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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 26, 1948

Page

4

Court Upheld Prosecution of Mass Pickets

The US Supreme Court declined to intervene as AFL members convicted for violating a municipal order against mass picketing at Columbia Pictures, Los Angeles. The ruling follows an NLRB finding that mass picketing can be barred when it interferes with work during a strike, with CIO officials denouncing the board’s stance as pro-management.

Washington Supreme Court AFL Columbia Pictures Studio Los Angeles National Labor Relations Board Frank Donner CIO Arthur J. Goldberg National Cio

Costly Punishment in London Case

George Hollis, 45, fined eight dollars after breaking a plate on his eight year old daughter s head when she dropped an egg during the week s rations.

London (LLP George Hollis

American Forum of the Air debate Truman vs Dewey on KCRG

Tonight on AMERICAN FORUM OF THE AIR on KCRG KCRK the Truman Dewey debate features Attorney General Tom Clark supporting Truman and Gov James H Duff of Pennsylvania backing Dewey. Also tonight Sports Final at 9 45 shifts to fishing and hunting with Bob Brooks Bob High Dr C L Fenner and Frank Powers. Dr George W Crane later presents A Test For Good Fathers, heard weekdays at 9 45. America votes next Tuesday marking the first postwar presidential election with Mutual Networks offering coast to coast coverage.

KCRG KCRK Truman Dewey Tom Clark James H. Duff Pennsylvania Thomas E. Dewey Bob Brooks Mike Bob High C. L. Fenner Frank Powers George W. Crane Dr. Crane America Kcrgkcrk Mutual Cedar Rapids

Radio Writers Strike Narrowly Affects Radio Programs

In New York the Radio Writers Guild struck against about 60 advertising agencies and independent producers but dropped plans to picket studios. The move aims to pressure studios and producers while top shows like Jack Benny and Bob Hope had already signed letters of adherence to a tentative contract.

New York Radio Writers Guild Guild Roy Langham Langham J. R. Mandelbaum Federal Mediation Service

Radio Schedule Fragments Highlight 1940s Broadcast Lineup

A fragmented list shows an old time radio schedule with names like Fulton Lewis Freddy Martin Gabriel Weatter and Buddy Rich, plus sports, newsreels, dance orchestras, and movie matinee slots. The note also includes program times and channel labels MBS and BS, reflecting a multitier broadcast day.

Fulton Lewis News Freddy Marth Mysterious Traveler Dele Hy Gardner Gabriel Heatt Mutual News Lone Wolf News Henry American Afr Buddy Rich Gay Clarlote Blue Barron Dean Hudson Fulton Lewis, Jr MBS Freddy Martin Gardner Says Gabriel Weatter Mutual Lone Wolf Henry Dance Orchestra

Czechs Prefer U S Films Over Russian Says Johnston

Washington film chief Eric Johnston told engineers that American pictures are four times as popular as Russian films in Czechoslovakia and account for a third of the box office in 1947. He urged using Hollywood cinema as a Cold War weapon and warned the conflict will endure for a generation.

Washington INS Eric Johnston Czechoslovakia Johnston Russia Motion Picture Association of America Europe Iron Curtain Counies

There Was Reason for Paddy's Stomach Ache

In Ballymena Ireland Paddy O Neill known as a meditative man who chewed straw while driving his pony cart suffered a long stomach ache. Doctors removed two balls of straw weighing 1 pound 12 ounces from his stomach, explaining the ailment.

Ballymena Northern Ireland Paddy O'Neill Paddy

Railway Firemen Urged To Support Gillette

CHEROKEE Iowa AP Gillette for Senator headquarters urged all railroad Brotherhoods of Locomotive Firemen in Iowa to support Democrat Guy M Gillette for U S senator. Letters from national president D B Robertson urged members to vote for Gillette and persuade family and friends to do the same.

Gillette Cherokee Iowa Guy M Gillette U. S D. B. Robertson The Brotherhoods

The Doctor’s Dinner Menu Poem by Edgar A Guest

The speaker describes a frugal dinner arranged by a woman who says the doctor has ordered it all. She lists minimal courses and restrained portions to avoid weight gain, insisting the doctor’s order explains the austere menu. The exchange ends with the sly remark that the diet is exactly what the doctor ordered for her.

Soviet to form East German state and withdraw troops

Berlin reports that Russia plans to end occupation rule and establish an East German state after reorganizing the police in the Soviet zone. The People’s Government would replace the occupation administration, with announcements to follow a Soviet police reorganization.

Berlin Korea Czechoslovakia Russia Berliner Montags Echo Communist Party Liberal Democratic Party Montags Echo Josef Stalin Romania Congress People’s Council Germany

Aged Burlington Woman Killed by Car in Residential District

Burlington Iowa Mary C Waldin about 75 was killed Monday night in a car pedestrian accident in a residential district here. The death raised the traffic toll for the state to 441, even with that on the same date a year ago. It is the first time this year that.

Burlington Mary C. Waldin

Woman killed in Burlington auto crash statement by driver

Coroner R. O. Giles identified a Burlington driver Mrs. H. E. Kerns as the motorist in a fatal collision with a pedestrian. He quoted Mrs. Kerns saying she did not see the woman until the impact.

R. O. Giles H .E. Kerns Burlington Kerns

German Labor Leaders Offer Luftwaffe Pilots for Berlin Airlift

Four German labor leaders offered to supply former Luftwaffe pilots to fly the Berlin airlift. They said they could provide more pilots than needed for the Western sectors and that the proposal was being studied by Undersecretary of War Draper. The unionists will tour U.S. industrial centers and spoke at a news conference supported by the American Federation of Labor.

Washington Berlin War Draper U.S American Federation of Labor Draper

Paraguay Revolt at Asuncion Cadet Academy Quelled

Paraguayan national radio announced government forces retook the military academy in Asuncion at 7:40 pm ending a brief cadet revolt. President J Natalicio Gonzalez warned rebellion would be crushed and urged cadets to lay down arms with no reprisals promised. Col Sanchez named acting head of the academy. Reports from Clorinda and Formosa noted cannon and small arms fire earlier.

Buenos Aires Argentina National Radio Asuncion National J. Natalicio Gonzalez Gonzalez Col. Sanchez Academy Clorinda Formosa

Iowa Farmers in Good Income Spot and Bankers Warned

Des Moines AP Iowa farmers are in an enviable position to withstand moderate farm price drops says W W Blasier president of the Iowa Bankers Association at the 62nd annual convention. He notes bountiful corn and grain crops and large hog and cattle herds supporting income while urging prices stay steady despite a coming administration change. He adds Iowa carries the largest mortgage debt on its land in the nation as of Jan 1 1948 yet its crop wealth proves lenders' faith in the state.

Blasier Iowa

Eleanor to Receive Oxford Honorary Civil Law Degree

London reports Mrs Franklin D. Roosevelt will become the first American woman awarded an honorary civil law degree by Oxford University. The ceremony is set for November 13.

Eleanor Oxford London Franklin D. Roosevelt Oxford University

Richard Dix Suffers Heart Attack in California

Richard Dix, veteran movie star, is seriously ill in a Monrovia sanatorium after a heart attack. His wife said he will recover with sufficient rest. Dix, 53, is known for virile roles in silent films including The Vanishing American.

Monrovia Calif Richard Dix Dix

Cimarron star Dix suffers health scare amid film fame

The actor known for Cimarron and The Whistler series has endured two heart attacks in 18 months and has been resting at a large Hollywood ranch.

Dix Hollywood

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