Temperature forecast and local notices for Iowa and Cedar Rapids
Friday will be fair and cold with warming trend toward Saturday. Low Friday night 15 degrees, high Saturday 35. Reckless driving fined for M R Miller and others. failure to yield right of way cited for Keith A Reif. parking violations fined for Harold Smith Jr and others. overtime parking fines listed for four individuals. Back draft from furnace reported at 1:35 p.m. with no fire. A series of birth notices at Mercy and St. Luke's plus area residents named with births on Feb 13 and 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bismarck
Miami
Iowa
Keith A. Reif
Fourth Avenue SE
Harold Smith, Jr
Mt. Vernon Avenue
H. R. Miller
Merchants National Bank
H. T. Bell
Second Avenue SE
T. H. DeWees
Cedar Rapids Families Welcome Newborns in February News
Dore Jayne born at 363 Fifteenth Street SE on February 13. John Hockaday Jr and wife of Duluth Minn greet a daughter on February 13. Lt William Carman Black and wife in Washington DC welcome a daughter February 13, son of R W Black of 2418 Grande Ave SE. Ernest K Montague and wife in Silver Spring Md celebrate a son February 11. Mrs Montague is Kathryn Engle of Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dore Jayne
Fifteenth Street
Duluth
Minn
John Hockaday
Hockadays
Cedar Rapids
Washington, D.C
William Carman Black
Lt. Black
R. W. Black
Grande Avenue
Silver Springs
Ernest K. Montague
Montague
Kathryn Engle
Tension Eases in Calcutta After US Convoy Attack
Two of 19 American soldiers injured in anti-British rioting near a US truck convoy were detained for treatment as Calcutta calm returns after three days of street fighting. US policy avoids entanglement, with 32 dead and over 300 injured in the outbreaks. American MPs accompanied the convoy from Kanchrapara and held fire during the attack. Six officers and 32 enlisted men were injured in the three days of fighting.
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Calcutta
INS
United States
Kanchrapara
Anti American Letters From U S to Germany
U S army headquarters disclosed that Americans in the United States wrote letters to Germans praising the Germans attacking the United States government and lamenting bombing of German cities. The letters were intercepted as clandestine correspondence and a small portion was violently critical. Correspondence in or out of Germany for Germans is forbidden at the present time.
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Frankfurt
United States Army
United States
Germany
Pope Pius XII Nearing Full Recovery Ahead of Cardinal Consistory
Pope Pius XII was reported near full recovery from a mild influenza as Rome prepared for the consistory where 32 new cardinals would be formally elected. The church awaited the ceremony with cautious optimism.
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Rome
Pius XII
Former Railroad Rate Clerk Emily Love Dies at 60
Emily R. Love 60 died in a Chicago hospital at 9 05 a m Wednesday. Born near Victor in 1885 she worked 35 years for Illinois Central before retiring last year She became the railroads first woman transit rate clerk in 1920 She married Floyd E Love in 1929 and survives with her mother four sisters and four brothers Also survived by nieces and nephews She was secretary of the Railway Clerks union since 1927 Funeral 1 30 p m Saturday at Turner chapel with Rev Waldemar Argow Cedar Memorial park burial
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emily R. Love
Chicago
Victor
Illinois Central Railroad
Railroad
Floyd E. Love
Illinois Central
Josephine Swatosh
Cedar Rapids
Blanche Swatosh
Agnes Horak
Alicin Ferree
Lillian Wheeler
Seattle
Wash
Joseph Swatosh
St. Petersburg
Fla
Edward
Belle Plaine
Frank
Brooklyn
James
Love
Peoples Church and
Cedar Chapter
O.E.S
Deaths George Barta in Des Moines Hospital
George Barta, 50, lifelong Cedar Rapids resident, died at 7:31 p.m. Wednesday in Veterans hospital Des Moines. Born February 22, 1895, he worked as a caremaker and for Iowa Steel and Ironworks and Universal Foundry. Survived by daughter Mrs. Marland Usher, granddaughter Sharon Usher, two brothers Frank Barta of Cedar Rapids and Joseph of Moline Illinois, and three sisters.
