Weather and notices from the Cedar Rapids area
The Cedar Rapids daily weather forecast shows intermittent light snow over the state turning heavier in the southwest Friday afternoon and ending late Friday night or Saturday. Temperatures remain similar with a high of 26 to 32 and a low of 20 to 26. Shippers forecast calls for winds from the north and east. Local notices cover crime violations, parking fines, and birth and death announcements across several towns including Cedar Rapids, Elgin, Waukon, Monticello, and Anamosa with multiple obituaries and service details.
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Bismarck
Duluth
Los Ange
Sioux City
Kowa Agricultural
Turkey Dinner For 400 Children In Armory
Christmas Exchange officials report a turkey dinner for about 400 children in the Memorial Coliseum armory on Thursday. Salvation Army kettles fund the banquet with help from local groups including the American Legion auxiliary and Boy Scouts. Santa Claus programs and toy distribution are coordinated with the Sunshine Mission and Community Chest identifications for toy selection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memorial Coliseum
Salvation Army
American Legion Auxiliary
W. W. Kyle
Sinclair Memorial Committee
Community Nutrition Service
Camp Fire Girls
Coe
Sunshine Mission
Community Chest
Kyle
Fruehauf Trailer Company
Fire leaves Clinton family of four homeless
A Christmas fire destroyed the three room home of Mr and Mrs Harold Bousman in Clinton along with their two sons Dale aged 3 and Thomas aged 2. The father is unemployed and the blaze wiped out Christmas gifts, the family tree, clothing and nearly all furniture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton
Harold Bousman
Dale
Thomas
Firework-like blaze surprises Oakland workers
In Oakland a small bonfire got out of control sending flames over a 200 square foot area. Workmen barely escaped as firefighters arrived and controlled the first danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland
Center Point Man to Be Arraigned on Drunk Driving Charge
George Russell Rich, 32, of Center Point, was scheduled to be arraigned in Linn County district court Thursday afternoon on a drunk driving charge. He was arrested about 4 p.m. Wednesday by the Iowa Highway Patrol two miles south of Center Point on Highway 150.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Russell Rich
Center Point
Linn County
Iowa Highway Patrol
Steggal Sues Kahl Over Driver License Suspension
Larry G. Steggal sues Alfred W. Kahl state commissioner of public safety seeking reinstatement of his driver license. He says the license was suspended Oct. 24 and a Nov. 29 hearing extended the suspension. Judge Floyd Philbrick schedules Jan. 28 at 9 a.m. for a hearing. Steggal, head of a six person family and sole support, relies on operating a semi truck.
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Larry G. Steggal
Alfred W. Kahl
State Commissioner of Public Safety
Floyd Philbrick
Steggal
Roy Henderson Appeals Industrial Commission Denial
Roy Henderson files a Linn county district court appeal challenging the Nov 23 decision of the Iowa Industrial Commissioner that denied him workmen compensation. He seeks recovery for the loss of a leg suffered while hauling coal for Universal Foundry Company on Aug 29, 1945, contending he was an employee.
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Roy Henderson
Linn County
Iowa Industrial Commissioner
Henderson
Universal Foundry Company
Woman seeks annulment of 1948 marriage over alleged fraud
Anna Louise Whalen filed a lawsuit in Linn county district court seeking annulment of her marriage to James W. Whalen on August 28 1948. She alleges the union was consummated through fraud.
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Anna Louise Whalen
Linn County District Court
James W. Whalen
Cedar Rapids Suit Seeks 300 On Promissory Note
W L Glessner of Cedar Rapids Loan Co sues Elmer and Louise Bechcka for 300 claimed on a promissory note dated May 6 1948. Two default judgments were entered in district court Hoff vs Pettit for 164 05 and Hornstein Photo Sales vs Locke for 341. Two suits were dismissed Stein v Stein and Scott v Goldstein. Judge G K Thompson awarded Adee 60 against a garnishee and Adee dismissed his accounting action vs Sanitary Products Co without prejudice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Glessner
Cedar Rapids Loan Company
Thursday
Elmer and
Louise Bechcka
L. E. Hoff
A. and L. Grocery
Edward
Josephine Pettit
Hornstein
John and
Frances Locke
Jack
Linn County
Helen Frances Stein
Philip R. Stein
Jack E. Scott
Harry Goldstein
G. K. Thompson
M. M. Adee
Adee
Sanitary Products Company
Adams Will Leaves Entire Estate to Wife
The will of Orville Hull Adams who died November 26 leaves his entire estate to his wife, reversing prior reports that the daughter would receive a share.
