Judge Vetoes Habeas Writ For Heirens
In Chicago Chief Justice Ward rejected a habeas corpus writ for 17-year-old William Heirens, University of Chicago student tied to the Degnan ransom case. Heirens faces 19 charges including assault with intent to murder and burglary. fingerprints and handwriting tests link him to the ransom note.
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Chicago
Harold G. Ward
William Heirens
University of Chicago
James V. Cunningham
Heirens
Degnan
John Prendergast
Prendergast
FBI
Waite
Iowa Agricultural Forecast Sees Warm, Scattered Thunderstorms
Partly cloudy and warm conditions prevail across the region with a few scattered thunderstorms. Forecasts show highs reaching the low 90s and cooler nights, with midweek temperatures trending down toward Thursday and Friday fair and moderate.
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Iowa
Gardening tip for roses from Larry Grove Iowa State
Iowa gardeners are advised by Larry Grove to prune roses as they fade. Removing old blooms helps the bush rebound, with new growth appearing about five weeks after cutting back to the first normal leaf.
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Iowa
Larry Grove
Iowa State College
Walker Man Awards Judgment in Car Collision Case
Frank Wachal of Walker won a 729.50 judgment from Patrick H. Burke in a suit filed July 26, 1944. Wachal sought 5,000 for injuries from a February 9, 1944 accident on the Walker Troy Mills road near Walker. Judge G K Thompson found Burke negligent and awarded 650 for injuries pain and suffering plus the rest for medical expenses and tractor damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Wachal
Walker
G. K. Thompson
Wachal
Patrick H. Burke
Walker-Troy Mills
Burke
Thompson
Car overturns injures no one in East Chicago incident
Sam Algozzini of East Chicago escaped injury when a car he drove overturned on a high 30 near 4221 Mt Vernon road Monday night. Deputy Sheriff Larry Condon investigated, noting Algozzini swerved to avoid another vehicle and rolled into a ditch.
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Sam Algozzini
East Chicago
Ind
Mt. Vernon Road
Larry Condon
Ozzini
Condon
Algozzini
Sham
Judge Suspends 30 Day Sentence for Vet’s Wife
Marianne Mosley a 26 year old South Carolinian pleaded guilty to petty larceny before Justice H R Churchill on Tuesday. The judge suspended the entire term of 30 days. Sheriff Harlan Snyder who arrested Mosley accompanied her to the Marion County jail.
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Marianne Mosley
Camden
S. C
Justice H. R. Chur
H. R. Churchill
Harlan Snyder
Marion
Son
Mosley
Named Assistant To School Head Named Assistant To School Head
Hale C. Reid, 47, a Coe College graduate, named director of curriculum and instruction by the Cedar Rapids school board under new superintendent Clyde Parker. Reid will oversee elementary curriculum and later tasks in junior and senior high schools, replacing Laura Ulery. He has degrees from Coe and Iowa, plus graduate work at Northwestern and Iowa State, with prior roles in Muscatine, Des Moines, South English, Cumberland, Bennett, Grandview, and Dubuque. Starting salary is 4500 for 10 months, with travel allowance. maximum salary tied to high school principals. He is married with one daughter.
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Cedar Rapids
Clyde Parker
Hale C. Reid
Coe College
J. K. von Lackum
Parker
Reid
Laura F. Ulery
Curven Lackum
Coe
University of Iowa
Northwestern University
Iowa State College
South English
Cumberland
Bennett
Grandview
Muscatine
Des Moines
Dubuque
University of Dubuque
Amnesty Approved For Reich Youths by McNarney
General political amnesty for all German youths born after January 1 1918 is approved by General Joseph T McNarney American military governor except Nazi fanatics and war criminals. The pardon covers hundreds of thousands who were fourteen or younger when Hitler rose to power awaiting council of states recommendation and military approval.
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Stuttgart
Joseph T. McNarney
Hitler
German Council of States
Nesper family takes move after liquor store duties and war bonds
The Nesper family plans to relocate to Miami on July 15 while continuing community service at the east side liquor store. During World War II the store participated in bond drives and raised funds for Boy Scouts, with several hundred dollars sent home. The household includes Mr and Mrs Nesper and children Kathleen 21, Jr 18, Mary Joan 16, and Patricia Ann 18, along with Mrs Leo M Yaunt and her husband who had resided at 2622 A avenue NE.
