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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1942
Page
5
A practical guide by Scotty McLean on controlled grass burning. It stresses prep like wetting buildings and shrubs, clearing around structures, removing children, and notifying the fire department. It warns to burn with wind, stay with the fire, and extinguish remaining embers to avoid rekindling.
Douglas aircraft began distribution of 1500 bicycles to its employees in Santa Monica California on a cost plus tax basis. Selected workers will assemble the machines themselves salvaging shipping cartons. When in operation about 3000 Douglas employees will bike to work according to welfare director J L Stevenson.
Stafford Clark a 31 year old troubadour and WPA worker with a two year suspended sentence faced court after his guitar went mute in South Bens Indiana. Clark is married with five children.
Chaplain from Van Horne Jenks, age 32, promoted by the War Department to captain in the regular army chaplaincy. He trained at Camp Croft with the 40th Infantry trains battalion and was director of the orientation lecture program. he entered service March 17, 1941, from the chaplain reserve.
The Coe college military department will hold a short service Tuesday at 10 a.m. in commemoration of Army Day. The observance was postponed from Monday due to Easter. The program opens with a prayer by James B. Hodgson Jr and includes a talk by Sieger Francis J. After Flanagan's address, a senior remains noted.
Cadet officers march to the chapel front to present a cavalcade of army history and the entire dental corps will sing the Star Spangled Banner to close the service.
Washington reports the administration may seek a voluntary 44 or 48 hour work week with regular pay in war industries. President Roosevelt aides and Vice President Wallace push to soothe the 40 hour rule dispute, but critics fear a half way measure. Any deal would need to guarantee that extra pay saved by not enforcing the longer week returns to workers.
Local call for volunteers to support Linn War Bond Drive. Prospective workers should contact defense bond headquarters at 3-3381 and attend instructional meetings on April 8 for precincts 1 to 8, April 10 for precincts 9 to 16, and April 13 for precincts 17 to 23, all at 7:30 p.m. No pledge book issued until after attendance and explanation of Series E bonds and pledge plan.
Verne Swanson is now in charge of advertising at Newman's Department Store. The change is effective now. Swanson and his wife have three daughters and plan to move to Cedar Rapids after the Sioux City school year ends.
The Roosevelts will stage three one act comedies Friday at 8 p.m. in the school auditorium. Windy stars Stanley Davis with an all male cast including Cooky David Mitchell Curly Louis Yeakle and others. The program includes The Perfect Gentleman a romance and Why I Am a Bachelor a lecturer piece by Conrad Seiler. Student staff and crew are listed with Har old Barnes as business manager and David Mitchell as stage manager among others.
A Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce representative seeks stock for a championship rodeo at Hawkeye Downs May 28 29 30 and 31 Manager Cha D Moore says the best Mexican Longhorn steers will compete against cowboys in the bull catching event Cowboys must jump from a galloping horse seize the steer and pin it The steers will be quarantined for a month before entry and fattened on Iowa grass prior to the rodeo
In Cedar Rapids churches Easter lilies are scarce this year due to wartime restrictions. Florists report limited lily orders, with many churches using white cut flowers like carnations and snapdragons. Substitutes include potted jonquils tulips and pink azaleas as war conscious customers accept color changes.
Lieut. William McChesney Martin Jr. and Cynthia Davis were married today in Baltimore. Martin is a former New York Stock Exchange president and Davis is the daughter of former War Secretary Dwight F. Davis.
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