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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 16, 1954

Page

14

Broadway Marquee Tricks Use Sterno for Realistic Log Fire

TV production wizards reveal a fake fire using logs and Sterno cans beneath the flames. Pierre Mendes France to appear on Meet the Press November 21 for a one night special titled Faire La Connaissance de la Presse. Lads group praised for growth and showmanship. John Tillman says panel work is easy to memorize for TV.

Tvs Larry Spivak Meet the Press France Pierre Mendesance John Tillman New York

TV Toppers Clifton Fadiman Workout Keeps You Fit

Clifton Fadiman hosts a NBC Radio talk on exercise prompting debate over whether fitness improves with more workouts or leads to increasing demand for additional exercise sessions. The exchange reflects midcentury attitudes toward health and daily routines.

Clifton Fadiman NBC Radio

Starlet Novak Impresses Carson in Phffft Love Scene

Jack Carson praises Kim Novak for fully understanding her role in Phffft while Judy Holliday also co stars. The piece notes Novak’s promise and compares how audiences react to performers Lilly Windsor describes diverse European reactions from England to Denmark and Italy. Betty Grable hosts CBS TV Shower of Stars and Nat King Cole heads the Copacabana fall show.

Jack Carson Kim Novak Judy Holliday Jack

Movie Schedule For Tuesday At Local Theaters

The Gazette lists today’s showtimes with Paramount featuring A Star Is Born at 1 10, 3 55, 6 40, 9 20 with shorts at 1 45, 3 45, 6 30, 9 10 Iowa presents Black Widow at 1 20, 4 10, 7 05, 9 55 and Outlaw Stallion at 3, 5 50, 6 40. Wednesday matinee World for Ransom at 1 35, 5, 8 30 Track of the Cat at 3, 6 25, 9 50 State shows Capt Kidd and the Slave Girl at 1 10, 4 05, 7, 9 55 plus the Great at 2 35, 5 30, 8 25 Times Fanfan the Tulip at 8, 6 15, 9 30 Lady Vanishes at 1 35, 4 55, 8 10 Palace features Paratrooper at 1, 4, 7 10 and Creature from the Black Lagoon at 2 45, 5 45, 8 45 Marion shows Human Desire at 7, 9 55 and Big Frame at 8 50.

Paramount Iowa Capt. Kidd

Send Your Gifts To Charity Not Stars

TV host Cullen urges fans to give cash to charity instead of gifts for performers. He notes stars receive many expensive items during Christmas and prefers donations to worthy causes, saying letters and cards are enough thanks. He asks performers share this view and believes viewers gain from the gesture.

New York A Cullen Cullen

Tale of Family Is Long Series Of Misfortunes

Kenneth R Little’s family in Lansing faces a string of tragedies starting with his back injury at a funeral and paralysis, then his wife’s car crash that killed their infant daughter, followed by barn fire, home fire, and later a charitable offer to rebuild the house foundation while local merchants donate cash.

Lansing, Mich Kenneth R. Little Lansing Little Flint Shirley St. Johns

Truck and trolley crash killers three in Chicago

Jack Taylor, 44, driver of a large trailer truck, was charged with reckless homicide after his truck struck a streetcar in Chicago. The crash killed three people and injured 37 others. Taylor, cited for drunk driving and driving on the wrong side of the road, was listed in serious condition.

Chicago Jack Taylor Taylor

Wealth Left in Jar In Superior Widow Dies

Paul ine Walberg aged 68 died leaving 10000 dollars tucked in a cooky jar and her will stored in a coffee pot. Authorities said the will’s contents were not revealed.

Superior, Wis Pauline Walberg

Streetcar Crash on South Side Kills Three Passengers

A Monday collision at a South side intersection between a truck and a streetcar killed motorman Gust Carlson and two passengers Arthur Duffy and James Ziegler. Ziegler, an off duty bus driver, died, with three other passengers in critical condition and several more in serious condition. The truck reportedly lost control, struck a safety island, and jackknifed into the trolley as the driver swerved to avoid a pedestrian.

Gust Carlson Arthur Duffy James Ziegler Ziegler

McCarthy Supporters Report Big Response

Sponsors of a plan to gather 10 million signatures in support of Sen. McCarthy said their New York headquarters drew a flood of visitors and calls on Monday. The drive is gaining momentum as supporters push for broad public backing.

New York Sen McCarthy

Ten Million Americans Mobilizing for Justice Plans Outreach

Rear Admiral John G. Crommelin stated that 26,000 copies of the petition were distributed from his two room headquarters in the Hotel Roosevelt. The organization aims to expand space and improve telephone facilities to gather 50 names per petition and broaden outreach.

John G. Crommelin Hotel Roosevelt Crommelin

Poisonous carbon monoxide definition

A concise definition states carbon monoxide forms from one carbon atom combining with one oxygen atom creating a toxic gas, unlike carbon dioxide which has two oxygens.

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