Cedar Rapids in the Late 1920s Civic Focus and Leaders
Cedar Rapids prospered with major projects like Linn county highway bonds and new landmarks such as the Roosevelt hotel in 1927 and the Iowa Theater to open soon. Leading citizens urged progressive planning amid a calm mood and a public survey series titled Why's Why in Cedar Rapids captured the era's prominent voices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Roosevelt
Iowa Theater
The
Gazette
Four City Issues Highlighted in Cedar Rapids Survey
A Cedar Rapids survey lists four top civic problems including highway paving delays and slow Fourth Street freight trains. It also notes concerns about moral standards, Prohibition enforcement, and calls for road, rail, and traffic safety improvements shaped by local figures and business leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fourth Street
Robert C. Armstrong
Cedar Rapids
Max Daehler
Marion H. Morrison
Marvin Wright
James H. Yuill
Job Threatened by Earlier Student Activities at Northwestern
New York woman known as Margie Singer faces losing her substitute postal clerk job after a civil service inquiry tied to her SDS activities and alleged antiwar protests at Northwestern University. FBI reports prompted the inquiry and possible disciplinary action under government policy on dissent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Margie Singer
Northwestern University
Federal Bureau of Investigation
New York
Civil Service Commission
SDS
FBI
Kimbell Johnson
Commission
Bureau of Personnel Investigations
Northwestern
Bureau
Miss Singer
Media
Singer
ROTC
Lunt Hall
NROTC
Sam J. Ervin
Dn.c
Constitutional Rights Subcommittee
Robert E. Hampton
Hampton
Burt Neuborne
The
New York Civil Liberties Union
Neuborne
New Left
Justice Department
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High Rock
William C. Crawford
Milo A. Chehak
Wayne J. Foster
Morgan J. Foster
Neil Montgomery
Doug Fairbanks
Wallace Beery
John Gilbert
Ronald Coleman
Norma Talmadge
C. F. Paulson
Fred Payneer
A. N. Hamiston
Loop
King Thompson
Washington High School
Fred A. Winter
Milo
A. Chehak
O. F. Paulson
A. N. Humiston
John S. Lang
Students For A Democratic Society
Senate Constitutional Rights Subcommittee
Ervin
Associated Press
Sho Ly
Armstrong Young
MRS. Shop
Armstrong
Armstrong Beauty Shop
Burlington
Burlington Panty Hose
Armstrong Hosiery
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