Sylvester Grady Heads Cedar Rapids NAACP Chapter
Sylvester Grady was elected president of the Cedar Rapids NAACP chapter at a Friday meeting held at Jane Boyd Community House. New officers include George Colbert as first vice president and Rev. C D Smalls as second vice president, with Artis Harper as treasurer and Lynn Grady as recording secretary. The term begins January 12 for two years.
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Cedar Rapids
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Jane Boyd Community House
Sylvester Grady
O Ave
George Colbert
G Ave
C.D. Smalls
Eastview Drive
Artis Harper
Jonadel Lane
Lynn Grady
Harriet Cassell
K St. SW
Grady
Don’t Bother Me Three Juveniles Nabbed For Doughnuts
Three southwest side juveniles aged 13 to 15 were arrested after Cedar Rapids police spotted them driving a state owned pickup in circles at Westdale Mall parking lot. The truck halted when officers approached and one youth ran. the vehicle was registered to an Iowa Department of Transportation office and linked to a father of one of the youths. Police attempted to contact the father by phone and paged him at a local bowling alley on advice from the youths.
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Southwest Side
Cedar Rapids
Westdale Mall
Iowa Department of Transportation
Northwest side fire probe and city purse theft reports
A gasoline bottle flame on a northwest side home steps prompted police and fire investigators as no motive found. In Lindale Mall lot Jacquelyn Banks had her purse snatched for under $100 by a white male in mid-20s wearing a plaid jacket. Cedar Rapids burglars stole a car from the DeVoe residence along with watches, a camera, jewelry, and a bottle of high blood pressure pills. Police seek a 1972 Chevrolet taken from the DeVoe garage.
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Northwest Side
Don Novak
Jacquelyn Banks
Lindale Mall
Banks
DeVoes
Skylark Lane SE
DeVoe
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C.R
NAACP
Mt. Mercy College
Northwestern Bell
Luther Trent
Jonnie Cassells
Celeste Perkins
Minnie Cherry
Osumana Cassells
B.J. Wallace
Chris Cassells
Bill Boswell
Marvin Steward
Donald Crockett
B. McWhite
Iowa Highway Patrol
Philip DeVoe
Cedar
Drapery Dept
Saxony
Oster
Blender
Westminster
Oster Kitchen
Cae
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