Iowa City Press-Citizen from Iowa City, Iowa • 2

KIWANIS CLUB PLAYGROUND-ACTIVITIES It's the Heat Some Fun, Eh? Well, Anyway It Was a Great Bear Fight While It Lasted All 45 Minutes of It LATTER WINDS UP FOUR YEAR TERM IN POST W.H.C0NANT 1 PASSES AWAY Prominent in Newspaper, Business Circles In Iowa City Soda Fountains Busy, Ice Companies Working Overtime As Iowa Citians Seek Relief from Heat itllng tactics for all he was After working in temperatures; Proprietors of air-conditioned Lf lis tn 11s desrees for a week, 'restaurants are having their one cleaning establishment install- troubles, In spite of their greatly Mr w. H. Conant Tt prominent led a sprinkling system on the increased trade. Patrons often Iowm cjty newspaper and busi-roof, which lowered the mercury at linger embarrasingly long over ness .3 or nearly half a cen- their rood or drtrtus wniie ouiers HEARSPONCEL "Making Americans" Is Subject of Talk This Noon Interesting phases of "Making Americans" were related by Mr. Joseph Poncel of Santa Fe, N.

summer session student at the rrnivsrsiltv of Iowa, in an address this noon at the Kiwanis club luncheon at the Hotel Jeff erson Mr. Poncel is now associated with a school at Santa Fe for under nriviiered Snanish-American chil dren of the seventh, eighth and ninth Ttnrn In a neasant village in Hiinsnrv. Mr. Poncel came to Afc ron, Ohio, with his parents in 1913 when he was 12 years of age. In a year and a half he mastered the Enrlish language and had fin ished the seventh grade.

After working several years in the tire factories, Mr. Poncel entered Du- buaue university, where he took the high school and university courses. After graduation he passed seven years in Utah and then moved to Santa Fe. "Mv family had the usual for eign idea of coming to this coun try and making a tot of money and then returning to the home country to settle down," Mr. Poncel pointed out "It was my first school teacher in Akron that set ray determination to remain in this land and contribute to this nation because of here painstaking work by tne nours in aiding me at mat time." Referring to his work on the New Mexican "frontier," Mr.

Poncel told of the Spanish-American influences and of the difficult tasks of establishing the responsibilities of American citizenship with those particular groups. A guest at the luncheon was Prof. Wmf'red T. Root, with Prof. H.

J. Thornton. Squirrel Which Attacked Man Did Not Have Rabies Believed to have been crazed by the heat, a squirrel attacked and severely injured J. S. Brawford at Estherville, Iowa, but an examina tion of the squirrel's body by the university of Iowa medical laboratories disclosed that it was not infected with the rabies, Dr.

Milford E. Barnes reported. The squarrel dropped from tree limb while Mr. Brawford walked through a residential dis trict, alighted on the man's head. Clawing Mr.

Brawford's scalp, the rodent also inflicted deep wounds In the man's legs. Chief of Police J. Lilley eluded another at-attack before he could kill the maddened squirrel with a rifle. Tt was a great fight. Ma." said Teddy, (he champion wrestler, and Dr.

E. J. Anthony, Hr. Thomas LeVora, Mr. William Flatter and Mr.

Louis Goody can verify the bear's statement It all began when Mr. LeVora bought Teddy from Mr. Goody with the idea of adding him to the park's menagerie. Monday morning found the four men before the animal cage all ready to place Teddy in his new home. But it seems that the old residents, the bear and the lion, re- sented the neweorrer's moving; in.

They began to growl and leap around in their cages. One especially good hair-raising roar from the lion stopped the advancing men. But not Teddy. Oh, bo! He kept right on going in the opposite direction. Over and Over In' their efforts to quiet and hold the 700-pound champ, the four men plus the bear found themselves in a heap on the highway after rolling over the wait Teddy, not knowing whether he was among friends or foes, started in with his JR.

FARMERS PLAN PARTY "Circus" Affair to Be Held by Bureau Friday Plans for a "circus party" on Friday night at the C. S. A. hall were made Monday evening by a committee of the Johnson county junior farm bureau. Members from several surrounding counties will be guests.

