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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 24, 1957

Page

20

Routes To Follow in Viewing Christmas Lighting Contest

Forty eight homes compete in the Christmas Home Lighting Contest co sponsored by the Playground and Recreation Commission and the Iowa Electric Light and Power Company. The two route tours east and west pass many displays with prize judges visiting three per section after Christmas.

The Playground and Recreation Commission Iowa Electric Light and Power Company Veterans Memorial Coliseum Second Third Avenues Second Street Thirteenth Avenue J Street Twenty-sixth Avenue Allview Drive Allview Schaeffer Drive Southland Street Thirty-fourth Avenue Twenty-fourth Avenue Wisconsin Street Wisconsin Illinois Street Wilson Avenue Fourteenth Street Twentieth Avenue Sixth Street Sixteenth Avenue Fourth Street Eighth Avenue Ninth Street Fifth Avenue

General Tire Service Incorporated Incorporation Notice

General Tire Service, Inc. is incorporated under Iowa law with principal place of business in Linn County. TheArticles provide perpetual existence, authorized capital stock of 15,000 dollars, and a board of directors of five or fewer. Officers elected at annual stockholders meeting. The report notes stock liability limited to corporate assets and dates from November 21, 1957 with filing details and corporate officers listed.

General Tire” Service, Inc Iowa Secretary of State Rate of Pina Ays RoEporas Eral Tire Servi Uostnens Ts Linn Bhee Rotary of State Ennus Lone Selby Cedar Rap- Otte Claypool Sisal T. E. Pittenger E Pr Co. Opt AL Viicw. Inc. Pvoii

Appointment of Estate Administrator in Linn County Probate

The case in Linn County Iowa appoints a personal representative for the estate of deceased Casab cae. Creditors must file claims by a specified date to receive payment and to participate in the estate settlement. The notice names Warren Ackley as attorney and references December 1957 as the effective date in Rapids, Iowa.

Bey Linn Ows Strici Bms Gm Wari Cantor Warren Ackley

Wall Street reviews losses amid higher volume and cutbacks

Wall Street in the red for the month with volume 10 percent above November 1956 as airlines post losses and early 1957 cuts in world oil output loom. Belgian Congo producer Katafiga trims 10 percent and considers further curtailment. Dow near annual low, Arthur G. McKee and Allied Chemical show mixed 1957 outlooks. Standard Products may rise to 55 cents. Market pundit Bullock cautions narrow moves ahead on holiday-driven calm.

New York INS Katafiga Congo Arthur G. McKee Allied Chemical Arthur W. Bullock Paine, Webber, Jackson and Curtis

Costello Gets New Appeal Time On Tax Evasion Case

Federal Judge McGahey extended the deadline for Costello to appeal the 1954 income tax evasion conviction to January 6. The jurist had upheld the five year sentence and ordered Costello back to jail after 11 months served. he is allowed to remain free during the appeal period.

New York Frank Costello John F. X. McGahey U.S. Court of Appeals Mgohey Costello

East Iowans Elected to State Historical Society

Fourteen Cedar Rapids residents, two from Center Point, and one each from Palo and Lisbon were among 187 people named to membership in the State Historical Society of Iowa this month. Notables include R. K. Watters, Rev. R. Tjaden, E. A. Epika, F. D. Sheppard, and others from Cedar Rapids along with Davis S. Snyder, Rev. William M. Suckow, L. F. Melton, and Dr. John R. Gardner representing Center Point, Palo, and Lisbon.

Cedar Rapids Board Grants Zoning Waiver for Residence

The Cedar Rapids board of adjustment granted a waiver to George W. Nye on a house at 1000 Avenue NW. The permit allows a reversed front dwelling with a shorter front setback and rear yard than required if the house faced Tenth Street.

Cedar Rapids

Eleven Indians Die In BC Fire Destroying Two Homes

A fire on two separate Indian reservations in British Columbia killed eleven Indigenous people on Tuesday. The blaze gutted two houses, leaving survivors and a community to mourn the tragedy.

Vancouver B. C British Columbia

Tremors Hit Orleansville Area After 1954 Devastation

An AP report notes sharp tremors Tuesday near Orleansville, a region scarred by a 1954 earthquake that killed more than 1,000. Residents brace for aftershocks as officials assess damage.

Algiers Orleansville

Foto Facts Christmas Greeting From The Column Factory

John Reynolds reflects on nearly a decade of weekly columns totaling about 1.2 million words. He notes varying lengths and styles but ends with a simple, heartfelt message: A very merry Christmas to all of you.

After 60 Years Santa Still Real to Virginia

Virginia O’Hannon now Laura Virginia Douglas a widow and school principal recounts that the Santa Claus editorial remains true in the Atomic Age. She notes many readers still write, and recalls the 1897 New York Sun reply by Francis Church affirming Santa’s existence with love, generosity, and belief. Mrs Douglas’s school aids chronically ill and disabled children in 12 institutions, and she plans Christmas with family in North Chatham, New York.

New York Virginia O’hannon Santa Claus Virginia Laura Virginia Douglas New York Sun Francis Church the Sun Mrs. Douglas Santa

Prison Inmates Share Christmas at St Louis Foundling Homes

A group of Missouri State Penitentiary inmates raised 1273 dollars and bought gifts for 67 children at two St. Louis foundling homes. Warden E. V. Nash and his wife and three prisoners visited the kids to distribute bikes balls gloves watches and toys, saying the idea started with the inmates.

ST. Louis Missouri State Penitentiary St. Louis Foundling E. V. Nash Nash

Santa Bearded Photo Shop Burns As Pipe Ignites Beard

In Bari Italy Salvatore Siniscalzi known for a clean shave wore a Santa outfit and a flowing beard for his photo shop promotion. He lit his pipe and the beard caught fire. Passersby put out the flames and doctors treated the burns.

Bari Italy Salvatore Siniscali Santa Claus Salvatore Santa

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