Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Cedar Rapids Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

We have 14,353,121 pages in Iowa

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 32 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 15, 1942

Page

9

Early Cancer Is Curable Says State Doctor at Linn County Banquet

Dr Edmund G Zimmerer of the state health division told the Linn County Nursing Service banquet that early cancer is curable and many deaths are preventable with early diagnosis. He noted cancer mortality has risen since 1918 and attributed part to longer life spans, urging improved cancer control. Dr Howard Van Winkle chaired. Madeline Healy and Marvy Rozema reported on nursing service work and a family health history.

Edmund G. Zimmerer Division of Cancer Control State Department of Health Linn County Nursing Service Memorial Hall Marion Dr. Zimmerer Zimmerer Howard van Winkle Madeline Healy Marvy Rozema

Minister installs officers of Women’s Society at church

The Rev. Arthur W. Henke installed officers of the Women’s Society of Christian Service after a family-style supper at the church. Elected officers included Mrs. E. T. Hiams as president and Mrs. Hariey McCalley as vice president, with several secretaries and a treasurer named for missionary education, Christian social relations, local church activities, youth work, children’s work, literature and publications, spiritual life, and fellowship.

Arthur W. Henke Methodist Church Women's Society of Christian Service E. T. Hiams Hariey McCalley George Reichard G. A. Hutchison H. M. Titus L. M. Phelps Henke Lillian Bleakly Frank Gray Owen Turner C. B. Vernon

Vitalis emart youthful hair dressing ad at Owen's Cut Rate

A compact advertisement announces Vitalis youthful hair dressing stimulating scalp available at Owen's Cut Rate Drug, with prices listed as 10c 43c and 7r.

Vitalis Owen

Miss Lillian Harding Visits Cedar Rapids From Perry

Miss Lillian Ann Harding of Cedar Rapids returned Wednesday evening from Perry where she was called by the illness of her father George Fullerton. She was an overnight guest of her uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs BC Ainley. Mr Fullerton's condition was improved Wednesday.

Lillian Ann Harding Cedar Rapids Perry George Fullerton BC Ainley Fullerto

Couple Injured In Auto Crash Near Minneapolis

Mrs Laurence S Dove rushes to Minneapolis after injuries to daughter Mrs Danskin and son in law Mrs Danskin from a two car collision. The couple, married here, were enroute to make their home there and were admitted to a city hospital. Mrs May Turner learns of sister in law Mrs Lillian Duttons death in Minneapolis. Roscoe Blinks hosts True Blue W S C S group with 19 attendees and $2 donated to Red Cross. Leslie Dunn co hosts.

Laurence S. Dove Minneapolis T. ¢. Danskin Danskin May Turner Lillian Dutton Roscoe Blinks True Blue Methodist Leslie Dunn Red Cross War Fund James Hayes Henry G. Heeren

Installing Officers Listed for Local Chapter Ceremony

The installing officer and Mrs. Cora Starks oversaw the installation of officers led by President Mrs. Floyd G. Slauson and senior vice-president Mrs. Alma Oakley. Officers included junior vice-president Mrs. Layeeee Terrill musician Mrs. L. C. Wieneke and patriotic instructor Mrs. Mae Chisman with color bearers led by Mrs. Stark and three others. Committees were named for child welfare relief conference auditing kitchen and other tasks. Gifts were exchanged, and the corps donated $2 to the Red Cross war fund.

Cora Starks Floyd G. Slauson Alma Oakley Layeeee’ Terrill L. C. Wieneke Mae Chisman Virginia DeVault Stark Bessie Shearer Mary Gleason Minnie Zuhlke Zuhlke Pluma Terrill Leming Hanscom Starks Chieman Luense Woolley Corps

Marion Choral Club Plans Final Rehearsal and Benefit Concert

The Marion Choral Club meets Friday at 2 p.m. at the Christian church for final rehearsal for a benefit concert at the same church Friday at 8 p.m. The free concert invites the public with a silver offering for the Red Cross war fund. Featured singers include Mesdames Bunting De Jong Haines Robison Ben haver Ellison and others. Grace Meloney directs with Lloyd Stark as accompanist. A Marien high school cornet trio and a high school French horn quartet join the program, directed by Glenn Lyman.

Marion Choral Club Christian Church Red Cross War Fund John Bunting V. R. de Jong Carlton Haines Cc. M. Robison W. G. Benhaver Howard Ellison Cecil JT Glenn FE. Kinser

Marion Township Teachers Plan Evening Play Practice

The Marion Township teachers meet Thursday at 7 30 p m in the home demonstration room of the Gas company for a play practice session.

Marion Township Gas Company

Mrs Johnson Guests in Savannah Visit

Mrs William Johnson of Savannah Georgia is the guest the week of her son Warren Johnson at 1020 Seventeenth Street.

