Tipton Imple maker Edward Ehrecke slain in carbon monoxide case
Davenport authorities investigate the murder of Edward C. Ehrecke 42 owner of B and E Implement near Tipton found dead in the rear compartment of his abandoned car on a dirt road near Maysville. The killer used a hose from the exhaust to poison him and a hole was cut in the floor to reach inside.
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Edward C. Ehrecke
B and E Implement Company
Tipton
Scott County
Walter H. Bease
Ehrecke
Maysville
Bease
Frank C. Keppy
University of Iowa
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Laurence Garlough
Roy Bahns
Iowa
Ralph Vermillion
Wilmer Marxen
Monkey prowler alarm ends in zoo escape found
Mrs. William Lemke phoned police to report a prowler at her window claiming a monkey like a face. Officers traced the sighting to a monkey that had escaped from the zoo.
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Racine, Wis
William Lemke
Spy Probers Order Reich Case Dropped
United States Military Government officials in Stuttgart said charges against 15 Germans seized as Soviet spies in the US zone were ordered dropped. Col. Juan Sedalio said he was told to act by the Frankfurt counter intelligence adviser, effectively closing the case though it was unclear if the Germans remained jailed. The contradictory statements left the status of the detainees uncertain.
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United States
Stuttgart
Juan Sedalio
Wuerttemburg-Baden
Counter-Intelligence Corps
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Germans linked to Free Germany spies face U S assessment
United States intelligence officers report 15 Germans arrested on espionage charges were among large numbers of German soldiers said to have joined the Soviet backed Free Germany National Committee. Formed in Moscow in 1943, the group aimed to oust Hitler and was allegedly active in all western zones. A Russian officer involved in the spy ring reportedly returned to Soviet territory.
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United States
Free Germany National Committee
Moscow
Germany
Hitler
State Department
Cool Wave Ends Warmer Saturday Forecast in Cedar Rapids
The Cedar Rapids weather summary notes a warming trend with 76 degrees recorded at 2 30 pm Friday and a high of 68 on Thursday. Readings show a mild day with a light breeze and increasing warmth into Saturday as described by the weather authority.
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Cedar Rapids
Bradley Nabbed No Fish License
Juneau Alaska report says Gen Omar Bradley was arrested for fishing without a license during a brief secret trip with six aides. Charges were later quashed, gear returned, and Bradley continued his official Alaska duties as veterans affairs head and Western Front commander.
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Juneau
Alaska
INL
Omar
Bradley
Veterans’ Affairs
Western Front
J. H. Likins
Edgewood Seeks Entry into Cedar Rapids Schools
Edgewood residents vote Sept 9 on a resolution to annex three Edgewood schools into the Cedar Rapids district. The move aims to relieve crowding and provide access to broader educational resources. No. 1 and 2 sit within city lines while No. 3 would likely be abandoned.
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Cedar Rapids News
Edgewood Independent
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Cedar Rapids
Edgewood School Board
A. D. Thompson
Edgewood Board
Cedar Rapids Board of Education
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Edgewood No
Wilson
Edgewood Roads
Cedar Rapids City Limits
Clyde Parker
Ed Lundquist
Paper Price Boost May Be Passed to Consumer
Washington reports the OPA ruled that paper mills buying pulpwood from eight eastern and midwestern states may pass higher producer prices to consumers. The agency granted last spring increases from 30 cents to $1.60 a card to producers in Delaware Maryland West Virginia Ohio Kentucky Indiana Illinois and Missouri.
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OPA
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Maryland
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Ilinois
Missouri
Reed Park Playground Turned Over to Cedar Rapids City
Reed park playground formally dedicated and turned over to the city as a model project in a ceremony after a Young Men's bureau dinner. Mayor Hahn accepted jurisdiction for the city playground and recreation commission.
