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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 09, 1936

Page

2

Cappy Ricks Series To Be Filmed Soon

Hollywood notes announce that Warner Brothers will revive the Cappy Ricks stories with The Go Getter as the first film in the series. Busby Berkeley to direct with Sylvia Sidney starring. the project follows earlier plans for Norman Krasna and Richard Wallace at Paramount.

Cappy Ricks Louella O. Parsons Motion Picture Universal Service Los Angeles You and Paramount B. P. Schulberg Norman Krasna George Raft Norman Richard Wallace Sylvia Sidney Peter B. Kyne Warner Brothers Busby Berkeley

Theaters Offer Mixed Screens Across Iowa and New York

At Iowa venues The Case of the Black Cat stars Ricardo Cortez and Jung Travis, Tugboat Princess features Walter C Kelly Valerie Hobson and Edith Fellows. Paramount presents Libeled Lady with Powell Loy Harlow and Tracy. State showcases Pigskin Parade 15 Maiden Lane with Trevor and Romero. Palace shows Earthworm Tractors Joe FE Brown plus Woman Wanted with O Sullivan and McCrea. Rialto screens Buck Jones in Cowboy and the Kid and Edward Arnold in Meet Nero Wolfe. Sun screens Sinful.

Iowa Ricardo Cortez Jung Travis Walter C. Kelly Valerie Hobson Edith Fellows Paramount William Powell Myrna Loy Jean Harlow Spencer Tracy STATE Stuart Erwin Johnny Downs Patsy Kelly Maiden Lane Claire Trevor Cesar Romero Palace Joe FE. Brown Maureen O'Sullivan Joel McCrea

City Briefs and Personals Highlight Local Happenings

Mrs. B. I. Smith is convalescing at St. Luke's hospital after two weeks illness. Liebke and Taylor seek council approval to move a street clock from 215 Third Street SE to 219 Second Avenue SE. Bourne, Sallow, and Peck returned from Winona Wisconsin after attending a J. R. Watkins sales meeting. The waterworks department gets authorization to buy 500 Neptune water meters for $9 each.

B. I. Smith C Avenue NE St. Luke’s Hospital Waterworks Department Neptune Meter Company of Kansas City, Mo

Gasoline Stolen From Mount Vernon Avenue Pump

Fifteen gallons of gasoline were stolen from a pump at 3038 Mount Vernon Avenue Sunday night. An attendant reported the theft to police Monday after finding the pump lock broken.

Mount Vernon Avenue

Reserve officers to hear Major Meyer on command lessons

Major Walter A. Meyer of infantry reserves speaks Tuesday at 7 30 p m in the federal building Cedar Rapids and vicinity conference class for reserve officers. He will discuss Lesson 5 Command and oral staff group school problems.

Walter A. Meyer Infantry Reserves Cedar Rapids Federal

Cedar Rapids Gas Teaches Cooking in Free Classes

Cedar Rapids Gas company offers free cooking schools this week with sessions on Tuesday at 2 p.m. and Wednesday at 7 p.m. The subject for this week focuses on broiling techniques.

Cedar Rapids Gas Company

Rail Shop Crafts of America to Convene Special Meeting

A special meeting of Rail Shop Crafts of America is set for Thursday at 8 p.m. in Ben Hur hall. T. H. Smith, system general president, will give an address. Many important matters will be discussed and a large attendance is desired.

Rail Shop Crafts of America Ben Hur Hall T. H. Smith System General

Wedding of Mae Schmitt and Everard Hartson Noted Residents Attend

Mr and Mrs Ray Quigley and their daughters Celestine and Alberta Swanson and Arlene Swanson of Waukegan NL attended the wedding of Mae Schmitt and Everard Hartson here Sunday.

Ray Quigley Celestine Alberta Swanson Arlene Swanson Waukegan, NL Mae Schmitt Everard Hartson

Cedar Rapids A O U W Lodge Meets for Alaska Talk

Cedar Rapids A O U W lodge No 278 will meet Tuesday at 8 p.m. to honor past master workmen. Sanford Kerr will speak on his Alaska trip. There will be entertainment and refreshments. Members and friends are invited.

Cedar Rapids Sanford Kerr Alaska

Iowa State College seniors tour industrial centers in Midwest

A party of 150 Iowa State College senior engineering students left Ames Sunday for a week in Chicago and Milwaukee to inspect industrial plants and other points of interest. Included in the group are William H. Green Howard Baxter and Maurice Kirby, Cedar Rapids youths attending the college.

William H. Green Howard Baxter Maurice Kirby Cedar Rapids Iowa State College Ames Chicago Milwaukee Wis

Kick-off Dinner Planned for St. Pauls Congregation

All captains workers board members and branch chairmen planning to attend the kick-off dinner at St Pauls Methodist church Tuesday at 615 where plans will be outlined for the event and future actions.

