Birth Announcements From Mercy and St Luke's Hospitals
Mercy hospital reports a daughter born to Mr. and Mrs Edwin Wathan of 156412 Second Avenue SE on February 27. Also listed are a son for Mr. and Mrs Earl Olson of South Amana on February 27 and a son for Mr. and Mrs Charles Burlingham of 1205 Fifth Street SE on February 28. St Luke's hospital lists a son born to Dr. and Mrs J C Landenberger of 367 Woodland Drive SE on February 27 and a son for Mr. and Mrs T J Maxwell of Shellsburg on February 27 and a daughter for Mr. and Mrs Charles E Snyder of 2916 C Avenue NE on February 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercy Hospital
Edwin Wathan
Second Avenue
Earl Olson
South Amana
Charles Burlingham
Fifth Street
St. Luke’s Hospital
J. C. Landenberger
Woodland Drive
T. J. Maxwell
Shellsburg
Charles E. Snyder
C Avenue NE
Two Local Residents Die At Home
Mrs. Helen Konecny aged 82 died at her son Maurice G. Konecny’s home 1120 Belle avenue SW at 4 am Wednesday. Joseph Kubec aged 89 died at his home 39 Eighteenth avenue SW at 8 20 pm Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Konecny
Maurice G. Konecny
Belle Avenue
Joseph Kubec
Eighteenth Avenue
William O Donnell Remanded After Bond Failure
William O Donnell 57 of St Louis is classified a vagrant and remanded to county jail after failing to furnish a 100 bond in Justice H R Churchills court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William O'Donnell
St. Louis
H. R. Churchill
Chimney Fires Hit Two Homes in Rapid Sequence
At 5 16 p m Tuesday a chimney fire struck Peter Dipple 618 L Street SW with 11 minutes on the alarm clock then at 7 20 p m another chimney fire hit Robert C Holston 1538 B Avenue NE with 13 minutes and still on the alarm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Dipple
L Street
Robert C. Holston
B Avenue
Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Residents Linked in Notice
Lavern W. Jaeger and Dorothy E. Speake of Cedar Rapids. Henry Del Principe and Ann Peters of Cedar Rapids. Lawrence H. Hall and Winifred McLaughlin of Iowa City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lavern W. Jaeger
Dorothy E. Speake
Cedar Rapids
Henry del Principe
Ann Peters
Lawrence H. Hall
Winifred McLaughlin
Iowa City
Pierre Van Paassen Postpones Town Hall Engagement
Announcement wires report Pierre Van Paassen is seriously ill in the east and postpones indefinitely all speaking engagements. No Town Hall program Friday in Cedar Rapids. Next meeting set for Tuesday March 19 with Sydney R. Montague speaking on North to America. April speaker to be announced later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierre van Paassen
Grace Boston
Cedar Rapids
van Paassen
Sydney R. Montague
America
School Board Rebuffs High School Proposition Effort
A school district canceled a promissory note held by its board over a surety Mounce. The district later sued to recover the amount, but the supreme court ruled discharge without consideration isn’t a lawful disposition of property. Citizens circulated a petition to sell the high school property to the city, while a special session weighed demolition of the structure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mounce
Supreme Bench
Washington High School
Bruce McKay
Cedar Rapids
Trewin
Paul Huston
WIA
Woman Injured When Car Is Hit on First Street
Mrs. Wilfred L Strive aged 24 of 13244 A avenue NW suffered shoulder and arm injuries at 5 45 pm Monday when her husband Wilfred L Strive 24 driving east stopped at a traffic signal on First street Their car was struck from the rear by Olive E Purington Maquoketa Jackson county recorder The impact jolted the Strives car forward and injured Mrs Strive in the process
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilfred L. Strive
A Avenue NW
First Avenue
First Street
Olive E. Purington
Maquoketa
Jackson County Recorder
Strive
Purington
Orward
Welles Arrives in Zurich En Route to Berlin Conference
Sumner Welles United States undersecretary of state arrived in Zurich on his European tour. He traveled from Rome in a special Italian government railroad car to Berlin for talks with Adolf Hitler after meetings with Benito Mussolini and Italian officials. Berlin reports said German press denied any peace move. London hinted at a possible gentleman’s agreement on information sharing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zurich
