Insull Faces Mail Fraud Trial In Chicago Court
Preparations reach peak as Samuel Insull, the former financier, prepares for a major mail fraud trial in federal court. The proceedings, tied to the collapse of his empire, are expected to span five weeks with about 200 witnesses.
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Chicago
James A. Wilkerson
Samuel Iasull
al Capone
Corporation Securities
Insull Holding Company
Insull Empire
Dwight Green
United States
Forest Harness
Leon Hassenau
Bar of Justice
Middlewest
Anw Keystone
Insull
Paris
Martin
Greece
Inswils Odysset
Turkey
Tanited
Morris Plan Rates and Local Community Notices
City briefs report Morris Plan offering low personal loan rates. Rotary clubs hear speak er William P. Bair of Des Moines at Ced ar Rapids luncheon. Vasa Order Norden lodge meets at Maine hall. card party to follow. J Uno De Lano auxillators host benefit card party October 3 at Memorial building. Modern Woodmen lodge Lindencamp No 145 meets for business and card party. Judge Ring grants Mabel Brown a default divorce from Marshall Brown. a $470 Peoples Savings note against Mary Wetzel is dismissed.
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Norden Lodge No
Vasa Order
Maine Hall
First Avenue E
Lindencamp No. 145
Modern Woodmen of America
Second Avenue SE
The
Peoples Savings Bank
Mary Wetzel
H C Ring
Beers Seek Divorce In District Court
Mac Lamb Beers files for divorce from Laurence A. Beers on cruelty grounds. They wed August 6, 1925. Judge A B Clark orders an injunction restraining the husband from molesting the plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mac Lamb Beers
Laurence A. Beers
A .B. Clark
Social Evening For Local 43 Members At Laboy Temple
All members of Building Laborers union local No. 43 are invited to a social evening on Tuesday Oct 2 at Laboy Temple 90 First Avenue E. Members may bring wives and families. entertainment and card playing are planned with refreshments served.
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Building Laborers Union Local No. 43
Laboy Temple
First Avenue E
Judge Fines Amos Trachta in Contempt of Divorce Decree
Judge A B Clark in district court Saturday fined Amos Trachta 50 dollars for alleged failure to comply with alimony terms of a divorce decree issued to Mary Trachta on October 7 1933. The sentence is withheld so long as he complies with the decree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A B Clark
Amos Trachta
Trachta
Mary Trachta
Marriage Announcement of Margarett Radebaugh and Elmer Baird
Mr and Mrs J E Radebaugh announce the marriage of their daughter Margarett to Elmer Baird son of Mr and Mrs E Baird. The ceremony was May 20 1934 in Aledo Illinois officiated by Rev O Harra. They reside at the Bairds Cedar Rapids and are employed in local firms.
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J. E. Radebaugh
Margarett
Elmer Baird
E . Baird
Fifth Avenue SE
Aledo
O'Harra
George S. Baird
Cedar Rapids
Baird
Grant High School
Cherry-Burrell Company
Harper-McIntire Company
Hides
Ben S Summerwill Heads New Iowa Bank Formation
Ben S Summerwill was elected president of the new Iowa State Savings Bank and Trust Company of Iowa City. At a stockholders meeting, other top officers named include Newsen, J. Krall, and R. Ewen with George H. Woolf as a board member while the bank attracted $3000 in capitalization and began operations in Iowa City.
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Ben S. Summerwill
New Bank
Iowa City
Ben Summerwill
Iowa State Savings Bank
Kewsen
Oeynescort
Top
Twee Yr
Frank J. Krall
Ewen
George H
Fraternities At Coe Pledge 43 Members In Ceremony
Four fraternities at Coe College pledge new members totaling forty three in a spring ritual. Epsilon pledges include Hanna George and others. Tau Kappa Epsilon and Alpha Delta Alpha repledge several seniors and juniors, highlighting ongoing collegiate Greek life.
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Coe
Hanna
George F HB
Murphy James
McLeod Edgar Price
Kae
Keri Donald
Juliaan
George Hanna
OB Perdges
Howard Wilfong
David Kink
Tau Kappa Epsion
Don Zimmerman
Joe Faulkner
Stuart Fox
Francis Robert White Named Director of Cedar Rapids Little Gallery
Francis Robert White, born 1907 in Oskaloosa Iowa, is named director of the merged Cedar Rapids Art Association and Little Gallery. He arrives Oct. 7 to oversee the gallery in the Cedar Rapids Public Library with Edward Rowan having left the Commission of Fine Arts in Washington. White's career spans stained glass, painting and lithography after studies in Philadelphia Paris New York and Chicago.
