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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1946
Page
19
NBC executive says color television is far from ready and critics are waving a banner of doubt while CBS argues for early 1947 readiness and sees public willingness to wait and pay more. Westinghouse licenses CBS color tech amid network competition and trials.
The page lists a dense hour by hour radio timetable for Tuesday March 26 1946 and the following morning Wednesday March 27 1946. It names stations WMT WXEL WGN WHO G/EXEL KXEL and programs including News Supper Club Farm Forum Melody Hour Jimmy Fidler and Inner Benchum among many others. The fragment shows a lively mix of talk music and news across stations with multiple show titles and hosts.
A promotional message urges readers to take Utrex to combat tiredness from thiamin deficiency. It claims the supplement helps maintain pep for daily work and evenings, encouraging immediate action and repeating the positive impact of increased energy.
Fragmentary TV radio guide notes mention stations KXEL WGN KXEW and others with scattered times and names such as Arm at s and Ben Tom Mix. The garbled items suggest program listings or commentary blocks without coherent schedule details.
The United States proposed to UNRRA a plan allowing European refugees to seek new homes abroad. It would let UNRRA aid refugees until July, ease camp delays, and assist relocation to other countries. Funds would come from governments when available, with UNRRA funds used only as a last resort. Several nations including Brazil Venezuela the Dominican Republic and El Salvador expressed willingness to accept refugees, focusing on agricultural workers.
In Waterloo AP report two 19 year old Waverly girls Miss June Drestler and Miss Gertrude Zahn survived a crash of a 1946 Taylor Craft monoplane seven miles north of here near Mt Vernon school No 1 on Herman Steege farm. Drestler suffered a broken wrist Zahn had facial cuts and possible brain concussion feared by Mercy Hospital officials.
Detroit AP reports Timken Detroit Axle, a leading axle maker, faces a civil injunction alleging agreements restraining trade in axles and axle forgings. Walter F. Rockwell, Timken Detroit president, says patents cited were owned by the U.S. government since 1942 and Timken is merely licensed under them.
Rohaman Eppers of Eau Claire Wisconsin surrendered to Sheriff Harms in Decorah claiming draft evasion. He had worked for Decorah Produce for over a year as local authorities review his status.
New York police were told to refrain from issuing traffic tickets to UNO delegates attending the security council meeting in New York. Commissioner Arthur W. Wallander ordered officers to record each delegate’s full name title and country and forward the details to the acting chief inspector.
DES MOINES AP Jimmy Wood three son of Mr and Mrs Floyd Wood was killed Monday afternoon when his tricycle coasted into the street and was run over by a curbliner A rear wheel of the bus passed over the boy s head Police took him to a hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
The Supreme Court agreed to rule if Congress can bar from federal payrolls anyone labeled subversive. The case centers on back pay awarded to Watson, Dodd Jr., and Lovett after a 1950s move to remove them for associations with subversive organizations. A related congressional subcommittee inquiry touched on alleged Soviet links through Buckles, with the State Department urged to remove alleged pro Soviet employees.
Commodore James K. Vardaman Jr. denied any responsibility for padded inventories and said he did not witness the destruction of affidavits. Testimony by Frank Williams clashed with Vardaman and Clark Clifford as open hearings on his Federal Reserve board nomination concluded. Williams testified he saw Vardaman apply the match to the affidavits during the encounter.
Cape Girardeau Missouri a 17 year old junior gun moll Ruth Mary Gregory admitted abducting Mary Jane Vanderen and Lt A W Aubuchon of Chaffee with her 17 year old boyfriend Donald Bragg they wore a man’s clothes to seek spending money and were held on robbery and kidnapping charges
A milk strike for Portland and vicinity seems likely after the OPA price decision from national headquarters delivered less than a third of producers’ demands. The Tuesday action follows weeks of dispute over milk pricing and supply.
Harold L. Friedman 20 of New York will receive an honorable discharge from the Navy after revealing he deserted from the Army on the eve of his discharge. He served in eight major naval engagements under the alias George Fischer and will report to Army authorities with proof of his birth date. The decision, from the Bureau of Naval Personnel in Washington, cites his excellent record and voluntary disclosure.
OSSINING NY UP Things are tough all over It used to be that when a convict had served his term and was leaving Sing Sing the prison would give him a white shirt But the shirt shortage now has made it necessary for the men to wear a colored shirt as they pass through the gates to freedom Warden William Snyder said.
The U S court of appeals overturned conspiracy to violate the Mann Act charges against seven women linked to the Hopkins Institute in Washington a massage parlor serving wealthy patrons. It held the 1944 federal conviction lacked evidence of conspiracy and was in error. A scientist notes a calculation estimating one quadrillion snowflakes to cover an acre of ground.
A Cedar Rapids Gazette Needlecraft Dept advertises Pattern 845 with eighteen motifs 3 by 6 inches each. Send 15 cents to Chicago address for the pattern and catalogue, featuring 112 illustrations across crochet, knitting, quilts, embroidery, toys and more.
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