Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Cedar Rapids Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

We have 14,353,121 pages in Iowa

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 5 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 18, 1979

Page

8

City Briefs Highlights Local Club and Shopping Ads

UAW retirees plan a Thursday noon potluck at IBEW Hall Cedar Rapids. Overeaters Anonymous welcomes newcomers Friday at Mercy Hospital. Many ads list festive gifts, Christmas cards, prints, jewelry, and local services with store hours and contact numbers.

UAW Ibew Hall Wiley Blvd Mercy Hospital

Grant Wood OKs grant applications

Grant Wood Area Education Agency board approved several state funding applications Monday night. One new project would provide 17 000 to train kindergarten teachers in math and science. Three new teacher incentive grants would offer 2 000 each for programs in personal development autism and career education.

Grant Wood Area Education Agency Board of Directors

Road Numbers for Up-to-Date Highway Conditions

Road reports list area codes and phone numbers for current highway conditions. The 319 Cedar Rapids, 396-3330 Cedar Falls, 266-7575 Davenport, 359-4471 Maquoketa, and 652-2434 are provided for motorists seeking instant updates.

Cedar Rapids Cedar Falls Davenport Maquoketa

Iowa convention and visitors bureaus form statewide association

Leaders from Des Moines Dubuque Cedar Falls Sioux City Waterloo Iowa City Ames Davenport and Cedar Rapids voted to establish the Iowa Association of Visitors and Convention Bureau to pursue a unified tourism and convention effort in the state. Scott Olson was re elected chairman and four committee chairs were named for 1980 activities.

Iowa Cities Marryce Heidt Cedar Rapids Area Iowa Association of Visitors and Convention Bureau Scott Olson Olson Olson, Popa Novak Architects Marion Tom Chukas Margaret Orman Carl Seff Jerry Maples

Milwaukee parley on salvaging Milwaukee Road in Midwest

Mil waukee Road supporters meet at Savanna High School on Wednesday at 7 30 p.m. to discuss salvaging western Illinois and eastern Iowa service. J Fred Simpson of New Milwaukee Lines will speak as the group seeks funds to study route expansions and influence ICC decisions.

Score — Service Corps Cedar Rapids Milwaukee Road System Savanna, Ill Milwaukee Illinois Iowa Committee For United Railroad Employees Milwaukee Road New Milwaukee Lines Washington Montana Dakotas Interstate Commerce Commission Seattle Twin Cities Chicago Louisville U.S. Department of Transportation Congress J. Fred Simpson New Milwaukee Lines Western

Also Mentioned on This Page

Cedar Rapids Reds Friendsmobile Public Library Trinity Methodist Church Third Avenue Fifth Street Happy Hour Center Point Road Lovely Lane 42Nd St Cedar Rapids Christian Third Ave 7Th Street SE Maynard Reese C.R. Coin Club Peoples Bank Adv Fireproof Safe Company Florida St. Augustine Kennedy Space Center Disney World Cypress Gardens D.J Conger Metcalf Zora DuVall 1St Avenue SE Pompano Beach Jerusalem Pierson’s Florists Jack Hahn Landenberger Reece, Maass Gramme Bateman Knights of All Saints School St. Joseph's Church Hall Westdale Mall Novak 14Th Avenue Bennie Ben Franklin Rubber Stamp Co Old World Decor — Gift Siebke Hoyt Jewelers Sieko Siegel Siegel's W.J. Engraving Co Iowa Theatre Building Johnson Nut Company Sandrel’s 1St Avenue Linn County Democrats Town House Imco Employees Credit Union Rose Grant Wood Nancy Stevens Gazette 3Rd Ave. SE Convention Bureau Iowa Tourism Unit By Nancy Stevens Heidt Dan Stevens Mike Gebauer Chuck Murphy By Dale Kueter Gazette Stot ICC Art Foreman & Clark FBI Shorts Roreman & Clark Third Avenue SE LaTr Hn Walker & Sons Limited Distillers Whisat Inal Ciarch Pernsunty oCanala Amo Regus Hiram WA Hiram Walker Detroit Moe U.S Canada Histian Ver Lefr Importers Inc Detrom Mkcs Blendeu Canadian
Search Courier

Search the Cedar Rapids Gazette Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Cedar Rapids Gazette?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication