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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 20, 1939

Page

10

Flower Not Pollyanna Inspires Titles For Gladiolus

Cedar Rapids cousins create new gladiola varieties named for admired young women. Nancy Joan Drahovzal, 16 months, daughter of Jerry and wife, won with a magenta gladiolus named by her grandfather Frank Libal. A blue ribbon pink mammoth gladiolus was named Helen Louise by Joseph R. Libal for his 15 year old daughter, who helped spark the interest in gladiolus.

Cedar Rapids Nancy Joan Drahovzal Jerry Drahovzal Twenty-first Avenue Frank Libal Helen Louise Joseph R. Libal Iowa Avenue Helen Louise Libal

Evangelical league meeting hosts 500 club prizes

Clarence Mrs August Ruther chaired the 500 club gathering on Wednesday. Prizes went to Mrs Laura Kettleson Mrs Marie Martzahn and Mrs Wanda Hartwig. Rev L Gunneman of Tipton spoke on The Use and Misuse of the Bible with Irma Hulse leading devotions.

August Ruther Laura Kettleson Marie Martzahn Wanda Hartwig L. Gunneman Tipton Evangelical Young People’s League Irma Hulse

Miss Katherine DeShaw to Wed Dewain Thompson

Mrs. W C DeShaw hosted a Friday shower for Miss Katherine DeShaw who will marry Dewain Thompson later this month.

W. C. DeShaw Katherine DeShaw Miss DeShaw Dewain Thompson

Nearly Half Iowa WPA Money Used On Roads

Iowa WPA Administrator George J. Keller reported that nearly half of WPA funds in the year ending July 1 went to roads and streets. Projects totaled 14.43 million in traffic needs of a 29.04 million WPA budget, including extensive road surfacing and grading and thousands of bridges and culverts rebuilt or constructed.

WPA Iowa George J. Keller Keller Works Progress Administration

Police Set Trap For Fire Chasers at Algona Fairground

Algona police and fire officials staged a mock rubbish fire at a distant fairground corner. The gaudy ruse drew over two hundred motorists who chased the fire truck as sirens wailed, then received tags reminding them of the violations for following emergency vehicles.

Algona INS Fire Department Fairground

Stock Buyer Makes Ornaments From Cattle Horns

Charles Moncrief, 67, of Scotch Grove township, works horns into vases and ornaments using boiling water, shellac, sandpaper, and ingenuity. A cattle buyer in Jones county, he often sources horns and also carves canes and lamp bases. He lives on a large Scotch Grove farm with three brothers nearby.

Scotch Grove Charles Moncrief Scotch Grove Township Moncrief Jones County

Minneapolis Girl Killed In Eagle Grove Accident

Miss Marilee Anderson, 16, of Minneapolis, died when the car she rode in overturned at the east edge of Eagle Grove. Passenger Miss Lucille Kist of Minneapolis was injured slightly.

Minneapolis Eagle Grove Marilee Anderson Lucille Kist

Berlin baby halts presses and changes name on first day

Gail Arlene Richardson, born almost a day old in Berlin, Missouri, caused a newspaper to stop presses and a municipal power outage to be resolved as her name was changed from Arlene to Gail after her father alerted officials. The event touched local leaders and the Selbyville Del. ceremony.

Berlin Gail Richardson Gail Whaley A. P. Chistorhen E. Peter Richardson Ae Papa Cerele Selbyville Del Arlene Richardson Gail-Arlene

Elliott Roosevelt Differes With Dad On Turkey Day Date

Elliott Roosevelt clashes with his father President on Thanksgiving date. He prefers celebrating on the traditional last Thursday in November while his father moved the holiday earlier. Roosevelt appeals to public sentiment and cites schedule concerns for his stance.

Elliott Roosevelt Dad Fort Worth Tex Younge The United Oe Young Roosevelt

Local Permits Reported For Last Week Citywide

Local blog item lists numerous permit actions including reroofs remodels new dwellings garages and foundations across addresses in SE NE SW NW and downtown areas. Notable entries include new dwelling constructions at 1830 Second Street SW 135 Seventeenth Street SW and 2723 B Avenue NE plus remodels at 711, 1110 Thirteenth SE, and 114 First Street SE with varied project values.

Emil Trachta Second Street Robert Sadilek D Avenue W. T. Shipe Eighth Street Joseph P. Cacek K Street Mildred Krebs H Avenue V. C. North Seventeenth Street Ford Estate Second Avenue G. W. Fisher A Avenue Anna Dostal Third Street Dale Piersoll Fifteenth Street W. A. Wicke Third Avenue Dora Tvrdik Sixteenth Avenue Mrs. Beck First Avenue Joe Hradek Joseph Stodola Jackman H. Pratt Thirteenth E. H. Koehn First Street L. A. Knowles Carroll Drive Slavia Realty. Company Wae Street Frank J. Treka Soutter Avenue R. Dolezal Nineteenth Street Otto Hanzlik Fourth Street P. Turner Oe Avenue Modern Laundry Co First Steet Earl H. Travis Ellis Boulevard K. C. Kohl E Avenue J. A. Peterson Fifth Avenue M. Conrad Linn Boulevard Mrs. Benesh John Mikulecky E. W. LaPlante Thirtysis Street Lester Trunecek Memorial Drive New Foundation Frank Nassif James P. Dillon B Avenue W. E. Vane Jennie Little Bever Avenue Wm. Fetter Henry Like Fourth Avenue J. M. Reynolds Hubbard Avenue James Vaughn J. E. Franks Twenty-second Avenue Wm. H. Moes Robert Palmer Knollwood Drive Orville Knudson George I. Baldwin I Avenue Peterson Leonard Walsh Tenth Street Emma L. Boelter Berard Long N Street The van Meter Co F. Bellow Ames Cowden Forest Drive Oesige Tee Cooper Ninth Street Frank Synacek Sixteenth Street

Sudden Death of Elgin Teacher Reported in Journal

Dr H H Wolf and Dr F P McNamara publish a case study in the August Journal of the Iowa State Medical Society on cerebral cavernous hemangioma causing sudden death. Miss Jeanette Lindaman, a public school teacher in Elgin, died December 7 after a night uneventful before her death.

