Inland Seaman Quartet Embarks on Cedar Rapids Canoe Trip
Four Cedar Rapids youths aged 16 to 17 begin a five week Mississippi River voyage to Memphis with two canoes and a 50 pound pack each. They expect 30 miles per day, plan to buy provisions en route, and rely on fishing and river maps while camping along banks.
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Inland Seaman
Cedar Rapids
Memphis
Yers
Midwest
Mississippi
Third Avenue Bridge
Don Moen
E. R. Moen
First Avenue
George Prastka
Louis A. Prastka
Mount Vernon Avenue
Dean Gabbert
H. A. Gabbert
Hilbert Siegel
Sadie Siegel
Siegel
Tom Law
S.O.S
Frank Mitralsky
Gabbert
Prastka
Here
Cairo
Tik
Cedar River
Sheftie
Mississippi River
Palisades
Center Point
Moen
Scout Troop No. 11
Siegel and Gabbert
Tenn
Cedar
Iowa
Dean Gabbart
Question-Answer Series on Display of the American Flag
Hanford post of the American Legion releases a Question Answer guide for flag display rules to honor the flag. The piece covers display times, union placement, parade position, window and balcony poles, rope flags, porch mounting, bunting use, speaker platform setups, handling worn flags, and saluting etiquette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanford Post
American Legion
Lodger at Police Station Found to Have Malaria
Milford Hunter a 23 year old transient from Minneapolis sought lodging at a police station claiming sickness. A doctor diagnosed malaria likely contracted in Kansas swamps during strawberry picking and sent him to the Sunshine Mission to rest. Doctors note malaria fever is not contagious and spread by specific mosquitoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milford Hunter
Minneapolis
Kansas
Hunter
Sunshine Mission
Local Naval Reserves To Take Part In World Radio Relay Contest
The local Naval Reserve communication unit No. 8 joins the annual World Radio Relay contest, sponsored by the Amateur Radio Relay League. The event runs from 4 p.m. Saturday to 6 p.m. Sunday with all equipment arranged under emergency conditions at a tent in Van Vechten Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naval Reserve Communication Unit No. 8
The
Amateur Radio Relay League
van Vechten Park
Oceanic Wireless Station Reported Exhausted by Day’s Work
A tor driven generator and sending and receiving gear capable of reaching 3000 miles were served by operators Wes Novotny and Victor Crill with Bert Puckett assisting until Walter Maher the petty officer in charge and other unit members could take a break from their duties.
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Wes Novotny
Victor Crill
Bert Puckett
Walter Maher
William H. Leslie Central City native dies after illness
William H. Leslie 72 a Central City native and longtime resident died Saturday at Mercy hospital Anamosa from peritonitis after an appendicitis attack. Born July 2, 1865 to Archibald and Mary Leslie he ran a furniture business here and married Millie Hatch. After her death he moved to Colorado then to Olin with his niece Grace Larby. Funeral at Federated church Central City Monday at 2 p.m. conducted by Rev. C. F. Stratton. Burial Mount Clark cemetery.
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The
Gazette
Central City
William H. Leslie
Mercy Hospital
Anamosa
Mr. Leslie
Archibald
Mary Leslie
Millie Hatch
Colorado
Grace Larby
Olin
Federated Church
C. F. Stratton
Mount Clark Cemetery
Additions Made To Salvation Army Campaign Staff
The Salvation Army campaign launches this week with initial gifts led by Guy Linville as colonel, aided by Wallace Darling and Carl Hendrickson, plus thirty associates. A $4,000 start toward a $57,500 goal is sought, with 10 percent to be sent elsewhere. New staff include O L Brokaw directing commercial and industrial division, Ben Tait general of government groups, and colonels Griner, Davis, and Nesper. Mayor Hahn will head the city-employed group under Tait, Sedlacek county drive, and Postmaster Baldwin federal solicitation. Two more departments to be named later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
Guy Linville
Wallace Darling
Carl Hendrickson
Linville
O. L. Brokaw
Salvation Army Advisory Board
Ben Tait
Brokaw
George Griner
Bob Davis
Ted Nesper
Frank K. Hahn
Drive
Tait
Milo Sedlacek
Frank Baldwin
Frank Baldwin Will Head the Federal Group Solicitation
Minnesota WPA Chief Ousted May Drive Primary Clash
Victor A. Christgau, Minnesota WPA administrator, was fired after clashing with labor readers over relief project allocations. The ouster, confirmed by President Roosevelt, may shape the June 20 Minnesota primary as supporters claim it tests administration influence on the farmer labor vote and opposition argues over the weed eradication funding dispute.
