Czech Arts Festival at Cedar Rapids Art Center
The Cedar Rapids Art Center plans A Festival of Czech Arts from Oct 28 to Dec 31 with an 11 member advisory committee of Czech heritage coordinating four series of events in music drama literature dance and films. The exhibit will feature paintings sculpture costumes and decorative arts and invites locals with usable items to contact the center.
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Cedar Rapids Art Center
Alice Spevacek
Second Avenue
Leo B. Sedlacek
Nineteenth Street
Frank Melsha
Wisconsin Street
Alma Turechick
Robinwood Lane
George J. Naxera, Jr
Fourth Avenue
Melvina Syée
Oakland Road
Naxera
Emily Matousek
Esther Kloise Shoika
Liso’ Sedlacek
Maria Wokoun
Marie Vitek
Y. Carolyn
Revival of Route 30 tourism in Iowa towns along old highway
The piece discusses Cedar Rapids and nearby towns boosting tourism along Highway 30, rebirthing interest once sidelined by Interstate 80. Key figures include Ted Gibson of Jefferson, Tom Widmar of Mt. Vernon, and Robert Faxon of the Chamber of Commerce as they promote the Mt. Vernon Heritage Trail and multiple short trips. Local opinions vary on attractions, with Amana Colonies, Hoover library, and Quaker sites cited as draw cards while Cedar Rapids lacks a standout lure outside the Quaker Oats plant. The effort targets creating several half day to weekend itineraries and expanding promotional work to draw visitors beyond pass-through travelers.
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Commission
Cedar Rapids
Gibson
Mid-America
Tom Widmar
Cornell College
Mt. Vernon
Mt Vernon
Widmar
Anamosa
Wipsie State Park
Stone City
Mt. Hope Park
Maisell Bridge
Waubeek
Whittier
Abbey
Creek
Robert Faxon
Chamber of Commerce
Chick Snook
Tié ‘Development Commission
Ames
Amana
Herbert Hoover
West Branch
University of Town
Mase Sparks
Iay
Sparks
Connie Barber
Aly
Faxon
Iame
Mittee
J. K. Johnson
Jefferson
Park of New Orleans night to be held at Roosevelt hotel
The Cedar Rapids Marlon Area Chamber of Commerce will sponsor a Park of New Orleans night at the Roosevelt hotel Tuesday. Captain Henry G. Jouray, associate port director of the Port of New Orleans board, will speak on Crinota and World Trade. Jaffray, a longtime maritime official, brings decades of terminal and port experience to the event.
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International Trade Bureau
Cedar Rapids
Marlon Area
Chamber of Commerce
New Orleans
Roosevelt Hotel
Henry G. Jouray
Board of Commissioners of the Port of
Travel Program Set on Jamaica at Cedar Rapids Library
A Jamaica travel program highlights this year’s Cedar Rapids public library film series. Panela Swaby of New York City, North American manager of JAVA, discusses Jamaican scenery, entertainment, housing, and local history in a little over an hour. The free program, in the library auditorium, begins Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. seating first come, first served.
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Cedar Rapids Public Library
Jamaica
Panela Swaby
New York City
National Week of Concern for Prisoners of War
National Week of Concern for War Prisoners opens across the UA Congress and the nation. The public is urged to write letters during the week and participate in related events with the Red Cross and officials. The piece notes past and current POW and missing in action totals and references wartime diplomacy and a secretary general.
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UA. Congress
Oy Penes
Iowa
Cedar
Papi
Ant Peegia
Hibh Yuan ‘Thui
U ‘Thant
Fured
Vietnam
United Years
Vu Dinh Tung
Va Trieu
Hanoi
Vietman
Red Cross
Oklahoma City Marshal Promotes Offensive Mail List Sign
In Oklahoma City an ap news item notes Marshal E. Bill Marshall proposing a sign and Form No. 2201 to publish names on an offensive mailing list. A man demanded a form to opt in for mailing sexual content, highlighting push for stricter controls on undesired materials.
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Oklahoma City
Marshall
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Gazette Phila
John Metver
Highway 30
C.R
Dale, Kueter Gamuilo Statt
Ted Gibson
Jone
Fairview
Chamber
Eee Chamber Convention Bureau
Quaker Oats
Quaker
Ifill
Zenith Chromacolor
Sten&Taege
2Nd Ave
B. W. Joseph
1St Ave
Mansel
Orleans Port
Daffray
Belleville
U.S
Kings Point
N.Y
Joffray
Alcoa
Henry
Armstrong
Armstrong’s
Armstrong's
Tall & Big
Hart, Schaffner & Marx
Office of
Europe
Dacron
Hs&m
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