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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 19, 1946

Page

10

Daily Record weather and notices January 19 1946

No precipitation reported in listed cities. Temperatures Bismarck 26 14 Miami 47 28 Minneapolis Denver 5b 20 New York Los Angeles 34 Sioux City. Agricultural forecast notes a partly cloudy Sunday then colder night, fair to cold Monday, rising temps Tuesday. Police court items list drunkenness, driving on wrong side, accident involvement, parking violations, and several births at Mercy and St. Luke's with dates Jan 18. Multiple names and addresses appear in notices of divorces, transitions, and obituaries.

Bismarck Miami Chicasa Minneapolis Denver New York Los Angeles Sioux City Iowa

Anamosa to seek federal housing aid for veterans

Mayor Earl Pulver announced a special city council session to apply to the federal public housing authority for 20 demountable houses. The plan aims to address veteran housing as Cedar Rapids and local officials consider temporary and permanent options under the Lanham Act with FPHA funding and site preparation costs to be borne by Anamosa.

Foss Davis theoMen's Reformatory Teight Reformatory Wopen Anamosa Howard McLaughlin Cedar Rapids Mayor Anamosa Committee FPHA Ferring

Fort Dodge Will Get 144 Vets Housing Units

Fort Dodge will receive 144 housing units to ease the housing shortage. The units at Sturgeon Bay and Seneca Wisconsin range from one to two bedrooms and will be available to war veterans within 90 days, announced Mayor J M Poole.

Fort Dodge Fort Dodge, In J. M Poole Sturgeon Bay Seneca Wis Poole

1946 Increase In Iowa Corn Acres Planned

Iowa aims for a 2 percent rise in corn and near 10 percent drop in soybeans from 1945 levels. A. J. Loveland of the Production Marketing Administration outlines targets for crops including sugar beets, flax, potatoes, and reduced wheat acreage, with livestock plans also adjusted downward.

Iowa Des Moines A. J. Loveland Production Marketing Administration Loveland

Hedy Lamarr Confirms Separation from Loder

Hollywood AP reports actress Hedy Lamarr confirms she and John Loder have been living apart since a quarrel two weeks ago. She admits no idea where Loder is staying and says she waits for him to make the first move toward reconciliation.

Hollywood Hedy Lamarr Friday John Loder Loader

Vets Returning From Overseas Eastern Iowans List

Eastern Iowans scheduled to rejoin US ports include dozens of veterans from Cedar Rapids Oelwein Independence Anamosa Sigourney Strawberry Point and other towns aboard ships such as the John Ericsson Victory George Washington Tufts and Bon Homme Richard with arrival dates Jan 16 to Jan 19. Editor notes arrivals are estimated and passenger lists may contain errors.

Associated Press Kenneth L. Dunsmore Independence Marvin C. Talbott Cedar Rapids New York George Washington Clifford V. Hompson van Horne Donald W. Bertrand David J. Peddycourt Dean H. Furuseth Coggan Donald F. Howes Ruth A. King Dysart Margaret F. Mitchell Stanwood Tufts Victory William G. Mitchell Washington San Francisco Bon Homme Richard Leonard P. McCaffrey Tracy L. Donaldson Lamont Floyd A. Ellis Madison Sams, Jr Montezuma Harry R. Ackerman South Amana Harold G. Homewood Fayette Robert J. Walter Williamsburg Wilbert H. Walters Marengo John F. Weldon Parnell Tacoma George Elliott Glen H. Miller Iowa City Richard E. Slack Tipton James L. Kitts Marion Keith W. Cold Donald L. Deal

Burglars Steal 218 Dollars Worth of Goods

Burglars entered The Stanley Reeder Radio Service at 118 Sixth Street SE between 5:45 p m Friday and 7 30 a m Saturday and took five radios fountain pens and a flashlight valued at 218 dollars. Radios belonged to customers. An alley window with a broken pane provided entry and blood was found on the floor suggesting a cut hand by the burglar.

Stanley Reeder Sixth Street SE

Mother Believes She Has Clue to Lidice Children

Prague widowed mother Mrs. Zidova, long seeking her Lidice son and 93 other missing children, reports two Germans implicated in the Lebensborn program confirmed they passed through Munich home. She cites Lebensborn records likely intact and hopes to interview former directors Sallman and Viermetz in American zone. The Lidice commission has located 13 children so far, with the rest still missing.

Prague Lebensborn Munich Lidice Czechoslovakia Germany

Believe Pilotless Plane Over N Y Fell in Sea

The coast guard reported a pilotless radio operated plane that flew wild over the New York metropolitan area at 85 mph after losing control is presumed to have crashed at sea. No crash report was received and fuel likely ran out about an hour earlier as the craft veered off about 11 20 a m.

