Joseph Pulitzer Remembered as Liberal Fighter and Patron
Florence D. White, 85, recalls Pulitzer as a brilliant liberal and tough editor who fired few and defended integrity. The World and The Post-Dispatch histories, Pulitzer prizes, and donations to arts institutions are highlighted as his lasting impact. Ceremonies at Columbia University Thursday will honor his memory with remarks by national and city officials and a commemorative stamp reveal.
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Saul Pett
YORK
J.P
Joseph Pulitzer
Florence D. White
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
UW Awwia
Pulitzer
St. Louis
Westliche-Post
Dispatch
Post
Columbia University
Robert P. Patterson
William O’dwyer
Frank D. Fackenthal
Our Republic
Playground Garden Plots Still Available in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids playground and recreation commission reports no space left in two areas for this year’s adult garden program while some plots remain at Ellis boulevard NW near O avenue. Plots are reserved at city hall room 601, with plots roughly 3,000 square feet after plowing and fertilizing. Last year’s gardeners had first choice and enrollment in the children’s program continues.
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Cedar Rapids
Ellis Boulevard
Miller
Nichols
Commission
SSS Tonic Ad Promises Relief From Stomach Gas
An old style advertisement touts SSS Tonic as a cure for nervous distress after meals. It claims improved gastric juice flow, reduced sour taste, and better sleep and energy, asserting benefits for anemia and digestion with mass appeal and “millions of bottles sold.”
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Happy People
Home garden program directed by Mrs Smith to start in Cedar Rapids schools
Nichols announces a home garden program directed by Mrs. L. J. Smith will begin in Cedar Rapids schools this week, outlining its rollout and goals for students.
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L. J. Smith
Cedar Rapids
Nichols
Anamosa and Olin Groups To Hear C R Speakers
Anamosa and Olin groups will hear Chamber of Commerce speakers bureau talks next week. O. J. Elsenbast speaks to 100 Anamosa Club members on The Amana Society Past and Present Tuesday. Warren W. McAllister, 1939 Civic Service award winner and wartime major, speaks at Olin Methodist church Thursday on Korea The Key to World Peace.
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Anamosa
Olin
Chamber of Commerce Speakers Bureau
O. J. Elsenbast
Anamosa Club
Amana Society
Warren W. McAllister
Ooe
Methodist Church
Korea
Poisonous coral snakes confused with scarlet and king snakes
Poisonous coral snakes are frequently confused with the non venomous scarlet snakes and scar king snakes, leading to mistaken identification. The mixed names reflect regional usage and common misperceptions about venom risk.
Red Cross Gets Grateful Letter From France
Linn county Red Cross chapter received a message from Le Mans France dated September 24 1946 thanking volunteers for clothing sent to aid French children. The note from the French Red Cross expresses gratitude for the generous gesture reflecting American generosity. Volunteers under Mrs Omas Gulbrandsen continue sewing projects.
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Linn County
Red Cross
le Mans
France
Omas Gulbrandsen
Local Volunteers Sew Garments at Granby Building
Groups meet daily at the Granby building headquarters to cut out wool dresses for girls and shirts for boys. Volunteers welcome to join and support the ongoing sewing project.
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Ling
Granby
May 24 Set as Date For Poppy Day in C R
Cedar Rapids observes Poppy Day on May 24 with Mrs. George Ressa as poppy chairman of the Hanford unit American Legion auxiliary. Disabled veterans at Des Moines Veterans Hospital and the Iowa Soldiers Home Marshalltown craft artificial poppies for distribution. The Legion auxiliary supplies materials and funds the effort. Contributions fund welfare work for veterans and families.
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Cedar Rapids
George Ressa
Hanford
American On Auxiliary
Veterans Hospital
Des Moines
Iowa Soldiers Home
Marshalltown
Legion Auxiliary
Chicago Man To Speak To Foreign Trade Bureau
R. M. Martin of Chicago will speak on Current Export Traffic Problems at the Foreign Trade bureau dinner meeting of the Chamber of Commerce. Martin is freight traffic manager of the Central of Georgia railroad. Reservations at the Montrose hotel must be made before Wednesday noon. Cliff Jordan George Erwin and James W. Luddow head the program.
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R. M. Martin
Chicago
Foreign Trade Bureau
The
Chamber of Commerce
Martin
Central of Georgia Railroad
Montrose Hotel
Chamber
Cliff Jordan
George Erwin
James W. Ludlow
Notre Dame Debate Team Opens Mail-In Match
Notre Dame's all man debate team starts a mail debate with an all girl Wichita team. Topic: Resolved that women are more intelligent than men. The Notre Dame team takes the affirmative.
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South Bend
Ind
Notre Dame University
University of Wichita
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White
World
Franklin P. Adams
William Bolitho
Claude G. Bowers
Heywood Broun
Irvin 8. Cobb
Arthur Krock
Walter Lippmann
Charles Merz
Herbert Bayard Swope
Alexander Woollcott
J. P
Fifth Avenue
Columbia School of Journalism
Pulitzer Prizes
Bar Harbor
Maine
Philharmonic Society
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Hungary
New York
Post-Dispatch
Missouri
Statue of Liberty
Congress
Edwin C. Hill
WMT
Laborati Ants
Natl Bank
T Bios
Paramount Pharm
C.R
Linn Red Cross
First Church OF Christ
Scientist Rapids, Iowa
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Piarry
C. C. Browne
C.S. Massachusetts
God
Second Avenue
S.E
Smulekoff
Smulekoff’s
Third Avenue
First Street
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