Weather and police court notes from August 13 1948 Daily Record
The August 13 1948 Daily Record lists statewide highs and lows with precipitation for cities including Bismarck Miami Chicago Minneapolis and more. It covers Iowa forecasts partly cloudy with scattered thundershowers, temperature ranges for Saturday and Sunday, and winds. Police court items report disturbances speeding muffler violations and divorce petitions. Also births deaths and obituaries noted for several towns including Tama Waukon and Mt. Vernon.
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Bismarck
Miami
Chicago
Minneapolis
Denver
New York
S.ste.marie
Phoenix
Los Angeles
Sioux City
Iowa
West Portion
French Promise Whiter Bread With Ration Increase
Paris announced on Friday that bread rations will rise by 20 percent starting September 1. The daily allowance will reach the equivalent of 300 grams about 10.4 ounces, promising more plentiful and lighter bread for French households.
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Paris
France
Truce Order Rejected as Bernadotte Seeks Jerusalem Peace
Rome AP Count Folke Bernadotte said Friday Jews rejected his latest bid to ease fire in Jerusalem while Arabs accepted a truce request. He planned more observers at Jerusalem as sniping continued and Latrun water works blast prompted UN alarm and Israeli condemnation. The Latrun incident disrupted Jerusalem water delivery plans and undermined Bernadotte's demilitarization effort.
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Rome
Folke Bernadotte
Jerusalem
United Nations Palestine
Red Cross
Geneva
Stockholm
Bernadotte
Rhodes
Latrun
Holy Land
United Nations
Tel Aviv
U. N
Holy City
Cedar Rapids Man Receives British Empire Honor in Chicago
Peter L. Topic, wartime lieutenant colonel with the 88th Blue Devil division, was awarded the Order of the British Empire as an honorary officer for liaison work in Italy. The presentation at the Chicago consulate followed after war-aligned service across the Italian campaign and cooperation between U S and British units. Topic also holds the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star with Oak Leaf, pre Pearl Harbor ribbon, four European theater stars, and an Italian decoration.
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Chicago
Cedar Rapids
88Th
Blue Devil
Italy
Topic
U. S
Twentysixth Street
Republicans plot Labor day speech and Albany conference
Republicans plan a Detroit Labor day speech and set a conference in Albany next week with Dewey Governor Warren and Brownell to map party strategy. States' Rights Democrats leader Seay says the movement opposes centralized federal power and civil rights programs, framing it as a defense of local self government against totalitarian trends.
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Detroit
Albany
Dewey
Earl Warren
California
Brownell
Henry Wallace
Progressive Party
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
Seay
Communist Party
United States
Two Deaths in Cedar Rapids Traffic Toll Rise
Traffic bureau figures show 440 injuries and 116 deaths in eight months ending with a March 15 update. The toll is linked to a city safety contest sponsored by the Young Men's bureau.
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Cedar Rapids
Traffic Bureau
Police Department
Young Men’s Bureau
Teacher in custody case eludes Soviet custody bid
Mrs. Kosenkina, a teacher, leaped from a New York consulate window amid a dispute over her return to Russia. Police guarded her hospital bedside as anti Communist White Russians and supporters described threats and attempts to rescue her. Zenzinov, a journalist, said she feared execution if sent home and claimed her husband vanished after Soviet police seized him in 1937.
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Russia
Yakov Lomakin
Linwood Buses Rerouted For Week As Oil Work Rolls In
Linwood bus service will be rerouted for at least a week after city crews began oiling roads. The temporary route runs Sixth Street SW to Eighteenth Avenue, then west to Ninth Street, ending the line. A 36 passenger bus debuted on the Grande Avenue run with more buses slated for service next week and in Cedar Rapids soon.
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Linwood
City Lines
E. A. Prochaska
Prochaska
Sixth Street
Eighteenth Avenue
Eighteenth
Ninth Street
Grande Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Mother’s quick fix ends false alarm by two boys
Two four year old boys triggered a false fire alarm at Tenth avenue and Seventh street SE Thursday. Patrolman Harold Barger reported that mother handled the situation and the boys probably won’t try an alarm again.
