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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 25, 1950

Page

3

Books on Flying Saucers held back by defense pressure

Editor claims defense department officials pressured to block Donald Keyhoe's The Flying Saucers Are Real even as publisher plans a June 5 release. Bishop says some Midwest retailers began selling early. sales halted after threats to seek injunction. The book names witnesses, places and officer ranks cited in saucer investigations.

New York Defense Department Donald Keyhoeen Jim Bishop Fawcett Gold Medal Books Department Washington Keyhoe Bishop True Magazine Minneapolis

Blue Bonnet Margarine Ad Hits Flavor and Nutrition

A promotional copy touts Blue Bonnet Margarine as a quality spread with summer sweetness and rich nutrition. The ad highlights flavor, economy, and ease of use, urging families to choose Blue Bonnet for vegetables and everyday meals.

Guy Lombardo America

Man's Pocket Is His Castle Judge Rules

Miami Beach city judge Daniel Galen ruled that a man's pocket is his castle and dismissed a charge of possessing gambling equipment against Harry Simon, 36, after a detective testified he asked Simon to remove papers from his pocket prior to arrest. The papers included two bets.

Miami Beach Daniel Galen Harry Simon Pat Perdue Simon

Perdue Heckled Speaker as Detectors Remove Disruptor

An audience disruption at a hearing stage saw Perdue surrendering papers and a heckler shouted in protest about Ilse Koch’s sentence. The judge hinted the action seemed involuntary due to Perdue's authority. Detectors escorted the disruptor out. about 100 people followed, some shouting for the speaker to be allowed to continue.

Perdue Simon Clay Ilse Koch

Clay heckled at anti red rally in Berlin cry for freedom

Gen. Lucius D. Clay spoke to Berlin crowds at an anti Communist rally after being heckled by a lone protester. Police dispersed 1000 pickets outside Town Hall as the general urged Berliners to remain patient and defend freedom against a youth uprising.

New York Lucius D. Clay Berlin Germany Town Hall

Wis heating bill blamed on Canadian weather

Gerald Boos and Arthur Lynn said Wisconsin's weather came from Canada so they billed the Dominion for 136 dollars half of their heating bill reflecting a cross border energy dispute.

Marshfield Wis Llp Gerald Boos Arthur Lynn Wisconsin Canada Dominion

Hiawatha Residents to Vote on Incorporation

About 100 residents of Hiawatha north of Cedar Rapids along highway 150 will vote Friday on incorporating as a town. The election, held in the Hiawatha Water Company office, opens at 8 a.m. and closes later in the day.

Hiawatha Cedar Rapids Hiawatha Water Company

Election date set for small incorporation area vote

Election commissioners Hazel Fosnacht George Allman Thelma Karr and Fay M Clark were appointed by District Judge G K Thompson to oversee the Friday vote. The May 8 date follows a May 10 cancellation after eight residents withdrew from the incorporation area, which runs from Shiloh cemetery to the Illinois Central and W C F overpass on 150.

Hazel Fosnacht George Allman Thelma Karr Fay M. Clark G. K. Thompson Shiloh Cemetery Illinois Central W.C.F. and

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