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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1946
Page
2
No precipitation was reported in the listed cities on Wednesday. Temperature readings vary with Bismarck and Chicago showing different highs and lows. An Iowa agricultural forecast calls for rain Friday, snow flurries Saturday, and colder conditions with a temperature range roughly from the mid teens to mid thirties.
A Cedar Rapids notice lists cases including divorce petitions such as Orton, Pisarik, Bell, Kohl, Divis, Redfearn, St Germain and others. It also records traffic and assault citations for Arthur Cox and Orville Anderson, a City Lines bus wiring incident, and entries naming multiple associated parties and residences.
At St Luke's multiple births announced as families share newborns. Jan 2 set as birth date for daughters to Vernon Towne Schaffer Mary Wood Wiote Findley and sons to Clark Mary and Findley families. Names and addresses noted in the notice.
Weather notes report warmer conditions with fog and rain over the next 24 hours. Cedar Rapids logged 30 degrees at 2 30 PM with ice continuing to hinder travel. Linn county sees the worst ice, and eastern Iowa faces low visibility. Decorah hit four below. Cedar Rapids reached 29 yesterday and Lamont 40 at its high.
CIO union leaders from Cherry Burrell LaPlant Choate Quaker Oats Link Belt and Wilson plants meet three U S Conciliation Service commissioners at 10 am at the Roosevelt hotel on Friday. Charles Hobbie district president of the United Farm Equipment and Metal Workers of America says all union representatives will attend.
Charles E Miller 77 a former Hamilton Seed and Coal salesman died at his home 358 Twentieth Street SE after a brief illness. Born August 4 1868 in Monticello Indiana he married Edythe M Miller in Des Moines June 19 1903 and lived in Cedar Rapids since 1922. He belonged to Mt Hermon lodge 263 AF and AM. Funeral at Moon chapel 3 30 pm Saturday with calling at the chapel.
The Iowa Aeronautics Commission opens a public session Friday at 7:30 p.m. in the Florentine room of the Roosevelt hotel with a prior 2 p.m. Friday meeting and 6 p.m. dinner in room 201. Director Lester G. Orcutt invites airport officials pilots and city councils to attend and bring aviation problems for discussion.
Harry White longtime Cedar Rapids resident died Thursday at a local hospital after a brief illness. He is survived by a son Jay Eugene White of Cedar Rapids a sister Mrs Annie Goertz of San Francisco and two grandchildren Ronald and Janette White of Cedar Rapids. The body was taken to the Turner chapel with funeral arrangements to be announced.
Miss Matilda Bokorney aged 78 died at 11 p.m. Wednesday in a local hospital after residing with her aunt Mrs. J M Wetzel at 2520 Fifth Avenue SW. Born in Cedar Rapids on May 27, 1872 she lived here all her life last of eight siblings survived by several nieces and nephews funeral details set for Moon chapel at 1 30 p m Saturday.
Former Blairstown resident Mrs. Mary A. Lynch died in Durham North Carolina where she had lived with her daughter Mrs Elizabeth Wilbur. She left Blairstown about 1917 and is survived by three sons Arch Lynch Decorah C J Lynch Jr Cedar Rapids and Gen G A Lynch Orlando Fla. The body will be brought to Cedar Rapids for funeral services with burial in Blairstown Cemetery.
Mrs Susan Nosbisch a Cedar Rapids resident for two years died at home 807 O avenue NW at 1 30 p m Wednesday after a lingering illness Born March 17 1882 in North Washington Ia she lived in Alta Vista 35 years Survived by husband Nick Nosbisch four daughters Bertha Hosek Mabel Schonauer Hazel Bates Maurine Haber man four sons Alfred Ralph Leon Gerald two brothers Pete Hentges Frank Art Nick two sisters Mary Hilsman Barbara Delsing and seven grandchildren She was a member of Alta Vista Society and St Patrick s church Cedar Rapids services set for 9 30 a m Saturday Burial Mt Calvary Friends may call Teahen chapel Thursday and Friday
Joseph Svec 1311 Second street SE died at home at 2 50 p m after a lingering illness. Born August 6 1864 in Czechoslovakia he came to the United States at age two. Survived by widow Mathilda three children Mrs Fred T Jones Cedar Rapids Mrs George Bistricky Louis Svee Fairfax a brother John Cedar Rapids 12 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Services in Polansky chapel Sunday at a time to be announced.
