Just Plain Mister Leads To Family Mixup
A humorous piece by Wanda Montz explores how asking for Mr. Smith or Mr. Chandler in firms with many relatives causes mixups. It lists examples at Cedar Rapids firms where fathers sons uncles and brothers share first names leading to mistaken identity and comic confusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Father
Hubbard Ice
Chadima
Joseph
George E
Harry J
Lester C
Willard J
Mary Ann
Miss Drakos
Ann
Florence
Helen
Jennie
Honeymead
Andreas
Reuben P
Albert M
Osborne
Dwayne
Glenn A
Cedar Rapids Fuel Company
Edward M. Sobodas
Century Engineering
Joseph A
Emert J
P. M. Lattner Manufacturing Company
Paul M
Bedford P
Albert Hahn
H. Cedric
F. Critz
Cedar Rapids Engineering Company
Henry
LeRoy Kling
Hamilton Seed and Coal
Hawkeye Lumber and Coal Company
Barry
Chandler's
Owen T
Donald S
Hawkeye
Halford
Chandler
Owen
David H
Chandler Company
Mr. Chandler
Ray
Pete
Clark
Cedar Rapids
Name Alikes Show How Initials Cause Confusion
The article catalogs many examples of people sharing initials or names within families and firms, warning callers to be precise. It notes the difficulty of distinguishing Franks, Williams, and Johns among lawyers, doctors, and business owners, with cases across Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smulekoff
Cedar Rapids
Thanksgiving mood settles as world war doubts linger
United States faces a wary Thanksgiving amid fears of war resuming in spring. President Roosevelt hopes for no conflict. Navy quarrels over battleship design dispute and potential new taxes to fund armaments. Supreme Court upholds free speech in four cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Warm Springs
Navy Department
U. S
Navy
Charles Edison
Claude A. Swanson
Arry Woodring
Louis Johnson
Washington
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Chicago
CIO
Armour and Company
Thurman Arnold
Russia
Finland
Iron Man
Romania
Georges Tatarescu
Turkey
Greece
Hungary
Yugoslavia
Bulgaria
Italy
Britain
France
French Visitor Seeks Extended U S Vacation
A French visitor, Mrs. Marthe Mourer of Strasbourg, asks the United States to extend her six months as she arrived March 15 to visit her aunt in Hawthorne New Jersey and see the world’s fair. Her request comes while she remains in the United States awaiting decision on her status and potential extension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Shetland
France
German West Wall
Britain
Russia
China
Shansi
Tokio
Nanning
Kwangsi Province
South America
U. S
Cuba
Fulgencio Batista
National Assembly
Des Moines
Charles Bechcka
Ely
Shueyville
Washington
No Man’s Land
Sam
Marthe Mourer
Strausbourg
Woman seeks visa extension amid war near Strasbourg
Mrs Mourer, a 39 year old Strausbourg resident and housewife, sought a three month visa extension after her brief stay. wartime hostilities prompted negotiations through Rep Seger of New Jersey as her husband’s whereabouts were not listed and the visa nears its Dec 15 expiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seger
N. J
Segers
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Mister
Wanda Montz
Frank
First Trust and Savings Bank
Frank Mitralsky
Frank Dvorak
Frank Stastny
Mr. Morrison
W. A
Heather Brothers
Economy Lumber Company
A. M
V. H
Fred C
Fred Fisher, Jr
Don Barnes
Donald P. Barnes
H. E. Haegg
Haegg Construction
William C
William E. Henning
Cedar Rapids Business College
Charles J
Charles J. Lynch, Jr
William L
William W. Crissman
Allen Motor Company
Ray and
Hardendorf
Roy and
Boyson Jewelry Company
Adolph and
W. G
Burkhalter Insurance Agency
Louis D
Louis D., Jr
Hedges
Hedges Company
Harry T
Horace G
Hillbrunner Music Company
C. Lee
Clarence O
Hawkeye Tin
Gundling
Adolph
Ernest
Killian Company
A. L
Herbert
James
Krebs
Carl W
Walter M
Monument Company
Claude G
Dairy Foods
John S
John M. Ely
George H. Cockburn
James L
James D. Bever
Leo Smulekoff
David
John B. Turner II
Benjamin
Frank Rubins
Richard Mitralsky
Rollo
Roswell H. Pickford
Netherlands
Belgium
World Court
Munich
Georg Elser
Hitler
Europe
Germany
Heinrich Himmler
Prague
Pat Pourri
George Korotny
Mississippi Valley
Iowa
del Monte Company
B. T. Babbitt
Ave
N.Y
del Monte Tomato
Esteiee
Ange. Oi
Peel
Pabst Blue Beer
Teoung
Shoez Repair Department
Neisner
First Ave
Ismulekoff
Stron
Voss
Farnsworth
Slittlekofes
Super Service Oil Company
2Nd Avenue and
8Th Street
Beauty Shop
Een Selent
Harry
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