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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1939
Page
7
A hotel lost and found tale notes 75 percent of valuable items are recovered. Customers misplace wallets jewelry watches and clothing while taxis hold odd items like a single football shoe and a bouquet of roses. A mayonnaise jar prompts a humorous complaint.
A reminiscence of early 1900s Cedar Rapids high schools notes how class prophecies and school annuals predicted futures. It highlights figures like Harold Trewin, Frank A. Challed, Victor Hasek, Otto Ambroz, Henry McClintock, Marvin Cone, Grant Wood, Medley Gordon Whelphey, Wilbur Kennedy, Stewart Holmes, Clare R. Marshall, Ralph Clements, Thomas Frank Suchomel, Arthur Maxon Parson, and Floyd Mack Mayberry, showing comedic forecasts and later real lives.
A 1916 class yearbook recalls forecasts for peers now varied in life paths. Webster Perley ran a food shop after a carnival of careers, Ella Sailor married Lewis Mansfield, Naomi Little would head a detective service, and Dr. R. D. Proctor remained a bachelor. Forrest Chapman pursued South American research and Russian work, with later roles as foreign editor.
The 1939 playground directors hired by the playground commission start a one week training institute Monday at 9 a.m. in the city office. Morning sessions cover playground administration crafts nature lore and group activities while afternoons offer a standard Red Cross first aid course. WPA recreation staff will teach on Wednesday and Thursday with directors from Mount Vernon Anamosa and Central City expected to attend.
The first year of scheduled aerial operations covered about 3000 miles. Current figures show world air routes totaling roughly 330000 miles.
Mrs Richard Bauman and her daughter Roberta pose in a candid scene at 505 Center Point Road NE while Harry Johnson walks into frame at 329 Fourteenth Street SE. Readers can send in snaps to receive free enlargements if selected for publication.
Johnny Fryrear and Hanford legionnaires outline three family friendly features for the American Legion July 4 celebration at Hawkeye Downs. Admission 40 cents adults 20 cents under 15 grants grounds access and noon barbecue. AMA bike races at 2 30 p m fireworks at dusk and a full carnival with free vaudeville acts rides and concessions. Fireworks fund grows with yearly proceeds and 2 500 pounds of prime beef to feed guests under Bill Dytrt’s direction.
Hollywood star Owen Moore died of a heart attack, autopsy reveals. Found amid empty whisky bottles, his body was discovered Saturday, following his 28 year marriage to Mary Pickford.
Household Finance promotes a loan service allowing up to $300 with repayment over 2 to 20 months. Examples show $100 loans repaid via monthly installments of $6.74 to $18.48, or $100 repaid in four to six months. no credit checks or endorsers required. The offer emphasizes low charges for quicker repayment and a guarantee of total cost as shown in a repayment table.
Dr Frederick Newbarr assistant county autopsy surgeon said he would continue the autopsy to determine if alcoholism contributed to death. Moore was believed dead at least two days. The city of London reportedly receives about 75,000 tons of material annually.
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