Cedar Rapids 1883 boom outlined in Board of Trade report
A Cedar Rapids Board of Trade booklet from 1883 details a booming year with over a million dollars spent on buildings and repairs, 12 million in wholesale trade, rapid railroad expansion, new streets and schools, a growing library and church system, and a projection of future growth to 50 000 inhabitants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.R. Board of Trade
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Board of Trade
F. W. Faulkes
Chamber of Commerce
A. B. George
John T. Hamilton
Charles Weare
F. J. Upton
S. L. Dows
W. W. Higley
Yale Concert Will Feature An Oratorio
The Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra and Coe College chorus present Arthur Honegger’s King David as the principal work on a Christmas program. The oratorio for three soloists a narrator and the choir will be staged December 12 and 13 in Coe Auditorium with tickets at 1.50. Handel organ concerto and Wagner Seigfried Idyll are also on the bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra
Coe College Chorus
King David
Arthur
Rene Morax
David
Honegger
Les Six
Milhaud
Poulenc
Taillefer
Auric
Durey
Henry Denecke
Coe Chorus
Keith Broman
Coe
Symphony
Eleanor Taylor
Wagner
Siegfried
Licenses Go On Sale In Linn County For 1955
The Linn County courthouse opens Wednesday for 1955 motor vehicle license sales. Registrations expire Dec 31. licenses may be extended to Jan 31 without penalty. Drivers urged to bring 1954 slips and form one line for faster processing. Commercial trucks and moved-in residents have special steps. early application urged to avoid long waits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Linn County
Tom DeWees
DeWees
de- Wees
He Didn't Know She Was a Cop
New York police say Dorothy Uhnak a 24 year old transit officer confronted Gus Famitis 35 after he approached her in a subway station. She identified herself and ordered him to come along when he refused she used her gun to strike him and subdue him.
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New York
Gus Famitis
Dorothy Uhnak
Miss Uhnak
Famitis
Mercy Hospital to Add Physical Therapy Center Next Spring
Mercy hospital will establish a new physical therapy center for polio and orthopedic patients funded by the hospital women’s auxiliary. The 6 thousand to 8 thousand dollar project should be ready in about six months, with a hired physical therapist and heat and exercise equipment. The auxiliary recently completed a sterilizer room project that raised 5 000 dollars over two years, led by auxiliary president Mrs. Frank Orr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercy Hospital
Mary Maura
Mercy Hospital Women’s Auxiliary
St. Luke’s Hospital
Auxiliary
Frank Orr
Fifth Avenue SE
Gazette
Laurie van Dyke
Discussion on School Finance Tuesday Night
A panel discussion on problems of school finance will be held at Grant Wood school at 8 p m Tuesday under the Cedar Rapids and Linn County Education Associations. The event features a proposal by the Iowa State Education Association to increase state aid to 25 percent of total school costs with participants including Louis P Boudreaux Guy Gilchrist Frank T Nye and Donald E Smith. Citizens taxpay ers and Linn county legislators were invited to join in shaping a plan for increased state aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Linn
Grant Wood School
Iowa State Education Association
Guy Gilchrist
Iowa Farm Bureau
Des Moines
Frank T. Nye
The
Gazette
Donald E. Smith
Parents Teacher Association
Linn County
Iowa
Cedar Rapids Christmas Home Lighting Contest Plans
The annual Cedar Rapids home lighting contest will return with co sponsorship from Iowa Electric Light and Power Company and the Playground and Recreation Commission. Private city residences may enter. twelve finalists will be chosen across four sections with a city champion named from them. Prizes include floor and table lamps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Playground and Recreation Commission
Light Company
City Hall
Religious Replica of Lourdes Grotto Built in Petersham
An exact Lourdes grotto replica has been constructed in Petersham by the Xaverian Fathers. The French peasant girl’s 19th century Marian apparition inspired the project, recreating the sacred site for worship and reflection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petersham
Mass
Lourdes
France
Toothache excuse led to reckless driving claim
A South Bend woman arrested for reckless driving told police she had been drinking to ease a toothache saying if she keeps her teeth drunk her tooth doesn’t hurt. The report notes her explanation as she faced the charges in Benton Harbor Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benton Harbor, Mich
ULP
South Bend
Ind
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Russ Wiley
Marion
A. N. Palmer
Chicago
St. Louis
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Omaha
Milwaukee
Greene's
Coe College
Free Library
Yale
la Havre
Zurich
Paris
Europe
America
University of Iowa
Harold Stark
Louis P. Boudreaux
Penick and
Ford
C.R
He-Man
Newton's
Newton's Jewelry
2Nd Ave
Lowe
C.O.D
Lester Trunecek
1641 Memorial Drive
Broulik
Broulik Bros
Second Street
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