Weather and local notices from the Daily Record
The December 17 1948 issue reports Iowa forecast with increasing cloudiness and rain or snow weekend then warmer. It lists daily temperatures wind, and December precipitation totals. Parking tickets citations and speed and stop sign fines are recorded along with several marriage licenses and divorces. Obituaries note multiple local deaths with service details in Cedar Rapids and nearby towns.
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Miami
Minneapolis
New York
Duluth
Phoenix
Los Angeles Sea
Asteen City
Iowa
Obituary notices from Iowa towns list several deaths
Death notices record R Ariel Cross services at Dysart Methodist church and Cedar Memorial in Cedar Rapids. Other obituaries include Mrs. Louis Zeman formerly of Ossian, Julia Kelleher of Plymouth Rock, Mrs. Julia Kelleher of Cedar Falls, and B A Voss of Elkader. Details note funeral times and locations.
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Dysart Methodist Church
Tama
R. Ariel Cross
Chapel of Memories
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Cedar Rapids
Mason Funeral Home
Louis Zeman
Ossian
Decorah
St. Agnes’ Church
Plymouth Rock
Skader
Julia Kelleher
Cedar
Des Moines Man Arraigned on False Check Charge
Joseph J. Vance, 24, of Des Moines, arraigned in Linn county district court Friday noon on a charge of false uttering a check. Judge G. K. Thompson set Tuesday 10 a.m. to plead. bond set at $2,500. Vance was returned from Des Moines by Cedar Rapids detectives Al Wilson and L. B. Marshall. He is accused of passing a worthless $20 check at St. Luke's hospital drawn on the First National Bank of Omaha.
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Joseph J. Vance
Des Moines
Linn County
G. K. Thompson
Vance
Cedar Rapids
al Wilson
L. B. Marshall
St. Luke’s Hospital
First National Bank of Omaha
O'Meara Sues Over Wall Footings Disputed with Craemer
Horace D. O'Meara plaintiff and N P Craemer defendant saw two suits in Linn County District Court dismissed on plaintiff motion. The cases centered on wall footings claimed to intrude 2 ft 9 in to 3 ft 10 in on plaintiff's property. One suit sought to quiet title. the other sought 15000 dollars in damages.
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Horace D. O’meara
N. P. Craemer
Linn County District Court
Craemer
O’meara
Judge Extends Plea Time for Two Cedar Rapids Break-In Suspects
Judge G. K. Thompson extended the pleading time to Monday at 10 a.m. for John Dawson 19 and Edward Lee 17 accused of breaking into three Cedar Rapids oil stations last month.
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G. K. Thompson
John Dawson
Edward Lee
Cedar Rapids
Baloney Charged With Break-In Attempt At Cannon's Tavern
Edward Baloney a Negro is charged with attempting to break into Cannon's tavern at 827 Fifth Street SE on December 13. Friday was given until Saturday at 11 a.m. to enter his plea. Counsel was appointed for him at state expense.
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Edward Baloney
Cannon’s Tavern
Fifth Street
Will of Wesley R. Buchtela Probate Promise Farm Bequest
The will of Wesley R. Buchtela who died Tuesday was admitted to probate in Linn county district court Friday. Frank Wessale named trustee under the will. the Rockford farm is left to Edward Frank and George Wessale in exchange for their financial, assistance and managerial services.
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Wesley R. Buchtela
Linn
Frank Wessale
Mr. Buchtela
Rockford
Edward
Frank
George Wessale
Local Judges Rule on Civil Cases and Divorces
Judge G K Thompson awarded Edwin C Schluter a default judgment of 20980 against Gene Clancy on an account. Gladys Sedlacek's divorce petition against Anthony Sedlacek was dismissed on plaintiff's motion. Judge Floyd Philbrick issued a stipulated nuisance abatement decree in Melsha vs Dinnie, ruling no right to a sewer easement and abating the nuisance. cross petition dismissed.
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G. K. Thompson
Edwin C. Schluter
Gene Clancy
Gladys Sedlacek
Anthony Sedlacek
Floyd Philbrick
Robert and
Hazel Melsha
Helen Dinnie
Deaths Mrs George Schneider Lyons Illinois
Services for Mrs George Schneider who died Tuesday in Lyons will be held at 1 30 p m Saturday in Turner chapel Burial is in Linwood Cemetery Friends may call at the chapel The former Nettie McDowell she was a former Cedar Rapids resident
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George Schneider
Lyons
Turner Chapel
Linwood Cemetery
Nettie McDowell
Schneider
Cedar Rapids
Arrest Story Continues in Wife's Testimony
Mrs. Rutledge detailed two July dates with Hartman including sailing on the Mississippi River and drinking after the second outing. She said Dr. Rutledge learned of the affairs and a feud ensued as threats and phone calls escalated. Hartman was murdered before 6 p.m. and Dr. Rutledge suffered facial injuries described by police.
