Carpenter Speaker Urges State NRA at Iowa Convention
F E F Gastrow Wisconsin State Council of Carpenters president urged replacing the national NRA with state laws at the Iowa Council of Carpenters convention in Des Moines. He argued intrastate business coverage and to root out low wage chiselers, noting past constitutional issues but new state law fixes.
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F. E F. Gastrow
Wisconsin State Council of Carpenters
Iowa Council of Carpenters
Roosevelt Hotel
Gastrow
NRA
Iowa
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Joe McCormick
Cedar Rapids ‘Tribune
August Building Permits Hit 69 Thousand Dollar Mark
The August building inspection report shows 137 permits authorizing construction valued at 69 541 dollars, nearly double the 36 965 dollars in August 1934, and below July 1935’s 100 002 dollars. City council heard the figures at Thursday’s meeting.
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City Council Eye
Leeters
City Building Inspe
Building Department
Charter To Be Issued For Junior Lodge Of Odd Fellows
More than thirty candidates for the new Junior Odd Fellows lodge under Jan Hus sponsorship have been secured and a charter is expected to be issued. The group should complete by month end with more than fifty senior members joining the junior lodge. This will be the second junior lodge in the state, following one in Iowa City. A planning meeting is set for Friday evening in the lodge hall.
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Jan Hus
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids Fire Losses and Police Receipts Reported
Cedar Rapids July fire department figures show total loss of 1273.80 with buildings at 36805 and contents at 17500. Police receipts for August amount to 674.25 and the superior court report lists 674.25. The council approved oiling of First avenue E between 32nd Street and the east end of 3227 First avenue.
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Cedar Rapids
E. P. Kohout
Ray S. Tapper
Superior Court
L. J. Storey
First Avenue
Thirty-second Street
Births Two Newborns Reported in Local Homes
A daughter was born Sept. 4 at St. Luke's hospital to Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Mossbarger of 1547 Avenue NE. A son named Robert F. was born Aug. 14 to Mr. and Mrs. Milo J. Sirowy of Fairfax Route 1.
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A. O. Mossbarger
Avenue NE
St. Luke’s Hospital
Milo J. Sirowy
Fairfax
Robert F
Poland's War Babies Recruits Falter Under Starvation Stresses
Warsaw AP reports Poland's wartime babies show weak physical fitness in army recruiting due to near starvation in infancy and childhood. The article notes widespread malnutrition and stunted development among conscripts, reflecting long term effects of wartime deprivation.
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Warsaw
Poland
Alesch Objects to Displaying Skin of Pretty Girls at Fair
Representative Gustave Alesch of LeMars, after visiting Des Moines state fair, protests exhibition of nakedly dressed dancers among prize animals and farm products. He questions the appropriateness for children and vows to urge changes in future state fair funding. He criticizes the ballyhoo and pantomime dances as indecent.
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Alesch
Lemars
Gustave Alesch
Des Moines
Iowa
Aleshh
Ballyhooers
Alesc
Plymouth County
Murray
Fair Board
Walk Completed For School Children On Center Point Road
The department of streets and the state highway commission have built a sidewalk along Center Point road NE from Thirty-second street to the Louisa viaduct to keep children off the highway. Plans include rock placement on Wilson avenue SW between Sixth street and Rockford road to end mud and related inconvenience for school children.
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Department of Streets
State Highway Commission
Center Point Road
Thirty-second Street
Louisa Viaduct
Wilson Avenue
Sixth Street
Rockford Road
Grant Wood Secludes Himself To Finish Book Near Cedar Rapids
Grant Wood the renowned Cedar Rapids artist is said to have retired to a farm near the city to finish his new book Return From Bohemia written with Park Rinard of the University of Iowa. Doubleday and Doran will publish early next year. The volume includes eight color plates and twenty four black and white drawings and profiles five artists including Thomas Benton John Stewart Curry Charles Burchfield and Reginald Marsh. It recounts Wood s Re Americanization after months abroad and parallels the experiences of the other artists.
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Grant Wood
Cedar Rapids
Bohemia
Park Rinard
University of Iowa
Doubleday and Doran Company
Wood
Thomas Benton
John Stewart Curry
Charles Burchfield
Reginald Marsh
Benton
Curry
Burchfield
Marsh
August Scarlet Fever Cases Reported in Cedar Rapids
The Cedar Rapids monthly health board report shows three scarlet fever cases in August, part of ten quarantinable disease cases that month. Whooping cough led with seven cases, plus two mumps and one measles. Local deaths reached fifty-two and department expenditures totaled 3813.38 dollars.
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Cedar Rapids
Board of Health
James Vanda
Department
Suffered So Much She Could Hardly Work At Times
Mrs. Gertrude Evans of Council Bluffs Iowa describes four years of stomach distress with sour food bloating and pains after meals. She credits Gly-Cas for relief improving sleep kidneys and energy while noting medical efforts failed. Gly-Cas sold by Thrifty Drug Store Cedar Rapids Iowa.
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Gertrude Evans
Ave. J
Council Bluffs
Gly-Cas
Thrifty Drug Store
First Street
Third Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Mail Detective Becomes Fugitive Over Fingerprint Fear
Joseph J. Meluch, 27, of Lorain Ohio, a supposed detective by training, surrendered in St Louis after fleeing following the murder of his wife Dorothy Meluch. He said fingerprints on the scene drove him to run and that he would take tests to prove his innocence. Police awaiting word from Lorain.
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Ohio
Meluch
Dorothy Flowers
Dearborn
Mich
Lorain
Dorothy
Fort Wayne
Ind
Michigan
Wisconsin
St. Louis
Methodist Minister at Springville Dies
SPRINGVILLE The Rev. James A. Gallagher, minister of the Methodist church here, died suddenly at his home at 11 a.m. Thursday. Death was caused by a cerebral hemorrhage.
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Springville
James A. Gallagher
Methodist Church
Marriage Licenses Issued to Lattimer and Bellamy
Maurice Lattimer and Loretta Bellamy, both of Windsor, Ontario, have been issued marriage licenses.
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Maurice Lattimer and
Loretta Bellamy
Winsor, Ontario
Florida Storm Leaves Millions in Crop and Property Damage
The hurricane along Florida's southern and western coasts caused extensive crop and property losses. Citrus crops suffered up to 75 percent in Pinellas and Hillsborough counties, with Tampa citrus losses 25 to 50 percent. Dade County losses pegged at 400 000 to 600 000, mostly fruit and vegetables. Tampa waterfront flooded, homes unroofed, seawall undermined, and hotels damaged. Sarasota and Clearwater reported significant damage to citrus and buildings.
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Miami
Florida
Pinellas
Hillsborough
Tampa
Dade County
Sarasota
Clearwater
Bedside Instruction Planned for Handicapped Children
Parents urged to apply for bedside teaching for children unable to attend public schools. Arthur Deamer announced the plan after the board approved funding on August 5. Applications must be filed with the superintendent to determine eligibility. Instruction will start once enough children enroll.
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Arthur Deamer
Board of Education
Superintendent of Schools
Tart tale from Carlisle dinners in James I era
John Hay of Carlisle during James I served fifty tarts at his dinners. The small pastries, priced at ten pounds each, were crafted from ambergrease magisterial of pearl and musk.
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John Hay
Carlisle
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