Cedar Rapids marks a hundred years of growth in 1948
A snapshot of Cedar Rapids 1948 reviews a year of municipal ups and downs. The article tracks over two million dollars in city spending and the across-the-board services funded, from police and fire protection to garbage collection and water from taps. It lists monthly actions from fare hikes and budget votes to street projects, housing needs, and the mayoral race, highlighting major events and continuous city operations through a pivotal year.
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Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids council records tumultuous year and plans
The Cedar Rapids council reflected a busy year with debates on water service extensions to Westwood, a police survey, motorist time limits, gas leaks, fire prevention, park funding, and street light financing. The report tracks actions from September through year end, noting resignations, new appointments, and public notices framing the city’s Century milestone.
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Walter Homsey
United Co-Op
Co-Op
Tom Condon
Cedar Rapids
Swiss Austrian Border Talks Open On Rhine Frontier
RORSCHACH Switzerland AP Swiss and Austrian delegates began preliminary talks on renewing and amending frontier Rhine traffic and river supervision agreements. A full-scale conference to resolve these frontier issues was expected to open in Vienna early this year.
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Rorschach
Switzerland
Austria
Vienna
Do aus Cais Board Reports Missing Typewriter and Goldfish
The Do aus Cais Selective Service Board checked the loss in a bar hour and found a typewriter and two goldfish missing. The bowl ed.
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Aus Cais Selective Service Board
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