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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1949
Page
1
A weather summary lists highs and lows for multiple cities with mixed precipitation notes. The issue also covers local crime fines, fire calls, divorce petitions, and a long list of births and obituaries including multiple Iowa towns and individuals.
A series of Wednesday and Thursday traffic incidents resulted in several injuries and multiple charges. Arch Pirie sustained a leg injury on Sixteenth Avenue SW. Lt Col A G Evanoff was charged with losing control after a Two collisions occurred on Seventh Avenue and Eighth Street SE involving Herbert C ht and Evanoff. Thaddeus Miller Jr and Roy Wilson collided on Fruitland Boulevard SW. others faced charges for loss of control or improper stopping. Additional minor crashes occurred on Center Point Road NE with Williams fined for leaving the scene and Anthony fined for improper stopping.
The public library will close at 1 p.m. Saturday and stay closed until Tuesday morning December 27. Stations normally open on Saturday or Monday will be closed. The only exception is Sixteenth Avenue SW which will stay open Friday from 2 to 8 p.m.
The Daily Mail reported that the Royal Air Force is considering rocket powered fighting planes to defend Britain. The report appeared in London and cites potential development within the RAF.
AP report from Pittsburgh describes roving pickets blocking coal shipments. About 50 men in 12 autos shattered a truck windshield, threatened to roll others over a hill, and pressured drivers to unload. Miner actions during a three day work week sparked blame from coal dealers.
New York reports a surge in bank clearings as Christmas buying boosts activity. For the week ending December 21, 25 leading cities totalled 17.252 billion dollars, the strongest since October 1929, with a 24 percent rise from the prior week and a 7.8 percent gain from the year earlier.
Deputy Harlan Snyder announced that three September 8 breakins near Cedar Rapids were solved. Archie Day and Rex Darrah of Albia admitted burglary at Todd's OK drive in and Herb's Barbecue on the Marion Cedar Rapids line and the Knotty Pine inn near the 149-30 junction.
Wilbur C Miller and Velda Miller filed suit against Albert and June Barnes to oust them from the lower front apartment at 403 Fifth Avenue SW. Judge G K Thompson set the hearing for next Wednesday at 9 30 a m. The Millers say the Barnes have disturbed the peace and quiet of other occupants.
Judge G K Thompson granted three judgments on Wednesday including Jack Dale Oxburn and Chester J Frendle for 182 89 against Mester Harford on a promissory note. Albuquerque National Trust and Savings Bank won 307 14 against Robert and Mary Bradley on a promissory note. Lucille Broghammer as signee of Dr B J Broghammer won 138 01 against Donald and Leona DeWald on an account. The G B Miller vs Harry Petersen personal injury suit was dismissed Thursday on motion of the plaintiff by Judge Floyd Philbrick.
Judge Floyd Philbrick ruled Thursday for Personal Finance Company and awarded judgments totaling 507.72 against Lee Strait and Geraldine Strait under a conditional sales contract. Foreclosure was ordered on the property as part of the agreement.
Johnny Ross, 12, from Minneapolis, earned the Master Eye Foundation certificate from Bishop Bernard J. Sheil after a radio appearance. Major the guide dog stood by as Johnny called the gift his nicest Christmas present.
Mrs. Lillian Gilyard, 38, mother of nine, faced Judge George Parry in Philadelphia for not reporting 587.80 earned while receiving 3,000 in relief. She explained part time work to feed children. the judge ordered nine months in county prison and allowed the baby to accompany her. The other eight children were to be placed in homes.
A California boy, Donald S 10 Burbank, was found unharmed in New Brunswick New Jersey after a Philadelphia druggist sold his mother a deadly silver nitrate poison for travel sickness. The incident spurred railroad and media alerts as authorities searched for the family to prevent harm.
Death notice from Pleasant Hill Missouri reports the passing of Mrs Enoch Williams born Florence Glass near Cedar Rapids July 17 1870. She is survived by husband two children Helen Williams of Kansas City and Harry Williams of Pleasant Hill and two sisters Gertrude Mills and Eliza Burgess. Remains were buried in Pleasant Hill after services at Shiloh and Pleasant Hill Methodist churches.
Connie Marie Ross three day old daughter of Mr and Mrs Bill Ross of 219 Tenth Street NW Cedar Rapids died Wednesday in a Cedar Rapids hospital Private services were held at Teahen chapel at 1 p.m. Thursday conducted by Rt Rev Msgr D J Lenihan Burial was in Mt Calvary cemetery Surviving are her parents grandparents and great grandparents from Cedar Rapids and Iowa City
Thomas Andrew Johnson of 1700 Fifteenth Avenue SE died Tuesday. Services will be conducted at Turner chapel at 1 30 p m Saturday by Rev Roland W Johnson pastor of St Mark's Lutheran church. Burial will be in Linwood cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
Services for Emma Jennie Allen a former Cedar Rapids resident who died Wednesday in Coshocton Ohio will be held at Turner chapel at 1 30 p m Friday conducted by Reverend Edwin Settle Burial will follow in Linwood cemetery Friends may call at the chapel
In London the crew Blackie Kronfeld and Ted Malone boarded a westbound plane with two hot water bottles. They said they carried them to have a shave on arrival in New York, noting they would reach Dry Friday.
