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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1951
Page
1
Des Moines Price Stabilization reports new beef ceilings are pulling prices lower with chuck roasts dropping eight to eighteen cents a pound and rib roasts and ground beef also easing. Cedar Rapids butchers note mixed changes, some items fall while a few stay steady under the ceiling.
Vandals shattered a newly installed stained glass window at the Calmar Lutheran church Tuesday night. The break was found Wednesday morning as volunteers prepared for a Memorial day dinner. The project cost $20,000 with all eight windows estimated at $5,000 total. A large footprint in the yard is the only clue. the church notes its Centennial this year.
Jolson estate valued at 3.236 million dollars omits 400 thousand life insurance. Lawyers say age dispute holds up insurance claim as insurers say Jolson was 70 at death. If 70 is correct, insurance proceeds drop to 278 thousand. widow receives 1 million and two adopted children 500 thousand each. Remainder goes to charities.
Mrs Reynard Norman in Ontario telephoned birthday greetings to her mother Mrs H C Hammeerte in Freedom PA. After finishing the call the father whispered the mother had died during the conversation. Mrs Norman left Tuesday night for Freedom.
Camp Good Health lists numerous memorial gifts and donations from individuals and groups. Camp Manager A. T. Pleune seeks an assistant director, assistant cook, kitchen girl, and two counselors, one a young man, and invites calls at 23393 or a mailing address at 1946 Bever avenue SE.
University of Pennsylvania president and former GOP hopeful Harold E. Stassen urged a confident foreign policy rooted in strength and courage at Arlington National Cemetery. He warned that fear and weakness prolong wars, and called for actions based on moral restraint, warning allies may drift away if America falters. He spoke as Truman cruised aboard the Williamsburgh with veterans groups observing Memorial Day.
A shipload of 114 Japa nese Brazilians arrived in Yokohama to learn whether Japan truly lost World War II. Some younger men doubted the result while Kantaro Nakano, 63, insisted Asia is free and Japan freed them. American MPs patrolled the pier, puzzling the travelers who planned to investigate.
Admiral Forrest P. Sherman testified to the Senate on the MacArthur dismissal inquiry that U S naval forces had swept up several thousand Russian mines off Korea and that mine layers may still be active. He described a U S warship landing party destroying mine laying vessels in North Korea and said the current phase is regrouping for further operations with high enemy casualty estimates.
Senator Hickenlooper said one individual in the state department blocked bringing trained German scientists to the United States after the war. He did not name the man but claimed he was more powerful than the secretary of state and others in the department. Senator Connally commented on the man’s supposed power.
The traditional Memorial Day parade and most services occurred in Cedar Rapids Wednesday morning. An afternoon Czech service was held at Bohemian National Cemetery with speakers District Judge Charles Pennington and Rev. Zdenek F. Pauk. Evening programs included auto races at Hawkeye Downs and Mar Acres stock cars, a 4:30 p.m. baseball game between Iowa Manufacturing and LaPlant Choate, and a men’s Memorial Day tennis tournament on club courts.
The Presbyterian Church in the U. S. A. reports missionaries are leaving Communist China quickly. Persecution of Chinese associates and harm to Chinese colleagues justify withdrawal as exit permits are secured. The denomination once had 500 workers in China and now lists 23 remaining.
Gen. Matthew Ridgway said Allied forces inflicted a major defeat on Chinese and Red Korean armies, with UN troops capturing about 10 000 Red soldiers since the spring offensive began. He praised the Second Division’s stand with French and Dutch units, warned of renewed Red attacks, and expressed confidence in preventing a final Communist breakthrough.
Cedar Rapids dealers report a buyer’s market for late-model used cars while new car sales vary by model. Regul ation W forcing 1 pay down and 15 months to pay hurts volume. Some blame weather, others unrest, but most see a spring rise delayed or muted.
AP dispatches report heavy rains and red resistance slow Allied advances in central Korea. U N troops push 26 miles past the 38th Parallel while Canadian and American forces struggle through mud to hold and seize road junctions near Inje.
An Indiana youth lost memory in an Ohio crash regained it after reading a magazine article in Topeka. Robert Saccani remembered his life, identified his past in Sunnyside Pennsylvania and Monongahela, and reunited with his father after a state hospital stay.
The nation observed its 83rd Memorial Day with ceremonies at churches and cemeteries. Wreaths marked graves as U N forces at Pusan in Korea paused to remember fallen servicemen and hear Lt Gen James A Van Fleet speak.
Washington AP dispatch reports Rep Ferguson notes $8 lunches for foreign dignitaries under State Department plans for the new fiscal year. He cites two luncheon groupings totaling 9 375 for 75 lunches and 13 emissaries per dignitary, highlighting the high cost of official meals.
JACKSONVILLE Fla AP potentate of the Shrine died at his country home near the Tuesday of a heart attack Baldwin deputy imperial potentate of North America was to be seated as imperial potentate at the July Shrine convention in New York
Paul Heise aged 69 died from injuries after riding to place flowers at his wife's grave Memorial Day eve. He was struck by a car at the cemetery entrance and passed away an hour later.
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