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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1960
Page
16
The piece reflects on leisurely writing versus modern deadline pressures. It recalls Sam Pepys style journal writing and Ode to a Fieldmouse, noting a loss of leisurely craft. It praises O. O. McIntyre for weaving New York’s pulse and panic into thoughtful prose despite busy hours.
MEXICO CITY AP The man who started all the fuss about tainted cranberries says he now drinks cranberry juice for breakfast instead of tomato juice. Dr. B T Shaw of the USDA disclosed this at a reception where he was guest of honor. He noted parts of the 1959 cranberry crop from Oregon and Washington were contaminated by a weed killer that can cause cancer in rats. Shaw said there was no doubt the weed killer was being used improperly but he did not believe it was dangerous.
Ozzie and Harriet cancel a planned 7 30 TV appearance as a fire disrupts their television eve ning. Authorities note no injuries and say the blaze started in a home studio area, with investigators at the scene.
On March 1 1960 in Linn County Iowa the court appointed Ernest F Pence as Administrator with will annexed of the estate of Robert C Kramer deceased All persons indebted must pay promptly and all claims should be filed with the Linn County Clerk through the law firm Sareent Spangler Hines and Pence Attorneys to administer the estate under district court authority
Linn county Red Cross launches rural membership enrollment with mailed letters to farm homes. The home service program aided 169 families outside the metro area last year and certified 169 water safety and 282 first aid participants. Volunteers in 20 Linn county towns support veterans and families with financial aid benefits coordination and emergency contact services.
Four town chairmen were added to the Red Cross enrollment list announced earlier. They are Mrs. Evelyn Flitsch, Al Burnett, Father A. L. Zachar of Prairieburg, Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Knight of Whittier, and Mrs. Catherine Livermore of Palo.
Havana AP report says Castro’s Agrarian Reform Institute handed the seized Cuban Telegraph Co to workers for operation after the government took over the Santiago firm from Sugar industrialist Julio Lobo following a labor dispute. Also included is an Iowa notice naming Estella F. Walker executrix of Albert M. Walker estate in Linn County with payment and claim filing instructions.
In Linn County Iowa the District Court will hear the purported last will and testament of Minnie C. Ladd deceased on March 8 at 9:00 AM at Cedar Rapids Court House to prove and admit the will to probate. Barnes Wadsworth Fiderkin Locher Pirnie serve as attorneys for the matter.
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