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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1937
Page
27
Des Moines and Polk county motorists pay $1 yearly for a vehicle condition stamp based on twice yearly tests. Since 1934 the program reduced city accidents by about 20 to 25 percent, with 37,760 cars tested July 1 to Oct 13 and 10,789 fit on first test.
Dr Walter L Bierring Iowa health commissioner says wiping out syphilis and gonorrhea in a generation is not improbable. Posters will be placed in store windows post offices and railroad stations in 31 cities in cooperation with junior chambers of commerce. 400 posters available from federal art project offices. Pamphlets with complete information to be obtained from the health department.
Washington report notes the federal Social Security Board allocated 1,868,316 in 19 grants to 17 states for unemployment compensation and employment service administration. Iowa received 33,468 dollars as part of the program.
Approximately $3,000 in inheritance tax was collected Saturday from three estates, the state treasury reported. The largest payment, $2,125, came from the estate of Mary K Fuller of Cedar Rapids, with a taxable value of $21,252.
Sharon Center high school hosts an annual ox roast to raise funds for a school that receives no tax money. The event drew visitors from Iowa and neighboring states, serving about 1400 meals with 2000 pounds of meat and extensive sides. Volunteers from the community managed cooking, serving, games, and a three performance stage show to support the school’s finances and debt payoff.
Clay County Attorney Gilbert S. James said he was completing informations to file against Paul Verner and Lowell Lair both 18 for the murder of Frank Jayne 65 on October 2. Max Barnett 22 faces an assault with intent to commit murder charge for an earlier attempted killing. Verner has signed a statement admitting the murder and implicating Lair. court filing expected Tuesday with Judge James Deland presiding.
Elwood Shelly, 19, the truck driver charged in the death of Florence Paul when she alighted from a street car, was released on $2,500 bond in Des Moines. He is due to appear November 2 for manslaughter and reckless driving hearings.
Mount Vernon sees Gifford Ernest, independent journalist and commentator on Russia, open the Cornell Forum series. He will speak at 3:45 on Religion and the Race Problem in Russia, then discuss Russia and her neighbors East and West with forums at 6:30 and Monday at 9 a.m. The events are sponsored by the Forum conference and the Cornell Christian association.
Elkader unveils a new $175,000 school noted for glass block walls serving as both masonry and windows. The district funded the remainder after a federal Public Works Administration grant covered 45 percent of the cost.
William H. Spangler, 59, an Eagle Grove farmer, amputated his right hand after it was caught in corn husker rollers. Brother Elias found the injury after the machine stopped. Spangler asked his brother to cut the tendons, but Elias refused and cut the cords with his left hand. Doctors reported limited blood loss.
Washington AP reports the national labor relations board ordered an election within 15 days among production and maintenance employees at the John Morrell packing plant in Ottumwa Iowa. The vote will decide if workers want representation by the United Packing House Workers union or the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of America.
Iowa unemployment compensation officials estimated the fund will average 41 cents per week for each registered worker starting July 1. The nest egg to aid the unemployed will total about 11 million dollars, with a benefit period not to exceed 15 weeks and a minimum of five dollars. The state has 270000 eligible workers and 5468 large employers contributing funds, plus 30375 in interest from the federal treasury since May.
Bloomfield Iowa city council passed a resolution permitting fishing in the new city reservoir. Officials seek stock by the Iowa Conservation Commission and are negotiating with its members to stock the lake.
Eight Iowa counties will lose state relief on November 1 after four years of aid. No automatic restorations allowed. counties must apply for aid and be investigated. The 11 counties affected previously include Black Hawk Scott Johnson Muscatine Taylor Jefferson Clinton Chickasaw Henry Boone Allamakee with varied start dates from 1933 to 1953.
The Gosch family from near Battle Creek Iowa earned a farm management offer after Ed Gosch and his sons Eugene and John showed champions at the Ak-Sar-Ben livestock show. The 840 acre Odebolt farm owners George Hansen and John Williams offered the trio the position following top steer wins and showmanship success. The Gosches will decide whether to accept.
Iowa's state income and corporation tax collections show a strong rise over 1935. Income taxes total $4,134,000 on 156,000 filers, average $26 per return, while corporate taxes reach $624,000. Total receipts, $4,759,214, approach the $5 million level for the first time in three years.
Despite threatening weather and a light rain, the pep meeting was a success. An effigy of Simpson's Redman was burned, college songs rang out, and a snake dance closed the event. Saturday featured stunts a parade and a tree dedication for Dr. J. W. Bissell then the play The Late Christopher Bean after the Upper Iowa Simpson game.
Des Moines Iowa Governor Kraschel at a Saturday press conference broadened his stance on capital punishment noting he may commute sentences when facts warrant it He argued punishment certainty can be as effective as its severity and reiterated opposition to harsh application for felonies He spoke on state government from the statehouse detailing security measures and homestead tax credit pension programs.
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