Four Days Remain to Vote on Bathing Beauty
Four days remain to vote on Bathing Beauty with voting closing at 9 p m Saturday. Ballots are to be deposited with sponsoring firms. The queen will be crowned at the dedication Sunday afternoon and will receive a one week Great Lakes cruise over 2000 miles. Contestants include Nora Cocker Dorothy Tow Connie velt Marie Dolson Marcia Kopecky Sacaret Moors Jane Alexander Patty Brown Betty Becker Miriam Stehlik and others.
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Great Lakes
Nora Cocker
Montgomery Ward
Dorothy Tow
Connievelt Hotel
Marie Dolson
Miss Newman's
Marcia Kopecky
Miss Cedar Rapids Airways
Sacaret Moors
Miss Nagle
Jane Alexander
Miss Standard
Patty Brown
Miss in Cedar Rapids Bathing Beauty Contest
Voters cast ballots for the Miss in the Cedar Rapids bathing beauty contest sponsored by local businesses. Balloting ends June 21 at 9 p.m. Deposit required at participating houses.
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Cedar Rapids
City Briefs Spotlight Local Social and Service Notes
Local notices list Schultz-Weichman reunion at Newhall park with basket dinner. Haircuts 25c at Hanna Barbers. Helen Irving leaves for Washington DC to enter school. Kenwood church senior choir plans 7 30 pm practice. Ahepa Cedar Rapids chapter meets at St John 600 Seventh Tuesday 8 pm. St Elizabeth's guild plans social at St Johns. Miss Ellen Benzinger post appendectomy in satisfactory condition. Townsend club auxiliaries plan picnic lunch at Ellis park pavilion. University District Dental society fall meeting planned in Iowa City. Bobbie Janda undergoes skin grafting at Children's hospital Iowa City. Sergeant Jack R Lankow on seven day furlough visiting Cedar Rapids. Four Iowa Con sistory bodies meet at Scottish Rite temple for annual election. Mrs John Filipi returns from Lincoln after granddaughter Jane Ann Bower’s illness and death.
Automobile Dealers Dinner Hosts Leaders at Roosevelt Hotel
Cedar Rapids dealers from Johnson Linn Jones Benton Cedar and Iowa counties attended a Monday dinner at the Roosevelt hotel. Walter Ferrell of the State Automobile Dealers association was the principal speaker. Miss Ruth Outland, sister of Ethel R Outland professor of journalism at Coe College, is a Coe graduate.
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Cedar Rapids
Ruth Outland
Ethel R. Outland
Coe
Coe College
East and West sides meet on Cedar Rapids picnic ball game
The Cedar Rapids Association of Credit Men hosts an annual picnic at Bever Park on Saturday with a 2 p.m. baseball game. The program also features other sports prizes and a picnic lunch served by a women's group from Olivet Presbyterian Church. The Quaas reunion was held at Riverside Park with officers elected including R. N. Fitzgerald president O. E. vice president Mrs Albert Stevenson treasurer and Gladys Hauser recording secretary. Ninety members of the Quaas family and six visitors attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Quaas
Riverside Park
R. N. Fitzgerald
O. E
Albert Stevenson
Gladys Hauser
Sarah Schultz
Marion
Officers Ordered to Year of Active Duty at Holabird Depot
Capt. Frank Krejci of 2005 Hamilton Street Southwest and Lieut. Robert W. Gable of 609 Thirtieth Street Northeast, infantry reserve officers, are ordered to report June 25 for a year of active duty at the Holabird Quartermaster Depot in Baltimore Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Krejci
Hamilton Street
Robert W. Gable
Thirtieth Street
Infantry
Holabird Quartermaster Depot
Baltimore
City Starts Weed-Cutting Drive on Public Grounds
City launches weed cutting on public property to curb hay fever impacts. Owners of private land will be warned to remove obnoxious weeds or face removal actions by officials.
Industrious Animal Answer to Previous Puzzle
Puzzle clues map to words yielding a themed solution. Entries include a cereal grade term, a word meaning to sleep, a water stream, a source, a moloney apple reference, remedies for leather, a verb to drive, and a feline beast.
City repair work to be completed with cost assessed
The city will perform the required work and assess the cost accordingly. Officials outlined the plan and estimated the financial burden to be shared through the usual assessment process.
