Downtown Panel Backs End to Angle Parking
A city safety commission committee recommended eliminating angle parking in the downtown district and establishing ten to fifteen minute limits in the loop to aid shoppers. Earlier debate centered on free parking lots as alternatives, with opposition urging targeted changes only. A separate school crossing report promised to guard 26 crossings by week’s end and praised driver compliance with stop signs.
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Safety Commission
City Safety Commission
Commisson
Floyd Philbrick
Commission
Ed Lowe
Lowe
Arthur Deamer
Ray Tapper
Gordon Hughes
Police Traffic Bureau
Hughes
Will Rogers in Europe and local traffic plans
The article notes Will Rogers describing Vienna and Bucharest and planning an opera visit before traveling to Queen Marie. It also reports local politics as Will Rogers objects to angle parking in First Avenue and a commission forms a committee to study safer school crossings and potential removal of a triangular park at First Avenue and Crescent Drive, with a report due next meeting.
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Vienna
Europe
Bucharest
Queen Marie
Angle
First Avenue
Don Lynch
Commission
Ed Lowe
Don Hines
Charlies Marousek
Ed Hruska
Twentieth Street E
Crescent Drive E
School Safety Talks Stirley urged crossings protection policy
The report notes Hughes discussed providing all school crossings protection and was asked for his opinion on enhancing safety at pedestrian routes near schools.
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Hughes
Milner Transfer Noted From William T Milner to Archie Milner
A dated 29 May 1934 documents a transfer from William T Milner to Archie E F Milner involving a bequest or property described as 5 Goldsberg's add Marion with a stated amount of $1 and galcon. The record reflects subtleties of ownership and placeholder subjectivity.
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William T. Milner
Archie EF. Milner
Goldsberg
Marion
University of Scouting outlined for Cedar Rapids leaders
N Harold West announced plans for a University of Scouting opening around Oct 15 at Coe college with no enrollment fee and no cap on students. Chester Johnson cited a ten year plan requiring 61 four year Scouts in Cedar Rapids and over 600 graduated by 1943. Community House Scout cabin dedicationSept 17 at 7 pm. Seascout ship No 90 seeks members over 15 with cruises on the Cedar River. Scout rally Oct 6 and court of honor Sept 25 at Immaculate Conception school.
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University of Scouting
N. Harold West
First Congregational Church Hall
Coe College
West
Chester Johnson
National Council
Cedar Rapids Area
Johnson
W. E. McFann
Community House
Hanford Post
American Legion
Legionaires
Post
Seascouts
Seascout
Kiwanis Club
Harold M. Wies
Seascouting
Wies
Cedar River
Kiwanian
Keokuk
Davenport
Immaculate Conception School
Morris Plan loans touted for easy taxes and local notes
Brief items note Morris Plan loans marketed for taxes and a Bethany chicken supper. A correction fixes mislisted investigator name Nel lie Hummell to Nellie Rummell. Constitution Day talk set by High Twelve. lilacs bloom twice for Albert Gillispie. Larry Thomas fined $25 for disturbing the peace after a downtown restaurant incident.
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Larry Thomas
Second Avenue SE
Thomas
Courthouse Redecorating Underway in Linn County
Painters at the Linn county courthouse finished washing and starching walls in the two third floor courtrooms and are now painting and redecorating the second floor offices and two smaller courtrooms. Brounk Brothers of Cedar Rapids handle the job. Total cost pending decision on painting first floor offices.
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Linn County
Brounk Brothers
Cedar Rapids
Marriage Licenses for Cedar Rapids Couple
William A. Miller and Velma Bernice Lyon of Cedar Rapids obtained marriage licenses. Gene King, seven, son of Mr and Mrs Cecil King, died in an Iowa City hospital Monday from blood poisoning. He is survived by his parents and two brothers Donald and Jack.
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William A. Miller and
Velma Bernice Lyon
Cedar Rapids
Gene King
Cecil King
Iowa City
Donald
Jack
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Scranton
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Aker
Vogelsangs Horse -Trough
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Chevrolet
Ls Worth
Fisher
Chevrolet Motor Company
Detroit
Michigan
G.M.A.C
General Motors
Aleir
KneeAction
University
Legion
Morris Plan
H. Hungerford
Thirtieth Street
B. A. Hoyt
Thirty-fourth Street
Bethany
Linn County Old Age Pension Work
Nellie Hummell
Nellie Rummell
Central Park Church
High Twelve Club
Charles Penningroth
Albert Gillispie
Tenth Street
Gazette Office
Beret
Suede
Ivory
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