History of Sleigh Bells Presented by Cedar Rapids Club
The Cedar Rapids Woman's club art department heard Mrs H N Jerome review sleigh bell history. She noted bells originated in cold climates and aided safety on soft snow. East Hampton Conn supplied most nineteenth century bells. McKinley High School choir performed carols under Miss Maurine Hamblin. Mrs Mildred MacDanel led the program after a potluck luncheon hosted by Mrs H N Jerome and others.
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Cedar Rapids
America
McKinley High School
Maurine Hamblin
Mildred MacDanel
H. N. Jerome
Dempsy Jones
H. A. Hobrock
Hubert Artis
A. D. Holbrook
Rev J L McLaughlin speaks at Cedar Rapids Woman's Club
The Rev J L McLaughlin secretary of the Chicago Bible Society entertained members of the Cedar Rapids Woman's club and friends Monday at the club house. He showed color movies of a autumn vacation trip through New England and the south via the Alleghany and Smoky mountains. He discussed his life and character in Pictures I Never Took.
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American Home Department
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Boat Club auxiliary to host Christmas party
The Cedar Rapids Boat Club auxiliary met at 711 Thirteenth Street NW to plan a Christmas party and dinner for husbands on Sunday December 17 at the club house. A New Year's Eve dance at the club house was also planned. Guests included Mrs. Ray Wykoff and Mrs. H D Booge of Chicago visiting. Members present listed include Mrs. George Samuelson Mrs. Charlies Sedina Mrs. George Shearer and others.
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Cedar Rapids Boat Club
Henry Tietge
Thirteenth Street
Ray Wykoff
H. D. Booge
Chicago
Matthew Miller
George Samuelson
Charlies Sedina
George Shearer
Floyd Wandell
Russell Wise
Norman Scott
Harold Hess
Harry Gunderson
David Ross
Harold Ammons
Lottie Melichar
Norma Mueller
Caroling Practices Scheduled Before December Event
Two caroling practices are set for Thursday at 4 p.m. and December 14 at 4 p.m. in the Chamber of Commerce fourth floor. Diana Coffey and Naoma Hall of Coe College will direct this year. To join the December 16 carol at 3 p.m., girls must attend at least one practice.
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Chamber of Commerce
Diana Coffey
Naoma Hall
Coe College
Kappa Delta Mothers Club Meeting Planned for Thursday
The Kappa Delta mothers club will hold a luncheon meeting Thursday at 1 p.m. in the chapter rooms. Hostesses are Mrs. A. L. Fuller and Mrs. C. R. Fahrney.
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Kappa Delta Mothers Club
A. L. Fuller
C. R. Fahrney
Kenwood PTA and Community Program Schedule
The Kenwood PTA meets Thursday at 2 p.m. at Mrs. C. P. Lawrence home. The Johnson School PTA hosts a program Wednesday at 7 30 p.m. at First Congregational church featuring orchestra and student performances including strings, clarinet duets, a baritone solo, and community singing with readings and songs by multiple students.
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Johnson School P.T.A
First Congregational Church Orchestra
Judy Lattner
Morton Ballard
Betty Dooley
Barbara Carter
Lila French
Jeanonne Ward
Virginia Mansfield
Larry Dutton
Russell Ward
Marilyn Anderle
Mary Ella Wolverton
Bobby Bills
Mary Leigh Larson
Ruth Bottorft
Polly Green
Jo Anne Greene
Patty White
Mary Ann McWilams
Jean Hartman
Flora Mae Robinson
Doris Peterson
the Akes
Janet Ohlman
Man
Tommy Williams
Nancy Lee Moore
Cedar Rapids Symphony Honors Soloists In Second Concert
The Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra presented its second concert of the season in Memorial Coliseum under conductor Joseph Kitchin. Soloist Clyde W. Stephens and earlier guest John Carter were praised for refined, well balanced performances including Mozart and Debussy works. The program drew a large audience and featured Stephens in Liszt and Fantasia pieces with strong ensemble collaboration.
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Max Daehler
Cedar Rapids
Joseph Kitchin
Mozart
Debussy
Stephens
Bach
City Briefs Roundup of Local Meetings and events
Chicken supper at Olivet on Thursday with 35c ads. Cub mothers meet Friday at 1 30 p.m. Chamber of Commerce. Saint James bazaar Thursday afternoon and evening. Mr and Mrs S S Parsley back from Chicago after attending the International Stock show. Townsend club No 6 to hold a public meeting Thursday 7 30 p.m. in city hall council chamber. Rock Island Woman's club Friday 2 p.m. at the Y W C A with officer elections. West Highlands Community club Christmas party and officer elections Friday 7 30 p.m. at Cleveland school. Daughters of Union Veterans meet Thursday 2 p.m. at Moon funeral home for the funeral of Mrs A Dockery. Guest luncheon Friday 12 30 p.m. at Central Park church followed by bazaar and shawl display.
