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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 21, 1949

Page

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Iowa City area weather and law notes in daily brief

Forecast shows clearing in western Iowa Friday with showers in the east and cooling in the east. Highs 60 to 65, lows 38 to 44, with southerly to westerly winds. Also reports bills passed by the House and Senate, fines for traffic and parking violations, and obituaries for local residents.

Ba Beuth Los Angeles Shee City Iowa House Iowa City Conservation Commission Clear Lake

Fire and birth notices from Omaha area docket

Wednesday and Thursday fire calls report alarms for addresses at 4820 Louisa street NE 204 First street NW 511 Sixth street SE and National Oats Company with multiple fire units. Intoxication case in August Faust of Omaha sentenced to 30 days jail with suspension. Mercy notices record births at 921 Thirty third street SE Center Point April 20 Mrs Kouba 1015 Third avenue SW Mrs Neto licky 3117 Bowling street SW and Mrs Kosina 3117 Bowling street SW April 19.

R. H. Huber Iowa Theater Norman Russell Third Street Eloise Doyle Fourth Street James Gillam First Avenue Joe Peska Belle Plaine James McDonnell Second Avenue Basil Manley Twenty-second Avenue John Wagner B Avenue Darrell Evans Harold Bain Third Avenue Delbert Show Center Street Kenneth Jacobsen Marion Pioneer Litho Company William Grimm Iowa City C. E. Fleury Theodore Stinger Mt. Vernon Leon Ellis Carrol Phillips F Avenue Anthony Melichar M Street Mervin Dochterman C Street Melichar Lawrence Nekola Fourteenth Avenue SE Ralph Whiting Route 4 Arthur Shelley Mt. Vernon Road Mildred Wallace Fifth Street Charles Haddad E Avenue Lyle Martin Fifth Avenue Louis Kelsey Sixteenth Avenue Rudolph Drahovzal Dochterman St. Luke’s Lyle Baker Fourteenth Avenue SW Neal Robertson Duane Donohue Tipton Richard Hagerman 1016 Avenue NW Noel Jamison Vernon Madison Wis Richard A. Fuller Mr. Fuller A. L. Fuller Eighteenth Street Louisa Street First Street Sixth Street National Oats Company Faust Omaha H. R. Churchill At Mercy Ray Neary Thirty-third Street Sea Son Arthur Kouba Center Point Max Netolicky Edward Kosina Bowling Street

Linn county awards fuel and oil contracts to low bidders

The Linn county board of supervisors awarded contracts to 17 firms for gasoline diesel fuel and lubricants. Home Oil and Gas Co Cedar Rapids won 60 000 gallons of gasoline at .00525 under Chicago Journal of Commerce quoting. Shell Oil Co Minneapolis took 50 000 gallons of diesel No 3 oil with Chicago Journal of Commerce quote. Deep Rock Oil Corp Omaha secured lubricating and transmission oil bids with per gallon and per pound rates for No 10 No 20 No 30 and winter summer transmission oil totals.

Linn County Board of Supervisors Home Oil and Gas Company Cedar Rapids Chicago Journal of Commerce Shell Oil Company Minneapolis Deep Rock Oil Corporation of Omaha Deep Rock

Biggart Sentenced On Morals Count

Harold J. Biggart, 30, of Anamosa, was sentenced to three years in Fort Madison state penitentiary for lascivious acts with a child. Judge Hamiel suspended the term after testimony from a psychiatrist and a parole officer. Biggart pled guilty to immoral acts with a minor boy on August 15.

Harold J. Biggart Anamosa Fort Madison State Penitentiary M. C. Hamiel Biggart

Swisher Man Surrenders Tavern Beer Permit

William Luerkens of Swisher surrendered his class B beer permit for Melody Lane tavern near Hawkeye Downs to Linn County Auditor Otto Hanz. The permit was issued January 24 and Luerkens will receive a $50 refund.

William Luerkens Swisher Melody Lane Tavern Hawkeye Downs Linn County Otto Hanzlik Luerkens

Townsend Groups Meet for Dinner and Civic Events

City briefs note No. 8 meeting this Sunday in K of P hall at 6 p.m. for supper and business. An antique show runs Thursday to Sunday at the coliseum. Oliphant Cemetery Cleanup is planned Saturday for interested parties. Shuffleboard Brown Derby at Blue Moon tonight at 8 p.m. Dial numbers for Century Cabs and City Cab advertised.

Blue Moon

Kite Contest At Ellis Park Sponsored By Eagles

The annual homemade kite contest will be held at 9 a m Saturday west of the Ellis park swimming pool. Postponed last week due to stormy weather. events include largest smallest most unique most artistic best box kites plus several contests and a 100 yard dash. Prizes offered by the Eagles include softballs bats veg? and table tennis pad.

