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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1947
Page
8
Iowa Agricultural Forecast calls for fair weather with unseasonably mild temperatures Friday and Saturday. Winds southerly 12 to 20 mph. Highs around 48 Friday, 53 Saturday. Friday night near 30. Accidents and notices list numerous traffic violations with fines and locations, plus divorce petitions and recent births and marriages.
The Iowa Senate opened committee of the whole to study continuing the half rate for individual income tax while debating future revenue needs. Lewis Cook warned of a cash surplus and stable tax receipts ahead, with lower future returns likely. A companion bill would let the executive council restore the tax to full rate when needed to avoid property levies. The House approved minor measures including a workmen’s compensation clause repeal and pre-session expense payments.
Mr and Mrs Gordon Strickland 1513 D avenue NE report a son born January 23 at St Luke s. Mr and Mrs Jack Davis 1744 D avenue NE welcome a son born January 22 at the same hospital.
Jiko, 44, daughter of Marquis Ikeda, declares herself living sun goddess and defies MacArthur orders. Police say she uses hypnotic influence over followers who pay her 250000 yen monthly plus rice, while two followers trance during questioning. Futabayama attacked officers. both placed in jail along with Jiko for violating emperor worship bans and teachings of Japanese superiority.
State Treasurer George B. Hamilton said all Georgia revenue collections and highway department operations are tied up by the governor dispute. He noted bonding issues and fund handling involve the revenue and highway offices amid rival administrations and competing acting governors.
The report shows Nicaragua’s gold activity rising from 848 808 dollars in 1937 to 7 117 155 dollars in 1945. The increase reflects extensive mining and export efforts during the period.
Mrs. Mary B. Fawcett age 100 died at home of her son in law and daughter Mr. and Mrs. W S Maxon after living in West Branch area since 1900. She was born in Chester Ohio August 1 1846 married to Joseph S Fawcett in 1868 and later moved to Iowa. Survived by daughter Ethel Pearson West Branch son Carlos Fawcett Boston six grandchildren six great grandchildren and a daughter Stella preceded her in death. Funeral at 2 pm Saturday First Methodist church with Dr A W Henke officiating burial Springdale cemetery.
Services for Mrs Bertha Gray of Detroit sister of Mrs Elwood Royster will be held at 2 30 p m Friday in the Fairbanks funeral home Muscatine conducted by a reader of the First Church of Christ Scientist Mrs Royster arrived home from Detroit late the previous night
William Woodruff Kisor of Iowa City died Tuesday at his daughter Mrs G Hover’s home at 1648 B avenue NE. Turner chapel will host services Friday at 1 30 pm with Rev Merten B Green of St Pauls church presiding. Burial follows in Oakland cemetery Town City. Friends may call at the chapel.
Mrs. Frank Balsanek aged 62 of 1522 J Street SW died in a local hospital at 12:70 p.m. Thursday after a lingering illness. Born February 6, 1884 in Winneshiek County she moved to the Cedar Rapids area in 1912. Survived by husband three sisters and two brothers. Funeral services at Kuba funeral home Saturday with time to be announced. Friends may call after 3 p.m. Friday.
Earl Harrison Potter died at 5 15 am Thursday after a long illness in a local hospital. He was born in 1888 in Fayette County and had lived in Cedar Rapids 18 months. Survived by wife Lysle two sons Capt Jack C Potter of Fort Jackson SC and Robert E Potter of Pasadena CA a sister Mrs Cora E Lowe Volga City a brother Ray E Potter of Fayette and one grandchild. He belonged to Tabernacle Christian church Lincoln Neb and North Star Masonic Lodge Lincoln. Services and burial at Cedar Memorial Cemetery.
Eastern Iowa faces unseasonably mild conditions Friday and Saturday as the Weather Bureau predicts fair skies. Cedar Rapids saw a high of 26 Wednesday with nights near 15 to 22 degrees, while 48 degrees was already recorded in Chambers.
Berkeley based disclosure details the restnatron, a six foot high frequency tube used to jam German radar and shield Allied daylight raids. Developed by Dr. D. H. Sloan and Dr. L. C. Marshall from an old atom smasher, the device suppresses 350 to 600 megacycles over vast airspace and offers 80 percent efficiency as a power amplifier with peacetime broadcast potential.
Capone, the 48 year old former Chicago gangster, was said to be entirely out of danger after a paralytic stroke. Doctors noted he had recovered from a coma and would not need further care unless his condition worsens as family stayed at his Biscayne Bay mansion.
Coe Registrar Fisher, 36, with degrees from Nebraska State Teachers College and Michigan, becomes registrar in February 1946 after prior roles as principal and federal analyst. Cornwell named dean of men in 1945 from Washington Navy V-12 staff. Dr Salter, since 1929, is dean of women since 1943 with PhD from Cornell.
The fugitive woman, described in gray fur, used a syringe to threaten staff and escaped with about 500 dollars from a Des Moines bank. Police later captured her outside the Equitable Life Insurance building after a 50 minute manhunt. Investigators traced most money to a woman in a dentist’s office and a ventilator shaft hid the remaining 14 dollars.
Opal Dixon, 35, mother of two, said she will leave punishment to the court after Wednesday's $2,950 holdup of the Des Moines Bank and Trust Company. She described a mouthwash bottle syringe as the weapon and explained she acted after a breakfast conversation with her daughter. Municipal court charged her with entering a bank with intent to rob.
Assistant County Attorney Paul McDonnell argued that a conviction would carry a mandatory life term, highlighting the severity of the charges connected to the noon proceeding against Mrs. Dixon.
FBI filed a complaint with U S Commissioner John A Burke charging Opal Dixon 36 with the United Bank and Trust Company holdup in St Louis on December 26 The complaint flags a joint trial with Dixon held for a Des Moines bank holdup and federal authorities planned joint conduct of both cases in Des Moines.
A $10,000 community drive to finance a Monkey Island in Bever park proceeds over weeks with a April 11 Memorial Coliseum concert and dance. Louis Dvorak leads Post 788 VFW volunteers backed by city groups. proceeds fund island construction and Cedar Rapids playground improvements if surplus. Tickets go on sale after Feb 1 for a $1 entry.
Washington AP report notes Senators Hickenlooper and Wilson of Iowa backed the majority as the Senate rejected a bid to dissolve its special war investigations panel and then granted the committee a one year extension.
Frances Music reports the army faces a critical shortage of psychiatrists that could hinder efforts to restore health to mentally maladjusted soldiers rather than discharge them. Col. J. M. Caldwell outlines a broad training program for officers and nurses at Brook Army Medical Center to build psychiatric expertise, with more classes planned this July.
Police cornered Paulson and his wife after a high speed pursuit in St Louis suburb. Paulson attempted to fire on Maxey, struggled, then was killed by Maxey after Ellenberger used the wife as a shield and fired from a patrol car.
Caldwell notes most officers chosen for psychiatry training are beginners, with instruction to be carried at civilian educational institutions. The remarks highlight early stage expertise among the selected personnel.
Jefferson City Missouri parole board announced Marshall the convicted kidnapper of Mrs Nell Donnelly Reed from Kansas City has been paroled after completing 14 years of a life sentence. The abduction occurred in 1931 and the victim was the widow of Senator James A Reed.
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