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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 11, 1943

Page

6

Jack Benny Gang to Take Over Radio Tonight

Jack Benny and his gang including Mary Livingstone Phil Harris Roches ter and Dennis Day will make a one night appearance on Comedy Caravan Friday at p.m. over the Columbia network as part of a new saluting the armed services series. The program features shortwave broadcasts of top network shows abroad.

Jack Benny Mary Livingstone Phil Harris Rochester Dennis Day Columbia

Evening Radio Schedule Highlights June 11 1948

Publicized hour by hour listings show WMT WGN EXEL and other stations airing news musical segments weather reports and comedy sketches. Notable items include Secret Weapon Fortune entertainment segments Easy Aces and The Shadow of Death time blocks with Mr Keen and Frank B. News and a 10 15 p m network wrap.

WMT Melodiers HO Farm Grant WGN Elmer Davis Tn C’boys New Who Shelley WMT Jim Poole Lonefellows Exel

OPA Aide Signals Potential Vegetable Price Rollback

Richard Gilbert economic adviser to the Office of Price Administration said fresh vegetable prices may fall 25 to 40 percent without subsidies. He told the Senate banking committee that his earlier remarks were misinterpreted and that vegetables would be rolled back without CCC funds. The debate centers on funding for rollback subsidies and RFC money continuing meat butter and coffee subsidies.

Washington Richard Gilbert Office of Price Administration Senate Gilbert Senate Banking Committee Commodity Credit Corporation Sen Taft Ohio CCC Reconstruction Finance Corporation OPA RFC John H. Bankhead D-Ala Banking Committee

Subsidy Program Cuts Butter Prices for Millions of Americans

The subsidy program lowered retail butter prices by five to six cents per pound and was reported to save meat, butter and coffee middlemen from costs estimated by the OPA at 350 million to 5 billion dollars annually.

Gilbert OPA

Three Allied Planes Reported in Crashes Off Spain

Three Allied four engined planes crashed along the southern tip of Spain causing eight deaths and fourteen injuries. A U S transport landed near Vega Tarifa with two injured. A second U S four engined aircraft crashed near Pelayo Algeciras killing six and injuring four. A British plane made a forced landing at San Jose Tarifa with two injured. An Axis report cited a Flying Fortress crash near Tarifa with eight crew killed.

LA Linea Spain United States Vega Tarifa Pelayo Algeciras San Jose

Jory Elected Head of Iowa Masons

Clifford Jory of Sheldon was elected grand master of the Grand Lodge of Iowa at the six day Masonic convention in Des Moines. Other new officers include Claude Smith Ames grand senior warden Glenn Barbe Keokuk grand junior deacon George Farmer Cedar Rapids grand treasurer and C C Hunt Cedar Rapids grand secretary. Plans were made for a centennial meeting in Iowa City next year.

Des Moines Clifford Jory Sheldon Grand Lodge of Iowa Claude Smith Ames Glenn Barbe Keokuk George Farmer Cedar Rapids C. C. Hunt Iowa City

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