Old Cedar Rapids Theaters and Bank Night Memories
Readers recall Cedar Rapids movie houses including the Palace Rialto State and Times plus Strand and Paramount. Bob Brooks began announcing Bank Night winners at the Paramount around 1941, amid low mood era giveaways.
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Ouilrsuper
Paramount
Rko-Iowa
Palace
Second Avenue
Rialto
First Avenue
State
the World
Third Avenue
Strand
Community Playhouse
Third Street
12Th Avenue
The
Times
16Th Street
Bob Brooks
Bob
Cedar Rapids Franklin High
Paramount Theatre
Brooks
Mitchell County Fair
University of Iowa
WSUI
Sister’s legal battle ends as Folz dies after feeding tube removal
Edna M. Folz a 74 year old Wisconsin woman with advanced Alzheimer's died 18 days after doctors removed her feeding tube. Her sister Betty Spahn fought to end life support up to the U.S. Supreme Court. Folz died with three staff at her side in Marshfield.
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Marshfield, Wis
U.S. Supreme Court
Edna M. Folz
Linda Miller
Sylvia
Miller
Folz
Betty Spahn
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Gazette Promotes Agriculture via Soybean Ink and Recycling
The Gazette champions farming by printing with soybean ink and recycles newsprint. It invites readers to drop off newspapers at City Carton, 4250 Sixth St. SW, or use the closest recycling location to help reduce waste.
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the Gazette
City Carton
Sixth St
Former Klan hotbed elects black mayor
Stone Mountain Georgia selects Chuck Burris, a biracial coalition backed candidate and former crime analyst, to become mayor in January. Burris, 46, will lead a black majority City Council, aims to improve sidewalks drainage and police, and notes the historic significance of a black mayor in a town with Ku Klux Klan roots. He grew up in Louisiana witnessed cross burnings, studied at Morehouse College, and helped start a computer firm.
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Stone Mountain
Ku Klux Klan
KKK
Chuck
Burris
Louisiana
Morehouse College
Martin
South
America
Arthur Bourdon
Venable
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Newhall
10Th Street
Gus
Grant Wood
Wood
Turner Alley
Mortuary
al Capp
Skippy
Vesery Street
Popeye the Sailor Man
Popeye
Gazette
Jeff & Malynda Stegman
A-1
Rathnnilitary
Sree Genre Buffet King Callahan Promotions
Carmike Cinemas
Castle Sports
Chezik Sayers
Honda
Com-Link
D & B Tree Service
Dawson
Riley
Fox Eye
KCRG
Kieck
Kirkwood Community College
Lasalle National Bank
Longbranch
Maka Blind Company
McLeod USA Medicenter West Millhiser Smith Agency
National Guardian Life Northland Skin Clinic
Nova University Rap Businesses
Safe Coalition of Cedar Rapids
Skogman Realty
Slender World
St. Luke's
Hospita Technigraphics Tra, Inc
Weisbein Chiropractic
Westdale Mall
Willy Woodburns
Ising
Iowa City
Northland 7 Skin Clinic
B. Davaryar, M.D
Val
Ryo
Meena
Siberia
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Novosibirsk
Russia
Klan
Chuck Burris
Bentlee
D&b
Cor Eels
Aia
Discover Chiropractic
16Th Ave
Bruce H. Weisbein
Ve. S
New Life Fitness World
C.R. East
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