Weather and notices fill Daily Record December 1949
Weather summaries show cloud cover and snow chances for the state with highs in the mid to upper 20s and lows in the 20s, plus Friday wind speeds. Public notices include traffic fines, divorce petitions, decrees, fire reports, and birth announcements from St Luke's Mercy and Saipan. Iowa deaths list William Fowler 83 Oxford Junction Joseph Shedek 65 Allen B Hilliard 87 Urbana.
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Delta
William Fowler
Oxford Junction
Joseph Shedek
Methodist Church
Urbana
Allen B. Hilliard
Tucson
Ariz
Urbana Methodist Church
Hick Knows Men Who Authorized Atom Shipments
Sen Bourke B Hickenlooper says he knows the identities of government officials who authorized wartime atom shipments to Russia but will not reveal names given in secret to the joint congressional atomic energy committee. He declines to confirm links to Wallace or Hopkins and expects a Senate inquiry after reconvening next month.
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Senate
Russia
U. S
Vandenberg urged to set GOP foreign policy line
Washington reports Republicans press Sen. Vandenberg to outline a clear GOP stance on China Spain and possibly Israel as the new session opens Jan 3 His return to Washington follows a hospitalization and recovery from a major operation while Brewster Knowland Wherry and others push to attack Democratic handling of foreign policy
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Washington
Vandenberg
R-Mich
G.O.P
China
Spain
Israel
Michigan
Congress
Sen. Brewster
Maine
Sen
Knowland
R-Calif
Orient
Cain
Sen. Wherry
Brewster
Ottumwa Hotel Sold to Sniders for 400000
Ottumwa's largest hotel, a six story 175 room property built in 1917, is sold to Mr. and Mrs. Henry W. Snider for 400000. The Sniders have leased the hotel since 1939 and plan a 100000 improvement program. They also own the Wolford hotel in Danville and operate the Franklin in Des Moines.
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Ottumwa
Henry W. Snider
Building Corporation
Sniders
Snider
Franklin
Des Moines
Danville
Cedar Rapids Fire Loss Drops in October
Cedar Rapids fire losses declined to 1288.60 in October, as Chief E. P. Kohout told the city council. September losses were 2203. October damages include 583 in building losses and 705 for contents with all but 33 of building losses insured. Structures valued at 74650 and contents at 16300.
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Cedar Rapids
E. P. Kohout
Kohout
Indian Man Dragged Two Behind Horse as Revenge Case
Dan Hill and his son Roy, both Navajos, were dragged more than a mile behind a team of horses by Raymond Warner after a family dispute tied to Hill’s marriage to a Navajo widow and a prior statutory rape conviction. The elder Hill survived with severe injuries. the son was also harmed and left unconscious on a railroad track. A fourth Native American is being sought.
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Gallup
N. M
D. F. Mollica
Dan Hill
Roy
Raymond Warner
Mollica
Hill
Lend-Lease Agency Handles Uranium Exports to Russia
Washington officials said the Lend-Lease Administration, not the Board of Economic Warfare, approved shipments of uranium to Russia during the war. The BEW issued export licenses while final approval rested with Lend-Lease and FEA after clearance from other agencies. The policy centralized wartime Soviet supply controls in one agency.
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Washington
Lend-Lease Administration
Board of Economic Warfare
Henry A. Wallace
Russia
State Department
Acheson
BEW
Michael J. McDermott
Foreign Economic Administration
Lendlease
FEA
McDermott
North Western Fails To Declare Dividend
Directors of the Chicago and North Western Railway failed to declare a 1949 dividend on both preferred and common stock at their annual meeting Wednesday. Last year the railway paid $5 on preferred stock and $2 on common.
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Chicago
Chica and North Western Railway
North Western
Hearings Set for Custody Writ Next Tuesday
Judge G K Thompson schedules a 10 a m habeas corpus hearing on Bess Snyder appeal to gain custody of five children from Ronald Robert Smith. Snyder claims the children live in unsanitary conditions in a trailer at 3315 Pioneer Ave SE and lack proper clothing housing and food. The couple divorced in Champaign County Illinois on August 19 with Smith awarded custody. Snyder argues welfare and best interests require a change.
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G. K. Thompson
Bess Snyder
Twelfth Street
Ronald Robert Smith
Champaign County
Illinois
Smith
Snyder
Castonguay Fined For Drunk Driving
Palmer J. Castonguay Jr., 31, of 416 Eighteenth Street NW pled guilty in district court to drunken driving. Judge Floyd Philbrick fined him 300 dollars plus costs and allowed installments of 50 dollars down and 25 dollars a month. He was arrested around 1 30 a m near First Avenue and Second Street W after driving erratically through the business district and across the First Avenue bridge. Patrolmen LaVerne Moran and Robert McDermott made the arrest.
