Montrose Hotel to Undergo $100000 Remodeling Plan
Eugene C. Eppley announces extensive modernization of the Montrose hotel in Cedar Rapids costing over 100000. Projects include all season air conditioning, lobby remodeling, new floors and lighting, 70 refurbished guest rooms, 46 new bathrooms, expanded tap room, marquee signs, neon Montrose sign, elevator upgrades, and a deep well water supply for cooling. Work to start after the holidays and finish by April with Cedar Rapids firms used where possible.
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Cedar Rapids
Eugene C. Eppley
Omaha
Eppley Hotels Company
Eppley
Cedar Rapids Hotel Company
Glenn M. Averill
Worth S. Averill
Edwin C. Evans
M and M Hotel Company
Third Avenue SE
Third Street SE
Montrose Hotel
Devote Golf Courses To Cabbage Plan Urged
London editorials urge turning golf courses to food production. The London Daily Express says lush fairways waste land that could grow potatoes and cabbage. It argues rich businessmen should swap mashies for spades to aid hunger.
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London
England
London Daily Express
Lets Any New Hobby Take Up All Of Her Time
Advice column response about a girl Sadie overcommitting to new hobbies, neglecting duties, and lacking time budgeting. Readers discuss dating norms and whether girls should resist early kissing. the answer defends self respect and cautions against easy targets.
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Sadie
Tern
Advice to a brokenhearted person on leaving a home
The writer urges the reader to leave a marriage based on lack of respect and integrity. The roof alone is not enough when security and decency are missing, as the husband has betrayed trust. Even in modest quarters, separation may offer a safer, healthier future for the daughter.
Sphere of Help and Offer to Assist
The note asks the reader to explain their actions and asks if further assistance is possible. It seeks confirmation of usefulness and invites collaboration or continued support.
Write A Note To Worried Person For Reconciliation
Advise considering a direct note to inquire about the trouble and possible misunderstanding. Suggest allowing time if no satisfactory explanation emerges and advise not to let pride block reconciliation. Emphasize that restating the issue or pressuring him may push him away.
Dear Miss Manners Young Woman Urges Free Choice in Marriage
A 17 year old writes that her parents want her to marry a friend's father who is a grand man but not a husband. She seeks independence and love. The answer counsels against forced marriage and notes a younger man can provide a good home and companionship.
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Miss Manners
Jee
Hanford Legion Offers Morgan Park Academy Scholarship
The Hanford post of the American Legion announced a scholarship to Morgan Park Military Academy near Chicago for a local Legionaire’s son who qualifies. Eligible students include eighth graders and some older students. the term starts Feb 4 1940 with $675 for year one and about $550 for years two to four, parents covering about $300 annually. A Legion post committee will select the recipient after exams and record checks.
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Morgan Park Military Academy
Chicago
Hanford
American Legion
Dwight Krumholtz
The
Legion Post
Mushrooms at Risk If Carbon Dioxide Suffocation Occurs
A caution notes mushrooms can be killed or stunted by high carbon dioxide levels. Excess CO2 in enclosures can suffocate fungi, threatening growth and yield of edible mushrooms.
Bremen Ship Returns From Murmansk Under British Blockade
Berlin reports the Bremen, a 20 million dollar merchant ship, safely returned to a German port from Murmansk, amid boasts the British blockade was ineffective. German officials credited aircraft protection and dismissed the London submarine sighting as a courtesy.
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Berlin
Bremen
Murmansk
Russia
High Command
London
Goebbels Urges Fewer Christmas Cards in Germany
Berlin reports Propaganda Minister Paul Joseph Goebbels urged newspapers to stop Germans sending Christmas greeting cards except those of a purer personal nature and to donate the saved funds to winter relief.
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Berlin
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Germans Announce Raid on French Outpost
Berlin reports Nazi SS storm troops attacked a French outpost in occupied territory. Five French soldiers were killed and 16 captured as the raiders returned unscathed. The communique notes SS troops accompany the armed forces in field uniforms. Royal Air Force fleets unsuccessfully raided the German bay near Kiel as anti aircraft fire repelled them.
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Berlin
Aseserte
Royal Air Force
Bremen
German Bay
Kiel
North Sea Islands
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