Hobbies Turn To Christmas Gifts In Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids men turn to woodworking for holiday gifts. Harold Trewin, at 1950 Fourth avenue SE, crafts a bachelor's chest and other pieces in a home workshop described as a factory. Homecrafters R L Whelan and Ronald Sears shape elephant toys for firemen, with painted bodies, leather ears, and wheeled legs for pulling.
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Cedar Rapids
Harold Trewin
Fourth Avenue SE
Trewin
Mr. Trewin
R. L. Whelan
Bever Avenue
Ronald Sears
Eleventh Street
C Om
Setter’s Guidance Of Posse Leads To Gang Arrest
A setter guided pursuing officers to three exhausted crooks after a seven hour chase. The dog diverted and signaled, keeping the thieves within sight until police arrested them. The piece also recalls JOSEPH CARROLL, a Nantasket Beach veteran blinded by a car crash, and his Seeing Eye-like helper Jeff the St Bernard who devised safety signals for navigating traffic.
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Setter
Joseph Carroll
Nantasket Beach
Mass
Nantasket
Beach
Jeff
Edward J. Russell
Carroll
Smileys
Rashhid
Jobnekars
Untouchables
Miss Dirks
Esketh
Summer Palace
Maharajah
Maharanee
Jobedar
Simons
Smileys’ Garden
Engineering School Road
Great Palace
Miss Hodge
Lord Esketh
Ghats
Mount Abana
Sauerkraut the Police Dog Solves a Morning Paper Theft
A South Norwood Mass police dog named Sauerkraut helps expose a theft pattern that saw bundles of newspapers stolen from Salvatore Gulla’s doorway. Police trail damp dog prints to John Shubert’s kennel where Sauerkraut is caught with the stolen papers. The tale blends canine wit with local crime inquiry.
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Salvatore Gulla
South Norwood
Sauerkraut
Sergeant Coyne
Jankowski
Sullivan
Gulla
John Shubert
Sunnybank
Chair's Fame Rests On 22 Horns Comfort History
Frank K. John owns a horn chair claimed to have hosted Theodore Roosevelt and Buffalo Bill, as told by a seller who cited plainsmen lore. The chair features 22 animal horns and a wildcat hide seat, and its owner values comfort over verified lore.
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Frank K. John
Fourteenth Avenue SW
Mr. John
Omaha
Theodore Roosevelt
Plains
Buffalo Bill
Roosevelt I
John
We Are Going to Make a Try at the Hospital
In Ranchipur during a flood, Miss MacDaid and Major Bannerjee plan a risky rescue for Miss Murgaon and others. Ransome resists yet stays, while water devastates the town and memories of Fern surface amid growing fear for safety.
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Brnscoms
Miss Murgatroyd
Edwina
Mrs. Bannerjee
Ransome
Miss MacDaid
Ranchipur
Fern
Rashid
Mr. Bannerjee
Also Mentioned on This Page
Posse
Death Valley
Es Valley
Scotty
Queenie
George McCahon
Sunnybank House
Fifth Ave
Harold Ammons
Dial
Argus
Iowa
Carl Dueser
Pnato
Louis Bromfield
Harper
Second Avenue
Jet International Performance
International Harvester
Harper’s
Harper's
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