Iowa Weather and Local Notices July 1 1947
Weather outlook shows Iowa warm with isolated thundershowers Missouri valley Wednesday night and Thursday. Divorces and legal notices list several cases and fines for drunkenness speeding and improper parking. Obituaries note deaths in Arlington Center Point Monticello and Clarence. Local births recorded Wayne Stewart and Elmer Schulte families welcomed on June 30 and July 1 respectively.
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Iowa
Missouri Valley
Law Catches Up with Man After 28 Years
DES MOINES AP After 28 years the law caught up with George Frazer 57 who escaped from Knoxville state prison camp July 6 1919 Frazer was serving a 20 year term in a slaying case The board said Frazer was arrested at Elko Nev and Warden Percy Lainson sent officers to return Frazer to Fort Madison penitentiary.
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Des Moines
George Frazer
Knoxville
State Board of Control
Frazer
Elko
Nev
Percy Lainson
Fort Madison Penitentiary
Rider 78 Injured as Motor Scooter Upsets
DES MOINES AP John Gregory of Des Moines suffered leg cuts when his motor scooter overturned. Gregory is 78 years old and was recovering Monday from the injuries.
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Des Moines
John
Gregory
Floods Rise as Mississippi Drowns St. Louis Area
The Mississippi rose to 39.3 feet in St. Louis and 39.6 near Chester after two inches of rain, forcing levee abandonment and evacuation of Cape and East Carondelet residents. Sandbagging failed to hold, schools, buses, and army trucks helped move 4,000 people to safety. Flooding hit streets and disrupted power to 2,000 homes while warehouses and docks suffered damage.
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ST. Louis
Mississippi
Illinois
Cape
East Carondelet
R. E. Singser
Illinois Central
Missouri Pacific
Degognia Fountain Bluff
Chester
Chouteau Island
Weather Bureau
Nichols Returns 3600 Subsidy Money for Nails
Davenport AP Frank R. Nichols president of Nichols Wire and Steel ordered the return of 3600 in federal subsidy payments and waived 4420 in proposed subsidies for housing nails. He wrote Senator George A. Wilson that government subsidies burden taxpayers and criticised steel scarcity and a black market in gray steel.
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Davenport
Frank R. Nichols
Nichols Wire and Steel Company
George A. Wilson
Nichols
Widely Traveled War Dog Watt Dies in Dubuque
Watt a black German shepherd war dog with combat experience in Africa and Italy died in Dubuque after arriving in the United States with Ted Ellsworth a veteran of the British air corps The dog began service in England and later joined the American AAC Watt who had met Bernard Montgomery on the Apennine front was buried in the Humane Society pet cemetery in Dubuque.
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Dubuque
INS
Watt
Ted Ellsworth
Humane Society
Ellsworth
England
British Air Corps
America
AAC
Bernard Montgomery
Appenine Front
Prices Increased by Indianapolis Newspapers
Indianapolis papers raised home delivery prices by five cents weekly to 25 cents if delivered by carrier. The News Star and Times cited higher production costs and said carriers will receive part of the increase.
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Indianapolis
INS
News
Star and Times
Colgate Names Former Iowa City Principal as Professor
Dr. James A. Strong, previously principal of Iowa City public schools, is promoted to full professor in Colgate University's political science department in Hamilton New York.
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Hamilton, NY
James A. Strong
Iowa City Public Schools
Colgate University
Iowans Rally to Press Red Rock Dam Start
Washington report says Iowa congressmen will push immediate construction of the Red Rock flood control dam on the Des Moines river near Marion county. The $15 million project would flood protect Ottumwa area and add hydroelectric power, with related Des Moines river protective works funded as part of 1944 acts.
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Washington
Iowa
Red Rock
Des Moines
Marion County
le Compte
Corydon
War Department
Congress
Cunningham
Wilson
Hickenlooper
Army Engineers
Ottumwa
Army
Raccoon
Mississippi River
Sabula
Choate Named Director of Army Ordnance Post
Roy C. Choate, president of LaPlant-Choate Manufacturing, elected director of the Quad-Cities-Iowa post of the Army Ordnance Association. The post covers eastern Iowa and is pivotal in mobilization efforts. Choate began his term on Tuesday amid a program linking industry with the Army and Navy munitions board.
