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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1949
Page
1
Weather Brief and Local Notices Across Cities
Mixed forecast notes show warm, mostly fair conditions across major cities with highs near 90 and lows around 65. The report includes wind details, precipitation totals, and a string of local notices: traffic fines, divorce petitions and decrees, and obituaries across multiple towns.
Bible Note Counts Girl Mentions in King James Version
A textual observation notes the word girl appears twice in the King James Bible. The phrasing and context of those occurrences are discussed without editorial addition, highlighting the lexical usage in historic scripture.
Cow Snoopy Trapped 12 Feet Underground in Wisconsin Silo
Snoopy the Holstein cow fell through a 21 by 26 inch silo door and ended up in a concrete pit 12 feet below ground on a 340 acre dairy farm in Osceola. The Lampman family planned to cover the pit with silage to lift her out as reporters watched.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola
Wis
Snoopy
Everette Lampman
Holstein
Lampman
Leota
Duane
Deaths Dr Frank P Riggle 75 longtime Cedar Rapids physician
Dr Frank P Riggle aged about 75 longtime Granby building physician in Cedar Rapids died Wednesday after a weeklong illness in a local hospital. He served as a major in World War I and was a member of the Linn County Medical Association American Medical Association and Veterans of Foreign Wars. Survived by a brother Fred of Truro a sister in Des Moines and several nieces and nephews. Services will be held in Truro Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank P. Riggle
Granby
Cedar Rapids
Linn County Medical Association
American Medical Association
Riggle
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Fred
Truro
Des Moines
Services for Technician Leonard L. Kelly
Services for Technician Fifth Grade Leonard L. Kelly of 1308 D Avenue NE will be held at 10 a.m. Friday in the Rohn chapel with Rev. Frank Ward officiating. Burial with VFW Post 788 services will follow at Cedar Memorial Cemetery. friends may call at the chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard L. Kelly
D Avenue NE
Normandy
D- Day
Rohn Chapel
Frank Ward
V. F. W. Post
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Services for Christian Rabus at Brush chapel Friday
Christian Rabus of 726 Eighth Avenue SE will have funeral services in the Brush chapel at 2 p.m. Friday conducted by Rev. Lyle K. Anderson. Burial will follow at Bohemian National cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Rabus
Eighth Avenue SE
Brush Chapel
Lyle K. Anderson
Bohemian National Cemetery
Peterson Rites Held For Cedar Rapids Native In Chicago
Charles H. Peterson 59 of Cedar Rapids later Chicago died Wednesday in Chicago. Born May 13 1890 in Cedar Rapids he leaves wife Grace two Cedar Rapids sisters Mrs George H Harmer and Mrs L D Sherman and brother Ross D Peterson of Chicago. A Christian Science church member graveside services in Linwood cemetery at 11 a m Saturday conducted by a First Church reader. Friends may call Turner chapel after 7 p m Friday until 10 a m Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Peterson
Cedar Rapids
Chicago
Grace
George H. Harmer
L. D. Sherman
Ross D. Peterson
Christian Science Church
Linwood Cemetery
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Turner Chapel
Mrs Farnum Former Cedar Rapids Resident Dies in Marshalltown
Mrs. Fred A. Farnum aged 87 died at her Marshalltown home at 4:30 am Wednesday after a long illness. Born in Black Hawk county she married in 1885 and was a member of the Presbyterian church at Conrad. The Farnums moved to Marshalltown fifteen years ago. Surviving besides her husband
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred A. Farnum
Cedar Rapids
Marshalltown
Black Hawk County
Sister Estelle Pate remembered in local services
Estelle Pate of Marshalltown is honored in funeral services set for Friday at the Beatty chapel at 2 p.m. Burial will follow in Shiloh cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel prior to the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estelle Pate
Marshalltown
Beatty Chapel
Shiloh
Obituary: Mack Newman 71 Of Cedar Rapids
Mack Newman 71 of 1035 H Avenue NW Cedar Rapids died in a Cedar Rapids hospital at 8 15 a m Thursday after a brief illness He was born July 21 1878 at Center Point He farmed near Palo and belonged to Green Grove Baptist church Survived by his wife Arvilla three daughters two sons three brothers and three sisters ten grandchildren and three great grandchildren Service 2 30 p m Sunday at Beatty chapel led by Revs Nay and Olson Burial Dunkard cemetery Friends may call at the chapel
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mack Newman
H Avenue NW
Cedar Rapids
Center Point
Palo
Green Grove
Tax receipts fall in 1949 after tax structure changes
Federal tax collections for the year ending June 30 1949 were 1.401 billion dollars below the prior year total of 41.865 billion. Income taxes led the decline, while alcohol and textile taxes varied, and New York skewed tax shares with 18.36 percent of all federal taxes for 9.74 percent of the population.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
80Th Congress
Bureau of Internal Revenue
New York State
Iowa
U. S
Glassmakers Use Hot Potato to Remove Bubbles
Early American glass makers dropped a hot potato into molten glass to pop bubbles. The potato caused large bubbles to form and rise, escaping into the air and taking smaller bubbles with them.
