Fishhook And Lady Finger Cacti Create School Window Garden
Miss Addie Zika, Roosevelt high school's dean of girls, cultivates a 75 plant cactus display on classroom window shelves. Pupils and teachers contribute plants and give them names. the collection, from the United States and Mexico, includes varieties like fishhook cactus and tiger's jaw. Watering is done with a tablespoon, and blooms appear in red, pink, yellow, or white as the cacti change with the seasons. The display brightens the office space and draws daily visitors, though space may force moves or new plants next fall.
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Addie Zika
Roosevelt High School
Miss Zika
Zika
Mexico
United States
Texas
California
Christ
Joseph
Hercules Club
Felt Like Calling Out Fire Dept Claims by Walker Man
Walker Iowa carpenter Joe Papousek praised Natex after decades of severe digestive distress. He said headaches dizziness and back pain vanished as his bowels improved and he could enjoy three meals daily without discomfort. A Natex representative at Podzimer's Pharmacy in Walker promotes the remedy with local store availability. A $100 reward is advertised for a claim in the period.
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Fire Dept
Walker
Joe Papousek
Iowa
Natex
Podzimer’s
Second Ave. SE
Second Ave
New Members Initiated Into Cub Pack No 25
Cub Pack No 25 met Friday evening at Arthur school with Cubmaster Hueben Smith and Assistant Cubmaster Fred Wodrick in charge of 45 boys. New members initiated were Jack Howe John Simmons John Smith Allen Vanderberg Ted Nesper Edward Holland er Don Hamel Jack Robinson Roger McDonald and Bill Kreutner. Achievement awards went to Robert Shive and Bob Mason gold arrows, Boyd Whaley gold and silver. A birds slides program was presented by George Brown. Winners in the kit contest were Howard Ewoldt best constructed Robert Duncan most unusual Jim Johnson most original and Jack Von Lackum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur School
Hueben Smith
Fred Wodrick
Jack Howe
John Simmons
John Smith
Allen Vanderberg
Ted Nesper
Edward Hollander
Don Hamel
Jack Robinson
Roger McDonald
Bill Kreutner
Robert Shive
Bob Mason
Boyd Whaley
George Brown
Howard Ewoldt
Robert Duncan
Jim Johnson
Jack von Lackum
Divorce Action Refiled In Circuit Court
Judge H C Ring wades through the Frank Strief Pearl Strief divorce case with roots back to a 1934 remarriage after an earlier split. filed Sept 6 1935, a Sept 20 decree on cross petition was set aside Apr 17 1936, dismissed July 2, reinstated Nov 3, with no final finding yet. separate cruel and inhuman grounds involve Lillian M Thomas vs Curtis W Thomas and Frances L Middaugh vs Marvin C Middaugh.
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H. C. Ring
Frank Strief
Pearl Strief
Ring
Lillian M. Thomas
Curtis W. Thomas
Chicago
Frances L. Middaugh
Marvin C. Middaugh
Cedar Rapids
Incorporation Articles Filed for International Finance Corp
Incorporation articles for the International Finance Corporation of Cedar Rapids have been filed with County Recorder Dempsy Jones. Authorized capital stock is $10,000. Officers and directors are James D. Hill of Cedar Rapids, president, Guy P. Linville of Cedar Rapids, vice president, and Raymond Coward of Cedar Rapids, secretary treasurer.
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International Finance Corporation of
Cedar Rapids
Dempsy Jones
James D. Hill
Guy P. Linville
Raymond Coward
Judge H C Ring Sets Hearing on Humble Case
Judge H C Ring on Saturday set a hearing for March 30 at 10 a.m. on Josie Humble formerly Josie Grubisch to set aside an injunction adverse to her suit over Linn county realty transactions. The action also names George Grubisch Fran tiksa Dedek and others. An Armstrong Clothing counterclaim seeks $1517.25 for well drilling. A separate default judgment of $182.64 in a rental case Shuttleworth vs Byrne was set aside after settlement talks.
