CIO to Seek Intervention in Portal Pay Suits
Washington AP report notes CIO lawyer Lee Pressman moves to intervene in Detroit district court case on portal to portal back pay for Mt. Clemens Pot Company workers. Total claims top $3.25 billion as unions push broader suits amid GOP calls for limits.
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CIO
Portal Pay
Washington
Lee Pressman
Pressman
District Court
Supreme Court
Detroit
Frank A. Picard
Emties
Mt. Clemens
District 2
United Steelworkers Union
Crucible Steel Company of America
Harrison, N. J
Crucible
Steelworkers
Ashland
Newark
General Motors Corporation
United Auto Workers
City Briefs Travel Chapter Meets at Masonic Hall
Travel chapter No. 49 at Arch Masons will hold a session in the Masonic hall at 7 30 p m Tuesday. Mark Master degree work will follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arch Masons
Masonic Hall
Cedar Rapids Stamp Club Meets At Montrose Monday
The Cedar Rapids Stamp club will meet at 8 p.m. Monday in Montrose hotel. Newly elected officers will be installed and a chapter of the Famous American series will be read.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids Stamp Club
Montrose Hotel
Century Cabs Ad Offers Quick Courteous Service
An advertisement urges readers to call Century Cabs for fast courteous transportation with a quoted fare of 148 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Call Century
Ady
Cedar Rapids Bird Club Meets For World War II Bird Reports
The Cedar Rapids Bird club will meet Monday at 7 30 p m in Science hall at Coe college. Dr Warren N Keck Miss Myra Willis and Miss Iola Tillapaugh will present reports on bird information gained during World War II.
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Bird Club
Cedar Rapids
Science Hall
Coe College
Warren N. Keck
Myra Willis
Iola Tillapaugh
Shrine Officers Elected at 1947 Meeting
E Kahir Shrine will elect officers at 7 30 p m Wednesday during the annual meeting at the Montrose hotel Crystal room Four representatives to the Shrine imperial conclave will be chosen in the session
Swanson to Lead 1947 Commissioners Roundtable
Verne D. Swanson will conduct the first 1947 commissioners roundtable at the Boy Scout office Monday at 7 30 p.m. Reorganization of the commissioner staff and plans for 1947 will be items of business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scout Roundtable
Verne D. Swanson
Boy Scout Office
Waltonian Luncheon Meeting At Y M C A
Waltonian Luncheon Club meets Monday at noon in the YMCA cafeteria. Dr Carroll C Roberts of the First Christian Church will address the group on Our Greatest Asset for 1947.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waltonian
Y.M. C.A
Carroll C. Roberts
First Christian Church
Mt Mercy Resumes Classes After Holiday Recess
Mount Mercy junior college and academy plan to resume classes on Monday after the holiday recess, marking the start of the new term for students and staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Mercy
Mount Mercy Junior College and Academy
Pvt Jones Ends Furlough in Marine Course Return
Marine Pvt Clayton H. Jones, son of Mr and Mrs Fred C Jones of Cedar Rapids, completes a seven day leave in Cedar Rapids and reports back to Greet Lakes Illinois to begin a five month course in elementary electricity and radio materiel at the naval station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
Clayton H. Jones
Fred C. Jones
Eighth Avenue SE
Greet Lakes
Cedar Rapids
Marine Corps
Naval Station
Choate to Speak on Socialism at Rotary Luncheon
Roy E. Choate president of LaPlant-Choate Manufacturing will address the Rotary club at a Monday noon luncheon at the Roosevelt hotel. He recently toured the British Isles and the Continent observing war effects and changing conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Choate
Roy E. Choate
LaPlant-Choate Manufacturing Company
Rotary Club
Roosevelt Hotel
Mr. Choate
British Isles
Origin of the term cotton duck in textile history
The name cotton duck arises from early mills stamping heavier weight canvas used for sails with a duck image. Over time this fabric type became known as cotton duck or simply duck.
Deaths Charles H Kahler 80 Benton Farmer Dies
Charles H Kahler aged 80 a Benton county farmer for 50 years died Saturday night in Cedar Rapids after illness. Born June 10 1866 in Ashton Illinois he farmed near Keystone then owned a filling station at Atkins before moving to Cedar Rapids. Survived by a daughter Mrs Joseph Splichal a son John Martin Kahler three grandchildren and a great grandchild. Burial in Big Grove Cemetery.
