Tamany backed board of estimate blocks McKee from budget power
In New York, the Tamany aligned Board of Estimate deprived Mayor McKee of budget making powers after an 11 to 4 vote. Comptroller Berry urged open sessions and transparency, pressing that budget duties belong to the board, not the mayor, amid public funding pressures and political friction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
Board of Estimate
Joseph V McKee
Smc
Charles W Berry
Coye
Saircay
Tammant Serry
Ne- Kee
Am Ear
Cmajor Hss
Inpianus Berry
Berry
Comptroller
McKee
Amateur Vaudeville Contest Set for Next Legion Session
The Hanford post of the American Legion will stage an amateur night vaudeville contest at the Oct. 11 meeting with five prizes from 7 to 1 dollars. Entrants must mail letters to B D Silliman, 902 American Trust Ride, Cedar Rapids, and a rehearsal is planned in the Legion hall at 7 30 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanford
American Legion
George Cervenka
B D Silliman
Cedar Rapids
Health Education Classes At Y W Start Monday
Health education program at the YWCA begins Monday with classes conducted by named instructors. Activities include recreation games on Wednesdays from 7 to 7 45 pm and a general combat class on Mondays at 6 pm. Skating sessions are scheduled Tuesdays at 7 pm with additional tap dancing and toddler sessions offered.
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Y. W
Ywoc
Muss Luce Ladd
Caton
Oneir
Nutrition Center Feeds Many Hungry Children Daily
The Junior Service League runs a Nutrition Center at the Community House providing soup lunches to needy children. Fifty five youngsters were served last week. last year peak months saw 195 children cared for with a total of 18 499 lunches served, with a 5 cent charge for working families. Two paid staff and league volunteers help each noon, under the chairmanship of Mrs. B Moon and the committee of Mrs. Douglas Boynton Mrs. Herbert Stamats and Mrs. G Stewart Holmes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junior Service League
Beris Sur
Ertan Lapros Niartissa
Coxmmiain Snust
Gmp
Oceckess, Milk, & Shaecher Ont
Ifo
Tar Nupmuon
Weir
Servine
Ismur Woraczh
Wner
Ouerarus
Erntein
Geses Rapids
Easneiguon Weiss
Tor
Apoascring
Nutrion Center
Jemma Strahan
Tyler School
Nutrition Center
League
B. Moon
Douglas Boynton
Herbert Stamats
G. Stewart Holmes
City Briefs and Personals Highlight Local Happenings
Dr L L Dolson travels to Des Moines for the Iowa Chiropractors convention and clinic. A G Smid heads to Chicago on business and plans to visit his son in Cicero and attend World Series games. William Neff, a Washington High football player, returns to school after ten days at home with an infected foot. Special coal bargains are advertised in the Want Ads.
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L. L. Dolson
Meadowbrook Drive
Des Moines
Iowa Chiropractors Association
A. G. Smid
Thirteenth Street
Chicago
Theodore
Cicero
William Neff
B Avenue
Washington High School
Hoover
Rock Island
E. 18Th Street
Grand Avenue
Governor Turner
Coliseum
Shane Temple
Statehouse
Diaza
Fort Des Moines
Presiden
Washington
Cedar Rapids Stamp Club to Meet at Ben Hur Hall
The Cedar Rapids Stamp club invites collectors to a meeting at Ben Hur hall on Monday evening Oct. 3 at 7 30. WA Woodward 209 Nineteenth Street NE, longtime head of the Iowa Electric Light and Power insurance and claims department, has bought the Hamilton Armstrong general insurance agency in the Bever building.
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Cedar Rapids Stamp Club
Ben Hur Hall
Woodward
Nineteenth Street
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Hamilton Armstrong General Insurance Agency
Bever
Attorney Grimm to Address Greek-American Club
Local attorney John M Grimm who recently resigned from the state supreme court will speak to the Greek American Political Association at the Chamber of Commerce Monday evening. He will explain state government departments and focus on the study of government.
