City Urges 24 Hour Tower Service at West Side Crossings
Safety Commissioner Wes Benesh asked North Western to restore 24 hour tower supervision guarding west side crossings at E F G I A B and First to Third avenues. Only two towers now run about 10 hours daily posing risk as motorists grow used to signals and flagmen may be removed.
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City
West Side
North Western Railroad
H. J. Peters
North Western
Wes Benesh
Benesh
Peters
Fourth Street E
Court House News: 36 criminal cases set for September trial
State cases filed against Robert McBride in Cedar Rapids follow a March 16 fatal crash that killed Claus Barnes and lead a list of 36 offenses slated for trial before Judge John T Moffitt. The docket includes charges such as manslaughter leaving the scene of an accident and numerous counts of driving while intoxicated and other felonies.
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Robert McBride
Cedar Rapids
First Avenue
Twenty-seventh
Claus A Barnes
John T Moffit
Linn County
S District Court
G K. Thompson
McBride
Barnes
R. D. Dickinson
Thomas E. DeVaul
Albert Parkins
JC Boyle
Leo Masters
C. A Holden
Sam Simmons
Edwin J, Vacek John Krueger
Michael Shea
Joseph Hradek
Fred Wilson
Harry Upmier
G W Stanton
Henry
Rules Assessors Deduct Value Of Shares Held By One Firm In Another
Iowa attorney general issues opinion that assessors must deduct the value of shares a firm holds in other corporations when valuing a corporation's stock. The ruling was sent to Linn county County Attorney G K Thompson following a city assessor request.
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James Scolari
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Des Moines
G. K Thompson
Linn County
Tax office explains capital, real estate, and personal property
Scolara described the office method for taxation. It totals paid in capital and any surplus and undivided profits and deducts the amount invested in real estate and personal property. The remainder is assessed as moneys and credits regardless of investment.
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Ital
Scolara
Mechanicsville Man Fined 300 for Drunk Driving
L. E. Jones 65 of Mechanicsville pled guilty to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated near Lisbon on July 5. He was fined 300 dollars and costs, which were paid after withdrawing a prior not guilty plea. Other items include J C Boyle 43 Cedar Rapids charged with driving while intoxicated, bond posted, and a separate maintenance case involving Claire G Smith and Lee M Smith.
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L. E. Jones
Mechanicsville
Highway Patrol
Lisbon
C J. Haas
Jones
J.C. Boyle
Cedar Rapids
Judge Haas
Boyle
Claire G Smith
Lee M Smith
Plaintiff Filing Settles Case Dismissed With Prejudice
A civil matter was settled and dismissed with prejudice following a plaintiff filing on Friday, finalizing the resolution and preventing further litigation on the same claims.
Three Friday the 13th Babies Born Here
Three Cedar Rapids families welcomed Friday the 13th babies in local hospitals. A son born at 5:14 am to Dr. C H Stark and wife at 2315 D Avenue NE. a daughter born at 8:50 am to Mr and Mrs Roman Hentges at 519 Thirtieth Street Drive SE. a son born at 1:11 pm to Mr and Mrs Quentin Erland at Newhall. First two deliveries occurred at Mercy hospital. the third at St Luke's.
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Cedar Rapids
C .H. Stark
D Avenue
Roman Hentges
Thirtieth Street
Hentges
Mary Harriet
Quentin Erland
Newhall
Mercy Hospital
St. Luke's
Milwaukee Road to End Freight Service Between Oxford Junction and Dixon
Milwaukee road officials said the Interstate Commerce Commission approved discontinuing freight service on the 23 mile Oxford Junction to Dixon line after Sept. 21. The last revenue train operates Saturday night leaving Biz Rock Wheatland Toronto and Massillon without Milwaukee road service though Monticello to Oxford Junction and Davenport to Dixon freight will continue.
