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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 22, 1955

Page

2

Friday Deadline for Entries in Queen of Queens Contest

Cedar Rapids Home Show sponsors urge entries by Friday for the Queen of Queens contest at Hawkeye Downs April 12 17. Entrants must be 18 or older. married or single. Sponsors seeking participants. entries to Cedar Rapids Home Show 606 Guaranty Building. Each night contestants wear formals and a nightly winner is chosen. five finalists compete on closing night for the grand prize a $100 savings bond and the title Queen of Queens.

Cedar Rapids Ken Borschel Home Builders Association Hawkeye Downs Borschel Ldar Rapids Guaranty Building Queen of Queens

Gazette Want Ads Compile Local Services and Listings

A dense scan of the Gazette page shows Lost and Found notes, repair and building ads, painting, hauling, and service offers. Entries include nursing homes, tax services, carpentry, masonry, upholstery, and local tradespeople with contact numbers and locations across Marion area.

Robert Kalous Pormeriy C Avery Marion Ima Ashon Superior Construction Co

Last Man's Club Elects Gardner President

Harry Gardner was elected president of the Last Man's Club of Company D at the VFW club Saturday night during the annual reunion. Fred Minor was named vice president, H. P. Donovan secretary, and Fred Anthony assistant secretary. The gathering marked the 41st anniversary since 1914 with thirty-one members attending.

Harry Gardner Last Man’s Club Company D VFW Club Fred Minor H. P. Donovan Fred Anthony

Last Man's Club Read Correspondence and Death Toll

A correspondence from a member who could not attend was read. Secretary Donovan stated that 58 members have died since the Last Man's Club was organized.

Donovan

Boy Scout Troop 100 Court of Honor at All Saints

Boy Scout Troop 100 held a court of honor Monday night at All Saints church after a troop mothers potluck. Advanced to Life Scouts were Robert Broghammer and Thomas Wood Jr. Don Rinderknecht to Star Scout. Tommy Redman to First Class. Second Class: Steve Friberg David Halpin James Katowski Richard Lutzelman Robert Shay. Tenderfoot: Leon Allcott Donald Ellefson Peter Hudson James Mahoney Paul Amen Charles Pochobrad ski.

All Saints Church Robert Broghammer

Jaycees Eligible For One Day Membership Prizes

Jaycees taking part in a one day Chamber of Commerce campaign on March 30 may win national Jaycee prizes and local awards. Co chairs Dr Dick Holden man and Jack Onstott announce prizes include a Fort Lauderdale vacation and 99 other gifts with drawings from a national headquarters bowl. Local Cedar Rapids listings promise Milwaukee or Chicago tickets plus baseball game seats and University of Iowa football tickets. Hugh DeWees leads Chamber participation with a breakfast report luncheon and victory dinner for workers and a free Chamber dinner ticket for new members featuring Les Giblin.

Chamber of Commerce Jaycee Dick Holdeman Jack Onstott Fort Lauderdale Fla Cedar Rapids Milwaukee Chicago University of Iowa Jaycees Hugh DeWees Chamber Les Giblin

C R DAV Plans Party At Veterans Hospital

Cedar Rapids chapter 10 of the Disabled American Veterans will host a party April 11 for patients at the Veterans Administration hospital in Iowa City. Music will be provided by the Robert Wright band.

Cedar Rapids Veterans Administration ‘Hospital Iowa City Robert Wright

Entertainment for shut ins includes bingo and games

DAV chapter commander Thomas Varzal invites donations of used portable radios record players records and clothing to support game prizes for shut in patients. Call Sam Powell at 4-4661 or Varzal at 3-3867 to contribute.

Thomas Varzal DAV Sam Powell Varzal

Seven East Iowa Hospitals Earn Top Accreditation Roll

Seven eastern Iowa hospitals join a nationwide list of fully accredited institutions announced by the Joint Commission of Accreditation of Hospitals. Cedar Rapids facilities Mercy and St. Luke's, Iowa City campuses University and Mercy, Oakdale Sanatorium, Washington County Hospital, and Decorah Lutheran are included.

Eastern Iowa U. S Canada Joint Commission of Accreditag Mee Tuesay Mercy St. Luke’s Cedar Rapids University and Mercy Iowa City Oakdale Washington County Hospital Decorah Lutheran

Accreditation standards and hospital survey scope stated

Dr. Kenneth B. Babcock explains that omission from the provisional list does not imply failure to pass, as only hospitals with 25 beds or more are eligible for accreditation and surveys occur only upon request. The Joint Commission, formed by five major medical groups, began in 1953 and accredits hospitals that voluntarily submit to facility and patient care surveys.

Amal Gazette Acette Wrt Gertion Rf. SA A.m Gazet Cmemenan Sun Ae Kenneth B. Babcock Commission Joint Commission of Accreditation of Hospitals American College of Physicians American College of Surgeons American Hospital Association American Medical Association Canadian Medical Association

Employment Agencies Seeks Various Clerical Work Readers

Classified help wanted notices list female applicants for time clerk roles and dental assistant training, with pay ranging from 160 to 280. Positions include typist, trainee, non routine data entry, and machine work. Office aptitude tests emphasized.

Canae Ioe NERAL

Army to discharge 5,367 in Europe for failing tests

HEIDELBERG AP The U S army says 5 367 couniers are being sent home from Europe for discharge after scoring below standard on mental and aptitude tests The European HQ notes each had at least three years of active service and are ineligible for re enlistment due to higher standards

Heidelberg S. Army Europe Army

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