Cold weekend forecast dominates Sioux City District
Very cold conditions prevail with wind from the north to northwest at 20 to 25 mph. Temperature range Saturday high 10, low 12, Sunday high 2 with subzero overnight readings in many sections. Police and traffic court notes list multiple fines for drunkenness, speeding, stop signals, and license issues. Marriage licenses issued and local births announced in various area jurisdictions.
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Thurstes
Angeles
Sioux City
Newspaper Costs In Record Rise Reported by Cowles
Gardner Cowles, president of The Register and Tribune Company, warned shareholders that newspaper costs rose faster than revenue in the past six months. He noted newsprint at war levels and warned 1947 would be difficult if costs keep climbing.
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Des Moines
Gardner Cowles
Register and Tribune Company
Cowles
Trifle Decline in Wholesale Prices Reported by BLS
Washington report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics notes a slight drop of four tenths in the wholesale price index, now at 46.3 percent of the 1926 average. The index sits 0.5 percent above year end 1946 and 31.4 percent above a year ago, with lower farm subgroups and wheat quotes down near 3 percent while lumber and construction inputs show modest gains. Rubber prices rose about 15 percent as the RFC offset higher purchase costs.
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Washington
INS
Bureau of Labor Statistics
BLS
RFC
Dr Arnold Nash to Speak at Coe Ministers Meeting
Dr Arnold Nash, educator and author, will address the Coe Ministers Meeting at Coe College on February 27. Nash, a former editor and author on Christian marriage, has lectured at Yale and Princeton and has a background in sex education and church-state topics.
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Arnold Nash
Coe
Coe College
University of Ogy
Worldwide Conference On “Church, Community and State
Oxford
World Christian Youth Conference
Netherlands
Nash
United States
England
Student Christian Movement
University of London
Yale Divinity School
Berkely Divinity School
University of Iowa
University of Nebraska
University of California
Princeton Theological Seminary
Eric L. Clitheroe
Division of
Religion, Philosophy and Psychology
P. Hewison Pollock
Westminster Foundation
Colony of Heaven
Theodore G. Lilley
Andrew E. Kurth
Buses Engaged in School Routes Surpass Ninety Thousand
A figure shows more than 90,000 buses involved in transporting children to and from schools. The data highlight extensive fleet usage in pupil commuting and back to class logistics amid ongoing transportation planning.
Portal Hearing Tied Up Over Issue of Time
Federal Judge Frank R. Picard signaled he will weigh accumulated time to decide if Mt. Clemens Pottery workers qualify for portal pay in a labor dispute about retroactive compensation. The proceedings featured clashes with company officials who argued walking and make ready time should not count.
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Detroit
Frank R. Picard
Mt. Clemens
Won't Join in Detroit
Attorney Edward said he would not participate in Detroit proceedings. The brief item notes his stance as part of ongoing coverage.
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Detroit
Edward Said
Labor hearing over de minimis time for walking to and from time clocks
Attorneys debated whether two types of employee activity met compensation thresholds. The key issue is how much walking time workers spend to and from the time clock and whether that time is compensable. Picard noted lack of agreement could delay the hearing.
Deaths of Cedar Rapids Pioneer Family Member
Mrs. Mark Morton, part of a Cedar Rapids pioneer clan, died Wednesday at her Lake Forest Illinois home. Born in 1857 to John Weare, early Cedar Rapids builder, she remained in the city until marriage and was affiliated with the First Church in Cedar Rapids. She remained connected to Cedar Rapids through annual visits with John S. Ely relatives.
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Mark Morton
Cedar Rapids
Lake Forest
Ill
John Weare
Cedar Rap
John S. Ely
Morton
Clear Lake Man Dies in Snowbound Car Near Galena
J. M. Lamey of Clear Lake, brother of Cedar Rapids resident Mrs. Arthur Barlow, died of carbon monoxide poisoning after his car stalled in a snowdrift near Galena Illinois Thursday night. Survived by his wife and mother, with twelve cars and a bus stranded outside Galena from 2 to 9 p.m., AP dispatch reports.
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J. M. Lamey
Clear Lake
Arthur Barlow
Cedar Rapids
Galena
Ill
Barlow
Harriet Lamey
Onslow
Associated Press
Christie Turkington Dies in Muscatine at Letts Service Planned
Christie Turkington of Letts father of Mrs. C R Armentrout 162 Twenty Third Street SE Muscatine died Thursday night. The body is at Fairbanks funeral home in Muscatine. Services will be held at Letts Methodist Church at 2 30 p m Sunday with burial in Letts.
