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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1939
Page
12
Five people died in Iowa over the weekend in separate accidents. Three fatalities occurred in an automobile drain collision. The deceased include E. Dolan aged 66 from Glenwood Minnesota and Charles W. Eldridge and his wife from Kensett.
Joe Paslet a 72 year old farmer died Monday when his car collided with another at crossings two miles east of Yale due to a blocked view from a corn field. No inquest planned per Worth County coroner.
Special to The Gazette reports Mrs. Virginia Pulis of Grinnell suffered a wrenched back, Miss Maxine Hettler a bruised face, and Mrs. Sherman Johnson of Fort Des Moines a scalp injury from a four car crash near junction 149 and 6 east of here Sunday night. All injured were cared for at Marengo.
Registration opened at Iowa State college for upperclassmen while more than 2,000 freshmen scanned class schedules. Officials predicted a total enrollment of 6,300 students, an all time record, with potential to reach 6,500.
Des Moines reports a cooler air move across Iowa with near normal temperatures and clear skies. Autumn begins at 4.50 p.m. next Saturday, per the weather bureau, after a week of 100 degree heat across the state.
Charles Walker 54 of Calamus died suddenly Saturday night at his home after a heart attack. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 1 30 p m at the home and at 2 p m at the Methodist church in Mount Vernon with Rev E G Hunt officiating. Burial will be in Roseville cemetery. Survived by wife Minnie Wendell, three sons Charles Jr John at home and Byron student at Cornell College, one sister Frances Clark of Miami Fla, two sisters and a brother preceded him in death.
Sealed proposals for constructing a municipal pool and bath house in Maquoketa Iowa are due by 7 00 pm September 29 1939 at the City Clerk with bids divided into three parts general construction electrical and plumbing work. Documents are on file at the City Manager’s office and with architect E A Pickworth Waterloo Iowa. Deposits and bid bonds are required, and city preference favors Iowa grown products and local labor. The city may reject any or all bids and as prescribed, bids remain open for thirty days.
Marion Nature and Garden club sponsored a two session flower and garden show drawing nearly 250 visitors on Saturday. Mrs J L Rhea and Mrs Henry J Hromek of Cedar Rapids judged entries while Mrs W H Booze led as show chair and Mrs Harry J Murphey guided the program. Exhibits ranged from cut flowers to baskets and unusual arrangements with winners named across numerous classes. A wedding at the event venue joined Jeanne Slife and Ralph C. Hawk in a ring ceremony officiated by Rev. E E Dierks.
E C Hamm of Marion was elected president of the Christian churches at the county convention held Sunday in Troy Mills. Also named were Mrs L W Heefner of Center Point as vice president, Mrs Ethel Schantz Center Point as secretary and treasurer, and L J Dennis Center Point as song leader. Numerous local families attended, with a luncheon and afternoon gathering followed by an evening program. Additional notes include local ads and social visits across area towns.
In Webster City families visit hospitals and attend services. The Crawfords and their son and daughter-in-law visit Mr. Olmsted in Town City hospital. Funeral services for Mrs. Jennie Mead will be held with Rev C Bretnall and W F Kruger attending from Lafayette. The Priscilla guild meets Tuesday at 1 pm for a picnic luncheon and officer elections. Mr and Mrs J E Isham return from Belle Fourche. Mrs Fitzpatrick and her daughter host Chicago guests. Mrs Pearl Jackson recovers after illness, and the Cira family visits Logansport Indiana for relatives, with Michael Gallo returning home.
West Liberty saw the second tin can derby of the summer turn deadly as James Hicks, 42, of Grinnell, died after his car failed to pass another on a curve. His vehicle rolled over multiple times, struck a tree, and came close to a spectator fence. Hicks, a mechanic, left a wife and seven children. no inquest is planned.
Iowa City officers from the state bureau of investigation joined Sheriff Don McComas in probing the double murder of Mr and Mrs Chorge Novotny at their Shueyville area farm. Investigators report a stone wall with fingerprints sent to Des Moines and no further clues yielding results. Evidence includes a holster behind the house near a shed a beer bottle on the kitchen table and a revolver shell found near the body.