New York The Coast Guard New York Metropolitan Area

Men and Women In Service Updates From War Era

Captain Gerald W. Groeopper honorably separated after 22 months in Panama and Caribbean, planning return to Bell Telephone in Chicago. Lt. James T. Remley receives commendation for meritorious service at McGuire General Hospital and expects army discharge soon to practice law with his father in Anamosa. Pvt. Charles R. Chase returns to Jacksonville after furlough. Lt. and Mrs. Lee V. Zavoral leave for Yuma where he will work as linotype operator on terminal leave after 56 months in the army. he served in Italy with the 91st Division.

Gerald W. Groenoper W. E. Groepper First Avenue Panama Caribbean Iowa State College Bell Telephone System Chicago James T. Remley Anamosa Remley Charles R. Chase W. T. Chase I Avenue NE Jacksonville Fla Cedar Rapids Lee V. Zaveral N Street Yuma Ariz 91St Zavoral Wilma Randall

Hearing on Sanitary Sewers Plans and Contract Form

Notice of 10 a.m. February 4 1946 hearing at Cedar Rapids City Hall on proposed sewer improvements Wilson Avenue SW alley between K and 3rd Street north parking on 18th Avenue SW and Sth Street SW and 32nd Avenue Southwest from 6th to 8th Street. Written objections and oral opposition may be heard. dated January 17 1946 by City Clerk Maudem Krebs.

Council Chambers Cedar Rapids Iowa Wilson Avenue Wilson Avent J Street 3Rd Street K Street 20Th 22Nd Avenue 18Th Avenue 12Th Street 13Th Street 21St Avenue 32Nd Avenue 6Th Street 8Th Street Maudem Krebs

Two House Break-ins Reported To Police

Two houses in the same neighborhood were broken into Friday night. Mrs. Anna Pavlicek of 1307 Third Street SW reported her house ransacked with a missing silver dollar and a small coin purse. Milo Koutny of 1509 Sixth Street SW returned to find a broken front door and a disturbed home. about $10 was stolen.

Anna Pavlicek Third Street Milo Koutny Sixth Street Koutny

Deaths Edward Butterfield 87 Cedar Rapids engineer veteran

Edward Putnam Butterfield 87 longtime Rock Island railroad engineer died in a Cedar Rapids hospital after a brief illness. Born August 25, 1858 in Francis town New Hampshire he moved to Cedar Rapids 75 years ago. Surviving sons Bruce Walter Arthur a brother and grandchildren. Funeral Monday 1:30 pm Turner chapel with Rev John DeLong and Knights of Pythias. Burial Linwood Cemetery.

Edward Putnam Butterfield Rock Island Railroad Francistown N. H Cedar Rapids Bruce Chicago Walter Pinconning Mich Arthur L. W. Butterfield Trinity Methodist Church Knights of Pythias Turner Chapel John DeLong Linwood Cemetery

Rites for Jack Levin of Syndicate Monday

Funeral services for Jack M. Levin 57, former general manager of the Syndicate Clothing Company, will be held at 11 a.m. Monday in Turner chapel conducted by Rabbi Herman E. Schaalman. Burial follows at Eben Israel Cemetery.

Jack M. Levin Turner Chapel Herman E. Schaalman Eben Israel Cemetery Levin Syndicate Clothing Company

Pazour Funeral Set For Cedar Rapids Resident

Mrs Bertha Marguerite Pazour 607 First Street SW Cedar Rapids died at University hospital Iowa City Friday at 5 23 pm after a long illness Born New York City October 9 1899 she had lived in Cedar Rapids 38 years Surviving are son Louis Pazour Jr and daughter Jean Frances Pazour of Cedar Rapids her father Joseph Koch of Cedar Rapids and sister Mrs Frances Steavenson of Sandusky Ohio Services at Barta Hesser chapel Monday at 1 30 pm with T B Hlubucck officiating Burial in Bohemian National cemetery Friends may call after 6 pm Sunday

Mt. Auburn Carl Bridge Leona Knaack Virginia Weist Auburn Charles Hilman Canada Harold Federal Dam Minn Jesse Vinton Gladyce McCulloch Davenport Methodist Church Evergreen Cemetery Alcorn-Miller Strawberry Point Julius C. Duerst Emanuel Lutheran Church Duerst Bert Brink St. Paul Bertha Marguerite Pazour First Street University Hospital Iowa City New York City Cedar Rapids Louis Pazour, Jr Jean Frances Pazour Joseph Koch Frances Steavenson Sandusky Ohio

Infant son of Mr and Mrs Miller private funeral held

Private funeral services for the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce R. Miller of 1226 Thirty-fourth street NE were held in the Brush chapel Saturday afternoon.

