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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 09, 1952

Page

3

Steel Strike To Idle More Railroad Men

Pittsburgh report notes 50,000 railroaders furloughed since the June 2 steel strike. Along with 422,405 allied workers idle, rail traffic is hit as shipments drop and iron ore moves halt. Duquesne requests local relief for strikers amid growing financial hardship.

Pittsburgh CIO United Steelworkers Allied Industries Pennsylvania Railroad Upper Lakes Duquesne

Ten Members Named to Cedar Rapids Symphony Board

A 10 member board for the Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra Association was elected Tuesday night at the YMCA. Temporary chairman Pirnie will lead until officers are chosen. About $600 in assets from the old group was handed to the new board, which will adopt incorporation papers and by laws. Two more members joined the Citizens' Planning Committee: Wilford and Harold Smith.

New Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra Association Y’s Men’s YMCA Donald Cook Clayton Ellis Morris Katzoff Lloyd Miller Jim Meaghan Fred Killen Thomas Pirnie Lee Winterberg Paul, Wilson Thomas Suchomel Pirnie Citizens’ Planning Committee Symphony Orchestra Harry J. Wilford AFL Harold Smith CIO Council

Mechanical Brain Invades Field Of Pencil Pushing

New York AP reports that electronic computers may replace clerical staff as tubes shrink and transistors emerge. Engineers say machines could handle routine office calculations, lowering costs and size, with about 100 companies already testing such systems.

New York

McCarthy Bypasses Senator Smith at Chicago Convention

Chicago saga reveals Senator Margaret Chase Smith, Maine Republican, was blocked from speaking by Senator Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin. Smith, who once signed a conscience declaration, balked at reduced speaking time and being cast as representing a minority of women. Taft leaders backed McCarthy, fueling vendetta claims over his investigation tactics.

Chicago Margaret Chase Smith Maine Senate McCarthy Wisconsin Martin G.O.P Guy Gabrielson Senator Smith Margaret Mrs. Smith Gabrielson

Card of Thanks Jakoubek and family express gratitude

The Jakoubek family thanks friends neighbors Brush Chapel and the Rev Pank for kindness during the loss of their mother and wife. Signed Mrs V Jakoubek and daughters PPP are Mortuaries Monuments J W Novak and Son advertise memorials and cemetery lettering services. Local ads list lost items rides and services with contact numbers.

Jakoubek Brush Chapel Pank V. Jakoubek J. W. Novak É Son

Computers Transforming Office Work In Electronic Age

Walter Mitchell of the Controllers Institute predicts major changes as electronic office machines emerge. Machines already inventory 10 000 items and fit through a 30 inch door, producing typed records quickly. Monsanto’s Daniel Sheehan predicts reports could be generated in one hour, reducing clerical staff but creating new jobs.

Walter Mitchell, Jr Controllers Institute Mitchell Daniel M. Sheehan Monsanto Chemical Company St. Louis

Local ads and services list mixed trades and events

A collage of business notices, promotions, and classified items appears, including gas heating ads, bail bonds, pawnshop style endorsements, watch and clock repair, nursing home and jewelry service, beauty salons, ballroom entertainment, dining and lodging, and a heavy section of construction and home improvement services. The page mixes local vendors, events, and service offers across Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas.

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