Thirty Nine Men Leave For Service in Army
Thirty nine men from Cedar Rapids Marion Center Point and nearby towns depart for military service. Names include Charles Ernest Mader Chester Arthur Foile Lumir Vavricek Theodore Matheny Newman Glenn Neilsen and many others. The group lists rural route addresses and towns such as Cedar Rapids Mt. Vernon Marion Central City and Volga City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thes J. Weisley
RFD
Chesen
Charles Ernest Mader
R.F.D
Toddville
Chester Arthur
Walker
Rudolph Joseph Foile
Marion
Hubert Earl Mounce
Cedar Rapids
Eo Astone Jilovec
Leonard William Modracek
Milroy George Skorepa
Ralph Leo Chesrown
R. F.yn
Bery
Edward Elle
Melvin Charles Levasseur
Alburnett
Walter Robert Widger
School Musicians to Give Concert Friday
The Marion public schools instrumental music department will present a dual spring concert Friday at 7 15 p m in the Lincoln building band room directed by Glenn Sani. Serious instrumental groups will go to Monticello April 11 for the district music contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Public Schools
Lincoln Building
Glenn i Sani
Monticello
Mrs J J Keith and children return from Pendleton and Chicago
Mrs Keith and her children Mollie Thomas and Caroline returned to Marion Tuesday after traveling from Marion on February 19 to Pendleton Oregon to visit Capt Keith. He then moved to a California camp and Mrs Keith and the children went back to Chicago. She flew to San Francisco where Capt Keith sailed for foreign service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mollie
Thomas
Caroline
Marion
Chicago
Keith
Pendleton
Ore
Capt. Keith
California
San Francisco
Foreign Service
Presbyterial Plans Unfold for Mt Vernon Meeting
Mrs Glenn E Kinser hosted Cedar Rapids Presbyterial attendees at an all day meeting at her home. Plans were finalized for the spring Presbyterial at Mt Vernon on April 24 with a noon picnic lunch. Present were Mrs W P Enright Miss Mary Laurance and Mrs Leo Geesaman. Mrs Addie Kinkead moved to 412 Seventh Street from a Cedar Rapids hospital. Fortnight advertisements note furnished 2 room apartment adults only. Miller apartment. Mr and Mrs W E Lutz plan a Cape Cod bungalow at Sixth Ave and Sixth St contractor T A Barkwill. Hallmark Easter cards Boston Store. Mrs W A Jackson celebrated her daughter Shirley Anns ninth birthday with a Tuesday dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn E. Kinser
Cedar Rapids
Mt. Vernon
W. P. Enright
Mary Laurance
Leo Geesaman
Addie Kinkead
E. J. Yeoman
Seventh Street
W. E. Lutz
Cape Cod
Sixth Avenue
Sixth Street
T. A. Barkwill
Music program features student solos and choral pieces
A school concert lists diverse selections including The Chicken and The Kitten and the Bow Wow. Performances feature Wayne commentator lines, piano solos, drum accompaniment, and a choral reading of The Homeland with a flag salute and Star Spangled Banner. Kenneth Ozburn is noted as a soloist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Commentator
Mr. Duck
Mr. Tu
America
Jack Tar
Picnic Honors Robert Hogan Enlistee Marin s Move to Fort Des Moines
Mrs. Lottie Hogan hosted a Tuesday picnic at 201 Thirteenth Street in honor of her son Robert Hogan who has enlisted in the Marines and will depart for Fort Des Moines Monday. Fifty seven relatives and friends attended including Mr. and Mrs. Sommers Harford James Sommers Jimmie Kacera Patty Albert Harford John Harford and John Jr Cedar Rapids and Ivan Bowen Central City were among the guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Hogan
Lottie Hogan
Thirteenth Street
Fort Des Moines
John Sommers
Marion Harford
James Sommers
And
Jimmie
Joe Kacera
Patty
Albert Harford
John Harford
John, Jr
Cedar Rapids
Ivan Bowen
Central City
Club Women Invited to Linn County Convention
Miss Sara Nott Linn county chairman of the Federation of Women's Clubs invites city club women to attend the Linn county convention Thursday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Congregational church A luncheon is planned at noon with special speakers Mrs David Lennox state president of the Federation and Mrs Robert B Moore of Cedar Rapids The program aligns with Holy Week and centers on Defense and the Spiritual Values of the American Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sara Nott
Linn County
Federation of Women’s Clubs
David Lennox
Marshalltown
Federation
Robert B. Moore
Cedar Rapids
Homebuilders Class Set For Sunday Potluck
The Homebuilders class of the Methodist church will meet at the church Sunday at 6 30 p m for a potluck supper. Marion area church groups are invited. Meat potatoes and coffee will be furnished. Mary Alice Kemble and June De Wees will lead games and a story hour for children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Marion
Mary Alice Kemble
June de Wees
Home Project Leaders Meet for Frozen Food Exhibit
South Marion township officers and project leaders met Tuesday with Mrs. Edward Schultz south of Marion. Home demonstration agent Miss Margaret Stewart attended. Plans were laid for a frozen food exhibit to be held on achievement day at Springville High.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Marion Township
Edward Schultz
Marion
Margaret Stewart
Springville High
School Meeting Report Sparks Farm Bureau Plans
On April 17 Mrs. Schultz presented the Farm Bureau for the coming year. Sani wave created by NEA with assistance from Mrs. Dewey Lint noted during the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schultz
Farm Bureau
Sani Wave Qureed
Ht Nea
Dewey Lint
Four new homes approved for Marion construction
Permits granted Tuesday for four residences in Marion. Gerald C. Wilson plans a $4,000 dwelling at 1580 Park Avenue and will build it himself. Harry Simonsen approved for two houses at 955 and 965 Seventh Street costing $4,500 each. W. J. Konigsmark, 135 Sixth Avenue, buys five acres at Eleventh Street end and will build a $4,000 dwelling with garage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Gerald C. Wilson
