OPA Policy Fights Pile Up Over Senate Action
Washington AP dispatch reports administration chiefs optimistic the Senate will soften OPA rules but warns tension with the House remains. Porter says the House bill would erase price ceilings on half the cost of living items by July 1, including meat dairy coal shoes radios and appliances. Senate figures like Wagner express cautious hope for a sensible extension, while Taft criticizes rapid subsidy removal and argues for generic profit rules. Lew Hahn faults House rigidity but says action may reflect Bowles and OPA hard line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
OPA
House
Paul Porter
Sen
Taft
Ohio
Chester Bowles
Sen. Barkley
D-Ky
Weather and petty notices stream through daily record
Daily records report no precipitation in listed cities with high and low temperatures for the day. Iowa forecast calls for Saturday partly cloudy with scattered light showers west, east portions possible Saturday night or Sunday morning, and mild Sunday. Neonates note various local fines for offenses, fires, alarms, and births announced at St Luke's and Mercy hospitals with listed names and addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bismarck
Miami
Chicago
Minneapolis
Denver
New York
Los Angeles
Sioux City
Iowa
Safe Cracking Skit Delights Des Moines Audience
The Thursday program featured George Shuck of the Des Moines police as an “honest safe cracker” who described army demolition methods using Composition C to open safes. Art Ellison deputy sheriff acted as the victim while Lt. Harry Gibbons and Sheriff Percy Haven demonstrated the break in with Shuck and FBI Agent Gerry Gearty assisting. Local officials T J Condon and Gordon Hughes hosted and spoke briefly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Shuck
Des Moines
Army
Europe
Art Ellison
Polk County
Fletcher
Harry Gibbons
Sioux City
Percy Haven
Cresco
Shuck
FBI
Gerry Gearty
T. J. Condon
Public Safety
Gordon Hughes
Woman Arrested for Practicing Witchcraft in Denver
A 46 year old Denver woman Mrs Martina Cordova was arrested after complaints to District Attorney James T Burke from victims who paid 25 to 60 dollars for a hex removal or help with troubled relationships. Officers found candles and jars of foul smelling liquid in her room. A two year old girl found there was placed in humane bureau care and taken to Denver General for examination.
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Denver
INS
Martina Cordova
Denver General Hospital
Stephenson Again Loses Freedom Bid in Indiana
D C Stephenson former Ku Klux Klan leader and self proclaimed law in Indiana returned to state prison in Nobleville after losing his 41st bid for freedom from a life sentence for the stenographer murder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nobleville
Ind
D. C
Neighbors Uncover Brother Sister After 40 Years apart
In Wichita Kansas Joe Bell and neighbor Julia Etta McAfee discover they are siblings after years of close proximity. They had only met twice since their 1889 separation at their mother's death and learned this while chatting about raspberry bushes and fence repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita, Kas
Joe Bell
Julia Etta McAfee
Good Friday Emphasized as Momentous Date by Dr Weng
Dr Armin G Weng president of the Illinois synod of the United Lutheran Church in America called Good Friday the most momentous date in history for Easter. He urged that without the cross and Jesus suffering there would be no Easter and noted the need to confront the horror of sin. Music by the Masonic male chorus directed by William Kinderknecht accompanied the service. The Cedar Rapids Ministerial association and the Y M C A religious education committee sponsored the Holy Week events with Rev Paul Luther Miller presiding.
