Linn County Reports Bond and Interest Payments in May
Linn County retired $50,000 of its principal bonded debt and paid $31,822.50 interest on outstanding bonds with May figures released by County Treasurer Milo Sedlacek. Another $182,000 was paid on primary road bond principal with $50,521.50 interest. outstanding primary road bonds total $2,535,000. Total county direct bonded obligations Jan 1 were $1,463,000, reduced to $1,413,000, with overall debt including primary road issues at $4,130,000. Retirement included $35,000 in poor fund bonds, $10,000 in county road improvement bonds, and $5,000 in bridge refunding bonds.
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Linn County
Milo Sedlacek
World Vision Emphasized for Christianity by Dr Bible
Dr Frank W Bible of Chicago urged a worldwide view of Christianity before Cedar Rapids area ministers at First Presbyterian chapel. The talk was part of interdenominational conferences for ministers and laypeople from Cedar Rapids Marion and nearby communities. A luncheon at the Y M C A followed and a women’s meeting at St Paul’s church proceeded the concluding inter-church men’s dinner at St Paul’s church at 6 15 tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank W. Bible
Chicago
Midwest
Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions
First Presbyterian Chapel
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Bible
Dr. Bible
St. Paul's Church
City Missionary Union
Cubs and Scouts Star in Knights of Columbus Program
Pat Ford directed as Major Bows while Cubs and Boy Scouts dominated the Knights of Columbus event Wednesday night. Hugh Hillerige imitated mouth organs. Tommy Mason led tap dancing. Forrest Zody Jr gave public speaking. John McIvor and others performed drum and sax numbers. Edward Kopecky and Lawrence Kell played violin and piano. members from St Matthew’s and various scout troops sang, played and exhibited Yo Yo tricks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat Ford
Knights of Columbus
Hugh Hillerege
Tommy Mason
Forrest Zody, Jr
John McIvor
Donald Saylor
Billy Boston
Robert Ford
John Carney, Jr
Edward Kopecky
Donald Schwinr
Albert Thompson
Wilfred Finn
St. Matthew's
Lawrence Kell
Donald Finn
Francis Nunemaker
St. Matthew’s
Haberle And Marshall Win Police Fishing Champs
Detective Jack Haberle and Detective L B Marshall won the police fishing championship with nineteen trout from the Maquoketa river. Both wives helped, but credit went to the men. catch covered two Maquoketa holes and ranged from fourteen to seventeen and a half inches. Marshall, new to trout fishing, teamed with Haberle, an experienced angler.
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Lice
Hursday
Jack Haberle
L. B. Marshall
Maquoketa
Iowa
Marshall
Haberle
City Briefs And Personals Highlight Local Events
Miss Marcella Klein will conduct a story hour Friday at 4 15 p.m. at the Kenwood library station. Townsend club No 2 meets Friday at 7 30 p.m. in the superior court room with a speaker. Mr and Mrs C E Earhart of 402 A avenue NW were called to Port Byron Ill Wednesday by the death of Mr Earhart's father. South Side Civic club meets this evening at 8 at the C S P S hall with County Auditor Robert M Vesely speaking on taxation. You are invited to inspect 2230 B avenue tonight. Miss Alice Pattee of Des Moines, formerly of California, visits Miss Alma E Hartz at 1400 Second avenue SE. Prof S W Stookey, dean emeritus of Coe college, will speak at High Twelve club Friday noon at Hotel Roosevelt on caves and the Carlsbad cavern.
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Marcella Klein
Kenwood Library
C. E. Earhart
A Avenue NW
Port Byron
Ill
Mr. Earhart
South Side Civic Club
Robert M. Vesely
Alice Pattee
Des Moines
California
Alma E. Hartz
Second Avenue SE
S. W. Stookey
Coe College
High Twelve
Hotel Roosevelt
Carlsbad
New Mexico
Holy Communion Service For Local Catholic Groups
Women’s Catholic Order of Foresters Sacred Heart Court No 727 and Juveniles of St Patrick church will receive holy communion in a body at Sunday 7 45 mass All members are requested to be present They will meet at St Patrick’s school at 7 30.
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Women’s Catholic Order of Foresters
Sacred Heart Court
St. Patrick’s Church
St. Patrick’s School
Child Hurt By Door At Home Seeks Hospital Treatment
Norma Ann Holecek age twenty months, daughter of Mr and Mrs William Holecek of 1310 I avenue NE, suffered a deep forehead laceration Wednesday evening after a fall against a door at their residence. She was taken to St Luke's hospital for treatment.