Bel Air Maryland AP report states Larry MacPhail Yankee boss was found guilty of one count of disorderly conduct and acquitted on two assault charges. He was fined $50 and costs after witnesses testified he caused a telephone office scene during an emergency call dispute.
Fourth Air Force tightens rules to limit cross country winter flights to the most experienced pilots. The measure aims to reduce fatalities as 118 people died and 3 were injured in 43 crashes involving army navy and marine aircraft in Oregon and Washington over the past year.
TOKYO Allied headquarters announced that Gen. MacArthur blocked a Japanese bid to form an air safety division within the maritime bureau as a step to preserve an air transport system banned by Allied directives. The move aimed to maintain a platform for future aviation development.
City briefs report Miss Dorothy Smith of 601 Fourteenth Street SE is confined at home with a fractured ankle after a fall on the ice Monday. Also noted, Dr Richard L Naibert a longtime dentist announces the opening of his office on Third Avenue SE and a health notice asks families to enroll for January or September terms at Taylor School by contacting Mrs W E Snodgrass health chairman at 7537.
Maine lodge No. 643 located at 833 First Avenue NE will install its officers Friday at 7 30 p.m. District Deputy Grand Master James W. Bowersox will preside.
Jo Ann Everhart of Wilson High School earned honorable mention in an editorial contest conducted by Quill and Scroll, the international honorary society for high school journalists.
Capt Bruce West a military police veteran will address the High Twelve club Friday at noon at the Roosevelt hotel. Discussion will cover repatriation of Russian prisoners of war and the scope of Russian lend lease aid.
The Cedar Rapids Barbers Association elected C. S. Mather as president, J. M. Geist Jr. as vice president, Joe Julis as secretary, and George Boyer as treasurer. Refreshments were served during the evening.
Harold Kibsgaard aged 30 was arrested early Thursday at a Cedar Rapids hotel on a charge of obtaining money by false pretenses. A warrant was issued in Municipal court at Waterloo and he is held in the city jail for Blackhawk county authorities.
The Century Investment Corporation of Cedar Rapids with $500,000 capital filed articles of incorporation on Wednesday with the secretary of state in Des Moines. Officers include President E. J. Lattner Vice President M. P. D. William Secretary L. P. Davis Treasurer Keith M. Dunn, all of Cedar Rapids.
Sioux City's police commissioner George J. Gibbons remains in place after District Judge Martin D. Van Oosterhout dismissed the ouster suit. The four petitioners and the commissioner asked for dismissal after failing to post a second $1,000 surety bond amid allegations of misconduct, negligence, and corruption tied to liquor and gambling law violations.
All Jewish immigration to Palestine will be barred until a joint Anglo American inquiry commission completes its investigations. The announcement was issued on Wednesday in Jerusalem.
AP correspondent Hal Boyle tours Corregidor in the Philippines, describing the rock fortress as a military shrine drawing thousands of servicemen. He notes its history from the 1942 surrender to the modern ruins and still visible artillery scars, with Malinta tunnel and Topside landmarks, now war-torn and haunting.
Occupation force officers and upper-grade sergeants may bring wives and children to Germany starting about April 1 if the war department approves. A plan to transfer 90,000 dependents to military posts in Europe has been approved by European theater headquarters and sent to Washington.
The treasury reports for the first half of the 1946 fiscal year show outlays totalled 38.574 billion dollars, down nearly 10 billion from the same period a year earlier. Net receipts reached 19.903 billion, leaving a deficit of 18.671 billion as war cancellations and shutdowns cut spending.
Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal said in Miami that he planned to resign his post sometime this year. He did not specify a date or provide reasons for his decision.
Elmer M. Seevell of Marion was elected chairman of the Linn county supervisors for 1946 as the board organized. Other members include Clare Petty Springville and oe L Beeson Cedar Rapids. appointments covered county engineer home staff and relief director. Official newspapers named and bonds set for deputies and assessors. Changes in county offices included deputies, clerks, and a navy veteran appointment. The annual social welfare and fair reports were presented along with beer permit approval.
In Birmingham England the 21 year old wife of an American soldier gave birth to a two headed girl twin. The infant, alive and fed by two mouths, had slim survival chances though a nurse reported slight improvement. parents were not named and the soldier husband had returned to America.
W Parker, 66, auditor for the state tax commission, died Wednesday after a brief illness in Des Moines.
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