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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 12, 1937

Page

6

Wall Street Sees SEC Quietly Prepared for Big Blast

The Securities and Exchange Commission braces for a high profile report on short selling during the recent market crash. The probe, not the NYSE list, covers bear raiding by major firms and brokerage houses, aiming to answer critics of market operations and to counter public attacks from top Wall Street figures.

Pasharton Securities and Exchange Commission Wall Street SEC New York Stock Exchange Charles Gay Winthrop Aldrich Chase National Bank

Iowa Briefs Honor and Obituaries From Independence and Decorah

Mrs Roy Anderson 65 longtime resident near Littleton died at Homer township home. Ella Hertzberg born Westburg Nov 26 1872 married Independence 1901 surviving husband and son Glen Roy. siblings and four brothers listed. Miss Alica Gilbertson and Ralph C Ask wed Decorah. couples to honeymoon in Minnesota. Robert Spencer of Milwaukee to Elizabeth Hauser of Hartford wed in Independence. Theodore Schamp of Des Moines and Mildred Smith wed in Des Moines. Mr Hens Reeves former Decorah resident dies in Chicago after illness. funeral planned Chicago.

Independence Roy Anderson Littleton Homer Township Ella Hertzberg Westburg Township Christian Wilhelmina Hertzberg Nebraska Buchanan County Glenroy Anderson Fairbank Charles Werner Waterloo William George Oliver Max Hertzberg F. H. Wyrick Littleton Cemetery Decorah Alica Gilbertson Ralph C. Ask Martinus Madison Lutheran Church Thelma Ask Melvin Engen Minnesota Aakwill Robert Spencer Milwaukee Wis Louis C Spener Elizabeth Hauser A A Hauser Hartford Mary Joe Hauser Leo Eckman Marquette University Theodore Schamp Des Moines R. L. Schamp Mildred Smith Roy Smith Schamp Hens Reeves Sheridan Road Chicago Reeves Iowa Uarts C Bul Grinnell College

Iowa City Banker Collects Wartime Posters Hobby

Iowa City banker Frank D Williams displays a wartime poster collection at his bank drawing interest from aged customers and University of Iowa students alike. His more than hundred posters helped raise funds to send American daughbers to France during the war era.

Towa City Arista Frank D. Williams Iowa City Williams France University of Iowa

Nobel prize awarded to Davisson and Thomson in physics

The 1937 Nobel prize for physics is split between Clinton J. Davisson of Bell Labs New York and G P Thomson of Imperial College London. The literature prize goes to Roger Martin du Gard for Les Thibaults, a multi generation French family saga, with his brother Maurice as editor of Nouvelles Literaires.

Stockholm Clinton J. Davisson Bell Telephone Company New York G P Thomson Imperial College of Science and Technology London Roger Martin du Gard du Gard Prix de Gencourt John Galsworth Nouvelles Literaires Maurice du Gard

Crash Injuries Fatal To Mount Pleasant Child

In Mount Pleasant a kindergarten pupil Leonard Gail Lumper died from brain concussion and crushed chest after being hit by an automobile driven by Charles Roppel. His parents, Mr and Mrs Lawrence Limmoe, had brought him to school. he stepped into the street from their car. A second 5 year old, Wanda Ellis, was struck but not seriously hurt.

Mount Pleasant Charles Roppel Leonard Gail Lumper Lawrence Limmoe Leonard Wanda Ellis Roppel

Willie Willis On Swell Car And Dime Down North Street

Willie Willis notes a passing fancy as a car stops before his house and he gleans a dime from it. He recalls his mother’s customary embarrassment to refuse when guests arrive, highlighting a lighthearted neighborhood moment.

Assessment Dispute At Marengo Aired In Court

In Marengo, Brant vs City of Marengo centers on a property tax appeal. Twelve witnesses testified in the equity case as the council’s actions raised Miss Brant’s Sherlock property value from 800 to 1000 while lowering Isaac Fiser’s Swedenhelm house from 1000. Attorney J L Swift represented the plaintiff, noting a broader range of houses deemed more valuable than Brant properties.

Marengo Brant City of J M. Hartz Milne Brants A H Turner Swedenhelm Isaac Fiser Fiser

Radio Programs and Lineup Tour for Daytime Air

Radio schedule listing NBC WEAF WJZ CBS and CBS stations with shows from morning through late afternoon. Highlights include Morning Mack shows, Aunt Jenny real life stories, Mary Margaret McBride, Our Gal Sunday, Love and Learn, Hollywood in Person, Pepper Youngs Family, Guiding Light, and Grand Central Station dramatizations. Mentions of various stations and hosts across NBC CBS and local affiliates.

David Harun Inbc WEAP Schs WABC WERBM WCCO KMOX NBC WEAF Kilwared MacHusch Jenny WEBM Happy Jack tNbor Mary Margaret McBride CBS WRBM Edward Gamage NBL Wdd Dick Fidter NBC Witching Gal WBBM Joe White Pudrate Colum Uetty Bob WABG WLM Wigs Ange Veimm Tn Wwrar Love and Learn WJZ Hollywood Rex Beach the Barrer Leo Carrie Jean Purwer WUBM Nour Rob Byron WABL KMON WRDRM Guidine Light Mary Marin Syrac + univer Atrr Nbcowsa Oa Hoy Dafoe WABI Arthur Lanburston SBC Chan Neubuor Nell Spat Mary Sothern WABE Fintle Tien BC Wiz CBS Wang Krvox Man Weber Miri Mas Moore CBS Sat Bari Pavia Cbs Byoyen Ehsayn John B Menkin WJZ Chain Rosario Bourdon Orc Lucie Mariners Grand Central Draimata Hammerstein Margaret Anglin Jerry Mann Orch Death Valley Raymond Paine Orch Jerry Cooper Anne Jamison WIM WOCO Jo—Court of Muinan Tommy Dorsey Orch Edythe Wright Nhc Les Tremayne Barbara Lundy Ernie Sagerauist Songshop Kitty Carlisle Frank Crumit Ce Gustaf Haeyschen Jaomie Pidler Dorothys Thompson ONBC

Property values and witnesses in Brant neighborhood case

City witnesses valued two Brant houses at 1500 to 2750 dollars and 1500 to 4500 for another property. An assessed Hatter property dropped to 1050 after reductions. Miss Brant and sixteen others saw tax increases. witnesses included Brant, McKusker, Freeze, Mercer, McBride, Crenshaw, Hartz, Wandling, Stover, Olson, Smith, and Davis.

W. J. Wilkinson Two Brant Houses Sherlock Roy G. Faas R. E. Hatter

Iowa City News Briefs Highlight University Projects and Obits

The Gazette reports a $5 000 garage addition at the University of Iowa hospitals with a public hearing set for Saturday. Funeral services are announced for Frances Wray Templeman 87 with burial in North Liberty. Phi Gamma Nu elected Janette Lockwood as president. Roy L Chopek American Legion posts enrolls 259 members, 102 over quota. Dr Otis E Hovey discusses cooperative hydraulic research. PTA officers listed for Junior High. High school construction extension to April 1 granted by PWA. new start was Jan 4.

Iowa City University of Iowa Frances Wray Templeman Edwin E., Voigt North Liberty Engineering Foundation Rresearch Ortionsa Hydraulic Engineers Ralph E Reeds PTA Robert Larson Jane Heller Willam Parizek PWA George Marish Iowa City School Board

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