Hollinshead Inaugurated as Coe College President in Cedar Rapids
Coe College in Cedar Rapids inaugurated Byron S. Hollinshead as eighth president amid ceremonies attended by educators and Cedar Rapids residents. Harvard Provost Paul H. Buck praised Hollinshead’s wisdom and humanity and urged steady focus on balancing heritage and change in American education.
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Cedar Rapids
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Paul H. Buck
Harvard University
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Laurence M. Gould
Carleton College
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Harvard
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Army Air Forces
LaPlant-Union talks fail to end strike at plant
A LaPlant-Choate company meeting with United Farm Equipment and Metal Workers of America Local 116 failed to settle the strike begun November 16. The union plans to pull maintenance workers and firemen from the plant and close offices starting Friday, with no CIO members entering Monday. The union seeks wage adjustments for reduced hours. the company holds to a five cent hourly offer, proposing a 40 hour schedule before negotiations.
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Walter C. White
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Owen Elliott
Elliott
Questionnaire on Quonsets and Trailers
The Gazette prints a housing committee questionnaire on page 10 to gauge how many veterans would choose trailers or quonsets for permanent housing. Henry Haegg chairs the effort to determine usable quarters for returning servicemen and their wartime shelters.
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Gazette
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Quonsets
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Stricken Morse Code Boy Dies in Detroit
Detroit boy Jimmy Satchet aged 14 died after a paralysis left him blind and deaf within a year. He used Morse code finger taps with his mother to keep courage alive, but doctors said the illness was incurable and fatal.
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Jimmy Satchet
Walkout Voted by Workers at 3 Big Electric Concerns
Large CIO vote approves a work stoppage at General Electric Westinghouse and General Motors electrical divisions. About 200000 workers in 75 plants across 16 states could strike after January 1 to press for a $2 daily wage increase. The broader labor scene idled about 400000 workers as Ford wage talks resumed in Detroit.
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Harry W. Anderson
Cleveland
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Kaiser- Frazer Corporation
Willow Run
Carp
Aberdeen man admits killing his son Lonnie
Vern Williams the State's Attorney disclosed that 43 year old Ver non Mikilebost of Aberdeen admitted Friday to killing his son Lonnie nine.
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War Dads Host Free Kids Movie Day in Cedar Rapids
The War Dads open a Saturday morning show at the State theater for children 14 and under with free tickets for sons and daughters of service members. Four cartoons begin at 10 a.m. with "Mouse Troubles" and "Bear Raid Dendens" followed by "For Better or Nurse" and "Nip the Nips" as Dan Hunter Lyman Jones and George Cockburn coordinate publicity and events.
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Fact-finding Bill Shelved Until 46 In Senate
Washington AP report that the senate labor committee halted hearings on the fact finding labor disputes bill and will not resume until after the new year. Chairman Murray said the panel judged hearings would continue after a Christmas break and that Truman’s push for pre holiday passage will not be met.
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Patton Declared Out of Danger in Heidelberg
General George S. Patton was pronounced out of danger by his physicians in Heidelberg on Friday "barring unforeseen complications." Doctors said he remains unable to move his hands or legs but has regained control of his right side.
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R. G. Shurley
Louisville
Patton
Bigger Loans for Vets Approved by House-Senate Unit
Washington reports that house-senate conferees endorsed amendments to the G I bill of rights expanding loan guarantees to four thousand dollars and broadening use cases while raising monthly subsistence allowances for veterans in education programs. The changes remove age limits for correspondence study and increase benefits for dependents, aiming to boost enrollments and applications for G L bill benefits.
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Marshall Will Leave For China Saturday
Washington reports that General George C. Marshall will depart for China on Saturday. The announcement notes his travel is part of ongoing U.S. policy efforts in Asia and includes no specified itinerary or additional remarks.
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Washington
George C. Marshall
Former Eldora officer testifies in murder trial
Carl Klatt former disciplinary officer at the Eldora state training school testified Friday that H J Martin ordered him to whip Donald Miller a 17 year old inmate Miller admitted plotting to escape and smoking in a dormitory Klatt described 30 strokes with a strap and five or six with a blackjack and said Miller swore at him and threatened him during the punishment He denied using a heavy billy club though a state witness said he did Klatt said he saw only Miller bleed from his nose and saw no other injuries after the whipping The trial continues with further testimony on alleged abuse and the death of Miller.
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Carl Klatt
Eldora State Training School
H. J. Martin
Donald Miller
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Klatt
Nelson
Cold Wave Grips Cedar Rapids as Temps Plunge
A new cold wave hits Iowa with Cedar Rapids feeling near zero tonight through Saturday as snow flurries and 20 to 25 mph NW winds persist. Lows may reach zero with scattered flurries across eastern Iowa, while northern Nebraska and parts of Iowa face subzero readings Sunday.
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Ottumwa
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Barkley May Quit Pearl Harbor Hearings Over Duties
Chairman Barkley signaled a possible resignation from the Pearl Harbor inquiry as the committee’s legal staff sought to be relieved. He weighs obligations to the senate and committee, noting the hearings have run long with eight witnesses in and a far larger task ahead.
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