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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1936
Page
9
In Minneapolis a youth about 18 years old fled a downtown streetcar with a red stained suitcase dripping human blood. Passengers alerted the driver as a crimson puddle formed, police searched the riverfront and hospital chemists confirmed human blood, but no identity clues were found.
Rock Island will close the Estherville dispatchers office and move its five staff members to Cedar Rapids as part of a division reorganization. Chief dispatcher E. B. Callender and his team are expected to be in Cedar Rapids by October 15, with the Cedar Rapids Dakota division now operated from Cedar Rapids under Superintendent C. C. Cunningham.
Grinnell College professors Cecil F. Lavell and Raymond B. McClennon refuse paper money, insisting on silver dollars. Lavell explains he switched after incidents of dropping extra bills, while McClennon values the coins' substantial feel. Banks supply the coins for their purchases.
Division one at Charles Marshall home chose Lyle Jenkins assistant hostess Col as leaders Poole Mallicoat Cooper Alden as treasurer and secretary Division two met at W B Brown home with Lena ShimErda as secretary treasurer E L Millsap chosen leader Division three at Gerald Mader home elected W E Edwards leader E R Marshall assistant leader Sue Myers secretary and E L Anderson treasurer
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