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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1956
Page
3
AP report from Prague notes the eight year since the 1948 communist seizure, with Gottwald's regime consolidating power, nationalization, and growing state control. It describes housing, wages, propaganda, church policies, media, industry, and everyday life under the regime.
Detroit AP reports Automotive News tabulates weekly factory output by car makers for three periods: week ended Feb 4, week ended Jan 28, and Jan 1 through Feb 4. The figures compare several firms and show shifts in production levels.
Notice states Ione E. Schuller is appointed executrix of the George M. Schuller estate in Linn County Iowa on February 6 1996. Creditors must promptly pay debts and file claims with the Linn County District Court clerk via attorney Wm O Slade.
Contractors invited to submit lump sum proposals for General Construction Plumbing and Heating and Electrical work on the St James Elementary School in Washington Iowa. Drawings and specs available after February 7 1956 from the architect with a $50 deposit for the first set refundable upon return. additional sets priced at $15.00. Architect contact at 2143 No Sixth Street Quincy Illinois.
Hal Boyle argues that H L Mencken will have a lasting literary influence beyond the derision of detractors. He likens Mencken to Samuel Johnson as a transformative spokesman who helped a new generation break from bland scholarly clichés.
A 1956 Cedar Rapids Gazette excerpt discusses evolving American language and legitimacy of writers like Mencken alongside Swift and Voltaire, highlighting the era's debate on linguistic standards and literary authority.
A compact line-up of literary figures names Samuel Butler Hardy Twain Shaw appear in a reflective piece questioning easy beliefs and seeking hard truths.
Ford's Thunderbird and Fairlane models feature the big V-8 engine with the lowest price in America. In 1955 Ford V-8s outsold competing low-priced eight-cylinder cars, boosting Ford to the top among mass-market V-8s.
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