Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Cedar Rapids Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

We have 14,353,121 pages in Iowa

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

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!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 19, 1968

Page

4

Favorite hand of all time in a bridge column

James Jacoby and Bobby Wolff discuss a Bridge hand where Wolff passes against a heart opening, North cues to a heart slam, and Wolff recalls an underlead error against a slam. The narrative contrasts leads to spades and clubs with the resulting play and lessons from the bidding.

James Jacoby Jim Bobby Wolff Bobby South North Diamonds Dummy Oswald Jacoby Declarer

Court summonses in Eastbourne feature slogan

In Eastbourne England traffic violators receive court summonses stamped with the line Youll come to love East bourne The slogan appears on official notices and is noted by UPI reporters as a local quirk reflecting town pride.

Eastbourne England UPI

Local Wanted Ad Promises Odd Item For Sale

A brief classified notice invites readers to find an unusual item via a wanted advertisement. The snippet hints at a curious object and directs interested buyers to respond through the listing.

Mystery Box Case Is Solved

U S navy frogmen in San Diego solved the mystery of the box off Tijuana after two days of searching. Local bathers reported a sand covered object, feared radioactive, while bands played and crowds gathered. The box turned out to be a five foot gasoline storage tank discovered by the frogmen.

San Diego Calif U.S. Navy Tijuana Navy

Investor's Guide young risk takers eye long shot stocks

The column explains that knowledgeable investors may buy stock in early stage firms with high risk but potential. It cites plastics and fractional horsepower motor startups as examples, noting hundreds of new corporations arise yearly and only a few survive. Readers may request investment lists from Sam Shulsky.

Mr. Shulsky Sam Shulsky Gazette

Bank Branch Planned On 51st Street In New York

A construction site on 51st Street announces a new bank branch. The sign links the project to Ensign Parker and mentions McHale's Navy airing Friday at 6 p.m. on Channel 9.

New York UPI 51St Street Bank Ensign Parker McHale’s Navy

Soviets Orbit Second Satellite in Two Days

The Soviet Union launched Cosmos 215 as a second manned earth satellite in two days. It orbits every 91.1 minutes at 48.5 degrees, ranging 159 to 264 miles from Earth. No mission details were released.

Soviets Moscow Soviet Union

Also Mentioned on This Page

Elmo ERAGE Income Tax Department Junior By Oswald and West KQ. Ak Ozark TWA Washington Square Park Rockefeller Center Aewak Clincoln Center Central Park Bleeker Park Broadway U.N Chicago Trans World Airlines, Inc the Investor's Guide Ker Rtd Lea Antal Wean Stiely Cedar Rapids First Avenue East Lindalie Plaza
Search Courier

Search the Cedar Rapids Gazette Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Cedar Rapids Gazette?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication