Highwater Rock Remains Landmark in Cedar Rapids History
Wayne Rust studied Cedar Rapids history for his Eagle Scout project. Highwater Rock, a large boulder in the river above First Avenue Bridge, served as a depth gauge for steamboats and ferries. A marker will note the rock’s significance as the old steamboating era fades.
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Tom Mer
Wayne Rust
Peace Avenue NW
Cedar River
Rust
Cedar Rapids
First Avenue
First Avenue Bridge
St. Louis
New Orleans
Cedar
David W. King
Highwater Rock
King
Memorials and donations listed for Camp Good Health and memory notices
A long list of in memory donations and memorials from individuals and groups. Names include A W Blume Linn county Civitan Charley Peterson Ed Hardy Shramek Melichar Bevill Bowser Binney and more. The page also shows a 1976 budget line and totals.
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A. W. Blume
Nordstrom Oil Co
Charley F. Peterson
Linn County Civitan Ciud
John Tredinnick
Linn County Civitan
Max
Mary Landis
Sherri Lynn
Willian Tubbs
Angie
Keith R. Engle
Esseerssee
Frank
Hilda Shramek
Joseph Bevill
Mary Melichar
Cseesseeessere
Buster) Melichar, Jr
James I. Bevill
Teresa Bowser
Iowa City
Clarence Hall
Walter J. Binney
Elmer Albrecht
Vospabonesensediscdienee
Leo
Dan Riley
Les Jones
Pickproof Pants Pockets Design Sought by Indianapolis Tailor
Mrs E L Young a Indianapolis tailor placed an ad seeking a design for a pickproof hip pocket inviting professionals to compete An 78 year old self described retired professional pickpocket submitted a design claiming to clear his conscience and relinquish all rights to the design upon delivery The tailor called the design right on target and plans to reveal details after patent approval
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Indianapolis
E. L. Young
Eastside
Young
Welfare Is Last Resort in Singapore
Singapore has not seen welfare cheating in a decade and uses aid as a last resort. The booming economy has drawn over 50 000 expatriate workers from Malaysia to fill jobs in shipbuilding construction textiles and electronics. Welfare recipients declined from 24 800 in 1965 to 7 031 in 1974 in a 2.2 million population with welfare spending dropping from 4.3 million to 1.1 million dollars. Welfare supports destitute families heads at 16 dollars a month, mainly for the aged and chronically ill.
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Singapore
UPI
Malaysia
GOP Acronym Traced to World Book Origin
In Chicago AP report The World Book Encyclopedia explains the GOP nickname stands for Grand Old Party. It derives from Grand Old Man William E. Gladstone, the liberal British prime minister of the 1800s.
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GOP
Brill Chicago
Republican Party
William E. Gladstone
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C.R. History
Lindale Plaza
CEA
Fostoria
Downtoy
Killians
Community” Silver
America
Mark of Oneida Ltd
A.D
Hioneida
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