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Orville Hull Adams
Petrillo Endorses Harmonica Virtuoso Adler
Chicago AP Larry Adler, a harmonica virtuoso, joined the American Federation of Musicians after signing with Petrillo. He performed a solo of White Christmas in Petrillo’s office, later boogie woogied, drawing praise from Petrillo who said the instrument now belongs in his union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Larry Adler
Jimmy Petrillo
Petrillo
American Federation of Musicians
Adler
AFM
King Richard I dies from crossbow wound in France
King Richard I of England dies after a shoulder wound from a crossbow during campaigns in France. The injury proves fatal, attributed to poor treatment or his own neglect.
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Richard I
England
France
Deaths Edward I Anderson Mechanicsville Cedar Rapids
Edward I Anderson 74 a former Cedar Rapids resident and retired railroad man died in a Cedar Rapids hospital after a brief illness. Born March 3 1874 in Morris Texas he moved to Cedar Rapids in 1920. He leaves three sons two daughters two brothers and two sisters. Services Friday 3 p.m. at Turner chapel with burial in Cedar Memorial cemetery.
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Edward I. Anderson
Mechanicsville
Cedar Rapids
Morris
Wallingford
Arthur C. Anderson
Elmer T. Anderson
Portland
Ore
Ralph M. Anderson
C. O. Lanning
Emmetsburg
Paul Beach
Julius Anderson
Estherville
Henry Anderson
Cedar Falls
Bert and
Olin Anderson
Grettinger
Anna Sevold
Story City
Martha Thompson
Turner Chapel
H. G. Schwegler
First Lutheran Church
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Obituary for Mayme Merridith Cedar Rapids Widow
Mayme Elizabeth Merridith 70 of 30 Blake Terrace SE Cedar Rapids widow of Delevan C Merridith died at home at 3 20 a m Thursday after a sudden illness Born January 14 1870 in Grand Rapids Michigan she came to Cedar Rapids from West Liberty in 1898 She was member of the First Church of Christ Scientist and Chapter JT of PEO Surviving daughter Mrs Arthur L Bye sister Mrs Frances Fairall and a grandson Burial in Oak Hill cemetery Flowers omitted arrangements with Turner chapel limited to morning service by reader of First Church of Christ Scientist.
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Mayme Elizabeth Merridith
Blake Terrace SE
Delevan C. Merridith
Cedar Rapids
Grand Rapids
Mich
West Liberty
First Church of Christ, Scientist
PEO
Arthur L. Bye
Frances Fairall
Long Beach
Calif
Turner Chapel
Oak Hill Cemetery
Clarence L Clark 67 Cedar Rapids Resident Dies
Clarence LeRoy Clark 67 of 520 B avenue NE Cedar Rapids died in a local hospital at 12 40 a m Thursday after a lingering illness. Born Blairstown August 6 1881 he was a retired Penick and Ford employee. Survived by three sons Earl Willard Charles L in Georgia and Des Moines and Williamsburg and Cedar Rapids daughters Ada Jones and Dorothy Schultz and a Cedar Rapids step daughter Murdred Flrd 10 grandchildren. Rohn chapel details and calling hours to follow.
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Clarence LeRoy Clark
B Avenue NE
Cedar Rapids
Blairstown
Penick and Ford
Earl and
Willard
Pfc
Charles L. Clark
U. S. Army
Georgia
Ada Jones
Des Moines
Dorothy Schultz
Williamsburg
Mildred Flrd
Obituary: John Zeman 84 Cedar Rapids Resident
John Zeman 84 of 707 Twelfth Avenue SE died at his home at 10 15 p m Wednesday after a brief illness He was born in Czechoslovakia January 21 1864 and moved to Franklin county Iowa at age four He had lived in Cedar Rapids for 11 years Surviving a sister Mary and a brother Emanuel Religious services Friday at 9 00 a m in the Polansky funeral chapel and 9 30 a m in St Wenceslaus Church Father Anthony W Chihak will officiate Burial will follow at St Johns Cemetery Rosary at 6 45 p m Thursday in the chapel friends may call
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John Zeman
Twelfth Avenue SE
Czechoslovakia
Franklin County
Cedar Rapids
Mary
Emanuel
Polansky
St Wenceslaus Church
Anthony W. Chihak
St. John’s Cemetery
Father Chihak
Death notices Francis J. Machemer 50 Bellingham WA
Louis E. Machemer reports the sudden death Tuesday of his brother Francis J. Machemer 50 of Bellingham Washington a World War I veteran and former Cedar Rapids resident who moved in 1920. Surviving are his wife Lenore a daughter Patty and a grandchild all in Washington a sister Mrs Helen Wolfe Logan Indiana and three brothers William and Louis Cedar Rapids and Robert Machemer Peveley Missouri. Services and burial will be at Bellingham.