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Christie Turkington
Letts
C. R. Armentrout
Twenty-third Street
Muscatine
Fairbanks Funeral Home
Letts Methodist Church
Services for Harry C. McEldon Funeral Conducted Near Marion
Services for Harry C. McEldon who died at his home near Marion will be held at the Rohn chapel at 2 p.m. Saturday conducted by Rev. Paul. Burial will follow Friday evening at Oak Hill.
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Harry C. McEldon
Marion
Rohn Chapel
Paul
Oak Hill
Alvin J Benish Service Held in Brush Chapel
A service for Alvin J. Benish of 1122 Eighth Street SE will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Brush chapel conducted by Theodore B. Hlubucek. Burial is at Bohemian National cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
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Alvin Benish
Alvin J. Benish
Eighth Street SE
Brush Chapel
Theodore B. Hlubucek
Bohemian National Cemetery
Cedar Rapids Parking Meter Take Drops to New Low
Cedar Rapids police figures show the five day parking meter collection at 1,443.09 dollars, the smallest since meters were installed last November. The report notes the total was the lowest for the period since installation.
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Cedar Rapids
Eight Hospital Bills In Iowa Senate Move On
Iowa senators introduced eight hospital related bills led by Herman Knudson. Proposals include annual inspections of county homes with mental patients, salary adjustments for inspectors, a 30 day observation period at state hospitals, and delivery of patients by physician rather than sheriff. Also plans to pay counties $3 weekly for transferred patients and ensure facility availability before admission. The same session funded 431 to education related health and lab facilities, amid debate on bank capital requirements and polio strain impacts.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa Senate
Herman Knudson
Mason City
State Board of Control
Oy Tee Pope
State Board of Education
University Hospital
Iowa City
State Chers College
Cedar Falls
School For the Blind
Vinton
G. A. Beaman
Delta
Arch McFarlane
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids Digout Delays Snow Cleanup and Accidents
City crews towed fifteen parked cars to clear streets for snow removal as side streets wait while main arteries and bus routes are kept passable. Lt Garrison suffered injuries after slipping in snow, and roads remain blocked in northeastern Iowa. Highways 20 6 30 open state wide. eight foot drift on highway 13. 25 percent of toll circuits restored to 85 towns. cold snap with single digits and below zero readings across the region.
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Williams
Lt Garrison
Third Street
Garrison
E. Vifian
Shaver Road
Eighth Street
D Avenues
Vifian
St. Luke's Hospital
City Lines
E. A. Prochaska Said, But the D Avenue
First Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Mercury
Chambers-Inskeep
Highwa
Sioux City
Des Moines
Highway 13
E. F. Winkler
Californian Pays For Sign Language Lesson
George W. Chappe of Hughson California handed over 77 dollars to three deaf mutes who staged a silent holdup in Modesto. The assailants used a rapid-fire conversation with gestures to threaten him and demanded his wallet directing him to surrender.
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Modesto
Calif
George W. Chappe
Hughson
Chappell
Hines Outlines Cedar Rapids Airport Plans
City attorney Don Hines spoke to the Young Men's Bureau detailing steps to bring trans continental air service to Cedar Rapids. He warned ground installations must remain modern twenty years hence and noted a lack of specialists in airport groundwork, cautioning future plans to avoid past mistakes.
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Don Hines
Young Men’s Bureau
Trans-Continental Air Service
Cedar Rapids
Hines
YMB
Severe Iowa blizzard grinds roads and schools to halt
Twenty to 25 degrees below zero is forecast for parts of Iowa as a severe blizzard traps roads and utilities. The Weather Bureau warns of cold wave conditions with lows near 10 below in the northwest and five above in the southeast, while highway crews race to clear state highways by Saturday. Rural schools remain closed in many areas and Marshalltown reports 10 to 12 feet of snow piled on county roads.
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Associated Press
Iowa
Weather Bureau
the Highway Commission
Marshalltown
Winter storm kills dozens across the South and Midwest
The nation endures a severe winter blast with at least 25 dead and scores injured. Tornadoes struck Alabama Georgia and Tennessee killing eight and Arkansas Missouri seven as the storm devastates homes and property amid record snow and ice. Ten remain unaccounted for in the aftermath.
