OPM Analyst Holds Conferences in Cedar Rapids
OPM analyst Malone met Cedar Rapids business leaders Wednesday after interviews with 13 firms and advice given to 20 more by phone. A round table with 14 purchasing agents led to plans for future meetings when Malone visits Cedar Rapids on January 27 and February 10.
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Cedar Rapids
J. Dan Malone
Ae Benatt
Chi- PM
Malone
Chicago
A. L. Taylor
Chamber of Commerce
Roosevelt Hotel
Taylor
Alone
Roosevelt Junior High Awards Highlight School Athletics
Roosevelt junior high honored both boys and girls for athletic excellence at a Wednesday morning assembly. Monogram winners include Nadine Walters and Betty Watt among ninth graders, with eight and seventh graders also receiving honors.
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Roosevelt Junior High School
Mary Bowne
Theogram
Nadine Walters
Betty Watt
Donia Oliver
Roberta Bukacek
Mary Alice Mellen
Mary Jo McNiell
Yvonne Snyder
Lois Weatherwax
Phyllis West
Marjorie Churchill
Marjorie Ely
Velma Haberie
Nina Hibben
Roberta Hill
Evelyn Jensen
Stewart Cooper
John Reckling
Allen Parliament
Don Johnson
Barney Hansen
Bob Vrba
Everett King
Albert Shamberger
Bill Kime
Joe Omelik
Orville Walker
Lyle Henry
Miss Trumpp
Miss Towner
Leslie Grigg
Bud Dennison
Leland Dankert
James Schuknecht
George Babs
Ralph Davis
Ray Petrazelka
Don Hutten
Chamber Elects Two To Public Welfare Bureau
Sumner B. Quarton and James F. Plumb were elected members at large of the public welfare bureau of the Chamber of Commerce to succeed Dr. J. Max Widmer and David L. Williams. The bureau will hold its annual organization meeting and election of officers at the Roosevelt hotel Thursday noon.
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Sumner B. Quarton
James F. Plumb
Public Welfare Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
Max Widmer
David L. Williams
Bureau
Roosevelt Hotel
Malta Raids Reach Ninety This Year
VALLETTA Malta Axis forces have landed the British Serranean outpost ninety times since January 1. Officials said casualties were few and damage slight despite the frequent raids.
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Valletta
Malta
Axis
Dr J B Kessler dies at 91 long Iowa U faculty
Dr John B Kessler 91 longtime head of dermatology at University of Iowa College of Medicine died after brief illness in a local hospital He served 32 years as department chair and lived in Iowa City with his family In 1932 he became professor emeritus Burial set for Oakland cemetery Iowa City Funeral at Hohenschuh Mortuary conducted by Rev Voigt Survivors include four grandchildren and brother Scott Kessler
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John B. Kessler
College of Medicine
University of Iowa
Kessler
George
Twenty-third Street
Blair County
Kessier
Laws
Mississippi River
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
Bellevue Hospital Medical College
New York City
Hart University Medical School
Dixon
S. Kessler
Iowa City
James C Kessler
Johnson and Linn County Medical Societies
American Medical Association
O'Brien
Roger
Betty
Deaths Daniel Sherman Cedar Rapids long resident dies
Daniel Sherman longtime Cedar Rapids resident died at his home on Thirty-fifth Street NE at 3 30 pm Tuesday after a long illness. He was born May 17 1854 in Cardington and lived in Iowa Nebraska and Shellsburg area before returning to Cedar Rapids. Survived by two sons and several siblings. grandson Lieut Roger B. Sherman. Funeral Thursday at Beatty chapel with burial at Strawn cemetery near Shellsburg.
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Daniel Sherman
Cedar Rapids
Thirty-fifth Street
Cardington
Iowa
Shellsburge
Nebraska
Shellsburg
Hattie
Mabel
George BR
I. R. Sherman
Roger B. Sherman
Air Corps
Washington, D. C
James Sherman
Lerpsic
da Caron
Macomb
Libbie McQuisten
Fort Pierre
S. D
Beatty Chapel
Grant F. Anderson
Strawn
Insurance Man Frank E. Stull Dies at 70
Frank E. Stull 70 local insurance man of 1581 First Avenue FE died suddenly at a nearby hospital at 7 18 am Wednesday. Born March 17 1871 he had lived in Cedar Rapids for 40 years. He was a St Pauls church member and long served on the church board. Surviving: daughter Mrs Grace Burrows Newtonville Mass and granddaughter Mrs Graeme McLeod Great Neck.
