Firemen battle baled paper blaze at Seventh Street barn
Fifty to sixty bales of paper stored in a barn behind 1013 Seventh Street SE owned by E. Jay Greenwood burned Tuesday. Firemen arrived at 5:40 p.m. and fought the flames for about one hour and seven minutes, moving bales to extinguish the fire. Ceiling scorched. Cause undetermined.
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Seventh Street
E. Jay Greenwood
Greenwood
J. Rodgers
Fourth Street
Joe Erlacher
Second Street
Eleventh
Twelfth Avenues
Company No. 5
Sixteenth Avenue Bridge
W. D. Bucklin
Center Point
Lighting Equipment Sales Talk At Iowa Electric Dinner
Fifty salespeople from local stores attended a dinner at the Roosevelt hotel in Mil ton to discuss lighting equipment distribution. Milton C. Levy of Buckleys Studios led as principal speaker with J J Burrows and H J Rowe also presenting. E A Holloway of Iowa Electric Light and Power presided.
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Iluminating Engineering Society
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Roosevelt Hotel
Milton C. Levy
Chicago
Buckley's Studios, Inc
I. Eb,s
Ramp and
The
J. J. Burrows
Cedar Rapids
H. J. Rowe
E. A. Holloway
Excuses topic at Second Christian church sermon
Evangelist W. C. Cole discussed excuses men make for not accepting Christ and warned against counterfeit Christianity. He argued that people deny wrongdoing when avoiding Christianity and stressed genuine faith as essential. Tonight mothers and daughters are invited as guests of honor for a sermon on The New Birth.
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Second Christian Church
W. C. Cole
Cedar Rapids octogenarian marks eight decades in city
Charles H. Swab a longtime Cedar Rapids resident born in the city recalls 19th century life here from 1851 onward. He celebrated his 80th birthday with a dinner at the Roosevelt Hotel hosted by his daughters Grace and Frances.
Court House News: Property bids and probate filings
A Cedar Rogpieds based case details a foreclosure hearing and an offer to buy seven acres near Todaan Creek. The docket lists Linn County property, trustees, and provisions for a September filing with noted probate actions and district court proceedings.
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George Rudid
Linn
Todaan Creek
Cetyl Ts Vthe Board of Super- Touday
Divorce Granted in Wasendorf Case and Related Actions
A decree by Judge John T. Moffitt grants Lela Laurena Wasendorf a divorce from Benjamin Harry Wasendorf. The action was filed in district court Monday following a 1920 marriage. Alla Wiley seeks $412 judgment in a district court landlord’s lien action against Harry Morgan and Ida Morgan.
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John T. Moffit
Lela Laurena Wasendorf
Benjamin Harry Wasendorf
Alla Wiley
Harry Morgan
Ida Morgan
One Act Play Elmer Staged At McKinley Assembly
A one act play Elmer was presented at McKinley senior high assembly directed by Miss Marjorie Emerson. Cast included William Duffy Jean Newburger Joan Newburger Anida Bradley Ethel Kirkpatrick Jeanne Hatch Dolores Anderson Wallace Hollingsworth Don Potter. A girls sextet sang. Traffic Sergeant Gordon Hughes spoke on safety rules.
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Elmer
McKinley Senior High
Marjorie Emerson
William Duffy
Jean
Joan Newburger
Anida Bradley
Ethel Kirkpatrick
Jeanne Hatch
Dolores Anderson
Wallace Hollingsworth
Don Potter
Janice Owens
Dorothy Duncan
Margaret Ann Foster
Margaret Twogood
Rose Marie Biomquist
Florence Healy
Chester Jeffries
Maurine Hamblin
Jack Swan
Activities Council
Gordon Hughes
Calvary Baptist Church Hosts Weeklong Evangelist Event
Calvary Baptist Church fills for services as evangelist Carl Bassett from Los Angeles presents stereopticon slides titled Christ At Calvary and Return From Calvary. Chalk drawing Day Is Dying In The West wins largest delegation prize. Evening topics include Scarlet And Gold and Near The Cross with Presence and Last Hour of Christ slides. Age 15 to 35 invited at 7 10 in the church basement. pastor Rev Richard V. Clearwater leads a prayer service at 7 as meetings run through Sunday October 31 with no offerings during weeknights.
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Calvary Baptist Church
Carl Bassett
Los Angeles
Calvary
West
Leslie Anthony
Borthwick
Duran
Richard V. Clearwaters
Memberships Presented At Cub Pack 13 Session
Pack 13 at Fillmore school held its October meeting with 85 attendees. New Cubs Elwyn Bell George Weider and Gerald Trimble received membership cards. Awards went to Keith Johnson Richard Nielson and Robert Dresher. Doreen Cobb led songs. Den 3 won attendance ribbon and Den 1 earned achievement ribbon.
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Elwyn Bell
George Weider
Gerald Trimble
Fillmore Pt.a
Fillmore School
Keith Johnson
Wolf Rank
Richard Nielson
Bear Rank
Robert Dresher
Doreen Cobb
Den 3
Charles Smith
Chamber of Commerce
Marriage Licenses Filed for J Thomas and Margaret Larsen
Martelle resident J Thomas and Margaret Larsen of Spring Valley received marriage licenses, recording their eligibility to wed. Authorities listed no further conditions or dates pending.
