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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1939
Page
12
D Arthur E. Crew of Marion, once a chess and golf hobbyist, now tends a two-lot west Tenth Avenue garden. He grows tomatoes tied to racks, a 15-variety gourds collection, and gooseberries yielding thirty quarts, naming flowers after seed donors and using herbs like lobelia and foxglove in his beds.
The Linn County Old Settlers association announces prizes for the forty-ninth reunion in Marion City park. Awards include oldest couple a folding table from Balster Furniture, oldest woman a aluminum cake server from Coast to Coast, oldest man a leather bill fold from Ed Sigfred, longest‑member woman a baking pan from the Boston store, longest‑member man a year’s Sentinel subscription from Marion Sentinel, and farthest traveler an electric coffee maker from Iowa Electric Light and Power. Morning program starts 10 15 with a Marion High School band preludes, afternoon session at 1 15 with Elmer A. Johnson of Cedar Rapids delivering the address. rain plan moves events to the Methodist church.
Miss Eleanor Dvorsky and August Kray wed Thursday at 6 p m in Marion with Rev Carl E Krog officiating at the Hazewinkle home in Dubuque. A wedding supper followed. Guests included Mrs Carl E Krog and Mr and Mrs Jacob Krag. Local notices list travels and reunions for neighbors in Wapello and nearby towns, plus ads for a furnished room and garage with phone 697W.
Marion post 298 American Legion and Auxiliary with families plan a 6 30 pm picnic at Thomas park followed by an auxiliary meeting after supper Weather backup at the Legion hall If weather turns unfavorable the event moves indoors to the Legion hall Members on the supper committee include Mrs W H Balster and Mesdames Williams Biddick Ballard Van Fossen Fiedler Gritzner Costello Welsher Curtis Williams Toddville members listed as attendees.
The Marion library announces new adult non fiction titles Powder River Best Plays 1937 38 Reaching for the Stars and fiction works Lonesome Road Bitter Boyd First the Blade Or deal Fu Aydelotte A Hall and Co plus a Garden advertisement feature The story of the Castles with Astaire and Rogers. Local notes include Mrs Milroy Benesh returning from a Denver Estes Park Cheyenne vacation and visiting Sioux City relatives. Frank Hines of Phoenix arrives for a visit with his brother John and sisters Florence and Marian Hines. John McGuire nephew of Mrs Edward McGuire underwent a tonsillectomy at Sten hospital.
Advertisement notes a Sunday offer: three flavored brick ice cream for 25 cents. Mentions Mike Cira as sponsor.
Mrs B J Smith and her daughter Benita will return to Alexandria Virginia on Monday after an extended visit with Mrs Smiths parents Mr and Mrs John Grote. Mr and Mrs Fred C Newlin and family including Gwen Newlin Eugene and Jane Helen will head to Clear Lake Monday for a week long vacation.
Glenn E Kinser and his son Hal returned from a weeklong vacation at the Glen Page cabin near Central City. The notice also lists Ferrent-Modern four room apartment on 1017 17th Street for rent.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed L. Lake and their son Buddie of Chicago are weekend guests of Helena Lake, and they visit Dr. Anthony B. Lake and Miss Helen Lake.
The Coggon and Central City school bands directed by Roy Sawyer will perform today at 2 30 PM at the American Legion pool. An advertisement notes a used six week old wood and coal range for sale inquire at 1395 Tenth Street Marion. Miss Alwilda Courtney and Mrs J G Hess travel to Lisbon for a school reunion with Courtney a former teacher and Hess a former pupil. Mr and Mrs Harry Fohey and daughter Jeuksine of Perry recently visited Mr and Mrs Oliver Fabey and returned home Saturday.
Mrs. Jennie Miller, who had been staying with relatives in Center Point, has returned to her residence on West Sixth Avenue.
Special to The Gazette details economy moves under State Car Dispatcher George Hesalroad in Allison reducing state fleet by about 50 Samarian cars. The plan envisions stricter use controls, plate reductions, and a new accounting system while trading in older cars for fewer, newer models.
Iowa officials revise utility property values seeking fair assessment while critics argue prior valuations undercounted full value. Commission cites evidence from engineers and litigation threat by Frank Pierce of the League of Iowa Municipalities to justify a 2 mill state levy plus 0.3 mill for soldiers bonus bonds. Eastern Iowa firms listed with 1939 valuations and prior year figures include Iowa Electric Light Power Cedar Rapids and Interstate Power Dubuque among others.
Community announcements record burial plans for Mr. Allen and Travel group stays at Camp Huaga with Unalayi Camp Fire members. Local church and club meetings include Homebuilders picnic, Ladies Aid picnic, Handicraft No. 2, and Woman's Relief corps. Red Cross roll call planned. Gott family reunion today. birth notice for Kenneth Edward Stevens.
Mrs Emma Garnett completed her seventy sixth quilt on August 4 and has spent years turning leisure time into quilts and rugs She names pieces such as The Tree The Tulip Single Wedding Ring Double Wedding Ring The Rose of Sharon Rocky Road to Dublin and more She used 300 to 800 yards of thread and finished in as short as two weeks and as long as two months
Frank G. Pierce of Marshalltown, secretary of the League of Iowa Municipalities, plans a certiorari action against the state tax commission. He seeks a review of the $18,111,738 valuation increase based on 60 percent of actual value, arguing power gas and water utilities are under taxed compared with roads and other property.
Capitol currents review Iowa politics as Manley relinquishes liquor commission chairmanship and skips a New Hampshire convention. Officials visit Mason City fair, others attend a New Hampshire convention, and a Seattle excursion. The Elks picnic raid and a prank with a photographer’s flash gun spark headlines amid license delays and 560000 mailed licenses.
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