Storm Brews Over Senate Probe Setup
Washington AP reports rumbles of a political storm as Republicans seek to expand the senate probe structure with two special committees. Sen. Tydings opposed, backed by Democrats, arguing investigations should stay with regular standing committees. A compromise aimed to keep the war probes but drop the military government focus, shifting hearings to war contracts.
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Ashington
Sater
Senate
Truman
Sen
Tydings
Standing
Republican Committee
Brewster
War Investigating
Armed Services Committee
Special War Investigating Group
War and Navy
Augustana College Leads Illinois State Normal Debate Tourney
In Bloomington Illinois Augustana College Rock Island took top honors in the championship debate division at ISNU invitational. Wheat on College Wheaton placed second with Northern Illinois State Teachers and Luther College tied for third. Mary Ellen Spere of Northern Teachers won original oratory with 25 entrants. In discussion division James Will of North Central College Naperville won first among 105 entrants with several tied for third and fourth.
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Bloomington
Ill
Augustana College of
Rock Island
Illinois State Normal University
Wheaton College of Wheaton
Northern Illinois State Teachers College of DeKalb
Luther College of Decorah
Mary Ellen Spere
Northern Teachers
Georgianna Johnson
Luther College
Alvin Marquette University
Milwaukee
Ted Johnson
Northern
Kari Heimke
Ripon College
Ripon
Wis
James Will
North Central College
Naperville
Marvin Ebel
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Paul Donnelly
Donald Edwards
David Tuthill
Iowa
Lynn J. Frazier, Former U. S. Senator, Is Dead
Lynn J. Frazier, 72, former Republican U S senator from North Dakota, died Saturday at Leland Memorial Hospital in Riverdale Maryland after a year of failing health and three months of hospitalization for a heart ailment.
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Washington
Lynn Zr. Frazier
North Dakota
Leland Memorial Hospital
Riverdale
Commencement Speaker Friday At Cedar Rapids High School
Dean Mason Ladd of the University of Iowa College of Law will speak at Cedar Rapids public high schools graduation exercises Friday at Memorial Coliseum 8 p.m. Ladd is a World War II veteran and former Iowa law faculty member who led the law college since 1939. He earned a 1920 Grinnell College degree and a 1923 Iowa law JD, with Harvard fellowship and SJD in 1935. He specializes in evidence procedure and practice and holds Phi Beta Kappa membership.
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Mason Ladd
University of Iowa Law College
Cedar Rapids
Memorial Coliseum
Ladd
Law College
University of Iowa Law
Grinnell College
Harvard
University of Iowa
Iowa Law
Iowa State Bar Association
Dean Ladd
Amercan Bar Association
Phi Beta Kappa
Honorary Scholastic Society
Unlicensed Radio Station Closed by FCC Action
FCC investigators from Kansas City closed an unlicensed Cedar Rapids station run by Robert A. Sperry. They warned of arrest and seizure for further unlicensed operation. Sperry’s log shows activity since December 1945 with multi wavelength capability and wide radio range cited.
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Robert A. Sperry
Sixth Street
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
William J. McDowell
Victor A. Gaede
Kansas City
Cedar Rapids
Sperry
Illinois
McDowell
McDonell
California
Vancouver
B.C
United States
Fire saves owner as spaniel aids rescue
In Memphis a cocker spaniel named Mickey helped in a home fire. She ran to the burning bed and woke seven month old pups shared with B. B. Hicks. Hicks woke, called the fire department, and firemen saved Hicks, Mickey, and four puppies from the blaze.
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Memphis
Tenn
Mickey
Mic
B. B. Hicks
Hicks
Banker Dies in Ft Madison After Heart Ailment
The banker from La Russell in Lee County died tonight due to a heart ailment. He previously served as vice president of the First National Bank in Newton.
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FT. Madison
la Russell
Lee County Bank
First National Bank
Newton
Antarctic Plane Crash Sighting Reports Surviving crew
A rescue radio states six men are alive and walking after a December 30 crash near Cape Dart off the Antarctic coast. Survival gear and medical supplies are being dropped, with ten days of provisions pledged, while the wreckage rests on solid ice about 50 miles from Cape Dart.
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Pine Island
James Haskin Robbins
Helen K. Robbins
San Diego
Alif
Owen McCarthy
Gloria M. McCarty
Sonoma
Calif
Loomis Captain Safe After Antarctic Plane Crash
Capt. Henry Howard Caldwell of Loomis commanded the carrier Pine Island and was among six rescued survivors of a navy photographic bomber crash in the Antarctic. His sister Mrs. A Mehl received a Navy telegram stating he is safe. The plane departed December 30 from the carrier Caldwell commanded on the mission.
