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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1939
Page
15
Iowa City in division one leads Davenport by 8 to 6 while Davenport holds seven division two awards to Iowa City’s six at noontime of the third day. Postville and Traer pace class B and C with several firsts. Stanwood girls’ vocal group wins division one and will broadcast on WSUI Saturday.
Professor Mason Ladd, long time Iowa Law faculty member and former editor of the Iowa Law Review, was appointed dean of the University of Iowa College of Law succeeding Wiley Rutledge who resigned to become a federal judge. Ladd, 41, with a noted record in evidence and procedure, holds the S J D from Harvard and has practiced in Des Moines.
The entries list includes Jorgensen Lost Nation Traer Jorgensen Dean Bucher Postville Georgiana Amidon Toledo B flat clarinet solo class AA Fred Green Mason City Lloyd Biggie East Waterloo George Clark Cedar Falls Norma Goetsch Davenport Robert Row East Des Moines Robert Beverly Roosevelt Des Moines Robert Caywood Iowa City Gerald Radbourn Newton Marion leads girl s glee club class B with two honors.
Court Clerk Ed Lundquist reports May term civil filings at Linn county court show divorces on cruel and inhuman treatment predominating. Plaintiffs include Nile Livermore versus Sue Livermore, Hazel Sheffield versus Wayne Sheffield, Libbie Kuba versus John Kuba, Eleanor Freeman versus Reed Freeman, and Helen Eilers versus Henry Eilers, with custody requests noted for several children. Additional cases list Ava Fleming versus Robert Fleming and Alta Clemans versus Vernon Clemans.
Mrs. May Stewart widow of R G Stewart renews litigation against Tribune Publishing Co and officers in district court. She alleges excessive salaries for Joe McCormick Fred Fitch and Flora Minert and seeks damages totaling 71 510 with interest plus injunctions and a managing receiver. Seek judgment against McCormick and Fitch and contest a 1932 purchase of 10 shares of utilities stock.
The new case follows an earlier suit by Mrs. Stewart seeking 25 dollars weekly from the Tribune company under an alleged oral agreement before her husband died. McCormick and Fitch were defendants in the prior action in which Judge John T. Moffit sustained the defense plea regarding the contract issue.
In Cedar Rapids two suits seek 20800 against Cedar Rapids Gas Co over an April 1 explosion that damaged Mrs. Marie Dorland's home at 2514 Avenue NE. Plaintiffs Virgil McKasson and Vance Gardner, both burned moving furniture, claim valve defect and seek 10650 and 10150 respectively. Dorland had notified March 30 of moving plans but no definite disconnect date.
Sunday worship at 930 with Sunday school at 1030. evening service canceled. Mrs. W S Booth of Des Moines visiting daughter Mrs D B Getty at 1417 Washington Ave SE. False alarm at Granby building caused by sprinkler system low pressure. Townsend No 4 club dance set for 9 pm at Odd Fellows Hall. G R Branch named acting superintendent at Cedar Rapids replacing J H Johnson on sick leave. Akiko Hino, Hawaiian native and senior student, mentioned.
Evangelists Paul Levin and Bob Findley plan further Sunshine Mission meetings. Levin will discuss A Disease Worse Than Smallpox Thursday. Earlier a large crowd heard Levin read the Obituary of Miss Prayer Meeting. The pair will also present a musical program.
Vesely presides over the county auditors association as he and State Auditor Akers join a conference with a state tax commission representative to discuss tax legislation and exemptions. A weekly hike program for school children 8 and older starts Saturday at Daniels Park ending at Indian Creek with supplies and three supervisors guiding.
Local public library staff participated in two district librarian meetings last week. Elizabeth Hodgson reviewed twelve books on people and places while Marcella Klein spoke on state membership. In Iowa City Klein chaired the children's round table and Dorothea Fox explained American Library Association membership. Tena Park and Catherine Redmond also attended.
Sergi Gordon Hughes heads the police traffic unit as 120 signs go up in restricted parking areas of the loop district. He thanks local businesses for allowing use of electricity for drills. Chiropractors To Meet. A meeting of eastern Iowa chiropractors at the Montrose hotel Sunday at 2 pm features Dr James E Slocum Dr L M Roger and Dr R J McClintock. Two hundred expected to attend.
Auditor Robert M Vesely visited Des Moines Friday to help in planning the Iowa State County Officers' association state program and activities.
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