Thieves Seize Pouches in Boston Payroll Heist
Three unarmed bandits robbed South Station pouches intended for mills and banks. They escaped with under $5,000 in cash while six bags containing about $100,000 were missed. One sack held $30 in pennies. another had $2,000 in negotiable bonds. a Cape Cod bank shipment and Newport savings bank were also involved.
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Boston
INS
South Station
Newport
R. 1
Cape Cod
Taunton
New Charges Filed Against Boyd and Finney in Kansas
Shawnee county attorney Lester Goodell filed additional charges against state treasurer Tom B Boyd and bond broker Ronald Finney in the forged bonds probe. They allegedly removed $260 000 in bonds from the state treasury vaults with Boyd named principal and Finney as aiding.
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Topeka
Kan
Lester Goodell
Shawnee County
Tom B. Boyd
Ronald Finney
Hugo Wedel
Alf M. Landon
Boyd
Finney
Legion program to consider taxpayer issues at Chicago convention
The American Legion arrives in Chicago with a four point plan aiming to protect veterans benefits while considering government costs. National commander Louis Johnson defends the program as balanced for veterans and the country, despite past defeats and criticism of Roosevelt era reductions. The plan preserves disability benefits and calls for government funded hospitalization for veterans unable to pay, with added provisions for dependents. In Castalia a girl was struck by a car on Wednesday morning while walking to school and taken to a hospital for observation.
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Chicago
American Legion
Legion
Roosevelt
Louis Johnson
The
Johnson
Castalia
Ambrose McKernan
Reheller
Postville
Funeral services held for Mrs. Bessie McManis Hopkinton
Funeral services were conducted Thursday for Mrs. Bessie McManis 55 of Hopkinton who died Monday night at University Hospital Iowa City in ill health two years. The Rev A B Soule officiated and burial was in Monticello cemetery. Surviving are her son Harry Morrison of Chicago sister Mrs J Schroeder Clinton and brother Charles Butler Cedar Rapids.
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Harry Morrison
Chicago
J. Schroeder
Clinton
Charles Butler
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Commission Asks Bids On New Highway Projects
The Iowa State Highway Commission invites bids for a long schedule of road projects to be considered at the October 13 meeting. Federal emergency program funds will pay for the work including 3244 miles of paving across Lyon, Taylor, Boone, Calhoun, Madison, Marshall, Pocahontas and Sac counties, as well as bridges, culverts, gravel work, and maintenance gravel in multiple counties. Local counties listed include Lyon, Calhoun, Madison, Sac, Pottawattamie, Page, Fremont, Mills, Shelby, Jackson, Keokuk, Van Buren, Washington, Dubuque, and Clinton.
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AMES
State Highway Commission
Lyon
Taylor
Boone
Calhoun
Madison
Marshall
Pocahontas
Sac
Pottawattamie
Page
Fremont
Mills
Shelby
Jackson
Keokuk
van Buren
Washington
Dubuque
Clinton
Allamakee
Buena Vista
Sac Counties
Demurrer Overruled in Terzo Arson Fraud Case
Judge A B Clark in district court Thursday overruled a defendant's demurrer to the 1922 indictment against Vincent Cerame Terzo 45 of Brooklyn New York accused of arson fraud Terzo had been given leave Sept 18 to withdraw a not guilty plea entered Aug 24 after his return here from New York by Deputy Sheriff Larry Condon.
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A. B. Clark
Vincent
Cerame Terzo
Brooklyn
N. Y
Terzo
New York
Larry Condon
Liquor Conspiracy Case Ends With Dismissal in Federal Court
The government dismissed the Prochaska liquor conspiracy case against six defendants after the expected witness Roy Pugh refused to testify on liquor transportation matters. The trial earlier saw a hung jury with discrepancies noted in testimony by Prohibition investigators. Witnesses Willard Massie Ed Miller and Guy Smith testified in Cedar Rapids and Chicago proceedings.
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Prochaska
George Scott
Roy Pugh
John
Je, Wittam
Wendl Prochaska
Lloyd
Marsh
Frank Spina
Uquor
Milwaukee
Cedar’ Rapids
R. H. Taylor
Prohibition
Department of Justice
Willard G. Massie
Chicago
Prohibition Department
Ed Miller
Cedar Rapids
Guy B. Smith
Humboldt
Iowa
Tama man on trial for liquor transportation
Robert J. Hazard of Tama a drafting engineer and former high school principal faces federal charges of illegal transportation of two gallons of alcohol in Cedar Rapids. Witnesses described Hazard’s arrest April 18 in Toledo after a chase through a yard, with two cans of alcohol dropped during flight. Hazard denies ownership and flight and testifies to past work and studies at Iowa State College.
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Robert J. Hazard
Tama
Derby
Fenton
Miles
Pisgah
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
P. L. Frye
Waterloo
Prohibition Division
Department of Justice
E. L. Miller
Hazard
Red Wagner
Toledo
Miller
Wagner
Jones
Iowa State College
Ames
Osceola
Kansas
Scorpion Found in Coat Sleeve Bites Woman in Postville
Mrs. Nettle Marsten of Postville was bitten by what was believed to be a scorpion found in the sleeve of a coat. Medical attention was given promptly and no ill effects are yet apparent. Mrs. Marsten said the creature likely came from Texas in luggage carried by her son and his family who visited recently.
