Dachau 32 Years Later Both Celebrate Survival
Mr. and Mrs. F R Gilbert mark 32 years since liberation from Dachau by the U S Third Army on April 29 1945 They recount brutal camps five years of internment and losses to family while forging a life in the United States with children college graduates and steady work As they aged they found renewed hope and return to Germany to testify at a trial of Russian camp leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F.R. Gilbert
Twenty-ninth Street
United States Third Army
Dachau
Ann Gilbert
Gilbert
Russia
Fred Gilbert
Germany
Hamburg
Munich
Higher Standards Close 2 Cub Day Camps In Iowa
Tightened Boy Scout day camp standards will bar two Hawkeye area sites near Blairstown and Cedar Rapids, leaving only northern Linn county camps Waubeek and Wakonda and an Iowa City site. Over 100 youths attended Hannen Lake last year and about 160 at Jones Park. parents face long daily trips as camps near 60 miles away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Jones Park
Hawkeye
Linn County
Waubeek
Wakonda
Iowa City
Hannen Lake
Bob Gerard
Marengo Cub Scouts
Gerard
Les Marquart
Hawkeye Council
Marquart
BSA
Boy Scouts of America
Fund Drive Seeks 250000 for All-Iowa Hawkeye Downs
A 250000 campaign began in the Cedar Rapids area to fund improvements at Hawkeye Downs for the All-Iowa fair running June 25 through July 4. Forrest Mykleby leads the effort with support from fair board president Joe Hladky II and Fair Manager Harry Knight notes past deterioration and dust issues. Existing upgrades include roofs, siding, foundations, paving, a race track wall, Youth Center front, and utilities. ON THIS DATE in 1862 New Orleans fell to Union forces during the Civil War.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Hawkeye Downs
Forrest Mykleby
Wilson Foods
Harry Knight
Mykleby
Joe Hladky II
The
Fair Board
Knight
New Orleans
Scherrman, Stamats Join Mt. Mercy Board
Emmett Scherrman and Peter Stamats were elected to the Mt. Mercy board of trustees. Scherrman, executive VP of Lease America Corp., has held multiple civic roles and leadership posts in Cedar Rapids. Stamats, EVP of Stamats Publishing Co., previously served in the Air Force and held governance roles in local banks and arts organizations. The two bring extensive community and fundraising experience to the college board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmett Scherrman
Bever Avenue
Peter Stamats
Forest Drive
Mt. Mercy Board of Trustees
Scherrman
Lease America Corp
Mor America Financial Corp
Stamats
Stamats Publishing Co
Loras College
Dubuque
Lease America
Mt. Vernon Motor Inn Co., Inc
Mt. Vernon
Oak Hill Engineering Co
MidAmerica Mutual Fund, Inc
American Insurance and Industrial Fund, Inc
Life Investors Management Co
American Assn
Dartmouth College
Air Force
Department of Defense
Guaranty Bank and Trust
Cedar Rapids Art Assn
Iowa College Foundation
Iowa State Arts Council
Cedar Rapids Human Rights Commission
Linn County Mental Health Assn
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Tom Fruehling
United States
Hope
E. Cohn and Sons
Lena
Gilberts
Mr. and
Mrs
Chuck Hawkins
Gazette Asssistant City
Congress
Greater Cedar Rapids
United Way of
United Way
Mt. Mercy
Philadelphia
Mclean VA
Jim Beam
Beam
United Tastes of America
Levis
Killians
Lindale Plaza
Levin Panatela
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