Referee Blunder Helps Irish Win
Minneapolis AP report says referee John Getchell admitted miscalling third down instead of fourth allowed Notre Dame to gain a decisive advantage over Carnegie Tech. The Irish won 7 to 0 after the disputed play, with Notre Dame scoring the game's lone TD three plays later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John Getchell
South Bend
Carnegie Tech
Getchell
Notre Dame
Tech
Minneapolis
Johnny Getchell
Irish
Carnegie
Hull Receives Robert Dollar Award for Trade Work
Secretary of State Hull was honored in Washington with the first Robert Dollar memorial award for the individual who contributed most toward advancing American foreign trade in 1937.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hull
Robert Dollar
Decorah Drunk Driver Sentenced to Six Months in Jail
Decorah baker Carl Dorseth was convicted of drunk driving and, by Judge T W Scheen, sentenced to six months in jail and a $300 fine. The case was decided last week with the official public report noting the penalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Gazette
Decorah
Carl Dorseth
Decorah Baker
T .W. Scheen
Births Reported From Local Families
Birth notices list eight newborns at St Luke's and Mercy hospitals. Families include Wickham, Vincent of Atkins, Burns of Marion, Furnish of Saint Paul, Ruiz of NE, Keith of SW, Knippe of NE, and Dutrt of SE. Dates range October 22 to October 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer W
Wickham
Twentieth Street
St. Luke's Hospital
C. W. Vincent
Atkins
Robert B. Burns
North Thirteenth Street
Marion
Evans Furnish
Sixth Avenue
Mercy Hospital
Salfredo Ruiz
C Avenue NE
Dean Keith
C Street
Raymond Knippe
B Avenue NE
William Dutrt
Vernon Avenue
Birthday Dinner Honors Grandson DeWayne Beckner
Mr and Mrs B F Beckner hosted a Sunday family dinner northeast of Marion for their grandson DeWayne Beckner turning five. Seated at a 14-person table with a birthday cake were Fay Bailey and children Donna Faye and Kenneth, Hubert McCalley and sons Marvin and Richard, Ralph Beckner and daughter Jeanne, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWayne Beckner
B. F. Beckner
Marion
Fay Bailey
Donna Faye
Kenneth
Hubert McCalley
Marvin
Richard
Ralph Beckner
Jeanne
City Council Notes Highlight Market Grant and Infrastructure Moves
The Cedar Rapids City Council received a commendation from the Cedar Rapids Woman's Club for the new market place. It approved transferring 5160.87 from waterworks to sewage disposal, extending gas mains on Twelfth Street NE and Nye Avenue NE, and sent civil service officials to a Des Moines meeting on October 29 to discuss the state civil service statute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Twelfth Street
G Avenue
Nye Avenue
Civil Service Commission
Des Moines
Civil Service Commissions
Association of Civil Service Commissions
Edward Lowe
High Court Takes Up Farm Agency Immunity Ruling
The Supreme Court agreed to review an Eighth Circuit ruling that a regional agricultural credit corporation of Sioux City Iowa is immune from suit as a government instrumentality. Keifer and Keifer livestock producers allege the entity harmed cattle during winter by not feeding or caring as loan terms stated. The Court also denied reviews from Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co. on tax costs in a Louisiana chain store case and from Annette Strauss regarding federal income tax on the late Joseph B. Strauss’s bridge compensation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
Supreme Court
Eighth Circuit
Regional Agricultural Corporation
Sioux City
Iowa
Keifer
Credit Corporation
Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company
Louisana Supreme Court
Annette Strauss
Joseph B. Strauss
Golden Gate Bridge
San Francisco
Third Avenue Bridge Repaving To Begin Within Days
City council approves contracts with Haegg Construction to repave the Third Avenue bridge with reinforced concrete and widen Third Avenue SE to Fourth Street. Work starts soon with half the bridge open at all times. Sixty minute parking rules imposed on Third Avenue SW First to Second and First Street SW Second to Fourth to ease traffic during resurfacing.
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Haegg Construction Company
Third Avenue
Third Avenue SE
Fourth Street
Dave Williams
West Side Business District
First
Second Streets
First Street
Second
Fourth Avenues
Haegg
PWA
Patzig Testing Laboratories
Des Moines
Linn's Best 4-H Club Elects and Giro Notes
Virginia Sloan is elected president of Linn's Best 4-H club at the October meeting at Jeanette Hagerman's home. Lois Frederick becomes vice president Edith Hagerman secretary Mildred Sloan treasurer and Alice Frederick historian. Talks on Thank You Notes Wool Dress and Accessories were given. Lucille Gove Cedar Rapids and Mrs Robert Sloan Marion were guests. Mr and Mrs E V Carey and children visited Ames for a dinner at A L Dickinson's home amid family birthdays. Celita Christina Burns born Oct 23 at St Luke's Cedar Rapids to Mr and Mrs Robert Burns of Marion.
