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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1939
Page
29
English custom based herb jellies described by Mrs Gaynor Maddox. Instructions cover infusion with rosemary thyme sage tarragon or marjoram, using vinegar sugar and fruit pectin to make several glasses. Includes recipe for mint red currant juice jelly and steps from infusion to parfin sealing.
Chicken noodle dinner today at the Christian church for forty cents. Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Worst of 109 Crescent drive SE attend the funeral of W. J. Dodds in Montezuma. Dodds died of a heart attack Friday. J. F. Walter, mayor of Mc Gregor, will speak on the Purpose of the League of Iowa Municipalities at a Campus Club luncheon at the Roosevelt hotel Tuesday noon.
Stamp and coin collectors of Cedar Rapids and vicinity are invited to a stag picnic at the home of R. W. Hawkins 519 Center Point Road Monday evening at 6 15. Plans for fall activities of the Cedar Rapids Stamp and Coin Collectors club will be discussed.
J. Dale Welch head of Coe College speech department and Miss Ruby Byers of Cedar Rapids are mentioned in a college notice detailing personnel and regional connections.
Beginning teachers will gather at the courthouse on August 25 and the rural teachers meeting at McKinley High School auditorium on August 26 both starting at 9 a.m. Walter A. Shupp, county schools superintendent, will be in charge.
Canton Rainbow No. 22 schedules 8 p.m. Monday at Maine lodge hall 838 First Avenue East. A report of the military council held at Clear Lake will be presented.
Mrs. Chris Dahl of 53 Circle Drive NE reported eight white Pekin ducks missing from her yard. The birds were about three fourths grown and valued at six dollars in total.
The condition of Clyde B. Savery, son-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick C. Fisher, is still very critical due to pneumonia. He is hospitalized in Spirit Lake, Iowa, after Mrs. Savery reported progress to Cedar Rapids friends.
Mr and Mrs F H Knapp of 1545 A avenue NE and Mr and Mrs E A Tuck of 2506 First avenue E returned home Friday after a 16 day motor tour to Seattle via Denver and Salt Lake. The trip included a Yellowstone visit and a side trip to Baker Oregon to the Cornucopia gold mine, guided deep into a 6200 foot tunnel shaft.
Tulsa dispatch reports crude price drops spark a chain reaction across the region. Sinclair Oil leads a 20 cent barrel reduction, sparking potential shutdowns and regulatory action as state officials weigh drastic measures and inter-state coordination to stabilize the market.
London reports show Britain's major cities were not immune to air attack while RAF fighters and observer corps intercepted most raiders. The air ministry noted bombers could be damaged by defensive planes, yet enemy aircraft reached targets in London and other cities during the blackout.
Ruby Hagedorn aged 7, daughter of Mr and Mrs Will Hagedorn, was fatally injured when she fell from a wagon on the parents farm northeast of Hubbard Iowa late Saturday.
Mr and Mrs John Miller announce the approaching marriage of their daughter Jacqueline to Bernard Smith son of Mr and Mrs Warren S Smith The wedding is set for August 24 at Trinity Methodist Church at 441 Eighth Avenue SW and 1700 Maple Drive NW.
Cedar Rapids welcomes Samuel Grier II a Canal Zone veteran and Panama Canal motor transportation chief. Grier famed for crossing Panama by car in 1913 23 years ago and for his long Canal Zone service returns to Iowa to visit relatives and discuss the new locks and future projects. He supervises 425 workers and 412 pieces of equipment with the Sailfish club spotlighted by a 115 inch 127 pound catch.
Special to The Gazette crowds filled Walker streets for the second day of the Walker homecoming. The Walker baseball team edged Quasqueton 5 to 4 with Beachler Reinholdt and Fairchild on the visitors side and Kelso Waddle and Baker for the home team. Other Saturday results include boys under 12 and girls under 12 races and a two man relay for boys 14 and under.
In a boys 12 and under event, Freeborn of Quasqueton placed first in a tie with Bill Creglow of Cedar Rapids and Max Hawkins of Walker securing second. The shoe and stocking race saw Jack McCal ley win first and Earl O'Brien finish second.
