Truman Rebuts Dewey Unity Pledge in Campaign Speech
In St Paul AP dispatch Truman rallys liberal blocs to back a Democratic victory, denouncing Dewey and the GOP as seeking unity for wrong ends. He attacks Ball and the Taft Hartley act while linking foreign policy to election stakes, urging unity for social gains and world peace. Dewey campaigns in Oklahoma, stressing world peace and a larger anti war stance to win Senate support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul
Harry S. Truman
United States
Truman
Thomas E. Dewey
Minnesota
Joseph H. Ball
Dewey
Congress
Wall Street
Mr. Truman
Kenn
Clark
Kansas City
Oklahoma
Ross Rizley
Senate
Rizley
Robert S. Kerr
Ed Moore
Go.p. Senate
White House
Angry housewife triggers arrest of two linemen in Houston
A Houston incident led to two telephone linemen being arrested and brought before a judge on a charge of public profanity. One lineman testified that a hot lead burned him and he asked his coworker Red to avoid dropping more lines on him, describing the painful moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Dewey targets Truman in Missouri home base race
Republican nominee Thomas E. Dewey planned a Kansas City speech on domestic issues to win Missouri’s 15 electoral votes while hinting at concerns about ballot integrity tied to the Truman era. The address to be carried by CBS from 8 30 to 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DEWEY
Thomas E. Dewey
Missouri
Harry S. Truman
Truman
G.O.P
Kansas City
Paul Lockwood
Washington
Kansas City Pendergast
New Yorker
CBS
Joe Kucera Hit By Car Injures Cedar Rapids Rider
Joseph Kucera aged 67 of 1302 Tenth Street NW was struck by a car on First Avenue West near North Western tracks while riding a bicycle Wednesday afternoon. He suffered a fractured left leg and possible skull and rib injuries along with facial lacerations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Joseph Kucera
Tenth Street NW
First Avenue W
North Western Tracks
Rider hit by car on First Avenue at Roosevelt scene
Police say Kucera was carried 57 feet on the car’s front end and thrown to the pavement as the bicycle lay under the wheels. Ambulance rushed him to Mercy hospital in fair condition. Driver R Cedric Anderson, music director at Roosevelt high school, said the sun blinded him and he did not see the victim crossing First Avenue from south to north.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercy Hospital
Kucera
R. Cedric Anderson
Fourth Avenue
Roosevelt High School
First Avenue
Legless veteran appeals ouster over loyalty ruling
James Kutcher, 35, a World War II casualty who lost both legs at San Pietro, was fired from a VA job earning 42 dollars weekly for alleged loyalty violations. He admitted SWP Trotzkyite membership but denied subversive acts and will seek VA appeals and higher courts up to the Supreme Court if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
James Kutcher
San Pietro
Italy
Supreme Court
Veterans Administration
Kutcher
Philadelphia
Socialist Workers Party
Trotzkyites
Clark
VA Loyalty Board of Appeals
Woman Wields Insect Spray to Halt Cedar Ra—nds Project
Mrs. Wilbur Bowers sat in a chair at 604 Fifteenth Ave SW and warned workers to stop curb and gutter work on her side of the street. She claimed the city catch basin exposed a gas pipe and risked freezing pipes, brandishing DDT as a protest while the scene tied up operations for hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ee Gazette
del Blumenshine
Wilbur Bowers
Fifteenth Avenue
Frank Young
Cedar Raunds News
Sitter’s Cookie Jar Coup Lands Her in Jail
Mildred Schmidt an 18 year old babysitter admitted taking 2100 from the home of Mr and Mrs Solomon Rauff while minding their baby on Sept 19. She spent the money in New York Boston and Buffalo with a sailor named Bill before being held without bail on grand larceny charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
N. J
Mildred Schmidt
Miss Schmidt
Solomon Rauff
Boston
Buffalo
Bill
U N Seeks Stricter Truce for Holy Land
In Paris the United Nations Security Council, with eight to zero vote and abstentions by Russia, Ukraine, and Syria, discussed enforcing a stricter Palestine truce. The meeting followed Dr Ralph Bunche's report urging stronger measures to safeguard the truce, observers, and ensure compliance by both Jews and Arabs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Security Council
Palestine
Russia
Ukraine
Syria
Ralph, Bunche
Bunche
Sailboat Missing near Luzon With 21 People Unaccounted For
Manila AP reports 21 persons missing Thursday aboard a sailboat off north Luzon. Customs Commissioner Alfredo de Leon confirmed the disappearance as rescue efforts began, with authorities tracing the vessel and coordinating search operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
