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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1941
Page
10
Des Moines AP State Health Commissioner Walter L. Bierring urged all Iowans to unite in preventing communicable disease as the nation shifts to mobilization. He warned that measles scarlet fever whooping cough mumps and chickenpox peak now and move across state lines toward troop concentrations in flux periods.
Edward E. Lowe told Coe College students at the White Christmas chapel service that quitting studies is unpatriotic and hinders postwar work. He helped launch the college Civilian Defense Commission and urged support for the World Student Service fund to aid continued study abroad during the war. The program included music and readings, closing with notes on spider silk used in delicate measuring instruments.
Mrs L W Van Nostrand urges fixing and donating toys at Sunshine Mission toy shop for needy children. The Christmas Exchange lists 242 families aided, with new support from White Shrine Librarians Linn County Abstract Townsend Auxiliaries PEO chapters and King's Daughters Ambassadors Circle.
Government urges recognition as Cedar Rapids gifts flow to army navy and marine recruiting offices for service members during Christmas. Governor George Wilson appeals to citizens to remember the troops andprovide gifts and support for men in uniform.
In Linn county since Pearl Harbor only nine marriage licenses issued through Dec 17, compared with 18 through the same period last year. Merchants National Bank seeks appointment as trustee of the Carrie M Palmer estate to hold real estate for participation certificate holders after a sheriff sale on April 20, 1939. The bank names Fred W Hann as trustee for Laura K Rowley, Lelia Johnson and the Cedar Rapids National company as defendants, alleging a 1927 note secured by a mortgage on Cedar Rapids property.
Otto Ogden doing business as Ogden Lumber Company and Fred and Arthur Mefferd doing business as Mefferd Brothers filed a district court suit Wednesday to recover 282.33 on a contract to build a house at 211 M Twenty-seventh Street S. The contract was made June 12, 1940 and the petition states the amount remains due.
A bond party is planned Sunday at 8 pm in the St. George Syrian Orthodox church hall. Admission funds will buy stamps. A program and refreshments are planned. All church members are invited.
Army reserve officers will aid civilian defense until called to active duty. The Reserve Officers association met at the federal building with 68 officers attending. Lieut Howard A Klinetop spoke on modern war weapons and readiness, while Lieut Col Francis N Flanagan explained officer duties. The group voted to buy two defense bonds and donate to the Red Cross. Fungi threats noted for the black gum tree.
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