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Cedar Rapids Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 28, 1939

Page

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Des Moines considers buy option on Ford building

The state received a new offer to rent the Des Moines Ford building with a provision that part of three year rent could be applied to a purchase of 375000 dollars. Donahoe Investment, for Ford Motor Co, proposes 20 cents per sq ft annually about 55000 dollars, while current rents total around 100000 dollars. The 275000 sq ft building sits at Grand Ave and 18th Street and has been repeatedly offered to the state. The interim committee will review the deal with the governor and executive council, with a site inspection slated for 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, then postponed.

Des Moines Ford Donahoe Investment Company Ford Motor Company State The Motor Company Grand Avenue Eighteenth Street Statehouse Ford Company Legislative Interim Committee George Wilson Mulberry Southern Surety Iowa Valley Banks E. J. Donahoe Executive Council Shaw

Radio Schedule Fragments Outline Day's Broadcasts

A dense list of radio and music programs across stations WMT WGN KFJB WHO WSUI WOC WGI WOOC and others. Entries include concert orchestras, children's hour, news, sports, and dance bands with various host names and times from early morning to evening.

WMT WGN Jack Teagarden Orch WSUI Town Hall KFJB Wwoc

Radio Schedule Fragment From Iowa Station List

A scanned schedule outlines program lineups for stations WMT KFJB WGN WHO WOI WSUI WOC and others with times 8:30 through 5:45 including shows such as Rhyme Time Morning Melodies News and Farm questions. The text lists wide variety of children and music programs along with market reports and drama segments.

WSUI Old Stone Capitol F. Shambaugh Peter McGregor WMT WGN Iowa Sportsman WOOC Wariie WOC Georgi Sokolsky Moline Cedar Rapids Eee Cep Wewe Wmt—Ramblers Boone WOOI KFJB Snet Lou Jerry Woo WOIKI Who—Pete’s Mountaineers Wwoc WCI Music Shop WOI John Metcalf WHO Kitty Keene, Inc Jenny Manhattan Wssui Homemakers Forum Organ Clara Wright Smith Pretty Kitts Kelly Wooc—Bazaar Don Roth Ralph Ginsburgh Betty Bob News Street Forum Milton Charles Voice of Iowa Wolf—News Dr. Malone Lonefellows Greeerty Joey Chuck Grace Joe Doakes Raph Slade Montana Aneoahy WOCC Ginsburgh Orch Mary Marlin West U. S. Army Band Variety Gayle Gaylord Ma Perkins Henry Cincone Pepper Young Walbere Brown Judy and Jane Guiding Light Lebrun George Weiler Stella Dallas Maurice Reese Ray Bleck Lowans Hannah Woocc Morin Kenuniper Stanley Hickman Jimmy Smith Tiny Hill KPJB Jane Anderson Sam Ralph Com Oreh Ennio Keen Herne Sporta Mutiny On Sports

Langley’s Airship Dream Ends in Potomac Disaster

The career of Samuel Pierpont Langley featured repeated setbacks as his airship failed and plunged into the Potomac River soon before the Wright brothers achieved flight at Kitty Hawk.

Samuel Pierpont Langley Potomac Wrights Kitty Hawk N. C

Roosevelt and Goldwyn Escape Film Blast in Hollywood

James Roosevelt and Sam Goldwyn fled a Hollywood projection room after a film reel exploded and ignited a velvet drape. They were unharmed while viewing scenes from an upcoming picture.

James Roosevelt Sam Goldwyn Hollywood Roosevelt Goldwyn

Lawrence Tibbett to Sing in Iowa Univ Field House

Metropolitan Opera baritone Lawrence Tibbett will perform at the University of Iowa field house in Iowa City this summer. Acoustics are praised by university engineers and Tibbett’s manager. He will stay overnight to address a luncheon on July 20. General admission is one dollar, reserved seats one fifty.

Lawrence Tibbett Iowa Univ. Field House Iowa City Metropolitan Opera Company University of Iowa Midwest University Tibbett

Magnifying Glass Vendor Admits Court Admission

Carl Gobay testified at magistrate's court Tuesday after being taken in for selling magnifying glasses in New York. The case outlines his admission and the charges he faced.

New York Carl Gobay

Antique Glass Joins Defiant Defense At Court

A man faces a charge under an anti peddling ordinance. The magistrate suspends sentence and buys a glass, while the judge listens as the defendant proclaims his case.

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