Unseasonably Cold Outlook and Weather Report
Daily Record notes Monday lows and scattered precipitation across major cities. Iowa forecast calls for increasing clouds, warmer temps, snow flurries in extreme north Wednesday, light snow south Wednesday night, with warmer Thursday and end of snow. Highs reach 22 Thursday. various city readings listed. Police Court items include drunkenness, theft of gasoline and tarpaulin, and traffic penalties. several births announced at St Luke's and Mercy.
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Bismarck
Miami
Chicago
New York
Denver
Minneapolis
Phoens
Sioux City
Los Angeles
Iowa
John Deere Sued for Over 18 Million in Federal Actions
Federal suits totaling more than 18 million dollars were filed against John Deere divisions by UFEMW CIO and UAW CIO officials. One case seeks 18 million from John Deere Tractor and Iowa Transmission of Waterloo, the other 200 thousand from John Deere Dubuque Tractor. Plaintiffs cite Fair Labor Standards Act violations dating from October 24, 1938, to now.
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John Deeree Dubuque Company
John T. Watkins
Gerald D. McMahin
Ethul Harter
Illinois
UFEMW
Waterloo
Carl G. Dahl
Glenn L. Nichols
Kenneth Everhart
Black Hawk County
UAW
U. S. Supreme Court
Michigan
City Briefs: Gifft Returns to Base on Leave
Robert W. Gifft, son of Mr and Mrs Edwin Gifft of 3541 First Avenue SE, returns to his base in the coal mine division of the Interior Department in Washington DC after a 10 day home leave and is promoted to seaman first class. Donald V. Merta, son of Mr and Mrs Jerry Merta of route 2, is promoted to seaman first class and transferred from USS Towalgi to USS McCaffery in Japanese and Chinese waters.
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Robert W. Gifft
Edwin Gifft
First Avenue SE
Coal Mine Division
Department of the Interior
Washington, D. C
Donald V. Merta
Jerry Merta
Route 2
Towalgi
McCaffery
Midwestern colleges urged to outpace Ivy traditions
Professor W Norwood Brigance of Wabash College argues that elite eastern Ivy schools lag behind midwestern universities in adapting to modern needs. He cites research programs and a focus on useful education at Missouri, Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, Ohio State, and Michigan, contrasting with schools clinging to 19th century methods.
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Chicago
W Norwood Brigance
Wabash College
Crawfordsville
Ind
Speech Association of America
Brigance
Speech Association
Missouri
Iowa
Wisconsin
Ilinois
Ohio State
Michigan
East
Midwest
Newtn man sentenced to 10 years for forged check
Robert E. Johnson of New ton Missouri was sentenced to ten years in Fort Madison after pleading guilty to uttering a forged check. He cashed a bogus twenty dollar check at Newman's for a ten dollar purchase. The check, drawn on People's Bank and signed S. R. Robinson, was for Earl Heinz. County Attorney William Crissman filed the charge while Johnson served a 25 day Linn county jail sentence for intoxication.
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Robert E. Johnson
Newton
Fort Madison
G. K. Thompson
Johnson
Newman
People's Bank
Earl Heinz
S. R. Robinson
William Crissman
Linn
Local court actions record assorted civil and criminal matters
Mrs. Dale Clark sues Clyde Burgess for 53.75 over a June 13 food locker dispute claiming four ducks and sixteen jars of preserves were not returned. Judge Thompson dismissed a 4500 personal injury suit against H K Staub Sr. by John E. Larson. George Brown’s sentencing for lascivious acts with a child was postponed to February 8 for observation and treatment.
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Dale Clark
Clyde Burgess
G. K. Thompson
John E. Larson
H. K. Staub, Sr
Larson
Staub
Oxford
George E. Brownfield
E Avenue Road NW
G K. Thompson
Judgment Awarded in Heating Equipment Account
Judge Floyd Philbrick granted Walter E. Heller and Company a judgment of $178.40 against Ben Leventhal to settle an account for heating equipment.
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Floyd Philbrick
Walter E. Heller
Company
Ben Leventhal
Remnants of OPA Aren't Affected
OPA experts say Truman’s war end does not end price and rationing functions. Abolishing sugar rationing, rent control, and price controls requires new action by Congress. The current price control act expires June 30 1947 unless extended. Sugar rationing operates under the secondWar Powers Act which expires March 31 unless renewed.
