Weather and court notes from the Daily Record on January 26 1946
The issue lists weather highs and lows for Friday with precipitation, plus an Iowa forecast of cloudy skies and slowly rising temperatures. Police Court records include drunkenness and traffic violations with fines. Divorce petitions span Cedar Rapids West Liberty and Chicago cases, and birth notices report several new twins and sons across local addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bismarck
iMiami Gh
Chicago
Minneapolis
Denver
New York
Los Angeles
Sioux City
Iowa
Fire hazard cleanup eyed for 15 Iowa state institutions
Des Moines reports say 15 penal, hospital, and juvenile facilities will be studied by the legislative interim committee next Tuesday for removal of fire hazards. The fire marshal's findings submitted to Gov Blue urge adding fire escapes and doors at sites including Eldora boys training school and state mental hospitals. The board of control has begun acting on some measures, but full costs and details remain undisclosed until after board and committee review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P .F. Hopkins
State Board of Control
Hopkins
Strohm
Gov
Blue
Board of Control
Crop Goals By Counties Set for 1946
Des Moines Iowa officials announce county crop goals for 1946 focusing on crops and livestock needed domestically and for obligations abroad. State goals include corn 11,300,000 acres oats 5,700,000 soybeans 1,750,000 wheat 150,000 tame day 3,300,000 with various percentage changes. no livestock goals set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loveland
Missing Marengo Youth Found After Overnight Search
14 year old Marengo boy Jim Cooney who vanished Thursday after being declared scholastically ineligible to play basketball was found in Davenport Saturday. Ed Lutz of Stanwood reported picking up a hitchhiker who matched the description and alerted authorities. Davenport police notified his parents and the boy was taken into custody awaiting further arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Gazette
Marengo
Jim Cooney
Davenport
W. R. Cooney
Ed Lutz
Stanwood
State Highway Commission
Cooney
Anglo U S Ferry Agreement Stated
Washington reports British sources said they would wipe out multi million-dollar ferrying charges for homecoming G I s in exchange for the United States forgiving charges for 10 Victory ships used to transport British and colonial troops in the Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Europe
Pacific
MacArthur Decorates Krueger on Sixth Army Inactivation
In Tokyo General MacArthur decorated General Walter Krueger retireing commander of the Sixth Army with the Distinguished Service Cross and an Oak Leaf Cluster to the Distinguished Service Medal. It was Krueger’s 65th birthday and Krueger spoke of their four decades as comrades in arms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
MacArthur
Walter Krueger
Sixth Army
Krueger
Australia
Philippines
Milan Shaken by Violent 16-Second Earthquake Casualties
An Italian earthquake struck Milan on Saturday causing casualties and panic. Reports note multiple informal ties among residents as aftershocks and tremors unsettled the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Ins
Milan
Concrete Materials and Construction Incorporation Filed
Courthouse records show Articles of Incorporation filed for Concrete Materials and Construction with 1,000,000 capital stock in 100 par value common shares. Officers listed include H. D. Bellamy as chairman and presidents and secretaries named at several Iowa and Des Moines addresses. company previously operated as a partnership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Recorder
Dempsy Jones
Concrete Materials and
H. D. Bellamy
Pleasant Drive
Sidney P. Moore
Park Terrace
F. E. Bellamy
Clear Lake
K. K. Kinsey
Park Avenue
Leonard Spaight
Judge Dismisses Case Against Fryes on Medical Services Claim
Saturday Judge G K Thompson dismissed the case filed by J Edward Whelan as trustee of the Hibbe estate seeking 103.50 for medical services from Mr and Mrs George Frye of 126 Eleventh Street NW. Dismissal came at Whelan’s request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. K. Thompson
George Frye
Eleventh Street
J. Edward Whelan
Dubuque
Whelan
Henry B. Hibbe
Floyd Philbrick
Clare Pauline Kunc
William P. Kund
