Ladies Day Boosts Cedar Rapids Defense Aluminum Drive
Tuesday marked a Ladies Day effort in Cedar Rapids to collect 50 000 pounds of scrap aluminum for defense. Junior Miss division won honors amid broad civic support from the Woman's club and PTA. Camp Fire girls and Scouts worked door to door while industrial scrap flowed to the plaza platform near the fountain, aiming for a final Friday total.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Club
Parent-Teacher Council
Cedar Rapids
Arthur Norman
P.T.A
Vernon L. Spohn
P.T.A. Council
Charles Bode
Cedar Rapids Defense Coun
Boy Scouts
American
McCalley Given Suspended Vagrancy Sentence
Frank P. McCalley, 59, of 442 Fourth Avenue SW, received a suspended six month vagrancy sentence after pleading guilty. Judge C. J. Haas imposed the term, with jail time to be withheld on good behavior, following his Saturday intoxication and begging from passersby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank P. McCalley
Fourth Avenue
C. J. Haas
McCalley
District Court
H. R. Churchill
Estate of John H. Ashby Cleared by Court Order
The estate of John H. Ashby who died June 20 1940 was settled Monday as Judge C J Haas discharged Administrator Henry E Ashby The final report showed Coggan property valued at 36090 as son and heir of the decedent was confirmed by the court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Ashby
C. J. Haas
Henry E. Ashby
Coggan
Division of Frank Fenstermaker estate among three daughters
Remaining funds of 2673.63 in the estate of Frank Fenstermaker were divided equally among his three daughters according to the final note of the executor approved by Judge 7. Peoples Savings Bank Bank was executor. Daughters Ida L Winkle Anna Lint and Ellenee confirmed as heirs by the court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Fenstermaker
Peoples Savings Bank
Ida L. Winkle
Anna Lint
Ellenee
Lassie Russell Released On Own Bond In Linn County
Lassie Russell, 28, of 2101 Mount Vernon Road, was released on his own bond from Linn County on Monday morning. He faces a charge described as a threat related offense after an incident cited by Deputy Sheriff Pete. The sheriff’s office provided the probable context for the action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lassie Russell
Mount Vernon Road
Linn County
Pete
Mily Ae
Russell
Salen
Williams Divorce Granted Attachment Granted by Judge Haas
Mildred Williams secured a $500 attachment Monday as she filed for divorce from James Williams. The couple had already initiated divorce proceedings and were in the process of finalizing their separation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Williams
C. J. Haas
James Williams
Havliks Divorce Suit Filed After 1934 Pickins Marriage
Euphoria Havlik filed suit for divorce from Joe Havlik on a Saturday alleging inhuman treatment. The Havliks married in Pickens, South Carolina on December 24, 1934.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Euphoria
Havlik
Joe Havlik
Havliks
Pickins
S. C
Out Of District School Tuition Rates Raised
Cedar Rapids public schools raised out of district tuition from nine to eleven dollars a month by the board of education Monday night. The new state law allows up to twelve dollars. About three hundred students living outside the district attend here. The board states the average per student cost of instruction is 107 dollars a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids Public
Board of Education
Education Board Buys 66 Additional Chairs
The education board orders 66 more chairs for the auditorium at the board of education building from Metropolitan Supply Company. This purchase follows earlier acquisitions and aims to outfit the space for upcoming sessions and events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Education Board
Board of Education
Metropolitan Supply Company
Wases
Paene
Educaon Day N
Parents Seek Better Lighting at Franklin Gym Stage
Franklin High School parents led by Battin and Dr. Proctor urged the board of education to install a new wiring system and switchboard in the gymnasium and improve overhead lighting for plays and basketball. They cited a dangerous old switchboard, nearly electrocution incidents, and a lack of adequate lighting for 235 physical education class periods. They noted renting a theater for school plays is no longer feasible and called such upgrades part of a long range plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin High School
Franklin S. Battin
R. D. Proctor
Board of Education
Battin
Franklin Gym
Frank
Elasemee
Aeoneal School
City Hall OKs Pavement Contract with Haegg Construction
The public improvements department won approval from the city council Monday for a pavement project on Sixteenth Avenue. The bill of 6468.76 dollars from Haegg Construction Company was approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Improvements Department
The
Mar
Sa Ge
Haegg Construction Company
City Hall Petitions Open Seven Days for Several Streets
Oiling petitions on file for seven days at the city hall cover J street SW from Fifteenth to Sixteenth avenues Second street SE from Fourteenth avenue to B avenue and J ave Twenty-ninth street NE from First nue NW from Eleventh to Thir teenth streets. Bituminous treatment petitions for Linden drive.
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City Hall
J Street
Fifteenth
Sixteenth Avenues
Second Street
Fourteenth Avenue
B Avenue
J Ave
First Avenue
J Avenue
Eleventh
Thirteenth
Linden Drive
Road Routes On File From Forest Drive To Park Entrance
Forest drive to the park entrance and routes via Linden terrace ghaling drive to Linden drive are all on file. The document lists the streets involved in the access plan and confirms their inclusion in the registry.