The Eagles Playground Commission Ellis Park Supt Nevin Nichols

Iowa Senate rejects two Beardsley conservation appointees

The Iowa Senate in executive session blocked two governor Beardsley appointees to the state conservation commission, Des Moines Republican Charles F. Martin and Emmetsburg Democrat Leo D. Frederickson. Reasons were not announced, though objections to Martin cited his lobbyist registration for the school aid program.

DES Moines Iowa Senate William’ S. Beardsley State Conservation Commission Senate Charles ‘F. Martin Iowa State Education Association Leo D. Frederickson Emmetsburg Conservation Commission

Eight Discussion Units at Cedar Rapids Job Conference

Eight discussion groups are set for the opening session of a vocational information conference for Cedar Rapids high school students at McKinley High School. Topics include teaching nursing engineering office work building trades and more led by professionals from Coe College St. Luke’s Hospital Rapids Chevrolet and others. Robert Caldwell of the Chamber of Commerce will speak at 7 30 p m before discussions begin at 8 p m. The event is sponsored by the AAUW the Young Men's Bureau and local public schools under Donald G Emery’s guidance.

Cedar Rapids McKinley High School Fenton J. Wolfe Coe College Etta C. Rasmussen St. Luke’s Hospital Warren H. Olson Edward J. Byers Dorothy Drew Hogan Brothers Truman Hanson Rapids Chevrolet Company Charles Loomis, Jr Loomis Brothers R. D. Spooner Robert Caldwell Chamber of Commerce American Association of University Women The Young Men’s Bureau Public Schools Donald G. Emery

Cancer Group Organizes Speaker Bureau in Linn County

The Linn County chapter of the American Cancer Society forms a speaker bureau with lay and medical speakers to discuss treatment and research. Booking is open for spring and next fall and winter via Dr. F W Mulson at the Higley Building. Expenses are paid by the state division, and an 11 minute film The Traitor Within may be obtained through Pratt Sound Film Service to complement the talks. Fundraising supports the educational program.

Linn County American Cancer Society F. W. Mulson Higley State Division The Pratt Sound Film Service Society

Frank McCarthy Heads Linn Demos

Linn county Democratic central committee elected Frank McCarthy chairman and named Mrs. Ethel Hart of Marion vice chair, J. Frank Cravens treasurer, and Mrs. Olive Nippe secretary. McCarthy succeeds Edward J. Kuba as chairman. Hart and Cravens were re elected. Nippe takes over a secretary role vacant about 18 months.

Linn County Democratic Central Committee Frank McCarthy Ethel Hart Marion J. Frank Cravens Olive Nippe McCarthy Edward J. Kuba Hart Cravens Nippe

New President Named for Cedar Rapids Teachers Association

Miriam Shupp, a Harrison school teacher, is elected president of the Cedar Rapids Education Association for two years. Other officers include Irma Dovey as first vice president and Louisa Peak as second vice president. Delegates to the National Education Association Assembly in Boston will be Iola Tillapaugh and Harry Burmeister. The April CREA meeting following a First Christian church dinner will feature Patricia Smith directing two one act plays by McKinley pupils, with "Ladies of the Mop" and "Balcony Scene" receiving superior play festival ratings. The CREA also contributed 225 to the Overseas Teachers Relief fund to aid co workers abroad.

Miriam Shupp Harrison School Cedar Rapids Education Association Paul Anthony McKinley Irma Dovey Louisa Peak Margaret Dingman Walter Hawbaker National Education Association Assembly Boston Iola Tillapaugh Harry Burmeister CREA First Christian Church Patricia Smith Iowa City Overseas Teachers Relief Fund

Legislature Ups Pay of Johnson and 12 Other Judges

Iowa lawmakers approved raises for Johnson Cedar Rapids municipal and superior court judges. Johnson's salary rises to 5000 annually, up 250, with 12 other superior court judges also boosted. Municipal court judges in eight cities see 25 percent boosts, including Des Moines and Sioux City. Burlington Clinton Marshalltown gain to 4375, while Burlingon and Clinton faces limit on judges. Governor Beardsley to sign.

Harry S. ‘Johnson Cedar Rapids House of Representatives Johnson Iowa Beardsley Des Moines Sioux City Council Bluffs Waterloo Ames Burlington Clinton Marshalltown House

Deaths Frances Jane Gammon services and burial

Frances Jane Gammon died Tuesday at her home 3802 Mt Vernon Rd SE. Services set for Friday at 1 30 p m in Beatty chapel with Rev A Timothy Starr of Dairy Dale Church officiating. Burial in Oak Hill Cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel. She was the widow of Walter R Gammon.

