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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1946
Page
2
Iowa weather forecast calls for partly cloudy warm humidity through Monday with a cool turn Tuesday and likely Sunday night Monday thunderstorms. City court records list multiple fines for fireworks violations drunkenness distur bance traffic stop violations and leaving the scene with identities unknown all across Cedar Rapids Marion and nearby areas.
Ottawa AP report: Canada fixes the dollar at par with the U S dollar and strengthens price controls to blunt inflation. Banks will buy dollars at 1 and sell at 1.00, pounds at 4.02 and 4.04, effective Friday night. Newsprint price likely rises to offset the change.
Cedar Rapids police arrested Lyle Stevens 28 of 1319 Avenue NW and John D. Rinderknecht 23 of 520 Seventh Avenue SE for operating while intoxicated. Each man received a $300 fine in district court after pleading guilty on Saturday. Stevens was chased by Leo Stickley and Ralph Schultz after driving on the wrong side of Third Avenue Bridge and almost hitting three parked cars. Rinderknecht was arrested by Patrolman George Davis on Fifth Street near Second Avenue SW driving on the wrong side of the street.
Paris assembly vote results show Paul Reynaud winning a seat with a large margin as Communist opposition fails to block his pre war premiership return. The tally reports 298 to 132 in favor of Reynaud on Friday.
Philip Murray CIO president is considered as a potential new president of the World Federation of Trade Unions to succeed Sir Walter Citrine of Britain. Sidney Hillman also tops discussions as a rival candidate at the Syracuse meeting. Careful notes say WFTU with 67 million members in 55 countries, Russia paying dues for 26 million workers.
President Truman signed an appropriation bill totaling 432 million dollars for state and commerce. It includes 19 million for an informational program to broadcast U S information abroad and 45 million for federal aid to air ports with 43.26 million allocated to states.
Supreme Court Justice Wiley B. Rutledge urged students at the University of Iowa to pursue freedom under law rather than force. He warned that law must guard liberty for all nations and peoples, not allow tyranny or injustice, and stressed the judicial role in upholding universal rights.
The Greek army general staff reported seven soldiers killed and 25 kidnapped by Communist fighters near Kilis in Eastern Macedonia on Friday morning.
Courthouse records show liens filed for federal taxes have been released. Metcalf Printing Company at 10815 Third Street SE faced a 1942 tax lien of $199.37 and Ervin P. Kenney at 8060 Avenue NW faced a 1944 income tax lien of $11.98.
John L. Cress filed a petition June 11 seeking $220 from his son Cress, claiming a $400 loan about 16 months ago. The case was dismissed Friday. Both reside in Center Point.
Walter M. Hale filed for divorce from Hazel M. Hale on May 7 and the case was dismissed Friday at the plaintiff's request, ending the proceedings without a settlement or further action.
Everett Puffer aged 65 and his son in law George Brown about 38, both Mechanicsville residents, were treated for burns at St Luke's hospital in Cedar Rapids after a tractor fire on the Gleason farm three miles from Mechanicsville. Puffer had second degree burns to arms face neck and left side while Brown suffered first and second degree burns on both hands. Friday night Puffer was listed as fairly good Brown as good.
Fire of unknown origin gutted an apartment in downtown Iowa City. Firefighters battled the blaze, evacuations were conducted, and authorities began inspections to determine the cause. No injuries were immediately reported.
In Parliament, Labor MP Tom Driberg accuses leaders of Frank Buchman’s moral rearmament movement of close ties to Nazi Germany and possible backing by Henry Ford in America. He notes U S citizens among 105 followers admitted to Rome for a play and section, while Home Secretary Chuter Ede says he won’t bar visitors without clear subversive aims.
Otis H. Gibson a 49 year old Texas oil promoter was killed in a hotel confrontation with Centralia police officer Delmas Owens 38 after Gibson allegedly shot officer William Vaught 58 during an arrest attempt Owens was severely wounded with a lung puncture and in grave condition An inquest was slated for Saturday night.
Vice Admiral Blandy tours the aircraft carrier Independence after the atomic test. He describes the sunken ship as a rooftop like ruin with the flight deck buckled and hangar deck crushed. Secondary damage is minor, fires scarce, as Baker day target array is moved and Nevada is shifted from the bullseye.
Iowa has 46 daily newspapers 455 weeklies and 23 radio stations per the Iowa Newspaper Directory and Yearbook from the University of Iowa. Fourteen war casualty weeklies resume operations led by Kossuth county with three titles back in service.
Lois Bray of 4201 Mt. Vernon road SE suffered bruises to her left leg when the horse she rode turned in front of an automobile driven by M. J. Hickshan of 1925 Second avenue SE. The 4 p.m. Mt. Vernon road collision sent Miss Bray to Mercy Hospital for first aid and release.
