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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 11, 1941

Page

3

Linn relief cases show further drop in January

Linn county’s integrated relief unit reports a January net case load of 1592, down from 1502 the prior month and 1770 a year earlier. The tally includes 721 general family cases, 175 single cases, plus 4 hospital only and 362 medical only. WPA employment reached 479 with 149 supplemented by relief, 323 applications processed with 260 accepted, 34 rejected, and 29 pending. Thirteen received old age aid, blue stamps worth 11744 issued, expenses 28235.90 less 773.04 refunds equals 27462.86 net obligation.

Linn County State Department of Social Welfare Mildred Hunt Relief Department Food Stamp Office

How Family of 5 Can Eat Well On $12 a Week

A historic guide suggests stretching a family budget to feed five for about twelve dollars weekly. It highlights using a ham shank to create two hearty meals, includes a pea soup recipe with evaporated milk, and lists simple components like tomato juice, scrambled eggs, and toast to balance nutrition. The piece blends practical menus with period cooking notes and small economies.

Puzzle Answers From Saturday’s MAP Challenge Unveiled

A historical MAP PUZZLE solution list reveals both across and down clues with numbered word answers. The compiled grid covers terms from geography, language, and culture, including abbreviations and archaic spellings, reflecting a classic newspaper puzzle feature.

PUBLIC SERVANT Answer to Previous Puzzle ama

A long mixed text appears to be a collage of crossword clues, recipes, and historical commentary. It references a 1931 date and a September 1939 wartime context, noting English authorities asking the United States to take over almost en. The piece blends puzzle answers with meal recipes and wartime commentary, suggesting a newspaper page section with puzzles, food notes, and geopolitical notes.

United States

Pull the Trigger on Lazy Bowels and Comfort Stomach Too

Advertisement touts Dr Caldwell's Laxative Senna with Syrup Pepsin to relieve constipation and soothe the stomach. It claims the combination wakes lazy nerves in the intestines and offers a palatable taste, suitable for children, urging readers to buy at their druggist.

Dr. Caldwell

Drivers Of Both Cars Involved In Collision Are Fined

Police court records show Dwaine Shupp aged 16 from 410 Twenty sixth Street SE pled guilty to speeding and paid ten dollars plus costs. Harold R Mowrey aged 37 of Grande avenue was fined two dollars with costs for turning without signaling. A reckless driving charge was dropped after police found no evidence. Shupp said he was traveling 35 miles an hour as Mowrey turned left into his driveway.

Grande Avenue SE Dwaine Shupp W. A. Shupp Twenty-sixth Street Drive Harold R. Mowrey Grande Avenue Mowrey Harry Johnson Shupp

Roosevelt Students Form Fossil Club

Twelve Roosevelt high school members under biology teacher Stephen M. Pattee have organized a fossil club. The group aims to expand the school collection and learn fossil classification. Charter members include Frank Ehrenberger Kenneth Marsh Nadine McManus Mary Kluber Betty Hamer Marvin Murphy Priscilla McNeil George Carroll Geraldine Mitchell Lois McDonald Junior McGuire and Jerry Fitzgerald. No officers elected yet.

Roosevelt High School Stephen M. Pattee Frank Ehrenberger Kenneth Marsh Nadine McManus Mary Kluber Betty Hamer Marvin Murphy Priscilla McNeil George Carroll Geraldine Mitchell Lois McDonald Junior McGuire Jerry Fitzgerald

Memorial Young People Plan Program at Hus Memorial

The Young People's society of Hus Memorial Presbyterian church will present an evening program on Wednesday at 7:45 p.m. in the church hall. The lineup includes Virginia Harman violin, Beulah Wessale cello, Martha Leksa piano, a Goofy Debate led by Betty Horecek with teams led by Jerome Lekaa and John Drahovzal, and exhibits by Ruth Michalek et al. A one-act comedy The Dummy features Jerry Drahovzal Mildred Drahovzal Mary Ann Kolarik Rudy Drahovzal John Vosatka with piano selections by Charlotte Stelcik Lorraine Leksa.

The Young People's Society of the Hus Memorial Presbyterian Church Hus Memorial Virginia Harman Beulah Wessale Martha Leksa Betty Horecek Jerome Lekaa John Drahovzal Blanche Horacek Agnes Tichy Amelia Kriz Ruth Michalek Tillie Rohlena Marie Becicka Miriam Leksa Charlotte Stelcik L. M. Sanister Lorraine Leksa the Dummy Jerry Drahovzal Mildred Drahovzal Mary Ann Kolarik Rudy Drahovzal John Vosatka

Mass production and national power in a subtle symphony

A writer tours a Milwaukee mass production plant and argues the United States owes its rise not to Britain’s navy but to American mass production. He traces England’s decline, Britain’s war reliance on American and French finance, and the rise of America’s industrial backbone driving global power.

Ilwaukee Washington United States of America United States America Europe England

Americans Made This Nation Great in Fact

The piece argues that Americans built the United States through enterprise and industry, not Britain’s navy or England. It stresses that America’s rise as a world leader stems from its people’s mind and drive, calling for national understanding and forward progress in factories and industries.

United States England America Ledger Syndicate

Birds Signal Early Spring Rush Seen In City

A reader reports an early spring sign as a robin, plump and well fed, perched briefly on a tree near Mrs E B Sanford of 516 Fifteenth Street SE before fleeing. The sighting suggests spring may be arriving sooner than official dates indicate.

Southland E B Sanford Fifteenth Street Sanford

Free French raid targets Ghadames near Tripoli

Unconfirmed reports from Vichy indicate a Free French column, after mémoire raids in the Libyan desert, moved 400 miles northwest to attack Ghadames, a strong Italian garrison near Tripoli, just across from Fort Saint in southern Tunisia.

Vichy France Libyan Ghadames Italan Tripoli Fort Saint Tunisia

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