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Loomis
Calif
INS
Henry Howard Caldwell
Pine Island
Navy
Antarctic
A. Mehl
Navy Department
Caldwell
City Briefs and Local Notices Move Through Week
Mrs J R Overley underwent major surgery at St Luke s hospital Saturday morning. Mr and Mrs Eli Abodeely have returned their son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs John Aboud. Cedar Rapids ministerial association hosts Doo Wha Lim address Monday at 10 am First Presbyterian chapel. Stepanek s shop relocates to 608 12th Ave SE. Mrs Walter Peterson returns from two weeks in Ann Arbor due to niece illness. Kubicek Novak Kubicek law firm forms with offices in Higley building.
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J. R. Overley
Bever Avenue SE
St. Luke's Hospital
Eli Abodeely
525
Fifth Avenue SE
John Aboud
Doo Wha Lim
Korea
Cedar Rapids
Walter Peterson
First Avenue
Ann Arbor, Mich
Pvt Dumond Ends Furlough To Pittsburg California
Pvt W Clair Dumond son of Mr and Mrs Wesley C Dumond ends a 14 day furlough and departs for his new station at Pittsburg California. He has served since last July and was stationed at Fort Sam Houston Texas.
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Dumond
W. Clair Dumond
Wesley C. Dumond
Pittsburg
Calif
Twentieth Avenue
Fort Sam Houston
Texas
Mount Mercy Women’s Club Cancels January Meeting
The Mount Mercy college womans club cancels its January 13 meeting. A Day of Recollection is scheduled for January 26 from 1 to 6 30 p.m. with Rev Father Julius Olinger in charge.
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Mount Mercy College Womans Club
Julius Olinger
Rotary to Hear Hedges at Monday Luncheon
Horace G. Hedges, who officiated the Rose Bowl game on New Year’s day in Pasadena, will speak at the club luncheon Monday at noon at the Roosevelt hotel. His subject is The Rose Bowl to the Game as Seen Through the Umpire’s Eyes.
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Rotary
Hedges
Horace G. Hedges
Pasadena
Roosevelt Hotel
Vernon R. Wilson Arrested on Bad Check Charge
Cedar Rapids police arrested Vernon R. Wilson, 30, at the Magnus hotel on a warrant charging false uttering of a check. He allegedly passed a $15.10 bad check drawn on Hopkinton State Bank at the Grand Cafe.
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Vernon R. Wilson
Magnus Hotel
Cedar Rapids
H. R. Urchill
Wilson
Hopkinton State Bank
Fire at ORC Building Responded By Cedar Rapids Fire
Cedar Rapids fire department answered a general alarm at an ORC Building fire scene. Fire crews worked to control flames and prevent spread while evacuations occurred and a safety perimeter was established around the structure. Authorities investigated the cause and assess damages.
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ORC
Cedar Rapids
Fire damages waste box behind barbershop on First Street
At 5 48 p m Saturday firefighters found a fire confined to a rear waste box at the K L Jadrnicek barbershop located at the corner of 1st Avenue and First Street E It had been extinguished with a bucket of water before the fire rigs arrived and no injuries were reported.
Larry D. Boyd Charged With Larceny In Cedar Rapids
Larry D. Boyd, 20, of 821 Ninth Avenue SE, arrested by Cedar Rapids police on a larceny charge. He allegedly took bearing inserts valued at 150 dollars from his employer Cedar Rapids Transfer and Storage Company on Saturday morning.
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Larry D. Boyd
Ninth Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids Tice
Boyd
Cedar Rapids Transfer and Storage Company
Arnall resigns Georgia governorship amid Talmadge seat dispute
Governor Arnall resigns effective immediately after lieutenant governor qualification to transfer executive powers. The move comes 48 hours before the Georgia General Assembly may decide Herman Talmadge’s claim to his late father’s term. Lt Gov elect Thompson says the legislature cannot appoint a successor and comments on the political reaction.
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Georgia
Georgia General Assembly
Herman Talmadge
M. E. Thompson
Aoe
Gene
Herman
Arnall
Deaths Mrs Frances Simon 94 Cedar Rapids resident
Mrs Frances Simon 94 of 1015 Thirteenth Street NW died at home Saturday noon after a long illness. Born in 1852 in Czechoslovakia she came to the United States in 1853. Survived by three daughters Emma Koach Beat rice Riley and Mary Buresh a son George two sisters and many grandchildren and great grandchildren Funeral at Barta Hesser chapel Monday at 2 pm with burial in Bohemian National Cemetery. Friends may call Sunday after 3 pm.
