Sole Caretaker for Acre of Everblooming Perennials
A suburban couple, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Langhurst, cultivate an acre of everblooming flowers around their home near Hawkeye Downs. Grandmother Gardener, now six times a grandmother, tends beds with continuous color from spring to autumn, featuring spirea, yucca, delphinium, lilacs, poppies, malva and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Langhurst
Hawkeye Downs
Willian
Langhurst
Lhuuiphor
Blue Delphinium
Lillian
Highway Safety Conference To Be Staged This Week
Ames AP round table discussions on highway safety will be held at Iowa State College July 6 to 8. The Iowa State Safety Council and state agencies sponsor with speakers from Chicago and Iowa institutions. Demonstrations and teaching aids will conclude the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AMES
Iowa State College
Iowa State Safety Council
State Motor Vehicle Department
State Department of Public Instruction
William A. Sears
Chicago
A. J. Steffey
Des Moines
Iowa
Harlan Mead
Washington, Ir
Washington Junior College
H. G. Palmer
Iowa State Teachers College
W. Earl Hall
Mason City
State Safety Council
Fern Goulding
Iowa State College Department of Hygiene
R. A. Moyer
Mark Morris
Iowa Highway Survey
PWA Grants Approval To 56 More Projects
The Public Works Administration approved 58 additional job making projects in 17 states. The projects have an estimated value of 9.72 million dollars with grants of 4.37 million and loans of 0.32 million. Educational facilities lead with 32 school projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Public Works Administration
Byzantine Archbishop to lead service at St John Syrians
Archbishop Samuel David will conduct a service at St John Syrian Orthodox Church Cedar Rapids featuring Byzantine chants in Greek and a sermon in Arabic and English. He will also officiate at a 2 30 p m baptism for Georgeena Abodeely with two visiting priests assisting and will wear vestments from Russia. The archbishop travels about 100000 miles yearly and this marks his fourth Cedar Rapids visit since becoming archbishop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel David
St. John’s
Seventh Street
Sixth Avenue SE
United States
David
Cedar Rapids
Georgeena Abodeely
George A. Abodeely
Ninth Street
Raphael Husson
St. George Syrian Orthodox Cathedral
Charleston
W. Va
Thomas N. Abodeely
Kearney
Toledo
Russia
Aaron
Theological School
Mount Lebanon
Syria
George Abodeely
Father Husson
Phoenician Club
St. John’s Church
Meuniere
Woodring Urges Move of G H Q Air Unit to Scott Field
Secretary of War Woodring urged President Roosevelt to relocate the army general headquarters air force from Langley Field Virginia to Scott Field Illinois for better defense. He cited Scott Field’s central location and a 5.5 million dollar public works allocation to cover construction for the G H Q unit and other air corps units there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Woodring
Scott Field
Air Corps
Plymouth Democrats Endorse Gillette for U S Presidency
Plymouth county Democrats at LeMars endorsed Senator Guy M. Gillette for the 1940 presidency urging his nomination at the Democratic National Convention. The resolution also proposed Rep. Vincent F. Harrington of Sioux City be elected to Gillette's Senate seat if he becomes the party’s candidate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Plymouth County
Guy M. Gillette
LeMars
Gillette
Vincent F. Harrington
Sioux City
Senate
Greek Countess Visits Clarence With Gospel Meetings
Madame Franz Firanza a former grand opera star a Greek countess and missionary to Brazil visits Mrs. R A Elsner in Clarence hosting gospel meetings in nearby communities. Born in Brazil to a Brazilian mother and German Free Lutheran missionary father she spent childhood in Brazil and Europe where she was educated after accompanying an aunt at age 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence
Brazil
Madame Franz Firanza
R. A. Elsner
Madame Firanza
Mrs. Elsner
Germany
Europe
Missionary singer to leave Clarence for Brazil work
