Linn County Red Cross Opens 1950 Fund Drive March 1
Linn County Red Cross launches its 1950 fund drive on March 1 chaired by William Crissman with a goal of 50 000. Volunteers will canvass homes through March 10, promoting membership and humanitarian programs including disaster relief health and safety education and a nationwide blood bank.
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Linn County
American Red Cross
Wiliam Crissman
Aes
Red Cross
Congress
Lin
Cross
al Keyes
Cedar Rapids
J. F. "Gramevant
Marion
William Bys
Don Yanda
Vernon
William Schaumbacker
Emil
Ioe
Hbo Ahinelliks Marulsh Datealaedenaiae Sais
Ing
Coderhovide Plaza
John Nelson
Fifth Avenue SE
Marie Clancy
Linn County Red Cross
Howard Tolheim
Johnson Avenue
William Crissman
Sheryl Stephan
Seventeenth Street
Cop's Brush with Crime Is Real Art
Kansas City police patrolman Pat Murray, a photographic technician and part time artist, subjects public art to the force. His mural for police headquarters lobby depicts daytime and nighttime scenes with officers, a crime lab technician, a detective, a drifting fugitive, and a legible 25 mph speed limit sign. Murray trained under Thomas Hart Benton and aims a series on law enforcement.
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NEA
Ansas City
Pat Murray
Rogues’ Gallery
Kansas City, Mo
Murray
Kansas City Police
Police Headquard
Thomas Hart Benton
Midwest
Arizona
West
Little Chapel Opens in Cedar Rapids YMCA Space
A 12 by 25 foot foundation room at the Cedar Rapids YMCA becomes a small chapel named Little Chapel. Furnishings from Grace Episcopal Church include refinished pews and an altar rail, with fittings and décor designed for quiet meditation, prayer, and occasional use by individuals and small groups.
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Cedar Rapids
Y.M.C.A
Grace Episcopal Church
Grace Church
William Hanson
E. B. Zeller
Zeller
Little Chapel
Cedar Rapids Y.M.C.A
Old Grace Episcopal Church of
C. R
Muskrat Fur Boom in Russia as Ondotra Becomes Popular
In Moscow the lowly muskrat or ondotra has become a thriving native, with its fur gaining popularity among Russian women. The breed is less common than in the United States, yet its market is growing yearly. The USSR, after introduced 26 years ago, now exports numerous muskrat pelts to the United States annually.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
United States
Eee
U.S.S.R
Goldy’s Motor Sales Post Sign Undeter Burglars
In Springfield Massachusetts Goldy’s Motor Sales owner posted a notice declaring nothing of value left overnight after seven burglaries in a year. Burglars ignored the sign and broke in again, reportedly finding nothing of value as claimed.
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Springfield
Mass
Goldy’s Motor Sales
Nursery Diarrhea Sudden Threat in Hospital Nurseries
Outbreaks of severe diarrhea in hospital nurseries threaten infant patients with high mortality rates. Medical staff monitor cases closely to prevent spread and protect vulnerable newborns.
Helen Gahagan Douglas Seeks California Senate Seat
Helen Gahagan Douglas, 49, an actress turned congresswoman, launches a bid for the Democratic senatorial nomination in California with a primary set for June 6. If nominated and elected she would be the eighth woman in the U S Senate, joining figures like Hattie Caraway and Margaret Chase Smith.
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Washington
INS
Helen Gahagan Douglas
Congress
Senate
California
Douglas
House
Melvyn Douglas
Helen Douglas
Clare Booth Luce
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
U. S. Senate
Hattie Caraway
D-Ark
Mrs. S
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Uruss
Crissman
President Program
Henry Fonda
Boy Scouts
The
National Association of Cost Accountants
Lamparek
Route 4
Cedar Oe
Art Rankin
Palo
Emerson
Lisbon
John Gilchrist
Larry Brogan
Center Point
Jennie Montgomery
Coggan
William Novakly
M. E. Feiden
J. Iverson
John Tellier
R. S. Bensdeny
Ted Yarowsky
D. H. Moran
W. G
Jim” Rozek
George Bradley
John Peterson
E. R. Petro
Harry Wilford
Frank Stastny
L. W. Busby
George H. Cockburn
Harry H. Strother
Frank W. Frambes
Claire M. Doolittle
Ed Winter
Darrell Schumacher
Floyd Dummermuth
R. E. Norman
James Smith
William McLaughlin
Clyde Parker
Sgt
J. E. Clapp
W. H. Wenkstein
Jim McPartland
H. A. Schimberg
Robert Stout
Fredrick B. Lehman
John T. Hicker
Charles Hastings
Jim Manville
Ed Zeller
John B. Turner
Gertrude Stenner
Bob Vin
Trachta, Milton Sabaky
Clarence McGinty
Iver Og Py We Aes Weil
B. K. Dishong
W. E. Ackley
W. J. Shanahan
and Herb Ellingson
Mary C. Flynn
Sonotone
Guaranty
T. A. Carlin
Mar
John Reynolds
W. J. Brown
Miss Cox
Killian Company
George Montgomery
Ies
Gazette Photo
Dr. Garmoe
Merle E. Garmoe
Optometrist
Third Street SE
Russia
U.S.P
Abbott’s
Vita Kaps
Lilly’s
Squibb
Unicaps
WMT
Paramount Pharmacy
Paramount Theatre
Martha Kearney
House of Representatives
Connecticut
Winifred Stanley
New York State
Emily Taft Douglas
Illinois
Sen
Paul Douglas
Boonton, N. J
Berkeley Institute
Brooklyn
Capen School For Girls
Northampton
Barnard College
New York
Barnard
Hollywood
Peter
Mary Helen
Sheridan Downey
RUUD
Ruad
Iowa
Illinois Gas
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