William Johnson Savanna, Lil Warren Johnson Seventeenth Street

Miss Bonnie Carey Attends Iowa Military Ball

Miss Bonnie Carey will attend the military ball Friday evening at the University of Iowa as a guest of Kenneth E. Corneil Jr a freshman student at the university.

Bonnie Carey University of Iowa Kenneth E. Corneil, Jr University

Marien Garden Club Meets With J E Reimers

The Marien Nature and Garden club met Wednesday afternoon with Mrs J E Reimers. Mrs Fred J Lang reviewed Bible Plants for American Gardens by Eleanor King. Ten members were present.

Marien Nature and Garden Club J. E. Reimers Fred J. Lang Eleanor King

Diana Fret Club Hosts Dessert Luncheon For 12

Mrs Willis Jordan entertained the Diana Fret club on a Wednesday afternoon with a dessert luncheon. Covers were laid for 12 and Mrs Willis Sheets led a program titled Porcelain and Semi Porcelain. The club’s year program was discussed.

Burns resigns as church janitor after 15 years

George W. Burns, longtime janitor of the Methodist church, resigned effective February 1 after serving under seven pastors. The church board will meet Thursday at 7:30 pm in the superintendent’s office. Reading circle gathers Friday at 2:30 pm at ? Crowns home. American Legion Junior Auxiliary meets Saturday at 2 pm at Donna Helbig’s home. Nearby relatives visited Mrs. C. E. Clark as Ray Bolton and granddaughter Bernita Cook stayed Wednesday in town.

George W. Burns Methodist Church Board of Education Supt. Co. B. Vernon Reading Circle Twelfth Street American Legion Junior Auxiliary Donna Helbig Fifth Avenue Mrs. Ray Bolton Bernita Cook Springlle

Child Study Club Holds Meeting at Mrs Gibson Home

The Child Study club met at the home of Mrs Vente Gibson on Wednesday afternoon. Roll call answered with a question about how the community can best help youth. Mrs B W Schenkn presented the lesson Under standing oo. The afternoon included sewing for the Red Cross and the club contributed $1 to the Red Cross war fund. Mrs Fred Lutz attended as a guest.

Vente Gibson B. W. Schenk Red Cross Red Cross War Fund Fred Lutz

City Briefs Elect Officers at McKinley High

The Hawkeye Aeroneers model airplane club plans to elect new officers at 7:30 p.m. tonight at McKinley High School. Townsend clubs 1 and 3 will entertain at a dance Friday at 8 45 p.m. in the VFW hall 109 Second Avenue SE.

Hawkeye Aeroneers McKinley High School

Leventhals Return From Chicago Furniture Mart Trip

Mr and Mrs Ben Leventhal of 1547 Bever Avenue SE returned Thursday from Chicago after attending a furniture mart for three days seeking new pieces and ideas for their home.

Ben Leventhal Bever Avenue Chicago Furniture Mart

Booth recovering after major operation at St Luke's

R. B. Booth of J street road SW underwent a major operation at St Luke's hospital on Monday and is recovering with visitors allowed.

R. B. Booth J Street Road St. Luke's Hospital

McGillicuddy Reenlists as Navy Machinist

Robert McGillicuddy son of Mr and Mrs E J McGillicuddy of 401 Eighth Street SE reenlists as a machinist in the navy. He left for Philadelphia on Tuesday. His brothers Gerald and Paul are also in the navy.

Robert McGillicuddy E. J. McGillicudy Eighth Street Navy Philadelphia Robert Gerald Paul

City Market Rent Collected By City Treasurer

City Treasurer Walter Miller announced the fifth floor city hall office will receive rent from city market stalls. Rent is due by February 1.

Walter Miller

Fine Arts Directory Seeks Listings For Music Teachers

Music dancing and voice teachers urge new listings in the Fine Arts Directory. One new pup will cover the cost. call 2-121 and ask Miss Harri how a small listing of 1.96 dollars can stay active for over three weeks.

Fine Arts Harri

Cub Pack 36 Potluck at Jackson School

Cub Pack 36 will hold a potluck supper at Jackson School at 6 pm on Friday. After the meal the regular meeting and charter presentation will follow. Cub Scouts and families are invited and asked to bring sandwiches a covered dish and silverware.

Jackson School

Bieber Sentenced 30 Days for False Uttering Check

Clarence Bieber pled guilty before Justice H R Church ill to false uttering of a check. He was sentenced to 30 days in the county jail after a Tuesday arrest by Deputy Sheriff Pete Whittemore near Waubeek.

Clarence Bieber H. R. Churchill Bieber Sherif Pete Whittemore Waubeek

Detectives Clear Watch Theft Case In City

Detectives and Sergt. Howard Walsh resolved the watch theft reported by Wendy Kopecky of 07 Avenue NE, first reported on New Year’s Eve. The suspects in petty larceny before Justice H. R. Churchill were Vic Johnson, 37, and James Watson, 35, of 523 Fifth Street SE. Johnson could not provide info to police.

