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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 02, 1949

Page

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Truman Names Forrest Sherman to Naval Chief Role

President Truman named Vice Admiral Forrest Sherman to succeed Admiral Louis Denfeld as chief of naval operations. Sherman, a decorated aviator and war hero, will advance to full admiral status. Denfeld faces possible reassignment amid ongoing policy disputes and an expected Senate review.

Washington INS Truman Forrest P. Shermann Naval Operations Louis E. Denfeld Armed Services White House Charles G. Ross Sherman Navy Matthews Denfeld Johnson Senate Congress Naval Air Arm CNO John G. Crommelin Norstad America U.S Japan Pacific Air Force Joint Strategic Commission Wasp Adm Chester Nimitz Pacific Sixth Task Fleet Naval Academy

Family theater and crime feature on KCRG network tonight

The FAMILY THEATER show on KCRG KCRK airs at 8 30 with Barbara Brit ton hosting and Arthur Shields as King O Toole. Dan O Herlihy and Lawrence Cregar star in other major roles. A 7 30 program on IN TERNATIONAL AIRPORT covers a city wide killer hunt. At 6 45 Eddie Anderson joins Bob Brooks for SPORTS CAM ERA to discuss the Iowa Oregon game and Saturday Minnesota clash.

KCRG KCRK Barbara Britton Arthur Shields King O’toole Dan O’herlihy Law Rance Cregar Eddie Anderson Bob Brooks Anderson Minnesota

Radio schedule fragment for KCRK broadcast

Interpretable radio timetable lists FM 96.9 and Channel 245 programs. Tello Test Sesinay at 8:30, Family Theater at 9:00, Commentator at 9:15, Newsreel at 9:18, Pace at 18:00, and Thursday afternoon entries with unclear items such as Been a Mi.

KCRK

Monts It 13 Ping Jacks 11 48 Police Blotter

Police blotter item notes 13 ping jacks and Monts It at 11 48 with daily incidents recorded in Nova's page.

Nova Heands

Northwest Geiger Counters Sell Fast Amid Demand

In Spokane Washington Dick E Shanks a 26 year old dealer reports Geiger counters are selling rapidly to a range of buyers from prospectors to physicians. Portable units priced 55 to 375 dollars with trustworthy models around 100 dollars. Shanks runs an assay office testing ore samples and expects counters to become common for vacationers and hunters.

Spokane Wash Dick E. Shanks Northwest Geiger-Mueller Shanks Hanford Richland

Flavorful Mashed Turnips and Carrots

Mix mashed turnips and carrots for a flavor change. Season with salt pepper celery salt and a dash of nutmeg.

Engel Guilty Of Swindling Widows In Chicago

Chicago jurors found Sigmund Engel 73 guilty of swindling a widow out of her life savings eight thousand seven hundred dollars. The trial traced a pattern of charm and marriage to swindle about fifty victims over four decades, with prosecutors estimating up to two million dollars.

Chicago Criminal Court Sigmund Engel Engel Baer Corrigan George M. Fisher Pauline Polly) Langton New York

Desperado Tatum Is Recaptured

EL PASO Texas UP Jack Tatum 26 year old desperado who escaped from jail in Phoenix in a bloody gun battle Oct 22 was captured in El Paso late Tuesday. He surrendered peaceably.

EL Paso Texas Jack Tatum Phoenix Ariz FBI

Give It to Me Now Judge Sentences Burglary Defaulter

COEUR D ALENE Idaho. Judge O C Wilson agrees to defer sentencing for Robert M Greenlee but Greenlee demands immediate sentencing. The court sentences Greenlee to not more than 15 years in the state prison for first degree burglary.

Coeur D’alene Ida O. C. Wilson Robert M. Greenlee Greenlee

Dumbwaiter Escapes At Sioux City Jail Used By Kinney Gang

Sioux City officials say five jail inmates escaped recently using a dumbwaiter in the county jail and two others attempted the same method. Donald Uhl and John Meuser, both 19, were caught returning to the jail. Trinidad Alvarez, 19, reportedly operated the elevator and other inmates admitted prior escapes. The gang is linked to burglaries totaling over 60 crimes in the area this year.

