Susan Hess 5 Dies After Cancer Battle
Susan Rae Hess, 5, daughter of Mr and Mrs Raymond Hess of Iowa City, died after a three year fight with cancer of the blood vessels and connective tissues. Funeral services are set for Saturday at 2 p.m. at the First Baptist Church, with burial in Oakland Cemetery, Hohenschuh Funeral Home handling arrangements.
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The
Gazette
Iowa City
Susan Rae Hess
Raymond Hess
First Baptist Church
Oakland Cemetery
Hohenschuh Funeral Home
C R Woman to Attend Townsend Convention
Isabelle Davis of 450 Eighth Avenue SW will be a delegate to the fifteenth national convention of Townsend Clubs of America on May 25 in St Petersburg Florida. About 1500 delegates are expected. Dr J Francis E Townsend, 88, founder of the Townsend plan, will be the principal speaker.
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Isabelle Davis
Eighth Avenue SW
Townsend Clubs of America
St. Petersburg
Fla
Townsend _ national
Cleveland
J.francis E. Townsend
Townsend Plan For National Insurance
Phi Kappa Phi To Initiate 6 Seniors At Coe Sunday
Six Coe seniors will be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi at a Sunday ceremony in Sinclair Library on the Coe campus. Cedar Rapids students Charipar Daehler Dyal Krakora along with Janet Harper and Mahaval Mojdara will be honored, followed by a dinner with four fall inductees and remarks by Dr. Frank D. Kern.
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Coe
Phi Kappa Phi
Sinclair
Cedar Rapids
Carolyn Jean Charipar
Max Daehler
Palmer Dyal
Mary Calston Krakora
Janet Ruth Harper
Chicago
Mahaval Mojdara
Bangkok
Thailand
Amanas
Carol J. DePressles
David Marner
Wellman
Abigail Oleson Newburger
Shirley Ann Niemeyer
Frank D. Kern
Graduate College of
Pennsylvania State
New Optimist groups chartered in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids welcomed two new Optimist International service clubs during a twin charter banquet at the Cedar Rapids Country Club. Melvin C. Reppen of Madison presented pins to Claude Runner and Jack Ware, presidents of the new clubs, with district and international representatives and spouses in attendance. Bernard B. Burford of St. Louis spoke on Optimist ideals and his Europe trip.
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Cedar Rapids
Melvin C. Reppen
Madison
Wis
International Organization
Claude Runner
Jack Ware
Reppen
Optimist Club
Bernard B. Burford
St. Louis
Optimist International
Europe
Optimist
Ice carries lion heads into place for Masonic doorway
At the Iowa Masonic Building on First Avenue two 6,000 pound marble lion heads arriving from Proctor Vermont face a tricky installation. General superintendent Arnold Larson proposes lowering them onto four ice blocks to allow precise centering before settling on lead bearing material.
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Iowa Masonic
First Avenue
Proctor
Arnold Larson
O. F. Paulson Construction Company
Cedar Rapids
Larson
Miss Cedar Rapids Contest Open to Cedar Rapids Area
The entry details note a three minute talk on the contestant’s career goals. Further information and entry blanks are available by writing to the Junior Chamber of Commerce in the Chamber of Commerce building Cedar Rapids or by telephone at 4-5135. The winner will hold the title Miss Cedar Rapids and the contest is open to anyone in the Cedar Rapids trade area.
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Chamber of Commerce
Cedar Rapids
Miss Cedar Rapids contest slated for May 14
Cedar Rapids Amvets and Jaycees announce a Miss Cedar Rapids contest as a preliminary for Miss Iowa and Miss America. May 14 is set with a convertible parade, evening judging, and a Billie May orchestra dance at Armar ballroom. Prizes include the official trophy and a trip to Clear Lake. top runners up receive cash and a bracelet.
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Miss
Cedar Rapids
William Clarke
Amvets
Billie May
Armar Ballroom
Clear Lake
Hoegh Too Busy For A Bomb Trip
DES MOINES UP Gov Leo A Hoegh said legislative duties may stop him from flying to Las Vegas for the atomic bomb blast scheduled for Tuesday If I can t get away tomorrow I won t go at all he said Bills on his desk awaiting signature and other pending legislation may prevent his trip He also noted his happiness at passage by the House of a bill to suspend drivers rights to operate a vehicle.
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Des Moines
Leo A. Hoegh
Press of Legislative Affairs
Las Vegas
Hoegh
House
Harry Boyd to witness Nevada a bomb test
Harry Boyd editor of The Gazette will witness the atom bomb test on Nevada flats near Las Vegas Tuesday. He will leave Washington Saturday morning while attending the American Society of Newspaper Editors convention and will fly directly to Las Vegas. Registration and briefing for witnesses will be held Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
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Harry Boyd
The
Gazette
Nevada Flats
Las Vegas
Boyd
Washington
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Capital
Quaker Oats Executives Visit Iowa Legislature
Four Quaker Oats Company officials were introduced in the Iowa house by Rep. Ernest Kosek. Donald Lourie of Chicago was named president, John Stuart of Chicago chairman of the board and former RNC treasurer, Thomas Bartel Cedar Rapids branch manager, and Harold Cole Fort Dodge elevators manager.
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Des Moines
Quaker Oats Company
Iowa
House of Representatives
Ernest Kosek
Cedar Rapids
Kosek
Donald Lourie l
Chicago
John Stuart
Republican National Committee
Thomas Bartel
Harold Cole
Fort Dodge
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Far East
European Unity
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill
Anthony Eden
Susan Hess
C.R
Townsend
United States
Phi Kappa Phi Society
Burford
Iron Curtain
Russia
Ray Rembolt
Ranner
Ware
Richard Nazette
Harold Ward
Milo J. Sedlacek
Robert Caldwell
New C.R
Trip
Pontiac
Culver Motors
2Nd Ave
Dial
William O. Clarke
Quaker Oats
Navy Mothers’ Club
Mrs. Jay Bean
E. McCoy
Storm
Ismulek
Ofpf’s
RCA Victor
Smulekoff
SMART
Sunbeam
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