Daily Record Weather and Fire Notices July 1947
Weather highs and lows for major cities include Bismarck Miami Chicago Minneapolis and more with precipitation inches listed. Multiple fires reported Thursday and Friday with details on locations times causes and responding companies. Births in St Luke Mercy and other towns listed along with obituaries for Katherine Berlin Orcutt Harry Bremer Joseph Hudacheck Clara Abbott Mabel Gilmore Stephen Klemme and others.
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Manchester
Katherine’ Berlin Orcutt
Earlville
Shelly Funeral Home
Iowa City
Harry L. Bremer
Chicago
Joseph Hudacheck
Lone Tree
St. Wenceslaus
Tipton
Clara Abbott
Bendersville
Traer
Mabel Gilmore
Cedar Falls
Waterloo
Buckingham Cemetery
Dysart
Stephen A. Klemme
Fireworks Stand Blast Hospitalizes 4 Persons
Four people were hospitalized after a fireworks stand explosion in Wellston. Glass injures victims as the blast shatters windows. subsequent fires hindered firefighters from extinguishing the blaze. The explosion was reportedly heard a half mile away.
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ST. Louis
INS
Wellston
St. Louis Hospital
Improvements in plutonium production announced
The Atomic Energy Commission, via General Electric, outlined a program to improve making plutonium at the Richland Washington plant near Hanford. The move, prepared largely at Argonne National Laboratory after Hanford’s construction, aims to enhance future atomic fuel and explosive yields. The commission also noted improvements for Richland as the world’s second atomic city after Oak Ridge, with Los Alamos remaining a wartime bomb facility.
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Howard W. Blakeslee
New York
Richland
Wash
Atomic Energy Commission
General Electric Co
Argonne National Laboratory
Chicago
Hanford Works
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Double Holiday On Many Markets
Domestic security and commodity markets across the United States close Friday and Saturday with grain exchanges operating as usual on Saturday. The Associated Press notes the nationwide reduced schedule amid the holiday period, affecting trading on multiple platforms and departments.
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The
Associated Press
United States
British Reject No Babies Plea Of Mrs. Sanger
London AP reports mixed public reaction to Margaret Sanger’s proposal for a ten year moratorium on births in Britain and other hungry nations. Respondents call the idea fantastical while noting overcrowding and government efforts to boost birth rates with weekly payments for families.
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Mrs. Sanger
London
Jhursery
Margaret Sanger
United States
Britain
Hampstead
America
Truman urges free information flow for lasting world peace
In a statement on open exchange, Truman decries barriers to information and travel and condemns propaganda that sows distrust. He outlines steps: end information barriers, reduce propaganda, and cooperate with nations pursuing understanding, aiming for a peace built on freedom, mutual respect, and lasting justice.
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Truman
United States
Frederick C Hubbell Estate Valued At 199 138 Dollars
Frederick C Hubbell aged 83 left an estate valued at 199138.93 dollars, per a probate division inventory filed in Des Moines. He died May 3, son of Equitable Life Insurance founder in Iowa. Home for the Aged received the Hubbell residence valued at 18000, with stocks and bonds totaling 165384.30.
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Des Moines
Frederick C. Hubbell
Equitable Life Insurance Company of
Iowa
F. C. Hubbell
Orphaned Girl 16 Plans to Raise Four Sisters
Irene Gable, 16, eldest of five orphans after parents Henry and Irene Gable died in a car crash near Superior Montana on June 30, vows to keep the family home and raise her four younger sisters. She said, It’s my life. It’s the life I want. I want to keep our home and bring up these children.
