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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 31, 1948

Page

5

Common Cold Virus Isolated By Scientists

Washington researchers report the first Pantiesatel laboratory test for detecting the common cold virus MR-1 by a color change in a specimen. The test speeds research, reducing the need for human volunteers, though some phases still require them. Researchers Atlas and Hottle warn no drug has halted the virus yet, though some provide temporary relief.

Washington Ins National Institute of Health Leon T. Atlas George A. Hottle Hottle Atlas District of Columbia Reformatory Lorton Bethesda

Great Scenes Presents Barry Play With Otto Kruger

The New Year program on KCRG KCRK features Philip Barry’s work with a famed leading actress and co star Otto Kruger. Hawaii guests and a nationwide salute by Mutual’s microphones profile orchestral leaders Guy Lombardo Ray McKinley Eddie Howard and Lawrence Welk.

Kcrgkcrk Philip Barry Will Otto Kruger Brants Hawaii Mutual Guy Lombardo Ray McKinley Eddie Howard Lawrence Welk

Oregon Webfeet Meet SMU Mustangs In Cotton Bowl Broadcast

Fs Sy TOPS IN SPORTS notes Mutual carries two New Year games tomorrow. The Cotton Bowl classic for the ninth straight year features Oregon Webfeet vs Southern Methodist University Mustangs. Game time is 1:00 P.M. Afterward the East-West Game airs with All-American players from colleges nationwide.

Fs Sy KCRG KCRK Mutual Oregon Mustangs Southern Methodist University

KCRK Radio Scheduling Teases Sports and Music Blocks

The station lists a Cotton Bowl broadcast and an East West game with MBS blocks on Saturday afternoon. Also noted is New Year music until 3 and a Fulton Lewis segment. KCRK promotes static free enjoyment on 96.9 FM or Channel 245 with a mix of sports and music.

KCRG KXEL WMT &S P.M Gandie Silver Edwin C Hilens Pam Robert Hurleich Lone Morton Downey You and America Carson Leavy Durante Jane Alan Gore Anklin Ladd Becky Sharp Franklin Sheriff Skelton Frank Hollywood Theater Tex Beneke Playhouse Sugar Bow Orchestra 700 News Fulton Lewis Co Charles Worcester Mary Foster Mary Lee Taylor News Public Library Homemaker Farm Voice of Iowa Isis Am Home Rose Eawert Harry W. Bowl KCRK Fulton Lewis MBS

Colfax Hospital For Alcoholics To Open Jan 17

Des Moines AP River Oaks Manor in Colfax will open January 17 with 19 patients. The dedication and public open house occur January 16. The former Colfax hotel property was bought for 200000, with Fox Chemical Co as a major stockholder. Treatment includes shots physiotherapy and medical care for men and women alcoholics along with golf bowling and horseback riding facilities.

Des Moines River Oaks Manor Colfax Frederick J. McAllister River Oaks Manor Corporation Fox Chemical Company McAllister

Demos Move To Curtail House Rules Unit Power

Democratic leaders in Congress plan to curb the House Rules Committee to ease passage of Truman programs. The move, awaiting a House vote, aims to smooth labor welfare and civil rights legislation, with Rep. Sabath proposing an amendment to trim rules committee authority.

Washington Congress House Rules Committee House Sam Rayburn Rules Committee Truman Rep. Sabath D-Ill

Davenport Man 70 Found Dead in Field

The body of Charles Woomert 70 a Davenport resident was found Thursday in a field of a farm he owned near Long Grove. Coroner Frank C Keppy ruled a heart attack as the apparent cause. The body was found by John Severin an employee of the Scott county engineering department.

Davenport Charles Woomert Long Grove Frank C. Keppy Woomert John Severin Scott County Engineering Department

Postage Rates Change January Picture

Washington reports postage rate changes take effect Saturday raising the nation’s mailing bill by about 125 million dollars annually. Air mail postage jumps from five to six cents per ounce while air mail cards drop to four cents and a new four-cent stamp appears January 18. The six-cent stamp arrives after a deliberate 18 day delay to clear old stock.

