This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 27 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1947
Page
23
Daily Record reports farm weather forecast with three day outlook for Bloomington with highs near 32 to 36 and improving conditions. Police Court entries list drunkenness fines, parking violations, and right of way citations for several residents across Cedar Rapids and nearby towns.
A bill to create a state athletic control board for Iowa interscholastic sports proposes five districts including northeast with Blackhawk and Linn counties. Each district would appoint a superintendent principal or coach to supervise eligibility officials referees and state tournaments.
In Lafayette Indiana the Purdue University bleacher collapse during the Purdue Wisconsin basketball game killed Theodore Nordquist a 25 year old Gary resident and Purdue senior Nordquist who had flown 63 army air force missions died from chest injuries a fractured spine and a fractured right leg A preliminary report by Purdue President Frederick Hovde blamed structural failure of materials in the stand.
Charles W. Toney, the first Black candidate to file for public office in Davenport, seeks a Davenport school board seat in the March 10 election. A LaCrosse native and Clinton high school alum, he edited the Sepia Record and led Davenport’s local NAACP chapter. Two school board seats are to be filled.
The Cedar Rapids Restaurant Association voted to oppose a bill that would separate beer sales from food service establishments and urged legislators to campaign against it. Members plan “missionary” work in Iowa's dry area in southern counties as the bill, passed by the Senate, awaits House action until March 11.
Morse praises TVA efficiency and decentralization while urging strong government control of atomic energy. He endorses Lilienthal for AEC leadership and warns against private monopolies. In Iowa remarks he commends Senators Wilson and Hickenlooper and questions Republican tax pledges as pivotal to paying the national debt.
An Air Command B 29 on a training mission is believed down near Bruin Pass on the Alaska peninsula, possibly in the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes. Last contact placed the aircraft near Bruin Pass with about 8 20 am gas exhausted, crew size undisclosed.
At the Linn County Iowa annual meeting January 30 1947 the Bohemian Savings & Loan Association amended Article IX increasing authorized capital stock from 3 million to 6 million dollars comprising 60 000 shares of 100 each. The amendment is dated Cedar Rapids Iowa January 30 1947 and signed by President Thos Suchomel and Secretary John Vasatka with attorneysubicek Kubicek at 1837 841 Higley Building Cedar Rapids Iowa.
Loyal Meek reports Optimist club, led by Rev. Waldemar Argow, won the 1947 service club Olympics by taking the Little Brown Jug from the Lions with 321 points. Lions tallied 300, Kiwanis 17644, Rotary 173, and Canopus 12744 amid a late-night cribbage finish and a final score check.
Senator Morse criticizes labor at hearings and outlines concrete reforms to the Wagner Act. He calls for expanding the NLRB, jurisdiction over unfair labor practices and jurisdictional disputes, peaceful picketing rules, and targeted amendments. He warns against laissez faire and urges balanced, enforceable labor law with minimal government interference.
Joseph J Ward a Wellman druggist for 44 years died Tuesday after a three year illness Born November 27 1875 in Princeton Illinois he trained at the University of Town came to Wellman in 1901 and sold his store in 1945 He belonged to several fraternal and professional groups Survived by wife former Bertha Whetstine daughter Mrs Warren Straw Cedar Rapids brother George Ward Wellman services 1:30 p.m Thursday at the Methodist church burial in Wellman cemetery
Former Wisconsin Gov. Philip F. La Follette denied that David E. Lilienthal violated Wisconsin law by holding a private job while on the Wisconsin Public Utilities Commission in 1932. A telegram from La Follette to the Senate atomic committee said Lilienthal had to wind up his private affairs when appointed, and his record as a commissioner was one of devoted public service.
Des Moines workers from nine wholesale grocery firms settled a strike involving 300 warehousemen and truck drivers. The 1947 contract raises wages to $1.04 per hour from 92. cents, with strikers initially seeking $1.0734 and managers offering $1. John Connolly Jr. and George Heaps Jr. announced the settlement on behalf of union and management respectively.
A proposal to annex four sections of the Marion rural independent school district to the Springville district was defeated in an election here Tuesday. Voters in the annexation area rejected the proposition by 26 to 7.
Reports from Catania say Mt. Etna’s first major eruption since 1928 sent lava over a front of 165 yards and about a mile of crater area. Flashes of flame were observed on the north slope as lava flowed toward Passo Pisciaro and Randazzo, threatening towns and filling Musumeci valley as authorities ordered evacuations.
Carmel California AP report says Jess Williams owed his life to H E Robertson who cast a 250 foot line from Point Lobos, reaching Williams out to 100 yards offshore and guiding him back to shore. Williams suffered only superficial cuts.
Milwaukee AP says deflation has struck the fur bearing animal market with Wisconsin, the nation s top fur producer, selling pelts 35 percent cheaper this year per officials of the American National Cooperative Fur Auction on Wednesday.
Oliver Leiv, 65, was found dead beneath a steel gate at a Dubuque junk yard on Tuesday. Coroner Norbert Behr stated Leiv had been dead for several days.
Two measures in Des Moines would redraw Iowa House seats to favor populous counties. Rep. Arch W. McFarlane's plan raises members from 108 to 130, giving Polk County five reps and boosting others. Rep. Fred Schwengel's plan lifts to 117 with Polk at five, pairing smaller counties to single-rep districts. Both are constitutional amendments debating fairness and census changes.
Services for Calvin G. Greene a longtime Cedar Rapids business leader who died Tuesday in a local hospital will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday in Turner chapel with Dr. Harry M. Gage and the Rev. D. A. Loferski officiating. Burial follows at Oak Hill cemetery with Rose Croix of the Iowa Consistory to conduct. Funeral arrangements await further notice.
Harvey James Bishop aged 1018 Tenth Street NE died Monday. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 1 p.m. in the Beatty chapel conducted by the Rev Clifford Miner. Burial will follow in Aurora Cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
Services for Anthony Kovar aged dies Monday at 2:30 p.m. Thursday at Janeba funeral home conducted by Rev Zdenek F Pauk. Burial in Bohemian National cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.
Obituary note stating service or mourning details with reverend Frank Ward and funeral home context.
Mrs Emma Compton, former Cedar Rapids resident, died in York Nebraska where her daughter Mrs Joseph W Stenner of 357 Garden drive SE was called. Services and burial were held in York on Saturday.
Several hundred World War II veterans marched into the Ohio state house in Columbus demanding immediate action on a state veterans bonus and related bills. The Ohio Veterans Conference hosted the march, tracing Back to the Collinswood Veterans Committee. They pressed for a $10 monthly domestic service bonus and $15 for foreign service, funded by taxes on corporations and high incomes, plus a low rent housing program, a stronger GI bill of rights, fair employment laws, and improved veterans health programs.
Services for Mrs. Myrtle A Gibson of 1831 Ellis Boulevard NW will be held Tuesday at Brady Mortuary at 2 30 p m with burial to follow in the city cemetery.
The United States urged the United Nations Atomic Energy Commission to retry unanimity on atom control. Warren R. Austin asked the Security Council to return the December report to the commission with Soviet changes and council comments. Soviet delegate Andrei Gromyko blocked a vote, promising to speak next meeting as the council adjourned to resume Friday.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.