Bruce R. Miller Thirty-fourth Street Brush Chapel

Iowa Meat Stocks Start To Dwindle

Des Moines AP report notes Iowa meat supplies remain adequate Friday despite heavy purchasing since the packinghouse strike. Yet butchers warn of a potential famine next week if the strike persists. Some stores show limited or depleted fresh meats while others expect shortages to spread. downtown Ottumwa markets already near empty of fresh meat. Fish and fowl remain plentiful regionwide.

Des Moines Iowa Ottumwa

Pulpwood Price Ceilings to Rise by $1.40 Cord

Washington AP report says Rep. Boykin of Alabama states the Office of Price Administration plans to raise price ceilings on southern pulpwood by 1.40 dollars per cord. The comment signals a policy shift affecting timber markets and regional producers.

Washington Boykin D-Ala Office of Price Administration

Southerners Filibuster To Block FEPC

In Washington the southern bloc launched a prolonged filibuster to block a permanent Fair Employment Practices Commission. Senator Overton led a 3.5 hour debate and pledged to continue for at least 30 days, as a weekend recess settled in honor of Rep. Joe Ervin.

Washington Senate Overton D-La Coleader Joe W. Ervin D-N.c Congressional Record FEPC Murray D-Mont Chavez D-N.m Tydings D-Md

Long Illness Fatal to Mrs Eva Vernon

Mrs Eva Vernon 65 died Friday after a two year illness. Funeral services Sunday 2 p.m. at Campbell funeral home Olin with burial in Olin cemetery. Survived by five children Wayne San Francisco Mrs Donald Smith Stanwood Mrs E T Jansen Elk River Minn Virgil Olin Malcolm College Park Ga and three brothers Theodore Stingley Medina Ohio Logan Stingley Cedar Sapiens and Dee Stingley Renoev.

Gazette Olin Eva Vernon Campbell Wayne San Francisco Donald Smith Stanwood E. T. Jansen Elk River Minn Virgil Malcolm College Park Theodore Stingley Medina Ohio Logan Stingley Cedar Sapiens Dee Stingley Reno, Ev

Cedar Rapids moves to approve sewer construction notice

City Council of Cedar Rapids Iowa sets a public hearing for February 4 1946 at 10 am to consider a resolution of necessity for Sanitary Sewers on Wilson Avenue SW the alley between K Street and 3rd Branch from 20th to 33nd Avenue South west 6th Street SW from alley 20th 21st to 23nd Avenue and 22nd Avenue Southwest from 6th Street to Sth Street. Materials include 8 inch No 1 vitrified clay sewer pipe brick manholes cast iron covers with assessments to abutting property and a required plat and schedule on file for public inspection. Objections must be filed by final consideration date.

City of Cedar Rapids Iowa Wilson Avenue J Street 3Rd Street 20Th 33Nd Avenue 18Th Avenue 12Th Street 13Th Street 6Th Street 21St Avenue 23Nd Avenue 22Nd Avenue Sth Street Cedar Picts

Notice of Appointment of Executor in Linn County Iowa

Notice is hereby given that on January 18 1946 Louis J Evec was appointed and qualified as Executor of the estate of Joseph Svec late of Linn County Iowa deceased. All persons indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned. Those having claims against the same will file them duly authenticated in the office of the Clerk of Linn County District Court Iowa. Jos Mekota, Attorney.

State of Iowa Linn County Joseph Svec Linn Cunty Iowa Peraene Towa Louis J. Evec Jos. Mekota

Notice of Probate of Will in Linn County Iowa

Notice is given that on January 28, 1946 at 9 o clock a instrument purporting to be the Last Will of Frank Rush deceased will come on for hearing before the District Court at the Court House in Cedar Rapids Iowa for proof and admission to probate Dated Cedar Rapids Iowa January 18 1946 ARTHUR AXMEAR Clerk District Court Geo C Claagsen and O W Lawrence Attorneys

State of Iowa Linn County Pe Aisteld Court A.D Frank Rush Cedar Rapids

Army Plans Vigil On Rifle Disposal

Washington war department tightens rifle allotment procedures after an ordnance officer cited cases where rifles could reach unsuitable recipients. Donations to veterans groups paused as stock shortages halt shotgun sales. no misuse yet, but orders emphasize secure distribution.

