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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 03, 1938

Page

5

Buffet Luncheon For Miss Arendts and Mr Niles

A luncheon was hosted Saturday noon at the Turner home in Oklahoma City garden prior to the 8 p.m. ceremony at Sinclair Memorial chapel on the Coe College campus. Guests included the bridal party and out-of-town visitors such as Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Niles and several relatives from Minnesota Iowa and California.

Nedra Mary Arendts Paul Dickerman Niles Oklahoma City Sinclair Memorial Chapel Coe College David Turner Twenty Third Street Drive Ronald P. Evans Meadowbrook Drive Turner J. D. Niles Josephine DeGroat Wenzel Lindfors Mildred Oberschulte Minneapolis Edward Chatfield Niles Cass Lake Minn John Northcott Waterloo G. G. Rupley Evanston Carl Arendts Kensett Louisa Wagoner Oakland Calif J. S. Arendts Nancy Shields Ruth Nehls Milford Delzell Conger Metcalf

Eleven Hoboes Roller Skate Party At Engel Home

Miss Carolyn Engel hosted an afternoon roller skating gathering for eleven hoboes at her home on Linden Drive SE. After skating the group returned for refreshments with members including Jean Thompson Ruth Knight Bonnie McGregor Catherine Miller Dorothy Batchelder Marcia Kensinger Betty Ann Ericksen Jean Fahrney Ruth Hardiman Jean Elder and Engel.

Carolyn Engel Linden Drive Engel Jean Thompson Ruth Knight Bonnie McGregor Catherine Miller Dorothy Batchelder Marcia Kensinger Betty Ann Ericksen Jean Fahrney Ruth Hardiman Jean Elder

Riordan Hosts Stag Dinner Before Jacksonville Move

John Riordan grandson of Mr and Mrs Edward C Clark 2483 Grande avenue SE hosted a stag dinner at his home Friday He plans to leave next week for Jacksonville Florida to resume studies at the Bolles school.

John Riordan Edward C. Clark Grande Avenue John Jacksonville Fla Bolles School

Pickford Family Return From Long Lake Vacation

Mr and Mrs Roswell H Pickford and their sons David and Tommy return home after a vacation at Long Lake Wisconsin.

Roswell Pickfords Roswell H. Pickford Forest Drive David and Tommy Long Lake, Wis

Mount Vernon Woman Honors Miss Hrdlicka Shower

Dorothy Hrdlicka bride elect of September was honored at a miscellaneous shower hosted by Mrs. R. B. Wolfe in Mount Vernon. Guests from Cedar Rapids Denver and Anoka shared favorite recipes and memories during the evening.

Dorothy Hrdlicka R. B. Wolfe Mount Vernon Pauline O’connor Viola Hanry Winifred Wiley Wilma Myers Angeline Melsa Edward J. Filip Joe Roeder Harold Hall Bud Jenkinson Cedar Rapids Robert Gunn Denver, Colo Arnold Koons Anoka Minn

Sadileks Host Surprise Dinner for Mrs Maud R Smith

Mr and Mrs Robert L Sadilek entertained at a surprise family dinner Thursday night honoring Mrs Maud R Smith on her seventieth birthday. Four generations attended and gifts were presented to Mrs Smith by the hosts and by J W Howe John C Palmer Kathryn Jack Howe Margot Donnie Palmer and Bobbie Sadilek.

Robert L. Sadilek D Avenue NE

Mrs. Haney and son return from Clear Lake

Mrs. J. R. Haney and her son Jackie came home Saturday after spending the summer at Clear Lake. They reside at 2220 Upland Drive SE.

Mrs. Haney Clear Lake J. R. Haney Upland Drive Jackie

Z C B J drill team hosts evening of games

Miss Emma Cuhel and Mrs. Ben Drahovzal entertained the Z C B J drill team of the Pivateers Wednesday night at 1313 Second street SE. Bridge and 500 were played with prizes won by Esther Nezerka and Ben Feisler.

