School Board Agrees to Ice Rink on Hayes Playground
After initial refusals the school board may approve the plan to build an ice skating rink on Hayes school playground following a conference with three residents A Trusty Charles Turechek and Sam Smylie. They said playground supervisor Nevin Nichols promised to reseed ground and relocate the rink to a corner to avoid grass damage and parking disruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Playground Commission
Hayes School
Southwest Side
A. Trusty
Charles Turechek
Sam Smylie
Nevin Nichols
Nichols
J. C Bridgett
Ponr Sol
King Thompson to speak at Daniels Park Church mixer
County Attorney King Thompson will be the speaker at the Daniels Park Church men’s mixer in the church dining room on Wednesday December 7 at 7 30 pm. Warren Ainsworth will perform sleight of hand. Special music and oyster stew follow the program. All Daniels Park church and neighborhood men are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King Thompson
Daniels Park Presbsterian
Pam
Warren Ainsworth
Daniels Park
Veteran Insurance Man Dead at 59
William J Reese aged 59 of 1511 Avenue NE died in a local hospital at 9:45 pm Monday after years of ill health. Born in Omaha on October 28, 1879, he moved with his parents to Davenport before settling in Cedar Rapids 25 years ago to work in insurance. Survived by wife Mary and children Florence and Milton, all of Cedar Rapids. He was a member of Immaculate Conception church. Friends may call Wednesday evening at Brady mortuary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J Reese
Avenue NE
Omaha
Davenport
Cedar Rapids
Mary
Florence
Milton
Immaculate Conception Church
Friends
Brady Mortuary
Deaths W Holt and Mrs Priban in Cedar Rapids
Funeral services for William Henry Holt will be held at Beatty chapel at 2 pm Wednesday with Crescent lodge A F and A M. Burial in Oak Hill cemetery. Also obituary notes Anna Priban wife of John Priban died Monday at 12 25 pm in Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Henry Holt
Beatty Chapel
Crescent Lodge
Oak Hill Cemetery
Masonic Hall
Death notices for M Clarice Bort and others in Cedar Rapids
Mrs M Clarice Bort widow of Harry S Bort of 129 Twelfth Street NE Cedar Rapids died suddenly at a local hospital at 5 am Tuesday Born October 18 1877 in Delmar she lived here fifty years Surviving are two daughters Mrs Dorothy Petersen and Mrs L D Buhrer a son Donald M Bort four grandchildren and several siblings Funeral services for Mrs Bort were held at the Turner chapel at 2 pm Thursday with calling hours afterward Also noted were affiliations with the Christian Science church Cedar Rapids Woman’s Club and Star of Maine Rebekah lodge A separate obituary item references Czechoslovakia and John Ploty in Denmark and a member of Prokop Velky lodge No 7 Z C B funeral services and burial details at Polansky chapel and St Wenceslaus church with burial in St John cemetery and calling hours after 2 pm Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Czechoslovakia
John Ploty
Denmark
Prokop Velky Lodge No 7
Polansky Chapel
St. Wenceslaus Church
August Vojacek
St. John Cemetery
M Clarice Bort
Harry S. Bort
Twelfth Street
Delmar
Dorothy Petersen
L. D. Buhrer
Chicago
Donald M. Bort
Miami
Frank Gates
Cedar Rapids
W. Pingree Curtis
A. Glass
Monmouth
Leslie Alden
Sycamore
Bort
Christian Science Church
Mrs Gertrude Reed Knapp Dies After Illness in Marion
Mrs Gertrude Reed Knapp wife of Orrin A Knapp of Marion died in a local hospital at 3 pm Monday after a brief illness born January 13 1908 in Linn county a lifelong resident She married Orrin Knapp August 23 1930 and survived by her parents Wilbur M Reed and wife Louisa sister Lanella Hepker brother Gerald Reed grandparents J W Snyder nephew Vernon Hepker and niece Joyce Reed Funeral services Wednesday 2 pm Turner chapel with Rev C H Hook and burial in Dunkard cemetery 8 miles north of Cedar Rapids Also services for Frank Swatosh 1538 Fourth Avenue SE will be held at 2 pm Thursday in Barta chapel burial in Cedar Memorial Cemetery callers may visit chapel Wednesday 7 to 9 pm
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Reed Knapp
Orrin A Knapp
Marion
Linn County
Orrin Knapp
Wilbur M. Reed
Lanella Hepker
Gerald Reed
Frank Swatosh
Fourth Avenue SE
Melvin L. Welke
Barta Chapel
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Cedar Rapids Woman Hazel Brandenberg Dies After Illness
Mrs. Hazel Brandenberg aged 42 of 1007 Fourth Avenue SE Cedar Rapids died at 7 40 p m Monday in a local hospital after a lingering illness. She was a lifelong Cedar Rapids resident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel Brandenberg
Fourth Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Obituary notices for a Cedar Rapids woman and Mike J Baxa
A Cedar Rapids woman died with her husband and child previously dead. Surviving is her father William C Cameron. Funeral in Beatty chapel at 10 30 am Thursday and burial in Cedar Memorial chapel after 5 pm Tuesday. Mike J Baxa of 1540 Fifth Avenue SE to be buried in the Bohemian National cemetery after a nine thirty mass at Immaculate Conception church. Rosary in Barta chapel at 7 pm Tuesday. viewing 7 to 9 pm Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William C Cameron
