McKee Loses Budget Power in Open Session Clash
In a confrontational showdown with Comptroller Jess W. Berry, Mayor Joseph V. McKee loses the power to draft a tentative city budget as Berry wins 11 votes to five. The board votes to hold an open budget process, with McKee insisting on public sessions and opposition to any secret deliberations. Berry defends orderly procedure and openness in New York’s budget process.
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Joseph V. McKee
Jess W. Berry
Berry
Comptroller
McKee
Board of Estimate
New York
Nutrition Center Feeds Hungry Children Five Days A Week
Junior Service League operates a noon nutrition center at Community House serving lunch to needy children during the school year. In peak months last year 195 children were cared for, with 18 499 soup luncheons served. a 5 cent lunch charge applies if a parent works, but no child is turned away. The center emphasizes welfare over charity and supports etiquette lessons as part of mealtime, with two paid workers and several league volunteers present daily.
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Junior Service League
Cedar Rapids Kennel Association
Jenna Strahan
Tyler
Community House
League
B. J. Moon
Douglas Boynton
Herbert Stamats
G. Stewart Holmes
Winners announced in bridge contest by The Gazette
The Gazette announces prize winners from a bridge contest with hundreds of answers. First prize goes to Mrs. S. A. Sanders of Cedar Rapids for 20 in gold, second to Dr. Henry H. Hamilton of Cedar Rapids for 10, and third to Mrs. B. K. MacGaw of Mount Vernon for 5.
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Gazette
Gazette-reader
S. A. Sanders
Twenty-fourth Street
Cedar Rapids
Henry H. Hamilton
Blake Boulevard
B. K. MacGaw
Fourth Avenue S
Mount Vernon
Fruit Shower Brings Cedar Rapids Friends To Home For The Friendless
The Home for the Friendless in Cedar Rapids relies on local support and hosts its annual fruit shower on Tuesday. Residents and visitors bring apples grapes pears pumpkins squash tomatoes jams and relishes to stock meals for 51 children. The event highlights community bonds and local groups aiding in bread dormitory and care provisions as Cedar Rapids braces for a hard winter.
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Home For
Cedar Rapids
Home
Community Chest Fund
Jack Frost
Colonial Bakery
Elm Grove
Fairfax
Amateur Vaudeville Contest At Legion Session
The Hanford post American Legion meeting on October 11 features an amateur night vaudeville contest. Entry is open to anyone in the state, with prizes of 7, 5, 2.5, 2, and 1 dollars awarded by a panel after audience applause. A rehearsal is set for 7:30 p.m. on the sub-floor of the es building.
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Hanford
American Legion
American Trust
Cedar Rapids
Legion Hall
Health Education Classes At Y W Will Start On Monday
Health education classes of the Y W C A will start Monday under Miss Lucille Ladd as health education instructor. Registration may be made Monday. Special classes offered this fall include recreation games on Wednesdays from 7 to 7 45 p m and a general gym class. The recreation room opens for roller skates there will be tap dancing and tiny tots classes.
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Lucille Ladd
City Briefs And Personal Notices In Fairfax Area
Local items note Dr. L L Dolson traveling to Des Moines for the Iowa Chiropractors Association sixteenth annual convention and clinic. An October special offers chassis lubrication for 75 cents at Rude Auto. South Side Commercial Club hosts a lunch at 6 with a program. Sam Dale chairs a committee including John Kelsh Joe Novak and Lumir Stritesky for arrangements.
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L. L. Dolson
Meadowbrook Drive
Des Moines
Iowa Chiropractors Association
South Side Commercial Club
Sam Dale
John Kelsh
Joe Novak
Lumir Stritesky
Kindergarten Opens Monday at 1934 A Avenue
Advertisement announces a pre kindergar ten program opening Monday at 1934 A Avenue with contact dial 2 5876 for details.
Student William Neff to Return After Foot Infection
William Neff of 1310 B Avenue NE, a Washington high school student and football squad member, will return to school Monday after ten days at home with an infected foot.
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William Neff
B Avenue
Washington High School
Coal bargains drive till winter in Want Ads
Special coal bargains daily advertised under classification 32 in the Want Ads. Old King Coal makes a Merry Old Soul if he is in the bin before cold weather sets in.
Cedar Rapids Stamp Club invites collectors to October meeting
The Cedar Rapids Stamp Club invites stamp collectors to attend the next meeting at Bend a Monday evening Oct. 3.
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Cedar Rapids
Insurance chief buys Hamilton Armstrong agency
W A Woodward longtime head of the Iowa Electric Light and Power Company insurance and claims department has purchased the Hamilton Armstrong general insurance agency in the Bever building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Woodward
Nineteenth Street
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Hamilton Armstrong General Insurance Agency
Bever
John M. Grimm Addresses Greek-American Group at Chamber
Local attorney John M. Grimm, who recently resigned from the state supreme court, will address the Greek American Political Association at the Chamber of Commerce. The event underscores continued civic activity by a former high court member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Grimm
State Supreme Court
Chamber of Com
Cedar Rapids Council 909 K of C Plans Stag Party
Members of Cedar Rapids council No. 909 K of C will host a stag party next Thursday evening at the venue. Attendees include local dignitaries and civic leaders as part of fraternal activities.
