Local Obituaries Report Several Deaths In City Area
Frank Moel 72 formerly of Solon died at his son Arch L Moel’s home 1518 N street SW at 1030 p m Saturday Bridget Ann Carney 83 of 417 Fourth street SW died in a local hospital at 212 a m Monday Kathryn Grother Stevens 59 died at her home 1222 Fifteenth street SE at 120 am Sunday Nellie M Cooper 88 who lived with son Harold Z Haynes First avenue W road died in a local hospital early Monday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Moel
Solon
Arch L. Moel
N Street
Bridget Ann Carney
Fourth Street
Kathryn Grother Stevens
Fifteenth Street
Nellie M. Cooper
Harold Z. Haynes
First Avenue W
Births at St Luke and Mercy Hospitals
St Luke's hospital reports a daughter for Alex J. Mitchell at 713 Seventh Avenue SW on February 24 and a daughter for Leo Linder at 869 Eleventh Street NE on February 25. A daughter for Frank Ceyner Coggan, a son for Arthur Bearle, a daughter for Lewis Rich, all in various streets. Mercy hospital records a daughter for John Graham at 1335 E Avenue NE on February 24 and a son for Godfrey Platt at 722 Ninth Street SW on February 24 and a son for Paul Chesmore at 813 B Avenue NE on February 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Luke’s Hospital
Alex J. Mitchell
Seventh Avenue
Leo Linder
Eleventh Street
Frank Ceyner
Coggan
Arthur Bearle
B Avenue
Lewis Rich
F Avenue
Mercy Hospital
John Graham
E Avenue NE
Godfrey Platt
Ninth Street
Paul Chesmore
B Avenue NE
Steffa and Matthews Listed from Cedar Rapids
Donald D. Steffa and Elsie J. Matthews, both of Cedar Rapids, are named in the notice as parties involved in the matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald D. Steffa and
Elsie J. Matthews
Cedar Rapids
Chimney Fire Reports In Two City Sectors
Saturday at 11 06 p m a chimney fire at 1602 K street SW reported by Sophia Blazek of company five Sunday at 7 06 p m a chimney fire at 2909 Boyer avenue SE reported by A I Boyer of company six and crews responded to both incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K Street
Sophia Blazek
Boyer Avenue
A. I. Boyer
Company No
Coroner urges standardization to cut traffic accidents
Linn county coroner Dr. B. L. Knight told Rotary Club members that daily automobile deaths average about 100 and urged national highway markings uniform bumper heights and standard laws. He proposed safer bridge railings, road markings on pavements, white lines on curves, removal of upraised culvert edges, abolishing hand signals except as courtesy, and promotion of reflector license plates to prevent crashes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. L. Knight
Linn County
Rotary Club
Roosevelt Hotel
United States
Knight
Iowa
Admits Marshall Field Store Theft
The thief admitted taking money from the Marshall Field store after forcing cashier Arthur Waiflein and Sallows into an elevator. He took an $18,066 money bag from a chest on the basement floor and fled. Hugh nonchalantly placed the bag on a rubbish pile after returning to his WPA job. a fellow worker reported the robbery to police. Sallows had left his job and became a suspect days earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Waiflein
Sallows
Phelan
Hugh
Roosevelt Studies White House Mail Aboard Lang
President Roosevelt studied White House mail aboard the destroyer Lang while cruising the Central American Pacific coast. Two patrol planes from the Panama Canal air base brought pouches of mail and documentary work the President aims to finish before returning to the Atlantic via the canal.
