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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1940
Page
8
A marble statue of an Indian on the Faltis porch captivates locals with its mystery and history. Mrs Fallis reveals the figure symbolizes a Minnesota massacre hero honored in New Ulm. the 73‑year‑old statue remains silent as children stare, linking past bravery to present curiosity.
The Browns Cora Rose and Bob present America Cooks at the public library. They describe a typical Iowa dinner with meat and potatoes, vegetables, salad, dessert, and coffee, and an old fashion Iowa dinner with ham, baked potatoes, beans, corn, and Indian pudding after twenty years of culinary travel.
The Ad Rite contest winners are listed by advertising firms. Names and addresses include Armstrong's, Mrs R J Darragh, 825 Tenth Avenue. Mrs R M Espeset, 83 Allview Drive SW. Janette Holmes, 1817 Ninth Street SW. and many others. The list names firms such as Moon Funeral Home, Inter Ocean Reinsurance, Peoples Savings Bank, and several individuals across Oelwein Iowa City and surrounding areas. The lengthy roll highlights final prize allocations among advertising writers and their agencies.
Engineers at S. and W. Tenth Street Service station reveal a Firestone Imperial tire with rayon cords treated by gum dipping for a strong tire body. The tread design uses long wearing rubber for high mileage and improved traction, claiming superior blowout protection and safety.
Thousands of chickens leave Champlin Hatchery daily. Champlin's offers genuine New Hampshire, White Leghorn and White Rocks strains plus a Brown Leghorn. Day old chicks available every Monday and Thursday with straight run or sexed orders. Giant Leghorn cockerels sold each Thursday.
A vintage text advertises J C Penney as offering quality directly bought merchandise, weekly pay plans, and wide selection to customers. It profiles Moon Brothers Funeral Home and its in house casket factory, promising economical, guaranteed services with cost plus profit on caskets and no charge if total funeral price is unsatisfactory.
Renowned author and playwright Channing Pollock will visit Cedar Rapids to speak at the Executive Club dinner at the Country Club on April 22. Pollock, guest of Mr. and Mrs. Van Vechten Shaffer, is noted for The Fool and The Sign on the Door, and has written extensively in poetry, film, music, and novels while touring and lecturing nationwide.
Smulekoff Furniture Company has served eastern Iowa families for 51 years, offering nationally advertised lines and acting as a friendly, reliable trading center. Today the store furnishes homes for the grandchildren of its original customers, located outside the high rent district at the west end.
The Third Avenue Bridge area store Smulekoff's passes savings to shoppers with a half block long building housing six floors of furniture. Special services include free delivery mail-order filling and liberal credit terms for customers.
Washington AP reports Britain and France can order the new Douglas attack bomber, hailed as potentially the world's fastest of its type, marking the fifth army plane released for sale abroad under the relaxed export policy.
Mason City AP Winners in seven community achievement fields announced at the state Junior Chamber convention drawing 450 attendees from 41 Iowa cities. Awards listed include Farm youth activities Sioux City first Denison honorable mention Christmas activities Waterloo first Mason City honorable mention cooperation with civil authorities Des Moines first Dubuque second safety Des Moines first Americanism Dubuque first Cherokee honorable mention youth activities Mason City first Dubuque honorable mention bulletin Dubuque first Des Moines second. Vice presidents race featured twelve candidates with Blair Wood of Waterloo unopposed for president and Sioux City bidding for next year. Banquet and dance marked the convention’s close.
Dr. George E. White president emeritus of Anatolia College in Salonika Greece will speak today at the Chester Congregational church. The event honors young people's Sunday and recalls White growing up in Chester where his father once led the local church.
A puppet show by sixth grade pupils at Jackson school highlighted Cub pack No 11's recent meeting. Den 1 won 90 points and the ribbon for most parents present with eight in attendance. Den 1 members received achievement badges Wolf and Bear for Bobby Mead Richard Sperring Alfred Barnes Kenneth Vanous and Douglas Kuhn while Bobby Slater joined Den 1 as a new member. A kite contest between Cubs and dads saw Ted Demory Den 4 sail kite Dicky Williams Den 1 three stick kite Douglas Kuhn Den 2 two stick kite and Cubmaster Demory bat kite.
Violinist Ilza Niemack from Iowa State College faculty will perform five selections including her Barcarolle with the Cedar Rapids Symphony in the season finale at Memorial Coliseum. She has played with major orchestras and will open with Glinka. The program includes Lalo, Paganini Kreisler, Burleigh, Kalinnikow, and McDonald works. concert begins 8:15 p.m. and is free.
The sixth annual high school senior day at Luther college in Decorah will be on Thursday May 2 Invitations have been sent to schools within 100 miles of Decorah Last year about 600 students attended The program includes convocation and chapel at 10 30 am an address by President O H Preus music from college groups a concert by the chorus orchestra and concert band a noon picnic dinner open house in all departments and at 2 pm Northwestern University baseball team will play Luther
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