Switzerland
Sumner Welles
United States
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Europe
Roosevelt
Rome
Benito Mussolini
Hitler
Italy
London
Welles
Supervisors Approve WPA Bridge Painting Project
Linn county supervisors approved a county wide WPA program sub project to paint 63 bridges totaling 3 780 linear feet with about 20 workers. The board also authorized gravel surfacing for 1 25 miles east from trunk roads near Troy Mills and north from Alice, plus WPA resurfacing on a county road from near Marion to Paralta. The full project workforce reaches about 300 men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
W. H. Behrens
Troy Mills
Alice
Marion
Paralta
Rum Runner Threatened by Iowa Enforcement Drive
Iowa Liquor Authority Chairman M L Curtis said one un named Iowa rum runner may quit the business and move to California amid a Polk County grand jury probe. Charles W Luebke testified briefly as the investigation began at the request of Kenneth Sonderleiter. The probe will stay open until next week when County Attorney Francis Kuble returns from Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
Polk County Grand Jury
Iowa
M. L. Curtis
California
Charles W. Luebke
Kenneth Sonderleiter
Public Safety
Francis Kuble
Chicago
Pattern 4407 Available in Misses and Women Sizes
Pattern 4407 is offered in misses and women's sizes from 36 to 50. The 36 size requires 4% yards of 35 inch fabric and a 4 yard contrast. Send fifteen cents to Pattern Department The Cedar Rapids Gazette 243 West 17th Street New York NY. Additional ten cents gives the latest Pattern Book.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids Gazette
West 17Th Street
New York
N. Y
City Briefs and Meetings Highlight Local Notices
The Cub mothers meet at the Chamber of Commerce building Friday at 1 30 PM. Norden ladies gather Friday afternoon at Mrs A E Anderson 619 Eighth Avenue SW. J L Atkinson of Lincoln hotel released from St Luke's hospital after pneumonia. Bethany Congregational Ladies Aid hosts a missionary tea Thursday at 2 30 PM with Mrs LeRoy D Weld as guest speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Ladies of
Norden
A. E. Anderson
Eighth Avenue
J. L. Atkinson
Lincoln Hotel
St. Luke’s Hospital
Bethany Congregational Ladies’ Aid
LeRoy D. Weld
Waltonian Luncheon Meets Thursday at Lafayette Cafe
The Waltonian luncheon club will hold a Thursday noon meeting at the Lafayette cafe. Rabbi Hersch L. Freund is slated to speak on Looking Ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waltonian
Lafayette Cafe
Hersch L. Freund
Cedar Rapids Man Treated For Finger Lacerations
Robert Pond of Cedar Rapids was treated at St. Luke's hospital at 12:15 a.m. Wednesday for lacerations on the little finger of his right hand after picking up a broken bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Pond
Cedar Rapids
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids Woman Injured In Fall At Home
Mrs. Bessie Crone of Cedar Rapids fractured her right wrist in a fall Tuesday afternoon. She was taken to St. Luke's hospital where her condition was listed as good on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Crone
Cedar Rapids
St. Luke’s Hospital
Mrs Ella Horn to attend sister’s funeral in Janesville
Mrs. Ella Horn of 1528 Avenue NE will travel to Janesville Indiana Thursday afternoon after being called by her sister Mrs. Charles D Ebert’s death. Funeral services are set for Friday with her return expected Friday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Horn
Avenue NE
Janesville
Charles D. Ebert
Cedar Rapids Fish and Game Club Moves Meetings to Sokol Hall
The Cedar Rapids Fish and Game club will meet Thursday evening on the second floor of Sokol hall at 415 Third Street SE its new meeting place. Motion pictures will follow the meeting. All members are asked to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids Fish and Game Club
Sokol Hall
Third Street
Motion Pictures
Cedar Rapids Auto Dealers Host Waterloo Guests at Dinner
Members of the Cedar Rapids Auto Dealers association will entertain Waterloo automobile dealers at a Wednesday dinner at the Roosevelt hotel. It serves as a return courtesy to Waterloo hosts from earlier weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids Auto Dealers Association
Waterloo
Roosevelt Hotel
Linn county extends county land lease near Kenwood
Linn county supervisors extended for one year to March 1 1941 a 60 dollar annual lease of 46 acres near Kenwood with Henry Niemeier of Walker as lessee. Niemeier allows 6.89 acres to the Boy Scouts for camping. R Graham Dodds son of Mrs Jessie B Dodds of Bever Avenue SE a senior at Iowa State College will join Newport News Shipbuilding after graduating in June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County Supervisors
Kenwood
Henry Niemeier
Walker
R. Graham Dodds
Jessie B. Dodds
Bever Avenue
Iowa State College
Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company
Ames
Dodds
Washington High School
Grinnell College
Father Son Banquet at St James Methodist Church
The father son banquet at St James Methodist Church begins at 6 30 p m Friday with Dempsy Jones as toastmaster Melvin Carlson assistant dean of men at Coe College will deliver the address The program features the St James quartet Carl Heinen soloist and Joan and Jack on electric guitars Dempsy Jones and his boys perform selections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. James Methodist Church
Dempsy Jones
Melvin Carlson
Coe College
St. James Quartet
Carl Heinen
Joan and
Jack
Prowler Sought After Coat Theft At Montgomery Ward
Police search at the Montgomery Ward farm store 317 First Street SE after Zack McArthur of Fairfax reported his blue overcoat stolen from the office. He last saw it about 6 30 p.m. and returned at 8 p.m. with no prowler found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery Ward Farm
First Street SE
Zack McArthur
Fairfax
McArthur
New Shriners Club Leases Terrace Room in Montrose
The newly formed Em bassy club limited to Shriners has signed a five year lease for the Terrace room and the adjacent Bird room at the Montrose hotel. H M Murdock reports remodeling and air conditioning to create a club room. The space should be ready by mid April or early May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Embassy Club
Shriners
Montrose Hotel
H. M. Murdock
Thefts of Soap Samples From Car Garage Reported
Albert Horn of 1344 Second Avenue SE reported a theft from his car parked in a two stall garage. Soap samples worth 20 dollars were stolen after a prior ransacking. He suspects a prowler crawled over a partition to access the vacant stall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Horn
Second Avenue SE
Horn
Lenten Service Tonight at First Lutheran Church
Lenten services are at 7 30 tonight at First Lutheran Church on Third Avenue and Tenth Street SE. Pastor Henry Scherer preaches the fourth sermon in the series “Who Crucified Jesus” with the topic “The Pharisees From Self-righteousness.” Miss Mariam Dieman will sing a solo followed by an evangelism committee meeting in the Augsburg room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Lutheran Church
Third Avenue
Tenth Street SE
Henry Scherer
Jesus
Mariam Dieman
Evangelism Committee
Augsburg Room
Child Hit By Car In Feb Incident
Four year old George Spielman son of Mr and Mrs Floyd K Spielman of 827 A avenue NE was bumped on the head February 19 when struck by a car driven by Dilman Beck of 1398 Elmhurst drive NE. Beck reported the accident to police on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Spielman
Floyd K. Spielman
A Avenue NE
Dilman Beck
Elmhurst Drive
Beck
Driver Beck Involved in East Side Hit and Run
Beck said he drove east on First Avenue E around 5 p.m preparing to turn into Tenth Street. A boy ran across Tenth Street on a red light and struck the car’s left front fender. Beck took the youth to a doctor and initially did not report the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beck
First Avenue E
Tenth Street
Fifty-Second Assembly Room Broadcast From Tyler School
The fifty second weekly aircast will air at 5 p m Thursday on WMT featuring Tyler school second graders in Adventures in Literature. The show includes choral reading original poems music and a vocabulary test led by Florence Gritzner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WMT
Tyler School
Florence Gritzner
Dewey Attacks New Deal Record in Rural Counties Talk
