Paramount's 50th anniversary theater nostalgia in Cedar Rapids
In Cedar Rapids the Paramount Theater hosted a 50th anniversary spectacular by the Cedar Rapids Area Theater Organ Society. The gala featured Hector Olivera on the organ, ventriloquist Wayne Roland, banjoist Jimmy Gross, and a starry program with vaudeville flair. Fifty years earlier Paul Hunter opened and later operated the projection booth, linking the milestone to the theater’s opening and enduring legacy.
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Cedar Rapids
Hector Olivera
Olivera
Wayne Roland
Orpheum
Jimmy Gross
Peggy
Sweet Georgia Brown
Big Bad
Leroy Brown
Buster Keaton
Big City Police
Zeb Confrey
Paul Hunter
Les Zachers
Becker Family Welcomes Third Son Dustin John
Mrs. John Becker confirms the baby born Friday at St. Luke’s Hospital is a boy. Dustin John Becker weighs eight pounds ten ounces, the Beckers’ third son. A hospital and The Gazette mislisted the infant as a girl, corrected after a flower confusion and a hospital check.
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John Becker
Grove Court SE
St. Luke's Hospital
The
Gazette
Beckers
Dustin John
Two arrested for auto theft and more in Linn County
Two men,Douglas L. Brower and Mark A. Armstrong both 19, were arrested on second degree theft charges for stealing vehicles in Dubuque and Keokuk and returned to Linn County. Armstrong faced a second theft count and a fifth degree bicycle theft. Additional arrests included two for intoxication and interference with official acts, and Tommy Shinault charged with assault and possessing a stolen motorcycle chain.
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Douglas L. Brower
Dubuque
Timothy B. Weber
Brower
Linn
Mark A. Armstrong
Second St
Keokuk
Linn County
16Th Ave
Tommy Shinault
10Th St
Patricia Buck
Shinault
Cedar Rapids man wins bid for new self-service liquor store
Evan R. Hughes of Cedar Rapids won a bid of 4.50 dollars per square foot for a 5600 square foot self-service liquor store to be built on Highway 30 east of Highway 149. The new store will replace the 1612 C Street SW location to serve the southwest side, with an opening hoped for in December but weather and other factors may delay.
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Iowa
Evan R. Hughes
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Beer and Liquor Control Council
Highway 30
Highway 149
Harry Bevington
C St
C Street
Bevington
Two brothers hospitalized after crash near Mount Vernon
Two brothers, Dean A. Hunter 30 and Edwin 25 of Anamosa, were admitted to Mercy Hospital after a one car crash on Highway 30 near Mount Vernon. Dean was in serious condition and Edwin in fair condition. Hunter faces charges for lack of vehicle control and driving under the influence.
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Mercy Hospital
Mount Vernon
Highway Patrol
Dean A. Hunter
Anamosa
Hunter
Edwin
Gregory R. Sills
38Th St. SE
38Th Street SE
14Th Avenue
Sills
Lawrence A. Erickson
Bel Air Drive
St. Luke’s
Karie L. Hebart
Darryl A. Whitman
Underwood Ave
Debra K. Newberry
Central Drive
Underwood Avenue
Burdette Drive
St. Luke's
Rousseau trial recessed amid jurisdiction doubt
The Marine court martial over Cpl. Jerry D. Rousseau for the June 3 stabbing and rape of Dorothy Layton is recessed until Tuesday as defense argues Rousseau’s enlistment may be invalid. Jurisdiction questions center on Marine Corps authority and possible extradition to Morocco with State Department involvement.
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Quantico
Morocco
Marine Corps’ Authority
Jerry D. Rousseau
Farmington, N. M
Marine Corps
Rousseau
U.S
Rabat
Dorothy Layton
Missouri
Coe
Cornell
Okinawa
Jose Trejo
Robert A. Switzer
State Department
Robber on bicycle flees Sinclair gas station
An armed teen, about 17, robbed Sinclair service station at 500 Third St. SE, taking $181 from cash and a wallet after demanding money. The suspect fled on a 10 speed bicycle, described as a 17-year-old black male 5 ft 6 in, 145 pounds, with brown eyes and black hair, wearing a flowered hat and black shirt.
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Third St. SE
Sinclair
Robert Hanson
Route 3
Hanson
Drunk Driving Charges Filed Against Six In Linn County
Six people were arrested on drunk driving charges in Linn County Friday and Saturday. Wesley J. Schuetzle is 41 and faces an additional charge of disobeying a traffic signal. Ed E. Lathrop is 29. Peter S. Hoy is 19. Timothy J. Hoffpaul is 18. Mark W. Werderman is 29. Larry L. Konicek is 21.
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Linn County
Wesley J. Schuetzle
First Ave
12Th St
Ed E. Lathrop
21St Ave
Sixth St
Peter S. Hoy
Ford Ave
Norwich Road
Timothy J. Hoffpaul
Shellsburg
Covington
Mark W. Werderman
12Th Ave
Fairfax
Larry L. Konicek
16Th Ave
Linn County Sheriff's Deputies
Eastern Iowans on arts panel
A statewide appointment lists 53 Iowans to the Iowa Arts Council advisory unit. Cedar Rapids’s Peggy Whitworth Iowa City’s Liza Broudy Fayette’s Jeremiah Wadian Grinnell’s A Richard Turner join education panel. Music committee includes Eckert Kerauss Evans Clark Goff Larson Voertman. Muhlert of Iowa City joins the visual arts panel.
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Iowa City
Robert Larson
Decorah
Betty Voertman
Grinnell
Jan Muhlert
Woman Saved From Drowning At Cedar Rapids Motel Pool
At the Holiday Inn pool on Williams Boulevard SW a Cedar Rapids woman identified as Marianne Ferguson slipped underwater after a dive and was rescued by Ronald Sheriff and a friend, with Sue McConnell assisting. She received mouth to mouth resuscitation and was transported to Mercy Hospital for treatment.
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Cedar Rapids
Holiday Inn
Williams Blvd
Marianne Ferguson
Ronald Sheriff
Clover Drive
Kohout
Sue McConnell
Ogden
Ferguson
Mercy Hospital
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Paramount
George Patrick
Fox Movietone
al Smith
Herbert Hoover
Vigortones
Paramount Theater For the Performing Arts
Len Biella
Bob Nance
Ken Vogel
Dick Leighton
Mom
C.R
Defense
McElroy
Paul Jensen
Washington
Joe Whitty
Eastern Iowans On Arts
Killians
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