Local Birth Announcements Reach Cedar Rapids and Beyond
Birth notices from Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas list several newborns. A son to Mr and Mrs Kenneth Harrington of Long Beach born Aug 28 at University hospital Iowa City. A daughter to Mr and Mrs Jesse Jacobs of Cedar Rapids born Sept 23 at St Luke s hospital. A daughter to Mr and Mrs Warren Carney of Cedar Rapids route No 3 born Sept 23 at Mercy hospital. A son to Mr and Mrs Frank Drakozal of Cedar Rapids born Sept 23 at Mercy hospital. A daughter to Mr and Mrs Steven Henri born Sept 21 at home on 419 avenue NW.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Harrington
Redondo
Long Beach
Calif
Harrington
Edna Loesel
Cedar Rapids
University Hospital
Iowa City
Jesse Jacobs
L Street
Janice Mane
Jacobs
Betty Reid
Oval Red
Fourteenth Avenue
St. Lukes Hospital
Warren Carney
Mercy Hospital
Frank Drakozal
Second Street
Steven Henri
Avenue NW
Linda Ue
Justice of Peace Court Fines and Death Notices
Peter J Buch of Cedar Rapids fined 25 dollars and costs for reckless driving with 15 dollars suspended. L J Stone of Central City fined 3 dollars and costs for operating an earmarked truck. Warner Transportation Company of Cedar Rapids fined 5 dollars and costs for gate schedule violation No 7. All cases filed by F D Dietz, state commerce commission officer. Deaths: William J Mather, 76, at home 1536 A avenue NE at 8 45 pm Monday. Mary I Mason, 84, 418 Eighteenth street SF, died in hospital at 2 18 am Tuesday. Enos Lekin, 46, Thirty-third avenue SW, died at Veterans hospital Des Moines at 8 30 pm Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice OF Peace Court
Peter J Buch
Cedar Rapids
L J Stone
Central Cit
Warner Transportation Company
Dietz
State Commerce Commission
William J . Mather
A Avenue
Mary I. Mason
Eighteenth Street
Enos Lekin
Thirty-third Avenue
Veterans Hospital
Des Moines
Marriage Licenses Listed for Cedar Rapids and Ainsworth
Fred G Merklin and Gladys Steffy of Cedar Rapids. Donald J Wollrab of Ainsworth and Lavine B Kran of Riverside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred G Merklin
Gladys Steffy
Cedar Rapids
Donald J Wollrab
Ainsworth
Lavine B Kran
Riverside
Bids Plentiful For School Office Venetian Blinds
School board received numerous bids Monday night for blinds to fit about 60 office windows in the new administration building. Bidders included Metropolitan Supply Co, Kriz Tent and Awning Co, The Niagara Co, Prout Furniture Co, Building Specialty Co, Cartwrights, and Sears Roebuck and Co with varied prices and multiple product options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant High School
Board of Education
Metropolitan Supply Co
Kriz Tent and
Martin Drymonds Co
Kriz Tent and Awning Co
Craemers
the Niagara Co
Kriz Set and Awning
Luberger's
Prout Furniture Co
Building Specialty Co
Cartwrights
Sears, Roebuck and Co
Executive Housekeepers Open Season's Meetings
Cedar Rapids National Executive Housekeepers chapter opened its fall and winter season with a dinner at the Roosevelt hotel. President Mrs Pearl Sivertson presided, with guests from several hotels and hospitals in attendance and plans announced for the October meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
National Executive Housekeepers Association
Roosevelt Hotel
Josephne Phillips
R. E. Stephens
William Shahaw
Pearl Sivertson
Montrose Hotel
Kate Loomis
The
Commonwealth
Hong
Winona Ballartone
University of Teva
Iowa City
Town
Alma Logan
President Hotel
Waterlos
Margaret Brown
Jef
Thelma Ryder
Burlngton
Burlington
Ire Rallan
Tyne
Tribute to a Cedar Rapids newspaper man Fred Lazell
A reminiscence honors FREP LAZELL a kindly gentlest newspaper man and longtime Cedar Rapids public servant. The piece recalls his patience as a mentor at the state university journalism school and his care of Cedar Rapids parks while noting his generous public service and lasting friendship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frep Lazell
Mys
Ms Ecubbing
Fred
School of Journalism
The
State University
Cedar Rapids
Fred Lazell
Lifelong editor and educator Fred Lazell dies
Fred Lazell, influential editor and educator born January 6 1868 in England, died at his son’s Des Moines home. A Cedar Rapids native his career spanned city editor roles and the Iowa journalism faculty where he mentored many writers. He authored nature works and organized university bird walks shaping Iowa’s literary and natural history communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred M. Lazell
Des Moines
Lazell
Lavell
Cedar Rapids
