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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1947
Page
5
FOTO FACTS notes that coal balls in midwestern coal seams reveal petrified plants from 270 to 300 million years ago during the Pennsylvanian age. These rounded plant fossils, found sporadically in mines from Massachusetts to Kansas, disable drills, resist burning, and require careful preparation to study their contents.
The text explains acid etching to reveal plant tissue in coal balls, notes preservation depends on mineral replacement, and highlights paleobotanist Fredrick O. Thompson of Des Moines. It recounts Iowa coal’s soft quality, coal age transitions from peat to lignite to coal, and a wartime Dutch coal sourcing example. Thompson's specimens were sent to Harvard and Washington U.. cross section from Sander's mine in Mahaska County. Iowa’s Pennsylvanian flora sheds light on regional botanical history.
CIO President Philip Murray endorsed Walter Reuther for re election as UAW president at the convention news conference. He praised Reuther as "the little redhead" and urged non Communist affidavits under Taft Hartley, while noting his own refusal to sign. He urged Congress to act on price controls, excess profits tax, aid to Europe, and a $1 minimum wage proposal.
The Iowa State Employment Service reports Cedar Rapids area labor stockpile near its lowest wartime level. October employment fell at 14 major firms though a 30 to 60 day rebound is expected. Apartment and home shortages hinder worker migration, limiting supply to meet rising demand. All sectors except food processing show employment gains. food declines due to produce movement fluctuations.
More physical therapists are needed for Veterans Administration hospitals nationwide as the Civil Service Commission announces examinations for therapist posts. Salaries range from $2,644 to $3,144 monthly, with qualifications and appointment procedures outlined.
Positions pay $5 905 per year with no experience required for the lowest paid roles. Applicants must be graduates of an approved school of physical therapy to qualify for the openings.
Luciana Gallipani, 25, a lifelong paralytic, was selling American cigarettes on the black market in Genoa when a police raid arrived with sirens. She dropped the cigarettes and attempted to move away as officers closed in.
A female suspect clings to a wall, staggers forward, then bolts free, casting a final glance of astonishment as she escapes the pursuing officers. Police remain in pursuit after the rapid exit.
The undersigned was appointed and qualified as Executor of the estate of Burt D. Millholen, deceased, on October 25 1947 in Linn County Iowa. All persons indebted to the estate should pay promptly. Claims must be filed with the Clerk of Linn County District Court, Iowa. M H Luber Executor. George C Claassen Attorney.
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