Red Cross Flood Fund Gains $120 in Linn County
Saturday morning mail adds $120 to the Linn county Red Cross flood disaster fund bringing total voluntary contributions to $220. Chapter Chairman C. C. Birr announced Linn county will meet its share from reserves and no emergency campaign is planned. contributions can be sent to the Red Cross office at 327 Granby building Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
Red Cross
C. C. Birr
Granby Building
Cedar Rapids
American Red Cross
Weather and Public Notices Mixed Daily Record
Increasing cloudiness and cooler spell forecast with showers and thunderstorms possible Sunday. Highs 66 to 72, cooler Monday with more rain. river levels and weather data noted. Also included are divorces, new licenses, police court fines, fire calls, births, and several Iowa death notices from Marengo to Williamsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Duluth
Phoenix
Miami
Soc
Isieux
Iowa
Mental Health Society names new head at Des Moines meeting
Mrs. Gordon DeLay of Des Moines was re elected president of the Iowa Society for Mental Health at the seventh annual Des Moines gathering attended by about 60. Officers re elected included Secretary Carl Parks and Treasurer Glenda Mabrey. Rev Noel Orcutt named first vice president. Dr Jacques Gottlieb received merit for service in mental health. Rev Waldemar Argow spoke on the national group and its aims, noting rising mental health needs and a 1953 fundraising plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon DeLay
Nineteenth Street
Iowa Society For Mental Health
Des Moines
Carl B. Parks
Glenda Mabrey
Waterloo
Noel P. Orcutt
Sioux City
Jacques Gottlieb
Iowa City
Doctor found guilty of illegal operation in Nevada
A district court jury at 10:23 a.m. Saturday convicted Dr. John A. Snyder of performing an illegal operation in Nevada. The 66-year-old physician from Roland faces sentencing May 2 after hours of trial deliberation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Snyder
Nevada
INS
John A. Snyder
Roland
Snyder
Two Women Injured In Highway Accident Near Cedar Rapids
Two Cedar Rapids women suffered minor injuries Friday evening when their car was rear‑ended by a truck on Highway 30 about four miles east of Cedar Rapids. Mrs Berkley Brown and Mrs Clyde Whiting were treated at St Luke's hospital after being transported by Ambulance Service.
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Cedar Rapids
Berkley Brown
Highland Drive
Clyde Whiting
F Avenue
St. Luke’s Hospital
Brown
Lyle Schneider
Clinton
Mr. Brown
Mr. Whiting
Susan
Way
Cal Wagner J
James Gildroy
Wendy Oaks
Driverless Cars in B Avenue Collision
A driverless car parked at 2503 B avenue NE Cedar Rapids was struck by another parked vehicle owned by Allen Hird at 2516 B avenue NE. The Hird car rolled from its spot and across the street into the Jensen vehicle. The Jensen car was owned by L C Jensen of Winnebago Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B Avenue
Cedar Rapids
L. C. Jensen
Winnebago
Minn
B Avenue NE
Allen Hird
Hird
Jensen
Fire Damages Stock at Eddy Paper Plant
A Friday night blaze at the Eddy Paper Company plant on 950 Shaver road caused several thousand dollars in losses, damaging about 30 large rolls of paper stored outside. The plant itself was unharmed and insurance covers the loss. rolls weigh about 4,000 pounds each and some salvage may be possible. Cedar Rapids firefighters also extinguished a grass fire in Shaver park after attending the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forty-second Street
Belmont Parkway
Eddy Paper Company
Shaver Road
E. M. Huntley
Eddy
Huntley
Eddy Plant
Cedar Rapids
Shaver Park
Fey
Deaths Thomas H. Brown 83 Monti to Omaha resident dies
Thomas H. Brown aged 83 formerly of Monti died in Omaha at 10 45 am Thursday after a long illness. He leaves a daughter Miss Mae Brown of Omaha and six sons William Dallas Texas Thomas Kingport Tenn Charles Issaquah Wash Clarence Coggan Walter New York City and Joseph Omaha with seven grandchildren. Services set for 9 am Monday at St Patrick's Church Monti with burial in St Patrick's Cemetery. Rosary to be recited 8 pm Sunday at Brady mortuary with viewing Saturday evening and Sunday.