Howard Walsh Wendy Kopecky Avenue NE H. R. Churchill Vic Johnson James Watson Fifth Street SE Johnson

Pair Sentenced In Thefts After Watch Is Recovered

A man and a companion were arrested after admitting to stealing Kopecky's watch and selling it to a hotel janitor for two dollars. The watch was returned to its owner. Johnson and Watson received 30 days in the county jail.

Dress Kopecky Johnson Watson

City Council Grants Beer Permits To Local Residents

The city council approves renewals and new permits: Joseph Gatta for a Class B beer permit at 1205 Seventh Avenue SE, J. M. Mason for a Class C permit at 1921 East Cigaret, Sarpenter at 820 First Street SW, and L. L. Anderson at 725 25 Third Street.

Joseph Gatta Fourth Avenue M. H. Mason Eee Cigaret Sarpenter First Street Ll. W. Anderson Third Street

Courthouse Two Divorce Pleas Filed

Two district court divorce petitions filed Wednesday allege cruel treatment. Madeline Burke seeks $50 monthly alimony from Edward Burke. writ of attachment for $1,000 on his property. The Burkes married in Rochester Minnesota on April 27, 1941. Cathryn Walker seeks divorce from Lawrence Walker, custody of a minor, writ of attachment for $1,000, and an injunction against molestation. they were married 13 years.

Madeline Burke Edward Burke

Judge authorizes bond swap in Cedar Rapids court ruling

Judge J E Heiserman Friday authorized Merchants National Bank of Cedar Rapids as trustee for the Mary A West estate to exchange 2800 dollars of Federal Farm Mortgage three percent bonds due 1947 for United States treasury two percent bonds due 1951 at par. A divorce suit was filed in district court Friday by Arleen M Phillips against Donald F Phillips citing cruelty and inhuman treatment. She seeks to resume her maiden name Arleen M Finney. the couple married in Cedar Rapids on Oct 29, 1938.

J. E. Heiserman Merchants National Bank of Cedar Rapids Mary A. West United States Treasury Arleen M. Phillips Donald F. Phillips

Jeannie White Appointed Administratrix for Archie White Estate

Jeannie White of 1317 I Avenue NE was named administratrix of the Archie White estate. The court appointed her to serve without bond after his recent death in Omaha.

Jeannie White I Avenue NE Archie White Omaha

Marmola Get Slimming Pills Ad Claim

Ad promotes Marmola Tarlets as a non starvations method to slim faces and figures by sensible eating and a package indicated dosage. It touts thirty years of sales and over twenty million boxes distributed while warning Marmola is not a cure all and reserved for adults with thyroid related weight gain. It advises consulting a physician for diagnosis.

Dinehart and Talbot Entertain Reporter With Lines of Play

Lyle Talbot and Alan Dinehart entertained a Gazette reporter at the town theater as they promote Separate Rooms, a show on the road for seventeen weeks. The pair, long collaborators, shared stage anecdotes and outlined lifelike acting notes, while Talbot announced his upcoming marriage to Miss Tommy Adams of Charlotte. Dinehart discussed his photography hobby and family, noting a son in the army. The Donbass produced 61 percent of Soviet coal in 1938 and nearly half of its steel.

Lyle Talbot Alan Dinehart Town Theater Gazette New York Dinehart Waterloo Talbot Chamber of Commerce Iowa Hollywood Grace Moore Isas City Tommy Adams Lotte N. C Sonja Henie Westbrook Pegler Walter Winchell Donbass

Fire Marshal Named Defense Coordinator in Iowa

John Strohm Iowa state fire marshal was named coordinator of the civilian defense fire protection program for the Iowa state defense council. Edward Kimball announces the appointment noting Strohm recent Memphis retirement and his belief that fire services will contribute fully to the civil defense effort.

DES Moines John Strohm Iowa Iowa State Defense Council Strohm Edward Kimball State Council Memphis

Bowen attends friend's funeral in Savannah Illinois

Mrs W G Bowen traveled to Savannah Illinois on Wednesday to attend the funeral of a friend. Arthur Curtis, custodian for the Milwaukee railway at Atkins, slipped on ice Wednesday and fractured his right ankle. His father Sylvester Curtis and L C Low went to Atkins Wednesday and brought him to Cedar Rapids.

W. G Bowen Savanna Ill Arthur Curtis Milwaukee Railway Atkins Sylvester Curtis L. C. Low Spedar Rapids

Also Mentioned on This Page

Marion News Gazette Business Office Kaybee Second Avenue City Briefs MELLO Daily Delivery By Jack Ferring Iana Martin's Wrisley Bath Remington Electric Forhans Pebecca Phillips Ipana Jergens Orly Hinds Mocess Kotex Dorothy Gray Martex Winter White Goods Faribo Windsor North Star RG .Br Woerderhoff’s First Avenue East Titus Lamuar Eoenueer Alama Sive
Search Courier

Search the Cedar Rapids Gazette Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Cedar Rapids Gazette?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication