Cedar Rapids eyes United Fund move to replace Community Chest
Iowa cities praise United Fund gains in efficiency and unity while Cedar Rapids studies the shift from a local Community Chest. Directors in five cities cite staff time savings and broader donor reach as payroll deductions grow.
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Iowa
United Fund
The
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Red Cross
Cedar Rapids-Marion
Marion
United Funds
Waterloo
Sioux City
Des Moines
Davenport
Muscatine
Council Bluffs
Sister Kenny Polio Foundation
Wells
United Fund Board
Ray C. Camblin
Jones
Fire crewmates rush twice to same apartment fire alarm
Denver Assistant Fire Chief Ray Nalty led his six man crew to a repeated alarm at the same apartment building. The janitor blamed a faulty blower for smoke that released in a single puff, while witnesses feared a fire was spreading.
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Denver
INS
Ray Nalty
Nalty
Edward Arnold Stars in Lady's Choice on Channel 9
Delightful humor shines as Edward Arnold headlines the Star Showcase program Lady's Choice airing Sunday at 8 p.m. on Channel 9.
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Edward Arnold
Lady’s Choice
Channel 9
Importance of Business Education Talk By Cedar Rapids NOMA
Dr. C. Woody Thompson director of the Iowa University bureau for business and economic research will speak before the Cedar Rapids chapter of the National Office Management Association at the Roosevelt hotel on Tuesday. Outstanding Cedar Rapids high school students will attend as guests. social hour starts at 6 p.m. followed by dinner at 6 30. Thompson earned a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Illinois in 1925.
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Cedar Rapids
National Office Management Association
Roosevelt Hotel
C. Woody Thompson
Bureau
University of Iowa
Dr. Thompson
University of Illinois
Chinese Reds Lure Rubber Growers Back to Mainland
Hong Kong dispatch reports a Communist plan to entice rubber tree growers and tappers from southeast Asia to return to China. Promised incentives include private ownership, no taxes, and transferable shares. Peiping’s two week probe of Hainan found manpower the only missing element.
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Hong Kong
INS
Southeast Asia
China
Red China
Hainan
Peiping
Hainan Island
Sheriff Admits Mistake After Watchmaker Escapes
LAKE BUTLER Fla. UP Sheriff John Whitehead said he may have erred in allowing watchmaker Jesse L. Adkinson to continue his trade while awaiting trial. Adkinson charged with breaking and entering carved a key with watch tools, slipped from his cell and escaped from the jail.
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Lake Butler, Fla
John Whitehead
Jesse L. Adkinson
Adkinson
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