Plans for Franklin Field Expansion Winds Through Board Action
The board of education directed Howard R. Green to draft plans and specs for a football field running track and tennis courts on the Franklin High School tract northwest of the school. PWA grants are hoped to fund the project. Board also reviewed six Hill park use plans from Arthur Deamer and Fred Winter, weighing baseball diamond and football track configurations to avoid overlapping and skin damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Howard R. Green
Franklin High School
PWA
Harold Trewin
Omaha
Hill Park
Arthur Deamer
Fred Winter
Deamer
Realtors Offer $25 Reward for Vacant House Vandals
Cedar Rapids real estate board posts a $25 reward for information leading to arrest and conviction of vandals stealing plumbing from vacant houses. The move follows continued thefts despite police efforts. vandals have removed sinks traps faucets and other fixtures from unoccupied homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Real Estate Board
Directors of
The
Real Estate Board
Frank L. Buser
Board of Education OKs skating rinks at Elm Park and two schools
The Cedar Rapids playground commission won approval from the board of education Monday night to set up a skating rink at Elm park beside Roosevelt high school this winter and to use grounds at Arthur and Hayes schools as last winter, provided no changes are made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Elm Park
Joseph Suma
Hold Key Positions In Red Cross Drive
Linn county American Red Cross mobilizes for annual roll call starting Friday. Mrs E K Beane leads east side districts, Mrs Paul Huston west side, J J Gregory business, James W Barnett industrial, Kenneth E Cornell rural areas. War veterans, first aid, and disaster relief themes guide the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
American Red Cross
E. K. Beane
East Side
Paul Huston
West Side
J. J. Gregory
James W. Barnett
Kenneth E. Cornell
Burlesque Style Show At Newman Employes Party
One hundred people attended the Newman Booster club store party in the Chamber of Commerce ballroom. The show featured male models using feminine names in a Continental luncheon style parody with outfits by Ted Ralston Linn Bucklin Tommy Watt Dean Cain and others. A wedding spoof ended with a kiss and lipstick mark on manager B J Newburger, followed by songs and dancing led by Jimmy Epstein and Nathan Estes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newman Booster Club
Chamber of Commerce
Ethel Pirie
Ann Malcolm
Fabian Engel
Roosevelt Hotel
Ted Ralston
Gibson Girl
Mr. Engel
Linn Bucklin
Joe Carroll
Tommy Watt
B. J. Newburger
Bob Dolan
Mary Evelyn Wenke
Alexander
Jimmy Epstein
Nathan Estes
Extraordinary tax clamps private business in Italy
Rome reports the government enforces an extraordinary 7.5 percent capital tax on private industry and business to fund Ethiopia development and rearmament, similar to last year’s 10 percent levy on stock companies, expected to raise about 63 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Italy
Ethiopia
Mad sculptor Irwin gets two day recess from trial
Robert Irwin accused of strangling Veronica Gedeon and killing two others on Easter 1937 is back in his cell after a one day appearance. With only three jurors selected the murder trial recessed until noon Thursday as Judge James G. Wallace handles court business. Irwin faces murder charge in the March 28 1937 slaying of Frank Byrnes and the May 54 year old Mary Gedeon.
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New York
INS
Robert Irwin
Veronica
Ronnie) Gedeon
Irwin
James G. Wallace
Frank Byrnes
Mary Gedecon
Samuel Leibowitz
Talesmen
Loyalists Strike Back At Insurgents On Pair Of Fronts
Loyalist forces in Spain launched two major offensives and a large air raid after nine days of fighting on the Ebro front. They claimed gains at Mora de Ebro on the Ebro river and at Lerida on the Segre river, with additional action near Nules south of Castellon de la Plana. Civilian casualties were reported in Cordoba province from a nationalist bombing raid.
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Hendaye
Ebro
Mora de Ebro
Spain
Segre
Lerida
Nules
Castellon de la Plana
Carbra
Cordoba
Anniversary Celebration Marks Linkletter Pastorate Ten Years
More than one hundred people gathered at the Second Christian Church dining room for a noon picnic to honor the tenth anniversary of Rev. I. E. Linkletter’s pastorate and his return from the Disciples of Christ convention in Denver. Toasts were given by Rev. Mr Linkletter and Mrs Linkletter, with toastmaster Rev. Hugh Orchard. Charter member Mrs. J. B Garnant and longtime members represented various Membership milestones.
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Second Christian Church
I. E. Linkletter
International Convention of Disciples of Christ
Denver
Linkletter
Hugh Orchard
Second Christian
J. B Garnant
J. A. Wooden
Charles Campbell
J. F. Gordon
Thousands of Ducks Alight on Cedar Lake Amid Snow Storm
Ducks by the thousands settled on Cedar Lake as a heavy snow storm halted their migration. E. J. Petranek, a veteran sportsman, reported to the Bird Club in Coe Science Hall that at least 10 000 ducks covered a block square area. Geese flights over the city were also observed, with blue geese predominant in spring routes via the Missouri River flyway.
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Cedar Lake
E. J. Petranek
Bird Club
Coe Science Hall
Missouri River
Dakotas
Petranek
Manhattan
Wapsie
Paris
Insult To Hats May Cost Irene Castle
Irene Castle Mc Laughlin faces a $150 000 damage suit from milliner Sonya Zaranoff who says she lost clients after Castle called her hats terrible. The former dance team member and current motion picture technical director is named in Hollywood court filings.
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Hollywood
Irene Castle McLaughlin
Sonya Zaranoff
Not Outstanding but Well Liked in Own Small Circle
Mary Manners responds to letters about staying at home and social etiquette. The column discusses Frances a bright college student with limited funds, valued by a small group, plus a correction about a Stay-At-Home stance and readers’ anecdotes about social invitations and perceptions of boys and girls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Manners
Frances
Miss Manners
Mildred
Earl
Looking for Boys With Your Outlook
Bill Lee comments on girls and boys in a candid exchange. He notes girls imitate Fay and Loy but boys prefer independence and pursuing their own interests. The response from a reader mocks the girls and supports Bill’s stance.
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Gables
Fay and Loy
Fellows
Bill
Bill Lee
Mundelein Confers With Papal State Secretary
Vatican City reports Cardinal Mundelein of Chicago held talks with Cardinal Pacelli on major global Catholic challenges. He attended a reception by Ambassador Phillips and will preside at the beatification of Mother Cabrini next Sunday, the first cardinal to officiate both burial and beatification in church history.
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Vatican City
Ins
George Cardinal Mundelein
Chicago
Cardinal Pacelli
United States
William Phillips
Phillips
Mother Cabrini
Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart
Cardinal Mundelein
Chaplins Battle Spurs New Court Contest
In Hollywood the dispute between Charles Chaplin and ex wife Liza Grey Chaplin escalates with a lawsuit over a $4695 attorney bill. Edwin T McMurray seeks payment for legal work tied to the court fight that led Chaplin to set up a $200000 trust for the couple’s two children, Charles Spencer Jr and Sidney Far.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Charles Chaplin
Liza Grey Chaplin
Edwin T McMurray
Chaplin
Charles Spencer, Jr
Sidney Far
Machine to relieve school board head from check writing
The board approved a check signing machine for Harold Trewin, president, to sign over 1,000 checks monthly. The device costs 95 dollars with a 1950 dollar signature plate. The signature change will follow board leadership changes. Also, the state labor bureau approved plans for two fire escapes at Lincoln school, to be built by Iowa Steel and Iron Works in Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Trewin
Trewin
State Bureau of Labor
Lincoln School
Iowa Steel and Iron Works
Cedar Rapids
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