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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 24, 1942

Page

3

Chili Con Carne Hearty Fare Leads Menu Notes

A rustic menu snippet highlights chili con carne with radishes celery curls chili wafers and salad. An upside down cake and coffee milk accompany the meal, suggesting a homemaker kitchen scene.

Ground Beef Provides Nutrition and Versatile Dishes

Nutrition experts urge hearty meals with ground beef as a rich source of protein minerals and vitamins. The guide highlights economical cuts as flavorful options for patties chili con carne spaghetti sauce and other dishes with suet onion garlic and beans, advising careful selection of neck shank or chuck cuts and slow cooking.

Ground Beef Spaghetti with Mushrooms and Carrots

Ground beef is browned in lard until crumbly and brown. Add seasonings and mushrooms. Fold in spaghetti and heat until flavors blend. Garnish with buttered carrots. Serves with spa ghetti style.

Temperance Meeting Moves to Westminster Next Tuesday

Cedar Rapids Ministerial association schedules a city wide temperance gathering at Westminster Presbyterian church Tuesday at 8 pm replacing the earlier plan for St Pauls Methodist church. Rev Sam Morris of Del Rio Texas, a leading temperance speaker, will headline the event and has been a daily radio feature with The Voice of Temperance for five years.

Westminster Presbyterian Church St. Paul's Methodist Church Cedar Rapids

Miss Cress Leaves Marengo For Sparks Vocational Post

Miss Eric Cress, vocational home making instructor for the past year, accepts a similar position in Sparks Nevada. She was reelected in Marengo with a higher salary. Her home is listed as Carson City Nevada.

Marengo Eric Cress Sparks Nev Carson City

Hold Everything That Guy Makes Me Nervous

A playful remark captures a character known for constant motion and high energy. The quote highlights a restless personality who stays busy and hard to pin down as a source of humor or tension.

Cedar River Boat Trip Leaves Sunday From Riverside Park

Water lovers plan the second annual Cedar River voyage from Cedar Rapids to the Palisades Sunday at 9 am announced by the Linn county Fish and Game club. Any boat owner may join the caravan starting at Riverside park with mile spots highlighted and lunch possible. Milo Heral leads the excursion and those wishing to see the send off should gather on the Sixteenth avenue W bridge.

Cedar River Cedar Rapids Palisades Linn County Fish and Game Club Riverside Park Sixteenth Avenue W Milo Heral

Funeral for Frances Pudil Held in Swisher

Funeral services for Frances Mary Pudil who died suddenly at Swisher Wednesday afternoon were held in the Brush chapel at 9 a.m. and at 9:30 in St. Ludmila's church with Rev. Frank R. Hruby officiating. Burial followed in Anderson cemetery near Swisher. Friends may call at the family home Friday evening. Pallbearers: William Rohlena, Lumir Rohlena, Donald Witousek, Ernest Buresh, Wallace Castek, James Serbousek.

Frances Mary Pudil Swisher Brush Chapel St. Ludmila’s Frank R. Hruby Anderson Cemetery William Rohlena Lumir Rohlena Donald Witousek Ernest Buresh Wallace Castek James Serbousek

Day-old Verl Duane Fulton dies in Cedar Rapids

Verl Duane Fulton, day-old son of Mr and Mrs Verl Fulton of 613 Tenth Avenue SE, Cedar Rapids, died in a city hospital at 4 30 pm Thursday. He is survived by a brother George Gerald and grandparents Mrs Susan Toomer of Cedar Rapids and Mr and Mrs Glenn Fulton of Rowley. The body was moved from Barta chapel to Cedar Memorial cemetery where services were held at 2 pm Friday.

Verl Duane Verl Fulton Tenth Avenue SE Cedar Rapids George Gerald Susan. Toomer Glenn Fulton Rowley Barta Chapel Cedar Memorial Cemetery

Funeral services for 9 year old in Atkins

Funeral services for Josephine Magdalene Keiper nine, who died Wednesday at her parents Elmer and wife in Atkins, will be at St Stephen Evangelical Lutheran Atkins at 2 p.m. Saturday after a 1 45 p.m. home service. Rev G Rickels officiates with burial in St Stephen cemetery. Friends may call at the home.

