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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1946
Page
2
Precipitation-free day across cities with a warm Sunday trend and cooler Monday. Zones show scattered showers Sunday then clearing, with southerly winds turning NW. Highs range Sunday 75 and Monday 65. Local notices list multiple drunkenness and traffic fines, fires, births, marriages, and two marriage licenses in Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas.
Mrs. Jo Anna Mussehl, 56, of Delaware Indiana, was seriously injured about 4 45 pm Friday when she walked into the side of a car driven by Charles E. Magee of rural Marion on A avenue NE in front of St Luke s hospital. She was en route to visit her son and was admitted with possible skull fracture and other injuries. Police charged Magee with driving a car with faulty brakes, but said brakes may not have caused the crash. Magee was fined five dollars and costs.
The Civic Action Committee filed a motion for a new trial in district court after Judge Harold E. Davidson ordered dissolution of the committee corporation and ouster of officers B. J. Powers Paul W Walters and Chester L. Morain. The group alleging lack of authority and improper conclusions seeks to overturn the dissolution in Des Moines.
Waterloo Mrs. Alice Evans aged 24 died in a local hospital after swallowing lye at her home. Authorities said she was despondent over the death of her husband Lyle killed in Germany last year. She leaves a father four brothers and two sisters.
London and The Hague announced a phased withdrawal of British troops from Indonesia with Dutch forces taking over as available. The transfer follows clashes with Indonesian nationalists and aims to complete disarmament of Japanese forces, with 325000 Japanese still in Java and surrounding areas.
Des Moines (UP) The state supreme court was asked to rule on the constitutionality of the state school aid and pupil transportation laws. A J Kleen of Pocahontas filed the appeal after District Judge G W Stillman dismissed the suit, which held the constitutional provisions were not applicable. The Fifty first general assembly enacted the laws. the transportation law allocated 2 million dollars for pupil transport and the state aid law created a 1 million dollar fund for local school expenses.
Courthouse action filed by Rollie Wolfe and Jennie Wolfe seeks 1818 dollars from C R Wheatland and Marie A Wheatland owners of a 143 acre Springville area farm. They say a 1944 lease permitted one year to last March 1 and blame the Wheatlands for preventing timely plowing and field prep. Damages include 1360 for half of corn from 68 acres at 40 bushels per acre valued at 1 dollar per bushel 408 for half of clover hay at 12 dollars per ton and 50 for chickens lost due to access denial to heat houses.
Mount Mercy College Woman's club will meet at Mount Mercy junior college Sunday at 3 p.m. The regular business meeting of Veterans of Foreign Wars post 788 will be held at the VFW building, 709 Second avenue SE, Monday at 7:30 pm. A dutch lunch will be served, Play in Rehearsal, Rehearsals have begun for Mount Mercy academy's senior class play to be presented at the Little Theater May 8 and 10. Two complete casts will take part.
A body found floating in the Mississippi River was tentatively identified as Ray mond Healey 46 East Moline Illinois missing since March 30 Identification was made from I B initials on a shirt collar and a pocket watch Healy formerly lived in Davenport and was prominent in Quad Cities baseball circles
The Marine Corps reduced the discharge score from 38 to 36 effective Monday, estimating 8,800 enlisted releases. The May 1 cut to 33 remains planned, with subsequent steps lowering points for men and women through July, plus 30 months service for release eligibility. By April 5, 296,830 had been demobilized. An organized reserve will train with the latest tactics and weapons to reinforce the fleet on short notice.
The seventh regional wage stabilization board in Kansas City approved seven and seven eighths cents an hour wage increases for eighty molders and c ...
Davenport AP Lt James R Marty said Friday 175000000 would be paid prime contractors within 30 days in completing settlements on all contract terminations within the jurisdiction of the Quad Cities field office of the Chicago Ordnance district. Settlements already have been made of 117 prime contracts and 103 subcontracts with amounts of authorized payments ranging from 300 to more than 2000000 each. It was possible to make settlements on 10 claims at no cost to the government. Marty in charge of the field office which covers all of Iowa several counties in western Illinois and southwestern Wisconsin said the disposal and salvage branch has disposed of 132 contractor owned inventories with a value of approximately 8000000 as well as 3350 pieces of government owned equipment valued at more than 1000000.
Six men were fined $25 and costs by Judge Harry S. Johnson in police court after Friday night disturbances. Three men arrested at the Taft Tap room Martin Kennedy Leo D Finn and Walter Harvey faced fines for disturbing the peace by fighting. Additional fines were imposed on Charles Slim Reed and Ray Shelton after being found squared off in an alley. Benjamin Saxe also received a $25 fine for causing a disturbance in Elmer's.
Four delegates named for national recognition include state FFA president Kenneth Parrett Batavia Melvin Dreessen Sibley Vincent Otis Forest City and Wendell Nelson Hawarden Iowa. Nine Iowans earn honorary Town Farmer status plus a slate of speaking extemporaneous and chapter awards with Superior and Excellent designations across public speaking exhibits centennial displays parliamentary procedure and chapter achievement.
Robert Ringling, ousted head of Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey, said he will file petitions in Delaware to contest the vote of the circus directors naming James A Haley as successor. He alleges directors violated a 1941 agreement between his mother Edith Ringling and Aubrey Haley Ringling, claiming the women promised to pool votes to elect a seventh director and would vote separately if they disagreed, keeping six directors.
