Cedar Rapids radio hams ready for disaster service
Cedar Rapids amateurs with 21 members signed up their gear for emergency use under Henry Nemec. They build portable transmitters, work with the American Radio Relay League, Red Cross, and local agencies to maintain contact if normal channels fail.
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Cedar Rapids
Army
Cqing
South America
Europe
Red Cross
Helen S. Hahn
Blake Boulevard
F. Crutz Hahn
Robert J. Kucera
Eighteenth Street
Kenneth W. Reid
Elmhurst Drive
Herbert A. Cook
Sixteenth Street
Marion
William F. Stewart
Thirty-fourth Street
Archie L. Gardner
E Avenue
W. J. Novotny
G Avenue
Kenneth Johnson
Nemec
League
Coe College
Bill Stewart
Collins Radio Company
British Navy Sees Toll Rise in War at Sea
London reports Chamberlain rejects peace with Germany as sea war loss tallies rise. The trawler Benvolio sank after a mine with ten dead, the 30th Royal Navy ship lost since the war began. Royal Archer towed after a mine strike may also contribute to merchant losses. Danish ship Aase sunk with 16 crew. Berlin claims HMS Nelson damaged but service continues.
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London
Chamberlain
Europe
Germany
Benvolio
Royal Air Force
Royal Archer
Aase
Atlantic
Berlin
H. M. S. Nelson
Nelson
Ad Rite Contest now accepting amateur ideas nationwide
Readers may enter at any time by sending an advertising idea to the Ad-Rite Editor at The Gazette. Prizes include weekly awards of 25 cash and 130 individual prizes. three grand prizes of 200 100 and 50. Rules require separate sheets, one side only, name and address on reverse, and restrict entries to listed advertisers.
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Gazette
Tiser
Influenza cases fall slightly in week ending Feb 17
The U S public health service reported 16 548 influenza cases for the week ended February 17 a drop of 36 from the prior week but still nearly double the five year average of 8 591.
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Washington
U. S. Public Health Service
Removal requested in Lenfeld auto damage suit
Lee McNeely filed for removal of a 762.30 auto accident case from Jones County District Court to the federal court. Ruth O Lenfeld as administratrix sues Charles Lenfeld non resident of Iowa, seeks attachment of his Iowa property. Funds in Cedar Rapids registry are tied to a prior federal suit and garnishment notice. McNeely seeks a writ of certiorari to transfer records to the U S district court.
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Lee McNeely
Dubuque
U. S. District Court
Northern District of
Iowa
Jones County
Ruth O. Lenfeld
Joe A. Lenfeld
Charles Lenfeld
McNeely
Merchants National Bank of
Cedar Rapids
Equitable Life Insurance Company
Jones County District Court
United States Court
Twins Emma and Mary Meyers celebrate seventieth birthday in Solon
Emma Meyers and Mary Bohac born 1870 in Iowa City near Solon will mark their 70th birthday with a party at their old home in Solon. They lived in Solon since age three and share lifelong similarities and tastes in sewing rugs and cards. They have four and three children respectively, plus grandchildren and one in Los Angeles.
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Emma
Mary Vlach
Emma Meyers
Solon
Mary Bohac
Bever Avenue SE
Joseph Wlach
Meyers
Martin J. Meyers
Richard C. Meyers
C Avenue NE
George Meyers
E Avenue NE
Margaret Tait
Blake Boulevard
Charles Meyers
S. and W. Street Service Station Advances In Vehicle Diagnostics
The S and W Tenth Street Service station showcases testing gear for coils, condensers, fuel pumps, spark plugs, carburetors, and headlights. It uses wheel balancing and brake doctors for proper alignment and tire vulcanizing. Separately, nutrition advice notes vitamins and minerals are essential, urging prescribed products from Abbott Parke-Davis Squibb Upjohn Lederle for potency and quality.
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S. and W. Tenth Street
S. and W
Abbott’s
Parke-Davis
Squibb’s
Upjohn’s
Lederle’s
Vitamins Depart From Fad Judgment Into Essential Nutrition
The text contrasts old views of vitamins as a fad with current understanding that vitamins are definite chemical compounds essential to nutrition. It notes scientific progress in chemistry and structure knowledge, and states that the body needs them in very small quantities for normal nutrition.
Champlin's Hatchery Emphasizes Quality and Repeat Patronage
The Champlin hatchery hatches every chick it sells to ensure quality and safety for customers. It focuses on profitable breeds suited to the climate and promotes its Christie strain of New Hampshire reds as highly desirable. Daily delivery of day-old chicks occurs each Monday with starter chicks available continually.
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Champlin’s
Champlin Hatchery
New Hampshire Reds
Wallpaper Trends At Sanford’s Store
In Sanford's, a vast stock of paper and related merchandise is offered with wall paper historically the largest unit of the business. New motifs include even-figured ceilings, striped sidewall effects, and companion papers with printed and plain motifs for paired rooms and alcoves.
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Sanford’s
Middle West
Pontiac Promises Smooth Ride In Sleek 1940 Model
Ad endorses the new 1940 Pontiac noting its smooth ride and stylish lines. The copy urges readers to talk with friends who own one, implying broad family appeal and strong motoring satisfaction.
Classified Ad Fragments Run Across Multiple Local Vendors
A jumble of business notices appears listing auto accessories Firestone tires and brakes Insurance National Life Insurance Company of Vermont and dry cleaning services Troy Laundry and Moth Proof Day Cleaners plus wallpaper paints and office supplies. The clipped text references addresses 611 Second Ave SE 107th Street East First Street SW and 214 First Street SW with phone numbers and hours.
