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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1948
Page
12
Personal property assessed in Linn county outside Cedar Rapids rose by 2,000,000 to 5,744,636 this year, a 40 percent increase from 1947. Moneys and credits totaling 7,112,813 were assessed, with gains spread across farm and nonfarm items as tractors substitute for horses.
The Marion board of education hired three new teachers at its Thursday meeting, bringing the total new staff to twelve. Robert Waltmire joins social studies in the high school and will earn a master's degree at Wisconsin University. Mrs. Robert Johnston will teach in the Lincoln kindergarten. Mrs. Edith L Weller will teach one of the two first grade classes at Lincoln. Freshmen report August 30 and seniors September 2 for basal texts and locker assignments. orientation begins September 3. No pre enrollment required for elementary pupils.
Major Hermann Kregel his wife and children Karen John and David returned last week from Tokyo Japan and visit Mrs Kregels parents near Springville Chaplain Kregel served as division chaplain with the First Cavalry for 33 months his wife and children for nineteen months Meanwhile other relatives and friends attend a family reunion in Rice Lake Wisconsin including Mr and Mrs Ernest Clough Mr and Mrs Chester Ingalls and Mrs Paul Masten with several relatives joining for the gathering Then miscellaneous notices mention homecomings reunions and local events in the Marion area
Mr and Mrs L I Smith of 1375 Sixth Avenue celebrate their golden wedding Tuesday with a family reunion and dinner. Married August 10 1898 in Marion, they began life on the Smith farm and later moved to town. Mr Smith a retired locomotive engineer and Mrs Smith have a daughter Gladys Ballard and two other daughters plus a grandson. The family notes the unusual first name given to Mr Smith by his father Darwin L Smith.
Parks Air Transport, authorized for a 2400 mile Midwest feeder network, has not filed required airport notices with the Civil Aeronautics Board. Delays cited equipment issues and need to rebuild DC-3s for feeder duties. Plans call for St Louis to Chicago service first, then Sioux City to Chicago, followed by Milwaukee St. Paul Des Moines Cedar Rapids Davenport and Quincy routes.
Dr E Stanley Jones tours the United States promoting a united American church. In Cedar Rapids the Council of Churches of Cedar Rapids and Marion sponsor his talk at the Memorial Coliseum on September 16. Dr Carroll C Roberts chairs the crusade committee.
The Boys Town choir will tour eight midwestern states for nine weeks and perform October 24 at Memorial Coliseum in Cedar Rapids under Cedar Rapids Council 90B Knights of Columbus.
In Shanghai the Peiping black market dollar fell to 10 400 000 to 1, the latest swing from around 8 000 000 to 1. Prices surged sharply with gasoline up 60 percent to 3 500 000 dollars per gallon and railroad fares rising 200 percent as market instability deepened.
West Branch High School band and director Paul Wright will travel Tuesday to take part in a Welcome for Herbert flyover. Band members raised 46 to cover travel costs. Also noted are revival plans led by Orville Yeager of Vestal New York and Cedar Rapids musicians, plus a church music director. Local residents plan picnics and trips to the Black Hills and Atlanta with family updates and travel notes.
A Des Moines AP report notes 638 Iowa cases rehabilitated by the Vocational Rehabilitation Division in the year ended June 30, a record surpassing 612 the prior year. It details diverse success stories, backlogs, and state funding while outlining process from referral to placement.
Eight year old Karl S Caulder son of Rev and Mrs S J Caulder 115 Eighth Ave SW Cedar Rapids works at piano amid summer play. He performs at Sunshine mission Sunday services and at Taylor School where he studies with Gladys Smith. He learns by ear and from lessons about two years and dislikes practicing but plays constantly when inspired.
An out of town want ad column lists items and notices including a lost Bulova wrist watch with a reward offered and several lost and found notes. Contact numbers and names appear for follow up, with additional announcements about funeral home listings and miscellaneous notices.
Local ad from Cedar Rapids Bargain Center at 316 Lat St SE promotes back to school prices on boys Lee overalls, canvas coats, and nylon fishing line. The notice also lists household goods, maternity services, furniture, and moving services with multiple prices and contact numbers.
Multiple ads detail washing machine repairs by Winne Refrigeration Co and services from contractors including roofing, siding, plumbing, janitorial, hauling, and landscaping. Listings seek janitors, insulation workers, finish carpenters, route salesmen, and a Draper Ex trainee, with contact numbers and locations across cities.
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