Deaths David B. Getty 80 Cedar Rapids machinist
David B. Getty 80 of 1626 B avenue NE Cedar Rapids died in a local hospital at 8 25 p m Thursday after a few weeks illness He worked as a machinist for Barlow Maney laboratories Surviving are his wife Minnie a daughter Mrs Paul H Helming Cedar Rapids a son John W Leesville La two grandchildren four sisters and two brothers Services set for 2 p m Saturday Beatty chapel with burial in Linwood Cemetery Friends may call at the chapel
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David B. Getty
B Avenue NE
Cedar Rapids
Barlow-Maney Laboratories
Minnie
Paul H. Helming
John W
Leesville
Ruth Johnson
Morristown
E. M.,humphrey
van Horne
Myron Heaton
Olin
Nellie Hilton
Waterloo
Daniel B. Getty
Sioux Falls
S. D
Harve
Chicago
Beatty Chapel
Marvin B. Kober
Linwood Cemetery
Florence Trimble
E. J. Trimble
Toddville
R.R
Marion
Clair Trimble
Max Trimble
Lewis Hepker
W. E. Hepker
Orvilla Mae Newman
Jennie L. Yessler
Ella I. Blair
Alta M. Roy
Blanche McBurney
Trimble
Free Methodist Church of
Turner Chapel
Dunkard
Funeral services for Ella DeCamp at Turner chapel
Miss Ella DeCamp 1400 Second Avenue SE died Wednesday. Funeral in Turner chapel at 3 30 p.m. Saturday conducted by Rev Allan E Schoff pastor Central Park Presbyterian church. Burial in Shiloh cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
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Miss Ella
Jessie DeCamp
Second Avenue SE
Turner Chapel
Allan E. Schoff
Central Park Presbyterian Church
Shiloh
Private funeral for Rita Haar infant daughter of Haars
Private funeral services for Rita Lorraine Haar infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Haar will be held at Janeba funeral home at 1 30 p m Saturday conducted by Rev J Paul Stevens Burial will be in Bohemian National cemetery Friends may call at the funeral home
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Rita Lorraine Haar
Henry Haar
O Avenue NW
Janeba Funeral
J. Paul Stevens
Bohemian National Cemetery
Rose Croix Service for Joseph B Nemec at Barta Hesser
Rose Croix services by the Iowa Consistory will be conducted at the funeral of Joseph B Nemec at the Barta Hesser chapel at 2 p.m. Saturday.
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Iowa
Joseph B. Nemec
Barta-Hesser
Death of Milton J. Price reported in Iowa City
Mrs. Leo Carlson of 879 Twelfth Street NE learns that her father Milton John Price died Friday morning in an Iowa City hospital. He lived on a farm near Coggan. Body remains at Beatty chapel. Funeral arrangements to be announced.
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Leo Carlson
Twelfth Street
Milton John Price
Iowa City
Coggan
Beatty Chapel
Cochran To Be Named Deputy to Griswold
Washington AP reports R L Cochran former Nebraska governor will be appointed deputy to Dwight Griswold head of the 300000000 relief program to Greece. Griswold also a former Nebraska governor and a Republican Cochran a Democrat.
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Washington
R. L. Cochran
Nebraska
Dwight Griswold
Greece
Griswold
Cochran
Can of Sardines Costs Him 1500
70-year-old Joseph Kline was charged with petty larceny after being seen taking a can of sardines and found with 1662 dollars on him. He pled guilty and was fined 50 dollars. He later refunded 1450 dollars at the old age pension office.
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Joseph Kline
Kline
Henry W. Reggentin
Me Too
Justice Court
W. A. Ball
Old Age Pension Office
Pat Dane to Seek Reno Divorce from Tom Dorsey
Hollywood AP reports actress Pat Dane Dorsey will travel to Reno Nevada soon to obtain a divorce from trombonist Tommy Dorsey. The couple has been separated and reconciled periodically since their marriage about four years ago. Also noted is a list claiming fifteen states require no vision tests for driver licenses.
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Pat Dane
Reno
Tom Dorsey
Hollywood (Ap
Pat Dane Dorsey
Nev
Tommy Dorsey
Dorsey
Sokols Welcome Cedar Rapids Delegation With Ceremonies
A large Cedar Rapids welcome greeted the visiting Czechoslovakian Sokols arriving by Omaha express. Delegates led by Andrew Polehna and T. B. Hlubucek spoke in Czech and received a scroll from City Attorney Don Hines naming July 3 and 4 as Sokol days. A wreath at Bohemian National Cemetery, a luncheon, city tours, and a Quaker Oats plant visit followed the reception as the group prepared to leave for Omaha and St. Louis en route to Europe aboard the Queen Elizabeth.
