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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1958
Page
5
New York columnist Inez Robb notes a huckster pushing gimmicky products from Toujours Manure to a decorative one foot high skeleton. She mocks marketing claims as city life clashes with such oddities and ends with a jab about a haunted house display.
New York City sanitation crews issued 892 summonses to litterbugs after a five week education drive. Patrols targeted improper receptacles and property owners with fines up to 25 dollars.
Evanston fire authorities ordered glass bricks in a hallway covered as they said the clear wall acts like a magnifying lens, concentrating afternoon sun and creating a serious fire hazard. Chief Lester Breitzman of the fire prevention bureau cited the risk and ordered the coverage.
On May 13 1958 Gladys Holzworth was appointed administratrix of the Mary S Bauer estate Linn County Iowa deceased All persons indebted must pay and those with claims file them with the Linn County Iowa District Court Clerk through attorney Carl Hendrickson.
Fragmentary text describes lacquered surfaces, varnish bubbling, and blocks traced to faulty construction or materials. Mentions Chinese screen and a resident named Breitzman planning ties to Chicago-area communities.
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