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Norma Ann Holecek
William Holecek
I Avenue
Holecek
St. Luke’s Hospital
A O U W Initiation Set Across Three Lodges
Cedar Rapids lodge 278 joins Waterloo and Burlington lodges for joint initiation Saturday at 8 p.m. in the Moose hall. Burlington ladies drill team will conduct the initiatory services and showcase drill work. Refreshments served. families and friends invited.
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Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Burlington
Moose Hall
Social Agencies To Meet For YWCA Talk Friday
Miss Dorothy Whitmore industrial secretary of the YWCA will discuss An Experimental Project The Practice House at a noon meeting of the Council of Social Agencies. The session at the YWCA is open to the public.
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Dorothy Whitmore
Council of Social Agencies
Miss Whitmore
Plan to train girls as housemaids by YWCA and Iowa State
A cooperative plan between the YWCA and the Iowa State Employment Service outlines training for girls as housemaids. The program aims to provide practical instructions, experience, and placement assistance to improve employment prospects and work skills in domestic service.
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Iowa State Employment Service
Brady elected treasurer of Abbey club at Catholic University
James R. Brady son of Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Brady of 7226 Avenue NW has been elected treasurer for the coming year of the Abbey club at the Catholic University of America in Washington D C where he studies. He has stood out in extracurriculars and is a member of the Harlequins Dramatic Society and the Travelers club.
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Catholic U
James R. Brady
T. J. Brady
Avenue NW
Abbey Club
Catholic University of America
Washington, D. C
Catholic University
Brady
Harlequins Dramatic Society
Travelers Club
Modern Merchandising talk at Cedar Rapids Druggists meet
A. Atkinson of New York spoke on Modern Methods in Merchandising at the Cedar Rapids Druggists association monthly meeting at the Roosevelt hotel. Introduced by Nathan Greenberg, Lee Coy spoke on First Aid week. Twenty five members attended and voted to donate 10 to the Camp Good Health fund.
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A. Atkinson
New York
E. R. Squibbs Company
Cedar Rapids Druggists’ Association
Roosevelt Hotel
Atkinson
Nathan Greenberg
Lee Coy
Camp Good Health Fund
Court House News Clifford Moore pleads not guilty in assault case
Clifford Moore 33 of 2116 E street SW pled not guilty in district court before Judge H C Ring on assault with intent to inflict great bodily injury and malicious injury to property. Bonds total 2500. Moore arrested after an alleged May 12 attack on his sister in law Mrs Lillian Synacek. County Attorney G K Thompson said Synacek suffered a severe head injury.
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Clifford Moore
E Street
H. C. Ring
Moore
Lillian Synacek
G. K. Thompson
Thompson Moore
Synacek
Will of Orrie C Olney Admitted to Probate in Cedar Rapids
Orrie C Olney 64 of Cedar Rapids former Cedar Rapids Candy Company president had his will admitted to probate in district court by Judge H C Ring. Beneficiaries are wife Clara M Olney and son James Orrie Olney. Executors named: Mrs Olney and Merchants National Bank. Bond set at 20000. Olney died May 5 the will dated April 23 1932. Judge Ring also approved the final report of receiver Otto L Schluter in a foreclosure case brought by R M DeCastello.
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Orrie C. Olney
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Candy Company
H. C. Ring
Mr. Olney
Clara M. Olney
James Orrie Olney
District Court
Otto L. Schluter
R. M. DeCastello
Objections Overruled in DeCastello Cargin Case
Anna M DeCastello sues F D Cargin and Hazel B Cargin with objections to the report overruled by the court. The ruling clears the way for further proceedings in the dispute between the parties involving the report referenced in the case file.
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Anna M. DeCastello
F. D. Cargin
Hazel B. Cargin
Misner seeks de cree separation in district court
Hazel B. Misner files a separate maintenance de cree against Virgil R. Misner on cruel and inhuman treatment. They married in Kankakee Illinois on June 29 1931. A March divorce action was dismissed without prejudice. A note action by Charles Calder against Rudolph Lnenicka and Libbie Lnenicka was dismissed in district court with prejudice before Judge H C Ring. The suit was filed October 1 1935.
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Hazel B. Misner
Virgil R. Misner
Kankakee
Ill
Charles A. Calder
Rudolph Lnenicka
Libbie Lnenicka
H. C. Ring
Deaths Mrs Dora Strickland 1863 1950s Iowa to Manchester
Mrs Dora Theresa Strickland wife of Arthur H Strickland died at her daughter s home 1551 D avenue NE at 4 40 p m after a long illness Born April 10 1863 Buena Vista Iowa she lived here 35 years Married Sept 5 1887 Manchester Survived by husband daughter and three grandchildren Doris LeGrant William and Robert Matthews Funeral at Turner chapel 2 p m Friday Rev H A Crumb Burial Linwood Friends may call at chapel
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Dora Theresa Strickland
Arthur H. Strickland
L. E. LeGrant
D Avenue
Strickland
Buena Vista
Iowa
Manchester
Doris LeGrant
William Matthews
Robert Matthews
St. James Methodist Church
Turner Chapel
H. A. Crumb
Linwood Cemetery
John Swanchera Dies at Home After Illness in Cedar Rapids
John Swanchera died at his home at 7 p.m. Wednesday after a short illness. He was born July 16, 1870, in La Crosse Wisconsin and spent his boyhood in Riley County Kansas. He later worked as a telegraph operator for the Chicago and Western railroad and, about forty years ago, moved to Cedar Rapids where he was employed by the Hubbard terminal.