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Frank E. Stull
First Avenue FE
Cedar Rapide
St. Pauls Church
Grace Burrows
Newtonville
Mass
Graeme M-Cleed
Great Neck
Funeral notices for L. L. and grandson in Newtonville
Funeral announcements will be made later for L. L. and grandson James Low ell Burrows of Newtonville Mass. Friends may call at Turner chapel.
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L. L
James Lowell Burrows
Newtonville
Mass
Turner Chapel
Death of Mrs. William H. Dasher in Kalamazoo
Word reached here of the death of Mrs. William H. Dasher of Kalamazoo Michigan formerly Cedar Rapids at her home in Kalamazoo January 5 Surviving are her husband three daughters Mrs Allan Gillman Mrs Glenn Endsley and Mrs Basil Hayward son William A two sisters and three grandchildren
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William H. Dasher
Kalamazo
Mich
Cedar Rapids
Kalamazoo
Allan Gillman
Glenn Endsley
Basil Hayward
Willam A
Funeral services for Edward Cligny at Monahan chapel
Funeral services for Edward Cligny who died at 1526 Sixth Street NW will be held Thursday at 2 pm in the Monahan chapel with Rev. Thomas Collister officiating. Burial will follow at Linwood Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.
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Edward Cligny
Sixth Street NW
Monahan Chapel
Thomas Collister
Linwood Cemetery
Funeral services for Flavius Pickerill at Turner chapel
Funeral services for Flavius D. Pickerill will be held at Turner chapel at 2 pm Thursday, conducted by the Adventist church. He died at his farm home near Shellsburg. Burial will be in Pleasant Ridge Cemetery near Shellsburg.
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Flavius D. Pickerill
Shellsburg
Turner Chapel
Adventist A
Pleasent Ridge
Shellsbur
City Briefs Home Builders Meet at First Evangelical
Home Builders class of First Evangelical Church will meet Friday evening in the church parlors. Townsend Auxiliary units 2 and 4 will meet with Mrs. Elia Fisher at 2 p.m. Thursday at 1131 Center Point Road.
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First Evangelical Church
Townsend
Elia Fisher
Center Point Road
Woman's Relief Corps Luncheon Time Change
Luncheon moved to 12 noon Thursday at the Memorial building. Installation will begin at 2 p.m.
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Woman's Relief Corps
Memorial Building
Cedar Rapids Credit Union to Hold Annual Meeting
The Cedar Rapids RIL Credit Union will hold its annual meeting on January 15 at 7 p.m. in the YMCA dining parlor. All members are urged to attend.
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Cedar Rapids
RIL) Credit Union
Y.M. C.A
Cornerstones Class Changes Meeting Time and Host
The Cornerstones class of First United Presbyterian church will meet Thursday at 6 pm. The gathering moves from Mrs Philip Listebarger to Mrs Robert McNebney at 409 A Avenue NW.
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First United Presbyterian Church
Robert McNebney
A Avenue NW
Philip M. Listebarger
Waltonian Luncheon to Hear Penningroth on Philippine Islands
The Waltonian Luncheon club will host Capt. Charles Penningroth of Cedar Rapids Thursday at noon in the Lafayette club room. He leads Company L of the Iowa guard and will discuss experiences in the Philippine Islands.
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Waltonian
Lafayette Club
Charles Penningroth
Cedar Rapids
Company L
Iowa Guard
Philippine Islands
Fine Arts Directory Seeks Listings For Schools
The Gazette’s Fine Arts Directory invites music dance and fine arts teachers to place listings. Call 2-1121 and ask how to keep a listing active for more than three weeks in the currently compiled directory at a cost as low as 1.96 dollars.
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the Gazette
South Side Civic Club R-4 Cross Knitting Unit Buys Yarn
The R-4 Cross knitting unit of the South Side Civic club has purchased sufficient yarn so members may continue the Red Cross knitting project. Yarn will be available to unit members at the ZCBJ hall.
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South Side Civic Club
Red Cross
Uni
ZCBJ
Decorah Commentator to Speak at Lions Club Luncheon
Georg Strandvold longtime international news commentator for Luther college KWLC radio will address the Lions club luncheon at the Roosevelt hotel. He is associate and foreign news editor of the Decorah-Posten, the largest Scandinavian bi weekly in the country.
