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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1949
Page
1
Rain-free stretch continues as fair weather prevails with sunshine and cool nights. Iowa House debates unions while raising district judge salaries. several traffic and petty offenses listed. Obituaries for multiple towns note deaths and funeral details across Des Moines, Manchester, Newhall, and more.
A University of Iowa professor said a city survey will urge higher pay for patrolmen and all ranks below sergeant. He noted funding limits and pending Des Moines legislation could affect the final increase while outlining current salaries from 209.55 to 234.30 dollars monthly.
Saturday night theft at Swab Motor Company led to a $51.10 cash loss from a parts department register. An attempted safe robbery failed when Oliver Swab arrived during the break in, leaving a small cash amount and about $4,500 in checks untouched.
A monthly report to the Cedar Rapids city council shows March daily average gas heating value at 1,025.16 BTU, up from February 1,019 BTU, with fluctuations between 1,019 and 1,030 BTU. The average exceeds 1,000 BTU under the new rate ordinance. Authorities expected about 1,020 BTU.
William Bell 24 of 1311 Tenth street NW and Grover Bell Jr 25 of 1105 Sixth street NW were each fined 25 dollars and costs in police court after pleading guilty to drunkenness and disturbing the peace. William was arrested at 9 35 p m Sunday in the 600 block of Ninth avenue SE. Grover was arrested at 1 49 a m Sunday after his wife signed an information. The men are not related.
DES MOINES AP The Iowa Farm Bureau Federation backed serum bill cleared the senate by 40 to 1 with nine absences and now goes to the governor for approval. The measure would permit farm virus and serum sales without a registered pharmacist. debate focused on Farm Bureau competing with independent merchants.
A truck loaded with eggs overturned five miles east of Tama while trying to avoid two Cedar Rapids motorcyclists. The driver Harold L. Ellis of Jacksonville Florida swerved into a ditch. riders Alven Van Horn and son Duane Van Horn of Cedar Rapids were uninjured. Estimated truck damage 20000 with cargo nearly lost.
In Nagasaki a home library service for convalescing victims of the second atom bomb has been established. Bedridden patients receive books and magazines at home while others visit a special library set up for their use.
Hollywood reports Benny Goodman devises a new national dance craze called the bop hop. He pairs ex-Katherine Dunham dancers Frances Taylor and Walter Nix with his sextet to perform a wild blend of jitterbug and scat. The dance features a flat fifth harmony described as haunting and erotic, provoking varied reactions from audience members at a bop tail party.
Mrs Lulu Davies Van Horn 1871 Va born died at home after sudden illness at 5 am Monday. Widow of Rev James P Van Horn, she leaves son W A Van Horn of Los Angeles daughter Mrs J B Hungerford Coggan sister Roberta L Dickson San Bernardino three grandchildren and is a St Pauls Methodist member. Funeral at Turner chapel 2 30 pm Wednesday conducted by Dr Marvin B Kober burial Linwood cemetery.
Hugo W. Schmidt 48 salesman for Abbott Laboratories of Chicago died at his Cedar Rapids home 2615 Fourth Avenue SE at 6 30 am Sunday after an extended illness. Born November 14 1900 in Oshkosh Wisconsin he moved to Cedar Rapids five years ago. Survived by wife Gertrude two sons George and William nine sisters and two brothers. Body at Monahan funeral home with calling Monday evening. Next day moved to Oshkosh for Thursday services at Marquardt funeral home burial in Peace Lutheran cemetery.
Henry P. Tranberry 64 a lifelong Cedar Rapids resident died suddenly at his home 1434 K Street SW at 4 am Sunday. He worked many years as custodian of the Higley and Granby buildings. Survived by two sisters Mrs Annie M Smith and Mrs Mattie Bizinger of Cedar Rapids and a brother Samuel E Tranberry of St Petersburg Fla. He was a charter member of the Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra. Services 2 pm Tuesday at Janeba funeral home with Rev H G Schwegler pastor of First Church. burial at cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.
Mary Savel age 81 of 1403 C street SW died at 9 25 p m Saturday in a Cedar Rapids nursing home after a long illness. Born in Polenka Czechoslovakia May 13 1867 she lived in Cedar Rapids for 63 years. Survived by a son Jerry Savel and two grandsons. Member of Karel IV No 13 Z C B J and Cesky Viastenky No 1. Burial in Bohemian National Cemetery at Brosh chapel. Burial Thursday. Friends may call at the chapel.
Earl Bennett of Cedar Rapids died after a long illness in a local hospital at 9 10 a m Monday aged 63 born March 20 1886. Survived by wife Marian four daughters Ruth Darlene Patricia and Mrs Richard Schumacher of Marengo one son Earl Bennett Jr of Alma Nebraska and six grandchildren. Member of the Baptist church. Time to be announced. Friends may call at the chapel.
Fort Dodge city council announced Walter Berg 51 as new police chief and Horace J. Melton 42 as city solicitor. Berg replaces Everett Markle recently retired on pension, while Melton succeeds long time city attorney M. J. who did not seek re election.
The April term in Cedar Rapids opens with U S district Judge Henry N Graven set to hear James and LaJuie Schwerzler in an 882 75 triple damages suit against Leslie and Bright former landlords claiming monthly rent of 50 for 916 Fifth Street SE last year while legal rent contends 23 50 per month Also on Thursday pre trial conferences are scheduled in related actions including the Minneapolis and St Louis Railway Company vs R D Hunting Lumber Co Norman Taylor vs Minnesota Valley Candy Company and Island Railroad and a transfer hearing for Byron Thompson's suit against Mutual Benefit Health and Accident Association of Omaha now in federal court.
A house approved bill to raise automobile license fees in Iowa failed by one vote in the senate. Republican Leo Elthon moved to expunge the roll, giving sponsors time to line up more votes. The measure drew 25 yes, 17 no, with eight absent, needing 26 to pass. It would raise about 2 million dollars annually for the road use fund and shift the registration reduction point from year four to year six.
The Duke of Windsor arrived in London to visit his 81-year-old mother Queen Mary and likely his ailing brother King George. He told reporters at Victoria station that his American wife would join him later in Paris. He plans to stay at Marlborough House until Thursday, then move to Ednam Lodge in Surrey.
Howard Scott aged 22 of 1716 Sixteenth Street NW was given 30 days in county jail after pleading guilty to petty larceny in justice court. Judge H R Churchill suspended the sentence following a downtown Cedar Rapids chase after he allegedly rifled a purse in Danceland. The purse owner Ethel Martin of 113 Tenth Street SE reported the theft and other residents Mary Lattner and Betty Kuetensky also reported small sums.
Washington AP report says the house appropriations committee warned agriculture problems could worsen before improving. It approved a $701 million bill for the agriculture department for FY starting July 1, funding soil conservation, school lunches, and forest service while boosting aid and foreign trade outreach.
The Senate amended the foreign aid authorization bill to bar U S relief shipments to Communist controlled areas of China. Chairman Connally said the committee was not in disagreement with the amendment. Sponsored by Senator Knowland the measure allows 54 million dollars in frozen China aid funds but requires spending only in areas controlled by the Nationalist government.
Iowa's insurance department rejected the National Bureau of Casualty Underwriters request to raise auto insurance rates. Insurance Commissioner Sterling Alexander said eastern stock companies cover about 20 percent of Iowa's auto business and that the three year industry experience does not justify higher rates for disability and property damage. Independent Iowa firms have lowered auto liability rates.
Superior court receipts doubled in March with total intake for police court penalties at 5 292. January and February figures are cited as context, and police court fees added 1 095 50. Marshal fees plus other small sums brought March total to 6 474 20 while civil division posted no income.