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John Swanchera
First Street
la Crosse
Wis
Riley County
Kansas
Chicago and Great Western Railroad
Cedar Rapids
The
Hubbard
Iriving Man's Death Leaves Swanchera Family Ties
A Kansas man dies leaving brother Joseph Swanchera of Irving and many nieces and nephews including Edward Swanchera who lived with him. The body rests at Kuba Funeral Home pending funeral arrangements.
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Ice Company
Joseph Swanchera
Irving, Kan
Edward Swanchera
Kuba
Private Funeral Services for A. N. Paxson
Private funeral services for A. N. Paxson will be held in the Rohn chapel Friday at 2 p.m. conducted by the Rev. E. D. Wells. Burial will be in Linwood chapel Thursday evening.
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A. N. Paxson
Rohn
E. D. Wells
Linwood Cemetery
Death of Mrs. Anna Ahring at 76 in Okanville Illinois
Mrs. Anna Ahring aged 76 mother of Mrs. Charles Bode and F A Ahring of Cedar Rapids died at her home in Okanville Illinois at 4 30 am Thursday. She had visited Cedar Rapids on several occasions.
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Anna Ahring
Charles Bode
F. A. Ahring
Cedar Rapids
Okanville, Ill
Walter Smith Funeral Rites Scheduled at Mount Zion
Funeral services for Walter Smith who died Friday in a local hospital will be held Friday at 2 30 p m at Mount Zion Baptist Church with Rev A M Smith officiating. Burial will follow in the city cemetery.
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Walter Smith
Mount Zion Baptist Church
A. M. Smith
Lois Peters Elected Iowa PEO President at Ottumwa
Mrs Lois C Peters of Clarinda was elected president of the Iowa P E O Sisterhood in Ottumwa. She succeeds Mrs D E Carrell of Keokuk with Waterloo chosen as the 1937 convention city. Over 600 members attended the convention dinner where editor Winona Evans Reeves spoke. Other officers elected include Ada J Klinger Sioux City first vice president C L Page Ottumwa second vice president Moray L Eby Cedar Rapids organizer Norma Stafford Chariton recording secretary Loretta Jones Clinton corresponding secretary Maud M Cooper Boone treasurer.
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Ada J. Klinger
Sioux City
C. L. Page
Ottumwa
Moray L. Eby
Cedar Rapids
Norma Stafford
Chariton
Loretta Jones
Clinton
Maud M. Cooper
Boone
Kraschel Proposes State Income Tax Reform Plan
N G Kraschel, candidate for the Democratic nomination for governor, argues at a Stuart hall forum that Iowa should base its income tax on the federal system. He cites $28 787 000 collected under the three point tax law and proposes exempting standard foods and aligning exemptions with the federal code to reduce administration costs.
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Iowa
N. G. Kraschel
Citizens’ Forum
Stuart Hall
Quaker Oats Company
Tax Return Process Described for State and Federal Filing
The text explains that returning to the federal government would form the basis for the state tax return, aiming to reduce annoyance for the taxpayer and streamline filing by aligning procedures between levels. It notes efficiency gains and potential simplification for individuals handling both federal and state obligations.
City Winds Up Sewage Disposal Financing Plan
The city completed its sewage disposal financing on Monday by transferring money from the bond and interest sinking fund and the sewer outlet and purifying plant fund to the sewer rental fund, the operating fund for the disposal plant. The sinking fund had been maintained with cash from bond premiums to provide financing.
Sewer outlet and purifying plant funds moved to construction
During the project the sewer outlet and purifying plant fund were used as construction funds. A total of 7534.22 dollars was transferred from the sewer outlet fund and 5037.36 dollars from the purifying plant fund.
Population of extinct volcanic craters in Tanganyika
Numerous huge extinct volcanic craters in Tanganyika province, British East Africa, are crowded with wild game, attracting attention for their unique ecological setting and potential safari interest.
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Tanganyika Province
British East Africa
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Sanford
B Avenue
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O. C. Olney
Newman’s
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Newman
Dora Strickland
Kraschel
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Rapids
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