Neighborhood Caboose Becomes Backyard Railroad Playhouse
The Clawson family in Cedar Rapids transformed Rock Island No. 17710 into a backyard playhouse at 1343 Twentieth St SW. The caboose, moved from a Cedar Rapids sidetrack, serves as a playroom workshop with two bunks, a stove, and cupola lookout, housing Junior’s lathe and a jigsaw while hosting neighborhood railfan kids and a Scout telegraph signal.
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Rock Island
Cedar Rapids
Manly
Silvis
Ill
Alonzo J. Clawson
Junior
Bobby
Dolly
Twentieth Street
Denver
Clawsons
Clawson
Calwson
U S Young Men Keep Religion In Modern Era
Chicago report notes Dr Allen D Albert of Seabury Western seminary analyzes Future magazine survey of 110000 U S Junior Chamber members. It finds 82 percent are church members and 53 percent want religion presented more aggressively to compete with modern life.
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Chicago
America
Allen D. Albert
Seabury- Western Seminary
Evanston
United States
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Future
Albert
Seabury-Western Seminary
Howes says Hatch bill not require resignation
Washington AP First Assistant Postmaster General W. W. Howes said he does not believe the Hatch bill would force him to resign as Democratic national committeeman from South Dakota. He added he has not read the bill but understands it does not concern him as a policy making official.
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Washington (Ap
W. W. Howes
South Dakota
Congressmen sail to Oslo for Inter-parliamentary Union conference
Rep. Allen T. Treadway with three fellow congressmen and aviator Bernt Balchen sail aboard the Liner Georgic to attend the Inter-parliamentary Union conference in Oslo Norway. The group emphasizes keeping the United States out of unrelated international conflicts to avoid war.
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New York
INS
America
Allen T. Treadway
Mass
Georgic
Inter-parliamentary Union
Oslo
Norway
Richard B. Wigglesworth
Henry H. Talle
Iowa
Bernt Balchen
Grumpy the safety pig leads unique corporate program
Cedar Rapids based Cities Service oil company uses a Poland China boar named Grumpy as a driving risk control mascot. Grumpy, about 250 pounds, grows one pound daily as district managers compete to boost safety. The program awards the pig to the district with the worst safety record and includes a statewide safety banquet between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Managers in Cedar Rapids and other cities have housed Grumpy, with playful pranks noted. The company reports a 40 percent improvement in accidents compared with last year.
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Grumpy
Cedar Rapids
E. R. Potter
Iowa
Cities Service Oil Company
Potter
Cities Service District
Sioux City
Council Bluffs
Waverly
Board of Health
Sears Roebuck declares quarterly dividend of 75 cents
Sears Roebuck and Co. directors declared the regular quarterly dividend of 75 cents a share payable Sept. 11 to stockholders of record Aug. 15.
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SEARS
Chicago
Sears Roebuck and Company
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Twentieth Avenue SW
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Gevaert
Dr. Lyon
Stuart
Eames
Fox Globes
Buppost
Tores
Benaris
Cracker
Swift's
Unson
Johnson's
Maxwell House Coffee
Seven Island Club
Quits
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Odorono Ice
Phondor
Doren
Wy Scholls
Bronson
Cuttyhunk Line
Stuesell Jack
Greenfield
Ind
Bate
Plusher
Pingle Peasy
Ferma
OIL CO
C. R. Man
By Scotty Mecleon
Woerderhoff
First Ave
Jeps
U. Smith
Star Jewelry CO
Serond St SF
Arn WU Eythas
Ores Teraainen
Wards
C.O.D
Montgomery
Second
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