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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1954
Page
49
Chicago report from INS notes a government survey of 600 factory workers shows many skip breakfast and fall short on calcium vitamin C and B vitamins while 44 percent are overweight. National Dairy Council president Milton Hult urges balanced meals with protective foods at each meal, especially breakfast.
Mr and Mrs Joe Reid observe their golden wedding anniversary with daughters and families. Married December 22 1904 at Marion they farmed near Atkins and Center Point then moved to town in 1943. Mr Reid worked at Iowa Manufacturing Co until retirement two years ago. They have three daughters nine grandchildren and two great granddaughters.
Winter silver ornaments require extra care as steam heat causes tarnish. Polish items thoroughly, remove residue, then apply furniture wax that needs no rubbing. After wax dries to a haze, buff lightly with a clean cloth. Tarnish resistance lasts about three times longer.
Readable tips show how evergreen branches form simple elegant centerpieces for holiday decor. The piece suggests using lemons and cones as accents, transforming stemware into candlesticks, and creating miniature wreaths from evergreen tips. It covers sparkly beads and spangles on wires and securing decorations to styrofoam snowballs.
Paris fashion notes a new alphabet influenced hair style by Guillaume with an F shaped profile featuring fringes over the forehead and ears, a vertical taper at the neck, and optional ornamental coronets for evening wear. It highlights filtered hair colors softening blondes brunettes and dark shades.
Mr and Mrs Pete Hils marked their golden wedding on Dec 28 at the Hils home near Blairstown. Relatives invite all to an open house 2 to 5 p.m. Their daughter Ival Cedar Rapids and daughter Nardine Hapgood. Seven grandchildren and one great grandchild. Aurora residents bowling team members and wives hosted Ivan Schlesselman and wife at a housewarming with a potluck.
The essay reviews M. F. K. Fisher’s The Art of Eating from World Publishing with praise for its philosophy of food, memories, and social meals. It also covers Alice B. Toklas Cook Book from Harper, noting its gourmet commentary, Paris dining life, and recipes framed by Stein’s circle, with caution about American access to some dishes.
Anne Adams offers pattern 4544 for misses maternity sizes 10 through 20. Includes a loose flowing jumper with blouse options and sew easy closures. Requires specified yardage and 35 cents, plus 5 cents for extra patterns, mailed to Cedar Rapids Gazette Pattern Dept New York.
A critical note on Heinrich Boll’s Acquainted with the Night and Fulton Oursler’s Lights Along the Shore. Boll portrays congested Cologne housing and a family’s turmoil, while Oursler’s collection blends fact and fiction, sharing moral and inspirational pieces including This I Believe and Do We Need the Ten Commandments Today.
A compact non fiction volume presents 150 pages of Washington facts and imagery. It promises patriotic pride and a tour like experience from the Washington Monument to Lafayette Square for readers who may not have visited the capital.
A novel kitchen guide by Betty Furness with Julia Kiene, directed by the Westinghouse Home Economics Institute. The book combines Furness’s television charisma with Kiene’s expertise, offering practical recipes for both novices and seasoned cooks. Published by Simon and Schuster at 3.50.
Dan Gillmor surveys congressional investigations from 1859 onward and questions if inquiry procedures curb threats or fuel hysteria. Editorials reflect post investigation follow ups while the guideposts anthology presents 750 testimonials from diverse careers including sports and national leaders.
Mrs Henry Rudkin explains Pepperidge Farm history to readers while Miss America 1952 recounts her path to success. Doak Walker describes his clean play ethic and Alice Marble recalls the Wimbledon incident with the show must go on.
R W reviews Mack Sennett's King of Comedy told to Cameron Shipp from Doubleday. The work profiles Mabel Normand Ben Turpin Phyllis Haver Chester Conklin Harry Langdon Del Lord Ford Sterling Fatty Arbuckle and Sennett himself, tracing early silent film comedy and star development and loss to higher salaries.
The Christian Herald editors completed their yearly almanac titled The Protestant Year 1955. The volume includes birth dates of notable figures, memorable quotations, moon phases, movable religious day calculations, and brief sayings.
Franciscan Sisters They Have Taken Root documents 90 years of the Dubuque order with 400 pages and illustrations, foreword by Archbishop Henry P. Rohlman. The Last Hunt portrays buffalo hunting ethics and tension between hunters Sandy MacKenzie and Charlie Gilson. Your Family's Security by Jacob S. Spiro offers estate and financial guidance. The Searchers by Alan Le May reimagines frontier danger and a missed child in a suspenseful Texas border setting.
Rae iar L COLEMAN an ear nose and throat specialist has written Freedom from Fear a plain language guide to psychosomatic medicine. The book explains fears from sleepwalking to aging with case histories and a reassuring professional philosophy.
Brief critique of Light as the Morning centers on Kitty Loner and her elopement with a TVA engineer while highlighting Les McCain and his friend Fogg. The piece notes light age adventures and social satire in the Nashville TVA project setting.
Patricia Louise Wheeler to Cpl. Richard Roggentein will wed January 1 at Christ Methodist Church Belle Plaine. Darla Lee Burbridge to Burdette Joslyn set for January 23 in Oneida. Carol Loder to Pfc. Ronald Hanson to marry in late January with residence in San Francisco. Wheeler engaged and Burbridge details note military postings and affiliations.
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