School Board Offers Land For Housing
The Cedar Rapids school board proposed a Murray hill plot to the city for emergency housing and urged that crowded elementary schools be considered in placing 80 Federal Public Housing Authority trailers. The board discussed teacher raises, resignations, and bids for boiler upgrades at Johnson school.
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Cedar Rapids
Murray Hill
Eighth Avenue
Highway 30
Cleveland School
J. C. Blodgett
Frank K. Hahn
Federal Public Housing Authority
Education and Finance Committee
Arthur Deamer
Laura F. Ulery
Clarence Hess
Marine Flyer
Harrison School
Blodgett
Hahn
Ruth Kirkpatrick
Franklin School
Helen Lee
Johnson School
Florence Usher seeks land use for garden at Cleveland site
An application by Florence Usher of 1226 First Avenue NW to use land at the proposed Cleveland school site for a garden was referred to the building and grounds committee for action. Also noted is a plan to supply 300 tons of crushed rock for resurfacing the school grounds.
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Florence Usher
First Avenue NW
Cleveland School
Blomquist Reports Good Results From New Water Treatment
Water works chief H F Blomquist says February results of a chlorine dioxide based treatment to remove taste and odors are good. Also underway are main extensions with 15 carloads of cast iron pipe, effort to lay pipe after frost, and monthly totals show 186 210 000 gallons pumped and 230 820 kWh used.
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H. F. Blomquist
Blomquist
Another English Bride Home in Cedar Rapids
Jean Hollister wife of Corporal Donald E Hollister has arrived in Cedar Rapids from Brockley London aboard the Bridgeport with Mrs Vernon Clark and son Roger Alan of Marion. They reached New York February 22 after a 13 day voyage and are now at 1436 Fourth Street SW with Hollister's parents. He returned December 1 after three and a half years in the army including time in London in the photographic department. They wed August 19 1944 at St Johns Brockley. Mrs Hollister was a London stenographer.
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Jean Hollister
Donald E. Hollister
Cedar Rapids
Brockley
London
Atlantic
Bridgeport
Vernon Clark
Roger Alan
Marion
New York
St. John’s Church
Harold Hall Opens Men's Clothes Shop at Roosevelt Hotel
Harold Hall unveils Hall Clothes a custom tailor shop to open Wednesday at First avenue and Second street NE in the Roosevelt hotel building. The store will offer men’s custom tailored clothing and haberdashery and women’s tailored garments. Hall brings 17 years in Cedar Rapids retail clothing to the new shop. John Cimburek, a tailor in Cedar Rapids, is mentioned as part of the local tailoring scene.
Rapids tailor with alteration and repair service
By Jimmy Hatlo a Rapids for 30 years will be the tailor. The shop will also have an alteration and repair service.
Three Cedar Rapids Boys on Loras Honor Roll
Three Cedar Rapids boys earned high ranking on the Loras College semester honor roll in Dubuque. Louis J. Trzil, a senior and son of L J Trzil, led the group from 3300 Oakland Ave N, after attending St Wenceslaus school. Terence J. Spencer, a freshman, is the son of James A. Spencer of 1020 First Ave East, a recipient who attended Immaculate Conception high school. Hugh S. Kelly, also a freshman, is the son of Edward J. Kelly of 906 D Avenue NW, who attended St Patrick's high school.
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Cedar Rapids
Loras College
Dubuque
Louis J. Trzil
L. J. Trzil
Oakland Avenue N
St. Wenceslaus School
Terence J. Spencer
James A. Spencer
First Avenue East
Hugh S. Kelly
Edward J. Kelly
D Avenue NW
Spencer
Immaculate Conception High School
Loras
Kelly
St. Patrick’s High School
February 94 Building Permits Issued in City
Building permits issued by City Building Inspector James H. Lilly in February totaled 94 with a value of 351 706. New dwellings 23 permits valued at 11 050. Four commercial buildings 202 500. 48 remodeled dwellings 22 706. Nine commercial remodels 11 900. Two garages 600. One garage remodel 300. One barn 150. Two barns remodeled 700. One dwelling foundation 300. One church remodeled 300. Two dwellings revalued 1 200. 143 electrical permits 44 plumbing permits 76 miscellaneous permits. Fees collected 1 011.75.
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James H. Lilly
Troop Arrivals At U S Ports On Eight Vessels
The Associated Press reports three U S ports to receive 10 466 returning veterans aboard eight ships Tuesday. West Coast ports expect three ships carrying 5 506 personnel while New York will take five vessels with 4 960 men. Ships include Elizabeth C Stanton Rock Hill Victory Pittston Victory and others from Le Havre plus Eberll Admiral USs Admiral E W and vessels at San Francisco and Seattle with Navy Army and Marine personnel aboard.
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Associated Press
U. S
New York
Elizabeth C. Stanton
le Havre
Amphibious Tank Bn
Q.m. Bakery Co
Sig. Depot Co
Pittston Victory
F.A
Robert Rodgers
Silas Mitchell
Seattle
Admiral E. W. Eberll
Korea
Navy
San Francisco
All Cedar Rapids Dairies Meet Butterfat Requirements
A. R. Menary reports that Cedar Rapids dairies met or exceeded butterfat content for milk and cream in February. Milk must test at least 3 percent butterfat and cream 16 percent. Official plate counts must be under 50,000 per cc. Tests list multiple dairies with results, noting very low and low bacteria counts and fat percentages.
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A. R. Menary
Cedar Rapids
Menary
C.c
Bindler
Roy
Guer Sindler Roy
Homo
Cedar Heights Farm
Cedar Valley
Davis Dairy
Davis
Dows Maniti
Dows Maniti and Multiple Dairies Report Very Low Yields
A fragmented list shows Dows Maniti and numerous dairies including Krebs Dutch Girl Usher Otto and Whiting Dairy with very low outputs. Entries mention past, raw, past. Guer, Hol, Home, or Vet conditions and feed or quality notes with several numeric figures.
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Dows
Homo
Potent Grove Dairy
Krebs
Ctade
Leacox Dairy
Northwood Dairy
Petty
Sanitary
Mellon
Searles Dairy
Beatles
Sunny Dale Dairy
Usher
Otto
Whiting Dairy
Poat
Spec
Pest
Screen Bill Resumes At Iowa Wednesday
Black Market Babies and Swing Parade of 1946 will conclude their run at the Iowa theater Wednesday. The pictures were canceled for Tuesday only because of the stage presentation Windy Hill starring Kay Francis Tuesday night.
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Iowa Theater
Windy Hill
Kay Francis
Nightly film listings and times from The Gazette
The Gazette lists theater showings with start times for Iowa Ruth Chatterton Kay Francis Windy Hill Paramount Leave Her to Heaven Behind Green Lights Club Havana Christmas in Connecticut Kid Sister The Sullivans Trail of the Trigger Bell for Adano On Stage Everybody Lady Lets Dance Mrs Parkington Without Love Strange Illusion in Marion plus time notes and policy disclaimer on schedule changes.
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Palace
Connecticut
Rialto
the Sullivans
Adano
Notice of Appointment of Executor in Linn County Iowa
The undersigned on February 25 1946 was appointed and qualified as Executor of the estate of Otto Gliese late of Linn County Iowa deceased. Creditors are asked to make immediate payment and those having claims should present them authenticated in the Clerk of Linn County Iowa District Court. United State Bank Executor Milo O Hanzlik Attorney
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State of Iowa
Linn County
Otto Gliese
Iowa
United State Bank
Milo O. Hanzlik
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