L M Allen Rock Island Official Dies in Baltimore
Leon M. Allen 72 formerly of Davenport Indiana, vice president and passenger traffic manager of the Rock Island railroad, died Tuesday night at Johns Hopkins hospital after long illness. He joined Rock Island in 1881, became general passenger agent in 1903 and passenger traffic manager in 1909, vice president since 1920. Funeral plans pending body return to Kenilworth Illinois.
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Baltimore, Md
Leon M. Allen
Davenport
Rock Island Railroad
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Allen
Rock Island
Road
Kenilworth
Four Eagle Scouts at Roosevelt High Court of Honor
At Roosevelt High School auditorium in Cedar Rapids a Scout court of honor awarded Eagle Scout ranks to four youths from Troops 5 31 Anamosa and hosted by Troop 13. The event drew over 300 attendees with Chester Johnson officiating and mothers affixing badges.
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Roosevelt P.T.A
Cedar Rapids Area
Roosevelt High School
Leslie R. Grigg
James Maloney
Bert Watkins
John Ely
James French
George Watters
George W. Fagen, Jr
Anamosa
Chester S. Johnson
Jackson Yeast
George Bowne
Warren Kellogg
Eagle Guard
R. N. Coolidge
J. W. Watterick
Harry W. Fraser
Robert L. Dill
W. H. Richardson
Burt Watkins
Ernest Cassel
Larry Williams
Harold West
Community House
Garfield School
Arthur School
Dairydale
Hayes School
Paula Detlefsen
Jeanene Layer
Everett Phillips
Orville Elmore
Peter Baker
Eddie Wharton
Donald Kyle
Jack Carpenter
Camp Waubeek
No Major Changes Are Recommended By Council To Assessment Board
The city council closed its final session as a board of assessment and review after approving the 1936 assessment rolls. The year saw about twenty objections and no major changes suggested to the state board. Minor measurement errors will be corrected and two major objections were heard by Owen Elliott for Merchants National Bank and A H Sargent over a $22 000 assessment on the Soutter property at 2015 First avenue E.
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State Board of Assessment and Review
Owen Elliott
Merchants National Bank
A. H. Sargent
Soutter
First Avenue E
J. J. Studer Purchases The O. C. Olney Residence
The O. C. Olney home at 522 Vernon Drive SE was sold to Joseph J. Studer of 2003 Glenway Drive SE. Possession will be given in about sixty days. The nine room two bathroom house was built by Mr. and Mrs. Olney twelve years ago. Hedges Company through W. T Hambright handled the deal.
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Medical Association Elects Iowa Leaders at Waterloo
Dr. J. A. William Johnson of Newton was elected president of the Hahnemann Medical Association of Iowa at the annual Waterloo convention. He succeeds Dr. H. C. Woods of Tama. Dr. C. M Hazard of Arlington was named vice president, Dr. Alice I. Ross of Whittier was reelected secretary, and Dr. Alice Humphrey Hatch of Des Moines was reelected treasurer.
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Waterloo
J. A. William Johnson
Newton
Hahnemann Medical Association of Iowa
H. C. Woods
Tama
C. M Hazard
Arlington
Alice I. Ross
Whittier
Alice Humphrey Hatch
Des Moines
Four Cedar Rapids Boy Scouts Earn Eagle Rank
Tuesday night four scouts received the Eagle Award at the Cedar Rapids area council May court of honor held at Roosevelt high school. Recipients were John Ely 17 James French 17 and from Anamosa George Watters 15 and George W Fagan Jr 15.
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Cedar Rapids
Roosevelt High School
John Ely
John M. Ely
First Avenue
James French
W. G. French
Meadowbrook Drive
Anamosa
George Watters
T. E. Watters
Receive Bids on Cedar Rapids Iowa City Roadside Project
Bids on a roadside beautification project between Cedar Rapids and Iowa City were announced by the Iowa highway commission. Bids must be approved by the Omaha office before contracts are awarded. Johnson county 3.3 miles on highway 161 Iowa City area bid $3 Johnson county 11.9 miles on highway 161 Linn county line toward Iowa City bid $17 129 Linn county 6.8 miles on highway 161 Cedar Rapids to Johnson county line bid $8 724.
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Ames
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Iowa Highway Commission
Omaha
Bureau of Public Roads
Johnson County
William Horrabin
Linn County
F. T. Patik
Girl Gets Three Months Term On Auto Charge
Rosella Hart an 18 year old of Cedar Rapids was sentenced to three months in county jail for operating a motor vehicle without the owner's consent. The judge ordered the term to be served at Rockwell City women's reformatory, noting women cannot be jailed longer than thirty days in the county jail. Hart allegedly drove Larry Skoog's car on May 14 and was arrested after the vehicle left the road at the city edge.
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Rosella Hart
Cedar Rapids
H. C. Ring
Rockwell City
How to Play and Win in a Bridge Hand
A bridge hand illustrating precise trump and entry play. South as declarer faces a decision after a sequence of discards and ruffs. East’s choices shape the defense but declarer still secures all three remaining trumps.
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Declarer
North
West
South
East
Pupils in Negro Project to Perform Recital at Community House
Mrs Mae Jenkins director of the Community House Negro recreational project under the WPA and playground commission will present pupils in a musical recital at 730 p m Thursday at the Community House. Participants include Alberta Anderson Alice Mitchell Gladys Tompkins Helen Mimms Lawrence Baker Magnolia Hurst Robertina Carita Smith Viola Smith Laura Miller Opal Davis Ruth Staples Millard Washington Earl Carr Robert Johnson Felice Cortez Deroy Clark Amity Blakey Billy Jenkins Arthur Moore and the Baker Braggs Brown and Brown men’s quartet.
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Mae Jenkins
Community House
WPA
The
Playground Commission
Alberta Anderson
Alice Mitchell
Gladys Tompkins
Helen Mimms
Lawrence Baker
Magnolia Hurst
Robertina
Carita Smith
Viola Smith
Laura Miller
Opal Davis
Ruth Staples
Millard Washington
Earl Carr
Robert Johnson
Felice Cortez
Iowa U Players Go Pro Promptly Ending Elizabeth Run
University of Iowa theater cancel s Saturday's production Elizabeth the Queen after leading man MacDonald Carey of Sioux City and cast member Donald Clark of Wellington Kansas sign with a Chicago professional troupe. Fellow university players Vance Hallack Fargo North Dakota and Carl Weber Columbus Junction join the company.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
E. C. Mabie
Fargo, N. D
Carl Weber
Columbus Junction
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