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Armin G. Weng
Illinois Synod of the
United Lutheran Church In America
Union
First Presbyterian Church
Jesus
Dr. Wong
Wong
William Kinderknecht
Paul Luther Miller
Cedar Rapids Ministerial Association
Y. M. C. A. Religious Education Committee
Cedar Rapids driver faces suit over auto collision damages
Courthouse records show R. J. Connor filing a Friday suit against William L. Luerkens and Virgil Dawson of Cedar Rapids seeking 429.25 in judgment. Connor alleges Dawson driving a truck owned by Luerkens struck his car in September after a U turn on First avenue between Tenth and Eleventh streets, causing 279.25 in damages and 150 for 60 days of loss of his car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. J. Connor
William L. Luerkens
Virgil Dawson
Cedar Rapids
Connor
Dawson
Luerkens
First Avenue
Tenth
Eleventh Streets
Edmond Reed Given 30 Day Suspended Sentence in Delinquency Case
Edmond Reed aged 75 of route 3 received a 30 day suspended term from Judge Floyd Philbrick after pleading guilty to contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Reed was arrested Friday morning by Patrolmen Murphy Davis and Frank ONeill after reports he spoke obscenely to an eight year old girl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmond Reed
Route 3
Floyd Philbrick
Reed
Murphy Davis
Frank O'Neill
Dismissal of Case In Cedar Rapids Involves Railroad Claim
Dismissal was made Thursday of a case against Penick and Ford, Ltd., Inc., of Cedar Rapids brought a year ago by the Illinois Central Railroad. The railroad sought 1632.31 as freight charges. Each party paid its own attorney and court costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penick and Ford, Ltd., Inc
Cedar Rapids
Illinois Central Railroad Company
Separate maintenance petition filed in Des Moines marriage case
Vergie M. Boyd of 1210 Eleventh Street SE filed a separate maintenance petition Friday against her husband John B. Boyd. The couple wed in Des Moines in 1926.
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Vergie M. Boyd
Eleventh Street SE
John B. Boyd
Des Moines
Spinka Divorce Petition Dismissed on Request
Hazel Bessie Spinka filed for divorce from Frank Albert Spinka on March 26. The petition was dismissed Thursday at the request of Mrs. Spinka.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel Bessie Spinka
Frank Albert Spinka
CIO Unions Urged to Rally for OPA Defense
Iowa-Nebraska CIO council calls emergency CIO union meetings and public mass rallies to oppose congressional moves against the OPA. Secretary treasurer Orvel T. Champ labels national action as robbery and urges Senate to block the attack, warning labor gains hinge on veteran and consumer support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
Iowa - Nebraska States Industrial Union Council
CIO
OPA
Orvel T. Champ
National House
Senate
Board halts purchase of 3000 song books over protests
St Louis board of education won't buy 3000 song books from a Boston publisher after protests from a city Negro education director. Songs objected include Shortnin Bread Old Aunt Jemima Oh Susanna and Ring Ring de oo jo. An illustration for Shortnin Bread depicted two Negro children in bed with a stout Negro woman nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Board of Education
Boston
Philip J. Hickey
Jemima
Eisenhower gains Chicago hotel cook in wartime switch
Gen Dwight Eisenhower adds a new cook to his wartime staff as James Martin a 34 year old Negro chef from the Eastgate hotel announces re signing to resume the post he left five months ago that of cook in Eisenhower headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Dwight Eisenhower
James Martin
Eastgate
Eisenhower
Man seeks name change to escape Mussolini confusion
Rudolph Lewis Musolino, 23, of Wichita Kansas, petitions district court to change his name to Rudy Leu claiming the similarity to the late Italian dictator Mussolini causes him humiliation. He notes Leu was his mother's maiden name and cites ongoing public embarrassment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita, Kan
Rudolph Lewis Musolino
Genito Mussolini
Rudy Leu
Leu
Grass Covers Cassino Hill Of Heartache
Hal Boyle portrays Cassino Italy as a haunting war memory. The article recalls 1944 siege hardships, 3 000 American casualties, and ongoing reconstruction with British Polish and Italian involvement amid graveyards and new stone homes.