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Nesper
Esper
Miami
F. G. Venhorst
Rockford Vet Withdraws Suit for Annulment
Leslie Moore a 24 year old Rockford veteran withdrew his annullment suit after charging on Monday that he planned to marry his 18 year old wife Joan Marthe The case details remain unclear and no court action followed.
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Rockford
Rockford, Ill
Leslie ‘Moore
Moore
Joan Marthe
Four Powers Split on Trieste Plan After Short Gist Talks
Four-power talks in Paris left a boundary between Italy and Yugoslavia agreed but failed to decide on Trieste's governing statute. Russia backed international control for at least 10 years, while Britain and the US sought more time to study the plan. France proposed a provisional internationalization framework.
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Paris
Trieste
Foregn Ministers Council
Italy
Slavia
Russia
Britain
United States
Adriatic
Balkans
Yugoslavia
V. M. Molotov
Byrnes
Luxembourg Palace
Sangeet
France
Czechoslovakia
Stoddard Begins Duties As Head of Illinois U
Dr George Dinsmore Stoddard started as the tenth president of the University of Illinois in Champaign He is a former dean from Iowa and ex New Jersey state education commissioner He took over from retiring president Arthur Cutts Willard and was accompanied by his wife and two sons
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Champaign, Ill
George Dinsmore Stoddard
University of Iowa
Newark State
University of Illinois
Arthur Cutts Willard
Calls Issued for Banks Condition Reports
Washington AP authorities issued reports on the banking system condition at the close of the last Saturday marking the end of the fiscal year. The Federal Reserve Board issued the call to its members and to national and DC banks, the Comptroller of the Currency to FDIC insured state banks not in the Fed, routine and regular.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Comptroller
District of Columbia
Federal Insurance Corporation
FDIC
Federal Reserve System
Banks of N P Black issues June restaurant condition report
ap-Towa Banks of North Prairie Black issues a call for a June report detailing the condition of all eateries and banks in the area. The notice requests current status information from relevant establishments and authorities.
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Des Moines
Ap — Towa Banks
N. P
Black
Prices To Stay Put On Surplus Property
Prices administrator said dealers would adhere to prudent ceilings as Truman requested, despite OPA being dissolved and no current legal restraints.
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Washington
OPA
Truman
Canned Food Drive in Linn County Raises $10000 and 15000 Cans
About 15,000 cans and $10,000 in cash have been donated for UNRRA relief in Linn County. Campaign head Harold J. Ward says drives at grocery stores continue and more funds may come from churches and firms. Reports from workplaces are due at the Chamber of Commerce by Friday.
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Linn County
UNRRA
Harold J. Ward
Ward
Memorial
Chamber of Commerce
Insecticide Fed Fire In Canfield Hotel Inquiry Continues
An inquest into the Canfield hotel fire that killed 19 on June 9 moved into its third day as witnesses described use of liquid insecticide in closets and lobby areas. A sales engineer argued fibre board burns slowly but can flare after insecticide exposure.
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Homan
Leo J. Connolly
Connolly
Drowning and Cedar Rapids Rescue Efforts At River
Donnie McNabb vanished after diving for a boy in the Cedar River near the Northwest bridge area. Immediate search by volunteers, police, and fire units continued into night with boats and searchlights. Memorial services set for the Cedar Rapids boy. funeral details announced.
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Ellis Park
Burlingham
Fred McNabb
Sherman McNabb
Adrian Burlingham
Donnie
North Western Bridge
Deaths of Frank Merta and relatives near Shueyville
Frank Merta 77 died at his home near Shueyville on Tuesday 17 1869 at 1 15 am. He came to the United States in 1907 and lived in the Shueyville area. Surviving are wife Mary, daughter Mrs Thomas M Svoboda of Shueyville, sons Frank of Fairfax and Jerry of Cedar Rapids, 17 grandchildren and six great grandchildren. The Brosh chapel will hold services at 2 pm Friday. Burial in Hala cemetery near Swisher. Friends may call at the chapel.
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Frank Merta
Shueyville
United States
Mary
Thomas M. Svoboda
Fairfax
Jerry
Cedar ‘Rapids
Brosh
Ly Theodore Hlubucek
Hala
Swisher
John R. Meade 80 Dies of Heart Attack in Cedar Rapids
John R. Meade 80 of 836 Fifth Avenue SE Cedar Rapids died of a heart attack at 10 30 am Tuesday in Cedar Rapids He was born January 29 1867 in Cedar County and worked as a farmer in Johnson County Survivors include his wife Mary four sons William and Clement of Cedar Rapids Gordon of Walker and Edmund of Los Angeles three sisters Mrs Margaret Bevins Van Horne Mrs Martin Lincoln Iowa City and Jennie Meade Oxford three brothers James Iowa City Ed Cosgrove and William Oxford eight grandchildren and one great grandchild The body is at Monahan Funeral Home where friends may call Wednesday.
