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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1950
Page
2
Partly cloudy and cooler in Iowa with showers in the east Thursday and highs 70 to 85, cooler Friday. Police court reports include vagrancy sentences and several DUI and license violations. multiple marriages and divorces filed. a series of fire, gas, and accident notices. and a long list of local death notices from Anamosa to Monticello.
On the Naktong front 700 North Korean troops were driven from Waegwan outskirts to higher ground by cavalry and ground forces. B-29s then bombed across the river in waves, stunning both sides. Ground fighting paused to watch the air assault, viewed as a new form of close air support that boosted morale.
Mrs. Anna Talle, 83, longtime Freeborn county resident, died at Naeve hospital after a weeklong illness. She had a cerebral hemorrhage last week and was mother to Congressman Henry O. Talle of Decorah, Iowa, and State Rep. Irvin Talle of Albert Lea.
In Charleston South Carolina police found three youths and their girlfriends attending a house party. The coast guard air sea search was halted after the discovery and parent reports of disappearance were resolved.
Elizabeth Scott divorced her husband William in Detroit after claiming he spent all his time in bed reading comic books instead of earning a living as a dental technician.
Taletta Larson 72 widow of Lewis O. Larson died in a Cedar Rapids nursing home at 6 30 a m Wednesday after a long illness Born in Norway Iowa January 11 1878 she lived in Cedar Rapids 22 years Surviving Laverne Larson Boulder Colo two Cedar Rapids daughters Ione Stroleng Arline Diehl a brother William Ellingson of Norway two sisters Augusta Steffenson Norway and W O Mason Madison Minn seven grandchildren and one great grandchild Services Friday at 2 p m Beatty chapel Rev Roland Johnson St Mark s Lutheran burial Cedar Memorial cemetery Friends may call at the chapel.
Walter Pearson of Sparta Illinois a former Cedar Rapids resident died Friday in Sparta Born November 8 1897 in Boone he arrived Wednesday at Rohn chapel for services at 11 am in Cedar Memorial cemetery conducted by Reverend H G Schwegler Surviving are two sisters Mrs W L Myers of Des Moines and Mrs Ben Hendal of Sun Valley California and a brother Harry of Miami Florida
Mrs. Samuel E. Younkin aged 87 of 1555 Eighth Avenue SE Cedar Rapids died Sunday. Services set for 10 30 a m Friday with Dr Marvin B Kober at St Pauls Methodist Church. Burial in Riverside cemetery In Friends may call at the chapel flowers omitted per family request.
Cedar Rapids total polio cases for 1950 reached 62 with the transfer of John Griffiden, 40, of Bowling Street SW to Iowa City after illness began Monday. Tuesday saw the 61st case, Mrs. Fred Gretz, 24, and her 18 month old daughter Susan admitted last week. Mrs Gretz listed in satisfactory condition.
Linn County Relief records show 730 total relief cases in July with 509 service, 123 medical and burial, 58 family, and 40 single cases. Expenditure from the county poor fund totaled 12870.78 dollars with 483.08 in refunds and detailed costs across multiple programs and services.
Firefighters rescued three tenants from a two story frame house after a kitchen fire on the first floor. Mrs Maude Woods a 65 year old blind woman and Mr and Mrs Gene Rich were carried to safety by ladder from the residence in Des Moines.
Dick Rinderknecht ten year old of 530 Vernon drive SE suffered cuts to arms legs and head and possible concussion about 12 30 p m Wednesday when struck by car at Mt Vernon road and Nineteenth street SE. He was taken by ambulance to Mercy hospital for treatment. Police charged driver Hazel Crawford of Joliet Illinois with failing to have her car under control.
Radio Moscow urges massive advertising to boost Soviet consumer demand. The broadcast, monitored in Washington, says cooperatives are increasing output and stresses the need to persuade buyers with cultured Soviet ads on a wide scale.
RKO studios announced Mae West and Jane Russell will team up for the film Mother Knows Best in Hollywood. The pairing marks a high profile collaboration as production begins in the studio system.
President Truman spent about 20 minutes Wednesday briefing the Joint Chiefs of Staff on the latest progress and military situation in the Korean War.
National Jaycee President Dick Kemler outlined a six point Americanism campaign for 1950 51 to fight for Americanism and faith in God. He spoke at the Montrose hotel during breakfast with Cedar Rapids Young Men's Bureau members before catching a plane to Des Moines.
