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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1949
Page
2
Weather and events mark a busy news day
The forecast calls for mostly fair skies through Thursday with warmer temperatures and light south winds. Highs from 82 to 87, lows near 62 to 64, and scattered weekend thunderstorms in the northwest. Public notices report fines for various offenses and a series of obituaries and service details from towns including Elkader West Union Wyoming Tama Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duluth
Phoenix
Angeles
Sioux City
Iowa
Great Lakes Rise From World’s Largest Inland Fresh Water
The Great Lakes form the world’s largest group of freshwater lakes by volume, spanning several U.S. states and Canada. The system includes Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario, serving as a major waterway and resource for shipping, commerce, and ecosystem diversity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Lakes
Police chase 58 prisoners after breakout in Morelia hills
In Michoacan, 58 inmates escaped Morelia prison after a breakout that left eight guards and one jailer dead. Police pursued through Santa Maria and Michoacan mountains with limited ammo, seizing eight rifles but losing many. Four inmates seized the prison director to free 70 others with improvised knives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morelia
Mexico
Santa Maria
Covon
Jose Martinez
Buffalo Township Tax Assessment Review Set for Friday
Linn county board of assessment review meets Friday at 9 a.m. in the Waubeek schoolhouse to review Buffalo township real estate assessments. County Assessor M G Linkletter says rolls are being mailed as the board seeks a state extension to Oct 1. A memo explains revaluation aims for uniform taxation and notes property is assessed to Jan 1 owners only.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
Board of Assessment Review
Waubeek
Buffalo Township
M. G. Linkletter
State Tax Commission
The
Tax Commission
Linkletter
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Dishes Washed By Pet Monkey
New York report says jockey Johnny Taral’s 12 year old ring tailed monkey helps wash family dishes in a second floor Long Island apartment. Mickey imitates chores, drinks beer, and flirts with girls while misbehaving with neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Johnny Taral
Ringtail Monkey
Mickey the Monk
Mrs. Taral
Mickey
Gir
Parmer Boy Declared Getting Along Fine After Polio
Philip Parmer six year old son of Mr and Mrs Paul Parmer of 2016 Meadowbrook Drive SE Cedar Rapids was stricken with polio encephalitis and treated at University Hospital Iowa City his mother reports the first polio victim in Cedar Rapids for the year appears to be recovering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Parmer
Paul Parmer
Meadowbrook Drive
University Hospital
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Deaths Johnson Perry Newman services in Toddville
Death notices report Johnson Perry Newman of Toddville aged long time Linn county resident died Tuesday. Services set for 1 30 p m Thursday at the Church of Christ Toddville with Harry B Davis pastor of Cedar Rapids Seventh Day Adventist church officiating. Friends may call at Turner chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson Perry Newman
Toddville
Linn County
Church of Christ At
Harry B. Davis
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Cedar Rapids
Turner Chapel
Obituary of Louis F. Holets at 65 in Cedar Rapids
Louis F. Holets 65 of 1209 Archer Ave. SW Cedar Rapids died suddenly at home at 4 a.m. Wednesday. Survived by wife Mary. three sons Louis L. Leonard J. and Robert J. of Cedar Rapids. three daughters Bessie Seifert and Mrs Albert Schroeder of Chicago and Mrs William Gatewood of Ottumwa. six grandchildren. brother Charles of Rochester Minn.. sister Anna Holets of California. Funeral Friday at 2 p.m. at Janeba funeral home conducted by Theodore Hrubucek. burial in Bohemian National Cemetery. Friends may call after 4 p.m. Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis F. Holets
Archer Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Wilson and Company
Putnam Township
Linn County
Mary
Louis L
Leonard J
Robert J
Bessie Seifert
Albert Schroeder
Chicago
William Gatewood
Ottumwa
Charles
Rochester
Minn
Anna Holets
California
Prokop Velky Z. C. B. J
Janeba
Theodore B. Hrubucek
Bohemian National Cemetery
Death of Earl B Enders a longtime Northwestern Bell employee
Earl B Enders 67 died in a Cedar Rapids hospital after a brief illness at 1236 a.m. He lived in Cedar Rapids 35 years and is survived by his wife Ival two daughters Mrs Roy Rimmer of Cedar Rapids and Mrs Victor Canon of Pasadena Calif five grandchildren two brothers Clarence of Likens Pa and Harold in Virginia. He was a Master Mason and Shrine member. Services at Beatty chapel Friday at 2 p.m. led by Rev Glenn S Hartong with burial in Cedar Memorial cemetery. Master Masons to meet at Masonic hall at 1:30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl B. “Dutch” Enders