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Forest Drive
Park
Linden Terrace
Ghaling
Linden Drive
Mighty Nebraska Dam Dedicated Near Ogallala
Ogallala Neb AP a man made mountain of earth the second largest dam in the world dedicated near here a monument to drought fight Kingsley Dam nearly three miles long keystone structure of the 36000000 Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District Upstream McConaughy reservoir a 2000000 acre foot basin with a 105 mile shoreline Water released downstream flows through about 600 miles of canals in the project built with PWA aid to irrigate about 220000 parched acres The dam is almost a quarter mile thick at the base and 162 feet high spanning the North Platte river valley A railroad train 3782 miles long would be needed to haul its material if placed end to end
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Ogallala
Neb
Segge Kingsley
Central Nebraska
PWA
North Platte River
British RAF raids span from Denmark to France in night offensive
British bombers struck targets across western Germany from Denmark to France in a wide night raid. Coastal Command hit a German camp on Denmark’s west coast while bomber forces attacked Ostend docks and Cherbourg. Fighter aircraft patrolled northern France and the English Channel. One bomber missing. three fighters lost. one German plane downed. German incursions damaged eastern England coastal areas with some casualties.
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London
Denmark
France
Air Ministry
Frankfurt
Germany
Coastal Command
Bomber Command
Ostend
Belgium
Cherbourg
Turdromes
English Channel
Air and Home Security
England
British raids hit Mazzarino Sicily and Libyan targets
Rome reports Sunday night air actions with 12 killed and 16 wounded at Mazzarino Sicily. Italian high command said Monday raids hit Benghazi and Derna Libya, with Monday night strikes on Malta and attacks on Tobruk reportedly repulsed.
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Rome
Mazzarino
Sicily
Benghazi
Derna
Libya
Malta
Tobruk
Roofing Contracts For Four Local Schools
The board of education awarded a roofing contract to Cedar Rapids Roofing for Franklin Arthur Johnson and Wilson schools at a low bid of $7,459.50. Other bids included Roofing company at $9,835 and $9,515 with alternate materials and Powell Roofing at $6,140 for three buildings. Specifications require a 20 year bonded pitch and gravel roof.
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Franklin, Arthur, Johnson and Wilson
Cedar Rapids
Board of Education
The
Roofing Company
Powell Roofing Company
Drivers with Year or More Experience in 1940 Accidents
More than 97 percent of all drivers involved in accidents in 1940 had a year or more of operating experience, highlighting the prevalence of experienced drivers in crash statistics.
Hutchins Named Grand Island Music Supervisor
John E Hutchins of Grand Island Nebraska was appointed music supervisor in schools by the board of education on Monday He succeeds Miss Alice Inskeep who retired June 3 after 40 years of service Hutchins 41 has been supervisor of music at Grand Island for 11 years He holds a BA from Nebraska Wesleyan 1922 an MA from Teachers College Columbia University and has done graduate work at Nebraska California Idaho Salary 2750 annually The board also named Roberta Lubbock as music teacher in the grades Lubbock a Washington high school and University of Iowa graduate has taught two years at Olds Iowa.
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John E. Hutchins
Grand Eo Neb
Board of Education
Mond
Alice Inskeep
Hutchins
Grand Island
Nebraska Wesleyan College
Teachers College
Columbia University
Nebraska
C&alifornia
Idaho
Roberta Lubbock
B Avenue NW
Miss Lubbock
Washington High School
University of Iowa
Olds
Chelsea Youth Involved In Single Vehicle Wreck
At about 10:30 p.m. Monday, a car driven by Louis Fetter, 20, of Chelsea, turned over 12 miles west of Cedar Rapids on highway 30. He said he swerved to avoid a truck. Fetter was taken to Mercy hospital, then released after exams showed no injuries. Three other passengers were not named in the readable text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Fetter
Chelsea
Cedar Rapids
Fetter
Mercy Hospital
Seer Gee Gee Ge Dispatches A Acrid Vapor Cloud
A peculiar device releases a cloud of acrid vapor aimed at disabling foes. The portable system emits a targeted sting to impair vision and breathing temporarily, allowing the user to gain a strategic edge.
Socialite Marries Fifth Time After Second Divorce
Mrs. Joan Kaufman Biddle Ladd of Chicago 32 weds New York stockbroker William Ladd Jr in her parents suite five days after filing for a second divorce from Frank Polk The Whittling Cowboy Cruelty grounds Reno Nev divorce January 31 1940 remarried April 12 to legalize a fifth marriage dating back to Philadelphia society origins and prior husbands Drexel Biddle and Joseph Wintersteen
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Chicago
Joan Kaufman
Biddle Ladd
Frank Polk
New York
Philadelphia
William Ladd, Jr
Louis G. Kaufman
Rene Polk
Ison City
Nev
Ener
Reno
Moscow Station Resumes Long Wave Broadcasts
Moscow's communist international long wave radio station, which had ceased broadcasting Thursday, resumed its programs Tuesday continuing its broadcasts from Moscow.
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London
Moscow
Communist International
Russia adopts continuous factory work during air alarms
Moscow reports Russia emulates Britain by keeping factories operating through air raid warnings. Watchers are placed on factory roofs to alert workers to real danger conditions.
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Moscow
Russia
Britain
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Rayons
Chambray
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Penney's
Priscilla
Anael
Peete, Siee Pene
Enneyy’‘’S
Iowa
Hawkeye Downs
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