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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 14, 1947

Page

14

Women Voters Re Elect Mrs E L DeGowin

Mrs E L DeGowin of Iowa City was re elected president of the League of Women Voters of Iowa at the 27th annual convention held at the Montrose hotel. Elected with her were Glenn Cray Burling ton first vice president Robert Blakely Des Moines second vice president Marian Lyons Dubuque third vice president Norman Goodbird Grinnell fourth vice president and James Leach Davenport secretary. New nominating committee chair is James Meade Iowa City. Polls opened at 9 a m Wednesday with a business session to follow.

E L. DeGowin Iowa City League of Women Voters of Iowa League Montrose Hotel DeGowin Glenn Cray Burlington Robert Blakely Des Moines Marian Lyons Dubuque Norman Goodbird Grinnell Hans Holst Cedar Falls Harold Shranger Atlantic Lyons H. W Renniger Murray Ley Davenport

Dare Jr to speak at Foreign Trade Bureau dinner

Members of the Foreign Trade bureau of the Chamber of Commerce invite guests to a Montrose hotel dinner tonight to hear E. L. Dare Jr. of United Air Lines discuss Air Cargo Today. Dare, a Chicago native, has led United's air express sales since 1931 and helped organize a four-man team.

Foreign Trade Bureau The Chamber of Commerce E. L Dick) Dare Jr Montrose Hotel Dare Air Express United Air Lines Chicago United

Airline cargo program underscored by new arrangements

Cliff Jordan leads the cargo department’s logistics and operations, reinforcing the program seven years after its inception. The effort focuses on streamlining departures and enhancing efficiency across the airline’s freight operations.

Airlines’ Cargo Department Cliff Jordan

Inspection of Coe ROTC Set for Monday and Tuesday

The first postwar federal inspection of Coe college ROTC will occur Monday and Tuesday as part of the Fifth Army area survey. A four person team led by Col. John P. Creham will assess the infantry and air forces units, with a parade at 4 p.m. Monday at the Coe athletic field and public attendance invited.

Coe R.O.T.C Coe College R.O.T.C Leo W. Manning U. S. Fifth Army Midwest Northwest Mississippi Jteams Fifth Army John P.creham Field Artillery Creham New Guinea Papua E. E. Thompson Infantry Thompson E. Cleghorn T. N. Crowley Air Forces Eighth Airorce Coe Coe R.ot.c

World Peace Forum to Feature Local Clergy and Guest Speaker

A public forum on Practical Solutions for World Peace is set for Sunday night at 8 in the Y M C A Little Theater. Dr Edris Rice Wray of Northwestern University medical faculty will join Cedar Rapids clergy Rev Waldemar Argow Dr Theodore G Lilley and Rabbi Herman E Schaalman. Moderator will be Dr Marcus Bach of the University of Iowa religious school faculty.

Cedar Rapids Y.M.C.A. Little Theater Edris Rice-Wray Medical Northwestern University Waldemar Argow Theodore G. Lilley Herman E. Schaalman Marcus Bach University of Iowa

Cedar Rapids Baha'is host world faith talk

The Cedar Rapids Baha'is sponsor a meeting on comparative religions. The event centers on a world faith and will have no admission charge.

Cedar Rapids

American Legion Names Candidates for Hanford Post

John Greenlee and Elmer Ferriter were nominated for commander of Hanford American Legion. Election set for June 10. Ferriter is a World War I veteran while Greenlee served in the Navy in World War II. Harold Ward, current post chaplain, was named for commander but declined. Other nominations include vice commander contenders Gene Moes Ken Moon Royal Mathews Ed Flaherty Ralph Mock Jack Onstott Rev Anthony W. Chehak George Thompson III Lee Osborn Danny Justad Joe Zavoral. Osborne Zavoral and Flaherty are World War I veterans.

John Greenlee Elmer Ferriter Hanford American Legion Ferriter Greenlee Harold Ward Gene Moes Ken Moon Royal Mathews Ed Flaherty Ralph Mock Jack

Eight Die as Sea-Salvaged Shell Explodes in Bacolod

An AP report from Manila says a shell salvaged from the sea by a fisherman exploded on Wednesday, killing eight people and injuring two, and destroying three houses in Bacolod on Negros Island. The blast occurred after the shell was salvaged from the ocean and handled or opened, causing multiple fatalities and setting the scene for a local tragedy with several families affected.

Manila Bacolod Negros Island

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