School Safety Patrol Favored to Replace Cedar Rapids Stops
National safety council and Iowa traffic panel urge Cedar Rapids to adopt a school safety patrol replacing stop signs at several intersections. The plan, aimed at teaching children safe street crossing, calls for one officer to organize patrols and coordinated signal improvements citywide.
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School safety patrols meet opposition from Deamer
Supt Arthur Deamer voiced concerns on Wednesday about placing safety patrols with 11 and 12 year olds in elementary schools. He noted that traffic safety lessons start in kindergarten and cited years without school related injuries at intersections.
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Postwar signals plan aims to modernize Cedar Rapids crossings
A report from the United States Department of Education and city survey recommends inaugurating school patrols in Cedar Rapids to boost safety and ease patrol workloads. It urges one officer to organize these efforts, with Iowa Highway Patrol providing support, and outlines postwar modernization including new controllers, wiring, corner signal installations, and WALK faces for crosswalks.
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Former C. R. Man Promoted to Dun and Bradstreet Manager
Don W. Dornon, a Cedar Rapids native and Coe College alumnus, is promoted to manager of the Indianapolis Dun and Bradstreet office. Dornon, nephew of Ralph D. Gray, studied music and was active on campus before joining the William company and later R. G. Dun and Company with postings in Chicago, St. Louis, and Toledo.
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Sarah Grand dies at 88 after long women’s rights work
Calne England AP reports Sarah Grand an 88 year old novelist and early advocate for women gain the vote and six time Bath mayor has died on Wednesday.
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Cedar Rapids Gazette 1883 Advertising Rates Fragment
Fragmentary text shows 1883 Gazette advertising rates and publisher notes. Details include rates for 1 year 6 months 3 months and options, plus Associated Press credit and distribution mentions. Names of offices or distributors appear incomplete.
Coe College Plans May 25 Women s Sports Day
Miss Ethel Fiyan director of women's physical education at Coe College coordinates a sports day on May 25 at the women's athletic field. Demonstrations by women’s classes lead to a Queen of Coe presentation as the headline event per Miss Ryan.
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Prices Row Triggers NYC Poultry Store Closures
UPI reports a price regulation dispute shut 250 poultry stores in New York City and spurred New Jersey fishermen to dump thousands of pounds of whiting into the sea. The Lower East Side chicken dealers strike accused operators of charging five cents above OPA ceilings while fishers dumped whiting after New York dealers refused to handle it at four cents a pound.
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Coe Graduate Attending Special Chaplain's School
The Rev. Walter Appelgren of Macomb Illinois, a 1922 Coe College graduate, has been commissioned a first lieutenant and is studying at a Harvard chaplain's school. He served 16 years as pastor in Macomb and held roles in the Synod and Presbytery councils. His wife Naomi Faa borg mentions they will remain in Macomb for now with their two children.
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Threat to China's Rice Bowl Deepens in Hunan Crisis
Chungking reports on Wednesday warn that the danger to Changsha, capital of rice producing Hunan province, is increasing as Japanese advances widen their foothold in the region.
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Architect Charles L. Borie Jr Dies at 72 in Philadelphia
Charles L. Borie Jr a nationally known architect and Smithsonian art commission chairman died Tuesday in Philadelphia at age 72. He led significant curatorial and architectural efforts and served on the Smithsonian Institution in Washington.
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