Weather forecast and police court roundup in daily record
Clearing and continued cold with a mix of sun and snow possible in western regions. Northeast winds 10-15 mph. Highs near 22-24, lows around zero to 5 above. Police court reports show Bonnie Copeland fined for drunkenness and disturbing the peace. multiple traffic fines for improper parking and speeding. several local births listed and a divorce petition filed for George A. Rudish and Jeanne B. Rudish. Local aviation noted winds and temperature readings at noon.
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Miami
Minneapolis
New York
Phoenix
Sioux City
Iowa
Bonnie Copeland
Old
Marion Road
Obituary Notices From Iowa Communities
Waukon services for Bridget McLaughlin 81 held Thursday at Dorchester. Iowa City Mrs Geraldine Wenzel 26 died Tuesday services 2 p m Friday in Oathout funeral home. Iowa City Joe Kutcher died Wednesday body taken to Oathout funeral home. Oxford Mrs Caroline Immel 84 died Monday in an Iowa City hospital services Wednesday in Oxford Federated church. Coggan Orla J Smith 90 died Wednesday services 2 p m Friday at the Haines home. Friends asked to omit flowers. Atkins Nicholas Schueler 60 services 2 p m Friday in the Presbyterian church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukon
Bridget McLaughlin
Dorchester
Iowa City
Geraldine Wenzel
Oathout
Joe Kutcher
Oathout Funeral
Oxford
Caroline Immel
Oxford Federated Church
Coggan
Orla J. Smith
Haines
Atkins
Nicholas Schueler
Presbyterian Church
Parks Budget Strains Spar Over City Maintenance
Parks leadership aired concern over rising costs and limited funds with Jones budgeting 73 500 for maintenance and improvements this year versus 42 000 in 1936. The Parks Committee led by Mrs. R T Lubbock and Mrs Kate Terry Loomis debated the surge in spending and budget allocations during a Tuesday session.
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Norman
Jones
Commission
Police Hold Cox on Cedar County Charge
Cedar Rapids police hold Rex Cox 31 a farm hand from near Mechanicsville for Cedar county authorities. Detectives Harley Simon and Jake Stusak arrested him Wednesday night to be returned to Tipton where he is accused of stealing 8 dollars from W. J. Walshire.
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Cedar Rapids
Rex Cox
Mechanicsville
Cedar County
Harley Simon
Jake Stusak
Tipton
W. J. Walshire
Elderly People Catch Up on Social Security
Kenneth Reid of the Cedar Rapids Social Security office says many seniors miss benefits or delays in applying. A man recently learned he forfeited a year's payments by not filing. He notes workers in public service who reach 65 and still work may entitle them to monthly checks. The office is in the Federal Building.
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Gazette
Kenneth Reid
Cedar Rapids
Social Security Office
Reid
Federal
Milvoy Horsky Dies Veteran Cedar Rapids Inventor
Milvoy Pete Horsky 47 lifelong Cedar Rapids resident and owner of the Iowa Machine Company died at his home 1715 Hamilton St SW at 12 35 am Thursday after a brief illness. He was a mechanical engineer for 21 years and former Iowa Hardware Co owner. Survived by wife Laura two sons Robert M in the U S Air Force at Barksdale Field Shreveport LA and Vernon J of Cedar Rapids and his mother Fannie Horsky of Cedar Rapids. Services 3 pm Sunday at Barta Hesser chapel with Rev J Paul Stevens burial Bohemian National Cemetery. Friends may call chapel after 4 pm Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milvoy
Pete” Horsky
Cedar Rapids
Hamilton Street
Iowa Machine Company
Iowa Hardware Company
Jan Hus Lodge
1.C.C.F
Praha Rebeka Lodge
Sixteenth Avenue Commercial Club
Laura
Robert M
U. S. Air Force
Barksdale Field
Shreveport
Vernon J
Fannie Horsky
J. Paul Stevens
Bohemian National Cemetery
Friay
Services for Joseph Hradec Held at Turner Chapel
Services for Joseph Hradec of 190 Nineteenth Avenue SW will be conducted in Turner chapel at 1 30 p m Friday by Rev Zdenek Pauk. Burial will be in Cedar Memorial cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
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Joseph Hradec
Nineteenth Avenue SW
Turner Chapel
Zdenek Pauk
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Services for S Sgt Robert E Koutsky to be held Saturday
Services for S/Sgt Robert E Koutsky son of Mr and Mrs Ed ward Koutsky will be held in the Brush chapel at 2 p m Saturday conducted by Theodore B Hlubucek Burial will be in Soldiers field in Bo hemien National cemetery with Veterans of Foreign Wars services Friends may call at the chapel Friday
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Robert E. Koutsky
Edward Koutsky
First Street
Brush Chapel
Theodore B. Hlubucek
Soldiers Field
Bohemien National Cemetery
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Services for Mrs. Clarence Gourley Held Saturday
Funeral services for Mrs. Clarence Gourley of 1519 Bever Avenue SE will be conducted at 3 30 p m Saturday in the Beatty chapel by Rev Zdenek F Pauk. Cremation committal will follow. Friends may call at the chapel.