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Cassino
Drouth
Rapido
Administration Sets Five-Item Focus in Congress
Washington AP report says the administration will concentrate on five subjects to move Congress toward early July adjournment. Efforts center on OPA salvage, draft extensions, and a $3.75 billion British loan plus a long-range housing program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
OPA
Armed Services
House
Senate
Capitol Hill
Referee Donovan Faces Death Count
New York based David S. Corcoran a 58 year old glassware importer died about ten hours after allegedly being punched by Arthur Donovan a noted boxing referee Corcoran died after a reunion on a street corner Donovan who is famous as the third man in the ring faces a felonious assault charge with manslaughter the expected change if death occurred Corcoran fell hitting his head on the pavement during the incident
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
INS
David S. Corcoran
Arthur Donovan
Donovan
Corcoran
Cooperdescribes rough era at Eldora school after uprising
Former Eldora School head Cooper recalls taking over last August amid the uprising. He cites barricades, threats, and fights in cottages, admits learning he knows little about boys, and recalls nights of despair. Iowa Patrol Chief Jespersen urges nationwide vehicle check starting May 15, backed by ECIPOA president Captain Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cooper
S. N. Jespersen
Iowa Highway Patrol
International Association of Chiefs of Police
Jespersen
Clarence B. Day
The
Highway Patrol
Ecipoa
Manufacturers Bureau of the
Chamber of Commerce
Hedy Lamarr and John Loder Home Burglarized In Hollywood
Burglars struck the Benedict Canyon residence of Hedy Lamarr and John Loder while the couple attended a film preview. They escaped with about 67000 in furs and jewels including a 50000 chinchilla coat and a 12000 engagement ring. The Loders' 10 month old Denise and Lamarr's adopted daughter Jamsie slept nearby but were unharmed alongside nurse Frances Milner.
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Hollywood
INS
Benedict Canyon
Hedy Lamarr
John Loder
Miss Lamarr
Loder
Loders
Denise
Jamsie
Frances Milner
Parolee Reveals 53 Kidnap Prospects in List
Police in Colorado Springs disclosed a list of 53 wealthy potential kidnapping targets compiled by 30 year old ex convict Werner Schwarzmiller Dowagiac Michigan. He planned to rob two California banks to raise funds to abduct a Chicago target. Names included Sewell Avery Montgomery Ward Robert Morse Fairbanks Morse John Holmes Swift and Company Thomas Devers American Steel Foundries. Schwarzmiller and 16 year old Doris Stutseman Dowagiac were captured in a stolen car after a shooting at Salida Colorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado Springs
Colo
Fairbanks-Morse
John Holmes
Swift and Company
Thomas Devers
American Steel Foundries
Schwarzmiller
Joliet, Ill
Doris Stutseman
Dowagiac
CIO Official Opposes Cigaret Price Increase
Washington report that the OPA would permit a half cent rise in cigarette prices drew a protest from Donald Henderson leader of the Food Tobacco Agricultural and Allied Workers. He argued the industry is highly profitable and the increase cannot be defended by hardship or necessity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
OPA
Fuiay
Donald Henderson
The
Food, Tobacco, Agricultural and Allied Workers
Paul Porter
Bill Signed Abolishing Federal Absentee Votes
President Truman signed a bill ending the federal ballot for overseas military voters. Absent voters will use state ballots. federal postcard applications remain for state ballots with free airmail for official ballots and materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Reds Give Hungary Extra Two Years on Reparations
Premier Ferenc Nagy said Hungary may extend reparations to Russia by two more years. Moscow talks yielded an agreement to stretch eight years instead of six for payments while other economic issues remained unspecified.
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Reds
Hungary
Budapest
INS
Ferenc Nagy
Russia
Moscow
Butte Strike Ends Amid Rioting and Home Damages
In Butte Montana threats of rioting and vandalism erupted last weekend, causing damage to more than 20 homes as unrest tied to the strike subsides. Authorities reported investigations and no immediate arrests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte, Mont
INS
Butte
Truman Labels World Food Crisis Worse Than Painted
President Truman says the global food shortage is worse than at any time, and urges editors to witness starvation in Europe and Asia. He commends Herbert Hoover for his work abroad as the White House outlines a joint radio program with Hoover, Anderson, and La Guardia to present famine conditions.
