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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1949
Page
12
The February 22 1949 issue reports than an Iowa forecast calls for clearing skies in the west and warmer midweek with mild conditions Thursday and a colder Friday. Downtown and regional crime notes include fines for drunkenness leaving the scene of accidents and license violations along with several local obituaries and funeral notices.
In Des Moines the senate election reform committee brought a county local option beer bill to the floor. The measure would let county voters decide by ballot whether alcohol permits could be issued, with petitions needing 25 percent of prior gubernatorial election voters to trigger a local option election. Opposing petitions total 304 signatures from nine areas, while 40 petitions for passage total 1416 signatures.
The article notes Chief Clift citing the policemens manual rule to keep department matters confidential. The committee voted to hire legal counsel over a proposed seniority plan for Inspector Walsh. Walsh says his traffic bureau idea was a personal suggestion to spur discussion and believes a separate traffic bureau could evolve like the detective bureau.
The rent case filed by Jack Burke against Mrs Mary English was dismissed with prejudice in federal court. Burke sought triple damages of 265.87 and 200 in attorney fees after paying overseeding rent for an apartment at 1024 Eighteenth street Marion. costs were assessed to Burke as plaintiff.
State Policeman John Hahn recalls February 21 as a day of twins and triage. His wife Dorothy gave birth to a daughter at an Allentown hospital, then Hahn rushed to aid a three pound newborn boy born to Mrs Harold Fink of Hamburg who needed immediate incubator care.
Edward R. Carr of Washington urged easier mortgage finance and better public education on housing costs at the National Association of Home Builders conference. He warned against shoddy Economy House designs and called for designs to fit all income brackets and stronger banker builder cooperation to unlock mortgage funds.
Colonel Frank L Howley United States commandant in Berlin said he recommended outlawing the Soviet backed Deutsch mark and making the Western Allied mark the sole legal tender in West Berlin in an interview Tuesday.
John Henry Newman 64 of 1841 D avenue NE Cedar Rapids a Haegy Coal Company stoker distributor died in a Cedar Rapids hospital at 9 30 p m Born March 20 1884 at Oak Park Illinois he was survived by wife Maud W Has kelly a daughter Mrs Charles Teeter a sister Mrs J H Herron and two grandchildren Services at Turner chapel at 9 30 am Wednesday conducted by Dr Andrew F Kurth Westminster Presbyterian cremation committal flowers omitted
Cedar Rapids widow Libbie Vavra Kacer 54 mother of two daughters and sister to four, dies at home after a long illness. Born August 2, 1894, she married Joseph C. Kacer in 1916. Burial at Bohemian National Cemetery after services at Turner Chapel.
Merton G Morris 1710 Seventh Avenue SE Cedar Rapids resident and owner of Morris Machine Bookkeeping Service died in a Cedar Rapids hospital after a brief illness. Born August 26 1891 in Keokuk he married Helen Owens in 1913 at Keokuk. Survived by two daughters Judy Morris and Mrs C R Zieke Cedar Rapids and Earl A Morris a brother. He was a member of St Pauls Methodist church Mizpah lodge A F and A M El Kabir Shrine Iowa Consistory Malta chapter. Services will be held at Turner chapel at 330 pm Wednesday. burial in Oak Hill cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
Services for 31 year old Raymond Clair Klima of Center Point, who died at his home Sunday, will be held Wednesday at 2 pm at the Christian church in Center Point. He was also a former Cedar Rapids resident. He is survived by his wife and son, his parents Mr and Mrs Joseph Klima, and a sister Mrs Vernon Dennison, all of Center Point. The body is at Satchett funeral home in Center Point with burial in Linwood cemetery.
Services for Isabella Ross Ferguson widow of Samuel R Ferguson at 1400 Second Avenue SE are set for 11 am Wednesday in Turner Chapel with Dr Andrew FE Kurth and Rev W A Montgomery presiding. Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery. friends may call at the chapel. Ferguson died Sunday.
Suzanne Janette Seaton daughter of Mr and Mrs William J Seaton dies Monday. Services held at Beatty chapel at 3 30 pm Wednesday by Rev Marvin B Kober. Burial Cedar Memorial cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
Mrs. Fred Stevens dies. services set for 10 30 am Wednesday in Beatty chapel. Rev A B Curran to officiate with burial at Oak Hill cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.
Mrs Woltersdorf died Monday. Burial will be in Salem Evangelical Cemetery near Van Horne. Friends may call at the chapel. Salem Evangelical United Brethren Church at Van Horne hosted the services.
The article outlines claims of improper defense and unlawful search in the Losieau case. Losieau describes his arrest in Cedar Rapids without a warrant and the search of his hotel room for money orders. He faulted his appointed lawyer and recounts clashes with attorney Sandee Jordan.
The Cedar Rapids School Board outlined a 1.95 million renovation program for elementary schools as part of a 2.5 million bond issue. Projects include new fire escapes at several buildings, rewiring and lighting upgrades, and classroom improvements. Electiones approved to sell Kenwood and Cleveland sites with proceeds to the schoolhouse fund.
Frank L. Espey a former Rock Island railway worker from Cedar Rapids died Sunday in Long Beach California. The Beatty chapel will announce funeral arrangements and burial will be at Marengo.
Funeral services for Mary Woltersdorf of 602 Second Avenue SW widow of William Woltersdorf will be held at 1 30 p m Wednesday in Turner chapel. The Rev Phillip F Pfaltzgraff pastor of the local church will officiate.
Researchers contend that wallpaper design and production began in Italy during the early 1500s, with craftsmen shaping decorative panels and patterns that influenced European interiors for centuries. The claim centers on archival evidence of Italian workshops and trade routes.
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