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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 29, 1956

Page

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Mrs Calabash Mystery May Be Solved By Tom O Malley And Bob Cunniff

New York telegram reports Jimmy Durante faces questions as clues point to his late wife Jeanne as Mrs Calabash. The piece links Calaveras County to Calabash and hints at a public reveal while also noting criticism of NBC over Miss Frances and Ding Dong School closing.

New York Mrs. Calabash Jimmy Durante Durante Jimmy Clearlake California Calaveras County Calaveras Calabash Jeanne Miss Frances NBC Frances Garry Moore Garry

Television Listings Consolidated by Cedar Rapids and Waterloo Stations

A dense schedule list outlines TV channels and prime time lineups across Cedar Rapids Waterloo Rock Island and surrounding areas with entries for News Weather Movies and Soap Operas plus children's and daytime programs. The long guide includes channel numbers and program titles such as Dinah Shore Tennessee Ernie and Guiding Light with multiple repetitions and time slots.

Radio Schedules and News Snippets At Melody Ballroom

Daily program notes list segments on Great Gildersleeve conversation news U N report and how to start a fight. Farm front Jane Pickens Betty Baker and Robert Lew Raper appear among music and theater items at the Melody Ballroom. KPIG A M station airs music daily up to 1408 kilocycles.

Gildersleeve U.N Robert Lew Oe Raper Muste Amos Andy Music Hall

Tito frees prisoners as Yugoslavia marks Republic Day

President Tito announced on Republic Day that 1,430 people were released from prison and 622 had their sentences reduced. The action aimed to mark the national holiday and ease lingering penalties across the country.

Belgrade Tito Yugoslavia

Retain 2/2% Sales Levy By Iowa Farm Bureau

The Iowa Farm Bureau backed keeping the 2 percent sales tax at its annual convention and opposed a tax on services. Delegates urged higher soil bank rental payments and endorsed limited state expenditures, with revenue gains from existing highway funds if needed. The group also favored school aid and resisted local sales taxes.

Des Moines Iowa Farm Bureau Iowa Ezra T. Benson E. Howard Hill Milburn Farm Bureau Agriculture Tax Study

Farm Bureau backs gas tax and homestead credit cap

The Farm Bureau urged retaining the 6 cent gasoline tax and proposed a yearly cap of 25 million dollars for homestead tax credits. This would likely reduce the credit per homeowner somewhat in future years.

Farm Bureau

Byrd Plans South Pole Trip December 27

Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd announced plans for a South Pole flight on December 27. He will not command the expedition, which remains under Rear Admiral George Dufek, with Byrd in overall charge.

Boston Richard E. Byrd South Pole U. S Antarctica George Dufedk

Suit Against School District Dismissed in Denver Case

A Denver district judge dismissed a $15 000 damages suit against a school district over claims a teacher pushed and slapped a girl, Kay Frances, in a May 14 classroom incident. The ruling held the district not liable for civil damages from a teacher's act. the teacher Johnie Mae Armstrong remains a defendant.

Denver Robert McWilliams Johnie Mae Armstrong Alvin Anderson Kay Frankes

Center Point Okays Bonds for School Addition

Center Point voters approved $76,000 in school bonds to finance a new elementary addition. Five classrooms will be housed in the project. Of 292 votes cast, 197 were for and 90 against, with five spoiled ballots. The yes votes exceed the 60 percent threshold under Iowa law.

Center Point S Center Point Iowa

Young Democrats Hold Meeting Amid Mental Health Group Fray

A man seeking a gathering of former mental patients entered a YMCA meeting room in Lincoln and asked if it was Recovery Unlimited. A member replied that they were trying, as the Young Democrats discussed inclusion and issues at the session.

Lincoln Neb YMCA Recovery Unlimited

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