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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1952
Page
1
The record notes cold conditions with highs near 10 degrees and lows around 1 to 3 degrees. A warming trend is forecast from Thursday onward with temperatures 7 to 12 degrees below normal over the next five days. Snow flurries are expected Tuesday night into Wednesday and again Friday night in northern and southern areas.
Weather data with temperatures precipitation wind and sun events plus traffic court fines and numerous obituaries and birth announcements from multiple towns including Hastings La Crosse McGregor Dubuque Davenport Keokuk and more. Highlights include antifreeze spill at a street corner, several newborns listed, and deaths in Toledo Masonville West Union Mechanicsville and Strawberry Point with funeral details.
In a tense subcommittee session the Reds refused to ban airfield reconstruction while pledging to safeguard prisoners of war from air attacks. Staff officers will craft safeguards, requiring POW camp locations to be marked. Chinese Major Gen. Hsieh Fang accused Allies of provocative actions since Jan 13 and cited Joy’s interview on using military power to force a change of heart.
Assistant Health Officer Carl Smith told the city council that Cedar Rapids recorded six reportable disease cases in December, double the November total. Mumps led with 18 cases, followed by 17 for chicken pox and one scarlet fever case. December saw 72 deaths, including 43 males and 29 females, while November totaled 76.
The rent control office filed a suit against Mrs. Luyvenus Williams Scovel of Cedar Rapids alleging four tenants were overcharged a total of 462.75. Attorney Howard Christensen seeks refunds and treble damages totaling 1388.25. Alleged overcharges involve tenants Lloyd Moore Harold McKee Reese Dunn and Dora Lint with varying weekly rents and housing ceilings in 1951.
The justice department charged IBM with monopolizing the tabulating machine industry in a civil anti trust suit filed in New York City. IBM, described as the world’s largest tabulating machine maker, has headquarters in New York and many global offices. It reportedly owns over 90 percent of US tabulating machines and 95 percent of those used by the federal government.
Andrew Carmichael of Des Plaines Illinois parked on Second Avenue SW in Iowa. A westbound car hit his vehicle, pushing it into the street. A truck then struck Carmichael’s car, which was slammed into nearby parked vehicles.
Ronald C. Booth of Cedar Rapids addressed the Indiana Grain and Feed Dealers Association, calling bureaucracy the greatest peril to republican government. He criticized peacetime price controls on feed and grain and denounced nationalization of industry. He warned of a growing fear that bureaucracy becomes a path to desirable political jobs.
A list of citizens from various Iowa towns and cities is named to serve on a federal court jury panel. The roster includes residents such as Ann M. Bode, R. D. Brown, Mrs. Virginia M. e Deres Shellsburg, Milan E. Olin, Thomas J. Callan, and many others across Lisbon, Vinton, Monticello, Belle Plaine, Tipton, Anamosa, and Mt. Vernon among others. The panel will be on call for other court terms until further notice.
Iowa Insurance Commissioner Charles R. Fischer ordered that auto liability policies may not exclude students or servicemen from coverage. At a Jan. 10 hearing representatives of 25 insurers argued for restrictions, but Fischer prohibited restrictive endorsements for cars driven by students, servicemen, or under 25 year olds. He cited public interest and the standard that liability insurance follows the car, not the insured.
WEST UNION AP The commander of the Oelwein Amvets, Grover Cue, is charged with maintaining a liquor nuisance and held on 3000 bond after officers planned a Saturday arrest but Cue did not appear. He said he attended a Waterloo convention. The charge stems from liquor served at the Amvets club last December. Last Friday the club pleaded innocent to a liquor charge and the case was dismissed. County Attorney Everett Scott said he would seek further action.
Cedar Rapids board of education discussed a rising school bus problem tied to enrollment gains. Secretary E W Lundquist outlined three possible fixes including more buses or private contracting, while the transportation committee faces decisions on bus routes, walk requirements, and boundary changes to handle next year's growth.
Eugene Earl Wagner 45 a Cedar Rapids resident for 22 years died in the Veterans hospital Des Moines at 3 36 am Monday after a long illness He was born April 6 1900 at ereeree married to Lualis Ratcliff on June 2 1923 at Marengo He was a Peter Pan panty salesman for 21 years Surviving wife two daughters Diane and Renee son Pfc Garland Wagner stationed at Hill AFB Utah five sisters and three brothers He was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Eagles Services will be at Turner chapel 3 30 pm Thursday by Rev D Keith Irwin Burial Cedar Memorial cemetery with VFW military rites Friends may call after 5 pm Wednesday
The bodies of three airmen killed when a B-17 rescue plane crashed in the Olympic mountains Saturday night were found Monday by an air force paramedic team. Five other crew members survived the crash.
Joseph C. Quigley 73 vice president of the Dubuque Telegraph-Herald died Tuesday after an extended illness.
Ellroy John Howard of 2402 C avenue NE Cedar Rapids died in a local hospital after a long illness at 12 30 a m Tuesday. Born December 12 1886 in Stanburry Missouri he moved to Cedar Rapids from Quincy Illinois and was a World War I veteran sergeant in Headquarters Company M R A 305. Survived only by wife Esther, he will be buried at Oak Hill Cemetery after services at Turner Chapel at 1 30 p m Thursday conducted by Dr Galen L Rose. Friends may call at the chapel.
Funeral services for Chris A. Weich man long time Cedar Rapids resident and retired farmer, who died Sunday after a long illness, will be held at Turner chapel at 1 30 p m with the Rev D Keith Irwin of Olivet Presbyterian church officiating. Burial will be Cedar Memorial.