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Cedar Rapids News
Reed Park
Young Men's Bureau
Taylor School
Fifth Avenue
Sixth Street
Pat Patterson
Bureau
Frank Hahn
YMB
Hahn
City Playground and Recreation Commission
Otto Ambroz
Mailbox Fire Damages Postal Mail on Fourth Avenue
A fire sparked by kitchen matches destroyed part of a mailbox collection on Fourth Avenue and Fourteenth Street SE at about 6:30 p.m. Thursday. Some mail was too burned to identify, while unaffected letters were placed in envelopes and forwarded. Firemen extinguished the blaze. destroying mail carries heavy penalties.
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Cedar Rapids
Fourth Avenue
Fourteenth Street
Frank Baldwin
Russia seeks UN data on Allied troops and bases
The Soviet Union asked the United Nations Security Council to compel member states to disclose the number and location of Allied troops and the sites and strength of air and naval bases outside former enemy territories. The move followed Greece Greece tensions and Ukraine’s complaint against Greece, with high level debate and vetoes shaping who could join UN membership.
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Heirens Deemed Sane by Three Court Psychiatrist Panels
Three prominent psychiatrists concluded William Heirens, 17, is legally sane despite admitting to the murders of Suzanne Degnan Frances Brown and Mrs Josephine Ross. They found him a sexual psychopath but legally capable of aiding his defense and understanding the charges. The report supports possible life imprisonment or death sentence.
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William Heirens
Suzanne Degnan
Frances Brown
Josephine Ross
Harry R. Hoffman
William H. Haines
Cook County
Foster Kennedy
New York
Bellevue Hospital
Heirens
University of Chicago
Overseas Vet's Body To Arrive In Cedar Rapids
The first World War II serviceman’s body to be returned to Cedar Rapids arrives Saturday at 7 35 am. T 5 Robert L Regan 19 drowned June 8 at the army rest camp in Gmunden Austria His parents Mr and Mrs Frank Regan 914 Daniels Street NE informed by the army Funeral arrangements have not been completed Time and place of services may be obtained from Brady mortuary Memorial rites were held July 25 at St Matthew's church.
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Cedar Namds
Cedar Rapids
Robert L. Regan
Gmunden
Austria
Frank Regan
Daniels Street
Brady Mortuary
Regan
St. Matthew's Church
Race Pacesetter Tops 500 MPH in Bendix Dash
A jet propelled P-80 Shooting Star won the Bendix transcontinental speed dash at Municipal airport Cleveland flying from Van Nuys California in four hours nine minutes twelve seconds. Col. Leon W. Gray of Casa Grande Arizona piloted the aircraft and averaged more than 500 miles per hour over the 2045 mile course.
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Cleveland
Municipal Airport
van Nuys
Calif
Leon W. Gray
Casa Grande
Arizona
Textile minimum pay base raised to 70 cents an hour
The Wage Stabilization board raised the textile industry minimum pay standard from 65 to 70 cents hourly. About 72,000 workers in 54 southern and New England firms are covered, with the ruling serving as a guide for 400 to 600 similar cases pending in Atlanta and Boston regional offices.
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Washington
Wage Stabilization Board
New England
Atlanta
Boston
ASU Delivers 2300 Mattresses Before Halting Sale
In Tempe Arizona State College faced a mattress surge after ordering 1000 from the War Assets administration. Trucks arrived and stacked 2300 in the gym before business manager Gilbert Cady could stop the delivery, with 10000 more reportedly en route due to a possible clerical error.
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Tempe
Ariz
Arizona State College
War Assets Administration
Gilbert Cady
Cady
Molotov Denounces US UK Interference in Greek Vote
At the peace conference Molotov accused the United States and Great Britain of meddling in Greece's election, claiming British troops and American warships are en route. He urged approval for Greeks to choose their government, while the Greek border dispute with Albania drew debate among nations.
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Fireman Fractures Back in 20 Foot Fall While Painting House
Charles Nelson a city fireman of 408 Ninth Ave SW suffered eight fractured vertebrae after falling about 20 feet from a ladder while painting a house Thursday afternoon. Attendants at St Luke's Hospital described his condition as fairly good Friday.
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Cedar Rapids
Charles Nelson
Ninth Aver
SL Luke’s Hospital
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