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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1955
Page
5
British officials at the White Fish Authority rename common fish from catfish to rockfish and dogfish to flake, sparking debate on tradition and inalienable rights. The column notes the fuss over changing long-held terms while urging readers to consider broader civic rights beyond fishing nomenclature.
An OCR fragment lists many trades from foundations and remodeling to painting and tax prep. Included are Kutchera Excavating, Superior Construction Co, Venetian Blind Hospital repairs, painting, cement mason work, grading, yard seeding, income tax prep, and disposal services with several phone numbers and addresses like 1012 Ninth St, Sy, 710 3rd Ave SW, Higley Ave.
Sterling Illinois AP reports post master Ronald Shanger organized a quick remount of two bags of mail torn by a train wheel. Readers and addresses were mostly recovered, with Guayule noted as the sole native rubber plant in the United States.
Cedar Rapids musicians who attended five district sessions of the state music festival of the National Federation of Music Clubs were ranked. Superior ratings went to many pianists, violinists, and duets while other performers earned excellent ratings across piano, violin, marimba, and piano duet categories. The festival included sessions at Iowa State Teachers College Parsons college Fairfield New at Des Moines and Sioux ity with Mrs. Louis H. Sila as state chairman.
A long list of participants appears in the community roster including Susan Rennekamp Karen Tosh Jimmie Krumphardt Michael Kelehan Leland Todd Cheryl Monson Sandra Koutnik Jean Lockwood Neva Davin Linda Smejkal Sandra Smejkal Susan Hogan Carol Svoboda Sheryl Weland Elaine Hogan Margaret Davin Lucretia ochobradsky Marie Jackson Linda Wiles Clare Lefebvre Patricia Reading Sandra Crowley Norma Ann Neenan Carol Neilly Sheila Victorine Billy Burke Susan Van Nostrand Marilyn Regan Mary Virginia Titler Kay Regan Beverly Reading Sharon Headrick John Elaine Hagan Marimba Patricia Garvey Piano duet Patricia Reading Kay Regan.
Superior rating winners were Piano Ann Ainsworth Linda Andrews Barbara Derr Karen Egger Margaret Krumholtz Kay Craft Mary Sue Damge Julia Turner Eloise Wagner J D Zi uda Violin Cherie Hrvel Kay Pech Those who won excellent rat Piano Linda Delzell Judy Grunewald Nancy Hunt Jerome ene Jim Struve Peggy Sam my T Margo Nolan Zavoral Donial Hardenbrook Harold Workman
Winners announced for the district event include piano first names: Richard Johnson Karen Donahoe Joy Daker Mary Ann Chaloupka and Alan Johnson Delmar Hammond Donald Lacy Joanna Conrad Susan Burbridge Catherine Curtis. Accordion titles go to Jean Simon with ensemble members Don Kouba Jean Simon Joy Daker Sonja Larson Catharine Curtis Carold Werning Nancy Roloff Colleen Werning.
Piano Kathy Rhea, Arthur Dorrington, John Wise, Billy Hasek, Marcia Thompson, Pene lope Fleisher, Howard Hintze, Gisela Sielaff awarded gold certificates for three consecutive years. Piano duet John Wise, Billy Hasek. Piano quartet Mary Schindler.
Jean Schindler, Carel Drahozal, and Marcia Drahozal appear among a chamber recital lineup with Anita Hrvol on clarinet, Cherie Hrvol on violin, and Jeffrey Thompson, Jane Baldwin, Steven Dummermuth, Tommy Heather on piano. A piano duet features Jeffrey Thompson and Marcia Thompson alongside additional performers.
The program features Accordion-Mildred Ehren berger and many players including Carolyn Happ Melvin Jontz Darlene Novak and others with ensembles Accordion Aces Cadets Rhythmaires and several soloists Jann Mayberry Phyllis Johnson Alma Kucera Lois Jean Krumm Bob Michalek and more perform across duets trios and small groups in a community concert noted for its diverse line up and timeless melodies.
Gov. Leo Hoegh notes National Safety Council data showing a 6 percent drop in January highway fatalities from last year with a 3 percent fall last month. He calls December 15 the first SD day and designates the 15th of every month in Iowa as safe driving day. Pierre St Martin in France is the deepest cave in the world.
Elaine Dusenberry and her daughter Kathy traveled from Iowa to join her husband in the US Air Force stationed at Newbury Berkshire. They could not find accommodations in Newbury and Shannon, so Elaine repeatedly changed plans, finally returning to her husband in London. Kathy quipped about people making up their minds as their travels zigzagged across airports.
Milk prices fell over the weekend in Waterloo as dairies clash with Maquoketa Valley Cooperative. Homogenized top-grade milk in half-gallon containers dropped to 36 cents and pasteurized milk to 33 cents, a three-cent cut per half-gallon. The cooperative runs plants in Arkington and Strawberry Point.
DES MOINES INS reports a fire proof air conditioned nine story building to rise starting next June. Arthur Sanford and Company announce leases are being signed for 36 apartments at 425 dollars monthly. Marvin Barrett, VP and resident manager, notes the new complex will provide the units.
The project is expected to provide larger-than-usual quarters and will be ready for occupancy by April 1, 1956. Estimated cost of the building is placed at 1,400,000 dollars.
Academic Dean Karl D. Hartzell announced temporary appointments of Dr Edgar Folk and Dr Sasha Malamed from the University of Iowa as visiting biology lecturers at Cornell College. They will assist in the course run by the late Dr Frank G. Brooks who died March 4. Dr Edwin W. King will teach Brooks' freshman biology course through June.
Waterloo Cedar Falls and Northern stockholders will vote in Waterloo Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. on approving the sale of the company to the Rock Island and Illinois Central railroads. About half of the 170,490 shares are owned in Cedar Rapids, and if approved by stockholders the sale would require Interstate Commerce Commission approval.
Waterloo Fire Chief Ray Tiller offers printed fire safety instructions for babysitters after Portsmouth tragedy. He cites children’s lack of fire fear and urges parents to distribute the tips. He notes about 2,000 under-five fire deaths in the U S annually.
A Sunday night tornado in South Carolina killed two people and injured at least five as it ripped through three counties, destroying or damaging many structures in Ridge Spring and damaging peach orchards. The twister formed from a cold air outbreak, with hail the size of golf balls reported in the affected area.
The naval transport Gen. W. A. Mann was to arrive Monday in Seattle with 2,392 passengers from the Far East. Iowans listed include Cpl. Timothy E. Shea Cedar Rapids Cpl. Pauli D. Strand Ossian Cpl. John P. Crilley Coggan Lt. Robert H. Aikin Hills Marvin D. Joyce Walker Pfc. Henry N. Keyes Vernon Cpl. Robert L. LaBatage Central City Cpl. Clark E. Moser Rowley.
AP reports the transport USS Anderson carried army personnel from Okinawa and Japan. On the passenger list are Cpl. Gerald M. Green of Cascade, Cpl. Kevin D. Hinshaw of Richland, and Cpl. Merlin J. Rausch of Dyersville in Iowa.
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