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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1948
Page
2
Personal property assessment in Linn county outside Cedar Rapids totals 5 744 636 up 40 percent from 1947. Moneys and credits reach 7 112 813 while public utilities are state assessed. Farm items rise as tractors replace horses and mules, cattle and other livestock increase with detailed totals for each category and year.
The Marion school system announces opening on September 7 with twelve new teachers added to the faculty. New hires include Robert Waltmire in social studies at the high school and Edith L. Weller and Mrs. Jerry Mann teaching first grade at Lincoln, with Mrs. Johnston joining kindergarten duties. Freshmen report August 30 to 9 a.m. for textbooks and locker assignments. other classes follow through September 2.
Mr and Mrs Ld Smith of 1375 Sixth Avenue mark their golden wedding Tuesday with a family reunion at home. Born in Marion, Mr Smith a retired locomotive engineer. They wed August 10 1898 in Marion with Rev Gonzales officiating. Their daughter Gladys Ballard and daughters Hazel and Marguerite Smith, plus grandson John Ballard, will attend along with siblings and in laws in Marion and beyond.
Dr. E Stanley Jones on a nationwide crusade for a united American church will speak at Memorial Coliseum in Cedar Rapids on September 16. The Cedar Rapids and Marion Council of Churches sponsors the event with Dr Carroll C Roberts as crusade chair.
The Boys Town choir will tour eight Midwestern states for nine weeks with a concert scheduled October 24 at Memorial Coliseum in Cedar Rapids. The event is under the Cedar Rapids council 909 Knights of Columbus auspices.
The Peiping black market dollar fell to 10 90 000 to 1 with Shanghai quotes at 10 000 290 to 1. Prices jumped sharply as gasoline rose 86 percent to 3 500 000 Chinese Dollars a gallon and railroad fares surged 200 percent amid unstable exchange and inflationary pressures.
Chaplain Major Herman J. Kregel his wife and children Karen John and David returned last week from Tokyo Japan and are guests of Mrs. Kregls parents near Springville He has served as vision chaplain with the First Cavalry Division for 33 months his wife and children have been with him for 19 months and he will be assigned to the U S military academy at West Point
Mr and Mrs Ernst Clough return from Rice Lake Wisconsin after attending a family reunion at Joe Gord s home. Relatives present include Mr and Mrs Chester Ingalls and Mrs Paul Masten with her son Allen. The Gott family reunion is slated for Aug 15 at Thomas Park Marion with a noon picnic. Rodney Downs will stay longer with the Cloughs. Marion council to meet Monday for street improvements. Readers Digest subscriptions offered by W I Luse 1430 13th Ave.
A rally of names and events: fishing trip to Kenora in Ontario. room for rent with preference for a gentle man. reunions at Dubuque. product ad Pearls in Wine lipstick. Four C club meeting with Mrs. Brecht. Trojan lodge meeting at 7 30 p m in Masonic temple. weekend guests at the Howard M Titus home. visits from Dr Ray Murray and Bernice Ahlers. WSA club picnic at 12 30 p m with Mrs William Conrad. Edna Roberts visiting Minneapolis. Miss Rachel Hatch visiting Iowa. Hatch to Corpus Christi to teach later month.
Lee Voorhies and Mr and Mrs Richard Ware travel to Beloit Wisconsin to spend the day with Edward Hogans. Mrs Voorhies and her grandchildren Robert and Roberta Conley of Center Point will return home with them this evening. The U S S circle will picnic at Thomas Park Wednesday noon.
Members of Wetomachick Camp Fire group and guardians Mrs. Frank Clark and Mrs. Norman J. Waffle with Myrna Stimson plan an overnight hike to Camp Fire camp at Robins Sun day. Attending girls include Marlene and Darlene Thompson Pris cilla Tanner Sandra Whitlock Carol Bunny Sharon Berlin Elizabeth Waffle Carol Goodrow and Hildegard Schneider working on wood gatherer ranks.
The West Branch The Marion high school band and director Paul Wright will travel Tuesday to take part in Herbert Hoover’s welcome. Band major ettes collected 46 dollars at the last two concerts to help cover the 50 band members’ trip costs.
