Diverse notices blend weather, divorces, and births in daily record
The item lists midweek temperatures for several cities including Miami and Minneapolis, then notes a forecast of colder air and snow flurries Friday night and Saturday. It also covers divorce decrees and petitions, multiple meter violations with fines, and birth announcements from St. Luke's and various families detailing January 29–30 births and anniversaries.
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Tuesas
Miami
Minneapolis
Detroit
Iowa
South Portion
Trolley Snowbound Overnight Near Lafayette
About 20 to 25 passengers on the Waterloo to Cedar Rapids W C F and N interurban were snowbound overnight near Lafayette three miles west of Alburnett. They stayed in the car and ate cheese and crackers from a nearby grocery. The interurban, due in Cedar Rapids at 5 55 p m, arrived at 9 a m Thursday after track clearing. The first car left Cedar Rapids Thursday at 11 30 a m for Waterloo with no trouble reported.
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Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
W.C.F
N. Interurban
Lafayette
Alburnett
Interurban passengers stranded and routes reopening
A City Lines bus transported riders from Seatech area while another Cran die car failed. Passengers were dropped at North Liberty station and fed at the Lighthouse Inn. They resumed travel to Iowa City after the North Liberty to Iowa City highway reopened. A Cedar Rapids tractor was sent to recover a taxicab stranded at Konigsmark.
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Crandie
North Liberty
Lighthouse Inn
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Konigsmark
Eleventh Street
Enth Avenue
Hown
Clyde Parker
Parker
University of Scouting
Coe College
Keith Benner
Coe Chapel
William Lawrence
New York
Scouting Service
Troop Arrivals Include Langfitt From Japan With 566 Troops
The U S army transport Langfitt carrying 566 troops and 19 civilians arrives from Japan and is due at Seattle. Also arriving Wednesday in New York City are the John Ericsson from Southdraw the Mary C Kimbro from Bremerhaven with 15 troops and 90 war dogs and the Wabash Victory from Bremerhaven with 14 troops and 87 war dogs.
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U. S. Army
Langfitt
Japan
United States
Seattle
New York City
John Ericsson
Southdrew
Mary C. Kimbro
Bremerhaven
Wabash Victory
Nfombmb
Wage Boosts and Back Pay for Meat Workers
The War Labor Board backed a $5 million annual wage increase affecting over 100,000 workers in major meat packing plants. A $15 million retroactive fund will be distributed, with indices dating back to 1942. The board reduced labor grades from 256 to 25 and standardized pay for同 work across regions.
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Chicago
Meat Packing Commission
Department of Labor
War Labor Board
Swift
Armour, Cudahy, Wilson and Morrell
CIO United Packinghouse Workers
AFL Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher
National Brotherhood of Packinghouse Workers
Kerr
Commission
Pearce Davis
Institute of Industrial Relations
University of California
Iowa Safer Record Falls From First To Eighth
A 1946 report by the Iowa highway patrol shows a 13.7 percent drop in fatal accidents from 1941 to 1946, but Iowa fell from first to eighth in safety ranking. Non fatal accidents were 20 231 in 1946, down 20 percent from 1941. 519 no one incidents occurred. The patrol notes a 11 percent quarterly decrease in fatalities late 1946 amid rising traffic and reports 146 patrolmen and about 124 patrol cars for the year.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa Highway Patrol
Iowa
The
Highway Patrol
Woman wills 71000 to Iowa P E O home
Fairfield Iowa. The Sarah Porter Beckwith home for P E O members at Mt Pleasant gains more than 71000 from the estate of Effie McPherson of Fairfield. The total estate is about 92205 with 5000 to E G Davies Spokane and 5000 to Elizabeth Bruce Os Kal Oska. 500 to D McBride Spokane and 5000 to Reeva Ireland Os Kal Oska. Mrs McPherson died December 20 1946. husband died in 1925. no children.
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Fairfield
INS
Sarah Porter Beckwith
P.E.O
Mt. Pleasant
Effie McPherson
E. G. Davies
Spokane
Wash
Elizabeth D. Bruce
Oskaloosa
Reeva Ireland
Frn
D. McBride
McPherson
GOP Publicity Director Dies
Lou Gardner aged 70 publicity director for the Republican state central committee died Thursday morning at his in law’s home in Oxford Junction. He suffered a heart attack after the November election and had been ill six months. Gardner earlier worked on the Monticello Express and co published the Anamosa Eureka. He is survived by his wife and two daughters.
