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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1946
Page
2
The page reports weather outlook for Sunday and early week with colder trends in the north and west, light to moderate snow starting Tuesday night, and temperatures around 35 Tuesday high, 23 Tuesday night, 29 Wednesday. It also lists divorce decrees, petitions, and police notices alongside birth announcements and local incidents.
The Supreme Court, in a 7-0 decision by Justice Douglas, rejected Hillsborough township New Jersey bid to collect 14 million dollars over 1940 and 1941 for intangible personal property taxes from Doris Duke Cromwell and her Duke Endowment holdings. The township had appealed after Newark district court and the Third Circuit voided the assessments.
Burglars broke into Monticello public school Sunday night or early Monday and took $1.25 from a desk in the office of Supt. Boyd Shannon. Receipts from a basketball game Friday had been banked Saturday. entry was gained by prying open a window.
In Bavaria, the Christian Social Union led the vote in early returns for municipal councils, with 112,852 votes to the Social Democrats 24,926 across 1330 townships. Independents and splinter parties drew over 40 percent, while the Liberal Democrats and Communists trailed in preliminary counts.
M J Cleary of Milwaukee, president of Northwestern Mutual Life, spoke at the Roosevelt hotel to Iowa Agents Association members urging veterans to maintain G I insurance. He noted World War I’s rise in life coverage and predicted a future high as more have served, with the convention entering its second day and over 125 attendees at its 54th annual session.
Robert Blessing son of Mr and Mrs Howard Blessing 1530 Sixth avenue SE promoted from sergeant to staff sergeant with the army air corps at Edmonton Alberta He also elected president of the non combatant officers club Pvt William Earsa of Fairfax discharged from Wakeman General Hospital Camp Atterbury Ind after three years in service He served with the Fourth Infantry Division under Gen Hodges in Normandy and Northern France wounded at Mortain He wears the Purple Heart good conduct medal European theater ribbon with two bronze stars American theater ribbon victory ribbon andcombat infantryman badge Field Music 1e John H McIIvor transferred from Parris Island to Washington DC attached to the Marine drum corps son of Mr and Mrs J H McIIvor 1220 Sixth avenue SE
Arthur Poe of Quaker Oats and Charles Hobbie CIO district president called for sustained wage stability through fact finding boards and collective bargaining at a Peoples church talk. They warned government mediation lacks authority and stressed industry reserves and responsible profits to protect labor and business.
The defense opened its case on Monday in Lt. Gen. Masaharu Homma’s war crimes trial in Manila. Chief Counsel Maj. John Skeen argued Homma did not order or know of atrocities by his troops and sought to show he favored mild prisoner treatment.
Close friends of Rep. Clare Boothe Luce say she may seek election to the Senate this year as Sen Hart retires. Luce reportedly will not start the race but will respond to invitations. Connecticut supporters already lie ahead.
Frank J. Vrbicky Jr of Handy Food wins cigaret and class B beer permits. Roy Saub of Stop Off gets class B beer permit. Morehead Construction to install sidewalk doors at 106 108 Third Ave SW. Harold M. Mackey reinstated to police on Feb 1 after navy discharge. Mayor Hahn ill with flu.
Five people were injured in a Sunday crash when a car skidded on ice on First Avenue and hit a second vehicle at Twenty-sixth Street. Injured were Garwood Henderson Milton Palmer Malcolm Dunn Gerald Rice Jeanne Geiger and others. O'Hara suffered serious fractures as he was struck near Tenth Street SE. Devere Smith took him to Mercy hospital. No charges were reported.
The Cedar Rapids City Council voted to advertise bids for a sanitary sewer project estimated at 27 350.60 dollars. The plan includes 1190 feet of 30 inch reinforced concrete pipe 580 feet of 12 inch vitrified clay pipe and 4535 feet of 8 inch pipe with 27 brick manholes and rock work. The Waterloo Cedar Falls and Northern railway protested the district’s boundaries costs and assessments but the council overruled the objection. Miss Krebs will accept bids until Feb 21 at 10 am for work across Shaver road NE Eleventh Street NE Tenth Street NE Lincoln Avenue NE We are Avenue NE H Avenue NE Brown Avenue NE and I Avenue NE.
Brig. Gen. George H. Olmstead of Des Moines was named a commander of the Order of the British Empire by the British embassy. He is among 341 U S officers cited for distinguished service with British forces during the war. A ceremony is set for Feb 12 in Washington. Olmstead also received the Distinguished Service Medal and served as assistant chief of staff to Gen. Wedemeyer in the China theater.
London AP reports Prime Minister Attlee said British military observers would watch U S atom bomb tests on warships in the Pacific in May. He said U S authorities were consulting Britain about the observers. He dismissed rights in the atomic bomb as a separate issue.
The government announced that air raid sirens will be sounded at 9 a.m. every Sunday across China starting Feb. 2. The move serves as a reminder of the wartime effort and the ongoing tasks of reconstruction.
The University of Iowa announced a temporary ban on non resident admissions effective for the February semester. Out of state residents must have applied by January 26 while Iowa undergraduates can enroll. graduates and certain professional schools remain open to all. Exceptions include children of Iowa alumni and veterans families. veterans registration rules change.