Washington Donaldson

City Hall Notes on safety gates and licenses in Tyler

The Tyler City Council accepted a quit claim deed for parts of Prairie drive NE Thirtieth and Thirty-second streets and recorded by the county. The PTA praised Safety Commissioner Hughes and the council for Twelfth avenue SE gates. A $10 refund issued to Melvin Semerroth for an untaken plumbing exam. Several Class C beer permits issued. Edleman refunded $50 for a cigarette permit used at 416 Third street SE. Cigarette license transfers approved for George Faches and David Haddad.

Tyler School Parent Teachers Association Gordon Hughes Twelfth Avenue P.T.A Prairie Drive Thirtieth Thirty-second Streets L. D Ona Dudley Dempsy Jones R. E. Norman Melvin A. Semerroth Second Street Semerroth Edleman Third Street David Haddad First Street

Musicians Head Horizon 1 Pictured Labor James Busts Obese

A fragmented OCR listing shows clues and partial answers across multiple categories. It includes references to musicians, labor, competitions, measurements, and mythic or classical terms, with scattered numbers and words such as Journey born travel redaction and underworld goddess. The block resembles a word puzzle page with many disconnected items and no cohesive narrative.

Truman to Seek About 3.5 Billion Tax Increase

President Truman likely will ask Congress to raise taxes by about 3.5 billion dollars to balance the 1950 budget. The move follows an estimated 41.5 billion dollar 1950 outlay with 37.9 billion in revenues and a projected 3.6 billion shortfall.

Washington LLP Truman New Democratic Congress Congress Budget Bureau China Alben W. Barkley

Doughnut Kid Stolen Goods A Ride Away

Mrs. A. A. Brugge watched a boy with a sack of doughnuts as he rode a bicycle away on the handlebars. He rode off eating as he went, leaving the scene in Memphis Tennessee.

Memphis Tenn A. A. Brugge

Barkley Trip Denied as Mission to Reds Debated

President Truman denied that he sent Vice-president elect Barkley on a mission to Europe to pave the way for talks with the Soviet Union. Barkley had just returned from Europe after Christmas with airmen at Berlin and the president dismissed rumors of special credentials for a Soviet conference. Truman urged that Russian leaders desire better U S relations but did not identify them and defended his Kansas City remarks on Soviet policy. He also commented on Ambassador Bedell Smith’s retirement and condemned Mindszenty’s Hungarian detention as a sham.

Washington Truman Barkley Europe Berlin Berkley United States Mr. Truman Kansas City Missouri Russia Chiang Kai-shek Robert A. Lovett Chiang Bedell Smith Walter Bedell Smith Moscow Smith Lovett Hungary Cardinal Mindszenty

From Union Address to Congress on Foreign and Domestic Affairs

The President plans the traditional state of the Union message to cover every phase of foreign and domestic affairs. He will not address abolition of the House un American activities committee. The budget is due in a fortnight and tax views will be discussed then.

House UN American Affairs Committee Congress

Germans Assured Of Enough Food By U S Troops

Berlin officials for the American military government assured Germans there would be no winter food crisis. The AMG called Western Germany’s economic recovery amazing and forecast better conditions ahead. The weekly fireside chat rejected Soviet propaganda claiming food and coal shortages and potential ration cuts.

Berlin United States AMG Germany

Navy Officer Training Program Announced for 1949

The Navy unveiled a reserve officer training program expected to attract about 2,500 draft exempt college students in 1949. Targeting veterans and former organized reserve members, the plan offers two expense paid summer trainings and weekly drills for qualifying graduates.

Washington The Navy

Rising Sun Flag Restored to Japan by MacArthur

General Douglas MacArthur announced the Rising Sun flag would be returned to the Japanese people as they form a truly representative government. He stressed postwar goals shifting from political reform to economic reconstruction. The flag had been banned during the occupation except for holidays and select official sites.

Tokyo INS Douglas MacArthur Japan MacArthur Imperial Diet Supreme Court

Atom Bomb Meteor Not Russia Test in Siberia

In New Haven the possibility that the so called atom bomb from Russia was actually a meteor was advanced by Dr. Otto Struve. He stated the meteor likely fell in a Siberian forest in February 1947, leaving a luminous trail and thousands of cratered acres with a dust column rising miles high.

New Haven

Rob Roy's Name Tied to Red Hair and Campbell Line

Rob Roy, famed outlaw of the Scottish Highlands, was born as a Macgregor. He earned the nickname Roy for his red hair and later adopted the surname Campbell, reflecting a family association rather than birth.

Rob Roy Macgregor Roy Campbell

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