Marion U S C unit drive plans outlined at meeting
Tentative plans were drawn at Marion Chamber of Commerce rooms for forming a local United Service Organization for Defense. John C. Mullin was named publicity chairman with others including Russell F. Knapp Mrs Alice Kir win Norman Berg and E Failor contributing as organizers and speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Chamber of Commerce
United Service Organization For Defense
John C. Mullin
Russell F. Knapp
Alice Kirwin
Cedar Rapids
Norman Berg
Young Men’s Bureau
Father's Day Gift Headquarters Ad
Advertisement for Father’s Day gifts notes Sun day June 15 as the gift occasion at a store cited as headquarters for desired items. Includes a short ad by Dickey’s and mentions prices on Wieners pork chops oranges. A letter from Lieut Sam H. Patterson Jr informs his aunt Miss Bess of a transfer to Company C first infantry at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Sigfred
Sam H. Patterson, Jr
Miss Bess
The
First Infantry
Fort Leonard Wood, Mo
Frank Wilber Attends Council-neves Land Lodge Delegation
Frank Wilber travels to Council-neves as a delegate for Orrejan Lodge No. It starts tomorrow per today’s advertisement from Storm’s Adver tisement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Wilber
Neves
Orrejan
Storm's
Local Social News and Weekend Visits Across Cedar Rapids
Private Allen Hamor completed six months at the School of Aeronautics in Oakland and visited Cedar Rapids with his wife and family. The Friendly Guild meeting was postponed to June 20 at the Methodist church. Visits from the Castle family and friends, plus travels by the Peckosh and Huntoon families, are noted along with Father’s Day upcoming and various local advertisements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Hamor
School of Aeronautics
Oakland
Friendly Guild of the Methodist Church
Death of William W Ford Former Mil waukee railroad fireman
William W Ford 84 retired stationary fireman with the Milwaukee railroad died Monday at 6 p m at 761 Seventh avenue. He was born January 18 1857 ten miles north of Vinton Iowa son of Charles M and Mary Jane Ford. He lived in Marion since 1894 and was a Presbyterian. Survived by brother John Ford Cedar Rapids and nieces and a nephew in Marion and Moline. Funeral services to be held at 2 p m with Rev De Jong in charge. burial Linwood Cedar Rapids. Friends may call at the chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Walter Ford
Milwaukee Railroad
Seventh Avenue
Ceme
Vinton
Charles M
Mary Jane McCoy Ford
Shellsburg
Marion
Rachel F. Gillilan
Presbyterian Church
John Ford
Cedar Rapids
Elva Melton
Moline, Lll
Ford
Pearl Smith
Hazel Slauson
Don de Wald
Sernie Sae Gee
R de Jong
Linwood Cemetery
Cedar Reptie
Marion Red Cross Branch Meeting Highlights Local Safety Efforts
The Marion branch of the American Red Cross met at the Gas company home demonstration room with chairman Z N Lundy noting A E Miller will provide rural instruction. Mrs C B F Michel reported 516 home fatalities and 94 home fire injuries in 1940. Mrs A Hardin announced Rens workers and 332 fin-
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Marion
American Red Cross
Z. N. Lundy
A. E. Miller
Marion American
C. B. F. Michel
United States
Methodist Choir Entertains at Engstrom Home
Choir members from the Methodist church held a Monday evening picnic supper and party at Miss Ruth Engstrom home to honor Miss Mary Beth Collister of Cedar Rapids, who graduated Monday from Cornell College. Thirty guests attended including Mr and Mrs A W Henke and Miss Rose Wilcox. Miss Louise Cippera presented Miss Collister a monogrammed overnight bag on behalf of the choir.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Choir
Methodist Church
Ruth Engstrom
Mary Beth Collister
Cedar Rapids
Cornell College
A. W. Henke
Rose Wilcox
Louise Cippera
Collister
Softball Cancelled and Community Birthday Gatherings Reported
Softball action cancelled due to poor diamond conditions. A birthday party for Carol Jean Hayes was held at 385 Sixteenth Street with Mrs. J. R. Hayes hosting and several guests assisting with refreshments. A joint missionary society officer installation is set for 7 30 tonight at the parsonage 860 Tenth Street with Mrs. Vernon H. Carter as hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missionary Societies of the Christian Church
Tenth Street
Vernon H. Carter
Missionary Guild
Funeral services for William H. H. Ehlers held at Yocom chapel
