Inflation Dilemma Again in Daylight
Washington Rep Jesse P Wolcott chairs the House Banking and Currency Committee as inflation pressures persist. The Federal Reserve Board faces calls to raise reserve requirements while officials warn that only tighter controls can curb credit expansion and hold government bonds at par.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashington
Jesse P. Wolcott
R-Mich
United States
House Committee On Banking and Currency
Thomas B. McCabe
Federal Reserve Board
U. S
McCabe
Federal Reserve
Detachable plane nose eyed to save pilots at high speed
A critic notes that escaping from a disabled aircraft at high speed is perilous and demands protection for the body and a means to slow the fall. The NACA studies a detachable cockpit nose to provide an enclosed shelter, but turbulence may damage the fuselage and escape device in wind tests.
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National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics
Prairie Creek Plant to be Powered by Cooperative, REA Financed
The Prairie Creek electrical generating plant near Ely Road is owned by the Central Town Power Cooperative, financed by the Rural Electrification Administration, and operated under contract with the Iowa Electric Light and Power Company of Cedar Rapids. The first 20 000 kW unit is due between October 1 and November 15, 1949, at an estimated cost of 4.6 million dollars, with a second unit to follow. The project involves eight Iowa rural electric cooperatives and a construction team led by Brown Engineering of Des Moines, with engineers Drs Christy White Straub Coover and Ryder among advisory consultants.
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New Prairie Creek
Ely Road
North Western
Central Town Power Cooperative
Iowa Rural Electric Cooperatives
Rural Electrification Administration
Central Iowa Power Co Operative
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company of
Cedar Rapids
Power Cooperative
Navy
John Drabelle
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Brown Engineering Company of
Des Moines
John Drabello
Kullander
L. W
Inite
Eectre Consultants
Electrical Engineering
Iowa State College
J. D. Ryder
Iowa’ State College
End of such a blow would have little chance of surviving
Aviation developers face another problem as they push jet propulsion and ram jet units. Plans include a maneuverable jetti nose with fins for low drag entry and drag brakes to slow the shell before parachute deployment.
Fragmented Excerpt Notes Half Of CE Exploits
The readable text hints at a report about CE related exploits or incidents. Details are sparse and fragmented, with unclear subjects or locations. No clear dates or named entities are extractable from the excerpt.
Stocks and Bonds of Interest in Eastern Iowa
An Eastern Iowa market note lists bid and asking prices for various stocks and bonds. Companies include Cent State Elec Co Clinton Industries Collins Radio Eddy Paper Fruehauler Meredith Publishing Quaker Oats and Sioux City Gas Elec Car, with figures indicating recent price ranges and dividends where shown. The item also notes that air express shipments set a 1947 record with 3,750,000 shipments totaling over 70,000,000 pounds.
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Elec. Co
Btaten
Cherry-Burrell Co
Clinton Industries
Colling Radio
Collins Radio
O.W. BW. Curtis Co
Eddy Paper
Inter-Ocean
Bec
Jowa Elec. Co
Jowa Elec
Ibepeia
LaPlant-Choate ‘Co
Samon
LaPlant-Choate. Co
Bell Lumber Co
Meredith Publishing Co
Bence & Ford
Ta. Inc
Quaker Oats. Co
Quaker Oats Co
Sioux City Gas
Elec
United Lt. & Ry Mtor
I Wilson
Wits & Go. Gommon
Air Express
United States
Kadlec Brothers Plan New Studebaker Showroom in Cedar Rapids
Kadlec Brothers Auto Co announces purchase of the Frick house at 805 Third Avenue SE from Mrs. E. J. Carey for a new Studebaker showroom and service department on a 60 by 140 foot lot. The firm will keep operations at 45 Sixteenth Avenue SW with no construction date set. Kadlec Brothers, formed in 1919 by Joe and John Kadlec, have sold Studebakers since 1930 and continue truck service and repair at their current site.
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Kadlec Brothers Auto Company
Frick
Third Avenue
E. J. Carey
Grande Avenue
Kadlecs
Studebaker
John Kadlee
Sixteenth Avenue SW
Cedar Rapids
Kadlec Brothers
Joe and
John Kadlec
J. J. Kadlec
Yuill and Gohmann
Bank Clearings Rise in Cedar Rapids Week
Bank clearings in Cedar Rapids for the week ended Aug 7 totaled 3 673 554 10 dollars, up from 3 446 440 67 the prior year. July 31 total reached 3 141 683 82 dollars, with historical notes on tin plate and silver usage in US industry.
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Cedar Rapids
Clearing House
Stock Market Fell Amid Credit Talk And Congress
New York reports reduced trading last week as Congress examined credit controls and housing legislation. Despite fears of a slowdown, the weekly market rose modestly with rails leading gains. industrials and utilities also advanced on light credit conditions and hopes for early congressional adjournment.
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New York
Congress
Rails
Justice Dept Plans Check on GI Housing Irregularities
The Justice Department promised more action on GI housing complaints. A backlog of 130000 complaints existed with the housing expediter the VA and justice officials. A two day conference noted 300 additional investigators will soon be in the field funded by Congress.
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Washington
Justice Department
G.I
Department
Veterans Administration and Justice
U. S
Congress
Promotions at Quaker Oats Cedar Rapids and Portland
E J Petranek Jr plant general manager announces promotions at the Quaker Oats Cedar Rapids and Portland Oregon plants. Robert A Clark named superintendent Portland. Tom Clark promoted in Portland to shift supervisor. Robert Burns promoted to department manager in Marion Iowa. Albert Cahalan named assistant department manager at Cedar Rapids with prior duties in puffed goods and lab work.
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Quaker Oats Company
Cedar Rapids
E. J. Petranekj
Robert
A. Cerk
Quaker, Oats Company
Portland
Ore
Tom Clark
St. Joseph, May
Nineteenth Street SE
Timberwolf
Army
Clark
Petranek
Robert Burns
Seventh Avenue
Marion
Quaker
Burns
Alsbert Cahalan
Rockford Road
Cahalan
Sokol picnic at Sokol camp near Gente Point
Cedar Rapids Sokol Association sponsors an afternoon picnic at the Sokol camp near Gente Point with a planned program and open to everyone. The Junior American Lodge CSA meets Monday at 739 p.m. at 821 Shaver Road NE, and Zdenka Havlicek Lodge No. 23 meets Thursday.
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Cedar Rapids
Sokol Association
Sokol
Gente
C.S.A
Shaver Road
Zdenka Havlicek Lodge
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Psychological Warfare
William H. Stead
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Stead
Truman
Federal Reserve Banks
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N.Y
Curtiss Wright
Packard Motors Voseverese
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Paramount Pictures
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Comp Bank
William H. Juany
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Wise Coal Users
Merveaux Coal Company
Stoker Coal
Eastern Kentucky Furnace
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Brazil
Pocahontas
Merveaux— Coal Company
Prairie Creek
By Lou Brever
Ay Pam W.tslands
Second Street
Prairie Creek Electrical Plant
Rex Conn
Gazette Farm Editor
Central Iowa Power Cooperative
Ashley Knight
REA
Linn County
Rural Electric Cooperative Association
Maquoketa Valley
Richard Johnson
Milford Frazier
Clifford Leonard
Fairfax
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Tipton
Keith Murphy
Les Taschner
Muny
Ben Lockspelser
Ministry of Supply
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Certified Public Accountant
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Chicago Stock Exchange
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