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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 03, 1947

Page

5

Truman to Speak From Mexico City and Baylor Texas

Radio notes list two Truman addresses the first from Mexico City for about 20 minutes Monday at 9 30 pm and a major speech from Baylor University Texas Thursday at noon for about 25 minutes Also NBC and CBS networks feature a Bell centennial Telephone Hour with Raymond Massey Helen Traubel Jascha Heifetz and Donald Voorheese on NBC WHO Drama and other NBC CBS programmed shows with stars including Robert Young John Hodiak Olivia de Havilland and Henry Fonda plus music by Karle Borge and Frankie Carle etc

Truman Mexico City Baylor University Waco Texas WMT Nother Alexander Graham Bell NBC Victor Borge Raymond Massey Norman Rosten Walter S. Gifford American Telephone and Telegraph Company Helen Tr Robert Young Cavalcade of America Nbc-Who George Pullman Train Travel John Hodiak Lynn Barr Cbs-Wmt Hodiak Olivia de Havilland Henry Fonda Kitty Foyle Ginger Rogers Screen Guild Players

Radio Schedule Highlights Local Stations March 4 1947

Hour by hour listings show programs on KXEL WHO WGN WMT EXEL and more. Top acts include Truman as presidential features and a morning lineup with worship news and variety segments.

KXEL Truman WGN WMT She Biter Chicago Lewis Exel Pseemt Gems Henry Taylor Exel A. Mooney Kenny Baker Jack Smith Davis wHo Utley McGarry

Merely Readers Notes and Atomic Detection Talk

Radio schedules list Morale Builders and Red Cross dress event at 12 45 p m with KXEL radio. A wedding notice mentions a bride and groom at 4 15 p m and 4 30 p m. An editorial on atomic age detectors discusses Geiger counters and safe zones for radiation exposure.

Warm Lift To Very Junior Misses From Linn County Red Cross

Linn County Red Cross volunteers sew warm dresses and shirts for European children using wool from national headquarters. Mrs Thomas Gulbrandsen leads the groups with Mrs F W Oxley supervising, as about 300 dresses are cut and finished in Granby building. Volunteers also knit cast socks and support other sewing projects while seeking more helpers and funding for the 1947 campaign.

Judith Jones J. W. Jones Thirty-second Street Red Cross Thomas Gulbrandsen Linn County Gulbrandsen F. W. Oxley Red Cross Production Europe The Granby Building Two Kings Daughters Jane Boyd Friendship Clara Barton

New Battery Seen As Ray Detector

National Carbon Company announced a compact dry battery of 500 volts that fits in a palm sized hand and weighs one pound. The high voltage is useful in Geiger counters used to detect dangerous radioactive rays, including in Japan and Bikini Atoll testing areas.

New York National Carbon Company Japan Bikini

Foreign Loans for Rebuilding Halted

The Export-Import Bank said it will lend no more money for emergency reconstruction to other countries. It will still provide trade credits on tailored terms to support balanced long-term foreign trade, with World Bank borrowers affected and most World Bank members eligible to apply.

Washington World Bank United States Russia Australia

Union Pacific FreighT Derails With Wheat and Barley

In Muncie Kansas a Sunday night derailment involved thirty five Union Pacific box cars. Most cars carried wheat and barley. Local crews cleared the scene and investigated the cause of the derailment.

Muncie, Kan Union Pacific

Bullet Deflected by Coin Stack Foils Bankrobber

Los Angeles police report a gunman held up cab driver Clif ford Brown a Negro driver Sunday. A revolver fired at his heart but the bullet struck a roll of nickels and dimes in his pocket, leaving Brown bruised yet unharmed as the robber escaped with the loose change.

Los Angeles Clifford Brown Brown

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