Mainliner C R Lands At Airport
Cedar Rapids opens the airport with a packed program as Mainliner Cedar Rapids arrives. The DC-3 landed after a 40 mph head wind with 13 United passengers including Capt. W D Griffith and first officer Bob Barger. Local remarks praised clear flying conditions and a welcoming ceremony was led by Mayor Frank H Hahn.
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Army
Navy, Marine and National Guard
VFW
Frank KH. Hahn
Werbert S. Stamats
United
Richard V. Shrader
W. D. Griffith
Des Moines
Bob Barger
Franklin High
Mary Albrecht
Clare
June de Nio
Iowa House OKs secondary boycott ban in labor measure
The Iowa House voted 78 to 22 to pass the senate approved ban on secondary boycotts, sending the measure to the governor along with a closed shop ban. Support came from Reps. Ainsworth Lynes and Bryson. opponents included Reps. Neilsen Lundy Nelson and Lawrence.
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DES Moines
House
David G. Ainsworth
Spirit Lake
William S. Lynes
Waverly
C. A. Bryson
Iowa Falls
Andrew J. Neilson
Council Bluffs
Hugh W. Lundy
Albia
Harold F. Nelson
Sioux City
Edna C. Lawrence
Ottumwa
Ainsworth
Lynes and Bryson
Neilsen
Lundy
Nelson
AFL Asks Cedar Rapids to Skip Clock Change
The Cedar Rapids Federation of Labor urges the city council to reject a proposal to move clocks ahead one hour this summer. Mayor Hahn says he will weigh all evidence before deciding, while petitions for keeping Central Standard Time grow at city hall. The federation, with about 8,000 workers, noted broad support from industry and unions alike. A separate committee gathered signatures protesting the change.
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Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Federation of Labor
J. C. Blodgett
Federation
Frank Hahn
Blodgett
Coucil
Francis Gillon
Radio
Dairy
Farm Bureau
Captive Yanks Near Trial Saved by Communist Chief
Maj. Robert Rigg and Capt. John Collins said they narrowly escaped a death-penalty espionage trial after 55 days in captivity. Chu Teh blocked Li Liasan, allowing their release and better treatment following solitary confinement and torture threats. They later toured Harbin with guards.
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Nanking
Robert Rigg
John Collins
United States
Chu Teh
Chu
Li Liasan
Rigg
Collins
Harbin
Woman Killed in Clinton Explosion at Exclusive Home
The 53 year old wife of Dr Clifford D Grant was found dead in the wreckage of their $25 000 Clinton home after an explosion of undetermined origin. Gas asphyxiation was the cause and no foul play suspected. The blast damaged the Breezy Point district residence, felt blocks away, as a yard man put out a small fire. Dr Donald E Hill, the county coroner, noted a possible gas leak and said the house was empty when the blast occurred in mid afternoon. Neighbors recalled the event and Mr Grant returned home to grieving.
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Clinton
Donald E. Hill
Clinton County
Hulda Grant
Clifford D. Grant
Harold Nelson
Breezy Point
Carl Bentrup
Cedar Rapids Elevators Fail City Code Survey
City inspector J H Lilly revealed a Gazette audit found only one of seven downtown Cedar Rapids buildings met the city code on passenger elevator load plates. Some cars lacked both pound and person capacity tags, while others listed pounds only. the post office was the lone full Conformist.
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J. H. Lilly
Cedar Rapids
Gazette
City Hall
Lilly
American Standards Association
Iowa Delegation Backs Interior Budget Bill Passage High Vote
Washington AP reports Iowa's eight House members voted with the majority as the Interior Department appropriation bill passed the chamber 307 to 30. Earlier all eight aligned with the majority as the House refused 197 to 140 to send the bill back to committee.
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Washington
Iowa
House
Interior Department
Man buys mail order firm for 150 dollars faces 80,000 liabilities
Chicago report says Robert Donald bought a mail order company for 150 dollars and learned it had taken in 80,000 without delivering merchandise. He agreed to assume liabilities in a single page contract. Lawyers seek to nullify the agreement amid postal and federal investigations. An Iowa radio station previously paid 8,000 to unhappy listeners.
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Chicago
Robert Donald
Donald
Iowa
Bricklayers Now Getting $2.25 An Hour In Cedar Rapids
Union leader Don Whitney said bricklayers are paid 2.25 per hour and refuse to negotiate with Allied Construction Interests. Agreements for the 324 cent raise were signed with Cedar Rapids contractors not linked to ACI. Several trades kept off ACI jobs as settlements occurred for painters and carpenters, while others remained idle.
