Gain in employment and clearings shown in Cedar Rapids report
The April consolidated Cedar Rapids business report from the Chamber of Commerce industrial bureau notes higher bank clearings at 4 397 664 and debits of 23 957 947. Employment rose to 4 820 across 21 firms with 16 097 telephones connected and 12 809 780 kilowatt hours used. Post office receipts rose to 46 530 42.
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Consolidated
Cedar Rapids
Industrial Bureau of the
Chamber of Commerce
Lost Diamond Wrist Watch Recovered by Police
Police recovered a $250 diamond studded wrist watch lost by Miss Marie Hoffner of 853 A Avenue NE. The watch was pawned for $5 by a man who said he bought it from a stranger. no charges were filed.
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Marie Hoffner
Avenue NE
Joss
Hoffner
Deaths Mrs Sarah Wendler longtime Cedar Rapids resident
Mrs. Sarah Belle Wendler died at 3 30 p m Monday at 219 Fifteenth Street NE after a long illness She was born December 8 1871 at Sisley Grove and lived in this area all her life Her husband Theodore Wendler survives with three daughters Mrs J A Twohig Perry NY Mrs Jeanette Palmer Springville and Mrs Grace Davis Marion two sons William E and George H Breidert Cedar Rapids and 14 grandchildren The family attends Evangelical church The funeral is at Turners chapel Thursday at 2 p m with friends welcome to call at the chapel
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Sarah Belle Wendler
Theodore Wendler
Fifteenth Street
Sisley Grove
George Breidert
J. A. Twohig
Perry
N. Y
Jeanette Palmer
Elmer E. Grafton
Wendler
Evangelical Church
Turner Chapel
Dave Apollon Headlines 40 Star Varieties at Paramount Stage
Dave Apollon brings 40 headline stars to a Paramount stage for a four night set May 22 23 24 and 25 featuring international variety acts and a lively music hall atmosphere.
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Dave Apollon
Paramount
Comma at center of 300000 appeal before high court
Irving Trust of New York challenges a 1933 Ohio federal order over a comma in a guardianship deposit case. The dispute centers on whether the punctuation extended protection to Guardian Trust Cleveland bank deposits beyond bankrupt estates. Lower courts limit full deposit protection to local estates.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Irving Trust Company
New York City
Ohio
Guardian Trust Company
Cleveland
Cuyahoga
New York Trust Company
New York
Ruxton Hanged for Beef Tub Murders in Manchester
Dr Buck Ruxton a 36 year old Indian bred physician and gynecologist was hanged at 9 am for the dismemberment murders of his wife and nursemaid whose bodies were scattered in a Scottish ravine near Moffat. The event sparked anti capital punishment protester Violet Van Der Elst to a hostile crowd and police forced her to a station after her car windows were smashed. She faced charges of disturbing the peace obstructing police and endangering life and limb.
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Manchester
Eng
INS
Buck Ruxton
Violet van der Elst
Ruxton
Moffat
van der Elst
How to Remodel Your Personality at Canopus Club
Dr. C. Van Riper of the University of Iowa spoke at the Canopus club luncheon at the Hotel Roosevelt on Tuesday noon about the value of personality in economic success. He urged businessmen to inventory their traits as a stock and to cultivate self discipline and honesty.
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C. van Riper
University of Iowa
Canopus Club
Hotel Roosevelt
Japanese minister warns of Soviet aggression threats
General Terauchi reports to the diet that Soviet military buildup in Mongolia equals aggression toward Japan. He cites 200,000 troops in the far east, 50 submarines at Vladivostok, and an air fleet capable of raiding Japanese cities. Japan must bolster Manchuria defense and dismisses Moscow's non aggression pact.
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TOKIO
INS
Mongolia
Japan
Terauchi
Russia
Vladivostok
Manchuria
Moscow
United States
Arita
China
Japan seeks equal naval strength to top powers says Nagano
Admiral Osamu Nagano told a secret budget session Japan must build for defense and bases to attain an equal force with the strongest powers likely to attack Nippon. He cautioned equality does not equal numbers and noted continued naval programs including replacing capital ships and adding 50,000 tons of auxiliary vessels annually for ten years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TOKIO
INS
Osamu Nagano
London
Diet
Japan
Nippon Empire
Asahi
Nagano
United States
Britain
City Briefs and Personals Details on Local Fines
City briefs report several local courtroom actions. Ray Bauer and others from Chicago Ottumwa Royal hotel and street addresses were fined for intoxication. Lena Barnes received a fine for assault with suspended costs. Additional small fines were levied for parking violations and reckless driving involving Mediapolis and various SE addresses. Highway Patrolman Rhoades made the arrests.
