America's Men Of Science Dr Carl Anderson Positron Pioneer
In this installment of Americas Men Of Science, Dr Carl D Anderson is credited with the discovery of the positron the atomic particle from cosmic ray research. The piece notes his Caltech PhD a Nobel Prize in physics and his place among pioneering scientists like Dr Robert A Millikan. It summarizes the positron as one of the fundamentals of matter and hints at cosmic ray implications for understanding time and space. Next: Linking living and now living.
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Earth
Carl D. Anderson
Pilus
Caliornia Institute of Technology
Anderson
Robert Andrews Milikan
Dr. Anderson
Castaway Fortunes and a Hidden Bargain
Castaway secretary grapples with Craven's covert request to copy Mr. Gregg's letters risking breach of trust. Walter Gregg resists while Craven pursues leverage as Estelle and Martha guard the ranch amid ongoing tensions at Castaway.
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Craven
Mr. Craven
Miss Baldwin
Castaway
Walter Gregg
Blazes
Gaflina Dam
Hollywood Roundup on One Foot in Heaven Capra Talks Future
In Hollywood chatter, Jack Warner and Hal Wallis settle on Fredric March for a minister in One Foot in Heaven. Capra eyes The Fiving Yorkshireman transfer and immediate work on Eric Knight fantasy. Adela Rogers St John and Bogart explore a motion picture on youth, while Helen Gilbert, once dropped by M G M, shows renewed promise.
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Ollywood
INS
Jack Warner
Hal Wallis
Hartzell Spence
Spence
Fredric March
March
Hollywood
Frank Capra
Capra
Frank Lloyd
Eric Knight
Adela Rogers St. John
Malibu Beach
Adelia
Bogart
Heon Flanagan
Adela
Father Flanagan
James West
National B'nai B'rith Convention Supports Palestine Refugee Colony
Chicago delegates at the national triennial convention approved a $100,000 appropriation to fund a Palestine colony for refugees fleeing persecution in Europe. The measure aims to establish a settlement for displaced Jewish nationals and aligns with relief efforts organized by the B'nai B'rith group.
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Chicago
B'nai Brith
Palestine
Europe
Secularized World Heads Toward Death by Own Action
Kirby Page warned at the Roosevelt hotel Lenten luncheon that modern secular society, driven by greed and violence, faces death by its own actions. The author lectured on prayer and social action, urging pacifism and reflection, and noted his book Living Prayerfully as recent. The event was hosted by the Y.M.C.A. and Cedar Rapids Ministerial Association.
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Kirby Page
Roosevelt Hotel
Page
First Baptist Church
Jesus
Federal Court Adjourned In Cedar Rapids On Empty Docket
Federal Judge George C. Scotti opened the April term in Cedar Rapids to an empty docket and adjourned, then went to Dubuque. The only criminal case, the phantom recruiter Ser gaent O Leary, will go to the Sioux City grand jury May 27. Civil actions include two transferred suits from Marengo arising from a 1940 accident near Marengo.
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George C. Scotti
Cedar Rapids
Dubuque
O'Leary
Sioux City
Grand Jury
U. S
T. E. Diamond
Helen D.gansert
Rock Island
Marengo
Clyde H. Dunlap
Dunlap
Highway 6
Frances Roggenstien
Belle Dunlap
Jeanette Roggenstien
Aero Service, Inc
Philadelphia
Cedar Rapids Airways
William B. Danforth
Franklin E. Gill
Fred Biermann
William E. Renshaw
Joseph A. Petrus
C. F. Holly
125 Mid-Continent Co. Dealers To Meet Here
One hundred twenty five Diamond D X dealers from Cedar Rapids and eastern Iowa will meet Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Montrose hotel for a program on new sales perspective and control. Dinner at 6 p.m. will be followed by talks from Mid-Continent Petroleum Division Manager H C Wurs, Manager C G Taylor, and Lubrication Instructor Wendell Fenton, all of Waterloo, with C E Burright in charge.
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Mid-Continent Petroleum Corporation
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Montrose Hotel
H. C. Wurs
C. G. Taylor
Wendell Fenton
Waterloo
C. E. Burright
Theaters Present A Mix Of Stars In Current Shows
Iowa theaters feature A Girl A Guy and A God with Murphy Ball and OBrien. The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance stars Warren William. Bonnie Baker Orrin Tucker Jerry Colonna and Edward Horton perform You're The One. State showcases The Bad Man with Beery Barrymore Day Reagan and The Great Mr Nobody with Eddie Albert. Palace presents Strike Up The Band with Rooney Garland and Youth Will Be Served. Rialto offers Melody Ranch with Autry Durante and Miller and Straight Place and Show with Arlen Merman. Marion shows Tin Pan Alley with Faye Grable Oakie Payne and Christmas in July with Powell Drew. City of Chance features Lynn Bari and Smith.
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Iowa
George Murphy
Lucille Ball
Edmond O’brien
Warren William
Wallace Beery
Lionel Barrymore
Laraine Day
Ronald Reagan
Eddie Albert
Great Mr. Nobody
Marion
Alice Faye
Betty Grable
Jack Oakie
John Payne
Dick Powell
Ellen Drew
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