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Cedar Rapids
K. of C
Porto Rico Visit Of Frank R Hannen
Frank R. Hannen is visiting his parents Mr and Mrs J R Hannen of 128 Second avenue SW. He has been stationed for three years at the San Juan office of the U S Bureau of Plant quarantine in Porto Rico. His wife and five year old daughter traveled with him to Washington D C where they visit Mrs Hannen's mother and his brother. He left Porto Rico just before the hurricane that devastated San Juan.
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Porto Rico
Frank R. Hannen
J. R. Hannen
Second Avenue
Mr. Hannen
San Juan
U. S. Bureau of Plant Quarantine
Washington, D. C
Visi With Mrs. Hannen’s Mother, Also Spent Several One With Mr. Hannen
Chimney Swifts Attract Attention Then Flee From Furnace Smoke
For weeks chimney swifts gathered around the Congregation church on Seventeenth Street and Washington Avenue each evening. Bird club members observed a 5:50 pm formation then a cloud of swallows dropped into the nest area. Thursday night a furnace smoke cloud forced the swifts to scatter northward toward the humming bird, ending the display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congregatio Church
Seventeenth Street
Washington Avenue
Bird Club
John Burianek Named General Chairman For O. E. S. Grand Chapter
John Burianek Jr was chosen general chairman in charge of arrangements for the Order of Eastern Star Grand Chapter at a committees meeting held at his home 1111 Third Street SW.
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John Burianek, Jr
Grand
The
Order of Eastern Star
Third Street
Wife with worst memory forgets nothing
A playful exchange notes that the wife, accused of poor memory, is in fact described as remembering everything, highlighting a humorous paradox between perception and actuality.
Bidwell Praised in Pittsburgh Papers After Carnegie Recital
Marshall Bidwell former head of the department at Coe College gave his opening organ recital at the Carnegie Institute in Pittsburgh last Sunday and was lauded in local press. A Pittsburgh newspaper praised his mastery balanced with artistic sense, noting his memory for a large program and his engaging personality. Editorials from another paper echoed the praise and highlighted Bidwell’s audience awareness and thoughtful program choices.
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Marshall Bidwell
Pittsburgh
Carnegie
Coe College
Carn Institute
Bidwell
Archer
Lemare
Heinroth
Reward Offered for Cedar Rapids Dog Poisoner
A malefactor poisons dogs with strychnine at Cedar Rapids residences. A $25 reward is offered for arrest and conviction. Sunny Sam, a one year old Springer Spaniel, died after wandering in a yard owned by Don Seeger. Other poisoned dogs include a terrier owned by Anna Butler and the famous shepherd Pal owned by Burrell and Lynn Merrifield. Neighbors warn the public of the danger as the search continues.
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Cedar Rapids
Sunny Sam
Don Seeger
Sixteenth Street
Anna Butler
Sixteenth Avenue
Eastman Small Animal Clinic
Burrell
Lynn Merrifield
N Street
Burrell Merrifield
Sunny
Richard Wayne Seeger
Energe
Barat
IOWA PLANS GREAT HOOVER WELCOME
Iowa prepares a large public welcome for President Hoover with events in West Liberty West Branch Des Moines and Newton. Delegations bands and thousands of cars fill the route while businesses and schools suspend afterno on. Parade leadership includes General Tinley Ross and local drum corps.
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West Liberty
Des Moines
West Branch
Iowa City
Newton
Jasper County
Matthew A. Tinley
Lloyd D. Ross
Canice Ted
Drake University
Knoxville
Grinnell
Hoover's Des Moines Schedule Outlined for Oct 4
President Hoover will spend about seven hours in Des Moines on October 4 with a Rock Island special train arrival followed by a parade on East 18th Street and Grand Avenue. He and Mrs. Hoover will dine with Governor Turner before a campaign speech and a downtown conference.
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Des Moines
Hoover
Rock Island
E. 18Th Street
Grand Avenue
Governor Turner
Temple Statehouse
Dean Rickey Tops Second Weekly Football Test
Dean Rickey at 1627 D Avenue NE led the second weekly football contest by the playground commission, scoring 2 390 points on a sliding scale for ages 10 to 18. Other top scorers included Frank Macie 11 years with 2 326 points and Donald Weber 11 years with 2 217 points.
