Guggenheim Award Won by Dr. Murray for Flemish English Study
The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation named Dr. John J. Murray chairman of Coe College history department a 1968 fellow. He will research and write a book on Flemish Low Countries influence on Tudor Stuart England spending a year in England and the Low Countries with Cam bridge as base. Murray's tenth book includes Baltic Whig split work and Amsterdam in the Age of Rembrandt. He plans to sail for Europe in September returning the next year to Cedar Rapids after teaching at multiple universities and serving as a Fulbright and library fellow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John’ Simon Guggenheim
Guggenheim Foundation
Sen. Simon Guggenheim
Guggenheim
John Simon Guggenheim
Murray
Prof. Murray
Dr. Murray
University of Chicago Press
Routledge and Kegan Paul, Ltd
Coe
Ohio State University
Northwestern
Indiana Universities
UCLA
University of British Columbia
Netherlands
Folger
Newberry
England
Fabulous Toby and Me joins public library collection
The Fabulous Toby and Me by Neil Schaffner details Toby the country bumpkin and the tent repertoire from 1900 to 1929. Schaffner, once a leading folk theater performer from Fort Dodge now living in Sarasota, chronicles five decades with family entertainment, vaudeville acts, and military band concerts. His son Dr R L Schaffner, an ophthalmologist in Cedar Rapids, is noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toby and
Neil Schaffner
America
Toby
Mr. Schaffner
Fort Dodge
Sarasota
Florida
R. L. Schaffner
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Students Begin One-Week Spring Recess
A one week spring recess started Friday for public school students in Cedar Rapids. Classes resume Monday April 15. Report cards for the nine week period were distributed Friday to junior and senior high students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Linn County Tax Statements Mailed Separately for 1967
Linn County Treasurer Wendl Kulish confirms separate mailings for real estate personal and credits taxes for 1967. The change, due to automated processing, raises postage but saves handling time. Penalty date set July 1. ignore April 1 deadline. payments postmarked by June 3 avoid penalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn
Wendl Kulish
Kulish
Kennedy for President opens Cedar Rapids headquarters
Thomas J. Hyde announces a Democratic Kennedy headquarters at the Montrose hotel to serve 11 counties in the Second congressional district. The center will recruit volunteers and coordinate county chairmen and local headquarters to be announced later in the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas J. Hyde
Nassau Street
Kennedy
Montrose Hotel
Cedar Rapids
Allamakee
Winneshiek
Jones Linn
Jackson
Clinton
Dubuque
Clayton
Buchanan
Fayette
Delaware
Want Ads Seek Sellers Through Classified Inquiries
Local want ads invite buyers to place notices seeking sellers for goods and services. Advertisers submit brief descriptions, contact details, and price ranges to connect with vendors and complete trades.
Top Science Fair Exhibits To Be Cited
Twenty exhibits across four divisions will be cited at the Eastern Iowa Science fair in Coe College Moray Eby fieldhouse with top awards announced Sunday. Judges will rank five best in physical and biological sciences. leading seniors will be interviewed Saturday and final awards follow the Sunday ceremony at 4 p.m. Special prizes include a navy science cruiser trip, Cancer Society awards, NASA certificates, and trips to the International Science Fair in Detroit. Fieldhouse hours are 2 to 9 30 p.m. Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coe’s
Moray Eby Fieldhouse
R. A. Shank
Shank
Coe
Irvin Gerks
Navy
Iowa
American Cancer Society
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Air Force
Army
Army Aviation Assn. of America
Detroit
World Book Encyclopedia
Gerks
Life Science
May Hire Administrator for Health Center This Month
The Linn County Health Center may hire its first administrator before month’s end as board chairman Richard Nazette notes. If not, plans shift to developing a program and choosing facilities. Seven-member board, appointed in December, seeks 6-8 applicants, with two more interviews planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County Health Center
Richard Nazette
the Gazette
Nazette
Board of Supervisors
Walter Burnett
Michigan State University
Health Center Board Haseen
Board of Directors
Gazette Adapts Historic Name for Subscription Service
A nostalgic notice from a Cedar Rapids Gazette edition explains ongoing subscription options and carrier delivery areas. It notes pricing around 31.60 per month and references the Gazette’s long-standing tradition and use of AP dispatches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sundey
Area Ten Directors Welcome State Lawmaker on Budget Balances
State Rep. Keith H. Dunton visited Area Ten directors saying he supports rapid growth of area vocational schools and community colleges. He urged balance in budgets this year to prevent future conflicts with the legislature over financing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith H. Dunton
Thornburg
Area Ten
Dunton
Hoover to Speak in C R Saturday Five P.M.
Herbert F. Hoover of Oskaloosa, a presidential primary candidate, will be welcomed by Eastern Iowa Fellowship of Reconciliation members at a 4 p.m. reception in the Cherry Room of the Peoples Church. He will then speak at 5 p.m. on Responsible Alternatives to Present Foreign Policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert F. Hoover
Oskaloosa
New Hampshire
Wisconsin
Iowa
Also Mentioned on This Page
The
Hague
Amersterdam
Rembrandt
Antwerp
Plantin
Guicciardini
University of Oklahoma Press
Murray End
Europe
Public
C.R
Cedar Rapidians
RFK
Anthony Scolaro
Twin -Pines Golfs Course
George Eberle
Linn. Junction
Dudley Henderson
Scolaro
George Michel
Michel
Che
Florsheim
Cordovan
Sten
Herbert Hoover
Gooderham & Worts
Mich
Ping
Seoven Wensanes
Lauder’s
Lauder's
First Street
S.E
Tia / OPTICAL
6Th Avenue
Burlington
314
Jefferson
Council Bluffs
W. Broadway
Davenport
2Nd ST
Mason City
S. Federal Ave
W. Euclid
Waterloo
East
4Th.st
Sioux City
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!