Third Avenue Dream Street proposed by Cedar Rapids pastor
The Rev Theodore Lilley retired Cedar Rapids minister urged renaming Third Avenue in Cedar Rapids to Dream Street. Speaking to the Board of Realtors he cited Dr Arthur Erskine Wright brothers Joseph Fort Newton and Willard Shirer among others whose work and dreams started on Third Avenue and influenced world events. He recalled Henry Ely’s Vernon Heights dream and praised Ely’s role in development despite initial opposition.
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Third Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Dr. Erskine
Higley
First
Presbyterian Church
Mr. Lilley
George Douglas
Robert
Stewart
Joseph Fort Newton
Peoples Church
Newton Wen
Wen
Lilley
Orville
Wilbur Wright
Fifth
Sixth Streets
Willan Shirer
Third
Reich
Eighteenth Street
Henry Ely
Third Street
Vernon Heights
Ely
Class Set for Parents of Pre Schoolers in Cedar Rapids
A parent education program for parents of preschool age children will be offered in Cedar Rapids by Grant Wood Area Education Agency. Sessions run Wednesdays for seven weeks from Oct 15 at Jane Boyd Community House Fourteenth over me ant Tenth Street SE. The class runs 3 20 am to 11 30 am and is free with childcare provided. Open to any parent of children up to age five. Contact Stephanie Frantz at 366 7601 to register as advance registration is required.
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Cedar Repids
Grant Wood Area
Jane Boyd
Tenth Street SE
Stephanie Frantz
Cedar Rapids Coin Club Reelects All Officers
The Cedar Rapids Coin club re elected all officers by unanimous vote at the Wednesday meeting. President J W Carberry of Newhall. vice president Frank L Miller. treasurer Stanley K Miller. secretary Leo R Sears. Board of directors named were Robert Douglas John Kelson and James Hamling.
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The
Cedar Rapids
C A Tops Nation in Savings Bond Drive
C A tops the nation in this year s U S savings bond campaign by totaling 282 percent of its sales quota in Cector Rapids. Seventeen businesses achieved over 58 percent employee participation in payroll savings. Jack Row of the treasury department was campaign manager and Dr Rice of Collins Radio chaired the drive. Firms cited for 50 percent participation include Adlen Motor Cherry Bur Tell Collins Martin Marietta Brgovac General Mills Goss IBM Milwaukee Railroad Northwestern Bell JC Penney Seara Target Wey erhauser Wilson and Co Defense Contract Administration and the post office.
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Cector Rapids
U.S
Jack Row
Treasury Department
Dr. Rice
Collins Radio
Adlen
Motor
Cherry
Election of Lind County HACAP reps to advisory board
Mary Ann Backstrom from precinct six and Doris Poole from precinct nine were elected as Lind county advisory board representatives to Hawk eye Area Community Action program. A public information meeting will explain the Corps of Engineers expanded permit program to protect water quality and wetlands at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Veterans Memorial Coliseum armory. Corps officials will discuss regulations and focal applications of the new program and solicit written or oral public comments.
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Mary Ann Backstrom
Seventh Street
Doris Poole
C Street
Lind County
Hawk‘eye Area
Backstrom
Poole
Corps of Engineers
Armory of Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Shadow Box Craft From An Ordinary Ham Can
A guide to making a shadow box using a clean ham can with decorative lining and inside items. It covers materials, safe handling, drying times, and arranging themed displays, suggesting holidays like Easter and other seasons. It notes securing objects with glue and using thread for hanging items. An inserted news item reports a one year suspended prison term for Michael Leese in a forged check case and mentions Pope Pius XII's death on this date in 1958.
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Ling
Haliday
Mason City
Indiana
Cedar Rapids
May Grant Immunity Target in Hoffa Case Probe
Detroit sources say the federal government may grant immunity to mob figure Anthony Zerilli to aid the Hoffa disappearance investigation. Zerilli, described as the heir apparent to Detroit’s crime leadership, was questioned by a grand jury as prosecutors weigh immunity to avoid self incriminating answers.
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Hoffa
Detroit
Teamsters
James Hoffa
Anthony Zerith
Ayl
Zerith
Jatt
Zerilli
Detroit Crime Syndicate
Sandstone
Mint
Lax Venas
Podneniay
Nell Fink
Zeriili
Fink
Zerilil
Joesph
Senate
Michigan
FBI
Federal Building
Joseph Zerill
Zerill
Sterling Height
Arizona
Fineida
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Dream Street
Coin Club
C.A
HACAP
Army
Comenvarcial Bk
Cittrwnema Reroes
Corr
Rena Brood
Scnening Police
Graybill Electronics SC
AEPLE
Tammong Street
Aunds
Pet Ehccinovare US
Michael Leese
Clear Lake
Wyoming
Pius XII
Wfp
Cindy
VOGEL
ATO
Mt. Vernon
Cedar Mt , Vows
Enith
B & W Portable
SUN
KMART
Zenith
B&w
Decorator
Color TV
Seek Mart
Zenit
Tian
Mwith
Titan
Mithm
Seville
Seek. Mart
Zemin
Caribbean
Joov Chasses
16Th Ave
Collins Road
N.E. SK
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