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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1946
Page
3
Washington reports the United States is building the world’s first atomic age capital ships, the 45,000 ton Kentucky and 27,000 ton Hawaii, to be guided missile warships. Design shifts aim to boost striking power while propulsion remains conventional. atomic propulsion not yet adopted.
Former President Hoover said food shipments to Yugoslavia should be halted because the U S is indirectly feeding Tito's army. He noted Yugoslavia's harvest last July and August and said they need no more aid while famine elsewhere in Europe has ended.
Norwalk Connecticut state education commissioner Alonzo G Grace ordered the city's schools opened Thursday September 12 unless a teachers strike is settled beforehand. Earlier the district closed last Wednesday after only eight of 236 teachers were present. Grace would not confirm state takeover plans if the pay dispute remains unresolved. Attorney General William L Hadden has ruled such a takeover is possible.
Marilyn Buford, Miss California, won the 1946 Miss America title in Atlantic City with a $5,000 scholarship. Becky McCall Miss Arkansas was first runner up, followed by Janey Miller Miss Atlanta and Marguerite McClelland Miss Louisiana. The event drew 20,000 spectators as 16 finalists vied for scholarships totaling thousands, with a special award to Lennie Nobles Miss Mississippi. Buford is a UCLA dramatics student from Los Angeles, 21, 5'8" and 123 pounds.
Polk county dominated the state farm sports festival at Iowa State College, winning with 3,254 points. The two day event drew 3,600 participants from 68 counties, with baseball and softball tournaments featuring 115 and 34 teams respectively. District 6 led overall with 15,214 points.
Police records show Laurence C. Sturgess, 527 Sixth Avenue SE, involved in a freak auto accident at Third Avenue and First Street SE. After the starter failed, he stepped out to push the stalled car, which had been left in reverse, causing it to back into Cartwright Decorating, 101 Third Avenue SE, shattering a window and damaging a bar.
William H. Lawson a 54 year old flagpole painter lost his pants while five stories up a downtown building. His safety belt slipped and his pants were freed by the ropes he used he hung on until firemen raised a ladder and rescued him. He escaped injury aside from embarrassment.
Dr. George D. Stoddard, new University of Illinois president, predicted Saturday night that enrollment in U S colleges and universities would reach 3,000,000 students by 1960, about double the prewar level.
In Batavia Illinois Rev Walter Schlie of Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran church banned wedding kisses at the altar saying marriages are sacred services not social functions Public displays offend worshipers and hence couples may only hold hands while best man and families kiss in the church vestibule Rice throwing and confetti in or near the church are also discouraged The pamphlet The Order of the Wedding Service was placed in pews outlining the new etiquette
Medical investigators said the illness affecting 11 workers at the Swift and Company packing plant was Australian Q fever. The fever’s only other known outbreak was in Amarillo, Texas, last March with 40 cases. Blood samples from the 11 were sent to NIH in Bethesda and nine of them tested positive for rickettsia burnetii, the Q fever organism.
Mrs. Cawley, 19, who left her two babies at the Veterans Administration office over insufficient payments, will regain custody and receive help. Through Samuel J. C. Greene, she arranged care for Betty Ann, 14 months, and placement for Barbara Jean, 3 months, with her brother-in-law Richard Cawley. The husband, 25, a partly paralyzed former serviceman, will return to the Philadelphia naval hospital next month and has a $1150 monthly pension. she has been receiving $72.50 monthly plus two quarts of milk daily from the state veterans commission. The incident began when she dropped the infant pair and the $11.50 check on the VA desk, saying she could not feed the children on this amount.
Pittsburgh area faces potential power disruption as a 7 day 1 500 000 residents could be affected if a wage dispute remains unsettled. George L Mueller president of the Independent Association of Employes of Duquesne Light set Tuesday 12 01 a m strike time in a radio broadcast. The union seeks a master contract for nine groups plus a 20 percent wage increase and profit sharing.
Captain E M Donaldson of the Royal Air Force established a new world air speed record by flying 616 miles an hour in a twin jet Gloster Meteor IV at Tangmere England Saturday according to an official announcement from London AP report.
More than 30000 soldiers at Camp Lee Va will pray today for a miracle to save 7 year old Nancy Henderson of Burlington Vt bedridden with an incurable brain tumor. A box of toys from the camp community travels to ease her days as chaplains schedule 24 services in 10 chapels with silent and spoken prayers. Nancy’s father Sgt Ralph Henderson was recently sent home to be near her as letters to President Truman and Gen Eisenhower moved many to faith.
Senator Alben W. Barkley said he was optimistic about the peace conference after returning from Paris. He acknowledged some technical difficulties but did not view them as permanent obstacles to achieving a just peace.
A general strike threat by AFL Seafarers International Union leader Paul Hall drew swift denials from AFL officials who called the threat ridiculous. The strike crippled U S ports and triggered inland disruption as rail cars, tugs, and truck drivers joined the stoppage, widening the impact on grain, fuel, and food supplies.
Washington AP says OPA plans to deploy 6000 enforcers in a major winter campaign to curb meat black market activity. Deputy head George Moncharsh notes small violator tips may trap big operators, with 2500 agents targeting meat and others covering sugar autos lumber and rent.
Elmer Schoelerman of Tama died at 5 p m Saturday from injuries after a collision in Tama city Saturday morning He had worked many years at the Twin Towers station in Cedar Rapids The crash also involved Guy Kindig of Tama and a following car Schoelerman was thrown from the vehicle in the impact Tama county recorded its seventh traffic fatality of the year.
British statesmen and Arab leaders meet in London for contentious Palestine conferences. No Palestinian Arabs or Palestinian Jewish agency delegates attend. Officials expect useful discussion to explore several directions on the Palestine question. The sessions open Tuesday with Prime Minister Attlee and Foreign Secretary Bevin in attendance.
Herford Germany AP reports British authorities announced the arrest of Josef Grohe a top ranking Nazi war criminal accused of ordering the destruction of five Rhine bridges at Cologne as refugees streamed west seeking safety behind Allied lines.
Twenty five CIO unions in Chicago and Milwaukee press for government control amid a perceived meat famine. They accuse packers of a political strike after price controls were reestablished, urging nationalization to ensure fair farmer prices, adequate meat supply, and steady jobs.
ST JOSEPH MO AP detectives Murphy and Hopkins said they cannot be expected to locate the missing woman from the description given. They only know she had a scar on her hip.
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