Governors Review Red Bull Division at Fort Leonard Wood
Two governors William Beardsley of Iowa and Val Peterson of Nebraska reviewed the 34th Red Bull division at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri. They spoke to troops before the parade noting preparedness concerns and the national guard as key to defense. Officers from Iowa Nebraska and Missouri attended along with participation from divisional bands and mechanized units under frequent artillery and air surveillance. Governor Beardsley later visited a rifle range with guardsmen Loaders fired bazooka and rockets hitting a mock enemy tank as the governor’s jeep tour continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Leonard Wood
34Th “Red Bull” Infantry
Iowa-Nebraska
William S. Beardsley
Iowa
Val Peterson
Nebraska
America
Fairfield
Army Ground Forces
Lincoln
Omaha
Ray C. Fountain
Des Moines
Warren Wood
Gering
Neb
Guy N. Henninger
Charles H. Grahl
Ralph Truman
Missouri
Butler B. Miltenberter
North Platte
National Guard Bureau
Lloyd Ross
Walter Anderson
Boone
Beardsley
Richard Barnes
Robert Wettstein
Earl Anderson
Red Oak
Darrell Ufford
Council Bluffs
General Fountain
Weather and city crime notes from a summer day
The report lists highs and lows across multiple cities with scattered showers expected in western areas and a rising temperature trend into Monday. It also records local police fines for reckless driving and traffic infractions, plus several birth notices from area hospitals.
Deaths: Mrs Minnie Gruhn former Malcom resident
Mrs Minnie Gruhn widow of Gus Gruhn died in a Cedar Rapids hospital at 4 30 a m Saturday after a long illness Born June 18 1870 in Germany she came to New York at two and later moved to Malcom Iowa where most of her life was spent She leaves four daughters Frances Ford Grinnell Mrs Charles Morrison Malcom Mrs Joe Motley and Inez Floetchinger Cedar Rapids three sons Fred Los Angeles Lester Grinnell Donovan Cedar Rapids sixteen grandchildren and seventeen great grandchildren She was a member of the German Lutheran church at Malcom and the Gold Star Mothers Funeral services will be at Turner chapel at 10 30 a m Monday with Mr Walter Niermann burial in Ivy Hill cemetery Malcom Friends may call at the chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Gruhn
Gus Gruhn
C Avenue NW
Cedar Rapids
Germany
New York
Malcom
Iowa
Frances Ford
Grinnell
Charles Morrison
Joe Motley
Inez Floetchinger
Fred Gruhn
Los Angeles
Lester Gruhn
Donovan Gruhn
German Lutheran Church
Gold Star
Turner Chapel
Walter Niermann
Trinity Lutheran Church
Ivy Hill Cemetery
Notice of Appointment of Executors in Iowa Estate
Notice is given that on August 3, 1950, Arthur Naibert and Paul Naibert were appointed and qualified as executors of the estate of Frank Naibert, deceased, in Linn County Iowa. All persons indebted are asked to pay promptly and file claims with the Linn County Clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Iowa
Linn County
Frank Naibert
Executor appointed for Linn County estate of Joe Pate
On July 28 1950 Chas L Benesh filed as executor of the Linn County Iowa estate of Joe Pate also known as Se Paponsek. Creditors are asked to promptly settle debts and all claims must be filed with the Clerk of the District Court Iowa for validation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FNO
Linn County
Se Paponsek
Joe Pate
Iowa
Suli
Chas. L. Chas
L. Benesh
Cohen Heads for Parts Unknown
Chicago police released gambler Mickey Cohen and his bodyguard John Stompanato and ordered them to leave town. Chief Andrew Aiken said Cohen is the hottest man in the country and wanted him out, while Cohen pledged to head for other parts after exiting the city jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Mickey Cohen
Andrew Aiken
Cohen
John Stompanato
Los Angeles
Aiken
Underworld Justice
Quits Laborites Wants Churchill To Head Coalition