Iowa couple Henry M. Stueland and his wife Katherine were killed when their car collided with a semi in Rochelle Illinois. Truck driver Frank Mashchman and companion Lauren Douglass escaped injury. Police said Stueland lost control and slid into the truck’s path.
George Faaborg was elected president of the Cedar Rapids Executive Association at a Thursday morning meeting in the Roosevelt hotel. Other officers named include Louis J. Nilles as first vice president, E. I. Copeland as second vice president, Lumir Striesky as treasurer, and George Thomas as secretary. Directors named are L. P. Christensen and Ed Weis.
Washington reports the Rural Electrification Administration approved a $975,000 loan to the Eastern Iowa Light and Power Cooperative of Wilton Junction, Iowa, to expand electric service to farming areas.
A 24 inch Texas gas pipeline exploded near Trousdale Kansas on Thursday with a bright flash seen miles away. No injuries were reported as snow and ice blankets hindered a fire.
Esther Gatewood, 24, a patient at Chicago State hospital, was found dead in a hydrotherapy tub early Thursday. Hospital doctor Dr. David Brown said the death likely occurred during a 20 minute lapse in nurse attention while restraining a violent patient in the mental ward. He noted the tub’s hot water was on full and recovery to the tub by the patient was improbable.
A Cedar Rapids power plant boiler failure caused darkness for about 30 minutes in Mt. Vernon Clarence Stanwood and nearby communities. A 2 a.m. switch fault along the South Line cut power to West Liberty and surrounding towns for an hour. No blowout occurred and power was restored after about an hour.
Clifford E. Lamansky 22 of Solon dies in Iowa City hospital from injuries after his car hit a bridge abutment near Solon last Saturday. Born July 21 1927 in Camden Point Missouri he is survived by wife Beverly Kessler Lamansky mother Hazel Lamansky sisters Olive Hardin and Mrs Edwin Lawrence brothers Lynn Kenneth Myron DeWayne Dean and Ross. Services set for 2 pm Saturday in Solon Methodist church with burial in Oakland Cemetery Seolon.
Gary reporting that M Wring told a judge he was celebrating Marshal Stalin to mark his 70th birthday when arrested on a drunk charge. He was released on a $20 cash bond after a drug trial and police said they did not know Wring as a member of the Communist party.
A collision near noon sent a car racing into Sears Roebuck in Cherokee. Julian Schissel watched his car crash through the window as Maxine Kester and Mrs. Rudy Meyer were injured. Two men were killed and Bill Maddox among the injured as about 2,000 spectators gathered. Police, sheriff and highway patrol controlled the scene with gasoline-soaked wreckage.
The state department said two American naval flyers missing in China since Oct 19 1948 are believed held by Communists near Tsingtao. William C. Smith of Long Beach and Elmer C. Bender of Chicago are the men. Also Major General Robert B. Soule has an exit visa from Nanking after waiting since Oct 6.
Sioux City records show Chester Arthur Bare, 60, a legless man who used a wheeled platform, carried nearly $17,000 in checks deposits and bonds at his death from a heart attack in a Mission Hotel room. Neighbors say he lived like a poor man.
AFL Transit union Local 268 voted 496 to 287 against a walkout that halted Cleveland's city run buses and streetcars. Fewer than one-fifth of 4200 members supported striking over 96 hour paid vacations, prompting thousands to hitchhike or walk as Mayor Burke urged a halt until January 16.
Johnson County Attorney Jack White said the diary of Robert Bednasek will not be made public. The diary is linked to the case against the 24 year old Cedar Rapids student charged with murder in the strangling of Margaret Anne Jackson, 20, of Burlington. The toxicology report by Dr. W J Teeters leaves findings unchanged. Bednasek has pleaded innocent and is held without bond awaiting grand jury action next February.
The National Safety Council predicts 435 traffic deaths over the three day Christmas holiday weekend, the highest estimate yet. Ned H. Dearborn, council president, says the toll could be one of the worst in history unless drivers and pedestrians exercise extreme caution.
Chicago AP reports Illinois Central president Wayne E. Johnston warned the railroad faces drastic curtailment of freight and passenger trains due to an acute coal shortage from a three day mine work week.
agile burglars stole over 2500 worth of mink furs from the Sears Roebuck warehouse in Des Moines using a roof entry and rope descent. they removed about 101 skins each valued at 25 dollars, entering via elevator shaft and removing furs on the fourth floor before escaping.
A severe winter storm sprawling from Illinois and Indiana into Wisconsin and Michigan caused widespread icing and power failures. Reports from Sedalia to Quincy described outages and emergency measures as crews struggled to restore electricity, while snowfall blanketed areas from Kansas to the Grand Canyon.
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