Third Avenue SE
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Cedar Rapids
Pennsylvania
Ival
Roy Rimmer
Victor Canon
Pasadena
Calif
Clarence
Likens
Harold
Virginia
Crescent Lodge
A. F
A. M
Iowa
el Kabir Shrine
Beatty Chapel
Glenn S. Hartong
Trinity Methodist Church
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Masonic Hall
Death Notices: Cora Belle Campbell Widow of Charles B Campbell
Cora Belle Campbell widow of Charles B Campbell died at 8 a.m. Wednesday at the home of her daughter and son in law B C Baggarly 501 Second Street SW Born January 30 1870 in Decatur County she had lived with her daughter for the past two and a half years Surviving are her son Joseph H Campbell of Chicago three sisters and one granddaughter She was a Methodist member The body will move from Turner chapel to Hutchinson and Son funeral home in Hamilton for services and burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora Belle Campbell
Charles B. Campbell
B. C. Baggarly
Second Street
Decatur County
Joseph H. Campbell
Chicago
Laura M. Beavers
Concordia
Kan
M. W. Hamilton
Lawrence
Mary E. Samson
Enid
Okla
Methodist Church
Turner Chapel
Hutchinson and Son
Hamiston
Israeli Army Veteran To Speak At Public Lecture
Max Gross, a former Israeli army soldier, will address the current Israel Palestine situation at 6 pm Thursday at the Roosevelt hotel. Sponsored by the Zionist Organization of America with Cedar Rapids chairman Jack Yager, the event is open to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Gross
Palestine
Roosevelt Hotel
Zionist Organization of America
Jack Yager
Cedar Rapids
Gross
Israel
Malone to Speak on National Farm Policies at Chamber Meet
Carl E. Malone, professor of agricultural economics at Iowa State College, will address the Malone Chamber of Commerce Farmers Club at the Roosevelt Hotel at noon on August 9. His talk, National Farm Policies and Programs, will cover the thinking behind farm programs and legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl E. Malone
Iowa State College
Chamber of Commerce Farmers’ Club
Roosevelt Hotel
Malone
Defense Seeks New Trial Over Juror Bias Evidence
Cedar Rapids defense contends juror Novotny lied under oath during jury selection in the Rutledge case. Attorneys argue Novotny’s perjury and three affidavits from reputable locals require a new trial, while prosecutors challenge the claims and question the impact on the verdict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Novotny
Crissman
Milner
Cedar Rapids
Rutledge
Barngrover
Churchill helps calm Norwich theater fire scene
Actress Sarah Churchill daughter of Winston Churchill told stories to soothe an audience when smoke from smoldering rubbish drifted into a Norwich theater during a fire. She reassured patrons that there was no danger and continued storytelling until backstage staff put out the fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwich
Conn
Sarah Churchill
Winston Churchill
Miss Churchill
Jeffrey Lynn
Canine Paternity Suit Heads to Higher Courts
Ann Winslow, a dog fancier from Laramie, claims Jack Chase's female dog mated with her male at the West Laramie kennel. She sought $75 damages. Justice Hunt ruled the dog as sire and reduced damages to $55. Chase, a University of Wyoming student, contends another student’s dog is the sire and will appeal to district court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laramie
Wyo
Ann Winslow
Jack Chase
West Laramie
Justice of the Peace
H. J. Hunt
Hunt
Chase
University of Wyoming
Township Dads Grant Street Lights at Last
Township commissioners reversed a 15 year old decision and approved West Penn Power to install 285 street lights in Butler township. The move ends a long period of darkness on local thoroughfares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant
Butler, Pa
Butler Township
Board of Commissioners
Pennsylvania
West Penn Power Company
Walter Staves Named Coed Pastor at Hollywood Church
The Rev Walter Howard Staves son of Dr and Mrs Howard Staves 1304 Second street SE is named to the pulpit of Hollywood Congregational church sharing ministry with Rev Walter Alfred Mueller. Staves led Christian education and youth activities for four years and both he and his wife are Coe college graduates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Howard Staves
Howard Staves
Second Street
Hollywood Congregational Church
Walter Alfred Mueller
Staves
Hospital births rise since 1935 per Oscar Ewing report