George Steffy 70 of 2310 Bever avenue SE died at home after brief illness. Born May 9 1875 Victor. married Bessie Springer in 1901 Mt Vernon. moved to Cedar Rapids 1919. Survived by wife, son Lloyd Moline Ill, daughter Mrs Melvin Parsons Springfield Ill, brother Harry Los Angeles, sisters Mrs Charles Swecker Elva Steffy Victor and Mrs Charles Laird Des Moines. five grandchildren. Services in Moon chapel Sunday. Jackson John S. 3131 Wood avenue SE died Friday. services Monday 1:30 p.m. Beatty chapel Rev Frank H Ward. burial Oak Hill cemetery. Friends may call.
The Chinese army headquarters announced that 1 300 000 Japanese prisoners of war have been returned to Japan from China over the weekend.
Washington sources say no May 1 start for the Paris peace conference as France delays invitations. The Big Four foreign ministers will meet in Paris from April 25 to set a date, with progress on draft treaties and points of disagreement likely to shape whether a conference proceeds or splits into separate Axis peace deals.
AMES UP Final federal approval has been received on nearly six million dollars of 1946 highway contracts. Chief Engineer Fred White of the state highway commission says the Federal Bureau of Public Roads approved 4,784,489 for primary road paving bridges grading and culvert work and 1,093,961 for federal aid secondary roads. White noted the bureau has approved all projects received up to last week.
Robert J. Walker of Anamosa was fined $25 and costs in police court on Saturday for reckless driving after his car rammed a truck at Twenty first avenue and C street SW. Two others, Richard J. McLaughlin and Donald Strait, were arrested for the same charge but failed to appear. McLaughlin had a prior related arrest and had been fined previously for a different traffic offense.
Mr and Mrs Albert Urban of 330 Wilson Avenue SW were hospitalized after a late Friday crash at Sixteenth Avenue and D Street SW. Urban suffered two fractured ribs while Mrs Urban had a fractured nose and facial cuts. Both were listed in good condition. Urban said he lost control while trying to close the car door, sending the vehicle into a telephone pole.
Marion News items report funeral arrangements for Raymond H. Cara with services at the Yo com chapel led by Rev. Vernon H Carter and burial at Cedar Memorial Park. Also noted are naval discharge news for George T Davis of Marion, property purchases by W. T. Beach, and assorted local visits and church notices across Prairie Chapel and Seventh Day Church of God with service times and new member activities.
A roundup of church schedules across Marion including Baptist, Catholic, Christian, Congregational, Free Methodist, Methodist, Presbyterian and Lutheran congregations. It lists pastors, service times, Bible schools, youth groups, midweek activities, and special services for Good Friday and Maundy Thursday.
DES MOINES AP Mrs L O Green Jr of Des Moines Friday gave birth to triplets two girls and a boy at a hospital. The babies were healthy and normal. The Green family has one other child Garry Lee 15 months. The girls weighed 3 pounds 6 ounces and 3 pounds 14 ounces, the boy 6 pounds 9 1/2 ounces. They were placed in an incubator.
DES MOINES AP seven hundred men have applied for about 25 or 30 appointments to the state highway patrol. A patrol school for about 45 candidates will be conducted at Camp Dodge in June. After four weeks of intensive training, appointments will be made. Remaining candidates will be placed on a reserve list.
Highway patrol seeks witnesses two miles south of Osceola on highway 69 who saw an April 8 crash between 5 and 5 30 pm. An unidentified army second lieutenant and a woman rode in a maroon 1942 Chevrolet coach from Linn county. Call Osceola sheriff collect.
Sheet metal contractors agreed Friday to support the International Association of Sheet Metal Workers Local 263 bid to the Wage Adjustment board for a raise from 1.37 4 to 1.50 dollars per hour. Secretary Matthew Lorenc said negotiations were harmonious. Local 263 president J. J. Flala led the group.
Iowa Aeronautics Commission announced an airport planning clinic to be held Monday at Iowa State College in Ames. About 1500 people were expected to attend as topics include site selection, plans, construction, maintenance and other airport problems with speakers from the Civil Aeronautics Authority.
Goodyear announced plans for 300 passenger dirigibles with sea travel comforts, excluding a swimming pool, to operate Atlantic and Pacific routes. The 40,000,000 cubic foot ships would be built in Akron, require government approval, and could start within five years, carrying 90 tons of cargo at about 75 mph and offering midair passenger exchange.
OTTAWA AP Mrs Emma Woikin 25 formerly external affairs department cipher clerk was sentenced to two years and six months in Kingston penitentiary on two charges of violating the official secrets act. She testified she gave secret information to Maj Sokolov of the Russian embassy to aid Russia not hurt Canada. She said she hoped for poor people worldwide in communism and had learned of Russia by reading.
Less than 1,000 returning service personnel aboard three vessels were to debark at two ports Saturday. San Francisco awaited a ship with 42 men while New York was to dock two vessels with 775 personnel. At New York miscellaneous troops on the Frederick Victory from Le Havre with 757, and the Eutan Kellogg from Casablanca. At San Francisco the John Miller carried 35 navy personnel and seven army officers.
Washington insiders report the National Wage Stabilization board approved wage increases up to 1834 cents an hour for electrical industry workers. The decision follows prior approval for over 100,000 General Electric employees.
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