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Lang
Roosevelt
White House
Central American Pacific
Panama Canal
Canal
Atlantic
Cedar Rapids enjoys below average basic electric rates
A 1939 federal study of 191 cities with 50 000 or more population ranks Cedar Rapids 67th for the first 25 kilowatt hours at 1.25 dollars, with 100 kWh bills at 4.48 dollars and 250 kWh at 8.23 dollars. Commercial rates vary, and Cedar Rapids stresses a balanced, mid-level pricing approach while coal power dominates local supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Federal Power Commission
Commission
Davenport
Sioux City
Des Moines
Sutherland Dows
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Iowa Cities
Tacoma, Wash
Altoona
Pennsylvania Edison Company
Mr. Dows
City Audit Urges Ticket Fix Control
City auditors urge Cedar Rapids to adopt modern municipal accounting. advocate records on public property assets liabilities and receipts disbursements. Recommend treasurer's report show true warrant balance. highlight renewal of fixed asset accounting and periodic balance clarity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Committee On Municipal Accounting
Cedar Rapids
Fire Dept Petty Cash Reform Recommended by Auditors
Auditors advised turning over funds monthly and fixing the petty cash amount in the fire department, with reimbursements drawn from the fire fund as needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGladrey
Supreme Court bars unions from enforcing Wagner Act orders
The Supreme Court unanimously ruled that CIO Amalgamated Utility Workers cannot sue Consolidated Edison for contempt of a National Labor Relations Board order. The decision, by the Second Circuit on appeal, holds the NLRB alone has power to seek enforcement of Wagner Act orders when the board itself does not act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
Supreme Court
CIO Amalgamated Utility
Consolidated Edison Company of
New York
National Labor Relations Board
CIO
Second Circuit
Labor Board
Scandinavian call for peace ends two European wars
Sweden Norway and Denmark urged a speedy end to Europe's wars in a joint communique after their ministers' conference in Copenhagen. They welcomed negotiations for a just permanent peace and noted the timing with Sumner Welles' arrival in Rome for a Roosevelt plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copenhagen
INS
Europe
Sweden
Norway
Denmark
Sumner Welles
Rome
Roosevelt
Advocates Farm Policy Conference With Industry Leaders
A spokesman urged farmers and city leaders to collaborate on an agricultural policy at a summer conference for labor industrial and farm leaders. He warned the next four years will follow the current program regardless of party control. Mr James escaped injury when his car skidded on ice near Cedar Rapids but continued to Tipton to address a study club on foreign relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James
Highway No. 30
Cedar Rapids
Carl Mather
Tipton
Mather
Mathers
A. L. Augustine
Twenty - Fourth Street Drive
Pershing recalls Lansing cable urging counsels on war decision
In an Oct 29 1918 cablegram President Wilson asked General Pershing to freely bring to his attention any considerations before settling the final war decision. Pershing notes that the Allies could have avoided war if his counsel had been heeded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pershing
Volved
Lansing
Distrusted Papal Plans Revealed In Lansing Papers
The second volume of Robert Lansing's papers shows Gen. John J. Pershing opposed to the 1918 armistice. It also records Lansing's distrust of Pope Benedict XV's peace proposals, fearing the pope was an unwitting German agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
John J. Pershing
Germany
State Department
Robert Lansing
Lansing
Wilson
Benedict XV
Harry Larimer Visits Here Comments On Civic Improvements
