Clubs Form Flying Groups To Buy Planes In Cedar Rapids
The article shows Cedar Rapids pilots forming flying clubs to jointly purchase and operate light ships. Members, including AR Collins and Flying Feds post office workers, invest and share running costs, planning weekend trips to Wisconsin Minnesota and Chicago. The clubs aim to reduce travel time and costs, with plans for future travel and events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Collins
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Dakotas
Michigan
Ar’ R Collins
Sixth Avenue SE
Collins Radio Company
Feds
Mitchell
O'Keefe
Chicago
Bender
Texas
Camp
Sumner Foster
Country Club Parkway
Jim Seely
Parkcourt SE
Walton Keller
University of Iowa
Walton A. Keller
Oakland Avenue NE
Foster
Penick and
Ford
Harvard
Harvard Flying Club
Seely
Cedar Rapids Engineering Company
Sumner Ben
Roswell Camp
Eldred Bender
D. L. O'Keefe
Walton Kellar
Art Collins
Alex J. Mitchell
Keller
Cemp
Flying Feds
Editor Gurley Dies in Kansas City Heart Attack
George A. Gurley, renowned editor and publisher of the Packer and the Produce Packer, died of a heart attack in Kansas City. The obituary notes his influence in agricultural journalism and his leadership of the trade papers for decades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
INS
George A. Gurley
Packer
Tropical Bulbs Brighten Borders For Summer Gardens
A gardener recommends hardy tropical bulbs for mid summer borders. Zephyranthus, Montbrellas, tigridia, and tuberous begonias thrive with winter cellar storage. The article notes sun or shade needs, soil tips, companion plantings, and decor with irises, calla lilies, and rambling vines.
More rain falls in London districts north of river than south
Rainfall data show higher totals in districts north of the Thames compared with southern areas. Measurements indicate appreciable precipitation across multiple boroughs, with notable totals in the northern districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Walter Chrysler’s rise from oil wiper to auto titan
Profile of Walter P. Chrysler tracing his beginnings as an oil wiper in Ellis Kansas in 1892 to his rise as a major industrialist. The piece highlights his self made path through transportation roles, early hands on car tinkering, leadership at Buick Willys Overland and his 1924 founding of his own company. It notes his health, physique and belief in confidence and demand as drivers of prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chrysler
Wamego
Kan
Ellis
New York
Lansing
Mich
John L Lewis
Lewis
Detroit
Walter P. Chrysler
Dodge Brothers
Chrysler Corporation
William Chrysler
Upper Canada
Dominion
Smith
Chicago and Great Western Railroad
Oelwein
Iowa
Buick Motor Car Company
Willys-Overland
Suspend Firm As Livestock Dealer In Chicago
Washington reports the department of agriculture will suspend Sachs Brothers of Chicago for one year as livestock dealers under the Packers and Stockyards Act. The action, effective May 2, follows evidence from a public hearing that the firm counterfeited scale tickets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
LLP
Department of Agriculture
Sachs Brothers of
Chicago
Packers and Stockyards Act
Court House News Briefs Include Car Crash Suit and Divorce Filings
Court records show Matthew S Bintner A J Bintner and Mary L Bintner named in a 403 31 note case filed by Students Fund of Coe College. Harry Oversen sues Roy Van Bowser and E E Bowser for 5000 personal injury from a farm tractor collision near Springdale on Sept 12 1938. Judge H C Ring set May 1 at 9 am for a property examination of June M DeNio and E W DeNio as Lynch holds a 3797 Wright County judgment balance. Divorce actions include Evelyn E Carlson versus Don A Carlson filed for cruel and inhuman treatment with custody sought, Jane Lawson versus Sylven E Lawson and Ioa Achenbach versus Lloyd Achenbach with custody and name restoration requests.
