Two Cedar Rapids churches vote to merge into Westminster Congregational
West minster Presbyterian and First Congregational vote to combine into the Westminster Congregational church. Sale of the First Congregational building funds an endowment. services move to the Westminster building with plan for a parish house. Union to take effect sixty days after incorporation and run five years, with leaders resigning for an outsider pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trustees
Westminster Presbyterian Church
First Congregational Church
Westminster Congregational Church
Cedar Rapids
Clark C. McKinney
Westminster
W. A. Lee
First Congregational
Westminster Presbyterian
Second Presbyterian Church
Third Avenue
Fourteenth Street
The
Presbyterian Church
Congregational Church
McKinney
Chillicothe
Lee
Winona
Minn
Mr. Lee
Do. F. Clark
D. R. Holden
EL. A. Runkle
W. R. Grissell
Mr. Med&inney
C. C. Hunt
W. A. Mc. Conkie
E. B. Kearns
H. F. Sundverg
Lindbergh Narrowly Skips Flight in New York
Col. Charles Lindbergh remains in the public eye as he aborts a Washington to New York flight when a valve sticks. He travels by army ship to Mitchell Field and performs a few stunts before landing.
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Col
Charles Lindbergh
New York City
Washington
Spirit of
Cartoon Breakfast Talk Between Coolidge and Lindbergh
The sketch imagines President Coolidge and aviator Lindbergh discussing over breakfast. It notes Coolidge’s reticence and Lindbergh’s restrained speech. The piece mentions guides offering trout fishing near Two Dot Montana and a quick two hour outing yielding fifty trout in a shallow stream.
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Mr. Coolidge
Lindbergh
Farm relief stir grows as Hammill hints at reform
Governor Hammill’s Washington remarks spark a broader debate over a possible comprehensive farm relief plan approved by Congress and the President. Critics, including Harvey Ingham and Frank Lund, press for action while noting tax burdens. The National Industrial Conference Board cites farm tax rates climbing from about 11.2 percent of profits (1912–14) to 33.1 percent in the recent three years.
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Hammill
Washington
Congress
Coolidge
Lown
Kendall
Frank Lund
Brookhart
Harvey Ingham
Des Moines Register
National Industrial Conference Board of
New York
Quail Crash Kills Two in Greenville Car Accident
In Greenville Colorado two quail collided with a car causing an accident that killed two people and seriously injured another. In Chicago a fan watching Cubs versus Giants collapsed and died after the Cub pitcher hit a ball that drove in the winning runs. In St Louis a man on a porch swing with wife and son fell when a chain failed breaking his neck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenville
Chicago
Fun
Cubs
Ruth Brown Snyder penitent testimony after electric chair
Reports under Ruth Brown Snyder signature paint the murderess as a changed, penitent Christian woman who only recognized her guilt after sentencing. The articles stress fear of death and moral transformation seen as a reaction to the electric chair sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gomeone
Ruth ” Brown Snyder
Judd Gray
Soviet Foreign Minister Seeks German Capital for Russia
Jeorges Chicherin in Berlin to secure German investment for Russia's machinery and industry. German capitalists grow wary after recent executions by the Reds and signs of renewed terror. Some Germans advocate breaking relations with Soviet Russia due to discontent and fear.
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Jeorges Chicherin
Russia
Berlin
Rrussia
Germany
Mgr
Wills Sweeps Kent Tennis Title in England Final
Helen Wills defeats Mrs Godfrie 6-2 6-4 to win the Kent title in England on Saturday. The match shows no hindrance from a suspected appendix issue.
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Aer Siitis
Helen Wills
Kent
England
Mrs. Godfrie
Suzanne Lenglen
Helen
Jones County Eyes Good Roads Bond Vote
Jones County voters face a bond issue for road building with optimism statewide. The drive for road improvement spreads as spring mud renews momentum, and Cedar County, Johnson, Benton, Tama, Linn, and Jones counties push ahead to advance the program.
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Jones County
Iowa
Cedar Johnson
Benton
Tama
Linn
Jones Counties
Fugitive from Dubuque Returns Home After 34 Years
J. K. Van Ness fled Dubuque thirty four years ago with two friends who murdered a man. He drifted to Florida changed his name and faked his own drowning. Back in the state he rode with a former Oklahoma City police chief who alerted authorities. Dubuque police said the 34 year old murder was solved with the killers given life terms and later paroled, and Van Ness was released.
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Magine
J. K. van Ness
Dubuque
van Ness
Florida
Oklahoma City
Byrd Plans Paris Flight If Weather Allows
Commander Richard E. Byrd said he would depart for Paris in the tri motored plane America at the first break of good weather after Lindbergh's New York reception. The escort group member spoke to AP in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Richard E. Byrd
Col. Lindbergh
Washington
Associated Press
Lindbergh
Paris
America
Convicts Shot In Joliet Jail Break
Two of five condemned convicts who escaped from Joliet county jail were shot after a fierce gun battle in the yard. Two others were recaptured while one named Charles Shader escaped.