Notice of Probate of Joseph Svec Estate Linn County Iowa
Notice is given that on January 18 1946 the undersigned was appointed and qualified as Executor of the estate of Joseph Svec late of Linn County Iowa deceased. All persons indebted to said estate should pay promptly. Claims must be presented to the Clerk of Linn County District Court. VEC Executor Jos Mekota Attorney
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Iowa
Linn County
Joseph Svec
Iowa
Linn
Tana
Vec
Jos. Mekota
Cedar Rapids group urges FEPC support from Hick and Wilson
Petitions urging Senators Bourke Hickenlooper and George Wilson to vote for cloture to end the filibuster and back the FEPC bill circulate in Cedar Rapids. Over 5,000 signatures, copies sent to Rep. H. O. Talle, with local council resolutions backing the permanent fair employment practices commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
George Wilson
Senate
FEPC
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Fair Employment Practices Commission
Smith
Ministerial Association
Criterion Club
National Association For Advancement of Colored People
I.B. P.O
Fair Board Terms Rejected by Army
Democratic state chairman Jake More said the War Department rejected terms to restore the Iowa state fairgrounds to state control. The Iowa Fair Board sought more than 500000, but the General Accounting Office deemed the proposal excessive compared with similar settlements. The grounds have served as an Army Air Forces storage depot since 1942, and a secretary urged lawmakers to press Washington for a settlement so restoration can begin for this year’s fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Jake More
War Department
Towa
State Fair Board
Washington
General Accounting Office
More
Army Air Forces
L. B. Cunningham
Fair Board
Rotary Speaker H Merle Smith to Address Cedar Rapids Club
Smith a Chicago director of field service for the United States Savings and Loan association will speak on Personal Reconversion the No 1 Postwar Need at the Cedar Rapids Rotary luncheon Monday at noon in the Roosevelt hotel. Two new part time staff members join Jane Boyd Community house with William Rogers and Eldon Colton aiding boys work at Coe college and Sinclair Memorial church respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Merle Smith
Chicago
United States Savings and Loan Association
Cedar Rapids
Jane Boyd
William Rogers
Coe College
G.I. Bill
Eldon Colton
Ralph Colton
Sinclair Memorial Church
Committee formed to study making council more active
Edwin B. Zeller appointed a five member committee to study plans for strengthening the Council of Social Agencies. The panel includes Robert Black, Dr. Alice Salter, Alice Bethel, Mrs. J. T. Grayston, and Mrs. Shirley Bechtel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin B. Zeller
Council of Social Agencies
Robert Black
Alice Salter
Alice Bethel
J. T. Grayston
Shirley Bechtel
Widow Named Sheriff in Allamakee County
Martha Bulman, widow of slain Sheriff Leonard J. Bulman, is appointed to serve the unexpired term by the Allamakee county board. Deputy Peter Hendrickson becomes her chief deputy after Bulman was killed during an alcohol warrant raid in Postville. This makes Mrs. Bulman the second woman to hold the office in the county following Mrs. Gunda Martindale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gericke
Bulman
Allamakee County
Gunda Martindale
U Drive It Reports Missing Renter Vehicle
George Oxley owner of U Drive It says a customer took one car Jan 12 and has not returned it. The rental agreement signature is listed as J Bradley Stewart of Los Angeles California. Police were informed Saturday about the missing auto.
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George Oxley
Fourth Avenue SE
U-Drive
Oxley
J. Bradley Stewart
Praca and Drive
Los Angeles
Alif
Dancer Mayris Names Infant After Eleanor
Mayris Chaney Martin, famed dancer and Roosevelt friend, welcomed a six pound five ounce daughter named Anna Eleanor. Mrs. Roosevelt will serve as godmother to the child born Saturday in San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
INS
Mayris Chaney Martin
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Auto Union Head Flags Vandenberg in Labor Showdown
