Ronnie Havlik Delivers Gazette Despite Illness
Factual note on 14 year old Ronnie Havlik missing a day of route No 50 in Des Moines area. His grandfather and two cousins Gary and Leo Halsch deliver the papers from their car to 115 customers while Ronnie is recovering from an appendectomy at St Luke's hospital.
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Edar Rapids Gazette
Ronnie Havlik
Ronnie
Longwood
Dunreath
Gwendolyn Drives
St. Luke’s Hospital
C. J. Priviatsky
D Avenue
Gary
Leo Halsch
Fourteenth Street
Gazette City
First Avenue
Fifteenth Street
Halsch
Havlik
All or Nothing Policy Blunders in Soviet Cold War Stance
Wes Gallagher argues the Soviet all or nothing approach wastes Western goodwill and solidifies Western unity. He notes the politburo's revolutionary mindset and lack of West experience, predicting change only when the West proves too strong to overthrow, with Berlin as the Berlin airlift barometer.
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Soviet
Berlin
Russia
Soviet Union
France
Italy
Communist Party
Europe
Politburo
Molotov
Hitler
Greece
West
Henry Flanders Rites At McGregor Saturday
Henry Flanders 70 a Milwaukee railroad engineer dies of a heart attack Thursday in McGregor He worked 45 years in railroad service rising from foreman to switch engineer He is survived by his wife daughter Marjorie and son Lyle services set for 2 pm Saturday at Pilkington funeral home in McGregor Iowa.
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Mcgregor
Pilkington
Henry Flanders
Milwaukee Railroad
Mr. Flanders
Marquette
Gideon Flanders
Marjorie
Lyle
Shellsburg Rebekah Lodge Elects Officers
Shellsburg Orien Rebekah lodge selects Noble grand Helen Hyde Vice grand Eleanor McAllister secretaries Alberta Willmot Lena Kibbie treasurer Mattie Cripps. Columbus Junction Mr and Mrs William Pine announce engagement of daughter Nadeen Pine to David Comann Muscatine. Postville Henry Huebner family receive American flag used at Cambridge England rites for son Dwayne. Oelwein Beverly Warthan and Leonard Burke marry Sacred Heart church. Masonville Eleanor Burns and William Fangman Jr wed Immaculate Conception church. Belle Plaine Patsy Janss and Dean Williams wed course of note.
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Shellsburg
Orion Rebekah Lodge
Noble
Helen Hyde
Eleanor McAllister
Alberta Willmot
Lena Kibbie
Mattie Cripps
Columbus Junction
William Pine
Conesville
Nadeen
David Comann
Muscatine
Postville
Henry Huebner
Dwayne
Cambridge
England
Oelwein
Beverly Warthan
Verne Warthan
Leonard Burke
Robert Burke
Hazleton
Sacred Heart Church
Masonville
Eleanor Burns
Patrick Burns
William Fangman
Immaculate Conception Church
Belle Plaine
Patsy Janss
John Janss
Dean Williams
Local marriages and notices across Iowa towns
Dr and Mrs N B Williams wed December 27 at Christ Methodist in Houghton Michigan, couple to reside in Houghton. Belle Plaine pair Reed and Brown wed December 18 in Iowa City First Methodist, both University of Iowa students. McGregor sees Walter Blazek named Amvets post commander. Page Wirkler as vice commander and others named in Clayton county. Sherman circle Ladies of the G A R elects Ethel Albertson president and crew of officers in Shellsburg. Dysart bungalow of Nellie Smith sells for 14000 to Marguerite Milne with possession planned February 1.