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Cedar Rapids
Roy C. Choate
LaPlant-Choate Manufacturing Company
Quad-Cities-Iowa
Army Ordnance Association
Iowa
Armed Services
Army Navy Munitions Board
Choate
Used Cars Curb Market Tackled by Dealers and Officials
A Iowa Bureau of Internal Revenue official explained profits from new car sales to used car dealers are taxable and that investigators will pursue charges for selling vehicles without a license if trafficking is evident. Dealers say the option plan helps curb the curb market as penalties rise and factories join the fight. Officials shared that the public misperception of new cars in used lots drives unhealthy demand.
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Chase
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Cedar Rapids
Bureau
Fletcher
Creston
Burlington
Waterloo
Dubuque
Clinton
Sioux City
State Association
Death notice for Harry Lee Duncan
Harry Lee Duncan 71 of 403 Dunreath Drive NE Cedar Rapids died at 3:30 PM Monday after a brief illness He owned Hawkeye Laboratory born July 16 1875 in Columbus City Survived by daughters Lucile and Helen and son Donald L Duncan all of Cedar Rapids two brothers Oliver and Robert Duncan of Burlington and a grandson He was a member of the Eagles Moose and J O O F Services 1 PM Thursday Turner Chapel Rev H K Galloway Burial Columbus City Graveside 3 PM Friends may call at the chapel
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Harry Lee Duncan
Dunreath Drive
Cedar Rapids
Hawkeye Laboratory
Columbus City
Lucile Duncan
Helen Duncan
Donald L. Duncan
Oliver Duncan
Robert Duncan
Burlington
Duncan
Order of Eagles
Loyal Order of Moose
Turner Chapel
H. K. Galloway
Waverka learns of brother David Fackler death in Jefferson hospital
Mrs W E Waverka of 216 Fifth Street SW reports the death of her brother David W Fackler 53 of Herndon after a lingering illness in a Jefferson hospital Monday afternoon. Surviving are his wife Alma a son Pfc David Fackler in Tokyo two daughters Joyce San Francisco Jean at home his mother Mrs Josie Fackler of Churdan and five sisters Mrs Carl Roberts Mrs George Keubler Mrs S V Hume Mrs C B Owen and Mrs Vaverka. Services set for 2 39 pm Wednesday at Schleninger funeral home Jefferson and 3 30 pm at Union church Herndon with burial in Churdan cemetery.
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W. E. Waverka
Fifth Street
David W. Fackler
Herndon
Jefferson Hospital
Alma
Pfc
David Fackler
Tokyo
Joyce
San Francisco
Jean
Josie Fackler
Churdan
Carl Roberts
George Keubler
S. V. Hume
Jamaica
C. B. Owen
Empire
Calif
Vaverka
Schleninger
Jefferson
Union Church
Churan
Mary E Mounce 83 widow of Joe dies in Center Point
Mary E Mounce 83 widow of Joe Mounce died Tuesday morning at her daughter's home Center Point Survived by nine children Mabel Hill Waterloo Maude Price Goldie Benesch August Steinberg Center Point Lynn Benesch Daisy Price Cedar Rapids three sons Colonel Mounce Marshfield Wis Dick Alb urnett Bryan Cedar Rapids 16 grandchildren 14 great grandchildren Services 2 pm Thursday Center Point Christian church burial Green's Grove cemetery near Center Point
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Mary E. Mounce
Joe Mounce
August Steinberg
Center Point
Mabel Hill
Waterloo
Maude Price
Goldie Benesch
Lynn Benesch
Daisy Price
Cedar Rapids
Colonel Mounce
Marshfield
Wis
Alburnett
Bryan
Christian Church
Green’s Grove Cemetery
G K Davis Named Personnel Manager at Quaker Oats Cedar Rapids
G K Davis of 1607 Greene Avenue NE was named personnel manager at the Quaker Oats Cedar Rapids plant, succeeding William B Cormack who became plant superintendent last month. Davis previously served as training supervisor since 1946 after directing training at Firestone Nebraska ordinance plant 1942 45. He joins Iowa safety commission operations committee and is a member of the American Society of Training Directors and Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce. He holds a BA from Midland College Fremont Nebraska 1934 with graduate work at the University of Nebraska and Colorado State College.
