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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1940
Page
3
British aircraft aided by French planes pounded German positions along a 60 mile stretch of the lower Seine near Paris. R A F pilots said they blasted nearly all bridges except one, with waves of bombers keeping up a regular, thunderous attack as towns along the Seine burned and German forces massed for a Paris push.
RAF pilots describe fierce air combat over the Somme and Rouen as Hurricane squadrons face 80 Me109s. Bomber streams target rivers and pontoon crossings while smoke screens hinder German movements. One pilot recalls plunging into a formation and downing a fighter before escaping.
North Western railroad announces two new trains with launch dates in June. The National Parks special starts June 18, running Chicago to Denver Salt Lake City and Yellowstone and returning westbound at 5 PM and eastbound at 8 AM. The Treasure Island departs Chicago June 19 for San Francisco with six day round trips.
Pattern 4481 available in misses and women sizes 12 to 40. Size 16 requires 3 percent yards 35 inch fabric and 244 yards face ruffling. Send fifteen cents to Pattern Department Cedar Rapids Gazette 243 West Seventeenth Street New York NY for pattern. Additional ten cents adds the latest Pattern Book.
Paul Kilborn of Kilborn Photo Paper, Cedar Rapids, reports a Jan 18 order for glazed paper used in photographic sensitization. The Dutch ship Delftidijk, carrying $3.5 million in Netherlands gold, was bombed and delayed, then appeared in New York after holes were blown in its side.
City council accepted a Trinity Evangelical Lutheran church deed to use land for street purposes in the Seventh avenue SW extension between Murray drive and Fifteenth street. It authorized a street light on the alley behind the police station and filed road oiling petitions for several streets. The streets department is authorized to purchase road oil as two sidewalk paving contracts are discussed.
The report from the major streets committee, approved by the council, backs Soutter Place subdivision and widens Twenty-fifth street dedication from 50 to 60 feet while adding a 60 foot east west street. Dan Christensen Construction gains two awards worth 4 047 88 and 3 909 51 dollars. A curb and gutter project on Eighteenth street and C avenue was delayed pending a city engineer report on a counter petition with six signatures arguing insufficient property value.
A medical overview notes that stuttering afflicts more than one million people in the United States. It highlights the condition's prevalence across ages and its impact on communication, learning, and social interaction.
The plan commission recommended leasing or selling part of Third street NE to Quaker Oats with reversion if use changes. Mayor Hahn referred the proposal to the city council, engineering, and building departments after John P Montillon objected. The objection cited parkway width reduction affecting future use of the Montillon property.
The proposal aims to adjust sidewalk slope for garage access without altering the grade, noting that low clearance passenger cars cannot pass over the resulting hump.
Mrs. John Trosky 55 mother of Cleveland baseball star Hal Trosky died Thursday at 4 25 am after several years of ill health. Funeral services set for Saturday at 9 am at St Michael's church conducted by Rev. William Kunkel. Survived by husband Hal and three other children Esther Primrose Annette Victor of Washington Iowa.
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