Socialist MP Raymond Blackburn resigned from the Labor party and urged a Churchill led coalition, warning of civilization’s danger and stressing Churchill as a genius needed to prevent another war. His move narrows Attlee’s Labour majority to five. Blackburn spoke in Birmingham describing the peril of war and calling for wartime leader Churchill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Churchill
London
Labor Party
Winston Churchill
Raymond Blackburn
Birmingham
Blackburn
Clement Attlee
One New Polio Case Reported in Cedar Rapids
A sixth year old girl Sandra Crowley, daughter of Ray and Mrs Crowley, 308 E avenue NW, Cedar Rapids, was diagnosed with polio late Friday and admitted to Mercy hospital. The city’s polio total for the year rises to 53 with her case reported as non paralytic. Meanwhile Richard D Kephart of 1520 Third avenue SE, released from University hospital in Iowa City, plans to visit the U S naval hospital at Great Lakes Illinois Tuesday for further checkup. he is an electronics technician at the Cedar Rapids naval reserve training center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Sandra Crowley
Ray Crowley
E Avenue NW
Mercy Hospital
Richard D. Kephart
Third Avenue SE
University Hospital
Iowa City
Tibet Threatened By Chinese Reds
Hong Kong AP wires report Gen. Liu Po-cheng, commander of the Chinese Second Field Army, stated Red troops will soon march into Tibet. He said the aims are to drive American imperialism from Tibet and to consolidate the western line of national defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hong Kong
Liu Po-cheng
Second Field Army
Tibet
Red
Cedar Rapids Reservists Enter Year of Active Navy Duty
Cedar Rapids navy reservists Charles D. Ware Jr. and Vinton J. Margrett were accepted for one year of voluntary active duty. They reported to Great Lakes naval station for outfitting and assignment after enlistment, with recruiters noting no enlistment after a selective service physical has been ordered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Navy
Charles D. Ware, Jr
Thirty-second Street
Vinton J. Margrett
First Avenue
Great Lakes Naval Station
Model T Owners Meet at Ellis Park
Model T Ford owners plan a Sunday gathering at Ellis Park near the archery range at 2 p.m. Bob Sheets, owner of a Model T, has contacted about 10 local owners and invites others to join the meet with their relics in the park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellis Park
Bob Sheets
Sheets
Man Dies After Diet Frustration in Princeton
Carl Tilton, 54, a 300-pound former Des Moines resident and farmer, ended his life with a shotgun in Princeton after his physician prescribed a reducing diet. Deputy Sheriff Al Bloom identified him. coroner C. H. Wildman ruled the death a suicide. Tilton's wife said he became despondent because he could not follow the diet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
al Bloom
Carl Tilton
Des Moines
Tilton
C. H. Wildman
Marines Beat Back Koreans Without Firing A Shot
United States Marines in Korea report their first victory on Friday when North Korean troops retired from a hilltop post after patrols identified the position. Capt. Kenneth J. Houghton and Sgt. John McDonald led a scouting party to within 150 yards of the post, observing rifles, helmets, and a radio antenna. The patrol later overran the position as the enemy fled, with Marines noting the decision to shoot was unnecessary under orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Marines
Korea
1St Marine
Kenneth J. Houghton
San Francisco
Houghton
John McDonald
Seattle
McDonald
Willard F. Ayer
Lowell
Mass
Pfc
Alfred Lee Howard
Caldwell
Idaho
Errol Flynn to wed Patrice Wymore in three months
Hollywood reports Errol Flynn proposed to Patrice Wymore after contacting her Salina, Kansas family. The 21 year old Broadway actress has a Warner Bros. contract and plans a quiet Salina church wedding after Flynn’s Europe trip. Flynn's prior marriages and alimony arrangements are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Errol Flynn
Hollywood
James A. Wymore
Salina
Kan
Patrice
Wy‘mores
Wymores
Flynn
Albert R. Blum
Irinia Ghica
Broadway
Patrice Wymore
Miss Wymore
Lili Damita
Nora Eddington
Dick Haymes
Miss Damita
Miss W
Court records: Ernest M. Singer pleads guilty in Fairfax drunk driving case
