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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1955
Page
2
A provocative reader column warns Americans that driving under the influence risks lives and suggests Scandinavian laws that jail intoxicated drivers. The writer laments the dull tone but aims to scare motorists into saving their own lives and those of others as the year begins.
Inez Robb decries American indifference to highway deaths during holidays. She notes Christmas 1955 losses exceed 600 and predicts worse for New Year, blaming casual public sentiment and lax safety. She mocks safety councils and urges tougher action to curb road slaughter.
Theaters release daily schedules for Paramount Iowa State and Palace listings plus Marion. Matinees run at varied times for titles including Lieutenant Wore Skirts Artists and Models Man With the Gun Long John Silver Court Martial of Billy Mitchell Sabaka Lawless Street Teenage Crime Wave Second Greatest Sex Music Land Naked Sea Last Command Return of October Big House USA Gun That Won the West.
In Linn County Iowa on December 29 1955 Erda Bohling and Wilma Riggs were appointed and qualified as Administratrices of the estate of Many A Gaines late of Linn County Iowa deceased. All persons indebted must pay promptly and those with claims should file with the Clerk of Linn County District Court. Schoenthaler Lee Attorneys.
Administrator Henry Caspers of Linn County Iowa seeks all debts and filed claims for the Carl Casper estate. Creditors must present verified claims to the Linn County District Court Clerk. Attorney E W Brashaw represents the administrator.
Administrator No 24615 announces estate of Charles R. Smith of Linn County Iowa deceased. Creditors must present claims to Kubicek Novak Kubicek Attorneys by stated deadlines. Court contact via Peoples Bank and Trust Company acts as fiduciary.
Hollywood AP reports Donald O Connor, 30, says he will slow his film and TV work after recently finishing Anything Goes. He plans one film a year or three every two years at most, possibly a Buster Keaton story, and may avoid releasing 19 TV films to prevent overexposure. He spoke between rehearsals above the Hollywood bus station, preparing for a Sahara Las Vegas date.
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