Cedar Rapids Urges Continued Donations to Reach City Quota
The United Service drive seeks further contributions from unasked residents to meet Cedar Rapids city’s 10 000 dollar quota. organizers report progress as 26 firms report full participation and plans to report to the national USO office while continuing solicitations until the goal is met. Investors named include American Transfer and Storage, Standard Oil, Phillips Oil, Nash Finch, and Burroughs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Service
Com-Pns
Us.o
Cedar Rapids
Morrison
American Transfer and Storage Company
Dempsey Cleaning and Dyeoe Broulik Brothers
J. W. Darragh Plumbing
Kutchera Sodding and Fuel Company
Standard Oil
Sinclair Oil
Phillips Oil
Cities Service Oil
Mid-Continent Petroleum Corporation
Champlin Refining Company
Home Oil and Gas
National Refining Company
Ellis Boulevard
City Club Parkway
Log Cabin Beer
Grissel Company
Cach Glass and Paint Company
M. Cach Glass Company
Underwood Elliott Fisher
Sojka’s Market
Birthday double joy for Thomas Hughes family
Mrs Thomas Hughes of 2522 C avenue NE marked her son Tommy’s first birthday on Wednesday sharing the day as her own. The one year old’s cake bore a single candle while siblings Patricia and Dorothy, ages nine and seven, visited a grandmother in St Louis for summer vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Hughes
C Avenue NE
Tommy
Mrs. Hughes
Patricia
Dorothy
St. Louis
Art winner announced at youth forum competition
Fred Gong, 18 year old Chinese American from Portland Oregon, was named winner of the $1000 first prize in the art division of the annual youth forum contest conducted by the American magazine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
INS
Fred Gong
Portland
Ore
Cedar Rapids School Board Reports Fiscal Year Totals
The Cedar Rapids board of education ends the year with 598,958.60 on hand and receipts of 2,245,116.26 against disbursements of 1,646,157.66. The secretary’s report notes district taxes 1,131,349.56 and state apportionment 27,433.54 plus $68,000 transfer from sinking fund and various small receipts from tuition, sales, and fines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Cole
School House
Local hires and marriages mark La Porte City brief
Vernon Mathews begins vocational agriculture teaching in La Porte City filling the vacancy from Adrian Gamble. Carroll Robb and Bertha Brittle announce a May 3 marriage in Missouri. Eloise Green and Gene Bottler wed in a candlelight Ames ceremony. Gladys DeBerg and George Fell Jr announce a secret Lancaster wedding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LA Porte City
Vernon Mathews
Hamiston
Adrian Gamble
Mathews
Iowa State College
Ames
Carroll Robb
Guy Robb
Bertha Brittle
Cedar Falls
Warren Brittle
Jesup
Missouri
LaVerne Hackerson
LaPorte City
Robb
Bath Packing Company
Waterloo
Eloise Green
Harry Green
Gene W. Rottler
William Rottler
Gladys DeBerg
John DeBerg
Grundy Center
George Fell
Lancaster
Black Hawk
Winners Named At Riverside And McKinley Pet Shows
Friday night pet show results list winners at Riverside and McKinley playgrounds across several categories including smallest and largest pets, cutest animals, and best trained terrier. Monday Reed park bicycle show honors include girls and boys races plus relay and obstacle events won by local children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
McKinley
Dorothy Graham
Jack Heitz
Elaine Heitz
Lawrence Kimball
Richard Tickal
Charles McMullin
Mary Louise Lattner
Billy Harris
Jean McNamera
Marlene Minor
Gerry Johnson
Reed Park
Margaret Heald
Junior Bird
Earl Usher
Elmer Carter
John Carter
NEA weighs national teacher duties commission proposal
The National Education Association heard a proposal to establish a national commission of teachers with duties including exposing any teacher whose attitude is found to be inimical to the country’s best interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
National Education Association
T Ges
Beer consumption in Iowa declines in last year
Des Moines AP reports Iowa beer consumption fell by 1 gallon in the year ended June 3030 from the prior year, with residents drinking about 26 115 000 gallons in 12 months. Four cents per gallon tax funds emergency relief. revenue in 1940 41 was 1 044 624 compared with 1 103 275 the year before. The downward trend since 1936 is noted in the tax figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Scout's First Aid Averted Serious Arm Wound
Boy Scout Richard Meyers used his Scout first aid training to control a deep cut on Ralph Dew's right arm after glass from garbage at Meyers' residence area caused the injury. Dew, a city employee, was treated and released from Mercy hospital after ambulances arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Meyers
Twenty-first Avenue
Ralph Dew
N Street
Meyers
Dew
Mercy Hospital
Roosevelt Signs Five Huge Bills to Expand Spending
President Roosevelt announced a goal to keep the United States out of war while approving five large appropriation bills Tuesday night. The measures add more than 3.5 billion dollars to the program, raising total outlays and authorizations to 39 billion since January. The packages include 910 million for relief, 1.196 billion for labor and federal security, 1.34 billion for agriculture and farm aid, 24.567 million for Congress expenses, and 54.795 million for the District of Columbia.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
United States
Congress
Labor Department
Federal Security Agency
Agriculture Department
District of Columbia
Golf Champ Runner-Up In Safe Driving Meet
Elaine Folger 17 Keokuk Iowa and Kenneth R Karr 17 Des Moines were named state winners in the Ford Good Drivers league safe driving contest and will travel to Dearborn Michigan on Aug 21 to compete for a national title. Finalists were Phyllis Otto 16 Atlantic Iowa and Harold Robuck 17 Knoxville with 22 other contestants eliminated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Elaine Folger
Keokuk
Kenneth R. Karr
Dearborn
Mich
Phyllis Otto
Atlantic
Harold Robuck
Knoxville
Silk Fiber Length in Worm Cocoon Report
A historical note states the average silk length in a silk worm cocoon is 1,526 feet, exceeding a quarter mile. This measurement highlights the extensive filament produced by silkworms in the cocoon stage.
