Rob Anamosa High School Burglary Nets $350 to $400
Thieves broke into the Anamosa High School athletic office during a basketball game and stole between 350 and 400 dollars. The burglars shattered the office door glass and forced the safe lock, taking tuition funds and other athletic department money, all insured. Police suspect a link to a prior theft at Strawberry Point.
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Gazette
Anamosa
G. B. Kinser
Kinser
Strawberry Point
War Record Wins Parole for Wet Veteran Gore
Boyd Gore, 30, of Cedar Falls, a wounded veteran and former Army 34th Division member with Purple Heart and Bronze Star, wins parole after a district court sentence for passing bad checks. He was paroled to Sheriff H. T. Wagner on condition he accept veterans hospital recommendations. Army doctors urged surgery to relieve nerve pressure which he declined. Gore served 5 1/2 years in Ireland, Africa, Italy, and Tunisia and forged seven checks totaling 116 dollars.
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Waterloo
INS
Boyd Gore
Cedar Falls
H. T. Wagner
Veterans Hospital
Gore
Ireland
Africa
Italy
Tunisia
Colonel Berry Takes Command at Schick General Hospital
Col Morgan C. Berry a 29 year regular army officer assumes command at Schick General Hospital Clinton following command at Hoff General Hospital Santa Barbara Calif. Berry served 18 months overseas in World War I and after 32 months abroad returns bring family to Clinton. His son is in Navy V-12 at Tulane University.
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Clinton
Morgan C. Berry
Schick General Hospital
Col. Berry
Schick
Hoff General Hospital
Santa Barbara
Calif
Arkansas
Tulane University
New Orleans
No Christmas Bonus For Whiskuy Users
DES MOINES AP Dick R Lane chairman of the state liquor commission said there is no plan to declare a Christmas bonus of whisky this month. The January ration will be set late December after stock checks. Purchases have been heavy with many patrons buying their three bottle limit this month.
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Des Moines
Dick R. Lane
State Liquor Commission
Lane
Des Moines Legal Adviser Transferred to Indianapolis
Maj. R F Body, legal adviser in the state selective service office, will be transferred to Indianapolis after 19 months in Des Moines. He has served at the office since arriving in Des Moines.
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Des Moines
R F. Body
State Selective Service Office
Indianapolis
Cpl Murfield Dies in Japan During World War II
Cpl Dale A Murfield 20 died Nov 29 in Kure Japan from malaria and yellow jaundice. Born June 10 1925 he attended Olin schools and Stanwood High School class president 1944. He served July 1944 overseas Dec 29 fought Leyte Mindanao with the 41st Infantry Division. Survived by mother Elsie and many Cedar Rapids Stanwood Center Junction Monticello and home residents. Buried with full military honors at Kure. pomicels service planned.
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Anamosa
Dale A. Murfield
Elsie Murfield
Kure
Japan
Cpl
Murfield
Olin
Stanwood High School
Leyte
Mindanao
Wilma McDonald
Mildred Staab
Ruth Andre
Cedar Rapids
Ellen Kroemer
Stanwood
Eunice Fairbanks
Monticello
Marcella Batchelder
Center Junction
Patricia
Galen
Janice
Perry Murfield
Ater
Vigilantes revival discussed by Clinton County bankers
Revival of the Clinton County Vigilantes as a law enforcement unit was considered after county bankers met at Grand Mound and named a six officer and three banker committee to study the proposal. The Vigilantes had foiled many bank robberies and captured offenders in the past.
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Clinton
Clinton County Vigilantes Association
Grand Mound
Vets Returning From Overseas From Eastern Iowans
Associated Press reports homecoming listings for eastern Iowa servicemen due December 10 aboard ships Langfitt Zebulon Pike Woodbridge and Andrew Furuseth Asa Gray. Cedar Rapids residents include Alex E Norfal Richard Diehl Leland Hite Charles Reade Donald Aalborg Harold Kamm De Witt England Robert Glaspie Walter Weger Clifford Smouse. Other towns cited include Dysart West Union New Albia Fayette Strawberry Point Traer.
