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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 09, 1940

Page

4

Rabbi Goldin to Speak at Coe College Monday

Rabbi Judd Geldin associate director of Hillel Foundation at Ulmer will speak at Coe College chapel service at 9:30 am Monday on Who Is a Religious Man. He earned a masters and graduated from the Jewish Theological Seminary of America in 1938, served a year at Germantown Jewish Center, Philadelphia, then joined the University of Illinois to work with campus Jewish youth.

Judd Geldin Hilel Foundation University of Ulmer Coe College Geldin Jewish Theological Seminary of America Germantown Philadelphia Universiy of Illinois Jewish Chautauqua Society

Higley Home Sold to Otto A Kohl on Mount Vernon Road

The late Mrs Elmer A Higley’s home at 860 Seventeenth Street SE sold to Otto A Kohl proprietor of the Bapane Gas company. The 12 room English style residence sits on landscaped grounds part of a 146 acre Higley farm dating back to 1849. Kohl and wife expect to move in this month with three children Otto Jr Janet and Richard.

Elmer A Higley Seventeenth Street Otto A Kohl Third Avenue Bapane Gas Company James H Yuill Mig- Jey Kohl Mount Vernon Road Elmer Augrey Ernest Kennedy Minneapolis Higley Prudence Crane Higley Abial Higley Jelen Higley Fred M Tfigley Fourteenth Street Nineteenth Street Bever Avenue Otto, Jr Janet Richard

City Buys Grader At Six Thousand Ninety Dollar Bid

City council awarded a contract to Martin-Rousa Tractor and Equipment for a motor grader at six thousand ninety dollars. The action followed a staff recommendation that the grader be purchased and approved by the council.

Martin-Rousa Tractor and Equipment Company

Sixty Gazette Carrier Boys Honored At Banquet

Sixty Cedar Rapids and Marion Gazette carrier boys were honored at a Bishop cafeteria banquet after winning the fifth annual efficiency tests conducted over 100 days. Gold medals went to Dale Morningstar Don McVeigh and Bob Wainright with silver awards to Jim Barnett Eugene Henry Leonard Striegel Raymond Blake and others. The Cedar Rapids Gazette staff attended and John Beck addressed the group comparing individual progress to a nail and stressing honesty and effort.

the Gazette Bishop Cafeteria Leo Carney Donald Schmidt John Martin Vincent Smith Robert Heaverlo Ray Buresh Thomas Shanahan Raymond Blake Cedar Rapids Marion Dale Morningstar Sixth Street Don McVeigh Fourth Avenue Bob Wainright Jim Barnett Third Avenue Eugene Henry Mount Vernon Road Leonard Striege Avenue NW Gazette John MacFadron Robert Leaper Maxine Zarth Kathryn Marshall Ross Groves Louis Niles Elmer Wickham Fred Ross John Beck Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce Purdue Dempsy Jones Jack Forbes Robert Thomas Walter McCune Charles Fisher Herbert Love Leonard Koch Walter Thousand John Fuhrmeister Robert Raan Jim Low Don Mmcveigh Kenneth Teeter Orville Lunning Gordon Strickland Ted Nunemaker John Zachar Milton Swomley Tom Hinkin Jack Carstens Kenneth Poole Robert Sindelar Robert Wainright Dorrance McEnany Don Parker Louis Tichy Don Chadima Robert Douglas James Reger Billy Fields Jos Chmelicek Wilmer Cimprich Howard Williams Raymond Buresh Melvin Leichsenring Rojland Diehl Chas McClain George Blake Patty Rick Lawrence Tanner Dean Terwilliger Elie Lambertson Marshall Nelson Scottie Linge Richard Taylor Leo Carney Jr Chas Nacen

Manufacturer bids reviewed for corge power equipment

Improvements Commissioner Dave Williams announced a resolution supporting the Martin-Ronsa bid of $6090.80, citing its greater horsepower. Other bids from H. M Brown of Des Moines offered $5450 and D. Adams Machinery Co. of Des Moines quoted $580. ADVERTISE IN THE GAZETTE.

Dave Williams Williams Martin-Ronsa H. M Brown Des Moines D. Adams Machinery Company

Man Impersonator Reported As Census Enumerator

Sheriff Leo Eisbach of Dubuque county received word from Mrs. Leo Schultz of New Vienna that a man posing as a federal census enumerator visited her home. The bogus enumerator used a car traced to a Delaware county man not employed by the census. David J Murphy of the district office said Sheriff Etbach was authorized to arrest the impersonator.

Leo Eisbach Dubuque County Leo Schultz New Vienna Milo Sedlacek Delaware County Census Bureau David J Murphy Etbach

Sheriff Auction Notice On County Lots 19 20 Bank Land

Sheriff Linn County to Home Owners Loan Corp of Washington D C shifts 60 ft of lot 19 and 100 ft of lot 20 ex southwest 71.85 ft thereof plat 16 CR 16208.47 422-40.

Sheriff Linn County Home Owners’ Loan Corp Washington D.C Shif

Ingwersen Sees Strong Prospects For Northwestern Football

Northwestern line coach Burt Ingwersen told Cedar Rapids alumni at their candle lighting that football breaks decide games and that Northwestern’s prospects for next fall are good. He praised the 1940 team amid talk of Bill DeCorrevont’s continued potential and noted the university received a record $9,000,000 endowment in the past year.

Northwestern University Burt Ingwersen Cedar Rapids Northwestern Carl Jordan Linden Drive Ingwersen Northwestern Bill de Correvont America Ingewersen

Northwestern outlines campus plans and athletic scholarship stance

A Northwestern official described proposed Evans ton and Chicago campus projects including a technological institute gymnasium and union building, plus a two year protected field house and a skyscraper dormitory. He emphasized academics first for athletes and stated scholarships go to freshmen in the top quarter of their high school class. Esther Yothers officiated the candle lighting ceremony with Pearl Stewart representing the past and Martha Beardsley representing the present.

Esther Yothers Pearl Stewart Martha Beardsley

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