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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 02, 1940

Page

25

Complete Roosevelt High murals show senior projects

At Roosevelt High School seniors Carol Selby Bill Brazauski and Merrel Keyes created murals for their art projects. Selby finished four seasonal panels for the faculty dining room, Brazauski painted Preventative Medicine, and Keyes completed a desert scene in the chemistry lab under instructor Margaret Danielson.

Roosevelt High School Carol Selby J. H Anderson Twentieth Street NW Bill Brazauski Mary Brazauski Third Street Merrel Keyes A. G. Keyes Eleventh Street Margaret Danielson Miss Danielson Eee Gazette Miss Selby

East Iowa Towns See Building and Business Shifts

Anchester sees Western Auto store occupy the old Myron Bushnell grocery site on East Main. Schultz Brothers plan larger quarters by connecting two adjoining stores on South Franklin. Conkey drug store moves to Trading Post space. Woodrow Lint relocates to Carruthers building after basement tavern ban. Elton Roe moves tavern upstairs as basements banned. Hopkinton remodels Reeve building. May Cold Storage and Locker plant to open. Elwood sees June 1 moving day with multiple ownership changes. Wellman builds a new Midwest Petroleum super-service station. Strawberry Point residents sell home and grocery stock. Oxford Junction doctor departs. Dysart moves office upgrades.

Anchester Grant Collins Cedar Rapids Western Auto Associate Mary Tubbs East Main Street Myron Bushnell Schultz Brothers Hubert Carr South Franklin Street Conkey Drug Store Trading Post Woodrow W. Lint Erated Meggenburg Carruthers Elton G. Roe Harry G Utley Hopkinton Reeve A J Wirth Maquoketa W T Bright

Hahn Buys Homes on 34th St NE and 2428 A Ave NE

R W Hahn purchased the house at 420 Thirty Fourth Street NE from William E Hughes. W G Pappenius bought 2428 A Avenue NE from L C Burdick of Iowa City. Both deals handled through A A Doolittle and company.

R. W. Hahn Thirty-fourth Street William E. Hughes W. G Pappenius A Avenue L. C. Burdick Iowa City A. A. Doolittle and Company

Local Rentals Move In As Cedar Rapids Welcomes New Residents

Newcomer Rentals announces tenants moving into Cedar Rapids properties. Rents secured by Mal colm V Bolton for 367 Woodland Drive SE and other homes including 135 Twenty Sixth Street Drive SE and 1640 Park Avenue SE. Tenants arrive from Chicago Davenport Beatrice Austin and from out of state. several are connected with Northwestern Bell Royal Laundry and railway mail service. W. L. Martz moved from Austin Minnesota. Martz family took possession Tuesday.

R. Menkemiller Chicago Woodland Drive J. C. Landenberger Menkemiller American Meter Company, Inc Malcolm V. Bolton and Leila Jones Austin, Tex F. E. Wagner Beatrice, Neb Scrivner Northwestern Bell Telephone Company Wagener Royal Laundry Fred E Collard and Company Grande Avenue SE Charles L. Simon W. L. Martz Cedar Rapids Austin, Minn Martz A. C. Garrels Maywood, Ill Third Street Ben Russell Garrels

Apartment Short Course At University Of Chicago In July

The Institute of Real Estate Management announces a two week case study course on apartment property management to be held at the University of Chicago from July 15 through July 27.

Institute of Real Estate Management The National Association of Real Estate Boards University of Chicago

Permits Granted Across The City In The Last Week

A week of permit activity lists numerous residents and firms filing for dwelling and garage work. Notable items include Wendl J Kroupa at 412 Eighth Avenue SE dwelling remodel, and Howard G Whitmore at 323 Thirty-seventh streets NE new dwelling and garage. The report aggregates many reroofs foundations and remodels with values ranging from fifty to several thousand dollars.

Wendl J. Kroupa Eighth Avenue Chris Schamberger Gwendolyn Drive A. A. Risk Sixth Street Glenn Andrews Seventh Avenue Frank Doupnik E Avenue R. C. Shamberger Eighteenth Avenue Frank Crofta Fourteenth Avenue Monte Smith Grace Blood Third Street Fred Kahl Twenty-second Street E. W. Steffen 1 Avenue NE Robert A. Steggall Stanley Procok Nineteenth Avenue Howard G. Whitmore Thirty-seventh Streets Wendl Bartosh Seventeenth Avenue Norman Uwandrus Twentieth Avenue John Kriz Eighth Street G. A. Shores Maplewood Drive Frank Stepanek Hamilton Street Joseph Jandl Mount Vernon Yoad SE WH McCann BF Avenue G. A. Hiland Ninth Street Dan McSwiggan Nineteenth Street Helen Murch B Avenue NE Charles Tichy Second Street Homeco Company J Avenue Dwelling Foundation John Young Tenth Street Mike Miller Merril L. Anderson Twenty-eighth Street Drive M. J. Foster Washington Avenue L. J. Klinger Knollwood Drive Gertrude James A Avenue NE John Raetz George Durland Stanley J. Stastny L. L. Peterson B Avenue