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Washington
Truman
White House
Charles G. Ross
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Poss
Europe
Asia
Ross
Herbert Hoover
Egypt
Anderson
UNRRA
Fiorello LaGuardia
Fake Husband Ordered To Serve Prison Term
Margaret Hurst, who admitted disguising herself as a man and marrying a Tacoma woman, was ordered committed to the state penitentiary by Judge F. G. Remann. The 15 year sentence for grand larceny and forgery was suspended but revoked, forcing a 15 year term unless the parole board sets a lower minimum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma
Wash
Margaret Hurst
State
F. G. Remann
Miss Hurst
Deaths James Hugh McNeil 63 at Cedar Rapids
James Hugh McNeil died at 4:50 p.m. at his sister Mrs. J E Godfrey’s home in Cedar Rapids. Born September 8 1882 in Greenfield Ta he worked as a machinist at Iowa Manufacturing until 1940. He leaves two sisters a nephew and a niece. Funeral 2 p.m. Monday Turner chapel with Crescent lodge burial at Cedar Memorial park. Master Masons to meet at 1:30 p.m. Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Hugh McNeil
J. E. Godfrey
Avenue NE
The
Iowa Manufacturing Company
Greenfield
Cedar Rapids
Godfrey
W. T. Keogh
T. J. Keogh
Death of Julia June Stiffin in Cedar Rapids
Eighth grade student Julia June Stiffin of 1216 First Street SW Cedar Rapids died at her home at 1 am Friday from pneumonia. Born June 27 1932 in Madrid Iowa she moved to Cedar Rapids a year ago. Survived by parents James and Mrs Stiffin two brothers Sgt James R Suffin Jr in Germany and Frank and four sisters Mary Anna Darlene Rose Amelia Elsie Virginia. Services 4 pm Monday at Barta Hesser chapel with Rev I E Link letter. Friends may call at the chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia June Stiffin
First Street
Harrison School
Madrid
Cedar Rapids
James Stiffin
James R. Suffin, Jr
U.S. Army
Weisbaden
Germany
Frank
Mary Anna
Darlene Rose
Amelia Elsie
Virginia
I. E. Linkletter
Second Christian Church
Funeral set for Joseph K Johnston former Cedar Rapids resident
Funeral services for Joseph K. Johnston a former Cedar Rapids resident who died at his Dayton Ohio home will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Moon chapel with Rev. Marvin B. Kober officiating Burial will be in Cedar Memorial park Johnston formerly worked as an engineer with Wilson and Company He belonged to the National Engineers Society AOUW St Clair lodge 427 AM Cam busnethan Scotland Victory chapter 210 RAM in Dayton and St Pauls Methodist Episcopal Church Friends may call at the chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph K. Johnston
Cedar Rapids
Dayton
Ohio
Moon Chapel
Marvin B. Kober
Cedar Memorial Park
Mr. Johnston
Wilson and Company
Nation’ Engineers Society
A.O.U.W
St. Clair
A.M
Cambusnethan
Scotland
Victory
R.A.M
St. Paul’s Methodist Episcopal Church
Services for Mrs Mary Feyera bend Zabokrisky
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Feyera bend Zabokrisky of Walford will be held in Brush chapel at 2 p.m. Saturday with Dr. Marion H. Williams officiating. Burial follows in Linn Cemetery Cedar Rapids. Friends may visit at the home of Mrs. Vena Svoboda Walford Friday evening. Mrs. Zabokrisky was a Royal Neighbor. sister Mrs. Emma Preston lives in Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Feyerabend Zabokrisky
Walford
Brush Chapel
Marion H. Willliams
Linn Cemetery
Cedar Rapids
Vena Svoboda
Zabokitsky
The
Royal Neighbors
Emma Preston
Army Air Force BB Shot Sold in Error
More than 100000 pounds of BB shot were sold at the Army Air Force storage depot at the state fairgrounds to a Des Moines firm by mistake. A civilian clerk misread a condemnation and sold direct. During inspection RF C reps found the sale improper and the shot was recalled except for some shipped to Chicago. The firm was refunded.