She married Count Firanza after meeting him and lived on Crete until his World War I death. Since then Madame Firanza has pursued freelance missionary work across the Americas and Europe, using song to reach audiences. She credits church music for her Brazil success with the Indians and will depart Clarence next Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Count Firanza
Crete
Madame Firanza
North
South America
Europe
Brazil
Jungles
Clarence
Rhinau Residents Face Expropriation Across Rhine
In Rhinau, France, residents with farms on the German side of the Rhine were told their land would be expropriated for fortifications. German offers to buy were refused as too low by the property owners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strasbourg
France
Rhinau
Twelve Scouts Earn Indian Names at Camp Waubeek
Twelve veteran Scout campers earned Warrior rank and Indian names at Camp Waubeek during the second period. Named include Jim Holmes Little Beaver, John Hillstead White Rock, Leo Shulgin White Horn, Don Lehmkuhl Tomahawk, Alvin Kukera Blue Fire, Perry Woodward Beaver Trail, Vincent Smith Arrowhead, Raymond Field Sun Symbol, ck Hall Laughing Arrow, Elmer Grissel Blue Mountain, and Charles Smig White Otter with chief status. Others earned canoe trips on Monday and Wednesday. third period registrations list numerous troops, led by staff involvement from N Harold West to Wayne Schrecken gast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Waubeek
Jim Holmes
Little Beaver
John Hillstead
White Rock
Leo Shulgin
White Horn
Don Lehmkuhl
Tomahawk
Alvin Kucera
Blue Fire
Perry Woodward
Beaver Trail
Vincent Smith
Arrowhead
Raymond Field
Junior
Red Cloud
Ck Hall
Elmer Grissel
Blue Mountain
Charles Smig
Jack D'Arcy
Hugh White
Tom Grayston
Howard Langridge
Bob Puckett
Alan Parker
Walter Jensen
Bob Kimball
Bob Mitchell
Ray Ingham
Tom Shive
Stanley Mohrbacher
John Reitz
Bill Kelly
Eugene Thoennes
Bernard Briles
Martin Fitzgerald
Orville Fitzgerald
Don Jirsa
John Hoyle
Richard McEvers
Robert Sheridan
Jack Zaruba
Richard Farmer
Stanley Cadwallader
Robert Nemec
Don Vesely
Vernon Kriz
Harold Stanek
Sidney Temple
Glen Gable
Bill Grubich
Merl Wise
George Lowe
Tom Brady
Don Gregory
Troop
Richard Bouldin
Harlan Davis
Gordon Strickland
Weston Ralston
Kenneth Walkup
Kieth Jones
Donald Janssen
Eugene Moore
John Miller
Roland Roupe
James Kemp
Harvey Luedeman
Allen Singer
Earl Manholtz
Charles Miller
Dick Emry
Don Lundquist
Howard Anderson
Jesse Boots
William Cumiley
Stewart Knowles
David Northcutt
Herbert Northcutt
Robert Schomberg
Louis Trzil
George Leinbaugh
Arless Kasey
A. J. Coburn
Bill Kennedy
Dave Battin
Jim Battin
Leonard Koch
Bill Lewellen
Bill Thompson
George Velche
Raymond Cooney
Clarence Reinhard
Richard Shay
Wayne Manson
John Halasey
Keith Collier
Ralph Rose
Robert Lary
Robert Mitchell
Gaylen Caylor
Edwin Little
N. Harold West
James C. Manville
Jack Sopousek
Guy Carter
John Hershey
Edwin Hansen
Charles Imig
Martin Hansen
Ed Kopecky
Charles Fields
Harold Blocher
William Kelsey
Carl Huff
Perry Woodwards
Wayne Schreckengast
199 File Claims Here For Jobless Insurance In First Day
Linn county residents filed 199 claims for unemployment benefits under Iowa law by Saturday noon. The program began Friday morning with a staggered schedule by surname, advising applicants not to rush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
Iowa
Lloyd Grover
Iowa State Emplyment Service
Mr. Grover
Farm Youth Near Elkader Is Killed
Elkader Iowa Donald Muensch an 18 year old son of Mr and Mrs William Muensch died Saturday from injuries after being run over by a manure spreader on his fathers farm south of Elkader He was found near the barn still breathing but died before a doctor arrived
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkader
Donald Muensch
William Muensch
Fishing Hobby Leads to Boat Builder Avocation
Carl Dueser profiles F H Pryor of Woodland Drive SW a factory worker who eight years ago turned fishing into boat building His 16 foot 44 inch beam lake type outboard boat with white cedar hull uses 4000 nails and features a wind wing and bow deck Pryor works about three hours daily and needs six weeks per project He also mows the lawn and fishes as hobbies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. H. Pryor