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ST Paul
Howard O. Hunter
Midwest
WPA
Hunter
Harry L. Hopkins
Christgau
Elmer A. Benson
Farmer-Labor Party
John Roosevelt to marry Anne Clark in Nahant June 18
John Roosevelt will wed Anne Lindsay Clark in Nahant Massachusetts on June 18. The couple plans a single ring Episcopal ceremony with the Rev Endicott Peabody and Bishop Henry Knox Sherrill officiating. They will honeymoon at sea then settle in Brookline after a two month ocean trip. John will serve as an honorary usher at Harvard classmate Marshall Field Jr's wedding.
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Nahant
Mass
John Roosevelt
Anne Lindsay Clark
Anne
John
America
F. Haven Clark
White House
Brookline
Boston
Roosevelt
Endicott Peabody
Groton School
Episcopal
Henry Knox Sherrill
Europe
Bermuda
Harvard University
Marshall Field, Jr
Harvard
Metropolitan District Commission
Camp Good Health Opens For Physically Handicapped Children
The Public Health Nursing Association operates Camp Good Health in Cedar Rapids to aid needy physically handicapped children. The Yellow Cab fleet provides transport to the city hall start, with duration at camp based on medical recommendations. Meals, rest, and supervised recreation support health gains over the season, funded solely by the Camp Good Health Fund via The Gazette.
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Public Health Nursing Association
Yellow Cab Company
Camp Good Health
The
Cedar Rapids
Camp Good Health Fund
Gazette
the Gazette
Iowa
Pathfinder Candidate Plans Talks on Third Party Path
Charles W. Carroll leader of the Pathfinder party said he would travel to Madison Wisconsin to discuss third party possibilities with Gov. Phil La Follette. He spoke after a Philadelphia meeting with Mayor S Davis Wilson and associates, noting Wilson and Margiotti were not eager to run statewide on a third party ticket.
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Philadelphia
Charles W. Carroll
Pathfinder Party
Pennsylvania
Madison
Wis
Phil la Follette
Carroll
S. Davis Wilson
George H. Earle
U. S
Wilson
Margiotti
Babe Born After Its Mother Fatally Hurt
Des Moines nine months ago, Larry J. Welborn was born three hours after his mother died in a Des Moines crash. The infant traveled to Cedar Rapids Saturday with his grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Orville Welborn, who are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Ray King. The baby is the son of James and Betty Welborn, who died from the wreck. Betty Welborn lived days after the birth but never regained consciousness. The two-year-old brother James stays with the grandparents.
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Des Moines
Larry J. Welborn
Cedar Rapids
Orville Welborn
Welborns
Ray King
Sixth Street
Mr. Welborn
Mr. King
James
Betty Welborn
Veterans of Foreign Wars to Convene in Cedar Rapids
Seven hundred VFW members and auxiliaries are to gather in Cedar Rapids June 19 to 22 for the Iowa department encampment with headquarters at the Montrose hotel. About 1,500 are expected for the Tuesday June 21 military parade. the Musketeer Boys and other corps will perform at Hill Park. The Battle of Champions show June 20 raises funds for the Musketeer Boys to attend the national convention in Columbus, Ohio. National Commander Scott P. Squiers will attend a Sunday event and banquet at Commonwealth apartments.
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Iowa Department
Cedar Rapids
Montrose Hotel
Arthur S. Buckner
A Avenue NW
Zelina Wiese
Sixteenth Street
The
Hill Ball Park
Musketeer Boys
V. F. W.post
Columbus
Ohio
Musketeers
Iowa City
Newton “Green Beetles
Denver
Boone Spanish Musketeeers
Chariton American Legion
Cleveland
Sons of the American Legion
Des Moines
Clinton
Mason City
Fromm
Jack Fromm
the Legion
Iowa
Newton
Boone
Hill Park
Scott P. Squiers
Oklahoma City
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Orpheum Cafe
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Minnesota
Anna
Papa
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Franklin, Sr
U. S. Senate
New York
Curtis Bean Dall
Sistie
Buzzie
Elliott
Betsy
Harvey Cushing
Curtis Dall
John Boettiger
Betty Donner
Ruth Googins
Roosevelts
Chicago Tribune
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William Randolph Hearst
Ethel du Pont
Liberty League
Franklin
Thompson Photat
Roberta
la Follette
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Second St
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Crete
Second Avenue SE
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Bey
Everon Kenrode
A. L. Kenrode
Schubert
Hollywood
Coliseum
M. Margaret Maddigan
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