Trio Tells of Hardships in Climb Attempt
Three young climbers Morton Wood George Schumann and Gordon Herried describe altitude sickness and severe fatigue during a failed ascent from 11 000 to 20 270 feet with support from the Bradford Washburn expedition. A 14 day missing period ended with a rescue effort led by Washburn at the base of the mountain.
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Morton S. Wood
Boston
George O. Schumann
New York
Gordon W. Herried
West
Los Angeles
Bradford Washburn
Inmse
Wood
Washburn
Schumann and Herried
Cook
Go Signal
Fairbanks
Hotels To Raise Permanent Guests Rates 15 Percent
Eastern Iowa hotel owners expect a 15 percent rate increase for permanent guests by July 1 as federal rent controls may be lifted by June 30. Fifty hoteliers met at the Roosevelt hotel to discuss the change and inform guests of the new monthly rates. Those on weekly plans face a switch from seven days at the base daily rate to the seven days at the daily transient rate.
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Iowa
Roosevelt Hotel
Hotel men march toward prewar recovery in Des Moines meeting
Herbert Drey Harold Schaller William Wallace J C Kennedy and George Podd spoke at a Des Moines gathering of hotel leaders. Podd warned the postwar era requires a shift to customer service and prudent operations as the industry returns to business.
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Herbert Drey
Des Moines
Boss Hotels
Harold Schaller
Martin
William Wallace
Tangney-McGinn
J. C. Kennedy
Cedar Rapids
Roosevelt Hotel
George Podd
Chicago
Horwath and
Horwath
Don Ribble to Receive Iowa Valor Award at State Fair
16 year old Cedar Rapids youth Don Ribble saved three people in four months and will receive the Iowa Valor Award from Governor Blue at the state fair. The Carnegie Medal nomination was rejected. He saved Ellison from the Wapsipinicon River on April 13 and earlier rescued his sister near Hollywood Florida and another man in Florida undertow. Ed Polson submitted the nomination for Iowa safety education.
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Donald Ribble
Cedar Rapids
Robert D. Blue
Ribble
Carnegie Commission
Evey
Carnegie
Jack Shepars
Ar Rapids
E Ellison
Anamosa
Wapsipinicon
Hollywood
Fla
Florida
Ed Polson
Iowa
Seven Enlist in Army Air Forces at Cedar Rapids Station
James J. Klein of 1010 A venue NE and Harry J. Parker Jr of Marion joined the army air forces for three years. They were part of seven recruits sworn in at Fort Sheridan Illinois. The group also includes James F. Doran Victor Jerome M. Megan Iowa City Eugene L. Meyer Maquoketa Gerald Stern Austin MN and Harlyn G. Turner Dubuque.
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James J. Klein
1010
Avenue NE
Harry J. Parker
Marion
Army Air Forces
George S. Stevenson
Army
Federal
Klein
Parker
Fort Sheridan
James F. Doran
Victor
Jerome M. Megan
Iowa City
Eugene L. Meyer
Maqu
Foreign Ministers of Britain France and Russia Meet in Paris
In Paris the foreign ministers Bevin Bidault and Molotov opened talks on European economic reconstruction with American aid. They aim to draft a common plan and decide whether to deepen Western cooperation or widen disagreements as the US congress eyes tax bills and aid conditions.
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Paris
Britain
France
Russia
United States
Ernest Bevin
Georges Bidault
V. M. Molotov
Marshall
Foreign Ministry
Quai d’ Orsay
Community Sings Begin Sundays at Bever Park
A series of Sunday evening outdoor community sings will start this Sunday at 8 p.m. in Bever Park with John N. Nichols, superintendent of the playground and recreation commission, announcing. The events alternate Bever and Ellis parks, ending August 3 at Ellis. The revived pre war project features semi popular popular and folk songs with a hymn each night led by Miss Lovell Pemiateiet at Beetle Paul’s Methodist church.
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Playgound and Recreation Commission
Bever Park
Bever
Ellis Parks
Ellis
Miss Lovell
Beetle Paul’s Methodist Church
Sory Weakla Wim
Aieemioaaie
Woman Jaywalker Weeps at Rebuke Via Loudspeaker
Cedar Rapids records show heavy jaywalking with a public reprimand Friday. Pedestrians ignored crosswalk posters and four days of handbill warnings during Pedestrian Safety week. A crying woman retreated to a store while Boy Scouts distributed 2,000 handbills and loudspeaker warnings continued through Saturday.
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Cedar Rapids
Loop
Chamber of Ferce
Police Traffic Bureau
Ings
Traffic safety campaign records rise to 2463 crashes
The second loudspeaker operated by YMB members on Second Avenue near Merchants National Bank reported four accidents on Thursday. Since April 1 the current safety drive totals 2463 crashes with eighty injuries, mostly pedestrians, and one fatality.
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YMB
Second Avenue
Merchants National Bank
Mary Briar Wed in Hollywood Film Frame
Actress Mary Briar tied the knot Friday in Hollywood as she filmed with director George. The ceremony details remain scarce but the pairing of Briar and George drew attention in the production schedule.
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Hollywood
Mary Briar
George
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