Jackie Hutcheson of Iowa City dies at 87
Jacqueline Jackie Glea Hutcheson a lifelong Iowa City resident died June 16 2024 at University of Iowa Hospital. A memorial service is set for July 10 2024 at Kirkwood Avenue Church of Christ with burial at Memory Gardens Cemetery. Memorials may go to Kirkwood Church of Christ.
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Jackie
Glea Hutcheson
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Kirkwood Avenue Church of Christ
Memory Gardens
Kirkwood Church of Christ
Mercy Hospital
Theron “Jack
Rosella “Mae” (Russell) Oakes
North Liberty
William Hutcheson
Holly Springs
K-Mart
Colonial Lanes
Red Hat Society
Denali
Bill
Brenda Williams
Julie
Richard) Showalter
Palmer
Coralville
William
Sydney) Showalter
Jessica Showalter
Anchorage
Andrew
Amanda) Williams
Milwaukee
Serena
Evelyn Showalter
Wesley Williams
Terry Oakes
Claudes Oakes
San Bernadino
Bill Hutcheson
Greg
Jim Oakes
Ethel Good
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Nathan Hare Black studies pioneer dies at 91
Nathan Hare a scholar and writer who helped shape Black empowerment movements in the 1960s including a five month student strike at San Francisco State College that led to the nation s first extensive Black studies program died June 10 in San Francisco He was 91 The Black Scholar announced the death noting his pivotal role in pushing Black studies and protest action and his controversial calls for direct action in higher education.
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Nathan Hare
San Francisco State College
San Francisco
Black Scholar
Hare
America
Malcolm X
U.S
Howard University
Washington
Howard
U.S. News
Muhammad Ali
Boxer
Vietnam
San Francisco State
San Francisco State University
S.I. Hayakawa
Hayakawa
WPA Program in Iowa Employs Thousands During Depression
The WPA in Iowa employed about 37,000 people at its peak, funding diverse projects from education to road repair and clothing relief. Women joined the workforce, roughly a quarter in Cedar Rapids, with local offices shaping project specifics. some plans, like a Dairy Dale sewer, faced early inefficiencies and criticism for idle labor.
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U.S
WPA
Tara Templeman
History Center
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Templeman
Dairy Dale
St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church
31St St
the Gazette
Transportation
William E. Henning
Harrison Elementary
Savannah Blake
WPA Projects in Linn County Highlight 1930s Works
The Linn County WPA projects included a Cedar Rapids River Road upgrade, dam constructions at Palisades Kepler near Mount Vernon and Buffalo Creek Park, plus the Marion Athletic Field. Art projects like the Law and Culture mural in the Cedar Rapids federal courthouse are noted, with later restoration and shifting ownership.
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Iowa
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Harrison Elementary School
Cedar Rapids
Marion Athletic Field
Cedar River
Palisades-Kepler State Park
Mount Vernon
Buffalo Creek Park
Coggon
Law & Culture
Federal Courthouse
Cedar Rapids City Hall
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First St. SE
Federal
City Council Chambers
Sean Ulmer
Cedar Rapids Museum of Art
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Francis Robert White
Oskaloosa
Little Gallery
Don Glasell
Harry Donald Jones
Everett Jeffrey
Howard Johnson
Arnold Pyle
Grant Wood
Bailey.cichon
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