Maddy Defies Ban as 240-Piece Orchestra Prepares Broadcast
Interlochen head Dr. Joseph E. Maddy, target of James Petrillo’s AFL union blacklist, begins rehearsals for a 240 member youth orchestra and plans a Friday radio air over WKAR in East Lansing with further broadcasts set for the weekend. He notes most faculty are non union and vows to pursue legal action if possible.
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Interlochen, Mich
Joseph E. Maddy
National Music Camp
James C. Petrillo
American Federation of Musicians
AFL
Michigan State College Station
WKAR
East Lansing
Petrillo
National High School Orchestra
Maddy
Federation
University of Michigan
Chicago
Stamps, fuel and divorce notices in Daily Record
July 3 1945 Daily Record lists food fuel and shoe stamp validity through dates and coupon details for Blue red Sugar Gasoline and Fuel Oil. Includes multiple court divorce decrees fines and jail sentences for local cases plus recent birth announcements from Cedar Rapids area hospitals.
Manchester Airman’s Plane Hits Jap Ship in Tsushima Strait
Eleven airmen flown 500 miles on daylight duty return to Okinawa aboard a damaged bomber. The belly was ripped by a ship’s mast on a strafing run in the Tsushima Strait, with splintered mast fragment recovered as proof. Radioman R. E. Davis of Manchester is among the crew.
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Okinawa
INS
Tsushima Strait
R. E. Davis
Manchester
Tragic Train Crash Kills 12 Americans Near Nancy
A French train collision near Nancy involving a German bound passenger train and a freight train leaves 12 American soldiers dead and many injured, reported by Luxem and London bureau.
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Bourg Radio
Nancy
London
INS
Manufacturer's Loss on Loan to Elliott Revealed
Max well M. Bilofsky of Newark says he loaned Elliott Roosevelt $50,000 in 1939 secured by 500 shares of Texas State network stock which proved worthless. He received $20,800 in 1941 and says the loan was for business, arranged by David G. Baird.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
N. J
Maxwell M. Bilofsky
Elliott Roosevelt
Texas State Radio Network
Bilofsky
Industrial Electronics Corporation
David G. Baird
Montclair
New York
Elliott
Texas
Westbrook Pegler
Baird
Roosevelt
OPA Seeks Court Order Against Tama Resident
A petition filed in federal court seeks a permanent injunction against Tama livestock buyer John E. Keith to restrain him from receiving or using gasoline without exchanging valid ration stamps. The filing was signed by Kons Malley, district OPA enforcement officer for the Des Moines district.
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John E. Keith
Tama
Kons "Malley
OPA
Des Moines
Gas Tax Boost Hearing Strikes Unexpected Snag
A hearing on the constitutionality of raising Iowa's gasoline tax from three to four cents was postponed to July 10 by District Judge Harold D. Evans. Carlton of Iowa City claims the title amendment was never voted on, while the state seeks time to answer and to name a refund depository if the law is struck down. Both sides indicated potential appeals to the Iowa Supreme Court.
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Gazette
Iowa City
Harold D. Evans
L. V. Carlton
House
Senate
Evans
Carlton
R. G. Yoder
Iowa Supreme Court
Higher Filing Fees Set by Iowa County for 1945
Iowa counties will raise filing fees effective July 4 under a 1945 General Assembly measure. A 25 cent charge applies to each charter release of mortgaged personal property and for each contract in the release. Verified statements including trade names incur the same fee. Real estate deeds may incur 25 cents per parcel described, capped at 2.50 dollars if parcels are contiguous. Rural parcels are defined as unplatted land within one numbered section. urban parcels must be contiguous and treated as a unit.
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County Recorder’s Office
General Assembly of
Iowa
Dempsy Jones
Jones
Jones’ Office
John M. Rankin
Iowa War Casualties In June Totaled 321
Des Moines AP reports 321 Iowans died in June, 163 fewer than May, bringing total war deaths for Iowa to 6,563. Mrs. Bessie Wilson, director of the war records division, announced the figure on Tuesday. The peak monthly death toll was 542 in March.
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Des Moines
Bessie Wilson
State
Czech Leader Outlines Territorial Claims and Russian Support
Premier Zdenek Fierlinger announced Moscow backed Czechoslovakia’s pre Munich frontier and its claims on Glatz Ratibor and Lepschuetz. He said Russia would help adjust borders by mutual agreement, while Teschen remains Czech territory. He noted allied troop movements would withdraw from the western front, leaving small garrisons.
