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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 20, 1946

Page

11

Gloria Vanderbilt's mother forms cosmetics firm

Mrs. Gloria Vanderbilt's mother Mrs. Vandy plans to manufacture and sell cosmetics including perfumes and soaps through Gloria Vanderbilt corporation. Co-directors named Maurice Chalom and N P Flatto. She says Gloria's charity efforts are fine but charity should begin at home.

New York Gloria Vanderbilt Maurice Chalom

Prof Hayes M Fuhr to Direct All City Chorus

Prof Hayes M Fuhr head of the Hastings college music school will conduct the all city music festival chorus in Memorial Coliseum Friday at 8 15 p m replacing ill USC official Dr Max T Krone. A combined chorus of 300 voices with an 85 piece band and 75 piece orchestra will participate.

Hayes M. Fuhr All-City Chorus Hastings College Hastings Neb Memorial Coliseum John E. Hutchins Cedar Rapids Max T. Krone University of Southern California Charles B. Righter University of Iowa Numrs

Fines Mount as Police Continue Traffic Crusade

Two motorists were fined $75 and costs by Judge Harry S. Johnson for reckless driving after a crash at First avenue and Twelfth street E. Milo Lunacek and Ralph Chess were injured in the morning collision near a fatal Friday incident. Ed Blazek of Ely also received a $75 fine with costs after a Tuesday night arrest.

Paul Milier L Street Third Avenue Third Street Harry S. Johnson Rock Island Ill James Gordon Cleghorn First Avenue E Milo Lunacek Wilson Avenue First Avenue Twelfth Street Coe College Ralph Chess Sixth Street Lunacek Cleghorn St. Luke’s Hospital Ed Blazek Ely

Rock Island judge post held 1939 to 1943

A former Rock Island judge recalls losing the post to a good Democrat in 1943. Police report several speeders on First Avenue and nearby streets with two drivers fined $25 and costs for 48 mph. Charles Hamer was fined for striking a firehose and for a traffic offense.

R. D. Pollard Rock Island, Ill Rock Island Pollard Bill Milke Pete Funcke First Avenue Harry Cohn Park Terrace William H. Mote Nineteenth Avenue John Kuba Glenn Walters Cohn Twentieth Seventeenth Streets Mote Fourth Street Sixteenth Avenue Ray Murdock George Shimek Charles Hamer G Avenue NW

County Relief Bill Totals for February Reveals Aid and Bills

The Linn county relief department spent 10 450.11 for February with aid to dependent children at 848.38. Food bills topped 2 812.19 while hospital bills reached 1 545.54. Of 107 relief applications, four were rejected and 68 cases were closed during the month.

Linn County Relief Department

Landlady Ordered To Refund $126 in Rent Overcharges

In Cedar Rapids a federal judge ordered Vern Ann Baxter, owner of property at 815 Seventeenth Street SE and 1612 Bever Avenue SE, to refund 126 dollars to four tenants for OPA rent overcharges. The court also taxed costs and barred further overages.

Henry N. Graven Cedar Rapids L. W. Alexander Seventeenth Street SE Bever Avenue SE OPA Allen R. Shepherd Edward R. Fitzgerald

Absent Voters Ballots Available This Week

Qualified voters away from the city next Monday may vote at the city clerk's office on the third floor of City Hall. Absent voters ballots are available daily this week including Saturday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

City Hall

City Hall Notes On sewer petition and street light grants

City council refers Vernon dale sewer petition signed by 14 owners to the city engineer. Belmont addition street light petition with Kenwood granted pending Electric Light and Power material procurement. Refund of $2 on a Nesper Sign and Neon sign permit. Beer permits issued to J H Fauchier, R J Fauchier and Eugene Eddy. Rotary fund credits total $723.78 for gasoline purchases.

Vernondale Tait and Wagner Company Belmont Kenwood Council Oe Electric Light and Power Company Nesper Sign and Neon Company J. H. Fauchier Robert J. Fauchier Center Point Road Eugene Eddy Fifth Avenue Rotary Fund

Public Improvement Funds Listed For City Financing

Funds include public improvement building police garbage disposal sewerage rental playground and water works. Authorities outline allocation aims and oversight for each fund to support municipal projects and services.

Lamarr and Loder Reconcile After Split

Hollywood report says Hedy Lamarr and John Loder have reconciled after a recent separation and a spokesman states that all thoughts of divorce have been forgotten. The couple had split weeks earlier, but now appear together and undivorced.

Hollywood Hedy Lamarr John Loder

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