Weather and crime brief from Daily Record April 19 1946
No precipitation reported in multiple cities with highs in the 60s and 70s and a detailed Iowa agricultural forecast noting Saturday showers west and east. The report also lists police notes, fines for traffic offenses, a theft report, a fire incident at a gas station, and several divorce decrees plus recent births.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bismarck
Miami
Chicago
Minneapolis
Denver
New York
Los Angeles
Sioux City
Iowa
Safe Cracking Exposé Highlights Army Methods and Drama
A police safety program featured a skit on safe cracking by ex soldiers and officers. George Shuck of Des Moines described demolition methods using Composition C and a dynamite cap, while Art Ellison portrayed a Sheriff’s deputy victim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yeggs
George Shuck
Des Moines
Army
Europe
Art Ellison
Polk County
OPA Friends Pin Hopes on Senate Action
Washington AP dispatch reports administration leaders hopeful the Senate will soften OPA rules after the House passed a bill to end price ceilings on many fall commodities by July 1. Porter warned of drastic cuts on meat dairy coal and clothing, while Wagner urged a sensible, extended price control bill. Critics like Taft questioned subsidy phaseouts and distributor profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
OPA
House
Paul Porter
Len Taft
Ohio
Chester Bowles
Taft
Ja Grocer
Sen.Barkley
D-Ky
Thomas
Dokla
Agriculture Committee
Woman Arrested for Practicing Witchcraft in Denver
A 46 year old Denver woman, Martina Cordova, was arrested on witchcraft charges after victims reported paying 25 to 60 dollars for hex removal or relationship troubles. Officers found candles and jars of foul smelling liquid in her room. A two year old girl found there was placed in state humane bureau care and taken to Denver General for examination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
INS
Martina Cordova
Cordova
James T. Burke
Denver General Hospital
Stephenson Loses 41st Bid for Freedom in Indiana
D C Stephenson former Ku Klux Klan leader returned to state prison in Nobleville Indiana after losing his 41st attempt to win freedom from a life sentence for the slaying of a stenographer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nobleville
Ind
D. C
Neighbors Discover They Are Brother and Sister
Joe Bell and his neighbor Mrs. Julia Etta McAfee learned they are siblings separated for 40 years after a casual chat about raspberry bushes. McAfee, 64, and Bell, 59, had seen each other only twice since their 1889 separation at their mother’s death and had never met as neighbors.
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Wichita, Kas
Joe Bell
Julia Etta McAfee
Good Friday Momentous Date Stressed by Lutheran Leader
Dr. Armin G. Weng, president of the Illinois synod, called Good Friday the most momentous date in history as it leads to Easter. He spoke at the First Presbyterian church concluding service of Holy Week, noting Easter requires Good Friday’s cross and suffering to reveal salvation. Music by the Masonic male chorus followed, with Rev Paul Luther Miller presiding for Cedar Rapids ministerial group and Y.M. Co. A. committee co-sponsoring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armin G. Weng
Illinois Synod of the
United Lutheran Church In America
Union
First Presbyterian Church
Jesus
Dr. Wong
Wong
William Rinderknecht
Paul Luther Miller
Cedar Rapids Ministerial Association
Y. M. Co. A. Religious Education Committee
Cedar Rapids Man Sues Over Car Crash Damages
Courthouse records show R J Connor files suit Friday against William L Luerkens and Virgil Dawson both of Cedar Rapids seeking 429 25 in judgment. Connor alleges Dawson driving a Luerkens truck struck his car on First avenue last September causing 279 25 in damages and loss of his car for six days. Edmond Reed aged 75 of route 3 received a 30 day suspended sentence after pleading guilty to contributing to the delinquency of a minor following police reports of obscene remarks to an eight year old girl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. J. Connor
William L. Luerkens
Virgil Dawson
Cedar Rapids
Connor
Dawson
Luerkens
First Avenue
Tenth
Eleventh Streets
Edmond Reed
Route 3
Floyd Philbrick
Reed
Murphy Davis
Frank O’neill
Dismissals in Cedar Rapids and Des Moines Legal Actions
Dismissal on Thursday ended a Winds Central Railroad claim for freight charges of 1632.31 against Penick and Ford, Ltd. in Cedar Rapids. Separate maintenance petition filed for Vergie M. Boyd against John B. Boyd. Also Hazel Bessie Spinka’s divorce petition against Frank Albert Spinka was dismissed at her request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penick and Ford, Ltd., Inc
