Weather and notices in Daily Record April 10 1946
Temperatures listed for multiple cities including Bismarck, Chicago, Minneapolis, Denver, New York, Los Angeles, Sioux City and Iowa forecasts call for cloudy skies with light rain east and central portions, warmer Thursday and Friday with highs around the mid 50s to mid 60s. Police theft report notes a radio from a Marion car at Union depot. Court notes include drunkenness fines and divorce decrees among several names. multiple speeding, improper registration and other infractions with modest fines recorded. Fire and rescue calls noted with overheated stoves and a clothes closet blaze. Several marriages and births reported. one birth at Mercy and another at St Luke's with various locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bismarck
Chicaro
Minneapolia
Denver
New York
Los Angeles
Sioux City
Iowa
Quaker Oats Discharges Night Watchman After Union Demand
The CIO Local 120 United Cereal Workers demands the dismissal of a night watchman at Akron plants. Federal conciliator Jack P Walsh reports meetings with company and union officials ended without agreement and no talks scheduled. Ray Rowles says the union would accept transfer outside its jurisdiction if it helps. Akon plant general manager George Fretz says the man must prove his fit to work if not to belong to the union.
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CIO United Cereal Workers
Jack P. Walsh
Ray Rowles
Union
George Fretz
Akron
Army Opens Three New Eastern Iowa Stations
Three new army recruitment offices have opened in Tama Traer and Belle Plaine with Major Harry E Hoch as senior officer R E Franck named in charge at the three towns Tama city hall hours 10 to 12 Mondays and Thursdays Traer post office 1 to 2 pm Wednesdays Belle Plaine city hall 10 to 12 Tuesdays and Fridays Manchester and Independence offices run by Sgt Lewis Gruette and Cpl Robert P McCauley
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Army
Iowa
Harry E. Hoch
R. E. Franck
Tama
Traer
Belle Plaine
City Hall
Lewis Gruette
Cpl
Robert P McCauley
Manchester and
Independence
Lewis Walks Out on Parley in Coal Wage Talks
Associated Press reports John L. Lewis and the United Mine Workers walked out of wage conferences with operators, halting progress in a 10 day old soft coal strike. Union spokesmen said negotiations would not resume until a welfare fund and improved safety conditions were on the table. K. C. Adams, editor of the UMW Journal, called the talks useless and hopeless under current terms. Only minimal momentum had kept talks alive in recent days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers Negotiating Committee
K. C. Adams
UMW Journal
Deaths Long Illness Fatal to Mrs Juanita Karlan
Mrs. Juanita M. Karlan aged 49 of 323 Thirty-eighth street NE died at 9 35 a m Wednesday after a long illness in a local hospital Born January 9 1897 in Decatur Indiana she lived Cedar Rapids 26 years She worked for the Iowa Adjustment and Credit Bureau for six years and was a member of First Lutheran church Surviving: daughter Harriett Juergens Des Moines son Ralph Cedar Rapids mother Lela Beatty Cedar Rapids sister L D Hunt Syracuse N Y The body is at Barta Hesser chapel Funeral arrangements pending
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Juanita M. Karlan
Thirty-eighth Street
Decatur
Ind
Iowa Adjustment and Credit Bureau
Cedar Rapids
Two Cedar Rapids families mourn deaths of Mrs. Stephan and James Jarboe
Mrs. George Stephan 67 of Cedar Rapids died at home after a long illness. She was born May 7 1878 in Metamora and survived by two daughters four sons four brothers three sisters six grandchildren and many extended relatives. Services set for 9 am Saturday at St Patrick’s Church with burial at Mt Olivet and Rosary recited Friday evening. James Lee Jarboe 66 of 912 C Avenue NW, former owner of the Artificial Ice Co, died at a local hospital at 8 10 am. He married Bertha Leonard Jan 29 1908 and leaves a son a daughter two daughters in law a grandson and siblings. a son David L. predeceased him. He was a Spanish American War veteran.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Stephan