Park Avenue
Harry Simonsen
Seventh Street
W. J. Konigsmark
Sixth Avenue
Eleventh Street
Dennis brother of Earlville resident dies in New York
Word was received for Al bert Dennis of Center Point about the death of his brother Lewis H. Dennis of Earlville New York on March 27 Burial was in Sherburne New York He was a former Marion resident and lived in New York for 25 years He is survived by his wife and six sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Dennis
Center Point
Lewis H. Dennis
Earlville
N. Y
Sherburne
Dennis
Marion
New York
Australian General Named Military Representative to Washington
Lieut. Gen. E. K. Smart, commander at Melbourne, becomes Australian military representative to Washington as announced by Army Minister Francis M. Forde on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melbourne
INS
E. K. Smart
Washington
Francis M. Forde
Pennsylvanian Held on Burglary Tools Charge in Iowa City
Allan Frank Baker 65 of Jenkinstown Pa was bound over to the grand jury on a possess burglary tools charge. Bond set at 2000 dollars for breaking and entering after police caught him ransacking an office in Iowa City last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Allan Frank Baker
Jenkinstown
Ely High Players Stage You Cant Fool Grandma
Ely junior and senior classes present a three act play You Cant Fool Grandma at Fly Legion hall on Thursday April 2. Orzella Stastny and Fuhrmeister lead the cast with Maxine Netolicky Maxwell Wilmer Ross Jean Dolezal Barbara Reis Martha Whorsky and Edmund Jones in supporting roles. Supt Anthony Biankers directs with a student in charge of stage props.
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Ely
Ely High School
Grandma
Fly Legion Hall
Orzella Stastny
Fuhrmeister
Maxine Netolicky
Maxwell
Wilmer Ross
Jean Dolezal
Barbara Reis
Martha Whorsky
Edmund Jones
Oe Ce
Anthony Biankers
140 Men Enlisted In Army at Cedar Rapids Last Month
Cedar Rapids reports 140 men enlisted in the U S Army last month with names including Harold Ashington John P Murray Dale Kimrin Marvin C Speck and Keith O Tatman and William R Campbell. Beginning April 10 the Cedar Rapids office will handle quotas for a new engineers corps at Camp Claiborne Louisiana. Enlistment will exclude some specialized trades though many skilled workers are needed such as foremen crane operators welders and riggers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Army
Army
Harold Ashington
John P. Murray
Dale Kimrin
Vinton
Marvin C. Speck
Waterloo
Keith O. Tatman
William R. Campbell
Belle Plaine
Small
Cedar Rapids
Engineers Corps
Camp Claiborne
Woman Injured When Auto Strikes Bridge
Mrs. Betty Griniod of Terre Haute Indiana suffered lip lacerations and knee bruises when a car struck a bridge west of Mt Vernon on a Sunday afternoon. Her husband and two young sons had minor scratches and she stayed in St Luke Hospital overnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Griniod
Terre Haute
Ind
Mt. Vernon
Britain rescinds closing order on movie houses
The government revokes the closing order affecting cinema houses within a month of its effect as a measure to bolster civilian morale.
40 Feared Dead In East Coast Sinking
Norfolk reports 40 feared dead after a Panama-registered merchant ship was torpedoed. Rescue vessel landed 13 crewmen in Norfolk after 45 hours adrift in one lifeboat and two rafts. Fireman Ray Prichard says the 53-man crew included eight Americans and many Scandinavians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Ray Prichard
Blythevile, Ark
United States
U.S. Air Corps Plans to Hire 800 to 1,000 Reserve Officers
The U.S. Army air corps announces a target to recruit between 800 and 1,000 reserve officers each year to bolster aviation ranks and support wartime operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Air Corps
Cedar Rapids Worker Cited in Illinois Central Bond Sale
A Cedar Rapids employee linked to Illinois Central is reported to have secured 100 percent bond ownership dealings. Railroad representatives were seen in Waterloo on Sunday as part of the ongoing matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Illinois Central
Russians Face Surprising German Warfare Ideas
The Russians noted surprising results from German warfare concepts after heavy losses in vain attacks and expended reserves, while German reserves remained untapped and ready.
Darro Seeks Navy Enlistment From Hollywood
Frankie Darro 24 year old actor known for a string of early film roles applied Tuesday to enlist in the United States Navy.
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Hollywood
INS
Frankie Darro
United States Navy
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Save Middleman
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Il Found
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S&s
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Owens
Carolyn Kahler
Arthur School
Denver
Colo
Floyd Kahler
Charles Burch
Third Avenue
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Aews Shoe Store
Ladies Spiritual Life Group
The
Presbyterian Church
Earl Booze
W. E
Benish Shoe Store
J. J. Albaugh
West Marion
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Carl E. Krog
Fred Kahler
Bausch-Lomb Optical Company
Rio de Janeiro
Theodone F. Kahler
Rochester
Optical Company
Shakespeare Club
U. S
E. Coast
United Press
Darro
NAVY
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Underwood
K and M Pharmacy
Second Avenue SE
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Times Square
Kenmoor
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Second Avenue
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