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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 18, 1947

Page

7

Bricklayer Training Seen In FOTO FACTS Column

Stanley Stodola, a Cedar Rapids war veteran, trains at an eight week Des Moines Masons school sponsored by the Bricklayers union and Master Builders Association. The program, run with Des Moines Technical High School, aims to speed up apprentice training due to a bricklayer shortage and to broaden trainee skills ahead of journeyman status.

FOTO Stanley Stodola Cedar Rapids Apprentice Masons School Des Moines The Bricklayers’ Union Master Builders Association Stodola

School program oversight clarified by district officials

John Sherbo, coordinator of trades and industrial education, and Ross Cramler, night principal at Des Moines Tech, are identified as directly responsible for the apprentice school program, even though the work is conducted in another building.

John Sherbo Ross Cramler Des Moines Tech

Burglary at M. and L. Grill Nets $56 Theft

The M. and L. grill at 120 First Street NE reports $56 stolen from a cigar box beneath the back bar sometime between 8 p.m. Saturday and 7 a.m. Sunday. Louise Jindrich, owner, said detectives found no sign of forced entry and suggested a key or an inside person may have been involved.

M. and L. Grill First Street Louise Jindrich

John Cabot Reaches Newfoundland in 1497

The explorer John Cabot first reached Newfoundland in 1497 marking early European contact with North America. The voyage established a northern maritime route and opened future exploration and trade links in the region.

John Cabot Newfoundland

U.S. Charges Communists Fear Hungary Coup Attempt

The United States warned Tuesday that Hungarian Communists threaten Hungarian democracy by seizing power from the freely elected government. The note to Soviet authorities called the action by minority groups led by the Hungarian Communist party a danger to democracy and urged concerted Allied investigation.

United Statn Hungary United States Hungarian Community Party Hungary Budapest Cially

Meteorology Training Open To Reserve Officers

Former army officers may be recalled for meteorology training at civilian institutions. Applicants must have completed two years of college including algebra and trigonometry and one year of physics. Applicants who are not members of the Officer's Reserve are ineligible.

Army

Corps reserves credits for Pa Service chief work details

Military college credit transfer discussed as a reserve requirement. Lt Col Morgan of the Military Science Department may provide further information.

Pa Service Washington Morgan Miltary Science

Three Boys Drown In Detroit River

Detroit police report three schoolboys drowned Tuesday when the ice they played on near the Detroit river broke apart. One boy, eleven year old Orville Rio, tried to save the others but perished as well.

Detroit River Detroit Orville Rio

Parochial School Boys Drown During St Patrick’s Day Rescue

Pelle Jr. died attempting to save Richard Gross eight and Jerome Wilcox nine. Police and fire rescue squads pulled several limp bodies from the water as efforts to revive the children failed.

Pelle, Jr Richard Gross Jerome Wilcox St. Patrick’s

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