In circus style, the party will In clude dancing, games, and entertainment and a circus queen and clown will be chosen. Chaperons will include County Agent and Mrs. Emmett C. Gardner, Mr. and Mrs.

George Petsel, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Spencer and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Raim.

The committee includes Gladys Haeenbuch, Lloyd Sidera, Frank Fisher, Jesse Moss, Fremont Is- aacs and Martha Ann Isaacs. 2 Transients Get 10-Day Sentences Two transients arrested in connection with the fire early Sunday morning at the way station on the interurban tracks near Westlawn, nurses' home, were given jail sentences of 10 days each by Mayor Thomas E. Martin in police court Monday afternoon on charges of loitering and vagrancy. The defendants gave the names of Carl CorieU and Delbert Vickers, both of Friendship, Ohio. worth.

Forty-five minutes later found the bear muzzled and quieted down, and four disheveled men brushing oft their clothes and beginning to laugh at the picture they must have made. A Champion Wrestling champion, vaudeville entertainer and movie actor all these have made Teddy nationally famous. He is the only other animal besides Leo the lion who has his name copyrighted. During the production "Sign of the in which Teddy appeared he injured his foot. Due to this mishap he lost his good naturedness and became unman-agabte, refusing to obey his master's commands.

Several years later Mr. Goody wishing Teddy to have a good home sold him to Mr. LeVora to be placed in the park. Since the free-for-all Monday, plans are being made to provide Teddy with a cage on a truck, the type of home to which he is accustomed. Until arrangements are completed Teddy will remain in the care of Mx.

Goody, Thermometers Can Cause Heat, Too, as Garage Fire Shows PRESTON (AP) Thermometers are supposed to indicate heat not cause it The situation was reversed here Monday. A large thermometer on the Maybohir. garage burst when the mercury expanded to the top. The empty tube acted as a magnifying glass and set fire to the building. Nick Maybohm, garage owner, also is fire chief.

130 New Autos Are Registered During Month of June Here Registration of new passenger automobiles in Johnson county averaged more than four per day during June, with a total of 130 new automobiles and 14 new trucks registered during the month, the records in the office of Co. Treas. W. E. Smith revealed today.

The registration today totaled 8,830, 336 over the figure for the same date last year. OVERTIME PARKING Overtime parking violators docketed today with $1 fines in police court included: W. C. Chudwick, Ridgie Slater, R. J.

Baschnagle, Ed Miltner, H. Jennings, O. S. Cox, E. N.

Houck, Vera Smith and J. B. Scannell. Telephone Soda fountains report double i sale. One report the use of a 50-gallon barrel of a favorite soft-drink syrup every week.

Iowa City streets, four months ago impassible on account of snow-1 drift. now reflect an oxen-hke blast of heat. Tarry surfaces are melted to a state uhere the substance chngs to pedestrians' shoes and is tracked into buildings. Brave goifers continue their sport on the city's three courses, i mitur niirnn 1 thimi nrai aim 1 r-- longer cores- drives and lower More fans are being installed In local hospitals daily in aa attempt to afford relief to those sick. Ice companies find it difficult to satisfy demands, even by working overtime.

"We just can't get orders out fast enough," one office complained. Rotary, Kiwanis And Lions Clubs to Hold Picnic on July. 21st With golf starting at 1:30 o'clock, the annual joint picnic for members of the Kiwanis, Lions and Rotary clubs of Iowa City will be held at the Iowa City Country club a week from today, July 21st, it was announced this afternoon. The golf matches will be played in trios, a member of each club being selected. Dinner will be served at 6:30 o'clock.

MRS. G.S.ADAMS IS HEAT VICTIM Succumbs At Home Near Iowa City Early This Morning Mrs. Margaret E. Adams, 70, wife of Mr. George S.

Adams, passed away at her home six and one-half miles southeast of Iowa City on lower Muscatine road at 5 o'clock this morning, the victim of heat prostration. Mrs. Adams was overcome by the heat Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock, never regaining strength. She was born January 16, 1866, in Rock Island county, Illinois, near Milan. She married George S.

