Canvass Parents for Chest Pledges Campaign Update
An Immunity Chest campaign meeting at the Montrose hotel notes a split campaign with the Sales Army and Challengers. Edward Lowe presided as two division majors spoke, while Clare Marshall outlined fall Chest appeal plans. The Cedar Rapids Teachers Association leads a two day pledge drive with 31 teachers and education staff solicited. Wilson and Company foremen map payroll pledges for 1937, extending to all employees in installments through the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sales Army
Montrose Hotel
R. H. Pickford
Edward Lowe
Don T. Hines
Harry Boyd
Clare Marshall
Lillian Clark
Cedar Rapids Teachers Association
Board of Education
Marshall
Wilson and Company
Educational group committee to complete work before campaign
Morning meeting chaired by Dr Robert Little and Miss Ethel Ryan with Dr A W Meyer outlined tasks for the college Community Chest committee. The committee plans to finish its work before the general campaign opens on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Little
Educational Group Committee
Ethel Ryan
A. W. Meyer
College Community Chest Committee
Illnesses and social notices from Marion and Cedar Rapids
Gene Fagan is ill at home in Cedar Rapids and George Strong is seriously ill near Marion. Mrs. Grayce Davis visited at Springville with sister Mrs. Samuel Palmer. Mrs. A J Keyes hosted a luncheon with six guests. Robert Mitchell Woman's Relief corps plans a dinner for Linn County Veterans at their Oct 14 meeting and draped the charter for late president Mrs L C Low. Fourteen members attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Fagan
Cedar Rapids
Grayce Davis
Samuel Palmer
Springville
Robert Mitchell Woman’s Relief Corps
Memorial Hall
Linn County Veterans Association
L. C. Low
City Briefs and Personals Highlights Local Notices
Haircuts 25c advertised. Cedar Rapids Airhawks meet Friday at 7 p.m. in city hall club room. Third precinct democratic committee meets Friday at 7:30 p.m. at India's garage. Townsend clubs 3 and 5 meet Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in the superior court room. Townsend club 4 meets Friday at 7:30 p.m. Mrs. F A Morgan reported two violet bunches blooming again this season. Mrs. Della Chadima has returned home after a Mercy hospital operation. Mrs. Charles Shackell, injured playing badminton, is in good condition at St Luke's hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids Airhawks
City Hall
Democratic Committee
Cedar Rapids
India’s
Oakland
H Avenue
Townsend
Superior Court Room
Townsend Club
Della Chadima
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
L. G. Smith
H Avenue NW
Charles Shackell
Linden Drive
van Vechten Shaffer
Nassau Street
St. Luke’s Hospital
Chest Campaign Discussed at Wilson Company Meeting
Harry Palmer plant manager presided outlining Chest pledge options for workers with no payments due during non working periods. Chester Johnson and Mr Marshall explained the eight Chest agencies and the new campaign plan as Coe College faculty and staff were to be canvassed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Palmer
Mr. Palmer
Wilson and Company
Chester Johnson
Chest Industrial Division
Marshall
Palmer
Chest
Coe College
Tea At Storck Home Highlights Local Women’s Meeting
Women of South Marion township gathered at Mrs. Gail Storck’s home for a tea. Miss Lucile Gove spoke on the Third Year Nutrition home project course. Mrs. George Michel was named township chairman. district chairmen were announced for Pleasant Grove No. 11 Hazel Ridge Picayune Concord Excelsior Martin's Creek Millwood. An exhibit featured quilts handwork and hobbies with lilacs in bloom on display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Storck
South Marion Township
Gail Storck
Marion
Lucile Gove
George Michel
Byron Umbdenstock
Pleasant Grove No. 11
Frank J. Cleveland
Hazel Ridge
Will Kassler
Picayune
Ida Michel
Oscar Byam
Concord
C. L. Robertson
James Fernow
Excelsior
Ralph Hoskins
Clifford Burns
Martin’s Creek
Clyde Howard
Cecil Lewis
Millwood
David Doyle
W. A. Sherman
Prowler Tracked Off By Family Dog at Burke Home
Mrs. C. L. Burke reports a prowler attempted to remove a bedroom window screen at her home on Nine teenth avenue SW between 1 and 1:30 a.m. Thursday. The intruder fled when the family's dog pursued him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Burke
Nineteenth Avenue SW
Wanted In Wisconsin Beats Over Due Board Bill
J. O. Lobenberg, 29, Salt Lake City, and Gertrude Lobenberg, 40, are detained in Lancaster Wisconsin city jail on a warrant charging them with beating their board bill. Police arrested them at 4 40 p m Tuesday after a radio bulletin flagged the couple as wanted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. O. Lobenberg
Salt Lake City
Gertrude Lobenberg
Lancaster
Wis
Accused of Child Desertion in Lincoln Hotel Case
Joseph Jacque aged 22 was released on his own bond in Justice A S Reed's court on Thursday. He is ordered to appear on October 7 to answer charges of child desertion filed by his mother in law Mrs Gorge Hatfield. Jacque reported to the police Wednesday at 9 45 p m to answer a warrant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Jacque
Lincoln Hotel
Justice A. S. Reed
Inlaw
Gorge Hatfield
Jacque
Williamsburg Journal Tribune Reverts to Farquhar Ownership
In a federal court decree Judge George C. Scott ruled that R W Childress failed to make 1927 contract payments for the Williamsburg Journal Tribune. The Farquhar heirs, via trustee Thomas B Talbert, will take immediate possession while the bank and other parties’ suits are dismissed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamsburg Journal Tribune
Farquhar
George C. Scott
R. W. Childress
Williamsburg
Thomas B. Talbert
Huntington Beach
Calif
George Shaw Farquhar
James Shaw Farquhar, Jr
Willoughby Lockwood Farquhar
James S. Farquhar
The
Cedar Rapids Republican
Irene Farquhar
Farquhars
Childress
Farmers Trust and Savings Bank
Farmers Savings Bank
D. W. Bates
James Gate
H. M. Havner
J. S
Talbert
Promoted W L Ryan to Supervisor of Investigators
Mr and Mrs William L Ryan formerly of Cedar Rapids have moved to Ottumwa where Mr Ryan will take over as supervisor of investigators for the old age pension board He has spent the past two years as investigator for the O A P in Benton county with headquarters at Vin ton and his appointment follows his work there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Ryan
William L. Ryan
Cedar Rapids
Ottumwa
Ryan
Old Age Pension Board
Benton County
Vinton
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sales Army and Challengers
Legion
American Legion
Harry W. Colmery
Topeka
Kan
Cleveland
O. Colmery
Marion News
George Strong
A. J. Keyes
First Street
F. A. Morgan
I Avenue NE
the Gazette
Wilson Company
Mid-Continent Petroleum Corporation
Gahene Diamond
O Bmgon
Dog
Wisconsin
Stearns
3Rd Ave
Dia
Ala
Windows
Fall Stove Sale
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