Cedar Rapids man made honorary Mohawk member
Harold Waltermeyer of Cedar Rapids has been made an honorary member of the Mohawk Confederacy at Akwesasne. He is said to be the first white man admitted beyond historians and writers, chosen for his interest in Indian lore and studies. Waltermeyer lives on the St. Regis reservation in Newark and attends Tama reservation pow-wows, studying symbols and legends.
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Harold Waltermeyer
Akwesasne Council
Waltermeyer
Confederacy
St. Regis Reservation
Newark
Tama Reservation
Five Ways to Help Alcoholics Stay Sober
A report outlines five approaches to treating alcoholism. Antabuse and emetine are discussed as noncurative aids, with risks and medical supervision required. Psychological therapy, moral and spiritual support through Alcoholics Anonymous, a legal shift to treat alcoholics as patients, and studies of body chemistry are explored as complementary paths.
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Alten L. Blakeslee
Associated Press
Science Reporter
New York
Alcoholics Anonymous
Aidl
Gazette Carriers Enter All Iowa Bike Derby at Fair
Gazette carrier boys will race in the All Iowa fair bicycle contest with heats at 9 30 a m on Monday August 15 and a final at Hawkeye Downs at 2 p m on August 17 Kids day at the fair Grand prize is a deluxe Schwinn and a free trip to Columbus Ohio to compete in the All American Newspaper Boys Championship Bicycle Derby Scholarships awarded for top finishers All entrants must be under 17 by October 1 proof of age required American Bicycle Leagues rules govern the event
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Cedar Rapids Gazette
Hawkeye Downs
Columbus
Ohio
All Gazette
Amateur Athletic Union
Carrier Boys
Midwest
Vioie Chitwood
Chitwood
Thompson Promoted to Executive Vice President at W G Block
George Thompson of 1624 Wildwood Drive NE Cedar Rapids has been re elected to the board of directors and named executive vice president. He will manage Cedar Rapids yards and oversee company yards in Marshalltown and Waterloo.
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George Thompson
Wildwood Drive
W. G. Block Company
Cedar Rapids
Thompson
Marshalltown
Waterloo
Global reliance on agricultural livelihoods
Two thirds of the planet's population earn their income from farming and related enterprises, highlighting agriculture as the dominant economic activity for most communities worldwide.
Hawkeye Music Festival Announces July Fourth Events
Philip Maxwell of the Chicago Tribune will host the Cedar Rapids Hawkeye festival at Hawkeye Downs from 7 to 8 p.m. July Fourth featuring a fireworks display, a Texas Rangers rodeo segment, and winners from Coe College campus contests to join the evening program.
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Philip Maxwell
Chicago Tribune
Cedar Rapids
Hawkeye Downs
Texas Rangers
Hanford Legion Post No. 5
Coe College
Stanley Vesely
Coe
Chicago
John MacDonald
Margaret Pendleton
University of Iowa
Howard Stube
Elmer Zeigler
Sterling
Zeigler
To Celebrate Mary Davison’s 101st Birthday With Tom Collins
Mrs. Mary J. Davison marked her 101st birthday in New York and chose a Tom Collins over champagne for the celebration. She urged keeping festivities simple and avoiding fuss.
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New York
Mary J. Davison
Tom Collins
Czech Songs On Tonight's Band Concert
Tonight's AFM Cedar Rapids Concert band program features Czech pieces including Slavonic Rhapsody and a march Uziki Muziki. Soloist John Tedmann plays Valse Brilliante and Star Dust on marimba. Concert concludes with Straussianna as part of eight program series.
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AFM
Cedar Rapids
R. L. Moehlmann
Friedmann
Kmoch
Joseph Skornicka
Milwaukee
Skornicka
Moehlmann
John Tiedemann
Greene
Hoagy Carmichael
Aor
Bagley
Gould
American Federation of Musicians Local 137
Former Chariton City Manager Joins Cedar Rapids Cement Association
Waldo W. Wegner, ex Chariton city manager, starts as field engineer for the Portland Cement Association in eastern Iowa Cedar Rapids. He replaces Fred F. Loy in Des Moines and will relocate with his wife and two children on July 15 to 2015 Fourth Avenue SE. Wegner previously served as Chariton city manager and Mason City city engineer.
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Waldo W. Wegner
Chariton
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Portland Cement Association
Wegner
Fred F. Loy
Des Moines
Fourth Avenue SE
Mason City
Daredevils to appear twice at All Iowa fair
The All Iowa fair announces an added feature by The Wallendas aerial act of two or three performances during fair week. Rietta Grolefent will perform on the swaying pole with a Wallenda high wire pyramid. the act is in addition to regular attractions and revue shows stretching eight days.
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Andy Hanson
Wallendas
Rietta Grolefent
Hanson
Kill the flies to prevent disease with DDT
A concise public health note advises using DDT around refuse cans and doorways to control flies and reduce disease risk.
Oldest Town in Idaho Celebrates 89th Anniversary
Franklin Idaho, the state's oldest community, marked its 89th anniversary. The town in the southeast corner was settled by Mormons and reported a population of 523 at the last census.
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Franklin
Idaho
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