Senate labor committee hearings on a proposed fact finding bill faced a sharp exchange as R J Thomas, head of the CIO United Auto Workers, assailed Senator Vandenberg accusing him of aiding a trap for Truman over a labor management conference. Thomas argued the industry and GM oppose quick agreement and push legislation if talks fail. committee halted his remarks mid page. General Motors President Charles E Wilson also opposed the bill, saying fact finding hinders bargaining and makes agreements harder to reach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Labor Committee
R. J. Thomas
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Thomas
CIO
United Auto Workers
Truman
Murray
D- Mont
United Nations
London
Ellender
D-La
General Motors
Union
Charles E. Wilson
General Motors Corporation
Wilson
Vets Returning From Overseas to U S Ports
Eastern Iowans scheduled to return aboard ships including the Williams Victory the Empress the William and Mary Victory the Fayetteville Victory the Walter Reed the Shamrock Bay and the Kota Baroe with arrival dates in late January. Names listed include Eldred J. Stallman Mahlon C. Linder Verl R. Pence Dale M. Faas Frederick J. Pieper Otis W. Vetter Robert B. Clifton Lloyd Tucker Orville Wichmann Floyd O Libby Paul T. Ramos Paul C. Lenoch with editor note dates may be estimates and lists may be in error.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Marengo
Frederick J. Pieper
van Horne
New York
Fayetteville
Paul T. Ramos
Oelwein
San Francisco
Kota Baroe
Paul C. Lenoch
Iowa City
Police Release Suspect In Cedar Rapids Break-ins
Cedar Rapids police released suspect Eldredge Martin after investigators could not tie him to a series of house prowls. Martin, found in the Sa lome home with a skeleton key, faced drunkenness charges after his 4:25 a.m. Saturday arrest and posted bond for release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Breakins
W. J. Kudina
Eldredge Martin
Seventh Street
George Salome
Seventh Street SE
Martin
Short Assails Marshall in Amplifying Scapegoat Claim
Maj. Gen. Walter C. Short testified before a Senate House committee that Generals Marshall Gerow and Miles tried to shift blame to him for Pearl Harbor. He said they should have warned him and that Stimson was not named among those who pressured him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Walter C. Short
George C. Marshall
L. T. Gerow
Sherman Miles
Sen
Ferguson
R-Mich
War Department
Short
General Staff
Marshall
Gerow
War Plans Division
Miles
Stimson
INS
Roosevelt
Pearl Harbor
M. E. Carter Dies After Long Illness at 77
Morden Emery Carter 77 longtime Armstrong's boys department manager died at his Cedar Rapids home after a prolonged illness. He joined Armstrong's staff in 1909, retired in 1948, and is survived by his wife Lenna, a son J Lodge Carter, two brothers, two grandsons, a granddaughter, and a great grandson. Funeral set for Monday at Turner chapel with Rev. J. Richard Wagner officiating.
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Morden Emery Carter
Armstrong’s
Park Avenue
Clermont
Cedar Rapids
Colorado Springs
Colo
Lenna M. Lodge
Sioux Rapids
J. Lodge Carter
Davenport
Frank B. Carter
Valley City
N. D
Ben Carter
Eugene
Ore
James L
Robert M. Carter
Barbara M. Carter
David M. Carter
First Congregational Church
Crescent Lodge
A.M
Turner Chapel
J. Richard Wagner
Michigan man held on Dubuque charge in Iowa incident
Carl Roberts of Bad Axe Michigan alias Robert W Schofeld of Port Huron Michigan was arrested by Cedar Rapids police at Dubuque officials request a warrant lists Schofeld for defrauding a hotel keeper He said he found papers bearing the name Schofeld in Port Huron and used them as his own authorities say
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Cedar Rapids
Carl Roberts
Bad Axe
Mich
Robert W. Schofeld
Port Huron
Dubuque
Schofeld
Troop Arrivals By The Associated Press
At least 19 218 veterans are due to debark Saturday at seven U S ports on 23 vessels with 15 914 men on 13 ships on the west coast and 3 304 service men on 10 vessels to arrive in New York. Ships listed include Lyman Abbott from Marseille 509 troops Fitzhugh Lee from Antwerp 573 John Brown from Marseille 564 Empress from Southampton 445 and more with multiple escort carriers Thetis Bay and Kula Gulf and other ships sailing to Los Angeles San Diego Tacoma Seattle Portland and San Francisco Bay with assorted units and branches aboard including navy marine corps coast guard and army personnel.