Cedar Rapids
Fourth Avenue
Metamora
Mary Catharine
Dorothy
Joseph
Paul
Elmo
Chicago
Capt.Lee
Camp Lee
Leo
Michael
Edward Theena
George
California
Lillian
Ella
Emily Theena
St. Patrick’s Church
D. J. Lenihan
Mt. Olivet Cemetery
Riverside
Msgr
Lenihan
Knights of Columbus
Teahen
James Lee Jarboe
C Avenue NW
Artificial Ice Company
Columbus Junction
Bertha Estelle Leonard
Walter
Marion
Geneva Klingler
Genevieve Yates
G I Dad Gone Mother Leaves Son To Whom It May Concern
An AP report profiles Little Johnnie Doe after his mother a Southern Catholic woman in love with a serviceman left a note at St. Marys church asking others to place the infant in a home. She explains fear of religious difference and his father not returning. Johnnie, a few weeks old, will be cared for by welfare with possible adoption if the mother does not return within a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G.I
J. B. Engle
Washington
Johnnie Doe
Johnnie
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Here
Welfare Department
Veteran Sues Browns Over Farm Lease and Debt
William C Kvach files suit in the courthouse at 1015 Thirteenth Street NW seeking 73679 dollars from Mr and Mrs Vernon F Brown. He alleges an oral 1943 lease of his 70 acre Cedar Rapids area farm with profits split equally but alleges mismanagement and the Browns left Iowa around January 1 for California, leaving unpaid sums and a July 25 1942 promissory note not claimed in full.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William C. Kvach
Thirteenth Street
Vernon F. Brown
Kvach
Cedar Rapids
Koach
Iowa
California
Tax Lien Release and Three New Filings Recorded
A federal tax lien release and three new liens appear in County Recorder Dempsy Jones' filings. The release covers Reliance Manufacturing, 1016 Second Avenue SW, for employment tax 1937 to 1940 amounting to 566.39. Liens include E. Claire Goslin, deceased, by Marie Goslin, 705 Fourth Avenue SE, for 1944 income tax 307.47. Dan Christensen Construction Bever Building for 260.58 withholding tax Oct–Dec 1945. and John Vurgaitis, 1312 L Street SW, for 72.63 income tax 1943.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dempsy Jones
Reliance Manufacturing Company
Second Avenue SW
E. Claire Goslin
Marie Goslin
Fourth Avenue SE
Dan Christensen Construction Company
Bever
John Vurgaitis
L Street
Wills of Mrs Cuppett and C A Babcock Admitted
Two wills were admitted to probate on Tuesday. Janet Cuppett of Indianola died March 23 leaving 200 dollars to granddaughter Jeanice Cuppett and the rest to daughters H R Churchill of Cedar Rapids and Mable Myers of Indianola. C A Babcock of Cedar Rapids died March 21. his will dated February 12, 1945 at Anamosa names his wife as sole heir and her as executor.
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Janet Cuppett
C. A. Babcock
Anamosa
Babcock
Cedar Rapids
Obituary for Morris Edward Maish Day-Old Son of Maish
Funeral services were held at 10 am Wednesday in the Rohn chapel for Morris Edward Maish, infant son of Mr. and Mrs Francis Maish of 827 Third Street NW. The Rev. Frank Ward officiated, with surviving parents a sister Mau reen and grandparents Edward Maish and Mr. and Mrs. Morris Johnston named in the notice.
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Morris Edward Maish
Francis Maish
Third Street NW
Rohn Chapel
Frank Ward
Maureen
Edward Maish
Morris Johnston
Frondel Pleads Innocent in Liquor Sale Case
Chef Frondel Marion pleads innocent before Judge Floyd Philbrick on a charge of selling intoxicating liquor to minors. Mrs Frondel, arrested with him, released later. Marion police questioned two intoxicated boys aged 13 and 14 who said the Franders sold them fifth quarts of wine for 95 cents on two occasions.
