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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1943
Page
2
The Iowa House tabled a bill for 750000 in state aid for schools on a 6 to 35 vote. Lawmakers noted likely adjournment soon and questioned constitutionality if passed. Senate debates and a related 437 page code revision shaped the day’s legislative activity.
Mrs. C. Fred Porter aged 62, wife of the Iowa state comptroller, died Friday following a 15 month illness. Funeral arrangements are pending as officials note her long service as a civic figure in Des Moines.
The Milwaukee Woman's club met in Memorial hall for a dessert luncheon and arranged a card party for April 27 and the annual May luncheon. Dues were solicited by the secretary and committee. Other items include visits by Dr. Ralph Hawk and family, recipes, and local club activities along with several advertisements and community notes.
The Keystone division of the Methodist W S C S was entertained at a dessert luncheon on Wednesday by Mrs. George A Hutchison. Joint hostesses were Mrs. Marion Brote markle, Mrs. R O Pinch and Mrs. W J Atz. Mrs. Howard Martin led the devotional period. Miss Blanche Hamm, Belle Plaine high school instructor, visits her parents the E C H amms for the weekend.
Center Point John R. See longtime Rock Island railroad agent received notice from the Railroad Retirement board that his ill health retirement is official as of March 31. See began service in 1904 at Follette Iowa and served at Wapello Elmira West Union Celwein and Hazleton before settling in Center Point.
Twenty five University of Iowa students were elected Thursday to Phi Beta Kappa, the national honorary scholastic fraternity. Honorees include Dorothy A. Miller Cedaree Mary E. Mercer Barbara J. Ricketts Iowa City Jean Christie Wapello and Alberta J. Hinchley Kalona.
Iowa school children greatly exceed the jeep buying target in a one month war savings drive. The push aims for 221 jeeps at 900 dollars each, with a forecast of 700 to 800 jeeps by April 19 as the war loan drive begins April 12.
Decorah Carl G Nystrom will be acting corporal for a company of 16 men leaving Decorah Sunday evening for army induction. The group includes J Ernest P Ask Arthur C Jannsen Norman Roe John L Whalen Harold E Haas Burr Oak Arnold H Myrah and others from Caimar Ridgeway Spillville Highlandville ert Atkinson Vennie Brandt Wilbur Peyer Ossian Hesper Francis Beevar and Rodney Reed awaiting naval training orders.
Henry A. Born 48, secretary of Packard Manufacturing, was struck by a 300 pound fire escape weight as he descended from the fourth floor. He died in Des Moines late Thursday. Survived by his wife and three children.
Mr. and Mrs. John Ales will celebrate their fiftieth wedding anniversary with an anniversary mass at Sacred Heart church led by Rev. Harold E. O Connor. A family dinner and a gold decorated cake mark the milestone with all four children present: Arthur of Men Nation Mrs J H Nalley of Royal Mrs D E Kelley of Savanna IL and Mrs A H Lauhrada.
Mrs. Lou Mumm of Lone Tree announces the marriage of Blanche Edith Mumm to Delbert Primrose son of Mr and Mrs James Primrose of Shellsburg. The ceremony was performed last Sunday at noon at the bride’s parents home by Rev Henry. The bride, a Lone Tree High School graduate of 1929, attended Iowa State Teachers College and has taught in Shellsburg where her husband runs a trucking business.
John F. Gaston former agent for the Cedar Rapids and Iowa City interurban railroad in Cedar Rapids has been elected to the Mt. Vernon city council to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of John Dew.
Concrete Material Construction of Cedar Rapids was the low bidder for asphalt at Burlington municipal airport project with a bid of $1,089,558. Ross Construction of Des Moines had the low bid for concrete runways at $802,580. Central Engineering of Davenport was the second low bidder at $873,452.
The Rev. John Lee Alexander will conduct farewell services at the Methodist church in North English on Sunday before leaving Monday for William and Mary College in Williamsburg Virginia. He has been commissioned a lieutenant commander in the navy as a chaplain in World War I.
Ladora M. W. Felton, Red Cross drive chairman, reports that $445 was subscribed in Ladora.
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