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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 30, 1948

Page

2

Truman on Way to His Home State

AP report on Harry S. Truman campaigning in New York and Missouri ending the tour with a rally in St. Louis and a homeward march to Independence. He defends foreign policy, criticizes GOP attacks, and urges turnout predicting strong Democratic margins in New York and other states.

Truman Truman Train Harry S. Truman Missouri St. Louis Independence New York City Queens Hall New York Academy of Music Brooklyn

UN Korea Commission Urges Peace Talks Before Troop Withdrawal

The U N temporary commission on Korea said peaceful negotiations between northern and southern Korea must be established before any occupation forces are withdrawn.

Lake Success U.N. Temporary Commission On Korea

Index Courthouse and Daily Record Highlights

FragmentedOCR shows sections for Editorial Features Marion Movies Radon sports and ads. Contains scattered words like Daily Record and Comics with unclear dates or specifics.

Diele Eee Q Daily Record Marion Certs Cae Radon Es Ieee Emecche Rdssa

Dewey Ends Campaign With Madison Square Garden Speech

Thomas E. Dewey wraps up his presidential bid with a Madison Square Garden address in New York. He plans a five minute NBC radio spot Monday urging a strong turnout and pledged cooperation with Congress if elected. He spoke in New Haven and Bridgeport urging voters to back his policy aims and criticizing Truman era foreign policy.

New York Thomas E. Dewey Madison Square Garden Dewey Congress Joseph Martin, Jr Martin Attleboro Mass Ohio Taft Senate New Haven Truman Bridgeport New York City Congress of the United States

Woman Crusader Hurls Bottle at Tavern Window

Marie Van Muelebrock a 26 year old crusader known as a modern Carrie Nation hurled a pop bottle through a Rock Island saloon window to protest gambling. She claimed a slot machine existed and sought action from police and officials. Spector the saloon owner faced a warrant for the damaged pane while Van Muelebrock also faced charges for disturbing the peace.

Rock Island Ill Marie van Muelebrock Carrie Nation Miss van Muelebroek Moline Rock Island County Spector Miss van Muelebrock William Wilkens Walter McBride

Chicago proposed city budget tops 81 million for 1946

Chicago Comptroller Robert B. Upham recommended a record city budget of 81,744,596 dollars for 1946 at a Saturday session. The proposal outlines anticipated expenditures across departments as the city plans to manage postwar finances.

Chicago Ching Robert B. Up

Weather Outlook With Clouds and Rain

Partly cloudy tonight with increasing cloudiness Sunday as rain develops Sunday night. Lows around 50 tonight and a high near 65 Sunday.

Eight Center Point Firms Burglarized in One Night

Center Point sheriffs report eight local businesses broken into early Saturday with about 115 dollars in cash and various small items stolen. Targets include R G Fosnacht tavern, L B Grubbs drug store, Don Elliott grocery, Glen Hoagland market, Nora's inn, L H Curtis pool hall, Howard Dufoe hardware, and Ed Serbousek D X station. Break ins occurred via broken front doors or padlock removal, discovered around 3:30 to 4:30 a.m. Investigators James Smith Harlan Snyder and Larry Condon sought a stolen 1937 blue Dodge sedan owned by Eugene Divorsky. Cedar Rapids theft also tied to the case.

Center Point Sheriff’s Office R. G. Fosnacht L. B. Grubbs Drug Store Don Elliott Glen Hoagland Grocery Nora’s Inn Nora Barron L. H. Curtis Pool Room Howard Dufoe Hardware Store Ed Serbousek D-X Station Eugene Divorsky Snyder Cedar Rapid Aceue Glenn Shatzer Cold Stream Avenue

Truman Axemen Pressure Green to Renounce Proposal

AFL head William Green faced pressure from John L. Lewis and the Truman axemen to reject Lewis’s plan for U S intervention in the French coal miners strike under the Marshall plan. Green, who suggested sympathy at Minneapolis, was accused of other pressures back in Washington as Lewis urged action against French mine worker shootings. Separately, Cedar Rapids reports the first major rains in three weeks across Iowa with heavy showers in Hamburg and scattered totals statewide, followed by a forecast of partly cloudy weather and more rain.

