Coe Fine Arts Festival Panel Debates Tradition in Modern Works
A five member panel at Coe's four day Fine Arts festival discussed whether contemporary arts are traditional. The discussion featured James Johnson Sweeney Leslie Chabay Allen Tate Dr Max Schoen and Willard Arnett with Richard B Hudson moderating. Tate outlined symbolic and metaphorical poetry while Schoen criticized contemporary music for technical skill without clear meaning. The panel argued that true modern art remains tied to past traditions through renewed expression and that contemporary artists must continue to experiment while seeking beauty and meaning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coe
James Johnson Sweeney
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
New York
Leslie Chabay
Metropolitan
Allen Tate
Max Schoen
Willard Arnett
Richard B. Hudson
College
Mr. Tate
Schoen
Mr. Sweeney
Sweeney
Mr. Chabay
Dr. Arnett
Leopold to Try Again in 1955 for Parole
Nathan Leopold, age 50, imprisoned at Stateville for the 1924 Franks murder, plans a second parole bid in 1955. He says he will seek a new hearing and cites repentance and a possible lab technician job in Puerto Rico. Leopold and Richard Loeb were sentenced to 99 years each. Loeb died in prison, Leopold’s term later reduced to 85 years.
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Chicago
INS
Nathan Leopold
Bobby Franks
Leopold
Stateville
Ill
State Parole Board
Church Rural Rehabilitation Commission
Castaner
Puerto Rico
University of Chicago
Richard Loeb
Franks Boy
Loeb
Adlai Stevenson
Parole Board
National Book Award nominees announced for 1955
More than 100 titles were nominated for the 1955 National Book Awards across fiction nonfiction and poetry. About eleven titles per category were most frequently mentioned. Winners decisions will be announced January 25 at the Commodore Hotel New York.
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Forthcom
Commodore
New York
Jaycees Told How To Build Morale Among Employes
Loyola university professor Dr. Kenneth B. Haas spoke at a Cedar Rapids Junior Chamber of Commerce meeting on morale in the workplace. He outlined three steps: place workers in suitable jobs, teach them the skills, and foster the will to produce through recognition and individual treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loyola University
Kenneth B. Haas
Cedar Rapids
Haas
Swanson Advances to Public Welfare Bureau Secretary
The text notes Swanson moving into the Public Welfare bureau office as secretary of that bureau and of the Community Chest, while remaining as assistant secretary.
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Jaycee
Swanson
Public Welfare Bureau
Community Chest
Bloody Hands Clue Fails in Burglar Hunt
In Cloquet, authorities pursued a burglar dubbed the man with bloody hands after a cafe break in and $240 theft. A restaurant owner reported bleeding hands, leading to a Duluth hotel check in by a man later missing, with possible travel toward Minneapolis-St Paul.
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Duluth, Minn
Ervin Adamcheck
Cloquet
Coney Island
Duluth
Polar
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Gifts in Memory of Beardsley Hit $1300 in Iowa
More than $1300 has been received by the Iowa Society for Crippled Children through William S Beardsley memorial gifts. Allen Whitfield said the funds come after Beardsley's death in an auto accident November 21 and the family asked donations to aid crippled children instead of flowers.
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Des Moines
Iowa Society For Crippled Children
William S. Beardsley
Allen Whitfield
Beardsley
Reaction Times to Sound and Sight Ranges
The study notes humans respond to sounds in about 0.15 seconds and to sights in about 0.20 seconds. It highlights notable interindividual differences in these reflexes and suggests sensory processing speeds vary among people.
Moscow Family Trains Echo Across Switchboard Tale
Five year old Charles Van Dusen recalls the Moscow Indiana switchboard in the family living room where his mother works as a telephone operator. He mislabels the source of the calls as he learns the word Moscow from her responses. A reader sent in a playful poem about trains and parental play, reflecting on family life and changing times.
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Memphis
Howard van Dusen
Moscow
Charles
Telephone Exchange
van Dusens
Mrs. van Dusen
van Dusen
Quintet Reunion Aboard Pacific Pan American Clipper
A Brisbane native reports a remarkable WWII era reunion of five Australian and New Zealand women. On a Pan American Clipper flight from San Francisco to Sydney for Christmas, three former friends from Noumea and the fifth member from Honolulu unexpectedly share the journey, linking past wartime work with present travel.
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San Francisco
INS
Pacific
Cherry M. Miles
Brisbane
Australia
New Zealand
Noumea
New Caledonia
US. Army Air Forces
U.S
Cherry McAdam
J. Miles
Sydney
Pan American Airways
Rita Caulfield
June Mitchell
Mary Nichols
Philadelphia
New York
Washington, D.C
Honolulu
Beverly Carter
Imprinted Sign Remains Visible at Keller Store
A glass pane in Keller Office Supply showrooms at 426 Second Avenue SE bears the etched name Armstrong and Moehi, a Cedar Rapids pioneer firm. The Kellers have occupied the spot since 1927 and say the pane is about 50 years old, visible only under certain light or angles.
