Cedar Rapids Man Visits Oakdale Patients Weekly
Frank Gates of 497 Sine teenth Street NE makes weekly Oakdale sanatorium visits for five years, delivering mail shopping for patients and sending messages. He gathers about 500 names, distributes gifts on holidays, and balances his Cedar Rapids Engineering job with Masonic duties and civic acts, all while sleeping four hours nightly.
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Oakdale
Frank Gates
Sineteenth Street
Cedar Rapids
Questient
Gates
Jes
Kdale
Mr. Gates
Oakdale Tuberculosis Sanatorium
Chevrolet With Two Lines In 30 Models
Chevrolet introduces two lines in the 30 model year featuring all steel roof construction and built in trunks on sport and town sedans. Regular models gain wider bodies 23 percent more horsepower and enhanced safety economy and comfort. The rear floor ridge is eliminated and the frame stiffness improved. Brakes are cable controlled and crankshaft is heavier and better balanced. Engines use oil jets to lubricate bearings as speed increases and electro plated pistons improve smoothness and reduce break in. Water pump capacity in cooling system increased.
Buick’s 1935 four lines showcase 25 body types
Buick presents four 1935 lines with 25 body types, the most offered yet. Models feature wind resistant design, narrow V radiator, swept fenders, slant windshield, bullet lamps, redesigned front seat, and improved engine isolation with new rubber mounts.
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Buick
Two Life Preservers Reach Shetland After 1905 Shiploss
Two life preservers from the freight steamer Stanley Dollar wrecked off Yo kohama Bay Japan in 1905 washed ashore on the Shetland Islands six years later. The unusual maritime finds highlight long drift lines across the North Atlantic from the Pacific wreck.
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Yokohama Bay
Japan
Shetland Islands
Scotland
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Allen Motor Company
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