Weather, fines and births in Daily Record of April 24 1947
The issue reports high and low temperatures across cities including Bismarck Chicago Los Angeles and Sioux City with precipitation amounts. Iowa forecast calls for mostly cloudy weather through Friday with rain in the southeast half and a cool trend continuing into Friday. Saturday and Sunday look warmer with generally fair skies. Local court notices list several fines for disorderly conduct drunkenness speeding and related offenses. Marriage licenses and a series of birth announcements are noted from various area locations.
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Bismarck
Miami
Chicago
Minneapolis
Newsom BO
Los Angeles
Sioux City
Iowa
Hamilton Held on Forgery Charge
Robert James Hamilton, 24, of Colfax Indiana, awaits arraignment in district court for forgery. Bond set at 1000 dollars with plea due April 28. He was returned to Cedar Rapids by local officers after being detained in Knoxville Iowa on Linn county warrants tied to a forged landlord name on a Red Cross rent check.
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Robert James Hamilton
Colfax
Hamilton
Cedar Rapids
L. N. Bruce
Roy Walker
Knoxville
Linn County
Red Cross
Unconscious 15-Year-Old Boy Lingers After Accident
In St Louis Barnes Hospital experts study 15-year-old Jackie Carlson of Wichita who has been unconscious for 117 days following a brain injury from a automobile crash. He has survived multiple operations and is fed by IV, while a Wichita drive raised over 7200 dollars to cover care after his parents exhausted savings.
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ST. Louis
INS
Barnes Hospital
Jackie Carlson
Wichita
Kan
Jackie
Arthur C. Carlson
Carlson
Stuart Parrish
Iowa House Begins Work on Wartime Bonus for Veterans
DES MOINES AP Iowa lawmakers near 5 PM Friday adjournment set as the House resumes work on a senate approved measure to pay bonuses from 40 to 500 dollars to World War II veterans. The Senate also starts two bills to appropriate 13 million dollars annually for school aid over the next biennium. The chamber rejected by 29 to 5 an amendment to raise supplemental aid to needy districts by 3.3176 million dollars, keeping the current 1 million dollars for this program.
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DES Moines
Iowa House
Senate
Iowa
J. R. Barkley
Moulton
Gov Blue Signs Bill For C R Golf Course
Gov Robert D. Blue signed a bill authorizing a $60,000 bond for expanding Ellis park municipal golf course with nine new holes. The measure, needed because state law did not cover city golf improvements, passed the senate and house this week. Parks Commissioner Dick Jones said bids for grading the new fairway site would be requested within weeks.
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Ellis Park Municipal
Robert D. Blue
Senate
House
Dick Jones
Vocational Advice At Conference Highlights Career Choices
The talk stressed choosing a good boss and company with regular pay and pensions, and facing job realities with study and character building. Attendees divided into sessions on machine shop work, nursing, aviation, journalism, and other fields with Dr. Harold Ennis to speak tonight on the jobs by which we live.
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Young
Robert Doty
Young Men’s Bureau Committee
The
Board of Education
American Association of University Women
Harold Ennis
Cornell College
Clinton keeps standard time as protests surge
Mayor John W. Carlson rescinded a daylight saving order and ordered Clinton stay on Central standard time. The council had earlier set DST, voted against reversing it, while local retailers and the Chamber of Commerce softened their stance to align with community wishes.
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Clinton
John W. Carlson
Chamber of Commerce
Minnesota House Boycotts Senate
The Minnesota House, on the final day of the 1947 session, adopted a boycott with marching pickets and banners targeting the Senate after the upper chamber killed two House approved bills to extend the highway system by about 1200 miles and redirect gas tax proceeds. A liaison group was created to iron out differences before midnight.
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House
Sen
Donald O. Wright
Bethlehem Steel Pact Reached With CIO Union
Bethlehem Steel said an agreement on all main points has been reached with the CIO United Steelworkers of America. The pact covers wage raises and other benefits for 70 000 Bethlehem workers after lengthy negotiations in New York.
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New York
Bethlehem Steel Company
CIO
United Steelworkers of America
Bethlehem
Anderson Approves 7000 Ton Flour Quota for Eire
Rep. McCormack says Secretary Anderson signed an order authorizing 7000 tons of flour for Ireland to meet famine conditions. The measure allows immediate U S purchases and shipment to the Irish Free State.
