The Mayor of Crandic and Cedar Rapids Railways
Harold Rowe recalls Crandic the freight terminal at Crandie Iowa and its long running joke about John Miller. The piece describes Crandic as a non incorporated town in traffic records and its historic role in moving lumber from Portland Oregon to Crandie Iowa.
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John Miller
Crandie
Harold Rowe
Cedar Rapids
Ambro Advertising Agency
Rowe
Iowa City Railway
J.H.R
Crandic
Cran
Dic
The
Iowa City
Iowa
Portland
Oregon
Crandic Mayor Election Sparks Local Lively Campaign
Vincent Dvorak led a mock election at Crandic with about 30 votes from Crandic and neighboring workers. John Miller won as mayor with Henry Haegg as streets commissioner and Harry Cohn as finance commissioner. Bill Porter as chief of police, all serving in a railroading community. Miller, a 42 year Crandic veteran, also holds multiple rail roles and resides at 1205 Eleventh Street SW. The telegraph of divisions named Tennesse division and Oak Ridge division hints at local corporate naming choices.
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Crandie
Vincent Dvorak
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
John Miller
Henry Haegg
Harry Cohn
Bill Porter
Paul Huston
Peoples Savings Bank
Huston
Crandic
John
Eleventh Street
Miller
Blind Woman Saved by Whining of Blind Dog
Gloucester New Jersey AP report details how a blind dog Yippie woke his owner Mrs. Anna McGlinchey 60 who alerted a passerby Samuel Cahall. Cahall aided her down stairs and summoned firemen who confined the blaze to the dining room.
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Gloucester
N. J
Anna McGlinchey
Yippie
Samuel Cahall
Auto Thief Drives Convertible Through Show Window
Police sought a bold car thief who stole a late model convertible from an auto showroom by driving it through a plate glass show window after midnight. Broken glass covered the area for about a block.
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San Francisco
Aauto
la Block
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Bilt Energ
Y Gorette
Crandiczette-Blumenshine
Bendix
Smulekoff
C. R. and
S. C. Railway
Cherry Burrell
REA
Oak Ridge” Division
Harry Haegg
Culver's
Culver Motors
the Syndicate
Arrow
Arrow's
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