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DES Moines
Army Air Force
State Fairgrounds
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Chicago
Farmers Union Backs Morrell Beef Request for Cattle
Iowa Farmers Union accepts a Morrell offer to buy up to 900 cattle daily for 30 days. The move follows state president Stover's claim to secure supplies for packers willing to meet OPA grading ceilings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
Iowa Farmers Union
G. M. Foster
Ottumwa
John Morrell and Company
Fred W. Stover
Hampton
Iowa
Stover
Paul Erickson
State Farmers Union
Foster
F. W. Foster
Sioux Falls
Farmers Union Livestock Commission
Erickson
Three Iowa Officials To Attend National Safety Meeting
Public Safety Commissioner Fred Wilkins Highway Patrol Chief S N Jespersen and Bert Woodcock director of the division of safety education will attend President Truman s national safety meeting in Washington May 8 9 and 10 it was announced Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Public Safety
Fred Wilkins
Highway Patrol
S. N. Jespersen
Bert Woodcock
Division of Safety Education
Truman
Washington
Lack of equipment may delay highway patrol school
DES MOINES UP report says the Iowa Highway Patrol may postpone the June school for patrolmen until August or until new equipment arrives. Public safety commissioner Fred Wilkins noted most patrol cars have 100,000 miles and replacements are needed, especially for new cars and uniforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Fred Wilkins
Wilkins
Retire Seven Million In Primary Road Bonds
Gov. Robert D. Blue announced the state highway commission is paying off 7,203,000 in primary road bonds and 422,373.75 in interest this week. Six counties Carroll Allamakee Emmet Wright Madison and Winnebago will have their bonds paid in full. A remaining balance of 27,376,000 in primary road bonds will stay outstanding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Robert D. Blue
State Highway Commission
Carroll
Allamakee
Emmet
Wright
Madison
Winnebago
Final Plans Set for City Kite Flying Contest
Final plans for the city wide kite tournament at Ellis park were completed Friday by John N. Nichols playground and recreation superintendent. The event will start at 9 a.m. Saturday at the softball diamond west of the municipal swimming pool with ribbons for first and runner up and grand championship prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellis Park
John N. Nichols
Nichols
Court Denies Injunction Against Union Over Coercion Claims
The court rejected a motion to restore an injunction against the union after finding coercion and intimidation against Nash-Finch customers did not rely on window smashing evidence. Affidavits from customers supported the claim, while the judge said the union’s alleged threats could not be traced and anticipated no future interference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finch
Nash-Finch Company
Vet With Shotgun Guards Mom Against Eviction in New Orleans
An eight times wounded veteran used a shotgun in the living room of his burned home to threaten eviction crews targeting his 72-year-old mother and family. John Collins argued they would not abandon their home, despite landlord demands and planned repairs, as the family sought a new two bedroom dwelling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
John Collins
John
J. J. Collins
Fallon
Collins
Susan Peters and Husband Adopt Infant in Los Angeles
Actress Susan Peters and her husband Richard Quine announced the adoption of an 11 day-old boy. The child, born at an out-of-state facility, weighs nine pounds and is described as brown-haired and blue-eyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Susan Peters
Richard Quine
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Lew Hahn
National Retail Dry Goods Association
Hahn
Daily Record
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Westwood Drive
Joe Moore
H Street
Donald Tomash
K Street
Crown Latham
Marion
John F. Grogan
Marcey Alderson
Oelwein
Edgar W. Joyner
Fifteenth Avenue SE
Carl Weber
A Avenue NE
Richard J. Fosdick
A Avenue NW
Leo R. James
Police Theft Report
Ed Sheffie
Ellis Boulevard
Second Avenue SE
C. J. Daman
C Avenue NE
J. F. Klima
Company No. 1
Madison Arnold
Keitha N. Ward
Grant Floyd Lemasters
Grace Elvena Peal
William Charles Jess
Maureen M. Hendrickson
L. Earl Derr
Honolulu
Ruby A. Derr
Kalispell
Mont
Donald K. Hunter
Mt. Vernon
Ruth Suchomel
Marvin E. Perrin
Dorothy Jean Smith
Iowa City
Pauline W. Aschbrenner
Clarence E. Aschbrenner
Vivian E. Jones
Jeanne Jones
Patricia Hudson
Neil M. Hudson
Raymond L. Gatzke
Beatrice Louise Gatzke
Florence L. Wieneke
Robert E. Wieneke
Edward Albert Clifton
Mary Althea Clifton
St. Luke’s
Gerald Ashley
Fourth Street
Roy Plattenberger
Lisbon
DeLoy Thompson
Nineteenth Street
Mercy
Alva Hunter
Seventeenth Avenue SE
Cyrus Cacioppo
Sixteenth Avenue
Stephenson
Mr. Weng
Fight For Opa
Cook
Hal Boyle
Italy
Rome
Verdure
Foemay Oe
Eldora
Hedy and
Parolee
Johnston Services
Zabokrisky Rites
Farmers Union
Morrell
Flowerphone
Lapes Florist
Third Avenue SE
F. S. Mitvalsky & CO
Boe
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