Funeral honors for Mayor William J Neill
More than 800 friends attended the Friday funeral at Turner's chapel for Mayor William J Neill a Spanish American War veteran and longtime public servant. The Rev E J Wykle praised his faith and life noting his church service as elder and Sunday School superintendent. Military rites were held at Linwood cemetery with Wartime comrades a firing squad from Hanford post and escort of honor by Veterans of Foreign Wars members. Gale Haxby sang Abide With Me as city workers police and firefighters formed an escort of honor.
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William J Neill
E J Wiykle
Olivet Presbyterian Church
Neill
Turner's Chapel
Wykle
Hts
Linwood Cemetery
Hanford
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Muste
Gale Haxby
Good Salesman Might Have Finished The Job
Frank Flack of Marion reported his car stolen at 9 am on Friday. Police learned an department store employee had been sent to the area to obtain a car like Flack s and fit a radio, but the plan was aborted before installation. Flack recovered his car but the radio was missing.
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Frank Flack
Marion
Flack
Third Avenue
Fourth Street
Three Die As Wall Of Alms Infirmary Collapses
A 35-foot wall section of the 75 year old Schuylkill county alms house infirmary at Schuylkill Haven collapsed during rehabilitation. Three inmates died Luther Weary 63 Ashland Joseph Rinkus 59 Girardville and John Yarnavage 57 Shenandoah. Dozens injured, some seriously, as debris fell through multiple floors.
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Pottsville
INS
Schuylkill County Almshouse Infirmary
Schuylkill Haven
Luther Weary
Ashland
Joseph Rinkus
Girardville
John Yarnavage
Shenandoah
Morning Radio Schedule Highlights From 1940s Station Lineup
A dense list of musical programs and orchestra broadcasts across NBC CBS and affiliated stations. It details titles, performer groups, and network chains from morning through late evening with repeated names like Penn Military College glee club Garrizon and Shannon orches.
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NBC
WEAF
Penn Military Coll Glee Club
CBS
WABC
Genia Fonariova
WJZ
MSO Winds and Music
Madcapa
Rothored
Garrizon Arch
Snbc
Battle's Orch
Shannon Orch
KYW Wow Stenross Orch
Mills Orch
KMOX
Panico Orch
Kmox Olivet College Concert
WEAP
Oh — Amon
Parks
Webb Orch
WJZ Chain
Our Chain
Bronesen Orch
WOC
Jack Heller
Tnbc
WIZ Chain
Weaf Who Garments of
WBBM
Walter Deanellis
Mitzi Green
ie—Couverk Miniatures
Soncfellows
Amer Prosperity and World Trade
Connie Gates
Arden Orch
WCCO
Im Bottomley
Sports Review
WMAQ
KYW
Grace Hayes
Fire halts before match stock at Ottumwa warehouse
A fire at Niemeyer Bros wholesale paper warehouse in downtown Ottumwa caused up to 4000 dollars in damage. Firemen used three hours of effort to keep the blaze from reaching a large stock of matches, with cartons scorched but the building saved from total loss.
Mason City Leads in Music Festival Glory
More than 4,000 young musicians gathered in Iowa City for the tenth annual high school music festival climaxing with Mason City leading with 13 awards including six superior ratings. Abraham Lincoln of Council Bluffs set a high mark with seven superiors across events, while Town City and Des Moines-area schools also made strong showings. many events remain undecided as the festival wraps with concert and marching bands and a tuba solo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Council Bluffs
Town City High School
Des Moines
Mason City
Superior
Josephine Sidwell
Town City
Good
Donaldavis
Washington
Thelma Case
Loran
Paul Fink
Ida Grove
Oren Weir
Cedar Falls
Excellent
Bob Stastny
Wilson
Cedar Rapids
Enida Snyder
Akron
Betty
J. A Schiltz
Sigourney
Food
Margaret Leeman
Vinton
Charles Houser
East Des Moines
Ferdinand Masbers
East Waterloo
Louis McMillan
Lowan
Milford
Araythe C van Vinck
West Waterloo
Forrest Clark
Toledo
Opal Hall
Creston
Evelyn Brustman
Essex
Cresco
Mount Ayr
West Liberty
Northwood
Marton
Atlantic
Onawa
Newton Hawarden
Road
Nevada
Oelwein
Knoxville
Ainsworth
Eagle Grove
Rchestra
Clarinda
Centerville
Shenandoah
Springville
Blairstown
Ames
Dalenlogse
Decora
Elmer Bickford
Dick Wilson
Roosevelt
Princes Mapes
James Seldel
Simourney
Costa Rumeliate
Marguerite McMullen
Eula Shearn
North Des Moines
Ina May Aimbelman
Boone
Sol Glaser
Whiting
Nora Borings
Mediapolis
Abraham Lincoln
Burlington
Crestowood
Fort Madison
Dysart
Dunkerton
City Briefs and Personal Notices from Local News
Perley's Food Shop stays open weekdays and evenings until 10 o clock. L W Plattenberger of Mount Vernon reports a log chain stolen from his car on the Third Avenue Bridge Shueyville. Shueyville United Brethren church announces services with morning worship at 930 and Holy Communion. W H Van Note of Dubuque pleads not guilty to selling stock tank without required inspection fee, trial set for Tuesday. case filed by Milton J Hand of the state department of agriculture.
