La Follette Faces G.O.P Nomination Battle in Wisconsin
Milwaukee AP report outlines U S Senator Robert M La Follette Jr seeking the Republican nomination after guiding the Wisconsin Progressive party back to the GOP fold Last March Regular party backing goes to Circuit Judge Joseph R McCarthy Third candidate is Perry J Stearns Democratic former Rep Howard J Mc Murray runs unopposed for his party La Follette taps on his senate record amid charges of isolationist voting Other races include Governor Goodland seeking renomination and various GOP and Democratic primary battles in the state
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
U. S
Robert M. la Follette
Wisconsin
la Follette
Senate
Wisconsin Progressive Party
G.O.P
Joseph R. McCarthy
Perry J. Stearns
Howard J. McMurray
Republican
Delbert J. Kenny
West Bend
The
American Legion
Daniel W. Hoan
Ae Z. Fajkowski
Milwakke
House of Representatives
Thad F. Wasielewski
Milwaukee County
Cio-Pac
Edmund Bobrowicz
Wasielewski
Merlin Hall
Hugh M.jones
State
Lawrence H. Smith
Frank B. Keefe
John W. Byrnes
Alvin E. O’konski
Andrew Biemiller
Robert K. Henry
William H. Stevenson
Reid F. Murray
Husband Claims Self defense in Triangle Slaying
Donald R. Murray testified at his trial for murdering Canadian Army Major John Fletcher that Fletcher hinted at his wife's unfaithfulness before Murray found them together. Murray described driving to find Fletcher at hotels and confronting him in a bathrobe, then stating the woman present was not his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Donald R. Murray
John Fletcher
Fletcher
Murray
Wheaton
Canada
Joliet
Morrison Hotel
Maj. Fletcher
Jack
Doris
Army To Test Supersonic Rocket Plane
The Bell XS-1, built by Bell Aircraft, will undergo initial rocket powered tests next fall at Muroc Lake California. NACA plans to study performance up to 80 percent of the speed of sound and later in the transonic zone to 120 percent. The test may use a B 29 carrier to reach 35000 feet before launch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics
Bell Aircraft Corporation
Army Air ‘Forces
Muroc Lake
California
NACA
Ahd
War Department
Aberdeen Proving Ground
Dora Jane Hamblin to Report to Europe for Red Cross Duty
Dora Jane Hamblin of Bedford Iowa former Gazette reporter now with the American Red Cross arrived in Cedar Rapids for a three day visit with her aunts. She recently returned from China and the Pacific theater where she served two years and will report to headquarters September 16 then proceed to Europe for a year with the Red Cross public relations staff. Her Pacific tour included postings in Australia New Guinea the Philippines Okinawa Japan and China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dora Jane Hamblin
Bedford
Gazette
American Red Cross
Cedar Rapids
B. F. Wolverton
Blake Boulevard
L. A. Mansfield
Nineteenth Street
Hamblin
China
Pacific Theater
Snnee
Europe
Saas
Red
Sanaa Oy
Pacific
Australia
New Guinea
Philippines
Okinawa
Japan
Sister Mary Lawrence to Kalispell Mercy Hospital
Sister Mary Lawrence will become superintendent of Mercy hospital in Kalispell Montana. She has served six years as surgical supervisor and was director of nurses aide classes at Mercy during the war. She plans to leave around August 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Lawrence
Mercy Hospital
Kalispell
Mont
President Truman vetoes Theodore Roosevelt Park bill
In Washington, President Truman Saturday vetoed a bill to establish a Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota. He said the area lacks outstanding natural or scenic features and has no direct historical link to Theodore Roosevelt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Theodore Roose
Daota
Theodore Roosevelt
Drowning Fatality in Maquoketa Identified
A nine year old boy drowned while wading in Maquoketa. The deceased was identified as Jackie Campbell. Authorities described the incident at Carl John site and are investigating circumstances surrounding the drowning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy
Maquoketa
Jackie — Campbell
Carl John
la Campbell
Surplus Radio Sale Division Shaken Up
Washington AP report details a major restructuring of the War Assets Administration electronics division handling surplus radio and radar gear. Director Robert Littlejohn ousted director Robert S. McCurdy. 52 consultants dismissed. contracts reformed to end storage-for-profit. Moriarty named new division head to accelerate sale of 75,000 unsold items and assist 10,000 veterans awaiting purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington (Ap
War Assets Administration
WAA
Robert M. Littlejohn
Robert S. McCurdy
Washington
Field Office
Sen. Wiley
R-Wis
Sen. Wherry
Rr-Neb
Littlejohn
James A. Mollison
George H. Moriarty
Army
Navy
Steel Head Ordered To Repay $51,000 Award