Ernest M. Singer, 32, of 1012 Second Street SW, pled guilty to drunk driving Saturday in court before Judge Floyd Philbrick. He was fined 300 dollars plus costs and allowed to pay 50 dollars Monday and 25 dollars monthly. City and state officers arrested him about 2:40 p.m. Friday after erratic driving in Fairfax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest M. Singer
Second Street
Floyd Philbrick
Singer
Harry Cloud
Fairfax
C. L. McCaughey
McCluskey Sentenced to Four Months in County Jail
Donovan A. McCluskey, 21, of route 2, pled guilty to making fraudulent application for motor vehicle registration and received four months in county jail with two months suspended. He was arrested Friday for driving without a license after admitting he used the name Howard Donovan to register the car due to the Iowa driver reliability law following a December 6, 1949 drunkenness conviction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donovan A. McCluskey
Route 2
Floyd Philbrick
McCluskey
George Davis
Carl Badger
Howard Donovan
Iowa
Zak Sues Kimball Parties For 3830 Dollar Claim
Mrs Anna Zak filed a suit seeking 3830 21 against Lenore R and Don W Kimball Bernard Rothfolk Mercy hospital and Great Plains Supply. She alleges those entities have claims ahead of hers and asks for foreclosure of her mortgage and a lien against the property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Zak
Lenore R
Don W. Kimball
Bernard Rothfolk
Mercy Hospital
Great Plains Supply Company
Rothfolk
Kimballs
Zak
Sterling man sues over highway collision damages
Frank Winn of Sterling Illinois filed a suit against Henry Tietge and L J Differding seeking 179.40 for property damage from an accident on February 13 on highway 150 near Walker. Winn claims a truck driven by Tietge and owned by Differding struck his car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Winn
Sterling
Henry Tietge
L. J. Differding
Highway 150
Walker
Tietge
Differding
Marion man pleads innocent in larceny from a person
Everett L. Hajek, 22, of Marion, Saturday pled innocent to larceny from a person before Judge Floyd Philbrick. He is accused of snatching a billfold from a girl in a Cedar Rapids dime store July 24. Walter F. Nesper, doing business as the Nesper Sign and Neon Company, Friday was awarded a $174.91 account judgment against Mr. and Mrs. Don Kimball of Walker. Stella A. Bartosh Saturday filed suit for separate maintenance against John J. Bartosh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett L. Hajek
Marion
Floyd Philbrick
Cedar Rapids
Walter F. Nesper
Nesper
Stella A. Bartosh
John J. Bartosh
Malik In Shell Game Stones U N Council
Lake Success AP War ren A Austin, chief U S delegate to U N, condemned Rus sistemas Jordan Malik for a shell game of hypocrisy as Security Council president He said Malik is spinning the council around a squirrel cage and that Russia's Korea troop withdrawal demand is foolish He predicted a majority rejection when sessions resume Tuesday and hinted at an unspoken plan to end Malik's tactics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Success
Warren A. Austin
U. S
U.N
Russia
Jakob Malik
Security Council
Austin
Malik
Korea
South Africa Plans Volunteer Air Group for UN Korea
Johannesburg dispatch says the South African cabinet on Saturday approved forming a volunteer air force fighter squadron with ground personnel to join United Nations forces in Korea. The move taps civilian volunteers for military activity as the country expands its defense role abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Africa
Volunteer Air Group
Johannesburg
Union of South Africa
United Nations
Korea
First step to establish the Marine Corps in 1775
On November 10 1775 the Continental Congress authorized two battalions marking the first step toward the creation of the Marine Corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marine Corps
Continental Congress
New Officers of ORC to Accept Offices in Cedar Rapids
