Winter weather and local notices fill December records
The December 21 1949 issue reports Iowa weather with forecasts for Thursday Friday and snow flurries in the east portion. It lists divorce petitions decrees fires births and baptisms police and traffic court actions and multiple death and funeral notices across towns including London Waukon Belle Plaine Oxford Junction Vinton Traer Tipton Monona Decorah Manchester Center Junction Strawberry Point and Strawberry Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bismarck
Denver
New York
Duluth
Los Angeles
Miami
Sioux City
Iowa
London
Frank F. Schroeder
Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church
Waukon
M. Althea Reed
Martin’s Funeral
Belle Plaine
Dorothy Ann Nusbaum
Peffers Funeral
Oxford Junction
Ernest Latare
John Thompson
Davenport
States Funeral Home
Tipton
William F. von Roden
Bennett
Peace Evangelical and Reformed Church
Monona
David W. Biggs
Monona Methodist Church
Decorah
John K. Howden
P. J. Carolan
Manchester
Rachel Fortman
St. Joseph’s Church
Greeley
Center Junction
Glenn Heideman
Carl Lena
Anamosa Hospital
The
Presbyterian Church
Strawberry Point
Charles F. Baumgartner
Emanuel Lutheran Church
Austin Riley
St. Patrick’s Church
Phillips Predicts Prosperous Yet Cautious 1950
Dean Chester A. Phillips of the University of Iowa told Cedar Rapids cost accountants that 1950 will be a good year but with less marked prosperity than 1948. He cited housing, auto, road building and tech gains as drivers while warning that farmer purchasing power may restrain growth and that broad price levels should hold steady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester A. Phillips
University of Iowa
College of Commerce
Cedar Rapids Cost Accountants
Commerce College
Dean Phillips
Cedar Rapids
National Association of Cost Accountants
Montrose Hotel
C. W. Kettering
Board of Governors
Federal Reserve System
Man Charged With Owi After Cedar Rapids Crash
John B. Scannell, 44, Marion route 2, was charged in a preliminary information with operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. He was arrested by the Iowa Highway Patrol Tuesday near the Indian Creek bridge on highway 30 after his car struck a power line pole. Scannell waived to the grand jury at arraignment in justice court. bond set at $500 by Justice H R Churchill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B. Scannell
Marion
Scannell
Iowa Highway Patrol
Indian Creek Bridge
Highway
Cedar Rapids
H. R. Churchill
Philbrook Arrested for Drunk Driving
James F. Philbrook aged 30 from Mont rose hotel pled innocent to drunk driving charges. Judge G. K. Thompson fixed bond at $750 after Philbrook was arrested about 1 45 a m following him on First avenue West to the junction of highways 30 and 149.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James F. Philbrook
Montrose Hotel
G. K. Thompson
Philbrook
First Avenue W
Murrays Enjoined in Apartment Squabble
Judge G K Thompson granted temporary relief to Dr J M Franks against Charles C Murray and wife at 375 Fifteenth St SE. Franks accuses the couple of placing harmful substances in furnace pipes, aiming to disrupt the second floor tenant and depress rents, while also detailing alleged harassment of Mrs Tena Cramer through hoses, flashing lights, and loud banging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. K. Thompson
J. M. Franks
Charles C. Murray
Franks
Fifteenth Street SE
Tena Cramer
Murrays
Cramer
Linn Board Transfers Assessors Fund Cash
Linn county supervisors Tuesday squared up the city assessor account with fund transfers. The county moved $4,566.44 from the city assessor fund to the city assessment expense fund to pay the Cedar Rapids assessor, with equal thirds contributed by Cedar Rapids.