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Townsend Club No. 6
City Hall
West Highlands Community Club
Cleveland School
Daughters of Union Veterans
The
Moon Funeral Home
A. Dockery
Central Park Church
Walford Arrest Highlights Illicit Liquor Charge
Emil Stepanek, 29, was arrested Monday night on a charge of illegal sale of intoxicating liquor. He does not live in Walford, giving a Walford address at the county jail. he said Wednesday he was born near Swisher and has no permanent address.
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Emil Stepanek
Walford
Stepanek
Swisher
Gorman Family Attends Davenport Funeral
Mr and Mrs Raymond Gorman of 605 First Avenue West returned from Davenport where they attended the funeral of Mrs Raymond Gorman s sister in law Mrs Raymond G Nolan Mrs Nolan is survived by her husband and five daughters Donna Rae age 4 and Mary Renee age 2 Mary Renee had been a guest in the German home during her mother s illness and returned with the Germans from Davenport following the funeral.
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Raymond Gorman
First Avenue W
Davenport
Gorman
Raymond G. Nolan
Paul Thomas Elected President Of Sons Of Pericles
Paul Thomas was elected president of the Sons of Pericles at a regular meeting of the junior society of the Order of Ahepa in Moose hall Tuesday evening. Steve Santos named vice president Nick Siamis elected treasurer Bud Caperonis named treasurer. Four other officers will be appointed by the president and take office at the next meeting.
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Paul Thomas
Sons of Pericles
Society of the Order of Ahepa
Moose Hall
Steve Santos
Nick Siamis
Bud Caperonis
Notice of Appointment of Administratrix in Iowa
Notice is hereby given that on Sunday in December 1939 Mabel Hovland was appointed and qualified as administratrix of the estate of Arthur J. Hovland late of Linn County deceased. All indebted persons must promptly pay and those with claims must file them authenticated in the office of the Clerk of Linn County Iowa District Court. Crissman Bleakley Attorneys for administratrix.
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State of
Iowa
Linn County
Arthur J. Hovland
Towa
Giree
Notice of Will Hearing for Lena R. Crislinger
In Linn county Iowa the District Court will hear the last will and testament of Lena R. Crislinger, deceased, for proof and admission to probate. Cedar Rapids Iowa December 5. Edwin W Lundquist Clerk. G K Thompson Attorney.
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Linn County
Lena R. Crissinger
Said County
District Court
Cedar Rapids
Towa
EDWIN _W
Lundquist
Clerk District Court
K Thompson
Opposition to sale of Washington High persists in civic meeting
City and civic groups clash over use of the Washington High School property in Cedar Rapids as the board of education sends the issue back to citizens. Proposals include a municipal parking lot or preservation with memorial status for Abbie S Abbott. a sale bid was rejected at 16 500 dollars.
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Washington High
Board of Education
Edward Sheehy
Cedar Rapids
Civic Affairs
Chamber of Commerce
Sheehy Saiid
Old School
Abbie S Abbott
Greene Square
Sheehy
H. C. Ring
Woman’s Club
Will Ball
Waltonians
Ernest Gundling
Lions
George Kosch
South Side Civic Club
Paul N. Clark
Dan Kruidenier Heads Policemen's Association
Dan Kruidenier was elected president of the Cedar Rapids Policemen's Protective Association for 1940 at a Sunday meeting. Henry J. Nemec announced Wednesday that new officers include Dale Cunningham as vice president and Jesse Clift as treasurer among others with four-year trustees Wes Benesh Gordon Hughes and Jack Haberle already serving. Induction for 1940 officers is set for January 3, with retiring president L. F. Hines.
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Dan Kruidenier
Cedar Rapids
Wes Benesh
Gordon Hughes
Jack Haberle
L. F. Hines
Christmas Seals handled by National Tuberculosis Association
Health seals sold nationwide are not Red Cross products but issued by the National Tuberculosis Association. Cedar Rapids chairwoman J W Ballard notes the seal’s link to the N T A since 1919, with distribution through state and local groups and a Christmas sale run by Public Health Nursing in Cedar Rapids.
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American Red Cross
National Tuberculosis Association
J. W Ballard
Cedar Rapids
Red Cross
State Tuberculosis Association
Public Health Nursing Association
The
Ballard
Linn County Poor Fund Overdraft Seen From Higher Relief Demand
Linn County supervisors fear a $40 000 to $50 000 overdraft in the poor fund after transferring $40 000 from the emergency balance. Reads demand for the fund through December 1 at $289 500 with relief costs rising from 1938 to 1939 and a smaller WPA caseload. They cite reduced state aid and seek a three mill levy for 1940 to shore up poor relief under new state law.