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Thomas
Martelle
Margaret Larsen
Springvailue
City Briefs And Personals Summary Of Local Incidents
A chair valued at 25 dollars was damaged by youths in Mrs. Oliver Longueville's front yard on Blake boulevard SE. A rubber doormat worth 1.50 dollars was stolen from Clara Travis's porch on Sixteenth Street NE. F E Turner, 48, of Kansas City, was arrested for vagrancy Tuesday evening. Children’s story hour set for Thursday at 4 15 pm at the northwest library station. Bernhardt Elsenbast, 71, died in Graettinger. his son O J Elsenbast notified. Daughters of Penelope to meet at Moose Hall Thursday at 7 30 pm. Ronald Ross, 4, treated for a fractured left wrist after a fall at home on Fifteenth Avenue SW. Cedar Rapids Accordion band elected Marguerite Michel president. Bud Zimmerman secretary. Betty Rogers treasurer. A radiator cap stolen from C J Markham's car on F Avenue NW. Clarence Wagner, 33, injured at Hall Manufacturing. treated at St Luke's. Harold Cooper, son of Mrs. Emma Cooper, ill with pneumonia at aunt's home. Linn County ROA officers election planned after class at 349th Infantry HQ. Mrs Bella West appointed cook at county home replacing Amelia Schultz. Jim White, 59, arrested for intoxication near Wandler Motor Co. A Ford sedan owned by Edward Koutny reported stolen from Third Ave and Third St SE. Radiator cap dog emblem detail and overcoat also noted.
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Edward Koutny
Route 2
Cedar Rapids
Third Avenue
Third Street SE
Waltonian Luncheon Features Claassen and Barnes on Proposition
The Waltonian Luncheon Club meets Thursday at noon at the M C A. George C. Claassen and Don Barnes speak on the busy proposition from both sides. Waltonians and others interested are invited to attend.
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Waltonian
M.C.A
George C. Claassen
Don Barnes
Waltonians
Port Clinton Woman Fined for Speeding in Traffic Court
In Traffic Court May Barnes of Port Clinton Ohio was fined ten dollars plus costs in police court Wednesday for speeding.
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May Barnes
Port Clinton, O
Parking fines in city court for overtime and improper parking
Four individuals Cyril Kegler Otto Thoennes G D Finnegan and E J WastaEach fined one dollar and costs for overtime parking C W Johnson received a one dollar suspended fine for double parking Harry Bell paid one dollar for leaving vehicle in park and Bill Lattner paid one dollar for improper parking
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Cyril Kegler
Second Avenue SE
Otto Thoennes
Sixteenth Street
G. D. Finnegan
Thirty-third Street
E. J. Wasta
B Avenue
C. W. Johnson
Third Street
Harry Bell
Eighth Street
Bill Lattner
Grande Avenue SE
Rev Eaton to Speak at Sunshine Mission Meeting
The Rev W. E. Eaton, ex-superintendent of a Ottumwa children's home, will speak at Sunshine Mission tonight at 7 45 p.m. The Rev T J Hinkin directs music. An annual business meeting and board election will be held Thursday evening with delegates from local churches selecting directors.
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W. E. Eaton
Ottumwa
Sunshine Mission
T. J. Hinkin
County approves Czech flag at courthouse for 19th anniversary
Linn county supervisors voted to display the Czech republic flag beneath the US flag on the courthouse flagstaff all day Thursday to honor the nineteenth anniversary. Local Czech lodges sponsor a public celebration at the Cc S P S hall at 8 p.m. Thursday.
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Linn County
Czech Republic
United States
Signal Shanty Break-In Strikes Local Rail Yard
A break-in at the North Western railroad signal maintainer shanty between Ninth and Tenth avenues on Fourth Street SE occurred Monday night. Tools and a brown size 42 sheepskin coat were stolen. Don M. Cassidy reported the incident to police Tuesday.
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North Western Railroad
Ninth and
Tenth Avenues
Fourth Street
Don M. Cassidy
Mrs Hollan Returns Home From Iowa City Hospital
Mrs Frank Hollan has left University hospital at Iowa City and is recovering at her daughter Mrs Ed Rasch’s home at 1347 B avenue NE.
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Frank Hollan
University Hospital
Iowa City
Ed Rasch
B Avenue
Bamboo biology note
Though it grows to tremendous heights bamboo is a grass not a tree. It is a close relative of corn timothy and wheat.
Liners Targeted as Safety at Sea Rules Enforced
Washington officials said the Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation is pressing a sweep against more than forty American passenger liners that failed to install required safety equipment under new laws. Two liners have already been barred from sailing with full passenger lists. one ship in New York was limited to twelve passengers despite partial firefighting plan approval.
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Washington
Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation
New York
Omaha Trailerites prepare to fight city ban
In Omaha the auto trailer colony formed an organization to oppose a city council edict requiring evacuation of trailers not meeting sanitary rules. The health department was directed to enforce the ban on noncompliant trailers.
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Omaha
Omaha Auto Trailer Colony
Health Department
Elks To Stage Cedar Rapids Table Tennis Tournament
Cedar Rapids Elks lodge hosts a table tennis tournament with ten pound turkeys as prizes for winners in men’s singles and doubles women’s singles and doubles and mixed doubles. Play runs next Tuesday to November 18 with matches on Tuesday and Thursday. Entries close Saturday at 9 pm with no entry fee and three tables available.
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Cedar Rapids Elks Lodge
Turkey
Charles P. Jones
Cochairman
Udell Leibsohn
Jones
Foster Quits WPA Post. Iowa House Speaker Resigns
Des Moines AP LaMar P. Foster of West Branch who served as speaker of the Iowa house and assistant state recreational director of Iowa WPA resigned his WPA post effective October 21. He stated his WPA work had been completed.
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Des Moines
LaMar P. Foster
West Branch
Iowa
WPA
Foster
George Keller
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