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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1950
Page
1
The September 1 1950 Cedar Rapids Daily Record details Iowa forecast fair and warm with a five day outlook. noon wind NNE 14 mph. sunrise 5 23 am sunset 6 40 pm. It lists divorce petitions decrees obits and local notices including service times and fines for traffic violations.
U.S. Delegate Warren Austin told the United Nations Security Council a U.S. fighter plane may have strafed a Manchurian airstrip by mistake on August 27. He urged a UN commission to investigate and assess damages, with safe conduct for North Korea and China, while denying broad charges of civilian killings.
U S Fifth Air Force and Australian fighters harassed North Korean columns as the Reds broke into minefields and barbed wire. The 25th division held most sectors, but large NK formations infiltrated behind lines. Masan, gateway to Pusan, eyed for capture in three days while NK forces crossed the Naktong at multiple points.
FRANKFURT (RP) Gen Mark W Clark and a U S staff will attend Western Germany maneuvers described as the biggest since the war. British and French troops will join near the Soviet zone boundary from Sept 11 to 18. The U S air force will stage Grafenwehr demonstrations Sept 6 with 125 fighter bombers.
In Detroit AP report wildcat walkouts halted Kaiser-Frazer and delayed Ford production, as Hudson Motor Car Company matched a wage rise, giving 20,000 workers seven cents more per hour.
A Pan American Airways plane with 62 aboard was forced to turn back 1,000 miles out over the Atlantic due to engine trouble.
The FCC declined to adopt final color TV standards but endorsed CBS method as meeting criteria and postponed a final decision to pursue a dual black and white CBS capable receiver plan. If manufacturers do not cooperate, the commission will issue a final decision adopting CBS color standards.
The house voted to take a 10 day informal Labor Day break with no business sessions planned for next week. It will meet Tuesday and Thursday only for no business sessions, and will return to work on Monday September 11 after office building remodels.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars during the 51st national encampment selected New York as the 1951 meeting site and paid tribute to Gen. MacArthur. Resolutions praised his World War II leadership and Korea efforts and urged action to bar Communist groups, restore Lindbergh’s rank, jail convicted Communists, and remove pro Communist officials. The encampment next year runs August 26 to 31.
Mrs. William Van Horn aged 22 from George Iowa died in a Minnesota hospital from injuries suffered in a Sunday auto collision that also killed two other people.
Britannica defines paradise as a Persian word meaning walled park. The encyclopedia notes linguistic roots and cultural usage across regions and eras.
Joseph M. Vislisel, a pioneer Linn county farmer, dies Wednesday. Services set for 9 am Saturday at St. John's church in Lisbon with Revs. GoodsmAn Surovy and Chihak. Burial in St. John's Cemetery. Body moved from Polansky chapel to the Mt. Vernon area home where friends may call. Rosary at 8 pm Friday. Survives: a daughter Mary Louise.
Funeral services for Joseph M Stodola of 1820 K Street SW will be held at Kuba funeral home at 9 30 a m Saturday A Solemn Requiem High Mass follows at 10 a m in St Ludmila s church officiated by Rev Frank R Hruby Rev Robert Vogel and Rev Charles Kruse Burial is in St John s Cemetery Rosary at 7 30 p m and Holy Name Society and Knights of Columbus at 8 p m at the funeral home Friends may call Rosary Society members meet at St Ludmila s at 9 45 a m Saturday to join the services.
Joseph McNeill Gaunt 41 path 1350 Thirty third street NE Cedar Rapids veteran of World War I and pump and hydraulic inspector for LaPlant Choate Mfg died at home after brief illness Born January 29 1894 Garden Grove came to Cedar Rapids from Marengo Married Muriel Orr October 8 1926 Detroit Survived by wife daughter Nancy Lois Gaunt Venice California brother Arnold of Venice California Funeral services 3 30 p m Saturday Turner chapel with rector D A Loferski Cedar Memorial cemetery burial Friends may call at chapel
Services for Emma Thompson widow of John M. Thompson and former Cedar Rapids resident fatally struck crossing a Ventura street near her home will be held at Turner chapel at 1 30 p m Saturday led by Rev H K Galloway pastor Grande Avenue Presbyterian church Burial will be Cedar Memorial Cemetery Friends may call at the Cedar Rapids funeral home in the days before the service
Traffic change proposed by Capt. Bill Remington reroutes eastbound traffic on Third Avenue SE to Nineteenth Street rather than turning at Fifteenth. Vehicles will go north on Nineteenth to First Avenue while work on First Avenue from Nineteenth to Twentieth nears completion.
President Truman asked Congress for 6 million dollars for the FBI citing increased activity due to the international situation. He provided no specifics on how the funds would be spent or whether for more agents, noting that details are usually supplied later by the budget bureau or the agency requesting the appropriation.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports a 0.7 percent rise in wholesale prices for the week ending August 29. The index stands at 167.2 from the 1926 average, up 1.1 percent from four weeks ago and 9.3 percent above the 1949 level. Livestock costs led the advance with hogs at their highest since October 1948.
