Cedar Rapids teachers seek cumulative sick leave in new contracts
Cedar Rapids teachers demand 60 days cumulative sick leave and restoration of the current salary schedule with credit for one extra year of experience in the 1941-42 contracts. They cite financial strain, call for summer school credits to reward continued training and urge stricter adherence to the existing salary scale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Cedar Rapids Classroom Teachers’ Association
G. H. Darling
Lois Fetterman
Jeanette Williams
O. J. Deeds
Harry Kelley
Cedar Rapids
Charles D Hedberg
Teachers of
Classroom
Cedar Rapids Teachers Credit Union
Cedar Rapids School Board
Advanced Degrees Conferred At Town Consistory Reunion
Scottish Rite Masons receive advanced degrees during the ninety first Town Consistory reunion in Cedar Rapids opening sessions. A banquet Thursday features Dr H J Thornton of the University of Iowa as speaker. Degrees conferred include the fourth under Ray C Coutts and the fifth to the sixteenth under listed officers. Further degrees planned in later sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
H. J. Thornton
University of Iowa
Kilwinning Lodge of Perfection
Ray C. Coutts
Henry E. Haegg
T. James Bell
James H Smith
Edwin W Lundquist
George E. Farmer
Coralville Stop Sign Arrests Spark State Review
Des Moines reports state officials study a string of arrests of 477 out-of-state motorists for failing to stop at a Coralville school stop sign on U S highway 6. Motorists allege the sign is too small to notice as they near the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coralville
DES Moines
INS
U. S. Highway No. 6
State Safety Department
Karl W. Fischer
State Highway Commission
George A. Wilson
John Rankin
Iowa City
Johnson County
Probe Use Of Slugs By Iowa City Boys
A U S treasury agent questioned 10 juveniles in Iowa City Tuesday over the recent slugging of pinball and popcorn machines. Questioning will continue Wednesday and a report will follow only after a thorough investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City Boys
Iowa City
Secret Service
United States Treasury Department
County Officials Map Weed Law Enforcement Drive
More than 50 officials from eight eastern Iowa counties attended an all day weed control conference at the courthouse. Harry Linn of Iowa’s agriculture department led the session sponsored by the department and Iowa State College extension service. The meeting discussed enforcing the state weed law and recommended creating one county district commissioner per county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Harry Linn
Department of Agriculture
Extension Service
Iowa State College
Linn
Delaware
Clinton
Cedar
Benton
Jones
Jackson
Marengo Man And Pal Escape From Henry County Jail
Ralph Walsh of Ohio and John William Griffith of Marengo Ia escaped Monday night from the Henry county jail in Mt Pleasant. They fled after leaving Clarence Unkired nephew of Sheriff Manning T Cline locked in a cell. The pair used Edward Caldwell’s car to flee the vicinity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MT Pleasant
Ralph Walsh
Ohio
John William Griffith
Marengo
Henry County
Clarence
Manning T. Cline
Edward Caldwell
Penitentiary pitcher faces Willamette pinch hitter
In Salem Oregon Roy S Keene had a state parole board role as Willamette coach and batter Roy Keene faced a Willamette pinch hitter and pitched an easy ball that was hit for a safe.
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Salem, Ore
State Penitentiary
Willamette University
Roy S. Keene
Willamette
State Parole Board
La Porte City Names Olsen Principal For Ten Months
LA PORTE CITY The school board chose Art Olsen science teacher and coach as high school principal for ten months replacing the nine month year. A. T. Mattfeld Dorothy Thompson E J Goff Irene Grahm Beth Howell Vera Stutsman keep contracts. George Martin becomes superintendent succeeding M H Taylor whose term ends July 1.
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LA Porte City
Art Olsen
A. T. Mattfeld
Dorothy Thompson
E. J. Goff
Irene Grahm
Beth Howell
Vera Stutsman
George Martin
Shellrock
M. H. Taylor
Marion Council Revises Beer and Dance Ordinances
Three ordinances revising city rules on beer and dance venues were read by the Marion council and due for a vote next meeting. The measures align with the state beer law requiring a police officer on duty where dancing occurs and specify licensing rules for dance parlors. The council denied a dance license to W W Moore of Casa Blanca case after police and fire chiefs reported. two other ordinances passed and take effect after April 24.
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Marion
W W. Moore
Casa Blanca
E. B Castle
Cemetery Board
Carll L. Wiley
Fifth Avenue
Tenth Street
McGladies Tansen, Dunn and Company
Baldwin Heads Linn County Postmasters
Frank Baldwin Cedar Rapids postmaster was elected president of the Linn County Postmasters association at a Monday meeting hosted by Marion postmaster Mrs. Elmer Hollingsworth. Lester Falcon Central City postmaster became vice president Glenn Bowdish Springville postmaster was secretary and treasurer. John E McHugh Lisbon spoke on savings bonds and postal savings stamps set to be available May 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Baldwin
Cedar Rapids
Linn County Postmasters Association
Elmer Hollingsworth
Marion
Lester Falcon
Central City
Glenn Bowdish
Springville
John E McHugh
Lisbon
Tassel of Independence guests in Manson home Sunday
Social notes from Manson and surrounding area report visits including Mrs L F Machacek and daughters Sharon and Shirley of Dysart with Mr and Mrs George Neff. Other guests include Jennie Murray and Stoneburners of Dubuque, and Richard Mott from Pasadena. Church activities and local club meetings are listed among weekend happenings.
