Hahn Enrolls City in Safety Contest
G T Cowan of the state department and the state safety highway safety commission will judge cities in Maines Sioux City Waterloo and Davenport Comparative ratings will be announced in monthly bulletins from the national council Cowan showed slides and a lecture on the three Es enforcement education and engineering Traffic lights will be installed at Third street and Eighth avenue SE and at First street and Eighth avenue SW replacing four way stops The South Side Civic club Sixteenth Avenue Commercial club and the safety commission urged the change Mayor Mullin Marion County Engineer Behrens and Fred Henson were asked to report to the July commission meeting
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G. T. Cowan
Rapids
Maines
Sioux City
Waterloo
Davenport
National Council
Cowan
Gordon Hughes
Third Street
Eighth Avenue
First Street
South Side Civic Club
Sixteenth Avenue Commercial Club
The
Safety Commission
Jim Smith
C. L. Beeson
Rock Island
Ely Road
John C. Mullin
Marion
William H. Behrens
Fred C. Henson
City Briefs and Advertisements Highlight Local Events
Community items list naval radio school for Robert Kucera in Indianapolis. Central Park Presbyterian church hosts a bungalow canning class picnic at Ellis Duck Pond and is joined by Mrs. De Riley and Mrs. William Dona Hue. St Patrick’s auditorium hosts a strawberry festival and dance. First Presbyterian church picnic is moved to Bever Park on June 26 due to weather. Hofmeister family travels to Des Moines for law graduation. Fishing season opens June 15 for bass crappie and bluegill. Local ad promotes selling boating gear and cottages. Rural dealers attend Metro politan Supply conference at Montrose hotel. Gary Leeson noted in fragmentary line.
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Central Park Presbyterian Church
Ellis Duck Pond
de Riley
William Donahue
Old Age Policy Pays Up to 50 a Month
The Postel Life & Casualty Insurance Co offers an accident policy for men over 65 with benefits up to 500 for death, 50 monthly disability, and 25 monthly hospital care for a cost of 3.65 per year. No agents call, 10 days free inspection, immediate claim handling, and over 250000 policyholders.
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Postel Life & Casualty Insurance Co
Postal Life Building
Kansas City
Postal
Child hit by car on Monday near Mt. Vernon
A child was struck by a car driven by Vernon Jaynes of Mt. Vernon around 7 30 p m Monday in front of the child’s home. The injured boy was taken to Mercy hospital for first aid.
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Vernon Jaynes
Mt. Vernon
Mercy Hospital
Pickpocket victim at college commencement in Alburnett
R. B. Jones of Alburnett was robbed by an elderly man who followed him at a college commencement. The incident occurred Monday morning as attendees gathered for the event.
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Coe
R. B. Jones
Alburnett
High School Home Economics Teachers Meet at Clear Lake
More than 50 home economics teachers and trainers attended a conference that closed at Clear Lake Sunday. Miss Brown serves on the conference steering committee and Miss Deischer is a county leader and district hostess. The meeting discussed revising the state home economics curriculum.
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Wilson
McKinley
Clear Lake
Miss Brown
Miss Deischer
Man Held on Forgery Warrant In Riverside Case
Police obtained a warrant for forgery against a man signing as Verle Rath of Riverside who cashed a $20 check at Armstrong's last Wednesday. The Riverside bank listed the check as a forgery bearing the name John Soukup. Detective L B Marshall says two similar alleged acts by a man of the same description occurred in Johnson and Washington counties.
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Tosting
Verle Rath
Riverside
Armstrong’s
John Soukup
L. B. Marshall
Johnson County
Washington County
No Spanish Classes For City's Schools
Cedar Rapids officials report little demand for Spanish in the school system and no steps taken to promote Pan Americanism through language study. Superintendent Arthur Deamer notes only about six requests were received, making a fall start unlikely due to required student numbers and limited faculty for four high schools.
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Cedar Rapids
Arthur Deamer
South
Central America
Deamer
Oe Semer
Officers Reelected By Groups In Session Here
Officers of the State Association of Street Railway and Motor Coach Employes and the State Allied Printing Trades council were reelected at meetings Monday at the Roosevelt hotel. C. E. Howard of Des Moines was reelected president of the street railway group, with a slate including W. E. Marshalltown and Elmer Braun of Dubuque among executive board members. R. C. Shelton of Des Moines was reelected head of the printing trades council, with Ben Plummer and A. F. Schenk of Des Moines named as vice presidents.
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State Association of Street Railway and Motor Coach Employes
State Allied Printing Trades Council
Roosevelt Hotel
C. E. Howard
Des Dmesg
W. E. Marshalltown
Denebrink
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Gt EE
Des Moines
Printing Trades Council
Ben Plummer
A. F. Schenk
Cedar Rapids City Grants Circus Permit and Street Oiling Bond
The Cedar Rapids city council Monday approved Cole Brothers circus exhibit on June 27 with a $100 bond to oil nearby streets. Petitions for seven street repairs were filed, and Christ Sanctified Holy Church may hold a June 28 tag day. The council also approved $20,000 waterworks bonds and $950 interest, authorized land for Iowa Electric Power, and urged a traffic safety auto purchase. Engineering orders cover Hamilton Street SW and Twenty Second Avenue sewer work, with Feiereisen sewer continuation referred to the engineering department.
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Cole Brothers Circus
Cedar Rapids
Seventh
Eighth Avenues
Fourth
Sixth
Second Street
Thirteenth
Fourteenth Avenues
Eighth
Ninth Streets
Eighth Street
Thirty Third Street
Ninth
Tenth Avenues
Franklin Avenue
Thirty Second Street
Tenth Street
J Street
Ninth Street
Christ Sanctified Holy Church
Hamilton Street
Twenty-first Avenue
Wilson Avenue
Twenty Second Avenue
Hamilton
Second Streets
H. L. Feiereisen
Fourteenth Avenue
Preservation of Cedar Rapids Vardy house sparks public debate
Petitioned by citizens to save the first Cedar Rapids frame house, the Vardy place, from demolition. A civic committee led by C G Greene and Bert Smith arranged hearings. the Petersen Baking Co turned over the site. the city took ownership after funds were raised. The piece urges preserving historic sites including Washington High and Cedar Lake as Cedar Rapids marks its centennial.
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Bert Smith
Cedar Rapids
Old Washington High School
Greene Square
Judge Greene
Cedar Lake
Vardy
B. L. Wick
The
Commit
Linn County Sheriff Seizes Property in Judgment Case
By order of the Linn County District Court a property seizure is executed to satisfy a January 19 1941 judgment in favor of Lord C Williams. The process lists real estate in Linn County Iowa as the subject of the levy and is recorded at the Cedar Rapids office. Sheriff Roy Radebauch signs the notification dated 14 1941.
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District Court
Linn County
Iowa
A. Rall
Eoan
Linn Coun
Towa
Lord C. Williams
Cedar Rapids
Linn
Roy Radebauch
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Bever Park
B. M. Hofmeister
Des Moines College of Law
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Coe College
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Wilkinsburg
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Columbia
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