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London
Czechoslovakia
Russia
Poland
Germany
Zdenek Fierlinger
Prague
Fierlinger
Moscow
Munich
Glatz
Ratibor
Leppschuetz
Upper Silesia
Pomerania
Maravska- Otsrava
Vitkovice
Oder River
Teschen
Stalin
Deaths Vaclav Divisek of Cedar Rapids Dies at 1864 Birth
Vaclav Divisek a Cedar Rapids resident of over 48 years died Sunday at his son Frank Divisek's Denver home. Services are set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Brosh funeral home with burial in Cedar Memorial park. Born in Pecin Bohemia on September 8 1864 he came to the United States at 22. He belonged to the Prokop Velky C.S.A. lodge for over five decades and worked in the shoe business in Chicago and Cedar Rapids before retiring in 1924. Odd Fellows are asked to meet at Sokol hall at 1 p.m. Wednesday to attend the services. DIVISEK
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Vaclav Divisek
Cedar Rapids
Frank Divisek
Denver
Colo
Brosh
Cedar Memorial Park
Pecin
Bohemia
Prokop Velky C.S.A
Services for Mrs Florence Courtney MonCrief
Services for Mrs Florence Courtney MonCrief will be held in the Brush chapel at 10 a.m. Thursday conducted by Dr Marion H Williams. She died in a Cedar Rapids nursing home and will be buried in Pioneer Cemetery east of Center Junction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Courtney MonCrief
Woodrow B. Burrill
Fourth Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Brush Chapel
Marion H. Williams
Pioneer Cemetery
Center Junction
Rites for Mrs Marie Bywater Esser Held in Monona
Mrs Marie Bywater Esser of 397 Eighteenth street SE died Monday. Rites set for 3 p.m. Thursday at Monona with burial in Monona cemetery. Body to be moved from Moen funeral home to Monona Wednesday. Friends may call at Moen chapel.
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Marie Bywater Esser
Eighteenth Street
Monona
Moen Funeral Home
Moen
Services for John Schulte in Norway area
Funeral services for John Schulte infant son of Mr and Mrs Melvin Schulte of Norway were held in the Catholic church at Watkins Thursday morning. Burial took place in Watkins cemetery.
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John Schulte
Melvin Schulte
Norway
Watkins
Watkins Cemetery
Grantham Elected Chairman of Iowa Tax Commission
H. A. Grantham of De Witt was chosen Monday as chairman of the Iowa state tax commission to replace Fred W. Nelson whose term ended Saturday. George E Gill of Sibley was elected vice chairman, with D. L. Murr ow of Corydon remaining as the third member.
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DES Moines
H. A. Grantham
de Witt
State Tax Commission
Fred W. Nelson
Nevada
George E Gill
Sibley
Robert D. Blue
Nelson
D. L. Murrow
Corydon
Soviets Study Dam Plan To Alter Asiatic Climate
The Soviet Union reportedly considers building a dam across the Gulf of Tartary to redirect Arctic waters toward Japan and the northeast Asian coast. If real, the plan could alter regional climate and cripple Japan’s population and industry. British scientists say it is feasible with massive labor, while czarist Russia reportedly explored it before 1905.
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London
INS
Asia
Vladivostok
Gulf of Tartary
Nikolaevsk
Sakhalin Island
Sea of Okhotsk
Japan
Kurile
Pacific
Siberia
Two Cedar Rapids M en listed dead after long missing
War Department rolls list two Cedar Rapids servicemen as killed in action: Staff Sgt. Virgil Prior 26 radioman gunner on a Liberator who was missing since June 27 1944 and Cpl. Richard P. Emery 24 with the 133rd Infantry of the 34th Division reported missing in Italy near Cassino since January 26 1944. Surviving family members and details follow.
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Cedar Rapids
War Department
Virgil ¥. Prior
Judy
C Street
Cpl
Richard P. Emery
133Rd Infantry
Italy
Cassino
Virginia Emery
Twenty-first Avenue
Wage back pay set for Wilson employees across plants
Fringe wage agreements between five meat packing firms and 70 000 workers authorize retroactive pay from 1943 and current wages on 10 items. At Wilson and Company locally Harold Smith of the United Packinghouse Workers said checks could total 136 to 240 dollars per worker. The pact covers Aug 11 1946 end date and runs to Aug 11 1943 retroactivity varies by plant.
