Red Cross Sweaters For Service Men And Weathered Trees
Red Cross volunteers knit sweaters for army marines and navy personnel. Sergt Whitman Yeoman Bradley and Mrs Klima pose with the garments and discuss service plans and wartime needs. The piece also recounts a lightning struck elm whose wind pressed bark girdling and rapid wood damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Army
Marines
Navy
Robert F. Whitman
Charles Klima
1645
Avenue
Robert Bradley
Whitman
Bradley
Atlantic
Keys Of Kingdom Tops Cedar Rapids Library 1941 Picks
The life story of A J Cronin’s Keys Of The Kingdom was the 1941 most popular book at Cedar Rapids Public Library. Berlin Diary by William L Shirer ranked second, with a wide range of titles praised, including This Above All and Remarkable Andrew. Boxes for Victory Book donations sit at library stations for book collection. Magazines are not wanted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
A. J. Cronin
Berlin
William L. Shirer
Sudborough
Carr
Knight
Andrew
Trumbo
Starrett
Wilma Rogers
Engstrand
Peterkin
Cummings
Maggie Owen
Wadelton
Pearl Buck
Clarence Darrow
Stone
Smith
Marvin Cone Paintings To Be Shown In Terre Haute And Philadelphia
Cedar Rapids artist Marvin Cone will have two works shown in upcoming exhibitions in Philadelphia and Terre Haute Indiana. Night Prowler was accepted by the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts for its 137th annual American painting and sculpture show running January 25 to March 1 in Philadelphia. Habitation will be shown at the Shel don Swope Art Gallery in Terre Haute from March 21 to May 2 for its opening exhibition of contemporary American painting. Grant Wood’s Spring in Town is also represented in the Swope gallery’s holdings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin Cone
Cedar Rapids
Philadelphia
Terre Haute
Ind
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
New Sheldon Swope Art Gallery
Cone
Habitation
Iowa
Indiana
Grant Wood
Swope Gallery
Wood
Lightning Survey Reveals Tree Weakness in Storms
City Arborist notes the National Shade Tree conference survey covers 25 of 48 states with oak elm pine poplar ash tulip and maple as most susceptible to lightning. Higher trees and groups are likeliest struck. many bolts end in trunk or root damage as heat builds from electrical resistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Shade Tree Conference
Wisconsin
Vine Engulfs Tree After Storm Damages Bark
A vine climbed and wrapped around a tree trunk, rupturing the bark as steam separated it from the wood. The cambium was dead, leaving the tree beyond saving. Early discovery might have allowed grafting to rescue it. The story warns to remove vines and inspect trees after storms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thor
Pearl Harbor
Annual Scout Council Dinner Set for Tuesday Evening
Waubeek area Boy Scouts of America announce their annual dinner at 6 30 pm Tuesday in the Chamber of Commerce building with Prof H J Thornton of the University of Iowa to speak A business meeting and officer election will follow H W Fraser presiding Reservations are required by noon at the Scout headquarters About 200 attendees expected Awards of merit will be given but names kept secret until the meeting Additional reports from six operating committees will be presented Retiring officers include Kennedy Cornell L W Kellogg John H Bormann Ray Short and E M Pinney Wyoming in 1941 received 822295 97 under the interior department conservation program for use of public lands
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waubeek
Fred J. Payneer
Fred A. Winter
G. K. Thompson
A. L. Smulekoff
Mr. Fraser
Kenneth Cornell
Marion
L. W. Kellogg
Anamosa
John H. Bormann
Cedar Rapids
Ray L. Short
E. M. Pinney
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A Gazette
R. K. Alman
City Arborist
A. E. Chase
Chasa
Emil Pazdera
Troy Laundry and
DIAL
First Street
Scout Council
Wyoming
Department of Interior
ATS
Neisner
America
United States Defense
the Peoples Savings Bank
Bane Ane
Cutrate Drug Store
Second Street
S. E.W
CEDA
Gerbers
Uwweeaa
Gerber's Baby Food
Baby Ruth
Bietico
West Tooth Paste
DU Barry
Barry Foundation
Richard Hudnut
Dutton
Val
Richard
Washington
Fitch's Bay
ZEMO
CEE Sa
VICK
Ray, Reatrae
Ener
Nash
Paper Shell
Rose
Pine
Gardenia
Sandlewood
Banquet of
Carnation Fragrances
Lyon
Edwards
Thompson
Foley
Barbara Gould
Remington
Wrisley
BATH
Jeris
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