New York Governor Dewey assails the Roosevelt era, citing a 205 percent rise in government spending and a 218 percent jump in strikes. He claims national income fell from 70 to 62 billion during seven New Deal years, with exports and agricultural figures shrinking, and says the recovery lags behind 19 other nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
Thomas E. Dewey
Republican Association of
Dewey
Roosevelt
Republicans Win In Ohio Balloting
The Ohio election returns show Rep. Chester C. Bolton defeating Byron B. Ashbrook 27 482 to 22 985 in a district that mixes rural areas with mid sized cities. In the Twenty second district Mrs. Bolton led A Fleger 40 882 to 24 348. Fleger rode Roosevelt’s 1936 landslide and was the only Democrat to hold the seat since 1914 before Bolton’s victory following the late Chester Bolton’s death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byron B. Ashbrook
Johnstown
William A. Ashbrook
Cleveland
Bolton
A. Fleger
Parma
Fleger
Chester C. Bolton
Ashbrook
Finns Pour In New Men Near Ruined Viipuri
Finland rushed fresh troops to the Viipuri area as Russian pressure surged along the Somme line. German technicians were reported at Salmi Jaervi nickel works, with evacutions extending 25 miles inland. Far north, fighting renewed near Petsamo as Finns pull back to Nautsi to draw Russians from the Norwegian border.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helsinki
Finland
Viipuri
Somme
INS
Russia
Salmi-Jaervi
Bay
Petsamo
Nautsi
Copenhagen
Lyons Quits FCA To Return To Law Practice At Cresco
Washington AP Lyons deputy governor Gerald P. Lyons resigns from the Farm Credit Administration to resume private legal practice in Cresco. The move, the third FCA resignation recently, is said to be unrelated to FCA’s shift to the agriculture department and new loan policies for farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyons
FCA
Cresco
Washington
Farm Credit Administration
Gerald P. Lyons
Crescon
Agriculture Department
Coralville Dam Funds Omitted
Engineers ready to proceed with construction as soon as funds are available. Estimates showed 2,500,000 dollars would be allocated to Coralville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coralville
Forged Check Nipped Before Payment At Local Store
Joseph Cohen, proprietor of a used furniture shop at 112 First Street NE, stopped payment on a $25 forged check written in pencil and signed by Mariah Steffer Implement Co. The bogus instrument, dated Feb 27, was exchanged for a $5 down payment on a kitchen cabinet, and Cohen’s $20 balance check was cancelled. Police seek the writer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marak-Steffer Implement Company
Joseph Cohen
First Street
Merchants National Bank
John Hanson
Mariah Steffer Implement Co
Newhall
Cohen
Senate to consider higher flood control funds after house stance
Flood control advocates halted efforts for a larger 1941 appropriation, leaving $70,000,000 in place in the House and counting on the Senate to raise it. Rep Secrest said the House bloc lacked strength but expects Senate action. A Coralville dam hearing in Iowa City drew both sides, with farmers opposing backwater effects while the Iowa conservation commission weighs its earlier disapproval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Rep
Secrest
Ohio
Senate
Coralville Dam
Iowa Conservation Commission
Iowa City
Wilson
Britain May Extend Blockade to Pacific
British plans to widen naval blockade extend to the Pacific as Royal Air Force flights reach Berlin Hanover Kiel and Cuxhaven with raids on German bases. Dutch reports say Dutch neutrality violations by RAF bombers prompting anti aircraft fire in Amsterdam. RAF crews claim downing two German bombers and an attacker while a trawler crew says they shot down a raider. Simoun sinks a U boat off Cape Finisterre and Hval rammed and sunk a submarine between Scotland and Norway. Berlin pamphlets spread during a house to house reconnaissance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Air Force
Berlin
Hanover
Kiel
Cuxhaven
Ministry
Amsterdam
Aberdeen
Arora
Helgoland Bight
Paris
Simoun
Cape Finisterre
Bergen
Norway
Eriksen Hval
Hval
Short Advertising Advice From The Paper
The piece urges readers to study the ads in the paper to craft ideas for advertisers. It emphasizes that prizes go to ideas not technical skill and urges trying products to know them. Short slogans or jingle ideas are encouraged and visiting stores is recommended.