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Charles H. Kahler
Twenty-first Avenue
Benton County
Cedar Rapids
Ingill
Ashton
Ill
Keystone
Atkins
Joseph Splichal
Rapids
John Martin Kahler
Marion
Odas Odas Jones
U.S. Navy
San Francisco
Corrine Jones
David Scott
Oenix
Arizona
Judy Ann Jones
Katherine
Louis
Cecelia Jones
Turner Chapel
Big Grove
Mrs Fannie Hromatko 85 Cedar Rapids Widow Dies
Mrs. Fannie Hromatko widow of Charles K. Hromatko, 85, of Cedar Rapids, died in a Cedar Rapids nursing home at 5 45 am Saturday. Born Navy 24 1861 in Czechoslovakia she came to Cedar Rapids at age 3. Survived by two daughters Esther M Krska and Mrs James Taylor, two brothers Joseph and Louis Shimek, a sister Susie Shimek, and one grandson Ralph Charles Krska. Funeral 3 30 pm Monday at Turner chapel conducted by a reader of First Church of Scientist. Burial Oak Hill cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fannie Hromatko
Charles K. Hromatko
Cedar Rapids
Hromatko
Navy
Czechoslovakia
Esther M. Krska
Eighteenth Street
James Taylor
Fifth Avenue
Joseph
Louis Shimek
Susie Shimek
Ralph Charles Krska
Turner Chapel
1St Scientist
Oak Hill Cemetery
Edward Merchant Rites Held in Cedar Rapids
Funeral services for Edward Merchant of Cedar Rapids, resident at 823 Fourth Avenue SE for eight years, were held following his death in Cedar Rapids. Local officials announced arrangements and noted the late Mr. Merchant’s community involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Merchant
Fourth Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Obituary Notice for Funeral at Turner Chapel
A funeral will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. in Turner chapel conducted by Rev. Paul Luther Miller. Burial is in Linwood cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
Funeral services for Mrs Juli anna Probst
Funeral services for Mrs Juli anna Probst widow of William H Probst who died at her home 1515 Ellis boulevard NW will be held in the Turner chapel at 1:30 Monday conducted by Rodney C Gould Burial will be in Linwood cemetery Friends may call at the chapel
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Probst
Julianna Probst
William H. Probst
Ellis Boulevard NW
Turner Chapel
Mornday
Rodney C. Gould
Linwood Cemetery
Funeral Services for Mrs Harriet Margaret Good
Mrs. Harriet Margaret Good died suddenly Friday at the home of Mr and Mrs J W Biehl 1607 F avenue NE. Funeral services are set for 2 p m Monday in Goettsch chapel Monticello Iowa with Rev Grant officiating. Burial will follow in Oakwood cemetery. Body moved from Turner chapel to Monticello Sunday morning.
Services for Mrs Mildred R Griffin
Mrs Mildred R Griffin aged at 1701 Ellis Boulevard NW died Saturday. Services will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at Brady Mortuary officiated by Dr Marvin V Rober pastor of St Pauls Methodist church. Burial will be at Cedar Memorial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred R. Griffin
Ellis Boulevard
Brady Mortuary
Marvin V. Rober
St. Paul's Methodist Church
Cedar Memo
Montgomery heads to Moscow for talks with Soviet chiefs
Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery arrives in Berlin from London and proceeds to Moscow to meet Soviet army chiefs and possibly Stalin. The trip, invited by Stalin and Vasilyevsky at Potsdam, aims to improve Anglo Soviet relations and may ease issues for upcoming Big Four talks.
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Berlin
Viscount Montgomery
London
Moscow
Stalin
Britain
Russia
Montgomery
Gatow
Alexander Mikhailovich Vassilevsky
Potsdam
Germany
Bus Driver Charged Over Failure To Signal In Collision
Cedar Rapids police charged city lines bus driver J. S. Wentworth with failing to signal a turn after a car struck the Bever Park line bus at Bever Avenue SE and Memorial Drive. Brian F. Berens, 921 Seventh Avenue SE, drove east and caused the collision. no injuries were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Lines
J. S. Wentworth
Cedar Rapids
Bever Park
Wentworth
Bever Avenue SE
Memorial Drive
Brian F. Berens
Seventh Avenue SE
United States Accepts South Seas Parley Invitation
The state department said the United States accepted an invitation from Australia and New Zealand to a Canberra conference on January 28 to create a regional commission to improve living conditions of South Sea natives. The French Dutch and British governments were also invited to join.
