Television Today: Childhood in Literature and TV
Alan Gill reviews Treasure Island and Tom Sawyer references and compares childhood depictions in literature to television. He cites Omnibus and a Metromedia documentary My Childhood about Hubert Humphrey and James Baldwin, urging networks to explore more childhood stories on screen.
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William Saroyan
David Copperfield
Metromedia
Hubert Humphrey
Doland
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James Baldwin
Harlem
Arthur Barron
Don Horan
Sen. Humphrey
Mr. Baldwin
Local Graduates Earn Degrees From Multiple Colleges
A list of graduates includes Michael E. Sproston of Monmouth College and Gerald D. Reiter of Creighton University among others. Edward E. Ward earned cum laude b s from St Louis University, while Beloit College and Lawrence College produced several bachelor degree recipients. DePauw University and Concordia Teachers College are also represented with arts and science diplomas across disciplines.
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Michael E. Sproston
Arthur E. Sproston
Cheyenne Road
Monmouth College
Monmouth
Gerald D. Reiter
Walter P. Reiter
Creighton University
Omaha
Edward E. Ward
Grayce M. Ward
St. Louis University
Marion Sue McLaughlin
Howard W. McLaughlin
Thirty-fifth Street
Beloit College
Judy Bezanson
Peter F. Bezanson
Cottage Grove Lane
Lawrence College
Appleton
Wis
Jean Harrison
H. R. Harrison
Ridgemore Drive
Susan Swinehart
Frank Swinehart
Twenty-ninth Street
Kenneth Hastie
Twenty-third Street Drive
DePauw University
Greencastle
Ind
Arthur Thiersch
A. R. Thiersch
Red Fox Road
Susan van Nostrand
Rachel Whitesel
Harry A. Whitesel
Forest Drive
Bruce A. Nelson
Norman W. Nelson
Grande Avenue
Oberlin College
Oberlin
Ohio
Thomas F. McKnight
William J. McKnight
Grant Wood Drive
Wesleyan University
Middletown
Conn
Rozanne Starke
Reimar Starke
Thirty - Fourth Street
Concordia Teachers College
River Forest
Ill
Two C. R. Girls Win Anna Hyberger Scholarships
The Komensky club awarded Anna Hyberger scholarships to Cedar Rapids students Susan Kasparek and Mary Frances Seel. Kasparek, a Washington high graduate and daughter of Milo Kasparek, receives 300 dollars and will attend State College of Iowa. Seel, Jefferson graduate and daughter of John Seel, receives 200 dollars and will also study at State College of Iowa.
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Cedar Rapids
Susan Kasparek
Washington High School
Milo Kasparek
Vine Avenue
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Jefferson
John Secl
Ely Avenue
Kasparek
Secl
State College of Iowa
Comensky Club
Leo Sedlacek
Val Barta
S. V. Shonka
Coe College
Crash Kills Jazz Pianist Lux Lewis in Minneapolis
Jazz pianist Meade Lux Lewis, 58, died after a suburban club engagement when his car left the highway. Passenger Jimmy Dobbins, 19, Minneapolis, was fatally injured hours later. Lewis, famed for Honky Tonk Train Blues, helped advance boogie woogie in the 1920s.
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Lux Lewis
Minneapolis
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Jimmy Dobbins
Lewis
Los Angeles
John Hammon
Louisville-born pianist Lewis survives crash after White House engagement
The article recalls blues pianist Boogie-Woogie pioneer Lewis born in Louisville who rose to fame after being rediscovered, played Carnegie Hall, and performed in Minneapolis area venues. He and Ronald Bates, 24, were in a crash near Golden Valley. Bates suffered serious injuries as Lewis died in the car crash car travel about 400 feet to a tree.
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Louisville
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Minneapolis
St. Paul
White House
Golden Valley
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Bates
Veteran movie actor Robert Warwick dies at 85
Los Angeles obituary notes veteran actor Robert Warwick age 85, prolific in hundreds of films and the first Alias Jimmy Valentine. Born in Sacramento, his real name was Robert Taylor Bien.
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Los Angeles
Jimmy Valentine
Sacramento
Calif
Warwick
Robert Taylor Bien
U.S. Grants $15 Million Road Loan to Brazil
The United States provides a $15 million Alliance for Progress loan to Brazil to pave roads in six states in the economically struggling Northeast region.
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Recife
U.S
Alliance For Progress
Brazil
Chiro Practic Offers Relief for Nagging Backache
An advertisement cites backache as often mistaken for pelvic or kidney issues. It promotes chiropractic alignment to relieve neuralgic, sciatic, and sacroiliac pains without surgery and claims hundreds of successful corrections, urging readers to visit 119 29th St NE.
Typhoid in Aberdeen at Record High
Aberdeen faces a peak in typhoid with 402 reported cases and 342 confirmed. City officials distribute 30 000 copies of How To Stamp Out Typhoid as Scotland reports rising suspected cases in Dundee Edinburgh and London. The outbreak surpasses Britain’s previous worst, with the defense ministry ordering boosters for armed forces.
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Scotland
Britain
London
Croydon
Dundee
Edinburgh
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Army
Navy
Air Force
I. A. G. MacQueen
City Sees No Third Typhoid Wave Yet
City officials say the situation is under control though sporadic small outbreaks may occur until food hygiene is perfected. A booklet How to Stamp Out Typhoid is being distributed to aid public hygiene efforts. Dr. MacQueen reports residents are cooperating in food and personal hygiene measures.
Youth escapes to American sector in Berlin
A 17 year old East Berliner fled to the American sector during the night, police reported, seeking asylum amid tensions in divided Berlin.
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