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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1946
Page
6
In Des Moines Olmsted assails governorship as passive and calls for action on taxes while Blue, at Sioux City, faults OPA for broad coverage and price controls. Blue argues price policy revisions could spur production and reduce criticism.
Emil G. Trott was named chairman of a week long emergency food collection drive in Iowa City starting May 12, sponsored by the Junior Chamber of Commerce. Local groups will send representatives to a courthouse meeting at 7:30 p.m. Friday, and clubs with meals during collection week will be asked to eat the type of European meals.
DES MOINES, UP Daniel J. Anderson a 31 year old war veteran killed himself after barricading in his house and resisting police for two hours. Tear gas was used as officers closed in. His wife and five children were at a relative's home during the tragedy. Police had been alerted Monday night by a brother who said Anderson threatened to kill every family member. Notes addressed to Mrs Anderson and the children expressed love and refusal to hurt them.
Frank B. Linn age 74 father of Harry D. Linn state secretary of agriculture died at his home on a farm near Shelby Iowa Tuesday night. He is survived by his wife eight sons and two daughters.
Julia Pearl Laub a 20 year old former WAC trainee was sentenced by Federal Judge Charles A Dewey to three months in jail for illegally accepting government allotment checks. She was placed on probation for six months and paroled. Laub collected allotments from Fred G Brown while still married to James Clinton Steele whom she wed at 15. Her attorney said she married D H Laub after a drinking party and later annulled. She joined the WAC in March 1944 and was discharged when found underage.
WEST UNION three Elgin tavern owners William F Miller Charles Wenger and N W Evans were fined in district court for illegal possession of gambling devices Judge W H Antes fined Miller 150 and costs Wenger and Evans 100 and costs The raids by state bureau of investigation and Fayette county sheriff's office recovered four slot machines and several cash punch boards In a similar raid Saturday policemen seized 54 gambling devices from 18 business places in Oelwein.
Dr Ed Mund Zimmerer head of the cancer division of the state health department warned against quacks and charlatans peddling fake cures for cancer. He cited diets with grapes and grape juice and water soaked with wild cherry bark as claimed remedies. He said such schemes prey on cancer victims and many people fall for them.
Associated Press report notes Eastern Iowans coming home from overseas include F O Donald E Smith of Maquoketa T 5 Walter N Was son of Cedar Rapids and Sgt John O Sweeting of Cedar Rapids aboard the Laconia Victory and the G W Carver with April arrival dates. lines warn arrival dates and passenger lists may be in error.
Mrs Elizabeth William, 92, suffered burns to head and arms in a Tuesday fire at her Waterloo home. Firemen rescued her from a bedroom window. Roomer Miss Clarabel Brothers was also rescued after she kicked out a window to reach the roof. Damages estimated at $1,500.
Des Moines AP reports representatives from Davenport Clinton Cedar Falls State Center Council Bluffs Newton and Ottumwa will outline city centennial plans at a statewide rally. Mac Kinlay Kantor will give the luncheon address. Iowa Press Association president Charles A. Hacke and others will discuss publicity and observance plans for Iowa’s 100th year.
DES MOINES AP The Iowa national guard seeks to use the entire Sioux City air base including 25 buildings and several hangars to house about half the air arm. The plan, pending guard bureau approval, would place roughly 1,100 air force personnel in four squadrons in Iowa with total guard strength near 11,000. Reorganization starting July 1 aims to assign units to Iowa cities.
Northwestern Lumbermen's association officials plan a vote by 2,400 lumber dealers in Minnesota, Iowa, North and South Dakota on a protest against industry conditions. Secretary W. H. Badeaux cites inequitable timber distribution, export diversion, home owner and farmer discrimination under new priority rules, OPA price ceiling maladjustments, and half of supply flowing to black markets.
A conscience-struck Iowan mailed State Treasurer John Grimes $40 with a note asking to put the money into the gas tax fund rather than Grimes' pocket. Grimes said the sum was deposited in the proper fund. The postmark read Clear Lake, Iowa.
A bandit held up a Denmark branch bank on Tuesday and escaped with $2,450. Postmaster Lois Woodroffe says the drawer contained $79 and that a safe held $2,000 plus another $450 in the drawer. The safe reportedly had a time lock.
Johnson County chapter of the American Veterans committee will send delegates to the national AVC convention in Des Moines June 14 16. Chairman Lawrence Dennis said Tuesday night in announcing approval of the Johnson County charter by the national planning committee. Nearly all Johnson County members will attend as delegates or spectators.
Marengo students resume classes after Easter recess following a weeklong strike in support of history teacher Katherine Love whose contract remains terminated. The school board says Love will be released at term end due to classroom discipline concerns.
Seven Cedar Rapids students join Cornell Oratorio Society for Brahms Requiem as part of the forty eighth annual May music festival at Cornell College May 9 11. Chicago Symphony Orchestra returns for the fourth year with Ellabelle Davis Muriel Kerr and a final concert conducted by Hans Lange. The 150 voice chorus is directed by Prof Harold Baltz.
Martyn Johnson 17 months old, son of Walter Johns, Ogden Indiana, died in a hospital after his father's car backed over him in the family driveway. The father began to move the car to the business district when another son called for gum, and the infant had crawled behind the vehicle unseen.
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