Fire claims life of Cedar Rapids woman 88
Firefighters raced to 1418 Eighth Avenue SE Cedar Rapids at noon Saturday but could not save Mrs. Jeanette DeLaMater 88 who sat in a rocking chair until smoke from a radio caused her death. Neighbor Mrs. Wesley Kubik notified authorities. ambulance and doctors arrived too late. Coroner ruled death by suffocation. Funeral arrangements are pending.
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Charles Sanders
Eighth Avenue SE
Jeanette, DeLaMater
Jesse Belle
City Hall
Wesley Kubik
Cedar Rapids
Eighth Avenue
Kubik
Benes
Prague
Wenceslas Square
Schuman Seeks Fresh French Government Formation
Paris AP Robert Schuman said he withdrawn his resignation as premier designate and would try again to form a government. President Vincent Auriol had not officially accepted the resignation. Schuman faced Socialist resistance after being invested premier and resigning, while Communist influence spurred nationwide strikes and wage petitions.
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Paris
Robert Schuman
Elysee Palace
Vincent Auriol
Schuman
Communist Party
Barkley Hurt in Madrid Stopoff During Campaign Visit
Senator Barkley Democratic vice presidential nominee suffered cuts and scratches after breaking a fall in Madrid. He plunged his fist through a plate glass door on a dark stairway during a one day visit to the restricted city. He was guided by physicians who warned of possible arterial injury. He travels with Senators Fulbright Lucas and Hatch and Reps Talle and Rooney.
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Barkley
Madrid
Fulbright
D-Ark
Lucas
D-Nl
Hatch
Dn.m
Talle
R-Ia
Rooney
D-N.y
Fair Warm Weather Tonight and Sunday
Weather forecast calls for fair and warm conditions with a low near 60 tonight and a high near 90 Sunday. Winds shift from southeasterly 12 mph tonight to southerly 15 mph on Sunday.
State Funeral for Eduard Benes Planned in Prague
Prague announces a state funeral Wednesday for former President Eduard Benes. He will lie in state two days at Sezimovo Usti then two more days in the Prague pantheon after burial near his country home. A week of mourning will close theaters and public events. Benes’ widow receives a government pension.
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Prague
Eduard Benes
Ministry of Information
Benes
Sezimovo Usti
Antonin Zapotocky
Prague Museum
Rain for Eastern Iowa Sunday Night
The weather bureau forecasts rain moving from the west into eastern Iowa Sunday night with thundershowers likely in the afternoon in the western part of the state. A longer range outlook shows rain possible again Monday or Tuesday, while highs reach the upper 80s to 90s in eastern Iowa. Cedar Rapids and Iowa City record cool conditions with 54 degrees. Cedar Rapids peaks at 84 between 2 and 5 p.m.
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Cedar Rapids
Weather Bureau
Iowa
Towa City
Oskaloosa
Portland teens crash with unruly car in dangerous test drive
In Portland AP report police found the automobile had no license plates no headlights no brakes no top and no gas line. One teenage driver and another passenger on the fender allegedly poured gasoline into the carburetor through a hose. The car ran briefly before striking a parked vehicle.
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Portland
Election of Officers at Veterans of Foreign Wars encampment
Lyall T. Beggs of Madison was elevated to commander-in-chief at the VFW national encampment, with Clyde A. Lewis of Plattsburg promoted to senior vice commander and Yonnie Charles C. Balls of Seattle elected junior vice commander. Miami was chosen for the 1949 encampment.
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ST. Louis
INS
Lyall T. Beggs
Madison
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Beggs
Clyde ‘'A. Lewis
Plattsburg
N. Y
Yonne
Charles C. Balls
Seattle
Miami
Texas Senate Race Tightens With 17 Vote Gap
Dallas dispatch reports Lyndon Johnson and Coke R. Stevenson separated by 17 votes after corrected returns from the Texas election bureau. Johnson charged private auditors manipulated tallies to defeat the will of the people, while Stevenson claimed efforts were underway to count him out. Observers expected final decision at the September 13 Democratic committee meeting.
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Dallas
Lyndon Johnson
Coke R. Stevenson
Johnson
House
Texas Election Bureau
Texas
Stevenson
Senate
State Democratic Committee
Drowning or No He'll Save Shoes
In Astoria Oregon eight year old Jerry Montgomery fell from a bridge into the Mecanicum river. A novice swimmer he refused to shed his heavy shoes despite danger. The boy and the shoes kept him afloat until rescue, proving the value of footwear over peril.
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Astoria
Ore
Jerry Montgomery
Jerry
Mecanicum
Wallace backs repeal of mixed marriage bans in South
Henry A. Wallace told reporters at a Nashville news conference that he forced repeal of state laws banning mixed marriages. He cited improving segregation and recalled a Memphis non segregated speech to a mixed 2000 person crowd. An egg was thrown at him as he left the park, striking a friend.
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Nashville
Henry A. Wallace
South
Memphis
Wallace
McGrath labels GOP charge on Truman a blue blood herring
In Washington Senator J Howard McGrath and GOP counterpart Hugh D Scott traded accusations over communist ties to the 1944 campaign. McGrath dismissed Scott's claim as a blue blooded smear, while Scott questioned possible wartime arrangements. The debate touched on inflation and farm price supports with other leaders weighing in on food purchases and Dixiecrat shifts.
