Weather Outlook and Legal Notices from Early Spring Day
The forecast calls for fair conditions Wednesday night and Thursday with a cool snap including frost and freezing temperatures, lows in the mid 20s to mid 30s and highs around 50 to 60. Five day temperatures will run 2 to 5 degrees above normal with .75 to one inch of rain later in the period. Also reports legal actions and municipal notices including road contracts and state land transfers, plus ceremony notices and obituaries from multiple Iowa towns.
Births and Divorces Listed in Local Notices
Out of town births recorded for Mr. and Mrs. James Longstaff a son born April 3 in Minneapolis. Names shown include Richard Burgess and Edwin Hieb with listed residences and relatives. Divorce petitions named Beulah I Bremer versus Donald C Bremer and Carol Chapel versus Gerald Chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Burgess
C Street
Edwin Hieb
Staudcourt NE
Minneapolis
James Longstaff
Mr. Longstaff
Fred Longstaff
Maplewood Drive
Beulah I. Bremer
Donald C. Bremer
Carol Chapel
Gerald Chapel
Court limits scope on whipping in punishment ruling
The court rejects deciding whether whipping is excessive and notes it won’t judge the desirability of corporal punishment. It calls whipping a holdover while stressing the ruling covers purely legal questions and not modern views of punishment.
Iowa House approves utilities regulation bill 101 to 6
The Iowa House passed a bill to create a State Commerce Commission with authority to regulate rates and services for gas water and power utilities. Senate action pending on amendments. If enacted the measure shifts rate making from cities to the state during a period of transition and includes annexation and franchise terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
State Commerce Commission
Iowa House
House
Howard Reppert
Senate
Harold Hughes
Iowa Commerce Commission
Iowa
Raymond Fisher
End of Leak Probe in TFX Case Draws Pentagon Flak
Washington AP report says the Air Force will conclude its probe into the source of a story debuking Secretary McNamara on the TFX plane contract. Washington Star notes the process angered top officials as 120 questioned, four declining lie tests, no suspect found.
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Washington
Air Force
McNamara
Pentagon
Washington Star
Defense Department
the Star
Iowa Legislature Debates Elective vs Appointive Superintendent
Debate centers on rural urban split as bill would shift Iowa school superintendent from elected to appointed. Senators Wiley Hill and Walker clash over representation and qualifications while supporters cite accountability and modernization amid partisan lines.
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Sen. Walker
California
Walker
Assembly
Eugene Hill
Newton
Slapped Nazi Faces Court Departure in Dade County
In Miami a woman spectator slapped 23-year-old John McClure as he left the courtroom after Judge Ben Willard ordered him out of the county on a gun charge. McClure, self styled American Nazi party director for South Florida, chose exile over prison. The unidentified woman later tearfully said she could not hold back after recognizing the Nazi regime. No charges were filed against her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Dade County
John McClure
South Florida
American Nazi Party
Ben Willard
McClure
Somali Ambassador Leaves London After Britain Somalia Rift
Somali Ambassador Mahmoud Abdi Arraleh departed London for Addis Ababa as Britain and Somalia sever their diplomatic relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
UPI
Mahmoud Abdi Arraleh
Addis Ababa
Britain
Somalia
Senate election of state superintendent debated with margins
The lona senate failed to approve a bill making the state superintendent of public instruction elective, voting 26 to 24. Winning side senators represented 1,067,380 people while losing side represented 1,690,157, a difference of 622,777.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
lona_ senate
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Nehru Govt Names Panel to Study Muslim Personal Law
In New Delhi the Nehru government names a committee to study changes in Muslim personal law across Muslim countries with a view to reforms affecting India's 60 million Muslims, part of a projected 400 million population.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Delhi
India
Prisoner Claims Reformatory Gave Him Drug Habit
Richard Irwin, 30, of Cedar Rapids, slash his left wrist at Linn County jail after alleging narcotics addiction formed during a sentence at Anamosa Men's Reformatory. Officials dispute addiction occurred there, citing smuggling and inhaler drug use but no hard narcotics at the reform school. Irwin charged with breaking and entering in a $20.20 theft at Jack Hart parking lot.
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Linn County
Anamosa
Richard Irwin
Irwin
Percy Harris
Oscar Storey
Reformatory
Cedar Rapids
Ray Purcell
the Gazette
Charles Penningroth
Jack Hart
Second Street
Fourth Avenue
Death of Lottie Sliss Widow of Hugh G Sliss
Lottie Sliss a Cedar Rapids resident for forty years died Tuesday in Tucson Arizona at age likely in her eighties. She and her husband ran the Cedar Rapids Bakery before moving to Tucson in 1956 for health reasons. Survivors include two daughters Mrs Phillip Mitchell of Tucson and Mrs Charles Rasmussen of San Jose California, two sisters Mary Alice Smith Cedar Rapids and Mrs Ella Weber Independence, and a brother Joseph Smith Independence. Burial will be Friday in Tucson.