Elizabeth O'Brien widow of Patrick O'Brien died in a Cedar Rapids hospital Tuesday morning after a long illness. Born in Germany May 28, 1871, she had lived in Cedar Rapids over eight years and was affiliated with St. Matthew's church. Surviving are three sons Edward of Clinton Clarence of Keystone and Frank of Cedar Rapids.
Miss Helen O'Brien and Mrs Irene Willis of Cedar Rapids and Mrs Mae Lopsius of Williamsburg are listed as survivors along with three daughters. The family mentions 14 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. Friends may call at Brady mortuary after 7 PM Tuesday. Funeral arrangements to be announced later.
Mrs. Thomas W. Clarke a lifelong Cedar Rapids resident died at her home 1536 First Avenue NE after a long illness. Services will be held at Turner chapel at 3 30 p m Wednesday with Rev H G Schwegler of First Lutheran Church officiating. Burial will follow at Oak Hill cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
A Cedar Rapids woman, Mrs. Ralph Wilhelm, learns her niece Wilma Boughton Shepard, wife of Jim Shepard, 27, of Seattle, died when the American freighter Pennsylvania with 46 crew sank in the North Pacific after being abandoned January 10. Debris found the next day, but the search failed.
Richard F. Gelski son of Mr and Mrs F N Gardner 367 Seventh Avenue SW promoted to private first class. He is serving with the army in Japan.
The Linn county drive raised 7106.85 for polio relief with about 1800 collected from Cedar Rapids area theaters. An auction is planned Saturday at the coliseum starting 10 a.m. to solicit toys furniture and used clothing for the fundraiser. Proceeds go to the March of Dimes.
Probate Tuesday admitted the will of Mat Schuler who died January 12. It provides a cemetery lot fund, masses, and $300 to 15 named friends and relatives, plus sale of a Benton county farm and equal division of the remainder among two half sisters and many nieces and nephews. John A. Kayser as executor with $2000 bond. Also probated are the wills of Frank Henick who died December 4 and John C. Wolrab who died January 6 naming executors and specific bequests for spouses and children.
The county zoning commission meeting scheduled for Tuesday night was postponed indefinitely due to bad weather. Chairman Miles P. Sutera said Russell Riley, a representative of a St. Louis firm planning county zoning, was weathered in at St. Louis and icy roads would endanger experts and officials traveling to the site. No new date has been set.
Arnold Turner, 36, pled guilty to uttering a forged instrument and was sentenced to up to 10 years at Fort Madison by Judge Floyd Philbrick. Turner allegedly gave a false 27.35 check to George Scurlock on January 8, with the forged instrument signed by Mrs Matilda Fieldman of Anamosa.
The Martin Building Company secured a landlord's writ against Louis B. Cullman trading as Bernard's Bookstore for $575 back rent on 213 Third Street SE. Culver Motors Inc. filed a claim against Kenneth C. and Jeannette LeClerc for $136.19 on an open account.
A $50 000 accident damage suit filed in Cedar county district court Jan 11 has been moved to federal court in Cedar Rapids because the opposing parties are residents of other states. Jacqueline Fairbanks of California sued H M Siercks of Nebraska for injuries from a Oct 2 1951 crash on highway 30 east of Mechanicsville.
Two Cedar Rapids women suffered fractured right ankles Monday afternoon after slipping on icy sidewalks. Rose Adams of 602 Second Avenue Southwest fell in front of 711 Second Avenue Southwest and Virginia Moore of 1316 Third Avenue Southeast fell on Fourteenth Street Southeast between Fourth and Bever Avenues. Both were taken to St. Luke's Hospital for treatment.
The world standard for time and longitude is reckoned from Greenwich England, which is recognized as the prime meridian. This reference point anchors universal time and navigation, signaling a shared baseline for global coordinates and schedules.
The American freighter Newberry Victory ran aground in a Monday night storm near Casablanca Morocco. All crew members were saved and authorities feared the cargo would be lost.
Five Wyoming public school teachers quit their jobs citing an intolerable situation and lack of a hearing with the school board to air grievances. The dispute centers on policies and supervisory approach of School Supt. John L. Hunt, with both sides preparing for a formal hearing in Wyoming, Jones County.
The Cedar Rapids air force announced five enlistments on Tuesday. The naval reserve added three division enlistments and five men ordered to two weeks training. Sgt. Virgil E. Sanders, 33, from West Palm Beach, Florida, will report to O'Hare base in Chicago. He lives at 224 Twenty seventh Street NE with his family while on duty. Enlistees include Thomas A. Carson and Merle R. Offenheiser among others. naval reservists are Darwin D. Heafner, Kenneth F. Willman, and Edward W. Ciha. Reserve trainees report to Great Lakes on January 27: Alfred L. Busenbark, Miles Hess, Jack E. Scott, Robert J. Shulista, Thomas A. Kehne, and Floyd A. Long.
Former President Hoover will speak Sunday in a radio and television address on The Year Since the Great Debate. The CBS network will carry the CBSiTV and CBS radio program from 12 30 to 1 p m CST.
Three Eastern Iowans were aboard the General William Weigel which docked in San Diego after arriving from Korea with 766 marine reservists. The veterans are First Lt. Jerome Greenberg of Cedar Rapids Cpl. Robert D. Jerome of Anamosa and Sgt. James A. Miller of Riverside.
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