High School Youth Exceed Parents Says Wilson speaker
C R Van Nice of School Activi group told a Wilson school youth conference that today’s students show greater mental heart and temperament. He noted more problems exist but students are better prepared due to school efforts, as open houses showcased department exhibits and student-run demonstrations with guides and performers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. R. van Nice
School Activi A. Group
Wilson School
van Nice
Mr. van Nice
Joan Kanak
Cyrus McCalley
Lloyd Mrstik
Donald Birkicht
Jeanne Stepanek
Helen Stepanek
Tom Rebec
Rachel England
Dick Farmer
Robert LeVan
Norbert Horak
Charles Hronek
Darlene Trout
Everett Andrews
Used Car Dealers Sold $194 Million In 1939 Auto Trade
Census figures show 6 980 used car dealers selling second hand automobiles worth 193 790 000 in 1939. Data highlight the scale of the prewar market and regional activity in used vehicle trading.
Deaths John Zikuska of Iowa City
John Zikuska died in an Iowa City hospital at 11 a.m. Wednesday after a short illness. Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m. Friday in the Barta chapel conducted by Rev. Benjamin Paroulek. Burial is in Cedar Memorial Park. He was born July 21, 1862 in Bohemia and lived in Johnson County most of his life. Surviving is a daughter, Mrs. Frank L. Shramek of Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Zikuska
Iowa City
Barta Chapel
Benjamin Paroulek
Cedar Memorial Park
Bohemia
Johnson County
Frank L. Shramek
Cedar Rap
Funeral Attendants From Several Towns Attend Mrs Bokorney
Out of town mourners gathered for the funeral of Mrs Katharine Bokorney on Wednesday. Attendees included Mr and Mrs August Krumm and family from Northwood and other Krumm relatives, Mrs Julius Krumm, Fred Krumm, Mrs Herbert Krumm, Mrs Paul Cameron, and numerous friends from Stanhope Atkins Shellsburg and nearby towns. Kathryn Berger, a daughter, had died earlier on April 15 1940, with one Krumm brother residing in Baden Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine Bokorney
August Krumm
George Krumm
Northwood
Julius Krumm
Fred Krumm
Herbert Krumm
Paul Cameron
Eugene Eckley
Stanhope
Jake Kray
Elizabeth
August Kray
Ernest Demmel
Brandon
Millard Wetzel
J. M. Wetzel
Vinton
E. Zimmerman
Edward
Laura Wolter
Grace Ahrens
Carol
St. Louis
Mamye Green
Stone City
William Krumm
Baden
Germany
Kathryn Berger
Funeral planned for Cornelius L. Van Sickle in St Paul
Funeral services for Cornelius Lester Van Sickle former Cities Service Oil sales manager will be held at Turner chapel at 2 p.m. Friday with Mount Hermon lodge No. 263 A F and A M in charge. Burial at Oak Hill cemetery. Honorary pallbearers include J L Zust Clyde Sargent F W Loring J G Slavik M J Daheim and H B Strang. Master Masons to meet at Masonic hall 1 30 p.m. Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornelius Lester van Sickle
Cities Service Oil Company
St. Paul
Owatonna
Clyde Sargent
F. W. Loring
J. G. Slavik
M. J. Daheim
H. B. Strang
Cedar Rapids
Mount Hermon Lodge
Masonic Hall
Cedar Rapids men named in local funeral notices
Three Cedar Rapids men named Joseph Frank and Charles will have funeral services in the Brush chapel at 2 p.m. Sunday conducted by Rev Milo Filipi. Friends may call at the chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph
Frank
Charles
Cedar Rapids
Brush Chapel
Milo Filipi
Weed Control Meeting Planned in Cedar Rapids Tuesday
Iowa Department of Agriculture and Iowa State Extension sponsor a weed control discussion at 10 am Tuesday in Cedar Rapids to boost enforcement of the state weed law. E P Sylvester will lead the session with county supervisors weed commissioners and planners in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Effency
Iowa
State Department of Agriculture
Iowa State College Extension Service
Cedar Rapids
Robert M. Vesely
E. P. Sylvester
Denison
Spencer
Mason City
West Union
Ames
Fairfield
Chariton