The Iowa state executive council allocated funds from the conservation commission to park and WPA projects. National Park Service camps across six state parks received $1,000 each in Springbrook Guthrie county Backbone Delaware Macbride Johnson Black Hawk Sac Danville area Des Moines and Henry counties and McGregor area in Clayton. WPA projects got Steamboat Rock 2815 for dam Reeds Lake 1200 for sewer Browns Lake 3000 for a dam and other park land acquisitions including Lake Manawa 875 for highway right of way Macbride 1840 for 23 acres parking Fort Atkinson 2500 for fort restoration Pine Lake 3500 for border land.
Nearly 100 teachers from Fayette Bremer and Chickasaw counties will gather in West Union for a one day class demonstration center. The institute faculty includes Dr F Spitzer University of Iowa Dr J B Edmonson University of Michigan Dr H H Davis Ohio State University and numerous named educators from Iowa City Creston Monticello Mason City and other communities. Students from town and rural schools will assist in the presentation of the work.
Ignatz Ike Westmark 64 a prominent Dyersville resident died in a Dubuque hospital Saturday after sudden acute appendicitis He is survived by his wife five sons Walter deputy sheriff John Des Moines Elmer Cleo and Arthur of Dyersville and two daughters Mrs Walter Streif and Mrs George Streif Epworth Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 9 am.
City Council of Cedar Rapids Town will meet September 30 at 10 am at the city line to adopt proposed plans specifications and contracts for constructing a garage and work shop on the east bank of the river at Sth Avenue Southeast behind Fire Station No 1. Any interested person may file objections with City Clerk before the meeting. Published in the Cedar Rapids Gazette.
City of Cedar Rapids invites sealed proposals for erecting a garage and work shop on the East bank of the River at Southeast Avenue near Fire Station No. 1. Bids due Sept 30 1939. Plans available from City Clerk for $10, with 100% bond required and a 30 day bid validity. The city reserves right to reject any bids and adjust work.
Miss Helen Jacobsen daughter of Mr and Mrs Will Jacobsen of Dysart married Richard Smith Jr son of Mr and Mrs Richard Smith Sr of Oelwein at the Methodist church. Rev F C Witzigman officiated. A reception for twenty followed at Brown's tea room after a brief Ozarks honeymoon. They will reside in Oelwein where Mr Smith works at the First National Bank.
Funeral services were held Sunday for Mrs Hattie Dorman long time Fayette resident widow of Dr Jerry M Dorman and mother of Dr John Dorman Upper Iowa University coach She would have turned 82 Oct 3 Born on a farm south of Fayette she moved to Fayette in 1861 and attended Fayette seminary She was a member of the Methodist church Eastern Star and the Women’s Missionary Society Her children Edna Claire and Mrs Clarence Patten and Mrs Claire Cook survived her with spouses in Manilla Reno Nev Sioux City and Singapore
In La Porte City the Pinochle club named Bess Kline president and Mrs. Ernest Nies secretary at a meeting at Mrs. J. N. Goon's home. The next gathering is set for Oct 5 with Mrs. Ernest Nies. The Thrift club also elected officers including president Mrs. Cliff Cutler and secretary treasurer Mrs. Clark Johnson. The club welcomed new members Mrs. Clark Johnson and Mrs. Tom Taylor. next meeting Oct 19 with Mrs. Clark Johnson.
BACKSTAGE de Politics DES MOINES reports Lieut. Gev B. Hick enlooper, a World War veteran, argues the United States should stay out of the European conflict. He says no occasion exists to enter the war and warns war supporters would use it to fortify positions. He also doubts the need for a special Iowa legislature session, noting such sessions occur between regular ones.
WPA Administrator George Keller on leave from the University of Iowa may be asked soon to choose between continuing WPA work or returning to his former post in the college of engineering. Public Safety Commissioner Karl W. Fischer discusses home life as he reveals a baby daughter arrived over a month ago. The Fischer family named their daughter Judith Kay after a brief family vote against two sons and another daughter.