Adams of Milan in March, 1894 and they lived there about a year after that before moving to a farm in Scott township. Except for a few years in Iowa City, they farmed in Scott and Lincoln townships. Mrs, Adams was a longtime member of the Presbyterian church and Ladies Aid, and was formerly active in the Scott church. Besides her husband, she is survived by two sons, Dr. G.

Adams of Royal, Iowa, and Marvin L. Adams at home. Funeral services will be at the Oathout funeral chapel Thursday morning, with Dr. Ilion T. Jones, pastor of the Presbyterian church, in charge.

Air-Conditioned Pullman Will Be Here on Thursday iowa cny, observance of "Rail road W-Mk-, was postponed today i I I Concludes Service With End of Mid-Month Period, July loth, Tomorrow Mr. Charles A. Bowman, post- master of Iowa City for the last four years, will conclude his term of office tomorrow and will be sue- ceeded by Mr. Walter J. Barrow, i who will be in charge starting: Thursday morning.

Mr. Barrow will be in the post office tomorrow to become acquainted with his new position and to take over the records from Mr. Bowman at the close of the mid-month period on the 15th. To Slake Trip Mr. Bowman, who resides at 319 Rnfphinunn avpntip sairl tndav he is planning to leave with Mrs.

Bowman for a short vacation trip in the north. His plans for reentering business here hve not yet been completed. Mr. Bowman entering business here have not was engaged in operating an elec- trical shop before being named postmaster in 1932. Mr.

Barrow, clerk of the John- 1 son county district court since I January 1, 1927, resides at 603 South Dubuque' street He is a lifelong resident of Iowa City, and was commissioned post master by Franklin D. Roosevelt on June 23rd upon recommendation of Rep. Edward C. Eicher of Washington. Selected From 14 Mr.

Barrow was selected from a field of It candidates for the postmastership. 12 Residents Ask For Natural Gas In Petition Filed Signed by 12 residents, a peti- tion asking that natural gas be furnished to the area in Melrose I circle and to the west was filed at the city hall Monday afternoon by the Iowa City Light and Power Co. The petition, addressed to the company, asks that the natural gas be used instead of manufactured gas by placing a valve on the line east of Melrose circle, and that the company make the necessary changes In the household equipment and establish the same rate as in effect in University Heights. Mr. R.

E. Taylor, general manager, in a letter to the council, tatea "the company is willing to comply and please consider this letter our application to make the installation." Several aldermen indicated today they would place the petition on file Friday night and would await the outcome of the federal rate case from the Davenport hearing before acting on future gas question. Release Phipps On $1,000 Bond Today Upon Arraignment g. H. Phipps was released on a 1.000 bond and his promise to go to Illinois to, make his home with a sister when he was arraigned before Judge Harold D.

Evans today on Co. Atty. E. A. Baldwin's information charging the defendant with carrying concealed weapons.

Pmpps was arrested by police on June 2nd and was alleged to have had a loaded revolver in his possessor- Youth Gets Jail Term of 16 Days Giving the nair.e of Kenneth Gartner. 8:4 Orchard street, a youui was semer.ceo. 10 jo cay. in jail today on a petty larceny charge by Mayor Thomas E. Martin in police court.

Miss Esther H. Powers filed the information charging Gartner with taking a rirg. FOR SALE Walnut dining room extension table oval shape. W. A.

WARREN West Liberty, Iowa, 1 tury passed away suddenly at a hospital in Quincy, III, this mom- ins. a victim or excessive neat. Mr. Conant, member of prom- ir.ent pioneer family, wss bora near Lewiston. Maine, and came to the midwest from Troy.

N. Y- when he was 21 years of age. He set- first in P.ock Island county. EL, and then came to Iowa taty to engage in newspaper work, for several year serving as editor of the Iowa City Republican near the turn of the century. He was associated in newspaper work later with the Minneapolis Tribune and the Davenport Democrat.

In other business activities he was associated wun me t-ran and Cannon Co, and the Boerner-Fry Co. About three months ago he joined the Kalo Stock Remedy Co. at Quincy, serving as manager oi the credit and collection department. Mr. Conant was prominent in republican politics in Iowa for many years and recently was asked to join the publicity staff of the national republican committee in Chicago.

