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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1960
Page
3
New York AP roundup of quirky facts and quotes from letters to readers. Topics span Napoleon on press power to animal insurance, salt origins, ancient iron values, and humorous maxims. Includes trivia on aviation baths, earnings prospects, Adventist school hours, and a mix of pithy quotes.
Senator McClellan credited with moral vigor and anti crime stance accepting the Freedoms Foundation’s Washington award at Valley Forge Military Academy. The 11th annual ceremony honored 864 individuals and groups on George Washington’s birthday with prizes totaling $100,000.
A notice notes rising use of the Gazette want ads with growing listings and transactions. It highlights broader community engagement and increasing reach across local buyers and sellers.
Bombay AP reports veteran actor Fredric March and his wife Florence Eldridge were freed on bail after arrest in Madras state for violating India's liquor prohibition laws. The group, including Dr. Burrill Crohn of New York, was stopped while returning from Kerala and charged with illegal liquor possession and taxi permit violations. Bail of 16840 dollars was posted by a travel agency representative, and March and companions resumed a Far Eastern tour via Ceylon.
The actor spoke of a month long India tour ending on a sour note as a hired car was misused as a taxi. He and fellow travelers felt treated like criminals and humiliated amid official harassment, despite Prime Minister Nehru urging visitors be honored guests.
West Union notes Dr. S J Knezevich of the University of Iowa will speak at the March 10 Fayette county Schoolmasters club meeting. School board members including secretaries and treasurers attend the 7 p.m. dinner in the Colgrove Walker building at Upper Iowa University Fayette.
Davenport Times reports three or four small Iowa towns under consideration for a controversial film adaptation of Chautauqua by Day Keene and Dwight Vincent. Independence is among candidates with a 12 church town profile. Mayor Armstrong will review the book before deciding.
Karen Lizbeth Putz daughter of Linus Putz has been pledged to Delta Zeta sorority at Colorado State College.
The Belle Plaine city council approved pay boosts for all city employees ranging from 3 to 28 dollars per month and voted to add a fourth officer to the police force.
A fragmented advertisement page shows multiple tax service providers and home childcare listings. Names include SIMPLIFIED TAX SERVICE EM 5-5555 H R BLOCK EM 3-2655 MARGARET BAIRD INCOME TAX SERVICE EM 4-6457 WRIGHTS TAX SERVICE EM 4-2273 BILL HALE TAX SERVICE EM 4-1312 plus a HOMES-BASED CHILD CARE listing EM 3-6145. The entries advertise in home pickup, in-office processing, and evening appointments with varied addresses and phone numbers.
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