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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 15, 1934

Page

7

Iowa Supreme Court to rule on farm riot civil suits

The Iowa Supreme Court heard the state’s bid to stop eleven Shelby county farmers from suing General M A Tinley and other officers for damages linked to last spring’s farm riots. Attorneys argued over martial law, governor’s authority, and whether guardsmen acted in social duty or under civilian law.

DES Moines Iowa Supreme Court Shelby County Iowa M A. Tinley National Guard E. L. O'Connor Folsom Everest Council Bluffs Frank B Hall Byers Denison Crawford

Two Nabbed Here For Chicken Thefts In Jones County

George Johnson alias George Jackson 27 of Cedar Rapids and George Humble 32 of Center Junction were jailed in Linn County after Sunday arrest by Deputy Sheriff Larry Condon and Chief Detective Earl Stanley for stealing chickens from Fathk Hieenwrtrrtt near Center Junction last week and selling them locally. They stopped at Henry Stark’s west of Cedar Rapids near Highway 30 about 630 am and left a watch as payment while a stash of chickens was found in the car.

George Johnson George Jackson Cedar Rapids George Humble Center Junction Linn County Henry Eichorn Jones County Larry Condon Earl Stanley Condon Fathk Henry Stark Stark

Missing men tracked after suspected chicken theft

Sheriff Joseph A Petrus received a notification about two men during an attempted search. The pair aided by a subsequent return led to a pursuit toward Cedar Rapids and their arrest. Authorities say the men sold twenty three chickens stolen about a week earlier from Husmann and thirty four chickens in a lot sold Sunday.

Joseph Petrus Condon Stanley Cedar Rapids Husmann

Local Girl Graduates From Michigan Children's Hospital

Miss Louise Suchomel daughter of Mr and Mrs Theodore Suchomel of 1435 Third Street SW completed nurses training at the Children's Hospital of Michigan Detroit on May 11 She will continue work at the hospital through September A Grant High School graduate she studied two years at Iowa State Teachers College before joining the Children's Hospital

Louise Suchomel Theodore Suchomel Third Street Children's Hospital of Michigan Detroit Suchomiel Grant High School Iowa State Teachers College Childrens Hospital

Spring Fever Tonic Claim Promises Health Boost

Advertises a tonic to counteract feeling listless and worn out by spring. Claims to raise appetite and red blood cells with a special formula designed to increase hemoglobin and oxygen carrying capacity. Sold at drug stores in two sizes, with the larger size billed as more economical.

The SSS Co

Deaths in Cedar Rapids area include Oliver W Robins

Oliver W Robins 83 lifelong Cedar Rapids resident died after a three day illness from a stroke at his home 2244 First Ave E. He was a retired carpenter with two Cedar Rapids daughters Mrs E D Manilaw and Isabel Robins. Services in Beatty chapel at 2 pm Tuesday with Rev George Stauffer. Burial Oak Hill Cemetery. Also listed are infant Gerald Englet and Grace D Cowley with service details and survivors noted.

Oliver W. Robins Cedar Rapids Elihu Robins First Avenue E Cedar River Vinton Ellis Park Robins Lake Oliver Robins Sarah E D. Manilaw Isabel Robins Beatty Chapel George Stauffacher Oak Hill Cemetery Gerald Ralph Englet Lyle E Englet Fifteenth Avenue SW Jack Donaldeen Helen F A Anderson Cedar Memorial Cemetery Blaine Hyten Grace D Cowley Louis K Cowley Lansing Mich Cowley Ivan Wilcox A. Dunneback L. A. Murphy

Winnetka Woman Named To Head P T A Congress

Mrs. B Langworthy of Winnetka Illinois was nominated to succeed Mrs Huch Bradford of Sacramento California as president of the National Congress of Parents and Teachers at Des Moines. The nomination was unopposed on the opening session floor amid two contests for other posts.

Des Moines API B . Langworthy Winnetka Huch Bradford Sacramento Calif National Congress of Parents and Teachers Langworthy Congress M D Whilkinson Tacoma Wash C H Thorpe Little Rock Ark Joseph M. Saunders Washington, DC District of Columbia Congress

Illinois Central Service Booster Club Meeting

The Illinois Central Service Booster club will hold a regular meeting Wednesday at 8 pm in the freight house office. All employees and their friends are invited.

Ilnois Central Service Booster Club Freight House

Federal Job Seekers Had Criminal Records

E Claude Babcock president of the AFGE says fingerprinting shows eight of every hundred federal job applicants carry criminal records. He denounces the spoils system and urges merit based hiring where employment depends on ability and fitness, not political influence.