Funeral services were conducted Monday afternoon for William H. H. Ehlers at the Yocom chapel with Rev. Frank H. Ward and Rev. Cline Halsey officiating. Harry Newlin of Viola sang as soloist. Burial followed in Lisbon cemetery with pallbearers named Gifford Wick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. H. Ehlers
Yocom Chapel
Frank H. Ward
Sunshine Mission
Cline Halsey
Four Square
Ames graduation guests attend Iowa State College events
Over the weekend in Ames Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Silker and daughter Mrs. L. L. Klingler attended graduation exercises at Iowa State College. Theodore Silker earned his master of science in forest range management. A Monday farewell party for Theodore, his wife, and daughter Beth was held before they depart to Knoxville Tennessee with sons Douglas and Stephen, and relatives Kenneth Silker Mae Loretta Arthur and George.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa State College
H. C. Silker
L. L. Klingler
Silkers
Theodore Silker
Beth
Knoxville
Tenn
Silker
Douglas
Stephen
Cedar Rap
Kenneth Silker
Mae
Loretta
Arthur
George
Local Socials and Club Activities Highlight Weekend
June De Wees hosted a birthday slumber party at her home on Thirteenth Street with friends in attendance. Cedar Rapids visitors joined a Sunday gathering at the Clay residence. A Red Cross knitting class shifts to Thursday afternoon at the S. and S. Locker room. Camping trips featured the Trask and Miller families in Anamosa state park. The Wiley and Pfeifer families marked a birthday with a family dinner. Prairie Chapel hosted the A and L club, with films from a Mexico trip shown by J. L. Papes. A proposed Marion OES meeting date appears postponed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
June de Wees
Thirteenth Street
Alice Kemble
Barbara Fi
Eileen Schenken
Bonnie Carey
Ae Mullaley
Patricia
Anamosa State Park
C. A. Trask
Cedar Rapids
J. C. Miller
Marion
Miller House
Nick Kost
Martelle
Carl L. Wiley
Fred Pfeifer, Jr
Mr. Pfeifer
Nancy Jo
Tricia Diane
Arsenal Office Building Planned at Rock Island Arsenal
Brig. Gen. Norman F. Ramsey announced a $550,000 four story concrete office building will be constructed at Rock Island Arsenal by Preister Construction of Davenport. The 300 day project creates the first arsenal office structure housing planning drafting employment financial and army offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Norman F. Ramsey
Rock Island Arsenal
Preister Construction Company
Arsenal
Des Moines Man Named President Of Iowa Elks in 1942
Des Moines based Harry N. Moetzel was elected president of the Iowa Elks association at the 1942 convention in Sioux City. He has served as vice president at large and will succeed Cedar Rapids leader Edward H. Kane. Other officers named include Tony Perasso Sioux City vice president at large Le land Rausch Perry western Iowa Louis Bray Dubuque northeastern Iowa Russell Meyer Davenport southeastern Iowa A. D. Bailey Fort Dodge and Sanford Schmaltz Muscatine as trustees. Jesse Ward Iowa City was reelected secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Harry N. Moetzel
Iowa Elks Association
Edward H. Kane
Cedar Rapids
Tony Perasso
Sioux City
Leland Rausch
Perry
Western Iowa
Louis Bray
Dubuque
Northeastern Iowa
Russell Meyer
Davenport
Southeastern Iowa
A. D. Bailey
Fort Dodge
Sanford Schmaltz
Muscatine
Iowa Elks Loan Corporation
Jesse Ward
Iowa City
E. A. Erb
Council Bluffs
Conopus Congratulates New ORC President at Luncheon
W Fraser, elected president of the Order of Railway Conductors, spoke to Canopus club members at a Roosevelt hotel luncheon about the Chicago ORC convention highlights. He received congratulatory folders from the club and Canopus-sponsored Boy Scout troops. Mrs Ruth Ebling Massey and Mrs Otto Ambroz sang two numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Fraser
The
Order of Railway Conductors
Canopus Club
Roosevelt Hotel
Chicago
Ruth Ebling Massey
Otto Ambroz
Civil suit seeks 2500 from Weaver Witwer over unpaid overtime
J D White, agent for five I O A Foods employees, files in federal court claiming $250 each in unpaid wages and damages under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Plaintiffs Harold Koehn Wilmer W Mc Dowell Donald Bruce Almond seek total $2500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. White
I. O. A. Foods
Weaver Witwer
White
Harold Koehn
Wilmer W. McDowell
Donald Bruce
Almond
Hypothetical Sun-Temperature Coin Would Threaten Life
A thought experiment asks what would happen if an ordinary coin reached the sun’s interior temperature. It suggests extreme conditions would render surrounding life instantly unsustainable and défis in thermal science would emerge.
