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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 02, 1940

Page

27

Deepest Well In Cedar Rapids Marked At 1495 Feet

A Cedar Rapids Gazette feature records the city’s wells, noting the deepest at 1,495 feet, drilled by Charles Nolan and completed after Feb 29. It details numerous other wells around 240 to 430 feet, including for theaters, factories, and apartment buildings, with notes on the city’s water and air conditioning use.

Cedar River Cedar Rapids Gazette Sixth Street Tenth and Eleventh Avenues Charles D. Nolan Twentieth Street Cottage Grove Avenue Lincoln Heights Westwood Route 30 Charlie Nolan Iowa Charlie Penick and Ford Magnus Troy Laundry Quaker Oats Town Electric Light and Power Company Cedar Rapids Gas Company Commonwealth Apartments Hutchinson Ice Cream Company Searles Dairy Killian Company Granby Loop District Hubbard Montrose Roosevelt Petersen Baking Company Nash Finch Colonial Baking Witwer Wholesale House Sanitary Farms Dairy Cedar Rapids Cooperative Dairy Jordan William Klouda Ely

Nationwide listeners boycott urged of Reds broadcasts

The Catholic War Veterans called for a nationwide listeners boycott of three network broadcasts of the communist party national convention. More than twenty radio stations declined to carry the coverage as Earl Browder seeks the presidential nomination and James W. Ford the vice presidency. Browder, out on bail for passport fraud, is set to deliver his acceptance on CBS at 6 p.m. CST.

New York Communist Party Thomas Walsh The Catholic War Veterans, Inc National Broadcasting Company Mutual Broadcasting System Earl Browder James W. Ford Browder Columbia Broadcasting System Network

Dies to push outlaw bill against Reds and Bund

Chairman Martin Dies of the House committee on un American activities said he would introduce a bill this week to outlaw the Communist Party and the German American Bund. The plan aims to ban these groups as subversive organizations.

Washington Martin Dies House Communist Party

Coe College 1940 Graduation Begins with Baccalaureate

The 124 members of the 1940 graduating class will receive diplomas at Monday morning exercises led by President Gage. The day features a baccalaureate sermon Invincible Guardians of Democracy by Dr. Harry M. Gage, an organ recital, and honorary degrees to Mrs. F. G. Murray and Rep. U. S. Guyer.

Rep. Guyer Kansas Dr. Gage Coe College Eleanor Taylor Coe James David J. Berger Harry M. Gage Andrea Johannsen William M. Evans Jesson James Hodgson Gage F. G. Murray Cedar Rapids Rep U. S. Guyer Kansas City Kan Western College George W. Bryant Stephen W. Stookey Mendelssohn Guyer

Four Local High Schools To Graduate 409 Students

Graduation exercises for 409 Cedar Rapids seniors will be held in the Memorial Coliseum at 8 pm on Wednesday June 5. Dr. Forest Ensign of the University of Town college of education will be speaker with the address Believe and Venture. The Franklin senior high orchestra and a cappella choir will perform, followed by diploma presentations by principals from Franklin McKinley Wilson Roosevelt and Roosevelt. The list of graduates includes Hazel Abernathy and many others.

Cedar Rapids Memorial Coliseum Forest Ensign University of Town College of Education Franklin Senior High Athalia Mendelssohn A. Jacobs Melis Christiansen Franklin Helen Keith Life Boh. Byers RL. Moehlmann Franklin School Frankin A Cappellla Dani Pawntity Ronald Moehlmann der Forest Cansion College of Education University of Town Doris Spang Hichig MS. Hallman Wilson Senior High Jennie E. Fost McKinley Senior High School WL. Paxson Roosevelt Acruigr High School Fred J. Kluss Prinema America Alice C. Inskee

Long Register of Names From a Community List

A dense roll of many personal names is presented, listing individuals such as Dorothy June Duncan Augusta, Pauline Ecklund, Paul Edmond Fowl, Charles Edwin Gibson, Johnny Charles E Shelity, Rebecca Sommers Hallman, Lucille Miriam Harr, Ruth Eleanor Harrison, Herbert Edward Hayes, and numerous others, reflecting a parish or civic roster with no accompanying events or actions disclosed in the text. The fragmentary names span multiple families and appear to be a communal directory or roll call.

Dorothy June Duncan Augusta O. Dvora Pauline Ecklund Paul Edmond Fowl Charles Edwin. Gibson Johnny Charles E "Shelity Rebecca Sommers Hallman Lucille Miriam Harr Ruth Eleanor Harrison Herbert Edward Hayes Eula Faye Henders Jack M. Hodee Ramona Mae Holloway Joseph J Hostak Kathleen P. Irwin Mary V __Johnson Warren D. Johnson Maxine V_ Kacere Michael J. Kacere Lois E, Keller Edward Kopecky John G. Krabbenholt Charlies John Krizek

First successful instrument landing in 1929

The record notes the first successful instrument landing occurred on September 24, 1929, marking a milestone in aviation navigation and safety. This historic flight demonstrated precision piloting under instrument conditions, influencing subsequent approaches and air traffic procedures.

Taft criticizes Roosevelt call for national guard power

Senator Taft argues Roosevelt's request to Congress for authority to call out the national guard signals a lack of sound judgment amid the preparedness excitement. He notes the Constitution authorizes such action only to enforce laws, suppress insurrection, or repel invasion, and says there is no current invasion threat.

Washington Taft Ohio Roosevelt Congress National Guard United States

Legion Plans Major Fourth of July Celebration at Hawkeye Downs

Hanford post of the American Legion will sponsor a large Fourth of July celebration at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids. A free barbecue from noon to 2 pm, outdoor boxing, and sixteen three minute bouts for eastern Iowa championships are planned. An evening fireworks show will close the day, funded by a portion of profits for next year’s displays. Committees led by Jim Smith and Henry Haegg will organize events with chairmanships assigned to Gilbert Martin, Bill Wage, Dick Jones, and others. The Greater McGregor carnival will run July 4 for two nights, with additional concessions enhancing the festive layout.

Cedar Rapids Vicinity Hanford Post American Legon Hawkeye Downs Barney McParland Affar Iowa Legion McGregor MacPartland Jim Smith Henry Haegg Gilbert Martin Bill Wage Dick Jones B. D. Silliman Russell Manatt Charles Duster Henry Ewald Leo Duster Earl North Ray Harbit Walt Kansky A. R. Menary E.R Moen Ed Kopp Leo Sedlacek Vic Hasek John Fryrear

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