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Clarence Gourley
Bever Avenue
Beatty Chapel
Zdenek F. Pauk
Infant daughter of Arlie Jons dies. private service held
Private services were held at Shiloh cemetery for the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arlie Jons of Central City. The burial took place at 1:30 p.m. Thursday with Rev. Carl T. Wuerffel officiating. Surviving are the parents, two sisters Phyliss Jean and Patty Rae, a brother Ronald Eugene, grandparents Henry Jons Monrovia California and Lydia Morris Cedar Rapids, and great grandparents Claus Jons Monrovia and James L. Jones Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlie Jons
Central City
Shiloh
Carl T. Wuerffel
Marion
Phyliss Jean
Patty Rae
Ronald Eugene
Henry Jons
Monrovia
Calif
Lydia Morris
Cedar Rapids
Claus Jons
James L. Jones
Etta L Whiting 80 Cedar Rapids Widow Dies in Moline
Etta L Whiting widow of James Monroe Whiting died in a Moline hospital at 3 30 am after a long illness. Born April 10 1868 at Clarence she lived in Cedar Rapids 32 years and moved to Rock Island seven months ago. She leaves seven daughters and three sons plus a sister and many grandchildren. Services at Turner chapel with burial in Oak Hill Cemetery Central City to be announced.
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Etta L. Whiting
James Monroe Whiting
Cedar Rapids
Moline
Clarence
Rock Island
Whiting
Baptist Church
Winifred McGinnis
Ruth Smith
Chicago
Geneva White
Esther Roth
Tampa
Fla
Fanchon Walmsley
Detroit
Ione Appleton
Scarsdale
N. Y
Yvonne Hasting
DeWitt
Fred
Central City
Will
Marshalltown
Cleve
Beverly Hills
Calif
Frank Foggarty
Paton
Turner Chapel
Oak Hill Cemetery
Fine Refunded After License Check Clears Driver
Paul A. Swalley paid an 11.50 fine Oct 28 for operating an automobile without a driver's license. The Cedar Rapids city council voted to refund the amount after finding the fine was levied in error. The mayor and city clerk were authorized to issue the refund warrant. A later Des Moines check showed Swalley possessed a license.
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Paul A. Swalley
Swalley
Cedar Rapids
L. W. Remington
Local Civil Disputes and Desertion Case Reported
Clarence J. McNamara seeks 500 dollars while a separate suit requests judgment of 120 dollars against George Hoover and Alice Hoover. Gerald O. Jacobson, 27, of 2565 Fifth Avenue, Marion, is jailed in Linn county on a desertion and abandonment of minor children warrant. Jacobson surrendered Wednesday night. Harry Hoover sues Cedar Rapids, but the court dismissed the damage suit Wednesday on motion of the plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence J. McNamara
George
Alice Hoover
Gerald O. Jacobson
Fifth Avenue
Marion
Linn County
Hampton
Jacobson
Harry Hoover
Cedar Rapids
G. K. Thompson
Spies Testimony Ties Chambers to Soviet Rings and Leaks
Isaac Don Levine testified before the House group that at least ten Soviet rings operated in the United States and that chambers held back top secret documents. Levine described stolen papers shipped from Mexico Canada and Europe to Moscow and noted a 1939 dinner with A A Berle Jr. Chambers kept documents for safety amid fear of kidnapping.
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Issac
Don Levine
Reds
United States
Levine
Plain Talk Magazine
Chambers
Moscow
Mexico
Canada
Europe
House
U. S
A. A. Berle, Jr
Berle
Roosevelt
OGPU
Dawson Clark Fractures Right Arm After Sign Fall
Dawson O. Clark of 520 Eighth avenue SE sustained a fractured right arm and head lacerations when he fell from an advertising sign on Highway 218 about 12 miles south of Cedar Rapids. He was an employee of Nesper Sign Company and was treated and released at a Cedar Rapids hospital. Fellow workers said he fell about 20 feet.
