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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1940
Page
31
Fred Bombach a Blairstown hatchery man pursues drawing and painting for pleasure. He keeps hundreds of works at home with winter focus while his wife praises his art to strangers. An old pair of watercolors and an essay on youth help close the piece with community notes.
Margaret Blaine, a 12B student at Franklin High School, won the Cedar Rapids public library essay contest held during Boys and Girls week. Her winning piece urged youth to take a larger role in community projects. She will receive the book Green Mansions by Wil, as the prize.
A reader asks about re registering after name change and moving to Linn county. Answer: re registration is required only in cities with permanent or compulsory registration and rural voters must show citizenship age and residence if required. In Iowa cities over 10 000 population registration is compulsory. cities 6 000 to 10 000 may require it by ordinance. permanent registration may be adopted. The piece also notes the gemsbok antelope and its water needs.
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