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Marengo
Frank A. Koglin
Hoover Funeral Home
I.0.c.f
Hills
Mary Schott
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Amelia Jesina
Fred
Toledo
Decorah
Adolph Vick
Monticello
William Marsh
Cedar Rapids
Goettsch
Oakwood
Williamsburg
Mae Owens
Funeral Home
Thomas H. Brown
Near Monti
Omaha
Monti
Mae Brown
William
Dallas
Texas
Thomas
Kingport
Tenn
Charles
Issaquah, Wash
Clarence
Coggan
Walter
New York City
Joseph
Services for Walter Reed
Walter Reed 54 of 322 Sixth Avenue SW died Friday. Services in Beatty chapel at 3 p.m. Monday with Rev. D Keith Irwin of Olivet Presbyterian Church officiating. Burial in Cedar Memorial Cemetery. Flowers omitted. contributions to Cancer fund care of William Culver. Survivors include two
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Walter Reed
Sixth Avenue SW
Beatty Chapel
D. Keith Irwin
Olivet Presbyterian Church
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Cancer Fund
William Culver
Second Avenue SE
Death of Maddie White in Cedar Rapids
Maddie White aged 45 of 1322 Eleventh Street SE died at home after a long illness. Born in Coahoma County Mississippi she lived most of her life in Marvo Arkansas before moving to Cedar Rapids in 1946. Survived by son James Fulton of Chicago and four grandchildren. Body at Rice funeral home with funeral arrangements pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maddie White
Eleventh Street
Coahoma County
Mississippi
Marvo
Ark
Cedar Rapids
James Fulton
Chicago
Rice Funeral Home
Cedar Rapids City Strike Affects 200 Workers
AFL pickets continue blocking city installations while CIO members observe the blockade. About 200 of Cedar Rapids 500 city employees have been idled since Thursday as water works and sewage plants stay running with reduced crews. AFL seeks a 12 cent hourly raise beyond current 40 hour pay. council offers 40 hour week plus $10 monthly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AFL
CIO
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Man Pleads Innocent to Third DUI Charge
Dick Madison 33 of Cedar Rapids pleaded innocent Saturday to a third offense drunk driving charge. He was released on a $1,000 bond set by Judge Floyd Philbrick after deputies observed him erratically driving near Sixth Street and Fourth Avenue SW. Madison previously pled guilty to first offense on March 10, 1949, and to a second offense on September 20, 1951.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Madison
Cedar Rapids
Floyd Philbrick
Madison
Robert Martin
Sixth Street
Fourth Avenue
Rothenbacher Pleads Guilty To Drunk Driving Charge
Carl Rothenbacher of Marion pled guilty to a drunk driving count. Judge Floyd Philbrick delayed sentencing to 10 a.m. May 17. He was arrested by Cedar Rapids police after a February 16 collision on Center Point Road NE. he initially pled innocent on February 18 before changing to guilty Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rothenbacher
Carl Rothenbacher
Marion
Floyd Philbrick
Cedar Rapids
Center Point Road
Cannon Falls Behind In Payment Jailed Drunk Driver
Louis Cannon aged 53 of 1027 Fifth Avenue SE was jailed in Linn County on a 15 day sentence after falling $50 behind on a drunk driving fine. County Attorney Willis A. Glassgow said the court will issue jail orders on other convicted drunk drivers who have fallen behind on installments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cannon
Louis Cannon
Fifth ‘Avenue
Linn
Willis A. Glassgow
Court backs press criticism of public acts in gambling case
Judge Bernard Cocke acquits five Lake Charles American Press staffers accused of defaming 16 public officials and three gamblers. He ruled journalism may criticize public acts without malice, citing Dixon’s editorial on enforcing gambling laws and stating courts are not immune to fair comment.