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Linn County Supervisors
Cedar Rapids
City and County Supervisors Move Funds and Install Stop Signs
The county supervisors shifted 4 566 44 dollars from the city assessor fund to the county general fund, borrowed from the general fund last spring after tax collections fell short. They also authorized erecting stop signs on the county line road where it intersects the old Red Ball highway west of Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County General Fund
General Fund
Cedar Rapids
Wanted Man Found Recovering in Mercy Hospital
A. D. Thompson, 25, of 1446 Fifth Avenue SE, is recovering from an appendectomy in Mercy hospital after being arrested on a bad check charge. He allegedly cashed five worthless checks totaling 107.26 in downtown stores weeks earlier. Thompson pled guilty to one $31.08 check at Craemer's on December 14 and received a three month suspended jail sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Craemer
G. K. Thompson
Group Named To Probe Viaduct Land Damage
A six member commission appointed by the Iowa supreme court chief justice will determine damages to land adjoining the Sixth street viaduct south of Cedar Rapids. Members are Iva A. Barnes Mason City Carl G. Mulgrew Dubuque D L Akerman Fremont Albert E Gibson Waterloo Ben H Bernick Davenport and Roy Kelley Des Moines. The panel meets January 6 at 10 30 a m. Condemnation proceedings were started by the Iowa Highway Commission after property owners contended the viaduct affected access light air and view.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Supreme Court
Sixth Street
Cedar Rapids
Iva A. Barnes
Mason City
Carl G. Mulgrew
Dubuque
D. L. Akerman
Fremont
Albert E. Gibson
Waterloo
Ben H. Bernick
Davenport
Roy Kelley
Des Moines
Iowa Highway Commission
Supreme Court
Katherine Elson Pleads Guilty in Delinquency Case
Katherine Elson, one of six parents charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor, changed her plea to guilty late Tuesday. Judge G. K. Thompson fined her $100 with all but $25 suspended. The offense involved encouraging a 17 year old to violate a law by failing to report an August 3 accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine Elson
G. K. Thompson
More Entries Sought in City Christmas Decoration Contest
The Playground and Recreation Commission seeks more entrants for the home Christmas decoration contest sponsored by the department and the Iowa Electric Light and Power Company. Playground Director Nevin Nichols notes many beautiful homes remain unentered. Five prizes and five honorable mention awards total about $50. Deadline is Friday at 5 p.m. Contact the playground office at city hall, Phone 8121.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Playground and Recreation Commission
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Nevin Nichols
City Hall
California man sentenced in car theft case
Alexander Scheidt, 51, of Fresno California, was sentenced to a year in Linn county jail for taking articles from the car of Police Captain Eddie Stearns. Judge G K Thompson suspended all but three months. The offense occurred December 9. Scheidt pled guilty to larceny the next day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Alexander Scheidt
Fresno
Calif
Eddie Stearns
Linn
G. K. Thompson
Scheidt
Warren withdraws guilty plea in Cedar Rapids larceny case
David J. Warren yes 25 of 1302 Eighth Street NW withdrew a plea of guilty to a larceny charge and entered a plea of innocent. Judge G K Thompson appointed a county funded attorney. Warren is accused of taking 50 dollars from a woman's purse at a Cedar Rapids tavern on December 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David J. Warren
Eighth Street
G. K. Thompson
Warren
Cedar Rapids
NLRB Schedules Cedar Rapids Hearing for Cherry-Burrell Election
The National Labor Relations Board reserved a Cedar Rapids courtroom for union election hearings at Cherry-Burrell. UAW is seeking to determine which union will represent Cherry employees. Farm Equipment Workers, expelled by CIO in October, has acted as bargaining agent for the plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
National Labor Relations Board
Cherry-Burrell
J. W. McLaughlin
United Automobile Workers, Cio
Art McGuire
UAW
NLRB
Cherry
Farm Equipment Workers
CIO
Republicans Charge Budget Bleeding Nation With Debt
The speaker attacks the administration for running deficits since 1933 and estimates a seven to seven and a half billion dollar shortfall. He accuses Democrats of spendthrift policies and urges Republican leadership to present a clear, reform-minded program to restore economic freedom and growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican Party