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Washington
State Department
United States
Australia
New Zealand
Canberra
South Sea
Department
Clemency Denied for Two 15 Year Old Slayers in Mississippi
JACKSON Mississippi UP two Negro boys were scheduled to be electrocuted for the slaying of Harry McKee a Wilkinson county farmer. Gov Fielding L Wright refused to commute the sentences after interviewing the youths Charlies Trudell and James Wis both 15. He did agree to meet Blanche Meiers of Oakland California who travels to plead for mercy due to her incurable illness but the governor stated their acts were premeditated and deliberate.
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Jackson
Miss
Clen
Fielding L. Wright
Wright
California
West Coast
Blanche Meiers
Oakland
Calif
Mississippi
Charlies Trudell
James Wis
Harry McKee
Wilkinson County
Airliner Crashes Near Manaos Killing 11
A Panair do Brasil seaplane en route from Iquitos Peru to Manaos Brazil crashed into the Solimoes river near Sao Paulo de Olivenca in northern Brazil killing 11 passengers and crew. Three crew were rescued. names were not available.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Panair Do Brasil
Solimoes
Amazon River
Brazil
Iquitos
Peru
Manaos
Sao Paulo de Olivenca
Senate Nonbinding Shakeup In Bilbo Controversy Mentioned
The piece covers posturing over Bilbo's case with Senator Vandenberg elected chairing a changed leadership. Senator Barkley proposed McKellar before Vandenberg won unanimous support. Republicans led by Senator Taft pressed for extended sessions to force a showdown. Cloak room talks and a floor clash with Ellender followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sen Vandenberg
R-Mich
Sen. White
Maine
Vandenberg
Barkley
Sen. McKellar
D-Tenn
Senate
McKellar
Bilbo
Senate Republicans
Taft
Ohio
Sen
Ellender
D-La
Senate chaplain election sparks party clash
The Senate opened with a partisan debate over the chaplaincy as Democrats accused Republicans of politics in religion. Republicans used their new power to elect Dr. Peter Marshall of the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church by voice vote along party lines, while Democrats failed to secure the reappointment of outgoing chaplain Dr. Frederick Brown Harris of Foundry Methodist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
G.O.P
Peter Marshall
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church
Barkley
Frederick Brown Harris
Foundry Methodist Church
Law Proposed To Require Security in Auto Mishap
In Des Moines the Motor Club of Iowa recommended a new law requiring drivers involved in an accident to post security for damages. If damages exceed 25 or if any person is injured all drivers must file a bond or insurance with the state motor vehicle department. Forty nine district representatives voted to urge the 1947 Iowa legislature to amend motor laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
Motor Club of
Iowa
State Motor Vehicle Department
Troop Arrivals Announced by Associated Press
Two troopships set to arrive in the United States Sunday, both docking in New York. The Texarkana Victory carries 1,257 troops from Bremerhaven and the Zebulon Vance brings 345 war brides and troops from Leghorn. Saturday four ships arrived nationwide with nearly 5,000 returning service members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
New York
San Francisco
Admiral Benson
Shanghai
Manila
W. M. Black
Yokohama
Case of Coed And Ex-Felon To Be Probed
Columbus AP report on a coed Mary Virginia Kimberly, 20, who vanished for two days with 42 year old ex convict Robert H Hemming. Hemming is jailed on suspicious person charges as investigators review possible drugging and other angles. Mary Virginia later returned to her father Prof E E Kimberly, stating it was awful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, Ohio
Upper Arlington
Frank Cary
Ralph J. Bartlett
Franklin County
Robert H. Hemming
E. E. Kimberly
Hemming
Cleveland
Kimberly
Mary Virginia
Sara
Lorain
Ohio
Elyria
Bowling Green
Belle Plaine Mourns Frank Stotlermyer 58
Frank Stotlermyer aged 58 died Saturday morning after a long illness in Belle Plaine. He worked five years at Iowa Steel and Iron Works in Cedar Rapids before the family moved back to Belle Plaine six months ago. Surviving are his wife two sons Harold and Franklin Jr two daughters Evelyn Parcel and Helen three brothers Ray Edgar Elmer and a sister Ada Rodabush. Services at Peffers Funeral Home Tuesday at 2 pm with burial at Rector Cemetery south of Chelsea.