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George Barta
Cedar Rapids
Marland Usher
Nineteenth Avenue
Veterans Hospital
Des Moines
Barta
Iowa Steel and Ironworks
Universal Foundry
Sharon Usher
Frank Barta
Joseph
Moline
Ill
Obituary Notices for Cedar Rapids Evanston Troutdale Members
Mrs. Frank Thomas of Cedar Rapids Mrs. Ray Gillick of Evanston NL and Mrs. Hurley Morneau of Troutdale Ore mourn the loss of a Crescent lodge Masonic member and Hanford Post No 5 veteran. Services will be held in the Polansky chapel at a time to be announced later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Thomas
Cedar Rapids
Ray Gillick
Evanston, NL
Hurley Morneau
Troutdale
Ore
Crescent Lodge
Masonic Order
Hanford Post
America
Polansky Chapel
Floyd C Johnson longtime Linn county resident dies at Atkins
Floyd C Johnson of Atkins dies at his home after a long illness. Born in Atkins he married Stella Clark in Cedar Rapids where he lived from 1926 until three years ago. Survived by his wife a daughter Miss Orrel Johnson of Hollywood Calif his mother and two sisters. Burial at Parkers Grove Cemetery set for 10 30 a m Saturday. Friends may call at the chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd C. Johnson
Linn County
Atkins
Stella Clark
Cedar Rapids
Atkins Presbyterian Church
Orrel Johnson
Hollywood
Calif
J. J. Johnson
Toledo
Porter Whetsteine
A. M. Stewart
Turner Chapel
Parkers Grove Cemetery
Mrs Mary Hunt 88 Dies In Cedar Rapids
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Hunt aged 88 died at 7:45 a.m. Thursday at the home of her daughter Mrs John Redding at 3331 Westwood Drive NW Born February 10 1858 in Indiana she moved to Cedar Rapids in 1909 She was the widow of George Hunt Surviving are two daughters a son a sister and a brother plus 11 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren Funeral services will be held in Turner chapel at 3:30 p.m. Saturday Burial will be in Fish Wood Cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Elizabeth Hunt
John Redding
Westwood Drive
Indiana
Cedar Rapids
George Hunt
Redding
Orin de Forest Olver
Elmer
Mary Huntley
Smithville
Ira
Adelbert O. Morgan Dies in Cedar Rapids at 84
Adelbert O. Morgan aged 84 of 614 Fourteenth Street SE Cedar Rapids died at 6 05 p m Wednesday after a brief illness Born March 14 1861 in Henry Illinois he married Kate B Meek November 7 1888 in Burlington He lived in Cedar Rapids 35 years retiring in 1940 from a furnace business Surviving are his wife three daughters Mrs D D Dunn Mrs E A Holloway of Cedar Rapids and Mrs H D Eagan of Youngstown Ohio four grandchildren and a great granddaughter Funeral arrangements pending Friends may call at Moen chapel
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adelbert O. Morgan
Fourteenth Street
Henry
Ill
Kate B. Meek
Burlington
Cedar Rapids
D. D. Dunn
E. A. Holloway
H. D. Eagan
Youngstown
Ohio
William A. Fowler
William D. Mehegan
Richard
Nancy Lee Holloway
Florence Kay Fowler
Moen Chapel
Rozek Services Arranged for Adeline Rozek in NYC
Funeral services for Adeline Rozek will be held at 10 a.m. in the Polansky chapel after her death at St. Vincent's Hospital in New York City. The notice provides the service details and location.
Burial plans noted for Friday service in Shueyville
Friday service led by the Rev. Wenceslaus Hradecky is planned with burial in the Shueyville cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
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Wenceslaus Hradecky
Shueyville Cemetery
Murphy Named to Collins Radio Executive Staff
Commodore John V. Murphy USN former deputy director of naval communications at war end has been appointed to an executive sales position at Collins Radio company. A 1917 U S Naval Academy graduate and Yale MS in electrical engineering, Murphy served 33 years in the Navy with sea duty and naval communications research and command roles before entering terminal leave awaiting retirement board action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John V. Murphy
USN
Naval Communications
Collins Radio Company
Murphy
U. S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
Yale University
U. S. Navy
Navy Retiring Board
Court Petition Seeks Balance On Promissory Note
The Public Finance service filed a petition in court seeking $168.34 as the balance on a promissory note for $288.59. The note, dated August 31, 1944, allegedly executed by Charles C. Williams and Mabel Williams, was due August 31, 1945 and secured by a mortgage on furniture.
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Public Finance Service
Charles C. Williams
Mabel Williams
Birds Run High Temperatures Compared To Humans
The text notes birds reaching about 112 degrees while a sloth reaches 94 and an elephant about 98, roughly aligning with human body temperature. It presents a comparison of animal and human heat levels in a concise educational tone.
Appointment of Administrator for Orian G. Owens Estate Iowa
Notice of appointment names George H. Owens as administrator of the Orian G. Owens estate in Linn County Iowa. Creditors are asked to pay owed amounts and file claims with the Linn County District Court clerk. Attorneys Fred W. Hann amend the notice.
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State of
Iowa
Linn County
Orian G. Owens
Towa
George H. Owens
Fred W. Hann
Poyneer Explains Boy Scouting to Lions Club
Waubeakee Area Council President Fred Poyneer told Lions at the Roosevelt hotel that boyhood life centers on school home and church and that scouting fills leisure time to prevent trouble. He noted scouts offer vocational options with 120 merit badges and cited adult leadership shortages limiting youth participation.
