Strobo-Light Captures Ultra Fast Coin Toss and Explosions
FOTO FACTS showcases the Strobo-Light in action with Del Blumenshine and Blake Shipton of The Gazette taking high speed photos of coins and a bottle break. The portable unit runs on a 2-volt battery, delivers 150 flashes per charge, and produces sharp 1/5000 second exposures at up to 1/1,000,000 second with advanced equipment.
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FOTO
del Blumenshine
The
Strobo Light
Blake Shipton
Gazette
Shipton and Blumenshine
Gandhi Begins Village Walk Through Moslem East Bengal
Mohandas K. Gandhi, 77, weak from a recent fast, starts a village to village walk in Noakhali district East Bengal. He plans to visit 26 villages this month carrying Ahimsa to Moslem areas to oppose the salt law, skipping Ramgunjee where communal troubles ran highest.
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Calcutta
Mohandis K. Gandhi
Noakhali
East Bengal
Ramgunjee
State Won’t Renew Cooper Sales Contract
DES MOINES AP The state board of control said it would not renew Floyd G. Cooper of Woodward as sales representative for the board. Cooper had for years sold furniture made at Fort Madison state penitentiary and was paid on a basis, collecting $12,564 in the year ending June 30.
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Des Moines
State Board of Control
Floyd G. Cooper
Woodward
Cooper
Fort Madison State Penitentiary
Court Releases Gas Tax Funds In Iowa City
Judge Harold D. Evans ordered release of more than seven million dollars in state gas tax funds to State Treasurer John M. Grimes. The funds would reach banks Friday morning, but Grimes could issue checks against the accounts immediately.
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Iowa City
Harold D. Evans
John M. Grimes
Evans
Grimes
Future Immunity Not Assured by Polio Attack
Three medical investigators from Buffalo and the University of Buffalo report that a single bout with infantile paralysis does not guarantee immunity against a second infection. The study cites observations from the 1944 epidemic and notes implications for immunity.
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Chicago
Edward M. Bridge
Gene H. Clark
Buffalo
Doris Abbe
University of Buffalo School of Medicine
Statler Research Laboratories
Children’s Hospital
City Rejects Public Baby Sitter Proposal
Public Welfare Director Henry Caulfield in St. Louis on Thursday rejected a city plan to provide baby sitters for mothers unable to find their own. He said the issue is primarily for mothers, families, and friends, with neighborhoods and charities stepping in where needed.
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ST. Louis
INS
Henry Caulfield
City of St. Louis
Caulfield
Second Fire Destroys Vet's Trailer House
In Ames Iowa an engineering student veteran named Bob Weisbrod had his trailer burned for a second time Thursday night after a previous December blaze that left the interior largely rebuilt. Weisbrod, who is from Fenton Iowa, was badly burned and left school to recover. His brother Ralph Weisbrod had been finishing repairs when the new fire started while Bob was away. an oil heater in the trailer is blamed.
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Ames
Bob Weisbrod
Fenton
Iowa State College
Ralph Weisbrod
Weisbrod
Warehouse Fire Destroys Boone Auto Salvage Warehouse
A large fire destroyed the Sumberg Auto Salvage Company warehouse in Boone Iowa. About seventy tons of waste paper burned as investigators probed the cause, owner George Sumberg estimated losses at 3500 dollars with no insurance. He noted his office nearby was broken into during the night.
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Boone, Ia
Sumberg Auto Salvage Company
George Sumberg
Ten Firemen Injured as Downtown Kansas City Fire Ties Up Traffic
A blaze in the A. C. Mc Clurg & Co. showrooms caused about 10090 dollars in damage. The fire origin was undetermined and shut down downtown traffic for over an hour. Ten firefighters were treated at hospitals. all but one were released.
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Kansas City
INS
A. C. McClurg & Co
Radio NOTES and COMMENT by Nadine Subotnik
Nadine Subotnik notes Holly and Vera Holly on air with a D Arcy instrumental quintet and an Especially for You tune for a group. Crooner Jean Sablon to visit Jack Smith show at 6 15 over CBS WMT. Jean Sablon also set for NBC WMAQ from 939 to 10.
