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My Man Friday Secretaries Back City Operations
Doris Cone profiles nine women who work as secretaries in Cedar Rapids. They handle traffic reports, arrest logs, school records, and legal filings, acting as indispensable aides to police, the chamber, and the county attorney. The piece highlights their varied duties and professional backgrounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doris Cone
Frances Barvinek
Bill Remington
National Safety Council
Chicago
Barvinek
Miss McBroom
Chamber of Commerce
New York
Miss Schrader
Maxine DeWees
LaPlant-Choate Manufacturing Company
Bob Peck
Young Men’s Bureau
The
Burro
Bulletin
Cedar Rapids
Ence
Airport Commission
van Dura