Private Power Reduces F D R's Georgia Power Bill
Georgia Power president Preston Arkwright says the Roosevelt Georgia home now pays two cents per kilowatt hour after initial 18 cent rates. He notes the home was first served by a municipal plant in Manchester before private takeover in 1929 and rate cuts followed.
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Atlanta, Ga
INS
Roosevelt
Georgia
Georgia Power Company
Preston Arkwright
Barnesville
Arkwright
Manchester
Last Week of Playground Season Opens Next Week Schedule
Open week closes with grounds offering motion picture programs on each site. Events include a playground garden picnic at Bever Park, a county soapbox derby, and an intercity softball match with Dubuque at Ellis Park. Senior boys’ playoffs continue with Harrison advancing to finals.
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Harrison
Roosevelt
Whitlam
Riverside
Lincoln
Sinclair
Buchanan
Bever
Daniels
Kenwood
Arthur
Bever Park
Dubuque
Cedar Rapids
Ellis Park
Sinclair and Daniels
Court of Honor
Marion Pool
Brothers Turn Family Realty Venture Into Pleasure Project
Sam and Fed Hedges began improving an acreage at 63 Circle Drive NE for their father Horace Hedges a Cedar Rapids realtor. They ended up living there and turning the project into a family summer home while the investment yields future dividends in pleasure rather than cash.
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Sam
Fed
63 Circle Drive
Mother
Dad
Sam Hedges
Horace
Fed" Hedges, Jr
Fifty Three Entries In Linn County Soapbox Derby Set For Tuesday
The Linn County playground soapbox derby drew 53 entries, 31 in the junior division and 22 in the senior division, with 14 from Lincoln playground and races to start at 2 p.m. Tuesday after checks at the Chevrolet garage. Moray Eby will start the event, with safety measures and a 5,600 spectator forecast.
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Linn County
Nevin Nichols
Linn
Lincoln Playground
Kenwood
Roosevelt
Sinclair
Daniels
Riverside
Jackson
Bever
Harrison
Arthur
Marion
Mount Vernon
Playground Commission
OET Traffic Men's Outing Planned for Sept 21 Cedar Rapids
Traffic men from the middle west plan attendance at the Cedar Rapids Traffic Men's Outing on Sept 21 at the Cedar Rapids Country Club. The event features golf, baseball, horseshoe pitching, bridge and a dinner with songs but no speeches. Harry F. Sundberg, Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce traffic bureau manager, returns as major domo overseeing a tariff style invitation and program. In 1937 the gathering drew 346 attendees from Albany to Omaha, across the gulf and up to Canada.
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Middle West
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Country Club
Harry F. Sundberg
Invitations issued for year with broad executive slate
Invitations have been issued this year for the affair. Dr. G. Ainsworth serves as general chairman and the executive committee includes H. J. Kling C. R. Chandler Charles Shackell Arthur Coburn John Murray H. J. Owens P. McCracken J. W. Ludlow Sidney Myers Dean Litchfield Joe Baker O. J. DeVault C. O. Gray H. J. Beals Val Barta A. C. Hines J. M. Hardman Charles Anderson Fred Killen Harry Cohn R. J. Vorkoper Everett Chandler James Maloney P. F. Keehn R. R. Eppler Elmer Engberg J. E. Richey J. W. Bromwell C. A. Davis S. W. Wilder J. LeRoy Farmer Harry Good F. O. Mueller Fred Petrick D. M. Hall Cruz Hahn Louis Ohlman J. C. Lick Marvin Wright J. L. Burgar E. J. Zadnichek E. G. Kucera J. H. Fuller Sanford Kerr Henry Peters Frank Houston E. R. Petro Jack Linsley Joe Long J. L. Hicks T. H. DeWees H. C. Kleineck Harold Smith Don Lynch Earl Bapty Ben Ogden R. C. Buckner C J. Kinstler R. H. Buresh George Harmer.
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Dr. G. Ainsworth
H. J. Kling
C. R. Chandler
Charles Shackell
Arthur Coburn
John Murray
H. J. Owens
P. McCracken
J. W. Ludlow
Sidney Myers
Dean Litchfield
Joe Baker
O. J. DeVault
C. O. Gray
H. J. Beals
Val Barta
A. C. Hines
Cruz Hahn
Louis Ohlman
J. C. Lick
Marvin Wright
J. L. Burgar
E. J. Zadnichek
E. G. Kucera
J. H. Fuller
Sanford Kerr
Henry Peters
Frank Houston
E. R. Petro
Jack Linsley
Joe Long
J. L. Hicks
T. H. DeWees
H. C. Kleineck
Harold Smith
Don Lynch
Safety Lane Opens Monday in Rock Island Test
Bear Manufacturing of Rock Island provides a 110 foot lane for car safety testing on Third Street W from First Avenue through the alley between First and Second Avenues. A banner proclaims Official Safety Lane Help Save a Life Inspection Free. Traffic staff expect 10,000 to 12,000 cars in two weeks of testing with hours 8 am to 5 pm daily and 9 pm on Mondays and Thursdays.
