Messengers Go Feminine in Cedar Rapids Delivery Service
H J Foreman operates Shoppers Service at 302 Third Street SE, Cedar Rapids. With eight messenger boys drafted, he hires two women, Jean Grimm and Dorothy Matejka, to deliver in bicycles and slip into the role of Messengerettes. They join a growing service now handling up to 2,000 calls weekly, marking its fifth anniversary.
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Portias
Bar of Justice
Cedar Rap
H. J. Foreman
Third Street
Army
Navy
Foreman
Jean Grimm
First Street
Dorothy Jean Matejka
Second Street
Dorothy Matejka
Dorothy
Gazette Reynolds
Cedar Rapids
Roy McNulty
Miss Matejka
Twin Cedar Chests Embrace His and Hers Storage Trend
Twin cedar chests showcase a paired storage idea for woolens with separate His and Her sections, offering practical and stylish under one roof.
War time interest shifts to practical war books at Cedar Rapids library
Wartime readers at the Cedar Rapids library favor technical titles like algebra, machinist's handbook, practical air navigation, fire protection and first aid, sabotage, and army intelligence tests. They also seek democracy and defense topics in series such as What the Citizen Should Know, plus personal war stories and historical fiction.
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Cedar Rapids
Rover
Berlin
Washington
Alderson
Costain
Jennings
and Green
Paul
Paris
Taylor
Aldridge
Riess
Germany
R.A.P
Greece
Old Army Game Returns as Short Snorter Tradition
London reports a revived World War I ritual where officers pay a fine or autograph membership notes to join the short snorter club. Ike Eisenhower, Hap Arnold, Ira Baker, and Churchill are named as members or targets. Initiation requires cash or signed notes, with fines for noncompliance and public signings at gatherings.
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London
Wide World
Dwight “Ike” Eisenhower
Britain
Peter
Yugoslavia
Winston Churchill
Shooks
Centennial Baptists to Hold Iowa Convention in Cedar Rapids
The Iowa Baptist convention's centennial celebration will be at First Baptist Church Cedar Rapids October 12 to 15. Sessions include a pastor's conference a Women’s Mission Society meeting and the centenary program with prominent speakers such as Miss Alice Thayer Dr William Elliott and Dr Earl E Harper. The event traces back to 1842 with Cedar Rapids hosting past congresses in 1864 1874 1886 1898 1915 1928 and 1936.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Baptist Convention
First Baptist Church
Grant Anderson
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Women's Baptist Mission Society
Alice Thayer
Burma
Jeanne Bradbury
New York
William A. Elliott
Northern Baptist Convention
William Gear Spencer
Franklin College
Franklin, Ind
Earl F. Adams
Earl V. Pierce
Baptist Church
Minneapolis
Earl E. Harper
University of Iowa
Barrett Lowe
Sioux Falls College
A. G Eberhart
J. J. Powell
George B. Sherman
Eberhart
October Party of the Month Bulletin Now Available
The October Party of the Month bulletin from the playground and recreation commission is now available at the playground offices. It replaces the Party of the Month club and follows a nationwide fall and winter plan for family fun nights, home recreation, and equipment. General song sheets for singing and Halloween and fall winter recreation are also offered by the service department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Playground and Re- Creation Commission
Service Department of the Playground Commission
Navy recruiting call to action seeks volunteers for service
A wartime appeal urges men 17 to 50 to join the Navy, promising training in radios, aviation, engineering and other trades, good pay, uniforms, meals, medical care, and rapid promotion. Readers are urged to contact a local recruiting officer and request the book Men Make the Navy.
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Navy
America
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Airforce
Arnold
Eisenhower
Iis
Centennial of Baptists
Acousticon
Acousticon Institute
B. F. Crenshaw
Acoustician
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Atlantic
Pacific
Des Moines
Iowa
Old Post Office
5Th and
Court Streets
Burlington, Iowa
Davenport
Decorah
Dubuque
Ottumwa
Waterloo
Winneshiek County Court House
Federal Building
Atena
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