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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 10, 1957

Page

14

Religion in Life Week Opens at Coe College

The annual Religion in Life week at Coe College opens with the theme Where are you with Dr. George Forelt of the University of Iowa as featured speaker. Today includes campus group attendance at churches and a public film showing A Man Called Peter at 7 p.m. in the Coe Auditorium free to the public. An exhibit of Bible facsimiles is in the East gallery with hours around events. Monday features religious discussions read by local ministers and Coe faculty in campus social organization chapter rooms.

Coe College George Forelt School of Religion University of Iowa Church of Their Choice Peter Coe Auditorium Coe Jack Oliver First Christian Church Forell Dr. Forelt Religion In Life Week Concordia College Choir Victor Hildner Armstrong Coe Bog Kenneth M. Plummer Cornell College Mt. Vernon

Mental Health Group Plans Fourth Volunteer Training

Linn County Association for Mental Health will run its fourth volunteer training for the St Luke's ward with sessions Feb 25 28 and March 4 at 7 30 p m. Volunteers may work 8 a m to 9 p m on chosen days. Contact EM 2 2423 for details. The program also features chapels concerts and discussions led by Dr Forell and others with public access. Stephen Jackson chairs this year’s Religion in Life observance.

William B. Cormack Linn County Association For Mental Health St. Luke’s Hospital St. Luke’s

Metals Society To Hear Swartz On Continuous Casting

Cedar Rapids chapter of the American Society for Metals hosts Dr. Carl E. Swartz for a talk on continuous casting principles and a detailed Properzi process presentation aimed at designers. Swartz, former chief metallurgist and ASM trustee, will be followed by Eugene C. Pugh of Iowa National Mutual Insurance sharing safety engineering case experiences during a 6:30 dinner and 7:45 program at the Roosevelt hotel.

Cedar Rapids American Society For Metals Carl E. Swartz Hinsdale, Ill Swartz Cleveland Graphite Bronze Company Armour Research Foundation American Society of Metals Eugene C. Pugh Iowa National Mutual Insurance Company Roosevelt Hotel

Everything Depends on Which Side You're On

In Roxboro North Carolina an extended city limit split Highway 57 into city and county zones. Northbound traffic is policed by the highway patrol while city police cover the southbound lane on the half mile stretch. City Manager Timberlake says a resolution is needed.

Roxboro N. C Highway Patrol W F. Timberlake

Opera Calls On Army for Effects

Trenton Symphony Orchestra seeks field artillery and rifle sounds for Tosca. Maestro Sabatini will ask Ft Dix authorities to fire blanks for an off stage cannon and rifles to reproduce the opera’s Act I cannon and final act rifle fire.

Treston N. J Trenton Symphony Orchestra Guglielmo Sabatini Ft. Dix Puccini

Residents approve 50 cent monthly charge for industrial promotion

Plymouth Wisconsin residents vote to add a 50 cent per month surcharge on electric meters to fund industrial promotion efforts. City officials say the fee will raise needed capital to attract and support local industry while keeping consumer costs modest in a small east-central community.

Plymouth Wis Wisconsin

Home Missile Test and Hi Fi Car Noises Dominate Parlor Entertainment

A feature on Hi Fi recordings and sounds from Riverside labeled albums presents missile launch realism and motor racing acoustics. It highlights Bumper V missile tests at White Sands and car noises from Sebring with bands and composers exploring new listening experiences. It notes broader trends in audio novelty, including historical sound studies and varied recordings.

Army White Sands Proving Grounds U.S. Army General Electric Company Sebring Fla Riverside Hitler Storm Troopers Nelson Olmstead Vanguard Edgar Allen Poe

Deer Tries Horse And Dog Tracks In Revere

In Revere Massachusetts an amused crowd watched a deer take practice turns on a street as a horse and a dog tracked its movements. The incident drew attention from pedestrians and local witnesses who reported the animal appeared uninjured and nonchalant amid the pursuit.

Suffolk Downs Wonderland

Candle Holding Its Own in Age Of Electricity

Washington reports that candles remain popular in the modern electric era. Despite gas lamps and bulbs, tens of millions are lit annually in churches, homes, and on festive tables. Since 1951 U.S. candle sales exceed 20 million dollars yearly, aided by power outages and tradition.

Washington Chandlers United States

To Be Soloist With Symphony

Cedar Rapids Symphony to feature cellist Zara Nelsova as guest artist in Coe Auditorium at 8 15 p m on Monday February 18. Nelsova, acclaimed as a leading contemporary cellist, will perform Berlioz Roman Carnival Overture Haydn Cello Concerto Kabalevsky Cello Concerto and Schubert Unfinished Symphony as part of the program. Tickets by phone EM 4 2862 or at the Coe box office 7 p m day of concert. Admission 2 adults 1 student.

Zara Nelsova Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra Coe Auditorium Miss Nelsova England Nelsona Africa Australia Europe Canada United States Hector Berlioz Haydn Kabalevsky Schubert Symphony

Tree-climbing monkey stalls wedding in Norwalk

In Norwalk Connecticut a wedding faced a delay when a rhesus monkey trained as the flower boy refused to come down from a tree. Mrs. Benjamin Jackier ordered the ceremony to proceed without the animal.

Norwalk Conn Benjamin Jackier

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Alpha Gamma Delta Theodore Lilley First Presbyterian Church Alpha Xi Delta Richard Lawrence Cedar Rapids Council of Churches Alpha Theta Chi Thomas Currier Immaculate Conception Church Chi Omega Herbert Wiese Delta Delta Delta Jackson Burns St. Paul’s Methodist Church Independents John Woods Westminster Presbyterian Church Kappa Delta Will Edington Lambda Chi Alpha W. R. Ehlert St. Luke’s Methodist Hospital Waldemar Argow People’s Church Phi Kappa T John Murray Sigma Nu Ben Peterson Tau Kappa Epsilon Coe Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Glee Club Coe College Theater Jeannette Ringland Stephen Jackson Phi Kappa Tau Social Fraternity Metals Society Carl Swartz 556Th Field Artillery Iowa National Guard Norman Strain Strain Battery C Douglas Shaheen 556Th Earl F. Herd Davenport 554Th National Guard Training Center A Avenue AP News Caedmon Records Gertrude Stein T. S. Eliot Frank Lloyd Wright Revere, Mass Ann and John Smith Silver Company The Silver Co Earl Feddersen Eases Tells Alfred the Great London Dial Empire Anker Cedar Rapids Sewing Machine Mart 1St Ave Cedar Rapids Gazette Nakes
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