virginia Dare
Mega Dare
Montrose
Albany, N. Y
Knickerbocker Press
Ind
Baltimore Sun
Armstrong
Cahill
Mitralsky Fur Factory
R. W. Kinney
Stillwater
Okla
Want
Bakers
Union
Bakers’ Union
I. W. H. Stepaned
Sidwell
Third Avenue
First Avenue
Voters’ League
First Ave
Mother Mappler
Kemble
Third St. SE
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