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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 05, 1940

Page

28

Coe College Campaign Opens With Dinner in Coliseum

Col Robert W Stewart of Chicago will keynote a Monday dinner at Coe College Memorial Coliseum in Linn County by a 1000 attendees as part of a national drive for a 250000 endowment boost. Campaign aims 150000 locally with 200 workers mobilized Tuesday and a two week solicitation period.

Coe Coliseum Coe College Linn County Robert W. Stewart Chicago College Board of Trustees Stewart Memorial Library Memorial Coliseum Roy E. Curray Cedar Rapids WMT Coe of Tomorrow Roosevelt Hotel Mr.Curray Robert C. Armstrong John Hamilton II Clare Marshall B. D. Silliman Herbert Stamatis David Turner Morgan Morris Belle Plaine

Republican Women’s Club To Meet Tuesday

Linn County Republican Women’s Club will meet at 2 pm Tuesday at the Y W C A. Republican candidates for office will be introduced during the gathering.

Republican Women’s Club Linn County

Republican Women Invite Linn County At Club Meeting

County district or township offices are invited to attend announced Saturday by Mrs. O P Elsenbast president of the club All Republican women of Linn County and their friends are invited A social hour will follow with refreshments served.

O. P. Elsenbast Linn County

Hofmann To Lead Off Cornell Music Festival May 9

Josef Hofmann, famed pianist born in Poland and long associated with American musical life, will open Cornell college May Music festival on May 9. The event features Hofmann’s solo recital with the festival continuing May 10 guided by Hans Lange, plus Bach Mass excerpts by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra under Lange, with Thelma Von Eisenhauer Thelma Von Eisenhauer? Thelma Von Eisenhauer, Joseph Victor Laderoute, Ruth Pinkerton, and Francis German among soloists. Jacques Jolas on piano and Eugene Devereaux on organ. The festival closes May 11 with the full Chicago Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Dr. Frederick Stock, marking the 106th and 107th concerts in 38 years of the Mount Vernon program, ending with Pomp and Circumstance.

Mount Vernon Cornell College Josef Hofmann Cornell Poland Hofmann Metropolitan Opera House Chicago Symphony Hans Lange Cornell Oratorio Society Chicago Little Symphony Orchestra Thelma von Eisenhauer Joseph Victor Laderoute Ruth Pinkerton Francis German Jacques Jolas Eugene Devereaux Chicago Symphony Orchestra Frederick Stock

Party Of Month To Be Given Monday Evening

The playground and recreation commission hosts the May party at First Baptist church starting 8 pm. Earl Youtzy serves as master of ceremonies with active games James Beers quiet games Irene Kilbercer musical games Naomi Peal dramatic games George Chiverton song leader Dorothy Kemp pianist Mary Tremaine. The event evokes a school days atmosphere and is the club’s last meeting until fall. social recreation leaders citywide are invited.

The Playground and Recreation Commission First Baptist Church Earl Youtzy James Beers Irene Kilbercer Naomi Peal George Chiverton Dorothy Kemp Mary Tremaine

Census reports population gain for Ottumwa-Montezuma area

Preliminary census figures announced by district supervisor Fred L. Luce show Poweshiek county towns Ottumwa Montezuma growing by 215 people in the last decade. The 1940 population stands at 1,472, up from 1,257 in 1930.

Ottumwa Montezuma Poweshiek Fred L. Luce

Census figures show Vinton population rise to 3975

Preliminary third district census returns place Vinton at 3975 residents, up 604 from 3371 in 1930, not counting 206 at the Iowa School of the Blind. Census Supervisor D C Wolf provided the figures.

Waterloo Vinton Iowa School of the Blind D. C Wolf

Romania Tightens Danube Night Passage Ban Under Cernavoda Bridge

Bucharest officials announced tighter anti sabotage rules on the Danube forbidding any craft to pass at night beneath the Cernavoda bridge. The measure aims to curb covert activity and safeguard the river corridor.

Bucharest Romania Danube Cernavoda

Lemon Juice Remedy Claims Fast Rheumatic Pain Relief

An ad promotes Ru-Ex Compound as a cheap home remedy for rheumatic arthritis and neuritis. It instructs mixing the powder with water and lemon juice, taking two tablespoons twice daily, and promises improvement within 48 hours or a money back guarantee.

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