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Gazette
Belle Plaine
Frank Stotlemyer
Iowa Steel and Iron Works
Cedar Rapids
Belle Blaine
Harold
Franklin
Evelyn Parcel
Helen
Ray
Edgar
Tama
Elmer
Chelsea
Smoking in Bed Causes Fire at Feldern Residence
Fire crews responded to a bed room fire at the Feldern residence on Saturday at 8 17 p m. No fire truck arrived. two fire companies were dispatched. Firemen reported considerable damage to a pillow from smoking in bed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward H. Feldern
E Avenue NE
Feldern
Baruch pushes for veto-free atomic treaty enforcement
Baruch urges that punishments for violators of an atomic treaty not face a security council veto. He warns against sacrificing principle for unanimous action, arguing the program must stay intact as an integrated whole. He notes potential expansion to govern weapons of mass destruction and a warless age if effectively deployed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Security Council
Baruch
U.N
Baruch Lauded by U.N. Delegate Austin for Service
Warren R. Austin praised Bernard Baruch for his work as American representative to the U.N. atomic energy committee. He called Baruch’s contributions a mantle worn with high distinction and said the nation and world owe a great debt of gratitude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Warren R. Austin
United States
United Nations
Bernard al. Baruch
Austin
Baruch
U.N. Atomic Energy Committee
UAW to Accept Fair Settlement on Wage Demands
Walter P. Reuther, president of the United Auto Workers, pledged the union would accept any fair wage settlement in the auto industry. He said the union is not planning a strike to win a 23 percent increase and would accept a lower figure if management can prove it is fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Walter P. Reuther
United Auto Workers (Cio
Reuther
Speedy Action On New Labor Bill Planned
Washington AP report notes Senate Republicans will push a revised Case labor bill quickly after rejecting in advance Truman’s proposed inquiry. The plan includes a brief hearing and aims to create a federal mediation board, require union financial reports, curb certain strikes, and empower lawsuits over contracts. Sen. Wagner seeks stronger mediation. Sen. Lucas calls for a broad labor law study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Republicans
Truman
Congress
Sen. Millikin
Rcolo
Republican Senate Conference
Ball Inn
Taft
Ohio
H. Alexander Smith
N.J
Senate
Republicans— Committee
House
Federal Mediation Board
Nnt
Sen
Wagner
D-N.y
Labor Department
Sen. Lucas
D-Ill
Oppenheimer Chosen Head of Atomic Advisory Group
J R Oppenheimer, professor of theoretical physics at the University of California Berkeley, was elected Saturday to head the general advisory committee for the new atomic energy commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
J. R. Oppenheimer
University of California, Berkeley
New Atomic Energy Commission
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Tom C. Clark
National Association of Manufacturers
United States Chamber of Commerce
Portal
Hoffman
Morse
R-Ore
Republican Party
United
Jean Guyader
Martinique
Celine Henys
Ernest
Woolstock
Hanus
West Indies
Guyader
Stamp Club
Janeba-Trachta Funeral Home
Joseph J. Janeba
Janeba
H. Rathbun
Pwent
Dairymen's Gue Cooperative Association
Benton Farmer
Charlies K. Hromatko
John B.turner &Son
S.E
Mrs. Griffin
Monty
U.S
Eee Beatty Mortuary
Igre Beatty
Sro Ave
Associated Preas
Frank Stotlermyer
Dial
John E. Lapes
3Rd Ave
Thomas J. Brady
Fifth Avenue SE
Atomic Energy Commission
Herschel Johnson
Johnson
Andrei Gromyko
Council
Commission
UAW
Bill
Oppenheimer
Atom Advisory Group
Arthur Shattuck
Barre
America
Lydyname Ran Aget Pg
Cedar Rapids Monument CO
Third Avenue
Barta-Hesser
Barta
Hesser
Fifth Avenue and
Eighth St. SE
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