Big-Time Entertainment for Cedar Rapids Labor Day Show
The Labor Day celebration at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids features Clarabelle from the Hillbilly Jamboree in a before and after routine, plus vaudeville acts. The event runs Sunday and Monday nights September 3 and 4 at 8 p.m. An all-day outing includes a giant mechanized parade Monday morning, midget auto races, stock car racing, midway rides, lunchstands, and picnic facilities. Other booked acts include Phil Lopaz Vagabond Juggler Leo Gasca and Leo’s wire act, the Little Johns juggling troupe, Jerry Smith and his Ranch House Boys, and more.
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Fifield
Phil Lopaz
Leo
Josephine Gasca
Little Johns
Jerry Smith
Ranch House Boys
CAA to switch to knots and nautical miles July 1952
Propwash notes that the CAA will adopt knots and nautical miles for speeds and distances starting July 1, 1952, aligning with ICAO standards. D W Rentzel explains benefits for navigation, cockpit instruments, and cross country flying, with private flyers needing to learn a new scale.
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D. W. Rentzel
Civil Aeronautics Administrator
International Civil Aviation Organization
United States
Franklin School Plans Orientation For New Students
Franklin high school schedules orientation for transfer students and new pupils. On Tuesday morning at 7:45 parents of transfer students meet with counselors followed by an 8:30 a.m. session for the students themselves. A Wednesday 7:30 p.m. meeting offers another chance for transfer parents and a separate session for students promoted from Cedar Rapids grade schools.
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Cedar Rapids
Franklin School
Franklin
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