Pell City Police Suspended After Crowd Demands Action
In Pell City Alabama a mob of 150 to 200 demanded the removal of three police officers over a reported beating of a prisoner. The city council voted to suspend Police Chief Luke Jinwright and both assistants after an hours long meeting, with a local mill worker alleging the arresting officers struck the detainee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pell City
Ala
W. T. Starnes
Starnes
Luke Jinwright
Birmingham
Wright
Ingram Richie
Pat Rich
Jinwright
Pell City Hospital
Weather and notices from Denver to Iowa courts and births
Partly cloudy Wednesday with scattered thundershowers south and west portions, cooler northwest Thursday. High Wednesday 90, low 65, high Thursday 86. Disturbing the peace and reckless driving fines listed for multiple Cedar Rapids and Iowa City residents. Birth announcements include Aug 5 6 in Mercy and Mercy hospital. Several traffic and license violations noted with fines and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Nelson A. Fink
Twenty-second Street
Paul B. McNall
Woodland Drive
Paul E. McNall
J. R. McDonald
Fifth Avenue
Eldon M. Magoon
Madison Street
Wayne Houghenbury
Eighth Street
Dewey Williams
K Avenue NW
Ed Kotaska
K Street
F. H. Schroeder
Iowa City
Carlton Weaver
Chelsea
Howard Secor
Cletus Secheitz
Oxford
Clement Branch
Wallace H. Hansen
Leo Tobiason
Monticello
Farmers Clash With Police Near Palermo Killing Scores
Italian agency reports at least 20 dead and 100 wounded as police and farmers clash in Caccano near Palermo. The confrontation began Monday with inspectors attempting to seize grain and ended with town containment by armored vehicles and small tanks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Cacanno
Palermo
Sicily
School Board Advances Plans and Staffing for District
The board approved paying for an abstract and latest Kenwood school plans and allowed $2,000 to architect Norman Hatton. It accepted a site plan with modifications, authorized an audit, and heard offers on the Rosendale school site. New hires included librarian Zered a Van Deusen and teachers for Wilson, McKinley, Van Buren, and Franklin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Cohen
Hanford Post
American Legion
Veterans Housing Committee
Howard McLaughlin
Veterans Committee
Don Alt
Norman Hatton
Kenwood School
Hatton
Herrick
Checker Electric Company
Paul Packer
Ed Lundquist
Lundquist
Iowa
Rosedale
Highway 30
Bertram Township
Jerry S. Dedek
Zereda van Deusen
Wilson High School
Walter Hanbaker
McKinley
Ruth Kubik
van Oer School
Col Shaw Dies In Germany After War Service
Lt Col Robert J. Shaw 55 of Sigourney and Des Moines died Friday in a Munich army hospital of a heart attack suffered June 30. He led Iowa American Legion in 1940 and advised on draft deferments 1940 42. Shaw served in World War I and II era duties including prosecuting Nazis, and commanded R C T C at Coe College. He was a Chicago born graduate of Sigourney High 1909 UI 1916 Northwestern Law 1921 Keokuk County attorney 1923 27 and later on the Iowa selective service board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Robert J. Shaw
Sigourney
Munich
Germany
War Department
Shaw
Iowa
American Legion
Iowa Selective Service Board
Robert
Col. Shaw
R.C.T.C
Coe College
Cedar Rapids
France
Tunisia
Algeria
Italy
Cassino
Chicago
Sigourney High School
State University of Iowa
Northwestern University
Keokuk County
Selective Service Board
Reds Break Dyke Floods City In Shantung Siege
Communist forces flood Liaocheng in western Shantung endangering tens of thousands by breaching Grand Canal dykes. In nearby Hsuchow and Yenan area towns see renewed attacks as Kuomintang countermoves check the push. Ambassador Stuart clears path for peace talks delaying Anping incident response. Marines killed in Anping clash amid competing claims over air power.
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Nanking
Liaocheng
Shantung
Grand Canal
Chinese Central
Tatung
Hsuchow
Kuomintang
Kuling
China
United States
J. Leighton Stuart
Anping
Stuart
George C. Marshall
Chiang Kai-shek
Jehol
Manchuria
Yenan Radio
Peiping
Yenan
Communist Radio
Chahar
Marshall
Small Hits Claim Bust Is Inevitable
Civilian Production Administrator John D. Small challenged Wallace's view of an inevitable boom and bust. He said steady production in coming months could lead to unprecedented prosperity with 57 million employed and prices dropping if strikes do not hinder output.
