Water use in Cedar Rapids drops in August
Cedar Rapids reports August water pumping fell to 182 660 000 gallons a day average 5 872 903 as July output was 225 080 000 gallons. Purification used more reagents due to low temperature and high turbidity. City finances show August receipts 72 078 31 with disbursements 74 404 30 and a September 1 treasury balance of 213 250.
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Cedar Rapids
H. F. Blomquist
Blomquist
O. L. Leefers
R. J. Vinch
Louis D. Burgos
James Vanda
Health Board Reports August Diseases and Expenditures
Sixty six male and seventeen female cases noted. Quarantinable diseases include scarlet fever and infantile paralysis one each, plus two chickenpox, one mumps, and one whooping cough. Board of health expenditures totaled $3,059.63.
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Board of Health
Australians Introduce Electric Stunner for Pig Slaughter
In Sydney Nova Scotia report pigs are killed for market by a new humane method using an electric stunner developed in Australia. The device aims to reduce suffering during slaughter.
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Sydney
Australia
Hidden Taxes Warned At Lions Club Meeting
Louis Burgus city finance commissioner warned that about 25 cents of every dollar goes to taxes, mostly hidden, with federal take projected to reach twelve cents per dollar by 1936. He urged tax consciousness and noted 1934 totals and the split of $100 tax revenue among city, county, school, state and federal governments.
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Louis Burgus
Lions Club
Roosevelt Hotel
Burgus
Burgos
Linn Democrats Open Headquarters in Cedar Rapids
Linn county Democratic headquarters opens at Room 219 Roosevelt hotel in Cedar Rapids. County chair Joseph Mekota says a Roosevelt caravan with radio phonograph and amplifying gear will tour Linn county Sept 9 10 with three Democratic speakers and 30 minute programs at Center Point Central City Marion Mount Vernon and Springville.
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Linn County
Roosevelt Hotel
Joseph Mekota
Democratic Central Committee
Central City
Marion
Mount Vernon
Springville
Mekota
Center Point
Deaths Mrs. Margaret Wood Bauder dies at 1317 First Ave E
Mrs. Margaret Wood Bauder wife of A G Bauder died suddenly at home at 1317 First Ave E at 4 30 a m following a heart attack. She was born Sept 6 1870 in Anamosa Iowa and studied music at Cornell College. Funeral services will be held at Turner chapel Saturday at 2 p m with burial in Anamosa.
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Margaret Wood Bauder
A. G. Bauder
First Avenue E
Anamosa
E. J
Jennie Stewart Wood
Cornell College
Methodist Church
Cedar Rapids
Woman’s Club
John C. Tisher Killed In Effort To Avoid Crash
Details of a Tuesday night crash near Lanesboro Minnesota show John C. Tisher sought to prevent a collision after realizing his truck’s air brakes failed. He died in the effort. funeral arrangements are set for Friday.
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John C. Tisher
Joan C. Tisher
L Street
Lanesboro
Minn
Charles E. Tisher
Tisher
Tisher Dies After Swerving Into Embankment
Tisher's car went off the road after passing another vehicle, killing him. His body will reach Cedar Rapids Thursday evening, with services Friday at 11 a.m. at Turner chapel led by Rev. Elton D. Wells. Burial follows at Shiloh Cemetery in Louisa. Friends may visit the chapel after 7 p.m. tonight.
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Tisher
Cedar Rapids
Turner Chapel
Elton D. Wells
Shiloh
Louisa
Death of Mrs Mary Stepanek Near Cedar Rapids
Mrs Mary Stepanek wife of Frank Stepanek died at her home five miles southwest of Cedar Rapids at 4 30 a m after a short illness She was born September 27 1876 in College township and had lived there all her life She married Frank Stepanek on February 18 1896 and leaves two children Lenora and Lumir two brothers Frank and Joseph J Benes two sisters Mrs Blanche Lopata and Mrs Ann Hems key The funeral will be in the Barta chapel Sunday at 2 p m conducted by Theodore B Hlubacek Burial will be in Bohemian National cemetery Friends may call at the chapel Saturday evening
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Mary Stepanek
Frank Stepanek
Cedar Rapids
College Township
Lenora
Lumir
Frank
Joseph J. Benes
Blanche Lopata
Alburnett
Ann Hemsky
Los Angeles
Calif
Barta Chapel
Theodore B. Hlubacek
Bohemian National Cemetery
Circulation Drops: Under Six Billion in U S Money Supply
The report notes the total money in circulation in the United States remains under six billion dollars. Economists discuss effects on liquidity and consumer spending as the figure sits below recent peaks.
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United States
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