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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 10, 1933

Page

14

Terzo Takes Stand In Own Defense In Iowa Trial

Vincent Cerame Terzo, 45, of Brooklyn, testifies in district court that he acted for his stepfather with power of attorney when negotiating for an apartment house site and materials tied to a Nov 25 1921 fire. He denies telling Cedar Rapids people his name was Vincent Cerame and says local dealings were in Cerame’s name.

Vincent Cerame Terzo Brooklyn Terzo Vincent Cerame Chicago Ter 3 G. K. Thompson H.C. Ring N Street West Cedar Rapids Cerame Clinton Ilinois Sergt. George Schupolsky Chicago Police Department Thompson St. Louis Avenue Vincent Terzo

Hemroid internal remedy promises fast relief for piles

May Drug Co. advertises Dr. J. Leonhardt's Hemroid internal medicine to end itching bleeding and protruding piles in one bottle. It claims rapid action in stubborn cases healing and restoring affected parts while removing blood congestion. The ad guarantees results or money back.

Dr. J Leonhardt May Drug Co

Will Rogers on diplomacy and mockery of arms

In a humorous CODA, Will Rogers mocks diplomacy and arms while noting an Argentine president’s goodwill visit to Brazil aboard an Argentine battleship greeted by Brazilian cruisers and fighter planes. He jokes about disguising weapons and the banality of speeches at banquets.

Ganette Santa Monica Calif Brasil Will

Terzo Denies Bad Checks and Explains Movements

Terzo testified that his total investment in the completed building would be 16170 dollars and he sought an 11000 dollar loan that never closed. He denied writing bad checks to workers as a witness claimed. He said he left Sergi and fled Chicago to New York to raise a 500 dollar fee and later disappeared while on bond as Linn County officials prepared to remand him.

Terzo Sergi George Schupolsky Chicago Illinois Linn County New York

City briefs and personals note local events and incidents

A mix of short notices covers local suppers church events and a couple of legal incidents. Fred Westerfield and Fred Clymer each paid fines for intoxication, John R. Condon received a suspended sentence after a Sunday arrest, and a group of five Cedar Rapids area officers were assigned to Fort Snelling for a two week active duty period starting Oct 15. An eye ear nose and throat doctor moved to 203 Cedar Rapids Savings Bank and a district optometrists dinner meeting was set for Wednesday at Hotel Roosevelt with Dr J C Landenberger in charge.

R. J. Stephen M. D Cedar Rapids Savings Bank Iowa State Association of Optometrists Hotel Rooseveltt J. OC. Landenberger 349Th Infantry Cedar Rapids Fort Snelling Ronald W. Cameron Waterloo Russell H. Nies Charles City Paul E. Vermillion Harold L. Watson Plainfield Fred R. Woodward Dubuque

Cycle And Auto Hill Climb Meet Here Next Sunday

An automobile and motorcycle hill climbing contest will be held next Sunday on the Berry farm six miles east of Cedar Rapids on the Lincoln highway half a mile south. A new hill promises keen competition with entries from Waterloo Des Moines Town City and locals. Al Strauss will pit his Ford V-8 against any car. Entries drop at Cliff's motorcycle shop 130 E Avenue NW. Starts 2 30 pm. Admission 35 cents. children under 12 free. Parking available.

Berry Farm Cedar Rapids Waterloo Des Moines Town City al Strauss Cliff E Avenue NW

Just Folks by Edgar A. Guest

A poetic reflection on guilt and fear after a man implicates himself in a fatal act. The speaker recalls leading the victim to a doomed end and now is haunted by the dead man’s judgment in life and after.

Edgar A. Guest

Yergan Reports on Y M C A Work in South Africa

Max Yergan of Alice South Africa and secretary of the South African Y M C A outlines in Cedar Rapids the racial problem in Africa. He cites about ten million natives under one and a half million Europeans and praises Y M C A efforts including rural associations and agricultural training.

South Africa Mr. Yergan Africa

Spingaren Medal Awarded For Distinguished Service

This year the Spingaren medal was awarded, granted annually to a Black recipient for distinguished service to his race.

Spingaren

Gazette Plane Second In 15 Mile Race At Air Circus

The Stinson Junior plane finished second in a 15 mile race linked to an air show at Moline Municipal Airport. Five thousand spectators attended as Moline voters approved 80 000 bonds to fund municipal airport ownership. John Bolson won, Bob Strait placed third, Dan Hunter made a dead stick landing, and Bill Bales performed two delayed parachute jumps.

Gazette Stinson Moline Moline Junior Chamber of Commerce John Bolson Bob Strait Cedar Rapids Dan Hunter Gazette Bill Bales Dixon

Lottery Defendants Lose Appeal in Moose Lottery Case

Conrad R. Mann Bernard C McGuire and Frank E Hering lost their appeals to the Supreme Court in the Moose lottery case tied to Senator James J Davis of Pennsylvania. Mann received 15 months and a $10000 fine McGuire one year and a day plus $10000 Hering four months and $3000 fine. Conviction reversed on one count. Davis seeks a separate trial in New York.