Luther A. Brewer
Congress
Citys First
Garden
Ellis Park
Linn County
Linn
Isaiah
Iowa
Iowa City
University
Old Capitol Hells
Iowa Journalism
Lakeside Laboratory
Okoboy
Thomas H Macbride
University of Iowa
Wildlife School
McGregor
England
Ames
Episcopal Church and Triangle Club
Phi Gamma Delta
Sigma Delta Chi
Man Without License Faces Court After Road Incident
Godfrey Kvarda 21 of 1808 L Street SW told police he could not surrender a license to avoid a speeding fine. Judge Harry Johnson floated suspension if he would surrender his license though Kvarda did not have one. Kvarda was fined $5 and costs on the license charge and $10 plus costs for speeding after a bakery truck collision at the Fourteenth street and L Street SW intersection with Virs Lang as other driver. Patrolman Bill Remington cited Kvarda admitting he drove at 30 to 33 mph just before the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Johnson
Godfrey Kvarda
L Street
Kvarda
HR. Churchill
Fourteenth Avenue
Bill Remington
Woman 79 Waxes Floor Felled by Own Wax Job
Mrs Adda Frink finished waxing the linoleum in the hallway of her home at 77 Fourteenth Street SE. She slipped on the shiny surface and suffered a pelvic fracture. She was taken to St Luke's Hospital where she is convalescing. Mrs Frink is the mother of Rollin Frink of 2552 Country Club Parkway SE.
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Adda Frink
Fourteenth Street SE
Frink
St Luke's Hospital
Frank Jekerle Jr to receive Eagle rank in scouting
One Scout will be invested with the Eagle rank and 12 others will be given lesser advancements at a court of honor Wednesday at 7:30 pm at Wilson school. Frank Jekerle Jr son of Mrs F J Jekerle 1124 Tenth Street SE will receive the Eagle badge. He is 16 and a student at McKinley high school. He has been a Scout since October 1934 and has held Life rank since January 1939.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson School
Frank J. Jekerle, Jr
F J Jekerle
Tenth Street SE
The
Peoples Church
Robert Hruska
Frank
McKinley High School
Robert Dvorak
Gaylord DeVal
Dayton McMillan
Richard Buffington
Larry Kurth
Oliver Swab, Jr
James Kanzlarich
Gene Ford
Wayne Campbell
Ned von Stein
Paul Biebert
Valjean Prather
John Muller
den Chiefs
Jerry Standard
Richard Krohn
Jack Hoofman
School Board Levies Penalties On Seven Coal Cars
The board levied penalties totaling 478.78 on seven coal carloads after Edward F. Wehlage of Inland States Testing laboratory Dubuque reported coal failed ash and B U tests plus other specs. Penalties ranged from 32.48 to 85.28 per car and a Van Meter Electric bid of 5049 per unit for eight fluorescent lights in the administration building was discussed. The board also authorized selling tail ends of tax certificates at less than face value with board of supervisors and county auditor approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward F. Wehlage
Inland States Testing Laboratory
Dubuque
Wehlage
B.T.U
van Meter Electric Company
Grant High School
Board of Supervisors
Head Hopes Congress Passes Rail Unemployment Act
J A Phillips, chairman of the Railway Labor Executives Association and president of the Order of Railway Conductors, says Congress should pass the rail unemployment compensation act this session. The bill would raise benefits by about 20 percent, up to 3 dollars a day, funded by a 2 percent payroll tax shared by employers and employees. The group backed by rail labor and opposed by management. Phillips praised the omnibus bill signed by President Roosevelt expanding interstate commerce oversight and urged coordination of transportation forms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Railway Labor Executives Association
Washington, D. C
J A. Phillips
Order of Railway Conductors of America
Phillips
Cedar Rapids
Roosevelt
Interstate Commerce Commission
Motor and Waterway Shipping
School board weighs duty to handicapped students
The Cedar Rapids school board debated how long to educate or care for handicapped children, weighing whether duties end when a child is no longer educable or continue until age 21. Superintendent Deamer cited subnormal pupils needing special schooling, while a plan for a new welfare agency was proposed to relieve schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Arthur Deamer
Deamer
J K von Lackum
Reau
Chamber of Commerce
City Briefs Reflect Local Meetings and Socials
The Iowa Volunteers meet Thursday at 8 p.m. in the Montrose hotel. Townsend club auxiliaries No. 1 and 3 plan a Wednesday noon picnic luncheon with Mrs Kemp. The Standard Life association meets Thursday evening at Sokehall for a business session and card party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Montrose Hotel
