Cedar Rapids Elks announce local scholarship winners
Susan Sergeant a 1963 Cedar Rapids Jefferson graduate entered in the national Elks lodge scholarship contest after winning top local honors. Robert Elam and Elaine Peterson also won local scholarships, with 38 winners selected from Jefferson Washington Regis St Patrick's Marion Linn Mar and Prairie high schools.
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Elks Lodge
James Manville
Elks Club
Marge Sladek
Prairie High School
Elaine Peterson
Reais
Ronald Gibson
Jefferson High School
Susan Sergeant
Tefferson High School
Cedar Rapids
Robert Elam
Jefferson High
Howard Green
University of Iowa
Towa State University
Regis High School
Cedar Rapids Elks Lodge
Coe College
Mt. Mercy College
Lodge
Pittsburgh cafe marks 30th anniversary with old prices
A downtown Pittsburgh cafe celebrated its 30th anniversary by restoring menu prices to thirty years ago. A turkey dinner with sides and coffee was 35 cents and beer 5 cents. About 1,500 dinners were served, along with roughly half a ton of turkey.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Cafe
The Vanishing Fourth Glorious Fourth of July Reflections
A 1963 column by Dick Kleiner reflects on fading public enthusiasm for the Fourth of July. It traces shifts from community gatherings and patriotic fervor to a holiday largely about leisure, traffic, and generic recreation, noting firework bans and changing cultural habits. The piece cites American Legion voices on the evolving meaning of the day.
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Dick Kleiner
York
NEA
New England
Daniel O'Connor
American Legion
O'Connor
Legion
Harley Last Resident of Wall Street Moving Out
New York AP reports Hugh Harley the last resident of Wall Street is selling his 18th century four story building to make way for a 27 story office tower. The 70 year old, a former city editor and World War I veteran, plans to retire and may relocate to England or Ireland while dividing his varied art and curios among his grandchildren. He quips about financiers and reflects on a life spent traveling and collecting.
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New York
Wall Street
Hugh Harley
Harley
U.S
England
County
Donegal
Treland
Joseph Turner
Robert Murray
Famly
Murray Hill
Manhattan
The
Philadelphia Inquirer
Wall
Cedar Rapids Christian School Association forms new plant and policies
State certified teachers under Christian parental guidance operate the Cedar Rapids Christian School Association. The school, at 2044 First Avenue NE Cedar Rapids IA, serves kindergarten through sixth grade with plans for a larger building. Tuition is half funded by families and half by voluntary contributions. enrollment rising about ten percent yearly. admissions require five by October 15 for kindergartners and transfer students must show mid year grades. The school cannot accommodate handicapped or retarded children.
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The
Christian School Association
Ain Christian
Christian School
Cedar Rapids Christian School Association
Cedar Rapids Christian School
First Avenue NE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Garten
Therincipal
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Gis
St. Patrick's
Marion, Linn-Mar and
Prairie High Schools
Sargeant
Margo Sladek
Prairie
Jefferson
Jerry Edleman
Cedar Rap
Jids Elks Lodge
William Matias
Paul Jones
Charles Gunn
M. D. Owen
al Americanism Committee
Major Adams
TV 3
Bard
Minor Museum
Eleanor
Wallstress
Ireland
Shop Ganelte
Bode Optical
Montgomery Ward Sth
Mullin
Fere
Ghristian School
First Ave
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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