New Officers of the Order of Railway Conductors were welcomed in Cedar Rapids on Saturday as they begin a two day celebration. President Roy O. Hughes wired from Washington to say he would be delayed but hopes to join Sunday. City officials handed over keys at city hall steps and the group marched from the Roosevelt hotel. A luncheon followed at the Roosevelt, with an ORC picnic planned for Bever Park Sunday noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Order of
Cedar Rapids
Roy O. Hughes
Washington, D. C
Hughes
ORC
Roosevelt Hotel
Moose Girls
Roosevelt
Bever Park
Hub Cap Theft Reported Near Limback Lumber
John A. Vrba of 207 Fourteenth avenue SW told police early Saturday four hub caps were stolen from his car Friday night parked behind Limback Lumber Company. Minor fireworks charge on Merle F. Minor of 2429 Thirty-third avenue SW cited by police Saturday night. Earl J. Caywood, 26, of 1744 C avenue NE injured at Iowa Manufacturing Company and admitted to St Luke's hospital with a severe forearm cut. Dr. Walter M. Block opens infant and child practice at 402 Paramount Bldg. Phone 3-6736.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Vrba
Fourteenth Avenue SW
Limback Lumber Company
Merle F. Minor
Thirty-third Avenue
Caywood
Earl J. Caywood
C Avenue
Iowa Manufacturing Company
St. Luke’s Hospital
Walter M. Block
Paramount
Believe Eisler In Eclipse in East Germany
Veteran East German observers in Berlin say Gerhardt Eisler, once a top propaganda chief, is in eclipse as Walter Ulbricht tightens control. The East German congress ousted Eisler from leadership amid criticism of his failure to win support for the Soviet Union, mishandled West Berlin propaganda, and intra party power losses. Eisler remains in a high salary post, while key party duties shift to Ulbricht and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
INS
Gerhardt Eisler
East Germany
United States
Eisler
Walter Ulbricht
Russia
SED
West Germany
Wilhelm Pieck
Soviet Union
Pieck
Goebbels
Erich Honnecker
Free German Youth
FDJ
Soviet Zone
Central Committee
U. S
Postville Wagner appointed guest pastor in Wisconsin
Iowa briefs report Karlton Wagner son of Mr and Mrs Arthur Wagner named guest pastor for August and September at St Matthew's Lutheran church in Wauwatosa Wisconsin. MT VERNON plans fire escapes at Ward school per state fire marshal order. RIDGEWAY school board approves 38886 budget for coming year with 15736 by tax and 23150 from other sources. DECORAH inventories estates for inheritance appraisal list Hattie Ruffridge Ida Hoffoss Ivinson L Sibert with 34 relatives and 13 non relatives named beneficiaries. MONONA Northern Clayton County Garden club to hold annual flower and garden show August 11 at Monona town hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postville
Karlton
W. Wagner
Arthur Wagner
St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church
Wauwatosa
Wis
MT. Vernon
Ward
Ridgeway
Decorah
Hattie Ruffridge
Ida Hoffoss
Ivinson L. Sibert
Hoffoss
Monona
Clayton County
How Enemy Gets Mortars to Front On Korean Front
A U S private captured by North Korean forces escaped, wore native clothing, and returned with details on mortar supply. He described refugees delivering mortars, base plates, and red star insignia among Reds, and said he avoided execution after being tickled with bayonets. The escape followed a prior similar incident saving Pfc. James Cannon of Medford, Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
USS
Reds
James Cannon
Medford
Mass
Robert L. Young
Pullman
Mich
Young
Second Quake Rocks Tocuyo Venezuela in 24 Hours
A second strong quake in less than a day shook Tocuyo in northwestern Venezuela on Friday with no new casualties reported. The prior quake killed sixteen and injured at least seventy, according to AP.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caracas
Venezuela
Tocuyo
Canada to Send 3000 to 4000 Infantrymen
Ottawa AP reports Canada will deploy a UN mission in Korea with a special force of infantry and supporting ground troops likely totaling 3000 to 4000 personnel. The move signals Ottawa’s commitment to international operations under United Nations auspices.
