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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1950
Page
8
Communist China denounced President Truman's atomic bomb remark as interesting while Soviet envoy Malik showed surprise and walked away without comment. Wu Hsiu chuan and his aide Pu Shan observed the briefing, with Wu later saying Ambassador Wu has no comment and calling the information very interesting.
Cloudy Iowa forecast with snow and rain in north and south portions Thursday night. Temperatures near 39 rising to 33 by Thursday afternoon. Wind northeast to 16 mph Friday. Colder by Saturday morning with near 15 degrees and light snow flurries. City police list speeding and parking fines, plus birth notices from Mercy and St Luke's hospitals and obituaries for Floyd G Cook and Fred H Harris among others.
Police seek Russell Phillips 37 formerly of Muscatine who vanished after being accused by Milner hotel manager Earl Boyd of leaving post late Wednesday with 31.73 in hotel receipts. Inspector Frank Bukacek said a warrant is issued and Phillips disappeared shortly before midnight Wednesday after two weeks on the night shift.
Notice lists Grant Miller 1809 First Avenue SE Wellman retired farmer died Tuesday services set at Methodist Church Wellman Friday at 1030 a.m. Entombment in Wellman mausoleum. Turners Chapel Cedar Rapids open until 9 p.m. Thursday. Also reports death of Hans C Jensen 64 Cedar Rapids resident for 61 years died in Cedar Rapids nursing home Wednesday at 11 p.m. Survived by daughter Mrs Earl K Harper of Cedar Rapids four brothers and three sisters. Body at Janeba funeral home with funeral arrangements to follow.
Two state officers of the Progressive party testified for the defense in the rape trial of Edward Lee Milliner. They disputed the victim’s mother's description of the attacker, noting Milliner’s physical differences and asserting defense affiliations with the party.
An information filed in federal court in Cedar Rapids accuses Marion W. Conner of Millersburg of six civil air regulation violations including careless or reckless flying. The charges cover operations near Waterloo over nearly three years with possible judgments up to $1 000 per count.
Isopropy mercaptan, a costly sulfur compound from a U S government lab in Laramie Wyoming, is valued at 210 per ounce far above gold. The colorless liquid serves as a detection agent for tests and equipment, with two quarts produced worth about 14000 dollars.
Courthouse attorney C. J. McNutt of Des Moines said on Thursday he will appeal to the Iowa supreme court from a district court ruling enjoining the Journeymen Barbers union from taking union cards from barber shops. The decision, handed down Monday by Judge G. K. Thompson, ruled against the union in a suit brought by four Cedar Rapids Master Barbers and their union to stop coercion into joining the defendants' union. The district court trial occurred Aug. 2 before Judge Thompson.
Edgar Rorah age 52 of 140 Sixteenth Avenue SW pled guilty to a drunk driving charge. Judge Floyd Philbrick fined him $300 and costs after he withdrew an earlier innocent plea. Rorah was free on a $750 bond and was arrested September 29 by Cedar Rapids police.
Three suits were filed Thursday listing plaintiffs and defendants. Dr. C. S. Youngstrom sues Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Moore for 136.75 dollars. Clarence H. Bickel sues Howard W. Caldwell for 245 dollars. Vernie Michels sues Mr. and Mrs. Shannon Burroughs for 91.41 dollars. L. L. Trumbull sues Mr. and Mrs. John T. Keith for 695.16 dollars on a promissory note.
A Des Moines report shows Iowa corn moisture averaged 18.6 percent on November 20, down from 36 percent in October due to a very warm dry month. The driest corn was 16.4 percent in the southeast and the wettest 21 percent in the northeast. four percent of 353 samples exceeded 25 percent.
Chicago report notes James J Wadsworth warns civilians cannot flee from strategic production centers during atomic threats. He urges a tough stance as every target area will be manned and defended with full effort. Citizens share equal danger and responsibility, with no retreat from production or surrender of homes or machines.
In Baltimore AP report Stuart Gary Bark, just 32 days old, has two front teeth protruding from his lower gum. His dentist Charles Loveman fears the teeth could cause injury if left and may advise removal to prevent swallowing or choking risks.
Cedar Rapids Elks hear University of Iowa faculty member Dr Robert Ray at 8 pm tonight. Linn County Young Republicans plan first post election meeting Friday at 8 in Se ol hall with refreshments. Two-way radio advertised for City Cab at 6161. A 30 day suspended sentence given to Alma Clymer for petty larceny after admitting taking $22 from tavern patron. Mrs Mae Heathman called to St Louis due to brother in law Carl Fogerson’s death in a car crash. James E Clark bonds set at $2000 after drunk driving arrest following an accident at Third Ave and Fifth St SW. Family Fair and First Evangelical Reform supper bazaar and auction planned Friday Dec 1 from 5 to 9 pm. Beef theft probed from Me Too store with $35 value.
Petitioners urge Cedar Rapids city council to install adequate fire hydrants and water mains in an outlying area. They cite high insurance rates, lack of water supply, poor streets, and garbage service, asking for cost-sharing approval and quicker protection. Officials note a new fire truck aids water-short zones while plans for Rompet and Westwood extensions are considered.
The Cedar Rapids city council called for bids on 286 meters to be installed at the Fifth Street lot to improve turnover. It also advanced a trailer camp zoning amendment restricting sites to commercial districts or where multi dwelling types are allowed and set a 200 foot boundary rule with two possible exceptions. The council urged residents to use traps rather than poison for pigeons and sparrows and noted officials will discuss details Friday. Mayor Sedive and commissioners Prochaska Jones and Williams were present.
Paris report says Premier Rene Pleven demanded a confidence vote in the French National Assembly on Wednesday, stating the current world situation is too grave to permit doubt.
New York UPI report says Harold E. Stassen told the New York county Republican committee that if Russia starts World War III the U S and allies will prevail. He denounced U S Asiatic policy as a colossal diplomatic catastrophe and criticized attendance of Chinese Communist forces at UN sessions as accusers of America while U N directions send American soldiers into battle.
An eight year old Decorah girl was struck by a truck on her way to school. Shirley Remans suffered a fractured leg and head injuries. She stepped from behind a parked truck into the path of the oncoming vehicle. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs H C Remans.
Report cites tension between Eighth Army and 10th Corps in Korea after Seoul fall. The split hindered supply lines as First Marine and Seventh Infantry divisions were moved out, while a wide gap allowed enemy pressure on the South Korean Second Corps. Many officers lament ongoing division of Korean field command.
Protestant and allied church leaders at Cleveland praised Secretary Acheson for a non partisan policy speech on Korea and peace. They endorsed moral values in foreign policy while avoiding calls for preventive war and discussed avoiding use of the atomic bomb in the current crisis.
Newton AP reports Barber of Jasper County drew three fives and no hearts in cribbage with Clarence Guffey. Guffey cut the cards and Barber turned the five of hearts, yielding a perfect 29 hand that left him nearly falling from his chair.
Hampshire hog shown by 18 year old Joseph Pecharich Jr of Bushnell Illinois won the International grand champion porker at the Chicago livestock show among 2310 entries. The Mills Brothers of Clinton Illinois exhibited the reserve grand champion a lightweight Poland China.
Senate Republicans announced a non obstruction policy for the remainder of the session at their post election conference. Senator Millikin said the plan means cooperation, with Taft outlining the approach and discussion focusing on the Korean crisis and defense funding.
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