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Keller Office Supply Store
Second Avenue SE
Second Avenue
Fifth Street
Armstrong and Moehi
Cedar Rapids
Kellers
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Kenwood Transfer
Nera Ee Enema
Buresh
3Rd St
Sen’s Tailor Shop
4Th St
Probasco Jeweler
Palace Theater
K and M
Mt. Vernon Ave
9Th St
Marion
Jim Eeder
3Rd Ave
2Nd St
Neff
1St Ave
Leo's Pioneers
Kenny Hofer
Melody Inn
Ave. SE
Dick Haddy
Canes
Draport Inn
Dick Alexander
Superior Construction Co
Irvin Martinson
Melvin Kasner
Kutchera Excavating CO
Jerry Volding
Don J. Augustine
Robert Kalqus
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Venetian Blind Hospital
John Vosdingh
Ninth St
5Th St
Cesspools
Irving W. Smith
Curly
M. P_ Russo
Ae Nolan
Bob Waddin
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Iowa
M. & J. Blipg
Tax Service
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R. BE
William Turner
A. Gee
L. A
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Ed Simon
Sands Printing
2Nd St T. NE
Bill Leibrand
F. W. Lyman
Tai Ransom
Lester Bailey
Mason
Myers
Lloyd Mobbs
Guaranty Bank
Sual
M. Wee Center
10Th St
Practical
6Th St
Caenwood
16Th Ave
Jones and
Cedar Counties
Jones
Cedar Rapids Gazette Mail
Cedar County
WM. J. Guess
The
ED Hoskins
P. O
Decatur
Illinois
West Coast
Raybourn
Allison Hotel
S & F Machine E
Troy Launry
Young Man
City Desk
Thermal Company, Inc
1St ST. N.E
Mental Health Institute
Independence
Cedar Employment Service
ACE
Iowa Theater
Shopping Gazette
Martin’s
2Nd Ave
Vince Gazette
Salemanager
J. K. Gribble
Stivers Lincoln-Mercury
1St Avenue
Dewey & Almy Chemical CO
Wilson Ave
C. R
Es PoobRick
2Nd Ave. S.E
Post Office
Korger
Montrose Hotel
Lincoln-Mercury
Iowa City Motors,Inc
East College Street
Iowa City
William H. Stark
Center Point
Alice
Fuller Brush Co
29Th St. Dr. SE
Barbers
Ic.r. Barber College
Sedart Rapids
Dairy
Krebs
APID
Guaranty
Morepate Barber ‘Shop
maEber
Universal Engineering Corporation
Bupane Gas CO
Penney's
Martins
Miss Doughty
el Maney Laboratories
Hiawatha
Mother Ann
Pial
Rae
Bert P. Jenkins
Royal Saunry
Sunrise Steak House
Highway 30
6Th St. SW
Cedar
Highway Cafe
1St St. NE
Harmony Cafeteria
Gire
3Rd St. SE
P.E.X
Tate
Own
Frisco’s
Hartford Accident and Indemnity Claims Office
Grande Ave
Annly
New Process Laundry Co
Collins Radio Company
Morris Plan
Morris B Plan Company
3rd_St, SE
Vector Employment
Third Ave
R. An
Ivlelin
Chinery Knowledge Backer
Betuu E
Ound
Guaranty Ride
3Rd St. Seace
Chenhall
Paramount Ride
Aw Trade Schools
Cedar Rapids Business College
Autos &Trucks — . Sale
Chevrolet
Mercury Club
Auro
Old Motors
Condi
Autos & Trucks—Sale
Allen
BUICK
OLDS
Cadillac
TED & Glen's Auto Mart
Linn County
Evrolet Belaire
Chevrolet Belaire
DODGE
Langhurst Motor CO
East End
Tuber
Ford
Interstate Finance Corp
Harriet Arnow
Hamilton Basso
William Faulkner
Davis Grubb
Randall Jarrell
Milton Lott
Lord Grizzly
Frederick F. Manfred
William March
Wright Morris
Frank Rooney
John Steinbeck
David Lavendar
Abraham Lincoln
Carl Sandburg
Wallace Stegner
Norman Thomas
E. B. White
Paul Bixler
Arthur A. Houghton, Jr
Edgar Johnson
Gerald W. Johnson
William L. Shirer
American Book Publishers Council
American Booksellers Association
Book Manufacturers’ Institute
Jaycees
Chamber
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Roy Swanson
John Reynolds
Margaret
Ray) Cook
Thirtieth Street
Santa
Chris
Santa Claus
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