Mobile Radio Transmitter Advances Iowa Police Reach
Iowa introduces its first large mobile police radio unit, activated March 1, now testing with Cedar Rapids KGOZ. The unit aims to improve emergencies, reduce interference, and expand state coverage beyond Des Moines to six stations, boosting car recovery rates and crime detection across Iowa.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
E. F. Brown
Des Moines
State Bureau of Investigation
H H Joy
Grand Junction
Brown
Joy
Fairfax
KGOZ
Henry Nemec
KADW
State Bureau’ of Investigation
Nemec
Jay
Storm Lake
Atlantic
Fairfield
Cedar Falls
Badminton Gaining Fast As Sport In Seattle
In Seattle badminton attracts about three thousand players this summer as shuttlecocks fly across nets rivaling tennis. The sport has a national presence since 1933 with champions including Mrs Del Barkhoff Zoe Smith and Hamilton Law holding titles.
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Seattle
del Barkhoff
Zoe Smith
Hamilton Law
City Briefs and Personals Parade of Local Events
Townsend club No 4 meets in superior court rooms Friday at 730 p.m. Special fried chicken dinner 50c. Lighthouse Mt Vernon road advertisement. Central Park church men present a 3 act farce in church recreation rooms tonight and Friday night. Apollo commandery No 26 Knights Templar confer Red Cross Friday 730 p.m. at Masonic hall. Dr L L Dolson 2247 Meadow brook drive SE was in Des Moines Thursday for chiropractic meeting. Missionary program at Calvary Baptist postponed to Tuesday March 29. Musketeer Drum and Bugle corps meet Knights of Columbus hall 31514 First ave ER at 7 p.m Thursday. new members 630 for practice. Prof Ben Peterson of Coe college chemistry addressed Triton club on The Farm Chemurgic at Y M C A Wednesday night. Paul Levin at Sunshine Mission Wednesday night spoke on Biblical prophecy. Bob Findley soloist. Tonight's subject is The Unanswerable Question. Six Ellwood seniors to graduate this spring visited The Gazette plant with E E Andrews and Raymond Cheney.
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Musketeer
Knights of Columbus
First Avenue
Ben Peterson
Coe College
Triton Club
Paul Levin
Sunshine Mission
Palestine
Bob Findley
Rugs found after bus incident. wire missing from truck
A bus passenger noticed rugs left on the road and alerted police. Rugs were taken to the station by a squad car, but a roll of wire from the truck remains missing. Local Townsend clubs gathered at K P hall Tuesday for a program and a dance. The Madigan School of Music showcased solos and dances including Betty Lou Pfeffer, Billy Pfeffer, Jeanette Newman, Don ald Johanas, Ruth Staples, Lois Thompson, Barbara Ann Teeters, and Arlene Selzer, followed by dancing.
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Weiland
Townsend
K. P. Hall
Maddigan School of Music
Betty Lou Pfeffer
Grass fires keep firemen busy with six alarms
Six fire alarms were answered Wednesday, five by No. 6 at Fourth Avenue and Seventeenth Street SE. No. 6 opened at 10 12 am in a vacant lot at Grande Avenue and Garden Drive SE, with other calls at 10 46 am 1041 Fourth Avenue SE 1 23 pm 510 Forest Drive SE 2 46 pm rear of 2100 Glenway Drive SE 4 53 pm vacant lot on Twenty-fifth Street SE near First Avenue E and 5 38 pm rear of 1400 Memorial Drive SE by No. 6.
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No. 6 Fire Company
Fourth Avenue
Seventeenth Street
Company No. 6
Grande Avenue
Garden Drive
Forest Drive
Glenway Drive
Twenty-fifth Street
First Avenue E
Memorial Drive
Man, 89, says he preaching funeral sermon and not dying yet
Wade Millman of Coatesville Indiana, who held his own funeral sermon for a crowd of 5000 last spring, declares he is too busy to die. He tends to home tasks, cooks, cleans, and reads fan mail while joking he will return from trips after hell freezes over. He weighs 182 pounds and laughs off illness.
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Toby Wiant
Coatesville
Ind
Wade Millman
Millman
Recital Program Announced by Muenzers at Coe Church
Friday at 8 am in Coe college chapel Prof Hans Muenzer and Esther Payne Muenzer present a joint violin and piano recital for Cedar Rapids area. The program includes works by Mozart Lalo Ravel Godowsky Brahms Dvorak Kreisler and more with a mix of classics and dances.
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Coe College Chapel
Hans Muenzer
Esther Payne- Muenzer
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Paderewski
Esther Payne
Arinaipoll
Kreisler
Kreis
Rugs Recovered After Being Lost From Truck
Two congoleum rugs disappeared from a truck last Thursday at First Avenue and Twenty First Streets and were only noticed missing when the driver reached Center Point. The driver recovered the rugs at the police station after spotting an item in last Sunday's Gazette mentioning Patrolman Jack Weiland and the driver.
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First Avenue
Twenty-first Streets
Center Point
Jack Weiland
Sewing Basket May Feel Pact Effects
Washington AP reports the new Czechoslovakian trade treaty may lower tariffs on safety pins beaded bags spans and fancy buttons from Czechoslovakia. Trade experts note tariffs on Czech made gloves could be reduced, affecting milady’s sewing basket and trinket boxes.
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Washington
Milady
Paris
Brussels
Czechoslovakia
Slim down with Marmola Prescription Tablets ad claim
An ad promises easy fat loss by taking four Marmola Prescription Tablets daily until fat loss occurs. It cites thirty years of public sale, twenty million boxes distributed, and targets healthy individuals with hypo thyroidism. It warns against diagnosis by ad and emphasizes consulting a physician.
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