Flower Show Moved to Montrose Crystal Ballroom
The Cedar Rapids Gladiolus Society annual flower show moves to the Crystal ballroom at the Montrose hotel for Saturday and Sunday. Banquet and officer elections shift to 7 30 p.m. Saturday in the Montrose French room. Entries close at noon Saturday. judging begins after 1 p.m. with several committees named and public admission 10 p.m. both days.
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Cedar Rapids
City Playground Commission
L. J. Smith
J. Elton Carter
Des Moines
Society
Spike Ee
Ae Ao Wil
Enry Frroesete
Mike Chadima
Carl Baumhoefner
George Waite
Anamosa
Pres
Naitto Troupe to Perform at All Iowa Fair
South China born acrobats the Naitto troupe join the All Iowa fair shows next week as part of afternoon and evening programs. The Seahiven, a trio of two women and a man, display on the tight wire with precision and speed and rarely use a parasol. The group already earned top reputation in Europe before coming to America. Ing Kay and another Naitto are highlighted as two of the wire queens.
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South
China
America
Europe
Ing Kay
Cedar Rapids Glad Iolus Society Dominates Waterloo Show
Ident of the Cedar Rapids Glad Iolus society and Mrs. Waite won the majority of prizes at the Waterloo society show last weekend. They tallied 358 points with 48 firsts 26 seconds and 13 thirds. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Holec of Meadowbrook drive SE posted 46 points in the amateur division with five firsts three seconds and six thirds.
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Cedar Rapids
30 Die In Axis Raid On Suez Canal
Axis bombers attack the Suez Canal zone early Thursday killing 30 persons and injuring about 35. High explosives and incendiaries were used. Cairo reported an alarm but no bombs.
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Suez Canal
Seem Gaal Ae Hee Cote
Suez Canal Zone
Praenge
Marienque
Cairo
Army total reaches 1,531,800 with 669,500 trainees
Washington AP: The War Department announced the U S Army strength now stands at 1,531,800 personnel including 669,500 selective service trainees.
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U. S. Army
Washington
War Department
Army
Sale of Waconia Sorghum Mills Approved
Report of the sale of the Waconia sorghum mills plant in Waconia Minnesota for 2600 by the trustees Merchants National Bank and S E Coquillette approved Thursday by Judge C J Haas.
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Waconia
Minn
Merchants National Bank
S. E. Coquillette
C. J. Haas
Foreclosure of Minnesota and Cedar Rapids Plants In 1932 Sales
The text notes purchaser Eugene Mack, foreclosures on Oct 29 1932, and that the Minnesota plant predates the newer Waconia factory. It also states the Cedar Rapids plant on Sixth Street Road SW was bank property foreclosed and sold earlier for 130000 to Edward Frank and George Wessale.
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Eugene Mack
Minnesota
Waconia
Cedar Rapids
Sixth Street Road
Edward
Frank
George Wessale
Iowa Highway Board Special Provisions Notice
Certification of bidder mental condition required with bid materials. Dated Cedar Rapids Iowa June 6 1941 at Linn County Iowa. L Beeson chairman and Robert M Vesely county auditor certify the notice.
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Iowa State Highway Commission
Department of Materials
Iowa
Air Raid Stories Highlight Courage And Aid From Allies
19 year old Peet Weeks of Marion Mass told Lions Club members at the Roosevelt hotel about air raid shelters in Croydon and the peril of a sinking submarine near the Benares evacuation. English and Canadian volunteers described wartime experiences as refuge ships carried evacuees.
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Ian Ek
Peet Weeks
Lions Club
Roosevelt Hotel
Tabor Academy
Marion
Mass
Weeks
Horace Hedges, Jr
Navy
Canada
Croydon
Benares
Ancient Greeks Reckoned Time From Olympic Beginnings
The passage notes that ancient Greeks dated their era from the legendary start of the Olympic games. It emphasizes the cultural importance of the games and their role in historical timekeeping.
Segregation of Soldiers After Slaying At Fort Bragg
About 4 000 Negro soldiers at Fort Bragg were segregated and leave canceled after a military policeman and a Black private were killed on a bus. The incident prompted transfers to Camp Davis nine miles away and a doubled force by the military police.
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Fort Bragg
N. C
Ashton
Davis
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Gladiolus Group
Lavoptik
Burgemeister Beer
Arkansas Peaches
Eiberta
Freestone
Jacket
Admiral Byrd
ST. SE
2Nd St. SE
Bigelow
Smulekoff
Smulekoit's
Beauvais
Featuring Kroehler
Frigidaire
Bigelow's
Axminsters
Third Avenue
West End
Third Avenue Bridge
Featuring
Bigelow Mohawk
Norge Lane Voss
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