Patrolman Kansky Also Commands Guard Company
Walter A. Kansky of Cedar Rapids serves as patrolman and first lieutenant and company commander of Headquarters Company, First battalion, 133rd Infantry. He notes the guard is a national police force aiding civil authorities, and that policing and guarding feed into each other through understanding people and quick decisions. Kansky, a police recruit since 1934, joined the National Guard in 1916 at age 16 and has trained about 1,200 youths. he continues to balance shifts, drill, and leadership with enduring dedication to both roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DR. Jekyll
Mr. Hyde
Walter A. Kansky
Cedar Rapids
133Rd Infantry
National Guard
Kansky
Walt
Sabula
Col
C. B. Robbins
Burlington
Bur
OWA Bottlers Meet Here Tuesday
About 100 bottlers and supply men will gather in Cedar Rapids Tuesday and Wednesday for the annual Iowa Manufacturers of Carbonated Beverages convention at the Montrose hotel. Speakers include Jeff D. Martin, Dr. Max Levine, Dr. W. E. Nelson, and H. A. Rinisland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Montrose Hotel
Wm. Tehel Bottling Company
Jeff D. Martin
Lincoln
Neb
Association of American Bottlers of
Max Levine
W. E. Nelson
Iowa State College
Ames
H. A. Rinisland
Des Moines
State Board of Assessment and Review
H. O. Warneke
Iowa Falls
Robert Clelland
Fort Dodge
Edward A. Kimball
Secretary-Treasurer Named On Iowa Executive Committee
On the executive committee Dan Callahan of Iowa City M L Miles of Clinton and B A Ladoux of Spirit Lake are listed as secretary and treasurer in the organization’s latest roster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Callahan
Iowa City
M. L. Miles
Clinton
B. A. Ladoux
Spirit Lake
Auto Collision Damage Suits Dropped in Court
Two damage actions against Merchants Delivery and Royal Laundry were dismissed with prejudice at defendants costs. One suit, for 569.84, cited a collision on Second avenue SE Crescent street on November 1 1937 involving a Royal Laundry truck and a Merchants Delivery truck driven by Meyers. The other suit for 354.94 cited a November 20 collision at B avenue and Seventeenth street NE involving a Merchants Delivery truck driven by Guthrie and a Neubauer car. Both suits were filed December 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. A. Burchard
Royal Laundry
Robert J. Minor
Paul Lauser
Merchants Delivery
Cliff Meyers
C. J. Haas
Meyers
Second Avenue SE
Crescent Street
Dean Neubauer
Minor
Lauser
Robert Minor
Russell Guthrie
Guthrie
Neubauer
B Avenue
Seventeenth Street
Cedar Rapids Library joins venereal disease campaign
The Cedar Rapids public library now distributes pamphlets from the Iowa State Health Department and the U S Public Health Service. Three new books on the subject join the collection, including Ten Million Americans Have It by Becker and Shadow on the Land by Dr Thomas Parran. Patrons are urged to request missing volumes at the desk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Morris Fishbein
American Medical Association
Thomas Parran
United States Public Health Service
Boy Scout Merit Badges Revised in Cedar Rapids
The Cedar Rapids area Boy Scout council revises the merit badge program to enhance direct application. Seven group chairmen and vocational advisers replace the prior system of 106 examiners across subjects. In 1937 Scouts claimed 1,886 merit badges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Boy Scout Council
Henry Scherer
Scherer
Merit badge chairmen named for 1938 program
Represented a gain of more than fifty per cent over the 1936 total. The 1938 goal is 2,000. Those who will serve as merit badge chairmen and examiners and their fields are W. E. McFann arts and crafts Harry Winn president of the Cedar Rapids Stamp club business and hobbies Wyatt Maupin farm subjects Fire Captain E. A. Milliken health and safety Prof. L. R. Wilson of Coe college science department science and study subjects Fred Winter Cedar Rapids public schools supervisor of athletics sports and outdoor subjects and E. H. Christensen vocational training superintendent and night school principal of Cedar Rapids public schools trades and industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. McFann
Harry Winn
Cedar Rapids Stamp Club
Wyatt Maupin
E. A. Milliken
L. R. Wilson
Coe College
Fred Winter
Cedar Rapids Public Schools
E.H. Christensen
Trades and Industries
President's Birthday Ball to Aid Infantile Paralysis Funds
Linn county committee plans a January 29 Birthday Ball to raise funds for the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. The event supports President Roosevelt's drive, with proceeds funding orthopedic care at Iowa City and other centers, aiding paralysis victims nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
National Foundation For
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Warm Springs
W. E. Lamey
Park Terrace SE
Iowa
Iowa City
University of Iowa
United States
Dakotas
Wyoming
Washington
Idaho
Nevada
New Mexico
Arizona
Mississippi
Linn
Committee To Meet With Firms Making Bids On School Bus
Cedar Rapids school board supplies committee invites all bidding firms to a 4 p.m. Monday meeting in the Board of Education building. The session will review bids without a decision, with tabulations showing prices from 1531.29 to 2200 and bids from White Indiana Sales Co. to Beck Hawk Eye Co. for body and chassis options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Mr. Hedberg
Indiana Sales Company
Reo- Jones Company
Stone's Truck Service
International Harvester Company
Rude Auto Company
The
Handler Motor Company
Rapids Chevrolet Company
Beck Hawkeye Company
He's Tried To Ride Nine Hobby Horses, But They All Threw Him
A humor column surveys modern hobbies as distractions from work and life. It catalogs quirky pastimes from wood carving to softball umpiring and a 4 H club pig contest, noting failed attempts and the humor in chasing hobbies. The piece lampoons society and the pursuit of novelty in everyday activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webster
Charleston
Big Bad Wolf
Old Fox
Windsors to Spend Time in Paris
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor head to Paris for several weeks. Equerry Lieutenant Dudley Porwood said they would search for a chateau near Paris and have no planned trip to the United States for months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cannes
France
Duke
Duchess of Windsor
Paris
Dudley Porwood
United States
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Lington
Fairgrounds
BY Joe McCormick, JR
Thompecn
Dr. Jekyll and
Commander Kansky
OWA Bottlers
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Crandic
Giscountert
Coder Rapide
Town City
Lows City
Cedar Rapids and
Lowa City Railway
Boy Scout
Orthopedic Hospital
Tait Cummins
Society Sanctorum
Porter
Ray Anderson
Ipieoipilier Groceries
Ettea Boot
Poe
Virginia Sweet Pancake
iSe
Tapleca
Caan
Baker's
Reg
Peg
AES Root Beer
Lge
Jelle
Windsors
Boyce
Whem
Checker Electric Supply Incorporated
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