Four Soloists Named For Symphony Concerts
Four vocalists from Illinois and Wisconsin join the Cedar Rapids Symphony and Coe College Chorus for performances in Coe auditorium on February 19 and 20. Soloists include tenor John Toms and soprano Barbara Ott with contralto Joanne Elaine Kriege and bass Dale W. Gilbert. The program features Mozart Requiem Milhaud Miracles of Faith and Bach Wachet auf with narration by Joseph Nassif. Tickets are on sale at local stores and the Coe box office.
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Illinois
University of Wisconsin
Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra
Coe College Chorus
Coe Auditorium
Eharie Arahae
Coe College
Darius Milhaud
Henry Denecke
Coe
Keith Broman
Milhaud
Edna John
Dieman
Dieman-Bennett Ballet Company
Joseph Nassif
Cedar Rapids
Footlighter
Barbara Ott
Northwestern University
Northwestern Collegium Musicum
Siah
Creation
Joanne Elaine Kriege
Edwardsville, Il
Lotte Lehman
Miss Kriege
MacMurray Choir
Chautauqua Opera Company
New York
Dale W. Gilbert
Jefferson
Gilbert
Midwest
Madison
Whitewater
la Crosse
Wis
Chicago
Puccini
Gianni Schicchi
Northwestern University Opera Workshop
Bach
Ocestra
Denecke
Armstrong’s
Hillbrunner’s
Taylor Music Company
Baby Only a Doll Used in Newport Library Display
An infant shown as a doll in a Newport Rhode Island library display drew attention. The article notes the doll was used to calm the crowd while explaining the library’s age as one of the oldest continuously operated in the United States built in 1747.
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Newport
R. I
United States
National Guard Open House Set For Saturday Feb Eighteen
Cedar Rapids Iowa National Guard announces a one day open house on Saturday from 8 a m to 8 p m at the Training Center 520 A avenue NE. Visitors will see displays of engineer signal artillery and air guard equipment including radar apparatus 105 howitzers and more. Recruiters will explain advantages to youths aged 17 to 18 and several units will cooperate to present demonstrations linking to Washington's birthday nationwide drive.
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National Guard
Cedar Rapids
Iowa National Guard
National Guard Training Center
A Avenue NE
Armory
Iowa
Washington
Majors Named for Red Cross Campaign in Linn County
General Chairman Larry Vavra announced eleven majors for the Linn county Red Cross drive with campaigns opening Feb 20 in rural areas and March 1 in Cedar Rapids through March 17. The effort marks the 75th anniversary of the Red Cross in the United States.
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Red Cross
Larry Vavra
Linn County
Dudley Henderson
Central City
Cedar Rapids
The
Clara Barton
Varra
Vavra
James Manville
Milo Blahnik
Robert Thiel
Farmer Corman Twins Triplets Calves in Three Days
In Tescott Kansas farmer Swinley Corman celebrated a remarkable dairy run as four cows delivered four calves within three days. One cow produced twins, another two calves, and a third a single, totaling six new offspring.
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Tescott, Kan. AP
Swinley Corman
Queen Helene 8-Way Skin and Beauty Treatment Ad
An old advertisement touts Queen Helene 8-Way Skin and Beauty Treatment for normal complexions. It promises cleansing and skin flexing to keep a firm youthful look, claiming lines soften for those over 35 and fatigue in facial muscles lessens for hours before events.
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Helene
New York
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Chicago Symphony
Kalamazoo Symphony
Apollo and
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Roe Nassif
Utt
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133Rd Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
el Roy Novak
185Th Field Artillery
Leroy Ockenfels
556Th Field Artillery
Douglas Shaheen
224Th Engineer Aviation Battalion
Bob Holden
Guard
George Washington
R. W. Schueler
Larry Proffit
Mercantile
Ray Orr
N. E. Lillies
Charles Loomis, Jr
George Ludlow
John Eichhorn
Paul Wright
Oga E. Andersen, Jr
Robert Stonebraker
Frank Kemp
Harriman
Pacific Coast
Newman's
Mary Miles
Qures
Queen Helene
Newman
Dial
Reeves
Ing
Tuck
Mary Jane
Lo Taxic
Infants’ Shop
find-o-Wonder
Husewares
Newman's Street
Pink
Spoc
Tery PF
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