Washington INS Claude Babcock American Federation of Government Babcock

Reckless Driver Heads Long List In Traffic Court

Police court Monday fined M. H. Skalsky for reckless driving and Culver Brooks for speeding in a panel of traffic offenders. Twenty others were fined for parking without rear lights. The list names J. B. Scannell Fred Heckel George Heider Walter Staves G C Roggensack Leonard White Charles Dorward Virgil Gregory among others.

M. H. Skalsky Seventeenth Avenue SE Culver Brooks Third Avenue SE J. B. Scannell Tenth Avenue SE Fred Heckel Twentieth Avenue George Heider E Avenue Walter Staves Fourteenth Street G C. Roggensack B Avenue Leonard White Ely Avenue Charles Dorward Iowa Avenue Virgil Gregory Fifth Ave

Public traffic fines listed for various street violations

A group of residents and others are fined two dollars plus costs for offenses including driving with one headlight, parking in alleys or prohibited zones, and disregarding an automatic traffic signal. Names and addresses of offenders are given, including H Kelsey, Dean Adams, Charles Michalek, Abe Ayash, and others. Honduras may prohibit the exportation of gold.

Fred Day Seventeenth Street Henry Schneelock J Avenue Frank Whitters Oakland Avenue Donald Boyle Delavan K. E. Gibbs Park Avenue Olga Sikora Sixth Avenue Merl Holloway Third Avenue John Zrist Fighth Street HC. Cushman M Street Martha Trewin Fourth Avenue Are Rompot Twelfth Avenue H. Kelsey Fourth Street Dean Adams Charles Michalek Thirty-second Street Abe Ayash Fourteenth Avenue SE

Mother's Day Keeps Cedar Rapids Carriers Busy

Special delivery carriers in Cedar Rapids handled 715 letters and packages on Mother's Day. Most items were greetings for mothers, reflecting the holiday’s observance.

Cedar Rapids

Bids Sought June 1 for Cedar Rapids Federal Building Walls

The United States treasury department announced bids will open June 1 for painting and plastering of the Cedar Rapids federal building walls. The project covers labor and materials for painting walls that have remained white since construction.

Federal Cedar Rapids Federal Building United States Treasury Department

Procurement Division Notice Sets June 1 Time in D C

Specifications are not yet received in Cedar Rapids but are expected to arrive soon. The June 1 meeting at 2 p m will occur in the procurement division in Washington DC.

Washington, D. C Cedar Rapids

Tells Rotary Nation's Best Peace Insurance Is Preparedness Plan

Louis D. Burkhalter Jr. reserve officer and former ROTC cadet at Coe College told Rotary club members at the Hotel Roosevelt luncheon that preparedness is national peace insurance. He spoke about student military training and his experiences in school military activities in a humorous but educational tone.

Louis D. Burkhalter Coe College Rotary Club Hotel Roosevelt Burkhalter

Vaughn Elected Iowa Junior Chamber President

Herbert Vaughn of Waterloo was elected president of the Iowa Junior Chamber of Commerce at the convention in Keokuk Newton chosen as the 1035 convention city. Other officers named include Carl Schmidt Keokuk first vice president Robert Allee Ames second vice president Thad Churchill Sioux City third vice president and Donald Fitzgerald Ames fourth vice president.

Keokuk INS Herbert Vaughn Waterloo Iowa Junior Chamber of Commerce Newton Carl Schmidt Robert Allee Ames Thad Churchill Sioux City Donald Fitzgerald

Notice of Appointment of Executrix in Warren Estate

Notice is given that Jessie F. Warren was on a Sunday in May 1934 appointed and qualified as executrix of the estate of Frank O Warren, late of Linn County Iowa deceased. All persons indebted to the estate should pay promptly and those with claims must present them duly authenticated to the Linn County Iowa District Court clerk through attorneys Berimacour and Scrimecour.

State of Iowa Linn County Frank O Warren Joxa District Court

Also Mentioned on This Page

Madeleine Carroll Hollywood Madeleine New York London Michigan Children's Hospital S.S.S Ston Anybody Darling Good Houseckeeping Boreas Beth Pioneer Family Gerald R. Englet Grace D. Cowley P.T.A. Congress Booster Club Nue SE H. B. Lutes B Avenue Ne Honduras Rotary Jessie F. Warren Executrix Berimacour and Scrimecour Riverside Pennsylvania Bradford Inc Ward Ward's Montgomese Second Street SE Manila
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