City renewals filed for beer cigars and tobacco
Clerk's office reports 62 of 65 class B beer permit renewals received as of Tuesday. Forty six of 54 class C renewals submitted. Cigaret applications total 142 of 201. City council will act on all applications June 23.
City Treasurer Advises Paying Street Oiling Costs
City Treasurer Walter Miller tells property owners assessed for street oiling they can pay at city hall to avoid double entry and clerical expense when costs are later placed on the tax rolls at the county treasurer.
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Walter Miller
City Hall
Derflinger Enlists in Naval Postgraduate Course
Jackson Derflinger son of Mr and Mrs L J Derflinger now of Clinton has enrolled in a special post graduate course at the U S Naval Academy Annapolis after graduating in May as an ensign in the naval reserve. He will complete his post graduate work July 3 aboard the Arkansas.
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Jackson Derflinger
L. J. Derflinger
Cedar Rapids
Clinton
U. S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
Naval Reserve
Brown University
Annapo Eea
Arkansas
Des Moines Reverend Fined For Inadequate Brakes After Car Hits Cow
Rev. H. K. Gibson of Des Moines paid $5 and costs after his car struck a cow four miles west of Monday. Justice H. R. Churchill presided with charge filed by Highway Patrolman James Gildroy. Cow owner D. C. Mulherin was transporting the animal to his barnyard from a pasture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. K. Gibson
Des Moines
Justice of the Peace
H. R. Churchill
D. C. Mulherin
Highway
James Gildroy
Y. M. C. A. Nearing $60,000 Goal for Building Campaign
Y M C A officials report contributions near sixty thousand dollar goal as of Tuesday noon. Chairman Byron Anderson told team captains that cash and pledges are coming in with significant promised support. Plans include repairs and renovations with open house events to follow remodeling and a notable speaker is eyed for the program. Team captains approve Hawkins suggestion to form a steering committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byron Anderson
Anderson
Hawkins
Carl Helming Wins National Ad Prize For Fishermen's Week
Carl G. Helming advertising manager for Armstrong Clothing Co won first prize in a national newspaper advertisement contest tied to Fishermen's Week April 26 to May 3. J G Taylor Spink announced the award on Tuesday for the Gazet te ad. H A Fitzsimmons received honorable mention in the parallel window display contest. First prize includes a two week all expense paid fishing trip to Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl G. Helming
Armstrong Clothing Company
J. G. Taylor Spink
Sporting Goods
Gazette
H. A. Fitzsimmons
Minnesota
Fitzsimmons
Stage Set For High Twelve Convention In Cedar Rapids
Final preparations for the 17th High Twelve International convention in Cedar Rapids were completed as 350 visitors from the United States and Canada prepare to register at the Roosevelt mezzanine Wednesday at 2 p.m. Sessions begin Thursday at 9 a.m. John E. Cuddeback of Berkeley is president and W. J. Schoenfeld of Kansas City is secretary. Dr. E E Hruska chairs the local arrangements committee and is first international vice-president.
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High Twelve International
Cedar Rapids
United States
Canada
Roosevelt
John E. Cuddeback
Berkeley
Calif
W. J. Schoenfeld
Kansas City
Kan
E. E. Hruska
First International
Cedar Rapids May Car Loadings Far Above 1940 Figure
May 1941 car loadings rose to 3 947 shipped cars from 3 051 in May 1940 and incoming loadings grew from 2 216 to 2 480. Employment at 20 firms climbed from 5 631 to 6 028. Real estate transfers and other city metrics also rose or fell as shown in the Chamber of Commerce release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Industrial Bureau of the
Chamber of Commerce
Clearhouse Clearings
Hospers Residents In Hospital After Mishap
Dr. J. J. Galmar and Mrs. J. J. Galmar of Hospers were hospitalized near Clarence after an accident. Mrs. Galmar sustained a fracture of the left leg while Dr. Galmar had several broken ribs and both were reported in fairly good condition at St. Luke's hospital south of Clarence.
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J. J. Galmar
Hospers
St. Luke’s Hos
Clarence
Galmar
Dr. Galmar
Freeman Estate Probate Names Executrix in Jones County Farm Bequest
Ethel F. Freeman named executrix without bond for the estate of Harry L. Freeman of Springville after his will was proved. He bequeathed 40 acres to Freeman and 30 acres to daughter Isabelle Miller. sons Lee and Verne receive the remaining 80 31. Date of will April 20, 1931. Eva A. Maxfield probate grants Charles F. Maxfield executor without bond with life interest to the estate, then its division between sons Archie J. Maxfield and George Albert Maxfield.
