Carlson Christmas Display Earned First in Lighting Contest
The Carlson family from Cedar Rapids created a nativity scene with a hidden phonograph to broadcast Christmas music, winning the lighting contest on visual effects alone. Mrs. Carlson spent hours winding the phonograph and selecting records, sacrificing shopping and parties to give a musical shrine for visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray A. Carlson
Fifteenth Street
Cedar Rapids
Hibbing
Minn
Mary
Joseph
Carlsons
New Deadline Extended For Chauffeur Licenses Jan 15
Renewal of chauffeur licenses is extended to January 15 inclusive. Driver examiners said 553 renewals were issued on Friday and 222 passed through on Saturday at the courthouse. A $2 fee and a vision test are required.
Pocket Ship Problem Studied By Uncle Sam
The U S naval expansion may include a new heavy cruiser to counter pocket battleships. Chairman Carl Vinson said hearings on the plan and larger battleships would open January 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Washington
INS
U. S. Naval Expansion Program
Carl Vinson
House
Naval Affairs Committee
Linn County at centennial year grows from no money to million-dollar business
Fred C. Hexson notes Linn County marks 100 years since its founding with Marion as county seat and a courthouse built by residents. The piece covers 1939 finances, tax collections for 1940, bond retirements, vehicle registrations, and road-improvement plans as the county enters its second century.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
Richard Knott
Lyman Dillon
Benjamin Nye
William Abbe
Marion
Samuel C. Stewart
Peter McRoberts
Lyman M. Strong
James W. Willis
Hosea W. Gray
John C. Berry
Francis Marion
Cedar Rapids
Linn County progress on roads and social welfare in 1939
The report shows about half the farms on improved highways and a three year grading plan with 82.43 miles scheduled but 2.85 miles unworked. Surfacing 116.75 miles with 23.97 miles outstanding for 1940. 1939 surfacing near 100 miles and grading 60 miles. Eight major bridges built and five district shops added in 1939. Welfare funding debate looms over integrating relief programs under a social welfare director if state aid continues after Jan. 15. Clarence H. Petty succeeds Fred Stirm as Third district supervisor. County records show increases in instruments, hunting licenses, and marriages. divorces rose slightly. crime includes drunk driving, with 71 jail prisoners at year end and seven local highway deaths outside Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
Clarence H. Petty
Viola
Fred Stirm
Alburnett
Stirm
Dempsy Jones
Recorder
Ed Lundquist
Snakes Invent New Eyes After Long Underground Stay
Scientists at the 105th AAAS meeting describe how snakes lost and rebuilt eye structures after extended subterranean life. Dr. Gordon L Walls notes evolution links to lizards and cave fish, explaining substitute eyes developed to replace lost parts. Separately, W Carl Rufus proposes tektites formed with the moon and Earth's basalt layers, showering Earth when lunar orbital changes slow.
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Columbus
Gordon L. Walls
Wayne University College of Medicine
Detroit
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Walls
W. Carl Rufus
University of Michigan
Africa
Europe
Australia
Philippine Islands
Pacific Ocean
Earth
Pacific
21 Hurt In Mishap Near Orange Train Derailment
Twenty one people were injured Saturday when the Southern Pacific passenger train Acadian derailed two miles east of Orange Texas. None sustained serious injuries.
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Orange
Tex
Southern Pacific
Acadian
Here
Viola Quarry Veteran Speaks In Puzzling Trade Terms
Howard Butch Butler, a 60 year old Viola area quarry veteran, explains his unique jargon from plugs and feathers to drier. He recalls working since 1898 and describes stone trains, the WPA rip rapping use, and the rock’s layered stair like ledges while quoting a local school teacher’s verses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard
Butch” Butler
Viola
Butch
Wrandata
Weeaeee Yeay Shu Weis Wyapoit
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Bulch
Grant To Linn County For January Relief If Integration Approved
Linn County may receive 4140 dollars in January relief if it complies with Senate File 476 by January 15. The county would add 37260 to total 41400 for an estimated 1560 cases, with the board delaying action until its 1940 reorganizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn
Senate
Mildred Hunt
State Social Welfare Department
Des Moines
Thyssen Recognized as Political Refugee by Swiss Council
Fritz Thyssen, former German steel magnate linked to aiding Adolf Hitler, was recognized as a political refugee by Switzerland's federal council. Sources close to Thyssen said the decision was communicated Saturday in Zurich.
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Zurich
Switzerland
Federal Council
Fritz Thyssen
Adolf Hitler
Thyssen
Open House Program At YMCA Highlights Local Groups And Activities
The YMCA hosts a New Year open house from 2 to 5 pm with hosts from the board, committees, and staff including Mrs Arthur Poe and Mrs P F Keehn. Events feature sports, exhibits, and a Rose Bowl radio broadcast with demonstrations by Mexican club, Iowa manufacturers, and local services.
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YMCA
Arthur Poe
P F. Keehn
Earl Nichols
Comnasun Womer
Cedar Rauds Gazettes
Woolworth’s
Ist
YMCA_ northwest boys
Burle
Iowa Manufaccturing Company
la Plant-Choate Manufacturing Company
Tribune Publishing Company
Universal Crushers Company
Wilson and Company
Welch-Cook-Beals Company
Witwer Grocer Company
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Quaker Oats Company
City Fire Department
Link-Belt Speeder
Penick and
Ford Lit, Inc
Cedar Rapids Gazette Company
National Y M CA
George Nissen
Symnasium i Am
Mens
Linn report on homestead credit valuations approved
Linn county's report of 21,712,054 dollars in homestead credit valuations for 1939 has been found correct on checking, according to a letter received Saturday by County Auditor Robert M Wesely from the Iowa tax commission at Des Moines
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
Robert M Wesely
Iowa Tax Commission
Des Moines
Slugged man dies in Chicago after attack
Chicago police probe employers' association and a labor union as they investigate the slugging of garage owner Marinus Hyid. Hyid died Saturday from injuries sustained in the assault.
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Chicago
INS
Employers’ Association
Marinus Hyid
Hyid
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Jim Smith
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