Divorce Petitions and Decrees Reported in Daily Record
The notice lists divorce petitions and decrees including Donald Dexsee versus Helen Dexsee and Verna Elaine Mason from Jesse W. Mason Jr. Also includes local summonses and sentences for intoxication, resisting an officer, and disturbing the peace along with numerous birth notices from St. Luke's Mercy Mt. Pleasant Bakersfield Des Moines and other areas. It records multiple fines for traffic and public nuisance offenses and notes dozens of new births by area hospitals with dates in January.
Citizens listed with $1.50 paid for overtime parking fines
A compiled list shows numerous residents and addresses paying $1.50 each for overtime parking violations. Names span streets across SE NE SW and NW, including 1401 Fourth Street SE and 531 Guaranty Bank Building, with multiple avenues and avenues NE. The document assigns a uniform fine and records payer details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Montt
Fourth Street
Jack Liston
Waveland Drive
W.?. Matus
G. A. Erbeck
F Avenue
Dean M. Stewart
Thirteenth Street
A.ree
Second Avenue
Vernon F. Shimon
Third Avenue
George A
Thirty-third Street
F. B. Jones
Magnus
W. C. McArthur
Twelfth Street
Ed Lenicka
Betty Kennedy
Eleventh Street
Irving Churchill
Nineteenth Street
Robert M. Gulik
E. E. Beatty
Fourth Avenue
Ralph Burgess
Sam Silberman
Guaranty Bank
H. J. Craft
Mt. Vernon
John A. Baker
Third Street
Cecil Reed
Eighth Street
Earl A. Griggs
First Avenue
R. W. Kingsmith
Sidney ‘Street
George Henry
Joe Seery
Thirty Fourth Street
C. V. Faas
Twenty-seventh Street
M. S. Poe
Springville
Charles Pratt
E Avenue
Howard Williams
Thirtieth Street
Donald Rogers
Sixth Street
R. S. Johnson
Twenty-sixth Street
Harry Fish
Thirty-ninth Street
M. J. Cole
B Avenue
Harold McGowan
Seventh Avenue
C. S. Hoppe
Kenmore Street
Carl Barker
Fourteenth Street
M. I. Measure
William Chadima
Washington Avenue
Louis Burkhalter
Eighteenth Street
Linn Legislators Seek Committee Posts in Iowa House and Senate
Linn county lawmakers filed requests for committee assignments in the Iowa house and senate. Lt. Gov. Evans and Speaker Kuester will review the lists and name appointments by January 21. Notable requests include Byers on the special tax study and Kosek seeking multiple panels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
Iowa House
Senate
K. A. Evans
Emerson
G. T. Kuester
Griswold
Evans
Kuester
Frank C. Byers
Cedar Rapids
Ernest Kosek
C. J. Knickerbocker
Fairfax
Bolt Shot Shaw Ends War on Yale
London dispatch reports George Bernard Shaw concluding a 50 year campaign against Christmas calling it a pagan carnival. He urges supporters to oppose the season while expressing sympathy for private taxpayers amid heavy burdens. He praises private enterprise and cites Russia after the Bolsheviks as a cautionary example.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bolt
Shaw
Yale
London
George Bernard Shaw
Russia
Army seeks Japanese speaking volunteers for Pacific duty
Major George Stevenson of the Cedar Rapids army recruiting station said a critical shortage of Japanese linguists in the Pacific has led the army to welcome men with basic language skills. Recruits will train nine months in oral and written Japanese. former MI language school graduates may re enlist as sergeant technicians or retain their previous grade if they are high school graduates. Further details available at the Federal Building recruiting station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Stevenson
Cedar Rapids
Pacific
Army
Federal Building
Eldora Fugitives Captured After Eldora Escape
Three youths escaped from the Eldora state training school for boys and were taken into custody in Creston. Ronald Reed 18 Des Moines James Ca 16 Cedar Rapids and J Frieze 15 Bluffs fled Sunday night during a boys hour program to pass out sheet music. They were en route to Council Bluffs hitchhiking on highway 34 and were directed to Creston by a salesman. Eldora superintendent Fred N Cooper said it was the first escape for any of the three and two months remained to serve before release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Creston
Eldora State
William Hiatt
Ronald Reed
Des Moines
James Ca
Cedar Rapids
J. Frieze
Bluffs
Hiatt
Council Bluffs
Admi
Hin Aid
Eldora
Fred N. Cooper
Caperonis
Caperonis Sent to Training School for Auto Theft
Cedar Rapids records show Caperonis sent to the training school on two occasions in 1946 for stealing automobiles. He was paroled to a probation officer in February, returned in March for violating his release, and again sent to the training school. Weeks later he was caught driving a stolen car and returned in July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caperonis