Pivateers Emma Cuhel Ben Drahovzal Second Street Esther Nezerka Ben Feisler Frank Brejcha Ed R. Kuba Ed Machacek Jerry Drahovzal Nancy Clyde Markham Melvin Doc

Mrs Cleator Hostess for Larco Club Picnic

Mrs John Cleator Jr hosted Larco club at Ellis Park on Wednesday with a picnic dinner at noon and banco prizes awarded to Mrs Vance Richardson and Mrs Dorothy Crow. A presentation gift was given to Mrs Richardson, formerly Miss Hope Lenore Lacy. Next meeting set with Mrs R A Lacy on September 28.

John Cleator, Jr Second Avenue SW Larco Club Ellis Park Banco Vance Richardson Dorothy Crow Club Richardson Hope Lenore Lacy R. A. Lacy Ellis Boulevard NW

Esther Payne Muenzer to perform with Chicago orchestra

Esther Payne Muenzer of Iowa City, a pianist, will play in a Cedar Rapids musical on Sept. 10 and later join the women's symphony orchestra for a Grant Park concert in Chicago Saturday evening.

Esther Payne Muenzer Iowa City Cedar Rapids Women’s Symphony Orchestra Grant Park Chicago

England Twins Fifth Birthday at Grandmother’s Home

Jacquelyn and Jocelyn England, twin daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne England, celebrated their fifth birthday Thursday afternoon at grandmother Mrs. G C Schaerer’s home. The party featured yellow and green decorations, a Tech test cake, games, and favors, with guests including Gary England and several Clark and Darrow family members.

Jacquelyn Jocelyn England Wayne EB England G Avenue NW G. C. Schaerer Owen Darrow Gary England Patrick Clark Jerry Clark Geneva Patricia Bonnie Sandboe Dixie Lee Darrow Freda Sheronick Billy Welty Fay Clark Mrs. England Darrow

Mrs Earhart Hosts for Mrs Robert McNabney

Mrs Charles Earhart entertained at 402 Avenue NW Wednesday from 2 to 5 honoring Mrs Robert McNabney who with Mr McNabney recently returned from a two months visit with relatives in Ireland and England. Guests included Maltese Cross circle members of the Kings Daughters and Mesdames W C Benesh B B Russell F F Russell Peter McCracken S R Vedder H C Underhill Ada Baldwin Della Chadima Esther Swanson and Miss Kate Christensen.

Charles Earhart 402 Avenue NW Robert McNabney Mr. McNabney Ireland England Maltese Cross Circle King’s Daughters W. C. Benesh B. B. Russell F. F. Russell Peter McCracken S. R. Vedder

Malta Chapter O. E. S. to Meet Tonight

Malta chapter No. 415 O. E. S. will hold its first fall meeting tonight at 8 in the Masonic hall with refreshments and a social hour.

Malta Masonic Hall

Picnic Supper Honored Miss Cecelia Conway in California Visit

Mrs. Robert Conway and Mrs. Joseph Kotek hosted a Wednesday picnic supper at Dan Conway's home for Miss Cecelia Conway of Pasadena. Robert Conway showed moving pictures and Joe Shramek played accordion. The guests included numerous Conway, Shramek, Svec, Sojka, Kotek, Suchomel, Tichy, Melichar, Hillmer, Keneney, Matias, and Mercer families. Miss Cecelia Conway left Saturday with Miss Marjorie Perley for California.

Robert Conway Joseph Kotek Dan Conway Cecelia Conway Pasadena Calif Joe Shramek Miss Conway Marjorie Perley California Leonard Sojka Frank Shramek Evelyn Shramek Joseph Svec Bessie Sash W. M. Weber Joe Kotek John Sojka Wes Suchomel Charles Tichy Frank Melichar Henry Hillmer Maurice Keneney Mary Matias Leona Mercer

Shower Honors Miss Viola Hanry Before Sept. 11 Wedding

Mrs. Mary Drapela hosted a Glow room Shower Tuesday evening at 1010 Nineteenth Street SE honoring Miss Viola Hanry who will wed Leon Drapela on September 11. About one hundred guests attended as Patricia and Jackie Sedlacek provided entertainment.

