Carying Gazette Carriers Show Near-Perfect Record
A Cedar Rapids and Marion circulation check found 180 carriers delivering 22,205 papers daily with only three-quarters of a complaint per day per 1000 customers. The nine pictured carriers plus one missing member logged 10,355 days of service for 1,171 customers, a 99.9925 percent accuracy rate. The department plans incentives and route reassignments to improve performance further. Names and addresses of the carriers are listed in the article.
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Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Troubled England by Edgar A Guest
Poem notes England’s hardship and resilience as the nation faces shortages and destruction yet preserves steadfast spirit. It recalls waning abundance, floods, and damaged roofs while urging English resolve to endure and rebuild the joys of Merrie England.
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England
Merrie England
Derby Special Plane Crashes at Newark Airport
A twin engine Derby special plane carrying 13 people including a three member crew overshot a runway in rain at Newark airport and crashed. Five passengers were seriously injured while the others suffered lesser injuries and were hospitalized.
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Newark
N. J
British Skeptical on Statements by Stalin
London newspapers say Stalin’s deeds contradict his speeches. The Telegraph notes a sharp gap between Stalin’s assurances and Vasilyev’s UN policy, blaming the Soviet bloc for blocking hoped for international cooperation despite Roosevelt era rhetoric.
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Stalin
London
Stassen-Stalin
Daily Telegraph
Marshal Stalin
Vasilliev
United Nations Military ‘Staff Committee
Congressman's Death Shocks Allentown Pa
Rep. Charles L. Gerlach a member of the house foreign affairs committee died Monday in Allentown Pa following a heart attack.
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Allentown, Pa
Charles L. Gerlach
R-Pa
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Help Control Cancer Appeal Drives Checks to Society
A brief fundraising notice urges supporters to send contributions to the American Cancer Society at 2427 B Avenue NE, urging charity donations and community support for cancer control initiatives.
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American Cancer Society
B Avenue NE
Picnickers Die in Australian Rail Crash
SYDNEY Australia AP At least 16 picnickers were killed and about 60 injured in the worst Australian train wreck in three years. Rescuers recovered 16 bodies from the wreckage after the locomotive jumped the rails on a bend. The excursion train carried 450 government excise department employees, most from Brisbane, 15 miles south of the scene. Twenty of the injured were seriously hurt.
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Sydney
Australia
Government Excise Department
Brisbane
Woman Falls 162 Feet to Death at Niagara Falls
An unidentified blonde woman plunged 162 feet from Terrapin point at Niagara Falls in full view of sightseers. Coroner Heary reported two youths saw her climb a three foot fence and either leap or fall into the Niagara River.
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Niagara Falls
Terrapin Point
Horseshoe Falls
James W. Heary
Niagara River
Tragedy Ends Affair of Woman and Student at Cornell
Cornell University student Lowell Hecht, 28, remained in critical condition after gunshot wounds inflicted by a 45 year old woman who then killed herself. State Police reported the fatal shooting followed a heated argument as Hecht said he would end their friendship, ending a troubling domestic incident at Ithaca.
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Ithaca, NY
Cornell University
Lowell Hecht
J. E. Maloney
Hecht
Beatrice E. Boyce
Jed
Richelieu Latinore jewelry and gift offerings listed
The ad details jewelry items a double strand necklace priced about 6.50 and a single strand 3.25 along with a 3.00 bracelet and 1.00 earrings. It also promotes Herb Farm Shop talcum in three scents and Sentiments powderless sachets in several floral scents at 1.00 per packet or 5 for 50 cents.
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Richelieu Latinore
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