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Lake Charles
Bernard Cocke
Kenneth Dixon
Thomas B. Shearman
Hugh Shearman
James Norton
Carter George
Dixon
Griffin Hawkins
Melvin Wetherill
Cocke
Economy Backers Stand Up to Truman Recall Threat
Senate economy advocates say they will not bow to President Truman's threat to recall Congress until the military budget is passed. They defend House cuts as justified and refuse to be stampeded by a dictatorial demand. Truman calls the House move dangerous and warns of a summer session until funds are restored.
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Washington
Senate
Truman
Congress
House
Bridges
N.H
Missouri
City Briefs and Local Notices Span Army Promotions and Speakers
City briefs report Army promotion for Carl E. Chester to sergeant in Korea, details via sister Mrs Oakley Powell. Antiques show at Coliseum Armory. Missionary Rev Kenneth Mendenhall to speak at Interdenominational church in Sioux City with an Indian convert. Sgt Floyd Wolfe Jr released to inactive duty by Marine Corps returned home. Dean Driscoll charged with failure to control car after striking a light pole on Fifth Ave SE. Sister Mary Lorenz to speak at Midwest regional of Catholic Broadcasters Assn in Chicago on radio education in secondary schools.
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Carl E. Chester
Korea
Oakley Powell
Ozark Street
Kenneth Mendenhall
Prescott, Ariz
Interdenominational Church
Third Street
Fifth Avenue SW
Dean Driscoll
Twentieth Avenue SW
Cedar Rapids
Fifth Avenue SE
Twenty-first Street
Sister Mary Lorenz
RSM
Mount Mercy Junior College
Catholic Broadcasters Association Today
Chicago
de Paul University
Mary Lorenz
Assault and Battery Charge Against Huston
Huston Marvel F. Huston, 37, of 3120 Johnson Avenue NW, was released on bond Saturday after Cedar Rapids police arrested him Friday for assault and battery. A warrant issued by Justice of the Peace Miles Adams followed an information signed by Harris Stover. Stover alleged Huston attacked him at Huston’s service station on Ellis Boulevard and F Avenue NW, tearing his clothing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvel F. Huston
Johnson Avenue NW
Cedar Rapids
M Huston
Justice of the Peace
Miles Adams
Harris ‘Stover
Stover
Huston
Ellis Boulevard
F Avenue NW
Mississippi River Flood Strains Midwest Towns
Missouri River storms merge with Mississippi crest threatening Winona LaCrosse and McGregor as dikes hold. National guard units mobilized in Iowa and surrounding states to shore up Muscatine Wapello areas. Pumps battle water as towns brace for peak crest and flood buyers flood in.
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Missouri
Mississippi
St. Paul
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Illinois
Winona
Minn
LaCrosse
Wis
Gov. Beardsley
National Guard
Fred C. Tandy
Muscatine
Wapello-Grandview
34Th Reconnaissance Company
Iowa City
133Rd Infantry
556Th Field Artillery
Davenport
113Th Anti-Aircraftillery Battalion
Burlington
113Th
Mt. Pleasant
McGregor
Man Found Innocent Of Failure To Stop
W. E. Wessler of Pullman was found innocent of failing to stop at a stop sign. Justice Charles Benesh, after a hearing on January 15, ruled the evidence did not establish a violation. Wessler was stopped by a highway patrolman at the intersection of Nineteenth Street and Bever Avenue SE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Wessler
Pullman
Justice of the Oe
Charles Benesh
Benesh
Wessler
Nineteenth Street
Bever Avenue SE
Report of Condition of First Trust and Savings Bank Cedar Rounds Iowa
Report of condition for First Trust and Savings Bank of Cedar Rounds Linn County Iowa as of March 1 1952 to the Superintendent of Banking. Assets include cash balances with other banks U S Government ob ligations and mortgages. Deposits total 5 680 276 09 with liabilities and capital accounts 6 056 587 08. Bank officers certify accuracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Trust and Savings Bank
Cedar Rounds
Linn County
Iowa
State of
United States
Pital Accounts Cept — syaWont
Cheaa
Srhis Bank
Notice of Probate of Will in Linn County Iowa
The District Court in Linn County Iowa issues notice of probate for an instrument claimed as the Last Will and Testament of Daniel, late of Linn County. The matter is set for the Cedar Rapids scene with Edward J. Dahms named in the probate proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Linn County
Dis
Atd Srelocke
Daniel
Ea County
Gedar
Peter
Cedar Rapids
Sak
Notice on Property Auction Listing No 22240
Public notice indicates an auction action related to property, listing an identifying docket number 22240 and the participating party or administrator. Details are partially obscured but point to a formal sale proceeding under local legal or administrative authority.
