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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 21, 1940

Page

31

Sears Coldspot Four Zone Refrigeration For 1940 Line

Sears Roebuck unveils the 1940 Coldspot line with four zone safety refrigeration. The Gold Seal Six Super Six Standard Six and Challenger Four models feature three inches of coldex insulation all steel construction and a quiet Rotorite Current Cutter. Facilities include nine speeds a hand thermometer removable fly shelf Handi-Bin glass shelf and two porcelain lines with high humidity storage and sliding glass-topped codex drawers for delicate vegetables.

Sears, Roebuck Sears J Sears Roebuck Hine Dulux

Great Lakes Ship Strike Called Off

Toronto AP Norman A McLarty Canadian labor minister says the Canadian seamen's union has called off its Great Lakes strike and will submit its dispute with shipowners to conciliation.

Great Lakes Toronto Norman A McLarty Canadian Seamen's Union

Comedy To Be Given In Cornell Little Theater

MOUNT VERNON The Clifford Goldsmith comedy hit What for Life will be presented at 815 am Friday and Saturday, April 26 and 27, in Cornell's Little Theater under the direction of Prof Albert Franklin Johnson. Jeannette Carlson of Pocahontas and Ben Hoover of Chicago will take the leads in this production supported by a long cast of regional actors and actresses.

the Gazette Mount Vernon Clifford Goldsmith Cornell Little Theater Albert Franklin Johnson Jeannette Carlson Pocahontas Ben Hoover Chicago Robert Michaelson Clinton Mary Henaman Estherbille Gordon Myers Janesville Ana Mary Smith Carroll Betty Hiquet Iowa Falls Wanda Walder Dixon Ill Joe Beadle Cedar Rapids Virginia Mergy Betten- Hart Pon Johannsen Bryant Tartry Kestenbaum Plainfield N. A Robert Steffa Tama Ruth Risman Winnifred Utchings Don Jackson Skaloosa Craig Huston Columus Junction Elizabeth Pye Fonroe

New Books At Library Bring Country To City Dwellers

The library adds many new titles for summer readers. Highlights include House for the Weekends by Virginia Kirkus, Harvest at Stillmeadow by Gladys Taber, Gardening For Fun by A C C Collins, On Medlock Farm by Henry Tetlow, and Country Kitchen set in Michigan 1880s. Also featured are Earths Green Mantle, Meals On Wheels, A Home in the Country, Were Still in the Country, and R F D by R D Smart. Wildlife guides and flower books by Mangam, Peattie, Aiken, McKenny, Hambidge, Dennis, Patterson, and Bianco appear with novels Happy Land by Eric Knight and Sioux City by J H Downing. Eric Knight lectures at Iowa University.

Virginia Kirkus Stillmeadow Gladys Taber Connecticut A C C. Collins Medlock Farm Henry Tetlow Philadelphia Della Lutes Michigan Sydney Mangam Fr. van de Water Vermont R.F. D R D Smart Margaret McKenny Hambidge Dennis Patterson Bianco Happy Land Eric Knight Sioux City J H. Downing University of Iowa Anthony

Notable Fashion Judgments in Society Notes

A reader comment praises a portrait or artwork showing wealth on a person as more desirable than angelic countenances, noting the refined background as especially well executed. The remark reflects taste in visual presentation and social aspiration.

Herring Calls GOP To Nominate Hoover For President

Senator Len L. Herring urged Republicans to nominate Herbert Hoover for president arguing Roosevelt should be drafted for a third term. He challenged GOP leaders to present a real issue to voters in the upcoming election.

Washington Len Clyde L. Herring Roosevelt Herbert Hoover

Search on liner Manhattan for contraband mail before Italy voyage

Federal agents searched the crew quarters of the United States liner Manhattan for over an hour and a half on Saturday as it prepared to sail for Italy. The operation occurred in New York with federal agents seeking contraband mail aboard the ship.

New York United States Manhattan Italy

Wing Stroke Rates of Insects Highlight Flight Power

Scientific calculations compare wing stroke speeds of insects: a fly 330 per second, a bee 240, a wasp 110, a dragonfly 28, and a butterfly dù to its slow, graceful motion.

Roosevelt Urges Children Help For War Stricken Far Lands

President Roosevelt endorses the Children's Crusade for Children in a letter to Dorothy Canfield Fisher. The drive runs April 28 to 30 with goals to educate youths about democracy and collect pennies to aid war affected children abroad. The president stresses concern for freedoms, opposition to tyranny, and the need to teach tolerance and liberty through education.

New York Roosevelt Dorothy Canfield Fisher

Townsend Plan Vote Forcing Gains Steam In House

Washington insiders say Townsend pension plan backers using petition method to force a floor vote expect to reach 218 signatures within two weeks. Hendricks D Fla introduced the plan which failed 302 to 97 last session and now has 36 more signers than the previous supporting vote.

Washington INS Townsend Pension Plan Hendricks Fla Townsend House

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Cornell Little Theater SEARS Cedar 313 Third Avenue SE DIAL Sears, Roebuck and CO Hoover Herring U. S America Ova Elect Licetand Power Company Silvertone Tate Third Avenue
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