Wilson High field development approved with ground purchases
The school board completed purchases for Wilson High field expansion, buying a 1 lot fronting J street SW for 1000 and two adjoining plots for 6750 and 6000. The added 300 by 420 feet will host a running track, football field, and tennis courts with all weather use. A topographical survey was ordered and grading planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson High School
J Street
Twenty-sixth Avenue
Ernest Kosek
Charles Penningroth
J. C Blodkett
Wilson
Claude W
Ida Pearl Hollingsworth
Hollingsworth
Albert Kilberger
Frances M Kk Niermeyer
Evelyn Niermeyer
Kilberger
Wilson Ground
Arthur Deamer
Fred Winter
How Family of 3 Can Eat Well On $9 a Week
An article outlines thrifty menus for a three person family aiming for balanced nutrition on about nine dollars weekly. It describes easy to prepare acorn squash recipes and serving ideas including baked halves with butter, salt, and options like creamed meat for filling.
Household Meal Plan From Simple Pantry Items
A basic menu lists stewed prunes with 1 pound dried prunes and 14 prunes for prep. prepared cereal with 2 cups. toast with 6 slices buttered. coffee for adults with 4 tablespoons. cocoa with milk and sugar for children. baked macaroni and cheese using macaroni, butter, flour, milk, water, grated cheese and salt. beets with butter and vinegar. bread and butter with 3 slices buttered.
Menu notes and reduced-calorie recipes from Meta Given leaflet
A scanned menu list shows chocolate bread pudding tea liver and bacon creamed potatoes and baked acorn squash with Russian lettuce salad and grapes. It cites a Meta Given diet leaflet offering 100 calorie portions and mineral vitamin guidance, plus a veal and pork roll with bacon cooking method and serving six to eight.
Inspections and Home Visits Highlight Septic Linn County Nursing Plan
Miss Madeline Healy and Miss Mary Rozema explained 813 rapid inspections and 102 home calls made in September in rural Linn County to guard against infantile paralysis. Hazel Roberts outlined the nursing work and prenatal care training. Attending officials and guests included county superintendent Walter A. Shupp and Dr. George Reid among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
Madeline Healy
Mary Rozema
Linn County Nursing Service
H. L. van Winkle
Hazel Roberts
Des Moines
Miss Healy
Miss Rozema
Walter A. Shupp
George Reid
Kenneth Cornell
Marion
KF BE. Parsons
Robert Hess
Robert Frickson
N. VanNote
Jordan Petrak
Grace Kappenhaver
Donald Christie
Duck Hunting With Plane Draws $10 Fine in Minnesota
Paul Wilson 27 of South St. Paul pleaded guilty in justice court to illegally harassing and driving wild ducks with an airplane. Wardens said complaints showed planes were used to herd ducks toward hunters and stressed the practice is illegal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soutiti
Britain Wants Roosevelt to Lead Wider War Efforts
A letter from A. I. Briar in Mason City argues Britain seeks U S forces to defend Singapore and fight for British interests in the Far East. The piece notes secrecy at the White House and hints at a looming Roosevelt third term as Britain and allies push Burma Road reopening for war supplies to China.
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the Gazette
Roosevelt
Britain
Singapore
Far East
U.S
Japan
Germany
Italy
White House
Australia
Canada
Burma Road
China
A. I. Briar
Mason City
Swastika's Ancient Reach Across Civilizations
The Gazette notes the swastika as the oldest cross symbol found in Rome and Greek digs and seen on Buddhist idols and Chinese coins dated 315 H.C. It claims its use by southwestern Indians as an armlet and suggests mound builders and cliff dwellers in Mexico and Central America valued it as a charm for protection and prosperity.
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The
Gazette’ L
Third Reich
Rome
Mexico
Central America
Voter questions Willkie choice over Roosevelt history
Effife Cherry of City explains why she supports Wendell Willkie and criticizes Franklin D Roosevelt. She cites Prohibition era taverns and beer parlors, Roosevelt’s breaks with traditional values, alleged changes to Thanksgiving, and a plea to uphold Plymouth Rock era traditions to keep America free.
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President Roosevelt
White House
Roosevelt
Old Plymouth Rock
America
Effife Cherry
City
Urges Willkie Club Members To Fill Enrollment Blanks
David G. Bleakley, Linn county Willkie club temporary chairman, urged Tuesday that workers finish filling more than 5,000 unreturned enrollment blanks and send them to headquarters. He said thousands in Tinn have not been contacted and predicted the club would boost membership to over 8,000 by Tuesday night.
