Local Carrier Jim Hanson Keeps Coin Hobby Alive
Gazette Carrier James Hanson, 15, collects coins as his chief hobby. He has about 500 American coins including an 1838 large cent and an 1856 half dollar. Hanson delivers The Gazette to 81 readers on Fourth and Sixth streets NW and began on January 6, 1957. He attends St Pat’s as a sophomore and saves earnings for college, living with his aunt and uncle at 1525 Sixth Street NW.
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Sixth Streets
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St. Pat's
Gene Dyson
Sixth St. NW
Halt UR MEN Appointed Firemen by Cedar Rapids City Council
The Cedar Rapids City Council appointed Halt UR MEN as firemen from a civil service eligible list with start dates March 2 to March 4. The council approved rezoning at 6 Avenue and Center Point Road NE from R-32 to B-1 with conditions, while Safety Commissioner Johnson dissented. The Riverfront Improvement Commission sought permission to cut curb for 32 feet of new entrances to its garage at 2021 Ellis Blvd NW, referred to public safety and engineering. The council also rescinded a prior 15 minute parking resolution on the north side of Twelfth Avenue SE, and R. E. Holdeman sought curb cuts between 289 Ray Drive and 291 Jacolyn Drive NW for drainage, referred to city engineering.
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Cedar Rapids
Civil Service
Charles Gerald Schmitt
Dale Lee Stuckenbruck
Frank Leo Machek
Marvin Joseph Prachar
Center Point Road
Johnson
Erwin J. Wasta
Riverfront Improvement Commission
Commission
Ellis Blvd
Public Safety and Engineering Departments
Twelfth Avenue SE
Fourth Street
R. E. Holdeman
Ray Drive
Jacolyn Drive
City Council Grants Permit Shakedown for Easter Promotion
The building department and council approved Newman's request to use a sidewalk to storefront telephone conversation for an Easter Bunny promotion on March 7 and 14. The Abel-Howe Co. sought permission to build an access drive to a new Sanitation Laboratories facility on Oakland Road NE near the Milwaukee tracks in auditor's plat 68.
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Inter-Service Club Olympics Open Sunday in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids ten service clubs prepare for preliminary rounds Sunday at 2 p.m. at the YMCA. Pete Holland warns contestants must appear to avoid forfeiting points as finals set for 5 p.m. Tuesday. Lions Club No. 1 defends title. Exchange trails by 126 points. other entrants include Lions No. 2 Optimist No.3 No.1 Kiwanis Canopus Optimist No.2 Rotary Kiwanis No.2.
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Rotary
An Evening of Jewish Humor with Yuri Suhl at Temple Judah
Yuri Suhl, novelist and humorist born in Poland in 1908, speaks Sunday at 1 p.m. in Temple Judah Cedar Rapids on Jewish humor. The Sisterhood sponsors the event. Suhl authored One Foot in America Cowboy on a Wooden Horse and a forthcoming Ernestine Rose biography. He came to the U S at 15 and wrote WWII radio skits, taught languages for the army morale department.
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Temple Judah
Cedar Rapids
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Poland
United States
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Army
Lent Devotional Reflects On Truth And Divine Power
In a Lenten devotional from Iowa Wesleyan College students, author Hyo Sook Young argues human knowledge is limited versus God's infinite power. The piece asserts truth resides in God, citing scripture and prayer for guidance and hope amid modern scientific arrogance.
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God
Jesus
Iowa Wesleyan College
Hyo Sook Young
Seoul
Korea
New Silicone Spray Promises Water Repellent Fabrics
A new Mystic Mist silicone-base spray from Dumas Milner Corp claims to bond with fabric fibers forming an invisible shield that resists water and stains. The product, described as the first of its kind, will be produced with Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing and hit the market in about six months for consumer use. A future Republic Steel experiment called Wonder Window uses electric eyes to actuate a motor and close the window to weather.
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New York
Dumas Milner Corp
Jackson, Miss
Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Company
Republic Steel Corp
New Impalas Offer Wide Seats and Shiny Finish
Advertisement touts wider seats and extra luggage space plus a long lasting Fisher Body soundness. It boasts MAGIC MIRROR FINISH that shines without wax for up to three years and bigger brakes for safer stopping. Features include an overhead curved windshield, slimline design, and Turbo Glide power options. Several Impala models listed, including Sport Coupe, Convertible, 4-Door, and Biscaynes with station wagons in multiple configurations.
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New Garden Tools Highlight Odd Bits From Hamilton and Richmond
A market note highlights a lightweight tyre cleaner called Hatbox from Hamilton when rain or wind hits, and a nylon plastic garden hose nozzle by Franklin Metal and Rubber Company praised for ruggedness. Also listed is a plastic tub coast er from Richmond Cedar Works with a molded shoulder to center the tub and protect water stains.
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Racine
Franklin Metal and Rubber Company
Hatboro
Richmond ‘Cedar Works
Richmond, Va
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