Izaak Walton Stag Dinner Draws 700 in Cedar Rapids
More than 700 men filled the Memorial Coliseum Armory to hear Dr. Preston Bradley of Chicago recount the Izaak Walton story. He praised the movement’s conservation gains, Iowa’s 25 year plan, and the need to involve youth in outdoor life. He warned of dangers from greed and urged fathers to join outings with their sons.
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Izaak Walton
Preston Bradley
Chicago
Cedar Rapids
Izaak
Mississippi River
League
Cedar River
Saving For
America
Iowa
Herbert Hoover
Bradley
Hoover
Dr. Bradley
Weather and local notices in the Daily Record January 29 1947
The issue reports near term weather trends with temperatures peaking at 25 and dipping to zero, followed by a small rise. Police theft notice lists a porch stolen tricycle from Mrs L M Kane and several Cedar Rapids residents. Multiple divorce decrees and petitions are recorded. A string of municipal fines covers traffic and parking violations, with names and addresses of local offenders. Numerous birth and marriage notices note new additions in Mercy and St Luke's hospitals and other localities.
No Holds Barred Life Too Much for This Wife
Mrs Gloria Lee Deane testified at a Detroit court that her husband Raymond a college wrestler used holds at home causing humiliation and pain. She described headlocks hip locks and being tossed across the room, leading to a divorce.
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Detroit
Gloria Lee Deane
Raymond
Suit Over Lunch Hour Pay Filed by Howard M Larson
Howard M Larson sues Sani tary Farm dairies in district court seeking 777.50 in wages he says were wrongfully withheld. He began work Oct 14, 1944 at 35 dollars weekly under an oral agreement and alleges a half hour lunch Deduction from Jan 15, 1946 to Jan 15, 1947. He also claims 650 for underpaid weekly wages and other withheld sums and seeks a complete accounting.
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Howard M. Larson
Sanitary Farm Dairies
Larson
County Buys Portable Diesel Compressor Unit
Linn county board of supervisors approved a diesel portable compressor unit and a drill with steel and bits to replace equipment in the county rock-crushing outfit. Gardner-Denver gear was sold through James W. Bell Company Cedar Rapids. A cigarette permit was granted to Zearl and Katherine Levien of the Midway store on Highway 150 ten miles northwest of Cedar Rapids.
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Linn County Board of Supervisors
Gardner-Denver
James W. Bell Company
Cedar Rapids
Zearl
Katherine Levien
Midway
Highway 150
Cabin Break-In Reported Near Alburnett
Vern Isabell of 642 Nineteenth Avenue SW reported to the sheriff that his cabin on the Thomas Miller farm near Alburnett was broken into on Tuesday. Items including clothing and equipment valued at 75 dollars were taken.
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Vern Isabell
Nineteenth Avenue SW
Thomas Miller
Alburnett
County Attorney Drops Charge Against Hasbrouk
County Attorney William Criss dismissed a charge filed Sept. 12 1944 against Robert M Hasbrouk after it was shown he is serving 25 years at Anamosa for armed robbery. Judge J E Heiserman canceled the charge.
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William Crissman
Robert M. Hasbrouk
J. E. Heiserman
Hasbrouk
Anamosa
Voelpel faces desertion charge after Chicago return
Vern Voelpel posted a $1000 bond on Wednesday and was released from county jail after being charged with desertion of minor children. The bond was signed by Elizabeth Ytsen and Harold A. Voelpel Sr. Eugene K. Long of Fraser Iowa waived to the grand jury on a separate embezzlement case involving a rifle and a watch while Justice H R Churchill set a $500 bond for Long. Thomas Abodeely filed suit to oust Mr and Mrs R F Aberhart from 1727 Grande Avenue SE, property leased Sept 1 for $40 monthly.
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Vern Voelpel
Chicago
Elizabeth Ytsen
Harold A. Voelpel
Eugene K. Long
Fraser
H. R. Churchill
Long
Thomas
R. F. Aberhart
Grande Avenue SE
Richart Released After Bond On False Pretenses Charge
C. C. Richart, charged with cheating by false pretenses, was released from Linn County jail on a $2,500 bond Tuesday.
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C. C. Richart
Linn County
Snowstorm disrupts city services across Cedar Rapids area
The blizzard slowed bus and rail operations from Cedar Rapids to Des Moines with drivers stuck on slick streets and limited manpower. Trains stayed on schedule though switching slowed. buses faced delays outside the city. Snow spread from California to Wyoming while a freezing drizzle caused power outages and a fatal crash near Columbia City. Cedar Rapids saw a 30 degree day, dipping to 28 by night, then 22 by morning.
