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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1952
Page
1
Partly cloudy and cooler Tuesday night with a low 10 to 15 north and 20 to 25 south. Wednesday warmer, Thursday cloudy with light snow. Hastings and nearby towns report various temperatures and wind at noon. Superior Court sentences include intoxication and drunkenness cases plus multiple civil notices and several births and deaths listed for Iowa.
A fog bound stretch of Highway 30 near Lisbon caused a chain of crashes involving a bus en route to Los Angeles from Chicago and multiple cars. Injuries ranged from minor to severe among drivers and passengers including Rev. Victor Erickson and Rev. Rolland Holmberg. Another incident near Tipton involved Rev. Harold Kratzat and family escaping serious injury as a truck rear ended Kratzat’s car.
An 86 year old retired Army captain Allen Walker of Laredo Texas accompanied his 17 year old son Cecil to enlist in the air force in San Antonio. Walker is believed the oldest living Congressional Medal of Honor recipient. Cecil will be sworn in Jan 30. Two other sons are already in service.
A J Anderson of Oskaloosa Republican filed nominating papers for the short term Iowa Commerce Commission seat. Other filings include Norman Clow Clinton and John Tallman Clarion. R E Youngerman Clear Lake will seek the four year term. current holder is Carl Reed Cresco. Short term vacancy created by B M Richardson’s resignation.
Cedar Rapids Board of Adjustment approved four zoning requests on Monday afternoon. William W. and Frank Klepach won permission to use the rear 50 feet of 315 E avenue NW for commercial purposes with a note to observe existing easements. Horace G. Denison can remodel 1214 B avenue NW into two apartments, though the lot is 320 square feet short of the 4 800 minimum. R W Bowler retains a temporary dwelling permit at 819 Eighth street SW despite yard dimensions under code. Gerald Tickal may convert a garage to a dwelling at the rear of 1119 Third street SW with a 20 foot rear yard instead of the required 25. Falstaff Sales Company’s request for a brightly painted beer sign at 907 Ellis boulevard NW in a residential zone was denied. the sign must be removed within 30 days after neighbors protested.
Donald Zupka, 18, of 309 Sixth Street SE, faced a 60 day license suspension after traffic court charged him with speeding and reckless driving. Police clocked him at 48 mph on First Avenue E near Thirty-sixth Street and again, near Thirty-eighth Street, leading to a chase to Lennox Avenue NE before stopping him. Judge William Matias fined him 25 dollars for speeding and 100 dollars for reckless driving.
District Judge James Gaffney removed Tom Davelis of Rock Island as co administrator of the Andrew Davelis estate in Iowa City. Stella Davelis remains sole administrator and is to pursue recovery of 500 dollars Tom Davelis allegedly misappropriated from the estate.
Bodies of five Eastern Iowans who died in Korea are among 806 American servicemen aboard the Marquette Victory returning to the United States. The East Iowans include Cpl. Robert E. Dummermuth of West Union and husband of Patricia Dummermuth, Pvt. Harold C. Nass of Dysart, Pfc. Gerald D. Basquin of Walker, Pfc. Garriet A. Harms Jr. of Anamosa, and Sgt. John H. Taylor of Volga. An escort will accompany the bodies to the kin’s designated location.
Thomas E. Beaumont 34 co operator of a Creston cleaning plant died en route to a Council Bluffs hospital after a two car collision on highway 34 two miles east of Malvern. Four others were injured including his wife and two children. Joseph C. Beveridge of Omaha suffered a fractured leg and facial injuries. Mrs Beaumont seriously injured internal wounds. Terry 11 leg broken. Gregory 5 concussion.
Courthouse J. D. Siegel and Merchants National Bank appeal a district court ruling that denied their bid to cancel a long term sales clause lease and dispossess K and L Theater Corp owners Julian H. King and Raymond J. Lumsden. Judge Floyd Philbrick ruled Dec 17 for the theater, preserving possession for the lease term. Siegel and the bank also seek receivership of the theater company in a separate suit.
The will of Joseph Miller who died December 12 was admitted to probate Tuesday. It leaves his estate in equal shares to his sisters Emma H. Miller and Mary Babbage and his nephew Robert W. Babbage. The First Trust and Savings Bank is named executor without bond. Stella M. Harbit was awarded a decree of separate maintenance from Fredrick Harrit Tuesday.