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Washington
OPA
Truman
Congress
J H Fuller Dies After Long Illness
James H Fuller 78 of 1535 Fifth avenue SE died at 2 15 PM Monday after a lingering illness He was born Davenport September 26 1868 and was a long time Rock Island railway freight agent He survived by a daughter Mrs Henry Choosky a sister Mrs A C Middleton two grandchildren and several nieces and nephews Services Thursday in Immaculate Conception church Rev Msgr J M Molloy to Officiate Burial in Mt Calvary Cemetery Body at Monahan funeral home Rosary by St Margarets Circle and Knights of Columbus Wednesday evening
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James H. Fuller
Fifth Avenue SE
Rock Island Railway
Davenport
Modern Woodman of America
Henry Choosky
Cedar Rapids
A. C. Middleton
Chicago
Immaculate Conception Church
J. M. Molloy
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Monahan Funeral Home
St. Margaret’s Circle
Msgr. Molloy
Knights of Columbus
Deaths Miss Maud Parsons of Mt Vernon
Miss Maud Parsons long time Mt Vernon resident died at a Cedar Rapids hospital after several weeks illness. She was daughter of Rev R D Parsons former Upper Iowa conference minister. Survived by three sisters and two brothers with services in Mt Vernon Methodist church at 2 30 p m Thursday burial in Mt Vernon no flowers requested.
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Maud Parsons
Vernon
V. D. Toof
Eighteenth Street
Cedar Rapids
R. D. Parsons
S. C
H. P. Harrison
Kenilworth
Ill
Mary Parsons
Mt. Vernon
F. G. Blackwell
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Funeral for Cedar Rapids resident Mrs Anton Svaton
Mrs Anton Svaton of Cedar Rapids died in a local hospital at 9 30 am Tuesday after a brief illness. Born in Czechoslovakia on May 5 1889 she came to the United States in 1912. Surviving: husband a daughter Mrs Edward R Webster and four grandchildren. Services Thursday at 3 pm in Brosh chapel. Burial in Bohemian National Cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
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Anton Svaton
Shaverroad
Cedar Rapids
Czechoslovakia
United States
Edward R. Webster
Prokop Velky
C.S.A
Pomenka Viasti
J.C.D
Brosh Chapel
Theodore B. Hlubucek
Bohemian National Cemetery
Services for Mrs James W Jones Held at Turner Chapel
Funeral services for Mrs James W Jones of 256 Johnson Avenue NW were held in Turner chapel at 1 30 p m Thursday by a reader from First Church of Christ Scientist. Burial followed in Cedar Memorial cemetery. Mrs Jones born February 21 1873 in Prague Bohemia had lived most of her life in Cedar Rapids and died Monday in a local hospital after a three week illness. She is survived by her husband and a son Franklin J Smith of Cedar Rapids.
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James W Jones
Johnson Avenue
Turner Chapel
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Prague
Bohemia
Cedar Rapids
Proclamation Declares End of World War II Hostilities
President Truman announces cessation of WWII hostilities effective 12 o clock noon December 31 1946. He expresses faith Allies sacrifice and justice replacing force, aims for a peaceful world under Providence while acknowledging a still existing state of war.
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Washington
Harry S. Truman
United States of America
Rotary Club Father Son Luncheon Highlights 1947 Football Reel
Rotary Club members and 69 sons attended a Monday luncheon at the Roosevelt hotel. One hundred six members watched three reels of motion pictures by Al Allen including a review of the nation’s top 1947 football games, a winter sports reel, and a film on staying calm while flying.
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Roosevelt Hotel
al Allen
Tragic double murder-suicide notes uncovered in Alabama
In Birmingham, police report a pair of spouses William Weir and Zella Weir aged 43 and 35 carried out a planned gas death after failing to save their small Sturdy-Tex Manufacturing office supply business. Notes reveal debts, Christmas plans, church visit, and their wish to be cremated.
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Rold Dopson
Birmingham
Ala
William Wilson Weir
Zella Charmine
Sturdy-Tex Manufacturing Company
Rank
Bill
Zella Weir
Weir
Bill Weir
Cedar Rapids Wins CAB Approval for North Central Air Route
The Civil Aeronautics Board approved Cedar Rapids United service as part of the North Central plan extending from the Great Lakes to Idaho. Route No. 1 was discussed, with Hines noting Cedar Rapids’ traffic potential and the need for speed and convenience in air service.
