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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1955
Page
3
The Cedar Rapids Gazette notes Saint Nick will visit Friday with a youngsters show replacing the parade for warmer crowds. Whitehead says the event avoids cold lines and offers a safer, seated presentation for children and families.
The Cedar Rapids School Board filed a report on drainage and erosion at the west side site of Thomas Jefferson high school by Leo A. Daly Company noting ongoing maintenance needs until storm sewers are provided. Secretary Lundquist reported $3,000 spent on remedial work and additional steps planned. Textbooks Your People and Mine and Your Country and Mine were adopted for grades four to six. Mrs. Robert McArthur was appointed at McKinley school. Wayne Bartlett Marvin Grimm and Joseph Hoval named custodian helpers at Franklin McKinley and Erskine schools. Jan 3 appointment of Betty Scheel as clerk typist was approved. Vene tian blinds quotations authorized. Change orders credit the district $1,700 for removal of suspended ceilings. Insurance bids: Iowa National Mutual for workers comp $5,556.20. fleet insurance to Kansas City Fire and Marine Insurance Company via Doolittle. Drain tile contract for Erskine storm outlets awarded to Kutchera Company at about $1,919.60.
Center Point road NE at Texas street will gain a pushbutton stop signal for access to Wright school. Work starts Friday and lasts about two days under Safety Commissioner E A Prochaska with State Highway Commission approval expected in writing. Speed limit remains 35 mph after rejection of a reduction. police will enforce 35 mph between city limits and Glass road NE. Santa events noted for Memorial Coliseum with a parade including animals and a chimpanzee.
An ancient Roman note reveals they employed a solder alloy closely resembling contemporary mixtures. The discovery highlights continuity in metallurgical practices across millennia.
The Welcome Santa parade plans in Cedar Rapids were announced by Jaycee committee chair Harry Whitehead. Elephants and lions from the entourage are expected Thursday after noon and some will be housed at Hawkeye Downs Thursday night. The event culminates Friday with festivities.
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