Judge J E Heiserman appoints an attorney for A S Kennedy of San Jose California and grants seven days to plead to a bad check charge. Kennedy a former Cedar Rapids resident was extradited from Safford Arizona last week and is jailed in Linn county on a four thousand dollar bond. Inspector Kudina says Kennedy cashed about six bad checks during his Cedar Rapids visit including a fifty dollar check at Peoples Savings bank on December 3.
William Dexter Smith of Kenridge Terrace NE was arrested Monday by Deputy Sheriff P J Whittemore for Fayette County Sheriff on a bad check charge. He is held in Linn County jail.
John L Ford aged 38 from Marion was brought back to Linn county jail Saturday from Grand Island Nebraska by Deputy Sheriff Harlan Snyder to answer a charge of abandoning and deserting minor children.
In Detroit Frank Labai do a 29 a neighborhood grocer with prior sex conviction was held in connection with the rape and attempted murder of 7 year old Rosalie Giganti. Rosalie identified Labai do as her attacker who slashed her throat and left her unconscious near his store. Police linking him to the Chicago kidnapping and murder case of Suzanne Degnan 6.
There will be a story hour at the Sixteenth Avenue library at 4 15 p m Tuesday with Mrs F W Stewart in charge.
Evangelist Homer Grimes will address the public at 7 30 p m Monday at Calvary Baptist Church on Jonah and the Whale. The performance promises a faith oriented talk and Bible teaching for attendees.
Alfred C Meakins 75 Cedar Rapids resident for over six decades died at home after a brief illness. A Rock Island railroad conductor for fifty years he was born September 26 1870 in Vinton. Survived by two daughters a son two sisters a sister in law and a grandchild. Funeral at Brady mortuary Tuesday at 2 pm with burial in Mt Calvary cemetery.
Mrs Anna H Triska lifelong Cedar Rapids resident died in a local hospital at 3 40 am Monday after a long illness She was born November 23 1880 in Cedar Rapids Survived by husband James J Triska four children Vincent Mrs Frank Novak Mrs Clark Johnson and Mrs Gerald Darrow five grandchildren two sisters Mrs Mary Stodola and Mrs J F Schultz three brothers Mike Charles Wes Chadima all of Cedar Rapids Services to be held at Polansky chapel at a time to be announced later
Word has been received of the death of Joseph DeWees in West Chester Pennsylvania on Sunday. The DeWees family previously lived near Cedar Rapids and resided in West Branch before settling in West Chester. The body will arrive in Cedar Rapids Wednesday afternoon and be taken to Turner chapel for viewing after 6 p.m. Funeral services will be at the Friends Meeting House in Whittier at 10 a.m. Thursday with burial in the Friends cemetery.
James Monahan 69 brother of Mrs Pat Hannon of Cedar Rapids died Sunday at University hospital Iowa City after a long illness Born at Kinross in 1877 he lived in Holbrook most of his life Surviving include three sisters Jennie Holbrook Mrs Kate O Neill Williamsburg and Mrs Pat Hannon and brothers John Michael Holbrook Tom Oakland Calif Services at St Michael's Holbrook 9 30 a m Tuesday burial in St Michael's cemetery Friends may call at residence
Funeral services for John A. Miller longtime Benton county resident and retired farmer will be held at 1 30 p m Tuesday in Newhall Presbyterian church. Rev Edward Mohr of Blairstown to officiate with burial at Raetz cemetery near Atkins. Body moved from Turner chapel to the Newhall home where friends may call until noon Tuesday.
Funeral services for Wesley Kralik, long time Cedar Rapids resident, will be held at 9 a.m. Tuesday at St. Patrick's Church conducted by Rev. D. J. Lenihan. The Rosary is set for 7:30 p.m. Monday at Brady mortuary with viewing. Burial will follow in Bohemian National Cemetery.
The agriculture ministry will establish 10 model electrified villages with farms and homes to lift rural standards and move away from feudal farming methods, Kyodo News Agency reported Monday.
Group Captain C E Slee announced 1200 R A F personnel at Dumdum Station would resume work Monday night after a Friday midnight strike. The action protested slow demobilization and aimed to bring grievances to back home supporters.
Brigadier and Mrs. Bertie Morris, famed Salvation Army missionaries just back from China, will speak nightly at 8 except Saturdays from January 29 to February 10 at the Salvation Army, 1123 Third Street SE, Cedar Rapids.
A French push to crush remaining Annamite resistance in Indo China was noted Monday with heavy casualties claimed against Annamite forces aided by Japanese deserters. Separately China enjoyed apparent military calm after decades of unrest as Communist fronts were reported quiet.
The Cedar Rapids region enjoyed milder weather this weekend with temperatures rising from a low of 10 below to 32 by Sunday afternoon. The forecast hinted at mild Tuesday for the area, while the north and west might see colder conditions. The piece notes workers returning to Wilson and Company after the weekend.
The State Department asks the War Department to extend administration of occupied Germany through 1946. A civilian authority may take over after July 1, but top level indecision risks a prolonged policing role with slow civilian recruitment and unclear future control.
Seven Democrats on the House Labor Committee condemn the emaciated version of President Truman's fact-finding bill as ineffectual and meaningless. In a sharp minority report they say the measure will do nothing but confuse the situation and call for a broad probe of labor management to uncover underlying causes of the strike crisis.
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