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Chef Frondel
Marion
Floyd Philbrick
Japanese Officer Defends Mercy Decapitation Verdict
A former Japanese army officer, on trial for the decapitation murder of Second Lieut. Darwin T. Emry of Denver, claims he killed the American bombardier to end suffering when no medicine was available. He testified that Emry was in pain after a B-29 crash during a raid on Japan.
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Tokyo
INS
Darwin T. Emry
Denver
Japan
War Crimes Tribunal
Nye Suit for 500 Dollars for Loss of Eye Dismissed
Judge Floyd Philbrick dismissed a 1942 suit by Jim Emmet Nye of Cedar Rapids against Mutual Benefit Health and Accident Association seeking 500 dollars for loss of sight in the right eye after an March 30 accident at Penick and Ford. Nye failed to prove the required disability under the policy.
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Floyd Philbrick
Jim Emmet Nye
Cedar Rapids
Mutual Benefit Health and Accident Association
Nye
Penick and Ford, Ltd., Inc
Judge Dismisses Two Divorces On Request
Judge G. K Thompson dismissed two divorce filings on request. Lucille Caudill sued Jack Caudill March 6, and Robert Roy sued Mary Roy on December 3. Roy’s cross-petition was also dismissed at her request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. K Thompson
Lucille Martha Caudill
Jack Leon Caudill
Robert Estel Roy
Mary M. Roy
Town News Letter: Dog Finds Cat After Move
HIAWATHA Kansas AP The John Warren family moved to town from the country with their dog but left the cat behind After weeks of tying the dog indoors the Warrens freed him and the dog vanished only to return days later with the cat The two had been inseparable since childhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiawatha, Kan
John Warren
Wright Given 30 Days for Check Casings
Orville Wright, 34, of Toddville and Palo, was jailed 30 days by Justice of the Peace H R Chur chill after admitting to cashing 14 bad checks from $1 to $16.68 drawn on Palo Savings Bank. The article also notes the Panama Canal length and global sea distances.
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Orville Wright
Toddville
Palo
H. R. Church
Justice of the Peace
H. R. Churchill
Wright
Palo Savings Bank
First Christian Church Installs Roberts as Pastor
Dr. Carroll C. Roberts was installed as pastor of the First Christian Church at a Tuesday night ceremony. The installation address was by Dr. Marvin O. Lansbury from the University Church of Christ in Des Moines, with welcomes from local clergy and Coe College president Byron Hollinshead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll C. Roberts
First Christian Church
Marvin O. Lansbury
University Church of Christ In
Des Moines
Paul L. Miller
Cedar Rapids
J. A. Dillinger
State Missionary Society
I. E. Linkletter
Second Christian Church
Vernon H. Carter
Marion
Walter A. Shupp
Lansbury
First Lady Chooses Tea Over Cocktail at Kentucky Benefit
Mrs. Harry S. Truman attended a lecture benefit for the Frontier Nursing Service of Kentucky as guest of honor. While some guests drank martinis, she declined the cocktail and waited for a cup of tea with sugar and lemon.
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Washington
Harry S. Truman
Frontier Nursing Service of Kentucky
Mrs. Truman
Indictments Return on Honolulu Fraud Conspiracy
Twelve defendants including two naval officers and ten civilians are named in federal indictments for conspiracy to defraud the government of tens of thousands of dollars through irregular wartime deals. The case centers on profits from the naval cantonment area and Pearl Harbor submarine base ship's service store. Capt. John Henry Rangeter and Lt. John Edgar Carter are listed among the officers.
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Honolulu
Grand
Pearl Haror
John Henry Rangeter
Charleston
S.C
Cantonment
John Edgar Carter
Kangeter
McConney Appointed President of Bankers Life Company
Des Moines AP Gerard S. Nollen retires as Bankers Life president after 39 years and 65 year policy. E M McConney elected to succeed him and become new president. McConney had served as executive vice president since 1945, with Dennis N. Watters succeeding in that role.