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Washington
John D. Small
Secretary of Commerce
Wallace
Small
Man Sentenced for Forged Check Cashing
John H. Levsen age 29 of Maquoketa pled guilty to cashing a forged check and was sent to the state reformatory at Anamosa for an indeterminate term not to exceed ten years. He was brought to Cedar Rapids from Dubuque after a Dubuque police arrest with county and town authorities assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Levsen
Maquoketa
State Reformatory
Anamosa
Levsen
Floyd Philbrick
Cedar Rapids
Dubuque
Harlan Snyder
Court Names New Executor to Hook Will
Frank Filip of Cedar Rapids was appointed to administer the Hook will with a 50000 dollar bond. He will serve alongside Mrs. Hook who was confirmed co-executor earlier. Vera B Hook of Anita Ia remains named co-executrix with no bond. Vera’s sister Miss Hook previously declined to serve after Mrs Hook objected. Miss Hook receives 2500 dollars a watch and a cane, with the remainder to Mrs. Hook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Filip
Cedar Rapids
Charles W. Hook
Filip
Hook
Fourth Avenue SE
Vera B. Hook
Anita
Miss Hook
Wrinkles to Scars and Bruises in Chicago Case
Chicago report notes Jessie D. Evanston's claims evolving from wrinkles to scars bruises and bumps amid ongoing legal actions. The brief outlines escalating physical effects linked to the case and references local officials and timelines.
Byrnes Defends Policy as Molotov Attacks Press
Byrnes sharply rebuked Molotov over proposed limits on peace treaty talks and accused the Soviet delegate of inconsistency. Molotov countered that the conference needs clearer rules and defended Soviet positions while criticizing the American and British press as a trust.
Australian Labor Women Warn About Food Scarcity
Members of the Australian Labor Women's Central Council say that cuts to meat potatoes and other food have left Australian women swollen or bloated due to shortages and rising prices, highlighting concerns over household nutrition.
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Australian Labor Women’s Central Council
Mel Hall to Ride Unicycle at All-Iowa Fair at Hawkeye Downs
Mel Hall a tuxedoed vaudeville talent with a 20 foot unicycle will headline the All-Iowa Fair at Hawkeye Downs for six days starting next Sunday. The lineup also features Ernie Young’s new stage show the Sixteen Dancing Adorables Charm Singers and Frank Furlette’s band with daily vaudeville daytime and evening programs.
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Mel Hall
Mel
Hawkeye Downs
Hall
Ernie Young
Charm Singers
Frank Furlette
Butler Sees No Need for Relief Nationwide
Sen. Hugh Butler after a 35 000 mile around the world trip urged an end to large scale government relief shipments to foreign nations. He reported confusion and distrust and said abundant European harvests would reduce the need for further aid. He favored future direct aid only through private groups and missions.
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Washington
Hugh Butler
R-Neb
Nebraskan
Europe
Butler
Federal Suit Charges New York Rent Conspiracy
The federal government filed a civil antitrust suit alleging that 37 insurance companies, savings banks, and a firm owned by banks, plus the Mortgage Conference of New York and the Savings Banks Trust Company of New York, conspired to keep rents high and block certain construction in the New York City area. The suit seeks an injunction to stop the practices and dissolve the Mortgage Conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York City
Mortgage Conference of
Savings Banks Trust Company of
Designing Woman By Elizabeth Hillyer Shelves as decorative problem solvers
Flossy and frivolous as they look these shelves are problem solvers. They’re decoration that also serves practical room for storage while enhancing the decor. Any shelf will do in any width you need. S-irens can attach them to the wall with no visible hardware.
