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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1946
Page
4
About 2,600 Morrell packing plant employees in Ottumwa staged a protest demonstration Timed to avoid work they will lose a day’s pay. Union officials criticized OPA controls claiming removal would lower meat prices and improve competition with black market operators.
Four year old Donald Weidenbacher son of Mr and Mrs Harold Weidenbacher was playing with other children in a Dubuque park when he darted into the path of a car driven by John Eitel. He was taken to a doctor and pronounced dead. Police Chief Joe Strub called the accident unavoidable and said no charges would be filed.
Cornell students spent Garden Day performing chores for townspeople with faculty approval. They shaded gardens removed storm windows and did housework for an hourly rate. Proceeds go toward a memorial for the late John Magee, former Cornell president.
State of Iowa Linn County ss In the District Court To all whom it may concern Notice is given that on the 18th day of April 1946 at 9 o clock a.m. a purported last Will and Testament of Etta Fall late of said county deceased will come for hearing before the District Court at the Court House in Cedar Rapids Iowa for proof and admission to probate Dated Cedar Rapids Iowa April 15 ARTHUR AXMEAR Clerk District Court Charles Penningroth Attorney
Iowa's 16 first class cities issued 431 permits in March 1946, up from 28 a year earlier. Valuation reached 2,169,007 dollars versus 113,950 dollars in March 1945. Remodeling permits rose from 282 to 462, with valuations of 260,375 dollars this March compared with 93,620 dollars last year. Des Moines issued 138 permits, Davenport 46, Dubuque 41.
William O. Wollin of Los Gatos California won the American Legion ninth annual high school oratorical contest receiving a four thousand dollar scholarship. No Iowa finalists reached the finals.
Mrs. William Hopp aged 59 was found dead by her husband at the foot of the cellar stairs in their Williamsburg home. Authorities consider a fall possibly linked to a stroke. she leaves eight children, a mother, siblings, and seven grandchildren.
Dr. Charles F. Obermann, superintendent of the Cherokee state hospital, is named president of the Iowa Hospital Association. Paul Hanson of Des Moines is president elect. Other officers include Sister Mary De Lellis and Harold Smith as vice-presidents, Clara Hendrickson as secretary, Lilyan Zindell as treasurer. Directors feature T. P. Sharpnack, R. A. Nettleton, Mrs. Lillian Carey, and Rubie Carlson.
The Iowa commission for the blind adds Stephen B. Jones of Fairfield as chief of rehabilitation, the first staff expansion since 1945. Jones, a World War II veteran, will help blind residents start small businesses and obtain job training, focusing on civilian blind workers. About 2,500 blind people live in Iowa, with some employed in industry or at home.
Dr. Alexander Kolin of New York University has been named assistant professor of mechanics and hydraulics and research physicist for the Iowa Institute of Hydraulic Research at the University of Iowa. The 36 year old Russian born scientist has taught at NYU since 1945 after stints at Columbia and the College of the City of New York and will begin this summer at Iowa.
Plans were drawn Monday by 21 Iowa police and safety officials for the annual peace officers training school to be held in Iowa City from June 17 to 21. The session aims to enhance state and local law enforcement through expert instruction and hands on drills.
Dorothy Dodge of Oelwein Iowa a state tax commission employee became engaged to William Rote of Akron Ohio a former chief petty officer in the Sea Bees during World War II The romance began after a Navy man in New Guinea saw her picture in a national magazine tied to a survey on how French women greeted American soldiers in Paris in 1944 her comment on kissing on a tank sparked attention.
At Iowa City 17 to 21 on the campus Prof Rollin M Perkins of the law school will be in charge. Also present were Prof Richard L Holcomb director of the bureau of public affairs Mayor Wilbur J Teeters Ollie A White chief of police and Mrs V A Gunnette police matron.
The Cedar Rapids school board ordered bids for three buses to seat 48 to 60 students with bids due May 15. Four new teachers Fay Hazel Beck Bonnibel Cranston Jean Dunham and Victoria Madsen start in September. The 1946 47 calendar lists fall events Labor Day September 2 first day September 3 Thanksgiving Nov 21 24 Christmas Dec 21 Jan 1 1947 first semester ends Jan 17 second semester begins Jan 20 Lincoln’s Birthday half day Feb 12 spring break Mar 29 Apr 6 Memorial Day May 30 and school ends June 6. Donald P Wolfe granted extension of leave to finish a master’s degree. The board also approved paint bids and two electric mimeograph machines and discussed parking at Wilson High School with Streets Commissioner Williams.
Notice is given that on April 15 1946 the undersigned was appointed and qualified as Administrator of the estate of Wesley Monk late of Spokane County Washington deceased. Creditors and indebted persons must pay and present claims duly authenticated to the Clerk of Linn County Iowa Court. ARANTY BANK AND TRUST COMPANY Cedar Rapids Iowa Stewart Holmes Attorney.
Charles McCon, a farmer from Manilla, Iowa, was killed Monday when his tractor overturned while moving dirt on the field. The crash end occurred at the scene with no immediate survivors identified. Local authorities are investigating the incident.
On this 18th day of April 1946 an administrator was appointed for the estate of M. VanHorn of Linn County Iowa deceased. All persons indebted must pay promptly and those with claims should present them properly verified at the Clerk of Linn County District Court Ike.
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