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Moravia
Earl Carroll
Omaha
St. Louis
Europe
Hawkeye Downs
Bohemian National Cemetery
Nazdar
Omaha Express
Cedar Rapids
Andrew Polehna
T. B. Hlubucek
Sokol
Polehna
Antonin Hrebik
Hrebik
Vera Vitek
Shaver Road
Paul Jerabek
City Lines
City Hall
City
Don Hines
Frank K. Hahn
Hines
Hahn
Chamber of Commerce
Herbert Stamats
Old Country
Stamats
Rudy ‘Novak
Hedy Lamarr Files for Divorce From John Loder
Hollywood reports that Hedy Lamarr filed for divorce from John Loder late Thursday after a marriage marked by constant quarrels. She seeks custody of their three children and support, claims settlement over community property, and notes prior marriages and Loder’s own family history.
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Hollywood
LLP
Hedy Lamarr
John Loder
Loder
Miss Lamarr
John Anthony
Denise Hedwig
James Lamarr
Fritz Mandel
America
Gene Markey
Micheline Cheirel
Cedar Rapids Traffic Toll Since April 1
Traffic totals in Cedar Rapids show 284 injuries and 93 fatalities since April 1 in ongoing accident report.
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Cedar Rapids
Publicity Stunt: Steeplejack Sits Pole in Des Moines
Theodore Franklin a 39 year old steeplejack says publicity motivated his 60 foot pole climb atop Des Moines 18 story Equitable building during Iowa's 101st anniversary event. He climbed to draw attention away from Dixie Blandy and was later released without charge after psychiatric examination. Franklin says he is available for offers.
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Des Moines
Theodore Franklin
Franklin
Iowa
Equitable
Dixie Blandy
Brandy
Celebration Highlights VFW Band and Sokols at Burlington Event
The Burlington celebration features the VFW band crown result from last week with bands from Coggon Center Point and Linn County Women's chorus plus Max Daehler Coe College quartet and Handel style acts. Sokols will perform a 9:30 p.m. exhibition after a daytime program including legions events and auto race time trials with free parking. Proceeds support Hanford post youth activities and local improvements.
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Burlington
Lola Grovert Krumm
Center Point
Norma Jean Oliphant
Linn County Women’s Chorus
Max Daehler
Coe College
Jack Mordorst
Center Point High School
Paramount Theater
U. S
Legion
Hawkeye Downs
Hanford Post
Pawns Downs
Hit and Run Driver Smashed Into 3 Cars
Police seek a hit and run driver who damaged three parked cars just after midnight Friday. A late model maroon coupe struck a Chevrolet owned by Ray Roudabush at 809 Second Avenue SW, then backed into Del Taylor’s station wagon at 721 Second Avenue SW, pushing it into a Buick owned by C. N. Burt.
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Ray Roudabush
Second Avenue
del Taylor
Taylor
C. N. Burt
Iowa Four Day Air Tour Planned
The Iowa Aeronautics Commission announced a four day air tour starting July 28 from Des Moines at 10 am. Planes will travel to Davenport or Burlington for the first overnight stop, then visit Waterloo July 29, Sioux City July 30, and Council Bluffs and Omaha July 31. About 600 Iowa aviators are expected to participate with sponsorship from Iowa NAA chapters, Civil Air Patrol Iowa chapters, and the State Aeronautics Commission.
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DES
Iowa
Flying Farmers Organization
Iowa Naa
Civil Air Patrol
I State Aeronautics Commission
Truman Signs Stop-Gap Federal Pay Measure
President Truman signed an emergency pay bill to keep the government operating until Congress passes regular appropriations for the current fiscal year. The stop-gap law provides pay for federal employees who otherwise faced payless paydays once the legislative logjam is broken.
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Charlottesville
INS
Truman
Congress
City Briefs and Local Notices From Recent Gazette
Raymond Mangold of Ryan, 21, held in county jail on charges of reckless driving by Marion police. The Rev Lyle K Anderson to lead services Sunday at Shueyville Evangelical United Brethren Church with 9 30 am worship, 10 30 am church school, and 8 pm Christian Endeavor. Soap Box Derby Day approaches in 15 days on July 19. Correction: Herman Meyer’s mother is Mrs Almedia Meyer of 929 Eighth St SE. Dr H G Fussell will close optometry office Saturday afternoon.