100 Year Pageant At Daniels Park Wednesday Night
A centennial pageant The Pioneers will be staged at Daniels Park Wednesday at 7 30 p m by the Cedar Rapids playground and recreation commission. The event features a city wide observance with twelve playgrounds participating and honors Iowa’s 100 year anniversary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniels Park
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Playground and Recreation Commission
Barbara Jo Victor
Pioneer Family
Vladislav Zumr
Pat Whitney
Jack Stone
Charlene Herman
Norman Moore
Naomi Herman
Kay Phillips
Prairie Fires
Butch Puckhaber
Lois Rutgers
Bessie Rutgers
Laurel Johnson
Therese Meis
Marcia McCabe
Ann Crocker
Janet Niebes
Patty Powers
Kay Lambert
Dixie Mason
Mary Belle Tateague
Phyllis Reese
Blizzard
Billie Ives
Pat Halloran
Anne Ironsides
Marjorie Merritt
Mary Beth Kurt
Susan Otteson
Susan Snyder
Leigh Tracy
Spirit of the Prairie
Vlasta Klima
Sun
Joyce Mulherin
Sunbeams
Rosemary Philfner
Ann Steele
Julien Johnson
Janice Haddy
Donna Lee Houlim
Carla Dravis
Audrey Nesset
Kathleen Nesset
Sandra Lewis
Prairie Grasses
Ellen Ware
Dorothy Meaney
Margaret Meany
Marlys Blom
Patty Janda
Marietta Woodward
Gail Gould
Gloria Gould
Carolyn Strait
Kathleen Strait
Yugoslavs Treat US Prisoners’ Family Kindly
Major George Wood said Yugoslav soldiers detained him his wife and 8 year old son and a driver for 24 hours then escorted them to a front line post. He praised their courtesy saying a soldier walked an hour for water and they shared fried eggs bread and wine with the family.
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Gorizia
Italy
George Wood
United States Army
Yugoslavia
Wood
Minot
S. D
Morgan Line
Pfc
Horace Wilson
Lake City
Tenn
Aidussina
Kell
$2.25 Shirts Seen By Retailer Head
A spokesman for retail clothiers remarked that higher textile prices may revive $2.25 shirts and 79 cent shorts on shelves. Louis Rothschild said the cotton price ceilings set by OPA should spur production, allowing these low priced items to return in about 30 days.
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Washington
Louis Rothschild
National Association of Retail Clothiers
OPA
Rothschild
Deaths Mrs Walter Reed Dies In Mt Vernon Crash
Services for Mrs Walter Reed of 322 Sixth Avenue SW will be held at Monahan funeral home at 1 30 p m Wednesday Reverend Rodney C Gould officiating Burial will follow at Cedar Memorial Park Friends may call at the funeral home
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Walter Reed
Sixth Avenue SW
Mt. Vernon Avenue
Monahan Funeral Home
Rodney C. Gould
Cedar Memorial Park
Obituary: Otto Hagelberg 68 Former Toddville Resident
Otto Hagelberg 68 former Toddville resident died at a Cedar Rapids nursing home on Monday. Survived by sister Mrs. Anna Thorpe Toddville and several other children. Services will be held in Beatty chapel at a time to be announced.
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Otto Hagelberg
Toddville
Cedar Rapids
Anna Thorpe
Beatty Chapel
Funeral services for Cedar Rapids resident Ella Cooley
Funeral services for Ella Cooley long time Cedar Rapids resident who died at home 1410 A venue NE will be held in Turner chapel at 3 30 p m Wednesday conducted by Rev D A Loferski Burial will be in Oak Hill cemetery Friends may call at the chapel
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Ella Cooley
Cedar Rapids
Avenue NE
Turner Chapel
D. A. Loferski
Oak Hill Cemetery
Services for Joseph Novak in Brush chapel at 3 p.m
Funeral services for Joseph Novak of 1522 J street SW will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday in the Brush chapel with Rev. Merton B. Green officiating. Hahn-Harwood American Legion Post 480 Mt. Vernon will conduct graveside rites at Bohemian National Cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel. A sister, Mrs. Joseph Rushek, of Solon, is noted among relatives.
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Joseph Novak
J Street
Brush Chapel
Merton B. Green
Hahn-Howard American Legion
Mt. Vernon
Bohemian National Cemetery
Joseph Rushek
Solon
Services for Mrs James Kas parek at Solon funeral home
Services for Mrs. James Kas parek, who died at her Solon home, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Thursday at Brosh Funeral Home in Solon conducted by T. Hlubucek. Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery, Solon. Friends may call at the Solon funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Kasparek
Solon
Brosh
T. 8. Hlubucek
Oak Hill Cemetery
Services for Mrs Harold T Ca hill
Funeral services for Mrs. Harold T. Cahill aged died Sunday at 1017 Mt Vernon Ave SE will be held at 3 30 p m Wednesday at Kuba funeral home conducted by T B Hlubucek Burial will follow at Bohemian National Cemetery Friends may call at the funeral home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold T. Cahill
Mt. Vernon Avenue
Kuba
T. B. Hlubucek
Bohemian National Cemetery
Lowden Farmer Files Bankruptcy Petition in Cedar Rapids
Herbert F. Kiel, a farmer near Lowden, filed a bankruptcy petition in federal district court in Cedar Rapids. The petition lists total debts of 2197.06 dollars and assets of 975 dollars, including exemptions.