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Ottawa
Canada
United Nations
Korea
Senator Claims Red Crews Man U S Transports to Korea
Senator Magnuson says insiders allege foreign ships with Communist crews are used to carry men and supplies to Korea while American ships sit idle in mothball fleets. He cites protest from Harry Lundeberg of the West Coast AFL Seafarers union and calls for screen and policy compliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
Sen
Magnuson
D-Wash
United States
Korea
Harry Lundeberg
West Coast
AFL Seafarers Union
Union
Lundeberg
Draft Registrants Who Get Married Not Draft-Proof
Washington reports that married draft registrants may escape duty for now but no promises are given. Local boards will decide, and they may review marriages to avoid sham arrangements. A Knoxville board notes over 200 marriages among 19 to 25 year olds since the Korean War began. President Truman rules allow 3-A deferment for those with bona fide spouses and children, though classifications are not permanent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Selective Service
Knoxville
Tenn
Truman
Banker Prefers Grave to Prison Ends Own Life
Wendell Dirst, 57, cashier of Farmers First National Bank of Minooka, killed himself with a 12 gauge shotgun on July 27 after a bank shortage of about 186000 was disclosed. In a note to his wife, he said he had lost money at tracks and through others and believed he could not make good, ending with a resignation to his fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris
Ill
Minooka
Wendell Dirst
Dirst
Farmers First National Bank of
Ank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Washington
W. Clark Davis
Grundy County
Jane
Joe
Harry
Sol
Chicago
Canal
Jack
Wendell
Former Cedar Rapids clerk promoted to general superintendent
Charles W. Reames, former chief clerk of the Postal Transportation Service office in Cedar Rapids, is named general superintendent of the Sixth division of the PTS. The appointment is effective September 1 and was announced in the Postal Bulletin received in Cedar Rapids. Reames had been transferred from Cedar Rapids to Des Moines in 1938.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Reames
Postal Transportation Service Office
Cedar Rapids
Reames
Des Moines
Burglars Gorge Watchdog Then Steal From Montague Plant
In Montague Michigan burglars fed a watchdog several pounds of meat at the Montague Meat Company to keep him quiet before stealing $116, police reported Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montague, Mich
Montague Meat Company
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Two Governors Review
Red Bull’ Division
Florence B. Mason
Society of Nations
Daily Record
Bismarck
Minneapolis
Chicagoe
Denver
New Orleans
Duluth
Phoenix
Miami
Sioux City
C. R. Weather
Municipal
John W. Schlotterback
Harry W. Gullickson
First Avenue NE
Jay Lerch
Vernon
Charles W. Dennis
Sixteenth Street
Roscoe H. Gambell
Donald L. Fritz
First Street
Stanley Greenberg
Twenty-first Street
Robert Beeson
Sixth Avenue
Janice Ebsen
Ray Potts
G Avenue NE
C. R. Leonhardt
T. J. Mohrbacker
Thirtieth Street Drive
James McCurley
Robert Wright
Tenth Street
Twenty-fifth Street Drive
Alarm Company No. 7
Glatha D. Dowler
Bert Dowler
Corrine Unger
Harold S. Unger
Wayne Oliphant
Lois Oliphant
Gladys M. Craft
Lloyd D Craft
Lavada M. Guritz
Warren A. Guritz
Robert B. Hawker
Lois E. Teachout
Norman Bowers
Elaine Chiafos
John Stahlhut
Marilyn van de Walle
Donald E. McIntyre
Cedar Rappds
Betty Jean Nielson
Eugene E. Lockett
Grace Thompson
Silvis, Ill
Charles Kakutsch
Frances Kucharski
Milwaukee
St. Luke’s
Robert Espe
Third Street
Ronald Wood
Mercy
William H. Wims
Seventh Street
Ernest I. Benn
Route Three
Dean Flood
Thirty-ninth Street
University of Iowa Hospital
Naibert
Arthur Naibert
Ware
Paul
C.R
Lowan
Robert C. Miller
Polio Insurance
Aldridge Agency
Dial
Adv
John S. Skien
J. S. Skien
Randolph Field
Texas
Air Force
Blue Cross
Guaranty
Ray Moore Agency
Rapids Chevrolet Company
City Cab
Richard Weil
Iowa Briefs
Don Whitehead
U.S
3Rd Ave
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