City briefs cover initiations at Sokol hall and Scottish Rite rehearsal at the temple. Ahepa Cedar Rapids chapter meets at St John’s Hellenic Orthodox church. Cost accountants officers gather at the Montrose hotel. Booster club speaker Elbie Petro addresses Cedar Rapids breakfast. Mourning notices report Marie Meredith attending a funeral in Austin Minnesota for brother-in-law Thomas Albright. Rose Society meets at the YMCA with talks on fluorescent lighting and Dells movies. Charles Enfield is arrested on embezzlement charges. Norman McBride receives a 30 day sentence for drunkenness and disturbing the peace after an assault claim. A man named Carl Topinka sustains a broken left ankle in an incident at 1309 Second Street SE.
A Cedar Rapids man found a dog near Monti with five tin cans wired around its tail and neck. He freed the animal after minutes of work, fed it, and turned it over to Cedar Rapids police. Superintendent Al Quinn said the year old German Shepherd likely mixed breed will be kept until Friday before being destroyed unless adopted.
A.m. Tuesday a pedestrian was hit at Twelfth avenue and Third street SE and taken to St. Luke's hospital. Driver LeRoy Hansen, 29, of 1218 Fifth avenue SE, was fined $50 for failing to yield to a pedestrian in traffic court Tuesday. Beall at Home R E Dick Beall 1401 Fifth avenue SE returned home from Mercy hospital after a serious illness. Friends may visit at his home. The Cedar Rapids Chess club will meet Wednesday at 7 30 p.m. at the YMCA club rooms for a regular meeting and election of 1952 officers.
Rep Kean proposes congressional inquiry into whether Attorney General McGrath used influence to sidetrack tax claims against the Rhode Island Charities Trust of Providence. The fund, established by Textron Inc, paid McGrath 15000 yearly as trustee and faced a 1947 IRS ruling on its tax exempt status.
Three Cedar Rapids members of the organized naval reserve unit will report for duty at Great Lakes. Richard H. Finley will report March 3, Kenneth A. Bell and Jack D. Christensen on January 23. James B. Niesz begins two weeks’ training on Sunday aboard a destroyer escort on Lake Michigan. DeVere E. Wolfe reenlisted and James L. McCurley joined the unit Monday night.
General Omar Bradley, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, said Monday he is hopeful for a workable truce in Korea that will not be seen as appeasement, a price the parties will not pay.
Iowa has distributed 91 million of 93 million appropriated for World War II veteran bonuses, totaling 249,034 recipients. Administrative costs run 1.44 per claim, well below other states, with 6,224 claims rejected and 257,288 filed. Remaining balance stands at about 1.32 million.
Glenn T. Fiedler claims the Marine Corps tricked his 18 year old son James into enlisting and subjected him to 61 days of peril in Korea with inadequate food rest and equipment. He says medical records were falsified to hide underweight status and James was assigned to machine gun duties despite promises of photography work. James died June 1 1951 from shrapnel wounds. Fiedler seeks investigation by Rep. Byrnes and plans a local chapter of Fighting Folks of Fighting Men to press for action and protect other families.
Dr Samuel McCrea Cavert says guarding church state separation does not require separation of religion and politics. He notes the National Council office is not a lobby but a link to government in moral and social welfare matters including Point Four aid relief resettlement and ministry to service members.
Iowa secretary of state reports 1951 saw 1 123 new corporations, down from 1 406 in 1950. Dissolutions and cancellations also fell from 461 to 385 and 258 to 216 respectively, with 41 expirations in 1951. Domestic and foreign categories split 481 and 137 respectively.
Paul Fisk, 21, of 1446 First Avenue NE, was fined $100 and Billy Kuykendall, of 1261 First Avenue SE, was fined $25 after pleading guilty to reckless driving. Fisk was chased by police from the First Avenue bridge to the junction of Highways 149 and 30 at 1:30 a.m. Sunday. Kuykendall was arrested last Friday after being seen driving recklessly on First Avenue NE from Fifth to Eleventh streets.
