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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1937
Page
13
Carlton Clarke probes a murder at Hudson estate with Inspector Harding and Sexton, uncovering a staged burglary to mislead cops. Clarke reveals the mastermind planted evidence including a moved clock, silver drawers, and a baby’s photo, exposing motive tied to a golden haired child. The case continues tomorrow.
City Briefs notes meetings at Memorial hall and Coe College Science hall. Ads promote bungalow cooking classes and a Ford display. Local marriages, a bankruptcy filing in Iowa Falls, and a car theft report are reported alongside police incidents and a bus franchise discussion.
Mr and Mrs Witliam Berges tresser of Oak Park HL visit the home of Miss Ruby Taylor on K4d4 D avenue NE for a few days in midweek.
Police reported the theft of one hundred heads of cabbage from a garden lot planted by Joe Kloubec at 648 Fifteenth Avenue SW. The garden lies on Fifth Street between Fourteenth and Fifteenth Avenues SW.
Palestine council No 27 of Cedar Rapids will host Webb council of Muscatine No 18 next Friday at Masonic hall. The meeting opens 3 30 p m with Webb council conferring the royal master degree at 4 00 p m. Palestine council then conducts the select master degree and at 7 30 p m the super excellent degree is conferred. FE Benesh is illustrious master and FE Hruska recorder of Palestine council.
The Maine lodge of the Odd Fellows will observe a double degree night at Maine lodge hall on Tuesday. The third degree will be worked and the mastery degree conferred on candidates from North English and Onslow, with Clarence R. Off of the Iowa grand lodge present. The meeting hour is moved to 7 o'clock.
A Haddy of 1038 Mount Vernon avenue SE was fined 2 dollars and costs for failing to observe a traffic signal. Mrs H L Wildman of 2601 A avenue NE was fined for overtime parking. William L Weeks of 611 Sixteenth street SW paid 1 dollar and costs for improper parking. Arthur Schroeder of 2035 Linn boulevard SE and Hi Lazenby of Woodside Dive NW also fined 1 dollar and costs for parking offenses along with James Drew of 414 Twenty second street NE for parking on the wrong side of the street.
East Central Iowa brief lists school district actions and local incidents. The Marengo board commends the high school marching band and instructor W Richard Bryant after a homecoming appearance. Also noted are traffic and court actions in Anamosa Iowa City Bennett Tipton Traer Dysart Sigourney Traer and nearby towns.
A survey of drivers finds nine of ten cite brakes as the top safety factor though many cars show defective brakes. Delaware Virginia and Connecticut reports from 1935 inspections reveal high defect rates.Drivers urged to test brakes each morning and seek adjustment if action is slow or jerky to avoid crashes.
George Hess, 42, of 1221 Fifth Street SE, died of a heart attack Saturday at 1 30 p m in a garage at the rear of 727 First Avenue. He had worked for Skelgas as a service man for five months and fell ill while preparing to drive home.
Hess, 30s, died of a heart attack after Hess was found seated on his car’s running board in a Cedar Rapids garage. Coroner Dr. B L Knight ruled the death and no inquest will be held. He was born January 28, 1895, married May 2, 1925, to Martha Rube, survived by widow, a stepson, brother Charles Hess, and sisters Anna Hruby and Katherine Neilson. Funeral arrangements pending Beatty mortuary.
Theodore E. Lindekin age 61 of Cedar Rapids died Saturday evening after a brief illness. He worked as a boilermaker at Rock Island shops for twelve years and is survived by his wife Ida two daughters Adelia Gillen and Helen Lindekin two sons Elmer and George six grandchildren and four sisters and four brothers. He was a member of the Immaculate Conception church and the body is at Teahen funeral home with funeral arrangements to be announced.
Nelson J Patrick 81 died at his home in Commonwealth apartments. Funeral Tuesday at Immaculate Conception Church with Monsignor J M Molloy officiating. Burial in Mount Calvary cemetery. Retired locomotive engineer and long time North Western railroad man who served 54 years retiring seven years ago. Friends may call Monahan Funeral home Sunday.
Della Mae Rice Morgan wife of Fred A Morgan died at her home 1317 I avenue NE. Funeral services set for 2 p m Monday at Beatty mortuary with Rev Grant Anderson of First Baptist Church officiating. Burial in Linwood cemetery. Friends may call Beatty chapel 7 to 9 p m Sunday.