Eagle Scout Award For Jack Bolgren At Waubeek Court
Jack Bolgren of 1101 Tenth Street SE will receive the Eagle Scout award Friday at the Waubeek area Boy Scouts summer Court of Honor in Bever Park. Explorer post 26 presents the badge to Bolgren, with Explorer post 160 officials handling the program and taps by Eagle Scout Don Elliott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Bolgren
Tenth Street SE
Waubeek
Boy Scouts of America
Bever Park
Bolgren
John Brague
First Christian Church
Keebau Indian Dance Club
Waubeek Council
Joe Markey
B. C. Swanson
Explorer Post 160
John K. Moore
Keith Benner
Scout
Post 160
Don Elliott
Belgren
Edward Triem
Ronald Popelka
Darrell Ulch
Neal McGuffin
Douglas Woodson
Grant Woodson
Ronnie Landergott
Lee Pancratz
Ronald Moore
DuWayne Wilson
Darwin van- Sike
Pete Sergeant
Norman Moore
Leroy Lubbers
Lester Kinko
Jim Meyers
William Kanellis
Bob Modracek
Dick Peyton
Terry Cepouski
Nikki Slocum
Kent Aldershot
Don Rockwell
Tom Davis
Richard Holsher
Bernie Wright
David Hodge
Dean Driscoll
Estey Dies At West Union Local Attorney Passes Following Illness
Robert F. Estey 42 a prominent West Union attorney died suddenly Thursday from a virus pneumonia infection. He practiced with his father E H Estey and brother E S Estey in the Estey law firm. E S Estey resigned Fayette county attorney this week to focus on the firm. Survived by wife and daughter. Funeral arrangements not completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Union
Robert F. Estey
Estey
E. H. Estey
E. S. Estey
Fayette County
Robert Estey
Maragon Smuggling Case Probe Details Raised in Hearing
Senator McCarthy and Chairman Hoey discussed the 1945 Maragon case in which perfume oils disguised as champagne were seized at the White House. Hoey said Maragon paid 1500 dollars as settlement after customs and the district attorney agreed, a point McCarthy criticized as lenient handling of smuggling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maragon
Clyde L. Husson
Europe
Paris
Hoey
D-N.c
White House
McCarthy
R-Wis
Justice Department
Customs Service
Customs
District Attorney’s
New York
Clark and McGrath Take New Posts
Washington AP report notes Tom C. Clark sworn in as a Supreme Court justice in the Rose Garden, completing 12 years in government legal service. An hour later J Howard McGrath takes the post of Attorney General in a ceremony at the Department of Justice after serving as Rhode Island governor and U S senator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Tom C. Clark
Supreme Court
J. Howard McGrath
Clark
Truman
White House
Frank Murphy
McGrath
Rhode Island
U. S
Democratic National Committee
Department of Justice
Prominent Cedar Falls Attorney Reno R. Reeves Dies at 59
Reno R. Reeves, 59, a leading Cedar Falls attorney and active in the Wapsipini con area Boy Scout council, died suddenly Tuesday night at his home of a heart attack. He was a Presbyterian Church member and active in the Chamber of Commerce and county and state bar associations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Falls
Reno R. Reeves
Wapsipinicon
The
Boy Scouts
Presbyterian Church
Chamber of Commerce
Court Fines Driver After Guilty Plea
Roland E. Pierson aged 44 of 1800 Ellis boulevard NW pleaded guilty to drunk driving and was fined 300 dollars plus costs by Judge G K Thompson. He was arrested by Patrolman George Davis near Third street and I avenue NW around 7 p.m. Wednesday after driving a floral truck erratically.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roland E. Pierson
Ellis Boulevard
G. K. Thompson
Pierson
George Davis
Third Street
I Avenue NW
Davis
Assessment Review for Grant Township Friday
Linn county's board of tax assessment review Friday will review real estate assessments for Grant township. The hearing is at Walker town hall from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The board plans to review Monroe township Monday at the court. The Iowa Tax Commission has been asked for an extension to Oct 1 to complete work. no reply yet. The commission had granted one extension Aug 1 to Aug 27. With 10 townships and 15 cities and towns outside Cedar Rapids, County Assessor M. G. Linkletter says completion by Saturday is impossible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
Board of Tax Assessment
Grant Township
Walker Town Hall
Monroe Township
Iowa Tax Commission
Cedar Rapids
M. G. Linkletter