We the Women by Ruth Millett on keeping love during army camps
Gazette Special Writer Ruth Millett advises women not to panic when young men go to army camps for a year. She urges steady affection, regular letters, and interest in military life rather than overpromising. Both sides fear loss, so stay calm and supportive.
Navy officer recruiter to visit Cedar Rapids office
Lieut. Com. Phillip R. Weaver will visit the navy recruit office in Iowa on Wednesday to consult with local officers. The Cedar Rapids Navy club holds its regular meeting at 8 p.m. at the Mont hotel. eligible men currently serving or honorably discharged from the Navy or Marines are invited to join and bring guests who meet the qualification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillip R. Weaver
Iowa
Navy Recrui
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Navy Club
United States Navy
Sears Marine Corps
Coas Sage
Health Officials Report Low Disease Levels in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids sees only five chicken pox cases and four measles per assistant health officer Tony Tlusty. Scarlet fever and undulant fever from last month are cured. Tlusty notes 65 May deaths, 32 male and 33 female, with 825 tons processed in the incinerator department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Tony Tlusty
Tlusty
Det
Refuse Burned and Trash Collected by Department
The department reported burning refuse and collecting 475 loads of garbage. No further details provided on location or date.
Waubeek Scout Health and Safety Committee Named
Members of the Waubeek Boy Scout health and safety committee named as preliminary inspectors before the camp opens. The committee includes V. Lehman, James Sigmund, and Dr. Jon Hecker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waubeek
Twenty Rail Unions Push for General Wage Increase
Twenty rail unions demanded a general wage rise for about 1.5 million workers, estimating payroll boosts above 500 million dollars annually if granted. They filed under the Railway Labor Act to take effect July 10, with possible mediation if no agreement is reached. The United Transport Service Employee of America backed a 30 cent hourly raise for 3,500 red caps and porters, while other brotherhoods sought 30 percent or 30 to 34 cent hourly increases for hundreds of thousands more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
National Railway Labor Mediation Board
United Transport Service
Gardner to Build Club House at La Porte City Golf Course
Clarence Gardner has been awarded the contract to construct a new club house at the local golf course. Work starts around June 14 after $600 pledged by finance chair Everett Smith is collected. The 28 by 40 foot building includes a 28 by 32 foot main room, large fireplace, kitchen, house manager sleeping room, and future porch additions with total cost around $1,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LA Porte City
Clarence Gardner
Everett Smith
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Harry Dole of
Minn
Doles Eh
Dickey’s
Bob
M. L. Braska Company
Louis E. Peckosh
Kelso
Wash
William Mullaley
Catherine
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Omaha
Hazel Mae Hutton
Waukesha, Wis
Albert Jordan
Owen
H. N. Strader
William Blake
Hortense and
Ruth
Clinton
Paul Willarm
Sumner
Edward Roethler
New Hampton
William Sapeds
Ofen
Seghen
Janek
Woodrow Bontrager
Jean Bice
William Ford
Red Cross
Carol Jean
J.R. Hayes
Sixteenth Street
Hayes
Ralph Michel
Harry Fahey
Janice Rae Fahey
Jean Michel
Betty Mae Corwin
Anamosa
Jimmie Corwin
Fred Louis
Harlan
Dickie McMurrin
Jimmie Hayes
Betty Ann de Jong
Donald Fullerton
Donnie Morrison
Richard Bristol
Alene Craig
Ruth Roberts
Marilyn le Clerc
Shirley Post
Joyce Sampica
Barbara Kellogg
Loretta Klingler
Billie Bills
Joe Green Russell
Hattie
M. W. Courtney
Wilfred E. Beallinee
Inc
Delpho
Sant
P&g
L. E. Storm
Gazette
Jim Smith
Ralph J. Williams
Ohn A. Clay
S. and
S. Lockers
Irvin Scott
Prairie Chapel
Prairie Union A. and L. Club
Martha
Betty Kemp
Doris
Esther Etzel
J. L. Papes
Mexico
Beryl Collier
Gladys Collier
Casper
Wyo
Jane Joy Smith
American Legion Auxiliary
Dayton Lininger
Tom Cook
School For the Blind
May
Ford Hopkins
Buehler Bros
First Street
15Th ST
1St Ave
Rinso
Barry
Fos
TUNA
Folger
Atte Et
Miracle
Decker
California
NEW
Sunkist
Dean's Fruit Market
Sunkist Juicy
SBS
Cansini
Wed
Thars
Sawyer
Pine
P & G Soap
Qukr TH
Giant
Ners
SWIFT
Black Hawk
Phila
Conopus
Ruth Millett
Cees Takun
City Briefs
Hanna Barbers
Second Avenue SE
Hal Montague
Lloydfield
Denver
A. L. Montague
N Street
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