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W. E Doan
F. M Wheeless
Mary Elizabeth
Claire
F MN. Doan
Hopkinton
F. L. Doan
Harold
Harriet M Dean Weld
Cedar Rapids
St. Luke's Hospital, Cedar Rapids
Robert Burns
Marion
Celita Christina
Burns
Velda Pickerill
Virginia Sloan
Linn
Jeanette Hagerman
Lois Frederick
Edith Hagerman
Mildred Sloan
Alice
Frederick
Lucille Gove
Robert Sloan
E. V. Carey
Ames
Mrs. Carey
A. L. Dickinson
Linn County Supervisors OK Road Surfacing Bid 1938
Linn County Iowa Board of Supervisors met October 18 1938 in Cedar Rapids opening bids for Surfacing Secondary Road District No 107 Section A. Baker and Patton Independence Town Iowa were awarded the contract for 1575 00. The board also approved construction for Project PWA Docket Iowa 1228 F and transferred emergency funds to the Poor Fund pending state comptroller approval. Officials appointed for the November 8 1938 General Election and various tax and pension actions were authorized and recorded.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
State of Iowa
Ilowa
Seevell
Robovsky
Baker
Stirm
Maudlin Construction Company
Webster City
PWA
Ayve
Linn County
Board of Supervisors
WK. Lothian
Bertram
Adolph Biderman
H C. Clymer
Emmett Albaugh
Boulder
John McDonnell
John Walker
H G. Came
Springville
A. J. Bedell
C. E. Reed
J. Plumly
Ray F. Wiley
Ida C. Bowdish
Viola
Harry Newlin
F. B Collins
Geo. W. Fry
Buffalo
Clifford
R. Bowdish
Frank D. Stoddar
Glenn Ferguson
Maine
E. R. Balderson
Guy C. Hutchins
H. R. Sigmund
Claire H. Andrews
Marie Falcon
Marion Township
C. O. Secrist
Louis F. Levasseur
Geo. Michel
John W. Gill
Fred McShane
Marion Ist
Frank Ozburn
Rose Clark
John Larkin
Mildred Titus
Ethel Courtney
Marion
G. W
J Fred Currell
Margaret Doherts
Marian G Lee
Lottie Janda
Rapids
W H Gates
Thomas Suchomel
Irene Henson
Maude E Love
Florence Rochlitz
Lottie Me Leod
Frank Trachla
Anthony Wesoba
John Kazimour
Anna C Lesinger
Lenora Melsa M W, Spencer
J J. Prochaska
Clara Stastny
Miury Seravy
Ralph Ho Chiverton
Theodore Suchomel
Philip S Berger, Jr
Ruth Schorr
Melina Putlit
Sarah Armsworth
Sam & Dale
Emma Janda
Elsie Tasek
Vary Bo Hubbard
Otho R- Doolittle
May Erlecher
FJ Petranek
Alice A. Gifford
Elizabeth Phoman
Bruce Clauson
Wm P Corbett
Widows’ Pension Fund
Erma Dahlstrand
Yvonne Parsons
Marion Schneider
Thomas B Powell
Charles A Sigfried
Erma Dunn
Scevell
Suung ‘Ave
DeWees and Whitney
Towa M QO
Weaver
Des Moines
Towa Baker and Patton
Independence
Towa
Hannahs
West Point
Towa Concrete Materials Company
Lowe
Buehler Brothers
Ist
Gattos
National Tea Food Stores
Ist St
Zachar Brothers
Trombino Brothers
4Th
A & P Tea Co
A Ave Grocery
Bert
Sol
Bosworth
Blue Valley Day
Butters Store
Blauls Sons Co John, Co
Blue Valley Dairy
Burke R E
Baldwin Frank B
Wee Een
C R Gas Co
Cook & Wilson
PYOV
Nde Gees
Cedar Springs Dairy
Cities Service Oil Co
Castle Bros
Central City
F S
Eas
Peoples
9Th St
Phillips Service
Rpis
Rude Auto Co
Reid
George D
Risk Ferris
Sol Rehef
Roush
S. Poor
Sam
Ryan Emily
Registrar of Vital Statics
Redies FF
Standard Bakery
Swift & Co, Co
Second Ave
Virginia
MCAS
Searles Dairy
Pinoy
Seeley George
Sovereign Lotus
Stodola Leo
Shaw Lillian
Snouffer Mary
Sayles Mary
Skelly Oil Co
Kotosonc
Smith Mis Milu
IMON
Sunshine Mission
Troy Leundis
Tait & Wagner Ca
Port
Abe Smg
Tyrdik Die
Taylor Edward Sol Rchet
Taylor
Sue Poor
Tait & Wagnes
Terry Darin Co
Sue Travis Chevroaler Co
Ties Ocp Ae Eine
Vondracek Oaiv
Vo& RK
Girovery
Vo& K Grovery el Acles
IOV
Seeeaeenenesene
Witwer Grovery Co
Watson V
Williaams
TD Whitings
Aden
Ain Walbrand
Wither Graver
Tna
Tna Fieep Chap Valve Watasas
Capooyan
Pag
Tarcher
Alan Fo Seeyedarity
Soran
T Peern
Buitiachan
Joe Hurt
Walter Hiur
Mores
Vivi Ye
Leo Baler
Yay Loren Veolia
Dewes
Kenneth Ande von
Wesles
Barto
Howard
Krof Graver
Poe
Karl Lel
KG von Lewis Velie
Miles
BC Walnee
Guerns Basset
Geo
Eerl Uelber
Ldosd Koop
Leren Klopp
AL Lettere
Mo Verashek
Tack Worthy
WA Peterson
Lloyd Davis
Eles Elgin
Everett Eiht
Frank Fee
Joe Floyd Noteh
Jake Searles
Leo Baker
Loran Voorhies
Dewey Alexander
Kenneth Anderson
E Donnan
Howard Jordan
Howard Lackward
Emmett Murphy
Sword
K E Graver
Earl Lehr
Glenn Bassett
Geo Clark
W L Kassler
C M Meroshek
Jack Norris
A Peterson
Everett Elliott
Frank Hendryx
Board of Super
Linn County Adopts Tax Compromise for 1936 Bill
The Linn County Board of Supervisors adopted a resolution authorizing the chairman to sign a contract compromising 1936 personal property taxes of A L Woerderhoff doing business as Fair Shoe Store in Cedar Rapids. The compromise settles $174.19 in taxes and penalties for $72.57 in cash, with related actions including transfer of a deposit claim to the State Sinking Fund and approval of county relief orders for various firms and individuals.