Cedar Rapids
Beatty Chapel
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Mike J Baxa
1540
Fifth Avenue SE
Immaculate Conception
John M Molloy
Bohemian National Cemetery
Barta
Maurice A. Mullan
Cedar Rapids School Board Reinstates Insurance Bids and Pensions
The Cedar Rapids school board, after a Monday night session, awarded workmen's compensation insurance to L. H Stubbs Co for 80.59 from Continental Casualty, with bids ranging up to 1,101.85. The finance committee also tabulated fire insurance bids and renewed pensions for Emma Beenk at 40.00 monthly and Zella Cavan at 36.13 monthly, effective November and December. The board also set January meetings for the second and fourth Mondays instead of the first and third.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
L. H Stubbs Company
Continental Casualty Company of
Chicago
Charles Penningroth
Emma Beenk
Zella Cavan
Dee
Financing Plan For Rewiring Homes Debuts In Iowa
New federal loan arrangements will allow patrons of the Iowa Electric Light and Power company to modernize electric wiring in homes and apartments. Contractors at a Roosevelt hotel meeting outlined monthly payments added to the electric bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Roosevelt Hotel
Financing range extended for Iowa Electric Light plan
The credit program is extended to the utility’s entire service area including Cedar Rapids, Marion, Boone, Marshalltown, Mount Vernon, Toledo, Perry, Jefferson and other towns. It covers only residential rewiring and excludes new homes and commercial properties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Electric Light, and Power Company
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Boone
Marshalltown
Mount Vernon
Toledo
Perry
Jefferson
Births Reported From Mercy and St Luke Hospitals
Birth notices record multiple newborns across Iowa locations including Mercy hospital Iowa City St Luke's hospital and in Mount Vernon Springville Marion Waterloo and Waterloo births to families Messer Pollock Geske Anderson Amsted Fatka and Schmitz with dates December 4 5 and 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vern Messer
Fifth Avenue
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Herbert Pollock
Springville
St. Luke's Hospital
Carl Geske
Marion
Frank Anderson
Mount Vernon
Dee
Walter Amsted
L Street
Edward Fatka
Third Avenue
Raymond Schmitz
Waterloo
John Reding Elected President of Cedar Rapids Gladiolus Society
John G Reding was elected president of the Cedar Rapids Gladiolus society at a meeting Monday night at the Montrose hotel. Merle Brush of Chelsea was named vice president and S G Smith secretary-treasurer. The local chapter invited the Iowa Gladiolus society to hold its annual show here on August 12 and 13, 1939.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John G Reding
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Couples Apply for Marriage Licenses
Walter Brazanki aged 22 and Betty Lane both of Cedar Rapids. Vernon Winnter aged 21 and Marie Leyton both of Cedar Rapids. Lou Lawrence aged 22 of Cedar Rapids and Hazel Kohl of Lisbon apply for marriage licenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Brazanki
Betty Lane
Cedar Rapids
Vernon Winnter
Marie Leyton
Lou Lawrence
Hazel Kohl
Lisbon
Snow Fort Siege by Bad Chaps in Timid Rabbit Tale
In a snow fort Buster and Custer rally animal children to defend against four attackers the Fox Wolf Bob Cat and Weasel led by Baby Bunty. The kids brace for the siege piling snowballs and planning a counterassault as the fort holds.
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Buster Longears
Jingle
Snow Fort
Baby Bunty
Custer
Buster
Bunty
Trick
Duster
Baby Bunties
Jackie
Peetie Bow Wow
Puppy Dogs
Joic
Tommie
Kittie Kat
Pussies
Peetie
Bob Cat
Weasel
Yves
Plymouth car offers bigger size and new features at low price
The copy promotes a Plymouth with a larger body and enhanced luxury and performance. It highlights a High-Torque engine, Amola Steel coil springs, Floating Power mountings, hydraulic brakes, and True-Steady steering, all aimed at safer, smoother riding and easy ownership with low monthly installments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth
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HAYES
First Avenue E
DIAL
Lydia Wehrmeier Perkins
William J. Reese
W. If Holt Funeral
John Priban
Anna Priban
Thirtieth Street
Anna Plotz
Bohemia
Elizabeth
Vaclav Pavek
Amalie Drahos
Bertram
Frances Susser
Vaclav Plotz
Orrin A. Knapp
Mrs
Mike Basa
Workmen’s Insurance
John Reding Heads
Gladiolus Society
Alethia
Cuticura
Malden
Mass
Lane Chests
Lane
Chatham
Cate
Fabovet
Third Avenue SE
Detroit
Plymouth Division
OP Chryseler Corporation
Michigan
Major Bowes
Columbia Network
E.S.T
PSI Gola Mous
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