Mary Drapela Nineteenth Street Viola Hanry Leon Drapela Patricia Jackie Sedlacek Milo J. Sedlacek

Pythian Sisters Meet in Winter Temple No 78

Winter temple No 78 of the Pythian Sisters met Thursday night with visitor Miss Lavinia Forsythe of Mount Prospect. Reports were read by Mesdames Alta Robertson and Julia Yearick, delegates to the Grand temple at Marshalltown. Past Grand Chiefs Bertha Buffington and Lavinia Forsythe were noted.

Winter Temple Lavinia Forsythe Mount Prospect Alta Robertson Julia Yearick Grand Temple Marshalltown Bertha Buffington Lavinia

Reports on Grand Temple and Supreme Temple Meeting

Sythe and Effie Parsons described the Grand temple while Mrs Buffington and Miss For sythe reported on the Supreme temple in Chicago in early August. After the meeting Keane was played with prizes to Mrs Gladys Rohn Mr Buchan and Mrs Veverka. Mrs Viola Kopecky assisted by Mesdames Olga Griffin Viana Dahn and Beck provided refreshments. An invitation was extended to the grand chief of Town to conduct a school of instruction for district deputies in Cedar Rapids Sept 13.

Sythe Effie Parsons Grand Temple Buffington Miss Forsythe Supreme Temple Chicago Keane Gladys Rohn Buchan Veverka Viola Kopecky Olga Griffin Viana Dahn Beck Cedar Rapids

National Council of Catholic Women Set to Meet

The National Council of Catholic Women will meet Sunday at 2 p m in St Patrick s school.

National Council OF Catholic Women St. Patrick's School

Meyns Host Dinner Party With Yellow White Decor

Mr and Mrs H G Meyn and daughter Margaret hosted a dinner at 1211 Sixth Street NW. Guests included Vernon Sten, Mrs J W Platz, Harold F Meyn and daughter Nancy Lou, and Ernest E Meyn with son Georgie.

H. G. Meyn Margaret Sixth Street Vernon Sten J. W. Platz Harold F. Meyn Nancy Lou Ernest E. Meyn Georgie

Robs Motorist Of $72 And His Car On Iowa Highway

In Council Bluffs Iowa a well dressed hitchhiker robbed John B. Van Harlin Jr an airplane mechanic from Tenafly New Jersey of 72 dollars and his car on US 6 about eight miles east of the city. Van Harlin said the man about 24 stole the wallet and licenses and forced him out. A Council Bluffs officer suffered minor injuries in pursuit and investigators noted the suspect’s clothes and appearance.

Council Bluffs John B. van Harlin, Jr Tenafly N. J van Harlin U. S. Highway No. 6 Davenport A. L. Watson New Jersey

Boy Beats Death In 260 Mile Police Escort Race

Teen Richard Gonya of Millinocket Maine suffering spinal meningitis wins a 260 mile dash aided by police escorts from Maine New Hampshire and Massachusetts. A five hour 19 minute transfer from Bangor to Roxbury Massachusetts with his uncle Dr Clarence Ryan accompanying. He was rushed to Roxbury with condition critical after four weeks in Bangor hospital.

Roxbury Mass INS Richard Gonya Millinocket Maine New Hampshire Massachusetts Bangor Richard Clarence Ryan Springfield Gonya Portland Portsmouth N. H

Two Men Injured At Quaker Oats Plant

Accidents at the Quaker Oats company plant, within thirty minutes of each other, sent two employees to St Luke's hospital Friday afternoon. Charles Dahlem, 52, of 517 Ninth street NW, suffered a compound fracture of the right forearm about 2 30 while applying a belt to machinery in the milling department. Wilbur Chase, 37, of 1027 J avenue NW, fell from a scaffold while painting and incurred an injury to his foot about 3 o'clock.

