Americans Win Irish Hospital Sweepstakes Drawings
Five Americans were among sixteen drawn for Golden Miller and five other top horses in the Irish hospital sweepstakes at Dublin. Tickets on Gold Miller, Reynoldstown, Thomond 2nd and others won prizes of about 3975 dollars. Names include P M Boehmer Wilkesbarre Pa and Ray Gold Bronx N Y among several others.
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Dublin
Irish Free State
Aintree
England
P.M. Boehmer
Wilkesbarre
August Kluege
Irvington
N. J
M. Keegan
Ridgefield
Paul Reynolds
New York
Mickey
J. Thomas Roszki
East Twenty-fourth Street
Gouverneur Street
Erin Go Bragh
Sixteenth Street
Buffalo
N. Y
Thomond
Great Britain
Reynoldstown
Ray Gold
the Bronx
Ann Goldberg
Philadelphia
Mabel Letzerman
Hotel Letz
Olney
Buchanan P T A Benefit Raises 75 For School Milk Fund
The Buchanan P T A raised 75 for its school milk fund at a Monday night benefit in the McKinley school auditorium. Three one act plays and multiple dance numbers staged by the Edna Dieman Studio featured groups from the Woman's club dramatic department and local organizations.
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Buchanan Parent-Teacher ‘Association
McKinley School
Edna Dieman
Dramatic Department
Woman's Club
Robert 5. Campbell
Daisy
First Presbyterian Players
Ralph Bachman
Mary
Patricia Davison
Joyce Libal
Joyce Skinner
Elma Fern
Samuelson
Maxine “Darey
Marilyn Morehouse
Patricia Kaufman
Jackie Hollands
Jean Ethel Brown
Mildred Meanne Simanek
Evelyn Afflerbaugh
Allayne Konecny
June Green
Mary Jane *Brown
Velma Cheney
Edith Dillton
Mary Jane Hubbard
Eve pYurgaitis
Marilyn ‘Ladd
June
Junior Bishop
Marie Morlan
Donald Maloney
Bonnie ‘Rose
Russell Jonas
Housing Survey Reports 3803 Homes Checked
The housing survey team for the Chamber of Commerce says 3803 houses have been checked since March 18 to learn about repairs or remodeling plans. Of these, 2050 are owner occupied and 1753 tenant occupied, with 72 vacant reports. Cedar Rapids is estimated to have 14000 housing units.
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Better Housing Committee
The
Chamber of Commerce
Cedar Rapids
Former Iowan Dies in Sioux Falls Businessman Asher Pay
Asher K. Pay, 68, a prominent Sioux Falls businessman, died suddenly at his home Monday from a heart attack. Born in Washington, Iowa, Pay had operated here since 1889.
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Sioux Falls, S. D
Asher K. Pay
Sioux Falls
Washington
Take Leading Roles in Play at Martelle
Miss Ruby Box and Henry Weseman lead in a three act comedy The Worm to be staged by Martelle consolidated school's junior class Friday evening. Other cast members include Donald Thede Gayle Mitchell Louise Frantz Chester Miller Charles Jensen Norman Brown LaVerne Larson Verne Huston and Howard Calvert.
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the Gazette
Martelle
Ruby Boxwell
Henry Weseman
the Worm
Martelle Consolidated School
Donald Thede
Gayle Mitchell
Louise Frantz
Chester Miller
Charles Jensen
Norman Brown
LaVerne Larson
Verne Huston
Howard Calvert
City Briefs And Personals
Mrs. L S Orth left Monday night for Durant Tex There will be no twilight organ recital by Catherine M Adams in the Coe chapel Wednesday because of the marionette show which will be there at 4 p m Firemen were called Monday forenoon to the home of Ray Hyland 314 Eighteenth street SE for a chimney fire The weekly meeting of the Motus club will be a dinner session Wednesday at 6 30 at the Y M C A All members are asked to be present W E Antrim of Omaha a vice president of the Eppley Hotels company operators of the Hotels Montrose and Magnus was in Cedar Rapids Tuesday The legislative committee of the Chamber of Commerce will meet Thursday noon at the Hotel Montrose and on Friday the board of directors of the organization will hold a luncheon meeting at the Hotel Roosevelt
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Catherine M. Adams
Coe Chapel
Ray Hyland
Eighteenth Street
Motus Club
W. E. Antrim
Omaha
Eppley Hotels Company
Montrose
Magnus
Cedar Rapids
The
Chamber of Commerce
Organization
Hotel
Roosevelt
Harry S. Johnson
Don Hines
Council
Traffic Commission
Johnson
Hines
William J. Neill
Neill
Camp Fire Girls Report At Public Welfare Bureau Meeting
A Camp Fire Girls report will be given Friday at 4 pm during the public welfare bureau meeting of the Chamber of Commerce at the Chamber of Commerce.