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Cedar Rapids
United States
Great Lakes
Idaho
Missouri
Canada
CAB
North Central
Supreme Court of Aviation
Hines
United Air Lines
Des Moines
Ruhlen
Washington
Associated Press
Milwaukee
American Airlines
Wisconsin City
Inland Airlines
Huron
S. D
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Brookings
Mankato
Rochester
Minn
Alliance
Chadron
Neb
Mid-Continent Airlines
Sioux City
Iowa Airplane Company, Inc
Omaha-Council Bluffs
Lincoln
Beatrice
Fairbury
Hastings
Grand Island
Kearney
Lexington
McCook
North Platte
Omaha
Council Bluffs
Fremont
Columbus
Norfolk
Yankton
Sioux Falls
Mitchell
Parks Air Transport, Inc
Chicago
Elgin
Rockford
Freeport
Ill
Dubuque
Waterloo
Fort Dodge
Beloit-Janesville
Madison
Baraboo-Portage
LaCrosse
Wis
Winona
Red Wing
Minneapolis- St. Paul
Aurora
LaSalle
Kewanee
Galesburg
Burlington
Ottumwa
Oskaloosa
Moline
Campaign Prober Unit Likely Won't Ban Bilbo
Democratic members of the special campaign investigating committee say they see no reason to bar Theodore G Bilbo from the senate seat after reviewing charges of intimidating Black voters in Mississippi. Ellender Maybank and Thomas to file a majority report. Bridges and Hickenlooper to file a minority report. The Republican steering committee weighs a possible at door challenge Friday.
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Washington
Ellender
D-La
Special Campaign Investigating Committee
Senate
Theodore G. Bilbo
Bilbo
Mississippi
Maybank
S.C
Thomas
Okla
Fuiay
Bridges
N.H
Hickenlooper
Iowa
Wilson to speak at Cedar County Farm Bureau dinner
C M Wilson director of information for the Iowa Farm Bureau federation will be chief speaker January 7 at the kickoff dinner opening the Cedar County Farm Bureau annual membership drive. The meeting will be at Tipton High School.
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Tipton
C. M. Wilson
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Cedar County Farm Bureau
Louis Thordsen
Tipton High School
Nation Prepares for Record New Year Celebration
The Associated Press reports a nationwide rush to spend on New Year Eve events with clubs charging up to 40 dollars in New York and high prices across major cities. Cities like Chicago Los Angeles and Miami expect record crowds while radio networks coordinate prime time music for a nationwide midnight arrival.
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New York City
New York
Chicago
Gold Coast
Hollywood
Los Angeles
Miami
New Orleans
Canal Street
Civilian Group To Take Over Atomic Plant January
Carroll L. Wilson, newly appointed general manager of the civilian atomic energy commission, said the commission will take over the army's atomic energy plant on January 1. The commission will control policy and operation, with army and navy officers detailed to work on atomic energy on loan from the military services. Earlier statements suggested January 1 or July 1 as possible transition dates.
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Washington
Carroll L. Wilson
Civilian Atomic Energy Commission
Army
Navy
Dun Auto Union For Strike Fund
CIO United Auto Workers members were assessed one dollar per member to build the union strike fund. George F. Addes said the union aims to accumulate about one million dollars and plans February payment.
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Detroit
INS
CIO
United Auto Workers
George F. Addes
UAW
Addes
Allis Chalmers
Case
Sixth Youth Is Held For Theft of Safes
Davenport police report a sixth youth, 18, in custody after admitting involvement in a series of safe thefts and burglaries in Scott County since November. His car transported stolen safes. he will be arraigned in police court. The other five suspects face juvenile court arraignments Friday before Judge W. W. Scott.
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Davenport
Reed Phillips
Scott County
Phillips
Mason City
W. W. Scott
Fire destroys Klass Produce building in Rock Rapids
A Krieg Klass Produce Company building in Rock Rapids was burned early Tuesday, with losses over $10,000 including equipment and stock. The adjacent Vint Implement Company building suffered smoke damage.
