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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1941
Page
5
Mayor John C Mullin asks Marion residents to aid national defense aluminum collection this week. Linn county board provides a donation bin at the northeast corner of the city park. Rural districts will gather aluminum by rural mail carriers.
Marion post 298 American Legion and families gather at 6 30 pm in the Legion hall for an ea picnic supper. An executive committee meets at 7 30 pm and at 8 pm separate meetings of the post and auxiliary follow. Co chairmen of the supper committee are Mrs Herbert Price and Mrs Hugh Hutton with other serving by Mesdames Williams Newman Clay Wesling Hanstrom Behrens Barber Johnson and Vahi. Auxiliary committee chairmen will report at its meeting. Auxiliary officers to be installed July 28.
Complimenting Donald Bragg who will leave the last of the month to make his home at Corpus Christi Texas, a picnic dinner will be given in his honor by friends and neighbors.
The Cub Scout pack No 58 hosts its annual Dad and Son picnic at Granger's pasture Tuesday evening at 5 30. A model air plane contest will be held. Refreshments will be served by the Cub dads. Awards will be given at a campfire ceremony.
Classified line notes a rental apartment and provides phone contact 782. It mentions a city council meeting at 7 30 p m at the city venue. The fragmentary ad combines property listing with civic meeting reference from the same page.
Centennial Encampment No. 91 1. C. C. F. will convene Monday at 8 p.m. at the lodge hall for its regular gathering and activities.
The Martin's Creek Community club postpones its picnic and garden tour scheduled for Thursday indefinitely.
Mr and Mrs Reginald Adams are to dine with Mr Adams uncle in Muscatine today as their guest.
The American Legion offers life-saving training beginning July 28. Interested individuals should register for instruction before the date to secure enrollment at the pool.
Miss Wyoma Carey and Miss Anna Mullaley traveled to Lake Okoboji for a week long outing starting Saturday evening.
Mary Alice Kemble Bonnie Carey and Geraldine Smith leave Saturday afternoon for Clear Lake Methodist Institute. Mr and Mrs K V Cornell and their daughter Sydney accompany them for a weekend visit.
Clifford Johnson visited the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. V. Carey, in a brief family gathering.
Mr and Mrs Elmer Fisher depart with sons Tommie and Billie for a brief trip visiting Chicago and Milwaukee.
A fragmentary notice from Davenport mentions Mr and Mrs with initials A A and other partners in a local marriage or engagement announcement. The text reads as a partial obituary of couple styling and dating cues.
Local listing shows family size Cherry Rocky Road Hutchinson's Ice Cream priced at 13c for a 25¢ quart package at Owen's Cut to Drug. Item highlights a gingham packaging detail and bargain price point for shoppers.
Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Ray C. McCalley and their children Donna and David, visiting from Tucson, Ariz., at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Clark in Manchester.
Handicraft club No. 2 will gather Friday at 1 30 PM at Mrs. Ralph Parks home 762 Ninth Avenue. Mrs Roy King named project leader for the session.
Mrs Frances Pringle and her daughter Barbara from Chicago have been seen in Storm Lake for several days and will arrive this afternoon for a visit with Mrs James A Pringle.
Mrs Ina Dye Minor traveled to Cedar Rapids to spend several days with her cousin Bel Walsh.
The Cornerstone Kensington of the Presbyterian church will be held Thursday at 2 30 p m at the home of Mrs L A Brump 937 Eighth street Assisting hostesses will be Mrs Kilumphs daughters Mrs Merle Robson and Mrs George Bristol
The Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Car E. Krog travel with Mrs. Pauline Krog and Mrs. Louis Bretthauver to Mrs. Bretthauver’s home in Ute Monday. Pauline Krog, who had a stroke two weeks ago, will stay at her daughter’s home. the Krogs will return to Marion Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Woodward of 1585 Seventh Avenue showcase an outdoor Scotch themed fireplace in their garden. The cement sculpture features a Scotch man head on the chimney and a tam o shanter. Woodward, a mason, completed the project with help from his nephew Jack Beeson Jr. Stone from the Wapsi Pinicon river at Stone City formed the base. He plans a Mount Rushmore memorial on the east side and has added a lily pool, ornamental walks, garden seats, and a cement tree in progress built from a culvert and metal.