Frances Jane Gammon Mt. Vernon Road Beatty Chapel A. Timothy Starr Dairy Dale Church Oak Hill Cemetery Gammon Walter R. Gammon

Rex Greenwood Rites Planned at Beatty Chapel

Services for Rex Greenwood of 213 Sixth Street SW who died Tuesday at Oakdale will be conducted in the Beatty chapel at 3 30 p m Friday by the Rev F H Ward. Burial will be in Cedar Memorial Cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.

Rex Greenwood Sixth Street SW Oakdale Beatty Chapel F. H. Ward Cedar Memorial Cemetery

Death of Wesley Todd 79 of Toddville

Wesley Todd 79 lifelong Toddville resident died in a Cedar Rapids hospital at 1:55 a.m. Thursday after a sudden illness. Born April 7 1870 at Toddville he married Ida Jane Reed December 12 1893 at Toddville. Surviving are his wife a son Leland Todd of Cedar Rapids two sisters Mrs Walter Van Note Robins and Mrs Clara Oliphant Toddville three grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Services 1:30 2 Saturday at Turner chapel Toddville with Rev W C Wilson. Burial Shiloh cemetery. Friends may call.

Wesley Todd Toddville Cedar Rapids Ida Jane Reed Surin Leland Todd Walter van Note Robins Clara Oliphant

Private services for infant Diana Kay Gracey

Private services are held for 18 day old Diana Kay Gracey daughter of Mr and Mrs Merrill Gracey of Springville formerly Cedar Rapids. The infant is survived by family members and will be laid to rest in a local cemetery.

Diana Kay Gracey Merrill Gracey Springville Cedar Rapids

Air Force Prepares Bombing Target Encyclopedia

Air force intelligence experts are compiling a bombing target encyclopedia to map future war targets. The project, expanding since last summer, seeks funding for more analysts and includes target importance, installation roles, construction details, and maps with weapon estimates for both conventional and special weapons.

Washington Air Force Congress Russia Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Navy

Death notices record Cedar Memorial burial and Cedar Rapids death

A burial service was held at 3 p.m. Thursday at Cedar Memorial cemetery for the deceased born April 2 in Cedar Rapids who died at 2:05 p.m. Wednesday in a Cedar Rapids hospital. Surviving relatives include her parents a brother Kenneth at home and grandparents Mrs Blanche Bradshaw of Springville and Mr and Mrs Frank Gracey of Truro.

Cedar Memorial Cemetery Cedar Rapids Kenneth Blanche Bradshaw Springville Frank Gracey Truro

Funeral services for Miss Anna Elizabeth DuMont

Services for Miss Anna Elizabeth DuMont of 1413 Second Avenue SE are set for 11 a.m. Friday in Turner chapel with Dr. Andrew E. Kurth of Westminster Presbyterian Church officiating. Burial will be at Oak Hill cemetery. The family invites friends to visit the chapel.

Anna Elizabeth DuMont Second Avenue SE Turner Chapel Andrew E. Kurth Westminster Presbyterian Church Oak Hill Cemetery

Mrs Hemsky 55 Died After Lingering Illness in Cedar Rapids

Mrs. William Hemsky formerly June Cluett aged 55 of 430 Fifth Avenue SW Cedar Rapids died in a local hospital at 4 45 p m Wednesday after a lingering illness. Born April 29 1894 at Blairstown she lived in Cedar Rapids 35 years. Survived by husband George Ciuett sisters Mrs Thomas Gilka Mrs Romey Jones Mrs Archie Kimm and Mrs Georgene Tongue. Services Saturday with time to be announced. body at Monahan funeral home with viewing Friday.

William Hemsky Fifth Avenue Cedar Rapids June Cluett Blairstown Hemsky George Ciuett Thomas Gilka Romey Jones Archie Kimm Norway Georgene Tongue Los Angeles Monahan Funeral Home

Mrs Walter Brebner Rites Held In Marion

Mrs Mary H Matie Brebner 75 widow of Walter I Brebner died at 3 30 p m Wednesday at her son Marshall Brebner home 709 Third avenue Marion after a long illness Born January 6 1874 at Osage she moved to Cedar Rapids about 35 years ago from Northwood In August 1948 she moved to Marion with her son She was a member of Northwood Baptist church and Eastern Star Surviving are three sons John Los Angeles Forrest Sturgis Mich and Marshall six grandchildren two great grand children and a brother John W Hurd Manly Her husband died in 1910 Services will be conducted at 10 30 a m Friday at the Yocom chapel Marion by Rev Charles Moore The body will be taken to Northwood for further services and burial Saturday Friends may call at the chapel.