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L. W. Plattenberger
Mount Vernon
Third Avenue Bridge
Shueyville
W. H. van Note
Dubuque
A. S. Reed
Milton J Hand
State Department of Agriculture
Motorman Loses Cash Box Change and Tokens
Edward J Herron motorman for the Cedar Rapids and Marion City Railway lost his change box during a rain storm near Fifteenth Street. The box with about $5 in silver and tokens dropped under the car and was destroyed. He recovered some coins but most were taken by a passerby who found the box abandoned. He faces a day’s pay loss unless the finders return the mutilated coins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward J Herron
Cedar Rapids and Marion City Railway
Herron
Bever
Fifteenth Street
Bever Park
Omaha Eyes Bus Service To End Car Strike
Omaha officials consider a bus plan to replace street cars as the strike continues. Park Commissioner Frank Frost vows a full bus transportation plan within a month for council review amid a strike riot investigation with ten jailed. a 5 cent fare proposal from Detroit official Charles Ford suggests possible bus franchise operation.
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Omaha
Sns
Frank Frost
Frost
Charles W. Ford
Detroit, Mich
Franco-Russian mutual aid pact pledges mutual aid
Paris dispatch reports Russia and France sign a mutual assistance treaty promising to come to each other's aid in case of unprovoked aggression by any European state. The accord was disclosed Friday night and outlines collective defense commitments between the two nations.
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Paris
Russia
France
Beethoven Chorus Praised by Iowa Officials in Philadelphia
A letter from Mrs. Alice L. Bolton praises the Beethoven club chorus of Cedar Rapids for its Iowa representation at the Federated Music clubs convention in Philadelphia. She notes the chorus looked lovely sang exquisitely and drew compliments from many attendees during the April 28 Baptist temple performance. The concert was broadcast nationwide and the group plans to return at the week's start.
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Beethoven Club
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Federated Music Clubs
Philadelphia
Nelle Erwin
Alice L. Bolton
Des Moines
Iowa Federation of Music Clubs
Bolton
Baptist Temple
Strikes Halt Montreal Harbor Shipping Again
In Montreal the harbor shut down as longshoremen quit on Wednesday and refused terms offered by the Shipping Federation of Canada, halting operations again Friday.
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Montreal
Shipping Federation of Canada
Cedar Rapids and Waterloo Couples Receive Licenses
Marriage licenses issued to John French and Marjorie Jean Ure of Cedar Rapids and Virgil H Chesebro and Ruth E Zuck of Waterloo.
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John French
Marjorie Jean Ure
Cedar Rapids
Virgil H., Chesebro
Ruth E. Zuck
Waterloo
Snowy May Storm Delivers Light Slush in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas saw a rare May snowstorm bringing slush and a one inch snow cover yet causing no damage. Gardeners note no harm to fruit or tender plants while street traffic turns slushy and many await the Western league baseball season opening next Tuesday. Temperatures dipped from the 40s to freezing with frost warned for Friday night and warmer conditions expected Saturday.