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Dawson O. Clark
Eighth Avenue SE
Highway 218
Cedar Rapids
Clark
Nesper Sign Company
Fellows
Chamber Auction Funds Redecoration Plan
An auction of restaurant equipment furniture and dishes Wednesday afternoon raised enough money to redecorate the Chamber of Commerce building fourth floor. The items had not been used for years since the chamber previously ran its own lunch service.
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Chamber of Commerce
Robert H. Caldwell
Chamber
Juvenile Delinquency Case Involving Joseph Kelly
Joseph Kelly 20 of 1207 L Street SW pled guilty at district court arraignment on a charge of contributing to the delinquency of minors. Judge Floyd Philbrick set Saturday at 0 a.m. for sentencing. Kelly was arrested earlier by Juvenile Captain Stanley Davis after statements from 13 and 14 year old girls and a 15 year old boy.
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Joseph Kelly
L Street
Floyd Philbrick
Kelly
Stanley Davis
Damage suit filed against Magnus Hotel for 15000
N Krug as administratrix of Fred E Brokhausen estate filed a 15000 damages suit against the Magnus Hotel Company. Brokhausen died May 9 1947 after injuring himself falling on poorly lit stairs at the Magnus hotel May 7 1947. The petition cites improper lighting of the stairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magnus Hotel Company
N. Krug
Fred E. Brokhausen
Brokhausen
Magnus Hotel
Will of Henry C Stanclift Filed for Probate
Dr Henry C Stanclift former head of Cornell history and political science died Nov 21 and his will is now admitted to probate The Mt Vernon Bank and Trust Co is executor without bond He leaves one third to sister Elizabeth Stanclift of Spencer NY The Walton brothers Alfred G and John C are executors without bond A third to Mrs Walton and rest to Raymond Willard and W Thompson Mrs Arthur R Chehak named executrix of her husband who died Nov 27 Mercy Hospital filed two account suits in district court
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Henry C. Stanclift
Cornell College
Mt. Vernon Bank and Trust Company
Stanclift
Elizabeth Stanclift
Spencer
N. Y
Vernon
Alfred G. Walton
John C. Walton
Judge awards default judgment against Huston for $280
Judge G K Thompson Wednesday awarded Collins Employer Credit Union a $280 default judgment on a promissory note against Dorothy Huston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. K. Thompson
Collins
Credit Union
Dorothy Huston
Murphy Firms Sues Pazdera Over Damaged Moving Van
Eddie R Murphy and Murphy Transfer and Storage sue Stephen F Pazdera for 800 dollars claiming Pazdera drove into a parked van on Third avenue SE last November. Judge Floyd Philbrick later awarded 300 dollars to Paul Reichle against Family Shoe Store and H T Yarowsky for injuries to Reichle's daughter in a July 17 collision at Third avenue and Sixteenth street SE.
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Eddie R. Murphy
Murphy
Stephen F. Pazdera
Pazdera
Third Avenue SE
Floyd Philbrick
Paul Reichle
Mary Lou Reichle
H. T. Yarowsky
Reichle
Third Avenue
Sixteenth Street SE
Rome plant ends 116 day Celanese strike with contract
The Rome Celanese plant halted operations for 116 days until workers signed a one year contract on Friday. The agreement ends the extended labor dispute at the Rome facility.
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Rome
INS
Celanese Corporation
Red Abolition Demanded of Ku Klux Klan at U.N.
At the U.N. Paris meeting the Soviet bloc urged the United States be required to abolish the Ku Klux Klan as part of a new genocide convention. Kuzma Kisselev said US tolerance of such groups must end and proposed banning organized preaching of racial or religious hatred alongside genocide.
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Paris
INS
United States
Kuzma Kisselev
U.N
Linn County drafts record largest pre induction group
Seventeen Linn County residents reported for pre induction examinations at the Cedar Rapids draft center on Thursday. The list includes Emil W. Skripsky Robert Swalley Jack L. Knowles Richard H Smith Otto W Gode Edward R Cones Albert G Henderson James E Sharron Adolph B Bracy Robert L Benson Eugene G Sparks Franklin K Listebarger Glenn R Hickey Samuel B Lewis Jr Dale H Strother Thomas J Petrick Robert J Myhlhou sen.