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John M Grimm
Ocal
State Supreme Court
Chamber of Compumerte
stud.Car
South Side Club Lunch Program Set by Sam Dale Chair
Lunch will be served at 6 o'clock followed by a program. Arrangements are being made by a committee chaired by Sam Dale with assistance from John Kelsh Joe Novak and Lumir Stritesky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Side Commercial Club
Sam Dale
John Kelsh
Joe Novak
Lumir Stritesky
Porto Rico Visit Noted for Hannen Family
Frank R. Hannen visits his parents at 128 Second avenue SW. He has been stationed for three years at the U S bureau of plant quarantine in San Juan Porto Rico. His wife and five year old daughter joined him to Washington D C. before hurricane wrecked San Juan.
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Porto Rico
Frank R. Hannen
J. R. Hannen
Second Avenue
Mr. Hannen
San Juan
U. S. Bureau
Washington, D. C
Chimney Swifts Attract Crowd Then Fled By Fire at Church
For weeks chimney swifts gathered near the Congregational church at Seventeenth Street and Washington Avenue, circling in clouded flight and entering the chimney each evening. A furnace fire Thursday night sent smoke blocking the chimney, forcing the birds to disperse northward. fifty returned Friday night, but only one entered before again flying away. Bird club members note the swift is not a swallow and can move rapidly, though the article contains some garbled phrasing about speed.
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Congregational Church
Seventeenth Street
Washington Avenue
Bird Club
Auay
Onas
John Bumanek named general chairman for O E S Grand Chapter
John Bumanek jr was named general chairman for the Order of Eastern Star Grand Chapter at a committee meeting held at his home. The event outlines the schedule for Cedar Rapids on December 25 26 and 27 with local officials and participants from the community.
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Juri Bumanek Jr
Arargemen’s
Order of Eastern Star
Terd Street
Trarugeyv
Deanmer
Cees
I.e
Edna Duscan
Cedar Rauds Grand Vurn
Winners announced in bridge contest Cedar Rapids Gazette
The Gazette reveals the top three women judges Mrs. Carl F. Jordan Mrs. George E Beattie and Mrs Frank C Byers plus prize winners S A Sanders Dr Henry H Hamilton and Mrs B K MacGaw with gold prizes of 20 10 and 5.
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Cedar Rapids
Carl F. Jordan
George E. Beattie
Frank C. Byers
Gazette
Gazette-reader Bridge
S. A. Sanders
Twenty-fourth Street
Henry H. Hamilton
Blake Boulevard
B. K. MacGaw
Fourth Avenue S
Mount Vernon
Fruit Shower Helps Cedar Rapids Home For The Friendless
Adeline Taylor reports on Cedar Rapids Home for the Friendless relying on local supporters for sustenance. The annual fruit shower Tuesday gathers apples grapes pears and more from friends, decorating the dining room for visiting children.
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Cedar Rapids
Home
Community Chest Fund
Marshall Bidwell lauded in Pittsburgh papers after Carnegie recital
Former Coe College organ head Marshall Bidwell received strong praise in Pittsburgh press after his Carnegie Institute recital. Articles cite technical mastery, interpretive authority, and audience rapport, noting his memory skilled program, engaging presence, and potential impact on Pittsburgh’s musical life.
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Marshall Bidwell
Pittsburgh
Carnegie
Coe College
Carnegie Institute
Bidwell
Hoover Visit Plans Spark Des Moines Parade Rally
President Hoover will tour Des Moines and nearby towns October 4 joining a 20 000 car parade, meeting at West Liberty West Branch Newton and Des Moines key sites. Major General Tinley and Brigadier General Ross lead parade staff as bands and veterans join the event.
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West Liberty
Des Moines
West Branch
Iowa City
Newton
Jasper County
Matthew A. Tinley
Council Bluffs
Lloyd D Ross
Ralph A. Lancaster
14Th Cavalry
Ft. Des Moines
Drake University
Knoxville
Fort Dodge
Missouri
Grinnell
Cue College
Dean Rickey Tops Second Weekly Football Tests
Dean Rickey 15, of 1627 D avenue NE, led the second weekly football contest by the playground commission scoring 2390 points. The events awarded points from 10 to 18 year olds with long passes, kicks and punts counted for totals. Other top scorers include Frank Maciejewsky 2326 points Donald Weber 2217 points Charles Hoff 2177 points and Robert Ford 1962 points.
