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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1935
Page
4
Iowa moves to empower managers to limit or bar sales to permit holders. Stores may restrict quantity or prohibit sales to habitual drinkers or those dependent on charity or resale. Vendors gain discretion to limit kind and amount for all permit holders under state liquor control law.
Mount Vernon high school will stage Uncle Tom's Cabin with seventh graders Martha Jane Rogers and Marian Fisher sharing the role of Little Eva. The cast includes William Rogers and Dorothy Fisher, plus Eleonor Gough and Doris Jane Leigh as Eliza and Topsy and Petrick in key roles. Performances include Thanksgiving matinee and a Friday evening show.
Special to The Gazette Korf files suit against Keokuk county board of supervisors for 1700.42 dollars in fees as Martens case lawyer in Newton court. Change of venue sought after Martens cleared of murder of his wife Estelle Martens.
Proceedings describe a gathering of language educators in Iowa City with discussion of curriculum, local attendance, and anticipated topics. The note mentions families, relatives, and community ties surrounding the event.
Judge Harold D Evans will hear a malpractice suit against Dr. F. J. Rohner in district court on Friday December 6. The case is brought by Dorothy Ann Dondore as administratrix of Josephine Haas Dondoree's estate. Attorneys Elmer Johnson and B B Hickenlooper of Cedar Rapids said they will withdraw from the case.
Mr and Mrs Andrew Ambuehl Sr celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary with an open house at the home of their son Oscar east of Monticello. The couple wed November 26, 1884, and have lived on a farm near Monticello for decades. The article notes family details, their son Oscar, and other relatives, plus a brief wedding and community context.
Washington report shows Iowa's foreign trade stake at about 12 million dollars annually with potential rise through reciprocal pacts. Exports fell from 37.4 million in 1929 to 9.5 million in 1932, then partial recovery. Lard dominated Iowa exports, with drought affecting trade. estimates suggest Iowa would have sold over 3 million in lard abroad last year if share held.
An explosion at a gas bulk plant in Iowa Falls caused severe burns to operator Jack Purdy and ignited a fire that destroyed the pumping house. Damage was estimated at at least $2,500, and authorities attributed the blast to sparks from an electric switch.
George Mussig pled guilty to possession of intoxicating liquor in Tipton district court. Judge H C Ring fined him 300 dollars but reduced to 100 on county attorney Maxwell's recommendation for good behavior. Mussig paid 100 and costs and was released. Sheriff Christian was ordered to deliver confiscated liquor to St Lukes hospital in Cedar Rapids.
Parkersburg Iowa AP reports the Thorne family welcomed their thirteenth child, a son born Friday to Mr and Mrs Ben Thorne. The couple has eleven living children with one daughter.
Delhi residents witness a chaotic shift in pupil transit as old buses are condemned by State Highway Patrolman Jennings. Wayne Jackson wins a contract to run all rural routes with new safety buses, while former drivers resist and two new buses arrive amid protests.
Dr Bernard Karponis, a member of Iowa's state planning board for over a year, will leave Iowa City this Saturday to join the National Resources Committee at the University of Chicago. He earned a BA in 1928, MA in 1930, and PhD in 1932 from the University of Iowa.
A themed word puzzle with horizontal and vertical clues spanning anatomy terms food items animals and common words. Readers solve clues like parts of the body and everyday objects while testing knowledge of medical and nonmedical terms.
Expect a sunny Thanksgiving in Des Moines as forecasters predict fair to partly fair skies with cooler temperatures. Federal meteorologist Charles D. Reed says travel should be fine Thursday despite current dense fog across Iowa. United Airlines notes lingering fog from Chicago to North Platte delaying flights and making highway travel risky.
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