Eddie Cantor at 70 Reflects on Life and Work
Hollywood AP profile of Eddie Cantor at seventy describes his heart attack recovery ten years ago and his ongoing activism for Bonds for Israel and the March of Dimes. It notes his daily walk, naps, Palm Springs retreats, and continuing work including a monthly Diner's Club column and the radio show Ask Eddie Cantor. He recalls peers Will Rogers Fanny Brice W C Fields and muses on reminiscence versus current events.
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Eddie Cantor
Banjo Eyes
Heywood Broun
Apostle of
Pep
Eddie
Suzie
Beverly Hills
Will Rogers
Fanny Brice
W. C. Fields
My Fair Lady Moving to Broadhurst Amid Legal Tussle
Broadway theater news reports indicate My Fair Lady will transfer from the Hellinger to the Broadhurst on February 28 after a legal dispute over occupancy with No Strings. Sail Away at the Broadhurst posts a closing notice for February 28 as eviction follows a rent clause shortfall.
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New York
Sail Away
Hellinger
Friday Theater Time at Paramount and Other Theaters Ad
Friday listings show Paramount presenting Look Homeward Angel George Raft Story and Shorts, with showtimes 1:10 to 9:15. Also at RKO Iowa Sergeants 3 Minotaur Captain's Table September Storm with various times, plus Marines Let’s Go Seven Women from Hell and more at World Times and Marion venues. Saturday matinees include cartoons Marines Let’s Go Seven Women from Hell and Pocketful of Miracles at Marion and Bachelor Flat with serial Hand in Hand noted.
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Paramount
George Raft
Rko-Iowa
Minotaur
Marines
Hell
Marion
Mother and Daughter Injured in Car Collision
A Cedar Rapids mother and daughter sustained minor injuries Thursday when their car and a pickup collided in the 2400 block of C street SW. Alice Candler 55 was treated at Mercy hospital and released. Beverly 15 stayed overnight for skull and left leg x-rays and were released Friday. Driver Joseph Vondracek 25 escaped injury as his truck slid into the Candler vehicle. no charges filed.
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Cedar Rapids
C Street
Alice Candler
Route Two
Mercy Hospital
Beverly
Joseph Vondracek
Route Three
Vondracek
Candler
CWA Wage Demands Set to Be Noninflationary Policy
President Joseph Beirne of the Communications Workers of America said wage demands for Bell Telephone System workers will follow White House non inflationary guidelines. The union seeks about 3 14 percent boosts from the current $2.42 hourly wage plus adjustments for inequities across job classifications and regional scales.
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Washington
Joseph Beirne
The
Communications Workers of America
Bell Telephone System Companies
White House
CWA
Padgett Charged With Robbery in Cedar Rapids Davenport
Rob ert R. Padgett 26 of Iowa City was charged with robbery with aggravation for seven armed holdups and other thefts in Cedar Rapids and Davenport. Bond set at $20,000. He admitted holding up laundromats grocery stores and a cleaning establishment and stole a briefcase with checks and tax records.
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Robert R. Padgett
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Linn County
T. W. Miles
Justice of the Peace
Phil Stephen, Jr
Padgett
Dorothy Arnnold
New Program for Foreign Language Teaching Okayed
The Iowa state board approves a modern foreign language program for public schools developed by university and school language teachers. It aims to make foreign language study a core part of the curriculum with wide opportunity for interested students. Enrollment rose 21 percent from 1954 to 1958, per the committee.
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DES Moines
Iowa
State Board of Public Instruction
Iowa Plans Expanded Foreign Language Curriculum To High School
A report critiques current Iowa language programs as inadequate and proposes a long term sequence from early grades through high school. The plan suggests starting perhaps in third or fourth grade to broaden language education across the curriculum.
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Iowa
Language Training Methods Committee Names Two Members
A committee on language training, covering cultural aspects and new teaching approaches, proposed using fresh methods and materials. Members include Robert Mueller of Washington High School, Cedar Rapids, and Herbert Wiese, German professor at Coe College.
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Robert Mueller
Washington High School
Cedar Rapids
Herbert Wiese
Coe College
YMCA appoints new youth work secretary in Cedar Rapids
Last seven years Friday assumed duties as youth work secretary at the Cedar Rapids YMCA. Springer succeeds Clyde Bailey who served four years as secretary. Bailey will stay as adviser to the Marion branch until March 1 then move to Boldar Junction Wisconsin to manage his Wild Cat lodge fishing resort.
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Friday
Cedar Rapids
YMCA
Springer
Clyde Bailey
Bailey
Marion
Bolder Junction
Wis
Wild Cat Lodge
New Secretary of Youth Work James Springer Named
James Springer, previously YMCA youth work secretary in Freeport Illinois, is appointed to lead youth work duties as the new secretary.
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