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Johnny
Waubeek Area
Fred Poyneer
Lions Club
Roosevelt Hotel
Poyneer
Payneer
NLRB Dismisses Union Complaint Against CR Firm
The National Labor Relations Board dismisses the claim that Barlow Maney Laboratories unlawfully barred gain with the United Farm Equipment and Metal Workers of America. It orders the company to cease and desist from discouraging union membership and notes the union never represented more than half the employees in the unit.
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National Labor Relations Board
United Farm Equipment and Metal Workers of America
CIO
Barlow-Maney Laboratories, Inc
Cedar Rapids
Union Petition and Consent Election In 1944 Case
A 1944 board order cites a union petition for recognition and a consent election, noting the union never held authorizations from more than 20 employees. It requires the company to cease interfering with self organization, reinstate Harold Schroeder, compensate for lost income, and post notice of compliance at the plant.
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Harold Schroeder
Maine lodge No 643 I C O F to meet Friday night
Maine lodge No 643 I C O F will hold a regular session Friday at 7 30 p m at 838 First Avenue NE Second degree to be conferred Rabbi Herman Schaalman of Temple Judah will discuss the Palestine question at the Friday noon meeting of High Twelve in the Roosevelt hotel Mrs Grace Sims returned Tuesday to her home at 520 Sixth Avenue SE after 14 weeks at St Luke's hospital recovering from a fractured leg Townsend Victory club No 8 will hold a picnic supper at the Pythian hall Sunday at 6 30 p m Members are asked to bring a covered dish and sandwiches Dick Paynter of Waterloo former navy lieutenant commander will speak to the National Association of Salesmen about his Japan experiences at the Roosevelt hotel Saturday at 12 30 p m
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Maine Lodge
I.C
First Avenue
Herman Schaalman
Temple Judah
High Twelve
Roosevelt Hotel
Grace Sims
Sixth Avenue SE
St. Luke's Hospital
Townsend Victory Club No. 8
Pythian Hall
Dick Paynter
Waterloo
Navy
National Association of Salesmen
Japan
Town Consistory Closes Mid winter Reunion With Banquet
Town Consistory will close its mid winter reunion Thursday evening with a banquet and an address by a featured speaker. The event caps a series of sessions held this week, drawing members from nearby lodges.
Deputy Grand Inspector Discusses 60th Iowa Cone History Anniversary
Deputy Sovereign Grand Inspector General Floyd Philbrick confers the thirty second degree and outlines plans for the sixtieth anniversary of Iowa Cone history to be observed this year.
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Floyd Philbrick
Office Hours and Saturday Closure Notice
The internal revenue office in the federal building closes every Saturday. Weekday hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reveenue Collector
Federal Building
Six Drowned in Sinking of Barge Off Watch Hill
Six men drowned when a barge in tow of the tug Nottingham sank three miles off Watch Hill Rhode Island. A seventh man was rescued as coast guard planes and surface craft searched for other possible victims. The barge carried nine men. six bodies were recovered.
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Boston
INS
Watch Hill
R. I
Coast Guard
Quonset Point
Nottingham
New York City
Curley Appeal Denied in Mail Fraud Conviction
Justice Proctor denied a new trial for Rep. James M. Curley of Massachusetts and two other men after their mail fraud convictions. They face sentencing Monday in Washington. Curley also serves as Boston mayor.
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Washington
James M. Proctor
James M. Curley
D-Mass
Boston
G. T. Everett Dies Former Cedar Rapids Resident
Des Moines AP reports G. T. Everett aged 69, a retired retailer whose sons were notable local athletes, died suddenly at his home after a heart attack. He retired in 1941 and was a former Cedar Rapids resident.
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Des Moines
G. T. Everett
Cedar Rapids
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Daily Records
M. R. Miller
Johnson Avenue NW
K Avenue NE
L. D. Washburn
Company No
Marabelle Eye
Ellsworth Eye
Roy Lavern Stewart
Frances Elizabeth Stewart
Donald Lester Blount
Eula Faye Harran
Harry Owen Pinch
Maxine P. Pisarik
Glen C. Coonrod
Boise
Idaho
Ferne Elizabeth Clark
Marion
Earl G. Edgeton
Carrie Brce] Robinson
Downers Grove
Arthur W. Kuester
Elgin
Neb
Margaret Connors
Mercy
William A. George
St. Luke’s
Robert J. Smith
Fifth Avenue SW
James Martin
Alburnett
Harold Christensen
Theo
U.S
Pope
John Ase Sarand
Lapes
Third Ave. SE
Florist
Mrs
Emily Love
Mary E. Hunt
Collins Radio
Lions
NLRB
Jim Curley
C.R
Smithsonian Service
Richard's Laboratories
Mullin
Clarence Beatty
Third Avenue SE
Third Street
Texaco Service
DIAL
Robbins-Miller Home Appliances
Second Avenue
Princess Peggy
Killian Company
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