Coe College Choir Concert Impresses Cedar Rapids Audience
The Coe College a capella choir and Madrigal Singers performed a full program at First Presbyterian Church before a large audience. Director Paul Schumann Ray earned praise for artistic achievement and blend. Eleanor Taylor conducted the cantorial Nicene Creed with Ray as cantor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coe College
Madrigal Singers
Fist Presbyterian
Cedar Rapids
Paul Schumann Ray
Ray
Eleanor Taylor
Gretchaninoff
Oelwein Chosen For Iowa Disabled Vets 1940 Convention
Iowa disabled World War veterans voted to hold their 1940 convention in Oelwein May 19 to 21. The group will close its annual meeting with a banquet and dance Tuesday night in Burlington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Iowa
Oelwein
Thei
Foreign Statesman Puzzle Clue List Mixed With Word Hints
A compiled clue grid lists Edouard as a European statesman and various crossword style hints. The long puzzle presents many numbered entries including maritime terms zeroing in on nouns, deponents, and common nouns.
Two Kansas City Women Plead Not Guilty In Shoplifting Case
Patricia Hughes and Lillian Love were arraigned on shoplifting charges after a Thursday police investigation. Each woman, aliases include Helen Taylor and Mary Miller, failed to post bond of 2500 and remain jailed. They are accused of stealing three dresses and a linen tablecloth from William company store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patricia Hughes
Lillian Love
Kansas City
G K Thompson
Helen Taylor
Patricia Talbot
Helen Burns
Jesse M Love
Mary Miller
Willian Company
Larceny charge leads to jail terms for two Iowa youths
Milo Webb aged 19 of Toddsille and Lawrence H Franks aged 18 of Cedar Rapids were sentenced to three months in county jail for larceny related to the slaughter and attempted sale of a Hereford steer meat. The sentences, effective May 13, follow their withdrawal of prior pleas of not guilty before Judge H C Ring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Lanning
Near Center Point
Milo Webb
Lawrence H Franks
Cedar Rapids
H C. Ring
Man Pleads Guilty In Junction Service Station Case
Officials said the men pled guilty after initially claiming they were dressing an animal owned by Webb's father. The charge stemmed from police and deputy sheriffs investigation. A temporary injunction by Floyd Neagle against landlords Allen M. Stewart and Amy Stewart to protect his service station possession at the junction of highways 94 and 30 east of Cedar Rapids was granted by Judge C J Haas on condition he posts a $500 bond. Neagle seeks lease reform to include an alleged electricity arrangement via a common meter serving a house and roadside inn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webb
Floyd Neagle
Allen M. Stewart
Amy Stewart
Cedar Rapids
C J. Haas
Neagle
Linn County rejects $62475 claim over road damage and erosion
Linn county supervisors reject a $62475 claim by G A Nunyon and Pearl Runyon for trees shrubs and dirt removal. WPA workers allegedly cut sumach bushes moved dirt along a road near No 30 Lincoln Heights last fall. Default judgment of $458.82 was kept despite May 13 filing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G A Nunyon
Pearl Runyon
Linn County
Elmer Seevell
WPA
No 30
Lincoln Herghts
Alimony Fight and Divorce Pleadings Lead Courts
Frances Serbousek seeks divorce from George Serbousek on cruel and inhuman treatment and requests temporary alimony of 75 dollars and permanent alimony of 5000 dollars. The couple wed March 30 1920. Varge Harris sues Fern Irene Harris for divorce on cruel and inhuman treatment. they married in Kahoka Missouri in 1938. Harris seeks custody of their son Joseph Davis 71 who faces larceny charges from Armstrong Clothing Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Serbousek
George Serbousek
Varge Harris
Fern Irene Harris
Kahoka
Harris
Joseph Davis
Armstrong Clothing Company
Not Guilty Plea Tied to County Jail Bond Case
The store was held in the county jail in default of a $1000 bond after pleading not guilty Monday afternoon before Judge H C Ring. Davis was arrested May 19 by patrolmen Howard Walsh and Ed Stearns. Peace bond proceedings filed December 28, 1937 with C E Stuff as defendant were dismissed on state motion and a $300 bond released. McConnon and company was awarded $19888 default judgment Monday in a note case against Francis A Huff filed January 31. A $450 account suit filed February 23, 1938 by the Independent Casing company against Anton Pipal doing business as Anton Pipal and company has been dismissed with prejudice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond C. Hanson
Linn County
Hanson
H. C. Ring
Davis
Howard Walsh
Ed Stearns
C. E. Stuff
Hf. C Ring
McConnon and Company
Francis A Huff
Anton Pipal
Anton Pipal and Company
City Briefs and Personal Items Roundup
