Square Dance Revival Grips City and Nationwide
New York and other cities see a wide square dance revival with 15,000 New Yorkers dancing weekly on Riverside Drive and 6,000 more on Central Park Mall. Ed Durlacher notes roots trace to 1932 and the 1939 40 World Fair, while Ralph Page emphasizes accessibility and fun. Callers work to expand lessons, including teaching high school students and planning broader training in major bands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlene Wolf
New York
Vogue
Riverside Drive
Central Park Mall
Ed Durlacher
American Association of
Durlacher
Ralph Page
New Hampshire
Barney Hyman
New York City
Hyman
USC
Barney
Page
Sioux City
Callers Association
Urge Children To Take Care At School Crossings
Traffic Capt. Bill Remington urges parents to coach children to use school stop signs at busy intersections as school resumes. Signs protect youngsters and promote crossing habits. motorists will face firm action for failure to stop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Remington
Traffic Bureau
Remington
MacArthur Victory Portrait and Wisconsin Governor Goodland
A retrospective on General Douglas MacArthur’s V J day surrender aboard the Missouri with a lunch meeting a year later. The piece links his leadership to Japan’s rehabilitation and notes Wisconsin figure Goodland’s long public service from editor to acting governor and two terms as lieutenant governor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas MacArthur
Missouri
Tokyo Bay
MacArthur
Melbourne
Australia
Japan
Buna
Bismarck Sea
Philippines
Goodland
Wisconsin Governor of 83 Doesn't Need Campaigning
Walter S Goodland, Wisconsin's 83 year old governor, faces no campaigning for renomination as he nears 84 at inauguration. He is independent and relied on three radio speeches to secure the GOP nomination and is seen as a tough administrator who fights gambling and pressure groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Madison
Wis
Nea
Walter S&s. Goodland
Goodland J
Goodland
People’s Choice
Michigan
Veterans’ Rehabilitation Fund
Registration at Mount Mercy To Start Soon
Mount Mercy junior college and academy will start classes on September 17 with Cedar Rapids students registering September 13 and out-of-town students September 16. Academy registration is September 9. The junior college offers preparatory education liberal arts commerce home economics journalism library training nursing education fine arts and terminal courses in teacher training and secretarial education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Mercy Junior College
Cedar Rapids
Barbara Hutton Divorces Cary Grant in Los Angeles
Barbara Hutton, heiress, obtained the final divorce decree from actor Cary Grant in Los Angeles. Attorney Jerry Geisler filed the decree sealing the end of the marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
INS
Barbara Hutton
Jerry Geisler
Cary Grant
Campaign to block return of prohibition to start
The National Anti Prohibition League plans an all out campaign in the fall to prevent a reimposition of alcohol prohibition in New York. The alliance aims to mobilize public support, organize events, and lobby lawmakers to keep liquor laws in their current form.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
INL
National Anti-Prohibition League, Inc
Crossword Puzzle L worm 23-Comb form much 24-Correlative of either
Puzzle clues mix with across and down hints in a list style. Entries reference various wordplay prompts such as river in Maine and mineral earth, plus archaic and ordinary terms. The page presents a dense, fragmented crossword style item without a coherent narrative or full grid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jewish Home Service
Down Southwest
Maine
Bay
Imare
US to Sell Civilian Surplus Goods to China
The United States agreed with China to sell most American civilian surplus property in the Western Pacific and China. Payment will be via settlement of a US debt in Chinese currency plus 55 million dollars. China has 22 months to remove the surplus with US forces assisting at bases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
United States
China
Western Pacific
Thomas B. McCabe
T. V. Soong
McCabe
Soong
Howard C. Petersen
Okinawa
Saipan
Tinian
West China
Wadhams Heads to Canada for Top 200 Club Meeting
W E Wadhams, special agent for New York Life Insurance, travels to Murray Bay Canada for the Top 200 Club convention at Hotel Manor Richelieu, Sept 4 to 8. The trip rewards his paid premium business for the year ended May 31 1946.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wadhams
First Avenue SE
New York Life Insurance Company
Murray Bay
Can
Hotel Manor Richelieu
Billings Woman Returns Lost Wallet to Owner
Mrs Lydie Russ found a billfold in a street drain and used a nylon hosiery registration stub to locate the owner. A store list of registrants led to Mrs Francis Eby, whose wallet and registration slip were returned and her money refunded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billings
Mont
Lydie Russ
Francis Eby
Forcing Houseplants and Cut Branches Into Bloom
Learn how to grow yellow calla lilies pink primroses and lily of the valley indoors year round. Ferns like Holly and Boston thrive with protection from gas drafts hot air and dry air. Forcing flowering shrubs and fruit-tree branches in water in a warm humid spot. Includes booklet Success with House Plants and Flowers for 25 cents from Cedar Rapids Gazette Reader Service New York NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Seventeenth Street
New York
N. Y
Bereaved Johnsons Thank Community for Kindness
Leonard Ross Johnson family expresses thanks for prayers, sympathy, and offerings from Father Peters Beatty Mortuary Quaker Oats United Cereal Workers and neighbors after the sudden death of Leroy R Johnson. Lost items and rewards noted around local locations with various contact numbers.
