HAHN ENROLLS CITY IN SAFETY CONTEST
Cedar Rapids joins Des Moines Sioux City Waterloo and Davenport in a safety contest. Cowan outlined the three E's in a 20 minute slide lecture on traffic control while Gordon Hughes announced new traffic lights to be installed at Third street and Eighth avenue SE and at First street and Eighth avenue SW. The move follows urging by local civic groups and the safety commission as a Rock Island underpass study is assigned to a committee for later report.
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Cowan
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
Sioux City
Waterloo
Davenport
National Council
Gordon Hughes
Third Street
Eighth Avenue
First Street
South Side Civic Club
Sixteenth Avenue Commercial Club
The
Safety Commission
Jim Smith
Rock Island
Ely Road
John C. Mullin
Marion
William H. Behrens
Fred C. Henson
Navy radio school draw sends Kucera son to Indianapolis
Robert Kucera son of Mr and Mrs Rudolph Kucera 821 Eighteenth Street SE left Sunday afternoon for Indianapolis where he will attend a naval reserve radio school.
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Robert Kucera
Rudolph Kucera
Eighteenth Street
Indianapolis
Naval Reserve
Picnic at Central Park Presbyterian Church
Church hosts a park picnic at the duck pond area on Thursday. Mrs. Ri and Mrs. William Duna are listed among organizers.
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Central Park Presbyterian Church
Oe Ri
William Dunace
Strawberry Festival and Dance at St Patrick's Auditorium
Event advertisement announces a strawberry festival and dance to be held Wednesday evening at St Patrick's auditorium. Local community groups invite residents to enjoy food music and dancing in a festival atmosphere.
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St. Patrick's Auditorium
First Presbyterian Picnic Plans Thwarted by Wednesday Postponement
The First Presbyterian church and its Sunday school picnic, set for Wednesday, has been postponed citing unspecified reasons. Organizers urge members to watch for updated details and new date announcements.
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First Presbyterian Church
Des Moines College of Law Exercises Attend by Hofmeister Kin
Mr and Mrs B M nee mg travelled to Des Moines on Saturday for the national exercises of the Des Moines College of Law. Among the graduates was Joseph J Hofmeister brother of Mr Hofmeister who works for the state tax commission.
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B. M. Nee Mg
Des Moines
Des Moines College of Law
Mr. Hofmeister
Joseph J. Hofmeister
The
State Tax Commission
Sell your boat and camp gear with a Gazette ad
Now is the time to sell used fishing tackle trailer and camp equipment or rent your cottage. Call 2-1121 and a Want Ad taker will assist.
Rural dealers attend Metro politan Supply sales conference
Rural dealers for Metro politan Supply gathered at the Montrose hotel for an all day annual conference. The meeting is one of four district gatherings held across the state for dealers serving rural schools.
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Metropolitan Supply Company
Montrose Hotel
Unclear Child Announcement From Local Family
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a child named So son of Mr and Mrs Kness with an address 411 Sixth. Details are incomplete and no events or dates are clear.
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Kness
Old Age Policy Offers Monthly Payouts and Life Benefits
The Postel Life & Casualty Insurance Co presents a new accident policy for men providing up to 65 with $500 for death, up to $50 monthly for disability, and hospital benefits up to $25 monthly. Cost is 1 cent daily and claims are paid promptly. Over 250000 policies issued. no agents will call.
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Postel Life & Casualty Insurance Co
Postal Life Building
Kansas City
Car Crash In Mt Vernon Injures Child
Vernon Jaynes, 31, of Mt Vernon, drove the vehicle involved in a crash that sent a child to Mercy Hospital. first aid was administered for the child’s unknown injuries.
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Vernon Jaynes
Mt. Vernon
Mercy Hospi First Aid
Pickpocket incident at college commencement misleads victims
Pickpockets targeted a college commencement scene as R. B. Jones of Alburnett reported being robbed by an elderly man who followed him. The incident underscores a pattern of distraction theft at public events.
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Coe
R. B. Jones
Alburnett
Home Economics Conference Hears Plan To Revise Curriculum
At Clear Lake a conference of over 50 home economics teachers and trainers closed Sunday. Miss Brown and Miss Deischer participated as steering committee member and county leader district hostess. The meeting aims to revise the state home economics curriculum.