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Washington
Ins
Rep
McCormack
D-Mass
Anderson
Eire
Ireland
Irish Free State
United States
Deaths Frank A Holloway Former Cedar Rapids Resident
Frank A Holloway died suddenly at his Waverly home Thursday morning after years of illness. Born February 25 1869 in Newport Township near Iowa City, he worked as a Rock Island railway conductor before retirement. He is survived by his wife and sister Mrs R A Voss of Cedar Rapids. Funeral arrangements to be announced.
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Frank A. Holloway
Cedar Rapids
Waverly
Newport Township
Iowa City
Rock Island Railway
R. A. Voss
Services for Mrs Arthur E Toms sr
Mrs Arthur E Toms sr 68 of 603 Third street SW died at home Wednesday Funeral services set for 2 p m Friday at Sheets funeral home Tipton with Rev Winter of Bennett Methodist church Burial will be Inland cemetery northeast of Bennett She was born October 13 1878 in Scotch Grove and lived in Cedar Rapids about 24 years Former Bennett and Tipton resident Surviving husband a son Arthur E Toms Jr of Cedar Rapids a sister Mrs May Templeton of Davenport and two grandsons
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Arthur E. Toms
Third Street
Sheets
Tipton
Winter
Bennett Methodist Church
Inland Cemetery
Bennett
Scotch Grove
Cedar Rapids
Bennett and
Arthur E. Tom
Mrs. Miller 89 Dies After Long Illness in Cedar Rapids
Mrs. William T. Miller aged 89 died at her daughter’s home 119 Twelfth Street NW at 5 30 a m after a long illness. Born in Lincolnshire England on June 17 1857 she lived in Cedar Rapids 25 years returning from California. Survived by two daughters Mrs. Dulin and Mrs. Ollie Davis two sons John Miller and H E Miller 11 grandchildren 24 great grandchildren and her husband preceded her in death. Services Saturday at 2 p m in the Chapel of Memories Cedar Memorial Cemetery conducted by Rev John E DeLong. Burial Cedar Memorial Cemetery. Body at Rolin chapel.
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William T. Miller
J. E. Dulin
Twelfth Street
Lincolnshire
England
Cedar Rapids
California
Trinity Methodist Church
Dulin
Ollie Davis
John Miller
H. E. Miller
Rodman
Mrs Mary Jane McInerney dies after brief illness
Mary Jane McInerney 50 of 1614 C avenue NW Cedar Rapids died in a local hospital Thursday morning after a brief illness. She was born December 29 1896 in Cedar Rapids and lived here all her life. Survived by son John Francis and three brothers W H Lightner J W Lightner F J Lightner. Services at St Patrick s church Monday 9 am. Burial Mt Calvary cemetery. Teahen chapel and home of W H Lightner to receive callers.
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Mary Jane McInerney
C Avenue NW
Cedar Rapids
John Francis
W. H. Lightner
J. W. Lightner
F. J. Lightner
St. Patrick’s Church
Women’s Catholic Order of Foresters
D. J. Lenihan
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Teahen
J Avenue NW
Iowa Supreme Court Fate Hangs Over Closed Shop Ban
Iowa passed anti closed shop legislation faces possible U S Supreme Court review if enacted. AFL leader A A Couch says the issue will go to the high court. Labor attorney John Connolly notes the fight has just begun as states test anti union shop laws in courts. Iowa debates interstate commerce implications of the measure.
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DES Moines
Iowa
United States Supreme Court
A. A. Couch
State Federation of Labor
AFL
Couch
John Connolly, Jr
Supreme Court
Washington
Man Sues City Over Slippery Street Injuries
Raymond C. Johnson of 1317 Third Street NW sues Cedar Rapids seeking 5000 dollars for injuries from a January 25 slip on a snow and ice covered intersection at Seventh Avenue and Second Street. He claims both bones above his left ankle were broken and medical and hospital costs plus lost earnings are included.