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Louis E. Machemer
Bever Avenue
Francis J. Machemer
Bellingham
Wash
Cedar Rapids
Mr. Machemer
Washington
Lenore
Patty
Helen Wolfe
Logan
William and
Louis
Robert Machemer
Peveley, Mo
Mrs Anna Barr Lee 93 Woman Dies After Long Illness
Cedar Rapids resident Anna Barr Lee 93 died at home after a long illness. Born February 5 1885 in Ypsilanti Michigan she married Pohpea D Lee in Port Huron Michigan on June 17 1902. Funeral services will be held at 11 a m Friday at Yocum chapel Marion with Rev John Wieand Cedar Rapids. Burial will be in Oak Shade cemetery.
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Anna Barr Lee
Cedar Rapids
Thirty-second Street
Ypsilanti
Mich
Port Huron
Poh Pea D. Lee
Lee
Yocum Chapel
Marion
John Wieand
Oak Shade Cemetery
Henry A. Lindsley of Iowa City Dies After Brief Illness
Henry A. Lindsley, a retired Rock Island railroad conductor and former Cedar Rapids resident, died at his Iowa City home Wednesday after a brief illness. He lived in Iowa City 12 years. Surviving: wife Vina, son Willard Lindsley of Minneapolis, brother Clarence Lindsley of Pasadena, Calif., and one grandson. Cathout funeral home to hold services Friday at 2 p.m. Burial in Iowa City.
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Henry A. Lindsley
Iowa City
Rock Island Railroad
Cedar Rapids
Vina
Willard Lindsley
Minneapolis
Clarence Lindsley
Pasadena
Calif
Cathout
Vavricek Services for Mrs. Frank Vavricek
Services for Mrs. Frank Vavricek of near Cedar Rapids will be held Friday at 2 p.m. in the Brush chapel officiated by Rev. Zdenek F. Pauk. Burial follows in Campbell Cemetery near Cedar Rapids with friends invited to visit the chapel.
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Frank Vavricek
Cedar Rapids
Brush Chapel
Zdenek F. Pauk
Campbell Cemetery
Death Notices for Lorejoy Area Mother Mrs F Stanton
Del T Stanton of 1011 Eleventh Avenue SE reports the death in Redwood Falls Mina of Lorejoy of no mother Mrs F Stanton.
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del T. Stanton
Eleventh Avenue SE
Lorejoy
F. Stanton
Redwood Falls
Mina
Sayre asserts three secret papers stolen from his office
Washington AP Francis Sayre former assistant secretary of state says three secret documents in the Communist spy case were stolen from his office after a House committee session. Chambers identified the papers as among those obtained by a spy ring in 1937 1938. Sayre names Hiss as having had access.
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Washington
Francis Sayre
Sayre
House un-American Activities Committee
Whittaker Chambers
Chambers
Eunice Lincoln
Anna Belle Newcomb
Alger Hiss
Hiss
New York
Grand
Hankow
Tsingtao
Mundt
Isaac Don Levine
Duggan
State Department
Mobert
Rankin
Miss
Levine
Extradition sought in Dr. Rutledge murder case
Dr. Rutledge is charged with first degree murder in Linn County after a fatal stabbing following a dispute over his wife Sydney Rutledge. St. Louis authorities filed a fugitive charge while Iowa seeks extradition under Gov Donnelly. bond set at 5000 and returnable Jan 10 as legal maneuvering continues.
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Robert D. Blue
Crissman
Phil M. Donnelly
Dr. Rutledge
Iowa
St. Louis
Linn County
Laughren
Goodrich
David Fitzgibbons
Court of Criminal Correction
Donnelly
Parcel Post Delivery on Christmas Morning
Post office activity increases after a busy day with 173 009 outgoing letters and 179 640 incoming as delivery is set for Christmas morning. About 20 trucks and postmen will be occupied delivering gift parcels ordered from Washington. The office closes Christmas Day with one mail pickup at 5 p.m.