May's Drug Store Cosmetics Section Draws Cedar Rapids Crowd
The up to date cosmetic section at May's drug store attracts hundreds of Cedar Rapids women. The shop carries Elmo Hud nut Elizabeth Arden Coty and Harriett Hubbard Ayres among other high quality lines. Five trained young attendants assist shoppers with beauty problems and gift ideas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
May’s Drug Store
Cedar Rapids
Elmo
Hudnut
Elizabeth Arden
Coty
Harriett Hubbard Ayres
May’s
May
Mrs James Roosevelt Aboard Westbound Train Report
Mrs James Roosevelt and her brother Henry Cushing were believed aboard the City of Los Angeles traveling toward California where she has filed a counter suit for divorce from Jimmy Roosevelt son of the President. A Chicago report notes a trainman saw a Mr Cushing on the train but did not confirm Mrs Roosevelt’s presence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Roosevelt
Henry Cushing
Los Angeles
California
Jimmy” Roosevelt
Chicago
Cushing
Roosevelt
Rosenbaum Furniture Ad Promotes Service and Selection
Rosenbaum Furniture Co emphasizes dependable low-cost furniture and large stocks for easy choice. The ad stresses human credit treatment and staff commitment to helpful service from first contact with salesmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosenbaum
Rosenbaum Furniture Offers Practical Decor Service
The store markets furniture plus a tailored service for budget buyers, providing interior decorator help, careful delivery to protect floors, and post purchase fabrication details. Trained upholsterers, cabinet makers, and finishers ensure quality and finish for homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosenbaum
Ice your furniture and serve available at Rosenbaumis
A fragment notes items or actions linked to Rosenbaumis about serving ice or chilling furniture. The readable bits point to a local shop or listing, but details and context are incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosenbaumi’s
Hardendorf Camera Shop stocks miniature kodaks and new films
Intensified interest in picture taking boosts demand for tiny cameras. Hardendorf Camera Shop offers a complete line of miniature kodaks with fast lenses and shutters and modern refinements. Three Eastman films kodak plus-X panatomic-X and kodak super-XX are now available for miniature cameras. The shop leverages 30 years of experience to offer expert instruction in kodachrome natural color fiber and super-speed films for night photography.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardendorf Camera Shop
Eastman
Hardendorf’s
Kodak
Toman's Complete Floral Service Ready to Offer
No matter what the occasion Toman's supplies flowers for cheer sick birthdays anniversaries and funerals. Easter adds special timeliness for remembrances. The shop also offers a complete selection of potted plants and handles all aspects of flowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toman
Toman’s
Toeman’s
Rev Wall Of Vinton To Speak At Second Christian Tonight
The Rev. Sam R. Wall of Vinton will be guest speaker at Second Christian church on Third avenue and Sixth street SW this evening. A favorite hymn sing will be led by Opal Mae Williams during the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam R. Wall
Vinton
Second Christian Church
Third Avenue
Sixth Street
Opal Mae Williams
Glen W. Rowley
J. E. Linkletter
Hell
Ford S Mercury Lincoln Zephyr Ford Tractor
Ford S Mercury Lincoln Zephyr feature in a compact list highlighting models and the Lincoln FORD TRACTOR. The note aligns near a catalog or advertisement outline with branding cues and product mentions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercury
Lincoln
FORD
Cigaret Card Hobby Drives Record Prices for Rare Sets
The collection of cigarette cards has surged in popularity with collectors paying large sums for rare sets. Enthusiasts chase scarce issues, graded condition, and distinct series as demand climbs.
Moth Damage Guarantee from Dry Cleaning Service
Local dry cleaning firm offers a six months insured guarantee against moth damage. The Shepherd Agency lists National Life Insurance of Vermont Purely Mutual Est 1850 and provides contact numbers 8511 214 and 7123 at 709 Dews, First Street SW.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Life Insurance Company of Vermont
Dews
First Street
Sanford's Wall Paper and Paints and More Storefront Listing
A compact catalog style listing for Sanford's offers wall paper and paints Kodiks spoke toys office equipment social and business stationery greeting cards school supplies fountain pens. It presents a range of goods under the Sanford's banner.
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Daily Record
Washington Iowa Aide
Tampa
Mount Ayr
New Orleans
Sioux City
Galveston
Charles City
Isigan
Rincone
LaCrosse
Bismarck
Dubuque
An Retroit
Daven Rt
Platsburgh
Houston
Justice OF Peace Courts
Swiss Stopofe
Anne Adams
City Briefs
Central Park Church
The
Gazette
Tyler
Dewey Afsairs Administration
Viiiipuri
Britain
Pacific
France
May Drug Company
Rosenbaum Furniture Co
Poor PA
Claude Callan
Joseph Toman
Adaite
Killian Company
Lrd Ave
2Nd St
Second Street
Champlin
E Ave. NW
Third Ave
Armstrong
Kodaks
3Rd Ave, SE
Local Drug CO
Merchants Nail Bank
Paramount Pharmacy
Paramount Theater
the Peoples Savings Bank
Rev
Wall of Vinton
Croquignole
2Nd Ave
Renier
Norge
Penney CO
Sherwin Williams CO
Dia
Siebke & Taylor Quality Jewelers
Second Ave
Busiess
Rude Auto Company
Liberal Credit Smulekoff
D Ave. SW
Roe Bridge
10Th Street
10Th Street East
First Avenue East
Shepherd Agency
Troy Laundry
Morris
First Avenue NE
Okinaw
Diamonds
Hamileton
Elgin
Gruen and
Bulova
Okinow
H. G. Fussell
Optometrist
Okinow’s
Inter-Ocean Reinsurance Company
F. H. A. Loan Department
Sanford
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