Leaving today for a week at the Methodist Institute in Clear Lake the Rev. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Clyde and their children Helen and Robert join Mrs. Myrtle Wagner, the Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Scott and children Betty Lou Jean and Bob Scott Dorothy Hutton Myrna Mary Bailey and Bernice in the party.
The Marion Choral Club will meet Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the public library for a session. Members and guests are asked to arrive promptly as the group rehearses and plans upcoming events.
The Cedar Rapids Y M C A drum and bugle corps will travel to New Orleans for a national convention. Members will perform and represent the organization at the event in the hosting city.
Frank B. Travis will return this week after being away since Wednesday, resuming his usual duties.
The text lists family members including Frank and Dorothy, Robert Richardson, Lloyd Richardson and Mrs. Lloyd Richardson of Davenport, indicating a line of relatives connected to a Davenport household.
The Marion chapter will meet Tuesday at 8 p.m. at the home of Robert P. Burns to discuss club activities and upcoming events.
Ten members of the Tuckabache club met Friday for a picnic lunch at Mrs. W S Hewitt's home. They planned a picnic in August at Thomas Park.
Mr and Mrs Glenn E Kinser of their home entertained guests Saturday night welcoming Donald Bragg visiting from his parents Mr and Mrs Albert E Bragg The guest will leave later this month for Corpus Christi Texas to serve three years with the navy band at the naval air station there
The Walther league of St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran church will gather at 7 30 this evening at the church for its meeting.
Miss Lucille Cone departs today for a two week vacation staying with Granger's aunt Mrs Ruth Mc Gehee in the countryside.
Miss Rose Wilcox and Martha Annie visited relatives in Estherville over the weekend, joining family gatherings and sharing time with loved ones away from home.
Mrs Ashley Williams has been ill for a month and is confined to bed at her home 1705 Seventh Avenue. She remains under care and unable to attend outside affairs.
Jack Higgins shows partial recovery after a February 13 home explosion. He can leave bed for portions of the day and uses a wheelchair. Text ends mid-sentence with Maxine Craig of Chi- remaining.
A family gathering at Thomason marks the birthday of Williamm Domer age 1174 Fourteenth street. Attendees include Mr and Mrs Robert Day senior and junior with son Ronnie, Mr and Mrs Frank Day, Mr and Mrs Frank Stevenson of Rock Island Illinois, Mr and Mrs Aaron Summy and their Lee Sumy Mo ummy of Cedar Rapids Miss Virginia Stevenson.
Vida Casper, a Washington high school alumna, rises from Iowa to join United Air Lines as a stewardess. She trained at United’s stewardess school and now serves on cross country routes. Her hobbies include dancing, horseback riding, swimming, and violin and piano.
Mrs D A King entertained the five hundred club Friday night with games at three tables. Roy Houser won high and Leonard Burrows second high. Mr and Mrs Kenneth Pearson and Mrs Mary Hanna depart this morning for a weeklong vacation in Colorado. They will visit Denver and Fort Collins. Miss Eleanor Hanna has been attending summer courses with Wales company in Marion.
McGREGOR The Mississippi river village of Harper's Ferry Allamakee county is now receiving electric light and power from the REA, the first incorporated town in Iowa to be serviced. About 300 residents join with farmers in Allamakee and Clayton counties in this project. Temporary power comes from Galena Illinois until August 15 when lines will be owned by power from the Tri State REA generating plant in Genoa Wisconsin. Twenty four street lights at 200 watt bulbs have been installed and fixtures and bulbs furnished. Street lighting will be provided on a flat rate and displaces the old gas electric plant run as a community enterprise for 25 years.
The department of commerce reports widespread use of charcoal as fuel for buses and most vehicles. Officials claim efficiency and cost benefits with ongoing trials and expansion plans.
Mr and Mrs Joseph Thurn celebrate their golden wedding at home in Manchester after 26 years in the city. He turns 76 Monday and she is 77. An open house for 80 relatives and friends is planned at 3 to 5 30 pm at the Thurn home followed by a mass at Marys Catholic church Monday at 6 30 am. The couple wed July 21 1891 after farming near Strawberry Point and later moving to Manchester. They have three daughters and three grandchildren.