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Raymond C. Johnson
Third Street
Cedar Rapids
Johnson
Seventh Avenue
Second Street
Priola Arrested in Minneapolis on Larceny Warrant
Carl Priola, 36, was arrested in Minneapolis on a bench warrant charging larceny in the night in a robbery at Boyson Jewelry Company last December. He posted $4,000 bond, failed to appear April 14, bond forfeited, and was held for local authorities after interrogation.
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Carl Priola
Minneapolis
Boyson Jewelry Company
Priola
Three Wills Admitted In Probate Court
Three wills have been admitted to probate in district court. Augusta M. Smith named executrix without bond in the will of her husband Herbert W. Smith who died April 10. The will of G. F. Rabus appointed Gertrude C Benecke as executrix without bond and named Emma, Arnold, Leone Kottmeier, and Hildegarde Kottmeier as beneficiaries. James Henry Jensen was appointed executor without bond for the will of his mother Catherine Jensen who died April 14.
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Augusta M. Smith
Herbert W. Smith
G. F. Rabus
Gertrude C. Benecke
Emma
Arnold
Leone Kottmeier
Hildegarde Kottmeier
James Henry Jensen
Catherine Jensen
Parking Meters Prompt Taxing Ticket For Car
Henry Lowe returned to his Redondo Beach street and found a parking meter placed beside his car and a ticket for failure to make a meter deposit. The incident highlights a new enforcement measure in the city.
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Redondo Beach
Calif
Henry Lowe
Traffic Toll In Cedar Rapids Since April 1
A Cedar Rapids report records 86 injuries from accidents since April 1. The tally reflects ongoing traffic incidents impacting the city and local responders. Authorities urge caution and remind motorists to follow speed limits and intersection rules while enforcement steps continue.
Iowa High School Music Contest Winners Listed
AP reports state contest rounds underway at Boone Independence Washington Spencer and Missouri Valley. Cedar Rapids area performers win multiple medals including Carolyn Covert Susan Moon Paul Benjamin Dick Hous ton Norman Paula Elma Fern Samuelson and others with first and second places in various solo categories.
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Iowa High School
Boone
Independence
Washington
Spencer
Missouri Valley
Cedar Rapids
Carolyn Covert
Iowa City
Susan Moon
Franklin
Paul Benjamin
Dick Houston
Norman Paula
Elma Fern Samuelson
McKinley
Dick Williams
Walter Penland
Bruce Tyndall
Jane Hubbard
Nancy Lee Moore
Evelyn Davis
Janetta Kemp
Rummage Sale At Sinclair Memorial Church
The Sinclair Memorial church hosts a rummage sale on Saturday April 26 at 8:00 a.m. Sponsored by the church’s young women group, all clothing will be cleaned and pressed.
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Sinclair Memorial Church
Young Women of the Church
Praha Lodge Meeting At Sokol Hall Friday Night
Praha Lodge plans a Friday 8 p.m. gathering at Sokol hall. The degree staff will present a program for members and guests.
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Praha Lodge
Sokol Hall
Carl Barker Recovering After Operation at Mercy Hospital
Carl Barker of 523 Fourteenth Street SE is recovering from an operation at Mercy Hospital.
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Carl Barker
Fourteenth Street
Mercy Hospital
Apollo Commandery to Conduct Temple Degree Friday
Apollo Commandery No. 26 Knights Templar will perform the Order of the Temple degree Friday at 7 p.m. at the Masonic hall. Refreshments will follow the ceremony.
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Apollo Commandery
Knights Templar
Order of the Temple
Masonic Hall
Editor John R. T. Rives Leaves for New York Conferences
John R. T. Rives, editor of The Railway Conductor, departed Wednesday for business conferences in New York City and plans to return on May 2.
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John R. T. Rives
New York City
Maine Lodge No 643 to confer third degree
Maine lodge No 643 1.0.C.F. will meet Friday evening at the lodge hall 838 First Avenue NE to confer the third degree. Refreshments will be served.
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Maine Lodge
Maine Lodge No
C.F
First Avenue
Evangelist Wilbur Saulton to Speak All Week at Interdenominational Church
The Rev. Wilbur Saulton, a blind evangelist from West Virginia, will speak every evening at 7 30 p m at the Interdenominational church located at Third Street and Fifth Avenue SW through Sunday.