Washington John L. Lewis Truman AFL William Green Lewis Green United Mine Workers Minneapolis France Cedar Raunds Iowa Associated Press Hamburg Sioux City van Meter Waukee Council Bluffs Spencer Des Moiines Cherokee Atlantic Creston Iowa Falls Marshaltown Mason City Charles City Cedar Rapids Weather Bureau

Dun and Bradstreet Head Doubts Market Collapse

In Los Angeles the Dun and Bradstreet president said there is little or no possibility of a crackup in the financial market. New York credit expert Arthur Whiteside told a Rotary club that the economy has shifted from seller to buyer dominance but warned of trouble only if an international breakup occurs.

Dun-Bradstreet Los Angeles Dun and Bradstreet New York Arthur D Whiteside Rotary Club

Judge weighs feud over split boat after hurricane repairs

In Miami Justice Cecil C. Curry halts a feud between Dewey Frazier and George Ford over a damaged rowboat. The two men once fished together but quarreled over ownership after Dewey divided the boat into thirds and took one piece. Dewey was jailed on malicious mischief charges. George paid repairs and offered a buyout as the case unfolds.

Dewey George Miami Cecil C. Curry George Ford Dewey Frazier

Cedar Rapids Fireman Receives Carnegie Medal for River Rescue

Jesse Hunter 32 of Cedar Rapids received the Carnegie Medal for saving Herman Meyer 13 and Darwin Kane 14 from drowning in the Cedar River on July 2 1947. Hunter swam 1500 feet against a four mile per hour current, reached Herman unconscious, and guided both boys to safety with aid from fellow firefighters and police.

Jesse Hunter Carnegie Hero Fund Commission Fourteenth Avenue SW Cedar Rapids Hunter Herman Meyer Darwin Kane Cedar River Municipal Island Central Fire Station First Street Associated Press Herman Darwin the Gazette Carnegie Commission

Death of Clyde H White Assistant City Health Officer

Clyde H White 68, assistant city health officer, died suddenly of a heart attack at his home early Saturday. Mayor Frank K Hahn named William Shimek interim head of health department. White joined the department in 1939 and became assistant in 1944. A Cedar Rapids barber before public service, he resided at 1210 Fifth Ave SE and was born in Port Mitchell Indiana. Surviving wife Lola. Funeral 1:30 p.m. Monday at Barta Hesser chapel with burial in Cedar Memorial Cemetery.

Cedar Rounds Clyde H White William Shimek White Frank K. Hahn Health Department Cedar Rapids Fifth Avenue SE Port Mitchell Ind International* Journeyman Barbers Iowa Barbers Association International Union A. F. of Lola White Marvin Kober St. Paul’s Methodist Church Cedar. Memorial Cemetery

Manchuria City Mukden Allegedly Falls to Communists

Report from Nanking indicates Mukden Manchuria's largest city has fallen to Communist forces. Earlier dispatches said Red troops were on city outskirts and had infiltrated some areas.

Nanking Mukden Manchuria

Mukden Fall Edges Toward Red Victory in Chinese Civil War

Mukden battles escalate as Red forces threaten North China with a winter offensive. Reports from Mukden indicate government troops retreating south while consular staffers note a potential evacuation from Yingkow and Hulu lao. Chiang Kai-shek’s spokesman calls current battles decisive, with Communist claims of destroying several of Chiang’s armies.

Mukden Manchuria Wei Li-huang Hululao Yingkow Berlin North China Chiang Kai-shek China Chiang Tahushan- Heishan

Bullitt to China as congressional watchdog

William C Bullitt, named special agent for a Republican led foreign aid committee, will probe all aspects of U S aid to Chiang Kai-shek. A former Truman critic, he departs Nov 9 to report findings directly to the committee, aiming to influence policy regardless of State Department clearance.

Bullitt China Washington William C Bullitt United Press Chiang Kai-shek Truman Congressional Senate Appropriations Committee Douglas MacArthur Chiang U. S North China Committee State Department Senate

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