Portrait of Toscanini in Abject Dedication and Legacy
The arts column honors Arturo Toscanini after his death noting his global influence on music and musicians through abject dedication. It recalls critics like Lawrence Gilman, highlights his unpretentious artistry, and recounts episodes shaping his stature, including his insistence on score mastery and bel canto orchestral singing. The piece also mentions a Grant Wood exhibition, Cedar Rapids art classes, and a Dubuque organ recital, linking Toscanini’s era to broader arts events.
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ASIC
Arturo Toscanini
Lawrence Gilman
United States
Metropolitan
Donald Key
Gilman
Toscanini
Beethoven
Local Jaycee Jamboree adopts homegrown theme
The 1957 Jaycee Jamboree shifts to a local production with a community focus. Jaycees and Civic Bureau members organize a one day ticket campaign Wednesday with 15 dollar prizes and daily reports, leading to Feb 7 9 performances at Coe College auditorium.
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Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Civic Bureau
Jaycee
Jaycees
Ed Anderson
James Ferguson
Hal Haines
Jack Hart
Jack Kellogg
Don LeVan
Joe Rhinehart
Paul Snyder
Doug West
John Evans
Nat Hull
Ivan Humble
Jess Hunter
Bob Nelson
Walter Pierce
Everett Stout
Edwin Zeller
Ticket
Ken Holvenstot
Clem Kirz
Coe College
Dick DuBois
Roosevelt High School
John McGregor
Franklin High School
Carl Spicher
Greene Square
Fourth Street
F. W. Spencer
Ed Colton
Paul Runkel
Jack Cusak
Blake St. Clair
Jim Bowermaster
Russ Wiley
iTom Meis and
DuBois
Harpist Succeeds With Student Rehearsals Amid Cedar Rapids Stop
Mrs Blackham, sister of a symphony member Henrietta Groves, drove to Cedar Rapids to appear with the orchestra. The Minneapolis Symphony plans to ease harpist needs by finding a student to study with Miss Young and possibly substitute. The ensemble will give its annual Iowa City concerts Tuesday at 2:30 and 8 p.m. in the Main lounge of the Iowa Memorial Union.
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Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra
SUI
Sue Young
Miss Young
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra
Iowa City
Iowa Memorial Union
Inmates Join AA Program at Folsom Prison
Sacramento AP reports 250 of 2325 inmates at Folsom Prison participate in Alcoholics Anonymous. Prisoners are visited weekly by 10 outside groups on a rotating schedule.
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Sacramento
Robert A. Heinze
Folsom Prison
Alcoholics Anonymous
Refused Tax Aid Not Stopping Steel Expansion Plans
Steel producers will push expansion despite the U.S. denial of fast tax amortization and tight credit. The 24 firms filed for 2.3 billion in projects. about 100 million in cancellations reported. Estimated 15 million ingot tons of extra capacity could come by 1958 or early 1959. Tea contains more caffeine than coffee.
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New York
INS
Steel Magazine
U.S
National Metalworking Weekly
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Christ ‘the King
Loras College
Dubuque
American Guild of Organists
Karl Blick
Jaycee Jamboree
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Newman
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Dial Empire
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Tex’n
Jean Backets
Mann Ranch
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Cedar
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Avondale
Fallon Shop
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Trewmans
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