At the Fairmont Farm event Holstein Milking Short horn and Aberdeen Angus were judged in the morning. A four year-old Guernsey bull named Ringmaster briefly escaped before being coaxed back and later named grand champion Guernsey bull.
The Senate faces a day of debate on an economic mobilization bill with amendments, including a Republican move to attach a control the Communists measure. The vote timing is uncertain as lawmakers decide how many amendments reach a final up or down vote.
Springfield reports Hal Glenn a 245 pound 46 year old mill worker won top honors in the men's crocheting division at the Illinois state fair. He received a multi colored bed spread as the prize and said he learned crochet from an aunt. Acquaintances remark on his size but remain silent otherwise.
The Iowa military district announced 275 army reserve captains and lieutenants will be called to Des Moines for physical examinations starting Saturday. A total of 129 officers will be assigned to active duty.
Washington AP reports the Senate joint atomic committee unanimously urged Senate approval of Thomas Keith Glennan as a member of the Atomic Energy Commission. The recommendation sets the stage for confirmation of a key science policy appointment.
Marie I. Hunt files a federal suit against the Chicago and North Western for 50 540 in damages after her husband Elmer E. Hunt died in a January 20 collision at the Wilson avenue SW crossing. She seeks burial and other expenses plus 50 000 for loss of life and demands a jury trial. George Alberts sues C Flynn for 48 50 for damages from May 4 on Third Ave SE involving Flynn and Mrs Alberts.
AP reports explain how the Korean Red Army, despite casualties estimated around 40 000, remains capable of strong assaults. Explanations include conscription in both Koreas, manpower from Manchuria and China, and possible overestimation of enemy losses. Tokyo dispatch notes 15 Communist divisions totaling about 150 000, signaling net manpower growth and expanded units.
A $50,000 federal damage suit filed July 3 against Mrs. Nora Keegan of Williamsburg was dismissed with prejudice after the plaintiff Elva H. Moore and Keegan reached an agreement. Moore sought damages for injuries from a March 4 accident near Marengo involving Keegan’s son James driving a car and Moore’s truck. The Aug. 23 hearing was canceled as the case ended.
London AP reports British doctors used World War II fogging machines to release DDT and pyrethrum in infected homes and spray ponds as part of polio control. The Health Ministry called the outbreak serious but not yet an epidemic.
The annual children’s playground and home garden exhibit at Bever Park drew 421 entries with 165 participants. Judges awarded 96 first place prizes and 48 second place ribbons across notebooks, flowers, canned vegetables, and vegetable categories.
Bernard Baruch, turning eighty, tells Guy Richards the United States can defeat any enemy if the people grasp the danger and act. He urges price controls and a mobilization system, criticizing piece meal war precautions and urging decisive action before a major threat.
A gasoline powered three foot wide saucer landed perfectly near an air force runway at Selfridge Field Michigan Tuesday night. Builder Henry Struck of Hamburg Connecticut said he built it to prove the craft could be done.
Fred W. Fitch 80 sues to terminate the 1926 trust for heirs and remove trustees Gail Fitch Lucius Fitch L R Sandahl and Richard Young. A judge ordered a temporary restraining order stopping them from funds. The petition cites aumento of salaries and large dividends totaling 759 920 with 663 000 distributed to the defendants and spouses from 1940 to 1945.
Three Waterloo youths aged 19 to 21 have admitted holding up Shady Acres tourist camp in Cedar Rapids on Aug 8 and confess involvement in robberies in Waterloo Fort Dodge and Ottumwa. They claimed several robberies netted about $27 at Cedar Rapids, plus other small sums and watches in prior incidents. They are jailed as authorities plan charges.
Military orders driven by war fears strain facilities making new drugs. Some plants cut back after overreaching civilian demand, others ramp up to meet heavy government orders. Trade sources say the industry is better positioned than in 1940 to meet medical needs, though a sudden war could overtax newer-drug facilities still in growth, and global war might cut some drug sources.
In Dubuque, August Bruntes Jr., 6, drowned Wednesday after wading into a culvert between the Mississippi River and Moore's Mill pond seeking his fishing pole. Fire Captain Harold Cosgrove said the boy was under water about ten minutes before Philip Langas, 16, and Fred E. Mayne relocated him. revival attempts failed.
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