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G. K. Davis
Greene Avenue
Quaker Oats Company
Cedar Rapids
William B. Cormack
Davis
Firestone Company
Nebraska Ordinance
Iowa Safety Commission
American Society of Training Directors
The
Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce
Midland College
Fremont
Neb
University of Nebraska
Colorado State College
Courthouse Briefs Include Forged Check Guilty Plea
Davenport resident Rose Raftis pled guilty to uttering a forged check Tuesday. Judge Floyd Philbrick imposed a one year suspended sentence to the Rockwell City women’s reformatory after her June 20 arrest on warrants for two bad checks in February and March. Restitution has been made. Also, Judge G. K. Thompson dismissed Hazel Rhodes’ divorce suit filed November 14, 1945 against Ross L. Rhodes on plaintiff motion. Charles J. Lynott’s will was admitted to probate. M. W. O’Rieley named executor with a $1,000 bond. Beneficiaries listed include wife Mavis Lynott and brother J. M. Lynott.
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Rose Raftis
Davenport
Women’s Reformatory
Rockwell City
Floyd Philbrick
G. K. Thompson
Hazel Rhodes
Ross L. Rhodes
Charles J. Lynott
M. W. O’rieley
Mavis Lynott
J. M Lynott
Six Men from Cedar Rapids Area Enlist in Army
Six men from the Cedar Rapids recruiting area have joined the army, including John R. Dawson of 545 H Street SW. They were sworn in at Fort Sheridan, Illinois as privates. The contingent includes Lawrence G. Beaty of Marion, Erwin M. Scovel of Delhi, Bernard K. McKernan and Albert L. Williams of Dubuque, enlisted in the army air forces for three years, and George W. Relf of Vinton, in armored service for three years.
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Cedar Rapids
John R. Dawson
H Street
Army
Fort Sheridan
Lawrence G. Beaty
Marion
Erwin M. Scovel
Delhi
Bernard K. McKernan
Albert L. Williams
Dubuque
Army Air Forces
George W. Relf
Vinton
Services for Louise Padley Set in Turner Chapel
Louise Katherine Padley widow of Irving S. Padley died Sunday. Services will be held at Turner chapel at 1 pm Wednesday led by Rev. D. A Loferski. Graveside rites follow at 3 pm in Woodlawn Cemetery Toledo. Freinds may visit at the chapel. Ola Rowley mother of Mrs. Paul Bell died Tuesday in Keosauqua after a long illness. Keosauqua services Thursday. Surviving daughters include Mrs. Joe Strong and Mrs. Hollis Arnold, both of Keosauqua.
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Louise Katherine Padley
Second Avenue SE
Irving S. Padley
Turner Chapel
D. A Loferski
Woodlawn
Toledo
Freinds
Ola Rowley
Paul Bell
Sixth Street
Keosauqua
Bell
Joe Strong
Hollis Arnold
Services for Levi H Moore at Turner Chapel
Levi Henry Moore of 846 Fourteenth Street NE will be honored with a service at Turner Chapel at 3 30 p m Wednesday conducted by the Rev H K Galloway. Burial follows at Cedar Memorial Cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
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Levi Henry Moore
Fourteenth Street NE
Turner Chapel
H. K. Galloway
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Iowa Hotel Firebug Gets Two-Year Term
District Judge R Kent Martin sentenced Lloyd Porter 27 of Modale Iowa and Council Bluffs to two years in the State Reformatory at Anamosa Porter admitted starting two fires at the Chieftain hotel in Council Bluffs June 19 both were extinguished before any harm occurred
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Council Bluffs, Ia
R. Kent Martin
Lloyd H. Porter
Modale
Council Bluffs
State Reformatory
Anamosa
Porter
Fountain To Continue As Guard Commander
President Truman signed a bill authorizing national guard members to serve as part time bankruptcy referees. Maj. Gen. Ray C. Fountain of Des Moines, then commander of the Iowa national guard, may be appointed as a part time referee in southern Iowa. Fountain previously held the referee post before his active army duty. The measure addresses a revised bankruptcy law interpreted to exclude state appointed officials.
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Washington
Truman
National Guard
Cunningham
R-Ia
Ray C. Fountain
Des Moines
Iowa National Guard
Iowa Judicial District
Fountain
Measles See Record Rise in June 1947
Assistant City Health Officer Clyde White reports Cedar Rapids logged 192 measles cases in June 1947, far above last year’s 46. State health official Dr. Carl F. Jordan links statewide spread to a cold damp spring. Whooping cough remained low with three cases in Cedar Rapids. other ailments included 51 chicken pox, 11 mumps, and three scarlet fever cases. Most measles were standard type, not German measles.
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Clyde White
City Health Department
Carl F. Jordan
State Health Department
Cedar Rapids
White
Chemists Fight Cedar Lake Slough Odor Stench
Cedar Lake odors persist as chemists from Quaker Oats and the local light company spray water with oil and plan to add sodium nitrate after water stagnation and furfural refuse fermentation. Officials say standing water from river recession two weeks ago contributes, with chaff residue from boiler fuel remaining in the water.
