Iowa Forecast and City Police Notices April 5 1950
Daily Record reports fair Iowa weather with a Thursday rise in temperature and a warm Friday. NW winds at 20 mph with gusts to 25. Police notes include drunkenness fines, intoxication suspension, reckless driving fines, driving on wrong side of street, improper parking, and failure to maintain control for several motorists. Sprinkler and chimney incidents noted with official responses.
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Iowa
Municipal
William White
Second Street
M. L. Gilbert
Fourth Avenue
William Quarton
Crescent Street
B. J. Lattner
Cottage Grove Avenue
Arthur Krebs
Thirty-second Street
James Murre
Second Avenue
Raymond Mitchell
B Avenue
Pay Boosts for County and Road Workers Ahead of Changes
The board approved pay raises across Linn County and for road workers including foremen and mechanics. County Engineer William H Behrens led boosts up to 250 dollars yearly while other staff saw 60 to 200 dollar increases.
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Hood
Seeveil
Linn County
William H. Behrens
Auditor's
Dorothy Alt
Minnie Johnson
Alta Hageman
J. H. Woodside
R. L. Kelso
Gladys Holzworth
Mary Burke
Recorder's Office
Marjorie Hess
Bernice Jeckerle
Ruth Bartling
Lottie Mihulka
Orville McNeil
Relief Department
Tom McAllen
Theodore Parrott
Clarence Steadman
William Hickman
William H. Bleakly
Grace Bleakly
W. L. Bleakly
Joe Hurt
F. E. Buckner
H. A.rene
Ruth Lovelace
Acquittal Ends Long Johnson County Murder Trial
After nearly 23 hours of deliberation, the Johnson County jury acquitted Bednasek of murder and rejected the death-penalty demand. Jurors described fatigue and focus as they weighed conflicting medical and witness testimony about Miss Jackson's death in the 411 E Washington room.
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Kadera
Jack C. White
Bednasek
Benny
E. Washington Street
Gee- Gee
Miss Jackson
White
Johnson County
Gee-Gee
Denver
Correction clears Rev Z F Pauk as VFW chaplain choice
City briefs note a correction stating Rev Z F Pauk was elected chaplain of VFW post 9129 in the annual ballot, not George Williams as previously listed. Also items report Cedar Rapids manhunt for Glenn Watson, Des Moines family deaths, staff change at Lapes Flower Shop, and local theater and impersonation event notices.
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L. Curtise Wood
Cedar Rapids Federation of Labor
Claire Blodgett
John Evans
Building Trades
S. E. Peterson
AFL
Clarence Beeson
Henry Hood
Elmer Seevell
Z. F. Pauk
VFW
George Williams
Tiny one celled animals digest food through bodies
Scientists describe a discovery showing tiny single celled organisms can digest food across their entire body. Researchers note this digestive ability supports new ideas about primitive life processes and may inform evolutionary studies.
Two Dubuque Youths Fined For Auto Larceny
In district court here Leo Birch 20 and Robert Dittmar 19 both of Dubuque pled guilty to larceny from automobiles. Each received suspended jail terms and fines of 100 dollars.
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Dubuque
INS
Leo Birch
Robert Dittmar
Today's Chuckle the seven ages of woman
A humorous note plays on the seven ages of woman with stages from infant to young woman, offered in a light Spotlight column tone. The lighthearted quip reflects daily society humor and familiar female life stages.
Bednasek freed after murder charge in Iowa City
Robert Bednasek said he is happy to be freed of the murder charge but cannot believe the girl he loved is gone. He spoke after a jury cleared him, crediting religion and his parents for support through his trial and jail time.
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Iowa City
Robert Bednasek
Bednasek
Margaret Ann Jackson
Two Courageous People Inspire Defense Chief
In a brief exchange, Bednasek praises the two individuals as the most courageous in the world while Chief Defense Counsel Clair Hamilton says he donated his services "darn near" to support them.
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Clair Hamilton
Bednasek
Still a Student Bednasek Cleared to Resume Iowa Studies
Robert E. Bednasek, freed of murder charges in the Margaret Ann Jackson case, was told he may resume psychology studies at the University of Iowa. Dean of Men Walter Goetsch confirmed Bednasek remains a student as far as the university is concerned, prompting surprise and joy.
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Associated Press
Bednasek
Robert Bednasek
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Margaret Ann Jackson
Burlington
Robert E. Bednasek
Walter Goetsch
Jurors Fault Court Cots After Drying Two Night Seclusion
Jurors who acquitted Robert Bednasek criticized the courthouse cots used during their two nights of sequestration. The cot of Glenn P. Wentzell broke and another juror slept on a thin mattress, prompting hopes for better sleeping facilities for future juries.
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Robert Bednasek
Glenn P. Wentzell
Wentzell
Final Meeting Thursday Of Iowa Rate Committee
The Iowa Rate committee composed of motor carrier representatives will meet Thursday at 10 a.m. at the Chamber of Commerce. The last in a series, the session will consider existing commodity rates and the establishment of new rates with shippers from Iowa in attendance.
