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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 14, 1937

Page

23

Trailer Pulpit Planned for Tour by Cincinnati Bishop

Bishop Henry Wise Hobson of southern Ohio plans a 221 foot trailer pulpit to visit 78 parishes and missions this summer. The Wayside Cathedral will serve about 23 000 diocesan members lacking worship spaces and aims to reach people who cannot attend St Pauls Cathedral in Cincinnati.

Cincinnati Henry Wise Hobson Southern Ohio Wil Pack Hobson St Pauls Cathedral Wayside Cathedral St Pauls Wayside Cathedral Cincinnatis St Pauls Cathedral Traiers

Lindy Debuts Ultra Modern Flying Caravan On Anniversary

The article describes Charles A. Lindbergh piloting a new Miles Mohawk styled monoplane dubbed the Flying Caravan built in England with American motor. It features a 200 horsepower Menasco engine, 200 mph top speed, 2700 pound gross, air cooling, fixed gear, and 1000 mile fuel endurance. The craft carries bunks in a transparent roof and sides and can swap to seaplane floats.

NEA Charles A. Lindbergh The Saint of St. Louis Paris Lindbergh England Menasco St Louis Lindberg New York-Paris

Rock Springs Man Pays License Fee Higher Than Car

Elmer Bonomo in Rock Springs paid the car license registration at $5.69, higher than the $5 purchase price of his automobile. The report notes the surprising cost difference between the vehicle and the license.

Rock Springs Wye Elmer Bonomo

Rodzinski to Lead Coronation Concerts in London

Dr Artur Rodzinski, conductor of the Cleveland Symphony, will guest conduct the London Symphony at Queens Hall in two concerts on June 22 and 24 as part of coronation festivities for George VI. He will also guest conduct in several European capitals before returning to Cleveland in late September.

Cleveland Artur Rodzinski Cleveland Symphony Orchestra London Symphony Queens Hall London Rodzinski George VI

City Briefs And Personals

Firemen doused a small roof blaze at 147 p.m. Wednesday at Ed Waterbury’s residence 1129 Fifth street SE. shingles ignited from chimney sparks. Mr and Mrs B F Beach Jr of San Francisco arrive Wednesday funeral of Mrs Beach’s mother Mrs De Beach 117 Second street SW. Ivan F Wright son of Mr and Mrs Lous Wright Central City underwent an appendectomy at St Luke’s Cedar Rapids on May 8. condition is good. Home Builders class of First Baptist meets Friday at 6 30 p.m. at M R Peath’s 1726 Fourth avenue SE. bring a covered dish. Janice Trachta 2 treated at St Luke’s Wednesday for a laceration over left eye from a fall on Robins Road porch. she remained not hospitalized. Cliff Foreman 1945 Fourth Ave SE reports moving picture camera and 22 caliber pistol stolen from car glove compartment on Third Street between First and A Avenues NE between 7 and 11 p.m. Tuesday. L C Barr Urbana fined $25 and costs in Justice H R.

Ed Waterbury Fifth Street Ivan F Wright Lous Wright Central City St. Luke’s Hospital Cedar Rapids Janice Trachta St Luke's Hospital Robbins Road Cliff Foreman Fourth Avenue SE Third Street First Foreman

Gossip and townspeople shape reputations in small town tale

The narrator contrasts life in a big town with a small town where gossip travels fast. Uncle Slug nearly loses his reputation after a rumor sparked by a suspicious woman at the depot, who observed a penny, a letter slot, and a muttered remark about weight.

Slug Uncle Slug

Churchill Court Hears Motor Vehicle Permit Charge

In Churchill’s court Wednesday a motor vehicle without a permit charge carried a $15 fine suspended after Barr obtained a permit for Ins truck since his arrest by Clem Racine state railroad commission agent on May 7. A man calling himself John C Smith 46 at large jailed Tuesday night pled not guilty to trespassing on a railroad train when arraigned in Justice H R Churchill’s court. Smith had a master

John C Smith Jack Monahan Milwaukee Railroad H. R. Churchill Smith

National Music Contest Entrants From Local Family Trio

Mr and Mrs Leon Stastny take their Wolson high school cornet trio to Columbus Ohio for the National Music Contest. The trio includes Robert Stastny Thomas Stastny and LeRoy Krejci with Rose Ann Kubovec as accompanist.

Leon Stastny Twenty-first Avenue Columbus Ohio Wolson High School Cornet Robert Stastny Thomas Stastny Twentyfirst Joseph Stastny LeRoy Krejci Frank Krejci C Street Rose Ann Kubovec Vincent Kubovec Twentieth Avenue Thie

Stanwood Woman Hurt In Fairfax Auto Crash

Mrs Paul Ostergaard of Stanwood suffered an ankle injury Thursday about 930 am when two cars collided at the north approach to the highway 149 viaduct in Fairfax. Mrs Burgess driving south to Williamsburg and Mrs Waddle entering from a sideroad. Mrs Ostergaard and Mrs William Ropa of Stanwood were riding in the Burgess car. Sheriff James H Smith investigated.

Paul Ostergaard Stanwood Max Burgess Mechanicsville Hierschel Waddle Fairfax Burgess Williamsburg Waddle Ostergaard William Ropa James H Smith

Marriage Licenses Reported in Cedar Rapids Area

Arthur D Davis of Evanston Illinois and Mary Ellen Hamilton of Cedar Rapids wedlock licensing listed. Frank L Pobuda and Lenora S Terpkosh both Cedar Rapids. Joseph W Melsha and Lillian Urban Cedar Rapids. Henry G Harris and Elsie Totman both Cedar Rapids.

Arthur D Davis Evanston, Ill Mary Ellen Hamilton Cedar Rapids Frank L. Pobuda Lenora S. Terpkosh Joseph W. Melsha Lillian Urban Henry G. Harris Elsie Totman

First Lady Advocates Eight Hour Day for Housewives

Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt urged an eight hour day for housewives in a radio discussion with Rose Schneiderman. She argued home work deserves pay and that working women must have better conditions to balance family duties.

New York Franklin D Roosevelt Roosevelt Rose Schneiderman State Labor Department Womens Trade Union League

Four-Leaf Clovers Counted In Memphis by Mrs Longo

Mrs. Louis Longo gathered 60 four leaf clovers in one afternoon in Memphis Tennessee as she tests the luck claim.

Memphis Tenn Louis Longo

British Shipping Boom Lifts Second-Hand Vessel Values

British shipping is busier than since the post war boom as dealers reap quick profits in second-hand ships. Old ships once at about 3.87 dollars a ton now fetch 15 to 30 dollars per ton.

London

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Lindy B F Beach, Jr San Francisco First Baptist Church L. C Barr Urbana Justice H R Eastman Kodak Fastman Kodak Company Rochester Verichrome Kodak Film Iich Bob Burns Northern Pacific Railroad Smiths Roes Natalie Vogue Harpers Millicent Enna Newman America
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