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Tenth Avenue
Seventh Street
Harold Barger
City Briefs and Community Notices
Townsend Victory club No 8 meets Sunday in K of P hall for 6 p m supper. Cedar Rapids stores close at 1 p m Tuesday to attend All Iowa fair. Amvets auxiliary Post No 30 sells white clovers Saturday for Knoxville hospital veterans care. Shueyville Evangelical United Brethren church welcomes Miss Bernice Dvorak at 9 30 a m with church school at 10 30.
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Cedar Rapids
Amvet
Amvets
Knoxville Hospital
Shueyville
Bernice Dvorak
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Racer Alan Snodgrass Aims for All American Soap Box Derby Victory
Akron story notes Alan Snodgrass nervously focused on Derbytown Derby as he competes Sunday for the All-American Soap Box Derby. He plans to inspect his car, wheels, and race strategy while amid 147 entrants and an archery show. The event at Derby Downs near Akron airport draws 100000 spectators with prizes including a four year university scholarship.
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the Gazette
Akron
Alan Snodgrass
Cedar Rapids
Derbytown
America
Derby Downs
Services for Cedar Rapids Gazette employee Charles C. Roy
Charles C. Roy longtime Cedar Rapids Gazette employee died Wednesday at age 43 years. Services will be held Saturday at 1 30 p m in Turner chapel with Rev. G S Hartong and Mt Hermon lodge A F and A M officiating. Burial in Cedar Memorial cemetery. Master Masons meet at the Masonic hall at 1 p m Saturday to attend.
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Charles C. Roy
First Avenue NW
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Turner Chapel
G. S. Hartong
Trinity Methodist Church
Mt. Hermon Lodge
A. F
A. M
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Masonic Hall
United States Stands Firm Over Berlin Standoff
In Berlin talks the United States urged firmness toward the Soviet Union and warned retreat is unacceptable. Moscow discussions among U S British and French delegates ended with no clear end in sight. Ambassador Walter Bedell Smith signaled further talks may occur. Across divided Germany, mass demonstrations over high food prices haunt the U S occupation zone while the Russian zone reports shortages and punitive measures.
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United States
Berlin
Soviet Union
Moscow
U. S
V. M. Molotov
Walter Bedell Smith
Norman J Thompson dies after brief illness in Cedar Rapids
Norman J Thompson 91315 E avenue NE Cedar Rapids former Crandie railroad conductor died in a Cedar Rapids hospital at 7 p m Thursday after a brief illness Born February 20 1882 in Plankinton SD he moved to Cedar Rapids in 1920 from Mitchell SD Survived by wife Cora two daughters Betty Vesely of San Antonio TX Shirley Koch of Los Alamos NM three sons Merritt J Thompson Sierra Madre CA Neil A Thompson Webster City IA Allan W Thompson Cedar Rapids one sister and nine grandchildren He was a member of St Johns Episcopal church and past vice president of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen Services will be held at Turner chapel 11 a m Monday by Rev D A Loferski chapel.
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Norman J. Thompson
E Avenue NE
Crandie Railroad
Cedar Rapids
Plankinton
S. D
Mitchell
Cora
Betty Vesely
San Antonio
Texas
Shirley Koch
Services for Mrs Cassie Upmier set for Saturday
Services for Mrs Cassie Upmier aged will be conducted in the Barta-Hesser chapel at 1 30 p m Saturday by the Rev H G Schwegler pastor of the First Lutheran church Burial will be in Oak Hill cemetery Friends may call at the chapel
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Cassie Upmier
Fourth Avenue SE
Barta-Hesser
H. G. Schwegler
First Lutheran Church
Oak Hill Cemetery
Services for Sgt Richard H Donegan Saturday
Services for Sgt Richard H Donegan son of Mr and Mrs Francis J McHugh 1107 Eighth Street NW will be held in the Beatty chapel at 3 30 p m Saturday Graveside services in Cedar Memorial cemetery will be conducted by Veterans of Foreign Wars.