Quaker Oats Company St. Luke's Hospital Charles Dahlem Ninth Street NW Wilbur Chase J Avenue NW

Iowa County Refunding Bonds Sold At Low Rate

Iowa County refunded bonds with a face value of 62000 sold Saturday to the Des Moines National Bank and White-Phillips of Davenport at par plus 65 premium and 134 percent interest. The bonds, first issued in 1909 for bridge work, had accrued over 300000 in interest since 1909, with 1919 refunding at 5 percent. The next lowest bid came from Carton Belt and Polk Peterson of Des Moines.

Marengo Iowa County Iowa Des Moines National Bank White-Phillips Corporation Davenport Carleton Belt Polk-Peterson Des Moines

Auto Toll Decline in 1938 Motor Fatalities

The census bureau reported a 19 percent drop in motor vehicle deaths in 130 major cities during the first 34 weeks of 1938 versus 1937. fatalities totaled 4,909 in 1938 compared with 6,039 in 1937, indicating improved road safety.

Washington INS Census Bureau

Park Wilson Funeral To Be Held Sunday In Marengo

Funeral services for Park Wilson owner of the Draport Inn near Cedar Rapids will be held at 2 PM Sunday at the Methodist church in Marengo. Rev F Paul Hladky will conduct the service, following his Thursday night death from injuries in an automobile accident.

Marengo Park Wilson Cedar Rapids F. Paul Hladky Marengo Presbyterian Church

Endurance and age in racing and crime paroled

A scientific note discusses race endurance showing older men win long distances, with examples from Cannon and Nurmi. It also notes public blame for parole revocation and the role of education in forming firm opinions, citing classic training and its limits.

Calling All Dogs by Terhune

Albert Payson Terhune questions the fairness of dog licenses noting Britain’s 1796 origin and US variations from one to several dollars per year. He observes gender-based fee disparities and argues dogs provide utilitarian value beyond taxation, while many readers see the tax as unjust and fatal if unpaid.

Albert Payson Terhune England Europe United States Great Britain America

Youth burned by high tension wire near Atkins

Christian Niedermayer Jr., 19, of 1234 Lake Avenue NE, was in critical condition at St. Luke's hospital after a Friday incident near the Fred Schminke farm one mile from Atkins. He climbed a dismantled box car to raise a line, brushing his left thigh against a telephone wire and fell, injuring his thigh shoulder and head. The shock sparked ringing telephones in Atkins. Niedermayer worked for Victor H. Carroll of Quasqueton, who buys old box cars for farm sheds.

Christian Niedermayer, Jr Lake Avenue St. Luke’s Hospital Fred Schminke Atkins Red Ball Road Niedermayer Young Niedermayer Victor H. Carroll Quasqueton Rock Island Railroad

Don't Doubt This Man's Prowess

In New York a 25 year old, George Rojabige, leaped fully clothed from a ferry into New York bay and swam a mile to shore before a launch recovered him. He began telling passengers of his Staten Island swim, and police arrested him for disorderly conduct.

New York George Rojabige New York Bay Rojabige Staten Island

Red Reflector Banners Moved to Rear Of Cars

Police urge drivers to place fair promotion banners on rear bumpers after complaints that front displays mislead night drivers. Traffic Sergt Hughes to enforce request. Chamber official John W. Beck says banner supply is exhausted.

Robert Vinch Sergt. Hughes Traffic Department John W. Beck The Chamber of Commerce

Agent Slaninger Transferred Between Iowa Offices

Paul Slaninger of Perry, an Alcohol Tax Unit agent, moves from Mason City to the Cedar Rapids district as assistant to Ed Miller. A 1931 University of Iowa College of Law graduate, he succeeds M. G. de Finck, reassigned to Des Moines.