Cedar Rapids
Antarctic Rescue After Plane Crash Ends In Sled Trek
Six survivors endure a brutal survival voyage after a polar plane crashes near Pine Island. Pilot Kearns skilfully avoids a fatal mountain collision and directs the craft before it breaks apart. Rescuers locate the group and guide them to safety eight miles from an ice inlet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Island
Pearl
Thurston Peninsula
Kearns
LeBlanc
Ton Fia Inlet
Closed Shop Ban Faces Rocky Road in Committee
In the 13 member senate labor committee partisan splits stall moves to curb closed shops and industry wide bargaining. Sen. Ball's proposals gain mixed Republican support with Morse Ives and Aiken expressing varied views while Democrats push Truman labor law reforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocky Road
Washington
G.O.P
Senate Labor Committee
Sen. Ball
Congress
Senate Democrats
Truman
Murray
D-Mont
Labor Committee
Taft
Ohio
Ball
Aiken
Morse
Ellender
Taft, Smith
Ith
Deaths Edwin Harlan Snyder 75 Cedar Rapids resident
Edwin Harlan Snyder 75 of 515 Ninth Street NW Cedar Rapids died in a local hospital at 8 a.m. Monday after a brief illness. Born December 22 1871 at Columbus City he lived in Cedar Rapids 35 years. Survived by wife Marie Trau son Harlan Snyder and a daughter Edna M Ahlgren. Retired Rock railroad brakeman since 1943 and member of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen. Body at Barta Hesser chapel with funeral to be announced. Friends may call after 4 p.m. Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Harlan Snyder
Ninth Street
Cedar Rapids
Columbus City
Marie Trau
Harlan Snyder
Edna M. Ahlgren
Davenport
Aon
The
Rock Railroad
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Barta-Hesser
Widow Mrs Kremenak dies after long illness at 83
Mrs. Antonie Kremenak 83 of 207 Twenty-fourth street SE Cedar Rapids died at 10 40 a m Sunday after a long illness She was born in Paseka Czechoslovakia June 23 1863 Surviving Oldrich and Joseph Cedar Rapids four grandchildren and several nieces Services at 2 p m Tuesday at Barta Hesser Chapel by Rev Samek Burial in Bohemian National Cemetery Friends may call at the chapel
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antonie Kremenak
Twenty-fourth Street Drive
Joseph Kremenak
Cedar Rapids
Paseka
Czechoslovakia
Oldrich
Joseph
Barta-Hesser Img
Samek
Bohemian National Cemetery
Fat
Davenport Man Thomas I. Jones Dies After Stroke
Thomas I. Jones died at 11:45 p.m. Saturday in a Davenport hospital after a long illness following a 1934 stroke. Survived by wife and three children including Mrs. Charles A. Farr of Cedar Rapids and Mrs. Geor J. Pulse of Davenport, plus T. M. of Moline and three grandchildren. Services planned for Tuesday morning in Davenport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas I. Jones
Charles A. Farr
D Avenue
Davenport
Cedar Rapids
Geor J. Pulse
T. M
Moline
Willys Head Predicts Further Rise in Car Prices
Chicago, UP James D. Mooney, Willys-Overland Motors president, warned that car prices may rise further. He blamed wishful thinking on prices dropping, urged cuts in national spending and debt, and noted plants run at about 15 percent capacity under 40 hour work weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
James D. Mooney
Willys-Overland Motors
Cied
Mooney
If They All Heed It Town Will Be Noisy
In Oxnard California 1908 a weary man leans on a city limit sign awaiting a police escort to inspect his car. He cites an old October ordinance allowing bells or gongs instead of horns. City Attorney William Reppy vows the statutes will be updated quickly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxnard
Calif
Garland Nelson
Sai Ianathale
William Reppy
Chinese Air Service Resumes After Crash Grounding Order
Shanghai reports the China National Aviation Corporation and Central Airlines resume passenger flights after a seven day grounding lifted following four fatal crashes. Authorities cited updated safety measures and airline procedures as crews return to service amid public concern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
Senger
Conroy
China National Aviation Corporation
Central Air Corporation
Butter Price Cut in Chicago Stores
Chicago retailers will cut top grade butter by two cents a pound starting Tuesday following a wholesale price drop. A and P chain stores will sell butter at 71 cents per pound in city shops and 72 cents in surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
A. and P. Iodh
A and P Cuts Top Butter Prices in New York Area
New York area retail butter prices drop sharply after a wholesale decline spurred by Midwest shipments. A and P announced Tuesday morning a seven cent cut to top grade butter across all stores, bringing it to 70 cents a quarter pound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
A. and P. Chain
New York Ares
Midwest
Chicago
Chicacwe Mailers Walkout Over Wage Demands
Chicagos mailers affiliate voted 132 to walk out as the city council and President Woodruff Randolph consider the action. The union rejected a joint offer of a $10 to $12 wage boost and a 3‑day work week, insisting on a $14.50 raise, a 44‑hour week shorter by an extra shift, and the workers remaining at their posts until Randolph responds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
AKL International
Wes Strite
Chicagos
Chicags
Ths
Woodruff Randolph
Kers
Focal
Cltipate
Randolph
Osborne H. Huyck Dies at Newhall
Osborne H. Huyck, 61, Milwaukee railroad station agent for 33 years in Newhall, died Sunday of a heart ailment. Born in New York state, he moved to Newhall at age four and completed 42 years with the railroad last October. He served as town clerk, school board member, Presbyterian elder, past master of the Newhall Masonic Lodge. Surviving are his wife Marie McGranahan, two daughters Mrs Harriet Rife of Bethlehem Pennsylvania and Mrs Beulah McCulley, a son Willard Huyck, seven grandchildren, and a brother F M Huyck. Cedar services tentatively set for Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newhall
Osborne H. Huyck
Milwaukee Railroad
Huyck
New York State
Presbyterian Church
Newhallasonic
Marie McGranahan
Bombing in Haifa kills four and wounds hundreds
A car bomb exploded outside Haifa's main police station, killing four and injuring 142. The blast disrupted the harbor area, triggered fires, and led to a dawn curfew with security posts and roadblocks across the city. Officials blamed Jewish militant groups for the attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
Haifa
Salee Touk
Mands
Palestine
Aerteneat
Heiser Appoints Jury Foreman for January Term
Courthouse Presiding Judge J. E. Heiser appoints Ralph Heaton as foreman of a seven man jury impaneled for the January term. Other jurors include Harlan R. Biggs, W. Lee Finn, A. B. Nolisch, Arthur Pearson, Verne Pratt, and John Voehl. Assistant County Attorney Dave M. Elderkin expects the grand jury to hear at least three criminal cases, possibly keeping members through Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Heiserman
Ralph Heaton
Heaton
Harlan R. Biggs
Walker
W. Lee Finn
Central City
A. B. Nolisch
Marion
Arthur Pearson
Springville
Verne E. Pratt
Cosson
John Voehl
Aio
Dave M. Elderkin
Woman Indicted for False Check Issued August Ninth
Gloria Mae Madison indicted by jury on November fourteenth faces a charge of false utterance of a $100 check dated August ninth. She appeared before Judge J. E. Heiserman, with trial set for the following Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gloria Mae Madison
J. E. Heiserman
Hendrickson to execute will of Kathryn Sanders
Saturday Carl Hendrickson was appointed to execute without bond the will of Kathryn Sanders who died December 23. The will dated February 13, 1940.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Hendrickson
Kathryn Sanders
Judge dismisses Deloris Ryan divorce petition
At the request of Deloris J. Ryan Judge G K Thompson Saturday dismissed the divorce petition she filed last Monday against Patrick M Ryan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deloris J. Ryan
G. K. Thompson
Patrick M. Ryan
Hiccoughing Singer Appeals to President
Anna Mayer, a 23 year old blonde contralto from New York, appeals to President Truman to release a Veterans Administration surgeon from duty for up to 60 days. She says Dr Samuel, a VA hospital surgeon in Alexandria, Louisiana, is the only doctor who can relieve her persistent hiccups and restore her voice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Annaer
Truman
Veterans Administration
Dr. Samuels
Alexandria
Mayer Sa
Youth 20 Arrested On Weapons Charge
John H. Randall age 20 of 1844 C avenue NE was arrested on a warrant charging carrying Seo weapons. Inspector Kudina said the charge stems from an incident last week when Randall allegedly pulled a gun during a dispute with Harlan Bean of 122 First avenue W.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Randall
C Avenue NE
W. J. Kudina
Randall
Harlan Bean
First Avenue W
Commerce Dept Foresees Abundant 1947 Supplies