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Francis Robert White
Iowa
Little Gallery
Towan
Edward Rowan
Commission of Fine Arts
Washington, DC
Cedar Rapids Art Association
The
Art Association
White
American Federation of Arts
Cedar Rapids
Oskaloosa
Sumner Warner White
New York State
Buffalo
What Cheer
Crescent Coal Company
Des Moines
Ella Sampson White
Judge Sampson
Sigourney
Kathryn Cherry
Gloucester
Mass
St Louis
Academy of Fine Arts
Philadelphia
States
Whitney Studio
New York
Guggenheim
Barbara Ackerman
Knox
Columbia University
MacDowell Colony
Peterborough
Clear Lake
Mason City
Chicago
Chicago Art Institute
Washington
Mr White
CCC
Cody
Wyo
U S Assures Full Payment Of Farm Home Loan Bonds
The U S Treasury and Attorney General state that the Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation and Home Owners Loan Corporation bonds are fully guaranteed by the United States. If either firm fails, the government must pay principal and interest when due, without holders pursuing the entities first.
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U.S
Omaha
Uncle Sam
Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation
Home Owners Loan Corporation
Omaha Farm Credit Administration
Washington
Four Months Sentence Of Kay Don Confirmed
The Isle of Man court of appeal confirmed a four months imprisonment for Kay Don, noted automobile and motorboat racer, following the death of his mechanic Francis Taylor in a late night crash during practice. Don was injured and held negligent, with the sentence dating from the appeal hearing start.
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Douglas
Isle of Man
Court of Appeal
Kay Don
Francis Taylor
Don
Taylor
Ickes Assails Land Sharks In Housing Project Dedication
In Atlanta on Saturday Harold L. Ickes attacked land sharks and corrupt politicians during a dedication of two large federal slum clearance projects. He blamed real estate speculators for delaying a $150 million housing program and urged condemnation steps while criticizing rumors about the housing division of the Public Works Administration.
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Atlanta
PWA
Harold 1
Ickes
Public Works Administration
Iowa Osteopathic Officers Invited to Kansas Conference
Dr. Paul French and Dr. F A Gordon, officers of the Iowa Society of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons, are invited to an educational group conference of state officers in conjunction with the Kansas State Osteopathic convention at Manhattan October 7 8. The program includes state officers from five states and speakers from Kansas City and Wichita. Dr. Wallace will attend a Des Moines meeting after Cedar Rapids event.
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Paul
Kansas
George J. Conley
Kansas City
American Osteopathic Association
H. C. Wallace
Wichita Osteopathic Hospital
Wallace
Cedar Rapids
Roosevelt Hotel
Des Moines
College of Osteopathic Surgeons
Second Organ Recital At Coe Sunday By Catherine Adams
The second in a series of organ recitals at the T. M. Sinclair Memorial chapel Coe College will be offered Sunday at 4 p.m. by Catherine M. Adams, the college organist. The program includes Pacsacaglia in C minor and pieces by Bach Guilmant and Tschaikowsky among others. the event replaces Sunday vesper services and the public is invited.
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Coe
T. M. Sinclair
Coe College
Catherine M. Adams
Miss Adams
Bereecuse
Bach
Guilmant
Thomas
Rogers Frommer
Karr-Elert
Tschaikowsky
Republican Senate Nominees Map Campaign Strategy
Republican nominees for ten western and mid western states gather at Chicago headquarters to map November strategy. Senator Daniel O Hastings chairs the campaign committee with Senator L J Dickinson aiding. plans include methods by state and outlook on recapturing Congress. Attending aspirants include Bolton Utah Leagitt Montana Simmons Nebraska Patterson Missouri Holmberg Minnesota Robinson Indiana Vandenberg Michigan and Senators Dickinson Hastings.
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Chicago
United States
Daniel O Hastings
Delaware
Hastings
L. J Dickinson
Iowa
Henry P Fletcher
Roosevelt
Don B Bolton
Utah
Scott Leagitt
Montana
Robert G Simmons
Nebraska
Roscoe C Patterson
Edmund E Evans Named Director Of First Community Play
Edmund E Evans, a former Broadway star, has been chosen as director and will supervise tryouts and rehearsals for the Community Players production See Naples and Die by Elmer Rice. About 100 attended Saturday tryouts at the Little Theater. performances set for Oct 22 23 and 24. casting not completed.
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Edmund E. Evans
Community Players
Naples and Die
Elmer Rice
Evans
New York
Man
University of Town
New Little Theater
Fifth Street NE
Forty doctors attend Iowa Clinical And Surgical Society meeting
Forty doctors from across the state attended the Iowa clinical and surgical society meeting in Cedar Rapids. Morning clinics were held at St Luke's hospital with Dr H B Pfeiffer and at Mercy with Dr C C Krause. A luncheon and business session followed at the Country club with Dr F M Tombaugh presiding, and Dr F E Jenkinson listed as secretary treasurer.
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Iowa Clinical and Surgical Society
Cedar Rapids
H. B.pfeiffer
Cc. S. Krause
Mercy
Country Club
F. M. Tombaugh
Burlington
FE. A. Jenkinson
Sioux City
Scout Troop And Cub Pack To Demonstrate Scouting
Scout Troop No 1 and Cub Pack No 3 of Immaculate Conception church will demonstrate Scoutcraft and Cubbing at Cedar Rapids Council No 909 Knights of Columbus semi monthly meeting at the EK of C hall Tuesday evening. Members urged to bring prospective Scouts. N Harold West will explain movements. John H Bormann to outline plans for Catholic Scout troops in Cedar Rapids.
