Morality drive sparking quarrel in Iowa City over probes
County Attorney E A Baldwin refuses to prosecute after receiving evidence from Mayor Thomas E Martin. Alderman George Bouck blocks a 500 payment to outside investigators, citing illegal use of city funds. Martin defends raids on liquor activity outside the city and says the city may aid in county actions while coordinating with Sheriff Don McComas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
E. A. Baldwin
Thomas E. Martin
George Bouck
Martin
Bouck
Baldwin
Chicago
McComas
Johnson County
Sheriff's Office
Don McComas
Lyric Soprano Marie Houston Set For Mount Mercy Concert
Miss Marie Houston a lyric soprano with ten years on tour will perform at Mount Mercy junior college and academy Friday evening. A pupil of La Forge she has sung across the United States and in South America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Houston
Mount Mercy Junior College
Academy
Modest Budget Welcomes This Dashing Frock
Advert appears to promote Anne Adams pattern 4029 a simple frock with button front bodice and action pleated skirt offered in multiple fabric types sizes 14 to 42 includes instructions and fabric guidance. price requests 15 cents for pattern and 15 cents for pattern book with option to order both. Information cites Cedar Rapids Gazette pattern department and New York address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Cedar Rapids
17Th St
New York
Pleas of guilty in three liquor possession cases
Judge H C Ring accepted guilty pleas from Harold Hammer 26 of 1216 Eleventh St SE and others after raids by federal state county and city officers. Hammer received a ninety day county jail term with release after forty days on good behavior. Mrs Frank Kaiser and Joe Novak pled guilty with sentences deferred and released on their own bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Ring
Harold Hammer
Eleventh Street
Ring
Hammer
Frank Kaiser
Second Street SE
Joe Novak
Fourteenth Avenue SE
Divorce Granted on Cruel Treatment Grounds
Saturday granted Mary Jean Delahunty a divorce from John B. Delahunty on cruel and inhuman treatment grounds. The case was submitted to the court Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Jean Delahunty
John B. Delahunty
Articles of Incorporation for Ames Food Company Inc
Articles of incorporation for the Ames Food Company, Inc. of Cedar Rapids have been filed with County Recorder Dempsy Jones. Officers include E. B. Fenton president, C. H. Waite vice president, and W. H. Woods secretary treasurer, all of Cedar Rapids. Capital stock is 200 shares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames Food Company, Inc
Cedar Rapids
Dempsy Jones
E. B. Fenton
C. H. Waite
W. H. Woods
Replevin Action Against Williams Dismissed
The National Collateral Loan Service Inc files an automobile replevin suit against William Williams on Aug 28. The action was dismissed in district court before Judge A B Clark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Collateral Loan Service, Inc
William Williams
A. B. Clark
Nebraska Woman Released From County Jail
Mrs. Hattie Donner twenty six of Stuart Nebraska was freed after a hundred days in jail for a statutory offense. Judge H C Ring had sentenced her to six months at Rockwell City girls reformatory but suspended all but one hundred days effective June twenty fifth. County officials say federal authorities requested her detention as a possible material witness in a Mann act case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattie Donner
Stuart
Neb
Rockwell City
Hendersons seek divorce on cruel grounds in district court
Helen M. Henderson petitions for divorce from Norman E. Henderson on grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment. Married at Davenport on April 18, the plaintiff also requests restoration of her maiden name Helen M. Jordan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen M. Henderson
Norman E. Henderson
Davenport
Helen M. Jordan
Shaffer Pleads Not Guilty in Desertion Case
Robert C. Shaffer, charged with desertion for failing to support a daughter and a son, pleaded not guilty in district court before Judge H. C. Ring. He was released on a $500 support bond without surety, with Mrs. Louise Shaffer as a principal witness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert C. Shaffer
Louise Shaffer
H. C. Ring
Shaffer
Divorce Granted in Cruel Treatment Case
Judge H. C. Ring in district court grants Edna Simmonds a divorce from Arthur Simmonds on cruel and inhuman treatment. The couple was married December 14, 1933.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Ring
District Court
Edna Simmonds
Arthur Simmonds
Judge Ring
Speakies Supply Paris With Food In Waiters Strike
Paris faced its first use of speak easies as waiters and hotel workers walked out leaving breakfasts unavailable. Restaurants like Maxim's and Harry's New York Bar opened more to serve patrons, while others offered restricted meals amid whispers and secrecy.
