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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1948
Page
13
The 1948 presidential candidate revisits Iowa on a weather-impacted train tour. In Davenport and Des Moines he met local officials, reporters, and labor leaders, touting farming reforms and Taft Hartley views while weather briefly disrupted viewing the passing countryside.
Dewey pressed his Iowa tour amid heavy rain, joking about bringing rain to his Pawling farm and posing with Sen. Wilson upon arrival in Des Moines. He told crowds in Spencer about listening to campaign speakers and urged voters to consider his messages, while state leaders hoped the stops would aid Wilson’s Senate bid.
Mrs. Arlene Raymond of Independence and Hope Hull of Des Moines will fly to Phoenix to help prepare for Gov. Dewey's address. They were invited by John Quinn, advance man for the Dewey train, to assist with final arrangements in Phoenix.
Sioux City Police Chief Julius Myron accuses Detective Chief Harry Gibbons of conspiring with tavern operator Earl Knowles and others in gambling law violations and wholesale whisky sales for over two years. The Civil Service Commission will hear the case Friday after Myron filed the charge to detail reasons for Gibbons' suspension.
Jefferson City report notes the state conservation commission catches fish for science with an electric seine that stuns fish briefly and uses an electric tattooing machine to mark them for long term experiments.
In a forceful address Dewey declares an era of reform begins January 20, warning of tyranny and fear as he defends freedom and the American system. He cites high prices housing shortages and economic ills while blaming the present administration for many problems and calls for continued support of farmers labor and enterprise to secure growth and liberty.
Figures from the Cedar Rapids traffic bureau show two deaths and multiple injuries since March 5 as part of an eight month safety contest sponsored by the Young Men's bureau. The notice outlines accident data and ongoing enforcement efforts.
The report details Governor Dewey's dairy operation noting 50 Holsteins, 9,500 pounds average per cow last year, and use of Dewey Farmgas for silage. It covers housing in a loose-pen barn, parlor milking, two tons of bedding per cow, and a six to eight cow milking flow with a no stoop milking setup. Dewey runs the farm with his son in partnership and extra seasonal help, while he occasionally assists during official duties.
On an 8000 mile campaign sweep, Dewey pledges no "trick answers" and no group targeted solutions. He vows to oppose intolerance and discrimination while pursuing peace through courage and faith in America. En route to Des Moines he backs Illinois' Brooks and Green, then Iowa and Illinois GOP leaders join the train for the cross-state leg.
Thomas L. Woods will serve as appeal agent for the Linn county draft board with no pay. Louis D. Dennis, nominated associate appeal agent, said Tuesday he will decline the job. Governor Robert D. Blue announced nominations. both men served in World War II. Officials planned to meet to discuss classifications though few questionnaires may be classified. Iowa's first draft call is set for November.
Mrs Carlos Ragsdale, 34, longtime Cedar Rapids visitor, died at 9 05 p m Saturday in Houston Texas Her survivors include her husband and son Donnie 6 her parents Mr and Mrs J F Williams of Houston a brother Roger of Tyler Texas a sister Mrs Kenneth Persons of Arizona and several aunts and uncles in the Shellsburg Martelle Cedar Rapids area
H Lester Lalan a 47 year old blind former Iowan seeks to finish a piano tuning course at the Industrial School for the Blind and then travel the world preaching in Presbyterian missions He is an ordained minister and plans to fund travel by tuning pianos Lalan once ran music stores in Waterloo Cedar Falls IA and lost his Waterloo store after a robbery and rent hike He wandered Chicago streets for three nights before police and reporters found him a room He says he has a message for a world filled with fear and hopes to sell musical instruments stored to pay his way until he gets his piano tuner certificate and rent relief.
Audrel Robert Fisk, 34, was sentenced to two ten year terms in Fort Madison for larceny of a motor vehicle and breaking and entering. The judge ordered concurrent terms due to lack of a ruling on consecutive service. Fisk was shot by a city detective during an attempted escape last June and had admitted stealing the car in Cedar Rapids on June 15. He also faced burglary charges for theft from Irwin Coppack’s home and a separate Cedar county burglary claim. Sheriff James Smith said Fisk would likely be taken to the penitentiary Wednesday.
Odus Elmo Holt stands trial on larceny of a 1939 Ford from Bertha A. Johnson in Cedar Rapids. Jury drawn on Tuesday. judge paused rest of panel until next Monday. Jurors include Belle Burgin, Bernice Williams, Della Rogers, A L Smulekoff, Cora O'Brien, Bertha Rollins, Viola Miller, George Rose, Elizabeth Waline, Alma Sword, Grace Crow, Amelia Neal.
Tony and Everett Nemer pled guilty to conspiracy to prosecute in district court before Judge M. C. Hamiel. Each was fined 100 dollars with suspended jail terms of 30 days for Tony and 60 days for Everett. Indicted by Linn county grand jury for causing an indictment of William A. Fairbanks on a false uttering of a check case involving a 100 dollar check at a Fifth Street grocery, with Fairbanks stating he had no money to cover it.
Thomas A. McMurrin by his father Glen M. McMurrin sues Clifford Brown for 1000 actual and 1000 exemplary damages alleging a fight on August 21 in Lis A. Brown allegedly struck McMurrin in the face, cutting lips, bruising the nose, knocking him down, and injuring his back.
The Stipulation of settlement in the case of Margaret Keister vs Edleman Real Estate and Investment Company and Theo dore and Louise Streets concerned funds held during litigation. Edleman did not pay the settlement. he turned over $875 of $1,800 from the Streets tavern sale in Monmouth Iowa to the Streets, while $925 was kept by the real estate company as commission.
The will of Anna C Widra who died September 12 was admitted to probate on Monday. Fred H Kubicek named executor without bond. The will leaves all to a friend, Pauline Stelcik.
Tokyo reports say last week's typhoon killed 541 people and caused 55 million dollars in damage. More than 600 are missing and 200 injured, according to government and press reports.
Hindu: Czechs of Cedar Rapids and their churches will unite for a mass memorial honoring Eduard Benes late president of Czechoslovakia at Wilson High School auditorium at 8 p.m. Principal speaker will be Dr. Byron S. Hollinshead Coe College president with Theodore B Hlubucek speaking Czech. Music by Prof J H Kitchins string quartet and Karla Masaryk chorus opens.
Douglas Grant urged setting a renovation schedule to run with the new building phase and target action by next January. The board seeks bids on roof replacements for Harrison and Garfield, to be reviewed at the October 4 meeting. The district reports one active scalp ringworm case and completed inspections in all but one kindergarten session.
The Most Rev Edmond Heelan bishop of the Sioux City Catholic diocese since 1920 died in his sleep Monday at age 80. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at the Cathedral of the Epiphany in Sioux City.
Former postal official Beattie who rose from clerk to assistant postmaster retired recently after decades in service. Colleagues presented a purse for luggage and numerous letters poured in from friends including a former postmaster and a California retiree. Funeral planned at Turner chapel with burial in Oak Shade cemetery.
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