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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1948
Page
3
Hollywood celebrates Christmas with a street parade featuring a motorized sleigh, plastic reindeer, and 150 light filled trees. The article notes festive displays across nearby towns, including Beverly Hills and Palm Springs, with Lasie as this year’s star and mentions various oversized decorations and public pageantry.
Ten thousand tons of potash arrived in Tokyo marking the first private penetration of the Soviet Iron Curtain. The World Commerce Corporation delivered material from Soviet occupied Germany with 90,000 tons more reportedly en route. The government will allocate the fertilizer to Japanese producers amid shortages from American channels.
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