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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1956
Page
4
A Cedar Rapids feature recounts a Waterloo rival's praise for the city, local business chatter, and plans from Allis-Chalmers Square D and Downing Box. The column highlights fluoridated water limits, a new IBM computer at Collins Radio, Lindsay on highway sales, and a child’s lost wristwatch return.
Announcement of the engagement of Miss Mary Sue Priestman of Jacksonville Florida to Edward Holt Rutherford son of Mrs Raymond Rutherford of Miami Shores Florida and the late Mr Rutherford.
Cedar Rapids PTA Council will observe Founders Day with an address by Waurine Walker, NEA former president, on There Is a Lad Here. The dinner is Tuesday February 14 at 6 30 pm in the Memorial Coliseum. Reservations by Friday through Mrs. Howard Miller or Mrs. Richard Jenkins. public welcome.
PTA groups schedule meetings Wednesday at 7 30 p.m. and a Thursday study group with Mrs Abernathy at 1119 Maplewood NE. A Monday session at 7 45 p.m. honors past PTA presidents with a senior orchestra and a skit by school parents. Founders day events include kindergarten programs and a Grandmother National skit. Dr Boyd McCandless will speak on child welfare research.
The Jeans and Janes meet Monday for round dancing 7 30 to 8 30 p m at the VFW ballroom. Tuesday Niters dance 8 to 11 p m at the VFW ballroom. Thursday square dance 8 to 11 p m. Beginners class Friday Garfield school 7 30 to 10 p m. Public square dance Friday Atkins Legion hall 8 to 11 p m. American Legion auxiliary meets Tuesday at 8 p m in Memorial coliseum dining rooms.
A reviewer hails Mauriac’s The Lamb as a radiant tale of sacrifice and compassion set in a decaying estate. Xavier Dartige longue defies corruption, becoming a sacrificial figure whose life aims to redeem others and reveal Christian selflessness at the heart of mankind.
The Cedar Rapids Toastmistress Club will meet Monday at 6 p.m. for dinner. The program features a white elephant presentation and acceptance speeches. Participants include Lois Cresswell, Marilyn Humphry, Jean Harris, Janet Boise, and Germaine Hasladen.
The Woman's Club outlines an Arts and Crafts workshop Tuesday from 9 30 to noon, a 12 30 luncheon, a 2 pm program on Grandma Moses and Music in Motion, plus a health education center tour Wednesday at 1 30. Nature and Garden meets Thursday at 2, Alma Inez Sword reads poems, and a silver tea hosts by O J Jirsa and others. The club chorus meets Wednesday at 10, current events discuss USSR, and a Merimyx Valentine dance Friday with Gibby Gibson orchestra. Anniversary noted for Leonard Lear and spouse at 1213 Eleventh Street NW with a family Embassy Club dinner.
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