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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1955
Page
3
Inez Robb laments jelly in a tube decrying packaging trends while praising glass jars for jelly. She recalls childhood jelly memories and contrasts solar cooking with modern tubes, warning the market may push jelly into squeezable tubes.
The Cedar Rapids Public Library offers phonograph records for family listening and a listening booth. It highlights classical works and plays, poetry and special programs, plus guided tours of the Cedar Rapids Art Association gallery. The Mobile Extension Library and branch services extend access with a three week loan period.
The Cedar Rapids public library offers family week activities and resources for all ages. Read aloud books for boys and girls sections encourage taking turns reading together. The library supports vacation planning with books, pamphlets, and magazines and helps plan family celebrations and games. It even suggests square dancing with instructional books.
Cedar Rapids school board deferred action on bids to replace terra cotta trim at the entrances of Wilson High School. Officials cited unexpectedly high costs from five contractors and planned to solicit new bids using more brick and less terra cotta. Bids ranged from 7 902 to 13 687 with various firms listed.
A New York wiretap expert, Bernard Spindel, demonstrated his devices before the House Judiciary Committee in Washington. He showed how conversations can be replayed minutes after calls and described their components like sonic spectrum and invisible wire taps, urging federal court authorization for anti spy bills.
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