Beckt Hawkeye wagon works and Cedar Rapids truck legacy
Photo essay recalls the Beck-Hawkeye Carriage and Auto Company and Beck Motor Truck Works in Cedar Rapids. It traces founders Beck, Martin Beck, and later D. A. Stoflet, who shaped horse drawn wagons and early commercial trucks through 1945, with models like city coupes and tallyho coaches.
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First Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Beck-Hawkeye Motor Truck Works
Beck-Hawkeye
Becks
Martin P. Beck
Martin E. Beck
Beck Motor Truck Works
Beck
Hawkeye Carriage and Auto Company
Hawkeye-Beck
D. A. Stofler
Hawkeye Motor Express
Lisbon
Stoflet
Deadwood
S. C
G. C. Schneider
Will Morgan
Schneider
Morgan
Sto
Cedar Rapids Oil Company
Two G I s Nabbed in German Bank Robbery
In Bremen two American soldiers and a German garage owner were arrested for an 83 000 mark bank robbery at Norddeutsche Kreditbank. The soldiers, unnamed, were linked by a green barracks bag found in the garage. Police said witnesses saw two soldiers enter the bank in civilian clothes and rob staff at gunpoint.
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Bremen
Bremerhaven
R. J. Schuetz
Norddeutsche Kreditbank
Navy Public Relations Program Outlined in Four Points
Assistant Secretary John Floberg presented a four point public relations program for the Navy at a Pensacola conference. Emphasizes don't deceive be enthusiastic but cautious don t exaggerate and don t belittle competitors.
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Pensacola
Fla
Navy
John Floberg
Young Groom Sues Bride Over False Pretenses
A Berlin man filed for divorce after one day of marriage accusing his wife of false pretenses and non existing facts because she wore falsies. Der Abend reported the unusual suit.
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Berlin
der Abend
Connecticut Gas Walkout Settled
Bridgeport gas workers ended a six hour strike by returning to work after a pension dispute. The union sent back 212 protesters, averting a complete gas outage for 200000 residents. Crews rushed to Bridgeport Gas Light, and meters could be turned back on, though full supply was not expected until Tuesday night.
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Bridgeport, Conn
Bridgeport Gas Light Company
Homebuilding Hits New 1949 Record with Over Million Starts
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported 1949 housing starts at 1,019,006 dwellings, with 983,700 privately financed. The previous record was 937,000 set in 1925, and 1948 saw 931,300 starts.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Flying Saucer Reported Hovering over Indiana
Three Spencer residents reported sighting a metallic circular flying saucer in the town over the past weekend. Pearl Jackson described a silver disk moving south at high speed, with flat sun reflecting surfaces, and noted it did not resemble a weather balloon.
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Spencer
Ind
INS
Pearl Jackson
Mercury Hits 72 Below in Canada
In LAC LA HACHE British Columbia the Pacific Great Eastern Railway thermometer showed 72 degrees below zero on Monday. Officials cautioned the reading was unofficial but considered possible, as residents reported teeth aching from the extreme cold.
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Lac LA Hache
B. C
Pacific Great Eastern Railway Company
Dominion Weather Office
Chiang Troops Flown to Hainan Invasion Fears Rise
Reports from Hainan island say two Nationalist armies totaling 40 000 troops were flown from Yunnan to Hainan. With reinforcements, Nationalist forces on Hainan total 80 000. Night raids on Luichow and heavy air strikes on Swatow harbor were reported as Communists mass fleets to invade.
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Hong Kong
Hainan
Yunnan
China
Lu Han
Luichow
Swatow
Prospective Dad Steals Moment, Faces Hold Up
Ralph Fleming paced outside Baltimore City Hospital maternity ward awaiting his child. He stepped outside for air and was robbed at gunpoint of $45 by two men. He returned inside to learn his son had arrived, then was taken to police headquarters to view the rogues gallery.
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Baltimore
Ralph Fleming
City Hospital
Fleming
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John Reynolds
Ucts
Hawkeye Motor Express, Inc
America
D. A. Stoflet
Beck Company
Casebeer
Walnut Street
C Street
Steflet
Connor and Daugherty
Quaker Oats Company
Beck Concern
Hawkeye
Harry
Billy Hanright
Chain Lakes
Fairfax
Marion
Coe College
Second Avenue
Okinow
Third Avenue Bridge
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Downtown Market
First Street
Uptown
Texas Juice
Selby
Paradise
Lucky Stride
Pincus
Shoe Department
Newman
G.I
Connecticut Gas
Indiana
Mercury
Canada
Chiang
Hoyt Thomas
D. C
Basic Chiropractor
Iowa Theater
Famous Brand Shoes
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