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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1948
Page
2
Republican nominee Dewey travels to Denver pledging Western water and land development aid in response to Truman’s charge of sabotaging the West. He outlines a peace oriented foreign policy and a united administration built on teamwork and national good.
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey launched his bid for the presidency at Drake Fieldhouse, pledging a constructive, high level campaign. He promised to address national ills with forward looking policies rather than attacks on Truman, drawing 8 000 to 9 000 supporters despite rain and poor PA.
Weather bureau forecast temperatures to be above normal for the coming days despite rain. Rain amounts reached up to 2.35 inches in parts of Iowa with Cedar Rapids reporting 1.63 inches through Monday noon. Keokuk saw 52 degrees early morning, Cedar Rapids 58, while highs reached 71 at midday.
Cedar Rapids school officials unveil a schedule to complete Cleveland and Kenwood elementary buildings by January 1950 and the new high school football stadium by July 1950. Bids follow Oct 18, with final plans by architects Childs Smith and Cervin Stuhr. The Buchanan site purchase is finalized for 17,933 dollars, while Edgewood No. 1 is sold to the Edgewood Community church for 10 dollars.
Gov Thomas E Deweys farm near Pawling New York features a 50 cow dairy. The 486 acre operation includes 300 acres in the home place and 186 rented acres. Verbal plan emphasizes contour farming legumes grasses and Sudangrass for silage with new trench silo 12 by 12 by 100 feet storing about 380 tons. Sulfur dioxide treatment preserves top silage. No horses and several modern implements support operations.
Dr. Herbert V. Evatt of Australia elected president of the United Nations general assembly after two-ballot race. He defeated Argentina's Juan A. Bramuglia, garnering 31 of 58 nation votes on the second ballot. Bramuglia urged cooperation and a policy of settlement by right, not force.
National League results include Boston beating St Louis 11 to 3, Pittsburgh defeating Brooklyn 12 to 11, and New York edging Chicago 3 to 2.
Des Moines report shows high temps and warm winds push Iowa corn toward maturity with 80 percent dented or mature and about 95 percent predicted to reach maturity without frost damage. Soybeans harvest begins in places while general combining waits for a freeze. Fall plowing ahead of last year at 54 percent. pastures deteriorating from drought.
In La Porte Indiana the driver of a semi trailer died after a collision with an open truck carrying farm workers. The crash killed 12 people in total. 11 field workers died Monday. State police had not found witnesses aside from five injured. The two trucks collided as the smaller vehicle with 16 workers approached an intersection of two highways.
Air Force Captain James P. Fitz-Gerald 28 died from injuries after a jet plane crash near Van Nuys airport on September 9. Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg stated he and four others had breached the sonic barrier during XS-1 test flights. The pilot died Monday at Birmingham Veterans Hospital.
President Truman expands his rally schedule touring the South and West. He plans two Raleigh speeches on Oct. 19 and a Salt Lake City address on reclamation. He criticizes Republicans as puppets of big business while touting wartime achievements and job gains. Crowds of 25,000 to 30,000 cheered at Denver and 50,000 waved along the parade route.
George E. Beattie 70 died Tuesday morning at St. Luke's hospital after a brief illness. He retired July 30 after 28 years as Cedar Rapids assistant postmaster and more than 46 years with thePost Office. Born July 14 1878 in Cedar Rapids to Ireland-born parents, Beattie was noted for kindness and wit. He collapsed at his home Monday and was hospitalized Monday.
A hurricane moving across the Florida Keys and toward Miami produced 60 to 72 mph sustained winds with 140 mph gusts, isolating Key West and prompting evacuations. In Miami 2000 people sought Red Cross shelters as tides flooded streets and barriers failed.
London AP Dr Hewlett Johnson known as the Red Dean of Canterbury said he would visit the United States if a visa is granted. He was previously refused entry after accepting an invitation from the American Soviet Friendship Society for a lecture tour. A second invitation came from a bishops and educators committee citing concern over abridgement of free discussion.
The body of Count Folke Bernadotte arrived in Paris from Geneva in a flower filled plane as 58 nations gathered at Orly to honor the slain UN Palestine mediator and his French aide Col Andre Serot. The count will be flown to Stockholm for burial.
Fowler McCormick, 48, chairman of International Harvester Co, is seriously ill with virus pneumonia. He has been at St. Luke's hospital for a week, his physician said on Tuesday.
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