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Washington
Veterans Rights Stir Post 788 Protest Over Appointments
Post 788 members protest what they describe as unfair postmaster selections, arguing veterans receive preference in civil service tests and that Greenlee’s qualifications matched McLaughlin’s. They say the group will defend veterans rights within legal bounds and continue protests when rights and benefits are infringed.
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Post 788
Matus
Greenlee
More
President Truman Enjoys Christmas Walk in Independence
President Truman began his Christmas holiday by sleeping late and taking a two mile brisk walk through Independence, Missouri. He waved to townspeople and joked he would walk three miles tomorrow and four miles the next day to “get you boys in shape.”
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Independence
Truman
Santa Claus Delayed As Toddler Recovers From Injury
Joey Dickson two years old son of Mr and Mrs John Dickson 2408 Fifth avenue SE is six weeks late for Santa as he heals from a broken leg after falling from a toy dog at home. He is at Mercy hospital with the limb in a splint under traction.
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Santa Claus
Joey Dickson
John Dickson
Fifth Avenue SE
Santa
Joe
Mercy Hospital
Promotions Announced For Blahnik And Ruml
Varf Vechten Shaffer president announced two promotions at Guaranty Bank and Trust. Milo J Blahnik aged 42 moved from cashier to vice president and cashier. David Ruml aged 45 promoted from assistant cashier to vice president. Promoted by bank directors, effective immediately.
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Guaranty Bank and Trust Company
Varf Vechten Shaffer
Milo J. Blahnik
David Ruml
Shaffer
Record Holiday Plane Travel Underway in Chicago
Yuletide air travel hit a record high as major airlines report the busiest period for passengers and cargo. United Airlines added 30 extra flight sections between Wednesday night and Christmas Eve with another trip planned for January 1 3.
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Chicago
INS
United Air Lines
David Rizzio Path From Musician to Mary Queen of Scots Secretary
David Rizzio joined Mary Queen of Scots as a bass singer musician and rose to be her valet de chambre and foreign secretary, shaping access to the royal circle and influencing court affairs.
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David Rizzio
Mary Queen of Scots
Warning on Contents of New Anti Freeze
The FTC warns motorists about Polar Zone a calcium chloride based anti-freeze. The agency accuses Saul Fehlden and Federal Chemical Manufacturing of false claims in connection with the product. Fehlden denies the charge says scientists can test it. He admits calcium chloride but claims a perfected formula neutralizes damage.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Saul Fehlden
Federal Chemical Manufacturing Company
Baltimore
Fehlden
Keithley Charged After Interurban Collision in City
Ana Curtis Keithley of 1105 Fifteenth Avenue SW was charged with failing to have his car under control after his vehicle struck an interurban at Twelfth Avenue and Eleventh Street SW. Darrell Hedrick of 1965 C Avenue NE operated the interurban. Keithley’s traffic court date is set for Monday.
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Curtis Keithley
Fifteenth Avenue
Twelfth Avenue
Eleventh Street
Darrell Hedrick
C Avenue NE
Keithley
Cedar Rapids school bids and stadium cost raise questions
The board awarded contracts for plumbing and electrical work at several schools and a low combined bid for four projects. Cedar Rapids Electric Supply won the wiring and lighting fixtures at four buildings for 16614. The stadium bid totaled 702754, exceeding the 500000 appropriation, prompting debate over re bidding or delaying the project. James Leck cited a prior Minnesota stadium to argue bids were too low. board remains cool to altering the plan and may resubmit later, possibly with a Buchanan elementary school project.
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Twenty-first Street
Davenport Plumbing
Heinze Electric Company
Cedar Rapids
Fillmore, Johnson, Tyler and
van Buren
Cedar Rapids Electric Supply Company
James Leck
Leck
Minnesota Stadium
Buchanan
Sunless Day Triggers Free Drinks at Hoover Dam Area
In Boulder City Nevada AP reports sunless Wednesday led recreation hall owners Gil Telford and Harry Rayner to offer free beer to any who came. They served about one fifth of the town population, while Las Vegas El Rancho Vegas promoted free drinks until midnight but saw no stampede.
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Boulder City
Nev
Hoover Dam
Gil Telford
Harry Rayner
Recreation Hall
Las Vegas
el Rancho Vegas
City Orders Curbs and Gutters on Eight Cedar Rapids Streets
Cedar Rapids city council ordered curb and gutter work on eight streets and set a hearing for 10 a.m. January 17 for taxpayer approval. Haegg Construction Company performed the work, with bonds of 32 595 20 for four years and 5 006 for the Franklin Avenue stretch. Property owners along the affected routes will pay the assessments on next year’s tax bill.
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Cedar Rapids
Haegg Construction Company
C Avenue
Thirty Eighth
Thirty-fifth Street
F Avenue
Nineteenth Street
Thirteenth Street
Fifteenth Avenue
Twelfth
Fourteenth Avenue
Second Street
Fourteenth
Sixteenth Avenue
Franklin
Twenty-seventh
Twenty-ninth
Haegg Company
Franklin Avenue
Clarence Woman Hurt In Davenport Crash
Two persons injured Thursday in a Davenport collision involving two trucks and a car. Stephen Proudy of Conwell Trucking was checking air when a truck lost control, struck him, toppled three gasoline pumps and sparked a fire extinguished by firefighters. Mrs. Heinrich Horseman of Clarence was in the car. her husband and Harold Werdeman of Iowa City, driver of the second truck, escaped unharmed. Werdeman’s truck is owned by Omaha Trucking.
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Davenport
Stephen Proudy
Conwell Trucking Company
Rock Island
Proudy
Heinrich Horseman
Clarence
Harold Werdeman
Iowa City
Werdeman
The
Omaha Trucking Company
Woman Rider Injured In Two-Vehicle Collision
Mrs Grace Dahmer of Havre Montana sustained a bruise over her right eye when the car she rode in collided with another at Bover avenue and Fifteenth street SE. The driver of her car Donald Schmidt 372 Woodland drive SE was charged with failing to have his car under control. The other driver was Wallace Barnett of Marion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Dahmer
Havre, Mont
Bover Avenue
Fifteenth Street
Appian Way, One of History’s Ancient Roads Begins
The Appian Way, among history’s oldest celebrated routes, began construction in 312 B.C. as a major Roman road linking Rome to southern territories.
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Daily Record
Cc. R. Weather
Municipal
Cleo I
Null
Fred Null
Robert Louis Lawlor
Joyce Ruth Lane
James H. Sharpe
Hartford, Conn
Caroline Farrow
Cigaret
Grand Hotel
George Otdoerfer
Joseph Melchior
Herb Williams
B Avenue
Matt Macek
Outlook Drive
John McCune
Sixth Avenue
Horace Achter
Forest Drive
Joseph Ries
Coggan
Duane Thayer
First Street
Walter Coon
Joe Berg
Fifth Avenue
Roland Snyder
Fourteenth Avenue SE
Robert Williams
Cold Stream Avenue NE
cCyril Klima
Tama
St. Luke’s
Marvin Michel
Thirty-third Street Drive
Carl Lerch
Ely Avenue
James Jordan
Walter Candler
Otto Reimer
Tenth Street
Mercy
Charles Nagel
Dalewood Avenue
Frank Wilford
Sixth Street
Miller Jones
Elgin
Ill
J. H. Dickinson
Waukon
George Watkins
Melwein
Chris Nelson
Brant Funeral Home
Bessie Lampson
Carlson, Minn
Dunkerton
Carlson
Hazleton
Charles G. Steggall
Presbyterian Church
Henry Lindsley
Cathout Funeral Home
Monticello
Louis F. Barrack
Fort Wayne
Walker
George Wachal
Walker Methodist Church
Anamosa
Merrill Lawfer
Jesup
Rosemary Neville
Waterloo
St. Patrick’s Church
Smykil- Goettsch
Winthrop
Harry H. Hocken
Peoples Hospital
Winthrop Methodist Church
Fawcett Funeral
Kahl
Edward Anderson
Mrs. Delevan Merridith
Clarence Clark
Francis Machemer
Ann Lee
Vavricek Services
F. W. Stanton
Department
Sistant
Miss Newcomb
Crissman and Elderkin
Rutledge
Children’s Hospital
Emerson Electric Company
Hartman
McLaughlin
Joey
Blahnik and
Ruml
Lapes Florist
Third Ave
S.E
Joy B. Turter
Ave. S.E
Ana
Cervin and Stuhr
Douglas Grant
Craemer's
New
Second Avenue
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