Harry Larimer former Cedar Rapids Gazette illustrator and Fort Wayne News-Sentinel cartoonist visits his mother Mrs Hattie Larimer on 339 Third Avenue SW. He notes Cedar Rapids city center improvements since his last visit fourteen years ago while regretting fewer old friends remain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Larimer
Fort Wayne News-Sentinel
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Hattie Larimer
Third Avenue
Death of Mrs Kathryn G Stevens in Cedar Rapids
Mrs Kathryn G Stevens wife of Charles Stevens died at 1222 Fifteenth Street SE at 1 20 am Sunday after brief illness She was born November 30 1880 in Cedar Rapids and lived here all her life Survived by husband two daughters Euphemia Harris and Margaret Nevilles two sons Lyle F Stevens in the U S Navy at Long Beach Calif Courtlandt Stevens Cedar Rapids three grandchildren Boyd Bruce and Beverly Harris Stevens two brothers William Grother Omaha and John Grother Cedar Rapids Lifelong Sinclair Memorial church Funeral services in Turner chapel by Rev August Cramer Burial in Oak Hill cemetery Friends may call at the chapel
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathryn Grother Stevens
Charles Stevens
Fifteenth Street
Cedar Rapids
Euphemia Harris
Margaret Nevilles
Lyle F. Stevens
U. S. Navy
Long Beach
Calif
Courtlandt Stevens
Boyd
Bruce Harris
Beverly Stevens
William Grother
Omaha
John Grother
Stevens
Sinclair Memorial Church
Turner Chapel
August Cramer
Oak Hill Cemetery
Funeral for Frank Moel in Solon and Cedar Rapids
Frank Moel 72 of near Solon died in a local hospital at 10 30 p m Saturday after a long illness He was born in Solon February 11 1868 and lived there until moving to Cedar Rapids recently Surviving are his wife Emma two sons George M and Arch L of Cedar Rapids five grandchildren and a sister Mrs Charles Webster Brunswick Ohio The Brush funeral home Solon will hold services at 2 p m Wednesday with Dr Marion Williams officiating Burial will follow in Bohemian National cemetery near Solon Friends may call at the Brosh chapel Cedar Rapids until 10 a m Tuesday and then at the Brosh funeral home in Solon
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Moel
Solon
Arch L. Moel
Cedar Rapids
Emma
George M
Arch L
Charles Webster
Brunswick, O
Brush Funeral Home
Marion Williams
Bohemian National Cemetery
Brosh
Deaths of Mrs Bridget Carney Who Died After Short Illness
Mrs Bridget Ann Carney aged 94 dies at a Cedar Rapids hospital after a brief illness. Born March 7 1856 in Stratford Canada she married Thomas Carney in 1873 who died in 1910. Survived by five sons Edward William John Harry M Joseph and two daughters Martha Vanderlinden and Frances Mealhouse plus several grandchildren. Funeral at St Patrick church with time to be announced. viewing at Teahen chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridget Ann Carney
Fourth Street
Stratford
Canada
Eddyville
Thomas Carney
Cedar Rapids
Edward
Fort Scott
Kan
William
John
Harry M
Joseph
Davenport
Martha Vanderlinden
Elkhart
Frances Mealhouse
Thomas
Carney
St. Patrick’s Church
Teahen Chapel
Funeral services for Louis M. Snyder held at Beatty chapel
Louis M. Snyder of 928 Nineteenth street SE died Saturday noon. Funeral services are set for Tuesday at 2 p.m. in Beatty chapel, conducted by Rev. Henry Scherer and the Jan Hus I O F lodge. Burial follows in Oak Hill cemetery. Odd Fellows are asked to gather at 1:30 p.m. at the chapel. Snyder was a member of the Canton Ohio lodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis M. Snyder
Nineteenth Street
Beatty Chapel
Henry Scherer
Jan Hus
I. O. Q. F. Lodge
Oak Hill Cemetery
Odd Fellows
Snyder
Odd Fellow Lodge
Canton
Widow Nellie M Cooper Dies After Brief Illness
Nellie M Cooper aged 99 died in a local hospital at 3 03 a m Monday after a brief illness. Born in Illinois on October 24 1851 she moved to Cedar Rapids from Iowa City in 1899 and lived here since. She was a member of Peoples church. Surviving son Harold T Haynes of First Avenue West Road. Funeral announcements will be made later. Friends may call at Moen funeral home.