Josephine Magdalene Keiper Elmer Keiper Atkins St. Stephen's Evangelical Lutheran Church G. Rickels St. Stephen Ceme

Funeral services for John Franklin Rissmiller

Funeral services for John Franklin Rissmiller, who died at his home on Seventeenth Street SW, will be conducted in Beatty chapel by Rev. S E Dooty at 2 pm on Saturday. Burial will be in the family lot at Linwood cemetery.

Roosevelt Says Economic Message Not Yet Ready

President Roosevelt told reporters at a Friday press conference that his congressional message is not near completion and will be refined over the weekend. He prefers to label it a cost of living message rather than anti inflation.

Washington Roosevelt

Cedar Rapids Assessed Value May Hit New High

City Assessor Jim Scolaro forecasts higher final figures for the citywide real estate and personal property inventory. He notes about one million and a quarter dollars of new construction and no depreciation loss this year, with last year’s deduction due to law. The 1941 assessment helped keep the tax rate low at $44.16 per $1,000. Objections will be heard after canvassing by May 1. Soldier and sailor exemptions due by June 1. Veterans’ exemptions vary by conflict year.

Jim Scolaro Scolaro Cedar Rapids Board of Assessment Adjutant General's Office Washington, D. C Bureau of Navigation Washington Bob Vesely

Mike Healy Remembered For Wisdom By W R Boyd At High Twelve

W R Boyd, chairman of the state board of education finance committee, paid tribute to the late Mike Healy at the High Twelve club luncheon. Healy, a longtime U S deputy marshal, was praised for wisdom over toughness and for reform work that saved many youths from crime.

W. R. Boyd State Board of Education Mike Healy High Twelve Healy United States Boyd Cedar Rapids Sanford Kerr Lee McNeely William M. Evans

Petain at 86 Silent Birthday in Occupied France

Marshal Petain turned 86 on Friday but unoccupied zone papers did not mention the elder statesman. Only students were asked to send collective greetings as Vichy prepared an informal, single official observance of the occasion.

Vichy France Marshal Petain

Isolationist chiefs subpoenaed in prewar probe

In Chicago AP report three leaders of groups opposing intervention before Pearl Harbor were subpoenaed to testify before a federal grand jury. William J. Grace of Citizens U. S. A., Lyrl Clark van Hyning of We, the Mothers, Mobilize for America, and Janet Ayer Fairbank of America First were named in the seditious activity inquiry.

Chicago Pearl Harbor William J. Grace Citizens U

Washington News Silent On Tokyo Propaganda Broadcasts

The newy Friday declined comment on Tokio propaganda broadcasts noting a few survivors from the cruiser Houston lost in the Battle of Ava.

Washington Houston Ava

House Group Backs Aid to Car Dealers

The House Banking Committee approved a bill allowing the Reconstruction Finance Corp to make loans to dealers in products restricted by rationing and to buy unsold stock after 18 months. Aimed at auto dealers, the measure could extend to other rationed goods and requires no borrower deficiency judgments. Zenas L. Potter of the OPA Industry Council urged limiting scope to autos, noting 41 000 cars sold and about 359 000 still rationed.

Washington House Banking Committee Reconstruction Finance Corporation Senate Zenas L. Potter OPA Industry Council Potter

Interstate Transit Revamps Schedules For War Demand

Cedar Rapids traffic agent R. L. Turpin said schedule revisions, effective May 1, respond to shifting population and a 40 mile per hour speed limit. The plan adds routes from Cedar Rapids to Chicago Omaha Dubuque Davenport Des Moines with improved service for military personnel and small communities facing wartime growth.

R. L. Turpin Cedar Rapids Interstate Transit Lines Interstate Chicago Omaha Dubuque Davenport Des Moines Turpin

Viennese Designer to Lead Cedar Rapids Teachers Conference

Miss Emmy Zweybruk, a Viennese designer, teacher and artist, will head the Cedar Rapids Art Teachers association conference Friday night and Saturday. She will deliver a slide illustrated lecture Friday at the board of education building, another Saturday morning, and lead a practical demonstration and study group Saturday afternoon for Cedar Rapids art teachers.