Government Threat to Raise Wages in Seized Steel Industry
Washington reports the administration plans to raise steelworker wages early next week if private owners fail to reach an agreement with CIO President Philip Murray by Monday or Tuesday. The move sparks GOP opposition in Congress as senators push to block federal funds for seized mills and challenge Sawyer authority.
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Washington
Congress
Secretary of Commerce
Sawyer
CIO
Philip Murray
Senate
G.O.P
Knowland
Calif
Ferguson
Mich
Sen. Hoey
D-N.c
Daughters Not Asked for Ages at White House Reception
White House aides adjust presentation method for Daughters of the American Revolution at a Truman reception. Some guests mistook the request for names and ages, prompting brief confusion. Officers instructed guests to give only their names to the aide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Two East Iowa Women Elected to State YWCA Board
Two Eastern Iowa women were elected to the Iowa district YWCA board at a Des Moines meeting. They are Mrs. W. J. Foster of 2304 Hillcrest drive SE and Mrs. Le Roy Mercer of Iowa City. Grace Potter Miller of Ackley was named honorary sustaining member and Mrs. Henry F. Tyler of Villisca was re elected as president.
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Iowa
YWCA
Des Moines
W. J. Foster
Hillcrest Drive
LeRoy Mercer
Iowa City
Grace Potter Miller
Ackley
Henry F. Tyler
Villisca
Appointment of Executor for Linn County Estate
Notice of appointment of Gary Schafer as Executor of the estate of a deceased Linn County resident. Creditors urged to file claims and debtors to pay immediately to the signer. Filing of claims must be authenticated in district court in Linn County Iowa. Stanley Barviner is the executor with Hatter Hatter and Hise as attorneys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Barviner
Hatter, Hatter and Hise
Notice of Appointment of Executrix No 22215
Notice is given that on April 4 1952 the undersigned was appointed and qualified as executrix of the estate of Andrew L Shakespeare late of Linn County Iowa. All indebted persons must pay promptly and those with claims must file them with the Clerk of Linn County District Court. Dorthey Trene Shakespeare executrix. Fisher and Fisher attorneys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sta
Iowa
Linn County
Andrew L. Shakespeare
Dorthey
Notice of Dissolution of Cedar Rapids Construction Co
The Cedar Rapids Construction Company dissolved by unanimous stockholder vote at the annual meeting held March 1, 1952. The dissolution complied with Renewal Articles of Incorporation requiring three fourths approval. Administrators appointed for the estate of Elwood Albright ceded claims and debts to the undersigned administrator in Linn County Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ids Construction Company
Cedap Rapids Construction
Ed Prin T. Trades en Council a Raps
Municipal council sessions report Ed Prinns trades as discussed amid council deliberations. Officials address budget, labor agreements, and community concerns with officials noting swift action. Community reactions steady as council signals next steps.
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Trades En Council A
Airline Crash Kills 29 Prompts Suspension of North Continent
The North Continent Airlines non scheduled line loses flying rights for 30 days after a C-46 crash near Los Angeles killed 29. CAB will hold a hearing on possible permanent revocation. the company has until April 24 to respond. Questions rise over a December certificate amid prior rule violations and a 1951 complaint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
North Continent Airlines
Los Angeles
Civil Aeronautics
Charles F. Horne
Francis W.brown
Civil Aeronautics Board
CAA
North Continent
Robin Airlines
Notice of Appointment Executor for Ella Hewitt Estate
Linn County Iowa notice states that Benjamin Hewits is appointed executor of Ella Hewitt’s estate. It directs all heirs to settle debts and creditors to file claims with the Clerk of the District Court, with Edgar L King acting as attorney.
