Eagle Scout award to John Culver at Scout court of honor
A Scout court of honor at Mc Kinley school Thursday at 7 30 p m will confer the Eagle award on John Culver son of Mr and Mrs William C Culver 360 Woodland drive SE. Culver of troop 36 sponsored by First Baptist church advanced from Tenderfoot in 1945 to Life Scout in 1946. 65 other boys will receive merit badges and awards with hosts Immaculate Conception church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley School
John Culver
William C. Culver
Woodland Drive
Culver
First Baptist Church
Kenneth VI
Troop 1
Immaculate Conception Church
Court of Honor
al White
Charles Loomis, Jr
Elmer J. Rocklitz
James Paulson
Bobby Cech
Robert Wylder
Alfred Eastin
Ronnie Radeke
David Shean
Ronnie Clark
Neal McGuffin
Harold Hathaway
Jim Stucker
Stanley Carry
Earl L. Kindig
Robert Kindig
Bruce Spivey
Max Tow
Billy Roberts
Clarence Nesser
Ronald Moore
Richard Sandercock
Lin Kemp
Russell Torgler
Larry Torgler
George Nimmer
Carleton Zacheis
Marvin Zeman
Robert Oswald
Karl Humble
James Sandercock
Jon Janda
Thomas Bruch
John Rock
Norman Madison
Don Kiefer
Gordon Strickland
Jimmie McSkimming
North Liberty Woman Dies After Long Life in Town
Winifred Barbara Stewart, 87, lifelong North Liberty resident, died at her home at 7 15 p m Tuesday. Born May 31 1861 she taught Johnson County schools for 50 years and was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star. Survived by sister Mrs R H Alt. funeral plans pending at Donahue mortuary in Iowa City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Liberty
Winifred Barbara Stewart
Miss Stewart
Davis Stewart
Johnson County
Order of the Eastern Star
R. H. Alt
Donahue Mortuary
Iowa City
Bankers urge caution on farm lending amid high land prices
Detroit AP report notes farm land prices rose to record highs by July 1 per the Bureau of Agricultural Economics. The American Bankers Association Agricultural Commission urges bankers to exercise caution in farm mortgage lending and long term credit, warning inflation may have peaked and debt should be avoided for years ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Agricultural Commission of the American Bankers Association
Bureau of Agriculture
Economic Pay
Commission
Jane Benest Struck by Car Injures Minor Bruises
Jane Benest fourteen of 727 Third Street SW sustained minor bruises at 4 p.m. Tuesday after stepping into the path of a car at Third Avenue and First Street SW. Police said driver H G Schlaff of 348 Eighth Avenue SW was involved. She was treated at Mercy hospital and released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Benest
Third Street
Third Avenue
First Street
H. G. Schlaff
Eighth Avenue
Mercy Hospital
Iowa Welfare Association Plans Oct 7 Convention
The 48th annual Iowa Welfare Association convention will be held in Des Moines starting Oct. 7 with about 400 delegates. Wayne Vasey director of the University of Iowa school of social work will be the opening banquet speaker under President E A Carter of Council Bluffs who will preside over the three day event featuring noted welfare speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
INS
Iowa Welfare Association
Wayne Vasey
University of Iowa School of Social Work
E. A. Carter
Council Bluffs
Davenport Bus Driver Reports Loss of $3650
Herbert Sudbrook, a Davenport city bus driver, told police he withdrew $3,650 from a savings account and likely misplaced it between a West Davenport bakery and the bus garage in the eastern part of town. He recalled transferring his billfold between pockets while at the bakery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Herbert Sudbrook
Sudbrook
West Davenport
Iowa Educator Assigned to Japan Educational Commission
Drake University Dean Luther W. Stalnaker will depart in October to join a five member U S educational commission. The group will work with leading Japanese educators for about three months under the army division of civil affairs, alongside representatives from four other universities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
Luther W. Stalnaker
Drake University College of Liberal Arts
Japan
Fiveman
Drake
Henry G. Harmon
U. S
Army
Division of Civil Affairs
Western Union Resumes Money Orders to Germany
Western Union restarts money orders to Germany for civilians except Berlin and the Russian zone. Orders are unlimited in amount but restricted to charitable personal or family use. Payments abroad in Deutsche marks with internal remittance charges apply. U S personnel in the American zone receive military certificates or dollar traveler's checks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Berlin
Western Union
L. G. Frutig
Cedar Rapids
United States
U. S
Heslop Pleads Guilty To Petty Larceny Charge
