French Workers Reach Siege Strike Amid Armament Push
Premier Sarraut summoned war, air and labor ministers as a siege strike spread to multiple Paris area plants and other cities. Workers fortified plants demanding higher pay and 40 hour weeks while some factories resisted and others reached terms with employers. Wives brought food as songs and music accompanied nightly standfasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Albert Sarraut
War, Air and Labor
Rhineland
Nieuport Airplane Company
Lavalette Electric Company
de Voitine
Toulouse
Faman Airplane
Boulogne
Renault
Billancourt
Hotchkiss and Hispano
Amiot Aviation
Nieuport
Lavalette
City Hall Notes Detail Licensing and Road Work Actions
The city council denied the Lewis Brothers circus petition for a June 23 license at $50, granted Ernest Henecke permission to move his beer license, and continued the Rockford road sewer hearing pending owner willingness to pay. A protest over a 220 First avenue E theater was noted, theater permission not yet granted. The council authorized a carload of cast iron pipe, finaled a Hawthorne drive underpass contract for $22,024, ordered Linden drive SE street light installation, and filed a resolution for oiling several avenues and streets with a one week final action deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Brothers Circus
Ernest Henecke
Fourth Avenue SE
Zika Avenue NW
Rockford Road
Fred E. Collard
First Avenue E
Hawthorne Drive
Amos Melberg
Cedar Rapids
Linden Drive
Bever Park
City Council
Dave Williams
Eighteenth Avenue
Hamilton Street
First Street
Nineteenth Avenue
Mallory Street
Second Street
Sixth Avenue
Fourth Street
Sixth Street
First Avenue
Milwaukee Viaduct
Ninth Avenue
Tenth Street
Mount Vernon Avenue
Tenth Avenue
Seventh Street
Twelfth Avenue
Nineteenth Street
van Vechten Park
Daniels Street
G Avenue
H Avenue
Tarzan the Gray Cat Goes Missing From Cedar Rapids Home
Owner Mrs. W. W. Roy appeals to Gazette readers for help locating Tarzan a large black and white cat with four white feet and a white face. Tarzan answers to his name and has disappeared again after a prior kidnapping episode in Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tarzan
Cedar Rapids Gazette
W. W. Roy
Sixteenth Street
Gazette
Roy
Missouri
Roys
Ellis Park
Library Memorial Day Hours And Summer Schedules
The public library will be open Memorial Day from 2 to 6 p.m. for reading only. The Sixteenth Avenue W substation will open Friday 3 to 6 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m., closed Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sixteenth Avenue -W
Children’s Library
Funeral Services for Homer Wickline Friday
Funeral services for Homer L. Wickline Rock Island railroad switchman fatally injured when run over by a box car will be held at Beatty chapel at 2 30 p m Friday with the Rev Beven of Davenport and the Switchmen's union officiating. Friends may call 7 to 9 p m Thursday and Rock Island switchmen are urged to meet at the chapel at 2 p m Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer L. Wickline
Rock Island Railroad
Beatty Chapel
Beven
Davenport
Switchmen’s Union
Wickline
Chariton
Latter Day Saints
China seeks unity through mass education efforts
Arthur Y. C. Toms, a Chinese student studying in the United States, told Lions Club members at the Hotel Roosevelt about China's plan to teach millions to read and write. He is researching at Collins Radio in Cedar Rapids and will return soon to assist in mass education back home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Y. C. Toms
Lions Club
Hotel Roosevelt
Collins Radio Company
Cedar Rapids
Toms
United States
China
Plan for radio use to unite China through broadcasts
The young man proposes establishing broadcasting stations at universities and receivers in villages to teach the illiterate by listening. He cites language unification as urgent since distant regions cannot understand each other. He notes Canton and Pekin communication is as hard as Americans with the French. He says China views the United States as a best friend for foreign policy and buys machinery and scientific equipment here while sending more students abroad than any other country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Canton
Pekin
United States
Toms
Davidson Urges Training Course For Iowa Sheriffs
H. E. Davidson of Clarinda, a Republican candidate for attorney general, urged an annual two week school of instruction for sheriffs. He spoke before Republicans at Hotel Montrose, proposing trained evidence collection and presentation taught by lawyers, with the attorney general supervising. He urged a legislative bill to allow county supervisors to fund the training costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. E. Davidson
Clarinda
Montrose
Davidson
Care Of Equipment Is Highway Meeting Topic
Oil and lubrication of equipment were discussed at a district six highway commission meeting at the Hotel Montrose. Fourteen counties were represented in the third statewide conference. Speakers included C R Livingston L L Clement Karl Lee and George Pohlemus all from Ames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Commission
Montrose
C. R. Livingston
L. L. Clement
Karl Lee
Highway Commission
George Pohlemus
Ames
Heefner reunion set for June at Daniels Park
The annual Heefner reunion will be held June 14 at Daniels Park in Cedar Rapids. An advertisement notes emergency ambulance service at Dial 5932. The Iowa Volunteers meet at 8 p.m. for elections and new member balloting after tonight’s parade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heefner
Daniels Park
Cedear Rapids
Emergency Ambulance Service
Dial
Iowa Volunteers
V. F. W. Hall
First Street
Sailors and scholars and a speeding citation
Lyle Stevens returns to Great Lakes naval training station after a ten day furlough and will join the fleet on June 5. George J. Dudycha, psychology professor at Ripon College, earned a Doctor of Philosophy from Columbia University. Ted Wright fined $10 in police court for speeding along with a list of others fined one dollar and costs for various violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyle Stevens
Charles Stevens
Fifteenth Street
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
George J. Dudycha
Charles Dudycha
Mount Vernon Avenue
Ripon College
Columbia University
New York City
Ted Wright
Sixth Street SE
W. I. Cook
Second Avenue SE
Fred W. Heinze
Middle
Amana
C. E
Overtime Parking Notice In Loomis And Townsend
Overtime parking citation issued for Loomis at 1425 A Avenue NE and for Helen F Townsend at 1944 Park Avenue SE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loomis
A Avenue
Helen F. Townsend
Park Avenue SE
Wins Slogan Prize by National Contest
Mrs. J. S. Anderson of 1615 C avenue NE received a $25 prize check for winning a national slogan contest. Anderson is a former resident ofAlburnett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. S. Anderson
C Avenue NE
Anderson
Alburnett
Absent Voter Office Extends Hours Ahead of Primaries
County Auditor Robert M. Vesely says the office will stay open until 9 p m Friday to allow voters to cast absent ballots for the upcoming Monday primaries. The courthouse closes all day Saturday in observance of Memorial Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert M. Vesely
Social Agencies to Meet at Noon Luncheon
Arling Smith state old age pension commission representative will discuss The Old Age Pension in Iowa and Linn county at a noon luncheon of the Social Agencies council Friday at the YMCA. Attendance welcomed by all interested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Social Agencies
Arling Smith
State
Old Age Pension Commission
Iowa
Linn County
Social Agencies Council
Boy Struck by Car Injures Foot in City Street
Willard Owens aged 10 of 317 Thirteenth Avenue SW suffered foot bruises at 5 20 p m Wednesday after being struck on Third Street between Eleventh and Twelfth Avenues SE by Luke J Granneman 1618 C Street SW. Granneman said the boy ran into the street directly in front of his car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard Owens
Thirteenth Avenue
Third Street
Eleventh
Twelfth Avenues
Luke J. Granneman
C Street
Granneman
Clifford Carney Recovers After Bicycle Accident
Clifford Carney aged 31 of Memorial Drive SE has returned home from St Luke's hospital where he was treated for a fractured skull after being struck by a bicycle ridden by Paul Myers a 12 year old of Eighteenth Avenue SW near J Street and Twenty first Avenue SW. Carney is recovering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford Carney
Memorial Drive
Paul Myers
Eighteenth Avenue
J Street
Twenty-first Avenue
St. Luke's Hospital
Accident Victims Improving After Tulsa Car Crash
Mrs. F. P. McKenna aged 57 of 390 Eighteenth Street SE was slightly improved Thursday at Mercy hospital after injuries to head arms and legs from a Tuesday automobile collision at Eighteenth Street and Grande Avenue SE. Her husband was also listed among those involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. P. McKenna
Eighteenth Street
Mercy Hospital
Grande Avenue SE
Brief update on crash victims after accident
Also injured in the crash was reported somewhat better Thursday. Mrs. McKenna, who was unconscious for more than twenty four hours after the accident, is conscious at intervals.
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McKenna
Reverend Cedarholm Leads Personal Responsibility Talk
The Rev. Hilmore Cedarholm of Waterloo speaks at Sunshine Mission on personal responsibility for success or failure, stressing individual accountability in right living. He performs two numbers on musical glasses and promises tonight's program at 8 p.m. titled The Unpardonable in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hilmore,Cedarholm
Waterloo
Sunshine Mission
Cedarholm
Fined For Theft Of Wheels In Local Case
Stanley W. Plummer and Harold Andrews were fined 25 dollars and costs for larceny tied to the theft of six truck wheels from the Anthony wrecking yard on Nineteenth avenue SW. Fines were suspended on paying costs and returning the wheels. Plummer was arrested by police and Andrews by Deputy Sheriff Dick Payn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley W. Plummer
Nineteenth Avenue SW
Harold Andrews
Justice A. S. Reed
Anthony Wrecking Yard
Plummer
Andrews
Dick Payn
Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules Ad
An advertisement touts Gold Medal Haarlem Oil capsules as a safe diuretic to relieve kidney and bladder issues. It promises sleep improves and urges purchase from Haarlem in Holland for reliable results. It lists symptoms like backache puffy eyes and leg cramps as signs of weak kidneys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haarlem
Holland
Widow Bids Memorial Day Funeral for Son
In Wheatland AP report, Mrs. Anna Hamdorf aged 74 dies six years to the hour after her son Herman. Her funeral is set for Memorial Day at the same hour as her son's 1930 funeral.
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Wheatland
Anna Hamdorf
Herman
Standard Dealers Illustration Promises Cash for Impressions
Thousands of readers enjoy George Lichty’s humorous take on Standard Oil Service. The ad invites original drawings or letters about Standard Oil service, offering cash for acceptable submissions and prompting readers to visit their nearest Standard Dealer for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard Oil Co
George Lichty
Standard Dealer
Lichty
Standard Service
Standard Oil
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City Hall
City Waterworks
Homer Wickline
Iowa Sheriffs
Townsend Club
G Avenue NW
al F. Williams
High Twelve International
Cedar. Rapids
High Twelve Club
Port Stickley
Twentieth Avenue SW
B Avenue NE
Stickley
George Moran
Des Moines
East
Kresge
Standard
Slack Sox
Kresge’s
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