Immigrant Mom Teaches Flag Respect With Memorial Day Service
Gloria Egli a Rome native naturalized in 1974 hosts a Memorial Day flag ceremony at her Cedar Rapids home for Cub Scout Den 2 Pack 39. The event honors Navy veterans James Voteaux Bishop and five Sullivan brothers aboard the U S S Sullivan, with a 5 by 9 foot flag to be hoisted on a flagpole installed by Marion Legion Post No 298.
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Gloria Egli
Rome
Italy
Cedar Rapids
Egli
Cub Scout den 2
Pack 39
Eglis
Paul
Gloria
Ronald Eugene Egli
U.S. Navy
Dioman
John White
James Voteaux Bishop
Navy
Waterloo
U.S. Juneau
Bishop
Marion Legion Post No
Marion Legion Post No. 298 In the Egli Front Yard. Mrs. Egli
Legion Post
Post Office
Legion Posts
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Guadalcanal
U.S.S. Sullivan
Iowa
Sullivan Brothers
Cub Scouts
Memorial Day Observances Across Eastern Iowa
Memorial Day events span Cedar Rapids and nearby towns with services at Linwood Mount Calvary St. Johns and other cemeteries. Veterans groups sponsor ceremonies including a 10:30 a.m. joint service at Linwood with a parade and taps followed by a floral tribute, rifle volleys, and a speaker lineup.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Linwood Cemetery
Fleet Reserve
Coliseum
Second Avenue Bridge
Cedar River
Naval Reserve
Ralph Podzemek
American Legion
Jones Park Pavilion
Bowling Street
29Th Avenue
David Hay
Coe College
Robert Mayer
VFW
Veterans’ Organizations
St. John’s
St. George's
American Veterans
Oakhill Cemetery
Czech National Cemetery
Mount Calvary
Cedar Memorial
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Ely
Rogers Grove Cemetery
Legionnaire
Ralph J. Marshall
Miles
Shriner Imperial Potentate visits Cedar Rapids Shrine leaders
Imperial Potentate Warren F. Weck Jr of Minneapolis tours El Kahir Shrine in Cedar Rapids with leaders Jack Roland Dr Russ Anthony and Mary Hart. Weck, vp of National Bank of Minneapolis, serves a one year term as Shrines’ worth noting, nearly 1 million Shriners across North America. Post office and city services observe Memorial Day holiday with altered schedules and closures. HMS Hood sinking noted in 1941 chronology.
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Warren F. Weck Jr
Minneapolis
Imperial
Shrine of North America
Cedar Rapids
el Kahir
Weck
Jack Roland
Russ Anthony
Mary Hart
Rabban
Seiestadinies National Bank of
U.S
Canada
Mexico
Panama Canal
The
Shrine
VFW Officers Installed at Post 788 and Auxiliary
Herbert Fisher of rurally area is installed as commander of VFW Post 788. Edith Griffin of Robins becomes Auxiliary president. Kenneth Johnston served as installing officer with Susann Fuess and Myra Nauman guiding auxiliary duties. Other new officers include Godfrey Gesmacher and Richard L. King.
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Herbert Fisher
VFW
Edith Griffin
Robins
Kenneth Johnston
Susann Fuess
Myra Nauman
Godfrey Gesmacher
Richard L. King
John Watson
Robert Anderle
Keith Churchill
Robert Weidtz
Emil Dvorak
Lumir Pisney
LaVera Dicken
Calista Meyer
JoAnn Johnston
Dorothy Nemecek
Bernice Durbala
Jane Fisher
Agnes Watson
Dorothy McNabb
Nuclear protest symposium and Palo plant canvass in Iowa
A Nuclear Power Symposium by Iowa Mobilization for Survival is set for Saturday June 2 at St Pauls United Methodist Church in Cedar Rapids with workshops on energy conservation economics of power moral issues and waste disposal. A Sunday June 3 Palo canvass will assemble at the I E Tower at 9 30 a m and walk to the Duane Arnold Energy Center with statements and information distributed to Palo residents.
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St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
Third Ave
Iowa
Karin Thompson
Mobilization For Survival
Gordon Dunn
Citizens United For Responsible Energy
Sue
Mendoza
Iowa City
Iowa Mobilization For Survival
Duane Arnold Energy Center
Palo
Sharon Killeen
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dave Rasdal
George
Francis
Joseph
Madison
Albert
Campbell Cemetery
Bertram Township
Keystone
Merkel Bockholt
Legion Post No. 107
Keystone Cemetery
Department
Ben Blink
American Legion Hall
Volga
Volga Middle School
Bertram J. Kalb
Sacred Heart Church
Hill Crest
Sacred Heart
Volga River
Volga American Legion Hall
Lone Tree
John L. Mumm American Legion Post No
John D. Crandall
U.S. Army Des Moines
Linn County
Bismarck
Greenland
Iceland
Oak Ridge
U.S. Department of Energy
Susann Feuss
Carol Josifek
Wilma Lynch
Alfreda Safely
Mary Campbell
Virginia Detlefs
Joyce Roth
C.R
I.E. Tower
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