April Consolidated Business Report for Cedar Rapids
The April report shows increases in bank clearings to 4 397 664 and 3 372 inbound 3 454 outbound telephones, plus 4520 employed across 21 firms. Building permits reached 53 441 value, carlacngs rose to 12 609 7 kilowatt hours, gas use fell to 48 147 900 cubic feet, new car sales hit 432, and post office receipts climbed to 46 520 42.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benk
Cedar Renics
Industrial Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce
Cedar Rapids
Marens
Lost Watch Worth 250 Recovered From Pawnshop
Police recovered a valuable wrist watch lost Monday by Miss Marie Hoffner of 853 A Avenue NE. The watch valued at 250 had 29 diamonds and was pawned for 5 at a local shop. A man claimed to have bought it from a stranger. no charges were filed.
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Marie Hoffner
Avenue NE
Hoffner
Obituary Notice for Mrs Sarah Belle Wendler
Mrs Sarah Belle Wendler wife of Theodore Wendler died at the family residence 219 Fifteenth Street NE at 3 30 p m Monday after a long illness She was born December 8 1871 at Sisley Grove and lived here most of her life A former husband George Breidert died in April 1916 Surviving are her husband and three daughters Mrs J A Two Tug of Perry NY Myre Jeanette Palmer of Springville and Mrs Grace Davis of Memen Y W olLar and Geerert both of Cedar EB acées.drer Benjamin Merer erd Jeres Tworgell of Perry NoY Reneré Rer Roberta VW eem Eugene Ti end Nera dave Brese.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Belle Wendler
Theodore Wendler
Fifteenth Street
Sisley Grove
George Breidert
J A. Twotug
Perry N
Jeanette Palmer
Springvu
Paramount Stage Heads 40 Star Players in May
Major 40 headlining acts join the International Varieties lineup at Paramount Stage for four days May 22 23 24 25 showcasing top talents.
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Paramount Stage
Comma at center of 300000 appeal to Supreme Court
A New York bank appeals to the Supreme Court over a 1919 Ohio court order that allowed the Guardian Trust Cleveland bank to hold funds for bankrupt estates. The case argues the comma in the order should extend protection to deposits as part of bankruptcy estates rather than only to local creditors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Irving Trust
New York City
Ohio
Acc
Guardian Trust Company
Cleveland
Oho Fedral
County of Crucia
Fecerer
New York Ust Company
Bankup
New York
Ruxton Hanged for Beef Tub Murders in Manchester
Dr Buck Ruxton, 35, an Indian-born physician and gynaecologist, was hanged at 9 am after being convicted of murdering his wife and nurse. His case involved dismembered bodies found near a Scottish ruin, shocking Manchester and drawing heavy protest from anti-capital punishment advocate Mrs Violet Van Der Elst.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meanchester
Buck Ruxton
Violet Vat der Elst
Manchester
Poles Cour
Ruxton
Moffat
van der Elst
Personality’s value in economic success urged at luncheon
Dr. C Van Riper of the University of Town spoke at the Canopus club luncheon on remodeling personality. He urged businessmen to inventory their traits as they would stock lists, stressing honesty and organization as keys to economic progress.
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C. van Riper
University of Town
Canopus Club
Hotel Roosevelt
Escere
Japanese Navy Seeks Equal Power for Defensive Builds
Adm. Osami Nagano told a secret budget session Japan aims for force equality with the strongest potential attacker, citing need for base construction and replacement of capital ships. He noted equality does not require equal numbers and warned naval plans may extend ten years with annual 50,000 ton auxiliary growth.
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Torio
INS
Nagano
Asahi
Japan
United States
Britain
London
City Briefs and Personal Notices Chronicle Local Happenings
Stolen car alert after a Chevrolet parked on First avenues near 3930 Chesterton was broken into. Police report indicates thieves siphoned gallons of fuel and removed a quantity of cash from Carl Heelin’s vehicle at 2329 SEventh Street. Local officials urge residents to report suspicious activity and safeguard vehicles.
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Chesto
Carl Heelin
Davenport Waterloo Game Postponed Because of Rain
Davenport and Waterloo opening game in the Western league was postponed due to rain. The match was set for Tuesday night in Davenport.
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Davenport-Waterloo
Davenport
Waterloo
Inheritance tax paid on Lena Wayman estate
The Iowa state treasurer's office received an inheritance tax payment of 313 dollars on a taxable value of 3136 dollars from the estate of Lena Wayman of Cedar Rapids.