Walter Brebner Mary H Matie” Brebner Marshall Brebner Third Avenue Marion Osage

Campaign Heads Outline All Year Clean Up Program

Fire Chief E P Kohout and Chamber of Commerce chairman George Cockburn led the Cedar Rapids effort outlining a year round citywide clean up. The plan aims to improve health and safety, reduce fire losses, beautify homes and streets, rehabilitate blighted areas, and attract new business with civic pride and better citizenship. City officials, industry, scouts, churches and civic groups will participate during Clean Up week April 24 to 30.

Personnel Managers Association of Cedar Rapids E. P. Kohout George Cockburn Chamber of Commerce Committee Boy Scouts Civic Bureau Cockburn Kohout Thomas Woods L. P. Davis John Winchell Ross Groves Chet Carlton Joseph Carberry D. I. Roland Milo Blahnik E. A. Hasley Robert Doolittle James Bunten L. Shepard W. C. Bernstorf Morgan Craft David Pugh

Council Asked To Bring Back Buses To Memorial Drive

Residents petitioned the city council to restore bus service on Memorial drive SE arguing road conditions permit. The council placed the request on file with no discussion after noting prior changes moved Bever line buses to Twenty-sixth street and prompted protests from Meadowbrook and Soutter avenue residents.

Memorial Drive Bever Line Meadowbrook Twenty-ninth Street Soutter Avenue City Lines Meadowbrook Drive Twenty-sixth Street

Quaker Plant Show Welcomes Cedar Rapids Students

Cedar Rapids and eastern Iowa schools plan field trips to the Quaker Oats plant show open next Monday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. The event features 350 feet of exhibits and a plant tour. Faculty from Iowa and colleges will attend, and Rin Tin Tin III will appear with trainer Lee Duncan for the Monday show.

Cedar Rapids Iowa Ralph Hartmann Quaker Oats Company Hartmann Quaker Linn County Walter A. Shupp University of Iowa Coe College Cornell College Iowa State College Rin Tin Tin III Hollywood Lee Duncan

Daniel G. McNulty Dies in Solon at 81

Daniel George McNulty, 81, of Solon, died at Mercy Hospital Iowa City after an illness. He was born near Fairfax May 16, 1867. Survived by wife Patricia two sisters Nellie and Mary Donahue and brother James. Mass set for Saturday at St. Marys Solon. Rosary Friday evening at Brosh funeral home. no flowers.

Solon Daniel George McNulty Mercy Hospital Iowa City Fairfax Patricia Mary Donahue Sisseton S. D Nellie McNulty James St. Mary’s Church Carl F. Clems St. Mary’s Cemetery Father Clems Brosh Funeral

Fisk Receives Federal Prison Term for Bond Altering

Robert A. Fisk, 36, Iowa Falls, pled guilty to altering eight U S savings bonds and was sentenced to two years in a federal penitentiary after arraignment in Fort Dodge. He remains in Fort Madison serving a 10 year term for grand larceny and breaking and entering, with prior escapes and arrests across the Midwest. He has a history of firearms violations and multiple evasions from custody.

Iowa Falls Iowa State Penitentiary U.S Fort Dodge Fort Madison Penitentiary Linn County Fisk Cedar Rapids Fort Leavenworth Kan Harley Simon Leonard Stusak Mt. Vernon Midwest U. S William Crissman Fort Madison Crissman Kansas Institution Kudina Eldora Anamosa Reformatory Sioux City Indiana

Red Plan for Deal to End Berlin Blockade

A German official reports Russia may propose a German settlement including lifting the Berlin blockade if Germany is barred from NATO. Western Allies favor no more Four-Power talks until the blockade ends, while airlift continues at reduced scale if needed.

Red Berlin Russia Germany Lucius D. Ulay United States Rhine Oder Soviet Union Britain France Bonn

New Obstacles in Way of Economy Housing Program

Cedar Rapids Home Builders Association reported new hurdles for the economy housing plan at a Roosevelt hotel dinner. Bricklayers increased from 2.50 to 3.00 an hour, other crafts are seeking higher pay, and costs to extend water mains rose from 90 cents to 1.25 then to 1.50 per foot. Builders fear tying funds for additions that require sewers gas lines and electricity while three test houses proceed and plans for sub $10 000 homes emerge. Ralph R Hungerford reports a long list of prospective buyers awaiting inclusion on a preferred list.

Cedar Rapids Home Builders Association Rooseveltotel Ralph R. Hungerford The Cedar Rapids Home Builders

Clock invention attributed to Pope Sylvester II

The origin of mechanical clocks is uncertain but a legend credits Pope Sylvester II with inventing one around 990 A.D. The tale places early horology in a papal context, illustrating medieval interest in precise timekeeping.

Sylvester II

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