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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1946
Page
7
Radio notes discuss America’s Town Meeting on ABC with speakers from both parties and a Rutgers moderator, plus Bing Crosby’s transcribed Hollywood program on ABC starting Oct 16. Other mentions include Vaughn Monroe guests on NBC-WHQ and Sherry Louise Sherwood winning a Tommy Dorsey vocalist contest.
Headliners Tonight reports the winner will sing with the Dorsey band and appear in the film The Fabulous Dorseys. The piece notes upcoming network lineups starting Sept 21 across CBS NBC and ABC Mutual with Red Barber, Bill Stern, Harry Wismer and Tom Slater as announcers and army recruiting tie ins. Terry Colonna will guest on Supper Club on NBC-WHO.
Radio listings outline a day of programs for Friday August 30 1916 with multiple stations WMT WGN KXEL and others. It lists show times hosts partners and brief program notes across morning noon and afternoon hours including news music markets farms and Peabody’s segments.
Independence IA AP announces sale of Bulletin Journal to a group led by Leon S. Barnes Northwood IA W Earl Hall Mason City IA and Reeves Hall Decatur AI. Reeves Hall to manage and edit. ownership effective Sept 3 with Hall as president treasurer and Barnes as vice president. Reeves Hall formerly Daily Herald and Review editor in Decatur.
Four year old Douglas Miller, son of Mr and Mrs Delbert Miller of Palo, was treated at St Luke's hospital after a bull attack on his parents farm. He suffered bruises and lacerations over his body but his condition was not serious. he was kept for observation after being found unconscious in the pasture where the bull was kept.
IOWA CITY AP reports six boys aged 15 to 18 raided a watermelon patch near Iowa City. They must pay damages totaling 115 dollars and will be released without charge once the payment is made.
Open class judging of swine sheep and horses at the Iowa Centennial state fair concluded with blue ribbons in Chester White Tamworth Hereford and Berkshire categories. Grand champion boar honors went to Walter Schminke Van Horne and reserve to Keen and Sons Marshalltown. J. H Jones of Ainsworth swept Tamworth honors. Hereford grands won by John C. Schultze and Sons Norway Ind and Booz Portes Kan. Sheep show ended with R. E. Pullin and Sons Waterloo and Archie R. Minish Central City sharing top honors. James Nixon Stockport led Merino sheep. Team pulling featured Tony and Bud Buffington Cole winning lightweight class pulling 1734 tons for 24 ft 7 in. mid and heavyweight contests set for Thursday and Friday.
The House surplus property investigating committee largely exonerated Army officials at Warner Robins Air Force Depot in Georgia of fault in selling electronics worth about a million dollars as scrap. Army inspectors had reviewed material and excluded items beyond economic repair.
IOWA CITY AP An infantile paralysis prevention conference will be held at the University of Iowa September 12 to 14 under the physiology department. Dr H M Hines announced the event which will feature about 30 scientists including three from the University and its hospital. Visiting scientists come from 17 universities, hospitals and medical institutions.
Mrs. Margaret Gorman Bishop, 77, Iowa newspaper publisher and writer, died in Santa Monica after a long illness. She owned the Nashua Reporter and later helped publish the New Hampton Tribune with her husband J. A. Bishop. During World War I she wrote political items from Washington.
Washington AP reports Housing Expeditor Wilson Wyatt ordered that 80 percent of lumber supplies be held for veterans housing. Sawmills must supply dealers with at least one third more housing lumber than before. 100 percent of residential hardwood flooring and 85 percent of millwork must go to builders with HH priority. CPA John D Small joined Wyatt in announcing the new controls. The inter agency conference also reviewed MM military priorities for bases and barracks overseas to possibly postpone or spread materials among cities. Military housing in the US and abroad will be scrutinized and may be limited to HH priority.
A fire in New Orleans Tuesday night caused thousands of dollars in damage and threatened about 5 million dollars in coffee and scarce electrical equipment, with investigation continuing Wednesday by fire and police officials.
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