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the Gazette
Oxford Junction
Lou Gardner
Republican State Central Committee
Joe Havlik
Oxford
Junoon
Gardner
Hayden Funeral Home
Ardner
Anamosa
Des Moines
Deaths of Robert A Hall Widely Noted in Cedar Rapids Friends
Debo of Cedar Rapids notes the death of Robert A Hall in New York City on a Tuesday. Born July 9 1869 in Ontario he moved to Rapids as a child and lived in New York for the past decade. Survived by wife Kathryn Crozer of Cedar Rapids a daughter Merrett three brothers Joseph J Hall of Denver Alex Van Dyke and Mrs H L Snow en of Cedar Rapids and Mrs C A Merritt of Denver. Services were held Thursday at Steven Merritt funeral home in New York City.
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Cedar Rapids
Robert A. Hall
New York
Ontario
Hall
Rapids
Kathryn Crozer
Merrett
Joseph J. Hall
Denver
Alex
Los An- van ‘Dyke
H. L. Snowen
C. A. Merritt
Steven Merritt
New York City
Services for Bert Fay Leonard in Turner chapel
Bert Fay Leonard of 1119 I Avenue NE died Tuesday. Adj. Walter Thompson of the Salvation Army will conduct services at 1:30 p.m. Friday in the Turner chapel. Burial is in Dunkard cemetery, seven miles north of Cedar Rapids. Friends may call at the chapel.
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Bert Fay Leonard
I Avenue NE
Turner Chapel
Adj
Walter Thompson
Salvation Army
Dunkard Cemetery
Cedar Rapids
Wheeler Services for Frederick E Wheeler
Funeral services for Frederick E Wheeler route 2 will be held in the Tea Hen chapel at 2 p.m. Friday conducted by the Rev. G H Bamford. Burial takes place at Linwood cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
Services for Charles N. Ekstrom Friday in Turner chapel
Charles Nelson Ekstrom of 1513 Third Avenue SE died Wednesday. Services will be held at 3:30 p.m. Friday in Turner chapel conducted by Rev. J. Richard Wagner. Burial is planned at Bohemian National cemetery.
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Charles Nelson Ekstrom
Third Avenue SE
Turner Chapel
J. Richard Wagner
Bohemian National Cemetery
Snowstorm disrupts Cedar Rapids travel and services
Snow blocked roads and delayed trains across Cedar Rapids area while telegraph and telephone systems faced outages. Passengers faced long waits as Midwest lines from Chicago to Minneapolis battled heavy snow, with buses rerouted or canceled and schools delaying or canceling activities. Transportation hubs reported line delays, and utilities warned of coal and power delivery challenges amid the storm.
Services for Miss Beulah Ivy Randolph
Funeral services for Miss Beulah Ivy Randolph of 1408 Fourth Avenue SE were conducted at 3 30 PM Saturday at Lae Cedar Memorial Cemetery. Friends and family attended the service and burial arrangements were announced.
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Beulah Ivy Randolph
Fourth Avenue SE
Beatty Cha
Richard Wagner
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Deaths: Harry C. McEldon of near Marion
Harry C. McEldon died at his Cedar Rapids area home Wednesday. Born March 12, 1891, in Sioux City, he spent most of his life in the Cedar Rapids vicinity. He is survived by a brother, George, of Cedar Rapids. The body lies at Rehn chapel pending funeral arrangements with viewing Friday evening.
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Harry C. McEldon
Marion
Sioux City
Cedar Rapids
George
Rehn Chapel
Funeral set for Fred L. Lapham in Ottumwa
Fred L. Lapham a former Cedar Rapids resident died in an Iowa City hospital at 11 15 a m Wednesday after a seven month illness Born April 13 1904 in Cedar Rapids he moved to Ottumwa ten years ago He was a fireman for the Milwaukee railroad 26 years a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and the Fraternal Order of Eagles at Ottumwa Survived by his wife the former Helen Luntz and a daughter Betty Jeanne both of Ottumwa and a brother Robert of Cedar Rapids Services will be at St Patrick s church here at 10 a m Saturday with Rt Rev Msgr D J Lenihan The Rosary will be recited by Msgr Lenihan at 8 p m Friday mortuary
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Fred L. Lapham
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Ottumwa
Milwaukee Railroad
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Order of Eagles
Survi
Helen Untz
Betty Jeanne
Robert
St. Patrick’s Church
D. J. Lenihan
Msgr
Lenihan
Kenton Engagement at Danceland Canceled
The Stan Kenton engagement at Danceland tonight was canceled due to travel issues. The group could not reach the city in time for Wednesday night’s performance.
