Cedar Rapids grocer Samuel Rudolph keeps Indian Head pennies
Sam Rudolph recalls seven decades with three Indian Head pennies linked to 1857 birth, 1858 Cedar Rapids arrival, and 1867 bridge disaster. He ran a large Cedar Rapids grocery from 1882 to 1900, later retired to California with properties. He travels with niece Mrs Taylor Carpenter and reflects on the Fulton and Black River bridges and a cattle stampede.
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Samuel Rudolph
Cedar Rapids
Fulton Bridge
Rudolph
Taylor Carpenter
Avenue
First Avenue
First Street
California
San Diego
Elizabeth Rudolph Smith
Smith
Old Madison School
How Family of 4 Can Eat Well On $10 a Week
A frugal menu feature presents a frankfurter roast with dressing as a main dish for four, using cost conscious ingredients like prunes sage and toasted bread cubes. The recipe yields four servings with steps including soaking prune while preparing vegetables and baking at 350 degrees.
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Mior
Sis
Shueyville Church Services and Community Notices
The Sunday service schedule at Shueyville United Brethren includes 9:30 Sunday school and 10:30 worship with 7:39 senior activities. Leo J. Thill and wife returned from Excelsior Springs health clinic with good condition. a wildlife film will be shown at Montrose hotel breakfast. Veterans of Foreign Wars and auxiliary plan a parade to Grace Episcopal for pre Memorial Day services led by Iowa Volunteers. Sterling spoon display at Boyson Jewelry valued at 1000 dollars. a one gallon bowl capacity. Washington civil service exams for typists and stenographers announced. applications from Walter Anawalt at the federal building.
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Shueyville United Brethren Church
Christian Endeavor
Leo J. Thill
A Avenue
Excelsior Springs
Thill
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
Auxiliary
Memorial Building
Grace Episcopal Church
Iowa Volunteers
Boyson Jewelry Company
Third Avenue SE
Washington, D. C
Walter Anawalt
Civil Service
Anawalt
Federal Building
Reward Offered for Dog Poisoner Arrest in Linn County
Mrs H A Ruffin of 322 B avenue NW offered a $25 reward for the arrest of the person who poisoned her two Manchester dogs. Miss Anna Zick, secretary of the Linn county Humane society, announced the society will pay $25 for information leading to arrest and conviction of any dog pois oner.
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H. A. Ruffin
B Avenue NW
Manchester
Anna Zick
Linn County Humane Society
The
Humane Society
Camp Fire Girls to Crown Blue Bird May Fete Queen
Nancy Dudek 8 will be crowned Blue Bird May Fete queen at Cleveland school. Cynthia Starr will crown her as seven Blue Bird groups perform and a large crowd attends the May fete to raise funds for Hitaga pool.
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Blue Bird
Nancy Dudek
Cynthia Ann Starr
Camp Fire Girls
Cleveland School
Betty Emmons
H. J. Emmons
Ninth Avenue
Nancy
E. G. Dudek
Oakland Read
Camp Fire
Cynthia Whisler
Blue Birds
Betty
Hitaga
Wetomachick
R. P. Nevins
Ieader
E. M. Beeson
Garfield
G. Davis
van Buren
P. H. Brown
First Presbyterian Church
John H. Fortune
M. W. Buckland
St. Paul’s Church
O. E. Long
Ade
Laide White
Jerry Lou Hart
Nan Jean Wasta
Phyllis Baker
Mariann Meister
Janne Zalesky
Marian Brink
Janette Estes
Doris McNall
Jean Dunlop
Marilyn Beeson
Helen Kaupke
Jean Martinek
Dorothy Buffington
Miss Muffet and
Barbara Teeters
Sally Vetter
Jeannine Gray
Elaine Ewoldt
Marilyn Sheets
Beverly Andrews
Where Could Those 50 Pies Have Gone
Hungry children leaving a Brooklyn school displayed a hopeful appetite as a supply of pies vanished Friday. The scene drew attention to a food giveaway and the mystery of missing baked goods.
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New York
INS
Brooklyn
Pie truck crash near school leaves 50 pies missing
A fire truck collided with a pie truck outside the school at lunch. An inventory later found 50 pies missing. Children stayed at the scene after the crash instead of going home for lunch.
Crash Kills Four in Clear Lake Train Collision
Four people died Thursday night in Clear Lake Minnesota after a car collided with a Northern Pacific passenger train. Police identified the scene as a fatal crash with the wreck blocking a crossing and investigators probing the exact cause.
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Clear Lake, Minn
Northern Pacific
Sheriff Sale Notice in Linn County Iowa 1941
By transcript execution from the Linn County District Court justice, the sheriff will sell the west 50 feet of lot 3 block 1 Isbell's First Addition to Marion at public auction in Cedar Rapids on May 31 1941 at 1030 AM. The action, begun by D C McCormack against Bruce H Fulton and Alma Fulton, issued February 14 1938 and filed May 16 1939, totals $81.76 with $1.50 costs, plus accruing costs. James H Smith Sheriff Linn County Iowa. Roy Radcbaugh deputy signed April 10 1941.
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District Court
Linn County
Iowa
Dew
H. R Churchill
Lans
Rapids Township
Linn
Said County
Isbell
Marion
Cedar Rapids
Yowa
Cedar Rapid
James H. Smith
Roy Radcbaugh
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Sam Rudolph
Gazette
Etten
Nis
Adcawats
Joe Stark
No. 2
Grocery & Market
First Avenue SE
Dean
ED Rips
OES Market
Ieee Aa
Third Avenue
16Th Ave. SW
Ariz
Acme Poultry Market
William Ann Company
West End
F Ave. Bridge
Dial
First St. NW
Gatt
Springville Creamery Co
Dosen
Hottie
Libby
Early Garden
Hershey
Sramer
Sawyer'’s
EE A.&h
National Risc Wheat
Phas
Gee
Hrifty Foods
Stuart
Richelieu Raggedy Ann Pineapple
Sa Richelieu
Canada
National Biscuit
Gojka
18Th Ave
Iwarkeet
Wilson
Teezlebros
Second Street SE
Speciales
Stewie Ib
Patties
Rath's Tender
Belogna
Blackhawk
City Briefs
Lamir Vavra
State Conservation Commission
Optimist Club
Montrose
Gordon M Hall
University of Iowa
Richardson E Clark
Sergt
Earl Bigler
349Th Infantry
Thompson Photo
Barbara Baumhoefner
Shirley Finefield
Carol Ford
Arlene Good
Marceline Kaplan
Doris Kullander
Charlotte Lahne
Nancy Nelson
Maxine Taylor
Janice Davis
Nola Faulkner
Florence MacNamara
Norma McCune
Marilyn Brown
Aleda Lundquist
Wilma Brown
Inean Naxera
Thelma White
Jean LeVon
Vivian Zeman
Le-Villa Richer
Marvelene Simon
Lorna Foubert
Donna Kaplan
Lois Spena
Shirley Brown
Ina Dew
Bonnie Sandboe
Kathryn Anderson
May Pole Dance
Connie Cornwell
Barbara Boyd
Karen Koffron
Leonita Morrison
Frieda Connard
Harriet Ohsman
Sharon Milner
Mary Jane Clements
Veilla Howell
Joan Killinger
Jane Johnston
Barbara Denny
Lenore Wry
Sally Bailey
Nancy Jenson
Yakita
St. Paul's Church
Guardian
James Jennison
A. W. Doubrasky
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