Notice of Appointment Administrator in Linn County Iowa
Notice is hereby given that on the 4th day of 1952, W. Striesky was appointed and qualified as administrator of the estate of Frank A. H. late of Linn County Iowa. Those having claims against the estate should file them authenticated with the Clerk of Linn County District Court. Joseph Mekota, attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ate
Iowa
Linn County
Frank A. H
W. Striesky
Joseph Mekota
West Sun Mart Corporation Incorporation Notice in Iowa
Notice of incorporation for West Sun Mart Corporation under Iowa law. Cedar Rapids address. main business includes retail and wholesale groceries and goods, real estate, manufacturing, storage, and transportation. Capital stock authorized at 100000 dollars, 100 shares of 100 dollars each, nonassessable. Incorporated January 27, 1952, for twenty-year term. Directors to be elected. officers listed. attorney Simmons Perrine Albright Elwood Neff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Sun Mart Corporation
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
State of
Board of Directors
Yeomary
Te of
D Fae Fair Sacra PaaSers
William M. Valentine
de 'Barbara cM. Valentine
J. Willis
Peryters
Alot
Cedar ‘Ds
Corporste Aepre
Willi M. Valentine
Pre Simmons Perrine Albright Elwood & Neff
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Daily Record
Trent Odes
Benihes
s-Caes Praia
Dubuque
Keokuk
St. Louis
Dolores Gillihan
Alfred J. Gillihan
Myrtle I. Caldwell
Howard W. Caldwell
Mike Haddad
Mary K. Haddad
Jacquelyn Dorland
James Dorland
Blanche Cook
Jackson Cook
Bess K. Andrews
Ralph C. Andrews
Orville Herrin
Loretta Buehler
al Wade
Joyce Jurgensen
Martin H. Nissen
Lisbon
Dorothy M. Tomash
North Liberty
Donald Howarth
Clarice Wallace
Council Bluffs
Marvin Miller
Fifteenth Street SE
Bruce Alnutt
Newcombe Court
Justice Court
Carl van Voltenberg
Harold H. Kearns
Walford
Donald Stanfel
Dale Kimm
Doris A. Boat
Seventh Avenue SE
Edward Horst
Ivan A. Gresson
West Amana
Merle Head
Thomas L. Bean
Southland Street
Homer H. Anderson
First Avenue SE
Edward M. Webster
Mt. Vernon Road
Richard L. Carter
Thirty-fourth Street
Louis L. Holets
Sixth Avenue
Henry A. Reese
First Avenue
Harvey R. Wright
High Drive
Mercy
Earl Stark
Twelfth Street
Harlan Sundholm
Third Avenue
St. Luke’s
Charles Worcester
George Gipp
Charles Stepanek
Tipton
Luther Thompson
Thirty Fourth Street
Mental Health Society
Waldemar Argow
National Association For Mental Health
National Association Forental Health
Eddy Paper
Reed Services
Sen. Taft
Ohio
Charles I
England
Coliseum Armory
Oday
Adv
Marquette- Prairie du Chien Bridge Company
Davenport-Rock Island-Moline
East Moline
Arthur A. Bezdek
Frank Sy Mrkvicka
A. Lodg
K. Ez
Towa
Cma
Linnan
A. Ofril
Elmert L. Day
Sawyer Steel
East Iowa
State
Ywca Board
Duis
Gary Schafer
Linn Onenke
Ort Linn County
Isan County
Gira
Ey Albright Elwood
Enjamin B. Hewits
Edgar L King
Cashman Plumbing
John E. Lapes
Mt. Ave. Lapes
P. K. Myrhe
Wersdin
Pia
Christiane
Milton E. Te
Th.d
D.D
Bethany Congregational “Church
L Avenue NW
John B
Urner & Son Funeral Directors
Second Avenue S.E
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