Funeral services for Theodore Hlubucek sr who died Friday evening will be held this afternoon at 2 in the Janeba and Brosh chapel conducted by Rev Frank Helmich. The body will be cremated. He was a member of Karel IV lodge Z C B J.
Funeral services for Baby Men doza son of Mr and Mrs Richard Mendoza 617 C avenue NE were held Saturday at Morahan Funeral Home at 3 pm Burial was in Mount Calvary Cemetery.
VINTON Petit jurors have been drawn for the November term of the Benton county district court. The list named 80 plus jurors including Hugo Arp Glen, Ruth Beal, Anna Bierschenk, Fred Bockholt, Jim Brown, Meta Buch, Emmet J. Busher, Chester Clime, Delia Cains, Roy Crelly, Carl Derrick, James Eldredge, Wilson Ervin, Lucy Fairbank, William Farris, Emil Ferder, Lester Ford, Ben Frank, Clarence Fry, LaVern Hamman, Winifred Haskins, Everett Hawley, James Hill, John Holst, Nellie Kelly, Perry Kent, Steve Kozik, Anita Lewis, Lee Martin, Charles Matter, Dorothy Montgomery, Alice Musser, Ray McNeal, Leo E. Ockenfels, Lars Pederson, Marion Pegump, Edna Peterson, Gilbert Pickart, Esther Prescott, Louise Radeke, Ralph Rammsburg, Alta Roths, Nelda Schlue, Emil Schuhl, Irene Selken, Bess Sevicis, Lucile Shanda, Charles Sick Jr, Emma Snitkey, Nellie St. Clair, Jennie Stewart, Walter Stone, Esther Tow, Edith Weed, Don Wells, George White, Ruth Whitmyer and Ralph Winsor among others.
Troops patrolled flood destroyed villages northeast of Damascus where more than 1000 prisons were drowned and 10000 left homeless after the area was hit by floods.
Jacques Jolas, Cornell College pianist, will lead a twelve session course for adults starting Tuesday at 8 p.m. Alternate Tuesday meetings will explore listening, history and social force of music, style differences, and previews of college sponsored events.
Mount Vernon reports Cornell's homecoming production School for Husbands a seven teenth century comedy by Moliere. Nov 13 at 7 30 in the college chapel with veteran Cornell players in leads and Charles Swan stage managing assisted by Lois Reitzel. Set design by Mark Mirich.
Police and firemen on Saturday blamed an illicit whisky still for a fatal blaze Friday night in Cleveland. Four victims a man, wife, and two daughters were found in a fire swept dwelling, apparently overcome by natural gas or carbon monoxide fumes despite the flames.
Plaintiff Peoples Savings bank of Cedar Rapids shows dismissal with prejudice at defendants costs in an $1 174 G2 secured note action against Frank M Sullivan and Bess M Sullivan. Case filed April 23 in district court.
John Zuber sues to set aside two wage assignments claimed by pavers without consideration. Defendants include Collection Service Co., J. K. Monson, F. W. Yanda, L. F. Benesh. Judge Ring dismissed without prejudice Mildred A. Marty v Herman F. Marty divorce action filed Oct 8. Marriage occurred Nov 25, 1932 in Missouri.
Clinton township trustees have submitted their road proposals to Linn county supervisors and County Engineer W H Behrens for the pending road improvement program.
The will of Dr John Hamilton of Cedar Rapids who died October 22 was probated in district court Saturday. His wife Margaret Hamilton is named as beneficiary and Margaret Hamilton and Henry H Hamilton were appointed executors. The will is dated August 25.
Separate actions of H. F. Capron to establish judgments of 1017.25 and 1033.75 against Lewis Yachik and Mrs. Lewis Yachik were settled and dismissed with prejudice by the plaintiff before Judge C. J. Haas. The cases, filed May 7, allege the judgments were obtained in California and assigned.
Joseph Vallone, 34, of Cedar Rapids, faced two counts selling beer without a license and assault with intent to commit a statutory offense. Both charges were dismissed in district court by Judge C. J. Haas on state motion for lack of evidence and at the prosecuting witness’s request. Bonds totaling $3,000 were released.
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