Cedar Rapids Servicemen Named in Navy and Air Force Notices
Brought to light are Cedar Rapids sailors and Marines serving aboard the escort vessel Robert F Keller the destroyer Henley and the USS Faribault among others. Also listed are airmen and paratroopers including Calvin Ham Markham and Wilbur O Bannon as well as two Cedar Rapids sailors receiving honorable discharges at Norfolk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer F. Pirkl
Roosevelt High School
Fred Pirkl
Swisher
Camp McNair
Mt. Fujiyama
Gerald L. Kimm
G. M. Kimm
Third Street
Far East
Treasure Island
Calif
Philippines
Indo-China
Calvin E. Markham
Cedar Rapids
Lincoln Way Trailer Court
George Air Force Base
California
North Carolina
Navy
Norfolk Naval Receiving Station
Norfolk
Marvin G. Walker
Joyce E. Walker
Twelfth Street
George W. Walker
Route 1
Edward W. Stritesky
Ee Stritesky
C Street
Equator’s Gravity Vanishes If Earth Spins Faster
If the planet kept its current shape but rotated once every 85 minutes, centrifugal force would cancel gravity at the equator, causing objects there to become weightless. The idea highlights how rotation affects apparent weight on surface.
Millionaire Adolph Spreckels II Enjoyed Jail Time
Sugar heir Adolph Spreckels II, released after a 30-day sentence for beating his wife Kay Williams, said he had a good time in Orange County jail and would not mind returning. He received five days off for model prisoner behavior and praised the jail food.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Ana
Calif
Adolph Spreckels II
Orange County
Kay Williams
Spreckels
Curfew Keeps Cedar City Awake In New Rule
Cedar City Utah enacts a curfew requiring youths under fifteen to be off the streets by 11 p m The town marks the curfew hour nightly with the fire siren drawing complaints from older residents who say they lose sleep The measure aims to curb after dark youth activity and enhance safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar City
Utah
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