Dependent Children Checks Rise 10 Percent in September
Linn county social welfare director Ena Ford announced ADC payments will increase by 10 percent starting September, boosting aid to 85 percent of recipients' needs. In August Linn county had 153 ADC cases covering 369 children with average payments of 61.95 per case and 25.65 per child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ena Ford
Linn County
Two men plead innocent in jail escape case
Orville Joyce age 44 of 1422 Bowling street SW and Otis McCalley age 53 of 514 J avenue NW pled innocent in district court on Thursday to aiding Clare Oliphant's escape from Walker jail last Saturday. McCalley posted 500 bond and Joyce remains in Linn county jail in lieu of bail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orville Joyce
Bowling Street
Otis McCalley
J Avenue NW
Clare Oliphant
Walker
McCalley
Joyce
Linn County
Leonard Wins Judgment for Accident Damages
Judge Floyd Philbrick awarded Marvin M. Leonard a judgment of 130 dollars against Joe McNabb for damages from an accident January 25 on First Avenue East near Eighth Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Philbrick
Marvin M. Leonard
Joe McNabb
First Avenue E
Eighth Street
Indianola Man Sues For 88 74 In Account Debt
L H Launspach of Indianola filed suit on Thursday against Mrs James Fox of Central City seeking 88 dollars and 74 cents on an account claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. H. Launspach
Indianola
James Fox
Central City
Judge Dismisses False Pretense Charge Against Wallace
The case against James N. Wallace was dismissed for want of evidence due to unavailable witnesses. A separate divorce petition by William L. Goodman against Mary M. Goodman was dismissed Thursday on motion of the plaintiff. Lasko Metal Products was awarded $396.72 against Benjamin L. Schreck doing business as Commodity Distributors on an affidavit verified account.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William L. Goodman
Mary M. Goodman
G. K. Thompson
Lasko Metal Products
Benjamin L. Schreck
Identity of Bus Victim in Doubt As Burial Is Held
In Bedford Indiana two families mourned at the same grave claiming the body is their relative from a Greyhound bus wreck that killed 1. Coroner Lyons says dental charts and fingerprints prove the buried man is Maurice Adamson. Vernon Trisler’s relatives insist it is him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford
Ind
Vernon R.trisler
Robert E. Lyons
Bloomington
Army
Trisler
Maurice Adamson
Adamson
Lyons
Transit crash injures seventeen near Milwaukee Veterans Hospital
A rapid transit car rear ended another stopped on the track in a Milwaukee suburb killing reports earlier but later clarified as no fatalities. At least 17 were hospitalized with three in critical condition after the collision in a ravine on the Veterans Hospital grounds at Wood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Milwaukee County
Veterans Hospital
Wood
Millwaukee
It Won’t Stain DDT Emulsion for Fly Control
The article promotes a five percent DDT emulsion as safe for spray on screens ceilings foliage and plants without staining or damage. It advises spraying beneath leaves where flies land and to remove fallen fruits vegetables and yard debris that serve as fly breeding spots.
Polio Vaccine Seen as Virtual Certainty in Years
AP reporting from New York details early polio vaccine progress. Dr Sid ney Levinson and team at Michael Reese Hospital report a mouse vaccine using ultraviolet killed virus to stimulate antibodies. Researchers warn multiple virus types exist and require broad coverage. Funded by March of Dimes, four universities investigate timelines and safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Sidney O. Levinson
Michael Reese Hospital
Chicago
Levinson
Rita Hayworth’s Baby Due in February Reported
Prince Aly Khan, husband of Rita Hayworth, disclosed to reporters at Croydon Airport that the movie star’s baby is expected in February. He had arrived from Deauville, France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Rita Hayworth
Prince Aly Khan
Croydon
Deauville
France
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Twenty-first Street Drive
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Keystone
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Tama
Frank Laws
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