Revival of 6th St SW extension proposal discussed
The city council revisits a plan to extend Ninth Street SW from Fifth to Third Avenues after the planning board declined to recommend the project due to high costs. Engineer Frank Young estimates the expense exceeds 22 000 dollars. The council also acts on zoning changes and other planning commission items.
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Ninth Street
Fifth
Third Avenue
City Plan Commission
H. Snyder
Snyder
Frank Young
Young
Plan Commission
First Avenue
Seventeenth
Nineteenth Streets
Second Avenue
Sixteenth
Seventeenth Streets
Lucy Lamb
Rock Island Bridge
Sec Tery
Interception of Iowa pension checks uncovers violations
Des Moines AP says 15 Iowa old age pension checks were intercepted by postal authorities revealing violations of the old age assistance law. Checks were cancelled after interception following a postal order not to forward envelopes marked Personal Do not forward Return to sender if address is in correct, as many recipients live outside Iowa.
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DES Moines
Iowa
Byron G. Allen
Allen
Pension Department
Astronomer Dr Hujer to Speak in Cedar Rapids
Dr Hujer astronomer and traveler will lecture Sunday at 8 p.m. in the C S P S hall Cedar Rapids under the Czech Alliance. He will discuss astronomy and world culture with colored slides including star photographs from his telescope. He travels from Chicago to California en route to a world tour and has spoken in Cedar Rapids about ten years ago. Admission is free and the lecture is open to the public. he will lecture in Czech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karel Hujer
Cedar Rapids
Czech Alliance
Hujer
Chicago
California
Lively pep and Lydia Pinkham’s VegeTable Compound ad
A cheerful advisory urging women to stay lively and peppy with Lydia E Pinkham’s VegeTable Compound. It claims the remedy helps tone the system and ease discom forts through life stages from girlhood to middle age and urges readers to purchase from their druggist.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Nature
Chinese Barricade Puzzle Clues Solve Horizontal and Vertical
A word puzzle lists horizontal clues from 1 to 61 and vertical clues from 1 to 50 describing terms like barricade flax flax-related items and various objects. The grid reveals interconnected answers including figures like 2550 long and phrases about construction and nature.
Burned Body Buried After Fourteen Weeks of ID Efforts
In Edina Missouri a burned body found Oct. 20 in a burned car was identified after more than fourteen weeks. Coroner Keith Hudson said over 3,000 people viewed the remains. John Cram of Blooming Prairie Minnesota testified he sold the car days before the fire and was not nearby at the time.
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Edina
Potter’s Field
Keith Hudson
John Cram
Blooming Prairie
Minn
Justice McReynolds Turns 76 in Quiet Birthday
Justice James Clark McReynolds, 76, longtime Supreme Court member viewed as conservative by the administration, observed his birthday mainly with birthday wishes and quiet recognition from associates in Washington.
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Washington
James Clark McReynolds
Supreme Court
French Toast and Potato Stuffing Measures
A fragmented recipe row describes French toast using bread slices soaked in a yolk mixture with sugar salt and milk and frying in bacon fat. Also listed are potato stuffing ingredients with butter onion celery parsley mashed potatoes paprika salt and cream for a separate dish.
Roast Duck with Orange Glaze and Herbs
Carefully wash and clean the duck. Stuff and place in a shallow baking pan. Sprinkle with flour and seasonings. Add water and roast thirty minutes in a hot oven until brown. Add orange juice, cover with a lid and roast sixty minutes more or until tender, basting frequently. Add celery parsley and other ingredients as desired.
Legion Membership Drive Aims for 1051 in 1938
Hanford post of the American Legion nears its quota of 1051 members for 1938. The membership committee asks all with prospect cards to work them and report at next Tuesday nights meeting. A complete report is planned for the annual state conference in Des Moines February 20. Hanford post was the largest in Iowa last year and thirteenth in the United States.
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Hanford Post
Amercan Legion
Des Moines
Towa
United States
Fire damages Colorado power plant with WPA crew saved
A fire at East Portal Colorado destroyed a power plant and caused $50,000 in damage. A 35 man WPA crew was led to safety from the tunnel by lamp wielding rescuers after power was shut off. Nearly 11,000 Want Ads appeared in The Gazette in January.
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Denver
INS
East Portal
Colo
the Gazette
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A Avenue Grocery
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Chandler Grocery
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Mt. Vernon Ave
M. M. Dvorak Grocery
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Bth
MET
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Palumbo Groceryan
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Wonder Food Market
Ote Pernter
Clover Farm Food
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