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N. B. Williams
Christ Methodist Church
Houghton
Mich
Belle Plaine
Maccola Reed
Cliff Reed
Hopkinton
Dean W. Brown
Julia Brown
First Methodist Church
Iowa City
University of Iowa
McGregor—Walter Blazek
Farmersburg
Clayton County
Viola O’brien
Este de Foe
Lydia Fisher
Alice McGill
Anna van Fossen
Esther Morris
Eva Barton
Anna King
Dysart
Nellie Smith
Marguerite Milne
Davenport Man Given 10 Years for Holdup
Melvin Adkinson, 45, of Davenport was sentenced to 10 years for robbery with aggravation after pleading guilty. He admitted to the December 10 holdup of the New Moon tavern in Davenport, where 15 to 20 patrons were present and about $420 was taken.
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Davenport
INS
Melvin Adkinson
New Moon
Schwengel Expects House Speakership in Iowa
State Rep. Fred B. Schwengel of Davenport says he has a good chance to be elected speaker of the Iowa House next month. He, M. F. Hicklin of Wapello, and Gus T. Kuester of Griswold, all Republicans, will contest leadership at a caucus before the 1949 assembly opens January 10. Schwengel says Kuester and Hicklin lack enough support to win on a second ballot as a compromise candidate.
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Davenport
Fred B. Schwengel
Iowa
House of Representatives
Schwengel
M. F. Hicklin
Wapello
Gus T. Kuester
Griswold
House
Kuester
Hicklin
Funeral Services Held For Pvt. D. Pulkrabek
Marine Pvt. David Pulkrabek killed in action March 3 1945 on Iwo Jima. Services were held Thursday at St Vaclav's church near Traer with burial in the church cemetery. Born November 24 1924 he farmed with his father before enlisting in 1944. He married Valeria Kuchynka May 29 1944. Surviving are his parents a brother John and two grandmothers living near Traer.
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Traer
David Pulkrabek
Iwo Jima
St. Vaclav’s
Clutter
Valeria Kuchynka
John
Cost Accountants Push Iowa Tax Law Change
Des Moines chapter of the National Association of Cost Accountants appeals to Gov. Blue to urge the 1949 legislature to amend the Iowa income tax law. They seek federal-style standard deductions to simplify individual returns.
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Des Moines
National Association of Cost Accountants
Iowa
Robert D. Blue
Special Taxes Paid to State Hit New Peak
Iowa tax revenue reached a 1948 record with total receipts over 122.5 million, up more than 22 million from 1947. An 11 month report shows 84.7 million, with December adding to the total. gasoline and oleomargarine taxes also rose to new highs.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Tax Commission
Commission
Commerce Commission
Bergeson Says Office Made a Printing Boner
Des Moines Secretary of State Rollo Bergeson said his office failed to publish in time an amendment to the 1947 constitutional change on gubernatorial succession. The delay means the measure must be enacted by the 1949 legislature. The amendment would add a provision for a special session to fill vacancies and determine succession if top officials die or resign.
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Des Moines
Rollo Bergeson
Senate
House
State Executive Council
Four Traer Residents In Automobile Crash
Four Traer residents including Mr. and Mrs. Victor Kutin and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Briggs escaped with bruises when their car went into a 14 foot ditch south of Dysart and caught fire after skidding while following a semi truck. The occupants crawled out and doused the flames. vehicle was badly damaged.
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Dysart
Traer
Victor Kutin
Bill Briggs
Kutin
Lynchings in 1948 Tallied by Tuskegee Institute
The Tuskegee Institute annual report lists two U S lynchings in 1948, both in Georgia, with one victim white and the other Black.
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Tuskegee
Ala
Tuskegee Institute
United States
Georgia
Frock Pattern for Teen Holiday Dates Pattern 4791
Pattern 4791 offers a peplum dress with a school version for teens. Teenage sizes include 19, 12, 14, 16. size 12 requires 3 3/4 yards of 39 inch fabric. Send 25 cents to The Cedar Rapids Gazette Pattern Dept. at 130 N Clinton St Chicago.
