Colorful and Orderly Legion Convention Draws Big Crowd
Hanford police chief Robert Vlach and Gil bert Martin returned from Cleveland where the American Legion session drew veterans from 48 states and the District of Columbia. About 75 000 marchers filled the parade amid a highly orderly yet colorful display with heavy New York contingents and high officials in attendance.
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Robert Vlach
Hanford Post
American Legion
Gilbert Martin
Cleveland
Ohio
Distet of
Columbia
Vlach
Ray Murphy
Murphy
East
Massachusetts
Vladh
New York State
New York City
Herbert Lehman
New York
Fiorello LaGuardia
Increase in Farm Telephones Reported in Iowa
Des Moines AP report by C F E Plamadore, Northwestern Bell district manager, notes a 17.5 percent rise in company owned farm telephones since August 1933, totaling 16 872, with farmer owned lines at 17 709, and an overall 34 581 phones. Independent rural lines likely show a similar percentage gain.
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Des Moines
C. F E. Plamadore
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Iowa
Plamadore
Bell Company
Bell System
Improvement of Frozen Hill Road Sought by Residents
Several Buffalo township residents met with the Linn county board of supervisors on Friday to request improvement of the Frozen Hill road for about two miles south of Frozen Hill school. County Engineer W H Behrens said on Saturday that blade grading work would be attempted before winter.
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Buffalo Township
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Frozen Hill
Frozen Hill School
Jones County
W. H. Behrens
Euclid Worked Geometry On Sand At Home
Historical note describes Euclid performing geometric tabulations on a smooth sand surface spread across floor areas inside his residence.
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Euclid
District Mission Meeting at Saron Lutheran Church
A district mission meeting will be held Tuesday at 7 30 p m in the Saron Lutheran church with Pastors H C Anderson and J W Kempe of Des Moines speaking on Worship of God in the Home and Worship of God in the Sanctuary respectively. A similar meeting will occur in the Winton Delaware parish to stimulate interest in church work. All members and friends are invited.
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Saron Lutheran Church
H. C. Anderson
J. W. Kempe
Des Moines
Winton- Delaware
Willard Chadima Named Secretary of Cedar Rapids Elks
Willard Chadima of 2220 Washington Ave SE was elected secretary of the Cedar Rapids Elks Club at a Friday meeting. He succeeds Liam D. Ross, with J. Bundy named house manager. Chadima, a Hubbard Ice and Fuel Co. assistant secretary and treasurer, is a University of Wisconsin engineer graduate who has lived in Cedar Rapids all his life and has served with Hubbard for 12 years. The secretary post is honorary and he serves without pay.
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Willard Chadima
Washington Avenue
Hubbard Ice and Fuel Company
Cedar Rapids ‘Elks Club
Chadima
Liam D. Ross
Do. J. Bundy
Twenty-first Street
Ross
Elks Club
Bundy
Milwaukee Tracks Showcase Proper Crossing Work
Milwaukee crew worked on the Third Avenue crossing Saturday demonstrating how a well-executed project should look and function.
Rally Day Observed by Mission Sunday School
The Sunshine Mission Sunday school holds a Rally Day program at 7 30 PM featuring recitations dialogues songs and instrumental numbers. Participants include Darlene Beuhler Arlene Shea Beulah Cormbs Beulah Beuhler Ione Thompson Nellie Christianson and others with musical acts by the children's choir and the Hinken and Smith classes.
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Sunshine Mission Sunday School
The
Mission
Dunn and Jacoby
Darlene Beuhler
David
Paul Hinken
Mrs. Smith
Arlene Shea
Beulah Cormbs
Tommy
Bobby Hinken
Marie McClain
Virginia Snyder
Elaine
Gertrude Jaga
Hubert Beuhler
Cornet
Ione Thompson
Nellie Christianson
Milwaukee Railroad Crossing Work Praised by City Engineer
City Engineer F. E. Young praised the Milwaukee railroad crossing construction on Second avenue as a fine start toward permanently smooth level crossings at First Second and Third avenues. Roadmaster George Barnoske of Marion directs the program with Milwaukee crews removing old rails and ties and installing new ballast as part of a joint effort with other railroads.
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Milwaukee Railroad
Second Avenue
F. E. Young
First
Second
Third Avenues
Milwaukee Crossing
George Barnoske
Marion
Young
Milwaukee Track
Federal Judge Remands Suits To State Court
Federal District Court Judge George C. Scott remanded a $196,659.83 suit by Herman L. Currier and two $5,000 actions by Mrs. Wilhelmina Justine Steege to the district court from which they had been transferred last May 19 by Judge A. B. Clark. Defendants include John H. Mueller C. H. Otto Tripoli State Bank Martin and Mueller Shores Mueller company and others. Defense demurrers to the Steege actions and a motion to dismiss Currier were filed in Linn county district court Saturday morning.
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Federal District Court
George C. Scott
Herman L. Currier
Wilhelmina Justine Steege
District Court
A. B. Clark
Steege
John H. Mueller
C. H. Otto
Currier
Shores-Mueller Company
Tripoli State Bank
Martin and Mueller
a _ co-partnership
Linn County
Judge Approves Reorganization Plan for Builders Material
Federal Judge George C. Scott signs decree approving a plan in which Builders Material Inc retains property, pays bankruptcy and reorganization costs, and settles secured claims and taxes. Unsecured claims of 36 562 50 will be paid in installments with notes to creditors. Interest set at 5 percent. Immediate payment for claims under 100 dollars. Hearing set for October 15 in Sioux City.
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Builders Material, Inc
George C. Scott
Scott
Don Hines
Ford Paying
Mr. Hines
Ford Paving Company
Siouxity
Playground Piano Lessons Resume Oct 3
The Cedar Rapids Playground Commission resumes free piano lessons on Saturday October 3 with enrollment at 9 a.m. in the commerce sub-office. Last year over 100 children enrolled and lessons were held at City Hall and Sunshine Mission. Coe College students contributed previously and Miss Elaine Graham leads this year.
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Cedar Rapids Playground Commission
Comece
City Hall
Sunshine Mission
Coe College
Mari Ann Huebsch
Ruth Walker
Elaine Graham
Commission
Government ownership cannot fix private business say critics
In a readers letter Leo C. Stone of Williamsburg argues against government ownership, noting voters elect leaders but not flawless administrators. He warns that expanding government to run business risks repeating failures, since officials are fallible whether in democracy or totalitarian systems.
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the Gazette
Leo C. Stone
Williamsburg
Tyranny in the Home Sparks War and Despair
A reflective column argues that tyranny and greed breed conflict, tracing origins to childrearing and home life. It contrasts brutal and orderly households and warns of consequences for future generations if discipline and example fail to guide youth.
Religous decline and tyranny warned by letter from Central City
A reader from Central City Ia argues that only 8 percent attend morning church services and 2 percent evening services. She warns tyranny at the root of this drift and questions the fate of mankind after death, citing scripture about what God has prepared for believers.
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Erica
Evening Hiking Club to Start With Weekly Walks
An adult hiking club is to be organized for weekly evening hikes. The Friendly Strollers meet Sundays already. The first meeting and hike are set for Thursday evening Oct 1, meeting at city hall at 7 30 p.m. Wendell Klug will lead the initial excursion.
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The
Playground Commission
Friendly Strollers
Wendell Klug
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