Cost of the Pools H Much will it cost me
Cedar Rapids residents ask how much the $425000 swimming pool bond will cost. Finance Commissioner Shank and City Assessor Kulish estimate the average taxpayer will pay about $1 a year for 15 years. The levy is about 0.33% per year per pool, roughly $4 per homeowner, changing as property values grow.
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Memorial Stadium
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Morro Castle
State Supreme Court to select condemnation jurors panel
The Iowa Highway Commission ends its practice of drawing 12 appraisers for road right-of-way cases. Jurors will now be chosen from a panel compiled by the state supreme court. Chief Justice Theodore G. Garfield announced the shift to the new method.
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Supreme Court
Theodore G. Garfield
How Free Is U S Art
Americans view Soviet art censorship as tyranny while overlooking limits in the United States. The piece cites local exhibitions banning certain works and a Churchill exhibit rejection, contrasting with Russia's demand for realism. It asks how much artistic freedom exists in America and urges self-reflection.
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Iowa
Winston Churchill
Communist Party
America
Cleveland's Grandson Serves Alaska as Missionary
Washington reports Tom Cleveland, grandson of Grover Cleveland, serves as an Episcopalian missionary in Holikachuk Alaska. In a letter to family he describes life in the remote Eskimo village, beaver prices, dog distemper, and the need for a tractor to aid village work, noting long winter nights and brief summer daylight.
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Cedar Rapids Budget Boost and Motel Plan Headlines
Ten years ago Cedar Rapids faced a record budget estimate of 2 730 739 with a tax rise likely for 1949 50. The council approved a first reading for a highway 30 motel installation ordinance while 1 500 gathered for a weekly band concert by Local 187 AFM at Island Plaza. Twenty years ago paving on the highway 30 cutoff from Dead Man's Curve to the new viaduct was finished and a heat record of 97 degrees set in 1938.
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Roland Moehlmann
Stanley Davis
Dead Man's Curve
Rockford Road
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Mercury
Joseph H. Anderson
Thompson Farmer
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G.O.P
Des Moines
Linn County
Oper Vere
Alice Ferber
How to Tame Headaches and Breastfeeding Advice
A reader asks about migraine cures and the doctor suggests reading his headache booklet titled How to Tame Headaches, offering relief possibilities and a 20 cent mail request. The column also covers breastfeeding experiences with three children, advising to nurse if possible, monitor supply, and switch to formula or supplement if the baby is not getting enough to eat.
Community debate on Cedar Rapids swimming pools bond issue
Readers express concern about a $425000 bond to fund three city pools, noting past cost overruns on the ballpark and questioning who pays. They suggest a year round armory option, warn against hidden taxes, and urge careful site and financial planning before voting next week.
Pool access in Cedar Rapids for all races, city pool plan
Mrs. Fred E. Phelps asks if new pools will be segregated before voting. The Gazette notes the law forbids discrimination. if built, all pools including Ellis Park will be open to everyone regardless of race.
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Adams Is Tried by Politics
In a column, David Lawrence argues trial by headlines distorts truth about Sherman Adams. He cites Eisenhower's remarks saying he needs Adams, not declaring guilt, and stresses the American jury misreads facts amid distortions.
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Eisenhower Needed Adams Not to Sacrifice an Innocent
The essay argues Eisenhower kept Sherman Adams to preserve justice and avoid political expediency. It cites Adams as honest and effective, not corrupt, and contends the president must prioritize stable governance over headlines. The piece recalls Patton’s slap incident to illustrate steady leadership under pressure.
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Eisenhower
Dwight Eisenhower
George Patton
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Patton
Fisenhower
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Sherman Adams
Retiring Justice Medina On Age And Judicial Power
Judge Harold R. Medina reflected on aging and capacity noting that after about age 74 or 75 a judge may overestimate sustained focus and vigor. He described retirement being postponed past 75 as potentially indefinite, speaking at a Justice Department conference.
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Harold R. Medina
Justice Department
Unusual name origin and life of Cedar Rapids engineer Critz Hahn
Critz Hahn, president and GM of Cedar Rapids Engineering, discusses his youth in Wellman and Wyoming, how he grew into engineering, the firm’s formation in 1920, and its shift from a single valve facing model to 16 high precision machines. He outlines seasonal work, missile and aircraft subcontracting, vacations by union agreement, and his passions in flying, model railroading, and photomicrography.
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Cedar Rapids Engineering
R. H. Meister
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