Cedar Rapids woman becomes United stewardess after training
Roberta Jane Randolph of Cedar Rapids has completed United Airlines Stewardess school, earned her wings, and begun duty from Salt Lake City. Born in Cedar Rapids, she lived in Iowa City and Rockford before enlisting in the Marine Corps in 1944.
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Chicago
United Air Lines
Cedar Rapids
Roberta Jane Randolph
United
Stewardess
Franklin High School
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Rockford, Ill
Marine Corps
Salt Lake City
Unions File More Portal Wage Suits Across U S
Labor unions filed portal to portal wage suits totaling 1.447 billion dollars with Monday filings in Detroit Chicago Scranton and Palmerton. The CIO United Auto Workers sought 40 million from Ford for 40 000 Willow Run workers at the bomber plant. The United Steelworkers filed 12 million against New Jersey Zinc Palmerton for 377 employees.
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Chicago
Detroit
Washington
United States Chamber of Commerce
CIO
United Automobile Workers
Ford Motor Company
Willow Run
Ford
Auto Workers
Chevrolet
General Motors
Scranton
United Steelworkers
New Jersey Zinc Co
Palmerton, Pa
Saar Area Sealed By French Orders For Germans
French customs guards and military police ordered to shoot to kill anyone entering or leaving the Saar without French military government permission. American and other Allied citizens must carry military orders to cross the Saar border. Lt. Gen. Lucius D. Clay criticized the move for acting without Allied consultation.
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Saarbruecken
Germany
Saar
Leon Blum
Paris
Baden
Homburg
Lucius D. Clay
Union Plans Jan 7 Demonstration At Allis-Chalmers
Milwaukee UAW Local 348 calls a car caravan and march around the Allis-Chalmers plant at 6 am January 7 to protest a state order limiting pickets to 20. The strike enters its 247th day as officials seek circuit court review and federal intervention while Gov Goodland warns of troops if needed.
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Milwaukee
Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company
United Automobile Workers (Cio
Joanna Steinmetz
UAW
Milwaukee ‘County Cio
Wisconsin Employment Relations Board
Circuit Court
Walter S. Goodland
West Allis
R. J. Thomas
Kerr Backs Hannegan for Democratic Chair Post
Gov. Robert S. Kerr of Oklahoma after a White House visit said Robert E. Hannegan is the best man for Democratic National Chairman and expects Hannegan to resume duties soon. Kerr dismissed speculation about his own succession.
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Washington
Robert S. Kerr
Oklahoma
Truman
Robert E. Hannegan
Kerr
White House
Hannegan
United States
New Year Radio Networks Plan Nationwide Midnight Timings
Radio NOTES detail New Year’s Eve cross country broadcasts with CBS NBC and Mutual live from Times Square at 11 in New York and synchronized midnight celebrations in Chicago Denver and California. Major CBS NBC lineups include Lombardo Dorsey Miller and Calloway among others in 15 minute slots from 10:30 to 3.
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NCE
Nets
New York
NBC
CBS
Mutual
Times Square
ABC
Trinity Church
Chicago
Denver
California
Chuck Foster
Guy Lombardo
Jimmy Dorsey
Ray McKinley
Tex Beneke
Glenn Miller
Les Elgart
Cab Calloway
Chuy Reyes
George Towne
Johnny Long
Happy Logan
Tommy Reeves
Buddy Clarke
Don Bester
Charlie Spivak
Des Courtney
Art Mooney
Ray Benson
WGN
Red Skelton
WMT
KXEL
Lewis
W. Herman
Broadcast Holiday Music and Games Across Major Networks
Radio stations and networks outline a busy holiday schedule featuring orchestras led by Tex Beneke Glenn Miller Jimmy Dorsey and Count Basie plus Emil Coleman Lionel Hampton and Guy Lombardo. NBC CBS Mutual and ABC carry musical programs news and college bowl game previews with broadcasts from Chicago New York and across the nation. The program includes a Norway address from Haakon of Norway a Moments Make the Year preview and the Tournament of Roses parade coverage.
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ABC
Trinity
Arthur Fiedler
Boston Garden
Tex Beneke
Glenn Miller
New York
Jimmy Dorsey
George Towne
Clyde McCoy
Glen Gray
Buddy Morrow
Freddie Martin
Jack Finn
Charlie Barnet
Mutual
Emil Coleman
Sy Oliver
Guy Lombardo
Norman Harria
Lionel Hampton
Vincent Lopez
Lawrence Welk
Russ Carlyle
Joe Sudy
Griff Williams
Ray Benson
Art Jarrett
Claude Thornhill
Carmen Cavallero
Dick Stabile
Count Basie
Randy Oness
Honolulu
WMT
CBS
Cedar Rapids Greetings
NBC
KXEL
WGN
Rice
Tennessee
Miami
Arkansas
Louisiana State
Dallas
Mutual- Wgn
Georgia
North Carolina
New Orleans
Abc-Kxel
Uclahlinois
Pasadena
Nbc-Who
All-Stars
San Francisco
Mutual-Wgn
Bob Hope
Evening Radio Schedule for December 31 1916
Hour by hour listing of radio programs across stations KNXEL KXEL WGN WMT and others for Tuesday night into New Year’s Day. Includes news music drama sports talks and variety shows with host names and program titles.