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Dennis N. Watters
Olmsted Reveals Four-Point Housing Plan for Iowa
George Olmsted, Republican governor candidate, proposed a four point program to curb Iowa’s housing shortage. He called for a special legislative session to modernize housing laws, another session for local housing funding with state credit, coordinated state county housing committees, and a fairer national distribution of building materials. Olmsted, a former brigadier general, criticized Governor Blue for inaction and warned safeguards against slums.
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Waterloo
George Olmsted
Iowa
Olmsted
China Theater
Robert Blue
Trio Nominated For Ambassadors for Latin America
Washington announces three ambassadorship nominations in Latin America under the Good Neighbor policy. George S. Messersmith would be ambassador to Argentina from his Mexico post, William S. Pawley to Brazil from Peru, and Joseph Flack to Bolivia. A fourth nomination, J Rives Childs, would be minister to Saudi Arabia.
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Washington
INS
Truman
Latin America
George S. Messersmith
Argentina
U. S
Mexico
State Department
William S. Pawley
Peru
Brazil
Joseph Flack
Bolivia
J. Rives Childs
Saudi Arabia
Housing plan eyed for old high school building
At a meeting attended by Howard R. Green engineer S FE Coquillette of Merchants National Bank Henry Haegg chairman of the mayor's housing committee Mayor Frank K Hahn City Attorney Don Hines and Guy Hawkins head of the firm wrecking the old high school building the group weighed a 450000 housing option After noting amortization over 10 years was unlikely they discussed using current joists and avoiding bar joists to cut costs Hawkins offered to be reasonable on cessation of wrecking The panel will study financing options and decide promptly if the project is feasible Veterans housing committee representatives were Sam Cohen and Howard McLaughlin.
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Howard R. Green
Green
Hawkins
Veterans Housing Committee
Sam Cohen
Howard McLaughlin
Man Threatens Bomb In Estranged Wife Home
Davenport police report Mike Vartanian, 23, assaulted with intent to do great bodily injury and disturbing the peace after forcing into Mrs. Rosella Davis’s residence with a half pint powder jar and fuse, threatening to blow up the house. he was overpowered by friends.
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Davenport
Mike Vartanian
Reed Phillips
Phillips
Vartanian
Rosella Davis
Address City Gift to Fight Cancer Enrolment
A message invites residents of Address City to participate in a cancer fundraising gift drive. It requests enrollment from STATE residents to support cancer research and patient care efforts.
Footing Cost Dispute Cites Minor Savings Overrun
Contractors dispute a Cedar Rapids claim that footing costs differ by $200, arguing the real gap is about 40.70 dollars. Ira Brooks estimates an 8x8x16 footing needs one extra concrete yard compared with 8x10x8 for a 24 by 36 house, adding roughly 90 concrete blocks and $870 in material plus labor around $32. He suggests FHA basement waterproofing standards may guide a better approach. The Gazette misidentified union leaders on a Tuesday house-building tour.
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Cedar Rapids
Ira Brooks
King’s Crown Plaster Company
Brooks
FHA
Jerry Hardwacke
William Klepach
Don Whitney
Mrs Gladys Rand Settles Liquor Law Violation
Mrs Gladys Rand, owner of the closed Mainliner night club in Des Moines, paid a $1,000 fine and $42.10 costs after pleading guilty to a liquor law violation. Her husband Pete Rand faced a second trial for a third offense that ended in a jury deadlock.
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Des Moines
Gladys Rand
Mainliner
Pete A. Rand
Rand
Tom K. Murrow
Polk County
Slay er of Davenport Man Sentenced Paroled
Raymond Hedden 37 of Peoria pled guilty to manslaughter in the fatal November shooting of Leslie Klaus 38 of Davenport. District Judge Walter L Keck sentenced him to up to eight years in prison with a $500 fine, but both sentence and fine were suspended. Hedden is free on parole. The shooting occurred as Klaus walked with Hedden’s wife who was wounded in the elbow.
