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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 05, 1940

Page

8

New Homes on Higley Ave Near Arthur School

Listings describe three bed homes near Higley Ave between 19th and 20th Streets with gas heat one basement garage built in, tile floors in baths and open today 3 to 5. Prices last year, terms offered, highlights include 4 975 dollars with 500 down and 35 monthly, plus a beautiful 5 room bungalow at 1726 C Ave NW with attached garage and garden space.

Higley Avenue Bath Arthur School C Ave Kenwood 35Th St Sarfage

Food story and a wolf home on full lot near Harrison

Modern homes with garages offered on attracting lots near Harrison and Center Point Road. One listing mentions 5 rooms on a full lot near a school and bus line with terms $25 monthly and $2,450 down or £2,450. Another calls for 150 down and 25 a month, with dial 2-2131 and Sunday calls to Mr Buser at 3033.

Harrison School Center Point Road

Vintage Kenwood and Franklin Bungalows for Sale

Multiple listings describe several 4 to 5 room bungalows with oak floors, fireplaces, attics, garages, and modern amenities on 7th Street NE, 32nd Street near 1st Ave, and Franklin Arthur district. Prices range from about 1,650 to 6,350 with down payments as low as 500 to 1,550 and varied terms. Businesses include A A Doolittle Co, Myers Specials, Lundquist Birch, Fred E Collard Co, and Uptown Real Estate Co.

Kenwood Fred E. Collard & CO Oakland Avenue P, Conway ,& Co Dial Sun P Conley J J Horak Roosevelt Schol Tooms and Bath Rever Ave Pettys Lundquist & Birch West Side 7Th St E Ave 22Rd Ave 9Th Ave 10th_ St 3Rd St. NW J Mae Humes C Ave Eth Ave Eiee Westwood Dilis Blvd Garace Th Ave Stark Realty CO Bodern S.W W. J Conway S 'Co Ath Ave B Ave Wich St Burgalow Tiatfield’s Joan Eve Uptown Real Estate CO Bruce A. West Keave NE Stick North Central Ave Chicago

Former Gazette Reporter Edits Photos In New York

Velma Cruz Stout, the sole woman photo editor at the Associated Press New York bureau, balances a demanding role editing thousands of pictures and writing captions while her husband Ed Stout, a former Gazette reporter, covers Parliament from London. The Iowa couple, both longtime journalists, met at the University of Iowa and built careers in Des Moines and New York as they navigate distance and the war era press.

Gazette New York Husband Parliament York City Edwin Stout London Associated Press United States Velma Cruz Stout New York City Velma St. Cruz Iowa City Winterset University of Iowa Cedar Rapids Sociated Press Cable New York AP Ed Stout Mah Belach Marble Arch Oxford Circus John Shee Lenn Chancery Lane Chayrink Russ Charing Cross Sis Daily Iowan The Towa City Des Moines Tribune Des Moines Stout Mary Duncan Tenth Street SE

For Sale Or Exchange: 50-room modern home wanted

Classified ad fragment listing sale or exchange options for a modern 50 room home in West Highlands. Mentions Bolton & Co and contact numbers, offers to buy or rent, and a Southeast single family bungalow price range. Includes miscellaneous phrases about census questions and real estate services.

Ridgewood Vernon Heights Malcolm V. Bolton & Co West Highlands 8Th St Exselene Bolton & Co Gazette

Evangelical Church Conference to Meet in Cedar Rapids

The Iowa conference of the Evangelical church will hold its eightieth session at First Evangelical church in Cedar Rapids starting Tuesday afternoon and running through Sunday with Bishop C. H. Stauffacher of Kansas City as chairman and principal speaker. About two hundred ministers and delegates are expected, with sessions led by district superintendents and several prominent speakers from Cleveland Harrisburg Naperville and Nevada. All meetings are open to the public.

C. H Stauffacher Kansas City Iowa Stauffacher Cedar Rapids The Missionary Society Southwest Kentucky Evangelical Church Washington High School I. L. Baumgartner Cedar Falls J. A. Hadsen Des Moines R. H. Aurand Fort Dodge Carl Heinmiller Cleveland Missionary Society of the Evangelical Church J. A. Heck Board of Christian Education W. E. Peffley Harrisburg H. H. Kalas Naperville Evangelical Theological Seminary Theodore Yackel Nevada Board of Control Riverview Park Sermion Bishop Stauffacher Gistainton Heinmiller Albright Brotherhood Stanton James J A Heck Heck

Franklin School Spring Concert Friday Night

The seventh to ninth grades of Franklin school present their annual spring concert Friday at 7:45 PM in the school auditorium. Vocal and instrumental numbers directed by Phoebe Bingham Margaret Porter Margeret Higdon and R L Moehlmann feature solos duets and choral and instrumental pieces from classical and patriotic selections, with eighth and ninth grade choirs and combined ensembles performing works by Schubert Saint-Saëns Gounod and Tschaikowsky among others.

