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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1940
Page
2
Philadelphia police report a parolee with prior sex offenses kept 10-year-old Billy Shaud captive for 71 days. John O'Brien, 39, admitted harboring the boy and luring another youth, as Shaud returned home after a widespread search.
Miss Libbie Dolezal 60, longtime Cedar Rapids resident born Feb 25 1883, died in a local hospital after a lingering illness. She taught at Taylor Madison and Lincoln schools and belonged to Cedar Chapter O E S and Peoples church. Funeral services Saturday at 2 30 in Barta chapel with Rev Melvin Welke officiating, burial Oak Hill cemetery.
Frank W. Melsh, 31, of 805 Nineteenth Street SE, died at 4 30 a m Thursday after a three week illness. Born June 10 1908 in Cedar Rapids he married Margaret Berry December 8 1938. Survived by wife two daughters a son three sisters and a brother. member of Aerie 2272 F O E. Body at Yocom Funeral Home Marion with funeral arrangements pending.
Mrs. Lillian V Musker 46 year old wife of Charles W Musker of 1938 B Avenue NE Cedar Rapids died in a Des Moines hospital after a long illness She was born May 24 1892 in Chicago and came to Cedar Rapids in 1921 She married Charles W Musker on Oct 6 1915 in Chicago and is survived by three children and her mother and siblings Funeral arrangements will be announced later with visitation at Turner chapel
Mrs Katherine Secky widow of Joseph Secky died at 11 30 p m Wednesday at the home of her daughter Mrs Joseph Becicka 1203 Fifteenth street SE after a brief illness with the cause not stated in the fragment.
Instructional item describing a home sewing pattern by Anne Adams pattern 4315 available in small medium and large. Details include fabric yardage for apron styles and a request to send fifteen cents to the Pattern Department Cedar Rapids Gazette with address in New York and an offer of ten additional cents for the latest Pattern Book.
A Czech native born August 22 1853 in Kostelec Bohemia, she came to Cedar Rapids 35 years ago with her husband who died March 11 1936. Survived by daughter Mrs Becicka son Charles of Chicago and two grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at Polansky chapel at a time to be announced.
Funeral services for Mrs Etta Emcke widow of Henry Emcke who died after a long illness at her Newhall home will be held Friday at 2 p m in Newhall Presbyterian Church. Rev W A Montgomery of Cedar Rapids to officiate with burial in Mound Cemetery.
The body was moved from Turner chapel Thursday afternoon to the Home Newhall where friends may call.
Mrs. Anton Yuva 65 of 1223 Fourth street SE died in a local hospital at 8 45 am Thursday after a short illness. Born in Bohousova Bohemia Aug 21 1874 she came to Cedar Rapids with Anton Yuva in 1901 and lived here since. Survived by husband three sons Anthony J John J and Fred J a daughter Mrs Frank J Kindl six grandchildren and a sister Mrs Antonette da of Cedar Rapids. She was a member of the St Martha society Mothers club of St Wenceslaus church and Karel IV 2 CS 6. See Kuba funeral home where friends may call Friday.
Funeral services for Mrs Minnie E Petersen who died at her home 433 Avenue NW will be held Saturday at 2 30 p m in the Rohn chapel conducted by Rev Henry Scherer Burial will be in Linwood Cemetery Friends may call at the chapel Thursday evening
Funeral services for LeRoy Turner will be held Friday at 2 30 p m in Mount Zion Baptist church with Rev D O Bell in charge. Burial will follow at Linwood cemetery.
Funeral services are announced for Miss Anna Risley who died in a local hospital. The arrangements are to be announced by the family.
The service will be held Wednesday in Turner chapel at 3:30 p m with Rev. Lloyd A Gustafson of Mt Vernon officiating Burial will follow at Mt Vernon cemetery Friends may call at the chapel
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Nixon who died Tuesday will be held in the Rohn chapel Friday at 2 30 p m in charge of Rev T J Hinkin Burial will be in Shiloh cemetery Friends may call at the chapel Thursday evening
The motoring age prompts a needed change in the city code. License fees for circuses and carnivals were set years ago based on the number of cars, requiring update to reflect current vehicle usage and safety concerns.
The city council moved to amend the ordinance after Veterans of Foreign Wars sought a permit for a motorized carnival. City Attorney Don Hines was authorized to draft changes to fees, setting a scale from 100 dollars per day downward to accommodate smaller auto driven units.
Darlene Larsen and Isabelle Klink high school students in La Porte City escaped with minor injuries when their car overturned near Dysart after skidding on ice on the highway.
Wallace Stegner born near Lake Mills Iowa in 1907, writes On A Darkling Plain published by Harcourt. The Wisconsin University instructor portrays a youth recovering from war who seeks a life on a Saskatchewan plain and learns to value fellowship.
The article notes that butter was utilized by Arab communities from ancient periods, highlighting long standing dairy practices across early civilizations.
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