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John R. Meade
Fifth Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Cedar County
Johnson County
Mary
William Meade
Clement
Gordon
Walker
Edmund
Los Angeles
Margaret Bevins
van Horne
Martin Lincoln
Iowa City
Jennie Meade
Oxford
James Meade
Cosgrove
William
Monahan Funeral Home
Services for Frank Vorel in Brush chapel Wednesday
Frank Vorel of Walford dies Sunday. Theodore B. Hlubacek will conduct the service at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Brush chapel. Burial follows at Bohemian National cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
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Frank Vorel
Walford
Brush Chapel
Theodore B. Hlubacek
Bohemian National Cemetery
Funeral services for Mrs. Emery C Mc Donald
Mrs Emery C Mc Donald of 1210 Lincoln Avenue NE died Sunday. Services will be held at Beatty chapel at 1 30 p m Wednesday with Rev D Keith Irwin officiating. Burial will be Cedar Memorial Park. Friends may call at the chapel.
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Emery C. McDonald
Lincoln Avenue NE
Beatty Chapel
D. Keith Irwin
Cedar Memorial Park
Goods Hoarding Faces Scrutiny
Washington officials announce a potential nationwide move to curb withholding of clothing and consumer goods. OPA Enforcement Chief Morris Verner says investigators will target hoarding of autos, refrigerators, textiles and building materials, amid White House and Congress pressure to enforce inventory controls.
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Washington
Civilian Production Administration
OPA
Morris Verner
Verner
Truman
Justice Department
Paul A. Porter
CPA
Congress
Werner
Locomotive Engineer Dies of Blast Burns
Leo Nelson, 50, a Chicago Great Western railroad engineer from Clarion, died in Harlan hospital from burns from a boiler explosion on his train on May 8. He is survived by his wife, his parents Mr. and Mrs. Frank Nelson, and one sister, Mrs. Fred Graves.
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Harlan, Ia
Leo Nelson
Clarion
Chicago Great Western Railroad Company
Harlan
Frank Nelson
Fred Graves
Board weighs Big Springs option for Kenwood or Arthur
Penningroth warns about not building Kenwood or expanding Arthur and may open Big Springs. Chief Engineer Suma estimates 2000 to 3000 dollars to restore Big Springs for classroom use. Supt Parker to investigate the Big Springs issue while a deed transfer splits 27.09 acres to the school and 27.30 acres to the Memorial Commission after street rights are accounted for.
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Penningroth
Kenwood
Arthur
Joe Suma
J. C. Blodgett
Clyde Parker
Big Springs
Eed Mabeed Commission
Memorial Commission
School
Rockford Road
Sixteenth Avenue
the Hedges Company
School Board wrestling with contracts and book concerns
The board debated policy to award contracts to inexperienced hires who meet other qualifications. Parker urged clearer responsibility for finances and requisitions with department heads and final superintendent approval. Penningroth objected to a drawing book for students, while a motion to block its use was defeated. Certificates honored several drivers and Crozer was exonerated in a prior case. The district reported 7.80 dollars left of a 1,298,900 budget with bonds totaling 1,050,000 issued for Kenwood and additions at several schools.
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Parker
Lundquist
Morris Sanford Company
Supt
Deamer
Penningroth
J. K. von Lackum
Guy M. Shultz
Frank Rieman
Lynn C. Crozer
State Department of Public Instruction
Crozer
Justice Court
Kenwood
Arthur, Cleveland
Buchanan
Harrison
Congress Reconsiders OPA Subsidy Amid Price Control Debate
Senators Hayden Murray and McFarland introduce twin bills to move the program subsidizing metal production from mines to the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. In the House, Bunker Harless and Murdock push the same plan. The CIO urges mass protests to preserve price controls as Truman veto lingers. Business leaders call for price restraint to keep free enterprise. Real estate boards foresee limited rent increases and plan local committees.