Besides his widow, Sophia Conant, 1025 East Washington street, Mr. Conant is survived by two sons, Walter of Winterset and Theodore at St Paul; two daughters, Berniece, at home, and Mrs. C. W. Helm of Iowa City.

Two brothers, one in Seattle and the other in Lewiston, Maine, and a sister in Maine, and four grandchildren also survive. Funeral arrangements will be announced later. The remains will be sent here to the Hohenschuh mortuary. MOTORCYCLE HITS CARFARE DEAD Des Moines, Zearing Men Are Victims DES MOINES (AP) Two Iowans died here when the motorcycle on which they were riding crashed Into an automobile on Euclid avenue. The victims were Robert See, 23, of Des Moines, driver of the motorcycle, on which and his father recently had re turned safely from California, and Cy Andrews, 30, of Zearing, lowa.

Missouri Man Dies When Hit by Train TAMA (AP) E. W. Wimber. 25, a Kirksville, trucker, waa kilted early today when struck by a freight train near Gladstone, five miles east of here, after he had fallen asleep on a concrete ledge that runs along the tracks. Boyd, another Kirksville trucker, told Coroner Harvey Jonea that he and Wimber both went to sleep near the tracks and that when the train roared by Wimber jumped forward and waa struck by one of the cars.

Hold Services For Iowa Editor, Auto Accident Victim MALVERN (AP) Funeral i fnr ervices were held here today for rk xfolvom news-1 VV KUIUimu, i.iii.J In an illtnmn. Predator killed In Mto bile accident near 7 lasi "oay. an, Miss Helen Zene VVortman Tred Neweii, mae, man, wno were uijurcu uc were reported In "fair" condition at an Omaha hospital today. Hilbert Walthouse, Buffalo Center, Dies Hilbert Walthouse, 67, of Buffalo Center, passed away at a local hospital Monday. The remains were sent to Buffalo Center by the Riley funeral service.

OPENS ESTATE Judge Harold D. Evans today opened the estate of Sarah Cray in Johnson county district court approving the appointment of Scott H. Stout as administrator. GETS MXE DAYS Giving the name of Bert Tucker, a man was sentenced to nine days in jail by Mayor Thomas Martin today on an intoxication charge. Registrations Increase There were 62 new registrations at Henry Sabln playground last week, bringing the total to anrt attendance for the week at 825, Miss Viola Smith, announced today.

The Horace Mann olavsround registered 42 more children, bringing the total to 202. Attendance during the week was 746. There were 34 at the Tuesday tap dancing class and 122 on Thursday. Swimming This morning's swim at the Big Dipper pool attracted 77. children" from Horace Mann ana oo irora Henry Sabln.

Kittenball Gams If the weather cools off, an inter-playground kittenball game is planned at Horace Mann Friday afternoon. RUTCHER RITES TO BE TOMORROW Services Will Be at 9 At St. Mary's Funeral services for Mr. Clarence A. Kutcher, 618 East Market' street, 48, city building inspector since 1925, who passed away at his home Monday morning from a heart attack induced by heat prostration, will be held tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock at St Mary's church.

Burial will be in St Joseph's cemetery. The city hall will be closed to-morrow during the services, and the flag is st half staff. County Cow Testing Association To Hold Picnic on Tomorrow Annual picnic for the Johnson County Cow Testing association members will be held tomorrow, County Agent Emmett C. Gardnet announced today. The members will meet at thf Hal J.

Dane farm southwest of here at 9:30 o'clock. Judging con-testa will be held at the Dane anff and at the Donald Jones' farm tr the morning. A picnic dinner anf afternoon program will be held at-. the City park. Oxford Farmer Is Overcome by Heal OXFORD Gilbert Edwards; farmer living west of Oxford, Is Ul at his home.

