Stamp mix up sparks Cedar Rapids postal scrutiny
An Iowa Centennial stamp misread as a territorial issue caused a Cedar Rapids post office stir after an eagle-eyed clerk reported the faux stamp on a first day cover. Officials later confirmed the stamp dates to 1938, and the stamp will go on sale Monday in Cedar Rapids.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Territory of
Twenty-first Street
Admiral Leahy Hosts Cedar Rapids Stamps Weekend
Admiral William D. Leahy visited Iowa City for the first day sale of Iowa Centennial stamps and stayed with Dr. and Mrs. Russell E. Cole in Mt. Vernon. A Saturday dinner honored the admiral with guests including Ensign James Barry and university leaders from Iowa, Coe, Cornell, and local Cedar Rapids figures.
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Sutherland Dows
S. W. Wilder
Cedar Rapids
J. B. MacGregor
Cornell College
Charles Hedges
Mt. Vernon
Gladiolus Show Today in Bever Park Pavilion
The annual gladiolus show opens at noon at Bever Park Pavilion with professional and non-professional growers displaying blooms. Organized by the Cedar Rapids Gladiolus Society, it offers rib bons medals and awards by color and size. Entries must be in by 10:30 a.m. for singles and three-spike types, and by noon for basket and vase entries.
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Bever Park
Cedar Rapids
Netmen Honored At Country Club
Participants in the Iowa State Open tennis tournament were honored at an informal dinner dance at the Cedar Rapids Country Club. Dinner served buffet style drew hundreds, with more than 40 tennis guests of honor.
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Cedar Rapids Country Club
Davis
Book Talk on The American by Howard Fast
A critical notice discusses Howard Fast left leaning portrayal in The American about John Peter Altgeld. The reviewer credits Fast with compelling storytelling while cautioning readers to weigh political bias. It notes Altgelds pardon of Haymarket defendants damaged his career but earned popular support.
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Cicero
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Verne Marshall and Frances Return From Vacation
Verne Marshall and Frances Marshall return to Cedar Rapids from a two week North vacation. They travel with John Marshall and Mrs Robichaux at 532 Knollwood drive SE. Frances attended the Pi Beta Phi national convention in Swampscott Massachusetts and visited relatives in Darien Connecticut and Chicago.
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Verne Marshall
John
Knollwood Drive
Peter
Sunset Beach
Glenwood
Minn
Swampscott
Mass
Charles L. Hoffman
Darien
Gardner Quartons Visit Mrs Quarton for Week
Dr and Mrs Gardner Quarton of Boston spend a week in the home of Dr Quartons mother Mrs Bertha Quarton 514 Indian road SE He has just been discharged from naval service They were guests of honor at a dinner party Saturday hosted by Cr raftons brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs W Sandoe Jordan 655 Cottage Grove avenue SE Twenty two guests attended
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Boston
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Bertha Quarton
Indian Road
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Quarton
Crafton
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Cottage Grove Avenue
Furriers Launch Fingerprinting Plan for Coats
New York reports a fur coat fingerprinting system to prevent theft and misplacement. Stores register coat details and owner home address with an International Registry in Newark, issuing a high visibility sewn label and transferring title upon resale. The microfilm master file aids police and insurers in recovery. The nominal fee may be added to the coat price.
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New York
NEA
Central Bureau of Registration
International Registry
Newark
N. J
Express
Des Moines Guest Visited Raymond Reid Home
Robert E. Chapman of Des Moines stayed with Mr. and Mrs. Raymond A. Reid at 2135 Blake Boulevard SE for two days. He visited the Harold E. Reids who reside with the Reids.
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Des Moines
Raymond Reid
Raymond A. Reid
Blake Boulevard
Harold E. Reids
Raymond Reids
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