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Chamber of Commerce
Bicycle Collision at Sixth Avenue and Sixteenth Street SE
Lester Hartl suffered bruised legs after a bicycle collided with Franklin Vane’s car at Sixth avenue and Sixteenth street SE around 7 30 p m. Vane, who turned north on Sixteenth, took Hartl home. No further injuries reported.
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Lester Hartl
Fourth Avenue SE
Sixth Avenue
Sixteenth Street SE
Franklin Vane
Vane
Sixteenth Street
Local court fines for parking and engine idling
Walter DeSilva of 951 Twentieth street SE accepted a one day jail sentence in police court Tuesday after failing to pay a $1 fine for parking without a rear light. Har old Kjerland of Mason City was fined $5 and costs for leaving a motor running unattended, and Leo Smith of 1617 Seventh avenue SE was fined $1 and costs for parking too near a hotel entrance.
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Walter DeSilva
Twentieth Street
Harold Kjerland
Mason City
Leo Smith
Seventh Avenue
Periodic Vehicle Testing Considered by Cedar Rapids Safety Panel
Cedar Rapids safety commission forms a committee to study a proposed ordinance for mandatory six monthly vehicle tests in city safety lanes. The panel, led by Charles Marousek, weighs council response and potential Des Moines precedent while sparring over council receptiveness and action.
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Safety Commission
Cedar Rapids
City Safety Commission
Des Moines
Tapper
Safety Council
Traffic Department of
Traffic safety committee notes future proposals
Committee members Don Lynch and Joe McCormick Sr outline traffic safety proposals to be considered in the future. The appointment as chairman is noted for the commission.
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Don Lynch
Joe McCormick
North Western Announces April 1 Train Schedule Changes
North Western will adjust several eastbound and westbound departures effective April 1 in Cedar Rapids. Eastbound trains No 16 Mountain Blue Bird will depart 1 00 am, No 28 San Francisco Overland 2 55 am, No 12 Columbine 1 45 pm, with end time 2 00 pm, No 18 Portland Rose 3 35 am. Westbound Nos 7 Los Angeles Limited 2 15 am, No 91 Corn King Limited 11 40 pm. Trains Nos 25 and 26 operate ...
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North Western
Cedar Rapids
Mountain Bluebird
San Francisco Overland Limited
Columbine
Portland Rose
Los Angeles Limited
Corn King Limited
Train 26 Discontinued Between Cedar Rapids and Chicago
Train No. 26 was discontinued on the Cedar Rapids to Chicago route. The service left Cedar Rapids for Chicago at 1:15 am.
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Cedar Rapids
Chicago
Shaull elected mayor in Millersburg town vote
A FE Shaull won the Millersburg mayoral race defeating J M Seaton 71 to 52. W H Seaton beat G H Lanning 68 to 56 for treasurer. Charles Schaffner ran unopposed for assessor. Successful council candidates were L R Schultz R B Conaway Charles Bohn H W Cheney and C R Roberts. Schultz and Conaway topped both tickets. Bohn and Cheney were on the people's ticket while Roberts ran with the citizens party.
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Millersburg
A. FE. Shaull
J. M. Seaton
W H. Seaton
G. H. Lanning
Charles Schaffner
L. R. Schultz
R. B. Conaway
Charles Bohn
H. W. Cheney
C. R. Roberts
Schultz
Conaway
People’s
Citizens
Bohn
Cheney
People's
Roberts
Citizens’ Party
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Chamber of Commerce Housing Survey
Sahara
Tru
Welfare Bureau
Burgus
Louis D. Burgus
Iowa League of Municipalities
McBee Company
Athens, O
Lefebvre Company, Inc
Tittle Bros
J. C. Penney Co
Haddock
Charles Marousek
Iowa
American Legion
Ray Tapper
Gordon Hughes
Commission
City Legal
Brady
Thomas J. Brady, JR
MMR
Uae
ELEC
Vor Eg
Lee
Saseeves High
Werner Len
Haring Gen
Magic Chef
Cedar Rapids Gas Company
Third Street
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