He was overcome by the heat Saturday afternoon. PROFIT" a business man could profit from tstsfna Ctrvarttic wait for seats. Fur coats, displayed in a local store are surveyed with sighs. Frantic shopper search for something anything cool to wear. Demanding foods easily, p-'t fared Housewife coll grocrritm for ht-j ureather suggestions, order letiure, tomatoes, fruits and oa goods.

while foods of a fcsstvr nature re- main on the sheb. es. Parents who formerly held the sprinkler lor izt 10 run under now taXe tares with them us enjoying its cooJ spray. Coffee for breakfast has taken second piace to cold drinks of various, kinds. Few orders for their hot dishes were received In local eating places.

One roof sleeper reports having to reach for a blanket before morning every night. SAMUEL MYERS DIESMONDAY 85 Year Old Resident Passes Away After Brief Illness Mr. Samuel Myers, route No. 4, Iowa City, who marked his 85th birthday on the Fourth of July and who had resided in Johnson county since he was three years old, passed away Monday evening after a brief illness from heart trouble. Mr.

Myers had engaged in farming his entire life. Bom in Ohio, Mr. Myers came to Johnson county with his parents 82 years ago. He was a member of the Odd Fellows' lodge for more than 50 years. Besides his widow, he is survived by two daughters, Mrs.

James T. Doyle of Betterdorf and Mrs, James R. Wilkinson of Iowa City; two sons, Mr. Elmer Nelson and Mr. Earl Nelson, both of Iowa City; 13 grandchildren and five great grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock at the McGovern funeral home. Dr. Sylvester E. Ellis, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church, will be In charge. Townsend Delegates Leave for Cleveland To Attend Convention Five Townsend delegates left Iowa City for Cleveland, Ohio, on the convention special train this morning at 9:06 o'clock.

They were: Mr. Jesse L. Richardson, Miss May Paul, Mrs. Rosa Paul, Mr. Charlie Shay, and Mr.

H. G. Wengert. Delegates from surrounding towns met the special train here and Joined the Iowa City group. A large group came from Cedar Rapids and several mors from several mors rom Oskaloosa.

Mareneo uBKaioosa, marengo, Waterloo. uiic m. ionic, woiiuii uiu wuuill Vernon delegate, also boarded the Belle Plaine, nam iieic. I The train will arrive in C'eve- land at 9:40 o'clock this evenin (The convention will open tomor row morning and continue until Sunday afternoon. The special train is to return Monday afternoon.

A full report of the conven- Townsend meeting of club Kc 5 evenm lnl 9 S. U. I. Pharmacy Graduates Pass Exams in June All of the 15 University of Iowa graduates of the college of pharmacy in June successfully passed the examinations given on June 9th, 10th and 11th, by the state board of pharmacy examiners. Dean Wil bur 3.

Teeters was Informed today by Mr. Walter F. Meads of Clar-inda, secretary of the examining board. DVMP FIRE Firemen extinguished a blase at the city dump in the south part of the city about 4 o'clock Monday afternoon. Will party who took two swimming suits from line at Sil East Church Street please return them at soce to avoid trouble.

Identification has bees established. i DIPIEMIIRTG A DOWNTOWN SEKOP I am now prepared to do all kinds of remodeling, repairing, and altering of women's apparel, including remodeling and relining of fur coats. MARY E. GREULICH PHONE 6176 East Washington St Hours 9 m. to 5 p.

m. Above The Academy Junior Tennis Tourney Sponsored by Iowa City Recreational Center Play will start July 20th on City High School Courts; Singles and Doubles for boys and girls 15 to 18 years of age; Singles for children under 15 years of age. Leave Entry Blank at Recreational Center Before Friday Name Address Age I will enter: Singles Doubles, with whom "CREDIT 5 -iltto be g'ven at regular ditioned Pullman will be open for I inspection at the Rock Island de- Meacham. ticket agent. The car was scheduled for exhibition today, but was held over in Chicago.

PARIS CELEBRATES PARIS AP) Two red parades swarmed through Paris today as France celebrated the anniversary of the fall of the Bastille in 1789. fosters Many realize often could ee9, s': oTn to rnd jVtgif that requires only sound financ ing to effect. Hera lunlr rAi enters the picture. If you need credit to purchase seasonal materials, discount bill, or meet temporary demands, come in and discuM your particular problem. We are atwayi prepared to make loans that follow sound banking principles.

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