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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1941
Page
14
A meat rich meal highlights veal breast with a savory stuffing. The dish pairs with shoestring potatoes buttered beets and salad, offering a thrifty yet flavorful option. Details include stuffing recipes using bread crumbs onion celery cheese and optional rice for two methods.
Army recruiting in Cedar Rapids opens radiomen positions for unlimited qualified volunteers. Amateur operators must meet U S license levels while commercial operators need high proficiency or equivalent licenses. Married applicants must prove dependents are supported without soldier pay. Names of new recruits and locations are listed. marine headquarters reports no new applications.
Seventy applicants for entrance into the air service took examinations at Ames on Thursday according to Lieut. Col. Harry A Kendall of the Seventh area army air corps. Applicants came from Des Moines Fort Dodge Ames and Iowa State College.
Morley voters approve a 20 year franchise for Iowa Electric by 57 to 1. The company will offer all night street light service with new lights and lower rates. Iowa Electric has operated in Morley for 25 years without a franchise.
Margaret Helen Sampson sister of Alex Sampson died in a Stanton Virginia hospital at 4 30 p m after several weeks illness. Born in London England she was a London University graduate who traveled Europe as an English governess. She came to Cedar Rapids in 1908 lived there a year then moved to Hendersonville North Carolina to serve.
The deceased served four years as a nurse at Fassifern girls' school and held a similar post at Stewart Hall in Stanton before retirement. A Cedar Rapids native, she belonged to the Episcopal church and Cedar Chapter 184 of the O E S. Survived by brother Alex, niece Mrs L E Hoff of Cedar Rapids and nephew Alexander E Sampson of Whiting Indiana. Funeral in Moon chapel at a later time. friends may call.
Former Cedar Rapids waterworks worker and medical student Guy Edward Beard died at his Haeger s Bend home in Algonquin on December 5 after a year long illness. Born July 23 1880 in Ackley Iowa he lived with his wife and sister Mrs R B Hampton Des Moines. His twin brother W Ray Beard a former teacher in Washington high school Cedar Rapids Business College died December 1 1927. Services were in Algonquin Congregational Church with burial in Algonquin Cemetery. He was senior warden of the Algonquin Masonic Lodge.
Funeral services are planned for Arthur Charles Codling of 1321 Laverue NE who died Wednesday. Local clergymen will officiate with burial to follow at Greenview Cemetery. Friends may call at the family home tonight.
Funeral services for Miss Rebecca McCauley who died at her home 410 Thirty second Street NE will be held at Turner chapel at 2 p.m. Saturday with Dr. Robert Little pastor of the First Presbyterian church officiating. Burial will follow in Oak Hill cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
Pallbearers for Mrs. Anna Skala Serbousek of Swisher will be her grandsons Ernest William James Clarence and Leonard Serbousek and Leonard Shupitar. Friends
Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Sunday at Brosh chapel after a Friday call at the chapel and a later visit to the Swisher home. The infant Robert G. Reed is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon G. Reed with grandmother Mrs. Louis Melsha. a mistaken claim about Mrs. Jennie Nep tash has been corrected.
Fire started in the feather drying room of the Decorah Produce plant at 6 30 a m Friday and caused about $1 000 in damage. The blaze was confined to the drying department.
The High Twelve club elected Fred H. Killen president for 1942 at the Roosevelt hotel meeting. Jay W. Hesser became first vice president and Harold Millhiser second vice president. Erwin F. Stepanek was treasurer and Bob Ure publicity secretary. T. H. DeWeese was sergeant at arms. Former president Jasper H. Ramsey joined the board of trustees to replace Edwin E. Hruska. Alex Sampson and T. E. Swan were reelected in their posts.
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