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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 04, 1954

Page

2

Shrine Horse Show Opens with Parade and Record Entry

The El Kahir Shrine Horse Show begins with a Saturday pony parade in Cedar Rapids featuring Col K E Reisinger’s eight pony Shetland hitch. The event runs two shows Saturday and Sunday with finals Sunday night, boasting 400 plus horses across 40 classes and seven stake events, plus appearances by Smiley Burnette.

el Kahir Shrine Hawkeye Downs Col K. E. Reisinger Eldora Cedar Rapids

Linn Democrats Plan Write-in For Supervisor

Linn county Democrats urge a write-in campaign in Mondays primary to place L. M. Peters of Marion on the November general election ballot for Second district supervisor Peters, a 54 year old farmer and Yorkshire hog breeder, is seeking the Democratic nomination and must gain at least 436 write-in votes to qualify.

Linn Democrats Linn County Democrats L. M. Peters Marion Peters Solon VFW American Legion

Hoegh Leads Cedar Rapids Lions Club Straw Poll

Atty Gen Leo A Hoegh won a Cedar Rapids Lions Club straw poll with 35 of 68 votes for governor. He led the field ahead of five Republican candidates with Ernest Palmer Jr drawing 11 votes and two ballots cast for Democrat Clyde E Herring.

Leo A. Hoegh Cedar Rapids Lions Club Hoegh Clyde E. Herring Ernest Palmer, Jr

Election tally shows close club voting for nominees

A. B. Chambers 8, William H. Nicholas 7, William S. Lynes 3, Benjamin Ellsworth 2. One member wrote I dont like any of them on the ballot indicating dissatisfaction with the choices.

A. B. Chambers William H. Nicholas William S. Lynes Benjamin Ellsworth

Five Iowa State students earn honors in 1952 Phi Eta Sigma

Felix P O Donnell of Park Avenue SE named one of seven Lane Wells scholarship winners at Iowa State College. Phi Eta Sigma honors include William Holsinger Raymond Jedlicka Ronald Saylor Darwin Van Skike and Roger Horrigan among 83 freshmen initiated as scholastic honorees with Cedar Rapids and Brooklyn connections.

Iowa Iowa State Felix P. O'Donnell Park Avenue SE Iowa State College O’donnell Cedar Rapids Brooklyn Phi Eta Sigma William Holsinger George Holsinger Ninth Street Raymond Jedlicka Henry Jedlicka E Avenue NW Ronald Saylor Roy Saylor Tenth Street Darwin van Skike D. W. VanSkike Iowa Avenue Roger Horrigan Charles Horrigan

Petition Demands Restriction on K Street Truck Traffic

A Cedar Rapids delegation of nine presented a 257 signature petition Thursday asking the city council to enforce an ordinance to reduce truck traffic on K street SW from Sixteenth to Eighth avenues and parts of Sixteenth avenue. They seek a ban on unnecessary heavy trucks and urge enforcement through updated routing rules. Safety Commissioner E A Prochaska promises a further survey and study of destinations to address the issue.

Sixteenth Eighth Avenue Sixteenth Avenue Charles Krejci E. A. Prochaska Prochaska Cedar Rapids K Street

Gazette Want Ad Rates and Local Services Listing

The page lists Gazette want ad rates by size and includes a dense compilation of local services for hire. It mentions plastering, tree service, masonry, painting, well drilling, cleaning, remodeling, and yard work. The ad mix reflects a mid-century small-town classified section with multiple phone numbers and names.

Kenwood Happy Nursing Home 8Th St Hillcrest Pri Cliff Rogers Irvin Martinson North Liberty Alburnett Venetian Hospital Johi Woedingh Albert Gee Saint Scotty's Oor Bheyen Pully Usarene Ee EBL Aise Sonable Gene Aires Teiatte Repal Ork Mack Jack Sting Lastering

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