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Immaculate Conception Church
Cedar Rapids
Knights of Columbus
C. Hall
N. Harold West
John H. Bormann
Hike Sponsored by Playground Commission Draws 175
A group of 175 children joined the second Saturday morning hike sponsored by the playground commission. They left Riverside park at 9 a.m. for Prairie creek via J street, played games, hunted for treasure, and roasted wieners and marshmallows by a campfire before returning at 2 p.m. Nevin Nichols led the event with Mildred Hanson and Thomas Knight assisting. next week's hike starts at McKinley school grounds at 9 a.m.
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Playground Commission
Riverside Park
Prairie Creek
J Street
Nevin Nichols
Mildred Hanson
Thomas Knight
Coe College
McKinley
Bird Club Will Begin Its Fifth Year Night Meeting
The Cedar Rapids Bird club starts its fifth year with a 7 30 pm meeting at Science hall Coe college. E J Petranek president will speak on The Sport of Bird Study. Members will share summer bird experiences and discuss plans for the year.
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Bird Club
Coe
Cedar Rapids
Science Hall
Coe College
E. J. Petranek
Doctors Examine Bruno Hauptmann After Kidnap Case
District Attorney Foley reports two doctors have examined Bruno Hauptmann with three experts to follow. Insanity plea hints surface as trial prep for extortion or extradition to New Jersey progresses. Evidence outlined includes ransom money, concealed caches, handwriting, and alleged footprints linking Hauptmann to the Lindbergh kidnapping.
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Hauptmann
Foley
Bronx
New Jersey
Department of Justice
Charles Hochman
Thurston Dexter
J. M. Fawcett
Fawcett
Cal Charles A Lindbergh
J. F. Condon
Betty Gow
Col
Henry Breckinridge
Lindbergh
Intersidor
Fisch
Wall Street
Dr Condon
Allbit Fisch
Condon
John
Mrs Orren Seaver 76 Dies at Home
Mrs. Orren Seaver aged 76 died Saturday at 1 15 PM at her home 1343 E avenue NE after an illness. She moved to the area sixteen years ago from Clarion Indiana and is survived by husband two daughters Mrs Katie Clemmer and Mrs Rose Berger both of Cedar Rapids one son Carl Seaver also of Cedar Rapids a sister Mrs Margaret Rosburg of Galt Iowa and four grandchildren. The body is at Monahan funeral home with arrangements pending.
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Orren Seaver
E Avenue NE
Hiness
Clarion
Katie Clemmer
Rose Berger
Cedar Rapids
Carl Seaver
Margaret Rosburg
Galt, Ta
Monahan
Four States Represented at Mission Sessions
The Des Moines branch of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Church will hold a four day session at St Pauls Church in Cedar Rapids starting Thursday with about 500 delegates from Iowa Missouri Arkansas and Louisiana. Prominent speakers include Bishop Charles L Mead national president Mrs Thomas Nicholson and Miss Lucy Wang principal speaker at the world fellowship dinner.
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Des Moines
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Cedar Rapids
St. Paul's Church
Foreign Missionary Societies of Methodist Churches
Iowa
Missouri
Arkansas
Louisiana
National
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the
Methodist Church
Charles L. Mead
Denver
Kansas City
Nicholson Natl
Thomas Nicholson
Mount Vernon
Women's Foreign Missionary Society
Foreign Missions Conference of North America
Burma
China
India
Japan
Lucy Wang
Hwa Nan College
Foochow
Miss Wang
University of Michigan
Morningside College
Sioux City
Michigan University
Killian’s To Offer Cooking School And Homes Institute
Killian’s store will host a cooking school starting Monday and a Better Homes institute beginning Tuesday. Frank Decatur White, noted cooking expert, leads the 10 am sessions on the third floor, with Christine Holbrooke of Better Homes and Gardens speaking Tuesday at 2 pm on home taste and personality.
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Better Homes Institute
Killian
Frank Decatur White
Cedar Rapids
Angel Foods
Princeton University
White
Christine Holbrooke
Better Homes and Gardens Magazine
Prospects of bumper cotton crop from a single plant
Elmer Young of 228 Third Avenue SW tends a cotton plant grown from seed he brought north last fall. The six foot tall plant blossomed white then pink, with pods forming. He expects fluffy cotton in about a week and estimates more than thirty bolls from the plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Young
Third Avenue
Young
Tomato Jar Explodes Scalds Troy Mills Woman
Mrs. William Treichler of Troy Mills was seriously scalded last week while canning tomatoes when the jar she was tightening exploded in her face. The accident prompted medical attention and a report in The Gazette.
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the Gazette
Troy Mills
William Treichler
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London
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