Cedar Rapids Czech heritage faces changing times and jokes
The article chronicles Cedar Rapids Czechs from Bohemian jokes to notable residents like Frank Filip W F Severa and Charles B Svoboda, tradition in Czech Village and six Bohemian Nights fading, and ongoing efforts to preserve ancestry amid assimilation and changing culture.
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Sixteenth Avenue
Machacek
Bohemia
Czechoslovakia
Cedar Rapids
Europe
Thomas G. Masaryk
Masaryk
United States
Germany
Frank Filip
W. F. Severa
Charles B. Svoboda
T. B. Hlubucek
Rose Wistein
Joe Mekota
Filip
Severa
Council of Higher Education
Hlubucek
Svoboda
Wistein
Mekota
Democrat
America
Ellis Island
New York
Kralik
Oldrich
Aldrich
Vladimir
Val
Wilson High
Chicago
Ochotnicke Druzstvo
Zcbj Dramatic Club
George Joens
Mrs. Kralik
Civic Leader Warns on Urban Borrowing and Deficit Spending
Kansas City civic leader Dr. Charles N. Kimball tells Chicago businessmen that cities rely too heavily on debt. He cites New York City's fiscal crisis and Kansas City's $5.3 billion revitalization with $96 million debt as proof cities can fund programs within municipal means. On this date in 1620 Pilgrims landed at Plymouth.
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Chicago
U.S
Kansas City
Charles N. Kimball
Midwest Research Institute
Executives Club of
Kimball
New York City
Radar Unit Locations and Accident Prone Intersections
Police radar units will monitor areas across the city this week including Southeast Second Avenue Memorial Drive Fifteenth Nineteenth and Thirty Fourth streets Northeast First and C Avenues Center Point and Old Marion roads and Forty second Street Southwest Third Eighth and Sixteenth Avenues J and Eighteenth Streets Northwest E First Johnson and O Avenues and Jacelyn Drive. Intersections most accident prone last week include Forty second Street Northwood Drive NE Wilson Avenue J Street SW First Avenue and Fifteenth Street W Eighth Avenue and Fifth Street SE.
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Second Avenue
Memorial Drive
Fifteenth
Thirty-fourth
First
C Avenues
Center Point
Old Marion Roads
Forty-second Street
Johnson and O Avenues
Jacelyn Drive
Forty-second
Northwood Drive
Wilson Avenue
J Street
First Avenue
Fifteenth Street
Eighth Avenue
Fifth Street
Air Pollution Report From Linn County Health Department
A Dec 11 to 17 air quality report lists six monitoring stations in Linn County including 445 First Street SW and 751 Center Point Road NE. It records particulate matter in micrograms per cubic meter and notes several readings exceedances and average concentrations with national standards for PM and ozone-like measures.
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Linn County Health Department
First Street
Center Point Road
Council Street
Fourteenth Avenue
Central City
Mt. Vernon
Colombia Dominates Global Emerald Production
The article notes that ninety five percent of the world gem emeralds come from Colombia. It highlights the Muzo emerald mines, located about 75 miles from Bogotá, in operation for four centuries, and mentions Colombia’s broader mining of gold, silver, copper and other metals.
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Colombia
Bogota
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C.R. Czechs
Nazdar
Riverside Park
Sokol
Kim Weber
Debbie Pulkrab
Kristi Lighty
Lori Matejcek
Beth Hrabak
Diana Hahn
LaNette Ehlert
Plymouth
Mass
Dial
Bath City
Killian
Elles Lalex
J.C. Penney
Killians
Welle
Osco Drug
Seifert
Ntttel Aia Nts
Woolworth’'s
Gs Haduinl
Third Avenue
S.E
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