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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1934
Page
12
The city building department issued 801 permits in October, the highest monthly total in over five years, with 157 for new dwellings worth 7,400 dollars and 109 remodeling permits costing 18,366 dollars. Electrical permits were 157, plumbing 46, and miscellaneous 141. receipts totaled 845 dollars aided by FHA led modernization.
The High Twelve club will host a Friday noon banquet at the Hotel Roosevelt for Grant and Washington high school football squads. Lee Taylor of The Des Moines Register will speak, introduced by Earl Coughlin. The intra city battle kicks off at 7:45 p.m. at Coe field.
Iowa youths dominated the Ak-Sar-Ben livestock show 4-H showmanship contests with Ralph Strube of Carroll County first in cattle judging and showmanship, Edward Wearth of Mills County second, Le Roy Durut of Nemaha County Nebraska third, Leonard Timm of Pottawattamie County first in hog showmanship, and William Skinner of Burt County Nebraska judged winner in sheep.
Lumber dealers of Car Rapids invite contractors carpenters masons plasterers cement men realtors and others in construction to a free Dutch lunch and viewing of talking pictures at 7 30 p m Friday in the Hotel Roosevelt ballroom. One thousand invitations issued. Film covers Federal Housing Administration projects to stimulate building.
The city council moved 300 dollars from the water works fund to the cashier as a change fund and transferred 3872.06 dollars to a Guaranty Trust savings account for water consumer security deposits, per state auditor recommendations.
Bids will be received by the city council on November 26 for installation of boulevard lights along First Street NE from First Avenue to B Avenue under a resolution filed by the city council Thursday for final consideration next week. The resolution approves plans and specifications and orders installation.
The council Thursday adopted a plan for assessing costs and rights for benefiting properties, following prior filing.
Funeral services for Mrs. Maxine Duncan wife of Robert J. Duncan and daughter of Mr and Mrs George T Williams will be held in the Barta chapel at 10 am Friday The Rev Nelson C Dreier of the First Congregational church will officiate Friends may call at the residence 558 Knollwood drive SE Thursday evening Pallbearers are Daniel Avery William Quimby Ted Seely Robert Rubins Joseph Biggs and Myron Nally She is survived by her husband her parents and one sister Dorothy Williams of Cedar Rapids.
Funeral services for Vaclav Vestrel will be held in the Barta chapel Friday at 2 p.m. The service will be conducted by Theodore B. Hlubacek. Burial will follow at Linwood cemetery.
Edward Muller and T R Kelly pled not guilty in police court to reckless driving after police arrested them for racing on busy streets. Clarence Hager was fined for ignoring a school stop sign. M I Fields paid fines for overtime parking.
Street SE J L Bever 2237 Washington Avenue SE and Mrs Martha Rejsa 910 Maplewood Drive NE appear in a court filing alongside other party details.
J A Whitmore of 610 First Avenue E reports a 9 25 a m collision when he walked into an eastbound car driven by H R Corwin of 1924 Park Avenue SE at First Avenue between Second and Third. Robert Carne of 1810 Mount Vernon Avenue SE suffers a bruised and sprained right hand and knee bruises in a 11 35 a m crash when his northbound motorcycle strikes a car’s left rear wheel on Tenth Street. Carne had earlier reported a Sunday accident with injuries to his left shoulder when his motorcycle hit a car driven by Mrs C H Paul of Center Point near First Street and First Avenue W.
Coe college students seeking fuel for their homecoming bonfire were set to return a flight of wooden stairs that vanished Wednesday night from a house at 1025 First avenue East. J. F. Heather reported the missing steps, and detectives found them on the bonfire fuel pile minutes later. College authorities promised to return the stairs.
A total of 304 absent voters ballots have been issued by County Auditor Robert M Vesely’s office to voters unable to reach the polls due to illness or absence from the county. About 235 ballots have been mailed and 140 have been cast by mail or at the auditor’s office.
Dean Patrick twenty two of Wapello Iowa a mental patient at a hospital here committed death by own action by drinking carbolic acid in the wash room of the Hotel Burlington He had been walking with an attendant and was thought to have stolen the poison from the hospital dispensary.
Walter R. Hutchinson head of the state securities department and Linn county democratic leader accuses the opposition of misrepresentations and falsehoods. He cites Des Moines records showing Gov Herring reduced expenses by 7 299 944 74 in the first year and promotes tax relief and a nonpartisan judiciary while contrasting GOP cooperation. He says mining exploitation in the Philippines would be encouraged if legislation passes.
Sam Risk, previously a Syrian waif, told Ames Lions about his journey to U S citizenship. Recounting a life from a war torn village to a Cedar Rapids brother, he pursued education, worked in a packing house, washed dishes, and earned a college path in Ames.
R. E. Hazard and Robert J. Hazard of Tama were arrested by U S Deputy Marshal R L Whelan on charges of violating the federal liquor tax law. They had been indicted by the federal grand jury in Sioux City and were released on bail.
Bonds of 1000 each were filed before United States Commissioner E J McPartland.
Co. L Burkart of Cedar Rapids and Ethel M. McDonell of Marion are listed as married on a marriage license record.
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