Cedar Rapids
Winds Central Railroad Company
Vergie M. Boyd
Eleventh Street
John B. Boyd
Des Moines
Hazel Bessie Spinka
Frank Albert Spinka
All CIO Unions Asked To Join Fight for OPA
Des Moines Iowa April 13 1947 CIO union council urges emergency meetings of CIO locals and public mass meetings to defend OPA. Orvel T Champ secretary treasurer calls national house action robbery and says the senate must oppose it. He warns veterans consumers and others must be mobilized or labor gains will be lost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
Iowa - Nebraska States Industrial Union Council
CIO
OPA
Orvel T. Champ
National House
Senate
Board rejects 3000 song books over protest in St Louis
St Louis public schools drop purchase of 3000 song books from a Boston publisher after protests by a city Negro education directorate. Songs objected include Shortnin Bread Old Aunt Jemima Oh Susanna and Ring Ring de Banjo. An illustration in Shortnin Bread depicted two Black children in bed with a heavyset Black woman nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Board of Education
Boston
Philip J. Hickey
Jemima
Oh Susanna
Banjo
Cook in Chicago Hotel Returns to Eisenhower
Gen Dwight Eisenhower gains a cook as James Martin a 34 year old Negro chef at the Eastgate hotel re enlists to take over the job he left five months ago at Eisenhower's headquarters in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Dwight ‘Eisenhower
James Martin
Eastgate
Eisenhower
Headquarers
Man seeks name change to Rudy Leu to escape Mussolini link
Rudolf Lewis Musolino, 23, petitioned a Wichita district court to change his name to Rudy Leu, citing confusion and humiliation from his name’s similarity to the late Italian dictator Benito Mussolini. He notes Leu as his mother’s maiden name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita, Kan
Rudolph Lewis Musolino
Benito Mussolini
Rudy Leu
Leu
Cassino Hill Of Heartache Scene Of Grim Rebirth
Hal Boyle visits Cassino Italy to describe the siege’s haunting memory as the town rises from ruins. The road to Rome is marked by graveyards a dried Rapido and battle scars while British Polish and American troops lie buried and Italian civilians rebuild amid lingering memory of 1944’s heavy losses.
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Cassino
Italy
Rome
Drouth
Rapido
Referee Donovan Faces Death Count
New York, INS report David S. Corcoran, 58, a glassware importer, died about ten hours after allegedly being punched by Arthur Donovan, a renowned boxing referee. Donovan, arraigned on felonious assault, faced possible manslaughter charges if Corcoran’s death was linked to the incident in a street corner reunion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
INS
David S. Corcoran
Arthur Donovan
Donovan
Corcoran
Cooper Finds Troubled School Conditions After Takeover
Cooper described harsh conditions at the school after taking over last August following the uprising. He recalled boys barricading in cottages, writing threatening notes, and fights. He said he underestimated the job, learned little about boys, and endured nights of discouragement. S. N. Jespersen urged officers to join a May 15 nationwide vehicle check to reduce accident toll, backed by the International Association of Chiefs of Police. Capt. Clarence B. Day chaired the ECIPOA meeting after a Chamber dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cooper
Cot‘tage
S. N. Jespersen
Iowa Highway Patrol
International Association of Chiefs of Police
Jespersen
Clarence B. Day
The
Highway Patrol
Ecipoa
Manufacturers Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
Administration Focuses on Five Legislative Items
Washington AP reports administration leaders trimmed their agenda to five main subjects to move Congress out of session by early July. Key items include salvaging OPA and the draft, regular appropriations, and the British loan plus a long range housing plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
OPA
Armed Services
Fair Employment Practice Commission
House
Senate
Capitol Hill
Hedy Lamarr and John Loders Home Burglarized
Burglars looted the Benedict Canyon residence of Hedy Lamarr and John Loder while they attended a movie preview. Theft totaled 67000 dollars in furs and jewels including a 50000 dollar chinchilla coat and a 12000 dollar diamond ring. The couple’s infant Denise and adopted child Jamsie slept nearby protected by nurse Frances Milner.