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Martin Hughes
Chicago
Chamber of Commerce
Young Men’s Bureau
Hughes
YMB
Countess Maria Pulaski
Iowa
Mars Flying Boat Forced Down Off Oahu
The navy giant flying boat Mars was forced down three miles off Oahu during a test hop. One engine burned and the craft landed safely near Keehi lagoon after crewmen escaped in life rafts before the plane exploded, as crash boats fought the fire and a helicopter hovered overhead.
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Honolulu
Navy
Mars
Oahu
Keehi Lagoon
Hawaiian Air Sea Frontier
Thompson Infant Dies in Cedar Rapids Hospital
Nancy Anne Thompson day old daughter of Mr and Mrs David M Thompson of 283 Wilson Avenue SW Cedar Rapids died in a Cedar Rapids hospital at 2 30 pm Tuesday Survived by her parents are her grandparents Oral D Thompson Walker and Edward Tajzler Cedar Rapids Funeral services were held at Janeba Funeral Home at 2 pm Wednesday conducted by Rev Zdenek F Pauk Burial Cedar Memorial Cemetery.
Chicago man W F Fitzgerald dies. former Cedar Rapids resident
W F Fitzgerald 64 a former Cedar Rapids resident died Tuesday at his Chicago home. He worked for LaPlant Choate in 1936 and taught welding in night school at McKinley High School for eight months in 1937. Survivors include Mrs Ray Nippe of 35 Twenty first Avenue SW. Services are set for Monday in Chicago.
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W. F. Fitzgerald
Cedar Rapids
Chicago
LaPlant- Choate
McKinley High School
Ray Nippe
Twenty-first Avenue SW
Gillispie Services for Emma Gillispie Held Thursday
Gillispie Services for Emma Tidd Gillispie, 1063 F Avenue NW, will be conducted in the Rohn chapel at 2 p.m. Thursday by Rev. Glenn S. Hartong. Burial follows at Cedar Memorial cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel. She was the widow of Richard H. Gillispie.
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Gillispie
Emma Tidd Gillispie
F Avenue NW
Rohn
Glenn S. Hartong
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Richard H. Gillispie
Hickenlooper to Attend Storm Lake Skip Day Crowning
U S Senator B B Hickenlooper will officiate at Storm Lake high school's third annual Skip day on May 5. He will be guest of honor at the crowning of a skip day king and queen as Buena Vista College hosts a baseball game against Loras College. Last year the Skip day drew over 3,000 seniors from 175 high schools across four states.
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Storm Lake
U. S
B. B. Hickenlooper
Nebraska
Minnesota
South Dakota
Iowa
May Not Need To Go To Cedar Rapids Says Mrs. Rogers
Mrs. Laura Rogers, widow of Sioux City, offered a 40000 bond for the release of Dr. Robert C. Rutledge from Fort Madison penitentiary. She said it may not be necessary for her to travel to Cedar Rapids though she has not confirmed if her testimony on bond security is required in Linn county district court. No new developments were reported in Cedar Rapids.
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C.R
Rogers
Sioux City
Laura Rogers
Robert C. Rutledge
St. Louis
Fort Madison
Cedar Rapids
Sanitary Dairies Buys Cedar Heights Retail Milk Routes
Sanitary Farm Dairies takes over Cedar Heights Farm retail milk business at Cedar Rapids locations C street and Ely avenue SW. Cedar Heights raw milk will be bought by Sanitary, which will operate the two Cedar Rapids routes. Co owner Bennett Bedell and father Frank join Sanitary as advisors for several months. The Bedell family are noted hackney pony breeders.
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Sanitary Farm Dairies
Cedar Heights
C Street
Ely Avenue
Harley Riedel
Sanitary
Cedar Rapids
Bennett Bedell
Frank
Riedel
Bedells
Census takers welcomed as Cedar Rapids district sees strong interest
Rodney E. Birkicht reports high engagement in the Cedar Rapids district for the 1950 census. Most calls request corrections to income and age data or to ensure household counting, with no complaints about enumerators and only a few late interviews.
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Rodney E. Birkicht
Cedar Rapids
Birkicht
Iowa
Linn
Benton
Jones
Jackson
Clinton
Fire Causes Topic for Fourth Chamber Fire School
The fourth session of the Chamber of Commerce Industrial Fire School will discuss fire causes in industry at 1 p.m. in Cedar Rapids. Led by Robert Burns of Iowa State College, with assistance from Fire Chief E P Kohout and Fire Inspector E J Herron, about 70 industry workers attend the series.
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Chamber of Commerce Industrial Fire School
Cramer
Robert Burns
Iowa State College
Cedar Rapids
E. P. Kohout
E. J. Herron
Maytag declares quarterly dividend on preferred stock
Maytag Company of Newton directors announce a regular quarterly dividend of 75 cents per share on $3 cumulative preferred stock. The payment date is May 1 and holders of record as of April 15 will receive the dividend.
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Newton
INS
Maytag Company of
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