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Linn County
Aor Rapids
Thursay
Emil W. Skripsky
Robert Swalley
Jack L. Knowles
Richard H.smith
Otto W. Gode
Edward R. Cones
Albert G. Henderson
James E. Sharron
Adolph B. Bracy
Robert L. Benson
Eugene G. Sparks
Cedar Rapids
Franklin K. Listebarger
Glenn R. Hickey
Fairfax
Samuel B. Lewis, Jr
Center Point
Dale H. Strother
Martelie
Thomas J. Petrick
Central City
Robert J. Myhlhousen
Marion
Army Enlistees Get Delayed Reporting Date
Major Allen O. Brophy announced Cedar Rapids recruiting office allows enlistment during Christmas week with report by January 4 after arrangements. Recruits may stay home over Christmas and still receive pay.
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Selective Service
Cedar Rapids
Truck hit by charging horse in Crown Point
Crown Point police said Richard L. Campcom had both front fenders crushed when a horse charged into his truck and then bolted across a field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crown Point
Ind
Richard L. Campcom
Sodality Medal Ceremony Welcomes 39 Mt Mercy Students
Thirty nine Mt Mercy college and academy students were received into the Sodality of Our Lady on Wednesday. The mass was led by Rev. Louis E. Wendling with the student body singing. Medal investitures were performed by Joan Meis and Rita Vermeersch. Names include Joan Arthers Cedar Rapids Margaret Corkery Sumner Rose Marie Doyle Marcella Lyness Dorothy Oehler Elizabeth English Bernard Dolores Brusha Walford Elaine Fric Hayfield Genevieve Kuennen Lawier Lydia Lensing Festina Charlotte Manson Elgin Patricia Marr Riceville Phyllis Monaghan Kinross Norma Jean Parks Clarion Kathie Schulte Norway Lois Ann Oliver Monticello Phyllis Balk Waucoma and academy members Lois Rayman Marlene McHugh Ann Phelan Bertha Huerter Barbara Kurtz Shirley Levien Marylou Podzimek Nellie Davis Gloria Cessford Freda Melichar Mary Ann Vogl Merla Jean Even Ann Whitters Pat Laudner Mary Elizabeth Hennessey Clare Henderson Joan Madden Cedar Rapids Lola Zabokratsky Amana Helen Harrington Plainfield Betty Henry Decorah Marjorie and Maryann Kucera Toledo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Mercy College and Academy
Sodality of
Our Lady
Louis E. Wendling
Sodality
Joan Meis
Academy
Rita Vermeersch
Joan Arthurs
Cedar Rapids
Margaret Corkery
Sumner
Rose Marie Doyle
Marcella Lyness
Dorothy Oehler
Ryan
Elizabeth English
Bernard
Dolores Brusha
Walford
Elaine Fric
Hayfield
Genevieve Kuennen
Lawier
Lydia Lensing
Festina
Charlotte Manson
Elgin
Patricia Marr
Riceville
Phyllis Monaghan
Kinross
Norma Jean Parks
Clarion
Kathie Schulte
Norway
Lois Ann Oliver
Monticello
Min
Joan Madden
Lola Zabokratsky
Amana
Helen Harrington
Plainfield
Betty Henry
Decorah
Marjorie
Maryann Kucera
Toledo
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Daily Record
Cc. R. Weather
Municipal Airport
M.p.h
Chambers Inskeep Optical Company
Tom Merryman
Culver Motor Company
Stuart Ford
C Avenue NW
Robert Bechcka
Ray Kibbie
Seventh Avenue
Douglas Slife
Ninth Avenue
Leo Greazel
Eleventh Street
Merryman
James Wagner
Second Street
Richard Long
George A. Rudish
Jeanne B. Rudish
Fourteenth Street SE
LeRoy Loveless
Kenridge Terrace
Thomas Griffin
Second Avenue SE
St. Luke’s
LaVerne Long
Palo
Ohio
Dale Wayne Toms
Toledo Hospital
Mr. Toms
Harry Wayne Toms
A Avenue NE
C. R. Chandler
Horace G. Hedges
Joe V. Zastern
George W. Hearn
Lubbock
Hedges
Cox
Milvoy Horsky
Hradec Services
Koutsky Services
Gourley Services
Jons Infant
James Whiting
Lapes
Lapes Florists
3Rd Ave
Associated Press
W. W. Jenna
University of Iowa
Donald B. Harris
Harris
Collins Radio Colony
W. W. Salisry
University
Wadleigh
Maryland
Dawson Clark
Chamber Auction
Magnus
Henry C. Stanclift Will
Mercy Hospital
Service Optical
Second St. SE
Ipping
Reliable Furniture CO
Shelvador
Rei
First Avenue
Joy B. Turner
S.E
and Conservatory
Stenjskal’s
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