Local Classifieds Offer Services and Notices
A dense page of assorted ads and notices advertising car paint and body work, rental and moving services, sewing and knitting lessons, maternity and sanatoriums, fountain pen and jewelry sales, repairs for zippers and clocks, trade and wanted ads, and personal notices. It lists businesses in Cedar Rapids and Kansas City with contact details and prices, including towing, heating, and home care services. Several items seek rides or companionship and highlight confidential or discreet services.
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Sontidential
Kansas City
Delco Ot
Novak Heating Co
Id Avenue
Eastside Maternity Hospital
Probasco Jewelry Co
Smithsonian
Chards Laboratories
Ziner Hospital
6Th Ave
Cedar Rands
Dial
Cedar Rapids
Jane
Losina
Joe Joe Conway
Buresh Motors, Inc
3rd_St
McCalls Magazine
Parker Pens
Vincent's Jewelry
3Rd St SE
Los Angeles
Kenwood
United States
Harriett
Iowa
San Francisco
Denver
Chrysler
Washington , DC
2Nd St
J. J. Smith
Lcensed
Merchants National Bank
ALCOHOLICS _ANONYMOUS ORIGINAL
Dorothea
Washington D.C
HALL
Sands Printing
St. NE
Allie
Belle Eastburn
Ave
Canon Ae
Donald Bradshaw
Cedar Rapids Music Supply
Economy Rug CO
J Ave
Lyle Nerman
Pfiffner
Morris Fur Shop
Granby
Rayler
Jack Fordice
RRR Aarp
Illinois
Gazette
Wathan Motor CO
3Rd St
Chicago
Hearthstone
Winnetka
Ilinois
R. S. Landes
N. Washtenaw
N. Pressman
Kelly-Meikle
Lawrence Printing Co
Greenwood
Miss
Aey
Iowa City
Iowan
Barton Salt Company
Hutchinson
Kansas
SSS
Ponting News
Pontiac
Mich
Rawleigh
City of Cedar Rounds
South Linn
North Buchanan
Rawleigh's
Freeport
jSummerour Chenille Company
Dawsonville
Ee Natae Ge Ie
National Finance Organization
Ee le Sontag
SAD Sre
Cerzell GS
Killian's
Acen Ae
White Eagle Coal CO
First St
Fay
3Rd Ave
10Th St
Mirror Lounge
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Philadelphia
Boston
Spokane
el Paso
Minneapolis
New England
Colorado
Wyoming
Rocky Mountain
Nanoral
Avery Council
Lee van Atla Ke York
General MacArthur
Ironwood
Grover Cleveland
Fred Allen
Racine
Willard R. Smith
Walter Goodland
Mount Mercy
Grant
Fio
Fiz
Canada
Wolf's
L. Burnell
Edgewood Road
Rte
State Theater
LC Church
Pin el
Rapids Chevrolet Co
OF Paulsen Construction Company
F. Paulsen
Marriag
Lillie
Ser Ae
Jack's Store
GER Sewing Machine CO
Claxton College Pharmacy
Artiste
3Rd St. NE
Violet Sojka
Metropolitan
Helene Curtis
Cold Waves
LaVerne Beauty Shop
3rd_ Ave. SE
Swisher
Kenny Hofer
Hennessey Bros
Kutchera Sodding & Fuel CO
R Bros
Cec
Ray
Marian
Seifor
Leo J Smith & Son
Arthur Gray
Cashman Plumbing
Don
Stenog
Rapher
McKinley
R L. Harris
Fort Des Moines
Des Moines
Cabinet Gazette
Handler Motor Co
Hotel Roosevelt
B. F. Goodrich
2Nd Ave
MT Vernon
Pean
Netter Central Engineering Co
Iqbor
Bupanegas CO
South 79Th
Omaha
Nebraska
Peoples Savings Bank
Roosevelt Hotel
Swab Motor Co., Inc
Ind Ave
Benton
Linn
Pfister
Associated Pfister
Harrison
Davenport
Eenport
Lowe
Graette
Bellevue
Western Contracting Corp
Economy Forms Corporation
Highland
Park Station
Bishop Cafeteria
Rawleigh’s. Dent
Circle Tavern
12Th Ave
Ist Ave
Sharon Bogers
Act
Marion
Conway Stables
Mt. Vernon Ave
Icommunity
Toledo
Viking Accordion
Harvey Booth & Son
Rein Ave SW
R. L. Harris
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