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Dean Rickey
D Avenue NE
Playground Commission
Rickey
Frank Macie
Daniels Street
Donald Other Weber
Fourth Avenue SE
Charles Nigmm
Avenue
Robert Ford
Belle Bennett Relentlessly Fights Critical Illness
Hollywood actress Belle Bennett was gravely ill at Cedars Lebanon Hospital as her health deteriorated from complications following a recent breakdown. Family and colleagues await further medical updates on her condition.
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Boollywood
Calif
Ins
Belle Bennett
Cedars Lebanon Hospital
Miss Bennett
Registration Office To Be Open Saturdays For Registration
The commissioner of registration on the third floor of the city hall will be open Saturday afternoons from now until the final day of registration. L. J. Storey announced the measure due to nearly 6,000 voters in the city who have not yet registered. He urged all eligible residents to register before the November 8 election.
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L. J. Storey
Storey
Destructive San Juan Storm Described by Cedar Rapids Woman
Mrs. Keener, daughter of late Dr. H. O. Pratt of Cedar Rapids, writes of the Sept 13 1928 San Felipe hurricane hitting San Juan. A 120 mile wind caused widespread destruction, roofs torn, utilities cut, and heavy damage to homes and the fruit and coffee industries while four visitors checked on neighbors. Estimated death toll 50 to 75, with no serious injuries reported locally.
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Oe . Keener
H. O. Pratt
Cedar Rapids
San Juan
Gertrude Kilborn
Glenway Drive
San Felipe
Keener
Union Church
St. Thomas Island
Union Seminary
Kilborn
B. T. Jackson
Pratt
Community Officials Seek Local Control Of Aid Funds
Authorities consider shifting financial aid oversight to town authorities. The move aims to ensure funds reach the deserving, with county support continued but administration handled locally. The plan has been approved and put into operation in part of the county.
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Tn One Linn
Bill Murray Joins Explorers Club Despite Barred Film Plans
Oklahoma City report says Gov. William H. Murray became a member of the Explorers Club after American consul Stewart P. McMillan approved the membership. Murray notes his travels in South America and Gran Chaco and rejects plans for a sound picture expedition.
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Oklahoma City
William H. Murray
Explorers Club
Stewart P. McMillan
Oepeste
Murray
McMillan Murray
Bolivia
Chile
McMillan
United States
South America
Gran Chaco
Twenty-Four Turnouts for County Work Dwindle in Town
At the start forty two residents professed a need for county aid. Public work was offered and accepted, but numbers soon fell. Now only twelve to fifteen townspeople remain employed by the municipality, funded by the county at thirty cents an hour.
County aid appeals hinge on work status and overseer checks
The town authorities restrict aid by demanding proof the applicant can work or that the office of the county overseer conducts thorough appeals. If not, appeals from that town may be underrecognized due to alleged negligence or insufficient examination of eligibility.
County relief calls for efficiency at courthouse
Winter brings rising need for county aid and urges efficient handling at the courthouse. Local communities should work with supervisors and the overseer to support the common cause. The text calls for mandatory, skilled investigation of every aid application, noting current shortfalls.
County help recipients urged to aid authorities
May of the persons receiving county relief are capable of assisting authorities to streamline the process and reduce costs. Their abilities are not being capitalized, and their willingness for more than manual work is underutilized. Much checking could be done by selected men and women among the needy.
Made work aid plan seeks full economy of resources
The author argues that requiring aid applicants to perform work for merchandise is good but only a step toward efficiency. A major waste is in distributed foodstuffs as recipients fail to extract full value, yet this problem is solvable with proper measures.
County Aid Encourages Women to Assist Food Distribution
County program seeks cooperative women to oversee proper home handling of foods distributed by the office. Women with food preparation know how could earn county support by aiding distribution compliance.
Relief work in Linn county should be cooperative
Editorial argues relief programs must be administered with respect for recipients and calls for ending professional beggars. It criticizes public naming of county aid applicants as cruel and unnecessary, urging intelligent elimination of impostors while keeping dignity intact.
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Linn County
V. F. W. Band To Stage Carnival At Frontier Park
The V F W band revives a Cedar Rapids carnival from fifteen years ago to run October 9 through 15 at Frontier Park. Ten big circus acts a midway and auto racing will feature a V F W benefit with ten percent of proceeds set aside for the unemployed.
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Frontier Park
Cedar Rapids
Dr J S Skien Opens Dental Office Here
Dr J S Skien a University of Iowa College of Dentistry graduate who has spent three years there in advanced work and served as a freshman athletics coach opens a dental office in Security.
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J. S. Skien
J. S
Jack” Skien
University of Iowa College of Dentistry
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Henry Hamilton
City
Mt. Vernon
Adeline Taylor
West Side Boys’ Auxiliary
Miss Keers
Legion
Y. W
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Hill’s and
Nesper’s
Rude Auto Company
A. G. Smid
Theodore
Cicero
Ill
Buys Insurance Agency
K. C
H. G. Fussell
John Burianek
O. E. S. Grand Chapter
Iowa
Thorities
Ted
Bill Murray
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