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E. A. Prochaska
Cedar Rapids
Mike Kelly
Rock Island
O. A. Beerman
Milwaukee
Des Moines
Burlington
California
Los Angeles
Lick Observatory
Mount Hamilton
San Francisco Bay
Wyoming
Minnesota
Ickes Named As Official Papers Possessed By Ex-Secretary
Washington reports say Harold L. Ickes left the Interior Department with valuable government records in his possession. Republicans push for a full investigation into the handling of official documents as President Truman seeks safeguards against withdrawals of papers by departing officials.
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Washington
Interior
Harold L. Ickes
Truman
Oscar L. Chapman
Department
Ickes
Floyd E. Dotson
Secretary of the Treasury
John W. Snyder
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Morgenthau
Roosevelt
Hoffman
Interior Department
Beulah Ivy Randolph Dies After Brief Illness
Beulah Ivy Randolph of Cedar Rapids died in a local hospital at 1 40 a m Wednesday after a brief illness. Born in Miles Iowa she lived in Cedar Rapids over ten years. Survived by her brother C C Randolph of Cedar Rapids she was a member of First Congregational Church and the Business and Professional Women's club. Services set for 3 30 p m Saturday at Beatty chapel with Rev J Richard Wagner. burial in Cedar Memorial Cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
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Beulah Ivy Randolph
Fourth Avenue SE
Miles
Cedar Rapids
C. C. Randolph
First Congregational Church
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Beatty Chapel
J. Richard Wagner
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Frederick E Wheeler 68 Cedar Rapids Carpenter Dies at Home
Frederick E Wheeler a 68 year old carpenter who lived on route 2 Cedar Rapids died at his home Tuesday at 5 30 pm after a brief illness born March 6 1878 in Darien He is survived by his wife Mytta a son Arthur Cedar Rapids eight step children and a brother Funeral services at Teahen chapel Friday at 2 pm conducted by Rev G H Bamford of First Evangelical Church with burial in Linwood cemetery Friends may call at the chapel
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Frederick E. Wheeler
Carpenter
Cedar Rapids
Darien
Mytta
Arthur
Harold Ray
Inez Cheney
Laura
Mabel Garderman
Shellsburg
Irma Bergen
Vinton
Laverne Wheeler
Forest Park
Myrtle Lepuis
Sparta
Wis
William Wheeler
Rockford
Harry Wheeler
Teahen
G. H. Bamford
First Evangelical Church
Linwood Cemetery
Charles N. Ekstrom Rites Planned In Cedar Rapids
Charles Nelson Ekstrom a longtime Cedar Rapids resident and street department employee died in a local hospital at 9 25 a m Wednesday after an illness Born February 8 1860 in Sweden he came to the United States about 65 years ago Surviving are a daughter Mrs E A Mally four grandchildren and two great grandsons Services will be held in Turner chapel at a time to be announced Friends may call
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Charles Nelson Ekstrom
Third Avenue SE
City of
Cedar Rapids
Sweden
United States
E. A. Mally
Turner Chapel
Services for Joseph A. Sova at Turner chapel
Services for Joseph Albert Sova of 516 Ninth Avenue SE will be held Thursday at 1:30 p.m. in the Turner chapel with Rev. Zdenek F. Pauk officiating. Burial will follow in Bohemian National Cemetery. Friends may call.
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Joseph Albert Sova
Ninth Avenue SE
Turner Chapel
Zdenek F. Pauk
Bohemian National Cemetery
Private services for Mrs Frank Votroubek
Votroubek dies Tuesday at 828 E avenue NW private services set for Thursday at 10 am in Brush chapel conducted by Rt. Rev. Msgr. D J Lenihan burial in St Johns cemetery friends may call
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Frank Votroubek
E Avenue NW
Brush Chapel
D. J. Lenihan
St. John’s Cemetery
Taft Warns On Closed Shops Power Costs Democracy
Chairman Taft of the senate labor committee warned that closed shops give unions tremendous power over workers and Congress may have to outlaw them. He suggested more democracy in unions if closed shops persist.
