Cedar Rapids council acts on street work and parades
Cedar Rapids City Council approves a street patching contract worth 111160 and a storm sewer project, grants parking and loading zone adjustments, and authorizes a parade permit for a medical office building event. It also details one-way street designations, gas and electric line installations, and park- ing changes. The park department to buy a 1953 GMC pickup for 1499.88 is approved, with items for a band festival booth and fire school attendance.
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Cedar Rapids Automobile Dealers Commission
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Fijian Scouts Proved Their Ability in War
New York dispatch recalls Robert C Miller, a veteran UP war correspondent, recounting a Fiji episode where U S Marines doubted native Fijian scouts. A New Zealand commander staged a six day test. on the sixth day the Fiji scouts launched a decisive assault, revealing their stealth and tracking prowess.
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Robert C
United Press
Gua Falcanal
Verdun
Middle
Far East
Fiji
Pacific
Bougainville
U.S
Grasshoppers overwhelm Phoenix ending normal city life
Phoenix plagued by millions of grasshoppers swarm the city of 190000 causing a mess underfoot. Windows and windshields are covered as they block headlights at night. Entomologists cite unusually favorable breeding weather and the state fights the infestation for weeks.
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Phoenix
Bids Sought for Storm Sewer in Riverside Park Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids city council will open bids in June for a 804 foot 84 inch storm sewer project through Riverside Park in southwest Cedar Rapids estimated at 43000 dollars. Parks Commissioner Don Garner said the system will replace an open ditch and allow the area to be leveled for park use with no property owner assessments.
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Riverside Park
Cedar Rapids
Don Gardner
U S Ships Help Mark Anniversary of Perry
The Hornet carrier and the Merrick cargo ship arrived at Shimoda harbor to mark the 105th anniversary of Commodore Perry opening Japan to the West. U S Ambassador Douglas MacArthur II will speak at ceremonies in Shimoda Saturday during the eight day Black Ships festival.
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U.S
Perry Shimoda
Japan
Hornet
Merrick
Shimoda Harbor
Matthew Perry
Wepen
Navy
Perry
Douglas MacArthur II
Shimoda
Notice of Appointment of Executor in Linn County Iowa
Notice is hereby given that on this day of May 1950 James b. Apnish was duly appointed and qualified as executor of the estate of Hettle EL Dene sh deceased in Linn County Iowa. All persons indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate payment and all claims against the same will be filed with the undersigned as provided by law. Attorneys Emmott Brockleworth and Ingersoll.
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Linn
Hettle EL Denesh
Linn County
Tooreba
Keling
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