John Heslop pled guilty in justice court to petty larceny for taking a pair of overalls and a workshirt from a package under a pinball game at the Wheel Inn. Justice H R Churchill suspended the $25 fine plus costs. S C Mentzer of Central City owned the clothing and reported the package missing after 9:30 am. A bartender said Heslop returned the next day and attempted to sell the clothing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Heslop
Justice Court
H. R. Churchill
Wheel Inn
S. C. Mentzer
Central City
Heslop
Salas Defeats Ortiz in Non-Title Bout at Los Angeles
Lauro Salas from Monterrey Mexico floored world bantamweight champion Manuel Ortiz from El Centro California twice to win a unanimous 10 round decision in a non-title fight Tuesday night. Ortiz weighed in at 133 1/4 pounds and was outpunched by Salas who weighed 128 pounds despite being the betting favorite at 3-1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Lauro Salas
Monterrey
Mex
Manuel Ortiz
el Centro
Calif
Ngiht
Ortiz
Salas
Father Donlon Celebrates Golden Jubilee in Monona
The Rev Luke Donlon marked fifty years as a priest in the Dubuque archdiocese with a 10 am high mass in Monona. Archbishop Henry E Rohlman attended along with parishioners and friends. The celebration included a Monona high school band concert and a church lawn dinner. Donlon, born November 21 1868, was ordained December 17 1898 and first said mass December 21 in Elkader, before taking the Monona parish in July 1925.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monona
Luke Donlon
Dubuque
Henry E. Rohlman
Father Donlon
Monona High School
Elkader
Funny Bunny sewing pattern 962 for Cedar Rapids Gazette item
Citizens are invited to send 20 cents for Pattern 962 to The Cedar Rapids Gazette Needlecraft Dept. in Chicago. The ad promises an easy to sew toy bunny, popular with children who may request several for fair booths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Needlecraft Dept
West
Randolph Street
Chicago
Ill
Iowa Woman 74 Killed At Railroad Crossing
STORM LAKE Iowa Mrs C P Matson 74 was killed Tuesday night in a train pedestrian accident Police Chief Charles Robbins said she was struck by a fast Illinois Central train at 1019 p m and her body was found near the Main street crossing about an hour later She was returning from a lodge meeting her husband a former Buena Vista county Civil War veteran having died years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Storm Lake
C. P. Matson
Charles Robbins
Matson
Illinois Central
County Home Probe Referred to Grand Jury
Davenport Iowa United Press report says the Scott county board of supervisors referred an inquiry into the county home to the grand jury. Inmates had complained of improper feeding and inadequate recreational facilities prompting the investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Scott County Board of Supervisors
Fire Prevention Week Proclaimed in Iowa
Gov. Robert D. Blue proclaimed the week of October 3 to 9 as Fire Prevention Week noting Iowa’s 1947 fire loss reached eight thousand dollars the highest since 1931. He urged all Iowans to cooperate with firemen and communities to safeguard life and property from this hazard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Robert D. Blue
Blue
Pope Pins Blame on ModernYoung Women's Worldly Illusion
Pope Pius XII warned that modern young women face greater danger from an illusion of worldliness than previous generations. He told the Society for the Protection of Young Women that perceived experience leads to overconfidence, seduction risks, and a false sense of immunity. He urged global expansion of the society to rehabilitate wayward women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican City
Pius XII
Society For the Protection of
Switzerland
Joyce Musel Improves but Remains Unconscious
Joyce Musel, 17, of 3707 Center Point Road NE, injured in a September 12 motorcycle crash near Lisbon, remained unconscious. Mercy Hospital officials said her condition was fairly good on Wednesday, an improvement over Tuesday when she was listed as poor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joyce Musel
Center Point Road
Lisbon
Mercy Hospital
Lost and found ads clutter Gazette page
A noisy classified page lists lost dogs and items, a baby puppy and mother dog, coins purses, a gold pin, a black mare, and a sod cutter. Also small ads for nursing homes, bale bonds, rental cars, rummage sales, and services fill the Gazette page with notices and offers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
19Th St
1St Ave
12Th Ave
RSE
Woolworth’s
Rewa
Local Offers Repair and Service Advertisements
A collage of car and truck repair services and consumer ads from Cedar Rapids with painting, brakes, upholstery, wrecker service, jewelry, shoe and clothing specials, and local business notices. Includes garage numbers, event listings at roller rink and dance hall, and community notices from Solon Fireman dinner to Kenny Hofer orchestra.
