Unlikely journeys shaped Cedar Rapids home growth
A Cedar Rapids resident recalls a 1940 pocket theft on a train and how such chance events, war years, and cross‑region marriages helped populate the city. The piece explores how people relocate for work and end up making Cedar Rapids home, sometimes after chance meetings or a single flat tire altering their path.
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Christia Ian
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Rural Firemen Accept Non-Member Calls In Anamosa
The rural fire association votes to take non-member calls for a fee of 100 dollars per call plus 50 dollars per extra hour. Officers reelected include Harold Hartman president Frank Post vice president A Parke Ogden secretary J Stanley Waggoner treasurer and Carl Cordes George Siebels Lou Yanda Dell Office.
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Independence Asks Rehearing Of Bond Case
Des Moines Independence seeks a rehearing in the Iowa Supreme Court on a ruling about revenue bonds based on a public facility earnings. The decision could delay municipal improvements as cities rely on issuing two bond sets. Des Moines considered withdrawing a 385000 Bloomfield sewer bond project and several cities have joined a friendly suit.
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Iowa Driver's Test Study Sheets Distribution Planned
DES MOINES UP study sheets to help pass the new Iowa driver test will be distributed by the State Safety Department starting Thursday. Commissioner Russell Brown said copies will go to highway patrol license examiners and later to all license stations, sheriff offices, and police stations for broader use.
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