Drive Much Road-e-o At Municipal Airport
Cedar Rapids high school drivers compete in the Jaycee Teen-Age Road-e-o on May 7 at Municipal Airport. Contest tests coordination steering and reaction in four exercises using standard shift cars from local dealers. Written tests precede driving exams April 30 at 10 a.m. Entry details via schools or Chamber of Commerce.
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Astern
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Joe Wicke
Wicke
Des Moines
Washington
D.C
Joe Bridegan
Joe Klinsky
Dan Kiley
Dick Bartell
Bob Wilson
Chamber of Commerce
Unscrupulous Bandits Loot Widow in Brooklyn Home
Two armed robbers forced entry into Shirley Stark's Brooklyn home, looting $1,500 in jewelry and $26 in cash while her two sons, Allen 15 and Tobey 10, watched. Stark, widow of Dr. Julius Stark who died in an April 7 five car crash, pleaded for mercy as mourning candles burned nearby.
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New York
Brooklyn
Jewlery
Shirley Stark
Julius Stark
Allen
Tobey
Professor Deplores Dip In Quality of Students
Burlington Vermont AP report quotes Ernest Van Den Hahg a philosophy professor at New York University warning that mass higher education lowers intellect. He says the postwar rise in college enrollment harms both student quality and faculty quality.
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Burlington, Vt
Ernest van den Hahg
New York University
Henry VIII Traveled with Lock and Pad Screwed to Bed
The article notes that during journeys Henry VIII carried a personal lock and pad he screwed to his bedroom door for security. It highlights his preoccupation with privacy and safe-keeping during royal travel.
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Henry VIII
Two 15 Year Olds Fly Stolen Plane in Mojave Trip
In Pacoima California two 15 year olds borrowed a plane and flew a two day route over the Mojave desert. They refueled at Trona and landed near Lone Pine while en route to Ely Nevada. The owner forgave them and no charges were filed.
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Pacoima
Calif
Mojave
Darwin
Keeler
Inyo County
Trona
Lone Pine
Ely
Nev
Eagle Speaker On Wednesday At Cedar Rapids Aerie 2272
Arthur E. Ehrmann editor of Eagle publications for the Fraternal Order of Eagles will speak to Cedar Rapids Aerie No. 2272 on Wednesday. Ehrmann, a past president of Wisconsin state and Milwaukee series, has been assistant city attorney of Milwaukee and its legislative counsel. Orville S. Dorland Cedar Rapids president said the talk will cover Eagle objectives and programs.
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Arthur E. Ehrmann
Milwaukee
Eagle Publications
Order of Eagles
Cedar Rapids Aerie
Ehrmann
Wisconsin State and Milwaukee Series
Cedar Rapids
Orville S. Dorland
Violin Virtuoso Stuart Canin Headlines Cedar Rapids Scene
Stuart Canin, concert meister of the Cedar Rapids Symphony, is a University of Iowa music professor and a rising soloist. He recently performed Bruch with Tri City Symphony in Davenport and will solo with the Iowa Symphony Orchestra next week in Prokofiev concerto. His WWII USO tours with Eugene List and Potsdam performances highlighted a career spanning Europe and the United States. He may soon appear as concertmeister at Cedar Rapids during Scheherazade cadenzas in May.
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Donald Key
Stuart Canin
Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra
University of Iowa
University
Music Departa
Instrucon
Stuart
Tri-City Symphony Orchestra
Davenport
Bruch
University of Iowa Symphony
Donald Kerformance
Prokofiev
Allen
Allen-Benny
Jack Benny
Potsdam
Europe
G.I. Symphony Orchestra
United States
Canada
New Friends of Music Quartet
East
South
Midwest
New York
Town Hall
Canin
List
Orchestra Hall
Chicago
Eugene List
Cedar Rapids Symphony
Stalin
Truman
Churchill
Indians Claim Right To Hunt By Old Treaty
In Duluth Minnesota two Chippewa brothers Donald Chosa 26 and Joseph 21 claim the 1854 treaty grants unrestricted hunting and fishing rights across 7.5 million acres including Duluth. They were charged with setting beaver traps before the season opened. Judge E G Kenny continued the case and the brothers remain free on bonds of 200 dollars each.
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Duluth
Minn
Eason
United States
Donald Chosa
Joseph
E. G. Kenny
Lost Parakeets Create Problem in Detroit
Detroit families search for lost parakeets that can mimic speech but forget their home addresses. The William Wrathell family seeks Joey who often says I ll be a dirty bird. The Clifford Jakusz family seeks Skippy known for saying Make mine a beer.
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Detroit
INS
William Wrathell
Joey
Clifford Jakusz
Woman 104-year-old Fan Watches Phillies Highlights
Phoenixville widow Mrs. Freda Byerly, age 104, sat up Thursday night to watch television and hear sports updates about the Philadelphia Phillies. She sleeps until noon daily to rest and jokes that no one should live to 100 but adds it’s fun.
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Phoenixville, Pa
Freda Byerly
Philadelphia Phillies
Chenoa Mayor Urges Action After Second Roof Burglaries
Mayorelect Theodore Hoselton told Chenoa police to act after his roofing firm was burglarized for the second time in four months, signaling a tough stance on crime in the town.
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Chenoa, Ill
Theodore Hoselton
Chenoa
Excursion to Capitol Becomes Life Lesson for Loyola Student
John Arimond recounts Loyola Academy Chicago seniors five day trip to Washington and Virginia costing 106 dollars. Highlights include meeting Rep. Rabaut on the House floor, a tour of the USS Essex in Norfolk, FBI headquarters, and a Potomac steamer cruise. उत
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Washington
John Arimond
Winnetka, Ill
Loyola Academy
Chicago
Virginia
Fairway
Indian Hill Country Club
Mount Vernon
Jamestown
Williamsburg
Yorktown
Arlington
Annapolis
Rep. Rabaut
D-Mich
Francis D. Rabaut
S. J
Loyola
House of Representatives
Valley Forge
Norfolk
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Ben Schumann
Potomac
Washington Monument
Lincoln Memorial
Colonial Virginia
Norfolk Naval Base
Abraham Lincoln
Patrick Henry
George Washington
House of Burgesses
Joe Tourist
Congress
Capitol
Bureau of Printing and Engraving
Teachers Speed In School Zone
INDIANAPOLIS UP The Misses Lekile Hicks and Lola Pence were lectured by a judge for speeding in a school zone. Both are schoolteachers.
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Indianapolis
Lekile Hicks
Lola Pence
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National Parking Association
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Third Avenue
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Linn County
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Eagle
Juilliard School of Music
Special Services
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Arts
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Heifetz
Rheims
iGene
Verdun
Potsdam Conference
Chaton
Mickey Rooney
Limosines
Mr. Truman
Secret Service
Marvin Cone
iCedar Falls
Des Moines Art Center
Cedar Falls
Priscilla Fox
Cone
Coe
The
Cedar Rapiids Art Association
Wilson’ High School
Ko Ko
Everett Staskal
Coe College
Oklahoma
Raiders
Ann Lichtenstein
Clay Dawson
Roland Goudy
Woman
Lisle & Reichle
Flexsteel
Levin Bros
Permarent Gable
Dati
Bendix
Pater
Parker
Samford’ Pen
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