Boy minister weds couple in Long Beach ceremony
Alma Brown and Seaman Raymond Miller wed Sunday under the rites performed by a four year old ordained evangelist. Clergymen condemned the act as a sacrilege while Deputy County Counsel Gaylord said California law does not restrict who can perform a marriage ceremony.
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Los Angeles
Edward H. Gaylor
Alma Brown
Seaman Raymond Miller
Mario Gortner
Long Beach
Vernon Gortner
Bernard J. Dolan
St. Anthony’s Catholic Church
Charlie McCarthy
John E MacArthur
Fountain Avenue Baptist Church
Old Time Faith, Inc
Skid Row
Cedar Rapids School Board Opens 1949 With Brief Meeting
Cedar Rapids school board started 1949 with a brisk regular meeting under an hour due to little business. The board approved midyear high school graduate diplomas for January 14 at Memorial Coliseum and published the graduate list. It accepted the high school activity accounts audit, adopted a revised activity funds system, and noted no change in veteran teachers’ salary credit policy. The board discussed possible title issues on Edgewood No 1 land and deferred action. Contracts for Kenwood and Cleveland elementary schools and lighting renovations were to be signed. Home and Job Mathematics was adopted for the arithmetic course with about 65 copies at roughly 160 dollars each. The board voted to cast its ballot for P R Harris of Clinton to the Iowa Association of School Boards. Dr Carl Kesler serves as vice president.
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Cedar Rapids
Memorial Coliseum
Edgewood No
Kenwood
Cleveland
Johnson
van Buren
Fillmore
Tyler
Iowa Association of School Boards
P. R. Harris
Clinton
Carl Kesler
United States
Board of Education
Douglas Grant
Supt. of
Clyde Parker
Londoner Tries Playful Act On Eros Statue
William Painter a 38 year old Londoner pled guilty to being drunk and disorderly after climbing the Piccadilly Circus statue of Eros and shooting arrows at bystanders He broke the string of Eros bow and was removed by firefighters The court deferred judgment for one week to assess statue damage.
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London
William Painter
Painter
Piccadilly Circus
Notice of Probate of Will in Iowa Court
Notice is given that the last will and testament of aude Lowe late of Cedar Rapids Iowa deceased will come on for hearing before the district court at the courthouse in Cedar Rapids for proof and admission to probate in January 1949. Court records list the probate action No 2213 and require interested parties to appear.
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State of
Iowa
Aude Lowe
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids High Schools Reform Activity Funds System
Cedar Rapids board of education adopts new petty cash, receipts, and bank procedures for the Franklin McKinley Roosevelt and Wilson high school activity funds after an audit by McGladrey Hansen Dunn Company. The action targets improved accounting with bonded treasurers and separate depositories. Franklin shows the largest fund balance at June 30 1948.
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Cedar Rapids
Board of Education
McGladrey, Hansen, Dunn and Company
Franklin
McKinley
Roosevelt
Wilson
Franklin High School
Treasury
Presidential Expenditures Listed for McKinley Roosevelt and Wilson
The figures show two amounts for each president McKinley Roosevelt and Wilson, with 12 364.32 and 12 287 80 for McKinley, 14 892 66 and 14 812 99 for Roosevelt, and 19 111 63 and 20 179 92 for Wilson.
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McKinley
Roosevelt
Wilson
Violent European Storms Paralyze Several Nations
A weekend of killer storms across Western Europe left at least 90 dead and hundreds injured. Britain suffered floods from the Thames and icy roads, France reported 80 deaths and heavy damage, and Italy faced over 1 million dollars in losses with 25 deaths.
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London
Europe
England
France
Italy
Thames
English Channel
Eiffel Tower
Britain
Oxford
Windsor
Bank Condition Calls Issued for Year End 1948
The comptroller of the currency announced a nationwide call for a statement of condition from all national banks as of the close of business December 31, 1948. The call sets the deadline and requires detailed financial disclosures.
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Washington
Comptroller of the Currency
Iowa Banks Asked for Dec 31 Condition Statements
DES MOINES Iowa banking department requests all state chartered banks to file statements of condition as of December 31.
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Des Moines
Iowa Banking Department
Israeli Iraqi clash tightens central front near Tel Aviv
Israeli and Iraqi troops exchanged two hours of fighting in the Sharon valley as Israeli forces hunted raiders blamed for killings near Tira. Israeli premier Ben-Gurion expressed cautious hope for an early end to hostilities amid broader regional fighting.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Sharon Valley
Tira
U.N
Egypt
Palestine
Arab League
Cairo
David Ben-Gurion
Egyptian War Ministry
Faluja
How Does He Expect Them To Sign Names
An outraged Buffalo resident phoned police objecting to a speeding summons signed by Patrolmen Walter J. Swift and Robert H. Good. The caller questioned the officers signoff quoting their signoffs as clowning. The incident notes the two officers were assigned to a patrol car.
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Buffalo
Good
Walter J. Swift
Robert H. Good
Wedding Party Plunges After Bridge Collapse in Shanghai
A bus carrying two newlyweds and 11 guests toppled through a wooden bridge in Shanghai on Tuesday, killing all aboard. Police say the accident occurred during the wedding feast route, with rescue teams and investigators at the scene.
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Shanghai
Cedar Rapids Dairies Meet December Milk Standards
C R Dairies AML reports all ten Cedar Rapids dairies meet December milk and cream requirements with milk fat at or above three percent and cream at sixteen percent. Plate counts stay under 50 000 per cubic centimeter. Several brand names and fat levels appear in the readable notes.
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Cedar Rapids
Indler
Roy
Past
Guer
Hindler
Homo
Davis
Northwood
Banitary
Banite Fe Cere
Bearles
Searles
Unclaimed Sydney Letter Holds 22400 Cash
A package mailed from Sydney to an unknown Brisbane addressee sat in the dead letter office for six months. It contained 22400 in cash. Ten claimants searched for ownership but none could prove it, so the money was handed to the Australian treasury.
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Sydney
Brisbane
Queen Mother Nazii at Mayo Clinic for Re examinations
Rochester Mayo clinic physicians said the Queen Mother Nazii of Egypt is at St. Marys hospital for routine re examinations.
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Rochester
Mayo Clinic
Queen Mother Nazii
Egypt
St. Mary’s Hospital
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