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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 14, 1940

Page

21

Veteran Cedar Rapids finance team retires after 50 years

After 20 years as treasurer M. F. Cox and 14 to 20 plus years of service by City Assessor Dom Feiereisen retire from Cedar Rapids City Hall. They leave finances in stable condition, having modernized tax maps and banking oversight. Cox plans to stay briefly to balance books, while Feiereisen ends a public life spanning decades in a growing city.

Cedar Rapids M. F. Fox Dom Feiereisen Jim Scolaro Walter E Miller Cox Feiereisen Council On Food Prof E. V. McCollum McCollum and Sim

Car upkeep costs estimated at $692 per year

Automotive experts estimate the average annual car maintenance cost at 692 dollars covering repairs tires lubrication gasoline and related expenses for a year.

Deficient public ignorance on anatomy and digestion

A columnist laments widespread ignorance of anatomy and physiology among educated readers and criticizes reliance on outdated medical theories. He discusses digestion, impaction, bran as a laxative, and the misapplication of salt-water “internal baths,” advocating vitamin B importance and diet improvements.

Starfish Succeeds by Suction Cup Arm Action

The starfish advances through its suction cup arms. It fills its tubes with water to create a vacuum, presses the cups to a surface, and then draws water back into its body to move forward.

Nosey the Scotty Pup Dashes to the Telephone

A Scotty pup named Nosey at eleven months old loves playing with the Packwoods at 1600 B Avenue NE. He dashes to the phone when it rings, waits patiently for biscuits, and adores outdoor play. The article advises building a back yard pen for safe, humane confinement to protect him and neighbors while noting pens should be clean.

Scotty Pup Nosey C W. Packwood B Avenue NE Mrs. Packwood

St Ludmila School Program Promises Evening Show

The South Side News reports the annual St Ludmila school entertainment tonight at 7 30 featuring operetta Magle Gingerbread and a host of characters including Mary Ann Sonknup Susie Jane and Therese Philipp plus intermediate and primary grade acts. Fifty junior C S A lodges members study dancing under Ade Jen Hutchinson with three month course free. Progressive and Junior American Czech Judges hold a picnic supper and dance at 6 pm in the C S P S hall.

St. Ludmila’s School Magle Gingerbread the Vook Bud Woods Molly Lia- Verne Serbousek Mary Ann Semerad Nan Mary Ann Sonknup Susie Jane Arbura Hansen Susie Ant Patricia Fitzpatrick Gineer Man Billy Pittk Elaine Bevan Bridget Ann Hetty Tickall Robert Kadlee Jean Fitzpatrick Therese Philipp Narek Zebruka Bernard Krall Mrs. Cullins Joyce Finch Mauda- Jen Dolores Jeemenek Elizabeth Marie Kane Grace C. S A Ade- Jen Hutchinson Central Committee

Z C B J Card Party Next Saturday At Lodge Hall

Attendees are asked to bring a covered dish and follow picnic requirements. The combined Z B J lodges sponsor a card party next Saturday at 7 30 p.m. in the Z C B J hall. Refreshments will be served and prizes awarded. Officers of the CSA lodges and Czech groups meet Monday in the CSPS hall. The St Theresa club hosts a pie party next Thursday in the church basement with games and lunch. admission is free. Cedar Rapids lodge Z C B J meets Tuesday at 7 30 p.m. Frank Filip travels to Oxford Junction today for a Czech National alliance meeting as a local representative. The Anna staff has a one o clock luncheon Tuesday at Mrs Bohac's home. Work begins on a new afghan.

McCollum-Simmonds McCollum McCollum- Simmonds Johns Hopkins John F Dille Co Z C. B J. Hall St. Theresa Club St Ludmila's Church Frank Filip Oxford Junction Czech National Alliance Anna Charles Bohac Wilson Avenue Kelvinator America Fach Kelvinator

Cecil Leeson to Perform Saxophone Recital in Coe Chapel

Cecil Leeson renowned saxophonist will give an April 23 recital in Coe Chapel Cedar Rapids presented by Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia. An afternoon saxophone clinic follows with Josef Wagner joining for a piano group in the evening. Critics note his mastery spanning Rachmaninoff to Handel and Walter Damrosch praised his ability to interpret great composers on the saxophone. Leeson debuted in Hollywood in 1931 after studying at Arizona schools and Dana Institute.

Cedar Rapids Cecil Leeson Coe College Chapel Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Leeson Josef Wagner Hus Town Hall New York Rachmaninoff Bach Kreisler Debussy Ravel Handel Walter Damrosch Hollywood Arizona Public Schools Arizona State Teachers College Dana Institute Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra

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