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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1934
Page
5
Ninety five percent of 540 enrolled in the YMHA free swimming school learned to swim. One hundred fifty seven boys could not swim when the course began yet passed the fifty foot test, with land drill and pool instruction over six days. East and West side groups listed names of those who passed the foot beginner test.
Washington AP reports no good purpose in returning Frank Grigware to a U S penitentiary after he escaped twenty four years ago. Grigware, once a Leavenworth inmate serving life for railroad train robbery near Omaha, is now a Bolton Alberta resident. Justice records indicate he held up a mail train and stole $500.
Alma Marie Johnson and Jack Gotham, both students at Jamestown College, were found dead Saturday at the campus edge three days after disappearing. Coroner E D Willett ruled death by self inflicted gunshot, noting a suspected death by own action pact. They were last seen Wednesday morning, bodies found by children, Gotham’s head in Johnson’s lap. a revolver held by Gotham.
Mrs. Goldie Worth of Centerville was reelected president of the Iowa Federation of Business and Professional Women's clubs at the state convention in Mason City. New officers include Blythe Bennett, Jessie Young, and Helen Irwin, with awards given to Marshalltown, Centerville, Maquoketa, Centerville again, and Iowa City for publicity and travel milestones.
The Hupp Motor Car corporation announced a bold Century of Progress display in the Travel and Transport building Chicago. Designer Raymond Loewy shapes an aerodynamic concept with a sixty foot winged entrance and ultra modern Hupmobile cars. The exhibit aims to convey a futuristic journey with ample floor space and a central display kept secret for now.
The Red Cross Life Saving courses begin this week at the Y M C A pool for men women boys and girls. Sessions run Monday Wednesday and Saturday with tests in late May and early June. Enrollment details and fees are listed with instructors and sponsors.
Eighteen persons jailed on criminal syndicalism charges after Wednesdays unemployed riots in Wichita Kansas. Police Chief O W Wilson says investigations show indications of paid agitators among the unemployed but no definite evidence yet. A small guard detachment remains on duty.
Dr. A B Haskins formerly of Davenport arrives in Cedar Rapids to succeed the late Dr L B Graham. He has served as assistant state veterinarian in Scott county and is a North Dakota State College graduate and Ames veterinary graduate. He will work with Cedar Rapids Serum Co at 102 First Street SW.
Walter M. Hornstein 22 pled guilty in St. Cloud to murder of Patrolman Fred W. Nolan. He said the pistol discharged accidentally, but witnesses testified he walked up and shot the officer on a downtown street. The court imposed a life prison sentence.
The flag will fly on all US diplomatic posts on May 22 designated National Maritime Day. It marks the 1819 first successful steam powered trans oceanic voyage of the Savannah from Savannah Georgia. The mountain lion has the widest range of any game animal from British Columbia to southern South America.
Coe College Professor L. E. Garwood and reporter Naomi Doebel speculate on a drought era transforming the Midwest into desert. They cite dust storms, shifting climate cycles, ancient ruins, and historical legends to suggest long dry spells may move populations and reshape the bread basket world.
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