Roosevelt Returns Inglewood Plant to Owners
President Roosevelt ordered the North American Aviation plant at Inglewood California returned to its owners after wartime government control. Production had paused due to a strike and mediation resolved the differences. He warned that any future interference would be met with necessary action to ensure continued essential production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
North American Aviation Company
Inglewood
Calif
Permanent Pact Replaces Truce at North American Plant
North American Aviation in Inglewood and the CIO United Automobile Workers reach a formal contract covering 11,000 workers. The agreement, drafted before the defense mediation board, drops the closed shop demand. The army says troops that seized the plant on June 9 will be withdrawn immediately, with about half of the soldiers already withdrawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
North American Aviation Company
Inglewood
Calif
United Automobile Workers
CIO
National Defense Mediation Board
Iowa Business Gains Slightly Slower Than U S
Prof. George R. Davies of the University of Iowa reports that Iowa business advancement lags the nation slightly in early 1941 though gains are recorded. Five‑month data show building contracts up 98.7 percent, farm prices 24.9, industrial payrolls 14, auto sales 22.1, rail carloadings 8.5, bank debits 11.9, employment 8.5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Iowa
George R. Davies
University of Iowa Business Research Bureau
Davies
Germany
Russia
Iowans Parade in First All Out Review at Claiborne
At Camp Claiborne Louisiana the 34th division staged its first all out review since marching in last March before top army officers. Major General Walsh led about 18 000 personnel as the 67th Iowa brigade and 68th North Dakota Minnesota brigade passed in review along with infantry regiments and support units including artillery engineers medical and quartermaster units commanded by officers from Iowa Minnesota North Dakota and South Dakota.
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Camp Claiborne
Ins
Walsh
E. A
Dye
McNair
Iowa
Gordon C. Hollar
Sioux City
North Dakota
Minnesota
Frayne Baker
Bismarck
N. D
133Rd
Howard J. Rouse
Waterloo
168Th
Folsom Everest
Council Bluffs
59Th Field Artillery
185Th
Walter Anderson
Boone
109Th Engineers
L. Lewis
Rapid City
156Th
Earl Bush
Ames
B. Gault
Osceola
Field Mass To Feature Keota's July 4 Program
Keota plans a July Fourth celebration with 5000 to 8000 attendees. A world peace Mass will be held at the town's sports field with Bishop Henry Rohlman of Davenport as celebrant. The event is hosted by the Windhurst council of the Knights of Columbus Harper with Catholic dignitaries and Knights marching in parade. A prominent speaker will follow the Mass, then basket dinners at noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keota
Es Town
Henry " Rohlman
Davenport
Windthurst
Knights of Columbus of
Harper
Knights of Columbus
American Legion
Wil
Community Festival in Wilson Park Sets Parade and Activities
A festival day in Wilson Park features a 1 30 p m parade with prizes for floats and stunts. At 2 30 p m a kittenball tournament with four teams Harper Clear Creek East Pleasant Plain and Keota will be played. The afternoon program includes a band concert an address by Rev Carl Klein of Washington sponsored by Blythen Sheets post American Legion and a 4 H club demonstration. A dance closes the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson Park
Harper
Clear Creek
East Pleasant Plain
Keota
Carl Klein
Washington
Blythen-Sheets Post
American Legion
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