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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1950
Page
6
The editorial urges informed voting in Cedar Rapids as the city faces a pivotal election for mayor and council. It reviews candidates Gordon Hughes Edward Prochaska Frank Hahn Louis Burgus David Williams Richard Jones and Judge William Matias, praising some and critiquing others.
The Rev G B Van Arsdall resigns from the First Christian church and moves with family to Denver. The New ton residence on Fourth avenue is then occupied by Mr and Mrs F F Davidson.
North American tribal chieftains will gather around council fires in Muskogee Oklahoma for ten days in July in the first national Indian convention ever held. William F Cody Pawnee Bill and other scouts will attend. Invitations will be extended to President Taft and former President Roosevelt.
At a club meeting Mrs. B R Johnston urged club women to petition for a woman to fill the library board vacancy created by Mr Palmer's retirement. Mrs Lawton Van Vechten and Mrs G C Skinner led the musical program. The St James M E church board to build a new church at Ellis boulevard and avenue W. construction starts immediately.
A round of brief statements from residents on how they spend Sundays and leisure time. Replies include picnics, reading the paper, fishing, hunting, driving, symphony listening, and tennis watching, with notes on seasons and personal routines.
Dr. Robert A. Millikan, famed physicist and Nobel laureate, skewers overlong after-dinner programs in a speech at a Chamber of Commerce meeting. He notes audiences tire when committees pack agendas with awards and recognitions, urging concise, meaningful remarks. He jokes that five hours on seat of pants tests any crowd, as he dodges delivering a full talk.
A playful Rex Topics gag features a bride claiming she removed a cake recipe from her cookbook and a groom urging more such recipes be culled. The exchange centers on culinary humor between a couple.
One year after a stalled NLRB chair nomination and rising Soviet nuclear advances, civilians would receive urgent guidance from the National Security Resources Board. The plan includes blood type tests, basement shelters, airtight homes, and atom safety steps. Small business aid via the Bureau of Standards is proposed to help eight industries and expand to all sectors, leveraging thousands of foreign and American patents.
Joseph Alsop argues Berlin is the test ground for Kremlin peace hints as Soviet high command plans another major cold war offensive with riots aimed at pressuring Western Allies and signaling East Germany’s militant government. An East zone election follows, likely restoring a Communist government and risking further trouble.
George E. Sokols ky argues Western weakness invites Soviet pressure from Berlin blockade and radar jamming. He warns the authors of defeats dominate policy and urges a firm defense program to deter further Soviet moves.
Bugs Baer notes Chicago residents fear ducking into a Missouri cave 65 miles southwest of St. Louis labeling 511 “muggs” as braver. He predicts a future weather scout for saucers and warns he will join others at Stanton when storms loom.
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