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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 31, 1949

Page

13

New York Welcomes French Gratitude Train Parade Honors Arrive

New York readies a harbor assembly and parade from the Battery to City Hall to greet the Gratitude Train aboard the Magellan. French dignitaries travel with 49 boxcars of gifts for museums schools and cultural institutions as officials mark the France America goodwill exchange.

New York Battery City Hall Magellan William O’dwyer Harry Warner Friendship Food Train Committee France America Fort Jay American Legion Society Mayor’s Chambers Paris Mayor’s Committee Henri Bonnet Waldorf- Astoria American Legion

Reds To Return 30,000 Germans

Berlin report says thirty thousand German prisoners will be repatriated next month. The Russian Taegliche Rundschau noted the group will arrive during February at Camp Gronefelde near Frankfurt on Oder. It marks the first explicit mention after Allied demands for clarification on Russian repatriation efforts.

Berlin Red Army Taegliche Rundschau

Italian Actress Valentina Cortezga Tops Hollywood Face Poll

Hollywood voters named Italian actress Valentina Cortezga as the most exciting face in 20 years. Society president Henry Clive said 105 artists in the US, England, and Europe participated, Cortezga winning 287 percent of the votes. Ingrid Bergman 21 percent and Greta Garbo 16.6 percent.

Hollywood Valentina Cortezga Society of Portrait Artists Henry Clive International Society United States England Europe Miss Cortesa Ingrid Bergman Greta Garbo

March of Dimes Dance at Armor Evening Broadcast Plan

TAN STANLEY headlines the March of Dimes Dance at the Armor tonight concluding the 1949 campaign. Proceeds support the fight against the disease. KCRG KCRK will broadcast from the event starting at 10 45 p m. HARLIE PULKRAB hosts a Czech tunes program on KCRG KCRK at 10 30 p m.

Tan Stanley the Armor KCRG KCRK Harlie Pulkrab

Nesbitt's Broadcasts Cover Historic Disasters This Week

OHN NESBITT chronicles disasters shaping U S history in two broadcasts. This morning he aired the Macon dirigible disaster story. Tomorrow at 10 on KCRG the Passing Parade will recount the Iroquois Theater Fire of 1903 and its impact on modern fire safety rules.

OHN Nesbitt Macon KCRG Chicago

Cavalcade of Events and Broadcast Lineup Described

Television and radio schedule fragment shows a Monday lineup with 6:00pm start and 11:55pm news on MBS. Mentions include sports final and dance orchestra segments as part of the evening’s programming. Several names appear in garbled OCR, including Beale and Gabriel, with references to Owens Cowboys and Serpe in an unclear context.

Taft Warns on Tax Burden Near Sixty Billion

Washington AP reports Senator Taft warns state and local taxes now total nearly 60 billion dollars annually, about 127 percent of national income. He says a rising tax burden risks killing the free enterprise system and urges spending cuts. He questions universal military training and some budget items while backing farm price supports through 1950 and social welfare expenditures.

Washington Sen. Taft Ohio Taft Agriculture Department Atomic Energy Congress

Theater Time Listings Prompted for Today and Tomorrow

Theater pages announce showtimes across venues Paramount Iowa State Town Palace Times Strand Marion with films including Yellow Sky Blood and Sand I Wake Up Screaming Manpower Green Grass of Wyoming and Unconquered plus Czech feature Apartment for Peggy and Who Killed Doc Robin among others with matinees and late screenings listed for Tuesday.

Geen E Giasette Paramount Yellow Sky Iowa State Palace Wyoming Bodyguard Strand Marion Peggy Doc Robin

New Helicopter Flies in Manhattan Beach

The XA-5 Top Sergeant first helicopter to use pulsejet engines was successfully flown Sunday in Manhattan Beach California.

Manhattan Beach Calif

President Gonzalez Ousted in Paraguay Bloodless Coup

In Asuncion, Paraguay, President Juan Natalicio Gonzalez was removed from office in a bloodless coup believed orchestrated by internal party opponents. Rebels claimed victory and vowed unification of the Colorado party. Finance Minister Prieto sought asylum in the Brazilian embassy as the army offered to maintain order.

Asuncion Paraguay Juan Natalicio Gonzalez Gonzales Colorado

Bandits Disguised as Police Grab 120000

A gang of armed bandits disguised as policemen held up clerks of the Ceylon Turf Club between the race course and a bank, forcing them from their car and seizing nearly 400 000 rupees in cash.

Colombo Ceylon Ceylon Turf Club

Patterson Lump Settlement Told Patterson Lump Settlement Told

Washington AP reports a Patterson will settlement with a lump sum between 400000000 and 500000 to Felicia Gizycka. The deal includes no control over The Times-Herald. Eleanor Patterson left a life income for her daughter and challenged her mother's mental capacity in court.

Washington (Ap Patterson Felicia Gizycka Washington Post Gizycka The Times-Herald Eleanor Patterson Char

Woman Waives Claim in 25 000 Out of Court Deal

The Post reports she waived her claim to $25,000 in an out of court agreement reached Friday. Mrs. Patterson's estate is valued at nearly $18,000,000.

Notice of Appointment of Administrator No 20252

In the estate of Joseph Mekota an administrator is appointed. The order authorizes claims against the estate and directs notice to creditors. The attorney on record is Joseph Mekota.

Irs Fifa Siang Joseph Mekota

South Dakota Society Opens Drive to Aid Snowbound Residents

The South Dakota State Society launched a Monday campaign to ship food and clothing to former neighbors stranded by snow. Seven thousand former residents pledged assistance to collect items for air delivery to snowbound ranchers. Eleven Indian groups have begun sending help.

Los Angeles South Dakota State Society

Ray Schultz Remembers Pine Ridge Teaching Service

Ray T. Schultz, formerly a Indian service teacher on the Pine Ridge reservation in South Dakota, spoke about his experiences and reflections from that assignment.

Fragmentary obituary notice with uncertain names

A damaged notice fragment mentions a person named Nott and an estate matter dated 1948. It references a clerk and a signatory, implying an estate or fidelity claim, but most names and core facts are unreadable. The readable elements suggest a probate or personal notices context.

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