Emmy Zweybruk Cedar Rapids Art Teachers Association Erma Oberg Zweybruk Board of Education Cedar Rapids Art Teachers

Premature Picnic Appeal To You Parks All Set

In 1940 average drivers used 740 gallons of motor fuel, up 12 from 1939 and 240 from 1930. Parks not officially open until May 1 yet benches and chairs are ready. Laborers prep tennis courts baseball diamonds and other facilities. Ellis park duck pond will be stocked. The public golf course is open. players must start from the No 1 tee and protect course flowers.

Charles Kosek Ellis Park Kosek

Courthouse Accused Of Stealing A Tire In Central City

Lacey Smith 19 of 1544 A avenue NE jailed in Linn county for alleged motor vehicle theft. He claimed the Bliss tire was put on his car and thrown into the Wapsinonicon river. He faced a 90 day suspended sentence for larceny of domestic property in Buchanan county. Mary Jedlicka seeks divorce from Alois Jedlicka with $2000 attachment and property settlement, claiming title to home at 2214 C street SE and household goods, alimony, and maiden name restoration. They married 1937. Frieda Fink seeks divorce from Arthur Fink, and Blazek seeks divorce from Fred Blazek, both citing cruel and inhuman treatment. They were married in 1921 and 1932 respectively.

Albert Bliss Central City Lacey Smith Avenue NE Linn County Smith Watdingness Bliss Wapsipinicon Buchanan County District Court Whittemore Boyd Kahoka Mary Jedlicka Alois Albert Jedlicka G. K. Tho Jedlicka Mary Landergott Frieda Fink Arthur L. Fink Blazek Fred Blazek

Zalesky Sues City Over Architect Fees

Charles B. Zalesky, Cedar Rapids architect, filed a district court petition seeking 375.05 for work on the police station and jail. He says six percent of 113,800.20 totaled 6,828.01, has received 6,452.94, and claims the remaining balance is due. The city previously defeated a similar suit after a dispute over plumbing specifications and related costs.

Charles B. Zalesky Cedar Rapids Zalesky G. K. Thompson Don Hines

Lucille Lake Boyd Files Second Suit for Divorce

Four divorce petitions appear in district court including Lucille Lake Boyd's second suit against A S Boyd. Judge C J Haas dismissed Boyd's cross petition on March 10 after Mrs Boyd allowed her petition to default and the husband presented his case.

Lucille Lake Boyd C. J. Haas Boyd A. S. Boyd Haas

Defendants seek distribution in partition suit hearing set

Sylvia V Schmickle and Cloe thilda Lyman defendants in a partition suit filed by Fred M Fishel and Estella Mollenhauer Friday filed in district court an application to require the referee to distribute assets The decree sued in June 1939 decreed them one fourth interest in the real estate Walter C Rech referee sold the property in April 1941 but has not distributed receipts Judge G K Thompson set May 6 for hearing

Sylvia V. Schmickle Cloethilda Lyman Fred M. Fishel Estella Mollenhauer Walter C. Rech G. K. Thompson

Burrier Divorce Case Filed for Cruel Treatment

Mildred Jane Burrier files a cross petition in a district court divorce action against Robert Burrier charging cruel and inhuman treatment. The filing occurred Thursday in district court. The couple wed February 21 1942.

Robert Burrier Mildred Jane Burrier

Speed Theory Says Auto Needs No Air Tires

A claim suggests an automobile driving at 200 miles per hour could stay inflated without air in tires as centrifugal force would keep them pressed. It posits no air pressure is required and presents a radical view on tire dynamics.

Notice of Probate of Will in Linn County Iowa

Notice of probate of will filed in Linn County Iowa case No 164698. The district court at Cedar Rapids will hear the matter and appoint a commissioner to proceed with the probate. Clerk J W Albright, Attorney. Date indicates 1942.

Riate Tene- Linn Cedar Rapids J W. Albright

Midwest must cut bottlenecks to halt gasoline rationing

Lansing ap report says William Palmer secretary of the Michigan petroleum industries committee urged rapid action to remove transportation bottlenecks to prevent extending gasoline rationing into the Midwest.

Lansing Mich Midwest William Palmer Michigan Petroleum Industries Committee

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