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Paris
INS
France
Maxim’s
Harry
New York
Phoenician Chapter Plans Dinner Dance
The Cedar Rapids Phoenicians chapter met at the Montrose hotel to plan its first major fall event a dinner dance to be held at the Montrose soon. The social committee is chaired by Nicholas Habib with members Mike Risk F4 Abodeely Abe Abraham Joe Kacere Sam M. Haddy Ed Abodeely and E J Nassif.
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Cedar Rapids
Phoenicians
Montrose Hotel
Montrose
Nicholas Habib
Mike Risk
F.4 Abodeely
Abe Abraham
Joe Kacere
Sam M. Haddy
Ed Abodeely
E. J. Nassif
Bishop Calls for Focus Beyond Liquor in War Debate
Bishop G Bromley Oxnam of Omaha urged the Northwest Iowa Methodist conference to address universal issues like poverty and the threat of war rather than concentrating on liquor. The conference accepted a report on economic questions urging church support for democracy and social insurance programs while voting an attack on the liquor control system.
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Fort Dodge
G. Bromley Oxnam
Omaha
Northwest Iowa Methodist Conference
Ida Bartholomew Dies at 81 in Mount Vernon
Ida Sessions Bartholomew 81 a Mount Vernon resident for over forty years died Saturday at home after months of illness. Born in Epworth 1855 she moved with her parents to Mount Vernon in the early 1870s and married Ambrose G Bartholomew in 1882. Survived by two daughters a son and a brother funeral services set for Monday at Neff chapel with burial in the local cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Vernon
Ida Sessions Bartholomew
Bartholomew
Epworth
C. M. Sessions
Ambrose G. Bartholomew
Nebraska
H. A. Bassett
Homecoming Activities Begin at First Christian Church
A full week of homecoming events starts at First Christian Church with honors at the church school hour for class attendance. Rev. Blaine Hyten will deliver a morning sermon “A New Beginning,” with baptisms planned. Choirs sing, Youth Month opens with Loy alty Endeavorers reports, and Coe students are honored in a welcome program led by Lamir Benesh. Boy Scout Troop No. 16 earns praise for months of progress and a citywide swimming win. The week ends Friday with the annual homecoming dinner marking fall and winter programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Christian Church
G. E. King
Blaine Hyten
Dett
Loyalty
No. 16
Guy Linville
Marriage Licenses List With Multiple Cedar Rapids Pairs
The notice lists several marriage licenses including Charles C Kunzmann and Wilma H Vaverka Cedar Rapids. Floyd F Freeman and Marguerite Montague Cedar Rapids. Theodore Hafer and Violet Hagerman Chicago. John B Rolle and Edith L Marble Chicago. Louis A Meyer and Emily Ruth Vavra Cedar Rapids. Glen E Brenneman and Anna Chapman Wellman. I A Morey Custer S D and Myrtle Fish Hazleton. Franklin H Bruce and Bertha L Vredenburg Waubeek.
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Charles C. Kunzmann
Wilma H. Vaverka
Cedar Rapids
Theodore Hafer
Violet Hagerman
Chicago
INI
Louis A. Meyer
Emily Ruth Vavra
Glen E. Brenneman
Anna Chapman
Wellman
I. A. Morey
Custer
S. D
Myrtle Fish
Hazleton
Franklin H. Bruce
Bertha L. Vredenburg
Waubeek
John B. Rolle
Beantown Choir Comedy to Aid Local Library Purchase
Hearthstone club presents a three act comedy on Friday Oct 9 to raise funds for books for the local library. The show features club members and families with a cast list including Martha Myatt Esther Edelman Bess Story May Smith Florence Dake Helen Deal Irene Schubert Bess Frazier Anna Cheney Zea Schultz Ruth Mayberry James Gilroy and others. The male quartet includes James Gilroy Darrell Christiansen Melvin Schubert and Howard Mohr. The Jedediah quartet lists George Dobling David Dake Elsie Frost Jane Frazier Irene Schubert Florence Dake Darrell Cressey James Frost. A tenor solo by Howard Mohr and a tableau The Quilting Party by Bob Ruttenbeck and Arline Nodurft. A dance by Ruth Eleanor Myatt a violin solo by Ed Christensen and a soprano solo by Dorothy Reimer. Morgan Dake is the elder and Wiley Wolfe the minister.