Salvation Army Christmas Drive Nears Goal in Cedar Rapids
The Salvation Army reports 6 073 dollars raised toward an 8 300 dollar goal with 2 300 remaining. 23 bulbs light the tree barometer at Armstrong’s store as 100 dollars equals one bulb. Capt. Kyle expects to meet the target by 5 p m Saturday. Cedar Rapids clubs raised about 1 200 in a contest won by Kiwanis which received a silver bucket trophy from Dr. L M Downing as Pauline Murray presided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
Armstrong
Kyle
Army
Fruehauf Trailer Company
Cedar Rapids
Kiwanis Club
L. M. Downing
Pauline Murray
Inter-Service Club Council
Teacher Killed By Lover at Rural South Dakota School
In Aberdeen an enraged suitor, Liscomb Boardman 35, shot 19 year old teacher Jo Ann Rurup outside a one room country schoolhouse after forcing her into his car. He fired three bullets into her breast and then killed himself with a final shot to the forehead. Rurup died instantly and Boardman died in hospital a short time later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aberdeen
S. D
Liscomb Boardman
Jo Ann Rurup
George Keller
Miss Rurup
Boardman
Brothers Fined for Resisting Officers After Disturbance
Stanley Lawrence 25 of 807 Ninth Street SW and Richard Lawrence 20 of 83 Seventh Avenue SW were fined 150 dollars and costs after pleading guilty to drunkenness disturbing the peace and resisting an officer. Police arrested them at 9 14 p m Tuesday in the 100 block of Third Avenue SW following a fight between the brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Hahn
Sixteenth Avenue
Tom L. West
M ‘Street
Thomas Gardner
F Avenue NW
H. J. Beckman
Grande Avenue SE
Stanley Lawrence
Ninth Street
Richard Lawrence
Seventh Avenue
Wuno Aleen
Everett
Wash
LeRoy Driscoll
Williamsburg
Driscoll
Seventh On
Richard
Third Avenue
It's Christmas Night Not Christmas Eve
Local resident Mrs Lilje De Moss and Mrs John Cabalka explain candles will be lit on Christmas night on Wildwood drive NE, correcting the Gazette's Christmas Eve wording. They note many readers called Tuesday night wondering about the change and plan to view the candle display that night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wildwood Drive
Gazette
Lilje de Moss
John Cabalka
Deaths Thomas A. Johnson 68 Cedar Rapids Veteran
Thomas A. Johnson 68 longtime Cedar Rapids resident and World War I veteran died at home after a long illness. Born Feb 28 1881 he married Emma Schaeg in 1917 and leaves six daughters six sons and numerous grandchildren. Services will be in Turner chapel with burial at Linwood cemetery and friends may call the chapel.
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Thomas Andrew Johnson
Fifteenth Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Watkins
Emma Schaeg
Glancoe
Clara Prusek
Gladys Johnson
Lilly Johnson
Alice Arends
Clara Hosier
Chicago
Anna Mae Brecht
Springville
Woodrow L. Johnson S
Warren Johnson
Lincoln Johnson
Oak Harbor
Wash
Lincoln
Peter Johnson
Julius Johnson
Council Bluffs
Turner Chapel
Linwood Cemetery
Obituary for Carl Leo Former Cedar Rapids Resident Dies
Carl Leo, 73, a former Cedar Rapids resident and World War II lieutenant, died Wednesday at Hines Veterans Hospital in Chicago. A Spanish American War veteran, he served in Company C and the 53rd regimental band and held state gymnastics and field event records. He was organist and choirmaster at Grace Episcopal church in Cedar Rapids. Surviving are two brothers, two daughters, and a son-in-law whose spouse is the U N representative to South America. Burial at Soldier Memorial cemetery in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Leo
Cedar Rapids
Hines Veterans Hospital
Chicago
Ernest A. Lee
Ralph Leo
Ed Leo
California
Maxine Leo
Phoenix
Jacques Canter
U. N
South America
Soldier Memorial Cemetery
Death of Emma Jennie Allen Aged 82 in Coshocton Ohio
Emma Jennie Allen former Cedar Rapids resident died at 4 45 a m Wednesday at her Coshocton home Born November 3 1861 in Scotch Plains she lived in Iowa before moving to Ohio Funeral arrangements were pending in Coshocton Ohio and Cedar Rapids IA as directions indicate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Jennie Allen
Cedar Rapids
Coshocton
Ohio
Scotch
Memorial Service for Grove Allen at Turner Chapel
Grove daughter of the Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Jackson Allen. She belonged to First United Presbyterian Church and Ashley chapter D A R. Burial at Linwood Cemetery after a 1 30 p m service in Turner Chapel. Friends may call after 6 p m Thursday.
