Swedish photographer Rolf Wall seeks U S home and shows vision
Rolf Wall, Swedish aerial photographer and nephew of Miss Hannah Wall of Cedar Rapids, visits America on an immigrant visa to explore settling here. He traveled from New York to Cedar Rapids with aunt, plans a West Coast motor trip, and aims to reconnect with American pilots who inspired his move. He notes wartime service, a catalog of over 1000 negatives, and a Swedish economy strained by rationing and a five year Russia trade pact.
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Enees
Rob Wall
Hannah Wall
Cedar Rapids
America
Wall
U. S
New York
Higley Avenue
Sweden
Sweden on the frontier between East and West
Swedish immigrant Rolf Wall discusses Sweden's defense and industry. He notes Sweden would side with the West if pressed by Russia and highlights its growing airplane production and strong stance against fear of communism. Wall says Sweden seeks peace but expects a possible future war.
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Rolf Wall
Sweden
Russia
Wall
Hitler
America
Europe
Judge Rules Durante Best Judge of Jokes
Hollywood based report notes Jimmy Durante won a 10 000 breach of contract suit against Radio Writer Jack Douglas. Douglas claimed he was fired without cause while writing for the Garry Moore show but Judge Landreth found the writer breached the contract by refusing to rewrite a script Durante deemed unacceptable.
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Hollywood
INS
Jimmy “Schnozzle
Durante
Jack Douglas
Douglas
Garry Moore
Landreth
Tere Rents Palate
Ionle
Local police officer leads overparking crackdown in Tecumcari
TECUMCARI New Mexico AP recounts Policeman Herman De Oliveira appointed to pursue overparking violators. He reports his wife among others fined while Police Chief Nichols supports the program. Both officers paid $1 fines.
Army Reveals Discovery of Typhoid Cure
The army announced a new typhoid cure, chloromycetin, as highly effective in 11 treated cases. Dr. Joseph E. Smadel said fair quantities will be produced in months, with tests in Kuala Lumpur showing superiority over existing drugs. The drug, not yet for general use, could reduce mass vaccination needs in typhoid areas.
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Washington
Army
Joseph E. Smadel
Ie Department Ot Co
iTicketts All
Army ‘Medical Center
Kualalumpur
Malaya
Smadel
United States
Doctors hail chloromycetin as broad flu remedies
Smadel reported chloromycetin reduced recovery times and hospital stays in scrub typhus and typhoid cases, with cures claimed in some epidemic typhus instances. He warned it is not an absolute cure and noted mixed results for tuberculosis.
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Smadel
Malaya
Mexico
Robert Walker Marries Barbara Ford in Hollywood
Hollywood reports actor Robert Walker wed Barbara Ford, daughter of director John Ford, the same evening following his split from film star Jennifer Jones.
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Hollywood
Robert Walker
Jennifer Jones
Barbara Ford
John Ford
Cedar Rapids Firms Unmoved by Steel Price Change
United States Steel Corp will charge fob the mill but Cedar Rapids industries expect little impact. Howard Hall of Iowa Manufacturing says the basing point system could trouble some areas, but most steel arrives from Chicago and freight rates should not burden users. Previous shipments came from Pittsburgh in earlier decades.
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United States’ Steel Corporation
Cedar Rapids
Howard Hail
Iowa Manufacturing Company
Chicago
Hall
Pittsburgh
Notice of Appointment and Claims
Fragmentary notice announces an appointment and invites claims from interested parties. The readable text references an appointing authority, a named estate, and the need for claimants to come forward by a specified deadline. Further details are unreadable.
Flowers and Friends And the Chapel of Henry the VII
The text compares fragile flowers to delicate friendships showing how some bonds require guard and care while aging ones endure. It notes the Westminster Abbey chapel of Henry VII as England’s finest Tudor Gothic example.
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Henry the Vii
Westminster Abbey
England
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Root Beer and Fruit
First Ave
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Eeere
Civil Service Examination
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Jorn O'Brien
DeVar
Second Ave. SE
Hiawatha
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New York City
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