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Frances Simon
Thirteenth Street
Anthony Simon
Czechoslovakia
Simon
United States
Joseph Zvacek
Survi
Mary Buresh
Riceville
Emma Koach
Beatrice Riley
Cedar Rapids
George
Mary Filipi
Antonette Simon
Barta-Hesser
of Ely
Bohemian National Cemetery
Funeral services for Clarence Leverich
Clarence Leverich died at home Saturday morning at 1103 Sixth Street NW. Funeral services will be held at Beatty Chapel at 1 30 PM Monday with burial in Linwood Cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel after 1 PM Sunday.
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Clarence Leverich
Sixth Street NW
Beatty Chapel
Linwood Cemetery
Services for Mrs Adolph Mueller set for Monday
A former Cedar Rapids resident Mrs Adolph Mueller 91 died at her Sioux Falls home Thursday. Services will be at Turner chapel at 3 30 p m Monday with Rev Allen E Schoff officiating. Burial follows in Oak Hill cemetery. The hearse will arrive in Cedar Rapids Sunday afternoon and be taken to the funeral home.
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Adolph Mueller
R Rapids
Sioux Falls
S. D
Turner Chapel
Allen E. Schoff
Oak Hill Cemetery
Cedar Rapids
Chapel Event Notes After 7 P.M. Sunday
A chapel hosts a gathering where friends may call after 7 p.m. Sunday. The notice indicates a social or memorial service in a quiet community setting.
Funeral services for Mrs. Stickley in Turner chapel
Funeral services for Mrs. Carl Stickley of 1047 Third Avenue SE will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday in Turner chapel conducted by Rev. Paul Luther Miller. Burial follows at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. friends may call at the chapel.
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Carl Stickley
Third Avenue SE
Turner Chapel
Paul Luther Miller
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Funeral services for Frank J Horak set for Sunday
Funeral services for Frank J Horak aged 1038 Mt. Vernon avenue SE who died Friday in a local hospital will be conducted Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Barta-Hesser funeral home by Rev. Zdenek F. Pauk. Burial will be at Cedar Memorial cemetery. Friends may
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Frank J. Horak
Mt. Vernon Avenue
Barta-Hesser
Zdenek F. Pauk
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Joe Sabo Fined Ten Dollars For Interfering With Train
In McKeesport Pennsylvania Joe Sabo wandered onto Baltimore and Ohio rails blocking the Capitol Limited. Police removed him and Magistrate Frederick H. Bradley fined him ten dollars for the disruption as the train could pass through at reduced speed.
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Mckeesport
INS
Joe Sabo
Crack Capitol Limited
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Joe
B. and O
Biante
Frederick H. Bradley
Fry Funeral Services At Van Horne Tuesday
Clarence H. Fry 65 died in the Vinton hospital. Services Monday at the Evangelical United Church in Van Horne at 2 p.m. He was a lifelong resident of the Van Horne Keystone area. Surviving are his wife Lucy Clewitt a son Ray a daughter Ruth an adopted son Dick two brothers David of California and Leslie Fry New Virginia Ia six sisters Addie Fry Mrs C H Goodell and Mrs L Tyler of Vinton Mrs Frank Gember Mrs Ancelmoe New Virginia and Mrs Floy Childs Des Moines Burial will be in Big Grove cemetery northwest of Van Horne.
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Van
C. H. Goodell
L. Tyler
Vinton
Frank Gember
Ancel —_ moe
New Virginia
Haugh
Floy
Childs
Des Moines
Big Grove
van Horne
Three Die in Car Plunge En Route to Union County Game
A car carrying a high school basketball team plunged 500 feet into Cold Canyon near Elgin Oregon during a blizzard, killing driver Hugh Grandy 43 and two 16 year old players Howard Hughes and Leland Wright. Two other players were injured in the wreck and the team was bound for Tu-Valley league play.
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Union County
Cold Canyon
Elgin
Ore
Hugh Grandy
Howard Hughes
Leland Wright
Woman pays doctor for 1899 delivery in Indiana
Mrs Tessie Bartholome 47 a grandmother and Clay City native sent 15 to Dr H R Vanderver for delivering her birth in 1899. Vanderver now practices in Terre Haute and says she is the second patient ever delayed pay in his long career, joking about a 20 year old debt.
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Indianapolis
Tessie Bartholome
Bartholome
Clay City
Ind
H. R. Vanderver
Terre Haute
George Sanders
Sean Dean Vanderver
Anderver
American Edical Association
Byrnes Urges Collective Security and Peace Talks
Byrnes argues for control of major weapons and broad armament reduction. He recalls discouragement in pursuing cooperative peace efforts but says persistence, firmness in right, and allied collaboration can yield a just peace. He stresses US responsibility as a permanent UN Security Council member to prevent domination and to use force only in defense or law.