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Associated Press
U. S
New York
Lyman Abbott
Marseille
Coz
Q.m. Truck Co
John Brown
100Th Inf
Empress
Southampton
M.P. Escort Guard
Sig. Serv
8Th Air Force
Frederick Howe
le Havre
Rufus Choate
Swansea
Nathan Towson
Bari
Francis A. Retka
Henry Baldwin
Exceller
San Francisco
Sakatonchee
San Diego
Thetis Bay
Navy
Marine Corps
Kula Gulf
Coast Guard
ATA
Smith Fined $300 on Drunk Driving Charge
Judge G. K. Thompson fined Ralph W. Smith, 44, of Marion, $300 and costs on a drunk driving charge and gave him until Feb. 5 to pay. He was released from Linn county jail at 1 p.m. Saturday after arrest by Marion police. Highway Patrolmen Harry Cloud and Rudolph Svon Jr. assisted in taking him to jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. K. Thompson
Ralph W. Smith
Marion
Smith
Linn County
Harry Cloud
Rudolph Svon, Jr
Deaths Bert Hoffman longtime restaurant operator
Services for Bert Hoffman of 200 Fifteenth Street NW who died Friday will be held at 2 p m Sunday in the Beatty chapel with the Reverend P W Dykhuizen officiating. Burial will follow at Cedar Memorial Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Hoffman
Fifteenth Street NW
Beatty Chapel
P. W. Dykhuizen
Cedar Memorial Park
Understand One Another To Keep Peace Faulkner Says
Faulkner a Negro minister from Fisk University urged Cedar Rapids union members to build bridges across barriers to peace. He cited his son’s Jim Crow experiences and urged understanding among Americans and Europeans and Chinese. He noted fundraising for the American Mission to Lepers and urged responsibility to the love of one God. He spoke again at the YMCA noon meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Faulkner
Cedar Rapids Mission Union
Faulkner
Fiske University
Nashville
America
Europe
China
John McCormack
Marian Anderson
L. A. Talbott
Council of Social Agencies
Y.M.C.A
Burlington Catholic Church Gutted by Fire
Firemen battled near freezing temperatures for about two hours to control a blaze that gutted the interior of St. Pauls Catholic Church on Burlingtons north edge. Assistant pastor Rev Edward Shepherd said basement windows blew out and he saved most sacred vessels and some vestments. The church, built in 1892, followed an earlier Catholic church from 1840.
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Burlington
St. Paul’s Catholic Church
Edward Shepherd
Notion of Affointment of Administrator in Iowa Estate
On January 11 1846 Linn County Iowa appointed and qualified Richard F Nazette as Administrator of the estate of Franklin T Mitralsky deceased. All indebted persons must pay and file claims with the Clerk of Linn County District Court through attorney W J Barnerover.
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State of
Iowa
Linn County
Franklin T. Mitralsky
Richard F Nazette
W. J Barnerover
Service members honored in local notices and transfers
The list details veteran discharges and duties including Technician Wesley E. Kruse at Camp Grant Illinois after 27 months with 18 months in Europe. Pfe Fort Whitmore in the regular army police who served with the 42nd Rainbow division in Austria. Seaman Milton B. Chase on leave from USS Alabama. Pvt Donald Larson and Cpl Ronald Larson serving in Tokyo and Camp Bowie. Capt Leslie R. Grigg discharged and returning to Cedar Rapids schools. Tommy Harmon on leave from Great Lakes. Pvt Albert A. Saling in the Philippines awaiting duty. Aviation Machinist's Mate Dwayne L. Mozey discharged after 31 months with wife Margaret Thomp son.
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Wesley , E. Kruse
Mary Ann
Ninth Street
Army
Camp Grant, Ill
France
Belgium
Germany
Elmer Kruse
Tenth Street
Pfe
Benjamin A. Whitmore
Gordon L. Whitmore
Avenue
Regular
Army Corps of Military Police
42Nd “Rainbow
Austria
Mark W. Clark
Donald Larson
John Cyrk
Lavenue
Tokyo
Cpl
Ronald Larson
Camp Bowie
Texas
Leslie R. Grigg
Army Air Forces
Liberal
Wilmington
Del
Cedar Rapids
Roosevelt
Grigg
First Avenue
Tommy Harmon
Great Lakes
Marshall F. Harmon
C Avenue
Albert A. Saling
Lillian
Toddville
Philippines
Manila
Pvt
Saling
Neva Bowers
Dwayne L. Mozey
John Mozey
Rockford Road
Richmond
Calif
Margaret Thompson