Ellen Mary Sandberg 70 of Marion route 2 died in a Cedar Rapids nursing home at 7 25 pm Monday after an extended illness born Sweden Jan 5 1882 came to America 50 years ago survived by husband five children two brothers two sisters 11 grandchildren three great grandchildren services Thursday 1 30 pm Beatty chapel Rev Roland Johnson St Mark's Lutheran burial Cedar Memorial cemetery friends may call at the chapel
Harvey D. Hunter aged 54 of 111 Twenty-seventh Street NE Cedar Rapids died in a Cedar Rapids hospital at 9 45 a.m. Tuesday He was born December 2 1897 in Monticello and lived in Cedar Rapids 29 years Surviving include wife Marjorie two sons William D and John S both of Cedar Rapids a brother Robert W Hunter of Burbank California and a sister Blanche P Hunter of Cedar Rapids He was a member of the Cedar Rapids Engineers club and affiliated with Kenwood Methodist church Beatty chapel set for 1 30 p.m. Friday with viewing after 3 p.m. Wednesday
Word was received of the death of Mrs. Leland S. Leasure a Cedar Rapids native daughter of Robert G. and Hattie Shuey at Camarillo California. She lived in California 35 years and Camarillo 14 years was a member of O E S and affiliated with the Baptist church at Camarillo. She leaves a daughter Mrs. Ray Marconi of Santa Barbara three grandchildren and a brother Lucien G. Shuey. Services were held in California with burial at San Gabriel cemetery.
Des Moines AP report says state beer permit board chairman welcomes Attorney General Larson's push for stricter enforcement. Larson vows to prosecute officers failing to halt beer and liquor sales to minors. Synhorst notes board will revoke or deny permits of violators with evidence from field prosecutions. County Attorney Glassgow supports rigid enforcement though Linn County sees no major problem.
Edna F. Welsh widow of Oliver Welsh and longtime Cedar Rapids resident died recently after 25 years in the area. She had lived with cousin Mrs. William Glos in Winnetka Illinois and earlier worked as a designer for Lyman Wholesale Millinery in Cedar Rapids and later as a saleslady for Armstrongs. Oliver Welsh was a Bolton real estate salesman. Services are set at Parrott and Wood funeral home Waterloo Thursday afternoon with burial in Waterloo.
Relatives in Cedar Rapids report the death Sunday of Mrs. Jerry Funda formerly of Cedar Rapids and Jamestown North Dakota She leaves two sisters Mrs Charles Havlik and Mrs Milton Kubicek two brothers John Martin and Rudolf Martin a daughter Mrs Ruben Poindexter and two sons Theodore and Robert Jamestown services are set for Wednesday in Jamestown
Services for Mrs David Simpson who died in a Cedar Rapids nursing home Sunday evening will be held at Janeba Funeral Home at 2 30 p m Wednesday with Reverend Ruth Husband officiating. Burial follows at Oak Hill Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home. Survivors include seven grandchildren not listed in Monday's obituary.
William Joseph Boots died Sunday and services are set for 1 p.m. Wednesday in the Chapel of Memories at Cedar Memorial cemetery conducted by Rev. Marvin B. Kober. Friends may call Brady Mortuary until 10 30 a.m. Wednesday.
Services for Mrs. Ralph A. Ford of 911 C Avenue NW are set for 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Beatty chapel conducted by the Rev. C. W. Dehne. Burial will follow at Linwood Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.
Anna Soucek widow of Frank Soucek and former Cedar Rapids resident died Tuesday morning at Schultz Memorial hospital Waterloo. Body at Janeba funeral home. Funeral announcement will be made later.
Salt Lake City police chief L. C. Crowther resigned after the Ricky Henricksen kidnapping case drew criticism of the department. Public Safety Commissioner Ben E. Lingenfelter faced pressure as the boy’s disappearance in October prompted doubts about police efforts and a dramatic resolution a week earlier. Crowther will leave as a lieutenant in the uniform division effective February 1.
Avalanches and blizzard conditions cripple regions near Reno and Echo Summit. About 120 motorists remain trapped on Highway 395, shelters at Stead base reopen as Red Cross aids. A Greyhound bus carries 42 to Reno while another 30 evacuate cabins near Lake Audrain amid continuing drifts. A rancher is missing and a man died from exertion after reaching a steep grade. Only one eastbound SP train is planned and the City of San Francisco shifts routes through the mountains.
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