Washington based report shows hospital births in 1947 more than double those in 1935, according to Federal Security Administrator Oscar R. Ewing. The statistic highlights a major shift in birth settings over the 12 year period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Security
Oscar R. Ewing
Berle Burned by Premature Chair Explosion on Set
Comedian Berle sustained surface burns after a blank cartridge in a chair exploded early on a Hollywood film set. The mishap occurred Tuesday as he sat down, injuring his leg but not causing serious harm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
N Berle
Berle
Gazette and KCRG Reporters Visit Cedar Rapids Tax Offices
Reporters from The Gazette and KCRG regularly tour tax supported offices in Cedar Rapids to gather exclusive, accurate news for the community. Their on site observations provide readers with informed updates on local government operations and public services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Gazette
KCRG
Cedar Rapids
Parking Ramp Plan For Cedar Rapids City Center
A city council committee considers a multilevel parking ramp as a permanent solution to downtown parking. The plan would acquire land, build a measured service lot, then a ramped structure with multiple ground entrances. Experts note minimal street widening and focus on central access to protect the business district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kepler
Planning Board Approves Final Plat for 33-Lot Outside-City Subdivision
The plan commission approves a final plat for a 33 lot tract just outside northwest Cedar Rapids city limits south of Midway Drive and west of 33rd Street. Owners are John Cox and Cal Markman. Linn County zoning commission discussions urged for further study. The board requires five days advance notice to all members before meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plan Commission
Midway Drive
Thirty Third Street
Hartnett Street
John Cox
Cal Markman
Henry Group
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Kling
Change Parking On First Avenue
Police Traffic Captain Bill Remington said fifty seven more parking spaces will be added on First Avenue E between First and Fourth streets. Angle parking will be resumed, bringing total spaces to 126. Safety Commissioner Gordon Hughes explained parallel parking was temporary until new paving cured and the return to angle parking was needed due to downtown space shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Avenue E
First
Fourth Streets
Bill Remington
Gordon Hughes
Hughes
Reed Pleads Guilty to Second DUI Conviction
Thomas C. Reed, 42, of 121 Fifth avenue SE, pled guilty before Judge Floyd Philbrick to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. He was fined 500 dollars and costs. Reed’s first conviction was on October 23, 1941, and the arrest followed a May 21 incident after he struck a parked car belonging to George Rice at 514 Sixth street SE, near Rice residence, by Officers George Matias and Felix Barta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas C. Reed
Fifth Avenue SE
Floyd Philbrick
Reed
George Matias
Felix Barta
George Rice
Rice
Sixth Street SE
Supervisors Approve Road Surfacing on Petition in Linn County
Linn county board of supervisors met Tuesday and approved a petition from A. LD. Pollock of Springville for crushed stone surfacing on a 0.56 mile stretch to his home northeast of Whittier. Pollock deposited 840 dollars, half the county engineer’s estimate, triggering required county action. The meeting also granted a cigarette permit to Whitney Bressler of the Midway Cafe Route 2 Mount Vernon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Whitney Bressler
Mount Vernon
A. LD. Pollock
Springville
Pollock
Whittier
Man Sues Rock Island Railroad for 10625 Damages
John B. Heeter of 1601 C avenue NE filed a 10625 personal injury and damage suit against the Rock Island railroad. He says on January 23, while riding the Rocket from Minneapolis to Cedar Rapids the train collided with a freight train at Marble Rock, causing injuries and damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B. Heeter
C Avenue NE
Rock Island Railroad
Heeter
Minneapolis
Cedar Rapids
Marble Rock
Maid Safeguards Employer’s Rest in California Fire
In Santa Barbara Ellen Neary, a maid, tried to extinguish a Tuesday night blaze from her employer Mrs Anita Hazard’s upstairs bedroom. She fetched water from the kitchen sink fifty times over three hours, padding back to the flames through heavy smoke. her nightgown was scorched and her legs burned slightly before firefighters arrived to contain the fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Barbara
Calif
Ellen Neary
Anita N. Hazard
Miss Neary
Urbanization in 1900 United States Revealed by Census
A historical note shows only about 40 percent of Americans resided in cities and towns in 1900, highlighting the era's rural majority and early urban growth patterns across states and regions.