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Loop
Chevrolet
First Avenue
Sixth Street SE
Moray Eby
Coe College
Bear Manufacturing Company
Rock Island
Third Street
First
Second Avenues
Gordon Hughes
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Hughes
Police Department
Highway Patrol
Sheriff's Office
Corrigan Returns to New York After Ireland Flight
Douglas Corrigan, back in New York, appears at city hall in casual wind breaker after a quick rest. He says he slept well, stayed Friday night at the Howe farm in New Hope, Pa., and has declined large endorsement offers while planning a public circuit to about twenty cities starting Monday or Tuesday.
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New York
Douglas Corrigan
City Hall
Ireland
Stanley H. Howe
Fiorello H. LaGuardia
New Hope
Corrigan
Ozark Anthology sparks humor from Cedar Rapids author
Gabriel F. Newburger of Coral Gables formerly of Cedar Rapids presents Ozark Anthology. The free verse sketches echo Spoon River with sharp dialect, humor, and vivid scenes of religion politics feud revenue and love among Ozark folk.
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Gabriel F. Newburger
Coral Gables
Fla
Cedar Rapids
Torch Press
Spoon River
Edgar Lee Masters
Newburger
Ozarks
Ozark
Gladiolus Show Opens in Cedar Rapids Today
Prize winning gladiolus and floral arrangements headline the ninth annual Cedar Rapids Gladiolus Society show opening at noon at Z C B J hall on Twelfth avenue. Judges work through the morning with awards to be announced before public viewing begins. Admission is free. The show continues through Monday with possible evening hours.
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Cedar Rapids
Gladiolus Society
Z. C. B. J. Hall
Twelfth Avenue
Third Street SE
Sen La Follette to oppose new dealer in Wisconsin race
Senator La Follette of Wisconsin said he would campaign for the Progressive party nominee to oppose Senator Duffy the administration backer seeking reelection. The announcement signals an end to the semi alliance with the administration in Wisconsin politics.
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Washington
la Follette
Wis
Progressive Party
Duffy
Wisconsin
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F.D.R
Continental
United States
By Carl Dueser
Gazette
Highway No. 30
Nichols
Duane Emerson
Keith Wallace
Billy Folkers
Tom Chukas
Don Good
Don Morgan
Glenn Helm
Bruce Jackson
Tad Jones
Robert Russell
Charles Kemme
George Lowe
Tommy Larson
Dale McCafey
Bob Nejdi
Emory Sample
John Nicholls
Charles Vondracek
Myron Pence
John Spore
Tom Phelps
Bill Haddad
Don Shanley
Robert Thomas
William Lynch
Walter Thousand
John Thousand
Roe Kirkpatrick
Richard Shaffer
Mount Vernon Playground
Clarence Reinhard
Wayne Manson
Melvin Bammert
Billy Bammert
Billy Birky
Darwin Bell
Bob Chada
Richard Chada
Frank Chiamosta
William Cimprich
Jack Cohrs
Dale Daniels
Roger Crabbs
James Clemens
Jack Daniels
Donald Kehne
John W. Dochterman
Richard Truesdell
LeRoy Fortner
Lawrence Murray
Billy Hale
Lewis McDowell
Billy Henry
Billy Gutknecht
Dick Julis
Raymond Langridge
Jerry Lodestein
Dicky Youngton
Cyrus McCalley
Dick Matter
Dick Marshall
Walter Coffman
Donald Miller
Mike Usher
Clifford Morrison
James Black
Billy Neary
Robert Ilten
James Pfeffner
Barney Hanson
Bob Rick
Jack Wink
Donald Lemon
Jimmy Zack
Bobby Zack
Jimmie Laing
Dean Caraway
Douglas van Metre
Jack Diehl
Second Ave. SE
Moon Funeral Home
First Avenue E
Star Jewelry CO
Serord S* SE
Wanda Montz
Tobe
Marth
Bud
Jim Reed
Kansas City
Cross
Tom Jiffason
Andy Jackson
Mr. Newburger
Or. Rolvaag
B. J. Newburger
Ridgeway Drive
Carl Sandburg
Scribner’s Magazine
Paul Engle
Iowa
Uncle Tobe
Gramma Wyant
Gramma
ST. Matthew's Church
Sen
New Dealer
Newman
Westinghouse
RED Cross
Beauty
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