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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 11, 1945

Page

20

Pick Judges and clerks for city school election Monday

Ed Lundquist announced Saturday the polling places and staff for 23 precincts in the regular school election. Affected voters keep 23 locations. lists detail judges and clerks at each site from Hearn Stevenson Motor Co. to Cleveland School with names such as Hearn Stevenson, Stella J. Bachelder, Ada Wright, Ada Krska, and Naomi Hedin among others.

Ed Lundquist Lundquist Hearn Stevenson Motor Company Second Avenue Roy Radebaugh Anna Zalesky R. E. LeMont Stella J. Bachelder John T. Wurster Harry F. Kensinger F. G. Murray Marion M. Day Arthur School B Avenue Twenty-seventh Street Nora McDonnell Mary E. Smith Bruce A. West Fred Kubicek Kenwood Park First Avenue Julia B. Gardner L. C. Mills Ida W. Manville Mae Stroppel Jackson School Fourth Avenue Twelfth Street J. S. Hayward Leone Carney Edna Gaffey Kent Ferman Eighteenth Street Cecilia Hyland Julia S. Wilhelm Ed Weepie Stanley C. Moore Ninth Seventeenth Street Ed Wilcox Florence Johnson O. P. Myer Esther Krska Bever Park Joseph Sadowsky C. T. Hickok Harry Manchester Grace P. Allen Buchanan Mt. Vernon Avenue Twentieth Street SE

Postwar Housing Battle Shapes Up in Capitol Fight

Washington reports a heated clash over postwar housing plans as public and private options contend. The National Public Housing conference released a bill urging vast slum clearance and expanded federal subsidies, while officials and Senator Wagner deny administration backing and signal no immediate legislation.

Uncle Sam Congress Wagner D-N.y National Public Housing Conference John B. Blandford, Jr Philip M. Klutznick Federal Public Housing Authority

Postwar housing subsidies debate and rent check proposal

The text discusses crumbling farms replaced by new housing and the affordability gap for tenants. It weighs continuing federal subsidies to local housing authorities versus private building with subsidies paid directly to tenants to cover rents. Proponents include the national association of home builders and the national association of real estate boards.

National Association of Home Builders National Association of Real Estate Boards

Camp Waubeek to Open on June 17

More than 500 Scouts are expected to participate in Camp Waubeek activities during the weeks the camp is open from June 17 to July 29. The announcement came at a district meeting of 22 Scouters at the Y M C A. Ten new troops have been organized since last summer. The latest Cedar Rapids group is troop 10 of St. Patrick's parish. Harold Miner and Frank Bonkamp attended the session. Last summer 350 Scouts attended. Scoutmasters urged to register camp applications at Scout headquarters. Cedar Rapids Scouts helped in a waste paper salvage drive. 75 Scouts called. 125 responded seeking a 1,000 pound quota and Eisenhower medal eligibility.

Waubeek Y.M.C.A Cedar Rapids St. Patrick’s Parish Harold Miner Frank Bonkamp Scout Cadar Rapids

V Bomb Struck British Market. Toll Rising

London AP reports a V-bomb crash on a crowded southern England market caused heavy damage and casualties. Fire followed the blast as the strike period extended from dawn Friday to 7 a.m. Saturday, with ongoing reports of further harm throughout southern England.

London England

Rescue Efforts Hampered by Wreckage in Collapse Site

Rescue teams face delays as tangled steel girders and broken timber obstruct access. Acetylene torches and mobile cranes are required to cut through the debris and reach trapped victims.

Iowa Pneumonia Death Toll Hits 1009 in 1944

Des Moines reports 1,009 pneumonia deaths in Iowa for 1944 as tallied by the state health department.

Des Moines Iowa State Health Department

Rites at Anamosa Today For Mrs J L Sheesley

Funeral services are set for 3 p m today at Smykil funeral home for Mrs. J L Sheesley 67 who died Friday night from a heart attack. She is survived by husband a son J Roy Sheesley of Des Moines and a brother Armour Gould of Dubuque Burial will be in Riverside cemetery

the Gazette Smykil Funeral Home J. L. Sheesley J. Roy Sheesley Des Moines Armour Gould Dubuque Riverside Cemetery

Vanta Creepers Pastels Colors

A brief note on the contrast between deep Vanta colors and soft pastel tones. The item highlights how dark shades set a dramatic backdrop for lighter hues, creating a striking visual balance. No people or organizations are named in the readable text.

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Myron L. Koenig E. F. Moorman F. J. Payneer Winifred Moore Lillian Beane Katherine Franken McKinley High School Tenth Street N. F I. C. Lowe Lottie Janda J. J. Doherty Thirteenth Carot’s Furniture Warehouse Fifth Avenue Mayme Kroulik Thomas Suchomel Irene Henson W. H. Gates Fourteenth A. Schluntz WT. A Hoberock Emma Jensen Taylor School Sixth Street W. J. Neill Roy Chiverton R. F. Kettler Sadie Ainsworth City Barn Seventh Avenue H Street Mary Erlacher Henry Kempter Alma Vokolek A. G. Schwandt Third Street Otto Hanzlik Guy Schultz Jennie M. Newman J. C. Hammett Harrison School Eleventh Street M Avenues Fanny Fegley Frances Kucera Charles F. Murray Lucille Mellen HI Avenue Charles T. Bowman Roy F. Hauser Florence Runner Sam Menary Roosevelt High School Thirteenth Street C Avenue NW E. C. Johnson A. W. Lyon P. J. Whittemore G. H. Johanos Cleveland School Fifteenth Street Jess Kitterman James J. Walsh George W. Eye Naomi Hedin Max Hall Washington America Bill Blandford Klutznick Senate Taft R-Qhio Smart H. G. Fussell Optometrist 2Nd Ave Anamosa New York City Pat Potter Patti Aliconte Pepsi-Cola Tee Craemer's du Parc Craemer Pradena Vanta Hubbard Esmond Infants’ Department Beauty Jacqueline Cochran
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