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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1955
Page
17
Seaman Apprentice Rod Holtz recovering after hernia surgery in San Diego Naval Hospital. Other servicemen listed include Pvt Eugene Vistisel in Yokohama, Marvin Hollingsswords in Tokyo, and Lt John Druxbury bound for Alasnar with the Seventy first division. Sgt Bernard Zimmerman wed Elizabeth Statler in Zurich as he awaits sailing for home.
Evelyn Sommerdorf was announced as a teacher at the United Cerebral Palsy Association center in Cedar Rapids. With a new classroom opening, the center will provide schooling to handicapped children, including some new to formal classes. Sommerdorf, a Iowa State Teachers College graduate with certifications in kindergarten and elementary education, previously taught in Van Horne and Burlington.
Four member reconnaissance battalion member Mervyn J. Sturdivan, a Wilforx high school graduate and 1952 Franklin High School alum, is now a corporal in the army engineers at an air base on Guam. He has served 17 months and is slated to return home in May.
In 1954 Cedar Rapids area saw over six hundred young men enter the army navy and marines through local recruiting offices and the Linn county draft board. Army led with about 204 draftees while the navy enlisted 146 and the marines 139. Second Lt Louis B Myers son of Mr and Mrs Herman D Myers recently completed the marine corps officers basic course at Quantico and is assigned there. Frt Donal L Shearer of Cedar Rapids graduated from the southeastern signal school at Camp Gordon Ga. Home on leave Pvt Howard L Prosser was to Camp Chaffee Ark for airborne training. Airman Gary F Curry reported to Pensacola Naval Air Station after duties at Memphis. he is married to Betty Bowden of Cedar Rapids. Basic Trainee Pvt John D B Manning was assigned to the 8th Fifth Armored Division Medical Tank Battalion at Camp Chaffee.
A bustling influx of military personnel explorers and homesteaders has turned the Mojave into a thriving area. Six bases house about 50 000 people while towns like Apple Valley Palmdale and Hesperia expand with new roads schools and industry. Industrial plants and air bases rise as settlers chase cheap land and irrigation advances.
The text notes heat for tomatoes in Britain via greenhouse use or fireplaces. It describes how the plants reject uneven temperatures and require warmth throughout, likening their need to that of Americans and Swedes. It references challenges of central heating and the preference for consistent warmth.
AP reports that Britons resist central heating arguing a temperate climate, preferring open coal fires. They cite cold bathrooms and burst pipes while claiming modern heating is unhealthy and unnecessary, even as winter chills persist and Norman Conquest winters loom.
The text reflects a debate on heating methods with remarks on water radiators drying air, the romance of open coal fires, and the discomfort of uneven warmth. It contrasts self indulgence with practical comfort, hinting at evolving house design and energy use.
A 200 pound eight month old performing lion named Monty found a new home after many calls to the Animal Welfare League seeking to adopt him. The league announced Monty will go to Racine Wisconsin.
DETROIT LAKES Minn UP Sheriff D A Wennerstrom called off a search for Harald Ryen wanted for abandonment. He learned Ryen had been admitted to the county jail by his wife because he was tired and hungry and wanted a place to rest.
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