Re elect Hankins Red Cross Chairman in Linn County
S R Hankins of 507 Twenty third street SE was re elected chairman of the Linn County chapter of the American Red Cross at the annual chapter meeting in the federal building. New directors are Mrs E K Beane and Mrs Joseph Kust. Readership notes show 3736 memberships with 3282 contracts and 1297 actual services in the year ending Sept 30. The government sent 1200 barrels of flour and winter expects 26000 yards of cotton for garments plus about 250 dozen ready made garments for distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. R. Hankins
Twenty-third Street
Linn County
American Red Cross
Federal Building
W. E. Brown
J. M. Ely
Metta A. Burd
E.K. Beane
Joseph Kust
Act of Congress
C. F. Edwards
First Aid Committee
City Council Advances Transient Merchants Ordinance
Thursday the city council gave first and second readings to an ordinance regulating transient merchants. It defines transient as those not permanently established and not regularly taxed. The measure requires a license, a $1,000 bond, and five day pre approval with details. License rates are $10 daily $50 monthly or $150 yearly. Violators face a $100 fine or up to thirty days in jail.
City Market To Stay Open Until December First
City council on Thursday discussed keeping the city market stalls up all winter to spare producers the cost of tearing down and replacing their stalls. A decision was deferred until next month for final action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thursay
G O P Rally Set in Center Point Friday Night
Robert W. Greene assistant county attorney will speak at a Republican rally Friday night in Center Point sponsored by the Linn county central committee county chairman Carl Hendrickson announced. All Republican county candidates will attend for introductions. The meeting is at the Legion hall. England has a dole for caddies move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert W. Greene
Center Point
Linn County Central Committee
Carl Hendrickson
Legion Hall
Committees Named for Jobless Relief Fund
George Laird chaired a special executive board meeting to appoint the Unemployment Relief Fund committees. The fund seeks 175,000 dollars, with 108,450 revealed so far. distribution and public engineering panels are named, and plans to begin preliminary relief work next week were set for Friday committee meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unemployment Relief Fund
George Laird
J. Harold Horan
Mark Anderson
A. I. Bailey
A. A. Brooks
Metta A. Burd
John Burianek
Frank C. Chambers
A. E. Chase
Howard H Cherry
Roy E. Curray
R. R. Downer
R. R. Epler
Florence Johnston
A. L. Killian
Mary Lackersteen
John A. Limback
Edith Lowe
E L. McKibben
Joe McCormick
R. H. Meister
A J. Murray
Harry A. Palmer
H. R. Grech
T. R. Warriner
E. L. McKibben
Henry E. Haegg
Benjamin M Tait
Frank E. Young
A. J. Smith
Marriage Licenses Applied For In Linn County
Clifford Dinnell and Florence Luella Welbes, both of Linn County, have licenses applied for.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford Dinnell
Florence Luella Welbes
Linn County
City Briefs And Personals From Cedar Rapids
City notes report a soup luncheon at People's Church and a Family Club meeting at Trinity Lutheran Church with a six reel film. Rummage sale planned at People's Church, city council approved weed cutting and repairs, fines levied for speeding, and a false Joe Kopecky identity clarified. Cedar Rapids Y M C A practice changes, recreation chief Willard Hayes to Omaha conference speaker, and Theodore Jock from Cedar Rapids reassigned from Fort Francis E Warren to the Fifteenth Infantry in China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity Lutheran Church
Third Avenue
Fourteenth Street
Theodore A. Jock
Cedar Rapids
Company’k
First Infantry Regiment
U. S. Army
Fort Francis E. Warren
Wyoming
Fifteenth Infantry
China
Car hits unidentified boy near Sec ond Ave and Third St
Ronald B. Elmer of 1322 First Avenue E reported to police that his car struck an unidentified boy Wednesday evening near the intersection of Second Avenue and Third Street SE, Thursday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald B.elmer
First Avenue E
Second Avenue
Third Street SE
Boy knocked down on avenue but unhurt and runs away
A boy running across the avenue was knocked down by a vehicle or collision. He appeared unharmed and fled the scene without giving his name. Authorities note the incident for potential follow up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer
Southerland Grows Huge Carrots At Home Garden
H G Southerland of 1056 Thirty fourth Street NE harvested two giant carrots in his garden on Wednesday. One carrot weighed three and a half pounds and the other four and a half pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. G. Southerland
Thirtyfourth Street
City Accepts Quit Claim Deed for Narrow Street Strip
The city council accepted a quit claim deed from W L Crissman for a three foot by 323 foot strip north of Burch avenue NW and west of Nineteenth street to be used as part of a public street. Karlan filed suit in superior court against D H Jenkins and others seeking 2471.92 on a promissory note executed in 1929, with principal and part of the interest due and unpaid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Crissman
Burch Avenue
Nineteenth Street
City fixes Nov 17 hearing on paving assessments
The city council approved a resolution of intention to assess. Objections will be heard for two paving projects: Twenty Fourth Street Drive SE from First Avenue to Second Avenue and the alley between Second and Third Streets SW from Seventh Avenue to Eighth Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twentyfourth Street
First Avenue
Second Avenue
Second
Third Streets
Seventh Avenue
Eighth Avenue
Sergeant Robinson Transferred to Coe College ROTC
Sergeant Reagan Robinson of the Seventeenth Infantry at Fort Crook Nebraska reported for duty Thursday morning with the ROTC unit at Coe College. He received his orders Saturday from the Seventh Corps area and has a long service record dating to 1913 in Ashville North Carolina through Hawaii, Fort Sill Oklahoma, and Fort Crook before his 1919 discharge and 1920 return with the Seventeenth Infantry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reagan Robinson
Seventeenth Infantry
Fort Crook
Neb
Coe College
Seventh Corps
United States Army
Ashville
N. C
Robinson
Hawaiian Islands
Fort Sill Okla
Report American Missionary Slain By Chinese Bandits
American missionary Bert Nelson captured in Hupeh Oct 5 1930 was killed August 21 by bandits near Macheng North Hupeh. Minneapolis native and Lutheran, Nelson’s fate remains unresolved two years after capture as officials confirm no imminent release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peiping
Bert Nelsom
Hupeh
Adams
Hankow
Nelson
Macheng
Minneapolis
Minn
New Way To Hold Loose Teeth Firmly In Place
Advertisement promotes Fasteeth tasteless powder to secure loose dentures. Sprinkle on plates to prevent slipping during eating talking or laughing and keep breath pleasant. Available at May Drug Store and other drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
May Drug Store
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G.O.P
England
THE
Black Panther
Paul Bransom
Bagheera
People's Church
Peoples Church
First Street
Lee Robinson
Fourteenth Street SE
Harry Gottleef
Des Moines
Joe Kopecky
Seventh Street
Cedar Rapids Checker Club
Willard Hayes
Social Workers
Omaha
Sergt. Robinson
Coe
Iha
Ais
Killian
Kraft
Boy’s Suede
Men’s Union
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