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Lost Nation
Hearthstone Club
Beantown Choir
Martha Myatt
Esther Edelman
Bess Story
May Smith
Florence Dake
Helen Deal
Irene Schubert
Bess Frazier
Anna Cheney
Zea Schultz
Ruth Mayberry
James Gilroy
Dorothy Reimer
Morgan Dake
Elder
Wiley Wolfe
Engle Sees Europe Warwatch Era as Modern Renaissance
Paul Engle back from Europe calls this the era of history making since the Renaissance. The Rhodes scholar and author of American Song and Break The Heart's Anger plans a two year stay in Europe unless war breaks out. He predicts changes to personal freedom and notes Germany's militarization and Russia's primitive living conditions while Oxford fosters critical thinking for his literature and politics lectures.
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Paul Engle
Europe
Thomas Engle
Fifth Avenue SE
Oxford
America
Engle
Russia
Germany
England
Stock Exchange
Hitler
United States
Everyody
Oxford Encourges
Agriculture Dept Predicts Higher Food Costs for 1937
Washington AP The Agriculture Department warns that food costs will rise in the first half of 1937 as drought effects hit. The consumer guide notes retail prices are at their highest since 1930 but still 29 percent below 1929 peak, and households now pay $1.40 for the same food that cost a dollar in March 1933.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Consumer Guide
Agriculture Department
Three Killed Four Injured In Train Car Collision
Three people died and four were hurt when an automobile was struck by a Big Four passenger train at a crossing in Muncie Indiana on Saturday. The victims include Mrs. Lowell Goodwin 33 and her children Donald 7 and Jayne Ann 18 months. Lowell Goodwin was hospitalized with severed feet and mangled legs. The injured include Mrs. Arthur Chapman and her daughter Wanda 10 and Junior Goodwin 9.
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Muncie
Ind
Lowell Goodwin
Selma
Donald
Jayne Ann
Goodwin
Arthur Chapman
Shirley Temple to Aid Red Cross Roll Call in Cedar Rapids
Shirley Temple appears in a two minute Red Cross film to support the Cedar Rapids roll call. The film will be shown at a local theater, and John H Schneddig will arrive midweek to help prepare for the drive running from November 11 to Thanksgiving Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley Temple
Motion Picture Fame
American Red Cross
Cedar Rapids
Red Cross
Federal Building
John H. Schneddig
National Red Cross
Library Of Community House Open Wednesdays
The Community House library station will be open on Wednesdays from 3 to 5 30 p.m. instead of Tuesdays. Both adult and children's collections have been increased and several books in Bohemian are available. Everyone in the community is welcome to use the library services.
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Community House
Republican Women Organize Linn County Township Units
Mrs. Don Hines announced the completion of organizing Linn County into township units with unit directors named for Center Point Springville Central City Coggan Walker Lisbon Marion Mount Vernon Alburnett and Viola. Assisting were Mesdames Penningeroth Riemann Hendrickson Hahn Beane Lattner Ballard Spangler Mills and Miss Sara Nott of Marion.
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Linn County
Don Hines
Republican Organization
Center Point
Vincent Bromwell
Springville
Marjorie Levien
Central City
Flower Phillips
Coggan
Erma Crosier
Walker
Thomas Wiley
Lisbon
Fred Armstrong
Marion
Grace Bleakly
Mount Vernon
Lhce Bigger
Alburn
Editorial States Students Approve Campus Night Club
In Iowa City the Daily Iowan reports 473 ballots cast show student approval for a Memorial Union night club. The editorial urges university officials to act, noting Rufus Fitzgerald backs the plan and a floor show could be added if desired.
