Wind Storm Rips Through Cedar Rapids And State
A 55 mph wind roared through Cedar Rapids and eastern Iowa tearing down power lines, breaking windows, felling trees, and even snatching 315 from a purse. Temperatures plunged statewide with freezing readings in Mason City and Decorah while South Dakota and Minnesota reported significant snowfall. A pilotless plane at Cedar Rapids Municipal Airport rose briefly in gusts then landed undamaged. Police recovered 245 of the stolen money with help from two youths. additional funds were found by officers at the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Town
Mason City
Decorah
South Dakota
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Michigan
Bemidji
Minn
Ashley
S. D
Country Club Golf Course
Ninth Avenue
Eighth Street
Light Company
Earl Shears
Wayne Wasta
Blake Boulevard
Specialty Motor Service
First Street
Wyatt Ak
Batavia Firefight Kills Dutch Soldier Wounds Two
In Batavia Java a Dutch enlisted man was killed and two others wounded as Indonesian extremists were cleared from suburbs Wednesday night. The clash occurred during security operations in the Batavia area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batavia
Java
May 1946 47 May See Federal Deficit End
Washington AP reports federal deficit may be cut to about 22 billion dollars for the current year and wiped out in 1946 47 as economists estimate. Tax receipts for the year ending June 30 may exceed January forecasts by 2 to 3 billion due to faster demobilization and lower military spending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury
Truman
Congress
Man Fined 225 For Four Traffic Violations
Charles K McMillan 22 of 1250 B avenue NE was fined 100 for reckless driving 75 for leaving the scene of an accident 25 for failure to report and 25 for driving without a license in Cedar Rapids police court after three officers spent hours tracing a midnight crash that involved three parked cars and a grill fragment clue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles K. McMillan
B Avenue NE
McMillan
Henry Overman
George Rubey
First Street
Senate Bank Group Approves Plan for 12 Million Houses
The Senate banking committee approved a long range housing plan aiming for 12.5 million new homes in 10 years. It favors easier government loans and credits to spur private construction while preserving direct federal aid for low rent housing. The plan, approved 7 to 4, drops a wage clause for large scale projects but keeps it for public housing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Banking Committee
Wagner
D-N.v
AFL
CIO
Two Cab Drivers Lose Licenses for Traffic Convictions
City council revoked licenses of two drivers, Gerald Wolfe of Yellow Cab and Maurice Toomer of Aero Cab, after repeated traffic court convictions. Century cab’s O E Gillilan appeared with counsel as council considers his case, promising a decision at next meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Gerald Wolfe
Yellow Cab Company
Maurice Toomer
Aero Cab Company
O. E. Gillilan
Century Cab Company
Frank K. Hahn
Gillilan
Don Hines
J. H. Clift
Hines
Gillan
Century
Wolfe
Toomer
Red Arctic Air Route Revealed Across Siberia
Reuters dispatch from Moscow reports a secret Soviet air route 3000 miles long across Siberia to the Bering Straits. The line, opened during World War II by personal orders of Joseph Stalin, used Arctic-equipped airports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
INL
Reuters
Moscow
Siberia
Bering Straits
Soviet Union
Alaska
Josef Stalin
Lidice mother tells Prague court of Nazi atrocity
Jarmila Nova, from Lidice, testified at the trial of Nazi protector Karl Hermann Frank, recounting how she bathed her four year old Alenka and sent her and other children away on a bus as German orders. She described the June 1942 raid, family losses, and a later Ravensbruck gas chamber sighting, with husbands shot and children scattered. The 18th Lidice child was later found on Rugen island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prague
Jarmila Nova
Lidice
Alenka
Frank
Lidie
Ravensbruck
Kladno
Eo Reinhardt Heydrich
Gestapo
Czechoslovakia
Nova
Rugen
Baltic Sea
Army Lost Track of 300,000 Drafted Men
Roscoe S. Conkling, former selective service official, told senators the army lost track of about 300000 drafted men during World War II and tried to halt inductions. He testified at a senate military committee hearing opposing extending the wartime draft law beyond May 15 and blamed officials for pressuring low-income boards while Hershey refused to stop inductions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roscoe S. Conkling
Selective Service
Conkling
Senate Military Committee
New York City
Presidential Appeal Board
Army
Lewis B. Hershey
Hershey
MacArthur Speech On Radio Tonight With ABC Station KXEL
General Douglas MacArthur will address the four power commission in Tokyo. The ABC network and station KXEL will carry the speech tonight at 9 45.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacArthur
Douglas MacArthur
Four-Power Commission
Tokyo
ABC_network
KXEL
Wage Demands Outlined by Local 617 For City Workers
Local 617 CIO urged Cedar Rapids officials to grant a 30 percent 1946-47 wage increase plus restored sick leave and expanded vacation. Proposals include two weeks vacation after one year, three weeks after five, four weeks after ten. 44 hour week with time and a half. multiple holidays. sick leave accrual starting at employment and increasing after one year. Union to be notified of council action date and may attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids News
State
