Candlestick Park memories and Iowa sports nostalgia stir
The column recalls frigid Candlestick Park games in San Francisco and Bob Lurie’s bid to move the Giants to Tampa Bay. It blends weathered memories of baseball, Cedar Rapids Reds tours, and a nostalgic tour of the Reds clubhouse with notes on local sports figures, college football fixtures, and longtime friends in Iowa sports circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Candlestick Park
San Francisco
Bob Lurie
San Francisco Giants
Tampa-St. Petersburg
Fla
Candlestick
Bay Area
Joe Garagiola
Tampa Bay Giants
Florida
Suncoast Dome
Iowa
Mike Conklin
Lisbon
Chicago Tribune
Chicago Bears
Mike Ditka
Hawkeyes
Hayden Fry
Mike
Hayden
George Wine
Hawks
Cedar Rapids Reds
Wally Krouse
Jim Bowden
Cincinnati Reds
Mark Berry
Lou Pinella
Cincinnati
Russian seeks life in America letter to mayor sparks help
Desperate Russian Vladimir Baltinsky aged 54 wrote broken English letters to U S cities seeking a wife or work. His Kansas City missive to Mayor Mr Mer reached Municipal Court administrator John Franklin who sent his singles notice to the Squire weekly. Over 45 women responded and local residents aided him after he arrived by bus from New York with $3. He spoke little English and spent his life savings on a plane ticket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Pleasant
Iowa
Kansas City
Vladimir Baltinsky
America
United States
John Franklin
The
Squire
Baltinsky
New York
The Gazette Commits to Future with Soybean Ink
The Cedar Rapids Gazette promotes agriculture by printing with soybean ink and using recycled newsprint. Readers are urged to recycle newspapers in local drop boxes at City Carton, econofoods, and Hy-Vee. The paper is published daily and Sunday with listed rates and mailing information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Gazette
The
Gazette
City Carton
Sixth St
Econofoods
51St St
Hy-Vee Food and Drug Store
Highway 151 East
Marion
Cedar Rapids
Gazette Company
Third Avenue SE
Iowa
U.S
Eongire
CITYLINE Calendar and Recycling Truck Schedule
Today in Cedar Rapids a recycling truck will operate from 3 to 7 p.m. at EconoFoods West, 2800 Edgewood Rd SW, collecting clear glass and newspapers, metal, and limited plastics. A long list of local government and school board meetings spans Linn, Clayton, Buchanan, Delaware, and surrounding counties with multiple city council hearings and board sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Econofoods West
Edgewood Rd
Clayton County Board of Supervisors
Supervisors
Elkader
Dyersville
Independence City Council
College Community School Board
Prairie High School
Alburnett
Howard-Winneshiek
Crestwood
Farley
Linn County Conservation Board
Mar-Mac
Monona
Monticello
Wellman City Council
Linn County Zoning Commission
Kalona
Waukon
Edgewood
Colesburg
Edgewood Center
Midland Community School Board
Wyoming
South Winneshiek
Girls of Summer chronicling women in baseball history
Lois Browne’s book details the All American Girls Professional Baseball League from 1943 to 1954. It covers the league’s charm school myth, road life, and factors behind its collapse, with dense historical minutiae and a critical, brisk narrative tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Yorker
Michael Sragow
Browne
HBO
Rosie
League
Cash runs out for prison perks
The California budget crisis disrupts prison provisions at Folsom and other facilities. Bouillon cubes are halted as suppliers suspend deliveries to state prisons, affecting meals for about 105000 inmates while officials seek funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Folsom
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la Frenchy
Krause
St. Andrews
Johnny Jacobs
Herb
Gus Schrader
Kansas City and
Independence
Earth Savers
Judy Stolz
Tribune Me
AR Rapids Inc
Por
New Life Fitness World West
East
Downtown
Iowa City
U of 1
KCRG
TV-9
Richard Zeaske
Gazette SciTyune
Buchanan County Board of Supervisors
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Cityline
Haiti
Girls of
Lois Browne
HarperCollins
Karen Stabiner
Los Angeles Times
Solange Brooks
Department of Corrections
Mohammed
Kirkwood Hall
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