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Palmer J. Castonguay, Jr
Eighteenth Street
Floyd Philbrick
Castonguay
First Avenue
Second Street
LaVerne Moran
Robert McDermott
Philbrick
Habeas Corpus Writ Denied for Harry Rude
Judge G K Thompson denied Harry W Rude a writ of habeas corpus. Rude is jailed in Linn county on $1000 bond for a preliminary charge of desertion and abandonment of minor children. He sought relief claiming illness and failure to pay child support as grounds.
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G. K. Thompson
Harry W. Rude
Rude
Linn County
Will of Godfrey Sonka Probate Granted to Brother
Godfrey Sonka died November 29 and his will was admitted to probate on Wednesday. Leo E. Sonka named executor with $5,000 bond. Estate left in trust to Leo for the benefit of four children Shirley Ruth Kenneth and John Sonka.
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Godfrey Sonka
Leo E. Sonka
Shirley
Ruth
Kenneth
John Sonka
Raffs widow named executrix of estate
Mrs Leonard T Raff Wednesday was named executrix of the estate of her husband who died November 19. She is the sole beneficiary.
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Leonard T. Raff
Judge awards default judgment in auto loan case
Judge G. K. Thompson awarded a $371.29 default judgment to Harry Edleman against Ernest G. Paul. The decree includes foreclosure of a mortgage on a 1939 station wagon and notes the judgment reflects the amount due on a $659.21 promissory note dated March 15.
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G. K. Thompson Wednesser
Harry Edleman
Ernest G. Paul
Thompson
Five Injured in Car Ambulance Collision
Five people were injured when an ambulance collided with a passenger car at an intersection. Parolmen Ernest Vieth and Forest Ashcraft were on the ambulance bound to Betendorf to take Frank Neroulis to a hospital. Neroulis was injured when struck by a car. Otto Gassman and his two daughters, plus Neroulis, sustained minor injuries but completed the trip. Gassman faced a charge of failing to yield to an emergency vehicle.
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Davenport
INS
Ernest Vieth
Forest Ashcraft
Bettendorf
Frank Neroulis
Neroulis
Otto Gassman
Gassman
Fraud Claims Against Gangster Nitti Upheld
Federal tax court upholds government fraud claims against Chicago gangster Frank Nitti who killed himself in 1943. The decision assigns $294,158 in evaded taxes and $147,079 in penalties to the late crime boss and his estate.
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Washington
Chicago
Frank Nitti
Christmas Card Mailing Rate Dropped to Two Cents
Postmaster J W Mc Laughlin announced two cent Christmas card postage in unsealed envelopes and urged use of three cent stamps for first class delivery. Officials encourage early mailing to handle increased holiday volume and ensure intended forwarding and personal messages.
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J. W. McLaughlin
McLaughlin
Washington Post Office
Betatron Heals Throat Cancer Tumor in Trial
CHICAGO AP The throat cancer tumor of a 72 year old patient treated with the nation s only medical betatron was healed though doctors stop short of saying cured. The radiologist Dr Roger A Harvey heads University of Illinois radiology and notes results are preliminary with more cases needed for proper evaluation.
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Chicago
Roger A. Harvey
University of Illinois Radiology Department
Harvey
United States
Local Briefs Include Talks At Hi-Twelve Club And AA Meeting
Hi-Twelve club hears Iowa Electric Light and Power official John M. Drabelle on rural electric supply Friday noon. Cedar Rapids hosts Railroad Retirement Board help desk in the O.R.C. building Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. for retirement and unemployment insurance matters.
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Hi-Twelve Club
John M. Drabelle
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Hi- Twelve
Railroad Retirement Board
The
O.R.C
Stir Over Story Confuses Jordan
Former Major George R. Jordan says the bottles of supposed heavy water might have been empty. He was puzzled by the stir over charges that atomic materials were cleared to the Soviet through his Great Falls base during the war. He noted loading difficulty and said he aimed only to describe what he saw. Groves’ Washington testimony that uranium went to Russia supports his account.
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New York
George R. Jordan
Army ‘Air Force
Russia
Jordan
Great Falls
Mont
Leslie H. Groves
Atomic Project
Washington
Groves
Rompot Residents Press for Street Lights in Cedar Rapids
Fifty three citizens petitioned the city on Thursday to install street lights in the Rompot street and Blakely boulevard area of southeast Cedar Rapids. Public Improvements Commissioner David L. Williams said the Iowa Electric Light and Power Company has authority to install lights, with engineers indicating the project is in mind. The petition also asked for proper street improvements in Rompot addition and was placed on file.
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Rompot Street
Blakely Boulevard
Cedar Rapids
David L. Williams
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Rompot Addition
1950 Plate Mail Applications Start Processing in Linn County
Linn County motorists who applied for 1950 registrations by mail will receive plates soon. Clerks in the vehicle registration department will process hundreds of mail applications behind closed doors Thursday evening. Deputy Treasurer David Day reports eight applications had the wrong amount submitted and will be returned for correction. Motorists are urged to verify the correct fee with the registration department and not send checks for amounts larger than the fee.
