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Public Safety Unit Guards All-Iowa Fair
The Public Safety Unit in Cedar Rapids, led by Major John Currell, operated at Hawkeye Downs during the All-Iowa fair. They logged mostly minor injuries, with one rattlesnake bite from a carnival sideshow, and planned for broader deployments at upcoming events including Ringling Brothers and a Wyoming horse show.
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Bayne Freeland
Public Safety
Cedar Rapids
Hawkeye Downs
Texas
G.I
Iowa
John Currell
National Guard
Fort Ripley
Minn
Currell
Public Safety Unit No. 1
Scotus Hall
Immaculate Conception Church
W. E. Morgan
T Advocate
Linn and
Jones
Rollo Bergeson
Sioux City
A. E. Washburn
Waterloo
Morgan
L. L. Henry
Herman H.schloss
Central City
Red Cross
Jones County
Monticello
Ringling Brother Circus
Wyoming
M. E. Crozier
Coggan
W. E. Stimson
Marion
R. E. Hutton
Mel Lyman
the Downs