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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 02, 1941

Page

5

Plan Body Okays Kuba Plat Urges 60 Foot Hamilton Street

The city plan commission approved a preliminary plat for Alert Kuba east of Hamilton Street SW between Wilson and Twenty-first avenues. It endorsed securing a 30 foot strip west of the plat to widen Hamilton Street to 60 feet, potentially via condemnation. The panel also approved the final Chandler plat on Meadowbrook Drive SE near Memorial Park.

Alert Kuba Hamilton Street Wilson and Twenty-first Avenues City Plan Commission Twenty-second Wilson Avenues Frank Starman Kuba Wilson Avenue Starman Fred Kubicek T. R. Warriner Chandler Meadow

New Secondary Road District Established In College Township

Linn county supervisors establish a new secondary road district in College Township. They accept the County Auditor's first quarter 1941 report showing receipts of 2,248.90 in fees and filing of 7,001 in instruments. The report lists 4,860 gallons of lubricating oil and related stock.

College Township Linn Dempsy Jones

Prof Carr Of Ames To Speak At Camera Club Open Meeting

The Cedar Rapids Camera club invites all interested to an open meeting at 7 30 tonight. Prof or of Iowa State College Ames will discuss The Bases of Color Photography in the Iowa Electric Light and Power company hall. He is a physics professor and tech instructor at Iowa State college.

Cedar Rapids Camera Club Iowa State College Ames Iowa Electric Light and Power Company

Harper family filled key posts at Cedar Rapids hardware firm

J Rayner Harper named vice president while his brother becomes president. The Cedar Rapids division gains a new in charge. Arthur R. Carlson handles Ottumwa duties. Russell W. Harper Jr. elected secretary. Lester L. Johnson becomes sales manager Cedar Rapids. C A Anderson moves to Ottumwa operations. John A. Geiger heads credit for Ottumwa and Cedar Rapids. Geiger moves from Cedar Rapids credits to Ottumwa.

C. A. Anderson Cedar Rapids Ottumwa John A. Geiger Mr. Geiger

The Earth’s Temperature Rise Rate

The fragment notes the earth warming at a rate of 1 degree per unspecified period. It references temperature increase but lacks clear dates or sources.

Night School Smoker At Chamber Commerce

National students in Cedar Rapids night school are invited to a Thursday event at the Chamber. Vocational classes at McKinley are suspended for the evening. Films cover navy crafts, maintenance and repair, and naval maneuvers. Eugene Pinney will welcome attendees and James Plumb will summarize the year's war.

Cedar Rapids McKinley Eugene Pinney Chamber James Plumb

Clocked At 60 Fined For Reckless Driving

J. D. White of 2415 Mount Vernon road SE pled guilty to a reckless driving charge in police court Wednesday and paid a $25 fine.

J. D. White Mount Vernon Road

British Claim New Bomb Five Times Potent

The ministry described a new bomb with five times the potency of others and warned the concussion would reach far beyond targeted areas. It notes a decades long trend of changing wartime threats amid a country that continues functioning despite the dangers.

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Helen McCleery Second Avenue SE Gazette Prof Carr J. Rayner Harper Modern Miss Active Modern Chamber Commerce He Berl Walnut Seldon Burgundy Selle Gerden Rte Sears, Roebuck and CO SEARS Third Ave Cedar Rapids, Iowa Fulton
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