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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1946
Page
4
The agriculture department warned retail counters will stay well stocked with beef steaks and pork chops through winter while lamb and mutton remain scarce. Prices are expected to fall from post‑decontrol peaks as slaughter and marketing increase, with 1947 pig crop likely the largest since 1943 and overall meat production leveling near 1946.
President Truman, in Independence, Missouri, avoids public campaigning while attending Battery D, 129th field artillery reunion. He may visit his brother’s Grandview farm before voting early Tuesday and returns to Washington by special train with wife and daughter.
Pasadena California. The California Institute of Technology reported a very large earthquake somewhere on the other side of the world. Seismologist C F Richter said distance and direction could not be determined but the shock was very great at the source. local high winds affected the seismograph.
J J Shaw of West Bromwich Observatory recorded an enormous quake about 6 30 p m GMT five thousand miles from Britain. The seismograph needle swung ten inches while the first wave eluded detection, suggesting an epicenter likely in the East Indies or Burma.
National focus centers on New York where Gov Thomas E Dewey runs for re election against Sen James M Mead a Buffalo Democrat. Polls by the New York Daily News show Dewey likely to win and carry nearly all counties except the Bronx as Republicans plan a landslide to bolster renomination prospects.
Jacob H. Ragger 25 of Coon Rapids Iowa was sentenced to a maximum 20 years in prison after conviction for raping a divorcee as he accompanied her home from church on September 6. The state board of prison terms and paroles will set the remaining details.
Hundreds of bituminous miners quit work in West Virginia Kentucky and Tennessee as John L. Lewis presses for higher pay and concessions while operators warn wage hikes will price coal out of the fuel market. Officials expect mines to reopen Monday amid government seizure actions and ongoing wage talks.
President Truman may intervene to settle a three year dispute between the state department and the armed services over Pacific bases. State officials urge UN trusteeship framework without outright ownership to defend prestige while awaiting global territorial settlements. The clash centers on Palau Truk Okinawa versus a trusteeship policy.
Democratic National Chairman Robert E. Hannegan predicts the party will regain a majority in both houses and increase its membership from the 79th Congress. Republican National Chairman Carroll Reece says the election will produce a Republican Congress.
Henry A. Wallace told a Detroit rally that he still holds his September stance against administration foreign policy. He criticized Sen. Vandenberg and taftism, warned of a potential global communist wave, and urged reforms as CIO PAC and state leaders backed the gathering.
Loomis and three associates charged with disorderly conduct and inciting to riot after attempting to bar a Black buyer from a home. Bonds set at $5,000 each. bond firm declined to post. Columbians leader vows continued racial discrimination enforcement as membership swells. Loomis’s remarks quoted describe a color line and “mongrelization” themes.
A seaman with acute appendicitis was transferred early Saturday from the freighter Coastal Crusader to the transport Admiral Hughes, 1,000 miles off Japan. The transport can operate and both ships were en route to Yokohama.
Springville junior class presents the play Special Delivery at 8 p.m. Monday in the high school auditorium. Miss Beulah Spaar directs the production.
Nadine Subotnik reviews Xavier Cugat at Memorial Coliseum Cedar Rapids noting vibrant Latin rhythms, refined arrangements, and standout maraca solo by a young performer. The show features Monero Brenes Waldo Reyes and strong troupe dancing with few vocalists. The critic says the evening should broaden Cugat’s audience and that the band delivered exciting performances of tangos sambas and rumbas.
In Miami 48 Estonian refugees, tears on their faces, kiss American soil after learning President Truman will allow them to remain. Immigration officials say the group will be released from custody once Washington directs.
Iowa merchants posted about 450 million dollars in retail sales in the July August September quarter. The 2 percent sales tax is forecast to reach a new high around 9 million for the quarter, with 6.161 million already recorded. Collections run through December 31.
Thom Hemphill grubstaked two men in a downtown cafe on Saturday who then robbed him of 26 dollars shortly after. Virgil Paradise, 42, was arrested at his home and booked on investigation. Police say Hemphill, in the Grand cafe, met the strangers who promised to double his money and led him to a Sixth street location where they assaulted him and took his billfold and cash.
Funeral services for Miss Rebecca M Rickard lifelong Cedar Rapids resident who died at home on Wednesday will be held in Turner chapel at 11 a.m. Monday with Rev. George W Bryant officiating. Burial will be in Linwood cemetery and friends may call at the chapel.
Funeral services for Mrs Nellie Walker a Cedar Rapids resident for 33 years who died at her home 517 Seventh avenue SE will be conducted in the Turner chapel at 1 30 p m Monday by the Rev Frank H Ward Burial will be in Linwood cemetery Friends may call at the chapel
Funeral services for William C Seelye of Cedar Rapids will be held Monday at 3 30 p m in Turner chapel officiated by Rev Frank H Ward. Burial in Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah Brush of 209 Park Court SE will be held at Immaculate Conception church at 9 a.m. Monday with Monsignor John Molloy officiating. Burial follows at Calvary Cemetery in Brooklyn Iowa. Rosary precedes the service at 7 30 p.m. Sunday at Brady Mortuary and friends may call there.
Caracas reports nine suspects detained for allegedly plotting to overthrow the government by bombing the palace of Provisional President Romulo Betancourt and assassinating members of the revolutionary junta.
The Cedar Rapids Stamp Club meets Monday at 8 p.m. in the Montrose hotel. Krebs Dutch Girl ad invites party reservations. "Uncle Tom's Cabin" at Z C B J hall postponed to Jan 16, same time and place, sponsored by Sinclair Memorial church. Vote for Miles.
The regular meeting of the city commission planned for Tuesday is postponed to meet on call of Chairman T. R. Warriner. H. L. Cerveny is for sheriff November 5. Ad.
Louis Visha secretary of the clearing house announced that all banks in Cedar Rapids would be closed on election day. The day is a legal bank holiday.
Classified notice urges readers to call Century Cabs for fast courteous taxi service, listing phone number 5146 and advertising availability.
John H. Moninger of the American Meat Institute Chicago will discuss The Meat Situation at Cedar Rapids Rotary Club’s Monday luncheon at the Roosevelt hotel. Also notes Bungalow cooking school Monday Tuesday Wednesday.
Firemen answered an alarm at 10 45 p m Saturday when a leaking gas caused an explosion at a gaso line station owned by Otto Rattora The blast broke a window but there was no fire A ride to the polls call Headquarters 3 4761. We
Robert A Tilton was taken to St Luke s hospital Saturday night for treatment of a scalp laceration after his car collided with a parked car owned by Harvey Sutkhin in front of Sutkhin s address 609 Second avenue SW. The ad notes a political vote for Hammill for Justice of the Peace.
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