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Troy
Piary J. Pederson
Fourth Avenue
W. T. Cunningham
Maple
Eugene Morey
Seventeenth Street
G. Smith
Upland Drive
A. Spraker
Park Avenue
R. M. Espeset
Allview Drive
Zoric Dry Cleaners
Dorothy L. Freeman
10Th Street
Second Ave
107Th Street East
First Street
Noth
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Eleventh Street
C. W. Chandler
Woodland Drive
Francis E. Finck
Cobbancourt
Dean Stoner
Edwin Pfiffner
Thirteenth Street
Stanley Folsom
Edward O. Stoudt
Fifth Avenue
N. Milton Swomley
Fifteenth Street
Alvah D. Needles
Mount Vernon
WSSBU
Walter Wise
Floyd A. Sell
Sixth Street
Radio Relay League
Mississippi
Ohio River
Federal Communications Commission
F. Cruz Hahn
A. W. Schmidt
Rules and Information
Lara
Felow
Wolf's
R. L. Batchelder
Alburnett
M. Ragan
Third Avenue
Herman Nebiker
Willis Morgan
Betty Mae Marchant
Twelfth Street
Moon Funeral Home
E. F. Bowen
Eighth Avenue
W. B. Miller
Second Avenue
A Avenue
Ray M. Bonsib
E. Poole
Harlan Heten
Shepherd
Twenty-fifth Ee
Leo L. Henry
Ninth Street
al Schmidt
Thirty-sixth Street
Enid Skala
Maplewood Drive
Alburnet Ar
J. Buice
M. J. Wachen
Rude Auto Company
E. Bowen
Mire B. Christensen
Aveel Pay McClelland
Cottage Grove
J. A. DuBois
Bever Avenue
the Killian Company
Helen E. Sewell
Fourth Street
Richard Robbins
Second Street
Mildred Tiedemann
Luzerne
G. A. Hottel
Kethe van Deusen
van Horne
Tenth
Catherine Mace
Ralph Wolfe
Sigourn
Termohilen
Twenty-first Street
Armstrong’s
D. Wayne
Twenty Fifth Street
Ve SE
Paris
Barbara Rayman
O Avenue Cahel
Mount Vernon Avenue
Arthur J. Kindred
Decorah
Archie Montague
Norway
Security Laboratory
Arthur J.kindred
Leo Halsch
Tenth Avenue
Earl Hilton
Ellis Boulevard
Edith S. Norris
Greene Avenue
R. W. Ford
Mount Vernon Co. V. Shepherd Agency
National Life of Vermont
Dale A. Myers
Higley Building
Leonard C. Vlach
Twentysixth Street
Twenty-fifth Street
E. Nemec
Fourteenth Street
Nathan Greenberg
Joseph Toman
Leonard C. Wlach
Ethel Hurst
Thirtieth Street
Luzern
Virginia Ladage
Robert Wright
Johnson Avenue
F. Bowen
Antie L. Churchill
Knollwood River
Siebke and Taylor
Gerald Gordon
Sixth Avenue
Harlan E. King
Edith 8. Norris
Karl M. Keyes
Monticello
Champlin’s Hatchery
Wy. D. Markham
Center_ Point
Cunningham
Maple Drive
H. E. Stingley
Center Junction
Archur
C. L. Hoverter
Prairiebure
May’s
Annette Deanines
Ditton
Landis
Seventh Street
Jack Kleiman
First Avenue
Jerry Nemec
J Street
Suzan van Buskirk
Rosenbaum Furniture Co
Bertha L. Wamser
Elberon
W. E. Baker
C Avenue
Merle Knight
the People’s Savings Bank
Georgee W. Swab
Fifth Street
Helen Cheney
Williamsburg
George E. Nemec
Annette Jennings
Sherwin-Williams Company
FE. F. Bowen
Gailee Thornburg
Margaret M . Ragan
S&s. Landis
Arion
J. C. Penney Co
Harold Kersten
Olin
G. A. Conner
Thirty-first Street
Pet Ee
Urive Or
J. L. Callan
Ante K. Sigfred
Ninth Avenue
Myron K. Chapman
Strawberry Point
Raleigh Lacy
Sidney Tate
George Graham
the Syndicate
Goldin Cummings
Earlville
Hazel Abernathey
Vinton
William McGuire
Smulekoff
G. Wiliam Johnson
Inter-Ocean Reinsurance Co
Eighth Avenue SE
Mount Vernon Aveue
G. H. Lindgren
Marie Barbara Rayman
O Avenue
Frank L. Skala
Lenfeld
Sanford
S. and
W. Tenth Street
Security Laboratories
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Killian Company
3Rd Ave
2Nd St
Joseph Toman Florst
Third Ave
Armstrong
Bardendorf
Camera Shop
Kodaks
3Rd Ave. SE
Champlin
E Ave. NW
Cignes
Jims
Jim
Lake Forest
Pontiac
Culver Motors
Second Ave. SE
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McLaughlin Pontiac CO
S. Cedar St
Local Drug CO
Merchants Nail
Bank
Paramount Pharmacy
Paramount Theater Bldg
National Life Insurance Company of
Vermont
Dows
Troy Laundry and
West Side
Third Avenue Bridge
the Peoples Savings Bank
Bee Norge
Rosenbaum
Third Ave. SE
Penney CO
Paints and Painter
Sherwin Williams CO
Dial
Siebke & Taylor Quality Jewelers
Secwund Ave
Third Street
Mercury
Lincoln
First Avenue East
Morris
First Avenue NE
Okinow
Wear
Diamonds
Hamileton, Elgin
Gruen and
Bulova
Oxinow
H. G. Fussell
Optometrist
Okinow’s
Inter-Ocean Reinsurance Company
F. H. A. Loan Department
Second Avenue SE
Shepherd Agency
Liberal Credit Smulekoff