St. Paul's Methodist Church

Red Cross Roll Call Reservations Contact Metta Burd

A forthcoming Red Cross roll call asks readers to telephone Mrs. Metta A. Burd at 2-2031 to make reservations.

Red Cross Metta A. Burd

Banks To Close Armistice Day Observance

All banks in the city and the Perpetual Savings and Loan Association will be closed on Wednesday November 11 in observance of Armistice Day per Cedar Rapids Clearing House notice.

Perpetual Savings and Loan Association Cedar Rapids Clearing House

Display Club To Meet At Montrose Hotel

The Crandie Display club of Iowa City and Cedar Rapids will meet at the Montrose hotel Tuesday at 8 p.m. Miss Barker of Los Angeles will give demonstrations. All display men are invited. More Hamburger and George Moran are in charge of arrangements.

Crandie Iowa City Cedar Rapids Montrose Hotel Miss Barker Los Angeles Calif More Hamburger George Moran

Gun And Raincoat Stolen In Separate Incidents

L. L. Randall of Solon reported an automatic shotgun and raincoat missing from his car trunk after a paint job at a local refinishing shop two weeks earlier. The raincoat bore the initials S F D of the Solon Fire Department. Robert Biba of 1910 Washington Avenue SE said a camera was stolen from his car on Park Avenue near Sixteenth Street SE between 7 p.m. and midnight Sunday.

L. L. Randall Solon Solon Fire Department Randall Robert Biba Washington Avenue SE Park Avenue Sixteenth Street SE

Collision Injures Lloyd Ashenbach On First Avenue

Lloyd Ashenbach of Zika avenue NW sustained a bruised left hand when his eastbound car on First avenue FE collided at the First avenue First street intersection with a car driven by James A. Delaney of Oxford. Delaney’s vehicle overturned. riders Margaret Delaney and Patricia Brusha, both of Oxford, and Mr. and Mrs. Francis Delaney of Cedar Rapids were present. Delaney said he tried to turn out to avoid the crash.

Lloyd Ashenbach Zika Avenue NW First Avenue First Street James A. Delaney Oxford Ashenbach Delaney Margaret Delaney Patricia Brusha Francis Delaney Cedar Rapids

Sewage Conference Attendees Named by City Officials

City Engineer Frank Young and Public Improvements Commissioner Dave Williams will attend the eighteenth sewage conference at Iowa State College in Ames on November 12 to 14. Williams announced after an invitation was read. A. H. Wieters of the state health department sent the program overview.

Frank Young Dave Williams Iowa State College Ames Williams A. H. Wieters State Department of Health Wieters

Edward VIII and Simpson marriage sparks popularity crisis

Mrs. D. Pirie Beyea told the Rotary Club that if King Edward VIII marries Mrs. Wallis Simpson the king may lose popular support. She noted divorces complicate royal acceptance and that Britain’s rulers historically avoid divorcees, while Armistice Day comments and Rotary International reports from Joseph Lattner were also discussed.

Edward VIII Wallis. Simpson Ipswich England D. Pirie Beyea Rotary Club Roosevelt Hotel Simpson Beyea Great Britain Joseph Lattner Rotary International Kansas City Cedar Rapids Club

Released Sunday After 30 Day Sentence

Cedar Rapids resident C W Graves, 62, was released Sunday after a 30 day jail term for intoxication and was returned Monday to start anew after another arrest at the street car barns. Floyd Parsons 27, John Hoover 21, and Mary Hybil 34 faced fines for intoxication and disturbing the peace, with Parsons arrested at a dance hall and Hoover taken to the county jail to serve his fine. Hybil was fined after an incident at the interurban station where she accused someone of stealing her car and became disruptive.

C. W. Graves Cedar Rapids Graves Floyd Parsons Second Street John Hoover Twenty-first Avenue SW CCC Mary Hybil Ninth Street SE Burton

Deaths Mrs Myrtle Good

Mrs Myrtle Good wife of Noah Good died at her home 1528 Sixteenth Avenue SE Cedar Rapids after a lingering illness She was born in Wisconsin May 30 1886 and had resided in Cedar Rapids coming from Brandon She is survived by her husband three children two grandchildren five sisters and a brother Funeral services will be in the Christian church at Brandon at 2 30 p m Wednesday conducted by Rev John McKee Burial in Brandon cemetery Friends may call at Polansky funeral chapel Tuesday evening

Myrtle Good Noah Good Sixteenth Avenue SE Wisconsin Cedar Rapids Brandon Joseph Holecek Fred John Good Darlene Louise Holecek W. H. Naylor Harry Zimmer Garrison Carrie Likens Manda Naylor Cora Allerding Hastings Mich J. P. Allerding Christian Church John McKee Polansky

