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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1954
Page
15
New York humor column by Inez Robb argues fashion trends threaten to turn women toward extreme haircuts. She recalls 1940s reactions to beanies with feathered war bonnets and predicts shifts toward Iroquois Cooler or Von Stroheim styles, urging readers to expect rapid changes in women’s hairdos.
Robert A. Hahn of Cedar Rapids was re elected Saturday as president of the Iowa Association for Retarded Children at a Des Moines meeting. Members also elected his wife as recording secretary. The unit endorsed creating a University of Iowa center to evaluate mentally retarded children before state school admission.
John C. Culver of 360 Woodland Drive SE received a Harvard announced studentship for study at Emmanuel College in Cambridge England. Culver is a Harvard senior and former varsity football player who led the Varsity Club and served as second marshal. Two Eastern Iowans earned Michigan degrees Joseph C. Zobin and Keith Lusted.
Des Moines AP reports State Tax Commission official Louis H. Cook estimates up to 5000 ineligible property owners have received veteran's tax exemption benefits. The misapplied program likely costs more than $100,000 annually, as non veterans purchased properties previously.
The article discusses veterans tax exemptions in Iowa not being canceled at sale and notes that some owners are veterans who no longer reside in Iowa. It details that exemptions apply to any property or money and that original filings suffice. About 175 571 Iowa veterans received exemptions this year with amounts from 500 to 3000 dollars. Attorney General Leo A. Hoegh advocated annual filings, a view the commission supported, though 1953 legislation did not pass. Homeowners must file yearly for the homestead exemption.
A cluttered string of job ads announces openings for salesmen agents engineers travel clerks barbers drivers and shop staff. Listings mention specific firms and locations including Cedar Rapids Des Moines Anamosa Fairfax Beacon Cafe and Century Garage with varied pay and advancement prospects.
Advertising rates and numerous small want ads appear in a dense classifieds section. The page lists price lines and sections for Lost and Found, Personal notices, services, and building trades with numerous local names and phone references.
In Monsey New York a 64 year old painting contractor killed his 39 year old son with a close range shotgun blast early Monday in a fit over being awakened from an armchair nap. Marion Ripple was arrested in bed nearby and told police he was upset because his son Benjamin slapped him awake and told him to come to bed.
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