Weather and fines dominate Daily Record February 28 1946
The issue lists high and low temperatures for Wednesday and Friday along with wind warnings and a cooler weekend forecast for the Iowa region. It records multiple local fines for drunkenness speeding and parking infractions and notes several fire and alarm calls during the day. Also reported are births at St Luke's and Mercy hospitals and a series of names in civil notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rapid Miami
Pueblo, Cole
Iowa Agricultural
Bids Filed for Cedar Rapids Sewers Project
City officials review four sections of sanitary sewer work near Wilson Avenue SW with bids from Haegg Construction Cedar Rapids Gjellefald Construction Forest City and Peter N Kruse Construction Spencer. Low bids vary by section with Kruse often lowest though some sections show Gjellefald and Haegg bids. Gjellefald had just secured a Dundee district sewer contract.
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Cedar Rapids
Wilson Avenue
Frank Young
Peter N. Kruse Construction Company
Spencer
Haegg Construction Company
Gjellefald Construction Company
Forest City
Gjellefald
Dundee
Haegg
Gjjellefald
Kruse
G Gjellefald
Bridge Blast Fears Rise in Manchuria
TIENTSIN UP A railroad bridge between Chinchow and Mukden on the line used by nationalist forces was blown up Thursday reportedly by Chinese Communists. Newsperson Harlow Church said Mukden faced fear and dread as Russians reportedly delay exit while US Marines are in North China.
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Tientsin
Chinchow
Mukden
Harlow Church
Far East
Acme News
NEA
Church
Manchuria
United States
China
Chiang Kai-shek
Dairen
Port Arthur
Deaths Charles Earhart longtime Cedar Rapids employee
Services for Charles Edward Earhart aged 53 will be held at the Barta Hesser chapel with Rev. John DeLong and Crescent lodge officiating. Burial in Cordova Illinois follows a Friday service and a 3:30 PM Masonic meeting. Earhart born June 14 1888 in Rapid City Illinois lived in Cedar Rapids 33 years worked at Quaker Oats 32 years. He married Christine Frederickson June 16 1914 in Rock Island. Survived by wife four sisters and three brothers.
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Charles Edward Earhart
B Avenue NE
Barta-Hesser
John DeLong
Trinity Methodist Church
Crescent Lodge
Cordova
Ill
Masonic
Charles Earhart
Cedar Rapids
Quaker Oats Company
Christine Fredrickson
Rock Island
Dubuque
Trowel
Palestine Council
Knights Templar
Iowa
Ambar Grotto
Maine
Lodge
Star of Maine
Rebekah Lodge
the Foresters
Fred Filbert
Port Byron
Verne Derry
Compton
Calif
Jack Holt
Davenport
Austin Bundy
William E. Earhart
LeRoy
Fulton, IL
Alfred
Clinton
Services for Mrs Cun ning set for Friday at Immaculate Conception
Mrs James C Cun ning of 711 Fifteenth Street SE dies Tuesday. Funeral services will be at 9 am Friday in Immaculate Conception Church, led by Rt Rev Msgr J M Molloy. Burial is Mt Calvary cemetery. Rosary and Foresters chapters hold prayers Thursday evening.
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James C. Cunning
Fifteenth Street
Immaculate Conception Church
J. M. Molloy
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Monahan
Msgr. Molloy
Order of Foresters
Internal Revenue Office Opens Saturdays March 2 and 9
The collector of internal revenue announces the federal building office will be open Saturdays March 2 and 9 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Weekday hours are unchanged. On Friday March 15 the filing deadline the office stays open until midnight.
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Internal Revenue Office
Children March Safely Out of Burning School
The Sycamore school two miles south of Le Claire Iowa was destroyed by fire on Wednesday afternoon. All 31 pupils were marched to safety as investigators believe an overheated furnace caused the blaze. The two room schoolhouse built in 1939 cost 6800 dollars.
Bowles Recommends GM Peace Talks In Washington
The Detroit News reports that Economic Stabilizer Chester Bowles urged President Truman to summon top GM executives and CIO United Auto Workers leaders to Washington. He proposed closing the room until a binding agreement ends the strike.
