Local Cedar Rapids Highlights Past and Present Citizens
A Cedar Rapids Gazette recap notes Lynn Matchett sharing her father Tom Hurd memorabilia. Ted Williams era connections and Hall of Fame names appear. It also marks Playtime Poppy's 50th anniversary, Iowa Nuclear plant economic concerns, a 1933 Beacon automobile tale, Cedar Rapids water odor dispute, Charles Denecke’s store history, Alf Landon’s Topeka visit, and Barnum and Bailey circus scenes.
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Cedar Rapids
Lynn Matchett
Boston Red Sox
Tom Hurd
Gazette
Hurd
Waterloo White Hawks
Havana
Cuba
Red Sox
Ted Williams
Mickey Mantle
Yogi Berra
al Kaline
Children’s Theatre of
Poppy
Margaret Collins
Collins Radio
Arthur Collins
Children’s Theatre
City Hall
Jessie DeLaMater
Continental Motor Corp
Detroit
Mich
DeLaMater
Iowa Theatre
Rolls-Royce
Cedar Rapids Bulletin Board of Community Events and Notices
Community calendar items list events from Cedar Rapids including a midsummer costume ball at Peoples Universalist Unitarian Church, a Dean Redman benefit poker run, an estate sale for a spay neuter clinic, charity nights at local businesses, and numerous bake sales, reunions, and fellowship gatherings across Iowa cities with contact details and donation notes. Proceeds support local causes and institutions.
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Cedar Rapids
Peoples Universalist Unitarian Church
Third Ave
Shannon Webber
Lunarprayers
Aol.com
Dean Redman
Kmart West
16Th Ave
Shriner
Holly Ave
Cici
Cici’s Pizza
Edgewood Rd
Knights of Columbus Council
St. Jude Church
Chelsea
Station Street
Aaron Balvin
Orange St
Jason Balvin
Chelseal
City of Chelsea
Iowa City
Boys and Girls
First Assembly of God
Keokuk St
Harold Schutte
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G.R
Jim de Long
Iowa Electric Light and Power
Iowa
Russia
Iowa Electric
Larry Root
James Meaghan
Iowa Department of Health
Albert Lea
Minn
Cedar River
State Health Department
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Vinton
Meaghan
Charles Denecke
Denecke
Newman’s Department Store
Newman’s
Second Avenue
Second Street
Lindale
Town and Country
Alf Landon
Kansas
Topeka
Kan
Barnum and Bailey Circus
Jupiter
Bulletin Board
Thegazette.com
Cruis'n
University
Kinnick
Krause Family
Hawkins Dr
University of Iowa Children’s Hospital
Marion
Rollin’ Aces
God Speed Automotive
Fifth Ave
Iowa Rollin’ Aces
Monica
Walker
Walker Fire Department
Park St
Buffalo United Methodist Church
Blairs Ferry Rd
Prairie Chapel
Prairie Chapel United Methodist Church
Prairie Chapel Rd
Farmers Markets
Amana
Henry's Village
St. Homestead
Andy Bodenbender
Greene Square Park
Fourth Ave
Eighth Avenue
Teresa White
Noetridge Park
Collins Road
Council Street
Central City
Courtyard Park
South Fifth Street
Ruthanne Weighton
Ely
Rowley St
Ali Alldredge
Hiawatha
Guthridge Park
10Th Avenue
Sandy Barnard
Homestead
W St
East End
Seventh Ave
Pat Carlson
Monticello
Judy Shay
Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon Visitors Center
First St. W
David Or
Mickey Miller
North Liberty
North Liberty Rec Center
W. Cherry St
Matt Meseck
Oxford
Creekside Park
Mill Street
Kathy Tandy
Springville
Cox Lake Park Pavilion
Broadway St
Lena Gilbert
Shellsburg
Sells St
Joyce Pence
Cedar Rapids — Jefferson
Cedar Rapids Clarion Hotel & Convention Center
Cedar Rapids Country Club
27Th Street Dr
Cornellcollege.edu
Jboettger
Jfk
Keystone
Turner Hall
Second Ave
Sandy Points
Westview Dr
Solon
Rita Pickering
18Th Ave
Witwer Senior Center
Tanager Place of
Tanager Place
Cedar Rapio
Collinsoadtheatres.com
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Wehrenberg Theatres Re Oe
Sun
Fri - Sat
Sun - Wed
Thurs
Larry Crowne
Fri - Thurs
Wehrenberg.com
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