Sioux City Donald Uhl Edwin L. Lunde Uhl Lunde Walt Ebel Kenneth Miller

Touhy in Joliet Receives $15,000 Amid Libel Suit

Convict Roger Touhy, serving long terms for kidnapping and a prison break, obtained $15,000 while still in Joliet Prison. The funds were used to drop his libel suit against 20th Century Fox and Balaban and Katz, producers and exhibitors of the film "Roger Touhy Gangster."

Chicago INS Roger Touhy Touhy 20Th Century-Fox Film Corp Balaban & Katz Illinois Balabanatz

Youths Admit Car Theft Case to Juvenile Court

Four Davenport youths ages 14 to 16 pleaded guilty to a car theft charge in Iowa county district court and the case was sent to juvenile court for continued hearing. They allegedly stole cars in Davenport Muscatine Ladora and Kellogg area before arrest in Newton.

Marengo Davenport Harold D. Evans Iowa County District Court Muscatine Ladora Kellogg Newton

Cream puff dessert delights teens with ice cream topping

Teenagers favor a party treat of cream puffs filled with ice cream and drizzled with chocolate sauce and crushed peanut brittle for a festive finish.

Manslaughter Charge in Mason City Crash Death

Lloyd Robertson 25 faces manslaughter charges after a car crash that killed Corporal John S. Nalan 25 and Bernadine S. Burgess 19 in Mason City. Two fellow occupants, William O'Donnell 29 and Myron Ewing 25, were fined 25 dollars each for intoxication on the highway. A preliminary hearing will occur after Robertson leaves the hospital.

Mason City Lloyd Robertson Bone Gordo County Highway 65 John S. Nalan Bernadine S. Burgess

Batavia Foundry at Centerville to Be Auctioned

The Centerville plant of Batavia Metal Products will be sold at public auction on November 30. Receivers for Batavia Metal Products and three subsidiaries, linked to the Garsson brothers, say operations may continue elsewhere but the Centerville foundry, which employed about 55 workers, will close after its shutdown last week.

Chicago Centerville Batavia Metal Products Company Henry and Murray Garsson Garsson Brothers Andrew May D-Ky

Navy Jet Plane Pilot Drowns After Crash

In San Diego a navy jet pilot trapped in his cockpit when the plane hit the ocean drowned in the wreckage. Rescue boats rushed to the scene near North Island air station after initial belief he might survive in the plastic cockpit. The body was brought to shore and examined by navy doctors.

San Diego Calif Navy North Island Air Station

Jane Powell to Wed Insurance Man in Beverly Hills

Sing out Jane Powell and Geary Anthony Jr have secured a license to wed. The couple plans a marriage next Saturday at the Church of the Good Shepherd in Beverly Hills after a two year engagement.

Hollywood INS Jane Powell Geary Anthony, Jr Church of the Good Shepherd Beverly Hills

Truman Forecasts 43.5 Billion Budget and 5.5 Billion Deficit

President Truman projected federal spending this fiscal year at 43.5 billion dollars, with a 5.5 billion dollar deficit for the 12 months ending June 30. The revised budget figures show expenditures near 43.5 billion and revenues around 38 billion.

Washington Truman

President forecasts record peacetime deficit near six billion

The administration raised the projected deficit to 5.5 billion dollars, up from January's figures. Receipts are expected to fall 3 billion below January totals, while outlays rise by 1.6 billion. The Budget Director cites declines in prices incomes and profits as cause. The previous year closed with an 1.8 billion deficit.

Congress Frank Pace

Beckwith to Remain in Jail in Waterloo Murder Case

Edward J. Beckwith 29 of Morrison Iowa cannot be moved to Grundy Center to await a death sentence for murder. District Judge R W Hasner ruled Beckwith must stay in the county where convicted, despite crowded conditions prompting a transfer plan. The case moved from Grundy Center on a change of venue to Black Hawk County.

Waterloo Edward J. Beckwith Morrison Grundy Center Black Hawk County Beckwith R. W. Hasner Hasner

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