Iowa Legion Conclave Program Set in Cedar Rapids
A four day Iowa American Legion convention in Cedar Rapids runs Sunday through Wednesday with highlights including Capt. Harold E. Fischer Jr. and Gov. Leo A. Hoegh addresses on Monday, a Kingston stadium band contest Monday evening, and a downtown parade Tuesday. The schedule lists registrations, memorial services, district caucuses, committee meetings, a Seaborn Collins address, and a closing executive committee meeting at Danceland.
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Iowa American Legion
Cedar Rapids
Harold E. Fischer, Jr
Swea City
Leo A. Hoegh
Memorial Coliseum
Kingston Stadium
Legion
Coliseum
Glenn Hamm
B. Abraham
Hanford
Milo J. Sedlacek
Capt. Fischer
Hoegh
Danceland Ballroom
Danceland
Earl Nau
Mt. Pleasant
Hawkeye Boys State
Jeanlee Mathey
Earlville
Seaborn P. Collins
William Remington
Second Street
Fifth and
Seventh Avenues
First Avenue
Third Street
Third Avenue
Fifth Street
New American Legion
Greene Square
Merchants National Bank
Burglary Suspect With Green Feet Sought In Chicago
Chicago police search for a barefoot burglar who crossed a freshly painted porch at the Joseph Valle home and stole two radios, leaving green paint traces across the house.
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Chicago
Joseph Valle
Government Says Brosh Failed To Report 75000
Frank A. Brosh of Cedar Rapids and Solon faces a civil action by the government over unreported income from 47 funerals totaling 75000 across 1947 to 1952. He previously received a two year sentence and 5000 fine for income tax evasion. The suit seeks to determine any remaining tax owed.
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Brosh
Washington (Ap
Frank A. Brosh
Cedar Rapids
Solon
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Anna K. Price
Martha K. Dvorak
Alanzo ‘Kessler
William I. Mollander
Joseph Zobach
Josephine Carney
Mary E. Lee
Children Garden Exhibits and Picnic Set for Aug 15
The Playground and Recreation Commission will host the annual Children’s Garden Exhibit and Picnic on August 15 at Bever Park’s large pavilion. About 3,000 participants may enter cut flowers arrangements potted plants vegetables canned produce and garden notebooks. Local judges will award first and second prizes in each class with merchandise ribbons and cash for notebooks. Children and parents bring picnic provisions and picnic races will run during judging.
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Playground and Recreation Commission
Bever Park
Virginia tests electronic weight device for trucks
Richmond based AP reports the Virginia highway department and Bureau of Public Roads are testing an electronic scale to curb unnecessary stops. If a truck exceeds legal limits, a red light signals the station and the vehicle will be weighed on standard highway scales.
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Richmond
Virginia Highway Department
Bureau of Public Roads
Allied League Sports Festival Set for Next Sunday at Ellis Park
The Allied Industrial League hosts its annual sports festival next Sunday at Ellis Park in cooperation with the Playground and Recreation Commission. Events include golf, softball, horseshoes, dart throw, and ball pitch with top teams earning trophies and a traveling aggregate trophy. Players pay a $1 entry per participant.
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Allied Industrial League
Ellis Park
Playground and Recreation Commission
Ray Tarver
Wilson and Company
John Lewis
Collins Radio
Gene Todd
Wilson’s
Cliff Teeple
Fruehauf Trailer
Bill McNeil
YMCA
Mickey Walker F
Iowa Manufacturing
Marvin Strang
Cherry Burrell
Keith Newell
Universal Engineering
Newell
Universal
Norm Rowray
Faye Peterson
Quaker Oats
Pete Werning
Bob Skinner
Les Keller
City Recreation Department
Board and Friends
Duck Pond
Man Swears He Isn't Dead at Seattle Court
Olin Martin Lamb aged 40 testified before Assistant U.S. Attorney Frank Cushman that he is alive. The case aims to quiet doubts of his mother Mrs. Lottie Lamb Mann of Jacksonville Florida who believes he is dead since 1940 and has claimed his $1000 life insurance. Lamb did not explain his lack of letters.
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Seattle
Olin Martin Lamb
U.S
Frank Cushman
Lottie Lamb Mann
Jacksonville
Fla
Lamb
Nathan Baldwin Soloist at Band Concert Tonight
Cedar Rapids cornetist Nathan Baldwin, June graduate of McKinley high school, will be soloist with the Cedar Rapids municipal band at Ellis park tonight and Riverside park Wednesday. He has won state solo honors, appeared at Shrine Palm Sunday concerts, and performed around Iowa.
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Nathan Baldwin
Cedar Rapids
June
McKinley High School
Shrine Chanters
Baldwin
Iowa
Schick, Knox
Iowa City Veterans
Biggest and Best Of Your Bargains Bargains rise while newspaper prices hold
East Lansing AP Dr Herbert Lee Williams MSU professor notes inflation has pushed prices of everyday goods like cigars bus rides coffee and candy yet newspapers have mostly kept to five or six cents. He co authors Newspaper Organization and Management due for September release.
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East Lansing
Mich
Michigan State University
Herbert Lee Williams
MSU College of Communication Arts
Williams
Reader Gets Five Cents Worth Of Paper With News
Dr Williams notes readers receive more than five to six cents worth of paper per issue when purchasing the newspaper, highlighting the paper's value beyond the news content.
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Williams
Volcano Active In the Aleutians
Mt Shishaldin in the Aleutian chain is spewing smoke and ash again. Gordon Gay of Reeve Aleutian Airways reports great billowing clouds rising over Shishaldin to an estimated 50 000 feet. Shishaldin stands 9 978 feet on Unimak Island about 700 miles southwest of Anchorage.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Mt. Shishaldin
Aleutian
Gordon Gay
Cold Bay
Reeve Aleutian Airways
Shishaldin
Unimak Island
Cold Hot Dogs Surprise at Mooresville Cafe
Fred Campbell owner of Smith's cafe in Mooresville reports a caller ordered 125 cold hot dogs with all trimmings by telephone. Campbell prepared the order, but the caller did not pick it up, leaving a surplus at the cafe.
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Mooresville
N.C
Smith’s
Fred Campbell
Campbell
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