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Wilson and Company
Harold Smith
United Packinghouse Workers
Smith
Wilson’s Here
Davis
Service Members Transfer and Leaves Noted in Local Lines
Local notices record Robert L. Nunn moving from infantry to signal corps based on his wife’s report. Pvt. Walter Kadera spends a six day furlough with wife and two sons and now trains at Fort Knox. Warren E. Baldt returns to Boston yards after five day leave. he has 32 months sea duty and awaits rating after seven major battles. he wears Atlantic and Pacific theater ribbons. Fred Spratt arrives at Great Lakes naval training center for boat training. Cpl. Leo W. Novotny spends a 15 day furlough with parents in Solon and friends in Toledo. Pvt. Leslie L. Stickley transfers to Tonopah airfield after radio mechanic training. Lawrence M. Furry and Allen D. Furry visit their mother Nellie Bower while on leave from Camp Peary and elsewhere. James Akers, wounded May 11 on Luzon, returns to his company and is promoted to private first class.
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Walter Kadera
Melvin
LaVerne
Marion
Kadera
Fort Knox
Warren E. Baldt
Goodrich
Boston Naval Yards
Mary A. Neff
E. W. Baldt
Second Street
Baldt
Atlantic
Pacific
Leo W. Novotny
F. R. Novotny
Solon
Toledo
Leslie L. Stickley
Madison
Wis
Tonopah Airfield
Nev
Eighth Street
Baker
Lawrence M. Furry
Allen D. Furry
Nellie Bower
Second Avenue SE
Lawrence Furry
Camp Peary
Allen Aeetkin
Ey Field
James Akers
Luzon
Blakely Boulevard
Foley Nominee Named Federal Housing Commissioner
President Truman nominates Raymond Foley of Michigan to be federal housing commissioner in the National Housing agency succeeding Abner H. Ferguson. The term will expire in June.
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Washington
Truman
Raymond Foley
Michigan
National Housing Agency
Abner H. Ferguson
Veter Ae Ee
Iowa Farm Bureau Hits 25 Year High in Membership
Iowa Farm Bureau reports 90,071 member families, up 14,000 from 1944, the highest since 1920. Benton County leads with 2,200 members. 42 counties exceed 1,000 families. Regional gains include Northeast 22,936 members and Northwest 24,?00. Nine percent of 1944 members did not rejoin.
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Des Moines
Iowa Farm Bureau
D. B. Groves
Iowa
Groves
Benton County
Buena Vista County
Clayton County
Wayne Tyler
Northeast
John B. Clough
Independence
Northwest
E. H. Dull
Cherokee
Southwest
Robert Davie
Atlantic
South Central
Wilbur Chandler
Boone
Ages Beast
Loren Airy
Washington
Accidents Rise in Cedar Rapids in 1945 First Half
Cedar Rapids saw more accidents in the first six months of 1945 though fatalities fell by one. Two people were killed in auto crashes this year, including a train car collision at the 6 Avenue NW crossing. There were 405 automobile dents and 157 injuries, compared with 3 dead and 106 hurt in 370 accidents by midyear last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Tom Condon
6 Avenue NW
Cars Tagged In Cedar Rapids For Missing Use Tax Stamps
About 300 cars in downtown Cedar Rapids were tagged for lacking or misdisplaying 1945 46 use tax stamps. Owners were told to report to the collector of internal revenue in the federal building and buy or properly display the $5 stamps that expire June 30 1946.
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Cedar Rapids
Internal Revenue
Federal
Condon Urges Caution for July 4 Travel
Police Chief Tom Condon warned motorists to drive carefully on July 4 due to increased gas rationing and higher travel. He noted older cars and worn tires raise crash risk and urged people to check their vehicles. The department will deploy extra traffic officers and cooperate with the National Safety Council to minimize accidents and fatalities.
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Tom Condon
Condon
National Safety Council
Cedar Rapids School Board Reappoints Ed Lundquist as Secretary
At the annual statutory meeting the Cedar Rapids school board reappointed Ed W. Lundquist as secretary at 3800 dollars a year. Jean W. Currens was named Lincoln school's principal for 1945 46 at 2670 dollars. The board discussed pension law provisions and approved funds matching employe contributions under the public employees system.
