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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1941
Page
4
Opening day attendance at local public schools came in below expectations with 9 100 pupils checked in of an estimated 10 000. Officials cited early Labor Day vacations and bad weather as excuses while all principals reported business as usual with no hitches in the schedule.
The Cedar Rapids city government received state authorization to move 36,000 pounds of locally collected aluminum in July to the Williams Jobbins company in Aurora Illinois for processing. Mayor Frank Hahn activated 10 workers to load pots and kettles onto freight cars for immediate shipment while awaiting formal confirmation.
Washington AP says Lieut George E Meeks died in a plane crash in Iceland and the War Department confirms army units have arrived there. The earlier notice only stated death at an off shore base and withheld base details.
Four games signal the season’s close for the Marion Softball association with two playoff doubles tonight and Wednesday at 7:45 p.m. at the Marion athletic field. The Milwaukee Service club meets Ping’s Score Board for second place, followed by CIO Packers versus Coast to Coast for first. If needed, two Wednesday games will finish the series.
Morning programs near the flag poles at Lincoln and high school buildings included singing America by the glee clubs, a prayer by Rev. A W Henke, and a flag ceremony with two Boy Scouts. Richard Schrimper played a cornet solo The Star Spangled Banner. Guests Warren Snover and son Warren Troy of Kansas City visited Mrs. Stella Snover and Mrs. E T Hiams. Westminster Guild to meet Wednesday at 7 45 pm in church parlors with Bernita Sebern in charge and Elsie Nelson leading devotional period.
Mrs Pamela Williams widow of Clement Williams and last surviving charter member of Grove City Rebekah lodge No 35 died Monday at 9 30 p m at the I O C F home in Mason City She had lived at 441 Ninth Avenue for more than twenty years moving to Mason City six years ago Services will be held Wednesday morning in Mason City and the body will arrive here Wednesday evening Friends may call at the Yocom chapel Funeral arrangements will be announced later
Mrs Elizabeth Smeltzer hosted a Sunday dinner at 1398 Eleventh Street Stanwood with numerous relatives and friends including John Jorgensen Everett Delores Teidemann Josephine Billie Bernard Dial Cedars Viola Cedar Rapids Marion Walford and other guests. The second item reports John Briggle of Seattle elected president at the seventh annual Briggle descendants reunion with officers Leonard Dietz Chicago and Mrs Roy Wichael Council Bluffs re elected. a long attendee list follows with visitors from Des Moines Marion Mount Vernon and other cities.
Long list of local visitors and residents with weekend gatherings, travel to Huron South Dakota and Canby Minnesota, plus Labor Day events in Marion. Notables include Mrs. Yocom's Cedar Rapids accident, Keenan family trip to Springfield Massachusetts, and choir resuming rehearsals at the Christian church.
Iowa Falls readies for the eighty sixth annual Upper Iowa conference of the Methodist church from September 9. Speakers include Dr Roy L Smith editor of the Christian Advocate Dr Ezra M Cox of Philadelphia and Dr Glenn Cunningham of Cornell college Mount Vernon. Mrs W H Spence of Ames mother of Hartzell Spence author of One Foot in Heaven will attend a banquet Saturday evening.
City of Cedar Rapids invites sealed proposals for concrete curb and gutter on N Street Southwest from 14th to 15th Avenues and L Street Southwest from 9th to 10th Avenues. Work must start by Sept 30 1941 and finish by Oct 30 1941 with assessment certificates paid within 40 days. Proposals open Sept 22 1941 at 10 am. Bond and certified checks required. city reserves right to reject bids.
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