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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 02, 1944

Page

15

Red Cross May Workload Rises in Linn County Services

In May Linn county Red Cross reports show rising demand for surgical dressings and home service. Nine units completed 30 500 dressings while hundreds of kit bags and items were produced. Gray Ladies volunteered 1 203 hours in Cedar Rapids hospitals and Schick hospital infirmary.

Red Cross Linn County Cedar Rapids Coe Mabel C. Wilson County’ Organization Schick Hospital Sherman Yates National Red Cross John T. Massey Nora Berger Schick Quaker Oats Jefferson S Barracks Harry J. Chadima Dawson E. Grim Paul H. Huston Home Service Department Carl N. Ettinger Home Service Cadet Nurse Corps J. T. Grayston Staff Assistance Corps E. Harold Skinner

School Census Under Way List All from 5 to 21

A. I. Bailey, attendance officer, and enumerators began the school census listing all children aged 5 to 21. The count covers in or out of school, employed or unemployed, and even those in the armed services. Bailey urged parental cooperation as law requires listing all children 5 to 21.

A. I. Bailey Board of Education Bailey Armed Services

April Fire Loss in C R Report Totaling 3157

Fire report filed with the city council by Safety Commissioner Wes Benesh shows April totals for fire damage. Building value appeared at 39600 with contents valued at 16600. Insurance on buildings was 27525 and on contents 11700. payouts were 3057 on buildings and none on contents. Total loss 3157.

Wes Benesh

City Hall Notes Curbs and Sewer Plans Tied to Council

City council referred a request from F A Scolaro to remove 42 feet of curb along First avenue NE from his property to 2912 First avenue NE. The engineer was asked to prepare sewer plans for Soutter avenue SE and J avenue NW. Dan Kruidenier, former public safety commissioner now in the navy, attended the meeting.

F. A. Scolaro First Avenue First Avenue NE Soutter Avenue Knoll Street Thirty-second Street J Avenue NW Fifth Street Fourth Street Dan Kruidenier Navy

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Mrs. Wilson Junior Red Cross Bertha Johnson Nurse Recruitment Committee U. S. Cadet Nurse Corps WM. M Bill WILEY C.R City Hall Woerderhoff First Avenue East Delectable Dickeys V A Cp Land O’ Cotton Ls.ee Cotton Shop Newman’s Senge Brom Shoe Department Says Lilly Dache Bing Richard Hudnut Harper’s Bazaar Newman’s
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