Weather outlook and probate notices in Daily Record
Increasing cloudiness and warmer Friday with scattered showers near the Missouri river. Cooler Sunday with southeasterly winds 16 to 24 mph. Divorces and local notices list Mary Jane Woods vs Ivan Woods and several residents across Cedar Rapids including Mary Klink and Maurice Harrington. Funeral and birth notices follow for Marion Solon Mt. Vernon and other Iowa communities with multiple services scheduled Friday.
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Missouri River
City Seeks Health Survey Cooperation for Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids city council and the board of health pledged cooperation in a survey of local health agencies under a citizen committee plan to have the U S Public Health Service assess facilities. Mayor Hahn supports a single county health center to reduce duplication and improve coordination. The committee chaired by Van Vechten Shaffer will contact groups for reaction and city wide review. The citizen group formed after the Social Planning group urged a city wide health survey and met for the first time July 29.
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Cedar Rapids
U.S. Public Health Service
van Vechten Shaffer
Frank K. Hahn
Linn County
Citizen’s Committee
Marion Woman Fined On Larceny Charge
A Marion woman identified as Mrs. Mary Klink 60 was fined 25 dollars plus costs in a justice court for larceny. Arrested at the downtown Me Too store after attempting to leave with a small amount of bacon, she provided the alias Mrs. Shafer Smith and was arraigned under that name.
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Mary Klink
Marion
Justice Court
Shafer Smith
Me Too
H. R. Churchill
Wil son High Principal Pierre Tracy Injured in Collision
Pierre Tracy principal of Wilson High School was charged with failing to yield the right of way after a Thursday collision at Third avenue and Second street SW. Tracy’s car flipped onto its side, causing heavy damage to Will J. Potter’s vehicle at 700 Third Street SW. Tracy sustained a bruised forehead.
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Pierre Tracy
Wilson High School
Third Avenue
Second Street
Tracy
Will J. Potter
Third Street
Guard Units to Load at Union Station for Camp Riley
Cedar Rapids units of Battery C 556th field artillery Service battery 185th field artillery and 3657th ordnance maintenance company will entrain at Union Station Saturday at 2 30 p m for Camp Riley arriving 9 a m Sunday A troop train will depart 3 30 p m and a motor convoy left Thursday with another due Saturday morning The 34th Red Bull division including these units will train at Riley until August.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa National Guard
Camp Riley
Union Station
556Th Field Artillery
185Th Field Artillery
3657Th Ordnance Maintenance Company
34Th
Red Bull) Division
Riley
Polio outbreak could set Iowa record amid 1948 rise
Des Moines AP health officials warned a new all time polio high in Iowa is possible this year. Dr. Walter L. Bierring noted 165 infantile paralysis cases in the first seven months of 1948 versus 32 in the same period of 1947, with most cases in western and southwestern counties.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Walter L. Bierring
Deaths of Mrs Anna Hajek 66 of Ely Area
Mrs Anna Hajek 66 resident of Ely died at her home after a brief illness. Born February 18 1882 in Chicago she is survived by daughter Mary Dostal Ely son Joseph Solon route 4 two sisters Mrs Frank Chaloupka Ely Mrs John Fosnach Cedar Rapids a brother Charles Kulishek Chel Sea eight grandchildren and two great grandchildren Services will be held 2 p.m. Saturday at Bohemian Moravian Brethren church near Ely with Rev Ludvik Burian Burial at Truhlar cemetery near Ely Friends may call at Brosh chapel Cedar Rapids until noon Saturday.