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Wilbur Saulton
West Virginia
Interdenominational Church
Third Street
Fifth Avenue
Sixteenth Avenue Commercial Club to Host Guest Speaker
The Sixteenth Avenue Commercial club holds a regular meeting Thursday at 8 p.m. in the clubroom at 622 Sixteenth Avenue SW. Keith Benner, Boy Scout executive, will be the guest speaker.
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Sixteenth Avenue Commercial Club
Sixteenth Avenue SW
Keith Benner
Boy Scout
Mrs Emma Graham Hospitalized After Operation
Mrs Emma Graham of 808 Seventh Avenue SE remains in St Luke s Hospital after an operation on Monday. Family reports she will be hospitalized about three more weeks and her condition is considered good.
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Emma Graham
Seventh Avenue SE
St. Luke's Hospital
Clarence White Improves. Visitors Possible at St Luke’s
The condition of Clarence White of 2201 Ridgeway Drive SE, kept at St Luke’s Hospital after a serious illness, shows improvement. His daughter Mrs Howard Benninghoff will arrive Friday morning from San Francisco.
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Clarence White
Ridgeway Drive
St. Luke's Hospital
Howard Benninghoff
San Francisco
Sgt George Gavin reassigned to national guard duty in Omaha
T Sgt George J. Gavin of the army recruiting station has departed for Omaha for reassignment to national guard duties. Gavin, who endured 34 months as a Japanese prisoner of war, had been stationed in the area prior to his transfer.
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George J. Gavin
Army
Omaha
Gavin
El Kahir Shrine Attends Sioux City Spring Ceremonial
El Kahir Shrine of Cedar Rapids was represented at the spring ceremonial of Abu-Bekr temple in Sioux City Thursday. Potentate Ed C. Rudin Recorder L. S. Bar ber Judge Floyd Philbrick and Dr. L. L. Dolson attended. The group will return Friday.
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el Kahir
Cedar Rapids
Abu-Bekr
Sioux City
Ed C. Rudin
L. S. Barber
Floyd Philbrick
L. L. Dolson
Civil Air Patrol to Meet Friday on Air Show Plans
A general meeting of the Civil Air Patrol is set for 7 30 p m Friday at the YMCA to discuss the Sunday air show at Municipal airport and to recruit cadets. Students aged 15 to 18 interested in joining are invited.
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Civil Air Patrol
Y.M.C.A
Patrol
Promoted to Marine Private First Class
Vern J. Thompson 18 son of Mrs M A Thompson 1624 Wildwood Drive NE promoted to marine private first class Thompson a Franklin high school graduate completed freshman year at University of Iowa before enlisting last September serves as rifle instructor at San Diego
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Vern J. Thompson
M. A. Thompson
Wildwood Drive
Franklin High School
Thompson
University of Iowa
Marine Corps
San Diego
Family Night at Community House Highlighted by Rams Parents
The Community House at Fourteenth Avenue and Tenth Street SE hosts its second monthly Family Night at 6 15 pm today. Parents of Rams and Commandos boys club members attend as honored guests. A picnic supper, short program, and games follow, per Glen Erger, director.
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Fourteenth Avenue
Tenth Street SE
Rams
Commandos
Glen Erger
City approves widespread pay raises for police fire and staff
The council approves raises across departments led by police and fire, boosting top officers including Police Chief Condon and Fire Chief Kohout to $350 monthly. Inspectors, captains, detectives, and patrolmen see stepped rises, with auxiliary posts like assistant health officer and city building roles gaining increases. Verne LaCura’s salary rises to 237.50 April 1 and 250 next October. total cost near 90000 in the coming year.
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T. J. Condon
E. P. Kohout
Verne LaCura
Burgus
New Income Tax Proposal Filed in Iowa Senate
Iowa Senate weighing a 50 percent income tax rate for 1947 earnings. Senators Faul and Watson filed the amendment to a $15 million secondary roads appropriation bill. If adopted, about $6 million would be diverted from the road funds to cover the half-rate tax. Senate decision expected late Thursday.
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DES Moines
Iowa Senate
George Faul
de Vere Watson
Council Bluffs
Senate
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