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Matthew S. Bintner
A. J. Bintner
Mary L. Bintner
Coe College
Harry Oversen
Roy van Bowser
E E. Bowser
Oversen
Springdale
P H Lynch
H. C. Ring
M DeNio
E. W. DeNio
Lynch
Wright County
Evelyn E. Carlson
Don A Carlson
Dubuque
Jane Lawson
Sylven E. Lawson
Morrison, Ill
Ioa Achenbach
Lloyd Achenbach
Grundy Center
Lawson
Carlson
Evelyn E. Wells
Lien action by Ideal Food Products dismissed in Texas case
A lien action filed in April by Ideal Food Products claiming a superior lien under an attachment and writ was dismissed before Judge H C Ring. The claim targeted property of Silver Brands Inc with L J McFaddin listed as the principal operator in the petition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ideal Food Products Company
H C. Ring
Silver Brands, Inc
L. J MccFaddin
Motion for new trial in fox ranch contract suit
Judge H D Evans in Iowa City overruled the plaintiff Earl George doing business as the Ideal Silver Fox ranch in a 2950 contract suit against Allied Mills Inc and J E Craig. A jury returned a directed verdict for the defendants after trial work here March 30 1937. Plaintiff alleged loss of certain foxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl George
Allied Mills, Inc
J. E. Craig
H. D. Evans
Iowa City
Williams Land Company Incorporates in Cedar Rapids
Articles of incorporation filed with County Recorder Dempsy Jones establish the Williams Land company of Cedar Rapids. Authorized capital stock is $27,000 with officers Verna E. Rittenhouse president, Charlotte S. Pool vice president, Stewart Holmes secretary, Robert C. Moody treasurer, and Edith Crapo director from Kalamazoo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams Land Company
Cedar Rapids
Dempsy Jones
Verna E. Rittenhouse
Monona
Charlotte S. Pool
Topeka
Kan
Stewart Holmes
Robert C. Moody
Edith Crapo
Kalamazoo
Mich
Sokol Gymnastic Demonstration Is Event Of Tonight
Sokol association at Woodrow Wilson high school offers its annual review of gymnastic work since 1873. Frank Machovsky instructors and Misses V Berdecny and E Lorenc provide accompaniments. Program includes living pictures, vaulting, fencing, drills, parallel bars, calisthenics, and special drills, with curtain at 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodrow Wilson High School
Sokol Association
Sokol
Frank Machovsky
V. Berdecny
E Lorenc
School of
Pyramids
Czech Reading Society schedules events and May meetings
The Czech Reading society offers a 2 p.m. program at the Bohemian school with V E Vane’s pen piece Shine Upon Me Golden Sunlight and songs by Mrs Marie Kopecky-Beals, followed by a business meeting. May 13 hosts the Z C B pout festival, while Sokolice Renata Tyrsova plans a Mother's Day observance next Friday. Rehearsals for Za Hokynarskym Krae men are underway for May 7, Ben Miska directing. The Czech Singing society meets Monday 7 p.m. Progresive lodge banquet set for May 5 at 6 30 p.m. The C A drill team will initiate sixty new members May 19 at Vining. Czech school board meets Thursday 7 30 p.m. Prokop Velky lodge meets next Sunday at 9 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Czech Reading Society
Bohemian
V. E. Vane
Marie Kopecky-Beals
Memebers
Sokolice Renata Tyrsova
National Tire Tread Co Leases New HQ Building
National Tire Tread Co Inc owner L F Lincoln relocating from Quincy Ill takes a three year lease on 207 Second Avenue SW owned by John W Messner. Possession June 1. Frank L Martin vice president and C E Fleury secretary treasurer of Martin Roasa Tractor and Equipment Co. lease arranged through Malcolm V Bolton and Co. The former Charlie's Service Garage will host the sales and service HQ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Tire Tread Company, Inc
L. F. Lincoln
Quincy, Ill
Second Avenue
John W. Messner
Frank L Martin
Martin Roasa Tractor and Equipment Company
Isice
C &E. Fleury
Charlie’s Service
Malcolm V. Bolton
Kentuckians Increase Gasoline Use by 4.67 Million Gallons
Kentuckians consumed 4,670,000 more gallons of gasoline in 1938 than in 1937, reflecting a notable rise in fuel use across the state.
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Miami
Montreal
South Dakota
D Avenue NW
Fifth Street
Daniels Street
B Avenue
Kubias Hardware CO
First Street
Tropical Brilliance Flowers and Gardens
J. L. Rhea
Tropics
Shell
Mexico
Berth. Ope
Pender & Top
Trorpes
Ron
Walter Chrysler
David J. Wilkie
D. H. KR
13Th Avenue
Weuar Rapids
Edna Foote
Riceville
Court House News
South Side News
Reading Society
Z.C. B
Sokol Hall
Sokal Hall
M. L. Hromadka
Progressive Lodge, C S. A
Vining
Prokop Velky Lodge
C. S. Ag
National Tire Tread Co
Des Moines
Crandic
Rock Island
Cedar Rapids and
Iowa City Railway
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