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Washington
Taft
Ohio
Senate Labor Committee
Congress
County Wage Increases Across County Offices
County officials and staff receive monthly pay raises across departments. Auditor Dorothy Alt and several others see increments from 115 to 160 dollars, with raises for treasurer, recorder, attorney, schools, assessor, clerk, engineer, relief, jailers, deputy sheriffs, and health service staff. Joella Antes starts at 90 a month, rising to 100 by July 1, and Catherine Osh earns 80.
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J. H. Woodside
Edward L. Kelso
Gladys Holzworth
Mary Burke
Madeline Brutsman
Amelia Rawson
Margaret Cordes
Recorder’s
Marjorie Hess
Bernice Tichy
Ruth Bartling
Ruth Bottorff
Nina M. Hersch
Myrtis Pope
Bernadine Whelan
Virginia Johnson
John Henderson
Seth Hendryx
Jerry Hanus
Verna Kirkpatrick
Thomas McAllen
Harold Adams
Theodore Parrott
Clarence Steadman
Leo Steadman
W. A. Hickman
Orville MecNiel
Lottie Melichar
Public Health Service
Catherine Osh
Decorah Dry Goods Store Sold to Sigourney Man
Mott and Company announced the sale of their dry goods stock and building to E. R. Wimmer of Sigourney. Possession will be given February 1. The store traces to 1863 as the Pioneer fixture opened by C. J. Goodard in Decorah. Wimmer already owns stores in other Iowa cities.
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Decorah
Confession in Black Dahlia Death Studied
Daniel S. Voorhees, 33, was booked on suspicion of murder after signing a one sentence confession in the Black Dahlia case. He surrendered to homicide detectives and said he killed the young film hopeful. Police said he talked too much and would seek a lawyer.
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Los Angeles
Daniel S. Voorhees
Dan Voorhees
Voorhees
Homicide Detail
Barrett
Lia
Charles King
Paul de River
Medford
Mass
Phoenix
Ariz
Phoenix Police Identification Bureau
Phoenix Records
Kelso, Calif
U.S. Emphasizes Atomic Control Before Broad Disarmament
Austin indicated the United States supports a two track approach linking atomic energy safeguards with general disarmament talks. He said no plan for broad disarmament should proceed without an agreed atomic control framework, and there were no plans for general disarmament before safeguards.
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U.N
United States States
Austin
United States
British Banker Abduction Sparks Israel Manhunt
Palestine police intensify the search for kidnapped British banker H A S Collins amid fears he was fatally harmed after being taken from his home Sunday. Another British hostage, Judge Ralph Windham, was released unharmed in a Tel Aviv suburb. Rumors that Collins had been freed could not be confirmed after a full day of checks.
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Jerusalem
Palestine
Ees
Irgun Zvai Leumi
Ralph Windham
Tel Aviv
H. A. S. Collins
Rattlesnake Box Stolen From Car in San Gabriel
The thief who nabbed a box from geologist Joseph Gerle in San Gabriel may regret it after revealing the container held live rattlesnakes with fangs and poison ducts to police.
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San Gabriel
Calif
Joseph Gerle
Geogist
Nye Discusses Iowa School Legislation Before Cedar Rapids
Frank Nye associate editor of The Gazette spoke at the First Christian church Tuesday night under Cedar Rapids Teachers Association sponsorship. He reviewed a decade of slow progress in Iowa school legislation and forecast substantial gains this year. He linked liquor state institutions and school legislation, warned against tying school funding to the state income tax, and noted Iowa leads in hogs corn and poultry while state institutions and public education funding lag.
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Frank Nye
the Gazette
Iowa
First Christian Church
Cedar Rapids Teachers Association
Nye
Chinese Plane Wreck Found Near Hankow
A Chinese commercial airliner carrying Methodist Bishop Schuyler Ed ward Garth of Madison and 24 others was found wrecked and burned 100 miles west of Hankow. Officials fear all aboard perished as a rescue convoy prepared at Hankow.
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Shanghai
Schuyler Edward Garth
Madison
Wis
Hankow
China
John Papajik
York
Chinese National Aviation Corporation
R. A. Vick
Cheshire
Frank S. Jordan Dies in Springville Veteran and Drug Store Operator
Frank S. Jordan, 60, lifelong Springville resident and drug store operator for 20 years, died Monday at Knoxville Veterans Hospital after a three year illness. Born July 22 1836 in Springville, he was a World War I veteran and a Cedar Rapids Elks member. Services set for 2 p.m. Thursday at the Huntington home with Rev. Charles officiating.
