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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1936
Page
3
September 1936 totals show Cedar Rapids posting a city high for building permits at 200 valued at 110 921 dollars. Telephones reached 16 495 lines, post office receipts hit 48 536 28, and energy use climbed to 16 126 290 kilowatt hours as activity remains strong.
Robert J. Kolarik to be installed as master councilor of Cedar Rapids chapter No 10 DeMolay on Friday at 7 30 p m at Masonic hall R L Churchill to serve as installing officer Other officers include Don Russell Donald Reysa Paul R Clendening James Corwin Richard Wingert John Bailey Charles Russell James Ralston William Engle Joseph Ainsworth James Bromwell Carl Bishup Robert Smith Vernon Stevens James McFadden Kingston Brokaw Jack Walters Walter Dennis Charles Moeller George Helmendahl Earl Delzell Richard Morehouse Flower talk by Richard Morehouse Ritual teams will portray roles with Fred J Witousek assigning duties A panel of past masters photographs planned and a post installation dance afterward.
After two weeks of competition in the Y M C A younger boys point contest Guerney Day reports three boys earned their first chevron. La verne Boots Mike Besik and Garfield Potts have over 500 points toward their first award.
DES MOINES AP Gov Clyde L Herring commuted life sentences of six men to fixed terms, including Amos Harper a Buena Vista county farmer convicted of poisoning neighbor Marshall A Lee. The clemency came on the parole board recommendation, making them eligible for parole.
The state board commuted several long sentences including Lee who was found guilty of placing poison in alcohol, and Har per who claimed he pled guilty under threats. Other reductions affected George Solo an, Charles Butler, Joseph C. Stang, Loren Painter, Edward J. Singer, with notes on motives and officer promises influencing outcomes.
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