Elgin H. H. Wolf F. P. McNamara Dubuque Iowa State Medical Society Jeanette Lindaman Lindaman Wolf Decorah Percival Bailey University of Chicago

Boy Flees Home Fearing Return to Germany

A 16 year old Chicago youth, Lawrence Lorenz, fled his home after hearing his parents discuss returning to Germany with a stranger. He says he enjoys life in America and is now in the Scott county juvenile home while authorities seek his parents. Lawrence claims his father was an architect in Germany and that he lived in Germany with his grandmother.

Davenport INS Chicago Germany Scott County Lawrence Lorenz Lawrence America New Land Lake Geneva Wis

Tax Commission Drops About 20 In Reorganization

Iowa tax commission officials said about 20 employees were released effective Aug. 31. At least 11 fieldmen were let go with replacements hired last Monday. The action is part of a broader reorganization and political replacement program reducing field staff from 85 to about 65 and total tax employees from 300 to about 240.

Des Moines Iowa Tax Commission Commission

Rath Packing Disbands Employee Group in Labor Board Action

The labor relations board ordered Rath Packing Company to disestablish the employes representative council of plant employes at Waterloo Indiana. The board also dismissed complaints alleging discrimination against three employees for union activities finding the council's constitution aimed to deprive self organization and that the company blocked legitimate collective bargaining.

Washington Labor Relations Board Rath Packing Company Waterloo

Center Point A Neighbor Family Reunion at Church

A Neighbor family reunion gathered Friday evening at the Center Point Christian church. Special guests included Morris Neighbor family members Mrs. Olive McLaughlin of Black Hills South Dakota and Mrs. Eva Herring of Los Angeles. Other relatives listed were Mrs. Ida Oliphant of Waterloo and son Willard Neighbor of Center Point.

Center Point Christian Church Morris Neighbor Olive McLaughlin Black Hills S. D Eva Herring Los Angeles Ida Oliphant Waterloo Willard

Wencil Skalicky Crafts A Year Round Home Garden Hobby

In a Cedar Rapids residence Wencil Skalicky tends a living room gallery of wood birds and parrots and a large Prague picture frame with 900 pieces. A street sweeper since 1913 he devotes winter evenings to art while Mrs. Skalicky embroiders and sews. Their daughter Helen learns crochet as the family pursues handicrafts.

Wencil Skalicky Cedar Rapids Skalicky First Avenue E Chamber of Commerce Soames Mr. Skalicky Prague

Pendergast Faces Tight Rules After Prison Release

Kansas City officials report former political boss Tom Pendergast will face strict federal probation terms. He must stay within Leavenworth area, report monthly, avoid politics, and abstain from horse racing as part of a five year probation set after a 15 month sentence for income tax evasion.

Kansas City Tom Pendergast Merriie Soeniien Will Pendergast Leavenworth Otis Pendergast

Local Man Named President of 21st Railroad Engineers

Victor R. Moncriefe of Chicago was elected president of the Twenty first Railroad Engineers American Expeditionary Forces at the eleventh annual convention in Oakland California. Minneapolis was chosen as the 1940 convention site and Floyd E. Love of Cedar Rapids Iowa was selected secretary treasurer.

Oakland Calif Victor R. Moncriefe Chicago Twenty-first American Expeditionary Forces Minneapolis Floyd E. Love Cedar Rapids

Weather Man Explains Real Meaning Behind Forecast

New York AP report outlines how James Osman and colleagues plan to reform weather messaging. They say humidity temperature and air motion vary by locality and affect mood and perception, defining an “optimum day” with warm warmth, high humidity, and signs of well being.

New York James Osman Eayly John Citizen Osman Denver

Subpoenaed Witnesses Named in Skidmore Inquiry Withheld

In Chicago the federal grand jury’s income tax probe of William R. Skidmore withheld the names of more than fifty subpoenaed witnesses. U S Attorney William J Campbell cited fear of violence to silence witnesses and stressed protection as the government’s only hope.

Chicago INS Federal Grand Jury William R. Skidmore U. S William J. Campbell

Miami alienist to examine confessed kidnap murder suspect

Dr. Ralph Greene a renowned Miami psychiatrist will examine Herbert Goddard, the confessed kidnap murder suspect in the Frances Ruth Dunn case, to render an opinion on his sanity, officials announced Saturday in West Palm Beach.

West Palm Beach, Fla INS Ralph Greene Miami Herbert Goddard Frances Ruth Dunn

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Flower Pollyanna Glad Girls Ultang Nancy Joan Gladiolus Clarence Penne.y’s Boy Order Rath Employe 21St R. R. Engineers Thorpes LE Ave Skidmore Coon Mae Launderers Dry Cleaners Roosevelt Continental Buffet Newman’s WM. S. Cadow
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