Franklin School Phoebe , Bingham Margaret Porter Margaret Higdon R. L. Mohlmann Miss Bingham Janice Bailey Pippas Sons Art Loomis Marilyn Benson Mars Larson Virginia O'Brien Schubert Jeanine Foster Elaine McNabb America Miss Porter Betty Stephenson Crusader's Martins Neo- Politian Boat Sons Biscards Espagnole Theo Walle Miss Higdon Mr. Mochimann Lois Grissel Maxine Shipton Dean Stucker Minuet Gallente Clark Kealing Apollo's Temple Gluck Fortuna Zamecnik Sullivan Shepherds Dance Tschaikowsky Teddy Bear Bratton Evenine Breeze Engle Moehlmann

Four East Iowa Counties At Odd Fellows Convention

The Gazette notes four east Iowa counties Dubuque Clayton Buchanan and Delaware will be represented at Manchester Tuesday for the twenty fifth annual convention of Rebekahs and Odd Fellows. Registration starts at 10 am a joint session at 1 30 pm after a noon delegates meeting Odd Fellows meet at 3 pm and 7 30 pm Rebekahs gather in the K P hall in the evening. A joint social hour and lunch follow in the TI O O F hall.

Manchester Dubuque Clayton Buchanan Delaware Rebekahs and Odd Fellows Knights of Pythias Rebekahs K. P

Du Ponts Work 500 On Cellophane Plant

Clinton progress on the Du Pont cellophane plant shows about 500 workers on site with foundations poured and pile-drivers on three shifts. Steel erection will start after concrete work, a 100000 gallon soft water tank rises 126 feet, main building 630 feet long soon to begin, with more crews in early summer as the project aims for completion within the year.

Clinton INS du Pont

United States urged to accept fair responsibility in war

In Omaha AP report Dr. Dwight L. Dumond urged U S to acknowledge part in the present European war while not seeking war. He spoke before Midwest history teachers on living in history and the need for honest international attitudes. Also noted: Winfred T. Root discussed history’s role in shaping modern life and institutions. Chicago Field Museum displayed a seven pound fossil elephant tooth.

Omaha United States Dwight L. Dumond University of Michigan History Teachers of the Midwest Winfred T. Root University of Iowa

New Civil Service Study Books Added to City Library

City library introduces new Home Study Books for civil service exams including Automobile Engineman Complete Home Study Course for Janitor Custodian Playground Director Post Office Clerk Carrier Railway Mail Clerk Sanitation Man State Troopers Climber and Pruner General Civil Service Home Study Book Federal State Municipal positions General Preparatory Manual for Federal Civil Service Junior Custodial Officer Meteorology Observer Preparatory Guide for Typewriting Clerk Grades 3 and 4 Promotion Preparatory Guide for Typewriting Copyist Grade 1 Preparatory Tests for Library Civil Service Examinations and Junk for Calculating Machine Operator All titles circulate and may be reserved.

Wyoming's Old Timers Exercise Fishing Rights

In Cheyenne officials said the state grants pioneer hunting and fishing licenses free to residents past 65 with 20 years continuous residence. The Game and Fish Department reports an average of 50 license applications daily for these rights.

Cheyenne Wyo Wyoming Game and Fish Department

Himalayan Peaks Include Yet Unnamed 20,000-Foot Summit

In the Himalayan range there are 20,000-foot peaks as yet one named. The brief note highlights the existence of a high summit without an official name, signaling ongoing exploration and geographic cataloging in the region.

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Homes For Sale the Hedges Co Dows Building Dows Mr. Buser 32Nd St 1St Ave City A.A. Doolittle & Co Stephen Wandel Franklin Arthur Gashent H. W Siemman Lohewood Dr Benton County Drummond Marionne 4Th Gt Heable & Co McKinley St Polatn Dellas Savage Kenmore Dunesiow Geo. P. Witwer Arthur District Ath St Garner Cash Daniels Park Beacom Cape Cod Marion George L. Wood 6Th Ave Acacia Section Cedar Memorial P.O Cedar Memorial Cemetery Vernon Eldte Elarton Alice Davidson Kaselow Davenport Prairies British Mail Western Union Edwin and Velma Cruz Peffles D. Wendel Story City Kalas Yackel C. HW. Stauffacher Odd Fellows Convention du Ponts Dia Star Jewelry CO Soc Down U. S Chicago Field Museum Crandic and Rocket Route Lee Crandic Rock Island City Library May Finavery Saninos SEARS Mercury Dulux Ane Sears, Roebuck and CO 3Rd Ave Robertshaw
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