Used Auto Prices In C R Drop
Cedar Rapids used car prices have fallen amid a national downturn with dealers reporting 35 percent cuts on models dating before 1938 and about a third drop for 1942 models while 1946 cars still fetch high figures. Dealers note tighter demand as buyers lack cash and many expect a buyer’s market though newer models retain ceilings.
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Bayne Freeland
Cedar Rapids
New York
San Francisco
The
Automobile News
Detroit
CPA
Cedar Rapids School Board Seeks $300 Teacher Bonuses
The Cedar Rapids school board moves to locate funds to pay a $300 cost of living bonus to teachers and full time staff. Secretary Ed Lundquist to prepare budget steps covering about $150,000 for the bonuses, plus $25,000 for grading work on the west recreation area.
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Cedar Rapids
Ed Lundquist
Burch Construction Company
West Side
Charles Pennin
Sara Perry
Canada Fixes Dec 31 As Date of War's End
Ottawa reports that the Canadian government designates December 31, 1946, as the closing date of World War II for official and legal purposes. This establishes a fixed end date for war-related measures and records.
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Canada
Ottawa
Jocko Sparks Mayhem On Detroit Street Car Ride
Jocko the monkey caused chaos on a Detroit street car during two rides. The strap swinging antics prompted the DSR to remove him and reunite with his owner at the city pound after a ten hour adventure ending with a 5 p.m. claim.
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Detroit
Jocko
Department of Street Railways
DSR
City Pound
Tarzans
Snow Clearance Crews Tow 36 Cars to Station
Cedar Rapids police towed 36 cars, four from Linn county, to the station after they were found parked in snow clearance zones downtown. Each driver was charged $3 when retrieving their vehicle. Police warn that streets crews will work and no further warnings will be issued this winter. A city ordinance bans downtown parking between 2 and 6 30 a.m. from Nov 1 to Apr 1.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County
British Charge U.S Neglects Soldier Brides
London papers report on G I brides abandoned by American soldiers amid alleged U S neglect. Mrs Millie Vincent describing divorce by proxy and life in New York hotel with $2 daily food and $2 lodging allowances. She cites shabbily treated English women and restaurant snubs as they wait for passage home.
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London
G.I
New York
United States
Millie Vincent
Charles Vincent
Birmingham
Ala
British Press Association
Great Britain
Four Estherville Officers Resign Over Law Enforcement
Four of Estherville’s five policemen submit resignations to the city council effective March 31, charging indifference to enforcing Iowa liquor laws. Chief C. E. Case and three others say they will not wink at violations amid a council claim of no complaints and general lawfulness. Five-year veteran Lester Sidles also leaves. one longtime officer, C. H. Danielson, remains.
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Estherville, Ia
Estherville
C. E. Case
Iowa
Case
Fred Ehlers
Merle C. Loller
L. L. Jones
Lester R. Sidles
Sidles
C. H. Danielson
Mild Spell To Last Several More Days
Iowa experiences continuing mild weather with a five day forecast predicting average temperatures about eight degrees above the normal. Des Moines reports steady warmth while Ames and Atlantic record official lows near 18 degrees and Cedar Rapids clocks a 15 degree low late night.
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Cedar Rapids
Sao Ieete
Senaae
Man Bites Dentist and Is Fined in Chicago
In Chicago, John M Judge and William V Daly faced a dental dispute after Daly asked 50 dollars for tooth repair and apparently bit Langhout during the procedure. The incident ended with a 25 dollar fine.
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Chicago
John M
William V. Daly
Langhout
Ghout
Key Parleys on Steel Pay Open Jan 16
Pittsburgh AP United States Steel and CIO United Steelworkers start contract talks Jan 16 to set wage patterns. Last year a $2 daily demand prompted a 18 cent hourly raise after a month of nationwide strikes. The current contract expires Feb 15 and members plan strategy.
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Pittsburgh
United States Steel Corporation
CIO
United Steelworkers of America
National Cio
Philip Murray
Aes
Big Steel
United States Steel
Illinois Steel Corporation
American Steel and Wire Company
National Tube Company
Columbia Steel Company
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company
Rules Eased To Boost Building Of Apartments
The FHA announced relaxed building standards to spur apartment construction. FHA and FPHA said methods are being sought to salvage parts of the veterans temporary housing program. Foley said requirements would become flexible guides with local staff allowed to accept alternatives.
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Washington
INS
Federal Housing Administration
Federal Public Housing Authority
Veterans Temporary Housing Program
Raymond Foley
FHA
Manhunts End in Shootout Over New Year Camera Case
Alphonse Rocco, pursued for the New York City camera killing that wounded his ex wife, perished in a snowbound standoff at Patchin Hollow near Grand Gorge. State police and NYC detectives cornered him after he fired four shots, killing him with a close range shot amid a moonlit Catskills pursuit that included a stolen Bronx car and a trap set by investigators.
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Grand Gorge
N. Y
Alphonse Rocco
Here
New York City
Rocco
Patchin Hollow
Catskill Mountain
James H. Smith
Smith
Francis Hilfrank
Henry Strauss
Charles la Forge
Harry L. Lewis
Frank Naish
Broome Center
Naish
Bronx
Woolworth of Chain Store Fame Is Dead
Charles Sumner Woolworth, 80, co founder of the F W Woolworth Company and scranton pioneer of the five and 10 cent store, died Tuesday. Born August 1 1856 in Rodman New York he built a national chain with his brother Frank and Kirby later giving to charity including the Platt Woolworth YMCA dormitory in Scranton completed in 1927.
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Scranton
Charles Sumner Woolworth
Woolworth
F. W. Woolworth Company
Frank W. Woolworth
Fred M. Kirby
Wilkes-Barre
Rodman
N. Y
Frank
Charles
Kirby
Watertown
F. W. Woolworth
Platt- Woolworth Y.M.C.A
Slavs Employed by U.S. Embassy Sentenced to Death
Belgrade reports two Yugoslavs formerly employed by the American embassy were sentenced to death for allegedly selling military information to embassy attaches. They were tried with six others on charges of espionage. a third defendant got a death sentence and the remaining five received up to eight years in prison.
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Belgrade
Serbian Supreme Court
C N W Plans Gates At Twelfth Avenue Crossing
C N W railroad officials and city leaders meet to install crossing gates at Twelfth Avenue SE and push safety education for Tyler and St. Wenceslaus students. Traffic data shows 115 Tyler pupils and 50 St. Wenceslaus pupils cross there daily with peak vehicle flow. flagmen to be educated to watch children.
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Cedar Rapide News
Chicago and North Western Railroad
Twelfth Avenue SE
Gordon Hughes
Tom Condon
Tyler
St. Wenceslaus
South Side
Twelfth Avenue Crossing
Elmer Terrell
Condon
St. Wenceslaus School
11Th Avenue
Bill Remington
Traffic Department
Tyler School
Twelfth Avenue
Cc. H. Wells
North Western Division
Marshall faulted both Chinese rivals for blocking peace
General George C. Marshall blasted both Chiang Kai-shek Nationalists and Chinese Communists as extremists who thwarted any peace efforts in China. He urged liberal groups to lead, warned of distorted reports and said the Nationalist and Communist rhetoric inflamed anti American sentiment.
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Washington
George C. Marshall
China
Marshall
Chiang Kai-shek
Truman
Dema Wm
Kuomintang
United States
Anping
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Jack Ferring
Penningroth
ForTav
Votal
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the Mail
Kathleen Wood
Hill
Rdergi Naish
Lewis Home
Diamond
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