Parade of Progress Opens This Week At Cedar Rapids
General Motors traveling science show Parade of Progress comes to Cedar Rapids for five days at Coe College field. Fifty young men and 12 Futurliners will demonstrate industrial research with no sales, tours run 7 p.m. opening Wednesday.
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Cedar Rapids
General Motors
H. F. Manning
Advance
Coe College
Cee
Three Drum and
Coe Field
General Motors Company
Science program at Quaker Oats plant show times listed
Dates show Wednesday through Friday 7 to 10 30 p m and Saturday to Sunday 2 to 10 p m. John Pierpont a GM research technician who travels ahead of the show will present a special science program for plant employees at 3 p m Monday at the Quaker Oats facility.
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John Pierpont
General Motors
Quaker.Oats
Candy Bars Substitute For Mayor s Handshake
In Albany 29 candy bars were bought to save the mayor from shaking hands with 29 visiting second graders. Mayor Francis Hookkamp, ready to head to the ball park for opening day, greeted the children with a quick hello and sent his secretary to buy the treats so he could avoid a long round of handshakes before tossing the first ball.
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Albany
Francis Hookkamp
Hookkamp
Iowa Roads Reopen or Reroute After 195 Miles of Detours
A Saturday bulletin from the Iowa State Highway Commission notes 105 miles of state and federal highways closed for construction, creating 195 miles of detours, many surfaced, with detailed closures and detour lengths across the state from Leon to the Minnesota line and areas near Cedar Rapids, Marion, Ida Grove, and An interior cross-section of Iowa.
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Iowa
State Highway Commission
Ames
Leon
Decatur City
Parkersburg
Marshalltown
Armstrong
Minnesota
S. 59
O'Brien
U. S. 18
Osceola County
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Harlan
Earth
St. Anscar
Carpenter
Iowa 117
Prairie City
Colfax
Dyersville
Anita
Towa 92
Iowa 151
Marton
U_S
Ogden
Iowa 181
Mel
Iowa Road Construction and Detours Across the State
The notice lists multiple highway projects including closures on Iowa 184, 221, 261, and 320 with miles of detours and surfaces. Detour routes run via Cedar Rapids U S 30 and U S 218. Additional work includes grading, resurfacing, shoulder work, and bridge construction on routes 11, 14, 25, 3, 34, 105, 106, 136, 183, 220, and 369 across counties such as Linn, Greene, Ringgold,Taylor, and Marion.
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Cher
Iowa
Randolph
Pocahontas
Buena Vista County
Linn County
Solon
Cedar Rapids
U S. 30
U. S. 218
Badger
U. S. 169
Iowa 11
Sridge
Independence
Iowa 14
Greene
Iowa 25
Ringgold-Taylor County
Forth
South Junction
Owa
U. S. 34
Glenwood
Towa
Northwood
Iowa 106
Clear Lake
Iowa 136
New Vienna
Soldier
Ute
South Amana
West Amana
Marion County
Iowa 92
July 4 Celebration Committees Named in Hanford
George Liddle names 1941 July 4 celebration heads for Hanford American Legion Hawkeye Downs. AMA motorcycle races with 500 dollars in prizes highlight the seven yearly program, featuring 12 events and no ticket price increase.
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Hanford Post
American Legion
Hawkeye Downs
George Liddle
Legion
AMA
Gilbert Martin
Milwaukee
Liddle
Johnny Fryrear
Bill Wage
Russell Manatt
B. D. Silliman
Frank Stepanek
Dwight Krumboltz
Murray Robertson
F. A
Could Caruso Thrill the World with Stomach Ulcer Pains
An advertisement touts Udga tablets promising relief from ulcers stomach pains indigestion gas heartburn and excess acid with a money back guarantee. It hints at Caruso suffering stomach pains affecting singing abilities and urges readers to buy Udga at drug stores.
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Caruso
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