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Linn County
Vehicle Registration Department
Frank Bates
David Day
Aluminum discussed at Cedar Rapids Engineers meeting
The Cedar Rapids Engineers club at the Montrose hotel heard C. B. Owen and K. D. Waide of the Aluminum Company of America present on aluminum history production and its use. Waide showed a motion picture while Owen spoke on aluminum wire for electrical conductors.
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Cedar Rapids
Death Notes Homer C Smothers 40 in St Louis Hospital
Homer C Smothers 40 of 403 First Avenue SW died in a St Louis hospital after a brief illness. He had been reported missing last Saturday and found later at the hospital. Born January 16 1899 at Atkins Minnesota he lived most of his life in Cedar Rapids. He worked as a truck driver for Concrete Materials and Construction Company and was a member of Teamsters Local. Survived by son Karrol Cherry of Cedar Rapids his mother Mrs Minnie McCright of Troy Mills and three half brothers Gifford Ralph and Charles McCright. Services Teahen chapel Cedar Rapids with burial in Troy Mills. Friends may call after 7 pm Friday.
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First Avenue
St. Louis
Smothers
St. Louis Hospital
Atkins
Minn
Cedar Rapids
Concrete Materials and Construction Company
Teamsters Union Local Surviving Area
Karrol Cherry
Minnie McCright
Troy Mills
Gifford
Ralph McCright
Coggan
Charles McCright
Walker
Teahen Chapel
Cimprich Frank Dies in Independence Funeral Service Set
Frank Cimprich 70 of Rowley, born Cedar Rapids, died at People's Hospital Independence. Survived by wife, two daughters Mrs. Gertrude Rand a and Mrs. Milo Machula, a brother Wilmer Cimprich, four grandchildren. Services 1 p.m. Saturday Harris Funeral Home Quasqueton. Burial Bohemian National Cemetery Cedar Rapids.
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Frank Cae
Rowley
Cedar Rapids
People’s Hostel
Independence
Fateonion
Bertram Township
George
George Randa
Milo Machula
Mt. Vernon
Wilmer Cimprich
Chicago
Harris Funeral Home
Quasqueton
Bohemian National Cemetery
Louis Merrifield dies at 64 in Cedar Rapids hospital
Louis B. Merrifield 64 of 1437 Fourth Street SW dies in a Cedar Rapids hospital at 10 a m Thursday. Survived by wife Emma and five children. Services at Beatty chapel with time to be announced. Friends may call after 5 p m Friday. Burial Cedar Memorial cemetery.
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Louis Merrifield
Louis B. Merrifield
Fourth Street
Iowa Manufacturing Company
Cedar Rapids
Emma
Beatty Chapel
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Gallows Displayed in Tirana Market by Hoxha Regime
Belgrade AP reports Albanian Premier Enver Hoxha has erected a gallows in Tirana’s main market as a warning to political opponents. A man was left hanging all day, described by Politika as part of a merciless campaign against anti Communist Albanians seen as sympathetic to Yugoslavia.
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Belgrade
Enver Hoxha
Politika
Tirana
Yugoslavia
Liquor Firm Told It Must Obey Rules
Des Moines reports that State Liquor Commissioner Coburn will resume Seagram Distillers Corp purchases if the firm signs a written pledge to stop its salesmen from stimulating liquor sales in Iowa. The action follows prior halted orders after Seagram’s allegedly kept representatives in the state and a Fort Madison case involving salesman Charles Simons.
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Des Moines
INS
Arthur Co‘burn
Seagram Distillers Corp
Coburn
The
Liquor Commission
David Blanke
New York City
Seagram
Seagram’s
Blanke
Fort Madison
Charles Simons
Commission hearing on pension rules sparks heated exchange
The discussion turned heated as Blanke claimed his firm obeyed rules in the past while Coburn pressed for current compliance. Blanke argued the decision rests with his New York front office as Coburn insisted the firm acknowledge intent to follow orders before resuming purchases.
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Blanke
Commission
Coburn
New York
Overdue Parking Tickets Rise With Court Costs
Judge William Matias moves to clear overdue tickets as warrants are issued for James Fitzpatrick of 124 Third Avenue SE the Modern Appliance Company at 110 Third Avenue SW and Mrs Wilma Pratt of 2109 Glenway Drive SE. Each case adds $2.75 in court costs to the $1 fine.
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William Matias
James Fitzpatrick
Third Avenue SE
Modern Appliance Company
Third Avenue
Wilma Pratt
Glenway Drive
Iowa Boy Will Spend Christmas in Australia
Seven year old Jock Robinson of Winterset will spend Christmas in Sydney with his parents Mr. and Mrs John Robinson Jr who have been in Australia two months. Jock, an attache to the American consul, will leave Des Moines Tuesday afternoon by plane. He will be accompanied by his brother John Robinson of Kago. Since his parents went to Australia, Jock has lived with his grandfather V C D Loehr in Winterset.
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Jock Robinson
Winterset
Sydney
Australia
John Robinson
Robinson
Jock
Des Moine
Kago
V. C
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