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Board of Supervisors
Linn County
Iowa
Iowa Tire and Tube Company
Cedar Rapids
Robovsky
Seevell
A L. Woerderhoff
Fair Shoe
L Woerderhoff
Stirm
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Henry McLemore
Trish
Tom Thorp
Polo Grounds
Mr. Getchell
Thorp
Bill Kern
Kern
Elmer Layden
Layden
Stephen W Jones
Lee
Brookings
S. D
Minnie
Metta Whitcomb
Jones
Agricultural College At
Washington, D.C
Sally Jo Bertin
Max Berlin
J T. Gallivan
Stuart Rodger
Sheboygan
Wis
Owen's Drug Store
Harold Simonsen
Charlotte Webster
Martelle
South Dakota
Osceola Lodge No. 18
A. E. Crew
Omaha
Dr Crew
E . Esgate
Esgate
Methodist Church
Grove City
Rebekah Lodge No
Carl E Kearns
Wheeler Memorial Presbyterian Church
W. E
Mabel Kearns
Indiana
Kearns
Barbara Fitzgerald
Arlene Tow
Bonnie Carey
India
Wilbur Sebern
Council Bluffs
Mr Sebern
WB. Sebern
R. A Rankin
Margaret
Washington, Pa
Sarah Scott Ford
Mary Ellen Ford
Iowa City
Dorothy Jean Fernow
Sam Fernow
Allen McKean
Cornell College
Julia McKean
Albert van Fossen
F B Simms
Tommy
Washington, DC
Don Borchers
Walter Hall
Mr. Borchers
Borchers
Beverly
Presbyterian Church
Clara Wilson
N. A. Baker
Dickey’s Foods
Frank Frederick
Jay Evans
Harlan
Orville Thoma
James
Ainsworth
E. E., Badham
Elmer H. Nelson
Muscatine
Margaret DeWees
Marion High School
Keokuk
F. E. Austin
Eighth Avenue
Town City
LaVerna Crew
Fred M. Blakeslee
C. B. Vernon
E. J. Miller
Elmer Nelson
George Graver
Lisbon
W. T. Jackson
Sam Jackson
Oca Beall Price
Jesse Hammers
Pine City
Minn
Edith R
Anna M. Whittaker
Whittaker
High Court
3Rd Ave
Linn CO. Board Supervisors Proceedings
Dean W E. Co Home Furniture
Duster Bros
Drew George
Dicks Coal Yard
Eggers Meat Market
Evang Deaconess
Ellis Blvd
Eastburn
Allie
Etzel
First Ave
Fladiy
Fry's Dairy
Sol Relief
Fishwild and Son R
Gazette Co Pub
Gramling Mason, Co Home Machinery
Goodyear Service
Gramling Mason
Hach Bros Co
Home Oil & Gas Co
Hruska
E E
Homsey Grocery
Harris
Earl
Huston
Sherman
Robt
Hunte Ralph
Harrington B
Hedges Co
Hoglan SC
Heefner and Newman
Hubbard Ice & Fuel Co
Holden-Kahler Co
Orc
Heverly Idwe Co
Hedges Ibr & Coal Co
Lida Hedges Lbr & Coal
Kubias Howe Co
Kramers Grocers
Kadlec
Koehn Grocers
Kenwood Park Fuel & Enterprise Coal Co
Emma Pao
Krew Bros
Seal Relief
Kridl Shoe Co
Sol Relief Shoes
Knake Shoe Store
Sel Relief Shoes
Kopecky
Kouba Lillian
Laurence Press Co
Linn County Medical
Leibsohn Groovers
Leading Star Grocery
Leibsohns Grocery
Larimer
Mable
McDonald Chase
McEnany
Bell Telephone Co
Nagle Eaton Sbr Co
Nagle Eaton Lbr Co
Ober C L
O'Meara
Peoples Grocery
Penney Co J C
Penney Co
Sol Reciel
Scseve
Elmer M Seevell
Robt M. Vesely
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