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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 01, 1942

Page

11

Marion Merchants and Allen Motor Winners

The Marion Merchants girls softball team won 14 to 13 in eight innings over Economy Lumber, despite 12 errors. Vaclav went 4-for-4 with two singles a double and a homer, while Boyanovsky hit two homers and a double. In the nightcap, Allen Motor Company beat A and P Super Market 18 to 3 as Schubert allowed nine hits and 13 runs through three innings.

Marion Merchants Economy Lumber Girls Merchants O’dean Vaclav Boyanovsky Farion Merchants Conomy Lumber Lagerquist Stainbrook Miller

Funeral services for Dart Boyles Comstock in Marion

Funeral services were held Tuesday at the Yocom chapel for Dart Boyles Comstock who died Sunday in Chicago. Burial followed in Oak Shade cemetery. Relatives and friends from Milwaukee Webster Groves Cedar Rapids Ames and Chicago attended. A war savings stamp boutonniere drive by Marion volunteers supported by the Chamber of Commerce sold for 50 cents with stamps included.

Dart Boyles Comstock Chicago Yocom Chapel John C. Evans Oak Shade Cemetery R. C. Toms Marion J. Elliott Davis Richard Killian Harold Graves Cedar Rapids Bess Boyles Milwaukee Hiram D. Boyles David Webster Groves Grant W. Comstock Lewiston Mich LB Miller Marvel Miller Marcella Heynen Helen Rhodes John C Evans J. J. Wallace Ames Paul E. Rose Aw G Adams Gladys Jacobmeyer Marion Chamber of Commercce

Marion benefit night features two softball games

Two games are scheduled at the Marion softball diamond on Thursday at 7 45 p.m. Proceeds go to Bev Taylor a Negro player with Fry's Dairy team who fractured a leg early season. Quaker Oats versus Bees in first game. Fry's Dairy versus Cherry Burrell in nightcap.

Marion Bev Taylor Fry Quaker Oats The Bees Janitors' Supply Company Fry's Dairy

Kennedy to become managing director of Hotel Roosevelt

J Mike Kennedy current manager of Hotel Blackhawk Davenport will assume managing director duties at Hotel Roosevelt late this month succeeding William Shadow who has resigned to run his own hotel in Birmingham Alabama.

J. “Mike” Kennedy Blackhawk Davenport Roosevelt William Shadow Birmingham Ala

Local families host summer and leave visitors

Mrs. Gilbert Titler and Mrs. Bess Milner with Ferdelia Umbeham and the Leshers welcome Seaman First Class Danny Sills on a fifteen day east coast leave with his parents Mr and Mrs. Cliff Sills. Mrs. Clara Hoff of St Cloud Minnesota visits with her son Warren Hoff. Mrs. A Lagerquist of 1293 Tenth Street will be hostess for summer gatherings.

Gilbert Titler Bess Milner Ferdelia Umbeham Jerry Lesher Danny Sills East Coast Cliff Sills Clara Hoff St Cloud. Minn Warren Hoff A. Lagerquist Tenth Street

Lecture at Baptist church Thursday with Rachel Booth guild

Thursday at 2 p.m. the Rachel Booth guild of the Baptist church will meet with Mrs. Herbert Harford in charge of the lesson.

Rachel Booth

Deaths and funeral services in Waukon and Cedar Bluff

Funeral services for John Hogan 84 were held at St Patrick’s church with burial in West Ridge Catholic cemetery. He was born in Rockford Illinois and married Anna McAneny September 9 1890. Surviving are his widow three daughters Catherine Hogan Glenn Sheetz and Margaret and Harold all in Iowa and sons Leonard John and others. Also listed are a brother and three sisters. In Cedar Bluff funeral services for Mrs Kate Marker were held at the Cedar Bluff church with burial in Sand Hill cemetery. She died at a daughter’s home in Cedar Rapids and was born in Pennsylvania July 23 1861.

Waukon John Hogan St. Patrick’s Church West Ridge Rockford Anna McAneny Glenn Sheetz Catherine Hogan Decorah Margaret Harold Burlington Leonard Cedar Rapids John Big Timber Mont

Manchester Couple Wed at Earlville Church

Nellie Mae Koehne and Willis H Mayne were married Sunday at Emmanuel Lutheran church Earlville by Rev M O Jahn Goldie Ellis of Manchester was maid of honor and Mrs Lester Stone of Dubuque matron of honor Attendants included Clarence Mayne of Cedar Rapids and Robert Koehne of Manchester A reception for 40 guests followed at the bride parents home The couple will reside in Dubuque where Mayne works for H and W Motor Express Co

Manchester Nellie Mae Koehne Frank Koehne Willis H Mayne Reuben Mayne Dubuque Emmanuel Lutheran Earlville M. O. Jahn Goldie Ellis Lester Stone Clarence Mayne Cedar Rapids Robert Koehne Mayne H. and W. Motor Express Company

Playground offices combined arborist office move announced

Cedar Rapids arborists consolidate offices in Memorial building third floor. Starting after July 1, permits required for major parking area work in residential zones. Permits issued from city hall office. phone numbers unchanged. Excludes mowing grass and hedge trimming.

Cedar Rapids Arborists’ Office

North Carolina Leads U.S. in Mica Production

North Carolina remains the top mica producer in the United States, reflecting its dominant role in domestic mineral output.

North Carolina United States

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