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Associated Press
Dewitt England
Belle Plaine
Zebulon Pike
Boston
Roger H. Deetz
Rollis F. Deetz
Cedar Rapids
Cletus Hammell, Jr
New Albia
Melvin V. Nading
Fayette
Andrew Furuseth
New York
Robert G. Glaspie
Pfe
Walter E. Weger
Strawberry Point
Asa Gray
Due
Clifford O. Smouse
Traer
Senate approves health fund bill aiding Iowa facilities
Washington AP reports Iowa would get 1,305,000 dollars annually for five years for hospital and public health center construction under a Senate measure sent to the House. To obtain the funds Iowa must supply 1,157,000 dollars yearly from state local and private sources, with federal and matching funds tied to per capita income.
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Washington
Iowa
Senate
House
North Western Denied Right To Drop Branch Line
The Interstate Commerce Commission denied the Chicago and North Western railway request to abandon a 68 mile Iowa branch line from Lyons to Anamosa. Farmers rely on shipments of feeder cattle fertilizer inbound and cattle and hogs outbound while local plants prefer rail service.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chicago and North Western Railway
Clinton
Jackson
Jones Counties
Iowa
Lyons
Anamosa
Democratic Women of Three Townships Organized
Mrs. Jerome Mulherin of Lisbon was elected president of the Democratic Women's club uniting Franklin Linn and Bertram townships. Marion organizer Grace Koppenhaver outlined plans. Committees named for program membership publicity. Meetings set for the second Friday monthly, next January 11 at 7 30 p.m. at the Petrick home.
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MT Vernon
Jerome Mulherin
Lisbon
Democratic Women’s Club
Franklin, Linn and Bertram Townships
Frank Petrick
Grace C. Koppenhaver
Imarion
Democratic Party of Iowa
Mulherin
Pauline Young
Belle Thompson
George Athoff
Bert Neal
Wilton Gunn
Sherwin Caldwell
William Bennett
Young
Petrick
Vet Gets House But It Immediately Burns
Howard L. Bayne Jr a discharged veteran found a house this week but the two story home burned soon after he rented it The family planned to move from Kansas City and Washington bound members were expected on Friday A police squad spotted smoke at 2 30 am Wednesday and a fire alarm was triggered too late to save the interior Bayne planned more real estate appointments the next day
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Minneapolis
Howard L. Bayne, Jr
Bayne
Washington
Kansas City
Rock Island settles Iowa train crash claims
Rock Island railroad and Anchor Casualty agree to pay the widow of Officer Everett Dutcher 6500 and fireman Dick Kennison 1000 for injuries. The city collects 10000 for damages after the fire truck was demolished. Settlement announced by Cedar Falls city council. Overland mail service began in 1672.
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Cedar Falls
INS
Rock Island Railroad
Railroad
Anchor Casualty Company
St. Paul
France Gripped by One Hour Strikes
In Paris and across France more than 1.8 million police and civil workers planned one hour token strikes from 3 to 4 pm or 4 to 5 pm to protest the government’s refusal to grant a $20 monthly pay raise retroactive to August 1. Teachers and postal subway and public office workers joined the action. Gas and electricity utilities and railroads were not affected. The strike follows a government refusal to increase salaries and pensions beginning January 1. The union leadership and labor ministry had exchanged offers and rejections over the raise for those earning under $80 a month.
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Paris
France
Labor Ministry
Man Suffering Wounds in Personal Safety Incident
Everett Moir, 23, at 1817 B Avenue NE, is hospitalized at St Luke's with wounds described by Cedar Rapids police as personal safety related. Patrolmen Burke and Bruce entered the residence after a neighbor call, finding Moir in bed bleeding from cuts on the right arm left wrist and right leg. A paring knife and razor blade were found at the scene.
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Everett Moir
B Avenue
St.Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Carl Burke l
Leonard Bruce
Moir
Hold 15 year old Boy On Bad Check Charge
A 15 year old boy was arrested on a bad check charge tied to forged checks written on the United States bank. He passed three checks for five dollars each and two checks for six dollars, plus a fifty dollar check. He opened a savings account and deposited thirty dollars from the fifty dollar check. The bank refused to cash another forged sixty dollar check.
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United States
John Petty
Michael Straus Named To Reclamation Post
President Truman appointed Michael W. Straus as United States commissioner of reclamation. Straus, resigning as first assistant secretary of interior, succeeds Harry W. Bashore who is retiring.
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Washington
Truman
Michael W. Straus
United States
Straus
Interior
Harry W. Bashore
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