Bailey's Junior Softball team meets Danny Kellams' squad at 2 PM at the Marion athletic field. The Marion Shamrocks play Bailey's team in the second game.
The Rev. Orville Yeager of Vestal New York will lead a ten day revival at Marion Baptist Church starting September 8. He has conducted revivals here before. Music will be led by Mr and Mrs Leland Roe Sink of Cedar Rapids.
Ten month old Philip Lacock son of Mr and Mrs James Lacock is at home with his parents in Iowa City while awaiting return to the University Hospital. Sleeping room for rent is available with a gentle preference. Phone 273 J. Vv.
The Excelsior A. and L. club will hold its annual picnic at Thomas Park at noon on August 15. Members are invited to attend and partake in the community event.
Mr. and Mrs. D. Earl Miller with Mrs. Fay Isham and Mrs. Irma Dunn return from a motor trip to the Black Hills and Yellowstone National Park and Colorado Springs, Colo. Hazel Snell plans a late week trip to Atlanta to visit her son-in-law and daughter Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Norman and meet her new grandson Steven Norman.
Mrs. Sydney Freeman of Washington DC and her son Brian visit her parents Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Oxley. Mr. and Mrs. Harley Ives hosted a Friday dinner at their home at 1212 English boulevard in honor of Mrs. Freeman.
Mr and Mrs Earl Beiber and Mr and Mrs Elwood Beiber with daughter Judy depart for a week in northern Wisconsin. Guests Mr and Mrs John Gaines of Tucson Arizona and their son John Jr visit Mrs Gaines sister and brother in law Mr and Mrs Eli Bickel.
The Concord A and L club holds its annual picnic at noon Friday in Thomas Park. Members are invited to bring friends and enjoy a midday event with food and games in the park setting.
Miss Frances Rees a bookkeeper for Linn county R E A departed Saturday for a three week trip. She will visit the Black Hills Yellowstone National Park and San Francisco and Los Angeles California.
Mr and Mrs Emil Weizenecker of Brewster New York with sons Paul and Howard stayed as guests last week in the H M Howe home.
The Pleasant Grove Community club will meet with Mr. and Mrs. S L Bear at 2747 B avenue NE Cedar Rapids Tuesday evening. The thirty ninth annual reunion and picnic of the descendants of John and Margaret Kearns will be held in Central City park Aug 15. Unit 29 Retired Railway Employees will meet at 2 p.m. Friday at Bever park. The St Pauls Lutheran ladies and society will meet in the church basement at 2 p.m. Thursday. Marian Hines and Laura Brutsman will leave today for a vacation in Denver and Colorado. The Rev Howard Potter will go to Birmingham Ia Wednesday to attend the Free Methodist conference at the camp meeting there.
The Ladies Union of the Christian church plans a 12 30 p m picnic at the church on Thursday. Sheryl Elam five year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Ivan Elam is scheduled for a tonsillectomy Monday at St Luke s hospital.
Parks Air Transport has not filed required airport notices with the Civil Aeronautics Board, delaying its 2400 mile Midwest feeder network. The company plans St Louis to Chicago first, then Sioux City to Chicago, followed by Milwaukee St Paul Des Moines Cedar Rapids Davenport and Quincy routes as CAB oversight begins.
Iowa's vocational rehabilitation division rehabilitated 638 people in the year ended June 30, setting a new state record. Recipients included a Winterset youth who trained as an electrician and an 18 year old northwest Iowa girl who became a bookkeeper despite partial disabilities. The backlog grew with 642 applications awaiting outlines and 900 more in medical and vocational diagnosis.
Karl J. Caulder an eight year old Cedar Rapids lad practices piano daily. He performs at the Sunshine mission Sunday services and often joins Taylor School singers. Under instruction from Gladys Smith he follows his own style and shows a lively, independent musical personality.
A jumble of lost items and services appears including a lost Bulova wrist watch a brown suede purse a brown billfold and a brown suit. Also listed are moving truck rentals a detective service pet care and home repair offers from local businesses and a dance hall schedule.
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