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Cedar Rapids
Cedar. Rapids
Chambers
Mercury
State Weather Bureau
Logan Girl Hurt In Auto Crash Reported In Poor Condition
In Des Moines five Logan Iowa residents injured in an automobile truck collision were moved from Broadlawns General Hospital to Iowa Methodist Hospital. All were in fair condition except Lois Mason 17 who was described as poor by hospital officials.
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Des Moines
Logan, Ja
Broadlawns General Hospital
Iowa Methodist Hospital
Lois Mason
Kilgore Receives Life Term for Slaying Police Sergeant
Alvin Kilgore 26 pleaded guilty to second degree murder in district court for the gun battle that killed Council Bluffs Police Sergeant Webb B. Miller in Omaha. Kilgore was sentenced to life imprisonment.
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Omaha, Neb
Alvin Kilgore
Webb B. Miller
Council Bluffs
Lithuania Replies Germany Refused Three Memel Seats
Lithuania says Germany refused three of five Memel directorate seats in a tripartite protest over German minority rights. The note notes Lithuania sought greater representation but the effort failed, and Lithuania pledges to pursue cooperation between the Memel diet and the directorate.
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Lithuania
Germany
KOVNO
INS
Relax Restrictions on Securities Acts
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced Friday a relaxation of rules on newspaper advertising of securities. The change restores advertising to pre act levels, allowing more detailed newspaper prospectuses as used before the Securities Act.
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Washington
Ins
Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC
Commission
Owsley Named Envoy To Irish Free State
President Roosevelt nominates Alvin M. Owsley of Texas as American minister to the Irish Free State. Owsley, ex American Legion commander, currently serves as minister to Roumania. Leland Harrison is named to Roumania. The Dublin legation has been vacant since W. W. McDowell’s death almost a year ago.
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Washington
INS
Kellogg Sees No War Danger in Europe soon
Former Secretary of State Frank B Kellogg after a meeting with Cordell Hull said there is no immediate danger of war in Europe. He called Germanys rearmament and the general war scare diplomatic maneuvering for home consumption rather than real preparations for war.
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Washington
INS
Europe
Frank B. Kellogg
Cordell Hull
Kellogg
Germany
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Feg Murray
Mose
Dude
New York
Gov. AL Smith
Minna Gombell
Cauglt Bass
Greta Garbo
Neisner
Great Mays
Batiste
Rayton Orch
Gore de Lys
NBC Weaf
Phil Cook
War Chain Minstrels
WHABS
Wowowoe
Ah—Myers Oreh
WJZ Chain 8
Radio City Party
WLW
Nbce
al Jolson
Lupe Veler Olsen
Johnson
Nbcr
WAKC
Wwoc
Tennessee
Coakley
Rines Orch
Wz Chain
Lopez Orch
Whaas
Paul Whiteman
Hopkins Orch
WHAS
Violinist
Jarrett Orch
O&—Childs Orch
Snbcy Way
Aunt Susan's
Church of the Air
Southernaires
Dr Cadman
Moscow
New Utrecht
Walbere Brown
Mormon Choir
Woco
Weaf Who
Top Radio
Chicago
Round Table
Inbci
WABCG
Henri Deering
Manhattan Guardsmen
Constance Cummines
Cary Grant
Adam and
Eva
Vespera
Hollywood Country Church
Schumanneink
WSM
Tony Wons
Wecco
Bob Becker
Weaf Chain
Joe Penner
Nelson Orch
WLS
Mastor Bowes
WSM Maeatring Symphony
Ethel Merman
Ted Fusing
Goodman Oorch
Wcco Kmox
Bleaseladies of Yesterday
Olea Albant
Previnorch
Albert Spalding
Detroit
Wwcco
KMO
Walter Winchell
Koil Wren
Wayne Kine
Garrican Orch
Kyte Orch
Woodworth Orch
Cbsi
WHBM
Wecn
Ottumwa
Frominest
Mason Clusawa
Bluffs City
Oosevelt
Orth
Slows City
Waterlov
Logan
Lemars - Newton
Tees
Slourney
Charles City
East Waterlow
Perley's
Beethoven
Second ST. SE
Woolworths
Lowa Cop
Owsley
Irish Free State
Kelloggs
Agile Ae
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