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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1948
Page
2
Iowa forecast shows fair conditions through Wednesday with light precipitation then scattered clouds. Temperatures reach 10 to 36 in the northwest and southeast halves on Wednesday, with cooler nights. Divorces, petty fines, and numerous birth and death notices fill the page, naming individuals, towns, and institutions across Iowa and nearby cities.
The Cedar Rapids board of education moved to eliminate mid year commencements after 1952. The change means current eighth graders will graduate in June 1953 instead of January 1953, with four routes proposed to complete high school earlier or later.
Raymond Moeller of Clarence and his wife and baby escaped injury after their car collided with a Merchants Motor Freight tractor trailer on the Big Creek bridge on Highway 30 seven miles east of Cedar Rapids. Patrolman Fels said the car struck the rear wheels and veered into the guard rail. The truck driver was Edward Boulley of St Paul.
The board debated the maintenance fund and bond issue with no definition settled. They previously deferred action and now adopted a motion to pay for a grease job on I. A. Bailey’s car, the attendance officer, as part of the ongoing funding discussion.
Government sources report 110,000 Nationalist troops encircled southwest of Suchow as Communist forces led by Gen Chen Yi close a front eight miles long and five miles deep. The trap follows a southward march to aid other encircled units, with reports of heavy casualties and strategic moves along the Hwai and Yangtze rivers.
City Hall notes show Cedar Rapids plant pumped 209,610,000 gallons in November, averaging 6,978,000 daily. October average was 6,985,968. Revenue from rentals and sales tax totaled 26,385.51, with total receipts at 30,125.23. Expenditures for permanent improvements reached 33,412.77 and operating expenses 21,231.94. A Class B beer permit was issued to Cedar Rapids Aerie No. 2272, F.O.E., for 123 First Street NE. November city running costs were 185,376.82, bringing year-to-date outlay to 1,451,001.52. Finance Commissioner Burgos reports 1,184,539.42 available to spend in the rest of the fiscal year, within a total appropriation of 2,635,540.94.
The American Legion in Indianapolis backs a pension plan to Congress for veterans from World War I and II. A Miami convention subcommittee proposed $60 monthly pensions at age 65 for those with 90 days service or service-connected disability, with later rising to $90 and no income or disability offsets.
Funeral services were pending Tuesday for the Rev. John Murtagh 65 pastor at St Marys church in Ackley for the last 10 years He died in a Waterloo hospital after a heart attack Saturday He held posts in Dubuque Cresco Eldora Edgewood and Parkersburg before becoming pastor at Ackley.
Ten Iowa research scientists will be honored Thursday at 11 30 a m in the senate chamber of the Iowa Capitol on the University of Iowa campus. Three presidential certificates of merit and seven certificates of appreciation will be presented by army and navy representatives. Names include Louis A Turner Arthur Roberts Winfield W Salisbury Huber O Croft James A Jacobs William E Nickell Hunter Rouse Rolfe L Shriner Donald B Harris and Lawrence J Laslett Proceeds will be given by W F Royal and Capt Joseph F Whelan with Brigadier General Charles H Grahl as speaker and Col C S Pette as master of ceremonies.
Two former attendants at the Veterans hospital in Knoxville pled innocent in federal court to assault charges. George Crandall and William Temple, both 26, were arraigned before Judge Charles E. Dewey and their cases set for next week. Crandall free on 1000 bond. Temple held in Polk County jail. Crandall accused of striking Reuben Bay Wolf, 62, on May 9 causing a ruptured kidney. Temple accused of kicking Lee Slaughter, 28, on April 26, with ruptured abdomen treated later.
In Paris the United Nations political committee voted 34 to 6 against a Czechoslovak plan to invite the northern Korean government to join Korean talks. The Republic of Korea was invited to participate in debates 39 to 6, as the session heads toward adjournment with Christmas travel ahead. The General Assembly set next session for April 1 in New York after Britain failed to extend the meeting.
Captain Wilbur J. Schindler of Utah State Agricultural College received national recognition as his ROTC students posted the top scores in a nationwide examination. The Logan Herald Journal notes his role as Air ROTC instructor and faculty adviser to the corps of sponsors. He assisted in rewriting the Air ROTC textbook on armament and completed a temporary assignment at Mitchel Air Force Base New York.
Harry Phillips 63 a retired railroad man from Johnstown Pennsylvania waived to the grand jury Monday after arraignment in justice court on a charge of assault with intent to inflict great bodily injury. Judge H R Churchill fixed bond at 1000 dollars.
Glenn Schade and Emanuel J. Lucas pleaded guilty in Linn County District Court to stealing 482 pounds of lead from Milwaukee railroad right of way between Cedar River and Atkins. Judge G. K. Thompson imposed four month suspended sentences. Plumber R. P. Matthews testified that he bought the lead on Nov 29 30 and Dec 4 for 363 75 total.
Arn Monday pled guilty to a second drunk driving offense. District Judge G K Thompson scheduled sentencing for January 3 at 9 a m. Arn admitted driving while intoxicated on August 8 and was involved in a collision on Highway 30 in Mt Vernon. His first conviction occurred December 27, 1943.
Judge J E Heiserman dismissed the account suit by General Features Syndicate against Alex H Kalinsky owner of Al s furniture store on motion of the defendant. Dismissal was based on the absence of a required cost bond.
The Clarke Sanding Machine Company filed suit against Leo French doing business as French Hardware Company seeking judgment for 292.50 on an account.
Three accident damage suits against Carl E. Hartman were dismissed in district court Tuesday by Judge G. K. Thompson on motions of the plaintiffs John A. Styene Oscar H. Hanson and Harold G. Poland.
