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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1948
Page
1
Driver Larry Steel reports a bull moose charged a passing heavy truck on the Trans- Canada highway near Fort William Ontario. The collision left the truck with mashed fenders and a caved-in hood after the moose, Mooseburger, struck.
Live hogs in Chicago fell $1.00 to $1.50 per hundred pounds, adding to previous declines that week. Traders faced a 9,000 hog salebed tally, with 2,000 carried over from Monday, while top butcher hog prices hovered around 24 dollars.
President Truman and Gov. Dewey push campaign plans with running mates taking center stage. Dewey meets with John Foster Dulles in Albany to review United Nations issues while Vandenberg broadcasts on foreign policy. Barkley tours farm regions to tout agriculture gains amid cross country swing. Warren campaigns in Charleston while advocating production to deter inflation and foreign threats. Vandenberg emphasizes bipartisan unity as key to policy continuity.
Three railroad unions decided to refer wage requests to general chairmen after two other unions settled their third round wage demands. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, and Switchmen's Union of North America halted direct talks, following a ten cent-an-hour increase accepted by the Order of Railway Conductors and Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. The Oct 16 hike matches prior rounds, adding about $4.80 to weekly pay for Trainmen and BRT members.
Scott county health authorities investigated a west Davenport house one mile from the city after deputies found 20 to 40 persons living in eight rooms. Guns were confiscated and the occupants were said to have come from Kentucky.
Des Moines AP Republican Veterans League of Iowa urges Senator George A. Wilson to state his positions on major campaign issues including agriculture and veterans affairs. The group says his current remarks have focused on minor topics and asks the state committee to press for commitment.
An escaped inmate Dean Matthews 18 of Anita died in an Atlantic hospital after a collision nearby. Another victim, Benjamin Franklin Howard of Oklahoma City, died at the scene. Howard’s wife was hospitalized in critical condition.
John Morrell and Co. says workers discharged from the pork cutting floor last week have been rehired with full rights on a trial basis after meeting production standards set weeks ago. The company issued the statement today detailing the restart.
John L. Lewis assails President Truman for prosecuting United Mine Workers during coal strikes and urges miners to act in the November election. He accuses Truman of cowardice and elastic principles, cites fines against him and the union, and defends Joe Louis against Attorney General Tom Clark while taunting the president.
Dispatches report a typhoon struck Leichow peninsula and nearby sectors on Sept 27 killing about 800 people in Pakhoi Kwangchouwan and Hoihow areas with damage across Canton.
Iowa asks the Federal Power Commission to stay its order authorizing the First Iowa Hydro Electric Cooperative to build a Cedar River dam near Moscow. Attorney General Robert L. Larson filed for rehearing noting a 52 page petition and producer objections from local farmers through attorney Robert Brooks. The license was granted in September for a project impounding 11 000 acres to store water and divert to the Mississippi River for a power plant in Muscatine County.
City auditor Nels Hansen warned Council Bluffs that the city is going broke if current spending continues. He said an additional $50,000 will be needed to cover expenses by April 1, noting the city has been spending about $15,000 per month and urging tighter finances.
A powerful hurricane battering Havana Cuba left at least six dead and many injured while striking the Florida Keys with winds up to 132 miles per hour. Communications to western Cuba were severed and officials warned the storm would push toward Miami with widespread impact anticipated through the Everglades and Okeechobee regions.
Crosby Research foundation backed by Bing Crosby and his brother Larry moves five inventions onto national shelves for Christmas. The items include a better mousetrap a sidecar tandem or chariot style tricycle junior juke box a breath neutralizer and a motorized file cabinet with access to 40 000 files in 10 seconds.
Veteran prospector Louis C Stringer of Newark reports discovery of pitchblende deposits near Nome Alaska across the Bering Sea from Siberia. He says he also located tungsten and cobalt in the Nome area during the summer and notes pitchblende as a uranium source.
A Tass report distributed in London says Moscow shows reveal the new look with longer hems for formal wear while everyday working dresses and sportswear keep short hems.
Washington studies tit for tat actions after Moscow tightens travel for foreign diplomats. State Department says Russia bars travel beyond Moscow while Russians in the U.S. may travel freely. Officials consider limiting Soviet officials here to match U.S. admissions, amid ongoing diplomatic strains and prior escalations.
The U N security council approved admitting the western powers case on the Berlin blockade by a 9 to 2 vote. Russia and the Soviet Ukraine refused to participate, with Vishinsky claiming the move violates the UN charter. Council adjourned with meetings planned for Wednesday as US envoy Jessup prepared to speak.
Russians notify western powers of planned parachute practice in the air corridor used by Allied airlift to Berlin. Drill to begin at 2,500 feet. duration and personnel not specified. Western powers respond by noting possible fall maneuvers and press protests over a Yak fighter near a British airlift plane.
Burbank aviatrix Tiny Di anna Cyrus Bixby plans a solo round the world flight starting from San Francisco this weekend aboard a converted British Mosquito bomber. She aims to beat Bill Odom's 73 hour 5 minute 11 second record, with her father Elisha Converse and husband Fiver Bob Bixby watching from Mills Field and San Francisco as she proceeds to Honolulu.
Des Moines officer seized six slot machines from V F W post No 6852 Saturday night. Lester Gibbs, manager, paid a $50 justice court fine Monday night on a gaming and betting charge.
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