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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1947
Page
16
A garbled 1940s cinema schedule shows multiple theaters including Paramount Rialto and Times listing features such as My Favorite Brunette Duel in the Sun The Jolson Story and Badmans Territory with various showtimes and short subjects. Marion lists The Daughter and One Lion B C with unclear times.
Paul Haney aged 36 of Milner hotel and Olin Spencer aged 45 of 413 Eighth Avenue SE, along with a third man, each received a $25 fine plus costs from Judge Harry S. Johnson in police court after pleading guilty to disturbing the peace. Haney was arrested on the complaint of a local resident.
A clerk identified as Ralph Swallom, 25, of Blairs Ferry Road, pleaded guilty to drunkenness and was fined 25 dollars plus costs. Police said Swallom was removed from a local tavern for trying to start a fight but returned to renew the argument.
Linn County relief expenditures for May show nearly a third spent on medical needs totaling 9244.29 dollars. Hospital care 1451.53 dollars medical and dental bills 999.67 dollars medical office 942.94 dollars. After adding food 2006.79 dollars the overall costs declined slightly to 9244.29 dollars with over a hundred additional cases.
The May relief totals show 642 cases versus 513 in April, with 102 applications processed. One rejected, 36 accepted for relief, 65 for service. seventy cases closed. A year earlier May had 517 relief cases.
Homestead tax credit details apply to contracts for property purchases. Applicants must cite the contract recording volume and page number on the filing to establish eligibility. The notices outline required documentation and steps for declaration and verification.
A garbled OCR fragment references a woman a dog and a walnut tree in a quirky line about beating them for better results. It mentions a reform or auditor's office deadline by July 1 and a warning that credit will be disallowed on an application if not shown.
The Army announced a new plastic spoon with military characteristics including being clean odorless expendable strong and smooth. The spoon is produced from melded material aiming to replace plated utensils in field use.
A fragment notes a spoon rattling as a soldier attempted a stealth approach on the enemy, alongside other described drawbacks. The line captures a quirky detail amid wartime lore and improvised gear.
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