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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 23, 1942

Page

9

New A and P Store Opens on Third Avenue West Cedar Rapids

The A and P Super market at 222 Third Avenue SW Cedar Rapids opened Tuesday. The 125 by 50 foot store features a large parking lot, a corner entrance, fluorescent lighting, bow string truss roof, and a postless sales area. It offers a fish center, refrigerated meat rooms, dairy shelves, self serve aisles, and clearly labeled price and grade sections for A B and C canned goods.

Cedar Rapids Third Avenue Morehead Construction Company Grace BR Phage 4 & P

New A and P Store Opens in Cedar Rapids

C Fox general superintendent of the A and P stores in Iowa and H S Hendy sales manager in the area visited Cedar Rapids for the store opening.

Rodney R. Fee Cedar Rapids Third Avenue C. Fox Des Moines Mr. Fox Moines Iowa H. S. Hendy

Riverside woman recovers after emergency surgery

Miss Judy Harr, daughter of Mr and Mrs Earl Harr of Riverside, underwent an emergency 4 y Satur day at Mercy tal and is recuperating satisfactorily. Post No 1 Iowa men meet Thursday 8 p.m. at the Montrose hotel to elect officers. Furloughed soldiers invited. Robert M Hinton 119 First NE enlisted via Cedar Rapids recruiter. correction issued.

Judy Harr Earl W.harr Riverside Mercytal Iowann Thursada Montrose Hotel Robert M. Hinton Cedar Rapids Ph M. Hinton

Volunteers Auxiliary card party moved to June 7 23

The Iowa Volunteers Auxiliary announces a card party now set for June 7 23 at the Bungalow at the Light Company. Attendees should bring their own cards.

Iowa Volunteers the Light Company

Local Serviceman Whitesell Visits Cedar Rapids Family

John R. Whitesell a fireman second class spent the weekend with his brother and sister-in-law Mr and Mrs Martin Whitesell at 433 Eighth Avenue SE Cedar Rapids. He attends the mechanics aviation school at Navy Pier Chicago. Arthur Burton son of Mr and Mrs George Burton of Thirtieth Street Drive SE has joined Curtiss Wright Aircraft in St Louis after graduating from Iowa State College on June 5 with a bachelor of science in electrical engineering.

John R. Whitesell Cedar Rapids Martin Whitesell Eighth Avenue SE Mechanics Aviation School Navy Pier Chicago Arthur Burton George Burton Thirtieth Street Drive Ted Curtiss Wright Aircraft Corporation St. Louis Burton Iowa State College

Two ISU Alumni Hire at Konsanto Chemical

Cedar Rapids graduates William Keehn and John Swan, both with bachelor of science degrees in chemical engineering, have positions with Konsanto Chemical in Everett Massachusetts, per the ISU alumni office on Tuesday.

Cedar Rapids Iowa State College William Keehn John Swan Heve Konsanto Chemical Company Everett Mass

Soldier's wife returns home from Salt Lake City

Mrs Dale FE Hall spent six weeks in Salt Lake City with her husband Sergt Hall and has returned to the home of her parents Mr and Mrs J H Shipton at 1545 Fourth Avenue SE Sergt Hall has been transferred from the army air base in Salt Lake City to Geiger Field Spokane where he serves in the quartermaster detachment of the air corps.

Dale FE. Hall Salt Lake City Sergt. Hall J. H. Shipton Fourth Avenue Army Air Base Geiger Field Spokane Quartermaster Air Corps

Sevastopol Reds Reinforced Amid German Kharkov Push

The report notes new German pressure on Kharkov while Sevastopol endures siege fighting. Soviet and Nazi sources claim heavy combat with bunkers taken and defenses holding. civilian evacuations proceed under Black Sea Fleet protection. Soviet review cites massive casualties on both sides and argues Germany cannot mount a general offensive despite local gains.

Sevastopol Kharkov Russia Ately Black Sea Crimea Fedor von Bock Red Star Adolf Hitler Crimean Moscow Caucasus

Man Confesses to Double Slaying to Avoid Death Penalty

Courtney Fred Rogers, 24, a church organist, told a Los Angeles court jury he confessed to killing his father and mother to escape the gas chamber. He denied killing either parent and faced charges of both slayings.

Los Angeles Courtney Fred Rogers Rogers

R. A. F. Stages Another Heavy Raid on Emden

Britain's air force sent an estimated 250 to 300 heavy bombers in a rapid attack on Emden, a major German naval base, during the third raid in four nights. The operation lasted under an hour with several tons of bombs, while losses were six planes. RAF also hit air fields in Holland Belgium and northern occupied France as raids extended to northwestern Germany.

London Britain Germany Emden North Sea Air Ministry Royal Air Force Holland Belgium France Berlin

Notice of District Court Sale Levy

Notice of district court action dated June 29. Public sale conducted by Layton, Iowa, with attorney O’Reilly and titled in the case of Seder vs. Rarids. Sale details and official actions to follow.

A.D Layton Rarids Towa

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