Four-Way Program On Serving Needy Cedar Rapids Children
Cedar Rapids and Linn County child welfare topics dominated a six of seven lectures in the Junior League series This Is Cedar Rapids Speakers included Mrs Van Vechten Shaffer Helen Bray Capt Stanley Davis and I A Lowell They outlined services of the Children s Home the Child Welfare Agency the Iowa Children s Home Society and juvenile probation The discussion covered care for 53 children at the Home this year the agency s nonrestrictive eligibility and the need for parent education to curb youth problems Next lecture on Monday will cover Community Organizations and civil defense by local officials.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Chamber of Commerce
Junior League
van Vechten Shaffer
Helen Bray
Stanley Davis
Police Juvenile Bureau
I. A. Lowell
Miss Bray
John Harrell
Council of Social Planning
William Ellwood
Public Welfare Bureau
Community Chest
S. R. Hawkins
Cc. C. Birr
Council On Social Planning
Tariff battles may hinge on Russia influence
A forecasted tariff fight in Congress could be shaped by Russia and the West as 2000 foreign trade business leaders gather with government officials. Proponents of freer trade cite rising U S exports from five billion in 1914 to over 30 billion today, while protectionists warn Russian goods threaten domestic industries.
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New York
Russia
West
Congress
National Foreign Trade Commission
William S. Swingle
National Foreign Trade Council
Eisenhower
Commission On Foreign Economic
Paris
U. S
Ice may be a real health hazard from contaminated ice studies
AP Science Reporter Alton L Blakeslee reports researchers find ice can carry germs linked to food poisoning diarrhea and wound infections. Harvard studies suggest chlorine treatment may keep vanes ice sanitary while Kansas samples show crushed ice more often germ laden than cubed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton L. Blakeslee
AP Science Reporter
New York
Harvard
W. D. Foltz
Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station
Manhattan
Kansas
Foltz
West economic ties mix with tariffs and Russia fears
The article discusses European anxiety over a potential U S recession and the impact of tariffs while noting Europe relies on American goods. It mentions Americans questioning Russia's germ risks and the U S dollar gap closing with abroad purchases as it reflects on economic interdependence and ongoing tariff debates. A local sign plan for Canadian county liquor house is described along state highway 41.
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Europe
U. S
Congress
West
Russia
Merchant’s Place
Canadian County
Canadian County Liquor House
Liquor House
Liquor House First House
Remedy Using Chlorine In Ice Handling Cited
Moore reports in the American Journal of Public Health that covering crushed ice with a weak sodium hypochlorite solution kills most germs without altering drink taste. Chlorine is now used in dining halls. The text warns ordinary corn-squeezins will not disinfect mixed drinks or rice contamination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foltz
Moore
American Journal, of Public Health
Subpoena Criticized as Political Abuse by Oxnam
Bishop G. Bromley Oxnam called the House Un American Activities Committee subpoena of former President Truman "sheer stupidity" and said injecting politics into the case is unfortunate and disgraceful. He questioned White House laxity and urged identifying those responsible.
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Washington
G. Bromley Oxnam
House UN American Activities Committee
Truman
Oxnam
New Hampshire apple harvest to reach record size
Officials estimate 174.3 million apples will be picked in New Hampshire this season, yielding about 1.162 million bushels. The bumper crop equals roughly 348 apples per resident, marking the third largest harvest in state history.
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Concord
N. H
New Hampshire
Notice of Probate In Linn County Iowa
State of laws Linn County and command that the estate of Charles Shackell late of Linn County deceased is in probate. All persons with claims against the estate must present them duly authenticated to the Clerk of Linn County Iowa. Harold Eskielvio attorney Elliott Shuttleworth Ingersoll.
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Linn County
Ea ¢Haries Shackell
Ows
Maimet
Iowa
Harold Eskielvio
Elliott, Shuttleworth & Ingersoll
Torneys
Army Tests Turnip Greens Popularity in Korea
In Pusan Korea Major R C Benson conducted an experiment to learn if soldiers favor turnip greens. About 70 percent of officers and men liked the greens, 20 percent were indifferent, and the rest disliked the idea. Comments varied with regional flavor and desire for corn bread. Benson concluded turnip greens appeal to a broader group than southerners.
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Pusan
Korea
R. C. Benson
Little Falls
Minn
Benson
Springdale
Ark
Wheatland residents plan to reject bootlegger signs
In Wheatland Oklahoma residents in a town of 300 planned to drop signs directing travelers to a local bootlegger. Justice of the Peace Nathan B Newcomb heads the project saying there isn’t a single bootlegger in Wheatland and he will not tolerate bootleg activity. The article notes bootleg operations nearby and residents tired of midnight directions to whisky dens.
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Wheatland
Okla
Oklahoma
Justice of the Peace
Nathan B. Newcomb
Sign Project
Ewcomb
Oklahoma County
Winter Temple Delivers TV To Nugent Family Under Operation TV
The Paul Nugent family at 1212 Sixteenth Street SE receives a television set donated by Winter Temple 78 of the Pythian Sisters with Standard Appliance Company support. The device aids Billy Nugent, a paralytic wheelchair user, while his hospitalized father and twin brother also receive care. The arrangement is temporary, with indefinite duration, as part of Winter Temple’s community aid program started about a month ago.
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Paul Nugent
Sixteenth Street
Cedar Rapids
Winter Temple
Pythian Sisters
Nugents
Billy
Standard Appliance Company
William Guess
Nugent
Guess
Bobby
Harry Michel
Harold Green
Bertha Buffyington
Herbert Ades
Abstinence from Girl Baby Nursing Advised
Chicago AP reports cancer researcher Dr. Charles B. Huggins urged 100,000 American mothers to refrain from nursing their newborn daughters for one year. He argues this could lower female breast cancer risk, noting mouse studies suggesting a virus in breast milk may influence tumors, though no human proof exists.
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Chicago
America
Charles B. Huggins
University of
Huggins
85 East Iowa Masons Given 32nd Degree
The 32nd degree was conferred on a class of 85 Eastern Iowa Masons by Iowa Consistory and Scottish Rite bodies ending a three day fall reunion. The Cornerstone Class elected officers and included a large list of Mason members from multiple towns. Col. Hugh T. Upton explained deferment rules for a surviving son when brothers were killed or injured in war.
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East Iowa Masons
Iowa
el Kahir Shrine
Cedar Rapids
Charles E. Severn
Elbert L. Willson
Charles
City
Russell L. Hess
Norman J. Graham
Springville
Leon E. Robb
Waterloo
Nathan H. Levinson
Mason City
Marion
Allison J. Andrews
United States
Hugh T. Upton
Selective Service
Draft Board Has Poignant Letter
J N Inman writes North Carolina draft HQ that he has lost two sons in World War II and fears losing the remaining 21 year old married son with one child to the draft. He pleads emotional strain and asks for guidance on whether to draft.
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Raleigh
N. C
J. N. Inman
North Carolina
Father Sues To Get Girl Excused For Dance Class
In Morristown Pennsylvania a father sues the Conshohocken school board to excuse his 11 year old daughter Betty Anne from Wednesday afternoon classes for dancing lessons. He says he has spent about 10000 dollars on her career and the NY instructor can only meet on Wednesdays. The board refuses further absences claiming the child has used up six half holidays and must attend school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morristown
George Rapine
Betty Anne
Leonard F. Markel
Conshohocken
New York
Steel Pier
Atlantic City
Rapine
Robert C. Landis
Dieci
School Code Land Board
Stanley B. Cooper
Morse begins 45-year torture sentence in Florida
Winston H. Morse started a 45 year prison term in Fort Lauderdale after a torture attack on eight year old Bruce Strand Hagen. The child remained in recovery as Morse reported to the state penitentiary.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fila
Winston H. Morse
State Penitentiary
Bruce Strandhagen
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Edward W. M
Morelyn W. Brown
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Harvard University
Mt. Vernon Rd
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Carney
Fleece
Weatherstrip
Super Mart
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Nmbars
Suladina Vons
Betty Furness
Ptee Oe
16Th Ave
Leonard Sankot
16Th Ave. SW
Mechanicsville
Paul A. Horner
Clutter
Harry A. Kosnar
Charles City
Elmer G. Huxsel
Central City
Verne O. Phelps
Franklin W. Sauer
James ‘Sauer
Reinbeck
Frederick W.strohbehn
Fairfax
Lloyd E. Williams
Lisbon
William E. Yount, Jr
Draft Board
Father Sues
Schwinn Bikes
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