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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1946
Page
10
United States Employment Service urges Iowa employers to list all openings to place 20000 or more veterans displaced workers and applicants. E Lee Keyser says statewide canvass will start immediately to match jobs with skillful candidates while 30000 additional applications are expected in the six months to June 30.
Betty Ann De Jong was elected resident of a newly formed Camp ire group at a meeting held Thursday night at the home of the guardian Mrs J H Ensminger Arbara Kellogg was chosen vice president Mary Ann Kepros secretary and Paui Ensminger treasurer No name was selected Other members are Marcelle Frazier Ruth Horner Ruby Jane Knapp Ruth Ann Knapp Vivian McConaughy and Roberta Schnell Lady clerk wanted at once Ciras Super Market Adv
Dr H J Thornton of Iowa University spoke on the Life of George Washington at the thirty sixth annual Methodist Brotherhood banquet. A quartet performed and community singing proceeded with Mrs K V Murdoch at the piano.
Marion High School defeated Norway High School in a Lincoln auditorium preliminaries. Marion won three firsts and tied for first in the fourth group with Helen Frazier first in the Oratorical group Billie Jo Mills first in the Dramatic and Mills first in Interpretive Reading Jerry Jeffrey tied for first in the Humorous. P A Tracy of Wilson High Cedar Rapids judged. Also notes a new luggage shipment and a Boy Scout paper collection event.
Mr and Mrs George Svoboda sr with daughters Kathleen and Mary and Robert Mann of Marion and Mrs Cora Harper and Miss Mary Svoboda of Cedar Rapids traveled to Chicago Friday for the wedding of their son George Svoboda jr
To Miss Bernadette Horsch daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph Horsch of Chicago the wedding ceremony will be performed Saturday morning at St Margaret's church Protect your elms get Tree Tangie Foot at Owen Drug Advertisement
The Marion Chamber of Commerce has moved to temporary offices in the Commercial Building, swapping with Dr. Anthony B. Lake and his family who return from service. Dr Lake and his family will occupy the former Chamber rooms.
Box X-98 Gazette-Adv invites bids for high moisture corn 500 bushels or more. C I Mitchells, retired farmers, relocate to 405 Ninth Street Marion. Also ad seeks unfurnished apartment or small house by April 10. Phone 741 W-Adv. Mrs. W A Jackson has a stroke. New blue and rose band ovenware offered at Boston Store. Wrisley boxed soap priced 50c to 1.00.
Des Moines reports a Saturday event with Richard Nacy of the DNC and William Underhill of YDC America arriving for a luncheon and Jackson Day dinner. Jake More predicts 1000 tickets, about 800 attendees at 25 dollars per plate. Speakers include Guy Gillette Richard Mitchell N G Kraschel and John Valentine. The state central committee plans a Sunday morning meeting.
Des Moines AP reports W I Griffith director of WOI Ames was chosen president of the Iowa Society for Crippled Children and the Disabled. Dorothy Phillips executive secretary announced the Friday appointment.
Mrs Caroline Meier 73 lifelong resident dies Friday. Survived by son Arnold Meier Mechanicsville daughter Emma Pruess Massillon sisters Emma Kahler Vernon Lydia Poerber Massillon brothers Henry Louie Frank Albert Clarence. Services set for Sunday at 2 p.m. at Evangelical Reformed Church.
GE explains production lines were disrupted by the strike but will accelerate output after it ends. New refrigerators toasters and radios will reach dealers quickly with competitive prices and GE quality, urging patience from customers and dealers.
Iowa fire losses in 1945 reached about 125 deaths and 4 938 063 dollars in property damage, the greatest five year total. The report notes 4 193 fires and 585 more than 1944, with per month losses averaging 411 505 dollars and December the costliest month.
The University of Iowa will celebrate its ninety ninth birthday on Monday. WSUI radio will air a 9:30 p.m. commemoration program featuring a talk by President Virgil Hancher. Alumni clubs from about a dozen states are expected to participate.
Eastern Iowa veterans listed for return to U S ports include New York on the Rensselaer Victory February 21 with T four Eugene L Floyd Iowa City Corporal Harlan L Scharf Solon Sergeant Leo D Peterson Decorah New York on the U S Victory February 23 Corporal Lawrence E Crawford Tama T four Carl H Kraby and T five Dean N Thorson Decorah T five Merle D Brown Delaware Editor s Note In most cases arrival dates are estimated and may be incorrect Passenger lists also may be in error
Two Republican senators Taft of Ohio and Hickenlooper of Iowa propose a phased plan to end peacetime food subsidies, arguing an abrupt shutdown would shock the economy. They note subsidies total about 1.5 billion dollars annually and that removal would raise grocery prices, citing butter and meat subsidies as examples.
George Olmsted announced Hugo P. Saggan of Denison as his campaign manager in the bid against Gov. Robert D. Blue for the Republican gubernatorial nomination. Saggan, a former Iowa American Legion commander, praised Olmsted’s leadership while noting his own veteran affairs focus. Olmsted, a World War II veteran and businessman, plans to open campaign headquarters soon.
R. W. Gauld of Des Moines was elected to a municipal post. The report notes the outcome from the local election with Gauld named among the new officers.
With the pike season closing March 1, anglers fish near McGregor and dam No. 9 below Lynxville Wisconsin. The Mississippi River stays open for several hundred yards below the dam, and walleyes are yielding fine catches during daily trips.
Anton Snyder landed a nine pound 14 ounce northern pike on Thursday while fishing from a boat using minnows as bait. The winter catch was the prize fish of the season in the report.
More than 150 members from 25 chapters attend a two day Iowa Junior Chamber of Commerce board meeting in Marshalltown Registration Saturday morning leads to a business session with talks on the East West all star high school football game and the Nile Kinnick memorial scholarship fund A Sunday noon dinner concludes events Carl Cacciatore of Des Moines is president and Dr R C Schiller of Marshalltown is general chairman
Des Moines reports February state aid totals rose in dollar amount while recipient numbers stayed near January levels. Old age and blind aid went to 48,597 people totaling 1,606,404 dollars. Blind assistance covered 1,201 recipients for 44,457 dollars. Dependent children received 112,002 dollars for 3,249 youths. The department noted 127 fewer old age and blind cases but 98 more dependent children.
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