Iowa City eateries from memory across the 1940s and beyond
The piece recalls iconic Iowa City dining spots from Dubuque Street to Coralville including Smith's Cafe, Joe's Place, Reich's Cafe, Racine's, D L Grill, the Jefferson Hotel Huddle, the Princess, T Wong, Maidrite, Two Mile Inn, Racine's on Clinton, Depot Lunch, George's Buffet, and other landmarks. It notes wartime board jobs, meal-ticket deals, notable figures, and local nostalgia without graphic detail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roland Smith
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Roland
Smith’s Cafe
Dubuque Street
Joe
Joe’s
Reich
Herb Reichardt
Bill
Hawkeye
Des Moines
Iowa
Racine’s
Washington Street
Racine
Joe Gerber
University of Iowa
University Hospitals
D/L
Doug
Lola
Dubuque
Jefferson Hotel
Navy
David C. Hanrahan
Jim Tatum
Oklahoma
Maryland
Princess
T. Wong
Iowa Avenue
Hamburg Inn
Pierson
Daily
Iowan
Doc
Dorthy Miles
Washington
Yoder
Mad Hatter
Sidwell’s and
Swaner’s
Whetstone’s
Maidrite
Berkley Hotel
McDonald's
Clinton Street
Father Flanagan
The
Bears
George
Linn Street
Bernie
Foxhead
Don Alberhasky
Don
Coralville
Alex Karras
Curt Yocom
North Dubuque
Ken and
Fern
Corrections issued for local Gazette report errors
The Gazette corrects names and titles from recent stories. Frank Buhr of Keystone will join senior citizen bandleaders at the February 2 reunion in the Paramount Theatre while Barbara Elam serves Merchants National Bank as community relations counselor and Harriet Cassell as equal employment coordinator for Iowa Electric Light and Power Co. The paper commits to corrections and clarifications when reports are found inaccurate and invites complaints at phone 398-8313.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Buhr
Keystone
Paramount Theatre
Barbara Elam
Merchants National Bank
Harriet Cassell
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
The
Gazette Co
Coeree
Carter Fapiee
Iowa
Cedarees
U.S
Associated Press
Cedar Rapids Gazette, Inc
P.O
High school students view anti cocaine film The White Girl
About 1,500 students at Washington High and others watched The White Girl, an anti cocaine film by Tony Brown, at the Paramount Theatre. The film follows Kim a young black college student. reactions praised its direct message while some felt it glossed over drug violence. Community leader Eugene Chism arranged two showings to reach youths and families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kurt Rogahn
Azette
Paramount Theatre
Tony Brown
Rosalyn Ginger
Washington High School
Ginger
Washington
Marty Peters
Kim
Troy Beyer
Brown
Eugene Chism
Linn County
Marion
Regis
LaSalle
Jefferson
Kennedy
Linn-Mar
Prairie
Amy Dippel
Marion High School
Jacob Miller
Nancy Beach
Cedar Rapids
Joe Willey
Chism
Actress Beyer ties Cedar Rapids roots to anti drug film
Actress Troy Beyer promoting The White Girl, an anti drug movie, cites Cedar Rapids family links and a news conference at Stouffer's Five Seasons Hotel. Proceeds support Linn County Mental Health Advocates. donations backed high school screenings and adult showings. Beyer draws on personal experience while discussing cocaine awareness and rehabilitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy Beyer
Cedar Rapids
Beyer
Beyers
New York City
Gerald
Idaho
Arthur
Troy
Stouffer's
Five Seasons Hotel
Linn County
Kim
Commission tables action on SE-side lot development
Cedar Rapids Planning Commission tabled Wells plan to develop a wooded Mount Vernon Road site, delaying a decision on his rezoning request. Neighbors opposed tree removal, noise, traffic, and privacy impacts while Wells proposed revisions including reduced density and changed zoning to fit single family homes nearby. The commission will review a new site plan at its Feb 6 meeting before sending a recommendation to the City Council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heather Sloman Wood
Gazette City Hall
al Wells
Mount Vernon Road
Cedar Rapids
Planning Commission
Tom Popa
Wells
Popa
42Nd Street
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Gus Schrader
Big Jim
Capt. Hanrahan
Navy High Command
Northwestern College
Maranatha Bible Church
25Th St. N.E. Cedar Rapids
Robert Wise
Commission
Gazette
City Carton
Sixth St
42Nd
Council Streets
National Electric
Kirkwood
Linn Hall
Kirkwood Community College
Don Harbaugh
City of
America’s
McDonald’s
Florida
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