In Cleveland, Republic Steel chairman Tom M. Girdher was ordered by Common Pleas Judge Stanley L. Orr to repay $51,000 of a 1940 award, in addition to his $175,000 salary, after a shareholder suit found the steel directors exceeded authority in granting the extra pay. The ruling centers on improper authorization of the extra compensation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Tom M. Girdher
Republic Steel Corporation
Common Pleas
Stanley L. Orr
Republic
Orr
Girdler
Test Pilot Killed In Hel icopter Crash
In Tonawanda New York a test pilot from Lakewood died when a helicopter crashed. Authorities investigated the crash as details remained limited and unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tonawanda, N. Y
INS
Lakewood
Social Security Aids Increased and Tax Remains Set
President Truman signs broad Social Security revisions freezing old age and survivors tax at 1 percent for another year. The plan adds about 150 million dollars annually in federal aid, extends survivor benefits, raises aid for aged and blind, and covers 200,000 maritime workers under unemployment provisions effective Oct. 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Novelty Contests at Ellis Park Pool This Afternoon
A series of novelty contests and races will be held at the Ellis Park municipal pool this afternoon at 3 30 as part of the Allied Industrial league picnic. Boys and girls from the summer free swimming classes will compete with 395 students having received instruction this season. Red Cross certificates will be awarded to all who complete a course. Entry forms are available at the pool today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellis Park
Allied Industrial League
Red Cross
Mayor Recommends Suspension of Four Officers
DES MOINES AP Mayor John MacVicar urged Public Safety Commissioner Walter Massey to suspend four officers during an investigation into Municipal Judge Harry Boem. The officers named were Police Capt. Arthur Detective Joe and Patrolmen Paul Nessen and Russell Lewis. Massey gave no immediate response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
John MacVicar
Public Safety
Walter Massey
Harry Boem
Arthur
Joe
Paul Nessen
Russell Lewis
Massey
Four ships bring home over nine thousand U S troops
Four ships are due to arrive Sunday carrying more than 9,000 service personnel back to the United States. George Washington sails to New York with 228 troops from the USSRS Bremerhaven lists 1,311. The Sea Barb heads to San Francisco from Manila with 2,620. The Baranof sails to Seattle from Alaska with two army personnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
United States
New York
George Washington
Us.s.r
Bremerhaven
San Francisco
Manila
Seattle
S.S. Baranof
Alaska
Service Club to Hear Hickenlooper on Crossroads
United States Senator B. B. Hickenlooper will speak to the Montrose Kiwanis club at the Montrose hotel about his observations from Bikini Atoll tests Operation Crossroads. He is expected to share highlights from the atomic bomb test program as witnessed in official capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
B. B. Hickenlooper
Bikini
Kiwanis Club
Hickenlooper
Proxy Marriage Valid in Iowa Supreme Court Ruling
Judge G. K. Thompson rules a proxy marriage is valid in Iowa under civil contract doctrine in a divorce case involving Virginia Elaine Nemecek and Edward Nemecek. The Aug 1 1944 Cedar Rapids ceremony by Rev. Robert Little made them legally married though the groom was in England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
G. K. Thompson
Virginia
Elaine ‘Nemecek
Tenth Street
Edward Albert Nemecek
England
Cedar Rapids
Nemecek
Thompson
Robert Little
First Presbyterian Church
Harold Frontress
Welfare Agency Budgets for 1947 To Be Reviewed
Welfare agency budgets for 1947 will be reviewed this week by sub committees of the public welfare bureau. Budgets go to the bureau for approval on Aug. 20. Hearings occur on the Chamber of Commerce building floors except the bureau review on the first floor. Reading list includes Camp Fire Girls, Sunshine Mission, Boy Scouts, U.M.C.A., Jane Boyd See, Public Health Nursing, Community Nutrition, Home for Aged Women, Salvation Army, Society of Hard of Hearing, W.C.A., and Public Welfare Bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welfare Agency
Public Welfare Bureau
William J. Barron
Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
Bureau Review
Camp Fire
John Miller
Henry Kling
Sunshine Mission
Robert Armstrong
Boy Scouts
Robert Bickel
Lester Chadima
U.M.C.A
Harry Boyd
Jane Boyd
J. C. Blodgett
Edwin Evans
John Berger
William J. Barren
E. E. Fisher
Richard Carne
Home For
L. P. Boudreaux
Salvation Army
Charles Hobbie
Henry Eling
Society of Hard of Hearing
William Whipple
W.C.A
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hoan
Montana
Teddy Roosevelt Park
Surplus Radio Sale Division
Storage For Profit
Steel Head
Ellis Park Pool
Service Club
Hickeenlooper
Craemer
Craemer's
Junior Bazcar
Sil Moordale
Myone
Craemer's Booth
Botam
Kate Greenaway
Dan River
Young Cedar Rapids’ Shop
Aki
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!