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Raymond Mangold
Ryan, l
Marion
Lyle K. Anderson
Shueyville
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Church School
Christian Endeavor
Herman Meyer
Cedar River
Almedia Meyer
Eighth Street
Young Wadena Firebug Sent to Boys Town
Mervyn Cousins, 15, of Wadena, is ordered committed to Boys Town until age 21 for allegedly starting two barn fires and possibly more. The fires in March destroyed his father’s barn and a neighbor’s within a week, killing twenty five Holstein cattle in the neighbor’s barn.
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West Union
Mervyn Cousins
Wadena
Boys Town
Petition for leveled corner lot prompts health concerns
Southwest side residents urged the city to level and fill the corner lot at Fourteenth avenue and Ninth street SW citing dumping, pests, and health hazards. The request was referred to Assistant City Health Officer Clyde White for action. Meanwhile the council granted a fireworks exhibit permit for Hawkeye Downs during the July Fourth celebration and approved a Mills Brothers Circus show under CIO auspices at Hawkeye Downs in August. The parks department seeks tractor rental at 852 dollars monthly with an option to buy later.
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Southwest Side
Fourteenth Avenue
Ninth Street
Clyde White
Hawkeye Downs
American Legion
Mills Brothers Circus
Cedar Rapids
Parks Department
Martin-Roasa Tractor Company
Waterloo Youth Saves Woman from Drowning
Wayne Brooks a 16 year old Waterloo high school student saved a woman from drowning after she leaped from the Eighteenth street bridge. He swam about three fourths mile downstream with her to shore as the water ran high. The woman Burdene Kim Ball 40 Waterloo said she quarreled with her boyfriend before jumping. the man was unidentified and police seized the car found nearby.
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Waterloo
Wayne Brooks
Waterloo High School
Eighteenth Street
Brooks
Burdene Kimball
Muncie Centennial Plans Cancelled After Age Error
The Muncie Chamber of Commerce scrapped elaborate Centennial celebration plans after realizing the city is only 93 years old, not nearly a century. The slip prompted a swift scale back and reorganization of festivities.
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Muncie, Ind
Chamber of Commerce
Muncie
GODFREY TALENT SCOUTS TO JOIN CBS-WMT FRIDAY SLOT
Radio NOTES AND COMMENT describe GODFREY'S Talent Scouts moving to CBS-WMT Friday at 7 30 PM with steady sponsorship ending the show’s instability. The program features both professional and amateur entrants, with weekly cash prizes and three engagements on Godfrey's daytime show, boosting careers for many hopefuls. Approximately 300 auditioned before the Talent Scouts mike, with several advancing to pro circuits.
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CBS
WMT
Godfrey
WBBM
Mike
Old Glory Fourth of July salute on CBS WBBM
Headliners Tonight HEnew Godfrey presents Old Glory at 5 30 over CBS WBBM with Bob Crosby as singing host and Margaret Whiting as songstress on Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays Patti Clayton on Tuesdays and Thursdays The Modernaires and Jerry Gray's orchestra round out the cast Ileene Farrell CBS soprano shines on summer replacements Time shifts include Meet the Press interview with Joseph McCarthy Friday over Mutual and a Jack Smith program season finale on CBS WMT Also coverage of AAA track and field in Lincoln Neb Tam o Shanter golf tourney and other radio notes across networks
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Patti Clayton
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Ileen Farrell
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Wisconsin
Meet the Press
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Inez Robb
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Programs Hour by Hour KXEL July 4 1947 Radio Schedule
Daily listed signals and programs for KXEL and affiliates on Friday July 4 1947, including morning to night blocks. Notes reference ABC NBC WGN WMT schedules with music, news, weather, sports, and parade coverage, plus a closing weather observation about light refraction causing the sunset to appear high to a fish.
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Bur Ives
WMT
Holly House
Rolt. Lewis
WXEL
Exel
Whey
WGN Reveille
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