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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1947
Page
10
Two radio show items spark commentary on show business. Phil Harris earns another season on Bandwagon with high ratings notes, while Dinah Shore may leave Your Hit Parade as Meredith Willson resumes his all music program. CBS Studio One debuts with Studio One’s elevated budget and Ring Lardner’s Alibi Ike tale. Carmen Cavallaro appears on Jack Smith show.
Two opposing currents cross in the Bosporus as a surface current exits the Black Sea while a bottom current moves inward. The long list lists radio programs by time and station across KXEL WGN WMT and others, noting shows from 6 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. with many names and times, reflecting the era’s programming.
New York report: welfare department maintains a family on relief in a 315 monthly hotel suite with clothing, food, laundry and maid service. The household averages 128 weekly for rent and meals, while the father, 35, faces court for not sending his 7 year old to school amid plans to seek a job 150 miles away.
Cherokee Iowa AP Carl Schleef a 34 year old overseas veteran of World War II was appointed sheriff Monday by the Cherokee county board of supervisors as successor to Don F Phipps who resigned last week after removal proceedings had been started against him Schleef who is from Cherokee and was one of eight applicants interviewed for the post was chosen following a session in which the supervisors also questioned Phipps briefly The supervisors asked Phipps if he would be willing to make good any overpayments which may have been made to him for mileage or other purposes Phipps replied that he knew of no overpayments but that if any turned up he would be glad to make any necessary adjustments
Dock workers in all French ports began a 24-hour strike in Paris and across the nation to demand higher wages. Maintenance employees of the state railways also started a series of work stoppages as part of the demonstration.
B C Marts aged 76, a nationally known Duroc Jersey hog breeder and for 25 years president and director of the United Duroc Association, died Sunday night in Hampton Iowa hospital from a heart ailment. He is survived by his wife, four sons and four daughters. Funeral services will be held Wednesday.
The Gazette lists this week’s showtimes by theater and film. Paramount presents The Sea of Grass with multiple daily starts including 12 2:20 4:40 7:05 9:35. Iowa shows Song of Scheherazade at 1:15 4:05 7 9:55. Code of the West at 3:05 6 8:50. State screens The Fabulous Suzanne with 12 2:30 5 7:35 10:10. The Unknown at 1:20 3:55 6:25. Palace runs Blue Skies at 2:40 6:05 9:30. Devil's Playground at 1:40 5:05 8:30. Rialto features So Dark the Night at 1 3:40 6:20 9. Secret Valley at 2:10 4:50 7:30 10:10. Times for The Big Sleep 2:40 6:10 9:45. Portrait of Maria 1:15 4:40 8:15. Strand lists Czech feature at 6 9:33. Kid from Spain at 7:55. Marion shows King of the Wild Horses at 7:08 9:51 and Hard-Boiled Mahoney at 8:48.
Twelve people died when an ammunition dump exploded at Lehrte near Braunschweig on Monday. Investigators probe the cause of the blast as German authorities report casualties and assess the scene.
The Iowa Restaurant Association announced a statewide training program for restaurant and hotel staff serving food starting in Fort Dodge the week of July 7. Sponsored with the vocational division of the state department of public instruction, 50 courses will run from July this year to July 1948 for employed waiters and waitresses, with emphasis on service skills.
A succinct guide outlines correct procedures for health and sanitation, emphasizing proper food handling, cleanliness, and courteous serving of meals to ensure hygiene and respectful customer care.
The Senate reversed course and inserted language into a science bill directing the national science foundation to spend more than 5 million dollars yearly on research in state universities and land grant colleges. By a 42 to 40 vote the chamber required 25 percent of foundation funds be diverted to state-supported colleges and universities.
DES MOINES UP Eighteen Iowa rural youths were named winners of Iowa Farm Bureau women’s committee scholarships. Two winners from each of nine districts receive 280 for two years teaching college study to encourage teaching in rural areas. Winners include Mary Kay Thornton Scottville and Harry Thomas Reay Sumner among others.
A fragmented list shows pairs of individuals including Gloria Spencer of Woodard and Geryl Dean Brown of Cedar Rapids with Dorothy Eldridge of Vinton. further names include Josephine Malcom of Oakville with Margaret Augsberger of Pulaski. Dean Gray of Moulton paired with Evelyn Daleen Rawson of Carlisle. Ruth Larsen of Underwood and Marvin Lawrence of Brooks appear in the continuing roster.
Sault Ste. Marie AP report Cupid joined the telephone strike line as John Toland and Shirley Corey, Michigan Bell employees, met, walked and fell in love while picketing. They scheduled their wedding for July 12.
Hollywood report says radio singer Dinah Shore and film star George Montgomery expect a baby in December. The couple announced the pregnancy on Monday.
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