Old Days Were Nicer Says Cedar Rapids Messenger DeVerne Hersom
DeVerne Hersom Jr a Cedar Rapids REA Express delivery veteran of 45 years retired at 64 after 26 accident-free years from 1935 to 1961 He recalls horse drawn days and cites a lifelong neighbor helping ethic including saving two boys at a railroad crossing in 1938 He plans to pursue ham radio and notes Cedar Rapids growth from 40 000 in 1918 to about 100 000 today He helped shape early air express arrivals and delivery landmarks including a Woodrow Wilson portrait and the courthouse cornerstone in 1923-24 He says the old days were nicer and aims to stay connected with people through retirement
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DeVerne Hersom, Jr
REA Express Co
Cedar Rapids
Hersom
Air Express
Woodrow Wilson
Woodrow Wilson Junior High School
Linn County
Rosamond
Tenth Street
Hersoms
DeVerne, Jr
Grace Elizabeth Ebert
City Briefs Evening Lions Club Speakers at Roosevelt Hotel
John McNeil of Collins Radio Co will speak on Russian economics Monday at 6 30 in the Roosevelt hotel Sunday Special three lines for 1 all day and evening at Jubilee Lanes Adv Rotary Club Paul Kelso Iowa University folk singer to speak Monday noon at the Sheraton Montrose Bowling 3 games 1 after 10 p m Magnificent Tropic Lanes Ady building Afternoon class Thursday at 2 15 Practice 8 30 Tuesday and 1 p m Thursday Bowling C R Bowl all day Sunday four lines per person 1 Adv Club To Meet Rabbi Isaac Neuman to speak Life in Latin America YMCA Tuesday 1 30 p m Cedar Rapids Stamp Club Monday 8 p m Sheraton Montrose May s City Lanes Sunday four lines for 1 Adv Chess Community Chess club Monday 7 15 p m Eastside Recreation Center 401 Seventeenth Street SE Bowling four games 1 9 a m till midnight Sunday Magnificent Tropic Lanes Adv List your home with Bernie Friedl Ernie Hidder City Realty Adv Kiwanis Hal Dane Iowa City Segregation from the View point of a Southerner Kiwanis club Wednesday
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Evening Lions Club
John McNeil
Collins Radio Co
Roosevelt Hotel
Rotary Club
Paul Kelso
University of Iowa
Sheraton-Montrose
Isaac Neuman
Latin America
Christian Club
YMCA
Red China postpones fourth National People's Congress
Radio Peking reports the fourth session of Red China's national People's Congress has been postponed until fall. The standing committee ordered the postponement at its 98th meeting in Peking. No reason was given. The congress serves as a rubber stamp for the ruling communist party's decisions.
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Tokyo
Red China
National People’s Congress
Radio
Peking
Standing Committee of the
Congress
Communist Party
Lip Reading Evening Class Meets Tuesday Evening
A lip reading course will hold its session Tuesday at 7 30 PM in room 310 ORCB. The class will cover basic to intermediate lip reading techniques and practice exercises for beginners and returning students.
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ORCB
Watch SEVEN KEYS on Television 9 weekdays at 10 30
A suspenseful audience participation show titled Watch SEVEN KEYS airs each weekday at 10 30 on Television 9, inviting viewer engagement and interactive segments during the late morning schedule.
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Television 9
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