Cedar Rapids Woman’s club hosts music tea for department group
Fifty members and guests of the Ced ar Rapids Woman's club music department gathered at the club house for a Wednesday afternoon tea. Miss Joan Yessler sang with Miss Betty Jean Stephenson at the piano, and Mrs. F. W. Orr read four selections. Officers led the event with Mrs L. A. Talbott as chairman and Mrs. Charles Bode presiding over refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids Woman’s Cub
Woman’s Club
Second Avenue SE
Joan Yessler
Betty Jean Stephenson
F. W. Orr
L. A. Talbott
E. W. Krickard
E. A. DeBruin
E. B. Rohn
R. L. Naibert
A. C. Topinka
Charles Bode
Holden Pleads Guilty to DUI in Des Moines Court
Des Moines man A. Holden, 43, pleaded guilty before Judge J. E. Heiserman to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. He was fined 300 dollars plus costs, paid in court. Holden was arrested by police last April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co. A. Holden
Des Moines
J. E. Heiserman
Holden
Defense files to dismiss Pugh probate suit over Engerson will
A defense answer filed Thursday in Sophia Pugh’s action to set aside Dora Engerson’s probate asks dismissal. Defendants Gertrude Sullivan as executrix Anna May Swartz and John Engerson Jr. deny lack of notice and claim Pugh attended the will admission. Pugh is Dora Engerson’s sister.
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Sophia Pugh
Dora Engerson
Gertrude Sullivan
Anna May Swartz
John Engerson, Jr
Burgess Divorce and Custody Sought in Separate Actions
Rowena Burgess seeks a divorce from Howard Burgess on cruel and inhuman treatment, asks for custody of two children and $25 monthly child support. The marriage occurred at Anamosa on November 2, 1929. Na Gladwin of 1512 Twelfth Avenue SE names Marion L. Gladwin in a separate maintenance action on cruel and inhuman treatment grounds. The two were married in Cedar Rapids and have three children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rowena Burgess
Howard Burgess
Anamosa
Na Gladwin
Twelfth Avenue
Marion L. Gladwin
Cedar Rapids
Bremer County Farmer Settles Injury Suit Over 1838 Accident
William Cosselman, 80, filed an 11722.50 personal injury suit against Lee Shen of Cedar Rapids. The case, heard before Judge J E Heiserman since Monday, was settled Wednesday afternoon and dismissed with prejudice. Cosselman said Shen's car struck his wagon crossing Highway No. 10 at the Fayette Bremer county line on Nov 12, 1838.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Cosselman
Bremer County
Lee Shen
Cedar Rapids
J. E. Heiserman
Cosselman
Uten
Highway No. 10
Fayette-Bremer County Line
County Officials Approve Third Quarter Reports
The Board of Supervisors approved the third quarterly report of County Recorder Dempsy Jones for the period ending Sept 30 noting 6 734 instruments and 3069 50 in fees. It also accepted the quarter report of Justice H R Churchill of Rapids Township and county treasurer receipts totaling 1292 57 in fees and fines.
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Dempsy Jones
H. R. Churchill
Rapids Township
Directed Verdict Sought in $298 Note Suit
Judge John T. Moffitt heard a plaintiff motion for directed verdict in Sherman Freeman versus Earl and Gladys Blackford over a $2,500 counterclaim. Defense testimony had been completed the prior day as the case focuses on alleged unwarranted attachment.
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John T. Moffitt
Sherman Freeman
Earl Blackford
Gladys Blackford
Judgment On Note In Estate Case Returns Amount
Judgment of 1436.24 was returned for Edith Bodie and Gilbert E. Mains executors of the George Gilbert estate by Judge John T. Moffit on Wednesday in a note action against F. W. Steiner and Emma Steiner. On another note count Judge Moffit awarded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Bodie
Gilbert E. Mains
George Gilbert
John T. Moffit
F. W. Steiner
Emma Steiner
Moffit
Lisbon Divorce Case Seeks Relief in Cruel Treatment
Mary S. Wiley of Lisbon sues David F. Wiley for divorce on cruel and inhuman treatment grounds. The couple married in Lisbon on November 16, 1921. Judgment noted of $127.40 against F. W. Steiner.