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Midwest
Alabama
Georgia
Tennessee
Arkansas
Missouri
Bitter Cold Grips Yukon After Snag Airport Readings
A weather report from Yukon near the Alaska border notes the temperature dropping to 79 below at Snag airport on Thursday, signaling extreme cold in the region. Local observers warn of wind chills and hazardous travel conditions as the dry, frigid air settles across the area.
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Chicago
America
Snag Airport
Yukon
Alaska
Snow and wind cause Midwest deaths and regional closures
Weather across the Midwest and mid-South caused multiple fatalities in snow related accidents. Schools and businesses faced closures while Milwaukee experienced heavy snowfall following 18 inches, and Alpena reported 20 inches in under a day. Forecasters noted milder conditions elsewhere along the eastern seaboard.
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Midwest
mid-South
Sea- Milwaukee
Alpena
Mich
Philadelphia
New
Secret Report Raises Newsprint Prices Tied to Giants
Washington report states newsprint prices fixed by three corporate groups controlling production and distribution. It accuses big publishers and mills of restricting supplies for small papers, with Canada supplying most US newsprint in 1938 and calls for cooperation with Canada to ease monopolistic pressure.
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Washington
INS
Sena- Murray
Canada
Department of Justice
Federal Trade Commission
Commission
Justice J. Murray
Clark
Murray
Congress
United States
Wilkinson Warns Hotels To File Rent Registrations
Cedar Rapids area hotels and motor courts must file temporary rent registrations as ceilings rise. Area Rent Director T. J. Wilkinson announced the requirement and said forms for listing weekly and monthly rate rooms are available at the rent office in the American Building.
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Cedar Rapids
Wera Lermansteiner
T. J. Wilkinson
Woman's Death Blamed on Hit-Run Driver in West Virginia
A woman's death in Ton, West Virginia is attributed to a hit-and-run incident by state and city police. Detective L B Warren of Charleston police stated he and others are investigating the case and pursuing leads.
State Trooper Reaches New Conclusion on Police Dispute
State Trooper R G Coen apparently abandons the Thursday stance of Police Chief Harold B Cornwell in a developing dispute. The new position shifts the official interpretation of the incident and leaves questions about responsibility and next steps.
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R. G. Coen
Harold B. Cornwell
Cost of living rise slows in 30 days says BLS
The Labor Department reports that the cost of living increased 0.7 percent from Nov 15 to Dec 15, 1.5 percent below the prior period and the smallest rise since June. Food prices fell 1 percent offsetting other costs. overall, living costs remain 56 percent above August 1939 and up 18 percent from a year earlier.
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Washington (Lp
Labor Department
Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Courts Dismiss Suit to Oust Browns from Lot in Central City
On motion by plaintiff Mrs Agnes T Jensen the district court dismissed a suit seeking to oust Mr and Mrs Everett F Brown from lot 5 block 7 Central City. Frank Karelvice filed a district court judgment action for 50 80 against Lockhand of Preston for damages to his car from a November 3 accident.
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Agnes T. Jensen
Everett F. Brown
Central City
Frank Karelvice
Lockhand
Preston
Ee Ee Ee Eee
Higdon Dies Former Ottumwa Police Chief
Carl M. Higdon 47 former chief of the Ottumwa police department died in a hospital after illness. A founder and longtime president of the Iowa State Policemen's Association, he had been on pension due to ill health. Funeral services are set for 2:30 p.m. Saturday.
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Ottumwa (Ap
Carl M. Higdon
Ottumwa Police Department
Higdon
Iowa State Policemen’s Association
Cape Cod Shipwrecks Threaten Provincetown
In Provincetown Massachusetts seafarers estimate more than 3000 shipwrecks occurred along Cape Cod since Pilgrims landed at Plymouth. The claim underscores the area’s dangerous coast and long history of maritime loss.
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Provincetown
Mass
Plymouth
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A Avenue NE
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Seventeenth Street SE
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W. D. Smith
Meadowbrook Drive
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Police Theft Report
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Ely
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Frank Ehrenmie
Agnes Tyler
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Nineteenth Avenue SW
Otto Vetter
Robert Cooper
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Twelfth Avenue SE
Ralph Chissel
First Avenue SE
Harold Usher
E Avenue
St. Luke’s
M. W. Rosen
Longwood Drive
Claude Runner
Washington Avenue
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Max Melton
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Secret Report
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Joseph J. Janeba
Ottumwa
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