Local clubs, veterans groups and social circles announce meetings and events. A O W lodge No 278 meets at Sokol hall. Cedar Rapids Navy club gathers at Montrose hotel. Palestine council No 27 Ro and SM meeting postponed. May breakfast for Ladies' auxiliary to VFW post 788 at Daniels park. Social agencies picnic at Daniels park pavilion. Norden sisters to meet in Vinton via car pool. city market adds Monday session next week. mother daughter banquet at Sinclair Memorial church. Navy recruiter Hartin enlisted at Fort Des Moines. Lieut Jones reports Iowa navy quota 75 for June. Palm Grove No 1 Woodman Circle meets at Glow room. Blanche Eakin to organize new juvenile lodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palm Grove No. 1
Woodman Circle
Gas Company
Blanche Eakin
Des Moines
Local girl shown improving after farm accident near Urbana
Lorene Sawyer six hundred sixty six year old daughter of Howard and Mrs Sawyer is reported to be improving in Mercy hospital after being crushed beneath a truck on her farm home near Urbana last Thursday. Jack Novak of Cornwall on Hudson New York has been named salutatorian of the senior class at the high school there and is ranked second in grade percentage. Novak, former coach at Washington high school, now heads basketball and track at West Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorene Sawyer
Howard Sawyer
Urbana
Mercy Hospital
Jack Novak
Leo Novak
Cornwall-on- Hudson
N. Y
Novak
Washington High School
West Point
Young Man Jailed in Stolen Stoves Case in County
LaVerne Kuehl 17 of Rompot addition sits in the county jail awaiting disposition of a larceny case charged by Andrew Condon with stealing two cook stoves and stripping $40 worth of parts from a threshing outfit. Two others in the case were being sought Tuesday. Kuehl was arrested Saturday by Constable Bill Fleming after Condon filed an information with Justice H. R. Churchill. For the first time since 1932, young men may enlist for foreign service at government expense. A quota of 16 for Hawaii and the Philippines is allotted to Iowa with vacancies in all branches. Accepted applicants will enlist in Des Moines and be sent to San Francisco at government expense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LaVerne Kuehl
Rompot Addition
Andrew Condon
Bertram
Kuehl
Bill Fleming
Condon
H. R. Churchill
Army
Sergt
August Miller
Federal
Hawaii
Philippines
Iowa
Des Moines
San Francisco
Cottage Prayer Meetings Observe World Day of Prayer
Westminster Presbyterian church holds cottage prayer meetings Wednesday at 7 30 p m in eight homes. Hosts include Rev W A Montgomery 2325 Hillcrest Dr SE Mrs E H Farrow 2320 Grander Ave Charlies Filipi 718 Seventeenth St SE H E Sherrard 130 Twentieth St NE A B Farr 1748 C Ave NE E B Delzell 1700 Grande Ave George Moran 117 Seventeenth St NW and Mrs A W Risser 1233 Second Ave SE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westminster Presbyterian Church
W. A. Montgomery
Hillcrest Drive
E. H Farrow
Grander Avenue
Charlies Filipi
Seventeenth Street
H. E. Sherrard
Twentieth Street
A. B. Farr
C Avenue
E. B. Delzell
Grande Avenue
George Moran
Seventeenth
A. W. Risser
Second Avenue
Death Notice for Mrs Idah Forsythe in Cedar Rapids
Mrs Idah Forsythe died at her home 601 H avenue NW Cedar Rapids after a long illness. Born May 17 1873 in Marengo she lived in Cedar Rapids 45 years and belonged to Grace Episcopal Church and Ben Hur lodge. She married Charles Forsythe on Feb 22 1897 and is survived by husband son Howard C Forsythe sister Mrs Gertrude Jones and several step siblings. The body is at Brady mortuary with calling Wednesday and a funeral announcement to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idah Forsythe
Charles Forsythe
H Avenue NW
Marengo
Cedar Rapids
Grace Episcopal Church
Ben Hur Lodge
Howard C Forsythe
Gertrude Jones
Seattle
Wash
William Howard
Salinas
Calif
Harry Howard
Kansas City
Kan
Minnie Miller
Chicago
Brady Mortuary
Deaths of Earl C Owens Jr and Bismarck Reynolds
Two obituaries report Earl C Owens Jr 3 died after a short illness at a local hospital in Cedar Rapids born Oct 9 1935 survived by his parents at 117 Fifth Avenue SW. Also Bismarck Reynolds 64 of Kansas City died from injuries after an auto collision April 28 survived by wife daughter son grandchild and siblings. services held in Kansas City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl C. Owens, Jr
Earl C Owens
Earl Owens
Fifth Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Rohn
Bismarck Reynolds
Kansas City
Mount Vernon
Eleanor
W L. Wade
E. J. Reynolds
Mary Frances Wade
John
Charles Reynolds
Cedar Raunds
How Family of 5 Can Eat Well On $12 a Week
A daily menu plan shows two adults and three children can eat well for about 12 dollars weekly. Each member gets balanced calories and energy, protein to rebuild tissues, and minerals and vitamins to regulate bodily functions.