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Richard H. Donegan
Francis J. McHugh
Eighth Street NW
Beatty Chapel
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Services for John G. Peil at Barta-Hesser chapel
John George Peil of 624 G avenue NW dies Thursday. Services set for 3 30 p m Saturday in the Barta Hesser chapel with Rev H G Schwegler of First Lutheran Church officiating. Burial in Bohemian National cemetery. Friends
Della Johnson Rites Set After Newark Hospital Death
Della Johnson 74 widow of Frank Johnson died at 10 30 p m Wednesday in a Newark New Jersey hospital after a lingering illness. Born February 6 1874 on a farm near Marion she leaves two daughters Mrs John Lewis of Newark and Mrs David Kubitschke of Des Moines a sister Mrs Alice Sargeant of Cedar Rapids and her body will be brought to Rohn chapel in Cedar Rapids with funeral arrangements to be announced.
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Della Johnson
Frank Johnson
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Newark
N. J
John Lewis
David Kubitschke
Des Moines
Alice Sargeant
Rohn
William M. Gurnett 83 Fairfax Farmer Dies
William M. Gurnett of near Fairfax dies at 4 p.m. after a long illness. He farmed near Fairfax. Survived by son Alfred, brother John of Barnum, and a grandson. Funeral 9 a.m. Saturday at St. Patrick's Church Fairfax. Rosary 8 p.m. Friday at Teahen chapel. Burial in St Patrick's Cemetery.
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William M. Gurnett
Fairfax
Alfred Gurnett
Alfred
John
Barnum
St. Patrick’s Church
Bernard White
Father White
Teahen Chapel
St. Patiick’s
Currie and White Deny Ties to Spy Ring in Hearings
Currie denied charges claiming he knew Silverman and Silvermaster but did not inform them or anyone else that the United States planned to break the Russian code. Larry White, formerly a Haz ard professor and former assistant secretary of the treasury, also repudiated disloyalty accusations. Their testimonies before the House Committee on American Activities drew a large crowd, as Currie and White were among the notable names linked to Elizabeth Bentley and Whittaker Chambers' spy ring allegations.
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China
Bentley
Currie
Silverman
Silvermaster
U. S
Larry White
Hazard
White
Treasury
New York
Currie and
House
American Activities Committee
Elizabeth T. Bentley
U¢ Whittaker Chambers
U S Navy Plane Found Crashed on Rota Island
The burned wreckage of a four engine U S Navy reconnaissance plane, missing from a weather mission, was found on a 1500 foot cliff on Rota Island GUAM AP. Twelve men aboard were unconfirmed and rescue teams including doctors and corpsmen were dispatched to the site landing at an abandoned Japanese airstrip.
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Guam
Rota Island
Here
Rota
Little Island
Waterloo Woman Fined and Given Suspended Sentence
Mrs Dorothy Pulley Thomas, 28, was fined 1000 dollars and given an eight year suspended sentence in the fatal shooting of her common law husband Roosevelt Thomas, 32. She was returned to county jail after unable to pay the fine, facing 300 days if compelled to serve.
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Waterloo
Dorothy Pulley Thomas
Roosevelt Thomas
Thomas
Courthouse Receives First 1949 Iowa License Plates
The first shipment of 1949 Iowa automobile and truck license plates arrived at Linn county from the Anamosa reformatory. It includes 13,300 car plates and 5,300 commercial plates, with 13,300 more car plates to come. Plates are aluminum with white numerals on black, lighter but less sturdy than steel. a carton weighs 20 pounds. Sale starts December 1.