Townsend Club
Kemp
Avenue NW
Standard Life Association
Sokehall
Salvation Army Seeks Empty Fruit Jars Tuesday
The Salvation Army in Third street SE called for donations of empty fruit jars to aid families with canning needs. People willing to give jars may call 8072 to arrange collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
Third Street SE
Oriental Syrian Dinner for St John’s Orthodox at C.S.P.S. Hall
The annual Oriental Syrian dinner for St John’s Orthodox church will be held Thursday from 5 30 to 7 30 p.m. at C.S.P.S. hall Eleventh avenue and Third street SE with dancing from 9 to midnight. Pastor Rev. Thomas N. Abodeely and supper chairman Tom Shaheen are listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John’s Orthodox Church
C.S.P.S. Hall
Eleventh Avenue
Third Street
Thomas N. Abodeely
Tom Shaheen
Federal court records show aliens registered locally
The local registration office logged 18 aliens on Monday and eight more by noon Tuesday, totaling 452 since August 27. The basement federal building office will stay open 7 to 9 pm Wednesday to accommodate registrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal
Federal Building
Merchants Protective trains Cedar Rapids staff on forgery detection
To Talk On Forgery Detection. To further the education of key sales people in downtown Cedar Rapids stores to detect shoplifting and forgery, the newly organized Merchants Protective also.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Merchants
Night school enrollment hits new high in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids principals report 351 students enrolled in night classes after two nights of registration led by Spanish welding and citizenship courses. Projects include advanced shorthand IV and new government study options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
E H Christensen
Christensen
Wilson High School
Hayes School
McKinley School
McKinley
First Day School Enrollment Holds Steady for 1940 41
First day enrollment in public schools for 1940 41 totaled 9 852, identical to 1939 40. The report lists per school counts at Buchanan Jackson Lincoln Polk and the special school plus all junior high and senior high schools with some gains and losses noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Bains
Buchanan, Jackson
Lincoln
Polk
Franklin and Wilson
Arthur
Buchanan
Cleveland
Fillmore
Garfield
Harrison
Hayes
Jackson
Johnson
Kenwood
Taylor
Tyler
van Buren
Special School
Franklin
McKinley
Roosevelt
Wilson
Permit Granted for Dr. Spencer Dog Hospital on Mount Vernon Ave
The Board of Adjustment approved Dr. Carl Spencer to convert part of his Mount Vernon Avenue lot at 3024 3028 SE into a small dog hospital with stipulations. The vote was 4 to 1 with Gundling opposed. hospital must stay 27 feet from residential lines and no change to the Inn's commercial area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Spencer
Mount Vernon Avenue
Board of Adjustment
George Farmer
Vernon White
Ray Coutts
Alex Sampson
Ernest H. Gundling
Spencer
Emma Reamer
Daniels Street
Ed Hidder
Thirteenth Avenue
David G Bleakley
Second Avenue SE
Washington High Wrecking Bids Reopened by Board
Washington high school is to be demolished after the board renewed a call for bids. Secretary C D Hedberg was authorized to solicit offers though past bids were unsatisfactory with some as high as 4000 dollars and no date yet set for new bids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington High
C D. Hedberg
Old Washington High School
German Woman Granted Citizenship Amid Dippel Case Clash
The court granted 84 naturalizations including Mrs. Dippel after judge Johnson found no sufficient evidence she spoke against the United States. Testimony highlighted a property dispute with the Dippels and references to Admiration for the U.S. and Germany. Recipients included Elvina and Frances Skorepa and many others from Bohemia, Poland, Greece, and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kruidemer
Barnes
Dippel
Verne Marshall
Durisch
Willkie Carves Out Labor Plan Against New Deal
In a speech to labor audiences, Willkie contrasts his faith in America with Roosevelt era policies. He argues the New Deal cannot provide lasting jobs, calls for 200,000 new enterprises yearly, and says private employers are essential to employ workers. He warns deficits threaten liberty and urges continued but targeted relief.
