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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 11, 1948

Page

7

Radio Notes and Comment on California Melodies

Radio notes describe upcoming Wednesday night programs on Mutual and NBC networks with acts led by Harry Zimmerman, Paul Henreid, Patricia Bright, Jan Murray, and Donald Richards. Also listed are discussions on price control and public opinion, weekly dramas, and musical performances by Ordon MacRae Evelyn Knight Jeff Alexander and Horace Heidt.

Harry Zimmerman KCRG KCRK Bob Carroll Lyttle Sisters NBC Ordon MacRae Virginia Evelyn Knight Texas Tennessee Abc-Exel Jeff Alexander Victor Young

Evening Radio Schedule on Channel 245

Channel 245 schedule lists programs for Wednesday evening and Thursday afternoon including Kenneth Crawfer News at 6:00 and 8:00 Gabriel Heatter. Featured performances include Lionel Hampton and the Marine Band. News, sports and music shows fill the lineup with repeated MBS and MBB credits.

Kenneth Crawfer IBS MBS Sacacas O Woody Virgina NBS Art Baker Mert's Records Superman Mbs

Broadcast Schedule Mix Tracks From Multiple Stations

A dense list of program times and show names from radio and TV outlets including KCRG WHO WMT EXEL KXEL and others. Entries feature music news sports and talk blocks with various hosts and programs scheduled through Wednesday evening into Thursday morning.

Broad array of radio listings and programs across stations

A dense schedule lists morning to evening shows across KXEL WMT KCRG WHO and others. Programs include news, music, dramas, and talk with names like Eddy Arnold Judy and Jane Mary Miles Fred Waring and Buckaroo segments.

KXEL Eddy Arnold KCRG WMT Chanies Orcester Cuff Helen Mary Miles Crosby Mary Foster WMT Hal Fred Waring Godfrey Kcrg East Iowa Urart Ted Malone Jack Beren Kiernans Korner Lora Lawton Kate Smith Judy Jane Wendy Warren George Crane Malone Jenny Helen Trent Bob Poole Judy and

Atcheson Mother Sues Government Over Son’s Death

Mrs. Eftie M. Atcheson, 83, mother of diplomat George Atcheson Jr., sues the government for 50000 damages claiming negligence in the Aug 15 crash near Haneda airport Japan and the Pacific Ocean crash the next day. She says her son earned 13500 annually with a life expectancy of 20 years, and cites unknown carelessness. A similar suit was filed by his widow in San Francisco.

Angeles Haneda Japan Pacific Hickam Field Hawaii Atcheson San Francisco

Dead cat returns won’t be shot again in Middletown

In Middletown Connecticut AP reports a cat named Raffles survived a shooting after Charles Nixon paid a $5 fine for firing at it to defend a parrot named Texas. The cat returned home with scars but no bullet wounds, and Nixon vowed not to shoot again.

Charles Nixon Raffles Nixon Texas

94 year old babysitter acquitted in Chicago case

In Chicago Mrs Alice King aged 94 was freed after a disorderly conduct charge arose when she struck two children who kept their feet on her seat. Judge William V Daly dismissed the charge and she said she had cared for herself for 75 years and could continue to do so.

Chicago Alice King Women's Court Wiliam

New House Has Hot Cold Running Alcohol

In Raritan Township New Jersey John McSorley found his home water contained 12 to 33 percent alcohol after testing. Officials traced the cause to builders adding alcohol to pipes to prevent freezing during construction and not fully removing it. A missing check valve allowed alcohol to backflow into the water supply when pressure dropped.

Raritan Township John McSorley Water Department

Hamilton County Auditor Resigns Over Protest Action

Hamilton county auditor M E Fardal resigned Tuesday in protest of the board of supervisors refusal to approve an engineering appraisal for the county. James C. Russell said there was no demand from property owners to have outsiders revalue property. Fardal will join the state auditor's office as state examiner but will stay in Webster City.

Fardal State Auditor’s Webster City

Fishermen Must Tip Hats to Wardens in Penobscot

In Millinocket Maine Supervisor Winfield S Foster enforces a hat tip policy for fishermen to reveal illegal catches. Wardens observed a man hiding 15 four inch trout in a hat, coming ashore with no fish in sight.

Penobscot County Winfield S . Foster Foster

Quinn Resigns as Aide to Campaign for Congress

T. Vincent Quinn resigns Tuesday from the assistant attorney general post to run for Congress. He is the Democratic nominee seeking the Fifth district seat in New York.

Washington Vincent Quinn Congress New York

Eisenhower Warns Against Spy Hysteria During Colorado Visit

General Dwight D. Eisenhower says the United States has lost no important secrets and urges not to overreact to a spy scare. He notes government and military vigilance and warns that thoughts of another war are terrible while advocating negotiations to prevent conflict. He and his wife arrived in Denver to visit Mrs. Eisenhower's parents.

Denver Dwight D. Eisenhower United States Colorado Columbia University Eisenhower J. S. Doud

Housing Experts Warn Prospective Home Purchasers

Washington experts warn buyers not to overextend as lower down payments under the Truman era housing program ease financing. The policy revives title 6 mortgage insurance to spur apartments and rewrites title 2 to ease new home purchases, prompting cautions about higher monthly payments.

Washington (Lp Truman

No clear forecast of income in upcoming economic slump

The phrase weighs whether his income will remain high or fall sharply during the first economic downturn, weighing current earnings against prospects of a future slowdown.

State Buys $6.5 Million More Government Bonds

Des Moines AP State Treasurer John M Grimes said the state purchased 6.5 million dollars in U S bonds with surplus funds. The new purchases lift total federal security holdings to 70.2773 million dollars, much of which stems from prior legislative appropriations delayed by the war.

Des Moines John M. Grimes U. S Grimes

Wholesale Food Price Index Holds at 7.18 for Third Week

The Dun and Bradstreet wholesale food price index remained at 7.18 for a third straight week. The index covers 31 common foodstuffs with a year ago at 6.59 and an all time high of 7.36 reached July 13. Oats, hams, bellies, butter and cocoa rose while wheat, barley, beef, lard, cottonseed oil, potatoes, steers, hogs and lamb fell.

New York Dun and Bradstreet

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