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Detroit
Detroit News
Washington
Chester Bowles
Truman
General Motors
CIO
United Auto Workers
Palestine Council No 27 to Meet in Masonic Hall
Palestine Council No 27 R and M will meet for business and Royal Master degree followed by refreshments at 7 30 p m Friday in Masonic hall. Mrs S F Russell 313 Ninth Street NW has returned from Corwith where she attended the funeral Tuesday of her sister in law Mrs Ed Hartwig. Miss Kate Christensen has returned from Fulton Ill where she attended the fiftieth anniversary celebration of the Fidelity Life association and visited friends in Clinton.
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Palestine Council
R. and . M
Masonic Hall
S. F. Russell
Ninth Street NW
Corwith
Ed Hartwig
Kate Christensen
Fulton, Ill
Fidelity Life Association
Clinton
Sixteenth Avenue Commercial Club Meeting Notice
The Sixteenth Avenue Commercial Club will hold its regular meeting at its clubrooms on Sixteenth Avenue SW Thursday at 8 p.m. All members are requested to be present. The Mount Mercy junior college Linguistic Coterie heard papers on postwar France and Spain at its Wednesday meeting. Charlotte Bouillon of Charles City presided as the French group explained menu terms and the group sang French and Spanish songs in the languages.
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Sixteenth Avenue Commercial Club
Sixteenth Avenue SW
Mount Mercy Junior College
France
Spain
Charlotte Bouillon
Charles City
Mrs Jennings Wins Third Prize in Pillsbury Mills Contest
Mrs Edward D Jennings of 1712 J avenue NE secured third prize in a nation wide Pillsbury Mills contest receiving an electric iron as the award.
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Edward D. Jennings
J Avenue
Pillsbury Mills
Second Meeting of Associated Ballroom Operators Held
The Associated Ballroom Operators held its second meeting at the Roosevelt hotel on Wednesday with Verl Sissel of Oelwein presiding. Sixteen members attended and two new operators were admitted as members.
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Roosevelt Hotel
Verl Sissel of Oelwein
People's Savings Bank Climbs to 25th in U.S. Ranking
The People's Savings Bank of Cedar Rapids jumps 62 places in the American Bankers Association standings. From 987th last year, it rises to 25th after deposits grew by more than 4 million dollars between December 31, 1944, and December 31, 1945.
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People’s Savings Bank of
Cedar Rapids
American Bankers Association
People’s
Oleo Margarine Tax Collections Dip This Month
Des Moines AP reports February oleo margarine tax receipts at 31 943 20 dollars, down from 49 038 40 dollars a year earlier and up from 22 563 66 last month as the 5 percent per pound levy collected by distributors closes the month.
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DES Moines
State Department of Agriculture
Saboteurs of OPA Flayed by Chicago Officials
Chicago report details Rae E. Walters alleging that both state and national groups pressuring to sabotage the OPA are blocking food and clothing to the public. Walters praises local price boards, warns against merchants who hire lobbyists, and defends OPA investigations and prosecutions while citing small violations that could cost millions in daily losses.
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Chicago
INS
OPA
Rae E. Walters
Walters
Pauley Nomination Hearings Fueled by Smear Warnings
John A. Smith, California independent oil producer, testified that Norman Littell warned of a smear campaign by the senate naval committee during the Pauley undersecretary of the Navy hearing. The warning referenced a potential California oil theft accusation tied to 1939 referendum debates.
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Washington
John A. Smith
California
Norman Littell
Senate Naval Committee
Smith
Edwin W. Pauley
Navy
Sen
Tydings
D-Md
Sen. Tobey
R-N.h
Littell
Pauley
Senate Committee
Tobey
Sen. Brewster
Maine
Brewster
March Winds Begin To Roar In Stormy Forecast
The 57 degree high marked the warmest in February as March weather looms with clouds and wind. Forecasters expect cooler tonight with readings around 30 to 35 and a sharp drop thereafter. Decorah posted a subzero low while Cedar Rapids saw milder temps around 9 to 30. Snow flurries sprinkled eastern areas, but Cedar Rapids reported no precipitation.
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Decorah
Cedar Rapids
Williams military service and local trade union ties highlighted
The profile details Cedar Rapids native Williams a marine corps private from 1942 to 1945 with the 5th division, honorably discharged with a service incurred disability. He has chaired union memberships including the IA A machinists Bus Drivers local and the IA FF AFL, and later owned Vet's Cleaners after sales work for Cook Coffee and Iowa Electric Light.