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Hollywood
INS
Benedict Canyon
Hedy Lamarr
John Loder
Miss Lamarr
Loder
Loders
Denise
Jamsie
Frances Milner
Parolee Names 53 Kidnap Prospects in List
A 30 year old Michigan ex convict, Werner Schwartzmiller, told authorities he planned to kidnap Chicago targets to raise funds for a trip to Chicago. His list included Sewell Avery, Robert Morse, John Holmes, and Thomas Devers. He was arrested after a shooting in Salida, Colorado, and was paroled from Joliet prison. He was captured with 16 year old Doris Stutsoman in Dowagiac in a stolen car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado Springs
Colo
Fairbanks-Morse
John Holmes
Swift and Company
Thomas Devers
American Steel Foundries
Schwarzmiller
Joliet, Ill
Doris Stutsoman
Dowagiac
CIO opposes cigarette price increase protests
Donald Henderson, president of the Food, Tobacco, Agricultural and Allied Workers, protested a reported one half cent per package cigarette price rise. He argued the tobacco industry is highly profitable and the increase cannot be defended on hardship or necessity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CIO
Washington
OPA
Funay
Donald Henderson
The
Food, Tobacco, Agricultural and Allied Workers
Paul Porter
Bill Signed Abolishing Federal Absentee Votes
President Truman signed a bill abolishing the use of the federal ballot for absentee voting by armed forces members. The measure allows absentee voting via state ballots and maintains the federal postcard application for state ballots with free airmail for official postcards and ballot material.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Reds Give Hungary Extra Two Years on Reparations
Premier Ferenc Nagy announced Hungary has been granted two more years to pay reparations to Russia after talks in Moscow. He said negotiations extended payments from six to eight years and returned to Budapest with the economic mission. Details of other economic topics were not released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Budapest
INS
Ferenc Nagy
Hungary
Russia
Moscow
Butte Strike Ends As Workers Return to Work
Riot threats and vandalism that wrecked more than 20 homes in Butte Montana last weekend ended Friday when CIO Mine Mill and Smelter Workers announced they would return to work.
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Butte
Mont
INS
CIO
Truman Sees World Food Crisis As Worse Than Painted
President Truman told about 300 editors the world food crisis is worse than portrayed. He urged editors to visit starvation areas in Europe and Asia and said Herbert Hoover did a fine job abroad. A joint radio broadcast with Hoover and his living predecessor was planned for Friday night with officials including Secretary Anderson and UNRRA chief Fiorello LaGuardia.
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Washington
Truman
White House
Charles G. Ross
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Ross
Europe
Asia
Herbert Hoover
Egypt
Anderson J
UNRRA
Fiorello LaGuardia
Fake Husband Ordered To Serve Prison Term
Margaret Hurst, who impersonated a man and married a Tacoma girl, was ordered committed to the state penitentiary. Judge F G Remann revoked a 15 year suspended sentence for grand larceny and forgery tied to passing worthless checks, requiring 15 years 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 had Cedar Rapids ties
James Hugh McNeil 63 died at his sister Mrs Godfrey s home 1608 Avenue NE at 4 50 p m Thursday He was a retired machinist from Iowa Manufacturing born Sept 8 1882 in Greenfield Ia and lived in Cedar Rapids 60 years Surviving relatives include sisters Mrs Keogh a nephew T J Keogh and niece George Klinker all of Clinton Funeral services set for 2 p m Monday at Turner chapel with Rev I E Linkletter Crescent lodge and Masonic burial at Cedar Memorial park Master Masons to meet Crescent lodge at 1 30 p m Monday in Mason ic hall prior to services
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Hugh McNeil
Godfrey
Avenue NE
Iowa Manufacturing Company
Greenfield
Cedar Rapids
W. T. Keogh
T. J. Keogh
Ee George Klinker
Clinon
Second Christian Church
Ore Lodge No. 25
A.F
Turner Chapel
I E. Linkletter
Crescent Lodge
Ceday Memorial Park
Masonic Hall
Death of Julia June Stiffin in Cedar Rapids
Julia June Stiffin an eighth grade student at Harrison school 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 U S Army in Weisbaden Germany and Frank Cedar Rapids four sisters Mary Anna Darlene Rose Amelia Elsie and Virginia Services 4 pm Monday at Barta Hesser chapel led by Rev I E Link letter of Second Christian church 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
Cedar Rapids
Mary Anna
Darlene Rose
Amelia Elsie
Virginia
I. E. Linkletter
Second Christian Church
