Blue Cross Health Defense Week Low Cost Hospitalization
Dorothy Dougherty promotes a community health plan for Cedar Rapids workers. The Blue Cross hospitalization program offers low cost, non profit coverage with 60 to 75 cents monthly for individuals and 1.20 to 1.50 for families. Subscribers receive 21 days of hospital care annually with meals, operating room service, and related care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Dougherty
Victory
Cedar Rapids
Blue Cross
Blue Cross Health Defense Week Promoted in Cedar Rapids
The Cedar Rapids plan promotes a Blue Cross Health Defense week from March 16 to inform citizens about the service run by Mercy and St Luke's hospitals. It notes 3 000 members in the city and praises the program as beneficial. mayor F K Hahn endorses the plan.
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Elaine Hudson
St. Luke's Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Linn County Foundation
Independence
Blue Cross Hospital Service
Mercy
St. Luke’s
Blue Cross
F. K. Hahn
Blue Cross Health Defense Plan Promotes Nonprofit Hospital Coverage
The article outlines Blue Cross benefits including hospital care with specified costs for anesthesia dressings splints drugs and lab services plus outpatient first aid after an accident. Subscribers may choose any doctor or hospital and the plan operates as a nonprofit with premiums used for reserves administration and member benefits. Next week is Blue Cross Health Defense week in Cedar Rapids with info available from the Iowa theater building office.
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Blue Cross
Insurance Department
State of
Iowa
Blue Cross Health Defense Week
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Theater
Oelwein Woman's Club Fine Arts Meeting
The Oelwein fine arts department met Tuesday evening at the American Legion hall with members attending. The gathering discussed planned programs and upcoming events for the club year.
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Oelwein Woman's Club
American ‘Legion_ hall
Sigourney Club Officers Elected for Year in 000 District
Sigourney Junior Woman's Club held an election with Leader Mrs Dan Watlrath Associate Leader Mrs B W Kugler secretary treasurer Mrs Howard Chapman. The program featured marimba by Miss Norma Butler a sound motion picture Partners in Progress and a Mexico travelogue. Mrs J R Wright Jr won the fourth district poetry contest reading Prayer Near the Altar. In Hedrick Lena Grace Messerschmidt to Donald Lindsay Wyllie married March 4 at Lancaster Mo. Attendants were Mr and Mrs Paul Harkins. The couple will reside in St Louis. Mrs Ward Heaton hosted chaper L P E O with officers elected: President Mrs Harry Helscher Vice President Mrs Wilbur Cooke Recording Secretary Mrs Frank Beatty Corresponding Secretary Mrs A C Jones Treasurer Mrs Earl Noller Chaplain Mrs Forrest Bennett Guard Mrs Kenneth Cook Delegate to State Convention Mrs Harry Helscher and alternate Mrs Wilbur Cooke Entertainment by Joan Downey and high school madrigal group.
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Dan Watlrath
Jeader
B. W. Kugler
Howard Chapman
Norma Butler
Partners In Progress
Mexico
Otto Garner
J. R. Wright, Jr
George Messerschmidt
Hedrick
Lena Grace
Donald Lindsay Wyllie
J. H. Wyllie
Sigourney
Lancaster
Paul Harkins
Rose Hill
St. Louis
Wyllie
Hedrick High School
Feud Over Song Ends With Toe Injury in New York
In New York a tavern dispute over O Sole Mio and Rose O Day led to four men being ejected. A bystander officer voted Rose O Day, prompting Luisi to strike with an iron bar. The officer fired, injuring Luisi, who faces felonious assault charges. others face disorderly conduct counts.
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New York
Stefano Luisi
John Devlin
Luisi
Frank Cutrone
Ralph DeRoss
Vincent A. McCarthy
Rose
McCarthy
Cutrone
de Ross
Cedar Rapids Housing Statistics From 1940 Census Bulletin
The United States department of commerce releases a block by block Cedar Rapids housing report from the 1940 census detailing ownership, plumbing, rentals, year built, vacancies and other housing traits. Director J C Capt says the first of its kind will aid business firms though not freely distributed. copies cost 15 cents from the superintendent of documents in Washington.
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Cedar Rapids
United States Department of Commerce
Leon E. Truesdell
J. C. Capt
Census Bureau
Bureau
Washington, D. C
Mounted Reserve Formed for Defense in Klamath Falls
Klamath Falls has organized a mounted reserve for national defense. Sheriff Lloyd Low serves as captain. Each member supplies his own horse equipment and firearms and contributes about $10 a month voluntarily.
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Klamath Falls, Ore
Klamath Falls
Lloyd Low
Y M C A Boys Activities Organize Council
The Y M C A hosts a Thursday meeting where various boy groups form a council. OffICers were Ray Rompot president Jim Wescott vice president Ray Yeakle secretary treasurer and Wallace Emmons sergeant at arms. New members join the many clubs and activity groups including Stamp and Coin Air Hawks Bears Sparks Raiders drum corps and more.
