YMCAs Hall of Health Pioneered Fitness Since 1869
Edwin Zeller notes YMCA week unveil of long list of firsts from the 19th and early 20th century. The movement began in Boston 1851 with early gyms and expanded to include Camp Dudley, work-and-study programs, father-son activities, Boy Scouts support, Camp Fire Girls, water safety campaigns, and today 600 pools serving over 500000 swimmers annually.
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Edwin Zeller
The
Dudley
New York
Springfield College
Indian Guide Movement
YMCA
Boy Scouts
Camp Fire Girls
Citizen Kane screening at the Monday Evening Series
Orson Welles film Citizen Kane will be shown Monday at the Peoples Church in two showings 6 p.m. and 8:10 p.m. Tickets are 90 cents at the door with refreshments served between shows. Proceeds benefit the Albert Schweitzer hospital in Gabon, Equatorial Africa.
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Orson Welles
Peoples Church
William Randolph Hearst
Hearst
Albert Schweitzer
Gabon
Equatorial Africa
the Peoples Church
Welles
Constitution to be Put to Voters in March in Senegal
President Leopold Senghor announced that a new presidential type constitution will be submitted to voters in March in Dakar. The proposal outlines a strengthened executive framework and a potential overhaul of the country’s political structure.
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Dakar
Senegal
Leopold Senghor
West Germany to Aid Greece within NATO framework
Bonn reports West Germany will provide military aid to Greece under NATO framework. The decision signals continued alliance support amid tensions in the region with details on aid type and delivery not specified.
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Bonn
West Germany
Greece
NATO
Shrine Horse Show dates set for 1963 at Hawkeye Downs
Potentate Glen W. Brehm announced the 12th annual El Kabir Shrine Horse show will run June 21 23 at Hawkeye Downs with George Griffith as chair. Aides include Vernon Spurrier Donald Clutter Virgil Finkenbinder Robert M L Johnson Fouts Dooley and Wayne Allen. Parade director is Robert Sands and grand entry director is named as well. The spring ceremonial is planned for May 25 drawing units from Iowa and neighboring states.
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el Kabir Shrine
Glen W. Brehm
Shrine
Hawkeye Downs
George Griffith
Griffith
Potentate
Vernon Spurrier
Donald Clutter
Virgil Finkenbinder
Robert M. L. Johnson
Fouts Dooley
Wayne Allen
Brehm
Robert Sands
Iowa
R. K. Hunter
Charles Olsen
Clutter
House
Spring square dance classes start in Cedar Rapids area clubs
Registration is open for a spring program of square and round dancing by the Playground and Recreation Commission. Classes meet at Riverside recreation center Coe college women’s fieldhouse and River side, with fees per couple for 8 or 16 sessions. Ken and Wanda Crow instruct all groups. The 12th annual Iowa Spring Square Dance Festival is set for May 4 at Memorial Coliseum.
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Playground and Recreation Commission
Commission
City Hall
Riverside Recreation Center
C Street
Jeans and
Janes
Coe College Women’s
C Avenue NE
Merry Twinklers
Ken
Wanda Crow
Iowa
Memorial Coliseum
The
Recreation Commission
Iowa Federation of Square Dance Clubs
Cedar Rapids Area
Callers’ Assn
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Thomas W. Sullivan
Boston
London
Famous Welles
Kane
Herman J. Mankiewicz
Joseph Cotten
Agnes Moorehead
Clary
Mochnick Typewriter CO
Armstrong Yard Goods
Ed Miller
Don Griffith
Vern Taylor
Wayne Peters
Leonard E. Deaver
Salem Evangelical United Brethren Church
Dominic Loferski
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Arthur Jay
Harbrooke
Forstmann
Armstrong
N’s Suits
Selby
Famous Label Knit
Armstrong Women
Armstrong Girls’ Store
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