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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1942
Page
6
A lighthearted Iowa page notes state officials and governors visiting Navy Day at Great Lakes, with humorous anecdotes about painted carpenters, cars driven into flower beds, and a salvage chief teasing about junk as the scrap rubber drive continues. The piece reflects political theater and idle observations from Des Moines.
Iowa City AP The 25th anniversary dinner for the Iowa child welfare research station capped a two day conference on child development and parent education at the University of Iowa. Dean George D. Stoddard outlined the station’s progress since 1917 and noted his pending move to New York. Guests included Mrs Ida B Wise Smith WCTU president, Dean emeritus Carl E Seashore and President Virgil M Hancher.
Des Moines AP reports state house records show the Iowa state guard cost $158 90458 between December 22 and June 15. Only two officers on the headquarters payroll are full time underscoring limited staff. Col A Lainson chief of staff earns 522 66 monthly and Major Bert ram Williams inspec tor earns 429 monthly. Lieut Gen Mathew A Tinley, commanding officer, is not on payroll having waived salary after initial month. His rank would pay 808 34 monthly. The article notes services begin at 10 am 2 30 pm and 7 30 pm with a basket dinner at noon in the church basement.
Garrison Redediication services are set at the Garrison Church of the Brethren Sunday after remodeling. Dr D W Kurtz of LaVerne California, a traveler and lecturer, is scheduled to speak.
Iowa City report shows 242 recruits at the U. S. Navy pre flight school gained an average 18 pounds from June 4 to 11. Lieut. Mike Garry, director of mass exercises, said two men jumped eight pounds each during the period.
Lieutenant George M. Watrous of Chicago informed Governor George A. Wilson that the army air corps will assume control of the south half of the Iowa state fairground in Des Moines. An acting commanding officer for the air corps storage depot is to be stationed there, with a permanent commander arriving in about three weeks. Most depot employees will be civilians from civil service lists, and the area will be fenced.
The Delta Christian church has retained Rev. W. H. Cross as pastor for the sixth year.
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