Ruth Majerus marks 25 years with League of Women Voters
Ruth Majerus celebrates a silver anniversary with the Cedar Rapids Marion League of Women Voters. She began as a phone caller in 1958, rose to local board member and is now the state finance chairwoman guiding fundraising and leadership training for 24 state chapters.
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League of Women Voters
Marion
Ruth Majerus
Ruth Wews
League
Ruth
State League of Women Voters
Bruce
22Nd Ave
Cedar Rapids
Tom Tauke
Brent Appel
Cedar Rapids-Marion
Elgin Woman Sells Historic Newspapers Collection
Myrtle Falk in Elgin offers a basement collection of old newspapers spanning 1861 to 1979, valued by experts at about 75 dollars for the whole lot. She hopes buyers seek memories of World War II, the Rose Bowl, space milestones, Nixon era headlines, and local papers like The Gazette and Chicago Tribune.
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Elgin
Myrtle Falk
Iowa
Iran
Myrtle
George Falk
Chicago Tribune
Cedar Rapids
Gazette
John Paul
Smith
the Gazette
Cal
Pamela Prather
Los Angeles Times
Rose Bowl
Congress
Decorah Posten
Decorah Public Opinion
The
Five charged in 9S drunk driving arrests
Five people were arrested Sunday and charged with drunk driving. Gregory A. O'Brien, 27, was arrested at 1:15 a.m. on Third Street SE. Jeffrey L. Armbrecht, 21, was arrested at 2:20 a.m. on Wilson Avenue SW and faced additional counts. John E. Buchanan, 36, was arrested at 2:38 a.m. on Third Avenue SE with speeding. Gilbert M. Sells, 30, was arrested at 2:45 a.m. on Scotty Drive SW with multiple charges. Jane A. Smith, 47, was arrested at 9:13 p.m. near 47th Street and Interstate 380 NE with speeding.
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Gregory A. O’brien
Solon
Third Street
Jeffrey L. Armbrecht
D Ave
Wilson Avenue
John E. Buchanan
26Th St
Third Avenue
Gilbert M. Sells
Ninth St
Scotty Drive
Jane A. Smith
42Nd St
47Th Street
Interstate 380
Stereo equipment stolen from Tyler Elementary School
Police report theft at Tyler Elementary School 1212 Seventh St S. A second floor window entry via an awning on the north side broke a window. Two large speakers and a stereo amplifier were taken from a classroom and locked closet respectively. Value listed at 1200 dollars.
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Tyler
Seventh St. S
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Roper
Ramblin
Charles Smith
International Newspaper Collection Club
Phoenix
Ariz
Dave
Lowa
Smit
Edison
1St Street
3Rd Avenue
Coats & Jackets Reg
VY. Price
VY Price
Missy
Koret
Aileen
Devon
Thirty-Second
Oakland Rd
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!