City jail under scrutiny calls for new facility
Sanitary engineer A H Wieters urged the city council to act on building a new jail after state health officials reported unsanitary conditions and ventilation and fire hazards. R B McAllister’s findings said remodeling would not meet housing laws, recommending construction as the solution. Council offered no action beyond filing the report.
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A. H. Wieters
State Board of Health
Wieters
State Board of
R. B. McAllister
McAllister
Dan Kruldenier
Children master arithmetic and music through focus
Edith Rhetts Tilton argues that children in a complex age can absorb advanced music while performing arithmetic or listening to a radio. She suggests simplicity is less needed as young minds adapt to modern stimuli and multitask learning.
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Edith Rhetts Tilton
Public safety chief pursues new jail and police station
The public safety commissioner has spent over two years seeking funding for a new jail and police station but financing remains the key obstacle to completing the project.
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Public Safety Commissioner
Begin Work Of Making Cedar Lake Unsafe For New Crop Of Mosquitoes
FERA workers under the city board of health began cleaning Cedar lake slough on Twelfth street NE to curb mosquitoes. Three men removed rubbish by boat to the slough center for sinking. Banks will be sprayed with crankcase oil and later treated with purifying chemicals to kill insect life.
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Cedar Lake
Twelfth Street
FERA
City Board of Health
Scotch Grove Pupils Tour The Gazette Plant Visit
A group from Scotch Grove including pupils and teacher Miss Hazel Eby toured The Gazette plant Thursday afternoon. They also visited the Quaker Oats plant and Hutchinson's Ice Cream factory during their city visit.
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Hazel Eby
Scotch Grove
Gazette
Hutchinson
City
Kruidenier Heads to National Safety Conference
Cedar Rapids public safety commissioner Dan Kruidenier won council authorization to attend a three day national street and highway safety conference in Washington DC. The trip aims to push a national uniform safety code with Cedar Rapids representation. Finance commissioner L D Burgus opposed the junket at the formal vote.
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Dan Kruidenier
Kruidenier
Washington, D. C
Secretary of Commerce
Cedar Rapids
L. D. Burgus
W. J. Neill
Cooney Thanks Council For Aid In Settlement Of Strike
James D. Cooney vice president of Wilson and Company thanks the city council for aid in settling the packing house strike at the T. M. Sinclair plant. Public Safety Commissioner Dan Kruidenler receives a separate letter praising the police department as efficient and impartial.
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Cooney
Council
James D. Cooney
Wilson and Company
T. M. Sinclair Company
Dan Kruidenler
Public Safety
Divorces Granted in District Court Across Several Pairs
Divorces were granted on grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment for M. Luella Strong and Victor R Strong, and Charles E Vernon and Margaret E Vernon, defendants in default. The Strongs wed in 1933 and the Vernons in 1931. Margaret E Carlson was restored as Mrs Vernon’s maiden name. Judge H C Ring heard Effie Kinkead vs J H Kinkead of Morley on cruel treatment. case opened May 11.
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M. Luella Strong
Victor R. Strong
Charles E. Vernon
Margaret E. Vernon
Strongs
Vernons
Vernon
Margaret E. Carlson
H. C. Ring
District Court
Effie Kinkead
J. H. Kinkead
Morley
Woman Seeks Support and Name Change in Domestic Case
On Thursday the plaintiff completed evidence and the defense began testimony. Mrs. Kinkead of 134 Thirty-fourth Street Drive SE requests $175 monthly support and restoration of her maiden name Effie Jones.
Counsel Appointed in Wapsie Valley Bank Receivership
Cedar Rapids attorney Frank Healy was made additional focal counsel in the Wapsie Valley State Bank receivership at Central City. Judge J C Ring approved the appointment in district court. Carl Hendrickson was named as a receiver's attorney last week.
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Frank Healy
Cedar Rapids
Wapsie Valley State Bank
Central City
J. C. Ring
Carl Hendrickson
Default Judgment Granted in District Court
Judge H. C. Ring grants default account judgments to J. K. Monson as assignee including awards totaling 1,083.83 dollars in the district court.
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H. C. Ring
J. K Monson
Stock and divorce actions filed in district court
In a stock assessment suit Robert S. Cook the receiver of Cedar Rapids National Bank seeks ten thousand five hundred seventy five dollars against Gertrude M. Walker of Pennsylvania. Andrew B Heinbaugh files for divorce from Emma Heinbaugh citing cruel treatment and asks custody of a minor daughter and division of household goods. Approximately one fourth of habitable land on earth is under British control.
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Robert S. Cook
Cedar Rapids National Bank
Gertrude M. Walker
Pennsylvania
Andrew B. Heinbaugh
Emma Heinbaugh
Applications For Old Age Pensions Not To Be Taken Before July
Des Moines Iowa The state old age assistance superintendent Byron G Allen said the pension commission will likely not start taking applications for old age pensions before July 1 The commission can begin payments on November 1 but will delay applications until funds for the assistance program are known after July 1 This follows the July 1 deadline for the $1 head tax for residents over 21 years old.
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Des Moines
INS
Byron G. Allen
Pension Commission
Allen
Supervisors and Engineers Meet Across 14 Iowa Counties
County supervisors and engineers from fourteen eastern Iowa counties gathered at the Linn county courthouse for a two session meeting. About forty officers attended the morning talks on federal and county relief. The afternoon featured remarks by K C Wooten of Des Moines and R F Hockaday of Manchester, with Delaware county supervisor as association president and William H Behrens of Linn county as secretary.
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Iowa Highway District County Officers’ Association
Iowa
Linn County Court House
K. C Wooten
Des Moines
Iowa County Officer Magazine
R. F. Hockaday
Manchester
Delaware
William H. Behrens
Linn
Tax Refund Fraud Probed After Gasoline Scheme
Ottumwa Iowa AP report cites State Treasurer Leo Wegman accusing gasoline tax refund frauds of draining funds. He notes $420,000 in 1933 losses halted by new administration and about $50,000 in illegal refunds already repaid after officials called in.
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Ottumwa
Leo Wegman
Bankers of Groups Six
Iowa Bankers Association
Marriage Licenses Mentioned for Carson and Nelson Couples
Ralph G. Carson of Coggon and Lulu Carson of Cedar Falls are issued a marriage license. Don Nelson and Gladys Schmitt, both of Cedar Rapids, also received a license.
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Ralph G. Carson
Coggon
Lulu Carson
Cedar Falls
Don Nelson
Gladys Schmitt
Cedar Rapids
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Streamline Bicycle
Sears, Roebuck and Co
Third Ave
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Washington
Court House News
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Charles J. Welsh
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Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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