Mrs Emma Forrest Funeral Arrangements

Mrs Emma Tyler Forrest who died in Pasadena California will be brought to Turner chapel for services at 2 p m Wednesday with burial at Oak Hill cemetery Rev C F Edwards officiating She was born in Fremont Ohio about 80 years ago and came to Greene Iowa with her parents Her husband a B C A and N conductor died June 30 1897 She lived with her sister Mrs G E Ranch of Rock Rapids and later moved to Pasadena where she resided Her sister is the sole survivor

Emma Forrest Emma Tyler Forrest Pasadena Calif Turner Chapel Oak Hill Cemetery C. F. Edwards Emma Tyler George M. Tyler Fremont Ohio Greene Iowa Tyler G. E Rock Rapids

Death of Albert O Yeager at Cedar Rapids Home

Albert O Yeager age 57 died at his Cedar Rapids home on Monday morning. Born in Nichols on April 20 1880 he moved to Cedar Rapids at age eight and worked for the Jersey company of Minneapolis. He married Jana Boots in Chicago February 8 1923. Survived by wife a stepson Jarold two brothers Charles and Henry and a Knights of Pythias member. Funeral arrangements to be announced with calling hours at Moon chapel.

Albert O. Yeager Second Avenue SE Nichols Cedar Rapids Jersey Company Minneapolis Jana Boots Chicago Jarold Charles Henry Denver

Edward Mock Dies at Linn County Home After Long Stay

Edward Mock died at 2 p.m. Monday at the Linn county home where he had lived since October 1931. Anyone knowing relatives is asked to notify the Moen Funeral home.

Edward Mock Linn Moen Funeral Home

Samuel R Walling 74 Dies After Illness in Dayton Trip

Samuel R Walling 74 of 2125 Bever Avenue SE died today after an extended illness. He is survived by his sister Mrs A C Bushwaw and niece Mildred Bushwaw of Dayton Ohio and another niece Mrs H B Lundin of Cedar Rapids. Body to be taken from Barta chapel to Dayton for services and woodland Cemetery burial.

Samuel R. Walling Bever Avenue SE A. C. Bushwaw Mildred Bushwaw Dayton, O H. B. Lundin Cedar Rapids Barta Chapel Dayton Woodland Cemetery

Notice of Appointment of Executor in Linn County Iowa

On November 7 1936 Joseph Mohrbacker was appointed and qualified as executor of Peter Mohrbacker’s estate in Linn County Iowa. All debts should be paid promptly and all claims filed with the Linn County District Court clerk. Attorney M W O Rieley represents the executor.

State of Iowa Linn County Peter Mohrbacker Joseph Mohrbacker

Enid Lanning Inherits Vast Fortune After Twist of Fate

Enid Lanning, believed alone in the world, learns she has inherited a large estate from a great aunt. Lawyer Thompson explains the will and arranges the move from a Palm Beach shop life to a St. Paul estate, with Enid and her friend Janice Cowles planning a cautious future and swift shopping sprees.

Enid Lanning Enid Widener Mrs. Bristow Janice Palm Beach St. Paul Mr. Thompson Lannington Enid Lannington Collander Enid Collander Gregory Collander Martin Lannington Thompson Jan Larry Fairfield Janice Cowles Miss Lannington Lanningtom Collander-Leland Lawyer Thompson New York

McGregor CCC Celebrates Third Anniversary Event

The McGregor CCC camp marks its third anniversary with a Saturday program plan starting with a theater matinee for enrollees guests and past members from Ho kah Minn to McGregor. A mess hall dinner with speeches toasts and music follows then a dance at the opera house with local residents and Des Moines soil conservation officials invited.

Mcgregor McGregor CCC Iowa Hokah Mess Hall Opera House Army and Soil Conservation Service Des Moines

Also Mentioned on This Page

Adela Rogers Mal Wallis Cosmopolitan Adela Joan Blondell Hal Lloyd Bacon Dick Pow Hollywood Buddy Harry Cohn Mary Pickford Miss Pickford Hanna Barbers 2Nd Ave United Presbyterian, West She Edward Mrs. Simpson Laurence Gale Perrin and Edna E. Finch Marshalltown Bettes Bettes Co., Inc DuBois, Pa Martin Dry Goods CO M. W. O’rieley Downs Arline Betty Grable Patsy Kelly Sack Maley Claire Trevor Cesar Romero Ces Hearts Flora Olive Keepers Mrs. Collander-Leland Mort Singer June Travis Jane Bryan Creig Reynolds Virginia Soes WM. Powell ACE Jeeves Woaank No, Jeeves Arthur Treacher Virginia Field Devid Niven Tee Gurror Good Houses Keeping Bureau Mon. Eve. Ie Fortune Gallo Verdi Tax Inc Joe E. Brown With June Travis Guy Kibbee Maureen O’sullivan Joel McCrea In Theater Third Street Twelfth Avenue
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