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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 15, 1940

Page

28

Y M C A Opens Big Ten Membership Drive With Breakfast

The Y M C A will open its Big Ten football conference membership drive with a 7 01 am kickoff breakfast at the Y Monday. About 60 laymen will assist, two divisions of five teams will compete, and prizes will be awarded for points and cheerleader performance. Division captains include Winterberg and Glasgow with teams from Indiana Minnesota Coe Purdue Northwestern Illinois Ohio State Michigan Wisconsin Iowa and more. The campaign is led by Joseph A Lattner chairman and Arnold Nuzum secretary.

Lee Winterberg Willis A. Glassgow Y. Water Boys Winterberg Jack Jackson Chuck Gibson Glasstow Water Boys Paul Parks Ed Cleaver Elbert Beaver Clark Beems Indiana Betty Carruthers Robert C. Armstrong Henry Achter John Balear Frank Beals John Miller Russ Landis Minnesota Robert C. Moody Jean Rush George Hearn John Palmer R. C. Montgomery Richard Lord Russell Knapp John Locher, Jr William Gray Robert Maresh Edward Soboda, Jr M. J. Frankel Iowa Bob Cizek Betty Nissen Howard Smith Sam Johnson Don Smith Willard Heath T. H. DeWees C F. Anderson The Joseph A. Lattner Arnold Nuzum Joe Latiner Eagle Glassgow

Federal Court To Open Here Sept 23 With Civil Cases

A fall term calendar for Cedar Rapids federal court lists four civil cases and no criminal actions opening Monday Sept 23. Case details include Peter J. Kaus versus Charles D. Huston for United Cab Company, plus housing administration actions and company disputes. Court staff spans officials from Mason City, Sioux City, Dubuque and Cedar Rapids.

Federal Court Cedar Rapids George C. Scott Sioux City Peter J. Kaus United Cab Company Charles D. Huston Internal Revenue District of Iowa United States District Attorney William B. Danforth Mason City John B. Keefe United States William ,E. Renshaw Joseph A. Petrus Lee McNeely Dubuque Bessie Engle C. F. Holly

Roosevelt High Student Council Holds First Regular Meeting

Roosevelt High School's student council met Friday noon in the Boy Scout room. Officers are Wilbur Collister president Jim Geiger vice president Patricia Gilchrist secretary-treasurer and George Meyer sergeant at arms. Members include Bernice Hollan Jim Ensign Bob Bednesak and others. The council began by selling stamp cards admitting students to all activities. Principal Fred J. Kluss praised sales as above average.

Roosevelt High School Boy Scout Wilbur Collister Jim Geiger Patricia Gilchrist George Meyer Bernice Hollan Jim Ensign Bob Bednesak Howard Moeller Natalie Kint Bob Beam Fred Andrews Robert Madison Norma Marchal Don Hillmer Winifred Heald la Fern Cooper Mary Cunningham Carol Keyes Jean Muetzel Stanley Greenberg Loren Collister Fred J. Kluss

Army Parade Promotes Army to Cedar Rapids Recruits

Army recruiters stage a downtown parade in Cedar Rapids led by a color guard from the recruiting station. More than 100 marchers from the Cavaliers girls drum corps Musketeers and Y M C A corps joined six poster-plastered cars. The march featured The Town Corn Song America and Over There.

Cedar Rapids L. F Buchanan Memorial Coliseum First Avenue Third Street Third Avenue Allen Keller William Geisendorfer Fred Arduser Fort Des Moines George Arduser 1622 Avenue NE Cavaliers Musketeers Los Angeles Y. M. C. A. Corps America

Lost Nation Host To Presbytery Meeting

The Cedar Rapids presbytery holds its fall meeting at Lost Nation Presbyterian church starting 9 am Monday led by host pastor B J Swede. Rev James B Hodgson of Cedar Rapids speaks at 1 15 pm on The Church and the Present Crisis. Discussions cover sesquicentennial plans and a 10 million dollar four year drive for education.

Cedar Rapids Lost Nation Presbyterian Church Eer B. J. Swede James B Hodgson C. H. Hook Committee On Christian Education Dwight Krumholtz W. J. Grossheim Monticello J. W. Gray, Jr Mount Vernon J. H. Blackstone, Jr

Accident Brings Reckless Driving Charges Involved

Motorcycle officers arrested Casper W. Weber 41 of Lostent Illinois for reckless driving after a collision at First avenue E and Center Point road at 2 45 pm. Leo Long 39 of Whittier faced a charge for driving a truck with defective brakes. Mrs Weber suffered a minor shoulder bruise. both men posted bond and awaited Monday hearings.

First Avenue E Center Point Road Casper W. Weber Lostent Leo Long Whittier Weber Long John Stodola Bill Remington Illinoisan Remington

Girl Who Danced for Hitler Changes Name

Miriam Verne, 21, the entertainer once favored by Adolf Hitler, has changed her stage name due to anti Nazi persecution that damaged her career. Her mother said she now performs under a new billing, not revealing the new name, as she resumes work after returning from Berlin a year ago.

Pittsburgh Miriam Verne Adolf Hitler Albert C. Staley Hitler Miss Verne Berlin

Cedar Rapids Night School Opens September 23

The first twelve week session of Cedar Rapids night school will begin Monday September 23 at McKinley high school with a preliminary enrollment on Friday September 20 from 7 to 9 p.m. New students should enroll Friday evening. Enroll anytime after the session opens. The program adds supervised study for engineering and trades plus business and industrial management courses. Spanish may be added if 15 enroll. Saturday morning classes in blue print reading and mechanical drawing suit workers on afternoon shifts. Courses include Business English shorthand typing bookkeeping and more. Tuition is 2 for academic and 2.50 for shop courses.

Cedar Rapids McKinley High School McKinley E. H Christensen Mr. Christensen Board of Education McKinley School The Franklin High School Hayes School

Benton County Scout Council To Be Formed

A Benton county Boy Scout organization will be formed to cooperate with the existing Scout council covering Benton, Jones and Linn counties. A meeting at Belle Plaine High School Tuesday at 7 30 p.m. will finalize the district setup. Melvin Tudor explains five troops exist, with V. V. Visquain as temporary district chairman.

Benton County Scout Council Benton, Jones and Linn Belle Plaine High School Melvin Tudor V. V. Visquain

Civic leaders to attend meeting from diverse groups

Tudor said the night will include men from business and professional groups, labor, religious and educational representatives. Tudor and James Manville, field executive based in Cedar Rapids, will attend.

Tudor James Manville Cedar Rapids

Illinois University Bars Aliens From Faculty

President Arthur Cutts Willard of the University of Illinois announced that no one will be appointed to the faculty or employed unless they are a United States citizen. The policy, approved by the board of trustees, applies to all employment, with exceptions for temporary appointments of distinguished scholars and visiting professors.

United States Willard Board of

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