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Des Moines
Lena Wayman
Cedar Rapids
Hamilton Seed Co to Erect Addition at Plant
Hamilton Seed Co announced a new brick three story addition with a basement to the seed cleaning plant at 600 Oakland Avenue NE. Work starts immediately with about 30000 spent, to increase seed cleaning capacity to about 1000 bags daily and to house new equipment. Construction should finish by July 15 with drying gear ready by mid August.
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Oakland Avenue
Cleveland Hosts Noted National Gatherings Through History
Cleveland has hosted major events including the 1924 Republican convention nominating President Coolidge the National Eucharistic Congress and the national air races. The city police department of about 1500 officers is adept at managing traffic.
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Cleveland
Coolidge
Harry Lehr Widow Set to Wed Lord Decies in Paris
PARIS COP It was learned that Mrs. Henry Symes Lehr widow of Harry Lehr once a society figure in New York has obtained a license to marry Lord Decies an Irish peer. The ceremony is set for May 23 He is 69 and she is 64.
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Paris
Cop
Henry Symes Lehr
Harry Lehr
Hich Laciew
New York
Lord Decies
Tuessay
Writ Of Error From Justice Court In Replevin Case
Mrs Arthur Kane asks district court for a writ of error on Justice W J Grunewald ruling in a replevin suit by Montgomery Ware and Company over possession of personal property. Kane alleges roomer left with rent due and seeks transcript and a hearing.
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W. J. Grunewald
Arthur Kane
Montgomery Ware and Company
Irs
Kane
Leg From Panhandler Finds Its Way Back to Station
Robert Delmarz of Klamath Falls lost an artificial leg while panhandling in the business district. A boy found the leg in a vacant lot and Delmarz retrieved it at the police station. Police then escorted him and his leg out of town.
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Klamath Falls
Ore
INS
Robert Delmarz
Delmarz
Delmarr
Polish women outnumber men in Warsaw study prompts marriage question
In Warsaw the number of women exceeds men by about 113000 among a million plus residents, prompting sociologists and politics students to ask who will marry the surplus women.
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Warsaw
INS
Shupp Named County School Superintendent
W A Shupp is named county school superintendent after careers in Center Junction Palo and Troy Mills. He has led the Linn County School Men's Club and worked in teachers association circles. The county board elected six year terms for Mrs. Lawrence Schrimper Ross Clark and L A Hinton. Delegates represented all districts with Robert Vesely as temporary chair and E R Moore as permanent chair.
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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. ©. Wagar
Fred M. Enders
Robert M. Vesely
E. R. Moore
Cedar Rapids
Canary’s Song Has Note For Humans
Jefferson resident Mrs. Richard Wood keeps Dicky a 22 year old blind canary in a cage. The aging bird fills the home with song despite frailty and weathering life lessons humans might learn from a life in song and resilience.
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Canary
Jefferson
Inxs
Dicky
Richard Wood
Dicky the German Roller Sparks to Life Despite Odds
A tiny drama unfolds as a veteran German Roller named Dicky, thought dead many times, suddenly emits a high pitched trill and powers the electric vacuum to start. The owner recalls near-misses but Dicky always delivers when the sweeper is activated.
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Dicky
Oil Station Strike Ends in Minneapolis and St Paul
Minneapolis and St Paul gasoline sales returned to normal after Petroleum Workers Union Local 1980s members ended a strike by station attendants. The walkout began Thursday over lease terms with oil companies.
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Minneapolis
St. Paul
Petroleum Workers Union
Rio Gold Mine Legend Lives After Four Decades
Fort Davis Texas AP report recalls the Lost Nigger gold mine legend. Robert C. Withers gave a ride to a Mexican hitchhiker who claimed three months of river country hunting near the Rio Grande for the mine and planned to return to Pecos for another grubstake. The tale centers on a Negro cowpuncher who vanished after returning with gold rumors.
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Fort Davis
Tex
Robert C. Withers
Rio Grande
Pecos
Reagan Outfit
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Sarah Wendler
Werner
Eneral Electric
General Air Conditioning Corp
Third Avenue SE
Tokio
Nippon
Manchuria
Moreci
LePsasv
Visaisenes
Re.c
Riarch
Toucra
Orce
Jaran
Caiis
Jeran
Chine
Sint Bi
WITS
Ares Aw
Geerz Hee
Perenns
Armstrong
Armstrong's
Armstrong’s New Fur Department
Justice Court
Poland
Florsheims
W. A. Shupp
Twin Cities
Rio
Rollator Refrigerator
Pote
Norge
Norge Rollator
Rollator
BORGE
Borg-Warner Corporation
E. Woodbridge Sc
Detroit
Michigan
RTS
Cedar Rapids Appliance CompAny
Third Street
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