Appointment of Administrator in Linn County Iowa
Notice is given that on January 28 1946 the undersigned was appointed and qualified as Administrator of the estate of Niel Nielsen, deceased of Linn County Iowa. All persons indebted must pay promptly and claims will be filed with the Clerk of Linn County District Court. Exchange & Bank, Springville, Iowa. Attorney Wm M Johnston Springville Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Iowa
Linn County
Niel Nielsen
Iowa
Asme
Linn Aeronty
Laws
Wstriet Court
Exchange &Ta' Bank
Serineville
Johnston
Springville
Towa
Attornay
Radio Highlights for Saturday Night Across Networks
Haymes show at 7 p.m. features Ick Haymes Helen Forrest and Gordon Jenkins orchestra performing old and new hits. Helen Hayes stars in Run Gabriel Run at 6 p.m. on CBS WMT. Leo Orenstein makes American network debut. A new ABC WLS series debuts 7 to 7:15 p.m. with George McCoy interviews and Henry Morgan comments at 7:15. Victor Borge visits National Barn at 8 p.m. Can You Top This? gag session at 8:30. Smetana The Bartered Bride on Chicago Theatre of the Air at 9. Marion Claire and Douglas Beattie perform. UNO inspection-group interview at 9:45 with Dr. Eichelberger. CBS WBBM rebroadcast 10:45. World capital requirements topic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ick Haymes
Helen Forrest
Gordon Jenkins
Haymes
CBS
WMT
Helen Hayes
Gabriel
Leo Orenstein
George McCoy
ABC
WLS
Henry Morgan
New York
Stoyan Gavrilovic
UNO
Clark M. Eichelberger
American Association For the United Nations
WBBM
Evening radio lineup features Hayes and Haymes headliners
A Chicago radio schedule lists top acts including Helen Hayes on WMT and Dick Haymes on WMT along with programs from WMAQ WHO GBN WGN and WBBM. Other entries include Life of Riley Mayor of Town Game of Books and Natl Barn Dance with varied air times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Hayes
WMT
Dick Haymes
Riley
George McCoy
Henry Morgan
WGN
WBBM
Chicago
WHO
Boston Symphony
KXEL
Ginsburgh O
Exel
Ann
Television Listings Hour By Hour for January 26 16
A dense scan of radio and TV scheduling from WMT WHO WGN KXEL and others includes programs like Evening News First Nighter and various musicals and dramas. Notable entries feature Helen Hayes Cliff Carl Ed McConnell and Judy Garland with listings for studio shows and entertainment segments across multiple stations.
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Dom
Helen Hayes
Cliff Carl
WGN Capital News
Kxel Business
Ed McConnell
WGN
XEL
WMT
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Daily Record
Joe Shanklin
Sixth Street
Charles W. Davis
Eighteenth Avenue
Glenn McMurrin
H Street
Danell C. Sullivan
Second Avenue
Dallas L. Stratton
Ladora
William V. Morgan
Fifth Avenue
T. E. Radloff
Bever Avenue
Twelfth Avenue
Second Street
Joe Marzek
Company No. 2
Leona Andrews
Gilbert Andrews
Eunice L. Mundt
Mundt
Zona Ross
Harry Ross
Leon Sauer
Anna Marie Sauer
Mary I. Amos
Roy L. Amos
James W. Thompson
Jeanette J. Benhart
Samuel B. Culbertson
Dorothy Darlene Amsden
Neal Schoonover
Dorothy Maurer
William H. McManes
Betty Shupert
Percy Gehman
Ethel Pitsenbarger
West Liberty
Michael J. Pitzel
Omaha
Mary Patricia Murray
Waterloo
Mercy
Frank Humphreys
Washington Avenue SE
Franklin Meyer
Alburnett
Leslie Krall
E Avenue NE
St. Luke’s
Fred Evers
Clarence
Jack Hamilton
Tipton
Ronald Evans
Twentyfifth Street
A. J. Loveland
Production and Marketing Administration
Lorene M. Homer
Fourth Avenue SW
Business Opportunities, Inc
Loren F. Manley
Avenue NE
First Avenue NW
Harry L. Simmons
Business Bureau
C. J. Smith
Memorial Driver
Otis Road SE
Forrest C. Fifield
Effie Fifield
Rompot Street
Ise
Fifields
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Raymond McGrath
Hick
Mayris
Auto Union
Knox
War Stimson
Biddle
Admiral Kimmel
M. E. Carter
Michigan
Hoffman Services
Milton B. Chase
Alabama
Harold E. Pound
Naval Air Station
Ottumwa
Radio
Nadine Subetnik
Victor Borge
NBC
Ed Ford
Harry Hershfield
Joe Laurie, Jr
WMAQ
Mbs
MEBC
WGN Traveler
Mig Fae Ie
Judy Ganova
PON Nazarenea
MT Your Land Exel Steel Workers
Guy Wallace
World Federation
Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Ist Avenue
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