City Firemen Plea for Used Toys to Help Needy Kids
Fire Chief E. P. Kohout urged citizens to donate salvageable toys for Christmas as the central station faces a smaller stock. Volunteers collect, repair, and distribute gifts starting December 18 to children 12 and under, with Stewart Shank coordinating toy distribution.
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Central Station
E. P. Kohout
St. Nick
Kohout
Firemen's Ball
Boy Scouts
Camp Fire Girls
Stewart Shank
Fire Department
County Welfare Bureau
Red Cross Roll Call Totals Reach 5086 in Linn County
Red Cross contributions from the recent roll call rose to 5086 in Linn County with 4891 memberships registered. Many Cedar Rapids residential reports and almost all county figures outside the city are not yet tabulated. East side residential reports total 1753 reported by Mrs E K Beane with some still out. East side schools subscribed 100 percent. high precinct topped at 338 by Mrs H E Pfeiffer.
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Red Cross
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
East Side
E. K. Beane
High Precinct
H. E. Pfeiffer
City Hall Notes on sanitary sewer project and permits granted
The city council met Thursday approving a sewer assessment on Twenty fourth avenue SW, reissuing beer and cigarette permits to Walter Haddy, renewing a club permit for the Eagles, and transferring funds for park and dam work to the water works fund. A Maplewood subdivision plat was approved after inspections, water rentals for November reached 17 432.82 with 6 127.66 spent on improvements and a Dec 1 fund balance of 9 076.41. Water usage totaled 133 477 000 gallons.
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Twenty-fourth Avenue
J Street
Third Street
Thursay
George Alberts
Parkson
Second Avenue
Walter Haddy
Eagles
First Street
Water Works Fund
Water Works
Maplewood Addition
Maplewood Drive
O.k.’S
Bob Blahnik
Frank Young
City Plan Commission
City approves gas mains installation along Thirty-eighth street area
The city council approved installing gas mains in the north parking of Thirty-eighth street from the end of the present main nine feet east of C avenue NE to 20 feet west and in the east parking of C avenue NE from Thirty-eighth street NE to 80 feet south. The project accompanies a daily pumped volume stated as 4,448,233 gallons for a 30 day period.
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Thirty-eighth Street
C Avenue NE
Rev Schwindt to Resume Bible Lectures Sunday
The Rev Frederick Schwindt, just back two weeks from the University hospital in Iowa City after surgery, will resume evening lectures at the Community Bible auditorium Sunday. Topics this week include Was Peter the...
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Frederick Schwindt
University Hospital
Iowa City
Community Bible Auditorium
Peter the
Sermon Series Details With Rev. D S Osgood
Des Moines preacher Rev D S Osgood fills in for Rev Mr Schwindt during his absence delivering talks titled First Pope The Greatest Thing in the World The Man After Gods Own Heart Your Questions Answered Let Your Conscience be Your Guide and Can a Person Ever be Sure He Is on the Road Which Leads to Heaven
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D. S. Osgood
Des Moines
Mr. Schwindt
Public Schools To Air Three Christmas Radio Programs This Month
The public schools will present three Christmas programs on The Assembly Room of the Air over radio station WMT in December. The first, on Dec 7 at 9 30 am, is The Awakening of Ebenezer Scrooge with Buchannan school singers directed by Miss Evelyn Stoakes. cast includes Bob Brooks Roosevelt Fred Scrooge, Helen ones Franklin Bob, Laren Collister Roosevelt, Mildred Jean Simanek Wilson, Mary Ann Rebec Hayes, Hilda Greenberg Taylor, Carolin Savage Roosevelt, Irene Gianeda McKinley, and violinist from McKinley senior high. On Dec 14 Why the Chimes Rang features Franklin school Acapella choir under Miss Helen Keith with Cantique de Noel Westminster Carol and Lost in the Night. Cast includes Dick Vogl Franklin as Uncle Jasha, Esther Armstrong Johnson as Pedro, Anna Mae Klinsky Taylor as Little Brother, Sara Angott McKinley senior high as the old woman. Storys adapted by Opalee Barnard. On Dec 21 For Children and Santa will be presented by Taylor school 1A and 1B classes taught by Miss Florence Kohlmier and Miss Myrtle Dodge. This marks the ninety fifth broadcast of The Assembly Room of the Air heard Saturdays at 9 30.
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Ebenezer Scrooge
Buchanan School
Evelyn Stoakes
Scroor
Bob Brooks
Roosevelt Fred
Scrooge
Hephen
Franklin Bob
Cratchi
Taylor School
Florence Kohlmier
Myrtle Dodge
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