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Davenport
Raymond Hedden
Peoria
Leslie Klaus
Walter L. Keck
Hedden
Klaus
Krall Seeks Divorce and Property Return
Krall files for divorce citing separate property ownership and demands Mrs Krall hand over his personal items. He claims he financed living expenses and worked until Nov 16 when his employer halted operations at LaPlant Choate, with the company later going on strike. He lists government bonds, a savings account, and the home as his property. he notes Mrs Krall also has property. He currently occupies one room in his own home.
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Krall
May Road Building Program May Be Curtailed
Des Moines reports Iowa may cut back its road building program this year due to a new federal rule limiting cost increases to 35 percent over 1940. The Iowa State Highway Commission had awarded contracts totaling three quarters of a million dollars which exceed the limit and sent them to the Public Roads Administration for approval. A highway commissioner warned that if the restriction is enforced, Iowa's 1946 road program could be eliminated, affecting all state roads including farm to market projects with federal aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
INS
State Highway Commission
Public Roads Administration
Washington, D. C
Highway Commission
Iowa
Messengers End Strike Over Pay Rise in Shanghai
Chinese messengers for American and British news services agreed to end their strike after officials ordered salary increases to 65 000 a week, about 35 in American money, in Shanghai.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
Bureau of Social Affairs
C N W Plea To Drop What Cheer Branch Denied
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled the Chicago and North Western line from Belle Plaine to What Cheer must be kept to avoid a serious transportation problem. The Iowa route serves Benton, Tama, Poweshiek and Keokuk counties, and the commission noted abandonment could be considered later if justified.
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Washington
Chicago and North Western Railway
Iowa
Interstate Commerce Commission
Belle Plaine
What Cheer
Benton
Tama
Poweshiek
Keokuk
Petrillo Seeks Doubling Pay for Musicians in Studio Bargaining
President Petrillo of the American Federation of Musicians demands a doubling of minimum weekly pay from 100 to 200 dollars and a ten hour work week including rehearsals for Hollywood studio musicians. He calls for at least 90 musicians per studio, up from 35, and limits recorded music to two minutes per hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
James C. Petrillo
American Federation of Musicians
AFL
Petrillo
Nicholas M. Schenck
Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer
Hollywood
Quarantine Brakeman on Army Train Sparks Overtime
A Milwaukee road brakeman, A. E. Ringsted from Spokane, is in quarantine with 30 soldiers aboard a troop train moving east from the coast. Ringsted earns overtime as a soldier aboard the train is ill with smallpox. his car will be cut off at Fort Snelling, while others continue to Mississippi.
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Chicago
INL
A. E. Ring
Stead
Spokane
Wash
Milwaukee Railroad
Milwaukee Road
Ringsted
Fort Snelling
Minn
Mississippi
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Tenth Street SE
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Paul E. West
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Adeline Kathleen
Weimer
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Don A. Tunks
Freida Tunks
Anna Belle Stark
Joseph Stark
Frank J. Krall
Ella C. Krall
Donald L. Strait, Jr
Lena L. Strait
Juanita Green
Albert Green
Wineva Pullens
Ray Pullens
Donald Janish
Center Point Road NE
Stellar Thiemann
Merion
George Machacek
Washington Avenue SE
Donald A. Ladage
Seventecans Street
William J. Scott
Elmer Huerter
Park Avenue SE
Mercy
Orville Fitzgerald
Seventh Avenue SE
St. Luke’s
Everett Silver
Avenue NE
Alvin Schadle
van Horne
Alton D. Henss
Central City
Robert W. Jordan
Ellis Boulevard
San Diego
Calif
J. R. Young
Young
Marguerite McDonnell
William Pigponpell
Third Avenue
Lewis
Associated Press
Juanita Karlan
James L. Jarboe
W. C. Kvach
Browns
Maish
Frondel
Yanka
Eye
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Panama Canal
Atlantic
Pacific
Roberts
McConney
Bankers Life Company
Re Brea
Cates
Messersmith
Lee O. Whitcomb
American Cancer Society, Inc
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Yourself
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