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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1949
Page
4
Franklin school introduces a new noon hour rule with a jukebox in the gym. For two weeks teens have been dancing to popular ballads and square dances during lunch, changing the usual routine.
Senior Bob Christenson and Faculty Chairman Doug Mathews led a three day drive raising over 300 dollars. Ninth graders donated most to name the machine The Swing King. The money paid for the box records and a wiring system so music plays in three locations. Irwin L Nelson taught square dancing and Leone Sutherland expanded lessons at Cedar Rapids schools Roosevelt and McKinley also have juke boxes. Wilson lacks one.
In the 18th and 19th centuries Eli Terry Seth Thomas and Chauncey Jerome advanced mass produced watches and clocks in the United States through their pioneering efforts.
Washington social life shows a tightening of access to embassy events as Hungarian and other satellite embassies host receptions. Russians and official circles mingle sparingly while the Soviet party tradition wanes amid stricter invitations and a less lavish atmosphere.
The Bible Presbyterians of Cono Center are fabricating laminated rafters for a new church and manse, driving over 40 000 nails in two weeks. If spring field work comes, rafters will rise in two weeks, using native lumber and birch interior panels. The congregation, involved in a previous property dispute with the Presbyterian Church USA, has met in a hangar and a basement since. The church site lies about two miles north of Walker.
Cedar Rapids public high schools Roosevelt Franklin McKinley and Wilson present a Saturday night festival in the Roosevelt auditorium. Each school performs a one act play with distinct casts led by directors Roberta Sheets Ethel Roberg Cecile Rukgaber and Patricia Smith.
A Mt Carmel trucker presented the city clerk with 110 dollars in dimes to renew his truck license. He said he saved the ten cent pieces for a year to pull the stunt.
Gerald and Wilfred Beal identical twins violinists will perform twice in Abbott auditorium Franklin high school Monday under Pryor Concert Service of Council Bluffs. They study under Felix Galimir Louis Drasner and Ivan Galamian and debuted on radio in 1947.
United Air Lines asks extension of its family-fare plan offering reduced rates for families traveling together on domestic routes. The proposal aims to keep tickets affordable while encouraging group travel and repeat business.
The British military government reports Volkswagen output near Brunswick reached 2,600 cars in February. Another 1,500 of the small vehicles, once used by the army, are being rebuilt for sale on the German market.
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