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Nellie M. Cooper
Loren G. Cooper
Illinois
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Peoples Church
Harold T. Haynes
First Avenue West Road
Moen
Funeral for Mrs. Mildred Hopkins Set in Springville
The body of Mrs Mildred Irene Hopkins who died February 23 in Phoenix Arizona was brought to Beatty chapel where friends may call until 10:30 a m Tuesday. Afterward it will go to the home of her parents Mr and Mrs Sam Johnston in Springville for funeral arrangements to be announced later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Irene Hopkins
Avenue NW
Phoenix
Ariz
Beatty Chapel
Sam Johnston
Springville
City Briefs Cover Meetings and Upcoming Events
The public welfare bureau holds its monthly meeting Tuesday at noon at the Montrose hotel. Townsend clubs meet Monday at 7 30 p m in city hall council chamber. Spring renting season begins March 1. Advertise vacancies in Want Ads. Kenwood Presbyterian church members switch to a chicken supper Wednesday. The auxiliary to the post office clerks meets Wednesday at 2 p m at Mrs. Leroy Hollan 841 Fourth Ave SE with Mrs Elbert Kee and Mrs Jerome Lewis as assistants. Capt Gordon Hughes of the police traffic department is authorised to attend Northwestern university traffic school March 4 to 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Welfare Bureau
Montrose Hotel
Townsend
Council
Leroy Hollan
Fourth Avenue SE
Elbert Kee
Jerome Lewis
Gordon Hughes
Police Traffic Department
Northwestern University
City council grants 25 dollar refund on surrendered permit
The Monday session approved a $25 refund on a surrendered permit for Sid ney Smith Mate Smyth and George N Feltes trading as Red Crown luncheonette. The local recruiting office reported March navy enlistment vacancies after a state quota of 130 was allocated for the next month. The Cedar Rapids quota has not yet been allocated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Smith
Mate Smyth
George N. Feltes
Navy
Cedar Rapids
No Local Waiting List for Enlistment Direct Entry
Mrs Cleve Evans suffers a fractured right ankle after slipping on ice near her home and is treated at Mercy hospital. A Cedar Rapids district Scout court of honor is set for Tuesday at 7 30 p m at Wilson high school with Sea Scouts of the S S Kingston hosted by the Lions club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Wilson High School
Sea Scouts of
S. S. Kingston
Esgrave
Lions Club
Canopus Club Luncheon Tour At Petersen Baking Plant
Members of the Canopus club will be guests Tuesday noon at a luncheon served in the Petersen Baking company plant located at 306 Sixth avenue SE. After the meal manager H. A. Rundquist will conduct a bakery tour for the club members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canopus
Petersen Baking Company
Sixth Avenue SE
H. A. Rundquist
Census results show progress in Cedar Rapids area
The 1940 business and manufacturing census reported 21,722 firms contacted in Cedar Rapids, 61 percent complete to last week. An additional 3,467 new firms were contacted last week, with the second district tally at 64 percent complete.
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Cedar Rapids
Mohn Jr Elected to Alpha Chi Rho at Penn
Willis M. Mohn Jr son of Mr and Mrs Willis M Mohn of 513 Sixteenth Street SE has been elected to membership in Alpha Chi Rho at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia He is enrolled in the Wharton School of Finance and Commerce and is a McKinley High School graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis M. Mohn, Jr
Willis M. Mohn
Sixteenth Street SE
Alpha Chi Rho
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Wharton School of Finance and Commerce
Mohn
McKinley High School
Injured Woman Slips on Churchway Ice
Mrs. Mattie Wentworth of 521 Tenth Street SW slipped on ice while stepping from a car at Calvary Baptist church Fifth Avenue and Sixth Street SW at 11 a.m. suffering a fracture of her left ankle. She was taken to St Luke's Hospital by the Ambulance Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattie Wentworth
Tenth Street
Calvary Baptist Church
Fifth Avenue
Sixth Street
St. Luke’s Hospital
Wallace Hull Back Policies In Committee
Secretary of State Cordell Hull urged extending the reciprocal trade program as vital for postwar relations and peace. Secretary Henry Wallace warned that denying farm parity funds could disrupt crop control and invite surpluses, supporting a $200 million parity payment plan as part of farm policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cordell Hull
Henry Wallace
Senate Appropriations Committee
Wallace
Status of Existing Pacts Declares Trade Policy
The speaker argues that abandoning the program would expose exports to wartime restrictions. Keeping the trade agreements alive is vital during the war emergency and even more crucial after the war to rebuild international relations and ensure prosperity and peace for all nations.