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Cedar Rapids
Ed W. Lundquist
Jean W. Currens
Lincoln School
Strawberry Point Marshal Jesse McLane Dies at 56
Funeral services will be held Thursday at 1 30 p m in the Methodist church for Jesse O McLane town marshal for five years who died Sunday He was a lifelong Strawberry Point resident survived by wife two sisters Mrs Viola Otterbeck and Mrs Glenn Way a brother Harry McLane and five stepchildren.
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Strawberry Point
Jesse O. McLane
Marshal McLane
Viola Otterbeck
Glenn Way
Harry McLane
Blue Names State Aeronautics Board Appointed
DES MOINES AP Gov Rob ert Blue Tuesday appointed the five member state aeronautics commission created by the last legislature. The panel will control all aviation matters in the state effective July 5 and includes J C Rapp Shenandoah Harry E Lisk Independence Guy Richardson Jefferson F C E Highmey Mason City and Robert Starret Sheldon.
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Des Moines
Robert Blue Tuesday
State Aeronautics Commission
J. C. Rapp
Shenandoah
Harry E. Lisk
Independence
Guy Richardson
Jefferson
F. C. E Highmey
Mason City
Robert Starret
Sheldon
Grain Shipments to Twin Cities Banned
MINNEAPOLIS, UP The Association of American Railroads banned grain shipments into the Twin Cities to ease rail congestion from a strike by 87 state grain weighers ongoing since Sunday. Several hundred cars already en route were not to be halted.
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Minneapolis
Twin Cities
Association of American Railroads
Four Iowans Interred Near Teheran in World War II Cemetery
Teheran Iran AP four Iowans lie buried in Amirabad Post wooded knoll cemetery near the Elburz foothills. Sgt Earl Canfield Sioux City Cpl Bernard Weston Waterloo Master Sgt John Wellner Cedar Rapids and Pvt Howard Drafahl Cedar Rapids area died in 1943 1944 during the war. Wellner died June 16 1944 from injuries at Khurramahan Iran after serving since December 1942 with an engineers regiment. Drafahl died December 23 1943 in Inri India. his wife resides at Cedar Rapids address.
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Teheran
Iran
Earl Canfield
Sioux City
Bernard D. Weston
Waterloo
John J. Wellner
G Avenue
Howard Drafahl
Cold Stream Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Wellner
Clara Wellner
Khurramahan
Pvt
Drafahl
Inri
India
Amirabad
Persian Gulf Command
Elburz Mountains
Present Postal Rates Continued
President Truman signed legislation extending the present first class postal rates. The White House said the three cent rate on out-of-town letters would have dropped to two cents without the bill.
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Washington
Truman
White House
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Nora Rice
C Avenue NE
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Roy E. Williams
Eleanor Bulichek
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Erich W. Karat
Ruth Karat
J. W. Oster
Seventh Avenue
Jesus Rivera
Division Street
Leo Spacek
Fifth
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George Forbes
Fourth Street
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George Kinkaid
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Helen Simonson
Mt. Vernon
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Moline
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Herbert C. Bohndorf
East Amana
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Homestead
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Robert K. Nemec
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Charles C. Ritchie, Jr
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St. Luke’s
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Second Avenue
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Thirty-fourth Street
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Donald Holst
Vinton
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Shellsburg
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C.R
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1658
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Creil
France
McKinley
Sgt. Prior
McKinley High School
Iowa Steel and Iron Works
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Hawaii
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Everett D. Prior
Clint Prior
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Seattle, Wash
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Noma Frior
Cpl. Emery
Wilson
Palace Theater
Northern Ireland
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Lyman Emery
Joe E. Emery
Ralph Bradley
Atlanta
Joe Emery
Sgt
Virgil V. Prior
Richard Emery
War Stabilization
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Pic
Robert L. Nunn
Michael Nunn
Infantry
Signal Corps
Second Avenue SW
Fred Spratt
Great Lakes Naval Training Center
Great Lakes, Ill
G. W. McElwain
Circle Drive
Foley
C. R
Jar Anty
Third Avenue
Third Street
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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Jean Barkley
Margaret Danielson
Myrle Stephens
Anna Belle Taylor
J. C. Blodgett
Charles Penningroth
K. von Lackum
George Kosek
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Jesse McLane
Blue Names State Aeronautics Board
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