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Iowa
Anamosa Reformatory
Linn County
Frank Bates
Prisoners Plead Innocent in Old Break Charge
Wilford H. Murphy and Gean von Voltenberg pled innocent to a three year old breaking and entering charge in Judge Floyd Philbrick court. They are serving 10 year terms in Anamosa reformatory for the Webster City offense. They faced the Belden Hill warehouse theft of merchandise valued at 775 dollars. Lynn Philip Geer, 24, of Grand Rapids Mich pled innocent to uttering a forged 50 dollar check from August 5 at Yager's and is held in county jail on 1000 dollar bond.
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Wilford H. Murphy
Gean von Voltenberg
Floyd Philbrick
Anamosa _ reformatory
Webster City
Reformatory
Belden Hill
Lynn Philip Geer
Grand Rapids
Mich
Yager’s
Separate Ballot On Soldier Bonus In Full Election
Linn county prepares to vote on a separate paper ballot for the soldiers bonus act, not on the machines. Auditor Otto Hanzlik estimates about 45 006 ballots required and warns that reading time could cause long lines at the November 2 general election.
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Linn County
Iowa
Linn County Attorney's
Otto Hanzlik
52Nd General Assembly
Hanzlik
Manzlik
Voters urged to read proposition before election day
The act received one official Gazette publication on August 2 and will be reprinted regularly until November 2 to give voters a chance to read the measure before casting ballots.
C R Man Fined For Drunk Driving
Arthur Weaver, 58, of 420 Sixth Street SE, pled guilty to a drunk driving charge in Cedar Rapids. He was fined $300 plus costs by Judge Floyd Philbrick after an arrest Thursday near Fourth Avenue and Sixth Street SE. He may pay the fine in installments starting with $100 down and $25 monthly.
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Arthur Weaver
Sixth Street SE
Floyd Philbrick
Weaver
Cedar Rapids
Fourth Avenue
Sixth Street
Philbrick
Linn Receives $4 609 74 in School Aid Funds
Linn county officials announced six month state funds totaling 4609 74 for standard schools. The $90 000 annual appropriation will be distributed to districts via the county or school superintendents for items such as library books and reference materials.
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Linn
Ofice
Shimek Will Leaves Remainder to Wife After Bequests
The will of Frank Shimek allocates specific gifts to his children and then leaves the remaining estate to his wife. The Tuesday Gazette notes the distribution follows the explicit bequests to the children with the widow named as residuary beneficiary.
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Frank Shimek
Bear Stewart Company Sues Over 113 Dollar Account
Bear-Stewart Company of Chicago sues Ernest G. Paul and Robert W. Richter for a 113.12 account. Plaintiff says Paul incurred the bill while operating Miller's Bakery on January 24, 1947, and Richter assumed it when he succeeded Paul on April 1. The will of Charles W. Ziegas, who died June 29, was admitted to probate Thursday. his wife is named executrix without bond and sole heir.
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Bear-Stewart Company
Chicago
Ernest G. Paul
Robert W. Richter
Paul
Miller’s Bakery
Richter
Charles W. Ziegas
Judge awards Rice funeral home default judgment
Judge Floyd Philbrick on Thursday awarded George E. Rice doing business as Rice Funeral Home a default judgment of 253.96 against Earl Berry on a promissory note. A separate default judgment of 311.15 was awarded Dun and Bradstreet against Lifetime Steel Company.
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Floyd Philbrick
George E. Rice
Rice Funeral Home
Earl Berry
Dun and Bradstreet
Lifetime Steel Company
Suit Over Airplane Incident Storage Charge Filed
Peter J. Toton and J. H. Hollen Beck on an account sued Carver Pump Company Hunter Flying Service and Harold and Mabel Gorman for 2212.41 for services and storage on a Cessna airplane forced down in a Hibbing Minnesota swamp on June 9 1946.
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L. Millar Wittig
Arrowhead Airways
Hibbing
Minn
Carver Pump Company
Hunter Flying Service
Harold and Mabel Gorman
Lawsuit Filed Against Darrow Family and Firm Over $818 Debt
Another account suit was filed against Cleo and Glenn Darrow and the Darrow Sales Company Friday. Betts and Boddeus Manufacturing Company seeks collection of an alleged $818.84 account.