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Iowa City
Daily Iowan
University of Iowa
Jesse Gorkin
Memorial Union
Iowan
Rufus Fitzgerald
University
Fitzgerald
Sherwood Eddy Set to Speak at Cornell Forum Conference
Mount Vernon announces three new speakers for the third annual Forum conference at Cornell College November 22 to 24. Sherwood Eddy and Frank Miles join Dr. Harold Fey, with earlier selections Bishop G. Bromley Oxnam and M. T. Yamamoto. Eddy will discuss China, Europe, and Japan policy alongside Yamamoto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Vernon
Albion R. King
Cornell College
Cornell
Sherwood Eddy
Frank Miles
Iowa Legionaire
Harold Fey
Fellowship of Reconciliation
G. Bromley Oxnam
Omaha
Methodist Church
M. T. Yamamoto
Asia
Russia
China
Japan
Far East
Japan Times and Mail
Eddy
Europe
Germany
Des Moines
Legion Program For
Disciples’ Church
Philippine Islands
Forum
Walker backs Roosevelt in New York speech
James J. Walker, four years after resigning as New York mayor, endorsed the national administration and praised Roosevelt in a speech to about 2,000 people at the Michael T. McCarron Democratic Club dedication in Manhattan. He also criticized Alfred E. Smith for backing Landon and claimed a seat in any squawking faction in this campaign.
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New York
James J. Walker
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Seabury
Tammany
Alfred E. Smith
Alfred M. Landon
Walker
Roosevelt
14Th Assembly District
Michael T. McCarron
Democratic Club
East 65Th Street
Funeral for Aged Iowa City Man To Be Monday
Lanus P. Kessler 82 died of heart failure at his home Saturday afternoon. The 32nd degree Mason was active in Masonic work in Iowa City. Survived by his widow two daughters three sisters and a brother. Funeral services are set for Monday at 2 30 p.m.
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the Gazette
Iowa City
Lanus P. Kessler
Kessler
Tama Man Weds Anamosa Girl In Ottumwa Ceremony
Tama man James B. Doyle and Beatrice Bruce of Anamosa wed in Ottumwa at East End Presbyterian Church with Rev. Creswell officiating. Bride taught in Anamosa and Tama. groom works as crane operator for Tama county. They will live at 1302 North State street, Tama.
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Tama
Beatrice Bruce
Anamosa
James B. Doyle
East End Presbyterian Church
Ottumwa
W. J. Creswell
Doyle
Iowa State Teachers College
Thoma Griswold
Walter Carpenter
A. McCurdy
W. P. Yorke
Alda Richards
Dr. Mason
W. C. Cory
Gertrude Houdyshell
Tam
C. H. Humphryes
Boone
Nadine Hegardt
Mar Hegardt
Amanda Patterson
Lena Tschopp
Carrie Crenshaw
J. V. Smek
C. C. Yerkes
Mary Simek
Moffett
D. E. Goodell
Alvin Kouba
Dorothy Ma Roginson
Belle Plaine
San Diego
Cali
Oliver Fox
Unite States Navy
Dorothy Mason
Sybil McCune
Belle Plain
Richard Levick
Roginson
R. Roginson
Fox
H. E. Fox
Tamae
A. Broome
Seee
Young People's League Meeting Set for Vinton October 11
The Cedar Rapids Presbytery Young People’s League of the Iowa Synod will hold its annual fall meeting October 11 at the Presbyterian Church in Vinton. Activities start at 3 p.m. with devotions led by First Presbyterian of Cedar Rapids and include reports, officer elections, a talk by Dr. C. M. Wallace, and musical selections by Vinton participants. A buffet supper at 5:30 followed by discussion groups and a play at 7:15.
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Young People’s League
Cedar Rapids
C. M. Wallace
Ames
Iowa
Har Moore
L. Myri Boozer
Etern Hills
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Dial
Court House News
L. L. Riggs
6Th St. SE
Bishop
Ida Bartholomew
Adeline Taylor
Agriculture Dept
Library of Community House
Cornell Forum
Jimmy Walker
Vo TR
GEO
BALDY
Young People’s League of C. R. Presbytery
Vinto
Kemble Floral Co
Iowa Theater
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