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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1954
Page
15
The Marion PTA will meet Thursday at 7:45 p.m. in Lincoln study hall for a Safety symposium. Speakers include Supt. C B Vernon, William Linstrom, Sgt. James E Clapp, K R Schwartz, and Ed Paulson. Refreshments by room mother committees.
Local groups meet with 8 p.m. Theristrial club led by Mrs. DeWees and Mrs. Hamp ton. Rebekah lodge honors 25 year members. Presbyterian Women plan Circle One Picnic Circle Three and Circle Four desserts with leaders. Rural Book club, De Molay and Mothers circle family picnic at Masonic temple. M. E. O. club hosts a Monday meeting. Birthday party for Mrs. Beach and Alan. Reading circle hosts program by Miss Paul. Voorhies visit by Vanderlinden. move to Des Moines. Veterans Day services at city park. Purchase House relocation at Maple Crest drive. PEO Chapter meeting with luncheon. WSCS Caravan to Chicago by Marion group. Hart-Fracture. Ballplayer Hart. Tritle family moves in. Promoted Bill Hintz. Handicraft club breakfast. Milwaukee Woman's club and Marion Federation meet. flag talk by C W Hampton.
Omaha audience saw a pullback from a strip tease as Sgt Walter Wilson of the morals squad halted the act. The MC protested the interruption while Miss Lee complained she had no chance to perform before the closure.
Vienna faces a harsh present with overcrowded flats low wages and state control while clinging to imperial past. The city remains culturally vibrant with opera, music, and social dances as residents navigate occupation and economic constraints under a dual mood of nostalgia and quiet resilience. The piece portrays a society split between modern life and aristocratic memory, shaped by decades of war occupation and political change.
The passage notes Vienna's heavy occupation by Western powers, frequent holidays, and lively coffee-houses where ordinary people seek relief. It contrasts public fragility with business transacts and depicts Viennese adapting to foreign influence while maintaining local traditions and pride.
Cedar Rapids recruiters report a shift in basic training plans for area enlistees from November 15 to 30. Recruits will go to Lackland Air Force Base in Texas for training instead of Parks AFB, with some leaving Cedar Rapids by next Friday to receive air travel and training in California.
In Memphis Tennessee Judge determines the Christmas doll house owned by 12 year old Trudy Church is personal property that can be moved from the yard of the home sold by her father Lloyd Church. The new owner claimed the doll house stayed with the property as part of the sale.
Arthur Dewhurst of East Bridgewater has spent four years turning a building hobby into craft. He buys $30 worth of materials and puts 150 to 200 hours into each fiddle before completion.
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