The Commerce Department predicted meat sugar autos and eggs will vary in 1947 with higher per person consumption possible but eggs fresh vegetables and milk scarcer. It forecast large scale production to reach by late 1947 with truck output 1.25 to 1.5 million units and radio industry hitting an all time high.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Kimball To Talk To Radio Group In Cedar Rapids
Dr. C N Kimball Harvard graduate and railroad radio designer will speak at the Institute of Radio Engineers Cedar Rapids chapter meeting at the Y M C A Little Theater Wednesday night at 7 30. He is vice president in charge of engineering for Patterson Company of Kansas City and has prior experience with Aireon Manufacturing Company on railroad communication systems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. N. Kimball
Institute of Radio Engineers
Cedar Rapids
Y.M.C.A
Harvard
Kimball
C. J. Kimball Patterson Company
Kansas City
Aireon Manufacturing Company
Association of American Railroads
Highway Fatality Near Marshalltown Reported
AP reports R. M. Startzer aged 34 from Des Moines was killed in a crash on Highway 64 southwest of Rhodes Corner. A Marshalltown truck and a Des Moines truck were involved. neither driver was tired, according to the state highway patrol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown
R. M. Startzer
Des Moines
Highway 64
Rhodes Corner
All Shades of Opinion Told On New Meter
A new opinion meter by Seentite Instruments and General Electric records shades of opinion from zero to 100 percent. It uses a hand dial and secret electrical totals to show yes or no, omitting pure 50 50 opinions unless set otherwise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ioka
Lana Turner
Joan Crawford
General Electric Company
Milo Nesetril Installed as Noble of Jan Hus Lodge 51
Milo Nesetril was installed as noble of Jan Hus Lodge No 51 by District Deputy Master Keith Carson of Canes Lodge No 235. The ceremony listed officers including Archie G Douda Frank V Morris Louie J Pochobradsky Louis H Straka Milo W Koutny Henry Haar Martin Uridil Milo Vrba Henry Zahradnik Charles Diask Charles Dougherty Arthur Schmitt Sam Fra singer Paul Eilers Henry Webster and Past Grand Henry Jensen was elected degree captain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milo Nesetril
Jan Hus Lodge
C.F
Keith Carson
Canes Lodge
Archie G Douda
Frank V. Morris
Louie J. Pochobradsky, Jr
Louis H. Straka
Milo W. Koutny
Henry Haar
Martin Uridil
Bishup
Milo Vrba
Henry Zahradnik
Noble Grand
Charles Diask
Charles Dougherty
Arthur Schmitt
Sam Frasinger
Paul Eilers
Henry Webster
Henry Jensen
Californian Wins Classic Plane Race At Miami
Paul Penrose of Venice California piloted a North American P 51 to victory in the Miami classic plane race finishing first in the 275 mile test. Penrose led from the start and maintained the pace through the 275 mile course before a crowd of about 40 000. His average speed was 307 605 miles per hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Paul Penrose
Venice
Calif
Penrose
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Daily Record
T. Temture
Donald Dexsee
Helen Dexsee
Verna Elaine Mason
Jesse W. Mason, Jr
Justice Court
Leo Griswold
H. R. Churchill
Vernon R. Wilson
G. W. Perkins
John Helming
6 Avenue
Center Point Road
Gerald W. Brown
Taft Hotel
Robert S. Todd
Iowa City
Charles Leggett
Bob Clifton
Madison Street
Keith
Wayne Campbell
Mt. Vernon Avenue
St. Luke’s
Martin Wichman
van Horne
Wi Billman
Cedar Bluffs
LeRoy E. Swiser
Edward Trecek
Fifteenth Avenue SW
Henry Michels
Henry Michels, 319% A Avenue NW
Roy Lerch
Ely
Lloyd Hamlett
Avenue NE
Myron Merritt
Harold Robinson
Blairstown
Lee Rawson
Darrell Leeks
Idaho Street
Mercy
Philip Wilhelm
Wellington Street
Opal McAtee
Raymond Murphy
Fifth Avenue
William Nash
Joseph Womachka
Mt. Pleasant
Karl R. Smith
Bakersfield
Jack E. Coler
Coler
Edward L. Coler
Linn Boulevard
Don T. Ultang
Ultang
Knollwood Drive
Andrew Haddy
Seventh Street
L. A. Meder
Elkader
Hunter T. Baylor
Camburncourt
DeLasse A. Jones
Tenth Street
Donald Keister
George Grubeck, Jr
Donald F. Reilly
Second Street
Abe Baron
Arnold L. Zajicek
Bob Dodd
Eighth Street NW
Linn
Lapes
John Btu Ter
Puapest
Thomas A. Edison
Milan
Antarctic
James Ellsworth
Ives
Donnellee, Jenner
Inore
Thor
Oregonian
Edwin H. Snyder
Willys Head
Chicacwe
Holy Land
Harbor
Yenne Sree
Waterfront
Irgun Zvai Leumi
Stern
Irgun Zvai i
Commerce Dept
Ted Gentiy
Toman
Cyudar Rapids
Jan Hus
Business Men's Assurance CO
Wyatt E. Maupin
Burton Caruthers
William RB
Bil) Reed
William J. Carpenter
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