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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 31, 1940

Page

8

Waltonians Guard Bow And Arrow Hunting Ground In Iowa

Waltonian archers organized in a 40 member club maintain a 400 acre hunting and conservation area on Linn county farms owned by Vernon Nelson and E. C. Hughes. With state and local conservation support the site is stocked with pheasant and quail and includes feeding stations shelters and bird rescues. They hunt only in open season and focus mainly on conservation work.

Linn County Vernon Nelson E. C. Hughes Conservation Commission Harold Nilsson Project Agronomist Soil Conservation Service Ralph R. Harvey Leo Logan State Conservation Commission

Firestone Tires and Araka Linkne Ad Open Day Night

An old advertisement announces Firestone Tires and Araka Linkne Batteries and Accessories on Second Ave and 6th Street East with a thrift account option. It promotes cash or credit with 3 percent interest and a drawing. Wolf's at 228 Second Street SF offers fashion items and discounts on garments of equal value.

Firestone Araka Linkne Second Ave 6Th Street FMONE

Merchandise prize winners announced for Ad-Rite contest

Prize list for the sixth Ad-Rite week names winners by firm they wrote ads for. Names include John A Jacerer, Mrs Della Alartin, Mrs Walter Baldwin, Marie Barbara Rayman, Imelda C Morgan, Sylvia M Brown, John Ruddin, Inter-Ocean Reinsurance Co, and many others with addresses across Mount Vernon, Marion, Monticello, Amana, and Des Moines area.

Morris Plan John A Jacerer Fourth Avenue Della Alartin Eart Kohl Mount Vernon Walter E. Baldwin West Liberty Marie Barbara Rayman Avenue NW Joseph Kust Seventeenth Street al Schmidt Thirty-fifth Street Wol. Cuhel Mount Vernon Avenue Dale A Aoyers Misley Imelda C. Morgan First Avenue May Bessie Kouba Eleventh Street D F Heald Grande Avenue Evelyn Semmert Monticello Frank Skala Maplewood Drive John A. Dwecer O Dalsbo Sylvia M Brown G Avenue Inter-Orean Reinsurance Company John Ruddin John A Jaener Wats ‘Ack Greedy Third Avenue Elmer Smith Sixteenth Avenue Nira Smith Sprineville Finsenbaum's Donald L. Estes Sixth Ave J Darragh Tenth Avenue E. F Bowen Eighth Avenue Leonard C. Winch Twentysixth Vernon W Benda Wolf's Irma W Schmieder Amana Grace Bowen Elshth Avenue Maxine Denny Betty Marchant Marion Tray Claundrs Pauline Smith Oorlwein al Doyle Sixth Avenue Herbert Hirtzler Mos Fisher Avenur Geiger Forest Drive Dale A. Myers Hinsley Bullaine Rude Auto Companys Whetstine Second Street C.F Stacker Fourteenth Street Breckner Arlington Marie Mt Fifteenth Street Liewillyn_B. Davis D Avenue O. Daisba NL. Henton Seone E. Nemec

Amateur Ad Contest Open To Readers Of The Gazette

Readers may submit advertising ideas to the Ad-Rite Editor at The Gazette. Open to non professionals, entries must focus on listed advertisers with each idea on a separate sheet. Weekly prizes total 130 awards plus three grand prizes for top ideas.

Gazette Cedar Rapids Gazette

Study of Advertising Adds Guides Store Visits

Readers are urged to review the paper's ads to learn about products and promotions. The note emphasizes that knowledge of the merchandise aids effective store visits and decision making.

Champlin Hatchery and Local Drug Company Ad

Champlin Hatchery offers day old chicks for Monday and Thursday delivery with on hand stock of straight run or on order. It sells selective breeds best suited for the region. The Local Drug Company, directed by Wendell B Gatto, provides prescription filling by a registered pharmacist and features a 29 cent lunch service in its fountain.

Cham Eine Champlin's Champlin Hatchery Wendl B. Gatto

Local Drug Company At 110 Third Avenue SW Shaped By Service

Friendly service and adequate parking make trading at the Local Drug Company pleasant and convenient, as customers benefit from the shop’s welcoming atmosphere and accessible location on Third Avenue Southwest.

Local Drug Co Third Ave Third Avenue

Prison Choir Director To Have Permanent Job

The state civil service commission will hold an open competitive exam on June 27 for the permanent position of choir director at a state prison. The director must select suitable music, train choral groups, and provide individual instruction to members. No mention is made of The Prisoner's Song.

Boston ULP State Civil Service Commission State Prison

Carlotta the Mare Destroyed After Truck Collision in New Orleans

In New Orleans, Carlotta a mare owned by Anthony Esteze broke from her stable and was struck by a truck. The injuries to the horse led to its destruction after earlier incidents damaged vehicles and harmed two civilians and a police officer in the business district last November.

New Orleans Carelotta Carlotta Anthony Esteze

Soot in Rain Suppresses City Plants Finds Study

In St Louis botanists report city rain carries soot acids into soil hindering plant growth. Horticulturist David C Fairburn finds plants would grow twice as fast with pure water or kitchen faucet water.

ST Louis Shay David C Fairburn St. Louis

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