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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1935
Page
8
Secretary Wallace charges Simon Weinler of Chicago with violating the grain futures act for manipulating accounts to conceal rye corn and wheat transactions on the Chicago Board of Trade. A hearing is set for October in Chicago. a guilty finding could bar future trading.
Mrs H H English of Conesville is noted for a long record in Methodist Episcopal church and Sunday school work. She taught the women’s Bible class for 25 years after 3 years with the Irish class and has served as Sunday school treasurer for 19 years.
Des Moines attorney Ray Harrison and his divorced wife Dorothy were remarried by Justice Don Savery in Atlantic after a February Des Moines divorce sparked by drunkenness charges. Harrison, a Drake University alumnus and former Republican aide, had been indicted by the Sioux City grand jury for obstructing justice amid an investigation. reconciliation was said to be underway.
William Mulqueeney and Irwin Davis, American aviators, were released and absolved of all blame in the midair death of Len Koenecke, former major league baseball star. Charges of manslaughter were dismissed after they appeared before Magistrate William Keith in York county police court. An inquest the prior night had cleared them as a formality, with Mulqueeney admitting a prior drunken incident but not linking to the fatal flight.
Mrs Lauretta Buzz reported an unoccupied house at 528 Exeth e venue SE ransacked during the night with bathroom fixtures torn loose and floor coverings stolen. McKinley school gymnasium lockers entered early Friday with six lockers robbed of coin purses $1 in change and a wrist watch.
The Encyclopedia Britannica began its life in Edinburgh Scotland as a multi volume reference work issued in parts between 1768 and 1771. It laid the groundwork for a lasting scholarly reference series.
Judge A B Clark grants Marilyn Moats $50 for injuries from a crash involving a Standard Glass truck and a Cedar Rapids street car on First Avenue near Twenty seventh Street. Also, Judge John T Moffit grants Richard R Mehaffey a divorce from Lillian L Mehaffey on cruel and inhuman treatment grounds.
Friday a note from Judge John T. Moffit records a will dated July 15, 1924 leaving bequests to Nevah Olive Prior and L F Prior with L F Prior named executor. In Cedar Rapids Charles Shomler pleads not guilty to illegal possession of liquor in district court before Judge H OC Ring regarding a June 26 seizure at the Grand Hotel Room 12. Bond posted was $500.
In Chicago, attorneys for the Edith Rockefeller McCormick estate said she lost about 1 million dollars annually in Chicago real estate during the nine years before her 1932 death. The estate appeals a 50558 tax assessment before the U.S. Board of Tax Appeals.
MARQUETTE New officers named for the Marquette Legion post with Commander D J Herron and others filling roles. BELLE PLAINE Miss Anna Sophia Grieder and Earl Craft wed at the Lutheran parsonage aided by Rev Ulrich. Attendants include Esther Grieder with reception in Newhall. RIVERSIDE Gus Kern robbed of six dollars after a screen hole let a thief take money from a purse in trousers. items found later in the yard. NORTH ENGLISH Mutual Telephone elects L G Wallace as president and reelects other officers for three years with Dixon named central managers. HOPKINTON A morning storm damages electric lines. half inch rain, hail. repairs underway. HOPKINTON Edith Miller and Cletus Goedkin marry at St Luke's Church. couple to farm near St Petersburg after a southern wedding trip.
Edward H Shackelford filed suit for divorce in Joplin claiming his wife’s ownership of twenty four dogs forced him to feed them, prompting dissolution of the marriage.
St Joseph Missouri AP a country newspaper woman Edna M Pollard of Maysville testified about printing the names of fourteen men accused of contempt of court. She recounted Clifton Gall’s attempt to direct what to print and said she published his name and others despite his demand. Pollard linked Gall to the mob as its leader and spokesman.
In New York US Commissioner Garrett W Cotter dismissed a motion to vacate a warrant for the arrest of Gerardo Machado, the fugitive former official, as part of ongoing pursuit. The ruling leaves the arrest warrant intact and advances the case in federal proceedings.
An unsolicited letter extols Kellogg's ALL BRAN as a gentle bulk aid for constipation seen as more economical than pills. The note cites a WWII veteran's 1898 99 experience, praises ALL BRAN for supplying bulk and nutrients, and recommends two tablespoons daily with doctor help if needed.
The president of Cuba, charged with murder, and embezzlement of government funds were revealed Friday. Commissioners noted the motion could be brought again if Machado, absent Friday, appeared.
MOSCOW reports the 78 year old Soviet scientist K E Tsiolkovsky died Friday. He was reputed as the first inventor of dirigibles and famed for rocket experiments aimed at interplanetary communication.
The Kansas City board of education, after three discussions, chose not to declare a holiday on Washington's birthday next year. President Robert Meherway noted, using the 1936 calendar, that the board has no authority on the matter, as Washington's birthday falls on a Saturday.
Washington reports four expert radio men will sail from New York aboard the President Harding on September 18 with equipment to Addis Ababa to erect an emergency transmitting station. They will travel via Havre and Djibouti to ensure continued communication between the state department and the American legation in case normal links fail. This move signals rising belief that war may be near.
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