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America
New Deal
Willkie
Mr Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Uns
Corcoran Resigns Posts In New Public Unit
The article notes Corcoran resigning posts to join a new unit where he was a frequent consultant to the President. It names David K. Niles as executive assistant to La Guardia, and lists vice presidents Dean James M. Landis, John G. Winant, and Chase S. Osborn. Ickes is listed on the executive committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RFC
David K. Niles
Secretary of Commerce
LaGuardia
James M. Landis
Harvard Law School
SEC
John G. Winant
New Hampshire
Chase S. Osborn
Michigan
Ickes
Federal Court Jurisdiction Question in Social Security Tax Case
In Cedar Rapids on the opening day of the September term, Peter J. Kaus seeks temporary and permanent injunctions against Charles D Huston to stop collection of social security taxes. The case challenges whether tax drivers employed via an intermediate firm count as employees for tax purposes. The defense argues courts lack jurisdiction to halt tax payments. Kaus may instead sue after paying. Judge Scott will rule from Sioux City late in October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S District Court
Cedar Rapids
Peter J. Kaus
Council. Bluffs Taxicab
Charles D Huston
Cole Sector
Internal Revenue
Des Moines
George C Scott
Sioux City
Kaus
Huston
Scott
Hubbard Woman Is Elected President of Synodical Guild
Mrs Erich G Bizer of Hubbard was elected president of the Iowa Synodical Women's Guild of the Evangelical and Reformed church at a state meeting Tuesday at the Roosevelt hotel. Delegates and visitors from 81 churches attended, representing regions as far south as Quincy Illinois and Kahoka Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erich G Bizer
Hubbard
Iowa Synodical Women's Guild
The
Evangelical and Reformed Church
Roosevelt Hotel
Quincy
Kahoka
United Synod
Lydia Schneider
Wheatland
Meta Kiedaisch
Keokuk
A. Lenchensky
Waukon
A. Koelling
Burlington
Hugo Schuessler
Evansville
Ind
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Daily Record
Tampa
Iowa Falls
New Orleans
Galveston
Sioux
Los Angeles
Omaha
San Francisco
Charles Cotr
Seattle
Dee Moines
Havre
Bismarck
Davenport
Chicago
BO Keokuk
Pittsburgh Ga
Washington
Houston
Frank Jekerle, Jr
Frank Jekertes Jr
Richard Funk
Troop
Richard Carey
Harold W. Simmonds
Jim Holmes
John J Locher, Jr
City Briefs
Joseph Prohaska
Emma Shimek
Justice H R. Churchill
St Elizabeth's Circle
Cuh Pack
Garfield School
Townsend Clubs
Ella Fisher
Nineteenth Avenue SW
Red Cross
George Walker
Federal Labor Union 18619
Gas Company
Owen Sentt
Twenty-seventh Street
Gazette
Sentts
Ray Vernimont
State Theater
Wallace Beery
Wyoming
Edgar Hoover
Richard Davis
Eighth Avenue SE
Goaondrich Silvertown
St. Luke's Hospital
John Case
F Avenue
Third Street NW
F Avenue NW
Cedar Rapids Bank
American Bankers Association
Atlantic City
Fred Smith
John T Hamilton II
Merchants National Bank
Frank Welch
Peoples Savings Bank
Ciation
L. E Edwards
Marshall Field and Company
Edwards
Dog Hospital
Dippels
Kruidemers
Elvina Skorepa
Poland
Frances Skorepa Grant
Bohemia
Mary Barton
Eighth Street
Joseph Satinoky
Jaroslav Tauber
Mary Sykora
Nineteenth Avenue
Helen Styck
Fourth Street
Elias Jaroslav
Toddville
Victoria Polehna
Eighteenth Avenue
Moravia
Jakob Sollberger
Switzerland
Emily Krueger
Thirty-second Street
Thomas Knutson Green
Thirty-first Street
Peter Hansen
Scandinavia
Evelina Skorepa
Twelfth Avenue
Wafta Berry
Fifth Avenue
Syria
Petronelle Zingas
Fifth Street
Lithuania
Nick Politis
Nikitas Kanellis
Twentieth Street
Mary Kauroulakis
Mary Tzortzandakis
Sixth Avenue
Adroniki Faches
Maria Gianopulos
Third Avenue
Greece
Eleanor Jane MacGregor
Thirty-third Street
Ireland
Henry James Evanoff
Bulgaria
Joseph Nemec
Russia
Peter Dippel
Elizabeth Horacek
Germany
State
United States
Corcoran
U. S. Dist
Synodical Women’s Guild
Abby
Bob
Esther
Martha
Lipton
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