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Lottie Sliss
Hugh G. Sliss
Cedar Rapids
Tucson
Ariz
Independence
Sliss
Phillip Mitchell
Charles Rassmussen
San Jose
Calif
Mary Alice Smith
Ella Weber
Joseph Smith
Obituary for Harry M Auld Cedar Rapids resident
Harry Marine Auld of Cedar Rapids died Wednesday at 65. Born January 27 1867 in Benton County he is survived by sons Robert H Auld of Cedar Rapids and George W Auld of Albert Lea Minnesota. He attended St Pauls Methodist Church and will be buried in Evergreen Cemetery Vinton with services at Turner chapel time pending. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Marine Auld
Second Ave
Cedar Rapids
Benton County
Robert H. Auld
George W. Auld
Albert Lea
Minn
Auld
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
Turner Chapel
Evergreen Cemetery
Vinton
Death of Cedar Rapids Resident William C. Stempfle at 74
William C. Stempfle 74 longtime Cedar Rapids resident died in University hospitals Iowa City Tuesday after a long illness born July 15 1888. A brother John Stempfle died Monday and was his only close relative aside from cousins. Services at Beatty Bearle Funeral Home 1:30 Thursday by Dr T A Youngquist of First Lutheran Church burial Linwood. Friends may call after 6 p.m. Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William C. Stempfle
Cedar Rapids
University Hospitals
Iowa City
John Stempfle
Beatty-Bearle Funeral
T. A. Youngquist
First Lutheran Church
Linwood
Funeral notice for Mrs. Minnie Rohn services Thursday
Funeral services for Mrs. Minnie Rohn by the Lukehart funeral home are set for Thursday at 1 30 led by Rev. W Feller. Burial at Linwood Cemetery follows services.
Iowa Weather Turns Cooler After Warm Tuesday
Weather summary notes light rain totals under a tenth of an inch as temperatures fall overnight in western and central Iowa. Des Moines saw a 11 degree drop between 3 and 4 am, Cedar Rapids reached 50 at noon, and Tuesday high reached 76 with a pre-dawn 44 low. Winds shifted southwest up to 50 mph. Wednesday forecasts expect highs from the 30s northwest to the 60s southeast, cooler yet with 20s to 40s overnight, then a warming trend into Friday.
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Mercury
Iowa
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Council Bluffs
Lamoni
Davenport
Dubuque
Weather Bureau
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Daily Record
C.R. Weather
Municipal
Wsw
Mississippi
Mechanicsvill
Iowa Development Commission
State Hospital
Woodward
Dallas County
Boone County
Des Moines and
Lee County
Municipal Court
Police Division
Frank C. Novak
Seventeenth Street
John W. Wall
Colorado'drive
Sandra L. Rierson
Second Avenue
Roger D. Long
Belle Plaine
Evelyn A. Gilbert
Franklin Avenue
Edgar S. Thompson
Marion
Donna M. Soll
D Avenue
Claude E. Legand
Crestview Drive
Juanita M. Denson
Tenth Street
Harold E. Burdo
James D. Rogers
Marley Hotel
James G. Steichen
Wilson Avenue
Sixth Avenue
Fifth Street
Third Street
Sixth Street
Thirtieth Street
van Vechten Park
Day Street NW
Decorah
John Bradley
Larry Bradley
Branat’s
Board of Public Instruction
St. Luke's
Lorren Voss
Tipton
Yarrell Beans
Toddville
L. B. Reid
C Avenue
Joseph Stevens
Tenth Avenue
Richard Hendrickson
Mt. Vernon Road
Charles Griffith
Wesley Drive
Bismarc
Chicago
M.orleans
Boise
New York
Duluth
Omaha
L.angeles
Phoenix
Seattle
Juneau
Fairbanks
Lansing
Dam
Eeee
McGregor
Ee Duduguo
Ccccee
Keokuk
Sharon K. Pleuss
Donald E. Pleuss
Janet M. Schneider
Roland D. Schneider
Maurice Baringer
Oelwein
Eugene Halling
Orient
Washburn Steele
Cherokee
Maurice van Nostrand
Avoca
Elmer Ver Meer
Pella
Alvin Meyer
Winterset
Sylvester
Wiley’s View
Martin Wiley
Wiley
Supt. Johnston
Hill
Shaff
53Rd General Assembly
Jacob Grimstead
Lake Mills
Charles Griffin
Apleton
Sputnik
Griffin
IPERS
A. V. Doran
Rboone
Iowa State Education Assn
Doran
Leo Elthon
R-Fertile
D. C. Nolan
Lowa City
Richard L. Stephens
R-Ainsworth
Beneke
Burrows
Cowden
Dykhouse
Elthon
Flatt
Getting
Grimstead
Long
Luken
Nolan
Phelps
Scott
Shoeman
Stephens
Turner
Vance
Vincent
Wilson
Coleman
Elvers
Main
Walter
Benda
Buck
Campbell
Curran
Elijah
Fisher
Kuhl
Lyle
Lodwick
Rigler
Schroeder
Shivvers
van Eaton
Wearin
Whyte
Democrats
Brown
Dodds
Frommelt
Fulton
Hansen
Mincks
O'Malley
Nazi
Barette
Morris Potter
Ox Yoke Inn
Amana
Bill Watts
Roy Swanson
Watts
Swanson
Lakewood
Iona
John E. Lapes
3Rd Ave
Story
H. G. Sliss
Harry M. Auld
Wm. C. Stempfle
Pierson
Ellis Blvd
Turner’s
Joan B. Turner & Son
Second Ave. S.E
Larry Young
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