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Anne Adams
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Pattern Dept
Clinton St
Chicago
Band Festival at Manchester Set for January 8
A school band festival will be held in Manchester on January 8 featuring bands from Independence Marion Anamosa Monticello Vinton Tipton Maquoketa and Manchester. Lloyd Oakland of Cornell college will judge the brass sections and Myron E Russell of Iowa State Teachers college the woodwinds. Visiting musicians will enjoy roller skating dancing and a free movie. A dinner in the Glen Charles hotel at 5 30 will be attended by band directors school city and Chamber officials. All bands will perform in an evening concert.
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Manchester
Band Boosters Club
Chamber of Commerce
Independence
Marion
Anamosa
Monticello
Vinton
Tipton
Maquoketa
Lloyd Oakland
Cornell College
Myron E. Russell
Iowa State Teachers College
Glen-Charles
Humboldt Community Aiding Fire Victims
Humboldt residents rally to help 25 families who lost their possessions in a Christmas fire. An amateur show will aid the victims Friday night, sponsored by Alva Hopp er. The Women’s Relief Corps plans a bedding shower for Ross Smith, Legion building custodian, whose furnishings were destroyed. The Legion building was one of five structures burned. Families lived in upper apartment units. Relief Corps quarters were lost in the basement and temporary rooms were offered at a funeral home until new quarters are found.
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Humboldt
Alva Hopper
Women’s Relief Corps
Ross Smith
Legion
Baby Sitters Raise New Year Eve Rates
An informal survey in Des Moines finds teen sitters raising rates for New Year’s Eve. With higher demand for evening care, teens are charging 35 to 50 cents an hour versus usual 25 to 35 cents, a 10 to 15 cent increase.
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Des Moines
Bank Robber Suspect Jailed in Missouri
Fort Madison Iowa man Martin Mackey O Connor, 38, charged with the 9000 bank robbery in Kahoka Missouri on Oct. 25 and linked to a 4000 Wever Iowa bank robbery March Step 1. He was arrested Wednesday night at Marceline Missouri and is held in Clark County jail pending a preliminary hearing.
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Kahoka
Fort Madison
Wever
Martin Mackey O’connor
Marceline
O’connor
Craig Hiller
Hiller
Clark County
Drop in Number of Iowa Marriages and Divorces
Des Moines AP Iowa reports a return to normal marriage and divorce figures after wartime highs. For 11 months this year marriages reach 26 276 and divorces 5 164, down from 1947 and 1946 peaks, as health officials cite postwar stabilization and fewer wartime disruptions.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Health Department
L. E. Chancellor
Department
Division of Vital Statistics
Two Men Burned In an Explosion in Des Moines
In Des Moines, two men were burned on the head and arms when gas exploded in a basement after a match was struck. L. J. Lightfoot, 42, and Dave Beattie, 40, were treated and released from hospitals. The blast damaged the basement, shattered first floor windows, wrecked the porch, and a flash fire swept the living room. Lightfoot said Beattie came to check the gas furnace after his wife reported trouble with the kitchen stove.
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Des Moines
L. J. Lightfoot
Dave Beattie
Lightfoot
Beatties
Hawaiian Students To Have Native Feast In Peoria
Fifty nine Hawaiian students from 13 midwestern universities will host a native feast at Bradley university on New Year’s Eve. Thirty five guests from other schools, including Iowa, will join twenty four Bradley Hawaiian students for a 5 p.m. ceremony featuring poi, octopus meat, orchids and leis, with decorations, music and dances. A five piece Hawaiian string orchestra arrives from Emporia Kansas.
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Peoria
Ill
Bradley University
Iowa
Bradley
Chicago
Emporia
Kans
State College
Methodists Challenge Spy Probe Unit In Widespread Resolutions
A group of Methodist ministers at William Penn college backed a resolution denouncing recent attacks on Protestant groups and urging Congress to revamp the spy inquiry. They called for revoking executive orders, countering subversive activity, and promoting labor ties and religious education, while opposing military aid to China and recognizing a new government of the people.
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Oskaloosa
Theh of Representatives
Methodist Federation Social Action
William Penn College
un-Amcan
Federation
China
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Iowa Briefs
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