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Cleo
Glenn Darrow
Darrow
Betts and Boddeus Manufacturing Company
Grand Champ Market Pig Sells For 40 Per Cwt At Polk Fair
The grand champion market pig, a crossbred sired by a Duroc boar and owned by 14 year old Eddie Sweeney of Granger, sold for 40 dollars per hundredweight at the Polk county fair 4-H sale. Merle West kept his Angus calf as grand champion baby beef for the International Livestock Show. George Heckman refused a top bid of 40 per cwt for his reserve grand champion Hereford and led it from the ring.
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Des Moines
Polk County Fair
Eddie Sweeney
Granger
Merle West
Altcona
George Heckman
Grimes
Steinhardt Named U S Ambassador to Canada
President Truman appointed Laurence A. Steinhardt as the new U S ambassador to Canada in a recess appointment. He previously served as ambassador to Russia and Czechoslovakia and succeeds Ray Atherton. The nomination awaits Senate confirmation when Congress reconvenes.
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Washington
Truman
Laurence A. Steinhardt
U. S
Canada
Ray Atherton
United Nations General Assembly
Paris
Steinhardt
Russia
Czechoslovakia
Senate
Woman Fined for Petty Larceny at Me Too Store
Mrs. Elmer Wiley, 54, of 1437 Mt. Vernon road SE, was fined $100 and costs in a justice court after pleading guilty to petty larceny. She was arrested Friday afternoon after leaving the downtown Me Too store with chicken in her purse that had not been paid for, a sighted by butcher Jack Phillips who chased and asked her to return.
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Elmer Wiley
Mt. Vernon Road
Justice Court
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Daily Record
C. R
Linn County Medical Society
Weaay
Capone
William Sipe
Third Avenue SE
Lyle Creger
Ruth Coats
Jim Biedermann
Joan Krumm
William Cox
Betty Herring
James Bonham
Erma Young
Francis E. Robbins
Alice J. Robbins
John C. Stoddard
Ferol
Julius Krumm
Center Point
John Naatgeboren
Sixteenth Avenue SW
L. J. McCarthy
A Avenue NW
John Pisha
Ely Avenue
At Mercy
Walter Lovette
Twenty-first Avenue
Robert Litsey
Dean Raifenstahl
D Avenue NW
Robert Harris
Fifth Avenue
St. Luke’s
Charles Johnson, Jr
Keystone
Chester Roloff
McKinley Street
Raymond Bender
First Avenue E
Walter Detlefsen
Adalbert Bender
Sixtenth Street
Perry
Frank Connors
King’s Daughters Hospital
Connors
Joe Quaid
Eighteenth Street
Mr. Connors
Frankie Connors
Wilson Avenue
Tama
Lydia H. Noble
Harrison
Chicago Heights
Ill
Waukon
Robert P. Teff
Cassino
St. Mary's Church
Lycurgus
George Johnson
Martin’s Funeral
Traey
Ed Hayes
Mt. Vernon
James Lester
Neff
Krebs
Third Avenue
Peter L. Topic
British Empire
Jon B
Turmer
Som
Dial
City Cab
William Schamberger
Gwendolyn Drive
Schamberger Motor Company
Montrose Hotel
Apollo Commandery
Masonic Temple
Gazette
The
Alan
Lynch Transfer Company
Jack Snodgrass
Mayflower Hotel
Snodgrass
Derby
Mayflower
Y.M.C
Canad Alaska
Panama
Chevrolet Motor Division
Upmier Services
Donegan Services
Peil Services
John George Peil
Avenne
Bohemian National Cemetery
Mrs
Fairfax Farmer
U.S. Navy
Emerson
Clarence Beatty
Philodendrum
Pothos
Lapes
Florist
C.R. Man
Shimek
Will
Peter J. Toton
J. H. Hollenbeck
Grand Champ
Newport
Slapeages
Harmony
Bor
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