Ex-Red Chief in Finland Executed
Gen. N K Meretskoff former commander of the Red Army troops in Finland and his staff were executed after reverses in the Russo Finnish conflict. He was recalled to Moscow and relieved of command for trial on charges of incompetence.
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London
INL
N. K. Meretskoff
Red Army
Finland
Reuters
Stockholm
Meretskoff
Moscow
Three States Hold Key To Roosevelt Riddle
The piece analyzes the 1940 Democratic primary contest among Franklin D. Roosevelt, Vice President John N. Garner, and Wisconsin progressives. It notes Roosevelt’s possible losses in Wisconsin and Illinois, the strength of the Chicago organization, and the question whether anti third term voters will push Garner to deny Roosevelt a large plurality in the April 9 primary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John N. Garner
Wisconsin
Robert M. la Follette
Roosevelt
Illinois
Garner
Democratic State Organization
Kelly-Nash
Chicago Machine
Woman Charged With False Pretenses Posts Bond
Hilda Bjornsen age 30 of 1216 First Street NW was freed on a 1000 appearance bond after detectives arrested her at 3 45 p.m. Saturday following a clerk tip. The action ends a two month scheme in which she allegedly charged goods to other customers accounts in two local stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hilda Bjornsen
First Street
Miss Bjornsen
Contestants urged to submit new ad ideas for prizes
Contestants may submit ad ideas on separate sheets with name and address. there are 130 weekly prizes including five per advertiser, plus cash grand prizes of 200 100 and 50. Winners will be published weekly and some ads reproduced. emphasis on short ideas like slogans or verses and knowledge of products.
Penney Ad Strategy Emphasizes Pay As You Go Model
An advertisement concept from J C Penney promotes fine quality goods at low cash prices. It argues that charging users would add bookkeeping costs and bad debts, so Penney's operates on a pay-as-you-go basis to save customers money and avoids customer debt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Penney Company
Penney
Penney Company
Penney’s
Penney's
Radio quiz gripes fuel Willie Willis on show frustrations
Willie Willis voices fatigue with quiz programs that spotlight the smartest contestants while making others seem less capable. He likens the setup to school tests and says he is tired of being made to feel small.
Wolf's invites fashion minded shoppers to open charge accounts
A Wolf's promotional piece asserts that good taste is not limited to rich purses and offers a world of fashion with over 1,000 dresses coats and suits at any price. It invites fashion conscious women to open a charge account.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wolf’s
Wolf's
Duray Wall-Covering Sold By Sherwin-Williams
Duray washable wall covering offered by Sherwin Williams costs the same as quality wallpaper and shares its ease of hanging and covering capacity. A single Duray roll covers as much area as a roll of standard wallpaper and is hung in the same manner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duray
Sherwin-Wiliams Company
Style Perfect wallpaper in Sherwin Williams line promises lasting washability
It claims no expensive prep or handling is needed. Duray wallpaper is 100 percent washable with soap and water and guaranteed in writing to stay washable for three years. Style Perfect offers designs for every mood and room, enabling affordable home transformation and smart styling this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duray
Sherwin-Williams
Shirt Finishing Service Adds Care at Troy Laundry
Troy Laundry offers a shirt finishing service that preserves texture and delivers smooth collars, full sleeves, neat cuffs, and neatly pressed bodies. Missing buttons are replaced, and woolens are moth proofed without extra charge with a six month guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy Laundry
Troy
Wolf's Cedar Rapids Store Focuses on Fashion
Wolf's is a specialty ladies ready-to-wear shop devoted to one idea fashion. Perfection is the credo. The smart American woman is Wolf's inspiration. The name is recognized today in Cedar Rapids and in Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wolf's
Wolf
Wolf’s
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Fine Home Furnishings on Liberal Credit Smulekoff's
Smulekoff's offers liberal credit with free delivery and Saturday open evenings till 9. Located at 107 115 Third Ave SW near West Side Third Avenue Bridge, they fill mail orders and take evening appointments.
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Liberal Credit Smulekoff
Third Ave
West Side
Third Avenue Bridge
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