Wright Brothers First Powered Flight at Kitty Hawk in 1903
The article recalls Wilbur Wright flying 852 feet in 59 seconds from a motorized kite at Kitty Hawk on December 17, 1903. It notes it was the longest flight of the era and proved the craft's practicality, with Orville watching in the historic image. It adds the Wright brothers lived in Cedar Rapids during boyhood days when their father served as a minister there.
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Kitty Hawk
N. C
Wilbur Wright
Dayton, O., Brothers
Orville
Wright Brothers
Cedar Rapids
Orville Wright
Wilbur
Navy recruiting board schedules Cedar Rapids visit for December
A traveling navy civilian recruiting board returns to Cedar Rapids December 21 to 24 to interview skilled ship repair unit applicants and skilled and unskilled navy shore establishment workers. Essential industry workers likely to be drafted must clarify status with H J Eberhart at the U S Employment Service office. others include Warrant Carpenter H Joseph Dickens and Conrad J Sward.
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Navy
Cedar Rapids
H. J. Eberhart
Cedar Rapids U. S
Awards Given at Cub Pack No. 6 Christmas Party
Cub pack No. 6 of the First Congregational church held its annual Christmas party where numerous scouts received wolf awards along with bear, lion, webelos, and denner distinctions. Four boys were graduated into scouting in the sixth region covering Iowa Illinois Minnesota and nearby states and urged to obtain civil service application blanks.
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Cub Pack No. 6
First Congregational Church
Max Daehler
Mark Daehler
Dickie Jacobs
Paul Foster
Bob Winter
Brandon Smith
Orville Towner
Lawrence Rieth
Ray Kahler
Dick Rennie
Bear Gold Arrow
Dick Kaufman
Tom Schwinn
Ronald Hawkins
Jerry Lynch
Bill Galway
Lion Gold Arrow
Keith Whitmer
Bear Silver Arrow
Scotty McIntyre
John Stemlar
Tom Dunker
Wolf Id
Silver Arrows
Geschel Baum
Jack Cutler
Harry Robinson
Iowa
Illinois
Minnesota
Civil Service
Civilian War Services Adviser Position Open
Competitive examination announced Thursday by the U S Civil Service Commission for a civilian war services adviser in the sixth regional OCD office. Salary ranges from 4409 to 5209 dollars annually for a 48 hour week. Applicants require six years of upper level or five years of lower level progressively important experience in administration and supervision. Residents encouraged to apply.
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OCD
U. S. Civil Service Commission
PIANO FIRE IN BUFFALO TAVERN IN COLD WEATHER
In Buffalo New York firemen battled a blaze in an electric piano at a tavern amid near freezing temperatures. The piano was the source of the fire and responding firefighters contained it with minimal damage reported.
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Buffalo, N. Y
Buffalo
Notice of public sale to satisfy warehouse lien
On the 28th of month at 10:00 a public auction will be held at the warehouse in Cedar Rapids Iowa by V C Van Fossen for Seald Corporation goods held for account including tin box metal pieces screen and various containers. The sale covers storage charges and expenses incurred by the warehouseman.
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Cedar Bapiee
Iowa
Seald Corporation
Cedar Rapi
V. C. van Fossen
Crog
Public Auction for Warehouse Lien at Cedar Rapids
The warehouseman Kenwood Transfer will sell at public auction on the 28th at 10:00 A.M. at 407 Second Street SE Cedar Rapids Iowa the goods stored for Bowell to satisfy storage charges. The sale is conducted by V C Van Fossen Cr for Kenwood Transfer.
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Second Street
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Bowell
Kenwood
Cedar Pee Iowa
V. C. van Fossen
Mar
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Tommy Connolly
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Rodney Dennis
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