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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1940
Page
7
Readable excerpts show a plan for a five person household to eat well on about $12 weekly. Recipes include Eggplant Supreme and Dried Beef with Raisins in Cider Sauce, plus beets and other staples. Emphasis on balanced nutrition within a tight budget.
Edgar A Guest reflects on his promotion from father to grandfather as he notes a life of caring for family. The poem portrays a once strict parent now celebrated as the household workhorse guiding and entertaining the baby with affection.
By direction of the City Council of Cedar Rapids Iowa a file exists with a plat and schedule for permanent sidewalk assessments abutting properties. A hearing is set for September 26 1940 at 10:00 am to hear objections. deadlines to file objections with the City Clerk expire within days after posting. The council will proceed to confirm the assessment after objections are resolved.
A granddaughter named Alice carries a family tradition as relatives use affectionate terms like darlin, pet, and precious almost every day. The title reflects the warmth of everyday speech and ties to the grandmotherly influence in the household.
Lily Belle the goat led Fred Webber from the Maine home to a pasture, drawing attention and returning to the scene where his cow Rosie was tangled in a chain and nearly strangled. Webber followed the goat and freed Rosie from the peril.
Earl Schnuckel and Ruth Metzger of West Brooklyn wed by Justice H R Churchill on Thursday. Police were notified of the disappearance of Byron Andersons four month old red spaniel. Music and dancing classes are forming. A Gethsemane Shrine meeting is rescheduled to Sept 14. Cedar Rapids pencil sale by Cavaliers aims to fund new uniforms. Shueyville United Brethren worship at 9:30 with Sunday school at 10:30 and Senior Christian Endeavor at 7:30. Parish women of St. Balila church host activities at Twenty first Avenue and Second Street SW.
The Linn and Brown township division invites all to a chicken dinner with sauerkraut and kolaches from 11 30 a m to 3 p m and a supper from 5 30 p m. A regular meeting at the Springville school on Sept 9 will feature Dr E Zimmer speaking on immunization and all parents are urged to attend.
Henry Geiger of 2575 Fifth Avenue Southwest reported to police that his pay envelope containing 48 dollars disappeared on August 30. Geiger said he only notified authorities at 4 p.m. Thursday and that he had left the envelope in a back area while working for the O. F. Paulsen Construction company.
A pocket was found among debris at a Wagner Motor company construction site located at 724 Third Avenue SE, with details indicating the mishap occurred during ongoing work and area cleanup.
Mrs. Frank Pachia reports a prize cactus stolen from her porch between 9 a.m. Thursday and 6 a.m. Friday. The cactus, kept in a gallon tin can, had become a family pet after 14 years in the home at 1028 Sixth street SE.
In Decatur Illinois a warehouse fire caused several hundred fish to drown in the Sangamon River nearby. The State Conservation Department conducted an inspection and found alfalfa stored in the warehouse contributed to the blaze.
Firemen poured water into a burning building and the runoff flowed into the river. The surrounding fish reportedly drowned from the lack of dissolved oxygen in the water.
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