Recovery from Polio Inspires Hope and Skill
The article profiles Joan Smith a polio survivor who recovered from near paralysis through radio-guided neck exercises and intensive therapy. It outlines the early treatment at Hospital for Special Surgery and Warm Springs, her gradual return to school and work, and notes the broader polio recovery prospects and rehabilitation practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Joan Smith
K. G. Hansson
Joan
Warm Springs
National Foundation For
Forest Service and GE test lightning control in Idaho
In Kaniksu National Forest north Idaho the Forest Service and General Electric tested destroying storm clouds with dry ice to halt lightning. Dry ice would turn upper cloud water droplets into snow crystals, preventing rain and allowing crystals to drift away.
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Sandpoint
Ida
Idaho
Kaniksu National Forest
U. S. Forest Service
General Electric Company
Stock Market Up Again for Third Week
New York shows a third straight week of gains as the market rises roughly three quarters of a billion dollars. Steel and auto output hit postwar highs while Crawford Clothes cuts prices. Superior Oil soars and Skelly, Standard of New Jersey, and Standard of California rise with market optimism for six months or more.
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New York
Paris
United Nations
Wall Street
Russia
Berlin
Economic Cooperations Administration
Europe
Crawford Clothes
Superior Oil of
California
Skelly
Standard
N. J
Standard of
Boiler House Addition Under Way at Iowa Electric Plant
Excavation started last week for the No. 9 boiler house addition to the Iowa Electric Light and Power Company plant at 512 514 D avenue SE. Estimated cost of the structure is 285000 dollars, part of a six million dollar expansion over the last two years. The project includes extending the 115 volt line from Marshalltown to Boone and a Cedar Rapids Marshalltown power line continuation. A 30000 kilowatt turbine is planned for next spring. Abell and Howe Company hold the boiler house contract with offices at 1026 Third street SE and a field office at the Sixth street NE power station.
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Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
D Avenue SE
Marshalltown
Boone
Cedar Rapids
Abell and Howe Company
Third Street
Sixth Street NE
Mt Vernon renames new site as development grounds
Mt. Vernon Ohio officials designate a 64 acre tract as the Mt. Vernon Development Receiving Grounds. The term replaces the word dump and reflects a planned use for the site. Local authorities emphasize redevelopment potential and public interest in the project.
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MT. Vernon, Ohio
Mt. Vernon
Condons Sell Stock in Crown Signals Inc
Thomas J. Condon a Cedar Rapids police detective announced the sale of stock held by him and his wife in Crown Signals Incorporated to William Chadima president of the firm. Condon said Chadima now holds all the stock and the matter ties to the police department resignation row.
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Thomas J. Condon
Cedar Rapids
Crown Signals, Incorporated
William Chadima
Condon
Chadima
Cedar Rapids Navy Day Proclaimed For Oct 27
Mayor Frank K. Hahn proclaims October 27 Navy Day in Cedar Rapids. Cedar Rapids Navy League president James Fran ken leads the program with a public meeting to feature a visiting naval officer, a parade before the gathering, and a display window by the Navy Mothers club at Newman’s. Families with sailors are asked to submit photographs by Tuesday.
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Frank K. Hahn
Cedar Rapids
James Franken
Navy League
Ninth Naval District
Great Lakes
Franken
Navy Sday
Continental Congress
United States
Theodore Roosevelt
Navy Mothers Club
Newman’s
Navy
Population Growth Trend Since 1936
Since 1936, world population has risen at roughly one percent each year, reflecting steady global expansion and ongoing demographic shifts.
Men’s fashion revival echoes Louis XIV style in New York show
An INS report notes a bold return to ornate 17th century dress in men’s wear with gold thread silk shirts, brocaded pajamas, and bell sleeves. Cedar Rapids retailers express mixed reactions as shoppers plan to watch how quickly such trends spread Midwestwide.
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INS
New York
Louie
The
Gazette
Woman's Department
Cedar Rapids
Beau Brummel
Twelve More Amateurs In Eagles Talent Contest
Twelve amateurs will compete this afternoon in the Cedar Rapids Eagles lodge talent contest. Competitors include Loretta Hogan Sandra Phillips Hermi Roloff Robert Langhurst Robert Davis Patricia Melsha Charlotte Van Cleve Barbara Wood Jean Kay Spracklin Nancy Kay Spracklin Judith Sewell Jane Schindler Patricia Louise Bridges. Winners last Sunday were Class A Donald Rehder Dorothy Henderson Class B Ruth Van Vleck Robert Goldfuss.
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Cedar Rapids Eagles Lodge
Loretta Hogan
Sandra Phillips
Hermi Roloff
Robert Langhurst
Robert Davis
Patricia Melsha
Charlotte van Cleve
Barbara Wood
Jean
Nancy Kay Spracklin
Judith Sewell
Jane Schindler
Patricia Louise Bridges
Donald Rehder
Dorothy Henderson
Ruth l van Vleck
Robert Goldfuss
Art Flowers Triumph In Crafting Rice Paper Bouquets
Mrs. Leo Martin and her husband from 1508 A avenue NE pursue artificial flower making as a favorite hobby. They learned the craft from friends in Chicago this August and now create corsages and centerpieces that fool the eye, even attracting bees and butterflies to their backyard display.
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Leo Martin
Chicago
Avenue NE
Nightshade family links eggplant to potato heritage
The egg plant, likely native to southern Asia, is closely related to the potato as a member of the nightshade family.
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Southern
Asia
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Associated Press
Randolph Churchill
Winston Churchill
June Osborne
Rex Osborne
Wiltshire
England
Churchill
Pamela B. Digby
By Alton L. Blakeslee
Hansson
Hospital For Special Surgery
Medal
Alan
Victor
Dial
Iowa
Typewriter Exchange
Kresge‘s
Forest Service
T. W. Kiensen
Crown Signals, Inc
John Turpey
A. J. Polsky
Akron
Ohio
A. J. Russell
Russell
Turvey
C.R
Glen Rogers Briqueta Pocahontas
Liberty Furnace
Green Mark Furnace
Green Mark
Kenwood Fuel Company
Eaton's
Eaton
Samford
Louis XIV Styles
Raglan
Midwest
Louie Jin
Clark Glynn
Micky
Dorothy Travis
Abrams Furniture Company
Ady Ams
Ered
Ieeeks
Ae Aenes
Leia
Abrams
First Street
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