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Washington
Truman
J. Howard McGrath
Democratic National Committee
Go.p
Hugh D. Scott
Scott
McGrath
Wilhelmina Abdicates after 50 Years on Dutch Throne
Queen Wilhelmina, 68, abdicates in a quiet ceremony after five decades of rule. Her daughter Juliana, 39, becomes queen immediately, with formal investiture set for Monday. Wilhelmina plans retirement to the countryside for gardening and painting.
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Amsterdam
Wilhelmina
Juliana
Europe
WomanUses Pen To Rout Molester In Chicago Attack
Chicago AP report: 35 year old Betty Lebensorger fought off a would be attacker Saturday by jabbing him with a fountain pen after he tried to stuff a handkerchief in her mouth. The suspect, 19 year old Thomas, was arrested nearby and held for investigation after Lebensorger identified him.
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Betty Lebensorger
Thomas
Ee 19
Chicago
Liquor Cut Order Reaches Chinese Missions Abroad
The Chinese ministry of foreign affairs ordered embassies and legations worldwide to reduce liquor consumption. The directive was issued Saturday as part of a broader effort to curb drink-related issues among diplomatic posts.
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Shanghai
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Storm Rips Through New Orleans Heads Toward Gulf Coast
A tropical storm with winds 60 to 70 mph battered New Orleans causing street flooding and high tides along the Mississippi coast. Rescue crews and workers rode out the storm in boats, while the Grand Isle resort was fully submerged and Red Cross shelters housed thousands.
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New Orleans
Mississippi Gulf Coast
Texas Oil Company
Houma
Little Callou Bayou
Gulf
Gulfport
Biloxi
Red Cross
Fifth Army Calls Up 700 Recent ROTC Grads
Chicago NipS dispatch reports an army directive requires 700 recent ROTC graduates in the Midwest to report for duty October 15. They will serve at least 21 months with commissions as second lieutenants, except medically related reserves who may finish studies. Coe College president Byron Hollinshead says many Coe ROTC grads may be affected, noting they previously served as enlisted men in World War I and later received commissions. The action marks a shift from prior policy favoring volunteers for active duty.
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Chicago
INS
R.O.T Cc
Fifth Army
Byron S Hollinshead
Coe College
Coe
Churches Relax Capitalism Stand
The World Council of Churches rejected both communism and laissez faire capitalism. In Amsterdam the council adopted an amended report on disorder in society, dropping a hard rejection of all ideologies and urging churches to steer people away from extremes as sole options. Charles P Taft urged the change.
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Amsterdam
World Council of Churches
Charles P. Taft
Taft
Boettiger Rebounds From Polio After Hospital Release
Curtis Buzzie Boettiger 18 grandson of President Roosevelt moves on from infantile paralysis recovery. He was released from quarantine at Corona Naval Hospital and due to be discharged next Thursday. Navy Captain Robert E. Duncan, who attended the late President, said he will not suffer lasting effects.
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Los Angeles
Curtis
Buzzie” Dall Boettiger
Roosevelt
Corona Naval Hospital
Navy
Robert E. Duncan
Buzzie
Rabbit Chases Dog In Odd In Pipe Chase
In Omak Washington telephone company workers attempted to route a line through a 16 inch conduit by tying it to a rabbit. A brown mongrel dog was sent into the pipe to chase the rabbit. After about 300 yards the rabbit turned and pursued the dog. Linemen now seek a larger dog for the next try.
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Omak
Wash
Burglars Take Over $2,000 From Martin Dry Goods
In Cedar Rapids two men blasted open a safe at Martin Dry Goods Company on Second Avenue SE. They entered via the fourth floor window, used an alley fire escape to reach the roof, and separated cash from checks. The loss exceeded $2,000 and the case is the second major theft in five days. Police traced footprints to the third floor strong box. exit method unknown.
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Cedar Rapids
Martin Dry Goods Company
Second Avenue SE
Marion Me Too
Martin
Charles F Shepard
Police Identification Bureau
John Hanna
Hanna
Martin’s
Walter W. James
No Wonder He Thought It Nice
In Pittsburgh an onlooker named Robert Brozell praised a stranger's bag and then signaled police to arrest the man after the stranger took luggage from Brozell’s parked car near West Park. Officers recovered the luggage within minutes.
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Pittsburgh
Robert Brozell
Brozell
West Park
Communists Push Drive for Berlin
Berlin's Communists Saturday pushed a campaign to form a three party bloc to seize city power, claiming it represents the people's real interests. Anti Communist leaders called it an action committee aimed at Communist control while press rhetoric threatened reprisals against Germans aiding a Western government in Bonn. American authorities saw the move as an attempt to advance the Soviet position amid Four Power talks on the Berlin crisis. The Communist press said Christian Democrats and Liberal Democrats would join the Soviet sponsored Socialist Unity party in the bloc.
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Berlin
Bloc
Bonn
Christian Democrats
Liberal Democrats
Socialist Unity Party
Czech Given 25 Years in Absentia
Vladimir Kra jina, fugitive secretary of the former Czech National Socialist party, was sentenced in absentia to 25 years by a state court. An intimate of former President Benes, he faced wartime collaboration accusations. Krajina fled to London after the February coup and helped form a Czech refugee group. The prosecutor had sought the death penalty.
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Prague
Vladimir Krajina
National Socialist Party
Benes
Krajina
London
G M Official Dies In Detroit
Nicholas Dreystadt, general manager of the Chevrolet division at General Motors, died Friday in Detroit.
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G.M
Detroit
Nicholas Dreystadt
Chevrolet
General Motors
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