Cedar Rapids rec center to replace old fire station
The city turns Station No. 5 near Riverside Park over to the recreation department for conversion into a neighborhood recreation center with plans for remodeling costing about 4000 dollars. The project includes a dance floor, new lighting, a lounge space, and a meeting room plus storage and a game area.
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Venar Maplas
Riverside Park
Wilson Avenue
Sixth Street
Nevin Nichols
Paul Morris
Firehorse
Nichols
Civic Bureau Program Offers Cuba Film and Dinner
The Civic bureau hosts a film titled Cuba showing diverse scenes from Cuban culture at the Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday evening. A 6 15 p m dinner precedes the program with new Cedar Rapids executives introduced by L P Boudreaux. Invoked by Msgr Maurice Sheehy. National Oats discussed in a Cedar Rapids industries talk.
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Cuba
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Cedar Rapids
L. P. Boudreaux
Manufacturers Bureau
B. Philip Bowen
J. A. Daggett
Downing Box Company
H. B. McGrath
McGrath Pontiac
Quentin J. Marsh
Hubbard Wend Company
N. Munroe Fearing
Newman's Department Store
Paul Shawver
Square D Company
Floyd Beattie
Cherry-Barre Corporation
Robert Miller
Cryovac Corporation
Maurice
Sheehy
Immaculate Conception Church
Coe Evening Courses Open This Week at Coe College
Coe college announces its 1957 evening program with 17 credit and audit courses plus three insurance subjects. Classes meet weekly for 15 weeks. registration at first class. Tuition includes matriculation fee and per credit or per hour rates. Courses begin Monday and run through the week with offerings in psychology, history, economics, language, sociology, and more. For details call EM4 1511 extension 65.
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Coe College
Coe
Hickok Hall
Europe
Albert Schmidt
United States
Paul Glad
Harold Babb
Science Hall
George Powell
Eleanor Taylor
Marshall Hall
England
John J. Murray
Hickok’ Hall
Vernon Lichtenstein
James Joyce
Edwin Settle
Education Department
James Carruthers
Herbert Wiese
Richard C. Spencer
Leonard Schatzman
Zora DuVal
New York Native Builds Film Career Highlighting World Expeditions
A Cedar Rapids Chamber appearance profile outlines a New York native who trained for diplomacy, served in naval intelligence in World War II, and moved into film production. He directed educational films, traveled worldwide on filming expeditions twice in the past five years, appeared on television with his works, and shot whaling sequences for the Academy Award winning The Sea Around Us.
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Cedar Rapids
New York
Naval Intelligence
C R Symphony Pays Tribute to Elgar in Season Opener
The Cedar Rapids Symphony opens the season with a tribute to Edward Elgar marking the 100th anniversary of his birth. It will perform Enigma Variations and include the popular Pomp and Circumstance marches. Elgar, born 1857 in England, earned his knighthood from the crown after The Banner of St George celebrating Queen Victoria.
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Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra
Edward Elgar
Cedar Rapids Symphony
Elgar
England
St. George
United States
Deer creates traffic hazard in Rosiclare main street incident
A frightened deer ran wildly up Main Street narrowly missing a woman pedestrian before striking a jewelry store front in Rosiclare Illinois. Local police investigated the odd traffic hazard reported by residents.
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Rosiclare
Burglar Leaves A Helpful Clue
Paris police report ex convict Abdel Kadar Herkous aged 23 back in jail after dropping a full-face photo of himself at the burglary scene. The image provides a direct link to the crime and the suspect.
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Paris
Abdel Kadar Herkous
First School Vespers Set Next Sunday
Cedar Rapids public schools present the first in a series of Ivesper concerts and art exhibits at 3 p.m. Sunday October 20 in Memorial Coliseum. Washington and Jefferson high schools McKinley junior high Arthur and Grant Wood elementary schools provide instrumental and vocal numbers with a trumpet trio from Washington high. Dean Paxson Bob Claxton and Roger Bear form the trio. Art displays start at 1 p.m. in the lobby featuring Washington senior high Wilson junior high Hoover Johnson Kenwood Lincoln and Erskine elementary schools. Program cover by Phil Shaver of Roosevelt. Washington high school orchestra also scheduled to perform.
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Cedar Rapids
Memorial Coliseum
Washington and Jefferson
McKinley
Arthur and
Grant Wood
Washington High
Dean Paxson
Bob Claxton
Roger Bear
Coliseum
Washington Senior High
Wilson Junior High
Hoover
Johnson
Kenwood
Lincoln
Erskine
Phil Shaver
Roosevelt
Free public concert features state high school orchestras and college groups
The one hour program on Sunday includes Washington senior high orchestra directed by John Duckwall performing Hanson Symphony No. 1 and La Vie Parisienne. Arthur elementary chorus. McKinley junior high choir. Washington high trumpet trio. Grant Wood elementary chorus. Jefferson senior high choir. Washington orchestra performing America. Additional vesper concerts are planned for Nov 17, Feb 9 and March 9 during 1957 58.
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John Hutchins
Washington Senior High School
John Duckwall
Hanson
la Vie Paris
Gearhart
Brahms
Belafonte
Burgess
America
Steele
Jefferson Senior High School
Terrence Carlson
Konitz
Lockwood
Shaw
Christtiansen
Washington
Industrial Fire Safety Program To Be Thursday
Fire Department Chief Jesse Hunter and Capt. Bob Ellison will host an industrial fire safety program Thursday. Sponsored by the Cedar Rapids Accident Prevention Association the discussion follows a 6 30 dinner at fire station No 5 located at Wilson avenue and Sixth street SW. Reservations contact F Coun-
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Fire Department
Jesse Hunter
Bob Ellison
Cedar Rapids
Father’s Day brings rare twins tale to Tonawanda
North Tonawanda New York Father’s Day story centers on Joseph Volk and a wartime memory. His wife gave him twins during a 17 month siege in Leningrad in World War II, a peculiar family milestone tied to the holiday.
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Tonawanda
N.Y
Joseph Volk
Leningrad
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