Washington INS Conrad R. Mann Bernard C. McQilie Frank FE Hering New York James J. Davis Pennsylvania Supreme Court Mann McGuire Davis

Whelan Delivers Huckins to Milwaukee After Chicago Trip

United States deputy marshal R. L. Whelan returned from Chicago where he spent a day at A Century of Progress after delivering Elmer Huckins to federal officers in Milwaukee. Huckins and his son, the late George Huckins, were involved in an alleged get rich quick scheme.

R. L. Whelan United States Chicago Elmer 8 Huckins Milwaukee George 8. Huckins

Campagna Death Seen As Self Inflicted

Cedar Rapids coroner reports no inquest into Tony Campagna’s self inflicted death at his dine and dance venue on Second Avenue SE. He had been ill and despondent. funeral at Immaculate Conception Church with burial at Mount Calvary. Campagna survived by wife Lena two sons Joseph and August and several relatives. Knights of Columbus to recite rosary at his home Monday.

R. A. Vorpahl Tony Campagna Campagna Second Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Iowa Tobacco Company Chicago Independence Cederg Rapids Immaculate Conception Church J. J. Toomey Mount Calvary Cemetery Fourth Avenue Lena Joseph August Fred T. M. Campagna Berwyn Ill Oscar Swanson Winifred Rose Scolaro Knights of Columbus

Wounded Pride Drives Woman to Lake Merritt Attempt

Miss Ella Schroeder a 57 year old pensioned Cleveland teacher tried to take her own life by entering Lake Merritt in Oakland California. A patrolman rescued her and a note on the bank said she learned her income in recent years came from her brother Albert O Schroeder Cleveland and not from an estate as she had believed.

Oakland Calif Ella Schroeder Cleveland Lake Merrit Albert O. Schroeder

Film Star Lyle Tal Suffered Skull Injury In Crash

Hollywood reports star Lyle Tal 26 in critical condition after his car struck a house. In a separate crash director W Dyke 44 collided with C Stewart 24 of Newport Beach. Stewart died and Van Dyke suffered severe bruising.

Hollywood Lyle Talbot W. 8 van Dyke C. L. Stewart Newport Beach Stewart

Heroine In Own Thriller After Leaving Theater

After a Marion movie, Miss Dorothy Olver’s car caught fire from a gasoline filled bucket left by thieves at the rear. She backed up, heard the rattle, and the exhaust ignited the gasoline. A tire and rear body were destroyed. she drove to a garage for help.

Marion Dorothy Olver Fourth Street NW Miss Olver

Arizona Jury Finds 2 Guilty Of Kidnapping

Prescott Arizona dispatch reports a jury of cattlemen and miners found James McGowan guilty of kidnapping Charles G Riebling an automobile dealer in the first abduction trial in northern Arizona McGowan and M J Stuta were also convicted of robbing Riebling and A L Owen of shoes trousers and an automobile after forcing them at pistol point to drive twenty three miles into the desert

Prescott, Ariz INS James McGowan Charles G. Riebling Arizona McGowan M. J. Stuta Riebling A. L. Owen Owen

Seven Injured In Five Traffic Accidents Near Cedar Rapids

Seven persons were injured in five automobile accidents from Sunday night to Monday morning near Cedar Rapids. A five-car pileup on Highway 30 west of Cedar Rapids injured several, including Mrs Catherine Clemens who suffered a skull fracture and pelvic fracture. The crash began when two girls passing a truck loaded with cord wood skidded into a ditch, prompting a chain of collisions as eastbound drivers tried to assist or avoid the wreck. Deputy Sheriff Larry Condon cited slippery pavement and poor visibility as factors. Mrs Clemens and her husband D P Clemens were traveling with five children when their car collided with Sherman Merriman’s vehicle at Keystone road intersection. Three other Sunday evening incidents caused minor injuries to others including a 13-year-old girl, Dorothy Geiger, and two pedestrians. Authorities reported the Green car sustained heavy damage and was towed. all involved were treated at local hospitals.

Cedar Rapids Catherine Clemens LaBalle William Vaughn B Avenue NE Arnold Jayne C Avenue NW Vaughn H. B. Green F Avenue NW Green St. Luke's Hospital Roy Reif Garrison W. E. Burkhart Dubuque Relf Charles Parry Mr. Clemens West Side Third Street Fifth Avenue Allen Poyer L Street John A. Geiger Washington Avenue SE Dorothy Geiger W. L. Lattner B Avenue NW Third Avenue Kyle Mills Eighteenth Avenue Fourth Street Lattner Milla A. Gibson Tenth Street F Avenue Powell Gibson Everett Williams Second Avenue

Mother and six children die in Minnesota house fire

A mother Sadie Johnson 29 and her seven children aged seven months to nine years perished in a blaze that destroyed their Pequot home. A defective heater is suspected though the cause remains undetermined. Roy Johnson the father, an electrician at Breezy Point lodge, was at work at the time.

Pequot, Minn Sadie Johnson Roland Warren Shirley Keigh Leroy Beverly Fayn Elden Alfred Roy Johnson Breezy Point Lodge

Dodge Show-Down Plan Highlights Six Prices

Take home information on Dodge Six features and price list. Hydraulic brakes Safety-Steel body low frame and floating power engine mount advertise reliability and economy. Show-Down plan offers a free score card and no obligation to compare models like Coupe Sedan and Convertible. Prices range from 595 to 695 F. O. B. Factory Detroit.

Dodge Detroit

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