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WGN
Bradley
WMT
Jack Smith
Jimmy Fidd
Alon
Andy Vallee
Big Town
KXEL
WGN Falcon
Mel Biano
R. Maupin
Mooney Quar
Fred Waring
Philharmonic
Radio Schedule Highlights January Afternoon 1947
Afternoon listings show a dense wire era lineup on WGN WMT KXEL WHO XEL and other stations. Programs include Roundup WMT New To Be Announced and Marketed features plus light entertainment from Bobby Norris Happy Johnny and Sugar Light of Wars. Specific times span noon to evening with child programs Talk shows and music interludes across multiple networks.
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EXEL
RF D. 1540
WHO Sons
WGN
Bobby Norris
Happy Johnny
Kxel
Sugar
P.m
Center Point Woman Dies at Age 88
Center Point Mrs. Hannah Buchanan Wormer 88 widow of James Franklin Wormer died at home after a long illness. Born in Aylmer Ontario Canada she came to Center Point as a bride in 1883. Surviving daughters Winifred and Grace. Funeral at Center Point Methodist church 2 p.m. Wednesday. Burial in Center Point cemetery.
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Center Point
Hannah Buchanan Wormer
James Franklin Wormer
Midwest Institute Dates Set at Drake University
The 13th annual Midwest Institute of International Relations will run May 31 to June 7 on the Drake University campus. Prof. Roy Miller, chairman, announced the event coordinated by American Friends Service Committee and Drake University.
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Des Moines
Midwest Institute of International Relations
Drake University
Roy Miller
American Friends Service Committee
Body found near Fort Calhoun identified as James Esden
The frozen, battered body of 55 year old James Esden of Shenandoah Ia was found in a Fort Calhoun farm driveway Monday by Mrs. Raymond Braley. Esden had been missing since Saturday and his car was found in St Joseph Mo. Two suspects were in custody there in connection with the theft.
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Fort Calhoun
Neb
James Esden
Shenandoah
Raymond Braley
W. D. McDonald
Esden
St. Joseph
Omaha
Government Wool Prices Increased
The Agricultural Department announced increases in government owned wool prices from one to three cents per pound clean basis. The raise varies by grades and follows a December parity price increase. The change applies to wool acquired under wartime price support programs.
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Washington
Agricultural Department
Oleo Tax Drops in Iowa in 1946 Revenue
Des Moines report shows Iowa oleomargarine tax collections fell by 62,233.80 in 1946 to 295,590. The five cent per pound tax paid by distributors declined as butter rationing ended August 20. Last year set a record at 347,824.10, while total collections since 1938 reached 1,767,256.60.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Department of Agriculture
Department
Executors Appointed for Martha Jane Houghton Estate
Notice is hereby given that on December 23, 1946, Stewart Holmes was appointed and qualified as executor of the estate of Martha Jane Houghton, late of Linn County Iowa. All persons indebted must pay promptly and those with claims should file them with the Clerk of Linn County District Court.
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IBPO
Saat
Linn County
Martha Jane Houghton
Clere
Iowa
Windfall tax proposal eyed on portal pay
House Republican Knutson says windfall tax on back pay from portal-to-portal suits is under discussion but not proposed. He pushes 20 percent individual income tax cuts in all brackets to start Jan. 1 retroactively, while balancing the budget and paying debt. President Truman’s aide Kopplemann backs relief for the little man, pending budget balance.
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Washington
Treasury
Capitol
Knutson
R-Minn
Ways and Means Committee
Truman
Rep
Koppleman
Dconn
Kopplemann
Hartford
Conn
Congress
Snyder
Swift Sues Rails For Overcharges
Swift and Company meat packers sue in federal court for 271000 dollars in freight overcharges by 11 railroads between December 31, 1944, and October 31, 1946. Rail lines named include Alton Santa Fe Chicago Burlington and Quincy Illinois Central Missouri Pacific Wabash Great Western Milwaukee North Western and Rock Island.
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Chicago
Swift and Company, Meat Packers
Interstate Commerce Commission
Alton
Santa Fe
Burlington and Quincy
Ilinois Central
Missouri Pacific
Wabash
Great Western
Milwaukee
North Western
Rock Island
Composer Cadman Dies of Heart Attack at 65
Los Angeles report says Charles Wakefield Cadman, famed composer of Land of the Sky Blue Water, died at California Lutheran hospital after a heart attack. He had seemed improving before a relapse at noon Monday. His close friend Carrie Jacobs Bond, famed for The End of a Perfect Day, died two days earlier.
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Los Angeles
INS
Charles Wakefield Cadman
Carrie Jacobs Bond
California Lutheran Hospital
Cadman
Land of the Sky Blue Water
Mrs. Bond
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