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Byrnes
United States
America
Germany
Austria
Moscow
George C. Marshall
Council of Foreign Ministers
United Nations
Security Council
Plot To Blow Up Payroll Car Shocks Scranton
Police disclosed a plan to blow an armored car to steal a 500 payroll after five suspects were arrested. The gang first considered blowing up a train for the payroll but shifted to the armored car to avoid greater loss of life. Two arrests during an attempted theater holdup led to implicating the others.
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Scranton
Radio Station Rights To Schedule Upheld by Court
The US Tenth Circuit upholds a radio station's right to plan its daily schedule as it serves the public. Albuquerque Broadcasting Company owner of KOB fought Regents of New Mexico A and M College over access to one educational hour per day and dispute over extra time. The court held federal courts have jurisdiction and rejected college claims.
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Denver
INS
Sn Iiver
United States Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals
Albuquerque Broadcasting Company
KOB
Regents of New Mexico A. and
M. College
Las Cruces
The
Broadcasting Company
Denver Tribunal
Federal District Court At
Santa Fe
Circuit
Federal Communications Commiss
British Airliner Crashes in Kent. Five Dead
Five people were killed and eight injured, including a child, when a two engine Dakota of a British overseas airline crashed into a wooded hillside at Stowting Kent. The craft departed London for Bordeaux and Paris before vanishing after requesting an SOS at dusk.
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London
INS
Stowting
Kent
Bordeaux
Paris
le Bourget Field
Cap Gris Nez
Royal Air Force
Stonting
Highway radio telephone service to open between Chicago and St Louis
The nations first highway radio telephone system will inaugurate Monday between Chicago and St Louis. The Illinois Bell Telephone Co says two way calls will be possible for drivers on Highway 66 and boat operators on the Illinois River. Illinois Bell will run fixed transmitters at Chicago Ottawa Peoria and Springfield. Southern Bell will handle the transmitter at St Louis.
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Chicago
St. Louis
Illinois Bell Telephone Company
Illinois River
Hinois Bell
Ottawa
Peoria
Springfield
Ill
Southern Bell Telephone Company
Mrs Hildebrand Dies At 43 In Prairieburg
Mrs Arthur Hildebrand 43 died at her home near Prairieburg Friday. Services set for Tuesday 9 a.m. at St Josephs Prairieburg. Born June 4 1903 Dyersville daughter of Clement and Anna Wilhelm. Survived by husband two daughters Shirley Ann Rosemary five sisters and a brother. Rosary to be recited Sunday and Monday at the Hildebrand home.
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Anamosa
St. Joseph’s Church
Prairieburg
Arthur Hildebrand
Clement
Anna Wilhelm
Dyersville
Shirley Ann
Rosemary
Rose Wilhelm
Worthim
Herbert Arent
Winthrop
Austin Deimer
Cascade
Ed Tigh
Walter Waithey
Aurora
Ill
John Wilhelm
Hildebrand
Juror Ousted In Fay Tax Evasion Trial
In Newark New Jersey AFL Labor Leader Joseph S Fay tax evasion case a juror George Ferguson of Little Falls New Jersey was removed after it emerged he belonged to Fay s union the International Union of Operating and Hoisting Engineers The juror was withdrawn with both sides consent after the noon recess with 11 jurors remaining and an alternate to replace him.
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Newark
N. J
INS
AFL
Joseph S. Fay
Fay
Thomas F. Meaney
George Ferguson
Little Falls
International Union of Operating and
Ferguson
Numerology fanatic charged in his mother's murder
In Columbus, Ernest Wright, 42, said the number 709 prompted him to kill his 75 year old mother. He described himself as a minister and told homicide detectives he charted his life by numbers and only then acted when the figure appeared.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ernest Wright
Lowell Sheets
Wright
Tae Heer
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Sen. Wherry
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Murry
D-Mont
Wherry
Lowans Place
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Lynn J. Frazier
U. S
Nicer
Wide Search
Cae Teous Service
Bungalow
Wedientin
Alde
Stepanek’s
Fred H. Kubicek
George J. Novak
Theodore L. Kubicek
Kubicek, Novak and Kubicek
Higley
Adv
S.E
Robert Delap
Muscatine
Yvonne
New York
Henry Gibbons
Bremerhaven
Delep
Paulette
Leverich Services
Mrs. Mueller Feneral
Beatty
Mrs. Stickley
Horak Services
Fry
John E. Lapes
3Rd Ave
Thomas J. Brady
Janeba Funeral Home
Joseph J. Janeba
Cedar Rapids Monument CO
Third Avenue
Barta
Hesser
Fifth Avenue and
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