Will Williams Retires After Fifty Years as Baker on Fourth Avenue
Will Williams, longtime Fourth Avenue baker and owner of a shop loved by generations, retired Saturday in the fiftieth year of his career. His era spanning community chats, waxed paper wrapping, and a steady aroma of rolls marked a bygone era of neighborhood business.
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Will Williams
Baker
Fourth Avenue
Williams
Washington High School
St. Paul’s Methodist
First Christian
Kerns
Fred S. Pettit
Third Street SE
Pettit and Williams
Iowa
Mr. Williams
Williams and Pettit
Pure Food Baking Company
Highway Detours in Eastern Iowa for Week Ending July 21
Highway commission lists detours for eastern Iowa routes including Iowa 24 from Lawler to New Hampton with a 9 mile surfaced detour, U S 30 near Clinton a 3 mile paved detour, Iowa 38 from Olin to Iowa 64 an 8 mile gravel detour, and Iowa 261 from Iowa City to Solon a 14.5 mile surfaced detour. Other closures include Iowa 78 Wayland to U S 218 a 9 mile gravel detour, Iowa 128 Grayton county from Iowa 13 to U S 52 a 16 mile paved detour, Iowa 136 Wyoming to Oxford Junction a 7 mile gravel detour, and Iowa 290 near Clayton a 1.3 mile earth detour. Iowa 291 Low Moor to U S 30 a 4 mile gravel detour.
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Iowa
Highway Commission
Lawler
New Hampton
U. S
Clinton
Olin
Wayland
Cedar Rapids baker Williams recalls life and landmark shop
Mr. Williams ran a familiar Cedar Rapids bakery serving fifty to ninety daily lunches. The shop, a southeast side landmark, drew locals for chats and kept a summer fishing sign in the window. Born in Sarnia on June 23, 1874, he married in 1900 and raised two children and two grandchildren nearby.
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Mr. Williams
Williams
Cedar Rapids
Sarnia
Ontario
VFW Post Schedules Watermelon Festival At Circus Grounds
The Veterans of Foreign Wars will sponsor a watermelon feast on August 2 3 4 and 5 at the old circus grounds Twelfth avenue and Fourth street SW. Lou Dvorak publicity chairman says a carnival of at least four rides several shows and concessions are planned. Admission is 10 cents with a free slice of watermelon for all.
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Will Williams
First Avenue
Fourth Street
Fred Kerns
Second Avenue
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Circus Grounds
Twelfth Avenue
Lou Dvorak
VFW
Americans Educating Themselves Away From Land Debate
A discussion argues land policy divides two schools of thought. If the government seizes land for public use, or if land remains wealth for private farmers, the issue shifts to farmer attitudes and education. It questions whether rising tenancy reflects declining desire to farm and calls for data from college students to guide policy.
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America
Mexico
Iowa
Ames
Salt Freight Through Sahara Tracts Reported
About twenty thousand camel loads of salt are removed each year from a large Sahara tract measuring 30 miles wide by 12 miles long.
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Sahara Desert
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Fred C. Henson
Washington
Second Avenue SE
Fourth Avenue Place
T. Z. Cook
Fifth Street
Thompson
VFW Post
Killian
Panamas
Navy
Society
Killian News
The
Killian Company
United States
Iowa City
ST. Ludmila
2Nd Street
21St Avenue SW
SILK
Kolach Festival
St. Ludmila Field
H. Ondrus & Son
St. Ciicago
Killian’s
Fea
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