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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1955
Page
3
Christmas notes recount small surprises from neighbors and family. A ham misread as a turkey turns bad, a photographer recipient gets a green scrapbook with clipped images, and a boy earns a cashmere sweater via summer chores. An Adlai Stevenson verse card pleases many, and a New Year contest offers 20 prizes from West Union merchants for newborns.
West Union sponsors the annual baby derby with the first baby born at Palmer Memorial hospital in West Union receiving attention. The event highlights local merchants backing a family oriented contest this year.
Special to The Gazette describes a New Year baby contest by the Manchester Chamber of Commerce. The first boy or girl born in Manchester hospitals on New Year’s Day will win many prizes from local merchants. Parents need not be Delaware County residents if the birth occurs at Delaware County Memorial or Willard General hospitals.
Dr. Robert F. Ray of the University of Iowa argues in Los Angeles that a presidential candidate cannot write and deliver up to 30 major addresses in 60 days. He says expert assistance is essential for accurate data and effective speeches, challenging views that ghostwriting is dishonest.
Sylvia Porter explains London gold prices and American actions after World War II. The piece notes gold's drop from $35 per ounce, reasons behind dehoarding, and investment comparisons with savings banks and stocks, arguing the trend signals long term global growth and inflation resilience, urging patience for gains.
Business leaders voice cautious optimism as new products and innovations surface. Highlights include a light 214 ounce weight and a 700 to 1000 foot beam power claim, Oxford University Press map techniques for a world atlas, triangular window putty from Goodell Co, Antrim NH, a bakelite vinyl insole by United Shoe Machinery in Boston, and F. J. Reed of San Francisco introducing a lip guard for glasses and cups.
Summary of business sentiment as 1956 nears, noting overall optimism but cautions for specific sectors. Auto, housing, steel, and agriculture face declines or slower growth, while total economy remains upbeat. Predictions from GM and American Motors foresee output drops. farm prices may ease. Lost and Found and local ads appear amid the page.
Washington AP report reveals Cordell Hull angrily told cabinet colleagues that Sumner Welles was acting as a de facto second state department without Roosevelt’s interference. The 1945 Yalta documents also show Stalin pressing for a Polish government friendly to the Soviet Union and Moscow urging dismemberment of Germany. The 1,032 page Yalta volume is on sale for 5.50 with over 40 newly released papers from 1935 45.
The article notes a real snake bite emergency kit from B F McDonald Company in Los Angeles with a tourniquet lancet suction pump antiseptic and ammonia inhalant in a nylon case. It also mentions Food Specialities bread mix from Worcester Massachusetts and a lightweight aluminum flashlight from Olin Mathieson Chemical Corporation New York offering the strongest beam among two battery models.
Irivng W Smith and others offer painting papering and general labor. Ads mention free estimates great variety of hauling and debris removal, interior exterior painting, lawn grading, printing services, and job listings. Local phone numbers provided for contact.
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