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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 20, 1952

Page

14

Vespers Start Next Sunday at Memorial Coliseum

Five part vesper series opens next Sunday at Memorial Coliseum Cedar Rapids Public Schools personnel present concert begins at 3 p m Violin soloist Ruth Mary Needham Wilson high school and Roosevelt McKinley Harrison Tyler students contribute instrumental and vocal groups Art exhibit by all public schools Arch ie Bauman directs art display Joyce Gault attends as accompanist with a Northwestern master’s degree Needham has performed with Des Moines Drake symphonies Mayo Clinic string quartet and Hormel Girls Caravan feature shows

Memorial Coliseum Cedar Rapids Public Schools Bem John E. Hutchings Ccoliseum Archie Bauman Ruth Mary Needham Wilson High School Roosevelt McKinley Harrison and Tyler Miss Needham Drake University Northwestern Des Moines Drake Symphony Orchestra Burrall Symphony Orchestra Stephens College Columbia Oberlin College of Music Ohio John Donnelly Cedar Rapids J. Rudolph Peterson Minneapolis Symphony Robert Quick Northwestern University Nedham Hormel Girls Caravan Joyce Gault Roosevelt High School Miss Gault New Hampton Iowa State Teachers College

Oct 26 Program at Roosevelt and McKinley Schools

Readily readable items show a student era concert series with upcoming dates Nov 18 Jan 18 Feb 8 and March 8 following next Sunday vesper. The Oct 26 program includes Roosevelt band directed by R Cedric Anderson and several choruses with pieces ranging from The Star Spangled Banner to Mexican folk songs and a Wieniawski violin solo.

Smith Roosevelt Band R. Cedric Anderson Louis Boyer Klaxon Fillmore Harrison Elementary Chorus Florence Culvert Loomis Bonnie Plaza Madelein Kauffman Dinah McKinley Shalom Chaverim Malette Ruth Mary Needlam Wieniawski Tyler Elementary Chorus Ethel Nicola Paul Anthony Ralph Williams Noble Cain Jean Sibelus Norman North America Carey

City Market Extends Hours Through Thanksgiving

Cedar Rapids market will stay open until Thanksgiving per Marketmaster Carla MecQuiston. The holiday falls on Thursday November 27. Stalls operate Tuesday and Wednesday before the day, with regular hours 6 30 to 11 30 am on Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays. Garden produce cloth goods and fancy work are for sale.

Cedar Rapids Carla MecQuiston McQuiston

Oxygen Dispenser Aids Athletes Recovery

A new portable oxygen unit called the Vitalator from Mine Safety Apparatus Company aids athletes by delivering oxygen after exertion. The device, with a six foot hose and half mask, speeds heart and respiratory recovery by about 39 percent versus normal air.

Pittsburgh INS The Mine Safety Apparatus Company

Press Editors Say Campaign Coverage Under Heavy Strain

Washington editors from leading papers warned that 1952 campaign coverage faced unprecedented pressure from both sides. They cited partisan reactions, debate over objectivity, and the challenge of balancing space for speeches with readers’ expectations amid Cold War anxieties.

Washington American Society of Newspaper Editors J. Donald Ferguson The Milwaukee Journal Truman Sen. Taft

Opium Seizure On British Vessel in Philadelphia Raid

U S customs agents boarded the British oil tanker Silverdate on docking Sunday and seized 112 pounds of opium valued at over a million dollars on the narcotics market. Michael J Bradley collector of the port led the raid and two Chinese crewmen were arrested and charged.

Philadelphia U. S Michael J. Bradley

Clark Refuses to Yield on Parleys at Panmunjom

Gen. Clark in Tokyo rejects resumption of armistice talks at Panmunjom unless forced repatriation of prisoners is dropped. He deems North Korea and China’s latest letter invalid as a basis for resuming delegation meetings. The U N called an indefinite recess Oct 8 after Reds rejected allied exchange plans.

Russia Virginius Dabney Richmond Times Dispatch Ike Stevenson Eisenhower Dwight Young Dayton Journal Herald Journal Herald Herald James Cox Ohio Tokyo Clark Panmunjom Red High Command U. N Kim Hi Sung North Korea Peng Teh-huai Korea

Sea Scholar Drifts Atlantic On Tiny Raft

French scientist Dr. Alain Bombard began a 5000 mile Atlantic crossing from Las Palmas toward the West Indies aboard a small raft. He plans a 50 day voyage living on raw fish, plankton, and distilled sea water, drifting from Casablanca to the Canaries.

Las Palmas Canary Islands Alain Bombard West Indies Casablanca Morocco

Opium Smuggling Probe Tangles Seafaring Crew Members

Authorities questioned two Chinese crew members, Ah Tay and Choy Peng, after a search tied to alleged narcotics trafficking. Captain C. E. B. Edgar reportedly found 50 pounds of opium in the ship’s safe during the voyage and radio alerts led police to the pier as the ship docked.

Ah Tay Choy Peng Bradley C. EB. Edgar Silverdale

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