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Voltaire Pugh
Burlington
Maynard Manson
Blair's Ferry Road
Ernest van
Manson
L. F. Machacek
Sharon and
Shirley
Dysart
Charles Benedict
Jennie Murray
John Stoneburner
Robert Stoneburner
Robert
Dubuque
Richard Mott
Glenn Mott
Marion
Pasadena
Calif
Stoneburner
University of Dubuque
Center Point Man Walter Rooker dies at 57
Walter Rooker 57 longtime Center Point resident and former Iowa Electric Light and Power Co maintenance man died suddenly Monday from a cerebral hemorrhage. Survived by wife Blanche five children Doris Lois Velva June Merle and Robert. mother Mrs Charlotte Coker of Oxford Junction. four brothers Harry Marion Roy Ottumwa Earl and Lacy Oxford Junction. two sisters Mrs Fred McClure and Mrs George Yarolin Oxford Junction. Funeral at 11 am Wednesday at Methodist church Rev Hammel officiating burial Oxford Junction with grave service about 2 pm.
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Center Point
Walter Rooker
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Blanche
Doris
Lois
Velva June
Merle
Robert
Charlotte Coker
Oxford Junction
Harry
Marion
Roy
Ottumwa
Earl and Lacy
Fred McClure
George Yarolin
Methodist Church
Hammel
Community Nutrition Service Campaign Opens April 30
The Community Nutrition Service will launch its annual fund drive April 30, seeking 3400 dollars to sustain free food guidance. In the previous year 23 organizations and several hundred individuals used the service, headquartered in Cedar Rapids City Hall room 401 led by Lucy Simpson with 30 volunteers. The Junior League backs the program with 70 volunteers, led by Mrs Alvin W Allen assisted by Mrs Neil Montgomery and other officers. The kickoff includes a luncheon at Montrose hotel and team captains named for the drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Community Nutrition Service
Lucy Simpson
University of Minnesota
Junior League of Cedar Rapids
Alvin W. Allen
Neil Montgomery
Frederick C. Fisher, Jr
Robert R. Davis
Frederick N. Lutz
John S Varra
Montrose Hotel
Mesdames Davis
Henry MH. Hamilton
Justin Wo Albright
Franklin Kemp
John Bo Turner I
Lutz Morgan J Foster
Wallace
Sven James J. Cooper
Reginald B Figge
87 Take Exams For Police Fire Depts
A total of 87 men took civil service exams for police and fire departments Monday night at McKinley school. One area also sought places on the eligibility list, while Chief Commission Chairman Chet Meyers said no more exams will be given this year unless vacancies arise. He noted all positions are filled and tests cost several hundred dollars to prepare, suggesting saving the expense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley School
Chief Commission
Chet Meyers
Upper Mississippi Valley Weather Outlook Extended Period
Forecast for the Upper Mississippi Valley from 6:30 p.m. April 22 to 6:30 p.m. April 26. The temperature will average slightly below normal with a variable trend but rising gradually later. Precipitation will be moderate with showers at the start and again toward the end. Winds light elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi Valley
Red Cross Water Safety Courses Run at Iowa and Cornell
Red Cross water safety instructors courses proceed at the University of Iowa pools in Iowa City and Cornell College in Mount Vernon with Bruso of St Louis directing. The sessions span two weeks with initial classes held Monday night and Cedar Rapids participation noted. A separate Washington case reports Dean Robert Wade of Wellman fined $50 for reckless driving after pleading guilty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
I. P Bruso
St. Loui
American Red Cross
Bruso
University of
Washington
Robert Wade
Wellman
Justice Court
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Lost Nation
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Maquoketa
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Eclipse
Kendall
Marion Lodge No
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Masonic Temple
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Eleventh Street
Lillian Smith
Savanna, Lll
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Delhi
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Western Auto Associate Store
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Linn County
Marion Linn
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Edna Roberts
A. J. Keyes
Hi A Beach
Keyes
Myrtle Cunningham
R. Biddick
Marion High School
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Cornerstone Kensington
P. A. Osborne
Seventeenth Street
Owen
Charles Wescott
L. R. Lange
George Hennessey
Chicago
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Flight Command
Robert Taylor
Ruth Hussey
Walter Pidgeon
Grace MacDonald
Robert Paige
Joseph Brown
Seventh Avenue
Birthday Club
Earl Welsher
Welsher
John Bunting
Eighth Avenue
Harry Coker
Mr. Coker
Walter Coker
Fred Coker
Arthur W. Henke
China
Chiang Kai-shek
Cary Club
A. E. Blinks
New Art Club
Philip Bunting
James Vernon
Harry Horn
Wade Stookey
Kansas City, Mo
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Western Auto Associate
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Keystone
Rosa Reiter
Don E Wassner
Ninth Street
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Kassner
WMT
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Dhonr
Beverly Lutz
Fourth Street
Handicraft Club No
Laura Oakles McMurrin
Third Avenue
E R Detlong
Mary Beall
K I, Winter
Mr Winter
Mro Winter
Community Nutrition Service Campaign
Weather Outlook
Joe Stark
First Avenue East
15Th St
1St Ave
Leo
Omar
Miracle
JaMsons
Libby
Pine Island
People’s
Tisc
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LUX Soap
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New Bunch Carrots
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