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Wilson
McKinley
Clear Lake
Miss Brown
Deischer
Forgery Case Against Riverside Man Involving Checks
Seek warrants report a Riverside man identified as Verle Rath charged with forgery after cashing a Soukup check last Wednesday. Detective L B Marshall preliminary inquiry found two more similar checks passing under the same description in Johnson County and Washington County.
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Penhoine
Verle Rath
Riverside
L. B. Marshall
Johnson County
Washington County
No Spanish Classes Planned for Cedar Rapids Schools
Cedar Rapids officials report minimal demand for Spanish in the city schools and no move to start study this fall. Superintendent Arthur Deamer notes only about six requests were received and a class would need 25 to 30 students to begin, with two semesters of work required. There is faculty capacity across four high schools to teach the language.
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Cedar Rapids
Arthur Deamer
Deamer
Mer
Officers Reelected By Groups In Session Here
Officers of the State of Street Railway and Motor Coach Employes and the State Allied Printing Trades council were reelected Monday afternoon at the Roosevelt hotel. C. E. Howard of Des Rulagen was named president with W. E. of Marshalltown as vice president and H Denebrink as secretary treasurer. G. E. Huntley of Davenport Elmer Bravhn of Dubuque and L. E. Garnett of Sioux City joined the executive board. R. C. Shelton of Des Moines led the printing group with F. Schenk of Des Moines as secretary treasurer.
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State
State Allied Printing Trades Council
Roosevelt Hotel
C. E. Howard
Des Rulagen
W. E
Marshalltown
H Denebrink
Allan Oretary
G. E. Huntley
Davenport
Elmer Bravhn
Dubuque
L. E. Garnett
Sioux City
R. C. Shelton
Des Moines
F. Schenk
City Hall Notes on permissions and projects
The city council granted permission for a tag day on Cedar Rapids streets June 28 and voted on various items. Ambulance receipts totaled 530 with 503 disbursements, invalid receipts 430. Iowa Electric Light and Power Co received land at the north end of Fifth Street for new construction, price 121.40. A traffic control auto for safety education was funded and referred to public safety. Engineering was ordered to draft sanitary sewer improvements on Hamilton Street SW and Twenty second Avenue, serving 1801-1807 Fourteenth Avenue.
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Christ Sanctified — Church
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company Monday
Fifth Street
Hamilton Street
Twenty-first Avenue
Wilson Avenue
Hamilton
Fourteenth Avenue
City files seven-day oiling petitions on local streets
Oiling petitions were filed for seven days by the city Monday for sections including Alley between Seventh and Eighth NW from E to F avenues Thirty third street NE from E to F avenues Eighth street SE from Ninth to Tenth avenues Franklin are Thirteenth avenues Ninth street NW from K to L avenues.
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Seventh
Eighth
Thirty Third Street
Eighth Street
Ninth
Tenth Avenues
Franklin
Thirteenth
Ninth Street
Waterworks Bond Payment Request Details
In 1922, an installment of $20,000 on waterworks bonds is noted along with a $950 entry. The notice outlines the repayment action and amounts due, reflecting municipal debt handling.
Preservation urged for Cedar Rapids Vardy house relic
A Cedar Rapids readers column urges preserving the century old Vardy house as a city landmark. The writer notes a committee formed by C G Greene Bert Smith John M Ely Fred Higley C A Laurance and others helped arrange transfer of the house to the city with no personal gain. A campaign to tear it down is criticized while calls are made to renovate Cedar Lake and honor local history ahead of the city centennial.
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Cedar Rapids
C. G. Greene
Bert Smith
John M. Ely
Fred Higley
C. A. Laurance
Baking Company
Old Washington High School
Greene Square
Judge Greene
Cedar Lake
Rapids
Vardy
B. L. Wick
Sheriff Sale Notice Cedar Rapids Area 1941
Property in Cedar Iowa is listed for execution sale by the Linn County Sheriff dated 14th day of 1941. The notice cites defendants and the required legal action to satisfy court costs and liens. The sale proceeds are to be applied to judgment and costs as recorded by the Linn County authorities.
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Linn County
Iowa
D. Wiogis
Cedar Iowa
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Occidental College
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People’s Forum
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Canada
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Paris
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Larce Tobe
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Meire
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de Soto
Plymouth
DeSoto
DeSoto Division
Chrysler Corporation
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Wagner Motor Co
3Rd Ave
8Th St. SE
Schocon Motor CO
Monticello
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Gladbrook
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