Funeral Services for Joseph K Johnston in Dayton
Funeral services for Joseph K Johnston former Cedar Rapids resident who died at his Dayton Ohio home will be held in Moon chapel at 2 pm Saturday Rev Marvin B Kober officiating Burial will be 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 AF and AM Campbushden 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
National Engineers Society
A.oou.w
St. Clair
A.M
Cambusnethan
Scotland
Victory
St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church
Services for Mrs. Mary Feyera bend Zabokrtsky
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Zabokrtsky of Walford will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. in Brush chapel with Dr. Marion H. Williams officiating. Burial follows in Linwood Cemetery Cedar Rapids. The family will receive visitors Friday evening at Mrs. Vena Svoboda’s home. Mrs Zabokrtsky belonged to the Royal Neighbors. a sister Mrs. Emma Preston resides in Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Feyerabend Zabokrtsky
Walford
Brush Chapel
Marion H. Williams
Linwood 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 by a civilian clerk who believed the shot condemned for direct sale. During inspection, Reconstruction Finance Corp officials found the shot should have been sold by bid. Most of the shot was recovered and the Des Moines firm refunded its payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
Army Air Force
State Fairgrounds
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Chicago
Farmers Union Accepts Morrell Offer on Cattle Purchases
Iowa Farmers Union took up a Morrell offer to buy up to 900 cattle daily for 30 days as a token test of paying the ceiling price under OPA grades. G M Foster of John Morrell indicated Ot tumwa and Sioux Falls plants would buy, while Stover and Erickson framed the deal as a probe of willingness to pay the regulated price.
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 on 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
Short of Equipment Threatens Iowa Highway Patrol School
Iowa officials say a planned June school for highway patrolmen may be postponed to August or later due to equipment shortages. State public safety commissioner Fred Wilkins cited worn patrol cars with 100,000 miles and the need for new cars and uniforms before training can proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Fred Wilkins
Wilkins
Road bonds retired in Iowa total seven million plus interest
Gov. Robert D. Blue said the state highway commission will pay off 7,203,000 in primary road bonds and 422,374 in interest this week. Six counties Carro ll Allamakee Emmet Wright Madison Winnebago will have their bonds fully paid, leaving 27,376,000 of primary road bonds outstanding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
Robert D. Blue
State Highway Commission
Carroll
Allamakee
Emmet
Wright
Madison
Winnebago
Final Plans for City Kite Flying Contest Set
Final preparations for the city-wide kite tournament at Ellis park occur Friday as John N. Nichols, playground and recreation superintendent, coordinates last minute details. The event starts Saturday at 9 am at the softball diamond west of the municipal pool with ribbons for top prizes and grand championship awards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellis Park
John N. Nichols
Nichols
Court Keeps Injunction Against Union Over Coercion Claims
A court refused to extend a March injunction stopping the union from interfering with Nash-Finch company deliveries. The ruling cites affidavits alleging coercion against customers who bought from the wholesaler in a free market, while noting no proven window smashing by the union. The judge stated it does not appear the union interfered and did not anticipate such actions arising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finch
Nash-Finch Company
Vet with Shotgun Guards Mom in Eviction Standoff
An eight times wounded veteran armed with a shotgun occupied his burning New Orleans home to defend his 72 year old mother and family from eviction. He warned against moving furniture to the banquette as lawyers argued the case. The fire had gutted rear rooms earlier this month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
John Collins
John
J. J. Collins
Fallon
Collins
Susan Peters and Richard Quine Adopt Infant Boy
Actress Susan Peters and her husband Richard Quine announced they have adopted an 11 day old boy. The child is brown haired and blue eyed and weighed nine pounds at birth in an out of state institution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Susan Peters
Richard Quine
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Seventeenth Avenue SE
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Fight For Opa
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