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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 02, 1937

Page

2

Reporter Dons Waitress Uniform To Juggle Butter Pots

Wanda Montz, center, photographs herself pretending to be a waitress at Pla-Mor Rotary dinner as she learns the tricks of serving. She describes the challenges of passing butter, pouring water, and juggling multiple plates in a room of 900 guests.

WAT Rotary Pla-Mov William Cadow Roosevelt Hotel Mr. Cadow Wanda Montz Pla-Mor Sanford Kerr Illinois Central Ray Allen The Allen Motor Company Kerr Mr. Allen

Coe College Announces Six Day Commencement Schedule

The fifty sixth annual Coe College commencement runs June 3 to 7 with class reunions from ’87 to ’36, plays, concerts, breakfasts and receptions. Highlights include Class Day on Friday, baccalaureate on Sunday, and the address by Maria Leonard Monday morning.

Coe College You Philip Barry Coe Playhouse Voorhees Quadrangle Knoll H. M. Gage Gage Cedar Rapids Country Club Marvin D. Cone Stewart Memorial Library Voorhees Sinclair Memorial Chapel Maria Leonard University of Ilinois

Toys Borrowed At Community House In Toyery Drive

About 60 children queued at the Community House toy lending drive run by the Mayflower DAR. Kids picked from roller skates, scooters, toy wagons, baseball gear, a doll carriage and more, with items returned for repairs and restocked by volunteers.

Santa Claus Community House Toy Katherine Franken F L. di F. L. Diserens Upland Drive Katherine Franklin Hillcrest Drive

Service Medals To Be Given Members Of National Guard

Medals for long service awarded by the state will be presented to members of Company C and Headquarters Company First Battalion of the 133rd Infantry at a May 10 program in the Memorial Building Armory. Fifteen year medals go to Second Lieut. B R Averill and Sergt Ernest J McMann. Major Leonard R Greenfield will present them. Ten year and five year medals will be awarded to listed personnel from both units. Sergt William Melton will give an illustrated address.

133Rd Infantry Memorial Building B R. Averill Ernest J. McMann Cedar Rapids Leonard R. Greenfield Fairfield Iowa Volunteers William Melton George N. Myers Robert E. Kehne Robert E. Kehne, Both of Company C, Will Be Awarded Ten-Year Medals. Company C Charles H. Vyskocil Isaac G. Listebarger Allen E. Nelson Philip J Peters Clark D. Williams Harold H Wilson Roger A. Cummings Cleo Larkin Howard L. McNulty Richard F. Smrchek Alfred R. Miller Roger M. Myers

Hawks Take To Air

Iowa City reports the University of Iowa Flying Club organized to promote aviation study. A glider with 37 foot wingspan and 132 pounds supports one person, piloted by Elmer C. Lindquist. An Aeronca trainer is used for real flight practice.

Iowa City Iowa SUI University of Iowa Flying Club T. R. Thoren College of Engineering Aviation Flying Club Elmer C. Lindquist Moscow Ida Department of Commerce J. F. Reed Davenport Aeronca Lam Guthrie Robert Schmidt Waterloo Robert Hale Grinnell Carl Menzer WSUI Aviation Group Marion Malcolm Selfridge Field Mich

Prompt Filing For Homestead Tax Exemption Urged

Linn county supervisors report nearly 2 500 homestead exemption filings with about 1 800 approvals by Saturday noon and more to come Monday. Auditor Vesely urges eligible homeowners to file before June 1 to avoid loss of 1936 and 1937 benefits under the new law setting up to 25 mills on the first 2 500 of assessed value. Applications require taxpayer and two disinterested property owner signatures and the 1937 tax roll. buyers under contract must show recorded contract and at least 10 percent paid.

Linn County

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