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Linn County
Mrs. C. S. Foster Elected President of Local Phi Beta Kappa
Mrs. C. S. Foster of 1900 Blake boulevard SE was chosen president of Cedar Rapids’s Phi Beta Kappa honorary society at its annual meeting. She had served as vice-president since the group’s founding in April 1937. Prof. James B. Hodgson of Coe College became vice-president, and T. M. Ingersoll was named secretary treasurer to replace Prof. C. Ward Macy.
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C. S. Foster
Blake Boulevard
Cedar Rapids Graduate Association
Phi Beta Kappa
Honorary Scholastic Society
Foster
James B. Hodgson
Coe College
T. M. Ingersoll
Fifteenth Street
C. Ward Macy
Coe
H. J. Thornton
University of Iowa
Phi Beta Kappa Meeting Highlights Historical Scope
The gathering featured a plea to keep history as a lively story of human activity. Attendees included thirty two members with sixteen chapters of Phi Beta Kappa represented, fourteen of them outside the state.
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Phi Beta Kappa
Boy 14 Confesses to Stealing Three Bicycles
A 14 year old boy confessed to Juvenile Officer Fred Carstens that he stole three bicycles in three months and mixed parts and repainted them to resemble the originals. He was held for discipline as police connected him to thefts of bikes belonging to Charles Josifek Donald Giltrap and Kenneth Smith.
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Fred Carstens
Charles Josifek
Third Street SE
Charles
Carstens
Donald Giltrap
Second Avenue SE
Kenneth Smith
Eighth Street SE
Coe College Founders Day Address Highlights Future
Dr Charles T Hickok outlined an ideal for Coe College stressing a small independent college with Christian principles and a scientific spirit He urged limited enrollment around 1000 and selective admission to ensure benefit from the program He noted campus growth since 1905 and Hickok’s upcoming retirement in 1940 at 35 years service
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Coe College
Charles T Hickok
Matin
Marshall Hall
Williston Hall
Field House
Hickok
Coe
Harry M Gnage
Gage
Daniel Coe
New York State
Cedar Rapids
Parsons Seminary
Cedar Rapids Collegiate Institute
Coe College Institute
Lloyd Morris
A Capella Choir
Field Examinations For Linn County Farm-To-Market Roads
Field inspections of three Linn County farm to market road projects were conducted Tuesday as county supervisors designated about 160 miles of busy secondary roads as a farm to market system. The review team included Fred Schneider Ames Ira Bo Mullis Kansas City Mo J A Paulson and Wood Behrens. Projects cover a 191 foot continuous I beam bridge over Indian creek near Cedar Rapids grading and surfacing of 0 75 mile segment on No 30 to Bertram road reconstruction of 250 miles from Draper corner on No 218 to Ely road and twin 12 by 12 foot concrete culverts near Trunk Road S and No 11 at Walker.
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Linn County
State Highway Commission
Fred Schneider
Ames
Highway Commission
Ira Bo Mullis
Kansas City
Federal Public Roads Administration
J. A. Paulson
Wood Behrens
Indian Creek
Cedar Rapids
Bertram Road
Draport Corner
Ely Road
Walker
Women lead in details in funeral services decree
In Cerat Rapids the Bresh Chapel gains women’s approval with a decree stressing meticulous attention to every detail in funeral arrangements. Funeral directors are noted for their careful service as men admit impatience with tie fussing. The Bresh Chapel telephone is 2-8837.
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Bbresh
Cerat Rapids
Bresh Chapel
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Jerome Speaker
ART Department
Rev. McLaughlin
Woman's Club
Boat Club Auxiliary
Caroling
K. D. Mothers Club
P.T.A. Meetings
Kenwood
Kenwood Parent Education Study Group
C. P. Lawrence
First Avenue E
He Peet Faslos Uren
By Galbraith
NEA Service Inc
Reg
U.S
Pat Off
Ladies Aid of the Church
Townsend
Cedar Rapids Gas Company
Ernest Phillips
Calmar
Clinton W. Hawk
Independence
Fort Des Moines
Hawaii
Air Corps
Philippine Islands
Jimmie Weaver
Chester Weaver
Cedar Memorial Park
St. Luke's Hospital
Henry Scherer
First Lutheran Church
Third Avenue
Tenth Street SE
Second Evangelical Church
City Briefs
Saint James Church
Mrs. S. S. Parsley
Rock Island Woman's Club
Second Street SE
Ras Gory
Pericles
Mabel ‘Hovland
Crissman & Bleakley, Attorneys
England
Policemen’s Association
Buehler Brothers
First Street
Christmas Seals
National Tuberculosis Assn. Project
County Poor Fund
Phi Beta Kappa Group
Taylor Instruments
C. Chambers Inskeep Optical Co
Third St
Dial
Harry F. Tisher
Pres
Paris Academy
Paris
Marcels
Third Street
C. T. Hickok
Mary Morris
Quaker Spaghett
Arante
Barkers
Second Street
Dows Bldg
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