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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1946
Page
1
Secretary of Agriculture Anderson on Saturday removed price ceilings from over 20 farm commodities including fresh apples peaches frozen fruits sweet potatoes canned peas lima beans and apricots. The action lists hogs and cattle fats and oils jams jellies fish and many more as now in short supply while others lose price controls under the new act.
The OPA announced new price ceilings for hogs at 16.25 per hundredweight and cattle at 20.25, effective midnight Saturday, with an increased margin for meat wholesalers. Quotas set at 90 percent for cattle and calves and 70 percent for hogs shift from 1944 levels, aiming to distribute meat more evenly without reducing total supply.
Cedar Rapids announces division majors for the 1947 Community Chest drive to raise 142262.63 dollars, Oct 15 19. Co chairs George Hearn and John W. Miller list leaders for Industrial, Mercantile, Transportation, Wholesale, Commercial, Service Establishments, Professional, Men’s, Residential divisions. Each division will recruit 200 to 300 workers. captains to appoint crews and finalize staff soon.
Streptomycin, a new miracle drug, used first in Cedar Rapids last Sunday with dramatic results, will be available for limited use. Dr E T Gough of St Luke's hospital says a small amount flown from Boston helped a severe urinary tract infection with dramatic improvement. It acts as a penicillin supplement, useful in urinary infections and certain flu, meningitis, pneumonia and bacterial heart ailments. Delivered by intermuscular and spinal injections.
The Civilian Protection Administration announced a nationwide program designating 1,652 hospitals as depots to distribute streptomycin to civilians. The effort begins September 1 with each hospital allocated a specific quantity from a central supplier, for treatment of diseases including tuberculosis.
St Luke s and Mercy hospitals have been designated as depots for distributing streptomycin in the region. Previously the drug was limited to certain government agencies and experiments under the National Research Council. The Civilian Production Administration Chemicals division controls the drug and provides instructions on infections, administration, dosage, and toxicity.
The Cedar Rapids police court posted a record August total of 5013 30 in fines with a 100 fine against a city fireman pushing the month over 5 000 for the first time. Municipal Judge Harry S Johnson noted rising enforcement and stated he is fining more than before.
Cedar Rapids stores and public buildings including city hall courthouse and federal building will be closed Monday Labor Day. All post office windows will be closed and there will be no mail deliveries. Mail box letters will be collected at 5 p.m. Buses run on holiday schedule.
Los Angeles report says taxicab veered off a sloped curb and toppled onto the Hastings residence for the second time in a month. Mr and Mrs Hastings described taxi service becoming a recurring nuisance as the vehicle landed upside down at their front door.
Washington reports that Price Administrator Paul Porter said there will be no general rent increases now or soon. He noted landlords earn more than in 1930s, claim repair costs are down due to less redecorating, and high demand reduces vacancies. Porter linked rent stability to fighting inflation and praised full production as inflation guard.
A car was struck at a crossing in Indianapolis, dragged 100 feet on the tracks, and crushed between two trains. Two men, Charles Pierce and C. B. Lifford, suffered only minor cuts and bruises despite being buffeted between the two trains.
An OCR derived index page fragment from a newspaper shows garbled headings and partial column labels for sections like Deaths Editorial Features Movies Sports and State. The legible bits include stray words such as Daily Record and Marion, but most content is unreadable.
Rioting tied to Brazil's economic crisis killed one and injured nearly 100 as mobs moved through downtown Rio de Janeiro smashing windows. Police dispersed crowds while a crackdown on Communist venues and arrests of about 200 regime opponents were reported.
London AP reports King George II shown confident of a two to one victory in Sunday's Greek plebiscite on his return to the throne. The dispatch notes mounting support and expected affirmation of his reign as monarch.
In Nuremberg the surviving Third Reich leaders, including Joachim von Ribbentrop, faced war crimes court for final pleas. Ribbentrop warned that the western Allies now stand as Germany once did in relation to Russia, as he spoke from the dock with 20 co-defendants.
AP reports the Nuernberg tribunal announced the verdict will be delivered on September 23. The account recalls Hermann Goering and Rudolf Hess at Nazi peak, with Goering appearing tired and defiant, insisting he did not want war.
Col. James A. Kilian signed court martial charges against Capt. Earl J. Carroll accusing the former Lichfield prosecutor of maliciously instigating Kilian’s trial. Kilian says Carroll browbeated witnesses, violated rules, and used improper press releases. Kilian’s guilty verdict on guardhouse cruelty carries a fine and reprimand. the verdict awaits military review.
Davenport investigators probe a suspected black market sugar ring tied to the murder of Edward C. Ehrecke 42. Sheriff Bease sought federal data on sugar counterfeiting as authorities examine Ehrecke’s Tipton implement store and possible ties to an earlier store fire and explosion.
Wilson packing plant drivers voted to be represented by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local No. 238 in an NLRB election. Sixteen eligible, 14 voted for the AFL local, with two absent and ballots also offered for Packinghouse Workers Local No. 3 or no union. NLRB examiner Gordon Gilbertson supervised.
Weather report notes a warm spell and a cooler Labor Day weekend. Forecaster calls for possible rain tonight with temperatures dropping from the 70s to the 40s overnight and into early morning.
FRANKFURT AP Col. C F Fritsche said 14 of 15 Germans arrested on suspicion of Soviet espionage in the American occupation zone have been released. Walter Kazmarek, alleged leader of the Free Germany group, remains in custody. Charges and legal prosecution status not finalized.
Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov left Paris for Moscow by plane on an urgent Kremlin summons, canceling a Big Four council meeting. Sources said Stalin wanted to review Europe and UN positions after the Yugoslavia incident and assess U.S. stands as an important Politburo meeting looms for a full Molotov report.
Parts of the peace conference commission adopted four power plans including Romania paying $300 million in reparations to Russia and shifting the Italian frontier to favor France on the Mont Cenis plateau. France would gain the Gran Scala hydro electric plant and other territorial changes with annex provisions for Italian electric power.
President Truman faced rough seas and rain squalls aboard the presidential yacht Williamsburg on the trip home from Bermuda. En route to Washington, the Williams burg reported heavy weather with furniture rattling and chairs lashed in the officers dining room as reporters aboard the escort Weiss observed the passage.
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