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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 23, 1951

Page

3

Town Asks Forgiveness From Godfather of Nisei

Earl Finch, godfather of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, faced hostility in Hattiesburg for aiding Japanese American soldiers. He built a USO, financed dances, and helped Nisei GIs, prompting moves to protect his family. The 442nd's heroism is recounted, with Finch later aiding veterans in Hawaii.

Town New York INS Earl Finch Hattiesburg Finch 442Nd MGM Outfit Army Mississippi Philippines Pearl Harbor U. S Nisei G.i.’S John Rankin New Orleans Italy France U.S Hawaii Martha Raye Honolulu Virgil Miller P.s.—Finch

Diving Bird Crossword Clue Fragments

Fragmented crossword style list with partial clues and garbled entries. Reads like a puzzle page with numbers and terse hints for birds, languages, measurements, and other terms.

Puzzle Answer Clues Collide Across Numbers and Words

A compact decoding of the list shows each item pairs with numbers to hint at a puzzle solution. The phrases blend wordplay and definitions, culminating in a structured set of clue-answer connections.

Four ISC Students From C R Honored At Honors Day

Four Cedar Rapids students at Iowa State College were honored Wednesday at the annual honors day convocation. Mary E. Buxton, Norton Weinberg, Margaret McLennan, and Richard Handy were named for top academic and professional awards. Buxton ranked in the upper 1 percent of the 1953 science class. Weinberg in the upper 1 percent of the 1954 engineering class. McLennan won the Sigma Delta Epsilon award for outstanding woman senior in sciences. Handy received the American Society of Testing Materials award for excellence in engineering materials studies.

Cedar Rapids Iowa State College Mary E. Buxton H. S. Buxton Eighteenth Street Norton Weinberg Joseph Weinberg Fourth Street Margaret McLennan Donald ,McLennan Thirty-third Street Richard Handy Walter Handy Thirty-eighth Street Buxton Weinberg Miss McLennan Sigma Delta Epsilon Handy American Society of Testing Materials

Town Votes Against Impeaching Truman

WAKEFIELD NH residents in a 177 year old town vote 48 against 17 in favor with 35 not voting on whether Harry Truman should be impeached. The special meeting drew 100 voters at Town Hall after a petition led by William Sparhawk Jr, a 32 year old chicken farmer.

Wakefield N. H President Truman Harry Truman William N. Sparhawk, Jr Sparhawk Albert W. Wiggin

School Board Advances Roofing Bid and Textbook Update

The Haegg Roofing and Insulation bid 4970 for reroofing the Board of Education building was accepted. Powell Roofing offered 5085 as a competing bid. S A Giovanazzi was authorized to consolidate all rules for review. Cedar Rapids board adopted Canfield and Wilder's Making of Modern America as senior high history.

Haegg Roofing and Insulation Company Board of Education Powell Roofing Company S. A. Giovanazzi Board Committee On Rules Canfield and Wilder Cedar Rapids Houghton - Mifflin Company Ginn and Company Muzzey

Track and Football Extension Placed On File

A 150 day extension of time to complete the track and football was placed on file by the ard. On physical education supplies and equipment for the coming year were accepted on the recommendation of Physical Education Director Fred Winter and Supplies Committee Chairman Mrs. R B Van Cleve.

Ard Physical Education Fred Winter R. B. van Cleve

Student loses two-year attendance prize after two minute tardy

In Seymour Indiana Joe Balaban a Shields junior high student was on time for two school years but on the last attendance day he overslept and was two minutes late resulting in the loss of a cash award for perfect attendance.

Wife on Wagon Causes Trouble in Feltham

Mary Saxby accompanied her husband on his milk deliveries in Feltham England after accusing the boss and entering his office. An argument escalated when she slapped the boss and he testified she hit him. The court dismissed her complaint and ordered her to stay off the milk wagon.

Feltham England Mary Saxby Saxby

Heaviest traffic carrier of American rivers is the Ohio

The Ohio River is identified as the busiest waterway for commercial shipping, handling the largest volume of freight among American rivers due to its crucial connection between industrial centers and the Mississippi system.

Ohio

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