Barrs Buy Home From Wamsers on McKinley Street

Mr and Mrs Oliver C Wamser sold their bungalow at 609 McKinley Street SE to Mr and Mrs Duane Barr who took possession last Tuesday The Wamsers moved to an apartment at 1283 Third Avenue SE

Oliver C. Wamser McKinley Street SE Duane Barr Wamsers Third Avenue SE

Formal Garden Of Annuals Quickly Grown From Seed

A rented or newly acquired home suits a simple formal garden grown from seed. An axis centered on a porch with mirrored side plantings creates balance. Use fragrant alyssum and nicotiana to attract evening visitors, with other flowers and color schemes available.

Tulip season closes but memories linger for gardeners

The Tulip Season Closes Flowers and Gardens notes a rich display from late flowering doubles and lily type tulips with varieties such as Bleu Celeste and White Cross. It urges careful bulb care, optional narcissus plantings, and strategic timing for removal and replanting while noting uncertain Holland imports.

Alaska Tschigorin Carrara Cherbour

Planting Tulips and Seeds for Next Year Bloom

Dry bulbs in a cool ventilated place and store in dry peat or boxes. Replant in October or November in prepared soil with leaf compost. Roots grow to absorb nutrients. stem rooting lilies need rich soil. Start seeds of perennials like foxglove Canterbury bells tunaria and sweet rocket now for next year's bloom. July August sowings yield little.

Roosevelt weighs nationwide council of internal defense

President Roosevelt considered forming a nation wide council of internal defense urged by Dies to enlist public eyes and hands against subversion. Veterans and patriotic groups would supplement official agencies in the drive, while FBI reshuffles moved agents to emphasize training and national defense investigations.

Washington INS Roosevelt Council of Internal Defense United States Dies Tex War Veterans and Patriotic Society Justice Department Federal Bureau of Investigation and Secret Service Edgar Weaver FRE G-men

Woodring and Johnson Feud Supposedly Erased by Defense Expansion

The Army and Navy Journal said differences between Secretary of War Woodring and Assistant Secretary Louis Johnson were ended as defense expansion raised duties. It cited their joint attendance at Woodring's birthday dinner, the first social event both attended since Johnson became assistant secretary three years ago.

Washington Army and Navy Journal War Woodring Louis Johnson War Department Mro Mere Johnson Woodring Johnson The American Legion

Reich Bans News From Her Enemies

Germany imposes a nationwide ban on news from enemy countries with penalties including imprisonment or death. Indirect communications from enemy nations may be allowed by general headquarters.

Reich Berlin INS

British Ambassador to Belgium Reported Missing

New York AP dispatch says Sir Launcelot Oliphant veteran diplomat and former ambassador to Belgium is missing after a radio report picked up by CBS broadcasting Saturday night.

New York Launcelot Oliphant Belgium Radi CBS

Marshall urges guard power for quick militia mobilization

Gen. George C. Marshall warned of dangerous western hemisphere developments requiring spare troops for rapid transfer. He noted Roosevelt seeks authority to call the national guard, while Congress voices skepticism and questions legality and neutrality enforcement amid fears of fifth column activity in Brazil, Uruguay, and Mexico.

Washington George C. Marshall Roosevelt Congress National Guard Marshall South America Brazil Uru Fia Mexico Austin Matton

Also Mentioned on This Page

Iowa Strawberry Point Martin Gienapp Pete Wolf Oxford Junction H. L. Schafer Scanlon DeWitt Dysart C. R Roberts National Bank 34Th St. NE Newcomer Rentals Ele. K. Cornell Cornell Smulckoff John J. Friedl Modern Homes Urnience Wilson Ave Dial L. K. Cornell Block Co Fane Perpetual Savings and Loan Association Barrs Petunia Guinca Clara Rutt van Zyt Queen of the North Holland FHA Kriz Tent and Awning Company Ist St. SE Century Ed Soboda Cedar Rapids Fuel CO FBI Marotd Nathan Music Ho Glogs Asasinni National Defense KE Foxworth New York City BE. Sackett Charer Indianapolis Chargse Earl 2 Wrenn Charee Dwight le McCormack Phoenix Ariz Timken Wee R Fetel Pons Checker Electric Supply First Street Sedial Mare Shill Army Wheeler Walter F. George Sowatee Maresh Sheet Metal Works Fairbanks Morse Stoker Home Coal CO Third Avenue Messinger & Sons
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