Williams Promises Square Deal for Cedar Rapids
In a Thursday statement Williams pledged a square deal for Cedar Rapids residents while noting his background with Power and Standard Tire companies and service driving a City Lines bus in 1940-41 and a 28 month stint with the fire department. His Cedar Rapids address is 521 Cobban Court.
Two 17 year olds facing charges in car theft ring
Judge Floyd Philbrick appoints lawyers for Carroll Ray Darringer and Raymond Brady as they await pleas on automobile larceny charges. The pair admit stealing five cars in a week, including three in Cedar Rapids, per detective Kudina. A 14 year old accomplice drove a stolen car to a Cedar Rapids minister’s home and surrendered to juvenile authorities. Both teens have prior juvenile records.
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Floyd Philbrick
Carroll Ray Darringer
Seventh Avenue
Raymond Brady
Fourth Street
Cedar Rapids
W. J. Kudina
Darringer
Brady
Young Sentenced One Year for Grand Larceny
Melvin Young 18 of Palo was sentenced to one year in county jail after pleading guilty to grand larceny. The sentence was suspended by Judge Floyd Philbrick. He admitted stealing auto horns a car radio and other items from Tucker's Salvage at 619 Center Point Road NE on Feb 19 and selling the radio for eight dollars two days later. A 16 year old companion and Young were brought to the police station Tuesday by their parents.
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Melvin Young
Palo
Floyd Philbrick
Young
Tucker’s Salvage Company
Center Point Road
Companion
Suit Against Dan Christensen Dropped
The Hartford Accident and Indemnity company withdrew a $3,579.17 promissory note claim against Dan Christensen of 1936 Twentieth Street NW. Judge Floyd Philbrick dismissed the suit without prejudice at the plaintiff's request, leaving open the possibility of refiling later.
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Dan Christensen
Twentieth Street NW
Floyd Philbrick
Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company
Cooper to execute will bond for estate of Cedar Rapids widow
Dean G. Cooper at 1039 Seventeenth Street NE will execute under $1,000 bond the will of his wife Lucinda J. Cooper who died in Cedar Rapids on February 4. The will dated September 4, 1920, gives Cooper a life interest in the estate and after his death the property goes to the deceased’s nieces and nephews.
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Dean G. Cooper
Seventeenth Street
Lucinda J. Cooper
Cedar Rapids
Cooper
New Day as Japs Applaud Emperor
In Tokyo the emperor Hirohito toured a department store on Thursday attracting about 2000 cheering onlookers who breached police lines to mob his car. The event, unthinkable in Japan, showed the emperor engaging with the public as officers struggled to clear a path and the emperor even lifted his hat to the crowd.
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Tokyo
Japan
Hirohito
State Surplus Board Buys WAC Equipment
The State Surplus War Commodities Board announced a purchase of about $10,000 worth of Fort Des Moines WAC training center gear. Items include stoves refrigerators steam tables dishes athletic equipment and two soda fountains. Most items go to state institutions with athletic gear to Eldora training school for boys and soda fountains split between Eldora and Fort Madison penitentiary.
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Eldora
Fort Madison State Penitentiary
French Mata Hari Sentenced to 15 Years in France
Marie Jeanne Achard, dubbed the French Mata Hari of World War II, was convicted of espionage by a Paris high court. She posed as a stenographer and spied on French underground activities while counter espionage work against Allied agents in France and Tunisia.
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Paris
INS
Marie Jeanne Achard
France
Tunisia
Lions Club Hears Sioux City Pastor at Roosevelt Hotel
Dr. T G Lilley pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Sioux City spoke to Lions Club members at the Roosevelt hotel. He tied Religious Emphasis Week at Coe college to a message on travel in body spirit and mind. The Bible he said is the greatest travel book available today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
Roosevelt Hotel
T. G. Lilley
First Presbyterian Church
Sioux City
Lilley
Coe College
Hope Wanes For Avoiding Phone Strike
Hopes of averting the nationwide telephone workers strike set for March 7 faded after a 14 hour New York conference between AT and T and the Federation of Long Line Telephone Workers failed to reach a wage dispute settlement. Union president Moran said the answer would be March 7.
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New York
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Federation of
Long Line Telephone Workers
J. J. Moran
Moran
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