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Boales Gees
Miss Holly
Dorsey
Vera Holly
D'Arcy
Jean Sablon
Jack Smith
Ack Smith
Meredith Willson
WHO
Alan Young
Ginny Simms
WMT
Durante, Moore
Mystery Theater
Sen. Taft
Tonight's Program Highlights And Radio Schedules
Headliners include Prof Joseph Kitchin providing music. MALS IN the 6A quiz at 3 30 in Assembly Room of the Air over WMT with finalists Eleanor Gay Ann Woodard Charlotte Don ald Cassady Isabelle Van Cleve Donaldine McGuffin and George Spielman. Radio talent drives March of Dimes fundraising while Carole Landis may lead What's My Name back on air. Elliott stays on as Frankie the Guitarist with Phil Harris Alice Faye show. Open Golf description by Bill Stern Jerry Colonna. College opens another music series at 3 Saturday over WMT with President Byron S Hollinshead and Prof Max Daehler.
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Mals
WMT
Eleanor Gay
Ann Woodard
Charlotte Donald Cassady
Isabelle van Cleve
Donaldine McGuffin
George Spielman
Keenan
March of Dimes
Carole Landis
Arlene Francis
The
Goldbergs
Elliott
Frankie
Phil Harris
Alice Faye
E College
Byron S. Hollinshead
Max Daehler
Radio Schedule Fragments From January 4 1947 Timetable
A partial listing shows a broadcast plan with times and programs including WGN WMT KEXEL and various musical and homemaker segments. Entries reference Ava Johnson Ed McConnel and a county fair program slate with multiple afternoon and evening slots.
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Ava Johnson
Ed McConnel
WGN
WMT
Ann
Olive fruit bitterness noted as harvest time issue
The olive is described as a leading fruit yet too bitter to eat straight from the tree, highlighting the need for processing before consumption.
21 Year Old Comic Celebrates 20 Years in Show Biz
At 13 months Donald O Connor did the Black Bottom and drew the crowd. By 13 he was performing, at 16 he led in Universal films, and at 21 after three guest appearances Ginny Simms urged the sponsor to hire him weekly. His talent is a mix of comedy and personality that has kept him on stage since childhood.
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Donald O'Connor
Donald O’connor
Universal
Ginny Simms
Donald
Paramount News Twenty-Year Camera Study Feature
A twenty year camera study from 1927 to 1947 highlights Paramount News with a twenty-year anniversary issue. It includes the Tacoma crash, the 1937 Memorial Day riots, and the Hindenburg disaster as notable items.
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Paramount News
SS Aniversary
Tacoma
Playing with Rifle Fatal for Iowa Boy Aged 13
A 13 year old boy Deangee 13 died after a rifle accident at home in Sac City Iowa as he and a brother played with a gun in the basement Tuesday night. He was taken to Sac City hospital for treatment.
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Iowa
Sac City
AP Deangee
Sac City Hospital
Notice of Will Hearing For Bi See Ty
Court records show a notice of will proceedings with unspecified parties and a hearing date set in January. The fragmentary text mentions a hearing location and a party named Howard Smith in relation to a will.
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Baer
Ouse Hapias
Sowa
Movie Timetable With Block Showings Across The State
A cinema schedule lists times for Paramount Blue Skies and shorts, Iowa titles It s a Wonderful Life So Dark the Night, State Home Sweet Homicide Earl Carroll Sketchbook, Palace Bad Bascomb and A Chambermaid, Rialto The Spider Topeka Terror, Times Dick Tracy and Dreaming Out Loud, Strand Law of the Valley I m From Arkansas, Marion If I m Lucky Faithful in My Fashion.
Kansan Plans To Fight Out in Tax on Liquors
Washington AP report says Representative Rees of Kansas will introduce a bill to keep liquor tax at 9 dollars per proof gallon, preventing an automatic fall to 6 dollars on July 1 and signaling a House battle over the levy.
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Kansan
Washington
Rees
R-Kan
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