North Luzon
Alfredo de Leon
Sleeping Town Saved From Gas Pocket Crisis
In Warren Pennsylvania an air pocket in gas lines at Manufacturers Light and Heat caused stoves and heaters to go out briefly. Baker Lowell McCann alerted police and firefighters who roused the town with PA systems and door to door calls. Gas later returned, no injuries or explosions were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
Manufacturers Light and Heat Company
Lowell McCann
Mostert Baking Company
McCann
Red Cross
Manufacturers
Light and Heat
Ike's painting sold at charity auction for 2600 dollars
General Eisenhower's first oil painting a landscape with an Indian on the reverse side sold at auction for charity on Wednesday night bringing 2600 dollars. The buyer was listed as an entrant in Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Eisenhower
Wassell
Philadelphia
Aker
Printer Union Found Guilty Of Contempt
INDIANAPOLIS UP The International Typographical Union and four top officers were found guilty of contempt of court for defying a March injunction restraining discrimination against non union printers and opposing Taft Hartley closed shop rules The officers named were President Woodruff Randolph and vice presidents Larry Taylor Elmer Brown and secretary treasurer Don Hurd No fine was imposed but court costs were to be paid Swygert ordered them to show compliance within 10 days The judge also found contempt for insisting in negotiations on a clause requiring rigid exams for nonunion printers and urged equal hiring chances for all regardless of union membership or competency tests
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
International Typographical Union
Luther M Swygert
Woodruff Randolph
Larry Taylor
Elmer Brown
Don Hurd
Swygert
Chicago
National Labor Relations Board
ITU
Rehearing Denied in Cedar Dam Dispute
The Federal Power Commission refused to reconsider its licensing of the First Iowa Hydro-Electric Cooperative to build a Cedar River dam near Moscow Iowa. Iowa officials and area landowners urged a rehearing citing financial concerns and navigation impact. Chairman Smith dissented on denying the stay and rehearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Power Commission
Iowa
Cedar River
Commission
Smith
Flint couple jailed for bogus checks face year with kids
A Flint, Michigan couple and their two children, ages five and infant, were jailed in Appleton after failing to pay a $1,000 fine for passing bad checks. The jail saw the five year old run the hallways and interact with inmates, prompting the sheriff to consider involving child welfare if fines aren’t paid. A doctor was called for the children’s fever and sore throat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appleton, Wis
Flint
Mich
Kenneth Murray
Patricia
Lyman B. Clark
Donald
Mary Derus
Clark
Child Welfare Department
Argentina doubts Big Three unity on Berlin crisis
Paris dispatch reports Argentine sources doubting unanimous Western backing for a UN response to Russia blockading Berlin. Juan A Bramuglia may abstain, taking a third position between Moscow and Washington, while Western powers press for a full UN condemnation of Russia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Russia
Berlin
Juan A. Bramuglia
Argentina
United Nations Security Council
United States
Bramuglia
Council
Philip Jessup
Alexander Cadogan
Great Britain
Alexandre Parodi
France
Security Council
Two Communist Networks Found in State Department
Washington UP House spy investigators reported that two Communist underground networks operated in the state department before the war. Whittaker Chambers told a secret subcommittee Aug. 27 that one network was led by Alger Hiss and the other by Noel Field. He said the rings worked independently and Hiss learned of Field's ties only by accident. Chambers did not claim espionage by Hiss or Field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
State Department
Whittaker Chambers
Time Magazine
UN American Activities Subcommittee
Alger Hiss
Chambers
Noel Field
Hiss
Field
Agre Bon
Heavy Frost Forecast for Northern Iowa Tonight
Weather bureau predicts heavy frost for northern Iowa Thursday night while overall conditions stay pleasant. Thursday morning low 36 degrees, city reading 68 by 2:30 pm. Wednesday high reached 70. Light frost reported in the St Paul Rapids area Wednesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Weather Bureau
Sent
Also Mentioned on This Page
Joe Kucera
Jimmy Franks
Today's .Index
Ae Gas
Ae Bose
U.N
Holy Land
Ike
Printer Union
Cedar Dam
Council of Foreign Ministers
Germany
Vishinsky
State Dept. Chambers
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!