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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1955
Page
18
John Reynolds notes his appreciation for the Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce hat card, adopted with his pastepot in mind. He describes copying the card’s admonition to his pastepot and shares how the altered print identifies his desk and affiliation with the Chamber.
Taipei reports Chinese Communists have mobilized close to one million along the Shanghai to Canton coast. 150000 Chinese Communist troops from Korea are sent to island areas. Red ground forces total about three and a half million with 235 divisions. Navy is weaker. a few destroyers and escorts, one submarine. Soviet advisers guide development with over 60 Russian experts. General Partridge says Far East air forces outnumber Americans four or five to one, but the US can defend itself. He notes 6000 Communist planes versus about 2000 Allied aircraft. He says war capability exists, but declines to predict an outbreak.
Washington expert says the term normal weather is elusive and should perhaps be apologized for. He defines normal as the 30 year arithmetic mean ending at a round decadal number and notes normals shift to 1921 to 1950 with 1991 to 1960 for updates.
Gov. Hoegh reports two sharp phone calls about his Iowa budget address. One caller, the wife of a garage owner, argues service tax would hit her husband. Hoegh notes the tax targets the service recipient, not providers. His 15-year-old daughter also got a call from a dissenter who had supported Hoegh previously.
A Des Moines civic group led by Don Hughes has begun a chain telephone effort to drum up interest in Gov. Hoegh's budget plan. The 10-person committee aims to familiarize residents with the governor's recommendations and ensure understanding and consideration.
Des Moines reports indicate Attorney General Dayton Countryman will issue a formal ruling on selling beer in clubs and the interpretation of premises. Officials contemplate whether arrangements like private lock ers and split rooms could allow beer sales while liquor remains for members. The ruling could affect new club plans in Council Bluffs and clarifies the grace period stance. Countryman also pushes a bill to require a $50 federal liquor stamp as prima facie evidence in Iowa violations.
The Towa Restaurant Association urged further legislative studies before constructing a proposed east west toll road. The group cited reports prepared for the highway commission by two engineering firms and questioned the economic feasibility of the turnpike.
Ventura deputies and state agents raided the Ventura Gun club on Thursday night seizing gambling equipment. Sheriff Jerry Allen said several dice games and a four wheel were in operation. no charges have been filed.
CT Tipton Cedar county operators C W Swiger of Travel Inn Bennatt and W E Schukar of Idle Hour Lanes Trivant were fined 300 each after pleading guilty in district court to Town liquor law violations. Four others bound over to district court on similar charges from a raid of five taverns in four communities. No liquor found at Sunbury tavern.
The note warns against placing wet shots near heat sources and advises drying thoroughly before wearing. It instructs polishing once dry and suggests manipulating leather to soften for comfort.
Frank Hildreth, president of the core State Education Association, urged Iowa Future Teachers Association members to view the classroom as a bridge to community relations. He praised sending home 25 satisfied students and encouraged public service and energetic sacrifice.
A damaged, cluttered Gazette page lists missing dogs and contact notes, repair ads, rental offers, tax services, remodeling and furniture cleaning, and a mix of business promos. The jumbled section includes rewards for a missing white spotted hound and various local service advertisements.
A jumbled collage of job ads and notices from Marion area pages. Listings include carpenters janitors soliciting part time work and housework chores with various phone contacts and box numbers.
Classified ad listing computer related and clerical roles. Positions include clerks typists shorthand dictaphone operators and punch card trainees. Also openings for appliance service trainee and general office work with double entry bookkeeping and typing requirements. Ages 25 to 50 plus, some promotions and advancement noted. Located at 503 Guaranty Building and 216 3rd St. Cedar Employment Office.
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