Engle lauds Iowa creative writing program and its influence
The interview covers Iowa's creative writing plan, its impact on writers like Steinbeck, and the role of universities in fostering talent. Engle notes student demand, selective admissions, and the program's expansion under leaders Seashore and Stoddard, with cross-state and international interest including Erik Sjoegren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Engle
Stanford University
Carl Seashore
George Stoddard
University of Illinois
Fairfax Man Has Large Match Cover Collection
Fairfax resident Peter J. Dvorak, 76, displays a wall’s worth of more than 1600 match covers from nearly every state. He began collecting a decade ago after friends sent many, explains his shift away from smoking, and notes slogans and images ranging from promotional to tavern ads. His son Leo, who lives nearby, shares in the family interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfax
Peter J. Dvorak
Union
U.S. Army
Dvorak
Leo
Eighteenth Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Six Factors Stress in Safety Drive
Des Moines AP says twenty seven Iowans killed and 795 injured in traffic tolls are projected during the Drive Right campaign. State Safety Commissioner Al fred W. Kahl outlined six enforcement points and warned that the Labor Day period and state fair overlapping will boost risk. He called for aggressive policing, faster action against late hour drunk driving, youth driver accountability, public-spirited charges, and sharing county accident averages to spur improvements in Cedar Rapids Davenport Des Moines Sioux City Waterloo Council Bluffs Dubuque Iowa City cases.
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Des Moines
Iowa Safety Congress
Alfred W. Kahl
Congress
Kahl
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Sioux City
Waterloo
Council Bluffs
Dubuque
Iowa City
Writer Struggles with Journalism Lures Across Regions
A reflective passage discusses a writer resisting high paid journalism and avoiding writing undesired subjects to feed his family. It highlights tensions between earnings and personal integrity across various regions and audiences.
Cornell tribute honors Van Alstyne at Cornell ceremony
The composer accepted praise with humility saying he is deeply touched by the recognition. Maxwell and Hoagie Carmichael, representing ASCAP, joined in paying tribute to Van Alstyne during the event.
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Cornell
Maxwell and
Hoagie Carmichael
ASCAP
van Alstyne
Trial Jurors Drawn In Delaware County
Delaware County district court term opens Sept. 5 with Judge Ralph E Hausner of Waterloo. Jurors named from Manchester Earlville Hopkinton Worthington Dundee Colesburg Dyersville Ryan Edgewood Greeley Masonville Delhi Coggon.
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Delaware County
Manchester
Delaware County District Court
Ralph E. Hausner
Waterloo
Lillian Bennett
Howard C. Clark
Charles Darey
George Hart
Walter Hansel
D. J. Meggenburg
Carl Philippson
Francis Pinch
Nellie Puffett
H. R. Speer
Chet Rima
Earlville
Will R. Gibbs
Joe Dingbaum
Elmer Koelker
Ryan
Grant Faust
Joe Lechtenberg
G. M. Paullins
Edgewood
Lloyd Funk
Howard Frederick
Ralph Tucker
Greeley
John Harris
Harry Hennessey
Vada Odell
Chester Willard
Masonville
Thomas McRoberts
Anthony Robinson
Delhi
Lawrence Sackett
Opal Stone
Coggon
Ethel Becker
Off year election rebuke urges bipartisan push in Washington
A local opinion piece argues that a stream is a poor horse swap spot yet an apt setting to critique the current administration. The author urges voters to elect a Republican Congress that will demand bipartisan foreign policy in line with past majorities and simultaneously stop domestic socialism.
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Washington
80Th Congress
West Union Scouts Earn First Class and Tenderfoot Ranks
Iowa brief reports three Boy Scout rank advancements. Jerry McCauley of troop 46 and Don ald Wenger of troop 54 achieved first class, while Jackie Cline of troop 94 and Richard Kraemer Edmund Emerson Charles Boeckenheuer Raymond Morf Elmer Schultz and Dale Ungerer of Hawkeye troop 122 attained tenderfoot. Decorah Community Chest directors were named: Kenneth Ingvoldstad G W Heuser Mrs Burt Henning Clifford Schrubbe Cliff Natvig Kenneth Reeves Mrs E P Shea Fred Grant Frank Chambers. They will meet Sept 9 to elect officers and review the budget estimates.
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West Union
Jerry McCauley
Donald Wenger
North Fayette County
Jackie Cline
Richard Kraemer
Edmund Emerson
Charles Boeckenheuer
Raymond Morf
Elmer Schultz
Dale Ungerer
Hawkeye
Decorah
Decorah Community Chest
Baseball Tournament of Champions in Georgia
The Wholesalers Bureau launches the second annual Baseball Tournament of Champions at Memorial Stadium August 20 to 27. Fifteen league leaders compete for top baseball each night with entertainment and prizes for fans. Admission 75 cents. Jerry Smith and His Ranch House Gang perform nightly. Over $1,000 in prizes provided. Schedule runs doubleheaders August 20 and 21, then alternating doubleheaders and single games through August 26, with a 6:30 p.m. consolation and 8:30 p.m. championship on August 27.
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Memorial Stadium
Jerry Smith
Schedule of Conventions and Special Events
Schedule listing Aug and Sept events in Cedar Rapids Montrose and Roosevelt venues. Events include sports tournaments Hawkeye Downs circuses Ringling Bros. Hawkeye Downs and Montrose meetings sales shows and church gatherings featuring organizations such as Iowa Mutual Liability Insurance Co Iowa Knights of Pythias Iowa Polled Shorthorn Show and Sale and State Synodical Women’s Guild.