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Postville
Nettle Marsten
City briefs and personals item sweep from Cedar Rapids paper
Donald Mann of 314 E avenue NW denies identity with Donald Mann of 521 Thirtieth street SE who was sentenced for robbing Creswell pharmacy. M F Mitvalsky, Cedar Rapids attorney, admitted to federal practice. oath by Judge George C. Scott. St Wenceslaus Parish hosts a chicken dinner and kolaches on Oct 1. Claudine Thomas, Ford V-8 winner, to appear at Better Homes Show booth at Rude Auto Co. George Merrill reports two blankets stolen from a rear clothesline Wednesday night.
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Donald M. Mann
E Avenue NW
Donald Mann
Thirtieth Street
Creswell
M. F. Mitvalsky
Cedar Rapids
George C. Scott
Claudine Thomas
Rude Auto Co
George Merrill
Fifth Avenue SW
Jolly Waives To District Court In Peace Bond Case
James J. Jolly 44 of near Coggan waived to district court Thursday before Justice 6 8 Lightner on a peace bond proceeding brought for Anna B. Jolly by County Attorney King Thompson Bond of 500 was furnished. Jolly was arrested at his home by Constable W J Fleming.
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James J. Jolly
Coggan
Lightner
Anna B. Jolly
King Thompson
Jolly
W. J. Fleming
Weather clears as temperatures rise in Cedar Rapids
Light rain gave way to clear skies and rising temperatures in Cedar Rapids. By 2:30 p.m. the mercury reached 70 after a 68 high earlier, then slipped to 58 by 7 p.m. and 51 at midnight. The low of 49 occurred at 7 a.m. Thursday before a rally to 55 at 9 and 61 at 10 a.m.
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Cedar Rapids
Funeral services for Mrs. Charles Kolosick
Mrs. Charles Kolosick, 76, died Monday after a long illness. Funeral held Wednesday at Holy Trinity church in Richmond conducted by Rev. Van Wauss. She is survived by six children including Mrs. Joe Prebyl and Mrs. Frank Prebyl of near Kalona and Anna at home, plus Roscoe Joe Melac.
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Kalona
Charles Kolosick
Holy Trinity Church
Richmond
van Wauss
Kolosick
Joe Prebyl
Frank Prebyl
Roscoe
Joe
Melac
Anna
Births and Vehicle Registration Data from Local Notes
The column lists births at St Luke's and Mercy hospitals with family addresses including Mr and Mrs Wasta Kemeper and Peal. It notes a London area figure of over 200000 registered private automobiles.
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Erwin J. Wasta
C Avenue
St. Luke's Hospital
H. H. Kemeper
C. B. Peal
Twenty-first Avenue
Dora Mae
Mercy Hospital
London
Negro Sentenced on Bogus Check Charge
August Sheperd, 29, accused of issuing four bogus checks signed H Conway in Cedar Rapids over several days was given an indeterminate 15 year sentence at Fort Madison state penitentiary by Judge H C Ring in district court Thursday afternoon.
NRA employment office opens in La Porte City
An NRA employment bureau, sponsored by local business and professional men, opened in Mayor F. W. Kober's office on Wednesday evening. There are no fees, and the aim is to connect employers with job seekers. Over 100 men and women were found unemployed during the NRA drive. Mrs. EMe Scorey will supervise the office.
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LA Porte City
NRA
F. W. ‘Kober
Eme Scorey
Van Horne Farm Gathering Honors Milton Sheneberger
A group of friends and relatives gathered Sunday at the Humphrey farm home near Van Horne to honor Milton R. Sheneberger of Long Beach as a guest. A basket lunch was served at noon to Flora Sheneberger Henry Malek Roy Hauser James Cedar Rapids Frank Garret McLain Eckelson North Dakota W. C. Hauser William Hauser Vinton Minnie Andrews Van Horne.
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W. C. Hauser
William Hauser
Vinton
Minnie Andrews
van Horne
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Tom Boyd
Henry H. Hamilton and
Frances Louise Allen
SE Nan Yo Va Pearce
SU Tea
Nua Bate
Okingw’s
2Nd Ave
Wedar Rapids
Aker
Science and Letters
Wes
U.S
Sas Ay NS
Mama QE
Frigidaire Corporation
Frigidaire
General Motors
Checker Motor Supply, Inc
Second Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Demurrer
Maytag
Newton. Lowsa
Maytag CO
Pearl
Kolaches
St. Wenceslaus Parish
Mercury
Ince
Blatz
Blatz Old Heidelberg
Blatz Brewing Company Getabliched
Pasfatrab
Lagomarcino-Grape Company
1St St. SE
Negro
Th Me Tara
Puc
Waker
Ton
Quaker State
Quaker State Oil Refining Company
Oil City
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