Linn countys 1939 relief garden registration begins next Monday
Garden registration for about 700 plots starts next Monday under E S Smith in the courthouse basement with alphabet keyed dates March 20 to March 29. Open weekdays 9 am to noon and 1 30 to 4 pm except Saturdays. Minimum 5 000 square feet, plantable to vegetables, with required end of season report and weed and insect control. Prize program from the Chamber of Commerce young men's bureau for best gardens and canned stored produce.
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Linn County
E. S. Smith
Young Men's Bureau
The
Chamber of Commerce
Fellowship of Prayer Fourth Week Reflection
The piece urges readers to examine conscience in daily life and business, citing Acts 24 10 16. It argues a good conscience is sensitive teachable and expanding, adapting to new duties as conditions change and new occasions arise.
Pictured champion and clues weave a tennis themed puzzle
A crossword style grid lists horizontal and vertical clues about a champion tennis player and related terms. Answers span senses from taste and scent to legal and celestial references, with several entries referencing national titles, pottery, and celestial terms.
Prayer for guidance in ethics and duty
A reflective appeal invokes divine guidance to better align conscience with justice in business and governance. It asks for wisdom to shape policies and relationships toward wiser, more harmonious human fellowship under divine light. It closes in Jesus' Name Amen.
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Jesus
Henry Carney Buys Cutler's Apparel Store
Henry Carney announced the purchase of Cutler's men and women’s apparel store at 220 Second Avenue SE, effective March 1. A Cedar Rapids resident for over three years, he came from Davenport where he ran a similar shop and has since been associated with Cutler's.
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Henry Carney
Twenty-sixth Street
Cutler's
Second Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Carney
Davenport
World Dogs Tax Comparisons Stir Controversy
A column reviews international dog taxes, noting Holland charges 3.25 dollars yearly with higher rates for larger dogs and hunting dogs at half rates, Denmark uses height based pricing, Roumania adds gun licenses for hunting dogs, and prewar Spain tied dog taxes to rent. Also mentions a pedigree chart offer and a Q and A on personality and fingerprint erasure.
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England
W. Carswell Begg
Holland
Denmark
Roumania
Spain
Czechoslovakia
Seeing Eye Dog Licenses Compared Across Countries
A brief comparison notes that Germany and Great Britain tax exempt Seeing Eye dogs, while U S A licenses appear comparatively cheap. The passage underscores international differences in licensing costs for guide dogs.
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Germany
Great Britain
Most Husbands Prefer Jealous Wives, Study Finds
An extensive marriage study by Prof. Lewis M. Terman at Stanford analyzed about 1,000 couples and 50 complaints. It reports jealousy by wives ranked 45th in seriousness by husbands, while jealousy by husbands ranked 26th by wives.
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Lewis M. Terman
Stanford
Ebony Ties on Mexican Rail Line Strengthen Tracks
A Mexican railway line uses solid ebony ties in sections to support the rails. Ebony, sourced from nearby forests, is noted for its extreme hardness requiring drilled holes for spikes.
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Fellowship of Prayer
Altar
U. S
North Africa
South Carolina
Cutler’s
Merchants National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Albert Payson Terhpne
Dr. Wissam
A. E. Wisgam
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Terman
Iit
Armstrong
Dorsas
McMullens
Cinderellas
Cartwrights
Ann Foster
Armstrong’s
Armstrong's
Tailleur
Estas Anc
Paris
Suzy
Alphonsine
Agnes
Reboux
Rose Valois
Molyneux
Coat Shop
Blouse Shop
Kislav
Mark Cross
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