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Georg Strandvold
Decorah
Luther College
KWLC
WMT
Lions Club
Roosevelt Hotel
Strandvold
Decorah- Posten
Goebbels Promises Clothing Drive Success for Russian Front
Berlin AP report quotes Propaganda Minister Paul Joseph Goebbels declaring he will inform Adolf Hitler of the successful completion of a week long clothing collection for the Nazi army on the Soviet front.
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Berlin
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Adolf Hitler
Funeral Services Held For Arthur Chase
More than 500 people attended the funeral for Arthur E. Chase owner and operator of the Troy Laundry for 37 years. He died Sunday morning at his home on Grande avenue SE after a heart attack. The service was at Turner chapel with Rev. Witzigman speaking. Chase had recently joined St. Pauls Methodist church and was praised for charitable donations. Burial followed in Cedar Memorial park mausoleum division.
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Arthur E. Chase
Troy Laundry Company
Grande Avenue SE
Turner Chapel
Witzigman
Cedar Rapids
Trinity Methodist Church
Chase
St. Paul's Methodist Church
Expect War Fund Campaign To Go Over The Top
Cedar Rapids aims to surpass its $30,000 goal in the cross war fund drive. An audit shows $21,820.45 deposited by Tuesday evening with Wednesday additions likely to push total near $25,000. Campaign head Alice Kirwin urged quick reporting as the War Fund office closes Saturday. several teams have finished canvassing.
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Cedar Rapids
Alice Kirwin
War Fund
Federal
New Defense Boss Aims To Get Job Done In A Hurry
Washington AP Donald M Nelson is appointed to run the wartime defense purchasing program. The Sears Roebuck veteran, known for long hours and blunt style, will coordinate production and priorities across government agencies. Born Hannibal Missouri 1888, he studied at Missouri University and joined Sears in 1912 rising to executive vice president and director.
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Washington
Donald M. Nelson
Roosevelt
Lst
Nelson
Sears Roebuck
National Defense Advisory Commission
NDAC
Priorities Board
Office of
Production Management
William S. Knudsen
OPM
Knudsen
Hannibal
University of Missouri
Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station
Drilling Deep into the Texas Slush Pit
In a crude Texas oil venture, Harvey Mason and crew work a dangerous test well as Gary Tallman and neighbors observe the operation. The crew shifts bits, debates rock cuts, and the slush pit fills with mud while old Hughey spectates and days drift toward a possible gush of oil.
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Gary Tallman
Texas
Mena Mason
Harvey Mason
Gary
Mona
Harvey
Adelaide
Harper
Grace
Dad
Oliver
Hickey
of &E
Hughey
Garry
Mr. Fothergill
Navajo Use Dual Hogans Throughout the Year
The Navajo people traditionally inhabit two hogans seasonally a summer hogan and a winter hogan reflecting their year round living pattern.
British Cabinet Shakeup Seen in View of Criticism
London reporters expect an imminent cabinet reshuffle over war management and ministerial assignments. Possible new supply minister to keep Lord Beaverbrook in Washington. Col John L Lewellin seen as a likely temporary replacement. Sir Stafford Cripps and Alfred Duff Cooper also figure in potential promotions amid broader empire councils.
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London
Churchill
Washington
Roosevelt
Lord Beaverbrook
Alfred Duff Cooper
Singapore
Far East
London Times
Australia
Paroled Man From Linn County For Forgery
DES MOINES AP The Iowa parole board announced Wednesday the release of Edward Winal, 36, committed to Fort Madison prison July 5 1938 from Linn county for 15 years for uttering a forged instrument.
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Des Moines
Iowa Parole Board
Edward Winail
Fort Madison
Linn County
County Treasurer Offers 2 Dollar Bill Trade for Stamps
Lebanon Ohio AP reports County Treasurer George B Johnson will pay two dollars in defense stamps for every two dollar bill turned in at his window. A merchant presented twenty such bills, but Johnson says the offer remains valid.
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Lebanon, Ohio
George B. Johnson
Johnson
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Iowa U
A. E. Chase
W. H. Dasher
F. D. Pickerill Funeral
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South Side Club
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Noah
Mason
Maria
Linn
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