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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1940
Page
2
Amateur ad writing contest offers 262 weekly cash and merchandise prizes and 26 special prizes valued at 425 dollars. Judges choose 131 weekly winners. grand prizes total 350 dollars. Enter by mailing a one sided ad with name and address. open to nonprofessionals only.
Readable ads offer guidance on merchandise pricing promotions and local services. The page highlights marketing pitches for shops restaurants and theatres encouraging readers to compare offers and visit establishments for weekly deals.
Sanford's emphasizes a vast wallpaper assortment serving midwest retailers as a decor resource. Armstrong's clothing offers dependable quality and friendly service. Morris Plan of Cedar Rapids expands lending to include household goods and specialized loans with flexible amortization and low rates on automobiles and securities.
The ad touts New Process Laundry and Zone Dry Cleaners for curtain cleaning, claiming safe thorough cleaning and a fine finish. It emphasizes tests for proper cleaning, attractive finishing on lace and silk net, and accurate restoration of curtains to original size for hanging. Armstrong's daylight clothing department offers a large, varied stock with daylight viewing.
Pattern 4271 is available in misses and women's sizes 14 16 18 20 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 and 46. Size 16 requires 53 percent of a 39 inch fabric and a percentage yard contrast. Send fifteen cents to Pattern Department The Cedar Rapids Gazette 243 West 17th Street New York NY for the pattern. Additional ten cents buys the latest Pattern Book.
London reports Britain and France vow to dictate diplomacy and economy, plan more Allied war council sessions, and mobilize Balkan consultations in early April led by Sir Percy Loraine. Allies target Scandinavia and Soviet Russia to tighten the blockade as German freighters threaten routes. A North Sea convoy attack and German claims of sunk ships are noted.
Fayette county committee decides on two centennial events the boulder marker with a bronze tablet marking Franklin Wilcox 1840 cabin site to be dedicated June 2 with D A R support and a two night historical pageant on the Upper Iowa campus in Fayette. Ministers asked to preach centennial themed sermons May 26 and local groups to stage public programs through late June. R D Noble of Oelwein leads the historical research committee and Mrs R Young of Arlington heads the pageant committee.
A 70-year-old man in a police station heard a radio broadcast listing Missing Michael Shea of 528 Columbus Avenue. The man cried out That’s me and asked to be taken home. Officers complied and escorted him.
Calvary Baptist Church begins a gospel campaign led by evangelist John William Troy son of a noted physician and senator. Troy has appeared on major radio stations and in London and Washington. Beginning Sunday services run nightly at 7:30 except Monday with a European moving pictures demonstration on April 13 and a closing campaign on April 15.
Florence Bankhead, wife of Speaker William B Bankhead, revealed she discovered talent for sculpting using modeling clay after painting minis with Christy paints. She modeled a life likeness of her husband at home in Jasper Alabama in about a day and a half, drawing praise from a professional sculptor.
Police intend to travel to Fort Barrancas Florida to seize DA O Laughlin who allegedly stole a car in Cedar Rapids in November and fled to Baltimore before being held by army officials for fraudulent enlistment and desertion. They expect transfer to Pensacola then Cedar Rapids for prosecution.
A compact guide to woodland walking stressing proper footwear and posture. It emphasizes flat military heels, broad-toed boots, and snug fit to prevent blisters. It advocates synchronized arm and leg motion for balance and cautions against stepping on logs and slipping on uneven ground.
A guide advises bending forward on uphill climbs and leaning back on declines, walking diagonally on steep slopes, and breathing to rhythm. It suggests rhythm as essential to woods walking and equates mastery to readiness for a bachelor’s degree in wood lore. The department invites inquiries with a stamped self-addressed envelope provided.
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