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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 19, 1956

Page

5

Bragwell the Loudmouth Cartoon Portraits a Pompous Caller

Editor notes Jimmy Hatlo’s readers inspired a six part series on pest types with Bragwell the loudmouth highlighted as a boastful office schemer. The piece lampoons social climbers Cheddar and others at bridge clubs while mocking self important talk and vanity.

Jimmy Hatlo Hatlo

Eastern Iowa Pythians To Meet in C R

Eastern Iowa Pythians in Cedar Rapids hold a ninety second anniversary observance Monday at Pythian hall with lodge members from Oxford Junction Olin Monticello Anamosa Martell Center Point Van Horne Dysart Belle Plaine Marengo Williamsburg Brooklyn Grinnell Montezuma for First degree work and regional participation in the nationwide observance led by Cedar Rapids officials and local reps.

Star of the West Knights of Pythias Iowa Pythian Hall Lodge Oxford Junction Olin Monticello Anamosa Martello Central City Center Point van Horne Dysart Belle Plaine Marengo Williamsburg Brooklyn Grinnell Montezuma Pythians Mutual Broadcasting System Mary Martin Raymond Massey Mary Pickford Freddy Martin E. W. Hildebrand Cedar Rapids Ed Evers Jay Glick Virgil Martin Merle Kitzmiller Roy Denzler Frank D. Sheppard Herbert Ades Abner Tone George Brewer Arthur

Plans for United Fund Campaign To Be Heard Tuesday

Cedar Rapids Public Welfare bureau of the Chamber of Commerce will discuss a United Fund campaign at its Tuesday luncheon in the Roosevelt hotel. The CIC will present its request and oppose a separate drive, citing demands for a united charitable campaign. Also on the agenda are new quarters for the Hearing Society and a YMCA ventilation project request.

United Fund Public Welfare Bureau Cedar RapidsChamber of Commerce Bureau Cedar Rapids Community Chest Roosevelt Hotel Cedar Rapids Industrial Union Council CIC Chest United Campaign Cedar Rapids Hearing Society YMCA

Ground Observer Corps Post Operated by Knight and Day

In Lake Tomahawk Wisconsin Gerald Knight runs the day watch while Merle Day mans the night shift at a Ground Observer Corps post, monitoring for unidentified aircraft.

Lake Tomahawk Wis Gerald Knight Merle Day Ground Observer Corps Knight

Foster and Reese to preside at district meeting

Foster of Tabor and William Reese of Olin named district officers with Reese to preside at the meeting.

Foster Tabor William Reese Olin Reese

No Bones About It Used as Business Equipment in Canada

Customs officials in Windsor Ontario classified a dismantled human skeleton as used business equipment. A doctor who bought the bones during a Chicago vacation was permitted to import them duty free to Canada.

Windsor Ont Chicago Canada

Schneider to speak on personnel in white collar groups

Carl E. Schneider vice president and Burroughs Corp director of industrial relations will address the National Association of Cost Accountants Cedar Rapids chapter Tuesday in Maysville Kentucky. The talk titled Personnel Administration in White Collar Groups discusses workers’ status and supervision with a social hour and dinner to follow.

Carl E. Schneider Burroughs Corporation of Detroit Cedar Rapids National Association of Cost Accountants Maysville Montrose Mason Workers’ Paradise W.E. Hall Schneider Burroughs

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Bragwell the Loudmouth O’ Ballister J. Bragwell Bragwell General Motors Cheddar Droolberry Panama Canal the Bootlicker King Features Syndicate, Inc Christ WMT Paramount Pharmacies Paramount Theatre First Ave Security Laboratory Merchants Bank C.R Cost Accountants The Cedar Rapids Symphony Henry Denecke Mozart Milhaud's Coe College Choir Diemann-Bennett Pallet COE College Auditorium SUN Hillbrunners Armstrongs Coe College Greyhound America California San Francisco Hollywood East Niagara Falls Boston New York Old Mexico Merry Miles Greyhound Travel Bureau St. S.F Smulek Amana Smulekoff Smulekoff's Amana Food Freezer
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