Red Oak
Linn County
Mrs Flora Lavell 66 Dies After Lingering Illness
Mrs Flora Lavell of Cedar Rapids 66 wife of William Lavell died at 812 Ninth avenue SE Cedar Rapids at 1 35 a m after a lingering illness She was past matron of Silver Leaf chapter O E S and a Bethel A M E church member Survived by husband mother Mrs Mattie Butler son Leonard three daughters Eleanor Lavell Mrs Willmuth Vaughan Mrs J S Rice and granddaughter Jacqueline Rice with one son Harry deceased Funeral services will be at Bethel A M E church at 2 30 p m Saturday conducted by Rev J W Collins Burial Linwood Friends may call at Rice funeral home after 6 p m Friday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flora Lavell
William Lavell
Ninth Avenue SE
Silver Leaf Chapter
Bethel A. M. E. Church
Mattie Butler
Leonard
Eleanor Lavell
Willmuth Vaughan
J. S. Rice
Jacqueline Rice
Cedar Rapids
Harry
Bethel A. M. E
J. W. Collins
Linwood
Rice Funeral Home
Asparagus Canning Volumes Reach Near Three Million
Census bureau records show nearly three million cases of asparagus are canned annually in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Census Bureau
Classified Ad Snippets From The Cedar Rapids Gazette
Fragmentary want ad text from The Cedar Rapids Gazette lists time, price, and contact fragments. The boilerplate notes telephones and the ad medium, showing out‑of‑town and local lines with partial pricing data and incomplete pages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ganetics
United States
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
John Zeleny Dies After Illness in Cedar Rapids
John Zeleny 60 formerly of Cedar Rapids died in a local hospital at 8 50 p m Wednesday after a three week illness. He came to Cedar Rapids at 29 and operated a bakery on Sixteenth avenue SW for 11 years before retiring 12 years ago. Survived by his daughter Mrs Adolph Stolba and threeOther details incomplete in source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Zeleny
Cedar Rapids
Charles Valentain Walker
Sixteenth Avenue SW
Adolph Stolba
In Memory Notice for Bain Family Passed Twenty Years
A brief obituary notice for Benjamin L. Bain and family recalling the passing of Gwendolyn in memory rituals over twenty years ago in Ontario. It lists family members and honors their enduring remembrance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gear
Gwendolyn
Benjamin L. Bain and
Reopening of Chester Weasel En and Better Iowa Mer a Shop
Fragmented listing article fragment mentions reopening of Chester weasel en and Better Iowa mer Shop at 306 IND AVE 8E with events on Saturday April 19th. Mentions Modern insured ambulances and equipment and a local pharmacy and jewelers ad culture. Includes scattered ads for transportation and car services, Easter jewelry promotions, and service stations with addresses and phone numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Serge Sregers
Chester Weasel
Ind Ave
Brevity Phone Directory Fragment at 3rd Street
Fragmentary contact snippet shows a Brosh Chapel address in Southeast with two phone numbers 2 8837 and 6837 and postal code 29032. Readable details are limited to address and numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brosh Chapel
Lost and Found Classified Fragments and Services
A jumble of lost items and found notices appears with bil fold descriptions and contact numbers. Scattered ads offer home repairs painting rugs cleaning plumbing and moving services along with used car listings and a few local business names and addresses.
Help Wanted and Household Notices from Gazette
Classified blurbs list positions and household help such as nurses, typists, bookkeepers, sales assistants, and housekeepers. Entries seek caring elderly care, general housework, and clerical staff with contact details and box references. Numerous ads mention experience, driving, and rural sales or farm labor opportunities with location cues and phone follow ups.
