Cedar Rapids Names for Parks and Vraz Soloist in Cedar Rapids
Parks Commissioner Don Gardner weighs names for three large unnamed areas in Cedar Rapids the 140 acre southwest area the 120 acre northeast park and the 137 acre river area north of Ellis He tentatively names the southwest park after Richard C Jones Memorial while Jones Park exists unofficially at Second Street and Osborn Avenue SE near Wilson and Company Other parks may get official titles after public input Victor Vraz New York flutist will be soloist with the Cedar Rapids Symphony on June 14 He studied in New York and comes from a Midwest linked family. his great grandfather founded a major Czech daily paper in Chicago and his father was a noted naturalist and writer Justin or Otto Hanzlik Linn County auditor directs election results procedures affecting the fire station bond vote and other races.
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Cedar Rapids
Don Gardner
Ellis
Gardner
Cuthwest
Richard C. Jones
Victor Vraz
New York
Bauer-Mengelberg
Wilhelm Mengelberg
Midwest
August Geringer
Chicago
United States
Enrique St. Vraz
Vraz
Columbia University
Firewater for Firefighting
GOUPILLERES France IN S Armand Martin a 52 year old village councillor and volunteer firefighter is valued for his quick response to fires but is said to have a taste for free wine that conflicted with his duties. His fellow villagers note he discovered that fire and wine do not mix and this raises questions about his conduct in public service.
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Goupilleres
Martin
France
Ins
Armand Martin
Wallace Sterling Third Dimension Beauty Patterns Sale
Complete open stock in all ten Wallace Third Dimension Beauty sterling patterns. Buy one piece or a full service. Gift wrapping and delivery included at no extra charge. We will consider it a privilege to have you Charge It.
Pavlis Model Plane Contest Set for Next Sunday
The eleventh annual John Pavlis Memorial model airplane contest is scheduled for next Sunday from 9 am to 5 pm at Cedar Rapids Municipal Airport. New this year are three load carrying plane events sponsored by Pan American World Airways, with organizers including Cedar Rapids Junior Chamber of Commerce and Hawkeye Engineers Model Airplane Club. The event honors Lt. John Parks, a member of both groups who died in 1944 serving on a navy PT boat in the European theater. Jet-Powered Too.
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John Pavlis
Cedar Rapids
Paul Marchal, Jr
Pan American World Airways
Model airplane contest to crown junior and open champions
Pan American sponsors flight competitions for gas and jet powered planes with dummy pilots and a total of 900 dollars in prizes. About 100 contestants from several Midwest states will compete in nine events including hand launched and radio controlled models with entry through Cedar Rapids firms or the Chamber of Commerce. Entry deadline is noon contest day with no spectator charge and separate parking fees.
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Pan American
United States
England
Japan
Minneapolis
St. Louis
Rain Or Shine
John Beck Athletic Goods
Chandlers’ Auto Electric Shop
Drew’s Sporting Goods
Cedar, Rapids
Junior Chamber of Commercce
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Second Street
Osborn Avenue
Wilson and Company
Jones Park
Dick Jones
Wilson’s
Urubu
Channel Matinee
Linn County
Otto Hanzlik
Monkey Business
Bever Park
Russell Anthony
Pakistan
Sears-Younkers
City Plan Commission
Plan Commission
Swede Halvorson
Concrete Materials and Construction Company
State Highway Commission
Sixteenth Avenue SW
F Avenue NW
Halvorson
Tom Moore
Moore
Commission
Art Heusinkveld
Gazette City Hall Reporter
Heusinkveld
Leibsohn
First Avenue
Wallace Sterling
2Nd Ave
2Nd St. SE
Newton’s
Priscilla
Bulovar Navigator
STC
St. SE
Stradivari
Rose Point
Pavlis
Illinois
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
Iowa
Royal
Royal Smith-Corona Remington Underwood
Tippa Olivetti
Torpedo
Merveaux Typewriter Exchange
3Rd Ave
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