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Anna Hajek
Ely
Chicago
Mary Dostal
Joseph
Frank Chaloupka
John Fosnach
Cedar Rapids
Charles Kulishek
Chel Sea
Bohemian Moravian Brethren Church
Ludvik Burian
Truhlar Cemetery
Brosh
Widow Esther Rosche Died After Long Illness in Cedar Rapids
Esther M Rosche of Minneapolis widow of Joseph W Rosche died in a Cedar Rapids hospital at 6 50 p m Wednesday after a long illness She was born June 21 1870 in Royalton Surviving are her son John O Rosche and four daughters Mrs E E Smetana Mrs C W Davis Mrs Edward Ohlson and Mrs O P Olson Grandchildren and great grandchildren number 15 and three The body was taken Thursday evening from Barta Hesser chapel to Minneapolis for services and burial
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Esther M. Rosche
Minneapolis
Joseph W. Rosche
John O. Rosche
D Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Royalton
John
E. E. Smetana
C. W. Davis
Edward Ohlson
Los Angeles
Services for Martha N. Smith Held Friday
Martha N. Smith widow of R. K. Smith died Tuesday at her son Devere Smith’s home 206 Twenty six street drive SE. Turner chapel will conduct services at 1 30 p m Friday with Dr Marvin B Kober. Burial in Linwood cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
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Martha N. Smith
R. K. Smith
Devere Smith
Twenty-sixth Street Drive
Turner Chapel
Marvin B. Kober
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
Linwood Cemetery
Rites Saturday For Sgt House in Swisher and Cedar Rapids
Funeral services are set for Sgt House who was killed in action in Italy. Masses will be held at Brush chapel and St Matthew's church with burial at Linwood cemetery. Pallbearers will be from the Swisher American Legion post with graveside rites by the Fairfax post. Surviving: wife Vlasta of Swisher, mother Mrs John Matus of Cedar Rapids, two daughters Janette and Maureen, and brother Loran of Cedar Rapids.
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Ad House
Nettuno
Italy
Brush Chapel
St. Matthew’s Church
James Kearn
Linwood Cemetery
American Legion
Swisher
American Legion Post
Fairfax
Father Kearn
Carapet
Sgt
House
Cedar Rapids
Franklin School
Witwer Grocer Company
Vlasta
John Matus
Janette
Maureen
Loran
Courthouse Ruling Dismisses McQueen Divorce Claim
Judge G K Thompson dismissed Ethel J McQueen’s petition against D A McQueen for lack of marriage, ruling she has not been his wife since 1934. He affirmed a 1934 Poweshiek county divorce and found no common law bond or shared remarriage, while confirming the defendant’s title to the apartment at 919 F Avenue NW.
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G. K. Thompson
Ethel J. McQueen
D. A. McQueen
Thompson
McQueen
Poweshiek County
F Avenue NW
Marshall Sues for 79777 Dollar Auto Crash Damages
John A. Marshall of Cedar Rapids files a counterclaim for 79 277 12 in Linn county district court against Harris D Holland of Norway over a head on collision on highway 30 six miles west of Cedar Rapids on April 6 1947. Marshall says Holland tried to pass a car forcing the crash and lists 11 months of hospitalization and four operations. He seeks 70 000 for pain and suffering 3 671 62 for hospital bills and 3 152 75 for medical costs plus other damages.
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John A. Marshall
Cedar Rapids
Harris D. Holland
Norway
Holland
Linn County
Marshall
Five Doctors Reported Expenses and Losses
Expense to five attending physicians amounts to $1,750 for loss of his 1946 Buick and the remainder for miscellaneous medical expenses and loss of clothing.
Patricia Martens Sentenced for False Clothing Charges
Patricia Martens, 19, of Cedar Rapids, received a six month suspended jail term after pleading guilty to obtaining clothing by false pretenses. She admitted charging $25 at Craemer's on June 19 in Joyce Deberg’s name and making false charges at Higbee's and Newman’s, with clothing held for $80 back rent at the Fourteenth Street address.
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Patricia Martens
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Floyd Philbrick
Miss Martens
Craemer
Joyce Deberg
Fourteenth Street
Higbee’s
Newman’s
Inmates Get Free Trip To Face Old Charges
Anamosa inmates Wilford Murphy and Gean von Voltenberg receive a one day trip to Cedar Rapids with police escort to Linn county courthouse then return. They are charged with breaking and entering the Belden Hill warehouse in 1945, about $775.79 in goods taken. Next Thursday they again face a one day outing to Linn county courthouse before resuming terms.
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Anamosa
Wilford Murphy
Gean von Voltenberg
Anamosa Reformatory
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Belden Hill
Floyd Philbrick
Webster City
First Street
Three Wills Probated In Linn District Court
Linn county district court admitted three wills to probate in the last two days. D. A. Van Metre named executor of Thomas Joriman who died July 21 after leaving property to a friend and to Leila Huebsch and two Van Metres, with remainder to the Odd Fellows home at Mason City. George S. Gillmore and Ethelyn G. Holden named executors without bond of Lydia Gillmore’s will who died July 21, sharing the estate. Mrs. Ernest A. Reiter named executrix of her husband’s will who died June 26, as sole heir.