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Oxford Junction
Milwaukee Road
Interstate Commerce Commission
Dixon
Biz Rock
Wheatland
Toronto
Massillon
Chicago and North Western
Monticello
Davenport
City Briefs Junior Maccabees meet Saturday at Sokol hall
City Briefs report the Junior Maccabees will gather Saturday at 2 p m at Sokol hall. Also noted are local notices about fuel ads and a High Twelve luncheon at the Roosevelt hotel.
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City Briefs
Sokol Hall
B L, Wick
Cedar Rapids
South America
High Twelve Club
Roosevelt Hotel
Man Hospitalized After Washing Machine Wringer Injury
A man was admitted to Mercy hospital Friday morning with deep lacerations to his left hand and forearm after catching his hand in a washing machine wringer. He is reported in stable condition.
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Mercy Hospital
Lumber Theft Reported From Local Yard
Ed Stupka reports the theft of about 500 feet of used lumber, mostly 16 foot lengths and thicknesses of 1 by 6 and 2 by, estimated at 10 dollars. The removal occurred Wednesday night or Thursday, with police notified Thursday night.
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Ed Stupka
Avenue NE
Nabbed For Ignoring Summons On Fourth Street U Turn
Tommy Naso, 123 Third Avenue SW, arrested after failing to appear in police court on a U turn charge at First Avenue and Fourth Street. He had missed four morning summons, claimed illness and helping his sister, and could not post a $10 bond.
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Fourth Street
First Avenue
Tommy Nase
Third Avenue
Fai
Naso
Harry Johnson
Second Street
Fourth Avenue SE
Infant's treatment noted in Lewis family notice
Norman Lewis, a two year old Negro child, son of Mr and Mrs Orville Lewis of 711 H street SW, is identified in a brief notice describing his treatment and status.
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Norman Lewis
Orville Lewis
Treat
Armament Boom Sought With 15 New Plants
Washington plans rapid buildout of 15 new armament plants to boost self sufficiency for war materials. Nine private manufacturers were urged to start immediately with three by General Motors and five by E I du Pont. Estimated total cost for all plants set at 170 million dollars.
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Washington
INS
War Department
General Motors Corporation
E. J. du Pont de
Son of D. E. Peck Dies of Infantile Paralysis
Boone bureau report: Funeral services set for David Peck, 12, of Grinnell, who died in Boone County Hospital Thursday night from infantile paralysis. He was the son of D. E. Peck of Grinnell. Funeral arrangements pending.
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D. E. Peck
Grinnell
BOONE
INS
David Peck
Boone County Hospital
Illness of Grinnell College Music Head’s Son Reported
Relatives announce that David Peck, son of D E Peck head of Grinnell college music department, was visiting grandparents in Ogden when he fell ill Monday. The text also notes the history of nickel silver tracing back to the Chinese paktong of two thousand years ago.
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Fantile
David
D. E. Peck
Grinnell College
Ogden
1941 Plymouth Debuts 19 Advancements For Power and Handling
The 1941 Plymouth offers 19 improvements including higher horsepower and torque, a new transmission and axle ratio, and upgraded performance for hills and distance. See your Plymouth dealer. Tune in on CBS Thursdays 9 to 10 P.M. for more on the low priced commercial cars.
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Plymouth
Caryster Corporation
BOWES
C.B.S
E.D.S.T
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Incal Federation of Labor
Maintenance of War
Court House News
Marshall Brebner
Marvin Law
Henry Klinckman
Harold Palmer
Bernice Smith Rundquist
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Gazette Want
The
Advertiser
Security Realty Corporation
William R. Kemble
Bruce H. Evans
Jacob L. Richards
Claude Bass
Robert Crockett
Robert D Sells
Fred S. Sells
Rapids Cherolet Company, Inc
Oxford
John J Marsh
Thursday Marsh
Helen Buhr
Medical Corps
San Francisco
Milford L. Heck
Covington
Penick and Ford
Nineteenth Street
J. F Evans
Twelfth Street
Joe Moore
Portland
Moore
Earl Stanley
Tom Condon
Eighth Avenue SE
Suedes
Oxfords
St Store
2Nd Avenue
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