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Ray Bauer
Chicago
Pat Manning
Ottumwa
John Cole
Royal Hotel
Walter Trimble
Charles Trimble
Sixth Street SE
Lena Barnes
Tenth Avenue SE
W. J. Grunewald
Harvey Stickel
John H. Faris
Mediapolis
Justice A. S. Reed
George Kacena
Rhoades
Rapids Chevrolet Reports Car Theft at Used Lot
The Rapids Chevrolet company on 601 First Avenue E notified police Tuesday that a 1930 Chevrolet sedan with plate 57 4564 had been stolen from its used car lot. Carl Keelin of 1329 B Avenue NW reported six gallons of gasoline drained from his car parked Monday night at the rear of the Quaker Oats plant.
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the Rapids Chevrolet Company
First Avenue E
Carl Keelin
B Avenue NW
Davenport Waterloo Game Postponed by Rain
The opening Western league game between Waterloo and Davenport in Davenport was postponed Tuesday night due to rain.
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Davenport-Waterloo
Davenport
Waterloo
Inheritance tax paid in Lena Wayman estate
Des Moines AP reports the state treasurer received a $313 inheritance tax payment on a taxable value of $3,136 for the Lena Wayman estate from Cedar Rapids.
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Des Moines
Lena Wayman
Cedar Rapids
Hamilton Seed Co to erect addition and expand capacity
Hamilton Seed and Coal Co announces an addition to its plant on 600 Oakland Avenue NE to double seed cleaning capacity from 500 to 1000 bags daily and house a new hybrid corn department. The $30,000 project runs brick and tile across three stories with a basement, aiming for completion by July 15 and mid August for corn drying equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton Seed and Coal Company
Oakland Avenue
Cleveland Hosts Big Gatherings Through the Years
Cleveland has hosted major events such as the 1924 Republican convention nominating President Coolidge, the National Eucharistic congress, and national air races. The city police department of about 1,500 officers is noted for managing traffic well.
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Cleveland
Coolidge
Lehr Widow to Wed Irish Peer Lord Decies
Mrs Henry Symes Lehr widow of Harry Lehr has obtained a license to marry Lord Decies an Irish peer. The ceremony is planned for the 23rd. He is 69 and she is 64.
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Harry Lehr
Lord Decies
Paris
Henry Symes Lehr
New York
Writ of Error Sought in Justice Court Ruling
Mrs Arthur Kane asks district court for a writ of error challenging Justice Grunewald rulings in a replevin action by Montgomery Ward and Company over possession of personal property left by a roomer in a Kane rented room. Kane claims rent delinquency and seeks transcript and hearing.
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W. J. Grunewald
Arthur Kane
Montgomery Ward and Company
Kane
Lost leg found by police in Klamath Falls
Robert Delmarr lost an artificial leg during panhandling in the business district. He cached the leg in a vacant lot while collecting donations, then returned for it but it disappeared. A boy found the limb, and police recovered it at the station. Delmarr and his legs were escorted out of town.
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Klamath Falls
Ore
INS
Robert Delmarr
Delmarr
Who Will Marry 113000 Polish Girls in Warsaw
In Warsaw, sociologists and politics students note 113000 Polish women outnumber men in the city of over a million residents. The question of who will marry so many unmarried women draws attention to demographic imbalance and social implications.
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Warsaw
INS
W A Shupp Named County School Supt
W A Shupp named county school superintendent with prior postings at Center Junction Palo and Troy Mills. He is married with five children and former president of Linn County School Men's club. County board elected six year terms for Mrs Lawrence Schrimper Ross Clark and L A Hinton. Delegates attended from all districts. Robert Vesely served as temporary chairman and permanent secretary. E R Moore chaired the convention.
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Center Junction
Palo
Troy Mills
Linn County
Teachers’ Association
County Board of Education
Lawrence Schrimper
Monroe Township
Ross Clark
Franklin Township
L. A. Hinton
Jackson Township
B. F. Roy
J. F. Wager
Fred M. Enders
Robert M. Vesely
E. R. Moore
Cedar Rapids
Canary’s Song Teaches Humans About Hope From Cage
In Jefferson, O canary named Dicky, aged 22 and blind, remains cheerful and sings daily in Mrs. Richard Wood’s home. The aging canary, one of the country’s oldest, provides a lesson in resilience as its song fills the household.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson
INS
Dicky
Richard Wood
Dicky the German Roller’s Saving Vacuum Trick
A lively tale of Dicky the German Roller toy dog who revives with a high-pitched trill when a vacuum sweeper starts. The dog’s owner has believed him dead many times, yet Dicky always comes through to save the moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dicky
Oil Station Strike Ends in Twin Cities
Minneapolis and St Paul gasoline and oil sales returned to normal after Petroleum Workers Union local 1980s members ended a strike of station attendants begun last Thursday over leasing disputes with oil companies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Petroleum Workers Union
Chicago Youth Confesses Purses Theft, Freed to Parents
Jack Farrell, 17, of Chicago, admitted stealing two purses from downtown offices after police detained him Monday. He confessed Tuesday and was released to his Chicago parents, who arrived after being notified. The missing cash was returned with the purses. He said hunger drove the thefts after hitching from Chicago.
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Jack Farrell
Chicago
Farrells
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Borg-Warner Corporation
E. Woodbridge St
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