Band concerts keep city spirit alive in Cedar Rapids
John Reynolds profiles R. Cedric Anderson director of instrumental music for Cedar Rapids Roosevelt schools. Anderson notes weekly concerts remain vital across cities from Chicago to Cedar Rapids and praises musician talent and AFM support that sustain Cedar Rapids Concert Band beyond summer. He traces his roots from Wausa Nebraska to Augustana College and a career blending commerce and music. He emphasizes music education in public schools and recalls old portable band stands and the community’s band tradition.
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Cedar Rapids
R. Cedric Anderson
Anderson
Midwest
Little Wausa
Neb
Wausa Gazette
Wausa
Augustana College
Rock Island
Vandercook School of Music
Chicago
University of Michigan
Augustana
England
France
Holland
Belgium
Germany
Anderson honored music educator with Nebraska leadership
The article profiles a distinguished music educator named Anderson whose career spans schools in Battle Creek North Platte and Cedar Rapids. He directed bands won state championships in Nebraska from 1933 to 1947 and helped found the Nebraska Music Educators Association. He holds leadership roles in Iowa bands education and produced boards and publications while teaching at Roosevelt and area grade schools. The Andersons reside at 428 Fourth Avenue SW with five children.
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North Platte
Cedar Rapids
Roosevelt
Nebraska
Anderson
Colorado
Wyoming
Kansas
Iowa
Western State Teachers College
Nebraska Music Educators’ Association
Bands of Music
Iowa Bandmasters’ Association
Iowa State Music Educators’ Association
Cedar Rapids Board of Education
V.F.W
St. Mark’s Lutheran
Andersons
Fourth Avenue
Local Family Quartet and Teens Named in Obscure List
A brief item lists Shirley aged 17 Hjordis 13 Kris ten 9 Greta 4 and Richmond 15 as members of a family group without context. The passage offers no further facts about location event or relation.
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Shirley
Hjordis
Kristen
Greta
Richmond
Lesterville Farmer Dies in House Fire
Henry Brizel, 50, died in a Wednesday blaze that destroyed his farm home and all outbuildings in Lesterville South Dakota. He lived alone on the property and was found among the ruins.
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Lesterville, S. D
Lesterville
Henry Brizel
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