Veterans Day Ceremony Draws Cedar Rapids Crowd
About 100 people attended a rainy Veterans Day ceremony at Veteran's Memorial Coliseum in Cedar Rapids with Al Voss state commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars delivering a 45 minute speech. He urged rededication to democratic principles and noted America's veterans’ service. The event was organized by VFW Post 788 Cedar Rapids with local groups assisting.
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Veteran’s Memorial Coliseum
Cedar Rapids
al Voss
The
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Voss
America
VFW Post 788
Quilt binds seven generations into personal family history
Belle Reddick's pink quilt carries about 50 photographs tracing 140 years of family, from a 1911 parental portrait to Reddick's own 15 year old image. Each picture narrates places and people across generations, a priceless keepsake never valued in money.
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Coralville
Belle Reddick
Reddick
Johnson
Coral Village
Beverly Gailey
Logan
Utah
Cedar Rapids Schools Offer 2.8 Percent Pay Hike to Bus Drivers
Cedar Rapids Community School District proposes a 2.8 percent wage increase for 110 bus drivers at a public bargaining session. The offer raises regular route pay to 6.00 per hour, extra trip time to 5.50, and layovers to 4.15. A 20 cent raise for 10 bus aides brings them to 3.85 per hour.
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Cedar Rapids
Teamsters Local 238
Marlin Berg
Union
Berg
Burglary at NE C R residence nets stereo gear
Thieves pried a basement window at 2508 Towne House Drive NE Thursday and stole two complete stereo systems valued over 6 000 dollars. Two six by two foot loudspeakers, amplifiers, turntables, tape equipment and 50 custom tapes were taken along with an antique diamond wedding ring and about 30 dollars in change.
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Dennis Boehne
Towne House Drive
Boehne
Starmont accepts bid for two bus chassis and bodies
Rodas Chevrolet of Strawberry Point won the bid for two bus chassis at 26736 dollars, accepted by the Starmont Community School District board. Hawkeye Superior of Manson Iowa secured the bus body bid at 25160 dollars for two bodies. Brad Ragan Inc. of Dubuque received the tire contract for the coming year.
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Strawberry Point
Rodas Chevrolet
Starmont Community
Hawkeye Superior
Manson
Iowa
Brad Ragan Inc
Dubuque
Man jailed in leg bite case stemming from assault
Willie R. Williams, 24, of 1037 Fifth Ave SE, arrested by Cedar Rapids police on warrants for assault and child support nonpayment. Court records say Kathy L. Olsen, 24, reported being bitten behind the knee at the Gin Mill on Nov 5, with witnesses noting a man crawled up and bit her. Williams held on $100 bond for failure to pay.
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Willie R. Williams
Fifth Ave
Cedar Rapids
Kathy L. Olsen
Brockman Ave
Marion
Olsen
First Ave
Williams
Linn County
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C.R
John McIvor
J. McCauley
Flansburg
Johnson County Bureau
John Locke
Cedar Rapids Association of Office Personnel
Starmont
Santa Post Office
Santa Claus
Indiana
Hawkeye
3Rd Ave
S.E
Washington Ave. SE
Kew
Straigh
Kentucky
James B. Beam
U.S
Omulekoffs
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