Washington INS War Department Army Ordnance Branch Ordnance

Judge Dismisses Calvert v McDonald and Morrison Case

Judge G K Thompson Friday dismissed Robert Calvert s petition seeking 12000 against George T McDonald operator of Mc Donald s tavern 113 First avenue SE and Evan Morrison described as general bouncer Morrison died June 16 1945 Frank G McCarthy substituted as administrator to Morrison s estate Calvert sought 8000 for injuries from being thrown from the tavern February 13 and 4000 for punitive damages The case was dismissed with no reason given

G. K. Thompson Robert Calvert George T. McDonald McDonald’s Tavern First Avenue SE Evan Morrison Frank G. McCarthy Morrison McCarthy Calvert North English

Eisenhower Plea for Army Replacements by July First

Washington (INS) Gen. Eisenhower warned the nation that overseas army operations must be abandoned if replacements fail to reach 1,500,000 by July 1. He said the draft and volunteer enlistment must quicken and that the government may need to extend the draft past May 15 to meet this goal. He stressed assets like guarding government property and policing conquered regions would be at risk without sufficient manpower.

Washington Ins Eisenhower Columbia Associated Broadcasting Networks G.I

Divorce Petitions Filed by Two Men

Two men filed divorce petitions on Friday alleging their wives consorted with other men. Carl O. Lloyd seeks custody of his 3 year old daughter. Fred Bizek seeks custody of his 13 month old daughter. Lloyd and Bizek list marriages in Kahoka Missouri and Cedar Rapids respectively, with details of service and dates.

Carl O. Lloyd Cottage Grove Avenue Lucille M. Lloyd Kahoka Lloyd Fred Bizek Cedar Rapids June Bizek Bizek

Judge Sets Wednesday Hearing Date for Contempt

Judge G. K. Thompson set next Wednesday for the contempt of court hearing involving Marshall Kimm. Kimm had been arraigned Saturday on a desertion and abandonment of four minor children. Mrs. Marjorie Kimm holds a divorce decree dated Oct. 29 granting custody and $125 monthly alimony. she reports Kimm earns 300 to 350 dollars monthly as a trucker and lives with her parents at 1417 Second Street SE.

Marshall Kimm G. K. Thompson Kimm Marjorie Kimm Second Street

Virgil Fritz Is Sentenced On Larceny Charge

Judge G. K. Thompson sentences Virgil D. Fritz 26 to six months in county jail after guilty plea to larceny. Four months are suspended for good war record, including a Silver Star for Guadalcanal gallantry. Incident involved theft of a Cedar Rapids woman’s wrist watch on January 14.

G. K. Thompson Virgil D. Fritz Kenridge Terrace Fritz Guadalcanal Cedar Rapids

Embezzlement Charges Filed Against Stewart

Embezzlement charges were filed against J. Bradley Stewart of Los Angeles in connection with a car rented from Yellow Cab Inc. Stewart failed to return the vehicle, rented January 12, valued at $850, with a 6 p.m. return deadline. County Attorney William W. Crissman filed the charges.

J. Bradley Stewart Los Angeles Calif Yellow Cab Company, Inc Stewart William W. Crissman

Mt Vernon man gets suspended sentence for false check

James E. Dee, 34, of Mt. Vernon, was given a 30 day suspended sentence by Justice H. R. Churchill after pleading guilty to a false check charge. Dee was arrested by Deputy Harlan Snyder Friday. Mrs. Evelyn M. Parks was confirmed as executrix without bond to the will of her husband, John K. Pavlis, who died in naval service about Aug. 10, 1944. The will, dated Feb. 19, 1944, leaves the entire estate to Mrs. Pavlis, who has three minor children.

James E. Dee Mt. Vernon H. R. Churchill Dee Harlan Snyder Evelyn M. Parks John K. Pavlis Pavlis

Magnus Hotel Company adopts amended articles of incorporation

The Magnus Hotel Company an Iowa corporation with principal business in Cedar Rapids Linn County Iowa has adopted amended and substituted articles of incorporation and renewed the corporate life to perpetual existence. The business includes real estate hotels restaurants and related property and the power to borrow issue stock and other debts. Authorized capital stock is 100000 dollars divided into 1000 shares of 100 dollars each. The directors listed are E C Eppley E M Hedlin and T M Bailey all of Omaha Nebraska. Officers are Breck Eppley president T M Bailey vice president E M Hedlin secretary treasurer and others. The private property of stockholders shall be exempt except as provided and amendments require two thirds or unanimous consent for Article XI. The amendments were filed December 14 1945 and recorded January 2 1946 in Linn County Iowa.

Magnus Hotel Mpany Magnus Hotel Company Iowa Cedar Rapids Linn County Anid Corporation Owa Board of Directors E. C. Eppley Omaha Nebraska E. M. Hedlin T. M. Bailey Breck Eppley Newaska New Or Kenedic Edlin Aelfschneider State of Town Eppley E. M. Hedin

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