In Buchanan county district court a partition case involves 160 acres of farm land not changing hands since 1848. Plaintiffs Charlotte M. King and Sarah F. Hesket, sisters, sue Orlando Sufficool and Glenn A. Sufficool, brothers, as heirs of Emma G. Sufficool widow of Orlando B. Sufficool.
Des Moines AP report notes 14 859 Iowans on June relief rolls were unemployable, down from 19 732 a year earlier. The 25 percent drop follows earlier constant levels 1939 1941. Officials cite lack of clear cause while job growth may be reducing the unemployable count.
A Coe College man will join the faculty of a nature study school. He will give lectures conduct bird hikes and perform special work on Iowa trees. The program aims to promote natural science education and appreciation.
In Hamilton Bermuda the assembly voted 25 to 6 against daylight saving time, citing cruelty to animals as the reason. Farmers warned that the time shift would deprive livestock of needed sleep.
In Solon a Johnson county nurse leads home hygiene and sick care courses for a group of Mesdames and Misses. Anamosa breaks ground on two new homes while Earlville hosts Gala Days with baseball, pie contest and a carnival. Independence reports a divorce filing seeking alimony and custody. Waukon notes library board resignations after 30 years. Shellsburg funeral rites mark Mrs. Wyant’s passing, and Thornburg records a threshing yard accident. Cedar and surrounding towns list local officer elections and church group updates.
The guard at the Iowa penitentiary, who followed Faulkner here after his July 11 arrest, stated the inmate had been a trusted worker responsible for setting up targets on the prison rifle range.
Pierre Plechot, once a noted chef in major cities, now serves as fort butcher at Fort Des Moines. He keeps a proud stance on army duty while recalling past culinary feats for captains and royalty.
In Des Moines the Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs announced the appointment of Mrs. Robert Pike of Sioux City as chairman of national defense work. The program aligns with the General Federation of Women's Clubs. Sub chairmen named include Mrs. L. C. Davis Tama Americanization, Mrs. H. G. Schill Fort Dodge aviation, Mrs. Ben Todd Ida Grove conservation of defense, Mrs. S. L. Sherman Carroll consumer problems, Mrs. Eugene Mannheimer Des Moines housing and Red Cross, Mrs. Robeson Iowa City nursing, Mrs. H. B. Woods Des Moines nutrition, Mrs. E. T. Hubbard Iowa City United States stamps and bonds.
Iowa board records list Jack O'Brien as the convict in custody at New London Connecticut. The man also used the names Stanley Faulkner and Fiarold Soak and escaped Fort Madison on January 24, 1937. He was sentenced to 10 years for automobile theft at Grinnell and committed September 25, 1933. Records show no manslaughter conviction for the man.
Burlington defense day chairman Glenn Cray announced that Vice President Henry Wallace's talk will be broadcast nationally at 9 30 p m on July 31, instead of 7 p m as previously announced.
Funeral services are set for 2:30 p.m. at the Tama Methodist church for Mrs. Sarah Doe 93 who died Thursday at Deaconess hospital Marshalltown after a broken hip from a February fall. Frank V. Getty to lead the service with pallbearers R B Lichty Fred Evans C M King Ben Horner Earl Soth Ben Cor. Burial in Woodlawn cemetery Toledo. Her birth name was Sarah J Robinson born January 18 near Mount Vernon. She lived in Tama since 1928 and is survived by a grandson three great grandchildren and a sister in Toledo.
Winneshiek county supervisors reversed a prior move to close the relief office. The reversal followed notice that the shutdown would affect NYA WPA and CCC activities and the distribution of commodities.
Des Moines AP reports a state wide flower show with 1700 in cash prizes will run eight days during the Iowa State Fair August 22 to 29. The event will feature contests displays and other features announced Saturday.
Government plans 40 000 pilots per year by the end of 1941. The army quota is 30 000 and the navy quota is 10 000.
The McCleary Clinic in Excelsior Springs Missouri offers a free 122 page book on colon disorders piles and constipation with charts diagrams and X ray pictures. Send a postcard to HE 2705 Elms Blvd to receive the book postpaid.
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