An additional 13 eastern Iowa men, eight from Cedar Rapids, have entered or will enter the armed forces. Enlistees include Karl C. Fisher of Cedar Rapids and four Navy reservists from Cedar Rapids. Navy organized reservist Jack H. Harris Iowa City to report for exam September 11. marine Arthur D. Clark Jr. Marion to report September 14. Linn County draft board calls a board meeting for 4 p.m. Tuesday.
Finance Commissioner Louis Burgus travels to Chicago to audit National City Lines Cedar Rapids operations and report a settlement plan to Cedar Rapids City Lines and Local 638 drivers. The walkout could begin next Wednesday. union seeks 10 cent raise while company offers three cent first year and two cent second year.
Des Moines head of the Master Barber and Beauticians Association said prices may rise this fall but denied a plan to raise haircuts to 1.25. He noted the topic has been discussed.
John P. Kiley was elected president of the Milwaukee road by the board of directors on Friday. The decision was announced as part of the company’s leadership changes.
Faculty members of the West Branch consolidated school and area college students will be honored at a foot luck supper and informal program at the Methodist church on Sunday.
Treasurer Frank Bates reminds residents taxes for the second half are due this month with a Sept. 30 deadline for personal and property taxes. Starting Oct. 1 a penalty of three fourths of one percent will be charged each month.
Judge G. K. Thompson awarded Mercy hospital judgments in two account suits. Emery and Helen Sargent were ordered to pay $171.28, while H. Austin and Ruth Rector owe $145.01.
Carl H. Jones, 29, of St. Louis pleaded innocent before Judge G. K. Thompson to larceny charges. He allegedly stole a storm coat and two shirts from Yager's on August 22 and is jailed in Linn County in lieu of a $1,000 bond.
The will of Fannie McClellan who died August 5 is admitted to probate. The estate will be divided equally among her surviving children. Arthur R. Sigmunds is named executor without bond.
The Northern Lumber Company filed a lawsuit Friday against Charles Leo Conway seeking 130.60 on an account alleged due. The action represents a civil dispute over unpaid charges between the two parties.
Dr. M J Molumby awaits orders after Des Moines exam. Fayette county fairs show receipts up by 800 dollars. Albert Schultz and Milan Miller file damage suits against McCoy Trucking. Verne Aller buys George Mills residence. DeMoss buys Julia Ford home. Sister Kenny polio fund raises 205.15 at Winthrop. Judge Floyd Philbrick to preside Cedar Rapids district court. Stromberg Time Corp to repair city clock. Sgt Eugene F Corkery called to active duty. Don Johnson names Leindemayer Marengo graves chair. William Miller to teach in Skagway Alaska. Ralph Hall anniversary party in Wellman. Kiwanis reps to Ames 1950 convention. Brandon voters approve 8000 bond for water tank. M Small ordered to report Sept 7 in Des Moines. Rev Elsberry moves to Des Moines. new Fay church pastor Pryor. Cancer drive Iowa county totals exceed prior year. Mayor Walter named Clayton county civilian defense chairman.
Representative Vinson urged the House Armed Services Committee to study raising the draft age from 25 to 35 to widen the pool of single men and to revise the World War II veterans exemption. He stressed calling single veterans before men with children and proposed lowering induction standards and delaying fathers from potential draft calls.
AFL Teamsters threaten a strike next Tuesday if negotiations fail with Peter Pan Baking Company Colonial Baking Company and Cedar Rapids Bakery. About 100 drivers split. some will work while others walk out claiming 60 hour rural and 54 hour city week limits. They reject a 1.25 weekly raise preferring guaranteed hours. companies say drivers are commissioned salesmen not subject to hour minimums.
Washington AP report says a House armed services subcommittee will investigate high X-ray fees paid to doctors for draft examinations. Milwaukee physician reportedly earned about 1125 dollars a day net. Chairman Vinson appoints Rep. Kilday to lead with Rep. Price and Rep. Cole as members.
One year old Timothy Anderson lost the tip of a finger after sticking it into the joint of his father's artificial leg. The father John, a Michigan State pre law student, stood up and clipped off the finger joint. Anderson had his leg lost in Germany in 1945.
Community briefs list church announcements with Rev. Galen Hershey sermon at Shueyville Evangelical United Brethren Church on Sunday at 10 30 am and Sunday school at 9 30. Also planned are a Labor Day chicken noodle supper in Central City and a Foresters tag day at the Paramount theatre for youth movement. A man sustains injuries at Iowa Electric Welding Company and is treated at Mercy hospital.
Army confirms Gen MacArthur sent a message through Pentagon channels to the Veterans of Foreign Wars on August twenty first. The document was canceled and copies were not directed to President Truman Defense Secretary Johnson or Army Secretary Pace, leading to delayed White House awareness.
Eight Dade county gambling kingpins were indicted on operating gambling houses. Names will not be released until arrest or surrender. Special Grand Jury Counsel says this is just the beginning and the men are not small-fry gamblers. A records seizure tied to the S and G syndicate links to a $28 million annual bookie operation in Miami Beach. Each count carries up to years in jail and 5000 fine.
The congressional committee reports 26,251 civilians added to federal payrolls in the first month after the Korean conflict began. Overall civilian government employment rose to 1,985,139 in July, up 16,739 from June, while civilian agencies cut 9,512. Of the increase, 19,175 were industrial workers and the rest white collar.
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