Woodland Drive
Quaker Oats
Pryor
Changes In Air Mail Schedules Announced
Latest air mail schedules for Cedar Rapids were announced by Robert T. Lubbock superintendent of mails. Mails close at 4 30 p m daily for planes leaving Town City for Chicago New York Cleveland Detroit Dallas Miami Cheyenne Denver Salt Lake City Los Angeles Spokane and other points in New England eastern southeastern far west and northwestern states. Closing times for mail trains to connect with Chicago planes to Massachusetts Washington D C Indiana Kentucky Ohio Georgia Florida Louisiana Texas Tennessee is 12 30 a m. Mails close at 11 10 p m for the Minneapolis plane to North Dakota Winnipeg Montana and Washington. The Omaha plane for Oklahoma Utah Oregon Washington and California has 9 15 p m closing time while 11 35 p m is the deadline for the Kansas City plane to Texas Kansas Oklahoma Arizona and Los Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Robert T. Lubbock
Chicago
New York
Cleveland
Detroit
Dallas
Miami
Cheyenne
Denver
Salt Lake City
Los Angeles
Spokane
New England
Far West
Massachusetts
Washington
D. C
Indiana
Kentucky
Ohio
Georgia
Florida
Louisiana
Texas
Tennessee
Minneapolis
North Dakota
Winnipeg
Montana
Omaha
Oklahoma
Utah
Oregon
California
Kansas City
Kansas
Arizona
Police Prepare Rescue Gear For Cedar River Summer
Anticipating typical summer accidents on the Cedar river, Patrolman Simon and Stusak prepared rescue equipment on Saturday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar River
Simon and
Stusak
Police maintain rescue gear and boat at Ellis Beach
Inspecting and testing life saving equipment, police maintain a rescue boat near Ellis beach. An outboard motor, being cleaned by officers, remains at the station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellis Beach
Toronto Parks Total 55 Units Spread Across 1879 Acres
The city maintains fifty five parks covering a combined area of 1879 acres. Officials note diverse green spaces across neighborhoods and a range of recreational facilities. Environmental planners emphasize preservation and public access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Cedar Rapids School Board Reports Yearly Finances and Balances
The Cedar Rapids board closed the year with a 751 469.01 balance and a 1 928 046.73 receipts total 1 176 577.72 disbursements. General fund outlays included 660 175.99 instructional service and 104 072 26 plant operation. Funds and balances across several programs and banks are listed with total balances for each fund and restricted accounts. A pension oversdraft of 5.06 is noted and a dinner of appreciation for treasurer O A Kearney is approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
C. Dorsey Hedberg
General Fund
O. A. Kearney
Cedar Rapids
Kearney
Merchants National Bank
Peoples Savings Bank
First Trust and Savings Bank
Guaranty Bank and Trust Company
United State Bank
Cedar Rapids Savings Bank
American Trust and Savings
CCC to Restore Enrollment to 300000 by July 20
Washington announces the Civilian Conservation Corps will be recruited back to 300000 by July 20. Fechner cites additions of 7000 Indians 4000 CCC workers in Alaska 5000 reserve officers and other personnel for an average annual strength of 334800 and total yearly employment of about 530000 from the 286 million congressional appropriation for 1500 camps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
CCC
C. C. Fechner
Alaska
Fechner
Congress
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Langhursts
Prairie Creek
England
PWA
Royal
Royal Laundry
Fourth Avenue SE
Robert Sadilek
G. H. Q. Air Division
Plymouth
Sen. Gillette
U. S
Waubeek
Podzimek Pharmacy
First ST
Second Ave
Sixteenth Ave
Marry Burmeister
Reem
Iowa City
Carl Dueser
Gazette
Merchants National
Bulbéiou
Paramount Pharmacy
Paramount Theater
Bailéing
Iee
Grand Boys Galoree
Boston
Oransky
Boston Store
Third Street
Ralph J. Moorcroft
Gwendolyn Drive
Transfe Storage CO
J. M. Leng
al Schmidt
Thirty-Sixth Street
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