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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1947
Page
5
Cedar Rapids launches a five month pedestrian safety drive with two loudspeaker cars in high risk blocks. Bill Breed and a second speaker warn mid block jaywalkers while posters and handouts accompany a citywide contest tied to state safety efforts.
Tom Termohlen of Minneapolis affiliated with North Western National Life Insurance Co. wins the 1947 National Quality Award sponsored by the Life Insurance Association. The honor honors agents with outstanding service records from the previous year.
The report notes 231 fewer hospitals in Bee States in 1946 than in the previous year, highlighting a sharp contraction in healthcare facilities across the region.
A Cedar Rapids police court report shows fines rising yearly since 1943, with 1946 totaling 50 252.85 dollars, far above the prior 1921 1942 range of 10 000 to 20 000 dollars. Monthly totals through April and May approach 11 000 dollars, reflecting ongoing trends and seasonal peaks in spring and late summer.
The Council of Social Planning is now complete and will resume its regular schedule in September. Rabbi Herman E. Schaalman, the council chair, may call the executive committee into session during the summer. Youth chair is Ed Zeller, with William Smith as vice chair and Noel Newell as secretary. Other chairs include Mrs. Gail Zedick and F. C. Anderson. health chaired by Dr. L. B. Sedlacek.
Cleveland report notes millions must plan for two careers starting at 18 and about 45. Ewan Clague of the U S Bureau of Labor Standards warns heavy labor workers may not endure full careers and should be guided toward education for a second job later in life.
Sbor Daniska Matice will not meet in July and August with activities resuming in September. The Czech school board meets Tuesday due to the Sokol program at Paramount theater. The Junior Sokols held their regular meeting last Saturday with refreshments served by Mrs. Georaxera and Mrs. Charles II. Karel Vavra attended. He is vice president of the Sokols of Cedar Rapids and long active as Chicago Daily Svornost correspondent. He helped organize the Federation of Czech Groups and led it for 10 years. He helped start the Czech Fine Arts Society and the Czech radio program. He belongs to Z C B J and other Czech organizations and serves on the Czech Cemetery Association board. During World War II he was first president of the Czech National Alliance and on the American Relief for Czechoslovakia board. He was born in Zamberk, Czechoslovakia in 1901 and moved to the United States in 1920. He is married with a son in the Navy.
Dr William Brady explains iodine needs for all ages and links fatigue to iodine deficiency. He notes a daily minimum of one tenth of a milligram and suggests diet includes fish or shellfish. iodized salt has reduced goitre prevalence, though not all table salt is fortified.
Seattle plant exports plastic chop sticks at 122 per minute. Company officials expect to ship a million pairs to China arguing colored sticks are more sanitary and attractive than bamboo. The plastic handles heat up to 200 degrees Fahrenheit without distortion.
The article explains iodine deficiency can affect women in their thirties and forties. It notes signs such as feeling cold, fatigue, weight gain, and changes in skin and hair, with greater sensitivity observed in women compared to men. It highlights prolonged low iodine intake as a factor in these health changes.
In San Diego Bay a 5,300 ton icebreaker USS Burton Island anchored for a non business port call between Antarctic and Alaska cruises. The Navy explained the arrival was for courtesy and briefing, not commerce, easing concerns of the local chamber of commerce.
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