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Linn County
D. A. van Metre
Thomas Joriman
Leila Huebsch
Mt. Vernon
Douglas
David van Metre
Joriman
Independent
Order of Odd Fellows
Mason City
George S. Gillmore
Ethelyn G. Holden
Lydia Gillmore
Ernest A. Reiter
Mt Vernon man fined for drunken driving
Joe McCraith, 60, of route 1 Mt. Vernon, pleaded guilty to drunk driving on Wednesday and was fined 300 dollars plus costs by Judge Floyd Philbrick. He arranged payment as 100 dollars down and 25 dollars monthly after his Tuesday arrest following a sideswipe near the intersection of highways 30 and 261.
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Joe McCraith
Mt. Vernon
Floyd Philbrick
Philbrick
McCraith
Iowa Highway Patrol
John Davies
Two Deaths Cedar Rapids Traffic Toll Since March 15
A Cedar Rapids traffic toll rises with two more deaths since March 15 as police investigate ongoing accident-related injuries. Officials report confirmable fatalities and urge caution for drivers and pedestrians in the city.
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Cedar Rapids
Decree divides joint account of Engelmann couple
A decree filed Thursday by Judge Floyd Philbrick orders equal division of a $4,896.79 joint account at Merchants Bank held by Mary Engelmann and W. K. Engelmann. The suit against George D. Rusk Jr seeks $235 claimed as balance due on a car.
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George D. Rusk, Jr
Floyd Philbrick
Mary Engelmann
W. K. Engelmann
Merchants Bank
Blessing seeks separate maintenance in Linn County
Margaret P Blessing Wednesday filed a petition in Linn County district court for separate maintenance against Paul E Blessing, who had earlier filed for divorce. The Columbus Rubber Company also filed an account suit seeking $350 judgments against Cleo and Glenn Darrow and the Darrow Sales Company.
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Margaret P. Blessing
Linn County
Paul E. Blessing
Columbus Rubber Company
Cleo
Glenn Darrow
Darrow
Harris begins 30 day jail term for contempt of court
Charles D. Harris aged 26 of Blairs Ferry road started a 30 day sentence in Linn county jail after being found in contempt of court.
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Charles D. Harris
Blairs Ferry Road
Linn County
Man Seeks Septic Tank Inside City Limits
A citizen at 1614 Mt. Vernon Road SE asked Thursday to install a septic tank and asked Plumbing Inspector Leonard G. Berry to review the plan. He prefers a public sewer if extended, citing inadequate private lines and urgency for construction water before frost. Berry may issue a permit after inspection.
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Mt. Vernon Road
Leonard G. Berry
Edward W. Sanderson
Sanderson
Berry
Stover Reassumes Lead of Iowa Farmers Union
Fred W. Stover resumes duties as president of the Iowa Farmers Union after the state board asked him to reconsider his resignation. The move follows his earlier resignation and ongoing leadership questions.
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Stover
Iowa Farmers Union
DES Moines
Fred W. Stover
Water Service for Entire City Nears Completion
Water service in Cedar Rapids is near for most areas lacking city supply, says Waterworks Superintendent H. F. Blomquist. He reports ongoing pipe laying, a July pumping total of 263.7 million gallons, up over June by about 21 million, and daily average of 8.51 million gallons. Rentals and sale tax totaled $29,744.66 in July.
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Cedar Rapids
H. F. Blomquist
Blomquist
Financial update on water system expenditures
Receipts for supplies and construction totaled $5,824.15 while permanent water system improvements cost $4,421.03.
Israel Seeks Peace Talks Through Bernadotte
Israel requests Count Folke Bernadotte to convey its invitation to Arab nations for peace negotiations. The government acted Thursday to open diplomacy for a settlement, signaling possible negotiations amid ongoing regional tensions.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Israeil
Folke Bernadotte
Arab Nations
Krall Withdraws From Legislative Race in Iowa City
State Rep. Frank J. Krall of Iowa City withdrew from his re election bid citing ill health after undergoing a major operation last year. He plans to complete his current term.
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Iowa City
Frank J. Krall
Krall
Bee Triggers Marengo Car Crash Injuring Four
John Gorch of Marengo swatted a bee while driving, causing him to crimp the wheels and collide head on with Joe Lynch of Algona on Highway 212 near Bear Creek Bridge. Four injured include Lynch, his wife, and daughter Tommye. Gorch reported chest pain and a cut nose. All were taken to Marengo hospital. Gorch later released.
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the Gazette
Marengo
John Gorch
Gorch
Joe Lynch
Algona
Bear Creek Bridge
Lynch
Tommye
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