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Ethel F. Freeman
Harry L. Freeman
Springville
Judge Sustains Promissory Note Suit Against Smythe
Robert S. Cook as shareholders' agent for Cedar Rapids National Bank won judgments totaling 430.88 after Judge H. C. Ring sustained Smythe’s motion for judgment on the pleadings. The action alleged two December 1931 notes signed by Smythe. Smythe had 10 days to rule or plead further after the ruling.
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Robert S. Cook
Cedar Rapids National Bank
R. C. Smythe
H. C. Ring
Cook
Smythe
Ring
Millers win partition of 1114 acre Monroe farm
Judge H C Ring orders partition of a 1114 acre farm in Monroe township from the estate of Mary C Miller. The property is to be divided between J Melvin Miller and G Merlin Miller as petitioners and five other heirs including Samuel Miller Elsie Free Maggie Hopker Jennie Prenosil and Marie Schrimper with Dwight J Krumboltz and D H listed in the proceeding.
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J. Melvin Miller
G. Merlin Miller
H. C. Ring
Monroe Township
Mary C. Miller
Samuel Miller
Elsie Free- Maggie Hopker
Jennie Prenosil
Marie Schrimper
Dwight J. Krumboltz
D. H
Smith Appointed Referee Receivers on Bond Action
Smith were appointed referee receivers on posting $1,000 bond. Appraisers will be R. N. Fitz gerald, Wilbur Albaugh and P. C.
Judge Grants $423.24 Judgment Against O Kelly in Des Moines Case
On default of defendant Co. O Kelly of Marion Judge Haas awards Roycraft Company of Des Moines a total judgment of 423.24 The suit rests on four promissory notes totaling 175 dated August 19 1939 and an unpaid 248.24 account alleged to have been contracted in 1938.
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Co. O. O'Kelly
Marion
C. J. Haas
Roycraft Company
Des Moines
O’kelley
Supreme Court Upholds Wm. Fahey Guardianship
The Iowa supreme court on a Tuesday upheld District Judge H. C. Ring's Feb 13 decision appointing Cedar Rapids attorney William Fahey as guardian for Mary Hruska. The case was appealed by Dr. William H. Hruska and Harold Hruska who argued the ward had not been notified of the successor guardian.
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Iowa
Guardian Appointment Amid 1940 Sikora Death Questioned
Following the death of original guard Ian Otto Sikora on May 8 1940 Fahey was appointed guardian by court on May 13 advised by William Kacena administrator of Sikora s estate. Two days later Hruskas objected seeking removal of the successor guardian arguing the appointment method. The case was argued in May before the supreme court.
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Otto Sikora
Fahey
William Kacena
Sikora
Hruskas
Supreme Court
Appeal filed against board of review over 1941 property value
Eleanor Hunting, of 407 9 11 Second Avenue SE, appeals to district court after the board of review disallowed their protest last month. The 1941 taxable value is listed at 14 560, with Mayor F K Hahn and city council members on the board upholding City Assessor James F Scolaro's judgment.
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Second Avenue
Eleanor Hunting
District Court
Board of Review
F. K. Hahn
James F. Scolaro
Arrested Third Time On Same Charge Driver Faces Jail Time
Frank Fiesleman age 20 listed Sunshine Mission as address was jailed after a third arrest in 33 days for driving without a license. Judge H R Churchill fined him $25 and costs and ordered 10 days in jail after he failed to pay earlier fines.
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Frank Fiesleman
Sunshine Mission
Fiesleman
H. R. Churchill
Fieshman
Churchill
Award School Contract For Stove Coke In Cleveland
The board of education awarded 50 tons of stove coke to the W. G. Block company for Cleveland school at 11.05 per ton. Other bids ranged from 11.15 to 11.69. Twelve firms bid on the 5,000 tons of coal needed annually. all bids were referred to the supplies committee with power to act.
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Cleveland School
W. G. Block Company
Board of Education
Cedar Rapids Fuel Company
Haegg Coal Company
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Helen Irving
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Jack
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University District Dental Society
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J. F. Janda
Thirteenth Street
Children’s Hospital
Jack R. Lankow
Camp Claiborne
J. A. Rohrer
Ellis Boulevard
St. Andrew’s Council of
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John Filipi
Lincoln
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Milton E. Bower
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Fishermen’s Week
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