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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1941
Page
5
Fragmented personals and beauty shop notices flood the page with low prices for permanents and hair styling. Local salons advertise Easter specials, including fingerwaves and perms, with cheap rates and late hours. Ambulance service and odd ads appear amid the jumble of promotions and local business names.
A local merchant asks for a confidential house-to-house interview arranged through a Gazette. The request seeks a six month engagement with compensation and three local scenes. Respondent should appear confident and prepared for an interview.
Minor injuries to three persons resulted from two early Thursday police reports. Mrs. Edwin Darling of 516 Eighth Street SW suffered facial injuries when her husband’s car was struck by a hit and run Ford at Sixth Street and Eighth Avenue SW. The suspect fled into an alley and disappeared. Rose, 23, of Marion, received a cut above the left eye after his car hit a tele graph pole in fog near Thirty-fourth Street NE on First Avenue and was treated at St. Luke’s hospital. Josephine Gross of Marshalltown sustained facial lacerations and a hurt left leg in the Rose car incident and remained in hospital after also being treated at St. Luke’s.
Esther E Maher at 1814 Bever Avenue SE has been appointed new NYA project supervisor for the girls sewing room at Big Springs school Center Point Road NE. Her appointment takes effect April 9. Current work at Big Springs includes sewing mattress ticks while NYA boys make mattresses at 423 A Avenue NE in a project carried on with the farm bureau and the AAA.
The city council voted Thursday to authorize the city engineer to draft a resolution of necessity for paving and curbing a four-block stretch on Tenth street NW from E avenue to I avenue. A hearing date will be announced.
DES MOINES AP The Iowa senate approved a bill granting 1200 dollars annually for the Herbert Hoover birthplace at West Branch to be kept as a public shrine. The senate passed 45 to 0 after the house approved 68 to 7, the bill advancing through a heavily Republican legislature.
Richard Drake, 23, of 2812 First Avenue East, faces a homecoming without his Chesapeake retriever Lady after a dog poisoner killed the animal Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Karl Drake reported Lady convulsed and dead after a ramp at about 5 p.m. A veterinarian attributed the death to poisoning. Drake enlisted March 17 as a volunteer from the east side draft board.
Judge H C Ring dismissed the suit for separate maintenance filed by Linhart Lawrence against Lavona Lawrence after nearly three months of litigation. He also sentenced Lavona Lawrence to 10 days in county jail for contempt, suspended on good behavior. The contempt citation referenced an affidavit claiming she possessed property in violation of an injunction. action deferred pending trial on the maintenance action which sought a divorce.
In a Wednesday filing Owner's Loan Corp seeks foreclosure on a College township loan security dating to 1934. The petition claims HOLC holds a $1733.70 claim against J W Lambert and Carrie Lambert and asks that Linn county lien be subordinated to HOLC.
A jury in Judge J. E. Heiserman's court returned a verdict for the defendant in a $2500 damage suit filed by Mrs. Ina H. Wilson of 2321 Meadowbrook Drive SE. She alleged injuries from a fall in the aisle of the Paramount theater in August against Tri States Theater Corporation.
Dr David Berger lists speaking dates for the remainder of April. He is set for union services in Anamosa at 2 30 p m Friday, at Central Park in Des Moines Sunday morning, and a youth group talk in Sinclair Memorial. He travels to Des Moines for the sixty fifth annual meeting of the Des Moines Presby terial Society for Missions and to Iowa City for Westminster Fellowship meetings. April 22 brings him to Cedar Falls for Iowa state Sunday school sessions. He opens with What World We Face and speaks on The Christ We Share. On April 26 and 27 he attends college Y M C A Y W C A retreat at Palisades Kepler State Park with three talks on What Christian Youth Can Do in the World of Today. He spoke earlier this week at Westminster United Presbyterian Church in Des Moines during Lent.
Mrs Josephine Mathews 710 First avenue E died in a local hospital at 5 30 a m Thursday after a short illness. She was born and reared in Cedar Rapids and had lived in Louisiana for many years. Surviving are two sisters Mrs C A Ross St Paul and Mrs Benjamin S Gallup Hammond La a brother Fred Shader of Miami Fla three nephews J Bernard Ross St Paul Joseph and John Robinson Hammond La and a niece Mrs Ray Cable Long Beach Calif Funeral services will be held in the Turner chapel Saturday at 2 p m Burial will be in Oak Hill cemetery Friends may call at the chapel
In Champaign Illinois Alice Marble defeated Mary Hardwick of England 6 3 6 2 while Big Bill Tilden beat Don Budge 4 6 3 3 6 2 in exhibition matches at the University of Illinois venue.
The notice urges readers to read the advertisements below about cleaning, painting, and repair efforts. It emphasizes improving properties and inviting participation in local cleanup and maintenance campaigns.
Vincenc Jandl 79 died at his home 1626 J street SW at 1 25 p m Thursday after a lingering illness. Born in Bohemia August 10 1861 he came to Cedar Rapids 53 years ago and was a retired tailor. Surviving are his wife Frances three daughters Mrs Frank J Nemecek Mrs Joseph F Frycek and Mrs Mathew Lorenc all of Cedar Rapids a son Vincent died 1907 a brother Alois Jandl and sister Mrs Josephine Dresher both of Czechoslovakia four grandchildren and one great grandchild. He was a member of Karel IV lodge Z C B J. The body is at the Janeba funeral home pending funeral arrangements.
Funeral services for William J Woods 1136 Twenty second Avenue Southwest will be held at St Patrick s Church at 10 30 a m Saturday with Rev D J Lenihan officiating. Military rites will follow at Mount Calvary Cemetery by the American Legion. Rosary at 8 30 p m Friday Brady Mortuary with viewing after 7 p m Thursday. Survived by an additional brother James Woods Luther Okla and a sister Mrs D W Dwyer Cedar Rapids previously mislisted as Mrs D J Dwyer.
The body of Mrs. Lydia M. Lilly of 1616 Sixth avenue SE died in a local hospital Wednesday. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Garner Methodist church, with Rev. H. Milo Hall officiating, and burial in Concord cemetery, Garner.
Local Gazette page lists various classified ads from repairs to real estate. Items include transportation references, watch cleaning offers, hardware store notices, wanted salesmen for Studebaker cars, upholstery work, carburetor service, bedding cleaning, printing services, and electrician positions. Multiple small ads urge readers to exchange references and contact details.
Funeral services for Mrs Grace Evelyn Conrad wife of Don W Conrad who died in a local hospital Wednesday after a lingering illness will be held in the Turner chapel at 3 30 p m Friday in charge of Rev O A Prather Burial will be made in Linwood
Funeral services for Mrs Eva Mae Hite 406 Ninth Avenue SW will be held in Beatty chapel at 11 a.m. Saturday with burial at Cedar Memorial Park. Friends may call at the time of death and funeral arrangements are noted in local notices.
Leland Wells aged 18 of Marion was fined 10 dollars and costs in police court for speeding connected to a Wednesday collision with Fred S. White of Dubuque at the Fourth Avenue and Second Street SW intersection. Wells was given three weeks to pay. Wells pleaded not guilty but Judge Harry Johnson found the testimony sufficient to sustain the charge.
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