New York Mayor LaGuardia kept President Roosevelt waiting ten minutes on the cruiser Tuscaloosa as the President prepared to depart on a ten day fishing cruise off Nova Scotia and Newfoundland. The delay followed an American Federation of Labor parade arranged to discuss WPA wage issues with George Meany.
Berlin reports Germany will ease labor shortages by importing Bulgarian workers under an arrangement. The move aims to boost fulfillment of the four year plan as Germany struggles to meet demand.
Enraged when his attentions were spurned, 21-year-old Robert Rust, a ferry operator of Zalia, West Virginia, shot and critically wounded Jeanette Myers and then killed himself Saturday in Weirton authorities said.
Kentucky delegates to the national convention of the Young Democrats of America shifted from corn liquor to ball bats in a bid to secure Louisville as the 1941 host. After Pennsylvania impounded 60 gallons of bourbon for unpaid state tax, Kentuckians handed out Louisville Slugger bats to win goodwill and votes. George S. Wetherby quipped that bats might not hit as hard as bourbon.
State police investigated a white mob raid on a shack housing seven Black workers near Cranbury New Jersey. They stripped the workers and smeared two, including a woman, with white paint while others were chased and fired upon with high aim. The couple from Coleman Georgia were forced into a car, dumped in a field, and told to head south. Police found no immediate motive beyond possible retaliation for disorderly conduct arrests the night before.
Patricia Knight 32, former Ziegfeld Follies girl, escaped from a Hollywood hospital bed after an automobile crash left her with a jaw fracture. She ran onto Wilcox Avenue in shorts and a bandage, was recaptured by officers W J Hackett and G S Westcott, and returned to the hospital.
CHICAGO AP The Chicago and North Western railway named H P Allstrand assistant to the chief executive officer with Chicago headquarters. The post of principal assistant superintendent motive power and machinery was eliminated. Edred B Hall was named chief mechanical officer with control of locomotive and car matters in Chicago. D D Schuppener became general agent at Kansas City succeeding the late F P Eyman.
The article traces how today’s papermaking methods evolved from traditional Chinese techniques. It outlines key innovations and how early practices influenced contemporary industrial processes and material quality.
In Calmar a ceremony at St. Aloysius Church united Miss Dorothy Uher and Dr. Joseph D. Marino with a reception planned for 200 guests in Chicago and a later New York Boston trip. In Monona Audrey Fritz and Charles Lehman announce a Sept. 2 wedding at the Monona Methodist church. In Toledo Evelyn Henderson and Wilbur Witt wed at the Henderson home with family and out of town guests attending and a future Melbourne farm manager groom.
The Chinese foreign office formally protested to Great Britain against handing over four Chinese from the British concession at Tientsin. The men, accused of assassination, sought refuge in the concession, prompting a Japanese blockade. China says surrender is illegal and contrary to British League of Nations undertakings.
Nebraska Governor R L Cochran says Sen Edward Burke's forecast of a Roosevelt third party bid is a red herring aimed at his own political interests. Burke argues Cochran would back the President on party matters.
President Roosevelt vetoed a bill authorizing the interior department to turn over lands acquired by the old resettlement administration to the states. The action blocks transfer of federal lands to state control.
Cedar Rapids stamp club affiliates with Trans Mississipp i Philatelic Society will attend its sixth annual Denver convention August 17 to 20. Members plan displays of postal stationery and U S revenue stamps with prizes noted from Tacoma Tulsa and Austin. The Society of Philatelic Americans meets August 24 to 27 in Baltimore with hopes Cedar Rapids hosts 1940 event.
Rufus C. Dawes president of Chicago's Century of Progress exposition blamed weak New York support for the World’s Fair finances. He spoke on a Saturday, saying local backing lagged behind expectations in the financial ledger.
In Moscow British French and Soviet military staffs began talks to unite millions of soldiers and all branches of armed forces. Britain and France pressed for Soviet participation in a new triple entente as discussions opened under favorable auspices.
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