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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1932
Page
34
City officials report a substantial portion of the relief fund remains unallocated as proposals outline needs across the area. Court records list figures and names tied to distribution requests, including mentions of multiple trustees and local venues.
A report by M D Hester shows that among 207 Iowa State College summer graduates, 56 percent secured positions. Eighty five percent of those with doctorates, 65 percent of master's degree recipients, and 44 percent of bachelor degree graduates found work.
Ames Dracum Pabrcus, a graduate last June from Iowa State College, will lead three Iowa porters in the movie version of Phil Stong’s State Fair. The trio, under Halberdry department, travels to Hollywood to begin filming, with schedules indicating soon onset of production.
Des Moines reports the Iowa Railroad Commission rejected a proposal to cut yard switch crews from 50 to 30 men. Witnesses including J P Brider of Lee Rock ArE and Leo V Hanan of Buffalo testified about likely widespread effects on rail operations and costs.
DES MOINES UP county road and maintenance levies may not be diverted to poor relief funds. An attorney general opinion states funds can only be used for reef work when unemployment among county workers is involved and specific conditions apply. In Grundy Center, descendants of Mr and Mrs B F Nickerson held a Sunday reunion at Conant Park near Gladbrook with fifty in attendance.
Leonard J Gibbs 64 prominent Waucoma farmer was killed when a bull gored and crushed him in his barn. Mrs Gibbs and sister Lizzie Meyer alerted help, a doctor arrived too late. Gibbs had farmed in the area for fifty years.
William Teeter of Iowa City sues the Iowa City Savings bank receiver claiming 2700 in government bonds disappeared from his safety deposit box after the bank closed last January. He seeks 2700 with 4 percent interest from October 15, 1931. The report also notes a Jackson families reunion at Blairs town park with many attendees from Cedar Rapids Des Moines La Porte City and other communities.
IOWA CITY The Farmers Loan and Trust Co asked to reopen the estate of Dr. Henry J Prentiss but Judge H D Evans dismissed the plea saying the receivership cannot file a $1600 claim. The court found the bank did not file a claim for an assessment on 16 shares of stock before the estate closed.
The sixth annual Lewis family reunion met at Columbus chautauqua park with Earl Lewis Lone Tree elected president and Mrs F A Lewis Columbus Junction named vice president. Relatives came from Muscatine Lone Tree Wapello Columbus Junction and Ainsworth.
Irving Lindberg, collector general of Nicaraguan customs, named envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to Germany Italy and Sweden. Born at Cherokee Town his father a Swedish Free church tinner and lay preacher. Mother recently moved to Waterloo. Brother Abram Lindberg served as Peru’s fiscal agent. another brother an Olympic winner. Lindberg to leave Managua for Europe this month on a Nicaraguan government financial mission.
McGregor on Tuesday opened term for R D Noble superintendent of schools and his new car was stolen from in front of a Main street home. Sheriff Mc Ghee and bridge toll keeper were notified, but no trace found. In Columbus Junction Mr and Mrs Lee Werner celebrated their twenty fifth wedding anniversary with family dinner.
Marshall county sheriff Wickline picked up Thurman Dew after a hitchhiking signal and arrested him on a warrant for child desertion. Dew asked why they were stopping and learned of the warrant.
Hopkinton men William Miller and Fred Appleby confess to a Beitz grocery store robbery after being arrested Monday. They say a break in at Greif and Reggen tin garage on August 29 yielded a truck later used to steal goods and drive to Waterloo. Most merchandise is recovered. officials link one suspect to earlier Bertz store burglaries.
The Internal Revenue Service in Des Moines reported July tax receipts totaling 121 243 dollars. Soft drink makers paid 3 848, candy makers 1 147, auto accessory makers 475, and farriers 52. Revenue from the new tax on bank checks was 67 099, electrical energy tax brought in 18 627, paid admission tax 8 221, and deposit box renters 1 512.
CENTERVILLE AP Lew Small 47 and Cecil Kearns both of Numa were indicted by the grand jury Wednesday for complicity in the May holdup of the Citizens State Savings bank of Cincinnati Iowa.
A district court filing by receivers asks for a 100 percent assessment on the bank’s stock at Iowa City Savings Bank. The petition names 63 stockholders.
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