County and Municipal Workers of America, Cio
Cedar Rapids
Milton L. Phillips
National Cio
Phillips
Hoover arrives in London for famine tour in Europe
Former U S president Herbert Hoover touched down at London's Bovingdon airport on Thursday to begin his famine relief tour across Europe. He planned visits to multiple countries to assess needs and urge aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
INS
Herbert Hoover
Bovingdon
Europe
Williams Indicted For Manslaughter In Accident Case
Lawrence Wesley Williams 29 was indicted for manslaughter by Linn county grand jury after his car struck two Coe College sophomores on First Avenue and Twelfth Street East. One student June La Veile Davy 19 died. Hazel del Yates 18 was hospitalized in fair condition. Williams bonds set at 5000 dollars. He faces arraignment next Tuesday. A related 5000 dollar damage suit by Miss Yates and her father was filed. Also indicted was Lawrence D. Bowers on embezzlement charges tied to Esquire Cleaners. John Montgomery faced an assault with intent to commit great bodily injury charge. Grand jury plans cited numerous volunteer matters considered but not acted on. Sixteen witnesses, including the four minors in the car, testified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Wesley Williams
Linn County
Floyd Philbrick
Williams
Coe College
First Avenue
Twelfth Street
June la Veile Davy
Mazon
Hazel del Yates
Palo
St. Luke's Hospital
William W. Crissman
Miss Yates
Guy Yates
G. K. Thompson
F Avenue NW
Lawrence D. Bowers
Grand Jury
John Montgomery
B. B. Kerby
Bowers
Esquire Cleaners
Thompson
Montgomery
Howard R. Churchill
Jerry Hanus
Philbrick
L. A. Hinton
Fairfax
Elmer Burr
Center Point
Dolph van’ Sickle
Springville
L.A. Hinton
Jackson Township
Gary Railsback
Fayette Township
William Simon
Washington Township
W. G. Stick
Grant Township
John T. Wiley
Clinton Township
Water Given 10 Years at Ft Madison
Sidney S Water Thursday morning was sentenced by Judge Floyd Philbrick to not more than ten years in the state penitentiary at Fort Madison after Water pled guilty to passing a forged check on Feb 1. Open assault case in Cedar Rapids last April could have yielded 30 days in jail. Water fled on bond and later faced kidnapping and bad check charges. New Jersey case was suspended. he was returned to Iowa, costs set against his bondsman, and assault charges to be dismissed upon payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney S. Water
Floyd Philbrick
Fort Madison
Water
Linn County
Iowa
New Jersey
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Harlan Snyder
Snyder
J. ©. Heiserman
Fred Lee
Allison Hotel
Lee
William W.crissman
60 Cent Pay Floor Upheld in Senate Action
The Senate approved a compromise to set a 60 cent an hour floor for workers covered by the wage hour law. The 79 to 6 vote backed Sen. Ellender's amendment, replacing a 40 cent minimum and discarding proposals for 65 and 75 cent levels as well as commerce-related coverage. Sen. Wilson opposed the Ellender amendment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Sen
Ellender
Dla
Wilson
R-Ia
Work Halted at C R Transfer
Cedar Rapids Transfer company idle Thursday as Teamster members walked off when Nash Finch moved freight from the warehouse. It follows an eleven day dispute over union recognition. Similar action at Rock Island Motor Transit earlier in the week. Writs of replevin served by sheriff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids News
Cedar Rapids Transfer Company
Teamster Union
Nash Finch
Teamsters
Nash Finch Company
Rock Island Motor Transit Company
Monterey Arrives in Sydney With 662 Passengers
The U S liner Monterey docked in Sydney carrying 662 passengers from San Francisco, including 100 discharged American servicemen who plan to settle here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
U.S
Monterey
San Francisco
U.N. Bucks Byrnes for Month Delay
United States Secretary of State Byrnes wins Security Council support to defer the Iranian case to May 6 as Russia promises troop withdrawal by early May. Australia’s W. R. Hodgson blasts Soviet walkout, calling for full investigation before deferral. Iran accepts the Byrnes plan with support from Egypt, Britain, Brazil, Poland, Mexico, and France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
State Byrnes
Security Council
Australia
Andrei Gromyko
Council
Byrnes
Russia
Iran
Gromyko
W. R. Hodgson
Quo Tsai-chi
China
Hodgson
Hussein Ala
Egypt
Brazi
Britain
Poland
Mexico
Alexander Cadogan
Francisco Castillo Najera
Henri Bonnet
France
Bonnet
Slaying Ends Hollywood Studio Party After Film Shoot
In Hollywood AP report a real life murder ended a party at a General Service Studio lot after the wrap of a gangster movie. Edward W. Gray 31 a studio electrician died in hospital from head injuries. Police say he was murdered. Cast and crew had just left a celebration for Angel on My Shoulder hosted by Paul Muni with stars Anne Baxter Kurt Kreuger and Joan Blair. Gray was found beneath a 60 foot seascape backdrop. Detectives say another electrician is being evaluated by police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Edward W. Gray
Stanley W. Johnson
Gray
General Service Lot
Paul Muni
Anne Baxter
Kurt Kreuger
Joan Blair
Muni
Hell
Claude Rains
Rains
Johnson
Also Mentioned on This Page
C.R
Gone With the Wind
White House
John W. Snyder
Oo K. Overman
Rubey
Highway Patrol
Benton
Blackhawk
Alo
Keith Daniels
Today's Index
Renee
Marion
PRP
Associated Press
Mille Lacs Lake
Senate Bank Group
Red Arctic
Mert Shotz
Elaine
Hoover
Ft. Madison
Rina Dorheim
U.N. Bucks Byrnes
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!