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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 06, 1940

Page

4

Seals Sale Opens in City's Schools

Christmas Health Seals start Friday in Cedar Rapids public and parochial schools and run to the Christmas vacation. Pupils selling 50 seals receive a bangle pin, 100 seals or more yield a health diary with a Junior Iowa Tuberculosis Association membership certificate. Public Health Nursing reports extensive outreach and services funded by the sale, aiding tuberculosis control and infant welfare programs.

Cedar Rapids Henry Ristine J. H Bormann Iowa Tuberculosis Association Public Health Nursing Association General Public Health Nursing Service Oakdale Camp Good Health

WPA Expands Sewing and Housekeeping Assignments in Cedar Rapids

Seventeen new WPA assignments were added in Cedar Rapids, bringing Linn county workers to 51. Projects include 12 housekeeping aides on Second Avenue SW and five sewing room positions on First Street between Second and Third Avenues SW. Also, public notice outlines sanitary sewer assessment and a December 30 hearing after objections filed with the City Clerk.

WPA Cedar Rapids Linn County Second Avenue First Street Second Third Avenues Iowa City of Center Point Rd Mound Farm Drive 12Th Avenue 15Th Avenue 7Th Street 11Th Street 17Th Street 16Th Street 13Th Ith Avenue 13Th Avenue 14Th Avenue 29Th Street 1St Avenue Indian Creek L, J Storey

City Treasury Has 477095 To End Of This Fiscal Year

Cedar Rapids budget shows a remaining 477095.69 to spend through March 31. December receipts totaled 132492.96 while disbursements reached 234514.23. warrants issued stood at 226430.07 and canceled warrants at 234514.23. outstanding warrants total 1188.98.

Cedar Rapids

State Divides NYA Districts Across Iowa

The national youth administration reorganizes Iowa from 12 districts to three. N O Dahlin, former Des Moines supervisor, shifts to Cedar Rapids and will oversee 26 eastern counties including Cedar Rapids Davenport and Waterloo areas. About 100 projects employ 2 500 youths under the new setup beginning this week.

National Youth Administration Iowa N. O. Dahlin Des Moines Cedar Rapids Dahlin Davenport Waterloo

Butter Surplus Details Extended Through December in Iowa

The surplus marketing program in Cedar Rapids and Linn County extends through Dec 12 at the request of the Iowa Dairy Industries Commission and American Dairy Association. SMA rep Lloyd W. Jones and Lucy Simpson discuss butter benefits on radio station WMT. Butter recipes have been distributed to merchants as the week highlights grapefruit and rice on upcoming dates.

Iowa Dairy Industries Commission American Dairy Association Surplus Marketing Administration Cedar Rapids Linn County Lloyd W. Jones SMA Jones Lucy Simpson Community Nutrition Service WMT

Edgar A. Guest The Poet of the People

The poem recalls a man shaped by mothers and wives who scrutinize his dress. A long view of domestic judgment follows from mother to wife to daughter Janet at the stairs criticizing his clothing choices. The piece frames social expectations and gendered guidance across generations.

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