Delco Oil Burners and Local Services Listings
Classified item listing multiple ads for Delco oil burners General Motors products and refrigeration services. Includes contact numbers and addresses for Novak Heating Winter's Refrigeration Co Hatch & Brookman Co Virg il Horak and others seeking work childcare and part time office roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delco
General Motors
Novak Heating
3Rd Ave
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Eagle Award
George Gohmann
Jovon Schultz
James Miller
Bill Roberts
Jim Paulson
James Norrgard
Edward Triem
Paul Gourley
Paul McGuffin
Explorer
Larry Caldwell
Richard Sander
Edmund Abodeely
Jim Johnston
Warne Mead
Waldo Mead
Wayne Mead
Tommy Bruch
Ronnie Landergott
William Meyer
Don Elliott
Explorer Post
Winifred Stewart
Bankers’ Group
Iowa Welfare Group
Salas Drubs Ortiz
Second Avenue
Roper
the Gazette
Pope
Gazette
Real Gazette
Friendly Service
Janeba 'U "Funeral Home
Woolworth’'s
E. SE
Ee Palace Theater Theater
Goodman Detective Service
Consulta
Carpaterie Provicme Renwood “Bruister Bug Department
Art
I. Ge
Acace
Regis Wateun
Kansas
New Olds
Kenwood Transfer Inc
Evenines
Nobility Plate Club
Marie Archander
Yellow Cab CO. Inc
517Th Ave
Pirst Pasheres Church
Bries Transfer Home Service
Deira
Greenberg
Parrner
Church of Brethern
Squenarino
L. Concannon
Saxne
Spencer
3Rd St. NE
2Nd St
Good Martian Nursing Home
Dial
DeLung
Ee Smulekoff
Greene and
St. BE
Ist
St. SE
St. S.E
Florida
California
New York
Buresh Motors, Inc
Hertz “Driveurself
3Rd
C.S.P.S. Hall
Kenny Hofer G
Swisher Pavilion
Leo and His Pioneers
Tom Owen
Ce-Mar
Warren Rambo
Organ
MGR. J. Marion
Melody Lane Beer
6Th St. Highway
Egdanceland
Senbent
Cs.ps. Hall
Swisher, Iowa
Draport
Solon Fireman
Bill Dytrt
Ickney
Marion
Kozy Inn
Stickneys
Michels & Ruckle
George McBowen
Coimneys
Ford Tractor
L. A
Dick Alexander
Larry
M. R. . Kennedy
Christ Anderson
Ed Siders
al Tin Smith & Son
Cashman
LJ A
Atrick
K. Schmid
Ditchin
Henderson
Srow
Mack A _ sustine
Ave
Harvey Booth & Son
Rae
Prank Zobach & Sons Construction Co
Cessom
Lear Air Shop
3Rd St. SE
Iiss Winne Refrigeration CO
USA
Hatch & Brookman CO
Ronnie
Venetian Blind Hospital
John Vosdingh
30Th St
Eager
Virgil Horak
Georgia Tech
Addre P. O
Dinsdale
Sam Fernow
Lith
Fielp
Builders Dept
8Th Ave
5Th ST
S.E
Laplant Choate Mfg. CO
Peter Pan Bakery
6Th Ave
Herbel CO
Center Point Rd
N.E
Stone Age
Writ
Miller
Kelley
Harris
Rein Company
P.O. Box
Houston
Texas
Parm Journal
Pathfinder
Builders
Gamble
Tama
Towa
Houseman
HOUS
Roosevelt
Castle
Temple Judah
Jonial Z
Manchester
Maquoketa
Stewart, Incorporated
Anamosa
Lesman
Reger Real Estate Co
ABC
Cedar Rept
7Th St
Waddle
Ord Ave
Johnsons Shell Service
Peoples P Fuel Co
Ik Ave
Meee Hotel
Bailey
Ist Ave
Princess Cate
E. Cohn & Sons, Inc
L St
Cook
Marion Blvd
Interstate
Atkins
Pratt
Newman
Friendship
Adams, Elmira, N. Y
Ames Apparel
Midwest
St. Louis
Maager
ADRA
D. Cure
Westen Community Hospital
Est Union
Aersensis
Lorain
Dept
Vermilion
Ohio
Teprese
Sane Old Cosmetic Company
Colonial Co
Sth
Fashington
Dabler
Iowa Steel and Iron Works
Ennter
Siead Ae
Roarne Co
Decrucke
St. NE
Beautician
C. R. Farmar
Klinger, Klinger Paint Co
Worko Co
Lafayette C Cafe
IGER
Nat'l. Bank
Princess Cafe
1St Ave. SE
Ford
Hearn
Stevenson
Boaraune
Uli Holst
Huon
GMC
Farmer's S “Motor Center
7Th Ave
Plymouth
G.M.C
Ymouth
L.W.B
International Harvester Co
2Nd Ave. S.W
5Th Ave
A. C. Larson
Wilson Ave
Center Pt
Westwood Dr. NW
A. W. Allen
Allen Motor Coo
Allen
Mr. Carleton
Quaker Oats Co
Miss Hillger
iEngineering
Inquire
Collins Radio Co
Russell Miller
Milling Co
P. O
Cedar
Springville
Hop Action
L.C.S
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