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Congress
OPA
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Senate
Hayden
D-Ariz
Murray
Dmont
McFarland
House
Bunker
D-Nev
Harless
Murdock
CIO
Nathan E. Cowan
Washington
Truman
Wherry
Boyd Barnard
National Association of Real Ven Boards
Hawkeye Aeroneers Gather For Postwar Meeting Tonight
Model airplane enthusiasts are invited to Hawkeye Aeroneers meeting at Hobby Hangout 428 First Street SW at 7 o’clock. The session includes preliminary instruction as beginners learn and there is one month to complete entries for the John Pavkis Memorial model airplane contest to be held at Cedar Rapids airport on Sunday August 4 under the Chamber of Commerce Young Men's Bureau.
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Hawkeye Aeroneers
Hobby Hangout
First Street
John Pavkis
Cedar Rapids Ee
Young Men’s ‘Bureau
The
Chamber of Commerce
Officers Re-elected By Gazette Company
Gazette Company officers were re-elected Tuesday morning with James N. Nilles Mrs. John L. Miller and William C. Crawford named as directors. Mr Faulkes was re-elected president and general manager Mr Hindley vice president and secretary and Mr treasurer.
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James N. Nilles
John L. Miller
William C. Crawford
Faulkes
Hindley
Rent Hikes Average 35 Percent in Quad-City Area
The Quad-city rent control office reports 125 rent increases averaging 35 percent since the OPA's end. In addition 47 evictions were recorded due to rental difficulties in the Davenport area.
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Quad-city
Davenport
Boy Runs Into Car Near Intersection
Five year old Jimmy Jess of 118 Sixteenth Street SE bumped his forehead when he ran into a car driven by Samuel C. Fulkerson of 1524 A Avenue NE around 11 45 a m Monday police report says The incident occurred near First Avenue and Sixteenth Street EBungalow canning school advertises a Wednesday at 2 p m session.
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Jimmy Jess
Sixteenth Street SE
Samuel C. Fulkerson
A Avenue NE
First Avenue
Sixteenth Street E
Miss Mary Anne Mason to Spend Summer at Home
Miss Mary Anne Mason daughter of Mr and Mrs A I Mason will spend two months at home after convalescing from surgery. She is a senior at Western Michigan College Kalamazoo majoring in occupational therapy. Schneider's Cafe will be closed all of July for vacations.
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Mary Anne Mason
A. I. Mason
B Avenue NE
St. Luke’s Hospital
Western Michigan College
Kalamazoo
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Sullivan
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Rockwell City
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Independence
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Greene Hall
Fred A. Walker
Pearle L. Walker
Gaylord H. Miller
Virginia Juanita Miller
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Frank Keeney
Dorothy Stoffs Hudson
Robert V. Hudson
Bertha Cray
Harry B. Cray
William C. Thomas
Thelma M. Thomas
Ruth Jean Coats
Calvin Coats
Anna Irene Shedenhelm
Ray Fielding Shedenhelm
Police Theft Report
Troy England
Waveland Drive
Russell Clark
Second Avenue
Sid Stemlar
Fourth Avenue
W. A. Meyer
Nelsonville
Milton Herren
Millersburg
B.C
Roy Duede
Georgia Boyle
Richard Lewis Brown
Mar— Lou Young
Cedar Pids
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Madelyn A. Rausch
Sheridan, Ill
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Ada Jane Lindenberg
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Molly McNally
Ver
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Beatrice Foubert
Donald H. Voigts
Allison Hotel
M. J. Neverman
Center Point Road
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Seventeenth Street
William Vorel
Twenty-second Avenue
Richard Keens
Fifth Avenue
Gladys Roland
Twenty-first Street
Dexter Wolfe
Frank Cerveny
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Tenth Street
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Park Avenue
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Montrose Hotel
Mercy
Harold Fish
Sixth Street
Leo E. Burger
Twenty-sixth Street
Hubert Staub
Thirty Third Street Drive
St. Luke's
Darrell Bixby
Fifth Street
John Wolfe
N. F. Buresh
Cote
B. J. Hoff
Second Street
Clare Petty
Company No. 1
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Sixth Avenue General Alarm
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East Side
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Gorizia
Capodistria
Tarvia
Austria
Monfalcone
Stoddard
Illinois U
Canfield
T. J. Condon
Charles Burm
Ireneweist
Cedar Oes
John B. Vishek
Keokuk
Henry 5. McNabb
Cedar Day
Memorial Park
C Avenue NE
Frank Alberts
Cedar River
Summit Avenue
Maude
McDonald Services
Monahan Mortuary
First Avenue NE
J. Monahan
Wm. J. Stownet
Blodgett
Charles Penningroth
Hangout
Gazette
Bungalow Canning School
Persona
Finance Company
MR. Enseer
Gelato
Wiles
Third Avenue
Lapes Florist
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