25 Jul 1951
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1951
Page
1
A humorous digression on sleep shaping ideas from William S to Oak and a sly aside about Hitler. The piece casts sleep as a problem solver and source of odd historical “what ifs” with dismissive lampoon of a little known historian Flookweevul.
A curiously recounted tale credits James Watt with discovering steam power after dozing beside a stove. Supposedly a kettle’s steam streamed onto his rear, prompting a jump into a bucket of water and fueling his belief in steam propulsion, an anecdote said to mark another victory for sleep.
Notice is given that on the first day of July 1951 at 9 o clock a.m. in Linn County Iowa a document purporting to be the last will and testament of Harold R Mowrey will come before the district court in Cedar Rapids for proof and admission to probate. Dated Cedar Rapids July 24 1951. RTH AXMEAR AGier District Court. DONNELLY LYNCH LYNCH DALLAS Attorneys.
Linn county junior Red Cross delegates Angeline Kadera Mary Ann Peacock Barbara Paradies Meredith Stanard Mar dell Perry Bill Prout and Don Zrudsky will attend a training conference at Clear Lake from July 29 to August 4. The camp is sponsored by Linn county and nine other Iowa chapters under Volunteer Worker Clyde Lindley. Delegates were chosen for leadership and scholastic records to learn Red Cross philosophy and organize chapter and community programs.
The Cedar Boat Club announces a Thursday Show Boat performance on the Cedar River opposite Ellis Park pavilion. Music from a boat anchored mid river starts at 7 30 p m.
A fragment recalls plans to feature band music alongside other events at memns as described by R H Ellison. The note hints at a schedule change or addition to the program. Further details are unavailable in the fragment.
Dr Albert C Barnes 78 a self made ar and art collection tycoon died Tuesday after his convertible struck a truck at a highway intersection in Phoenixville Pennsylvania State police said the truck driver Samuel E Ash 30 uninjured Barnes founder of the Barnes Foundation near Merion led the famed collection valued by experts at over 20 million dollars in French modernist paintings and other works.
The notice announces a hearing on July 31, 1951 at 9:00 a.m. in Cedar Rapids Iowa for proof and admission of the last will and testament of James E Crawford deceased. The proceeding is before the District Court with attorney C W Lawrence stated as attorney. The filing date is July 24 1951 and addressed to the clerk of the district court.
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