Paul Slaninger Perry Alcohol Tax Division Federal Mason City Cedar Rapids Ed Miller Slaninger University of Iowa College of Law M. G. de Finck Des Moines

City Briefs and Personals Highlights

Frank Hunter at Mount Mercy academy Glenn Speight of West Branch and Newt Butler of 720 Sixth Street SE left Thursday for a weeklong fishing trip at Little Boy Lake Minnesota. A bag found on First Avenue East between Sixteenth and Seventeenth streets was reported lost valued at 15 dollars. A brown and white springer spaniel named Toby is missing. The public library substation at the Community House will close Tuesday September 6 and reopen the following Tuesday. A prowler disturbance at 2:30 to 5 a.m. was reported near a rear yard by Clarence Hendricks. Louis Ruppert, Navy pharmacist's mate, is visiting his Iowa City parents on ten day leave from San Diego. Royal H Holbrook returned from Des Moines after forty six Iowa history talks at the state fair and will speak at local events on Labor Day. Joseph Tomas, 24 of Buffalo NY, was arrested for vagrancy at a tavern on Thirty-second Street SE after the proprietor reported him as too tough to handle.

Frank Hunter Mount Mercy Academy Glenn Speight West Branch Newt Butler Sixth Street SE Little Boy Lake Minn Louis R. Ruppert U.S. Navy William G. Ruppert East Park Road Iowa City Naval Hospital San Diego Calif Royal H. Holbrook Des Moines Iowa First Methodist Church Washington Morley Joseph Tomas Buffalo N. Y Thirty-second Street Tomas

Attorney George R. Liddle to speak for Legion post on WMT

Cedar Rapids attorney George R. Liddle will address the American Legion Hanford post on WMT Sunday from 10 30 to 10 45 a m His talk titled Formulating Legion Policy covers the recent Davenport state convention and post meeting activities

George R. Liddle Cedar Rapids American Legion Hanford Post WMT

Veterans Reunion For AEF Second Division Held At Glad Brook

Veterans of the American Expeditionary Forces Second Division are invited to an informal reunion picnic Sunday at Glad Brook. Those attending should call Harry Corot at 2-4069 or 2-5425 for transportation arrangements.

Mother Attends Son's Golden Wedding

Mr and Mrs Vincent Watson of Council Bluffs marked fifty years of marriage with his mother present. Mrs Mary Watson 90 of Shenandoah attended the golden wedding observance in Council Bluffs Friday.

Council Bluffs INS Vincent Watson Mary Watson Shenandoah

Inquest Ordered Into Death Of Mrs Dings At Spider Lake

TRAVERSE CITY Mich UP Coroner Eugene Lampoon ordered an inquest into the death of Mrs Peter Conrad Dings 36 wife of a millionaire banker and oil man found dead in bed at her Spider lake estate. The body shows a bruised face but authorities say death likely a natural heart attack. Dings was in Toronto where he has banking interests. He formerly treasurer of North American Light and Power and Illinois Power and Light and now sits as director of the Federal Reserve bank Oklahoma City and the Chicago Trust Co.

Traverse City Mich Eugene Lampoon Peter Conrad Dings Spider Lake Dings Toronto North American Light and Power Company Illinois Power and Light Corporation Federal Reserve Bank of Oklahoma City Chicago Trust Com Oklahoma Oil Chicago

Vasa Order District Session Opens Today in Cedar Rapids

One hundred delegates and visitors are expected in Cedar Rapids for the twenty-second annual convention of the Iowa Nebraska district No. 17 of the Vasa Order of America at the Roosevelt hotel. Activities include an 8 p.m. welcome, Sunday church services, banquets, speeches by Mayor Frank Hahn and B Ll Wick, and district officers from Davenport Des Moines Sioux City and Cherokee.

