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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1940
Page
4
A lilting ode to St Patrick's Day celebrates Irish pride and culture in America. It evokes Erin's sons, shamrock green, and tunes like Erin's Eyes and Abie's Irish Rose. The verse compares Yankee life with Irish lore, noting songs, pipes, shillalahs, and Broadway imagery.
Dicksie Clayton enters Mercy hospital for appendectomy. Dan iels Park Church Homebuilders meet Thursday at 2 pm. Townsend club 3 meets Monday 7 30 in Memorial building. J Poyneer attends wildlife meeting in Washington DC March 18 20. Rev Elton Wells speaks at St James church Tuesday evening with illustrated address. Rev T C Collister to speak Friday on Good Friday. Cub Pack 26 meets Monday 7 30 at Van Buren school with Carl Koehn magician. Rotary luncheon Monday at Roosevelt hotel features Sindahl family entertainment. Mrs J LeRoy Farmer recovering from operation in Des Moines hospital, two weeks more.
Advert says if you have rabbits for sale this week, use classification 30 in The Gazette Want Ad section to reach buyers quickly.
The Cedar Rapids Stamp club will meet at 8 p.m. Monday at the Montrose hotel. A quiz on the Famous Americans series of stamps will be conducted by A Jenista.
Cedar Rapids area council Senior and Explorer Scouts plan a dance at the Roosevelt hotel on April 5 from 9 p.m. to midnight. Awards will be presented at Bridge of Honor and Trail of Honor ceremonies for Sea Scouts and Explorer Scouts respectively.
Six highway patrolmen from the Cedar Rapids district were expected to return Saturday from a two week refresher school.
The text notes the Des Moines gathering and lists returning members Sergt. Clarence B. aoe Harry Cloud James Clapp M G Swords W J Matias of Marengo and John Hendrickson of Marshalltown, all part of the late February school session.
Richard Miller, credit manager at Killian's, told police Saturday that a man using the name A. R. Stewart, route No. 2, cashed a check March 14 for 8.45 and received about 6 in change. The bank returned the check marked no account.
Two showings on Monday at 7 15 and 9 15 p m of the motion picture In His Steps will be held at C S P S hall Third street and Eleventh avenue SE as a benefit for St John s Syrian Orthodox church The sound picture portrays the life of Christ.
William Tehel head of Tehel Bottling heads to Chicago for the Pepsi-Cola national convention at the Blackstone hotel. Attending from Tehel are Frank Navratil Ernie Fickes John Clay Leonard Tait and Jerry Hasley all Cedar Rapids and D W Clark of Des Moines. They will leave Monday for a two day event.
Detroit prosecutor Duncan C. McCrea, suspended Wayne County official and U. S. Senate hopeful, was ordered held for trial Saturday on gambling conspiracy charges along with 12 co defendants in the grand jury’s first graft collusion case.
Week of testimony on charges that McCrea and co defendants conspired with pool operators. Circuit Judge Homer Ferguson ruled evidence sufficient to hold the defendants for trial. A trial date was not set and bond of $1,000 each was continued.
In Cedar Rapids a DeMolay birthday celebration joined Cedar Rapids DeMolay with Iowa Consistory members and visiting Masons. About 55 consistory members and 60 DeMolays attended as John Kuehne spoke on DeMolay progress and character building. An initiatory degree was conferred and a flower talk was given before refreshments.
Walker Smith Jr and his father won best construction in a kite contest sponsored by Cub Pack 25 for fathers and sons. Boyd Whaley took top prize in the most unique kite class. Forty five Cubs and 36 parents attended the March meeting at Arthur School. New members Wayne Burger and Dick Morrison joined, and Charles Fillenworth and Don Hamel moved up to Scouting with welcome from Troop 25’s Robert Miller.
Many clinics now use bismuth for stomach ulcer pains. Uolga Tablets contain bismuth in a balanced formula praised by thousands. A 25c box of Udga claims relief for ulcer and stomach pains indigestion gas pains heartburn and more with a money back guarantee.
Coe College led the Iowa state forensic meet in Cedar Rapids, earning superior ratings in seven of eight divisions and an excellent in another. Frank Bauder and J D Lambert starred for Coe in men’s debate while Lucille Speer and Mary Towne led the women’s side with superior marks. Iowa Wesleyan, Simpson and Drake also posted top results. The event named Coe as interstate representative in women’s section and chose Cedar Rapids for the 1941 tournament.
A jury convicted John L. McCormick a 21 year old Pittsburgh collegian of first degree murder for killing Theodore Nichols a Western Union special policeman during a Jan 8 hold up in Cleveland. The verdict mandates life imprisonment with mercy recommended.
Palm Sunday concert by El Kahir Shrine band with 70 pieces plus St John's choir at Memorial Building today at 3 p.m. Directed by William Vesely with Walter Reitz as manager. Admission free. The program features Bach and Mozart selections with choir and organ, conducted by George Mitze.
The record lists marching pieces including Jupiter's Carnival In the Great Beyond and March selections such as Montezuma and His Honor. Basses on a Rampage is also noted in the program with conductors and composers mentioned.
Dr W G Rowley of Trinity Methodist will address city youth at a Lenten service in the Y M C A cafe at 615 p m Monday All young men urged to attend regardless of church Claude Runner presides Everett Cartwright leads hymn Quentin Airey sings solos Committee members from several churches include Dean Metcalf Wilbur Collister Claude Runner John English Melvin Stone Frerett Cartwright David Samek Marion Fitzgerald Dick Hart Dick Heefner Edward Cleaver
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