City Briefs: visitors allowed at St Luke’s Hospital
Thompson of Toddville recovering after surgery may receive visitors at St Luke’s hospital. Edina Donohue recovering at Mercy hospital with visitors allowed. Polio insurance offer and Century Cabs ads. Community Night at Riverside Park features Johnson and McNally with Joe Afflerbaugh starting at 7:15 followed by movies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orville
Thompson
Toddville
St. Luke’s ‘Hospital
Edina Donohue
Sura Mercy Hospital
Riverside Park
Johnson and McNally
Joe Afflerbaugh
Reckless Driver Held by Police in Iowa Chase
Cedar Rapids detectives held Clinton man Lyle Morrow 25 on reckless driving charges after a high speed chase through the southwest section Wednesday. Morrow fled in a 1940 Buick without plates from Patrolman George Davis, was pursued by two patrol cars, and cornered in a blind alley near Third Street and Sixth Avenue SW. Texas plates were found. Morrow claimed car from Houston and mortgage issues guided the escape. He said he lives in Clinton and came to Cedar Rapids to seek work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin E. Schirm
Seventh Street
Third Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Clinton
Lyle Morrow
Fifteenth Avenue
Third Street
George Davis
Morrow
Davis
Carl Burke
Henry Kruidenier
Sixth Avenue
Houston
Texas
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Hk Secre
Neil A. Myers
Kenridge Terrace
John Heslop
B Avenue NE
Lee Mason
Route Three
Fred W. Radford
Eighth Street
Edward G. Ledvina
Eighteenth Avenue
James Elliott
Twelfth Avenue
Marion Franklin
Central City
Charles Pegum
Amana
Russell M. Cornwell
Vernon Zach
Fairfax
Raymond Hasselbrook
Bowling Street
Frank Koach
Maplewood Drive
J. L. Hutchcroft
Circle Drive
C. M. Johnson
First Avenue
C. F. Kilpatrick
Blairs Ferry Road
Ray Howard
William Sidney
Forest Drive
John O’connell
Tenth Street
Clark Criss
Margaret E. Emerson
Atchison, Kansas
James J. Kelly
Joan Shelley
Alma Vorel
William Vorel
Frances M. Storm
Leonard E. Storm
Joyce D. Simerly
Kenneth R Simerly
Kathryn Ralston Hersch
Donald F. Hersch
Fire
Parks Department
Ellis Lane
Still Alarm, Company 2
Merry
Harold Schofield
Marion
Jack Pitlik
Gerald Pettit
LaVerne Kelly
van Horne
Sidney J. Tate
Ninth Street
St. Luke’s
Emil Martin
Twenty-third Street
Donald Jensen
Joseph
W. Chaider
Avenue
Robert Hansen
Lisbon
Carl Schmickle
Fifth Street
Elkader
Henry R. Larson
Highland Township
Highland Lutheran Church
West Union
Maude Irvine
Randalia Methodist Church
Wyoming
Frank L. Starry
Tama
George Irwin
Marshalltown
Harrison Funeral Home
Floyd Ellis
John B. Turner & Son Funeral Directors
Associated Press
Johnson
Sen. McGrath
D-R.1
Boykin
D-Ala
Rayburn
Dtexas
W. Averell Harriman
Marshall Plan
Europe
Newman Services
Earl B. Enders
C. B. Campbell
Chamber Farmers’ Club
Byron C. Hartman
Hann
United States
William A. Bergman
Bergman
Heiserman
Biskup
Angelo J. Biskup
Peaching Biskup
Vernon Heights
David Elderkin
Bishup
Walter Staves
Clarence Beatty
Cedar Rapids, Lowa
George Cockburn
R. R. Downer
Commission
E. P. Boynton
Kate Terry Loomis
Wm. F. Pflughaupt
D.C
Mullin
Montgomery Ward
R.I. Railroad
City Cab
Dial
Adv
Dempsey
Polio
Ray Moore Agency
Mountain Valley
Hot Springs
Arkansas
Sunshine Super Market
Fifteenth Street
Fee Group Insurance Agency
Roy McLean Ass
Farmers Insurance Group
Florist
Ave. SE
A Hesser Neal Een
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