Three More Weeks Left In Ad-Rite Competition
The Cedar Rapids Gazette stalls its $2,500 amateur ad writing contest with three grand prizes and 393 more prizes to award. Week winners are chosen Friday by local ad experts, with hundreds of entries already submitted. Contest rules bar professional ad writers, allow multiple entries, and emphasize ideas over technical skill.
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Cedar Rapids Gazette
Robert E. Yaw
Ambro Advertising Agency
Wallace Lyon
W. D
Armstrong's Baby Shop Advances In May 1937 Expansion
Armstrong's Baby Shop opened after an extensive remodel in May 1937. The department offers baby supplies from birth to early childhood with Miss Emma Backer as manager. Adjacent is a girls apparel section up to age 16 with easy fits and fresh styling in welcoming lighted displays.
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Armstrong's Baby Shop
Emma Backer
Smulekoff's Promises Wide Carpet and Rug Selections
Smulekoff's offers over 1500 carpet and rug fabrics and more than 1000 Broadroom fabrics. Experts provide free in home consultations to suggest best floor coverings, suitable fabrics, and color combinations, with seamless rug options to fit any room size or shape.
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Smulekoff Furniture Company
Bigelow Sanford
Smulekoff's
Smulckoff's
Penney Ads Promote Save-While-You-Spend Plan
The J. C. Penney company promotes a save-while-you-spend program with customers acting as their own delivery boy, bill collector, and credit manager. The slogan Shop at Penney's and get paid for it emphasizes this layaway style plan that lets buyers select merchandise and pay over time.
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J. C. Penney Company
Penney's
Penney
Ahead of Time Payment Plan Offered in Installments
A plan lets buyers pay weekly installments to receive goods ahead of time. It promises no bills to meet and no carrying charges, eliminating debt. The arrangement emphasizes budgeting and timely delivery without interest.
Mother of 11 to run for Indiana seat in Congress
Anne Matthews a 46 year old Gary Indiana housewife and mother of eleven announced she will challenge incumbent Democrat William W Schulte in the May primary. She cites Schulte’s vote against Dies committee work and says subversive elements must be exposed while continuing her farm duties and night school studies.
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Gary, Ind
INS
Anne Matthews
Gary
Congress
William W Schulte
Matthews
Schulte
Dies Committee
Notice of Appointmends of Administratrix in Linn County
Notice states SULDRED F BARNES is appointed administratrix of Claus A Barnes estate in Linn County Iowa on March 20 1940 with required debts and claims to be presented. Also probate of will and codicil for Daniel C Hartuns in Linn County with hearing set for March 30 1940 before District Court. Cedar Rapids Iowa. Edwin Ow Lundquist Clerk. Stewart Holmes Attorney.
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Iowa
Linn
Claus A Barnes
Linn County
Iowan
Daniel C. Hartuns
Said County
District Court
Cedar Rapids
Edwin OW Lundoquist
Stewart Holmes
Oyster Stew and Oratory At Lion Tamers Party
The Lion Tamers hosted their annual feast at fire station No. 6 on Fourth Avenue and Seventeenth Street SE. The evening featured impromptu oratory, a roast of officials and locals, and a firemen hosted supper with the fox terrier mascot Skipper. W. G. Bill Loftus was named president, County Auditor Bob Vesely served as roastmaster, and about 60 members praised the hosts.
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Fourth Avenue
Seventeenth Street
Skipper
Henry S. Els
W. G. ‘Bill’ Loftus
Lion Tamers
George Cummings
Fifth Avenue SE
Bob Vesely
John Nemec
Joseph Trusty
Harry S Johnson
Cedar Rapids Raiders
Louie Stefan
Bill Loftus
Scotty Mcleod
Justice
Keep Kidneys Active If You Don’t
Advertisement touts a kidney evacuant product with dubious claims and a money back offer. It urges readers to ask a druggist for Bukets and promises a 25 cent refund in four days if not pleased. Local Mass Drug Store is listed.
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Mass Drug Store
Lincoln man seeks free service in Congress
William Burkett of Lincoln said he would appeal to the U S Supreme Court to donate his services in Congress. The Nebraska Supreme Court had upheld Secretary of State Harry Swanson in removing Burkett’s name from the primary ballot for offering to serve without the usual $10 000 salary, a move deemed a violation of the corrupt practices act.
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William Burkett
United States Supreme Court
Congress
Nebraska Supreme Court
Harry Swanson
Burkett
Mine Blast Kills 8 in Stoke-on-Trent
An explosion at a Stoke-on-Trent coal mine claimed eight lives and left four others seriously injured in the Thursday incident. Officials confirm the blast occurred at the mine site and emergency workers responded promptly.
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London
Stoke-on-Trent
Eleanor Roosevelt urges youth inclusion in communities
Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt advocates giving youth a sense of being needed locally and having a real part in community life. The piece notes broader wartime commentary, including British ambassador Lord Lothian on English raids and various political reflections about politics and caution in speech.
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New York
Eleanor Roosevelt
Washington
Lord Lothian
Syst
Whelan Seeks Cedar Rapids Public Safety Post Over Traffic Woes
In Cedar Rapids residents demand swift action at Fourth Street crossings. A call to appoint RL Whelan as Commissioner of Public Safety cites his law enforcement record and leadership. He has served as Deputy U S Marshal and United States Commissioner, with strong local ties at 2208 Bever Avenue.
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Department of Public Safety
Cedar Rapids
Public Safety
Commissioner of
Pubic Safety
RL. Whelan
United States
Bever Avenue
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