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Hartman
Dr. Rutledge
Cedar Rapids
Rutledge
Mrs Ella Tilson 91 Dies After Long Illness
Mrs Ella M Tilson 91 widow of Stephen B Tilson and former Vinton resident died Thursday after a long illness She leaves two sons Clarence C Tilson and George B Tilson a daughter Mrs G C Day all of Cedar Rapids and four grandchildren Services will be held at 2 pm Sunday in the Martin Miller home Vinton with burial in Maplewood Cemetery Vinton
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Ella M. Tilson
Stephen B. Tilson
Vinton
Clarence C. Tilson
George B. Tilson
G. C. Day
Cedar Rapids
Martin-Miller
Maplewood Cemetery
C R Firms Awarded Two Road Contracts
Ames AP The State Highway Commission announced awards totaling 28488 to B L Anderson Cedar Rapids for surfacing in Buchanan County. The contracts include surfacing of several short strips on county trunk roads. Other awards include Concrete Materials and Construction Company Cedar Rapids 7992 for Union County.
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Ames
State Highway Commission
B. L. Anderson
Cedar Rapids
Buchanan County
Concrete Materials and Construction Company
Union County
Truman Hits Probe Again Row Over Bungling MIcrofilm Evidence
President Truman defended his view that the congressional spy hunt is a Red herring while the House Un American Activities Committee and the Justice Department clash over alleged bungling in developing secret film evidence. Nixon and Mundt criticized the president. the committee argued it provided key documentary evidence leading to indictments. The attorney general has long sought tighter espionage laws within constitutional limits.
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Washington
Truman
Justice Department
House
House un-American Activities Committee
White House
Alger Hiss
State Department
Hiss
New York
Whittaker Chambers
Mundt
R-S.d
Nixon
R-Calif
House Committee
Mr. Truman
Attorney General Clark Pushes Tighter Espionage Laws
Attorney General Clark said the administration will seek tighter espionage laws when Congress convenes. He spoke after a cabinet meeting at the White House amid the current security push.
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Washington
Clark
Congress
White House
Bungling FBI film rolls jeopardize wartime espionage case
A justice department official in New York says a roll of micro film from the pumpkin papers was ruined by a house committee investigator. The official fears the exposure may prevent indicting an entire wartime espionage ring and cites bungling by an amateur investigator.
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Mundt
Truman
Nixon
Justice Department
New York
House Committee
FBI
Farmer Reports He Was Rolled of About $300
An elderly Williamsburg farmer, Henry S. Schmidt, told Cedar Rapids police he was robbed after selling livestock to Wilson and Company. He received checks for 391 and 565 dollars, spent time with men in taverns, then woke up Friday minus about 300 dollars with an uncashed larger check still in his billfold. Police seek a man named Jim and have cleared the homeowner where the alleged robbery occurred.
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Williamsburg
Cedar Rapids
Wilson and Company
Henry S. Schmidt
Cédar Rapids
Automatic can making machines produce 21000 cans hourly
Automatic can making machines can produce as many as 21 000 cans an hour, highlighting high output capacity.
Police Follow Dr Rutledge Clues In St Louis Case
C R police outline a web of clues linking Dr Rutledge to a murder case. A Handler Motor Company credit trip and a hotel stay in Montrose surface along with a taxi driver sighting and an eye bandage. Fingerprints at the hospital fail to match Rutledge.
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St. Louis
Bee L. Nichols
The
Handler Motor Company
Wayne Jeffords
Dr. Rutledge
Roosevelt Hotel
Jeffords
Union Station
Second Street
Kadina
Tom
Larry Condon
William Crissman
Hartman
Hartman’s
Reynold Ferguson
J. B. McGahan
City Hospital
Rute
Phone Union Opposes Unwarranted Bell Rate Rise
The Communication Workers of America said it will oppose any Bell Telephone rate increases it deems unwarranted. It has already started actions to challenge a proposed Maryland boost.
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Washington
The
Communication Workers of America
Bell
Maryland
Cross Family Adopted by Des Moines Recruiting Station
Des Moines army and air force recruiting station adopts the wife Velma and four children of army veteran R. Ariel Cross who died Thursday. Twenty-one station members raised 55 to cover essentials. Mrs Cross will receive 29 a month government insurance and 72 a month army pension in time, with 50 monthly from soldier's and sailor's relief now.