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Cedar Rapids
Don Whitney
AFL Bricklayers Union
A.C.I
A.C.S
John Evans
Building Trades Council
Allied
Missing Cedar Rapids boy David Rittgers at 816 Fourteenth Ave SE
Cedar Rapids detectives seek 12 year old David Rittgers who has been missing since 9 30 Friday morning. He was reported by his father who believed the boy may be carrying 500 dollars. He is described as 12, of Cedar Rapids with an address at 816 Fourteenth avenue SE.
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Cedar Rapids
David Rittgers
Fourteenth Avenue SE
Rittgers
Daily Record State News and Editorial Highlights
Index page text shows scattered partial headlines and sections including Editorial Features, Marion, Movies, Sports, and state news. Missing clear events or names. readable fragments hint at courthouse, breast health notes, and general coverage.
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Ea Ewaes State
Eeeeenpesnsees Et al Oa Breast
Marshall Returns to Washington After Moscow Mission
Secretary of State Marshall arrived in Washington from Moscow to declare he acted for the best interests of the United States and the world. President Truman greeted him on the Potomac cruise stop and at National Airport, praising his efforts toward lasting peace as crowds cheered.
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Washington
INS
Marshall
Moscow
United States
Truman
Potomac
Washington National Airport
M.p.’S
Senator Connally
D-Texas
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Commerce
Harriman
Dean Acheson
White House
Actress Arline Judge to wed Henry J Topping Tuesday
Miami Beach, AP reports that film actress Arline Judge will marry Henry J. Bob Topping of New York and Miami Beach, with the ceremony set for Tuesday.
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Miami Beach, Fla
Arline Judge
Henry J
Bob) Topping
New York
Miami Beach
Union Offers of $6 Phone Pact Vetoed in Bell Strike
Washington AP report on the 20 day cross country telephone walkout. The long lines division of AT&T rejected the NFTW's $6 weekly wage proposal and kept open talks with government conciliators. Arbitration was proposed area by area, while Maryland settlement offered a possible pattern for ending the national strike.
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Washington
Bell System
Long Lines
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
National Federation of Telephone Workers
Western Electric Company
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
NFTW
George S. Dring
A. T. and
T. Longlines
John J. Moran
American Union of Telephone Workers
Long Lines Union
Maryland
Lucien F. Rye
Joseph Beirne
American Federation of Telephone Workers
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of
Rye
Beirne
Substantial Fire Loss at Chandler Company on 804 First Ave
A two-alarm blaze at Chandler Company 804 First Avenue NW at 10:30 p.m. Friday caused substantial, unestimated damage as production peaked. Firemen battled for three hours with heavy losses to stock and to packing and shipping rooms. Insurance covers the loss. The fire reportedly started in the basement and spread through the packing room floor.
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Cedar Rapids News
Chandler Company
First Avenue
Halford T. Barry
Barry
Secret Diaries Reveal Young Woman's Quiet Battle
LONDON UP Two small green diaries given to Mrs. Sidney Groom reveal Joan's hidden three year fight with terminal pain starting at age sixteen. German air raids and tuberculosis led to hospital care. Entries show fear, faith, and resolve to endure alone until she died four hours after a final note.
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London
Sidney Groom
Joan
Cash Taken From Two Office Safes At Cedar Rapids Elks
An estimated 3500 dollars was stolen from two safes in the Cedar Rapids Elks club early Saturday. A third green cash box containing over 500 dollars was left behind. Investigators found no signs of forced entry and suspect entry via a door from the alley using a master key. the club was closed since Friday afternoon and reopened Saturday morning. The loss was discovered by club employee Don Nelson, with club manager G R McKeeby confirming the total and noting the money was in a wood carton and metal boxes inside the safes.
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Cedar Rapids
Elks Club
Club
G. R. McKeeby
Don Nelson
McKeeby
Elks Pavilion
Thornwood Dance Pavilion
McKeely
Cedar Rapids Sees Record Heat As Weekend Warmth Rolls In
Cedar Rapids reported a springlike spell with 2:20 p.m. temperature at 75 degrees, six degrees above the previous high. Strong wind up to 40 mph swept Municipal Airport as forecasts called for sun and warmth through the weekend. Tonight's low projected near 40, with tomorrow's high around 74. Friday's peak hit 61 in the afternoon before dipping.
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Cedar Rapids
Chambers
Put Another Dime in the Dollar Song Promised by Fred Martin
Songwriter Harold Spina says nationwide price cuts inspired a ditty titled Put Another Dime in the Dollar and bandleader Fred dime Martin has promised to introduce it. A copy will be sent to be played on the White House piano.
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Hollywood
Harold Spina
Freddie Martin
Spina
White House
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