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Kenton
Danceland
Stan Kenton
Tragic double murder suicide shocks Cedar Rapids community
Alvin J. Benish shot his wife four times with a .22 caliber pistol then killed himself Wednesday afternoon in Cedar Rapids. Mrs. Benish died at the scene. Benish died at the hospital at 4 12 p.m. The couple were in the midst of a divorce when the violence erupted, with attorney Mitvalsky reporting they had several conferences aimed at reconciliation. The couple’s three year old child, Alveina, was with relatives as investigators pieced together the sequence of events leading to the tragedy.
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Alvin J. Benish
Eighth Street SE
Benish
Alveina
Yee
Mitv
George Connell
Mitvalsky
Emerst
Mrs. Benish
Belongish
South Pacific
Army
New Guinea
Denesi
Connell
Cheyenne, Wyo
Mitraisky
Spooner
Harold Smith
Tenth Street
W. W. Rattora
Fourth Avenue SE
Mitralsky
Drag River for Missing Student
Police and Muscatine rescue units dragged the Mississippi River as part of a search for Ernest Archer an 18 year old University of Iowa student who has not been seen since Saturday a suitcase belonging to Archer was found Tuesday night its contents missing and authorities theorize the suitcase may have been stolen from the bus depot with clothing removed later
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Muscatine
Mississippi River
Ernest Archer
Archer
Uni
Iowa
G. L. Oa
Iowa City
Truman to Speak Tonight for March of Dimes
President Truman will address the nation via a four minute radio speech at 10 45 p m Iowa time across all networks in support of the March of Dimes. The brief remarks aim to boost the annual campaign and its fund raising efforts.
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Washington
Truman
Iowa
Prefab Loan of 12 Million Is Granted
The Reconstruction Finance Corporation approved a $12.5 million loan to the Lustron Corporation of Chicago to finance production of veterans housing. The firm is to invest about 500,000 of its own funds with the RFC loan.
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Washington
Reconstruction Financeration
Lustron Corporation
Veterans
Chicago
RFC
All Dahlia Associates Eliminated as Suspects
Los Angeles investigators cleared all known acquaintances of Elizabeth Short as murder suspects and shifted to the theory that the Black Dahlia was killed by a man unknown to Short. Police rejected three confessions and said they had no solid clue, with Capt. Jack Donahoe urging the public to help find the killer.
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Los Angeles
Elizabeth Short
Jack Donahoe
Apples Folded Into Classic Waffle Batter
To vary texture and flavor, add finely chopped apples to the batter. Use a ratio of two cups of apples for every two cups of flour, mixing evenly into the standard waffle batter.
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Daily Record
R. M. Hull
Wall Lake, Ia
Elva Anne Kriz
Dallas
Mona E. Seaton
Richard S. Seaton
Helen J. Ramaker
Joseph C. Ramaker
Frank Studer
Viola
C. J. Cacioppo
Otis Road
M. M. Kaupke
Country Club Parkway
Joe Kremenak
Fourteenth Street
Paul Bell
Sixth Street
John McIntyre
Sastern Boulevard
W. W. Salisbury
Sixteenth Street
Max Schwarzenberg
First Avenue
Edwin Wathan
Second Street
J. R. Flynn
Country Clubway
M. J. Rich
Blahnik
Third Avenue
Leo Bisinger
George Rom
Mt. Vernon
Albert Swearingen
Coldstream Avec
Richard Pike
Circle Drive
St. Luke’s
Faye Fisher
Seventh Avenue
Clifford Leonard
Fairfax
Eugene Kloubec
Avenue NE
William Kindig
Thirty-third Street
Calvin Orcutt
Earlville
Vernon Owens
Palo
Floyd Wedmemeier
Nineteenth Avenue
City Lines
Seatech Tox Eee
Associated Press
LAPES
Big Five Packers
P.E.O. Home
Gop
Leonard Services
Ekstrom Services
Kuchaska
Fane
Chi
Omaha
Dakotas
M. H. Morrison
Cedar
Northwestern Telephone Company
Morrison
Tipton
Aeon
Lington
Charles Herbeck
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Herbeck Sa
Manchester
L. G. Frutig
Western Union
Fruitig
Highway Report
Chicago and North Western
Rock Island
Burlington
Manly
Bar Rapids
Tathervile
Minneapolis - Houston Rockets
Fernald
Iowa Falls
Alvin Benish
Valsky
Brush Chapel
Smith
Rattora
John J. Benis
Near Western
Loraine R. Schrader
Kenneth Hanson
Drag River
March of Dimes
Okinow
Beth
Yin
Second Avenue
Dahlia
Smith Brothers
Svete Oont
Smith Brothers Menthol
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