Three people were hurt in two separate crashes near Iowa City late Saturday. Alma Bontrager 18 suffered a badly cut knee and a severe forehead gash when her car driven by Ivan Swartzen Gruber hit a parked vehicle. Swartzen Gruber was also injured though not seriously. In the Sand road crash south of Town City Arthur Thomans sustained severe cuts when his car struck a gear of a parked truck. two other cars collided in the aftermath but caused no further injuries. Glenn R. Bowen a June Iowa City law graduate affiliated with Atty A. E. Maine and Rabbi Morris N. Kertzer named guest speaker for Day of Atonement services are noted. Funeral services will be held Tuesday for Mrs E. W. Hildenbrand 78 who died after a three month illness. she lived in Town City forty three years dating from 1896. She leaves multiple siblings and relatives. husband died in 1925.
New Hampton, UP Rep William Lemke, North Dakota Republican, told about 500 farmers at a Fourth District Farmers Union picnic that the United States should not sell munitions to foreign nations. He argued the country should not enter the European war unless attacked.
In Marengo a double wedding united Miss Marjorie I. Mohr to Clark T. Wiedow and Miss Alice G. Wiedow to Elton H. Wolf. All four spouses are connected to Deep River and its Wolff and Wiedow families. The single ring ceremony was performed at Rev. H. W. Brandt's home. Both couples will reside near Deep River.
Ubiquitous State Senator Howard Baldwin of Cascade endorses Centerville's John K. Valentine for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination. In his After Dinner column, Baldwin praises Valentine as honest, modest, astute, fearless, brilliant, popular, and handsome. Also notes Republicans plan a long stay in the state house and cites price trends from liquor store over-production and anticipated further cuts.
Washington AP reports four WPA white-collar projects in Iowa will continue with local and state sponsors sharing costs. Libraries and museums boards back art and historical records. Des Moines school district funds music. Public Instruction backs writers. projects costs range from 1,025 to 39,910 monthly, employing 40 to 500 people on average.
A fire at the old Des Moines University administration building left only walls standing after flames erupted beneath a stairwell on the first floor. The blaze spread through the 1889 structure following a gas explosion, felt by nearby residents as the building collapsed. The campus last housed a college effort to reopen Des Moines.
Frances Senska, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Frank Senska, will join Grinnell college as an art instructor this year. She is a University of Iowa graduate.
An announcement of pastoral appointments for the coming year in the Iowa Des Moines conference lists assignments across Burlington District No 1 and other counties. Names include C E Coggeshall Forrest Moore E S Hebner W A Bloomquist and many others with multiple circuits and towns such as Kalona Columbus Junction Wellman Sigourney Victor What Cheer Williamsburg and Keota.
The Buchanan county courthouse cornerstone will be laid with a Wednesday ceremony led by the Masonic grand lodge of Iowa president Homer A. Benjamin. J. L. Cherny of Independence delivers the speaker’s remarks. A parade of county bands clubs and civic groups follows. Master of ceremonies W. W. Blasier. Read aloud a historical sketch by R. J. Williamson a Grundy Center native and former Buchanan county clerk. The history was prepared by R. J. Heke Sam Houston and A. G. W. Blank.
Grinnell College expects more than 300 freshmen to arrive on campus for a three day orientation starting Monday ahead of the Thursday start of classes. President John S. Nollen will deliver the opening address at convocation.
Donna Litts and Clarence Slach of Lisbon were married Saturday at the parsonage of St James church in Cedar Rapids by Rev. Thomas Collister. Milo Machula and Bessie Machula were attendants. Oxford Junction hosts a Jones county American Legion meeting Monday evening led by county commander A. E. Hodovel.
On September 16 1939 Magdalene Popp was appointed Executrix of the estate of Mary Justina Stark, late of Linn County Iowa. All debts should be paid to the Executrix and all claims filed with the Linn County District Court Clerk. Donnelly Lynch Anderson Lynch attorneys represent the estate.
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