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Gazette
Springville
Frank S. Jordan
Veterans Hospital
Knoxville
Elks Club
Cedar Rapids
Yugoslavia Charges US Violated Paris Reparations Pact
Yugoslav spokesman Mladen Ivekovic accused the United States of a flagrant breach of the 1946 Paris reparations agreement. He urged a special commission to probe German asset liquidation in neutral countries and urged greater Allied adherence to the treaty terms amid mounting claims for an $11 billion reparations bill.
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London
United States
Yugoslavia
Germany
Mladen Ivekovic
Foreign Ministers Council
Ivekovic
Austria
Spain
Canada
Canafor
Accused of Hurling 3 Daughters Down Well
In Yackinvile North Carolina a 30 year old man Gene Scales was jailed on a charge of hurling his three young daughters to their deaths in a tenant farm well. His wife Ruth Louise reported he shouted Jesus says we got to go then cast the children into the well and followed him in. The victims were Dorothy eight Grace six and Alice two.
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Yackinville
N. C
Gene Scales
Sheriff’s
Ruth Louise
Jesus
Scales
Dorothy
Grace
Alice
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Florence Fayman
Robert D. Whitney
Annie J. Ferguson
Lorraine M. Rosell
Charles N. Rosell
Richard M. Shope
Catherine A. Shope
Marie M. Nagle
John E. Nagle
Viola Behel
Rawson Behel
Helen L. Hardin
Ralph L. Hardin
Margie A. Allely
Arlo E. Allely
Evelyn E. Holt
Elmore E. Holt
Jeanette L.benish
Alvin J. Benish
Wesley Ferguson
Julia Ferguson
Board of Education
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Mike Shea
Mercy
Virgil W. Leidigh
Lincoln Heights
Dexter Wolfe
First Street
St. Luke’s
Donald McAtee
Troy Mills
Otis Burger
Thirty-second Street
Lee Denin
D Avenue NW
Richard Hagerman
Second Street
Fred Stelpflug
Dubuque
Akres
H. C. Succow
Succow
Virginia Adams
Margaret Adams
Fifth Street
Grace Scott
Washington Avenue SE
Gerald Walz
Central City
Herbert Harock
Fourteenth Avenue SE
Frank Seggall
J. Frank Cravens
Floyd Gifford
Center Point
Floyd Roster
George Arnold
Walker
James Smith
Stanwood
Jess Newman
First Avenue E
Homer Boies
Keystone
C. E. Fleury
Second Avenue SE
R. L. Shoop
Charles Ross
C. R. Stone
Sixteenth Avenue SW
Ray Ashlock
Twenty-eighth Street Drive
Lumb Houser
Newhall
E. J. Gillcrest
Eighth Avenue
Kenneth Burns
Marion
Fourteenth Avenue
F. W. Engberg
Guaranty
J. J. Nedvel
First Avenue
Lloyd Edwards
Eighth Street
Harold Meredith
Norway
Harry Zuber
West Amana
Charles W. Novak
Y.M.C.A
Reo Straw
Nineteenth Avenue
Robert Graese
Charles Izer
Longwood Drive
R. Prewitt
Bever Avenue
R. A. Groom
O.R.C
Floyd Hart
Third Street
Everett Moir
B Avenue
Howard Horan
Whelpley
Higley
County
Admiral Byrd
Harlan’ Snyder
Cleveland
Missouri
Columbia City
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Company
South Chicago
Clare E. Hoffman
Rmich
House Executive Expenditures Committee
United Press
George D. Aiken
Rvt
Senate
Beulah Randolph
Charles N. Ekstrom
Sova Services
Votroubek Services
Christensen
TAX Service
Auditor's
Dorothy Alt
Minnie Johnson
Ruth A. Archibald
Alta L. Hageman
Edith Stursa
Mary O'Connor
Joyce Bruce
Treasurer's Office
Decorah Dry Goods
Sigourney Man
Black Dahlia
Clarence Beatty
Ave
East
U.S
Public Finance
Dows
Dial
the Soothing Cologne
May's Drug Store
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