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Federal District Clerk’s
Cedar Rapids
Herman C. Richman
Herbert F. Kiel
Lowden
Kiel
Oelwein Man Hurt as Truck Goes into Ditch
Dubuque police reported Leonard Poppenhagen 23 of Oelwein in critical condition Tuesday after a truck he drove went into a ditch near Epworth Monday night. The vehicle carried empty chicken coops and was not badly damaged according to Sheriff Leo J. Martin.
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Dubuque
Leonard Poppenhagen
Oelwein
Epworth
Leo J. Martin
Eighteen Airlines Claim Perfect Nonfatality Records
Eighteen domestic airlines reported perfect non fatality records for 1945 the National Safety Council announced United Air Lines won the group prize for lines flying more than 125 million miles annually Continental and Western Air Baniff Airways and Northwest Airlines also posted perfect records Delta Air Lines led smaller lines with 30 to 125 million miles United carried 1 655 872 324 passengers since the last fatal accident May 1 1942.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
United Air Lines
United
Inscontinental
Western Air
Baniff Airways
Northwest Airlines
Delta Air Lines
Oil Tanker Inferno After Lightning Strike
A lightning bolt ignited a 5 million gallon fuel cargo on the Standard Oil tanker Homestead in Jacksonville port. At least three crewmen remain missing while 30 crew members were treated for minor burns and one more seriously injured. Ship officers expect a 24 hour blaze with 36 hours to three days before search efforts resume. Lt Cmdr Stanley J Halka is credited with triggering the safety system to save aboard men.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Homestead
W. O. Williamson
Jack Bowman
Georgia
Duckworth
M. Tunstall
Williamson
Cmdr
Stanley J. Halka
Long Beach
Calif
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Daily Record
Mongaz
Denver
George Holub
Pioneer Avenue SE
St. Luke’s
Harold Folkmann
South Amana
Glenn Gladwin
Avenue NW
Mercy
Jay Finn
Second Avenue
Joseph Bokken
Bowling Street
F. C. Dunn
Knollwood Drive
Justice Court
David T. McGrath
Theodore C. Albertson
Margery Votroubek
Harry K. Burmeister
Alice M. Cejka
Harold L. Osborn
Center Point
Doris M. Bevins
Albert Lee Kula
Margaret Elizabeth Grant
Central City
Ivan M. Smith
Dorothy J. Smith
Marion
O. C. Freeman
Olin
Irene McIntosh
Floyd E. Ladman
Jefferson
Shirley Ross
Ain
Srd
Ird
11Th St
Marien
Jean Dunham
van Buren
Hazel Cook
Taylor
Maxine Cowles
Harrison
Isabelle Smith
Arthur
Lorena Samuelson
Franklin High School
Sara Ann Brown
State
Morgantown
W. Va
Frank Guyatt
Helen Gillham
Cleveland
Mildred Schultze
Wilson
Margaret Crowell
Margaret Knupp
Marion E. Warner
Franklin
McKinley High School
Christel Palmer
Lorna Schuppert
Ruth Webster
Roosevelt
Parker
Miss Webster
Third Avenue
Associated Press
Jessie D. Evanston
Sch
Byrnes
Soviet Union
Molotov
Hungary
Poland
Jony
Turner
N. Y
Designing Woman
Elizabeth Hillyer
Yank
Lapes
Florist
Third Ave
Otto Hagelburg
Novak
Kasparek
Cahill
Lowden Farmer
Crew Hero
Zenith
Medical
Aris
Surgical Supply Co
Paramount Building
DIAL
Ausonal Finance Company
Pomona
RAR
BEY VT
Rasonal Finance CO
Second Ave. SE
Second Ave
Cedar Rapids, IA
Monahan Mortuary
First Avenue NE
J. Monahan and
Wm. J. Stewart
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