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Joliet
Joliet, HL
Charles Shader
De Pinedo Arrives In Barcelona En Route Home
Italian aviator Col. Francesco De Pinedo arrived in Barcelona from Lisbon on his long journey that started in Africa and spanned South America North America and Europe as he continues toward Italy.
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Barcelona
Col
Fancesco de Pinedo
Lisbon
Italy
Africa
South
America
North America
Europe
Convention Draws About 300 I A F F Members
About 300 members of the Iowa Association of Fire Fighters registered for the annual convention at the Montrose hotel in Cedar Rapids. The morning program featured addresses by city officials labor leaders and fire department officials along with remarks by Fred W Baer head of the International Association of Fire Fighters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Association of Fire Fighters
Tal
Montrose Hotel
Fred W., Caer
International Association of Fire Fighters
Cedar Rapids
G. M. Chatice
W. G. Loftus
Martin Evans
M. L. Bowman
S. E. Matheny
Des Moines
Marines And Tanks Arrive At Shanghai
The United States transport Chaumor arrived in Shanghai from Manila with 1,150 marines 25 tanks and an aviation unit commanded by Col. Davis The force was billeted at Sony wharf formerly used by the Sixth regiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
United States
Chaumor
Manila
Col. Davis
S Sony Wharf
Lindberghs New York Reception Schedule Revealed
The program lists Lindbergh arriving at Quarantine at 11 30 am, reviewing a harbor parade, military parade starting at the Battery, wreath laying on Fifth Avenue, and a reception at City Hall with valor medals. The afternoon includes a Central Park ceremony, then a visit to Roslyn as guest of Clarence H Mackay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Col. Lindbergh
Lindberg
Macom
Harbor
Battery
Lindbergh
City Hall
City of
Roslyn, Lr
Clarence H. Mackay
Lindbergh Receives Distinguished Flying Cross at Washington Monument Celebration
President Coolidge pins the Distinguished Flying Cross on Col. Charles Lindbergh during a Washington monument celebration. In the front row are Secretary Kellogg, Mrs. Lindbergh, Mrs. Coolidge, an aide, President Coolidge, Lindbergh, and Secretary of War Dwight Davis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific
Atlantic
Washington
Chicago
President Coolidge
Col
Charles Lindbergh
Washington Monument
Kellogg
Chamberlin And Levine Tour Germany By Train
Clarence Chamberlin and Charles Levine arrived in Baden Baden to an enthusiastic 2000 strong crowd at the railway station. The pair were escorted by the burgomaster to their hotel amid demonstrations and autograph requests. They described European sleeping cars as superior and noted serenades by aero clubs and scouts during stops in Frankfort and Karlsruhe. They planned a Black Forest tour and aimed to depart for Bremen later in the week to meet their wives arriving Friday from New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baden-Baden
Germany
Clarence Chamberlin
Charles Levine
Berlin
Europe
Frankfort
Karlsruhe
Aero Club
Black Forest
Bremen
New York
Local Woman Fatally Struck by Car on Fourteenth Avenue
Frances Pohorsky, 70, of 1415 South Second Street, was hit while crossing Fourteenth Avenue at Second Street and died at a hospital two hours later. Driver B C Hofford, 25, said he was blinded by lights. coroner to hold inquest. Pohorsky survived by son John in Chicago and daughter Frances Weininger of Maynard.
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Fourteenth Avenue
Second Street
Frances’ Pohorsky
South Second Street
B. C. Hofford
South Seventeenth Street
W. J. Barngrover
R. A. Vorpah
Hofferd
Sixteenth Avenue
Interview with Cedar Rapids resident on life and faith
A long dialogue with a Cedar Rapids resident covering reasons for moving to the area, changes in Iowa from wagon to automobile, church attendance, Coe College leadership, children’s education, hobbies, Bible verses, views on Elmer Gantry, fundamentalism versus modernism, magazines read, and city improvement ideas including safer crossings, a new high school, and better street lighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Estherville
Central Park Church
Coe College
Iowa
Nugent's Groove
Jackson Township
Elmer Gentry
Elmer Gantry
Literary Digest
National Geographic
Homiletic Review
Time
Fourth Street
Labor action urged as strong unions rally in Cedar Rapids
J C Lewis president of the Iowa State Federation of Labor arrives to prepare for the convention opening in Cedar Rapids. He accuses the Supreme Court of striking labor rights and pushes for a five day week minimum wage laws for public works and a state convention fee system. Delegates from sixteen unions attend, with meetings by the Allied Printing Trades council and a barber union gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
United States Supreme Court
J. C. Lewis
Iowa State Federation of Labor
Lewis
American Federation of Labor
Mr. Lewis
Frank O. Lowden
Praises Gazette
Verne Marshall
Evening Gazette
Federation
George Dunlap
Davenport
Building Trades
M.E. Sherman
Des Moines
Dave Morrison
C Éoar Rapids
Morrison
Iowa State Allied Printing Trades Council
H. Scott
Mason City
E. W. Tundquist
Cedar Rapids Allied Printing Trades Council
K. P. Hall
George L. Berry
International Pressmen and Assistants’ Union
Journeymen Barbers International Union of America
W. CC. Wenzel
St. Paul
Tann County Cafe
South First Street
Mr. Wenzel
City Narrows Speed Limit In Residential Area To 25
After July 5 the speed limit in the residential section will be twenty five miles an hour. Business district bounded by river east bank Sixth street between B and Fifth avenues keeps fifteen mph. Residential area defined as city outside business district. Violations carry fine up to 25 dollars or up to five days in jail. Change aligns with new state law effective July 4.