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Rock Rapids
Rock Rapids, In
Ins
Klass Produce Company
Sioux City
Vint Implement Company
Beattie Sees UN as Possible Palestine Solution
Edward W. Beattie reports that the flare up of violence in Palestine threatens any early settlement. He notes Britain may push for a conference in mid January with concessions on immigration and land in the Negev, while partition remains a divisive issue. The piece also discusses a potential UN reference if turmoil worsens.
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London
Irgun Zvai Leumi
Palestine
Holy Land
Basel
Britain
Negev
United Nations
Irgun
Stern Gang
Sternists
Jerusalem
Stassen to Deliver Lincoln Day Address in New York
Harold E. Stassen of Minnesota, the lone declared 1948 Republican candidate, will give the principal Lincoln day address in New York City on February 12 at the Waldorf. The event, under the National Republican Club of Newark, drew invitation extensions to Taft and Dewey, who have not yet responded.
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Washington
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Thomas E. Dewey
Stassen
New York City
Waldorf
Na Honal Republican Club
Newark
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Dewey
Taft
New York
Irving Ives
United Press
Earl Warren
California
Arthur H. Vandenberg
R-Mich
Republican National Committee
Congress
House
Senate
Cedar Rapids Businesses to Close for Wednesday Holiday
Banks public offices and stores in downtown Cedar Rapids will be closed Wednesday. The post office will handle only special delivery matters, and Cedar Rapids mail boxes will be collected at 5 p.m.
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Cedar Rapids
Gavel Change at YMB Dinner Thursday
Ray Spielman, 1947 president of the Young Men's bureau, will take the gavel from retiring President Frank Nye at a Chamber of Commerce dinner Thursday evening. Past presidents honored. R H Buresh and Ervin Stepanek to speak on YMB activities and the program.
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Ray Spielman
Young Men’s Bureau
Frank Nye
Chamber of Commerce
R. H. Buresh
YMB
Ervin Stepanek
Spielman
Kenwood Transfer and Storage Company
Nye
Gazette
Stepanek
Buresh
Bureau
Santa Clauses Complaint At Peoria Police Log
A three year old girl named Vicki Johnson alerted Peoria police that Santa Claus did not deliver her train and tractor. Sergeant Petty Combs logged the report, promising to investigate.
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Peoria
Ilc
Santa Claus
Petty Combs
Combs
Santa
Vicki Johnson
Walker Consolidation Petition Filed For Independent District
A petition seeking the creation of a consolidated independent school district for Walker has been filed with county schools superintendent Walter A. Shupp. It bears 345 signatures from 657 qualified voters and would cover parts of Linn Benton and Buchanan counties. This marks the second consolidation petition filed that month, following Center Point on December 18.
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Walker
Walter A. Shupp
Linn
Benton
Buchanan
Shupp
Center Point
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First Avenue
C. H. Perkins
First Avenue E
F. E. Berry
Twenty-second Avenue
Raymond Brown
St. Luke’s
John O’brien
Kenmore Street
Raymond Johnson
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Floyd Gillam
Forty-fourth Street
John Hobel
Eighth Street
Mercy
Gilbert Rutledge
Sixth Street
Glenn S. Marr
Mynette Burhans
Herman A. Anderson
Mary E. Johnson
Melvin E. Novotny
Alice J. Heath
John R. Williams
Dorothy M. Dennis
Ben McLain
Fourth Avenue
Roy Larkin
Sixth Avenue
Eugene Durland
Norway
Joseph Blin
Marion
Lloyd Curtis
Herbert Morris
Court SE
Henry Dmitryk
L Street
Roy W. Frank
Charles Fletcher
James Schaefer
Twentieth Street
John Lefebvre
Fairfax
Maurice Garnant
Murray Wolfman
Paul Runkle
Fifth Avenue
Fredrick Post Company
C Avenue
John Deere Co
Donald Merta
Claire Cox
Monahan Mortuary
J. Monahan
Wm J Stewart
J. H. Fuller
Jones Services
Rotary Club
Bil
Zella
J. R. Mainard
Jefferson-Hillman Hospital
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Boone
Ames
Albert Lea
Austin
Owatonna - Faribault
Parks’ Grants
The
Atomic Plant
Dun Auto Union
Beattie
U.N
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Jordan River
Stern
Sir Alan Cunningham
Ives
Lapes Florist
Third Avenue
John Bturner & Son Csisio Simco
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