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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 04, 1950

Page

2

Leaders Not Optimistic on World Outlook

AP Foreign Affairs Analyst John M. Roberts Jr. reports that Ameri ca’s economic drive under Paul Hoffman and Gen Omar Bradley clash over the world outlook. Acheson offers cautious doubt, while Bradley urges draft extension amid questions of Russia and Eastern Europe. The piece weighs opposition within state circles and the risk of permanent Soviet gains in Czechoslovakia and Poland.

Paul Hoffman America Omar Bradley State Department Acheson Bradley

Midwest Plumbing and Heating Co. formation notice

Notice of a pecuniary profit corporation formed under Chapter 491 of the Iowa Code. Midwest Plumbing and Heating Co. will operate in Cedar Rapids Limestone County Town with $10,000 authorized capital stock of 1,000 shares at $10 par, to engage in general plumbing and heating contracting and related property transactions. Corporation commenced March 7, 1986 and exists for twenty years unless extended. Board of directors manages affairs.

Tepentona Teen Midwest Plumbing and Beating CO Midwest Plumbing and Heating Co Cedar Rapids Lim Unty Mwny Iowa Ofeet

Laff-A-Day in Russia Prompts Mixed Reactions

The piece notes mixed reactions in parts of Russia where LAFF-A-DAY troops were initially welcomed as liberators but grew despised due to senseless brutality. It cites the relocation of about a million Tatars from southern Russia to Siberia for cooperating with the Germans.

Mies Russia Siberia

Liberation comes with war in Eastern Europe talk

The passage cites Hoffman defending a future outlook and America’s stance on Russia while Bradley and the state department handle daily tensions. It notes an underground warning that liberation from Communism may require war among big powers, reflecting cautious anti‑Communist sentiment.

Hoffman Bradley State Department Europe

Town clock silenced after 50 years in Colebrook NH

After five decades of hourly chimes from the Congregational church tower townspeople voted to mute the bell between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. The move targets nighttime disturbances while preserving daytime timekeeping.

Colebrook N. H

Appointment of Administrator for Linn County Estate

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been duly appointed and qualified as Administrator of the estate of Martin Luther Hart, late of Linn County, deceased. All persons indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned, and those having claims against the same will file them duly authenticated in the office of the Clerk of Linn County District Court. ALLEN SMITH, Attorney. EMERY A. HART, Administrator.

Linn County Martin Luther Hart Iowa

Wisconsin Reds Challenge Mosinee Mock Red Rule

Wisconsin Communists challenged Mosinee to allow a 24 hour red rule and vowed people would reject capitalism afterward. Fred Blair accused the village mock dictatorship of mirroring true communism while Francis Schwienler dismissed Blair’s charge with a single word Nuts. Mayor Kronenwetter, who had a cerebral hemorrhage during the event, showed slight improvement.

Mosinee Wis Wisconsin Mosnee Fred Blair Wisconsin Communist Party Francis Schwienler Communist Daily Worker New York Blair Schwienler Hitler Tito Ralph E. Kronenwetter

Running Tough Lumber Camp Brings a Lot of Problems

Hal Boyle profiles Bert Thomas, manager of Walsett Lumber in WALLETZ Oregon, detailing isolated life, heavy rainfall, and a swamp near workers’ homes. He explains tree farming aims to renew forests, while acknowledging a 25 to 50 year lag before new Douglas firs mature, as the industry plants for a long term future.

Walletz Ore America Bert Thomas Bert Walsett Lumber Company Pacific Northwest

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