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Sixth Street
B Avenue
Fifth Avenue
Slain Woman Found In Mine Near Marion
The body believed to be Mrs. Lory Price wife of a slain highway patrolman was found in a shaft of an abandoned mine near Marion Illinois. The discovery followed gangster Art Newman accusing Charlie Birger of the killings.
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Marion
Lory Price
Ulineis
Here
Art Newman
Charlie Birger
Will Rogers on ocean flights and faster troop transport
Will Rogers argues that aviation speeds up moving Marines to foreign wars, noting previous transport delays and predicting a new slogan about timely opening days. He jokes about Lindbergh visiting Mary Pickford’s home. the piece is dated Hollywood June 13.
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Hollywood
Calif
Lindy
Mary Pickford
Burgomaster
Will
Coolidge Heads to Black Hills for Summer Rest
President Coolidge leaves Washington tonight with a retinue of 85 White House staff and press for a three month stay in the Black Hills of South Dakota. He will stop in Hammond Indiana to dedicate the Wicker War Memorial, then proceed to Pierre and Rapid City for a motor trip to the state game lodge. A Western welcome by cowboys awaits as he prepares to begin fishing and walking in seclusion.
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Washington
White House
Coolidge
Black Hills
South Dakota
Hammond
Ind
Cool‘dge
Pierre
S. D
Repid City
New
Sanders
James F. Coupal
Soil Science
Controversy Over Insurance Agency Leads to Arrest
A dispute between Cedar Rapids National Life agency manager CCW Timberlake and clerk Paul Reinking over agency accounts led to Reinking’s arrest Saturday evening. He demanded a preliminary hearing after arraignment before Justice J B Travis and posted $2500 bond for tomorrow. County and defense lawyers offered little new information as the case remained unresolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CCW Timberlake
Paul Reinking
Cedar Rapids
National Life Insurance Company
J. B. Travis
Lindbergh Escapes Injury After Landing
New York June 13 AP Col. Lindbergh narrowly escaped injury after landing at the Battery when the automobile unexpectedly accelerated. His shoulders went over the back of the car before Grover Whalen grabbed him to prevent a fall.
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New York
Col
Lindbergh
Grover Whalen
National Editorial association opens in Omaha convention
The forty second annual convention of the National Editorial association opened in Omaha Nebraska. Nearly 800 editors are in attendance as Memphis Tennessee and Hollywood By The Sea Florida compete to host next year's meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Neb
INS
National Editorial Association
Memphis
Tenn
Hollywood-By-The-Sea
Fla
Roads Today Report From Cedar Rapids Auto Club
Cedar Rapids Automobile Club reports road conditions on routes including Lincoln highway west and east with dry rough tracks and two detours. No 161 and No 13 show varied conditions. No 32 routes east and west mix paving gravel detours at Oxford and Victor. dragging promised to smooth rough sections before evening.
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Lincoln Highway
Cedar County
Vinton
Waterloo
Center Point
Iowa City
Oxford
Victor
Lindbergh Receives Rousing New York Welcome
Charles A. Lindbergh arrives by amphibian plane and is paraded to City Hall amid a tidal wave of cheering. Police face crowd surges as boats and fire-jet displays light the Battery and Broadway in a historic ovation. Lindbergh and Mrs. Lindbergh receive a city medal from Mayor Walker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Pde
Haven
Tracy
New York
Charles A. Lindbergh
Lindbergh
Washington
Batelery
Broadway
Battery Place
Lindberg
Battery
Graham McNamee
William H. Wooten
James J. Walker
City Hall
George Washington
Walker
Mrs. Walker
Grover Whalen
Hector Fuller
Atlantic
Pacific
Landbergh
the City of
Lindbergh Hailed In Washington Before New York Welcome
The national capital gave Charles Lindbergh a warm send off as he left Bolling Field in an army pursuit plane at 8:54 a.m. EST. The takeoff was smooth with a 500 foot climb, a nose swing, a loop, and a circling over the field before he headed to New York for the welcome.
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Washington
National Capital
Charles Lindbergh
New York
Bolling Airfield
E.S.T
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Ree
Ade
Christian Service
Cedar Rapids News
Byrd
DE Pinedo
Japan
Convention of Fire Fighters
Chamberlin and Levine
William M. Evans
Gazette
Will Rogers
Gazette-Republican
Bulletin
Cedar Rapide Automobile Club
Viking
Kesees
Carl D. Groat
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