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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1939
Page
11
Corrie May Upjohn uses her wealth to corner ice supplies for a sick child’s relief while Ann Sheramy fights poverty after the Civil War. Gilday, the government agent, resists, leading to a clash that draws in townsfolk and authorities.
Sister Mary Maura mother superior of the Sisters of Mercy in Cedar Rapids was reelected vice-president of the Iowa League of Nursing Education at its Des Moines convention. She previously served as Mercy hospital education chief before becoming mother superior in June.
Mrs. Hattie Alzina Weed 82 long resident of Linn County died Tuesday morning in Vinton at her son the Rev. Floyd H. Weed’s home after three years of ill health. Born December 4 1856 in Westville Center New York she moved west with the Hoadley family in 1868 and later lived near Toledo Iowa She married Almora Trask in 1876 and after his death remarried Egbert Weed with five children born to that union Surviving children include Mrs G T McHardy Cedar Rapids and the Rev Floyd H Weed Vinton along with other family members The Weed family retired to Cedar Rapids in 1912 and attended Trinity Methodist Church until health declined.
Promote daily use of Kellogg's All-Bran to prevent constipation by adding bulk to the diet. Emphasizes regularity with daily consumption, ample water, and nationwide availability from Kellogg's Battle Creek factory and distributors.
Fred A. Trask of Lockport New York and Mrs J A Vanderline of Long Pine Nebraska along with Mrs Charles M Griswold of Chicago and Mrs E J Kahler of Sioux Falls South Dakota are survived by one sister and one brother Mrs Robert Yarhin of Connecticut and Philo E Hoadley of Cedar Rapids Eleven grandchildren and three great grandchildren Funeral services will be held at Trinity Methodist church Cedar Rapids at 2 30 p m Thursday with Dr W G Rowley and Dr Elton D Wells presiding Burial will follow at Sisley Grove cemetery
The interstate commerce commission will lower rates on lump coal from Illinois Indiana and western Kentucky to Cedar Rapids by up to 35 cents a ton effective Oct 20. Small sizes from the same districts will see an 11 to 16 cent rise. Harry F. Sundberg, traffic manager, notes the changes.
The Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce announced Tuesday that petitions filed with the commission by several interests seek a suspension of the rate increase on smaller coal sizes used for industry including steam and stoker coal. Sundberg said the petitions have not affected the decision yet.
The Cedar Rapids area Scout council training committee schedules a second University of Scouting session at Coe College this evening. The opening session drew 102 attendees who heard Dr. Paul C. Greene outline a five year program. Courses are free and funded by the Community Chest, with the Boy Scout organization as a member.
Tonight's program features studies on Scoutmastership and Cubmastership. Lectures explore troop divisions, duties of leadership, nature study, measures of a good scout and cub master, explorer scouting, sea scouting, and leather craft tool making.
A report describes blow-flies releasing eggs midair onto food that remains out of reach, illustrating their reproductive and dispersal behavior in constrained conditions.
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