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
May 03, 1979
Page
8
The Hawkeye Area Community Action Program and Linn Health Center extend the LIFTS transportation system to Head Start centers in Cedar Rapids Mount Vernon and Marion Congregate Meal sites in Marion and Springville and for the Summer CETA program A public meeting will review the 1978 79 Iowa Plan for Mental Health Services.
George J. Kacere of 322 41st St NE is elected East Iowa Sertoma District Governor at the Sioux Falls convention on April 21. He has 12 years in the Greater Cedar Rapids Sertoma Club and was Sertoman of the Year for community service. The club donated 210 to Camp Cutrageous aiding 25 Kenwood Elementary students for a two day campout, marking its second year of camperships.
Six persons were arrested and charged with drunk driving in Linn County late Wednesday and early Thursday. Richard R. Bos, 24, Center Point, 7:14 p.m., Trader Street, Center Point, also charged with littering. Henry E. Townsend, 50, 1833 D.S., 7:27 p.m., near Third Avenue and L Street SW, also charged with going the wrong way on a one way street. Joseph H. Baker Jr., 19, 1106 Sixth St. NW, 11:20 p.m., 100 block of 19th Avenue SW, also charged with failing to save his license and with second degree theft. car reported stolen by Hertz Rent-A-Car around 9:30 p.m. Lyle J. Hamilton, 36, Belle Plaine, 1:20 a.m., near 16th Avenue and 11th Street SW, also charged with speeding. Dennis J. Lau, 24, Walford, 1:55 a.m., in 2100 block of Edgewood Road NW, two speeding counts. Janis F. Thompson, 23, 1112 Oakland Road NE, 4:05 a.m., 1700 block of Center Point Road NE, also charged with failure to have control of vehicle and accidental damage to another vehicle.
On this date in 1919 Robert Hewitt piloted a flight from New York City to Atlantic City carrying Mrs J A Hoagland and Miss Ethel Hodges marking the start of U S airplane passenger service.
A Marion art market is planned for Sunday June 10 in the downtown city park from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Organizer Ralph Sanford hopes it becomes an annual event like Cedar Rapids markets and restricts displays to paintings by Marion residents. Call Lanford at 377-1311 to display works.
Vernon Middle School seventh graders Kurt Trout and Charles Braun are published in the Grant Wood Area Education Agency poetry booklets. Ken McCleary earns third in a state poetry contest with poems in National Poetry Press book Young America Sings. Honorable mention goes to Michelle McCleary, Lanie Crowley, and Keith Wilson.
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.