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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1957
Page
10
John Howard Griffin recalls ten years of blindness and illness then the moment he first sees again on January 9. He describes the rush of color, the shock of sight, and the emotional impact as family faces and the doctor arrive.
The Promenade Orchestra of Cedar Rapids presents its seventh and final concert of the 1956-57 season Sunday at 8:15 p.m. in Coe auditorium. Directed by Prof. Joseph Kitchin, the program includes light and semi classical pieces. Featured soloist is baritone Richard DuBois with guest conductor Dallas Tjaden guiding the performance.
Mr DuBois performs in a Lalo aria and other pieces including Golde and Hagemann selections. Tjaden conducts several numbers as Sousa Esprit de Corps and Gershwin from Porgy and Bess appear. Coe College and Local 137 AFM sponsor with a radio fund grant. concerts are free to the public.
The Kenwood branch lists new reads for grades one through three including Betsy titles by Haywood and a mix of classics and picture books such as Freddy the Pig, First Book of Norse Legends, The American Revolution and Three Boys and a Lighthouse among others.
The passage lists works and authors including Mine and Three Boys and a Remarkable Cow by Agle, Treasures To See by Weisgard, Vote for Dick by Beim, What Indian Is It by Pistorius, and With Dad Alone by Beim, highlighting a reading lineup and contributor names.
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