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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 13, 1949

Page

7

Archbishop Bars Schools Teaching Sex in Minnesota Archdiocese

Archbishop John Gregory Murray has ordered Catholic parents in the St Paul archdiocese to withdraw children from any school teaching sex instruction. The letter, read in 283 churches, says sex is sacred and should be discussed privately. Public school officials noted no regular sex education courses and expect varied reactions.

ST. Paul John Gregory Murray J. Wilmer Menge Minneapolis Public Schools Forrest Conner St. Paul Public Schools Socom Comner Murray

Probate Notice from Cedar Rapids Court Admits Admission

Cedar Rapids Iowa district court case details include Arthur Axmear and a probate action. The document names attorneys Shuttleworth and Ingersoll and cites a proof and admission of the matter to probate.

Cedar Rapids Court House Town Rapids Iowa Gort District Court Arthur Axmear Allott, Shuttleworth & Ingersoll Attor

Notice of Probate of Will in Iowa District Court

Notice to all interested parties that an instrument was offered for probate on December 17, 1949 in Cedar Rapids Iowa before the District Court. Proceedings concern the will of Mastent Marshall Clark and proofs of admission to record are to be considered by the court.

State of Iowa Voleck Marshall Clark Cedar Cedar Rapids Clara Dudley Smulekoff

Tow Company Given Formal Notice on December 12 1949

An unspecified tow company is formally notified by the undersigned on December 12 1949. The notice confirms authentication of a claim or appraisal amount though exact details are unreadable in the damaged text.

Ollee

Indebted Estate Notice in Linn County

Poster announces estate indebtedness and intent to proceed against the same will. Executor Edmund G. District is named with Byron Goldthwaite as attorney. Authentication held in the Linn County Iowa office.

E Loan Aly Poster Iowa Pedtese Ares Nauy Linn County Edmund Guser Byron Goldthwaite

Ostrich Eggs Enter the White House Breakfast

White House staff hint at ostrich eggs served for breakfast amid secrecy about President Truman tasting them. Shipments arrived from Fort Lauderdale and an ostrich grower in St. Augustine, each egg said to yield many omelets, with officials calling them delicious but withholding confirmation of the President's personal tasting.

Key West White House Truman Fort Lauderdale St. Augustine Presidential William D. Hassett J. Romagna Jim Casper

Traffic court tale ends with odd tail light fine

In Los Angeles, Charles R. Lanese, cited for a tail light out, asks to pay a five dollar suspension as a donation to the National Safety Council after a lengthy safety sermon from Judge Roger A. Pfaff. The exchange highlights an unusual court moment.

Los Angeles Roger A. Pfaff Charles R. Lanese Lanese Laneses National Safety Council

Tito Russian feud disrupts racehorse shipment

In Vienna seven Yugoslav racing horses are blocked from leaving the city as the Tito Stalin clash deepens. The Soviet occupation zone bars export to Yugoslavia and the horses, brought in for the fall season, face an uncertain fate amid the dispute.

Vienna Tito Cominform Yugoslavia Jessito Stalin

Plane crash kills 25 in Pakistan near Karachi

Reported in Karachi Pakistan a DC 3 twin engine plane crashed in desert country about 45 miles north of the city. All 21 passengers and four crew were killed with two Pakistan army generals among those aboard. Aerial searchers found the wreck shortly after and rescue parties were dispatched.

Karachi Pakistan Pakistan Army

Son and Dad Fail To Reconcile At Funeral

In Coldwater Michigan a worker named Seitler asked two days off for his father's funeral and received immediate approval. Flowers funded by coworkers were sent to Grand Rapids and signed by a man named Arthur Seitler, who is Melvin Seitler's father. Melvin was job hunting Tuesday. An outlandish line notes American Indians once built totem poles as tall as zero feet.

Grand Rapids Arthur Seitler Arthur Melvin

Counterfeit Travelers Checks Ring Leader Nabbed in Brooklyn

FBI agents arrested 39 year old George Gillette at his Brooklyn home as the alleged head of a counterfeit ring producing about $1000 in counterfeit American Express travelers checks. Gillette is described as brother in law to reputed underworld figure Joe Adonis. The seized checks bore a face value of 140 dollars.

New York FBI American Express Company Brooklyn George Gillette Gillette Jagents Joe Adonis

Pope receives Taylor as presidential envoy in Vatican

Pope Pius greeted Myron Taylor, President Truman's representative to the Holy See, during a Vatican audience. The meeting underscored diplomatic ties between the United States and the Vatican, with no further details released on topics discussed.

Vatican City Pius Myron Taylor Trurrn Holy See

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