Margar et McDonnell and Thomas A. McDonnell saw their divorce petition and cross-petition dismissed on Tuesday motions by both sides.
Judge G K Thompson on Monday granted Baker Manufacturing Company a summary judgment of 231.66 against Adalbert A Clevenger on an outstanding account.
A six month floater sentence was imposed on August Faust for vagrancy on Tuesday aligning with local court practice and addressing repeated public disturbance offenses.
Boston based Lumbermen's Mutual Casualty Co. president H G Kemper warns teen icides will claim about 4000 lives in the United States this year. He names teen aged motorists involved in fatal highway crashes as Teenicides and says accidents for drivers under 20 run about 90 percent above the average for all motorists.
President Truman and Mrs Truman and Margaret will spend Christmas at their Independence Missouri home. Mrs Truman plans to leave for Missouri in mid December with her mother Mrs D W Wallace and Margaret. the President will join them later.
Gustave Wangert failed to win a divorce as his wife Clara countersued claiming his bossy stinginess and lack of companionship. The couple argued over cats with the wife admitting the cat had kittens, yet the petition was denied.
Revere Massachusetts patrolman Ralph D Ambrosio stopped a speeding car and found the driver was his former teacher. He joked about writing It pays to drive safely on the blackboard but issued only a warning.
William W. Crissman named assistant director of Linn county Red Cross drive announced by Franklin Kemp as drive progresses with John Beck as chairman. Crissman noted for 1940 Chamber of Commerce award and extensive civic activity across county state and national bar associations. The two year lapse in 1947 kept funds rolling through prior generosity.
The state tax commission certified a 1.6 mill levy for 1948 taxes to fund a $6,375,000 bond issue to finance the state bonus program. Hanzlik questioned adding the levy after levies were set, noting the law requires annual certification before general taxes. The levy would raise Cedar Rapids property taxes to about $61.94 per $1,000 of assessed value.
Iowa County Auditors Association says it will file an injunction this week to seek a one year postponement of the $85 million World War II veterans bonus tax levy. A spokesman said the suit targets the levy only and not the bonus itself. Attorney General Larson warned delaying the levy could delay bonus payments unless the legislature acts. He suggested the 1949 legislature may need to repeal the bonus act and craft a new law.
University of Chicago plans to use a $2.2 million synchro cyclotron by 1950 to probe the nucleus. Dr. Samuel K. Allison says the instrument will be among the world’s largest and produce beams surpassing 430 million electron volts. The goal is to uncover the forces binding the nucleus.
Short items report club meetings auctions and events across Cedar Rapids including Coin Club auction at YMCA Trinity Methodist church Christmas Story Hour at Daniels park branch library Apollo Commandery meeting at Ma sonic Temple and local police court fines for drunkenness and reckless driving. A large restaurant furniture auction proceeds to redecorate Chamber of Commerce building. Injured man at Univ of Iowa contractor fall and arraignment for suspended license case complete the snippet.
Dr. Jens Frederick Larson of New York, Coe College architect, urged preserving traditional architectural forms for college campuses. He cited schools built on tradition and warned against letting momentary trends influence design. Larson, an authority on colonial Georgian style, spoke at the 10 a.m. chapel and noted the campus will grow from long study toward a cohesive, lasting aesthetic.
Funeral services for Mrs F W Damour of 384 Twenty First Street SE Cedar Rapids who died Monday will be held at Turner chapel at 1 30 p m Wednesday Reverend D A Loferski to officiate Burial is set for Cedar Memorial cemetery Friends may call at the chapel
Mrs Bertha L Davis of 322 Sixteenth Street NE dies Sunday. Services are held at Beatty chapel at 1 p.m. Wednesday with Rev M B Kober of St Pauls Methodist Church. Burial follows at Wapello Cemetery at 3 15 p.m.
Des Moines AP Iowa fair managers said there are 93 county and district fairs in Iowa as the goal of a fair in every county nears. Fairs occupy over 3000 acres with property valued around five million dollars and more fairs qualify for state aid, which totaled 159000 this year up from 148000 in 1947. State aid requires minimum acreage and building standards.
Andrew C. Hanson, manager of the All-Iowa fair in Cedar Rapids, told Iowa Fair Managers on Tuesday how to stage successful exhibits. He urged exhibitors to be treated well, provide adequate accommodations, and avoid overcrowding the displays. Other speakers included Secretary of Agriculture Harry D. Linn and C. C. Wagler. Governor-elect William M. Beardsley was slated to speak at the banquet Tuesday night.
Publicity from Iowa sheriffs highlights how statewide publicity attracts confidence men and swindlers. J B Steiner notes national interest in Iowa after a Department of Agriculture report showing strong farm income drawing crime-oriented individuals to the state.
Brig. Gen. Charles H. Grahl announced a new liberal officer procurement policy for the Iowa National Guard. The plan aims to fill all commissioned officer vacancies by next summer and allows enlistment without requiring college education or extended duty, with all requirements completed at home without interfering with education or work.
John Randolph Taylor, 49, of Buffalo Missouri, an escapee from Knoxville veterans hospital, charged with second degree murder in the death of Wilson Smith near Vermillion Kansas, will be returned to the hospital after a sanity hearing, with no prosecution. Taylor escaped June 17.
Robert Emerson Aldrich, 35, of Des Moines, died Monday night from a fall from a third floor hotel room. Polk County Coroner A. E. Shaw labeled it apparently a death by own action and stated an investigation would continue. Aldrich's body narrowly missed pedestrians as he plunged to the street below.
The first free public bath in the country was established in Chicago in 1904, marking a milestone in municipal welfare and public health services. This facility reflected early 20th century urban reform efforts and provided accessible hygiene spaces for residents.
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