Cedar Rapids Iowa-Nebraska Vasa Order of America Roosevelt Hotel Omaha Sioux City Cherokee Des Moines Davenport Frank K. Hahn H. C. Kullander Norden Lodge Hahn Ivar Olson Dempsy Jones Saron Lutheran Church Second Avenue Third Street B. Ll.Wick Henry Scherer First Lutheran Church Maude Anderson Sigurd Nelson J .A. Jones S. Swanson F. E. Sieborg Oscar Anderson Meriden August A. Peterson Eric Carlson Aurelia C. M. Ahlgren Carl Wahlman Marie Carlson Children’s Club

Colesburg Boy Sells 4-H Champ at Manchester For 163

A 13 year old Delaware county farm boy Virgil Wessell of Colesbury topped the 4 H club livestock auction at the Manchester fair with a 1125 pound Hereford selling for 15 a hundredweight to Rath Packing company Waterloo securing 163.69 dollars profit after shrink and fees. Fifty four calves were sold with an average price of 9.65 per hundredweight and buyers included Rath Packing D E May Manchester and others. Auction was led by W D Mitchell Waubeek with help from local 4 H leaders.

Manchester Delaware County Virgil Wessell Colesbury Rath Packing Company Waterloo Wessell Rath Weiler Brothers Ryan Jim Cramer Delhi Russell Holthaus O. A. Hockaday D. E. May

Democrats Back All Party Choices in Nominating Campaign

Democratic congressional and senate campaign groups pledge to support any Democratic nominee in congressional races regardless of Roosevelt’s liberal republican remark. Victor Harding of the Democratic National Congressional Campaign Committee says the committee will aid any Democrat once nominated. Senator Fred Brown states the Senate committee will back all Democrats except in extraordinary circumstances.

Washington Ins Senate House Roosevelt Victor Harding Democratic National Congressional Campaign Committee Democratic National Congressional Committee Congress Fred Brown N. H

Californian Named Deputy Governor of Farm Credit Agency

Governor W. S. Myers announced the appointment of Dr. E. A. Stokdyk of Berkeley California as deputy governor of the farm credit administration. He will come to Washington on leave from his post as president of the Berkeley Bank for Cooperatives and will oversee research and extension work in cooperative marketing and purchasing.

Washington W. S. Myers E. A. Stokdyk Berkeley Calif Farm Credit Administration Dr. Stokdyk Berkeley Bank For Cooperatives

Births Born to Mr and Mrs Oren Travis in Mount Vernon

A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Oren Travis of Mount Vernon on September 2 at Mercy Hospital. The infant's sex is a girl and both mother and baby are reported in good condition.

Oren Travis Mount Vernon At. Mercy, Hospi

NLRB Hearing Into Maytag Labor Fight Idle Until Tuesday

Trial examiner Madison Hill set to reopen NLRB hearings on the Maytag labor dispute Tuesday after a Labor Day adjournment. Friday witnesses included Jesse James, L. A. Russell, and F. E. Simmerman, with testimony on plant occupation denial, volunteer deputy sheriffs, and halted shipments of washing machine parts.

DES Moines Madison Hill National Labor Relations Board Maytag Washing Machine Company

Wheat Export Plan Extended To Flour

The agriculture department will pay indemnities to exporters to push flour sales abroad up to 5,000,000 barrels under the wheat export program. Indemnities cover the gap between domestic and foreign prices. Exporters must report each sale and apply to the Surplus Commodities Corporation. FSCC has bought 4,823,869 bushels of wheat and resold 1,849,597 bushels for export. Exporters have until Aug 15, 1939 to export flour and receive payments.

Washington Agriculture Department Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation FSCC

Lisbon man jailed for 3 months over alcohol fueled crash

Leonard Pieper age 22 of Lisbon pled guilty to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Judge H C Ring imposed a three month county jail sentence effective Aug 27 and banned Pieper from driving for three months after a Saturday night crash on highway 30 near the east city limits that left Mrs. Schnell injured. The other driver was William Schnell Route No 4 Cedar Rapids.