Services for Mrs. Frank M. Moats
Funeral services for Mrs. Frank M. Moats of 425 Seventeenth Street NE are set for 1 30 p m Thursday in the there chapel conducted by Rev Allan E Schoff of Central Park Presbyterian church Burial will follow at Linwood cemetery Friends may call at the chapel The brother Ralph Muchmore was mislisted as Ralph Ricelaker in yesterday's Gazette
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank M. Moats
Seventeenth Street
Allan E. Schoff
Central Park Presbyterian Church
Linwood Cemetery
Friends
Ralph Muchmore
Ralph Ricelaker
Services for Rose Mullin in Immaculate Conception Church
Funeral services for Rose M. Mullin of 1340 A avenue NE will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. in Immaculate Conception Church with Rt. Rev. Msgr. John M. Molloy officiating. Burial follows at Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Friends may call at Teahen chapel with Rosary Wednesday at 7 p.m. led by Msgr. Molloy and at 7:30 by St. Margaret's circle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose M. Mullin
Avenue
Immaculate Conception Church
John M. Molloy
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Teahen Chapel
Msgr. Molloy
St. Margaret’s Circle
Services for Mrs. Frank Bowers in Cedar Falls
Former Norway Iowa resident Mrs. Frank Bowers died Saturday in Lakeland Florida. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in Turnere chapel with Rev. George Stauffacher of Cedar Falls presiding. Burial will follow at Cedar Memorial cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Bowers
Norway
Iowa
Lakeland, Fla
Turnere Chapel
George Stauffacher
Cedar Falls
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Cedar Rapids Post Office Handles 500000 Letters Tuesday
Cedar Rapids post office workers processed over 500000 letters on Tuesday with 305757 outgoing and 206080 incoming letters. Parcel post added 2062 sacks in and 2358 out as the busiest period neared Christmas. Acting Postmaster J W McLaughlin noted Waterloo sent 23 first class city letters to Cedar Rapids addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
W. F. Michalicek
J. W. McLaughlin
Waterloo
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Daily Record
C.R. Weather
Municipal
Stella Margaret Stanek
Frank J. Stanek
Jeannette R. Reid
J. Ivan Reid
Ida M. Hampton
F. Dean Hampton
Second
Third Streets
Company No
Ray Wells
Velma Dusek
Robert Allen Peck
Norma Jean LeClerc
Charles Nowlen
Leramie
Wyo
Phyllis Hladik
St. Luke’s
Sidney Schweitzer
Franklin Avenue
Lloyd Bowman
Thirtieth Street
George Smith
Williams Boulevard
Mercy
Robert Lawlor
Twelfth Street
Robert Trachta
L Street
Harry Wilmarth
Blake Boulevard
Harold Franks
First Street
San Diego
Neal Gaskill
Gaskill
Verda Mrstik
Third Street
Alfred Gaskill
Phillips
Ceed
C. C. Murrays
Linn Board
Hickenlooper
Truman
Woodrow Wilson
Franklin Roosevelt
Harry Truman
George Washington
Spendocrats
Democratic Party
Kremlin
Moscow
Australia
New Zealand
Great Britain
G.O.P
Jofin B
Arate Keene
Wki
Brothers
Thomas Johnson
Emma Allen
Moats Services
Mullin Services
Bowers Services
C.R. Post Office
Weil
the Fine American Watch
Chives Aheisionees
Tlece Manning
Lady Hamilton
Raymon
Olivia
Boyson
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