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H. C. Ring
Josie Humble
Josie Grubisch
George Grubisch
Frantiksa Dedek
Mrs. Grubisch
Linn County
Armstrong Clothing Company
Charles D. Nolan
W. C. Shuttleworth
John F. Byrne
H.C. Ring
Ring
Light docket seen for federal court Cedar Rapids
An unusually light calendar awaits Judge George C. Scott at the Cedar Rapids federal court opening April 4, with naturalization cases on April 3 and trials beginning April 4. Bankruptcy filings include Earl and Opal Elliott of Cedar Rapids and Leona Mae Clark of Marion. One criminal case, United States v Louis A. Shanda of Irving, involves a liquor charge. The civil docket features Wanda Danner of Grundy Center’s war risk suit against the United States. The Liquidation Corporation of Davenport sues the Iowa IRS for tax rights over a defunct bank. others include patent infringement suits and government actions to cancel a naturalization certificate and seize misbranded red perch fillets.
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George C. Scott
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Earl Elliott
Opal Elliott
Leona Mae Clark
Marion
United States
Louis A. Shanda
Irving
Wanda Danner
Grundy Center
Scott
Circuit Court of Appeals
District Court
New York Life Insurance Company
Roy A. Nelson
Jean Trego
Liquidation Corporation of
Davenport
Collector of Internal Revenue
Flournoy
Kites In Contest At Ellis Park Prize Winners Named
The annual kite contest hosted by the Playground commission at Ellis Park drew thirty eight kites from the First Presbyterian church group workshop. John Grady dominated with two firsts and two seconds earning the sweepstakes trophy while James Null and Gerald Conroy also earned multiple top finishes. The kite cutting event was canceled as most kites were unsuitable for action.
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Playground Commission
Ellis Park
John Grady
James Null
Gerald Conroy
Richard Davis
Grady
First Presbyterian Church
Albert Earl
Bobby Carlson
Bob Potter
Leroy Fortner
David Wood
Black Hawk
Leo Shields
Rowson Gorsch
Leo Coombs
County Receives Second-Highest Homestead Credit Check
Linn county treasurer Frank Bates received a homestead tax credit payment of 250000 plus from Des Moines on Saturday. The $250,448.76 check covers a homestead valuation of about 20.25 million and marks Linn as the second largest apportionment in the state behind Polk county. Last year’s figures are not fully shown in the excerpt.
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Linn County
Frank Bates
Des Moines
Linn
Polk County
First tax installment due with penalties looming in 1939
First Linn installment totaled 244138.65 with five days left for payment of 1938 taxes before a three quarters of one percent monthly penalty attaches April 1. If a man refuses to turn over his legation, the state department may offer support as in Germany defiance. The era notes Flemish heavy horse lineage via Clydesdale and Percheron breeds.
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Linn
State Department
Germany
Germany May Stage Flank Attack To Take Czech Legation
AP reports Germany plans a flank operation to seize the Czech legation in Washington now held by Vladimir Hurban. The piece notes Hitler and Slovakia signed a 25 year treaty casting Slovakia as autonomous and aligned with Germany, with Slovakia claiming inherited Czech assets and the legation, while Hurban resists the Slovak claim.
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Germany
Washington
Vladimir Hurban
Hitler
Slovakia
United States
Bohemia and Moravia
Czechoslovakia
Hurban
Spanish Communist Leader Arrives in Oran from Madrid
A radio dispatch from Oran, Algeria reports Jesus Hernandez, Spanish Communist leader, arrived by airplane from Madrid with fellow refugees. Earlier reports suggested he was executed at Ma.
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Paris
Oran
Algeria
Jesus Hernandez
Madrid
What Makes Good Copy For Real Estate Ads
Editor notes a Cedar Rapids Gazette discussion on writing effective real estate ads. It urges ads to sell a home through appealing, well-crafted copy, not bare data, and encourages writers to tailor messages to target buyers such as newlyweds, families, or seniors.
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Cedar Rapids Real Estate Board
Moore
Farley
Gazette
The
Iowa
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