Leonard Pieper Lisbon H. C. Ring Pieper William Schnell

Divorce Decree Filed After Three Years

Judge H. C. Ring granted Bernice Hepker a divorce from Ocie Hepker. The decree, ordered at a hearing on August 10, 1935, was filed with court clerk Ed Lundquist on a Saturday. The couple married June 20, 1929.

H. C. Ring Bernice Hepker Ocie Hepker Ed Lundquist Ring

Florence Baughman Seeks Name Restoration in Iowa Divorce

Florence Louise Baughman files for divorce from Charles Wesley Baughman on cruelty grounds, seeking restoration of her maiden name Florence Louise Maxfield. The couple wed at Cedar Rapids on February 14, 1932. Other filings include Jennie Hoover versus George Hoover and Blossom J Hall versus James G Hall with name restorations requested as Blossom June Moore.

Florence Louise Baughman Charles Wesley Baughman Cedar Rapids Florence Louise Maxfield Jennie Hoover George ¥. Hoover Iowa Cit Blossom J. Hall Marion James G. Hall Aledo Ill Hall Blossom June Moore

Central City Driver Fined For No License After Collision

R M Crookshank 28 of Central City was fined 10 dollars and costs by Justice H R Churchill after a Friday evening crash between his car and a Central City Produce truck. Sheriff James H Smith reported Crookshank was based in. No injuries were reported.

R. M. Crookshank Central City Justice H. R. Churchill Crookshank James H. Smith Central City Produce Company

Partnership filings and probate actions in Cedar Rapids and local records

A certificate of limited partnership for Mor Laboratories Ltd of Cedar Rapids lists M. O. Reiff as general partner and Milo A. Chehak as limited partner. Articles of partnership between A. W. Weiss and Jess Wickham for Instant Auto and Tire service filed. Cecil Loyd Holloway, who died July 30, probate admitted by Judge H. C. Ring. Opal Irene Holloway named executrix and beneficiary. will dated November 30, 1936.

Mor Laboratories, Ltd Cedar Rapids Dempsy Jones M. O. Reiff Milo A. Chehak A. W. Weiss Jess Wickham Instant Auto Cecil Loyd Holloway H. C. Ring Opal Irene Holloway

Funeral Services for Alexander Vaillancour

Funeral services for Alexander Vaillancour will be held in the Turner chapel at 2 p.m. Sunday with Walter Staves of the First Congregational church officiating. Interment will be in Linwood. Friends may call at the chapel.

Alexander Vaillancour Turner Chapel Walter Staves First Congregational Church Eri Linwood Ce

All Iowa Fair Opens With Military Camp Setup

Guardsmen prepare to occupy a camp at the fairgrounds with a screened kitchen tent and army mess facilities. A display of armored cars and heavy artillery will be shown at the concrete dance pavilion as the third All Iowa Fair begins by Sunday noon.

Newton CIO Member Fined On Criminal Syndicalism Count

Siebert Chesnutt, one of eleven CIO members charged in Jasper County related to the Maytag labor dispute, pleaded guilty to criminal syndicalism. Judge Homer A Fuller fined him 300 dollars and costs or 90 days in jail, suspended with parole to County Attorney Luther M Carr. The judge cited outsider influence and stressed a warning to deter future violations.

Newton Cio Newton Siebert Chesnutt CIO Jasper County Grand Jury Maytag Homer A Fuller Chesnutt Luther M. Carr Fuller Jasper County

Linn County PWA Talks Probe Reapportioning Road Grants

Linn County officials met with regional PWA representatives in Omaha to discuss shifting grants for road surfacing 24120 dollars and grading 42453 dollars. County engineers argued for reallocating more funds to surfacing as some roads were graded under prior county programs. Officials foresee a favorable view and will follow up after current work begins.

Linn County Omaha PWA Elmer M. Seevell W. H. Behrens Frank Buckner Robert M. Vesely Behrens Lin

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