Lt George Davis Ends 27 Years on Cedar Rapids Police Force
Cedar Rapids police lieutenant George Davis retires after 27 years with the department, having led the safety division since 1952 and headed school safety patrols and bicycle safety programs. He has served in numerous safety roles, received national awards, and remains active in safety and community groups with his wife Bette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Davis
C.R
Cedar Rapids
Davis
Optimists International Boy’s Club
LaPlante- Choate Co
Industrial Safety Assn. of
Iowa
American Society of Safety Engineers
Board of Education
Driver Improvement School, Inc
YMCA
Civics Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
Norman Erbe
Grant School
Wichita
Minneapolis
National Safety Council
Bette
AAA
Random Road
Navy
Hy-Vee Awards 2000 Scholarship to Regis Senior
Regis high school senior Mary Ann Holt is among ten Iowa students awarded Hy-Vee four year college scholarships. The winner’s award tops $2000 total, or $500 yearly, based on financial need. Holt, daughter of Douglas and (unnamed) Holt, has Hy-Vee work history and was active in multiple clubs. Jim Welday also earned a Hy-Vee honor award of up to $1000 total, with four yearly $100 installments, and works at Hy-Vee Marion store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ann Holt
Regis High School
Iowa
Hy-Vee Food
Miss Holt
Hy- Vee
Douglas Holt
Washington Avenue
Hy-Vee
Girls’ Recreation Assn
Regis
National Science Foundation
University of Iowa
Iowa State University
Jim Welday
James W. Weldays
Pleasant Drive
Marion
Seventh Avenue
Cedar Rapids Parks to Open Thursday Across 59 Sites
Cedar Rapids will open 59 city parks Thursday with 7 am to 10 pm hours for five months. Bever Park Zoo and Farm 200 will open Saturday. Seminole Valley campground gains a new water system and $1 daily rental per camp unit. Parks span 2,232 acres with total parkland value about $2.16 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Elmer Delaney
Bever Park
Delaney
Seminole Valley Park
Stefan Park
Seventeenth Avenue
Second Street
Usher’s Ferry Road
Greene County Leads Iowa Bond Sales at Q1 1969
Greene County tops all Iowa counties in the first quarter of 1969 with 45 percent of its Series E and H savings bond quota. March sales total $414,272, with year to date $1,515,032, while Linn and several eastern counties show varied progress toward their quotas.
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Greene County
Iowa
Linn County
Allamakee
Benton
Buchanan
Cedar
Clayton
Delaware
Fayette
Washington
Winneshiek
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By Gary Peterson
Bill Burke
Smulekoff
Third Avenue
First Street
La-Z-Boy
Reclina
Rocker
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