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Iowa Mutual Liability Insurance Co
Ringling Bros-Barnum and Bailey Circus
Hawkeye Downs
Roosevelt
Montrose
Elmcrest
Brown Swiss
Iowa Knights of Pythias
Methodist Church
St. Paul’s Church
Iowa
Poland
China
Synodical Women’s Guild
Community Chest Budget Planned for Cedar Rapids 1951
Volunteers prepare the 1951 Cedar Rapids Community Chest budget for the Red Feather drive in October. Budgets totaling 214,989.60 are sent from agencies to the Public Welfare Bureau, then to the Review Committee led by J. W. Markey for approval before presentation to citizens. The goal will rise from 192,000 last year to about 215,000 after final approvals.
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Cedar Rapids Community Chest
Red Feather
Public Welfare Bureau
J. W. Markey
Cedar Rapids retail stores resume regular closing time
Retail merchants in Cedar Rapids return to the regular 5:30 p.m. closing on Tuesday September 5 after summer hours. Most stores will be closed all day Labor Day Monday September 4 per a Retail Merchants Bureau recommendation.
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Cedar Rapids
Retail Merchants Bureau
Scheduled Chamber of Commerce Meetings
A sequence of Chamber of Commerce sessions and bureau meetings is listed with dates from Aug 24 to Aug 15 including venues Montrose Roosevelt Y.M.C.A. Elmcrest C. of C. and Urge attendance of all members. Events include boards of directors, traffic bureau outings and coordination and foreign trade bureaus.
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YMB
Civic Bureau
Ellis Park
Montrose
Board of Directors
Roosevelt
Y.M.C.A
Traffic Bureau
Y.M.C
Farmers Club
Elmcrest
Foreign Trade Bureau
Traffic Men Prepare for Annual Outing
The Traffic Bureau of the Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce plans its 12th Annual Outing on September 12 at Elmcrest Country Club. About 400 local and interstate transportation men are expected for golf, horseshoes, softball, and other sports, with a buffet lunch and banquet at the Montrose Hotel. Reservations close September 1 to foster good relations with transport company officials and benefit the local shipping public.
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Cedar Rapids
Elmcrest Country Club
Elmcrest
Montrose
Traffic Bureau
All Chamber Members Invited To Sports Night
YMB and the Civic Bureau clash at Ellis Park in softball golf tennis and horseshoe pitching starting 5 p.m. on August 24. An entertainment program follows dinner at 7 30 p.m. Dinner is $1. Reservations call the Chamber office 5135.
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Ymb-Civic Bureau
YMB
Civic Bureau
Ellis Park
Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce Officers List
The Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce names Keith W Dunn as President John T Hamilton II as Vice President John W Miller as Vice President Lumir Struesky as Treasurer and a large slate of officers and staff including Milo Chehak Glenn O Fletcher Harry Durham J C Kennedy E J Petranek W W Crissman S Stewart Holmes J W Enzler J Markey Frank Nye E G Nichols Earl Bapty W R Dock Robert O Bickel W C Culver B T Perrine and Van Vechten Shaffer plus Ex V P Secy Robert H Caldwell Roy Swanson Grant Maples Frank K Hahn Andrew Hanson John Harrell Charlotte Crone and others for various posts and departments.
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Keith W. Dunn
John T. Hamilton II
John W. Miller
Lumir Struesky
Robert H. Caldwell
Milo Chehak
Glenn O. Fletcher
Harry Durham
J. C. Kennedy
E. J. Petranek
W. W. Crissman
S Stewart Holmes
J. W. Enzler
Frank Nye
E. G. Nichols
Earl Bapty
W. R. Dock
Robert O. Bickel
W. C. Culver
B. T. Perrine
van Vechten Shaffer
V.P. & Secy
Roy Swanson
New Memberships Listed From Several Iowa Firms
A roster of new memberships includes Baumhoefener Nursery Cedar Rapids Bedding Co Brett Dishong & Co Ilten & Taege Kushner Company Midwest Piping & Supply Co Inc Arthur Murray Studio Parlor Furniture Co E A Prochaska Reading Chemical & Equipment Company Clarence L Sedive Shomont Ice Cream Co Stanek's Wrecker Service F E Young.
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Baumhoefener Nursery
Cedar Rapids Bedding Co
Brett Dishong & Co
Ilten & Taege
Kushner Company
Midwest Piping & Supply Co. Inc
Arthur Murray Studio
Parlor Furniture Co
E. A. Prochaska
Reading Chemical &Equipment Company
Clarence L. Sedive
Shomont Ice Cream Co
Stanek’s
Wrecker Service
F. E. ‘Young
Traffic Rate Inquiries Mount in July
The Traffic Bureau reports 4 007 rate inquiries for July bringing the year to July to 16 214 inquiries. This compares with 6 076 in 1947 6 535 in 1948 and 13 436 in 1949 for the same period. The rise is blamed on complex rate structures and changing rates requiring more technical knowledge to handle.
Cedar Rapids Chamber Outlines Policy Process
The Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce explains that members define and establish policies via active bureaus and committees. Proposals after board clearance shape chamber action, with staff translating committee and board decisions into programs and community progress.
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Cedar Rapids
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