Milk allowances and pricing guidance for Cedar Rapids readers
Daily milk allotments provide 3 quarts for drinking and toping. One tall tin evaporated milk for cooking. Butter allowance 14 lb daily for table use and cooking. Day cost about 1.25 dollars. Requests for the Meta Given book go to her care of The Cedar Rapids Gazette. For help with marketing budgets diets or low cost recipes call Community Nutrition Service dial 5515.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Community Nutrition Service
Dial
Sundberg Seeks Rate Change for Cedar Rapids Exports
Harry Sundberg, Cedar Rapids Chamber traffic bureau manager, flies to Chicago for a southern ports foreign freight committee hearing on export shipments to the Gulf, representing LaPlant Choate Manufacturing, Iowa Manufacturing, and Speeder Machinery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Sundberg
Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce
Chicago
Southern Ports Foreign Freight Committee
Cedar Rapids
Gulf
LaPlant Choate Manufacturing Company
Iowa Manufacturing Company
Speeder Machinery
Cedar Rapids Rates Dispute Aims for Gulf Ports Adjustment
Sundberg reports to the committee that Cedar Rapids seeks future development relief and removal of what he calls unjust railroad rate discrimination toward gulf ports. He asserts Cedar Rapids lies outside the Minneapolis St Louis line and should be rated with western locations, proposing Cedar Rapids gulf rates not exceed Chicago rates by more than 5 cents per mile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Universal Crusher Company
Sundberg
Gulf Ports
Cedar Rapids
Minneapolis
St. Louis
Mississippi
Gulf
Chicago
Sliced oranges and lemon gelatine dessert menu
A home style meal plan lists sliced oranges five, cereal three cups, sweet rolls a dozen, tea and coffee in limited adult portions, milk for children, tomato cream soup ingredients, grated carrot sandwiches, orange banana gelatine with two bananas, beef hash with leftovers, hot biscuits with basic ingredients, canned peaches or seasonal fruit.
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COE Choir
Max Dashler
Nicene Creed
Edouard
Paradise
Mia
Lly
Ind
Railroad
White
North Carolina
Court House News
Iowa City
Nuhoka
Agnes Klouda
Tom Klouda
Nash
C&tatun
Blake
Richter Nash Sales
Eighth Street
Cldar Rapids
A O . W. Lodge No 278
Sokol Hall
Navy Club
Montrose Hotel
Palestine Council No
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Post 788
Daniels Park
Frank J. Hartin
Peter Hartin
Route 1
Victor
7Th Cavalry
Fort Des Moines
Council of Social Agencies
Y Mo
Ladies of Norden
Vasa Order of America
Vinton
Pete Johnson
O. E. Andersen
Eighth Avenue
W CC, Benesh
Sinclair Memorial Church
A’ Cramer
Paul Conroy
Foreign Service
Mrs
Idah, Forsythe
Rere
Eans
Deodorizes
Loset
Moms Haber Rhe
Katey
Whiskey Barrels
del Monte Oval
Hershey
van Camp
OME
Texas
Sunkist
la Choy
Bacon
Swift
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