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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1937
Page
6
Cedar Rapids post office receipts for 1936 totaled 540791.99, the highest since 1931’s 556615.81. Peak year was 1930 at 611055.97, with 1933 dipping to 467638.94 amid the depression. Savings bonds sale, money order totals, and fees are detailed for 1935 and 1936, noting shifts in transactions and cash values.
The Coe College Military band will perform for an Iowa society dinner in Washington DC on January 19 at 2 p.m. CST. The Blue Network NBC will air a 15 minute program featuring three selections: Stars and Stripes Forever Blue Danube Waltz and Send Forth Thy Spirit from NBC studios in Washington.
War veteran Charles Gregory, hailed as the Knights of the Open Road, reached Cedar Rapids at noon Wednesday on his fourth cross country bicycle journey in six years. With 81,060 miles logged on his speedometer since starting January 9, 1931, he carries only a pack on his bicycle, wears a heavy Army overcoat, and for warmth sports a days growth of beard. He says icy roads and winter travel do not deter him and notes southern states were too tough for his roam. His post office address is listed as U. S. A.
A 1935 Chevrolet sedan traded in at Rapids Chevrolet and later stolen from Price Auto Service in Wichita was linked to a man naming himself Jacobs. Frank Morf, later identified as Jacobs Earl Stanley, chief of detectives, reported the case to the Automobile Protective and Information Bureau. The man’s whereabouts are unknown, and he is suspected of retaining the newer model vehicle.
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