Cane Frank Pavlis, 59, of 907 E Avenue NW pled guilty to a second offense drunk driving charge and was fined 500 dollars plus costs by Judge Floyd Philbrick. He was arrested after his car struck a parked vehicle on Center Point Road NE. A passenger, Mrs. Gy Hedges of 1311 Tenth Street, suffered a broken leg. Pavlis arranged to pay the fine in installments after paying 200 dollars Monday.
Roy A Seeman, 35, of 2316 Thirty seventh Avenue SW, was fined $300 and costs on a drunk driving charge Monday in district court by Judge Floyd Philbrick. He was arrested about 8 am Saturday after his car swerved into a lane driven by Don Padilla at the intersection of Third Avenue SE and Tenth Street SE.
A seven man grand jury was impaneled by Presiding Judge Floyd Philbrick for Linn county district court's April term. The jury began hearings about 11 a.m. Monday. Jurors include Kenneth Harmer of Cedar Rapids as foreman, E N Bell of Maine township, Glenn Blaine of Bertram township, J J Booth of Marion, Gilbert Batchelder of Otter township, L J Dennis of Washington township, and George Olinger of Springville.
Welty Electric Company a partnership of John Sherman and A E Welty files an account suit seeking 83 87 from Mr and Mrs R W Paul. The matter centers on a financial dispute over an unpaid balance.
R. L. Sweet and R. W. Moore trading as Sweet and Moore sue Iowa Dist ributors Inc for judgment and writ of replevin to retrieve lumber valued at 3 885 04 dollars. The action seeks recovery of property and damages as defined by the complaint.
The will of James Grace who died March 21 was admitted to probate Monday. Heirs include Mrs Lizzie Hay Mary Rymer Frances Grace Kathrine Walker and the children of the late Mrs Sarah Reynolds. Mrs Hay named executrix without bond.
Cedar Rapids City Lines bus drivers began a ballot on a five cent per hour wage increase offered by the company. The offer trails the union request by ten cents, negotiations have been ongoing since December, and a tie up with city services looms if no agreement is reached.
DES MOINES AP The Iowa House approved a senate backed plan to raise district judges salaries from 6000 to 7000 dollars a year in a 96 to 3 vote. The measure must return to the senate for concurrence in an amendment and would take effect after current terms end. Rep William F Lynes opposed citing fears of combined pension and raise for judges and justices.
Richard Dershimer of Erie pled guilty to malicious mischief and was fined $50 with costs. Judge Harry Johnson suspended $10 of the amount. He was arrested after officers nabbed him at 12 15 a m Sunday for letting air out of a squad car tire.
A Des Moines meeting aims to end Iowa rent control nationwide. Harry Hansen, attorney for property owners groups, says the gathering will form a statewide body from local units in Cedar Rapids Waterloo Iowa City and other rent control areas. He notes tenants and labor members are also affected and decontrol could boost building trades employment. A similar bill would let local authorities decontrol areas after hearings with governor approval.
Competitive scholarship tests for qualified high seniors will be held at Mt Mercy junior college at 1 p.m. Saturday. Also noted are a Cedar Rapids Ahepa meeting at St John Hellenic Orthodox Church hall on Tuesday at 3 30 p.m. and a bankruptcy petition filed by Joseph E Moser in Cedar Rapids federal court with debts of 4668 and assets of 800. Additionally a death notice for Walter L Keegan from Petaluma California. a traffic fine for Dale Hinrichs for reckless driving. bids called for summer concessions at four Cedar Rapids parks Bever Ellis Riverside and Daniels. and a child injury incident involving Rose Ronnenberg and driver Val DeWald.
Earl Buttermore, 38, of Atkins, suffered a broken nose and head injuries when his car jumped the curb near the Yacht club on Ellis boulevard NW and struck a tree. He was taken to St. Luke's Hospital in poor condition as police attributed the crash to attempting to pass a car and losing control.
Cedar Rapids firemen battled 17 grass fires over a weekend as spring arrived. The heaviest call occurred at 11 57 a m on Sunday when three companies 3 6 and 7 responded to separate sites. The northeast Old Marion road area and the Mt Vernon road Thirtieth street southeast district were busiest.
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