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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1932
Page
8
Bohemian Dramatic Society staged Grandfather Strachal Goes to Visit the President at the C S P S hall to mark the 1471st anniversary of Czechoslovakia. Dr. Ross Wistein praised Bohemia’s role among nations and urged equality for women in politics education and industry.
A speaker extols Czechoslovakia's post independence progress citing 3 500 new schools 39 million crowns spent on waterways and agriculture and 20 061 libraries with 15 443 320 volumes. She stresses maintaining the Czech language and pride in Bohemian citizenship to advance truth justice and freedom.
A speech ends with a hopeful note that people in Czechoslovakia will be as proud of us as we are of them, signaling shared pride and mutual support in a time of tension and international collaboration.
Cedar Rapids launches subscription drive for the Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra with a luncheon at Killian’s tea room for captains and workers. Miss Alice Inskeep extols the orchestra as a leading cultural asset, while director Joseph Kitchin outlines six planned concerts and expenses. The campaign ends at the first concert on November 1.
H. C. Bush, assistant manager of the Credit Guide and Adjustment bureau, told the Des Moines convention of the Associated Credit Bureaus of Iowa that Iowans are living within their incomes and have quit contracting debts they cannot liquidate. He said this attitude has improved credit conditions and impressed many to preserve credit standing.
A. L. McKinstry urged Cedar Rapids Rotarians at a noon meeting to raise the remaining 72000 needed by 11 a.m. Monday to reach unemployment relief. He praised local achievements and warned that Cedar Rapids’ future depends on renewed leadership and participation. Luther Fuhrmeister led songs and Cyrus Metcalf provided vocal entertainment.
Police reported two additional petty thefts over the weekend. Ivan Bowdish of Springville said a tire and rim were stolen from his car parked near Third avenue and Fifth Street SE Sunday night. Ed J. Hoffman of 1028 Sixth Street SW reported a brace hacksaw wood plane hand drill and tin snips stolen from a garage at the rear of his premises.
Twelve unemployed men on the civil service list were to be sworn in as special police by Mayor Stepanek at 3 p.m. Monday, despite protests from dance hall proprietors. They will replace regular officers at dances and games and earn the regular pay. The plan followed a public dispute between Public Safety Commissioner Kruidenier and the city council led by Stepanek, with labor federation backing. A council secret session ended without altering the plan, which Kruidenier opposed but was overruled after a trial was arranged. The new officers received oath instructions and badges Monday afternoon for assigned duties.
At the meeting a compromise proposal emerged to return regular police to Special assignments and divert earnings to the police Pension fund, which is currently low. The group noted that the arrangement would end when the present emergency ceases to exist.
C. A. Knutson of Clear Lake, president of the Iowa Association for Tax Justice, will speak Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at the Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce. The group advocates a gross income tax. J. W. Bettendorf chairs the board and John C. Shenk of Davenport is executive vice-chairman.
Barry recounts a high profile escape as he and accomplices seized a car near Syracuse and fled through towns to Albany while evading state troopers. He describes passing a key from a guard to a civilian police officer and climbing a tower before commandeering a car with a man, a woman and a baby. He swapped bloody garments for clothes and rode trains through multiple cities.
Marie E. Wrigley of Marion and Jack Wrigley seek divorce on cruelty grounds on their tenth anniversary. They were married in Cheyenne Wyoming on Oct 7 1922 and lived together until Oct 7 1932, with the wife asking possession of the home and personal effects. Bertha Woodworth seeks divorce from Mont Woodworth for cruel treatment and custody of a daughter. The couple married in 1926 at Vinton and request household furniture. Lawrence L. Wilson of Center Point seeks a divorce from Florence Hazel Wilson on cruel treatment. they wed in Waterloo in June 1930.
A district court dismissal follows county attorney recommendation for Manuel Ferguson 24 and John Balik 27 in a case charging assault with intent to murder. Mabel O Neil alleged the pair held her in Van Vechten park July 23 while her husband Dan O Neil 31 struck her with a revolver butt. The accused bonded at $5,000 each before Judge H C Ring.
The district court case filed by Leo D. Powell against Robert B. Stahl and Edith Stahl was settled and dismissed with prejudice before Judge F. O. Ellison.
Tryouts for the second Community Players production Behold the Dreamer are set for Tuesday at 7 30 pm in the Chamber of Commerce. The team hopes to cast ten roles with a mix of ages and genders, aiming for a broad citywide audience.
Officials in Springfield report discovery of pennies minted in better copper grade than real coins. They say the motive and profit are unclear and under investigation.
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