Cedar Rapids Public Library Marks Fiftieth Anniversary
The Cedar Rapids Public Library celebrates 50 years since opening January 14, 1897. It began in Granby block with Mrs. Van Vechten leading the board, featured a children's room, and grew from 32,300 books in 1909 to about 98,000 by the present year.
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Cedar Rapids Public Library
Fred Remington
Oo McKinley
Rudyard Kipling
Cedar Rapids
C. D. van Vechten
the Gazette
McKinley
Bryan
University of Cedar Rapids
Gazette
Tlapa
F. F. Dawley
Col
Charles Clark
Kipling
Henry James
Robert Browning
Roosevelt
Granby
Dows Auditorium
Frances Wolfe
Andrew Carnegie
van Vechten
the li
Joanna Hagey
Kenwood Park
Daniels Park Presbyterian Church
Cir
Alice Storey
Librarean
Pasadena
Miss Hagey
Hanford Auxiliary To Decorate 410 Veterans' Graves
The Hanford auxiliary unit of Cedar Rapids will place 410 American flags on veterans graves across six Cedar Rapids cemeteries on Memorial Day May 30. Linwood Cemetery will host over 106 flags. Memorial chairman Mrs. H. E. Travis leads the grave decoration committee with coordinators named for Cedar Memorial Linwood Oak Hill St. John's Mt. Calvary and Bohemian National.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Hanford Post No. 5
Cedar Rapids
Linwood Cemetery
H. E. Travis
Cedar Memorial
George Burch
Linwood
Dorothy Drew
Oak Hill
Ralph Mack
St. John’s
Robert Vesely
Harry Gunderson
Mt. Calvary
Travis
W. E. Langer
Bohemian National
Alma Vokolek
Julia Trusty
April New Car Sales May Exceed 300000
R. L. Polk and Company reports early state data indicate April passenger car registrations could surpass 300000 if current ratios persist. Detroit based automotive statisticians noted returns from 15 states are incomplete but trending higher.
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R. L. Polk and Company
Detroit Automotive Statisticians
McKinley District Concert Spotlight Big Student Orchestra Program
McKinley district instrumental department presents a 200 student concert at 7 30 p m Monday in the McKinley auditorium. Elementary, seventh grade, junior and senior ensembles perform selections including Schubert and King works. Adults must accompany children. public invited.
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McKinley
Tyler
Jackson
Buchanan and Johnson
Helen Waline
Margene Bechtel
LeRoy Busby
Diane Skinner
Joe Suchomel
Barry McCabe
Franz Schubert
Belknap to Address Health Underwriters in Cedar Rapids
Raymond H. Belknap director of agencies for Occidental Life Insurance Company of California will speak at a joint luncheon of the Cedar Rapids Associations of Life and Accident and Health Underwriters at the Montrose hotel Monday noon. He arrives from Chicago where he served on a committee to raise health and accident insurance standards to the trusteeship level of life insurance. Ken P. Quinn, president of the Cedar Rapids accident and health underwriters, says the gathering is the association's last meeting of the season.
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Raymond H. Belknap
Occidental Life Insurance Company of
California
Cedar Rapids
American hemp acreage expansion after war reaches 175000 acres
The article notes hemp cultivation rising from a pre war average to about 175000 acres after the conflict, highlighting a broad shift in agricultural crops and potential economic impact for farmers.
Ohio State Law Students Offer Free Legal Aid
On campus in Columbus Ohio senior law students with no cash provide free legal assistance through the Legal Aid Clinic. The program, run by 15 seniors under the supervision of two faculty members, handles cases from accidents and evictions to divorces.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio State University
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Virginia Dodge
Kathryn Canfield
Luther A. Brewer
W. A. Jung
A. T. Cooper
Lew W. Anderson
C. A. Clark
N. M. Hubbard
Emma Fordyce
Knights of the Round Table
David Harum
Peter Sterling
Janice Meredith
Richard Carvel
Quo Vadis
Red Rock
Caleb West
Seleeuanee Vucan
Ibrary Board
City Council
Daniels Park
Rapids
Hanford
U. S
Py Aise
Chiropractic Public Health Service
Normandy Station
St. Louis
Belknap
Ohio U. Law
Hallerfelt
Betty Crocker
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Gibson
Simmons
Thor Gladiron Universal Vacuum Cleaners
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Hall-Ekfelt, Inc
Third Avenue
Syndicate
Mark Twain and
van Heusen
Dad
Terrys
Gabardines
Seersuckers
Arne v Syndicate
First Avenue
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