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Tommy Sutton
David Dean
Ray Yeakle
Ray Rompot
Wallace Emmons
Gaylord Treu
Stamp and Coin Club
Bill Krebs
Air Hawks
Jerry Moen
Jerry Moen; “Y” Arrows, Bruce White; “Y” Bears, Marcell Chavez
Y" Sparks
Claude King
Y” Raiders
Jack Delziel
Jim Wescott
Drum Corp
Bob Fiala
Dick Cornell
Charles Vajgert
Louis B. Cullman
Richard Duncan
Robert Duncan
Vance Shephard
Douglas Hamilton
Royal Order of “Y’ Bears
Richard Daley
Dick White
Evacuation Plan Proposal Using Frozen Japanese Funds
Kilsoo K. Haan proposes using Japanese frozen assets to fund evacuation of Japanese on the west coast instead of pulling from defense. He cites $150 million in cash and $500 million in securities as ample to provide evacuees with food and clothing amid fears of April invasions.
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Los Angeles
INS
Kilsoo K. Haan
Japan
Hawaii
Pacific
Ford
Coe Takes Honors in Forensic Meet
The 1942 Iowa College Forensic association meet closed in Des Moines with Coe college earning eight superiors across six contests. Mary Towne and Julian Winston will represent Iowa in national oratorical league contests in Chicago April 24 and 25.
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Iowa College Forensic Association
Florentine
Roosevelt Hotel
Coe College
Chicago
Mary Towne
Burlington
Julian Winston
Ottumwa
Penn College
Evening events listed for Maudetta and guests
After dinner speaking by Venita Chumbly of Upper Town and Helen Mary Ox of Coe. Poetry reading features Maudetta Ole Den, Simpson, Robert Ray of Coe, plus Richard Baxter, Iona Wesleyan, Tom Hopley, Simpson, and Ed Win Neumann of Wartbure.
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Coe
Towa Wesleyan
Morningside
Western Union Colleges
Coe College
Drake University
Richard Baxter
Robert Hamel
Mornmeaside
Charlies McManaman
Lowell Miller
Western Union
Earl Miner
Iowa Wesleyan
Robert Ray
Robert Roseberry
Claud Welch
Upper Iowa
Joan TerLouw
Central
Venita Chumbly
Upper Town
Helen Mary Ox
Maudetta ‘Oleden
Simpson
Iona Wesleyan
Tom Hopley
Edwin Neumann
Wartbure
Trondheim Cathedral Dean Arrested by German Authorities
Reports from Norway say the German controlled Quisling police arrested Arne Fjellbu, dean of Trondheim cathedral. The arrest followed a Feb. 1 demonstration after Fjellbu wrote to Vidkun Quisling he could not cooperate with the administration due to its violent stance toward the church.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Norway
Quisling
Arne Fjellbu
Trondheim
Fjellbu
Vidkun Quisling
British People Urged To Brace For Possible German Invasion
London reports note growing British concern over a potential spring invasion by Germany. Authorities outline enhanced coastal airfield defenses, stronger shock troops, more mobile divisions, and full service coordination to form a capable, autonomous defense alert for a channel crossing or attack.
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London
INL
Far East
Africa
Hitler
Straits of Dover
English Channel
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EALTH
Gladys Barnes
McKinley
Jerry Glaza
Immaculate Conception
David Berger
Franklin
Alice Smith
St. Patrick's
Geraldine Phillips
Mercy William Neary
Wilson
Catherine Cahalan
Eddie Miller
Roosevelt
Oelwein
Gazette
Klinger’s
Klinger Paint CO
Second Avenue SE
Y.M.C.A
Y. M. C. A. Council
Billy Cox
Richard Gard
Bill Willard
Richard Davis
Eugene Oswald
Dick Zobl
Warren Johnson
McKinley Hi-Y
George Nofal
Jim Milke
Dave Warren
Junior Ritchie
Jim McNamara
Dick Sedlacek
Lyle Ogden
Bill Wildman
Bill Syers
Pat Robbins
Duane Thenhaus
Jimmy Burlingham
Leo Kelly
Jimmy Redel
Don Ogden
Gary Burlingham
Carl Volz
Wayne Eckert
Alan Lubbock
Ronald Ogden
Presbyterian Church of
Marion
C. V. R. DeJong
Otto Gode
Jack Gode
Pat McNeil
James du Fran
G. D. Kraft
Richard Kechn
First Avenue
Miss Towne
Davenport
Charles McManaman
Hawarden
Lorraine Peck
June Spillers
Newton
Ray
J. D. Lambert
Freeport
Helen Mary Knox
Milledgeville
Hil
John Holley
Carroll
Grace Douma
Des Moines
Harold Nelson
Iowa Wesleyan College
Mt. Pleasant
Eugene Osborne
Western Union College
LeMars
Nelda Carolyn Kurtz
Simpson College
Indianola
Germany
C Avenue East
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