Testimony in the war profits inquiry details advances totaling 48769 to Cumberland Lumber by Batavia Metal and Erie Basin amid no lumber deliveries. Edward Schaffer described checks endorsed by A J May and other corporate connections, with ownership of Cumberland unsure. The panel noted stock certificates sought without success as Andrew J May faced scrutiny over munitions links and wartime influence.
Bugs Moran, Chicago underworld figure, and Virgil Summers were arrested in Henderson Kentucky by FBI agents and local officers for the June 28 Dayton Ohio tavern owner robbery. They faced federal charges of unlawful flight to avoid prosecution. Moran had been living in Owensboro in recent months.
One army officer is the total number of service personnel scheduled to arrive Saturday at the four active redeployment ports. No troops reached any ports Friday. The officer is due at San Francisco on the Lawrence Phillips. his name was not given.
Galen Steele born in Savanna Illinois died Friday night in Cheyenne Wyoming of a heart attack. He lived in Marion for several years and is survived by two sisters Blanche and Wilmarth and a brother Harry, all of Cedar Rapids. The family traveled to Cheyenne for the funeral at Schrader Funeral Home on Sunday.
Services will be held at 10 30 a m Sunday in the Friends meeting house Whittier for Mrs Joseph De Wees who died Thursday in West Chester Pa Burial will be at Whittier The body arrives Saturday evening at the Barta Hesser chapel where friends may call until 9 a m Sunday Mrs DeWees formerly lived in Springville and West Branch.
Paris sources report Henry J Kaiser secured exclusive American rights to produce a French designed light front wheel drive auto. The aluminum chassis weighs about 1000 pounds and fuel use is one gallon per 60 miles. Top speed reaches 60 mph.
Republican senators assail a $1.6 billion election year Democratic pork barrel tied to two river and harbor bills. They claim funds favor Alabama Mississippi and Louisiana, with calls to delay authorizations until private sector needs are met. Senators Robertson Wiley Taft criticize spending as hypocritical and inflationary while noting total authorizations far exceed the budget.
Reports claim a 30 to 40 pound package of top secret atomic bomb film was stolen in New York City while a courier phoned during transit to Rochester. The FBI is not confirming an investigation, while the film from Bikini tests had been sent to U S cities for processing and study.
The nation sees 227 holiday related deaths, lower than Safety Council forecasts, as the Fourth of July weekend enters its third day. Most fatalities stem from traffic accidents and drownings, with 108 auto mishaps and 64 drownings. seven killed by fireworks and 48 in miscellaneous incidents. California leads with 31 deaths.
Freak Med of 318 Third avenue SE has gone to New York on a business trip and expects to return in the latter part of July. The second district Townsend clubs hold a meeting at Pythian hall Sunday with a noon dinner and mass meeting at 2 PM. The public is invited.
The State County and Municipal Workers of America Local 617 announces a buy line warning against stores listing prices higher than the majority of retailers. The action targets recent price disparities as union members stage a coordinated response.
New York AP reports sharp wholesale price gains after price controls lapse, with flour cattle hogs cotton and butter climbing to record or near record levels in the first OPA-free week. Retail prices showed a mixed pattern while business activity and bank clearings rose as markets adjusted.
Five fines of 25 dollars and costs were levied in police court Saturday. Theodore and H E Davis of Marion paid the amount on charges of disturbing the peace after a Cedar Rapids hotel disturbance. Josephine Keating of 3641 First Avenue NE was charged with peace for refusing a policeman's suggestion to go home and became argumentative. Russell B Reid and Hazel Lafferty faced disorderly conduct charges after their arrest in a downtown hotel Friday night by detectives L F Stusak and Harley Simon.
The Illinois Central railroad asked the national mediation board to mediate a threatened strike by the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen set for July 21. A railroad spokesman said approval would automatically delay the strike for 30 days or more under the Railway Labor Act.
The Pearl Harbor committee seeks a six day extension to July 16 for its final report on the 1941 attack. Senate Majority Leader Barkley and Rep. Keefe anticipate possible divergence, with two key recommendations likely: wartime statute of limitations and streamlined intelligence coordination. The panel plans further deliberations before a voluminous, late report.
President Truman expressed high hopes for a forthcoming treaty conference aimed at uniting nations in the search for lasting peace. Speaking at Gettysburg he urged world unity and cited the Peace monument inscription as a model if changed to "world" rather than "nation."
The state soil conservation committee with the extension service will hold seven October meetings for soil conservation districts and others interested in forming districts. Cities include Winterset October 8 Atlantic October 9 Cherokee October 10 Humboldt October 11 Oskaloosa October 15 Muscatine October 16 and West Union October 17.
Expens reports filed in the secretary of state's office show Thomas Martin of Iowa City spent $599.67 in his unopposed run for renomination as U S representative in the June 3 primaries. He also reported receiving $30 in contributions.
DES MOINES AP reports Carl B Stiger has been re-elected as chair of the Iowa Employment Security Commission, with J. R. Pefferle re-elected as vice chairman. Claude M. Stanley remains a member of the commission.
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