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Des Moines
Army and Air Force
Veterans Hospital
R. Ariel Cross
Velma
Post Office Receipts Near One Million in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids post office nears a million dollars in receipts with Thursday night totals just $8,000 shy of the milestone and 1948 receipts already higher than the prior peak. If the year ends above one million, several local postal officials, including the postmaster and assistant postmaster, will receive pay raises effective July 1, 1949.
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Cedar Rapids
Walter C. Anawalt
Cedar Rapids Post Office Finances Face Rising Increases
The superintendent of postal, finance and money orders notes annual increases of 100 or 200 dollars as receipts climb. Cedar Rapids posted 1944 receipts of 814 679 60, 1945 837 282 41, and 1946 873 832 99. The next bracket begins at 1 500 000, with doubt about staying in the million-dollar range upon arrival.
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Anawalt
Cedar Rapids
Rutledge Held In First Degree Murder Probe
Dr. Rutledge, questioned after being taken to the Cedar Rapids police station, faces a preliminary charge of first degree murder. County officials and Cedar Rapids detectives conferred with St. Louis officers before escorting him to the station. The Rutledges, from prominent families, married in 1946. police examined his clothing for blood in a local laboratory.
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Rutledge
St. Louis Children’s Hospital
All. Hartman
Collins Company
Dr. Rutledge
Justice of the Peace
Howard R. Churchill
Cedar Rapids
William Crissman
Larry Condon
Tom Condon
St. Louis
Houston
Rice Institute
Washington University Medical School
Navy
Sydney Goodrich
Howard B. Goodrich
Hannibal, Mo
Missouri State Board of Medical Examiners
Washington University of St. Louis
Wrights Plane Returns as National Symbol at Ceremony
The Wright brothers’ Flyer, now hanging in the Smithsonian, was formally welcomed home in a ceremony marking 45 years since its first powered flight near Kitty Hawk North Carolina. The historic craft symbolizing human conquest of air was officially accepted for the nation.
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Washington
Smithsonian Institution
Wilbur
Orville Wright
Kitty Hawk
N. C
New Cedar Rapids Chamber Elects 1949 Officers
Ervin F. Stepanek was elected president of the Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce for 1949 at a joint meeting of the 1948 and 1949 boards held at the Roosevelt hotel. He succeeds David W. Lehti. Keith W. Dunn becomes first vice president, John T. Hamilton II is named second vice president, with Robert H. Caldwell and Lumir W. Striesky re elected as executive vice president and treasurer respectively. All terms run one year beginning January 1.
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Ervin F. Stepanek
Peoles Bank and Trust Company
Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce
Roosevelt Hotel
David W. Lehti
Link-Belt Speeder Corporation
Keith W. Dunn
Century Engineering Corporation
Stepanek
John T. Hamilton II
Merchants National Bank
Dunn
Robert H. Caldwell
Lumir W. Striesky
First Trust and Savings Bank
Deer Raids Icebox. Pet Deer Accused in Oakville
A 14 month old pet deer named Bambi was accused in Oakville Ontario of raiding a neighbor's icebox. The neighbor Milton Cleary claimed the deer ate a roast a pound of bacon and a pound of butter from his outdoor refrigerator.
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Oakville
Ont
Bambi
Milton Cleary
Post Office Hours Extended Before Christmas
Robert Lubbock, superintendent of mails, said the post office will stay open until 9 p.m. on Saturday and again early next week likely until December 23. Sunday hours are 2 to 5 p.m. Mail by Sunday to ensure delivery before Christmas.
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Cedar Rapids
Robert Lubbock
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Marjorie Roehrkasse
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John Dines
Circle Drive
First Presbyterian Church
Ellis Boulevard
M. T. Daywitt
Mercy
Robert Hart
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Montrose Hotel
Norman Steine
Fourth Avenue
Robert Fawcett
Kenneth Feckley
St. Luke’s
Raymond Johnson
Nineteenth Street
Albert Urban
Meadowbrook Drive
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R. Wendell Dahms
Dahms
R. W. Dahms
C Avenue
Marengo
Chris Rieck, Jr
St. John’s Church
Traer
Fred Dragoon
United Presbyterian Church
Tipton
Fred Zerbe
Red Oak Presbyterian Church
Strawberry Point
Francis M. Allen
Davenport
Dysart
William L. Palmer
Joe Vance
Schneider Services
Sahara
Cedar Rapids Fuel Co
ED Soboda
Paramount Theater
Lapes Florists
Turner
C. R. Police
Ruary
Hattman
Bob
Byron
C.R
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Chamber
C.R. Police
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