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Dean Rickey
D Avenue NE
Playground Commission
Rickey
Frank Maciejewsky
Daniels Street
Donald Weber
Fourth Avenue SE
Charles Hoff
B Avenue NE
Robert Ford
Fourteenth Street
Belle Bennett Fights For Life In Cedars Of Lebanon
Hollywood actress Belle Bennett remained critically ill at Cedars of Lebanon hospital after a breakdown and subsequent complications. The condition worsened Saturday as doctors fought to stabilize her.
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Hollywood
Calif
Ins
Belle Bennett
Cedars of Lebanon Hospital
Miss Bennett
Reward Offered for Cedar Rapids Dog Poisoner
A $25 reward is offered for the arrest and conviction of a Cedar Rapids dog poisoner who has sprayed strychnine at home doorsteps. Sunny Sam the springer spaniel pup died after yard exposure. other poisoned dogs include a terrier and the famed "Pal" the shepherd. Richard Wayne Seeger seeks tips. post mortem confirms strychnine poisoning.
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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
James Bram
Registration Office Opens Saturday Afternoons Hereafter
The city registration office on the third floor of City Hall will be open Saturday afternoons from now until the final day of registration. L. J. Storey announced that about 6,000 voters in the city have not yet registered. He urged all eligible voters to register this fall under the permanent system to ensure voting on November 8 and to save taxpayer money.
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L. J. Storey
Hurricane Devastates San Juan. Cedar Rapids Woman Recalls Passage
Mrs. A S Keener daughter of the late Dr H O Pratt of Cedar Rapids escaped unharmed in San Juan as a hurricane sweeping Puerto Rico killed an estimated 200 and injured 1,000. She described roofs torn off and widespread destruction with power, water and telephone outages and a near total collapse of the fruit and coffee industries. life and property losses tallied at about 50 million dollars.
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A. S. Keener
H. O. Pratt
Cedar Rapids
San Juan
Porto Rico
Gertrude Kilborn
Glenway Drive
San Felipe
Keener
Union Church
Union Seminary
Kilborn
B. T. Jackson
Pratt
Bill Murray Joins Explorers Club In Quiet Honor
Oklahoma City dispatch reports Gov. William H. Murray became a member of the Explorers club after American consul Stewart P. McMillan sent his application. Murray recounted five years in South America and journeys through Gran Chaco jungles, but rejected any future sound film expedition.
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Oklahoma City
William H. Murray
Explorers Club
Bolivia
Stewart P. McMillan
Warsaw
Murray
McMillan
Chile
United States
South America
Gran Chaco
Theodore Roosevelt
County relief plan faces efficiency test in Linn county
County and town authorities clash over relief control as wartime economies demand tighter checks. Fifty residents in ONE Linn town started work at thirty cents an hour under county aid. sixty percent left, leaving a core of twelve to fifteen workers. Officials urge mandatory investigation of each aid applicant and use of able-bodied recipients to improve efficiency.
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Linn
Court House
Linn County
V. F. W. Band To Stage Carnival At Frontier Park
The VFW band revives Cedar Rapids carnival at Frontier Park October 9 to 15 featuring ten circus acts midway auto races and automobile polo. Ten percent of proceeds will aid 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 and former freshman athletic coach opens a dental office in the Security building. He also graduated from Coe College where he earned nine letters as an outstanding athlete.
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J. S
Jack” Skien
University of Iowa College of Dentistry
Skien
Coe College
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Okinow
John Bumanek
O. E. S. Grand Chapter
Henry Hamilton
City
Mt. Vernon
Adeline Taylor
Jack Frost
Colonial Bakery
Elm Grove
West Side Boys’ Auxiliary
Eastern Star
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