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Wilson P.T.A
George Dlask
Cornet
Charles Basker
Stanley Dlask
Lumir Stepanek
Donald Jirsa
Jean Schluntz
Dorothy Andersen
Henrietta Izer
Lyndell Jensen
Edrie Johns
Katy Ruth Konigsmark
Mildred Mahring
Effie Mikesell
Mildred Mrkvicka
Adel Wear
Irene Zitek
Jacqueline Day
Mae Rose Mrstik
Thelma Nelson
Vickie Farmer
Mary Harrison
Arlene Hollister
Dorothy Hurych
Margie Jungman
Delores Naugel
Mary Aleda Vosdingh
Dorothy Filson
Joan Darling
Marjorie Lowry
Beverly Martin
Dorothy Zvacek
Visit
Home Economics
Ven England
Elizabeth Paul
Elda Happel
Mary Elien Dill
Jeanette Shiech
Bob Hubacek
Joe Pelisek
Martin Fitzgerald
Mary Kay Angerer
Deloris Woods
Virginia Miller
Betty Subotnik
Patricia Klein
Jean Gatrelle
Mary Brown
Geraldine Freisinger
Jean Viall
Phyllis Sumner
Olga Chytry
Darlene Bartunek
Blanche McPherson
Darlene Hale
June Parker
Helen Beltz
Marion Smith
Ruth Ann Lastuvka
Lily Kudina
Arlene Whipple
Maxine Barnes
Wilma Wilson
Pauline Myers
Phyllis Cook
Ruth O’brine
Dorothy O’brine
Dorothy Topinka
Carol Humble
Marion Erger
Amelia Fulmer
Alice Anderson
Dorothy Sorenson
Dorothy Barta
Elaine Dill
Doris Burton
Wanda Johnson
Dorothy Meeks
Evelyn Mrstik
Marjorie Farley
Lorraine Dew
Jacquelyn Brown
Dorothy Hale
Lillian Carlson
Dorothy Matteson
Marilyn Rooks
Amy Sheronick
Emma Zaspal
Bett
Billy Chiamosta
Jimmie Kato
Jerry M~ehring
Robert Asenbrewer
Vern Martin
Richard Holden
Paul Howe
Grover Denton
Robert Douglas
David Smith
Robert Caldwell
Ira Mann
Burton Watkins
Donald Lorenzon
John Lemon
Russell Moneypenny
Donald Mee@ks
Frank McPherson
Kenneth Anderson
Joe Hronik
Milo Lanka
Samir S$k
Donald Tier
John W. Donnelly
Social Security Board
Reeset
Days
Daysream
Sol Siml Om
Memoriam
Ginsberg’s
Ist Ave
Servic Vice CO Co
Dial
Ist
Ave
Cole Sai
Brick Hutchinson
H . Chil- McKinley
J Richards
1St St
Andrew
Sovereign
Sth
Rn Crowe
Kresge
Schaefer
Udesen
C.S.P.S. Hall
DANC
gSong Pieper Orchestra
Ya Tax
Erursda Griff Williams
Parkson Beer
Magnus
Rex
TOP Hat
Hallwood Cape
AAIOK
Sumpay
Dr Sy
St. SW
Iarse
T. Dial
McHurch
Pridey
Methdtekh Kohna
Nagle-Eaton Lumber Co
Cherwan Willams Co
Drew's
Presha
Deliv. Lee
Treas Beim
Vaaule
Aise Walls
Willman’s. Ans
Novak Weatiss Heatine
Valspar
Poe
Gach Glass & Paint
Wald
Sonable
Arpeting
Ardner
Harvey &Pook & Sons
Aden
Wal
Marcel
Meyer
CLEA
Dupois
Migare
K. Bresso Eee
Fanikal
Bae
Autos & Trucks
DODGE
Brat Pia
BUICK
Lymouth
Ber Ave
Studebaker
Radio Lunder
Seann T. Low
Ind Ave. SW
Air Ir Corps
Ae Ik
Lovely Lady Beauty
1St Ave
Bishop's
shan statt _ JOHNSON’S and Beauty
10Th St
St. NE
Paris
AC Academy
Cash Aire
Coch
Gen
Del
Inedy
Philco
M. R. Smith
Newman
G. C
Bloomington
Towa Company
Salin
Garze' Gazette
Armstrong’s Fur Shop
Peas
Chanic
Cn Castle Cafe
3Rd Ave
Porest Dr. SE
Peneens
F Ave
Beauty
Gene
Igil
Central, Employment Ag’cy. Granby
Trade Schools
FP. c
Oe Technical Sch School
Henderson School of Big In Records Oerm
Chevrolet
Ford
Plymouth
Pontiac
Pee Estal
First Ave
Tudor
Colos Bac
Hay
Motor Perfect
Willys
Rude Auto Co
Third Ave
OLDS
Graham
Culver Motors
6Th St
Radioe Simon
MakKibben Motor Co
4Th Ave
2Nd St
HU Bales CO
2Nd Ave
Handler
By Galbraith
Gynea
LY. Off
Dodge Panel
Town
Baxter Motors
Count Poees
Ieee Ae A
STU Tudor
Wagner Motor Co
8Th St
Baby Fee
Gine
Rapaport
Ave. SE
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