This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1977
Page
29
Aaron Levey and Jami Smith from Beth El synagogue listened as Ponderosa pines in a Phoenix Art Museum environmental exhibit produced sounds via recordings. The trees ooze sap occasionally, so visitors wear protective smocks during the display.
Clinton Frazier, a 38 year old blind guitarist from Kentucky, performs daily in a Randolph Street tunnel under Chicago. He shares gospel and country tunes to passersby, thanks generous listeners, and relies on his faith and memory of about 400 songs to earn his living.
Wah Sing Chinese laundry, run by three generations, closes after two robberies in just over a week. Owner Chin Wai Lam 52 says the take was about 40 dollars and fear forced the decision. Patrons valued its clerical collars and detachable collars washed and folded there.
In Topeka Ruby Monday owner of Pixie's cafe recounted she faced a masked gunman who demanded money. She lunged with a knife as the intruder brandished a pistol and fled after the close call.
In Kendall Washington Joe and Colleen Shearer convert St Peters Catholic church into a tavern named Holy Smoke. The altar is a bar and pews serve as booths while Father Mayovsky has a new church and the site attracts Canadiens loggers retirees and hippies.
Public notices detail sealed bids for bus equipment sale and for Kirkwood Community College remodeling. Also scheduled public hearings on road projects in Linn and Belle Plaine with plans to vacate rights of way and to discuss project scopes, schedules, and environmental statements.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.