All-Iowa Fair Opens with Teeterboard Thrills at Hawkeye Downs
The All-Iowa Fair and Mid-Century All-Town exposition near Cedar Rapids kick off Saturday with Auto Race Day and a full week of grandstand attractions. The Mar-Vels teeterboard act, Joie Chitwood Jr and Sr auto daredevils, Johnny J. Jones Exposition, and 40-car railroad show highlight a 27-act two-hour thrill program. A record livestock exhibit, exhibition hall work, and tents fill Hawkeye Downs as crowds prepare for daily performances through August 13 17 and the grand opening Friday night.
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Hawkeye Downs
Joie Chitwood, Jr
Joie, Sr
Alltowa Fair
Hawkeye
Downs
Horseny
Aus
Atl-tech
State Daily Show
All-Sons
Alvends
Vaday
Mervelany
Pilot Dean Flys Rides for Gazette Carrier Boys
Pilot Dean, formerly a Gazette carrier, and The Bonanza provided rides to carrier boys near northeastern Java airports. The flight drew attention for Dean’s ties to the paper and his wartime service.
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Jean Terwilliger
Ean
Gazette
Java
Dean
Air Force
Cedar Rapids
Hunter Flying Service
Egyptian man punished by wrong marriage scheme
An Egyptian man married a mother after being engaged to her teenage daughter. When he visited the wife, the daughter and her brothers beat him and expelled him, revealing the motive behind the assaults. The case shows a revenge plot tied to a marriage choice.
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Cairo
U.N. TB Team Concludes Israel Health Drive
An international medical team working with UNICEF in Tel Aviv winds up after screening nearly 1.3 million Israelis for tuberculosis and other diseases. Dr. Olle Horwitz of Copenhagen led the effort. 177,000 Israelis were vaccinated since the November 1, 1949 campaign began.
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U.N. Anti-T.b
Israel
Tel Aviv
United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund
Olle Horwitz
Copenhagen
Denmark
Curtain of Silence for Russ at U N
A typed dispatch notes wartime tensions with Russia, quoting Indiana Governor Schricker condemning communism in state service. The report mentions a vigilance committee at the United Nations and speculation about access to secret security information in Louisiana amid Korea concerns.
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Henry F. Schricker
Indiana
Pierre J. Huss
Lake Success, Nly
INS
United Nations
Russia
7State
Thomas Russell
Louisiana
Korea
State Department
Mmm
Assis
Stoelkkholm
Wew
Yugoslavia
Matix
World Organization
China
Peiping
Peurifoy Enchants Congress With Southern Line
Washington column describes John E. Peurifoy as a skilled diplomat able to openly challenge Senator Joe McCarthy while maintaining strong ties with Congress. He is praised for his frank style and popular relations, with a pay raise recommendation and his upcoming ambassadorship to Greece noted.
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Peter Edson
Washington
Nea
John E. Peurifoy
U. S
Greece
Congress
State Department
Wisconsin
Joe McCarthy
Peurifoy
Dean Acheson
Pentifoy
Walterboro
Soviet Delegation Fortifies Lake Success Posture
The Soviet delegation tightens access and scrutiny at Lake Success. Zinchenko, a blunt wartime propagandist, shields state secrets while Jacob Malik faces limited remarks at the UN Security Council. Cominform nations follow suit as Korea shifts UN dynamics.
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Glen Cove
Lebg Island
U.N
Jacob Malik
Stalin
Lake Success
Plans for Two Day Labor Day Celebration in CLR
Leroy Fifield chairs a two day Labor Day event sponsored by the American Federation of Grim Militers at Hawkere Downs September 3 and 4. A downtown Cedar Rapids parade is planned for September 4 with grandstand acts headlined by War Jardine and Raminin’ Orray Seatr plus top attractions from Nashville and Australia. Continuous entertainment includes Len the Mexican bowling wire sensation, Clarabelle and Luke Meb Luke, Jers Smith, automobile races, and a midway of rides.
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Leroy Fifield
American Federation of Grim Miliers
Royal 100
Hawkere Downs
Downs
Cedar Rapids
Trainion
German Veterans in Egypt Rumor Denied
Cairo AP reports authoritative independent sources say there is no basis for claims that 6,000 Afrika Korps veterans are serving with the Egyptian army. Foreign experts and correspondents who have toured Egyptian units say they have seen no German units or soldiers.
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Egypt
Cairo
Afrika Korps
Three Chinese Catch 15 Foot King Cobra
Singapore greenskeepers captured a 15 foot King Cobra after catching two large snakes believed to be pythons. One constricted the neck while others held the tail and body, revealing a massive King Cobra among the island’s largest.
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Witertoo
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Aulo
Cedar Rapids Montorcyde Club
Mistral
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NoRl Locke
Iowa
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