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Lisbon
Mary S. Wiley
David F. Wiley
Judgment On Note and Local Public Works Approvals
Judge H C Ring returned judgment for Robert S Cook as shareholders' agent in a $2 800 note suit against C H Otto with default for want of pleading. Cedar Rapids Gas Co authorized to lay a 1 1 4 inch main across Eighth Ave Bridge over Indian Creek at Marion. Linn county supervisors approve purchase of a revolving scraper via Martin Rousa Tractor and Equipment Co for 218. Mable T Kirk seeks 5 747 24 judgment in a note suit against Roy I Tabasinsky aka Roy I Tabb a non resident of Iowa. Judge Ring quieted title to Greene and College addition in Cedar Rapids for Howard Graham and Helen Graham.
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H C. Ring
Robert S Cook
Cedar Rapids National Bank
C. H. Otto
Cedar Rapids Gas Company
Eighth Avenue
Indian Creek
Marion
Martin-Rousa Tractor and Equipment Company
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Mable T. Kirk
Roy I. Tabasinsky
Roy I. Tabb
Iowa
H. C. Ring
Greene
College Addition
Howard
Graham
Helen Graham
Woman and husband sentenced after dog catcher bite
In Detroit AP report, Mr and Mrs Colangelo welfare dependents without dog licenses bite dog catcher William Mulvey when he tries to seize a dog. Both are convicted of assault and battery and given 30 days in the Detroit house of correction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
William Mulvey
Benny
Lillian Colangelo
Mulvey
Colangelo
Detroit House of Correction
City Hall Notes from Oct 14 Council Meeting Actions
Bids due Oct 28 on Twenty-fourth avenue SW sewer project. Easement granted for five and a half feet along Milwaukee railroad for sewer from Twenty-seventh Street NE to avenue NE for $1. Objections to street oiling assessments due Oct 14. Parking zone created on west side of Second Street SE. Dance and Class B beer license transfer approved to Pla-Mar pending building approvals. Police fines for September totaled 508 and court fees 320.50. Civil division fees 7.15. Oil permits renewed for John J. Scolaro and Frank L. Shay. $75 permit refund. Payment of 11,418.61 to Stark Construction for pool. 5100 for 24 pool floodlights to Cedar Rapids Electric Supply. Drive permissions granted to Sinclair Refining for sites on C Street SW and First Street SW with parking and grease rack details. Budget shows 759,182 left to spend by March 31. September cash receipts 66,341.62 and disbursements 111,848.40. Outstanding liabilities October 1 were 22. Waterworks pumped 146,794,000 gallons in September. Water rents 20,899.88 and sewage rents 5,805.93. Bonds paid 5,000. 4,542.42 invested in permanent improvements.
Jersey cattle fair awards highlight Dows herd at Waterloo congress
The Sutherland C. Dows herd from Cedar Rapids dominated Jersey results at the Waterloo Dairy Cattle Congress with Fauvie Mary Rosa winning junior champion and junior yearling honors. Eleven Dows Jerseys competed plus top placings for other Dows animals in various age groups. Iowa group exhibits led by Dows and Jones competed against Wisconsin and Illinois entries.
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Fauvie Mary Rosa
Waterloo
Jersey
Sutherland C. Dows
Cedar Rapids
Dows
Mary Rosa
Iowa
Wisconsin
Hainois
Sutherland Dows
Donald Jones
Iowa City
Allen Spencer and Son
West Branch
E. S. Bauchman
Bloomfield
Bauchman
Jones
Spencer and Son
Breezy Hill Farm
Madisonville
Hugh Bonnell
Youngstown
Happy Valley Farm
Rossville
J. L. Hutchinson
Former pupil confesses Monona school thefts
Sheriff E W Carlsen and Deputy Arn Mueller announced the solution to Monona school robberies from last December. Kenneth Moore sixteen a former Monona high pupil confessed in writing to stealing eighty six dollars fifty nine cents on December ninth eleven dollars fifty cents on May twelfth and three class rings valued at twenty seven dollars. He reportedly discarded the rings by tossing them into the Mississippi river at Marquette. An incomplete fingerprint on the money box was the sole clue.
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Eleader
E. W. Carlsen
Arnold Mueller
Monona
Carlsen
Kenneth Moore
Monona High School
Moore
Mississippi River
Marquette
First Men Enrolled By Army Under Draft Expected To Be In Service By Mid-November
Washington officials said the first men drafted under the conscription plan will likely begin service by mid November. The draft board expects to call 75,000 in November with lottery results within 5 to 10 days after registration on October 16.
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Washington
INS
United States Army
National Draft Board
Ben Howell
Conscription Board
Army
Howell
Moore Confesses to The Sheriff in Money Theft Case
In a rapid progression of events Moore was arrested and questioned. He finally confessed, telling Sheriff Carlsen he alone stole the money.
