Dimont May Hit Chicago Even Harder
Chicago faces tougher power curbs as authorities warn next week may impose stricter limits to reach a 40 percent coal saving. Commonwealth Edison reports a 27 percent drop by noon, with 5,900 tons saved to Friday. 550 violators have been warned for violating the conservation order affecting Chicago and 600 northern Illinois cities, 55,000 farms.
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Chicago
Commonwealth -Edison Group of
Illinois Commerce Commission
Illinois
Stauffacher To Head Cedar Falls Old Peoples Home
G A Stauffacher will become superintendent of the Western Old Peoples Home at Cedar Falls following appointments announced at the Iowa conference of the Evangelical church. Multiple pastorates were reassigned across Cedar Falls Des Moines and Fort Dodge districts with all district superintendents reappointed.
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Cresco
S. H. Roser
Meservey
Dubuque
A. F. Frankhouser
Dysart
I. J. Hoover
Iowa City
Des Moines
P. O. Pfaltzgraff
Blairstown
C. G. Zeigier
Marshalltown
Green Mountain
Ralph S. Hindman
Maxwell
Q. C. Lansman
Nobel
R. D. Haag
Vila Center
M. R. Houts
Winterset
Fort Dodge
Milford Best
Allendorf
G. W. Cramer
Bolan
A. Belerman
Correctionville
F. W. Wendland
Mason City
A. E. Wilkin
Merrill
W. F. Ellerbeck
Nora Springs
AYDS Vitamin Candy Promises Harmless Diet Aid
Advertisement touts AYDS Way diet candy claiming no laxatives or drug use, reduces intake of starches potatoes meats and butter. It guarantees results with a money back offer on first box and a 30 day supply priced at $2.25 with phone call option.
Rise Stevens Featured In Cedar Rapids Concert Series
Rise Stevens opera and film star headlined the Cedar Rapids Community Concert Association 1946 47 season with Tessy Spivakovsky violin Appleton and Field duo pianists and the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra under Dmitri Mitropoulos. Members renew by mailing checks to Mrs. Robert B. Davis 330 Twenty ninth Street SE. tickets on May 12 at Montrose hotel Parlor F 10 am to 5 pm for a week.
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Cedar Rapids Community Concert Association
Rise Stevens
Tessy Spivakovsky
Appleton and Field
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra
Dmitri Mitropoulos
Robert B. Davis
Twenty - Ninth Street SE
Montrose Hotel
Coal Shortage Sparks Alarm Across Industries and Politics
A government survey shows coal shortages will ease only after another week of plant shutdowns and depleted material stocks. Food processing and building materials face disruptions while nylon, steel, and copper output shrink. lawmakers attack United Mine Workers leader Lewis as a revolutionary figure and press for executive action to avert nationwide shutdowns.
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White House
Lucas
United Mine Workers Strike
Byrd
D-Va
Lewis
America
Camp Good Health Seeks Donations For Six Week Health Camp
The Cedar Rapids Gazette reports Camp Good Health will run six weeks starting June 17 with a registered nurse on duty in the camp infirmary. The goal is 60 children at all times, with 185 on the wait list, as donations to the Camp Good Health Fund are urged via The Gazette. Mother's Day tributes should be marked and sent to The Gazette by noon May 11.
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Camp Good Health
Camp Good Health Fund
the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Gazette
Rotary Vocational Service Day Observed by Cedar Rapids Club
The Cedar Rapids Rotary club will host a 6 15 p m dinner at the Roosevelt hotel for Vocational Service Day replacing the noon luncheon Graduating senior boys from Cedar Rapids high schools will attend Dr Henry Howells chairman of the vocational service committee will discuss Your Vocation and members will meet with boys to advise on careers training and talents The club also received the Governor s award for outstanding club service at the 132nd Rotary district conference in Burlington.
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Cedar Rapids
Offringa Named Linn County Chair for UNRRA Food Drive
Durk D. Offringa, county extension director for the Farm Bureau, was chosen Linn county chairman for the UNRRA emergency food collection. A telegram from Henry A. Wallace announced the appointment and outlined the drive's goal to raise money for food purchases and to collect tin canned foods for overseas relief. Offringa accepted by wire and awaits further program details.
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Durk D. Offringa
Farm Bureau
Linn
UNRRA
Offringa
Henry A. Wallace
Offfringa
Democrats Honor Mekota Tonight in Linn County
Over 200 Linn County Democrats will honor Joseph Mekota, county chairman, at a $5-a-plate fund dinner at the Roosevelt hotel at 7 tonight. Speaker Richard Bernhart and talks by John Wagner and Ted B. Hlubucek will follow an invocation by Rev. Waldemar Argo. Mekota has led the Linn County organization for 30 years.
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Linn County
Joseph Mekota
Roosevelt J Hotel
Richard V. _Bernhart
Oelswein
Congress
John Wagner
Ted B. Hlubucek
Cedar Rapids
Waldemar W. Argo
Paul Huston
Mekota
Linn County Young Democrats
Bread rationing hits Cedar Rapids bakers and shoppers
Cedar Rapids bakery managers describe a wheat shortage forcing rationing as customers request extra bread while limits prevail. Retailers report greed and persistence, with some buying three to five loaves despite scarcity. Dealers strive to ration fairly amid dwindling supplies.
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Cedar Rapids
High Twelve Convention At Waterloo This Week
Iowa state convention of the High Twelve clubs set for Friday and Saturday in the Masonic temple Waterloo. Officers to be elected Saturday morning. State president Harry F. Sheen of Des Moines to speak at Friday luncheon and Friday dinner.
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Waterloo
Iowa State Association of High Twelve Clubs
Masonic Temple
Harry F. Sheen
Des Moines
Roosevelt Pupils Present Yes And No Friday Night
Roosevelt high school students stage the Kenneth Horne play Yes and No in the auditorium Friday at 8 p m. Cast includes Ruby Pratt R Dwayne Minor Evelyn Burt Marilyn Le Mar Hilda Greenberg Robert Doe and Robert Benson with Roberta Dinwiddie Sheets directing assisted by Dolores Groff.
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Roosevelt High School
Kenneth Horne
Ruby Pratt
R. Dwayne Minor
Evelyn Burt
Marilyn le Mar
Hilda Greenberg
Robert Doe
Robert Benson
Roberta Dinwiddie Sheets
Dolores Groff
Dale Gosch
Verne Dvorak
Edward Hutchings
George Schamberger
Mildred Koehn
Shirley Per
Gibraltar Population Briefs Highlight Local Scale
The town of Gibraltar near the British naval base has about 20 640 residents. La Linea de la Concepcion, a Spanish town often considered Gibraltar’s suburb, has a population greater by a multiple over Gibraltar’s size.
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Gibraltar
la Linea de la Concepcion
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