This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 23 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1952
Page
1
President Truman honored three wartime generals at a Springfield breakfast by presenting medals. He recalled pinning medals on Eisenhower, MacArthur, and Wainwright, and shared anecdotes of tears and rocks and his own medal counts.
The article tracks delegate totals ahead of Chicago with Taft adding 32 in Indiana and leading Eisenhower by 88 votes if no further shifts occur. It notes Lodge as Eisenhower’s manager predicting strong initial support and outlines upcoming at large and Puerto Rico allocations shaping the nomination battle ahead of the February Chicago convention.
The official county canvass shows Taft 64,617 votes and Eisenhower 64,004 for 14 national Republican convention delegates. Taft leads by 613 votes with statewide tally at 50.241 percent to Eisenhower 49.764. The state canvass could revise the result later in the week.
Howard B. Helscher of Cedar Rapids was chosen president of the national Coe Alumni Association at a centennial year alumni banquet. Cedar Rapids women Lynn Swaney and Martha Lippert were elected vice president and secretary. Fran Allison, former Coe student and radio TV star, spoke on her career and teased a Kukla Fran and Ollie program. Owen N. Elliott urged support for the Coe Growth Fund as Maggie Sargent Gray recalled the class of 1902. Eliza Hickok Kesler led the program as mistress of ceremonies.
Scattered reports totaling 34000 in money and pledges were turned in to Coe College Growth Fund campaign headquarters by Saturday. Solicitation Chairman Bryce Fisher announced. He said results are promising but much work remains and urged workers to finish interviews by Tuesday, the expected completion day.
Two Iowans were elected officers of the National Catholic Laymen's Retreat Conference in Pittsburgh Emil Deutmeyer of Dubuque was named treasurer and the Rt Rev Msgr W H Schulte of Cedar Rapids became secretary David Martin of Pittsburgh was elected president of the conference.
In Hong Kong AP reports the Chinese Communist authorities publicly tried earthen idols from Tihai village in Kwangtung. The 100 year old idols, worshipped by villagers, were smashed after villagers admitted squandering wealth on them according to Kung Sheung Daily News.
The proclamation in London sets June 2 1953 as the coronation date for Queen Elizabeth II. Heralds in scarlet announce the fixed date at four London points as officials worldwide confirm the schedule.
Mrs. Clifford H. Swanger, longtime Cedar Rapids resident of 381 Fifteenth Street SE, died in a Cedar Rapids hospital at 11:05 am Saturday after a brief illness. Survived by husband, daughter Thurston Alexander of Abingdon Illinois, mother Sarah Van de Venter of Kellogg, three sisters Verne Gray Otto Steinberger Ray Bell, and two grandchildren. Born June 25 1900 Kellogg. Active in Christian church Cedar chapter of OES and Ladies Auxiliary of B of R T. Services 1:30 pm in Turner Chapel with Cedar Memorial Cemetery burial. Public may visit after 1 pm Sunday.
Mrs Clara Farrell about 80 a former Cedar Rapids resident died Saturday in an Omaha hospital after a short illness. She left Cedar Rapids years ago and is survived by brother Charles Colgan Marengo and two sisters formerly of Cedar Rapids Mrs P A McDonough Omaha and Mrs P J Cash Minneapolis. She was sister of the late Mrs L H Lucas Thomas Colgan and Mrs Jane Sargent of Cedar Rapids. Funeral services will be conducted Monday in Omaha.
Miss Winifred M Holden died at her sister Mrs Walter Stecker’s home in Fort Worth Texas She worked in Cedar Rapids with Holden and Kahler and later at Scott White hospital in Temple Texas Surviving are her father D R Holden of St Johns Michigan another sister Mrs Joseph Gasser of St Johns Michigan and several nieces and nephews Graveside rites are set for 1 30 p m Monday at Oak Hill cemetery Friends may call Turner chapel after 6 p m today
Oberts list of deaths includes Center Point Lilly Molenhauer 71 Cedar Rapids hospital funeral arrangements not completed body at Satchett Murdoch Cascade Florian A Meis 51 Temple Hill services Monday St Peters Church body at Devaney Cascade Monticello Henry Schmit 66 Dubuque hospital services Tuesday Sacred Heart burial at church cemetery body at Eethegrnm & funeral home Monticello Marengo Arthur E Foster 73 died Saturday services Tuesday 2 p m Hoover funeral home burial in local cemetery Frank Kadera 78 died Thursday services 9:30 Monday St Marys Church burial in Hala cemetery native and lifelong Oxford resident Martha Happel 84 died Friday services Sunday 2 p m home of daughter Mrs Carl Gerhold St Stephen Church burial Lutheran cemetery Harold Weyer died Saturday Cedar Rapids St Luke s hospital funeral arrangements not completed.
A phantom gunman terrorized U S highway 66 motorists for two weeks. State police deployed 35 officers as pilot Don Bratt searched from the air for the blue car believed to be involved in a fourth attack near Chicago. Victims include Raymond Wise of Atlanta and George Cushing of Pontiac with one wound from a broken windshield fracture.
President Truman landed in Washington on Saturday at 4 08 p m CST aboard his private plane the Independence after a Kansas City trip he called one of the most enjoyable he had ever made He was greeted by his daughter Margaret in a bright summer dress.
Secretary of State Dean Acheson plans a late month flight to Vienna and Berlin via the same Russian controlled corridor following a recent buzz incident. He may stop in Rome if time permits. American jet fighters could escort the Independence to deter further intrusions and display U S resolve to Vienna and Berlin amid Soviet pressure.
New York AP outlines Eisenhower activities for the week with daily delegations from multiple states. He attends a Detroit speech next Saturday and then travels to Denver to stay until the Republican convention begins.
An 18 year old Des Moines high school graduate Don McElroy drowned Saturday in a southeast Des Moines gravel pit. His companion Ernest McDougal, 18, tried to rescue him but was pulled under swing. Police and deputies searched the pit for hours but did not locate the body.
Delegates from 15 states and Canada are expected for the 52nd annual conference of the church of the Lutheran Brethren of America. The meeting opens Monday in Fergus Falls Minnesota.
Washington sources report progress in talks ending a six day steel strike as industry and union negotiators at the White House discuss a package including about 15 cents in wage increases plus five cents for holiday and vacation pay. A lump sum raise and fringe benefits are under review with retroactivity still debated.
Eisenhower backers won only Marion County delegates in the May 6 primary, while the state convention embraced a Taft aligned platform and NATO “paper doll army” remarks by D Russell Bontrager. Robert A Grant accused the Taft dominated committee of blocking an Eisenhower delegate bid.
Local items note a Spring Chicken Dinner at St Patrick's Fairfax starting 3 45 with tickets 1 25 on June 15 at Enzlers Cambridge Grocery and other vendors. Hawkeye Toastmasters meet at 5 45 with several speakers. Cedar Rapids boards, picnics, ROTC duty shifts, journalism fraternity officers, and a Railway Vets meeting are announced along with a Coe College staff on temporary duty and a plane crash injuring Steve Ruzicka.
The Bank of England lists its premises furniture and fittings on its balance sheet at a value of one pound sterling.
Dr. Hurst Robins Anderson 47 president of Hamline University St Paul was elected president of American University. Appointment announced after trustees meeting. He will assume duties Sept 1 succeeding Dr Paul F Douglass who resigned last October.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.