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Moore
Carlsen
Excuse Clears Parking Charge For Local Litho Firm
Erwin J. Wasta of 1902 B Avenue NE appeared in police court for a second time in recent months on an overtime parking ticket. He said he overparked five minutes in a 15 minute zone to deliver for a lithograph company and chose that to avoid double parking. Judge Harry Johnson tore up the ticket calling the story wise and safe.
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Erwin J. Wasta
B Avenue
Wasta
Harry Johnson
Purse Snatcher Eludes Pursuer Near Greene Square
Alice Roberts was robbed of a pocketbook on Greene square as she crossed at 8 p m. The bag held a $25 wrist watch a stick pin $18 and $1 50 cash. A witness Harry Noble chased the thief from Fourth street tracks toward Fifth avenue before losing him behind the Nash Finch building.
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Alice Roberts
Fifth Street
Greene Square
Harry Noble
Sixth Avenue
Noble
Fourth Street
Fifth Avenue
Nash Finch Company
Third Street SE
Moocher Arrested at Policeman Home in Council Bluffs
Fred Held, 59, of Council Bluffs, was arrested at 1:15 p.m. Thursday at Patrolman Earl Davis and his wife’s home after requesting a handout. Held will be arraigned for vagrancy on Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Held
Council Bluffs
Earl Davis
Held
Pass Last Big Arms Measure On Docket
The Senate approved a $1.482 billion military appropriations bill the last major defense measure before Congress. It funds a peacetime army of 1,399,441 and directs 1,024,441 National Guardsmen be trained and fed, clothed, and equipped, with 375,000 regulars. The measure allocates cash and contract authority to the Army and Navy and moves back to the House for action on Senate increases.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
House
Navy
Army
Letters to the editor on racketeering and bridge stock
J L Holden of Anamosa urges trust in business growth and criticizes using hard measures to curb it. He cites the Savanna Sabula bridge corporation investment and claims local agents sold stock to sustain a risky venture. Holden supports electing a leader favoring business expansion over restraint.
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Gazette
Crispin
Savanna-Sabula Bridge Corporation
Willkie
J. L. Holden
Anamosa, Ja
Noe Indicted for Income Tax Evasion in Huey Long Ring
James A Noe Democratic National Committee member and ally of Huey P Long and Governor Sam H Jones was indicted by a federal grand jury on income tax evasion charges. The Toledo note lists band and orchestra officers and an honor paint system with monograms and medals for first and second year honorees.
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New Orleans
James A Noe
Louisiana
Huey P. Long
Sam H Jones
Toledo
John Harrison Rider
Johnny Cuthbertson
Marjorie Moore
Ludmilla Benda
Wilma Balvin
Doris Harris
Doris Moore
Marcella Benda
Max Byram
Evelyn Balvin
Eugene Trish
Double Parking Suspect Held in Hunting Synagogue Incident
Ben Ira Rudman of Davenport faced a double parking charge in front of Ginsberg's jewelry store on First avenue E after a Thursday arrest following Wednesday ticketing by Patrolman Murphy Davis. Rudman says he loaned the car and entered the store to locate a local synagogue. he seeks a deferment to Monday to attend Jewish New Year observances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Ira Rudman
Davenport
Cedar Rapids
Murphy Davis
Rudman
Davis
Ginsberg
First Avenue E
Weiland Releases Suspect On Appearance Bond
Weiland complied with court orders and released the suspect on a five dollar appearance bond, awaiting further hearings.
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Weiland
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Twenty-fourth Avenue
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Mound Farm Real Estate Company
Milwaukee Railroad
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Second
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Thornwood
Pla-Mar
Superior Court
John J. Scolaro
Lincoln Bowling
Frank L. Shay
First Avenue
Jack Powell
Stark Construction Company
Cedar Rapids Electric Supply Company
Sinclair Refining Company
C Street
First Street
Zenith
A. W. Oal
Ayrshires
Guernseys
Louis Seitz
Waukesha
Wis
Shirley Ayr Farm
Mount Union
Lippitt Farm
Providence
C. E. Swenson and Sons
Chicago City
Minn
Bull
Soulder Bridge Farm
Excelsior
St. James Farm
Naperville
Ill
C. G Good of
Ogden
F. W. Fitch Company
Draft Board
National Guard
Moocher
Miss Witmer
Newman
Newman's
Mary Miles
People’s Forum
M. E. Crispin
Noe
Huey Long
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Atimes
Holmes & Edwards
Sterling
Liebke & Taylor
Hunting Synagogue
Tweed Sport
Coats
Bunny Suede
Scone
Omng
Third Avenue SE
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