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Cedar Lake
Cedar Slough
Earle G. Nichols
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Cedar River
Quaker Oats and Light Company
Chicago Sanitary District
Nichols
Tenth
Twelfth Streets
First Avenue
Quaker Oats
Augustine Attacks Appointment To Highway Commission
Des Moines Iowa state Senator Earl Augustine criticized governor Lee Watts Corning as illegally appointed to the state highway commission. Augustine argued the governor cannot appoint without senate approval and noted the senate had refused to confirm Watts. He warned impeachment only via legislature and mocked the administration’s law compliance.
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Des Moines
INS
Earl Augustine
D-Oskaloosa
Lee Watts
Corning
State Highway Commission
Augustine
Wilson Workers in C. R. Expected To Okay Raise
Local No. 3 of the United Packing House Workers CIO will hold its regular monthly meeting Wednesday at 8 pm in Z.C.BJ hall. Harold Smith said ratification of a six cent per hour raise for eight Wilson and Company locals will be sought. he expects union acceptance with no difficulty.
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United Packing House Workers
CIO
Z.c.bj
Hall
Harold Smith
Wilson and Company
Smith
Traffic Toll in Cedar Rapids Since April 1
Cedar Rapids reports show 278 accidents and 85 injuries since April 1. The toll highlights rising road dangers and prompts calls for enhanced safety measures. Local authorities urge drivers to exercise caution and review traffic directives.
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Cedar Rapids
Landlord Enjoined From Power By Federal Court
Lincoln AP A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order to stop a Hastings landlord from cutting water and electric service to 11 apartments and from withholding janitorial and garbage collection services. The injunction follows the new rent control act and was sought by Irving Gruber. A hearing is set for July 8.
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Lincoln
John W. Delchant
President Truman
Edwin L. Stratton
Hastings
Stratton
Irving M. Gruber
Washington
Office of Housing Expediter
Gruber
Solons Ask Explain Statement on Our Army
Washington Republicans urge Gen Eisenhower to clarify his remark that the U S army ranks a poor second to Russia's The request comes as Allen of the rules committee says Congress should know what military leaders have done with billions in funding Short of Missouri in the armed services committee calls the statement propaganda for universal military training and accuses it of frightening the public
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Washington
Eisenhower
United States Army
Russia
Allen
House Rules Committee
Congress
Rep. Short
House Armed Services Committee
Mrs Sayre Resigns Farm Bureau Women’s Post in Iowa
Mrs. Raymond Sayre of Ackworth announced Tuesday her resignation as chairman of the Iowa Farm Bureau women’s committee after 10 years in that post. The mid summer Farm Bureau women meeting in Des Moines heard the report and the board of directors will appoint her successor this month.
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Des Moines
Raymond Sayre
Ackworth
Iowa Farm Bureau Women's Committee
Farm Bureau
Iowa Farm Bureau Board of Directors
Thief Breaks Into OK Drive In Marion
Linn county sheriff's deputies investigate a Marion break in at the OK Drive In. About $200 in cigarets and $30 in cash were stolen after the cafe closed at 7 p.m. Monday. Entry was gained by breaking a rear door pane, with a car possibly waiting at the back. The juke box was emptied as well.
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Linn County Sheriff's Office
OK Drive
Marion
Fred Todd
Sheriff's Office
Todd
Larry Condon
Condon
Chicago Milkmen Strike Ends Quickly
Chicago milk wagon drivers from the AFL Milkwagon Drivers' Union walked out at Dean and Borden dairies over severance pay clauses. The two companies settled within hours, with Borden saying it acceded to demands under protest and hinting at possible federal involvement to protect delivery efficiency.
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Chicago
AFL
Dean and Borden Dairies
Borden Company
Department of Justice
Truman Signs Extension of 3 Cent Postage Rate
President Truman signed legislation extending the three cent rate for local and non local first class mail indefinitely. The rate would have fallen to two cents after midnight without the act, which followed Senate approval after plans for broader rate revisions were dropped.
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Washington
Truman
Senate
Truman signs refugee bill to join international org
President Truman signed legislation making the United States a member of the International Refugee Organization. He said the action would give the world new reason to believe no problem is beyond cooperative settlement.
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Washington
Truman
United States
International Refugee Organization
TRO
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