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David G. Bleakley
Linn County
Willkie Club
Tinn
Bleakley
Linn Club
Roosevelt appointment sparks draft controversy in 1940
In Washington, Donald W. Hornbeck of the Young Republican National Federation warned War Secretary Stimson that Elliott Roosevelt being named a captain in the Air Corps could threaten the draft program. He claimed draft-age men feel pressured to seek exemptions amid perceived favoritism. Also, a notice in Linn County Iowa appoints Mevery J. Hartman as Executor of Eleanor Mary Hartman’s estate with claims to be filed and debts settled.
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Washington
Donald W. Hornbeck
Young Republican National Federation
Henry T Stimson
Elliott Roosevelt
Air Corps
Republican National Committee
Roosevelt
State of
Iowan
Linn County
Eleanor Mary Hartman
Iowa
Rt. Mewry J. Martman
E. A. Johnson
Attorfey
Willie Willis Reflects on Work and Thank You Letters
Willie Willis discusses the effort behind earning gifts and the value of writing thank you notes to relatives. He contrasts free birthday gifts with hard work and the practice of expressing gratitude through letters.
No Discrimination Against Newlywed Draftees Urged
Washington AP selective service officials stated there would be no discrimination against newly married men in choosing conscripts. Officials said deferring recently married men would be judged like other married draftees.
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Washington
Selective Service
Frederick Osborne
Col
William Draper
City to Sell $15,000 Sewer Bonds
City council directed the legal department to draft proceedings for the sale of sanitary sewer bonds valued at $15,000. The streets involved include east parking area along C avenue NE from Thirty-seventh street NE to 165 feet south, E avenue NE from the end of the main 36 feet south of Thirty-sixth street NE to 10 feet south, and Thirty-sixth street NE from HK avenue NE to 200 feet west.
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C Avenue
Thirty-seventh Street
E Avenue
Thirty-sixth Street
HK Avenue NE
Kriz Company Wins School Board Venetian Blind Contract
The Cedar Rapids Kriz Pent and Awning Co. won a $75.80 contract to supply and install 25 inch wooden Venetian blinds in the city school administration building. Bids opened Sept 23 ranged from $1,319.40 to $481.27 with Wriz fourth high on the list. The board also approved purchase of 20 two and one half gallon fire extinguishers for the building at $668 each from American LaFrance Foamite.
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Board of Education
Kriz Pent and Awning Company
Cedar Rapids
Kriz
Pella
Wriz
American- Lakrance-Foumtte Company
American-LaFrance
Foamite Company
S Nott Company
Allen
General Fire Truck Corporation
Badger
City Hall Notes on Street Light and Civic Matters
City council directed Town Wleethe Light and Power to install a street lamp on IX avenue NW between Eleventh and Thirteenth streets and referred a request for a light on Fifth avenue SW between Third and Fourth streets to the public improvements department. Veterans of Foreign Wars received permission to conduct a poppy sale on Cedar Rapids streets on November 9. Police chief ordered to evict Ferguson at 1324 Ninth street SW, with the house condemned as unfit on September 12 after a 10 day vacate notice. Cigarette permit renewed for New Grand cafe at 300 First avenue SE. Cedar Rapids Gas Co was granted permission to lay gas mains on the south side of Thirty seventh street NE from the current main end to 59 feet east of C avenue NE’s east property line to 67 feet west.
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J. Savel
Wleethe Light and Power Company
IX Avenue
Eleventh
Thirteenth Streets
Fifth Avenue
Third
Fourth Streets
Public Improvements Department
Cedar Rapids
Paul Horn
BE. O F. Ferguson
Ninth Street
Health Department
Cedar Rapids Gas Company
Thirty-seventh Street
C Avenue
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Kosek
Poor PA
Claude Callan
Henry
Meta Given
Meta
People’s Forum
People's Forum
F.D.R
the Peoples Groceries
del Monte
Auit Cocktall
le Cans
Dole
Bor Abe
Carpenter-Johnson
Shreme
Tomatsu
BRAM@GANGE
Third Avenue South
First Avenue E
Sixteenth Avenue SW
Fourth Avenue SE
First Avenue
AST
Coggon
Sixth Street
Alaska
del Monte Pineapple
Woodbury’s
PEAS
del Mont Oval
Monte Pearl
Royal Anne Cherries
Golten
Boysen Berries
Ates JL
Janey
Sunkist
Michigan
Muscatine Jersey
Maxwell House
del Monte ‘Peaches
Gow
Lee
Santos” Cobb
10Th Street
Black Hawk
Eaby
Seiced
Swift
Willie Willis
House
Senate
Leinstation
Veterans Administration
Guffey
American Federation of Labor
Treasury
Kriz Company
City Hall
Grand Cafe
First Avenue FE
Rival Packing Co
Chicago
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