Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Cedar Rapids Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

We have 14,353,121 pages in Iowa

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 2 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 20, 1939

Page

2

New Park Entrance Opens At Van Vechten Park

A new entrance to Van Vechten park was opened at the end of Twelfth avenue. Dr. Morgan Foster and Frances Hansen wed in Iowa City after the homecoming game. Miss Alice Soboda Evanston Miss Anne Laurance Wilmette Ill and Leon Noel Cleveland were mentioned in the notes.

van Vechten Park Twelfth Avenue Morgan Foster Frances Hansen Iowa City Alice Soboda Evanston Anne Laurance Wilmette, Ill Leon Noel Cleveland

Local notes and market prices from the area

The page records farm prices with wheat at 1.20 and 2.05 in different listings, corn 1.30 and 0.55, oats 0.42 and 0.65, barley 0.60 and 1.20, rye 1.25 and 0.65, hay 10 and 20, straw 3 and 9, eggs 0.37 and 0.53, hens 0.21 and 0.20, hogs 9.25 and 13.95, steers 14 and 14.50, lambs 11 and 12. A meeting led by C. L. Van Doren of the Federation of Labor addresses campaign efforts to move the courthouse to Cedar Rapids, with Charles D. Huston and Guy Linville among speakers. The Bohemian Dramatic Society staged The Boarders at the C.S.P.S. hall, drawing many attendees. Local recounts include trips, sports catches, a note on W. H. Smouse recalling Phil Sheridan’s era, and a Masonic library table crafted from globally sourced wood by N. R. Parvin. A separate market list shows Wheat 0.95, corn 0.55, oats 0.36, barley 0.45, rye 0.65, eggs 0.19, hens 0.10, steers 6.50, lambs 6.50, hogs 7.30.

C. L. van Doren Federation of Labor Cedar Rapids Charles D. Huston Guy Linville J. J. Hrbek Bohemian Dramatic Society C.S.P.S. Hall Hugh Hillerege A. S. Reed Palisades W. H. Smouse 24Th Iowa Phil Sheridan P. J. Sargent Masonic Library N. R. Parvin

Also Mentioned on This Page

Jon , Evernone Tucker MR. McKee Cyclone Tubbs McKee Tubes Easy Hopwood Blondie Red Rydes Ranch Dagwood Papas Donald Duck Walt Disney Mar Diane Ella Cinders Cherrie Piomb Abner Bone Joe Palooka Dell. Va Daisy Mae Reasom Little Annie Rooney Posses Sha Storm George McManus Righto Darling Ida Kone Adiesk Nco Gazett Lincoln Henderson GEO. Chambers Fourth St. SF Sanitary Farm Dairies Refarm Dairies E Ave. NW Edgar A. Guest the Poet of the People State of Iowa Linn County Eldon Pa Iowa Linn Emery F. Irwin R. S. Milner Cedar Rapids Transfer & Storage Company
Search Courier

Search the Cedar Rapids Gazette Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Cedar Rapids Gazette?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication