Weather and court notes from Daily Record item
Iowa weather forecast calls for cooler east portions by Wednesday with scattered thundershowers and a high of 92, low 60, then 76 on Thursday. Justice Court reports include a suspended 30 day jail sentence for false uttering of a check Henry J. Epperly Hannibal Missouri and a short automobile battery incident on Fifth Avenue SW. Marriage licenses and出 various birth notices list multiple couples and new arrivals from Cedar Rapids Central City Rudolph Ladd Faymon Velma Harris and others with several name pairings and location ties.
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Iowa
Portion
Henry J. Epperly
Hannibal, Mo
Broughton Elected Grand Exalted Ruler of Elks
Charles E. Broughton 73 a Wisconsin born publisher was elected grand exalted ruler of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks at the Waldorf Astoria hotel He succeeds Wade H. Kepner of Wheeling West Virginia and was named a trustee at the convention in New York.
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New York
Charles E. Broughton
Wisconsin
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Wis
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Wade H. Kepner
Wheeling
W. Va
Mountaineers to Travel to British Columbia Rockies
Mountaineers Inc of Iowa City plans an expedition to the Canadian Rockies in British Columbia. The 4500 mile journey by car truck and train runs from August 9 to September 3 visiting Jasper Yoho and Banff national parks. Thirty two members have registered to date with registration open through July.
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Iowa Mountaineers, Inc
Iowa City
An Rockies
British Columbia
Jasper
Yoho
Banff
Army negotiators slash profits for Illinois munitions maker
Washington AP. Army contract negotiators told the Senate war investigating committee that they trimmed Erie Basin Metal Products profits in 1943 from 26.4 percent to 9.3 percent by denying large Washington entertainment bills boosting rents and claims for abandoned machinery. George H. Knutson, War Department price adjustment board member, testified the pre tax profits fell from 1 776 000 to 506 000 on renegotiated business that year.
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Washington
Illinois
George H. Knutson
War Department Price Adjustment Board
Senate War Investigating Committee
Erie Basin Metal Products Company
Army
Patterson
Illinois Combine
Army-Navy
Chicago Ordnance Office
Knutson
Erie Basin
Reuteos
Carl L. Moline
Rep May Calls Rayburn Your Honor in House Moment
Rep. Andrew J. May of Kentucky addressed Speaker Rayburn as Your Honor rather than Mr. Speaker causing laughter in the House during a Tuesday session. The incident involved the military committee chair and drew amused reactions from colleagues.
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Washington
Andrew J. May
D-Ky
Sam Rayburn
House
War profiteering inquiry targets Erie Basin and allied firms
The House Military Committee pressed an inquiry into Erie Basin and related war contractors led by Murray, Garsson, Weiss, and Gellman. Witnesses discussed $78 million in contracts, $3.52 million in excessive profits, and a $1.27 million refund demand, amid debate over renegotiation costs and a Senate committee subpoena risk.
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Erie Basin Company
Murray
Henry Garsson
Y. J. Weiss
A. B. Gellman
Mead
D-N.y
Washington
Judge Hints Quick Ruling on Williams New Trial Motion
Courthouse proceedings suggest an immediate ruling on Lawrence Williams manslaughter case. Williams was found guilty by a district court jury on June 5 for the March 15 death of Coe College student June LaVelle Davy, struck by the car Williams drove.
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Lawrence Williams
Floyd Philbrick
Woon Williams
June LaVelle Davy
Coe College
Williams
Philbrick
Edward L. O’connor
William W. Crissman
O’connor
Crissman
David Elderkin
R. S. Milner
Incorporation Articles Filed by Three Firms in Cedar Rapids
Three new companies filed articles of incorporation with the secretary of state on Monday to be located in Cedar Rapids. J. C. Kintz Company, Inc. has $75,000 authorized capital stock with J. C. Kintz as president and treasurer and Jessie B. Kintz as vice president and secretary. Soybean Industries, Inc. lists D. C. Andreas as president, G. A. Andreas as secretary treasurer, and Osborn Andreas as vice president. capital stock authorized at $10,000. DV Laboratories, dealing in chemicals and insecticides, has $10,000 authorized capital. Officers named are William L. Hicks as president and treasurer, Wilson C. Fernow as vice president and secretary.
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Cedar Rapids
J. C. Kintz Company, Inc
J. C. Kintz
Jessie B. Kintz
Cedar Rapids, Soybean Industries, Inc
D. C
DV Laboratories
William L. Hicks
Wilson C. Fernow
Secre
Marion horse sale suit ends with Starry winning judgment
Judge G K Thompson awarded J R Starry $141 15 against Jim Flinger both of Marion in a suit filed June 11 a demand for payment on an account for a horse hay and corn purchased from the plaintiff by the defendant
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G. K. Thompson
J. R. Starry
Jim Flickinger
Marion
Starry
Flickinger
Brems Named Executor of Mother's Will in Cedar Rapids
George Frederick Brems will serve as executor without bond to the will of his mother Freder icka Brems who died June 22 in Cedar Rapids. The will written April 19 left multiple pieces of jewelry and other estate assets to family members.
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George Frederick Brems
Fredericka Brems
Cedar Rapids
Russians halt Vienna German evacuation
Vienna evacuation of Germans was unexpectedly suspended by Russian forces late Tuesday. The pause came amid shifting wartime commands and dispersed civilian travel plans.
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Vienna
Four Brothers Escape Halted by Crime and Confession
The four Gabriel brothers were captured after a prolonged manhunt. Halloran reported the parents staged illness and feigned ignorance while concealing the youths on a farm. The brothers pleaded guilty to related charges, each held to the grand jury under $5,000 bond. FBI noted Ernest was a likely conscientious objector.
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Halloran
Gabriel
FBI
Ernest
Iowa Highway Patrolmen Receive Pay Increases
Des Moines Iowa state safety commissioner Fred Wilkins announced raises averaging 15 per month for about 125 highway patrolmen effective July 1 with July 15 checks. The new scale places top patrolmen at 175 monthly and ranks up to 225 for captains and lieutenants. The interim committee also backed Gov Doe's request to expand patrol strength toward 160, with 700 candidates undergoing training and around 35 to be activated.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Fred Wilkins
State Legislative Interim Committee
Gov - Doe
UNRRA China Staff Protests Misuse of Aid Supplies
UNRRA staff in Shanghai urged Director Fiorello LaGuardia to shift UNRRA food and materials away from China citing political use and theft. They claimed under 2 percent of aid reached Communist areas and warned continuing failures could force redirecting relief to the needy elsewhere.
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J. Franklin Ray
UNRRA
China
LaGuardia
Telephone toll growth reshapes Cedar Rapids exchange
Cedar Rapids sees record toll traffic with 5 054 calls on July 3 and 4 703 long distance in a week. May 1946 local dial calls rose to 153 563 daily versus May 1945 125 208, reflecting wartime habits persisting after Pearl Harbor. Operating staff nearly doubles from 88 to 197 as new training boards use photo mockups of real operator positions.
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Bell Telephone System
Western Electric
Bell System
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Exchange
Telephone Company
Pearl Harbor
Rites Wednesday For Max Ohsman
Funeral services for Max Ohsman president of Ohsman and Sons will be held at Turner chapel at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday with Rabbi Herman E Schaalman officiating. Ohsman a Cedar Rapids businessman of over 50 years died Monday at his home 2000 Blake boulevard SE aged 76. Burial is at Eben Israel cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel. family requests no flowers.
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Max Ohsman
Ohsman and Sons Company
Turner Chapel
Herman E. Schaalman
Ohsman
Cedar Rapids
Blake Boulevard
Eben Israel Cemetery
Deaths Robert G Goodman longtime art firm owner dies at 61
Robert Goshow Goodman 61, owner of the Goodman Art Company from 1911 to 1933, died at his home 1811 D Avenue NE after a brief illness. Born November 2, 1884 in Gratersford PA, he married Anna Sophia Krug in 1909. He belonged to Crescent lodge, Iowa Consistory, El Kabir Shrine, Order of Eastern Star, and the AFL carpenters union. He is survived by his wife, five brothers, five sisters, and several nieces and nephews. The body was taken to the Turner chapel with funeral arrangements incomplete.
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Robert Goshow Goodman
Goodman Art Company
D Avenue NE
Gratersford
Anna Sophia Krug
Royersford
Goodman
Crescent Lodge No
Iowa
el Kabir Shrine
Kathryn Kert
Glouster, N. J
Turner Chapel
Funeral services held for Mrs. John Miskovsky
Funeral services for Mrs. John Miskovsky 77 were conducted at Brady mortuary at 2 p.m. Wednesday by Ellsworth W. Austin. Born in Cedar Rapids on February 28 1869 she lived in Cedar Rapids all her life and was married November 20 1888 to John Miskovsky. She is survived by son Louis two daughters Mrs Rehart Melsa and Mrs Edwin M Stewart a brother Louis J. Pochobradsky three granddaughters and two great granddaughters. Burial was at Bohemian National cemetery. Mrs Miskovsky belonged to Cedar chapter No 184 O E S and Z C B J lodge. Friends may call the mortuary. The family requests no flowers.
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John Miskovsky
Third Street
Brady Mortuary
Ellsworth W. Austin
Christian Science Reader
Miskovsky
Cedar Rapids
Louis
Rehart Melsa
Edwin M. Stewart
Louis J. Pochobradsky
Cedar Chapter
O.E.S
Z.C.B.J. Lodge
Bohemian National Cemetery
Gardener Henry B. Gardner 63 Dies After Long Illness
Henry B. Gardner of the Center Point area died at 4 am Tuesday after a long illness. He was a member of the Masonic lodge at Olin and the Consistory at Cedar Rapids. Survived by wife Pearl and five brothers and one sister, with services pending at the gym chapel after 11 am Wednesday. Burial in Olin cemetery.
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Henry B. Gardner
Center Point
Masonic Lodge
Olin
Cedar Rapids
Pearl
Ray
Hubert
Springville
Lester
Buchanan
Frank
Earl
William Crawford
Delmar
Mrs. Hattie Paxton Dies After Long Illness in Cedar Rapids
Mrs. Hattie Paxton wife of the late Elmer G. Paxton died at 3 15 am Tuesday after a long illness. Born September 4 1864 in Savona New York she had lived in Cedar Rapids many years and belonged to the Cedar Rapids Woman's club and Ash chapter D A R. A sister Mrs William Stiles of Binghamton N Y is the only surviving relative. A son Elmer G Paxton Jr preceded her in death. The body was taken to Turner mortuary with funeral arrangements incomplete.
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Hattie Paxton
Elmer G. Paxton
Twentieth Street
Paxton
Savona
Tie
Cedar Rapids
Elmer G. Paxton, Jr
Turner Mortuary
Last rites for Mary Eas to be held at Hesser chapel
Mary Eas 87 died Monday. Funeral at 10 30 am Wednesday at Hesser chapel conducted by Theodore B Hlubucek. Burial in Bohemian National Cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
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Mar
Mary Eason
Seventh Street
Theodore B. Hlubucek
Bohemian National Cemetery
Burial planned at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Burial will be in Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery on Wednesday afternoon. Friends may call at the chapel.
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Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Mrs. Charles Klingler Dies After Long Illness
Mrs. Charles Klingler of 1829 Fourth Avenue SE died in a local hospital at 11 45 a.m. after a long illness. The body is at the Brady mortuary. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
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Charles Klingler
Fourth Avenue SE
Brady Mortuary
Eaton Urges U S Britain Loan Alliance in House Debate
Representative Eaton from New Jersey urged approval of the 3.75 billion loan to Britain, arguing joint action preserves world leadership and aids postwar trade. As House debates continued, supporters sought votes while opponents cited historic objections.
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Washington
Eaton
New Jersey
House Foreign Affairs Committee
America
Britain
House
Shores-Mueller Evidence Heard In Federal Court
Evidence was heard in a federal case against the Shores-Mueller company. Plaintiffs seek an accounting of assets and potential separate causes of action. Witnesses included C. E. Mueller Van Vechten Shaffer and Don Barnes.
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Shores-Mueller Company
Henry N. Graven
C. E. Mueller
van Vechten Shaffer
Don Barnes
Graven
Frank Byers
Scott
Circuit Court of Appeals of
Eighth Circuit
Thomas Liken
Dorothy Brauer
Grace Lickman
Lynn Larue
Fred
Carrie Mueller
W. E. Godso
Arthur Barlow
Shores Company
Harold Littell in Fairly Good Condition After Surgery
Harold H Littell of 800 Wellington street SE was described as fairly good at St Luke's hospital Tuesday after an emergency appendectomy Sunday evening. Littell recently discharged from the army after being fitted with artificial legs.
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Harold H. Littell
Wellington Street
St. Luke's Hospital
Littell
Quadruplets Reported in Isfahan Family
A 70 year old farmer in Isfahan province is reported as the father of four newborn girls. The local press noted the birth details and the family’s early situation following the delivery.
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Tehran
Isfahan
Funeral Services for Mrs. Lehman Held at Local Chapel
Funeral services for Mrs. Paul G. Lehman of 650 36th Street NE were held at a local chapel after her death at Oakdale. The services were conducted by the Welle chapel staff.
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Paul G. Lehman
Oakdale Oe
Navy raises enlistment terms to four and six years
Chief M. W. Chapman of the Cedar Rapids recruiting station announces four and six year naval hitch options for new enlistees with two and three year terms available for veterans and electronic school entrants. Thirty recruits named from Cedar Rapids en route to training include Norman E. Wilkerson Lawrence P. O'Brien Robert E. Perrin Ardith L. Lockridge and others from North English Toledo Tama Marion Palo Norway and Iowa City.
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Navy
M. W. Chapman
Cedar Rapids
Chapman
Norman E. Wilkerson
Lawrence P. O’brien
Robert E. Perrin
Ardith L. Lockridge
North English
Virgil J. Schmidt
Toledo
Marvin P. Willer
Tama
William J. Galli
1110
Fifth Street NW
Eugene D. Wickham
Marion
Forest C. Yates
Palo
Julian P. Pickart
Norway
John W. Kubert
Baldwin
Paul G. Kirk
Eleventh Street
Robert H. von Stein
Seventh Avenue
Louis J. P. Paulsen
William C. Warner
van Horne
Allan E. Miller
C Avenue
Herbert T. DeWees
Center Point Road
Robert M. Vejda
Twenty
Mason City Wins 1947 AHEPA Convention Site by Coin Toss
Mason City won the 1947 AHEPA district convention site after a 24 24 tie with Sioux City Duluth Minn. The decision was settled by a coin toss conducted by District Governor George Xanthes. James H Carlos Duluth was elected district governor with officers James N Yiannias Dubuque Tom Ralles Des Moines John M Costas Cedar Rapids and P L George Des Moines. The group passed 13 resolutions and reported a $50 000 quota toward a $2 000 000 Athens Greece hospital. The chief resolution reaffirmed loyalty to the U S government and pledged to defend it.
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Mason City
Roosevelt Hotel
Sioux City
Duluth
Minn
George Xanthes
Minneapolis
James H. Carlos
James N. Yiannias
Dubuque
Tom Ralles
Des Moines
John M. Costas
Cedar Rapids
P. L. George
Iowa
Minnesota
North
South Dakota
Athens
Greece
United States
City council approves fuel tank at Baxter Motor site
Baxter Motor Company wins permission to install a 500 gallon tank at the northwest corner of 625 A Avenue NE. A separate request by W. N. Gallagher to add a child’s swing at 2931 Bever Avenue SE is rejected due to hazard concerns in the parking area.
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Baxter Motor Company
Bever Avenue SE
W. N. Gallagher
Panagos Granted Cigaret Permit for Diana Food Shop
Tom Panagos of the Diana Food shop at 101 Second Avenue SE was issued a cigarette permit. The permit confirms authorization to sell tobacco products at the business location.
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Tom Panagos
Diana Food Shop
Second Avenue SE
Edleman Granted Permit for Maidrite Driveway
Harry Edleman received permission to build a driveway at the Maidrite Sandwich shop located at 621 First Avenue W. The approval covers access work on the property and aligns with local zoning guidelines.
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Harry Edleman
Maidrite
First Avenue
Building permit refund for 115 Eighth Avenue SW work
Central Roofing Company received a refund for two permits issued for a dwelling at 115 Eighth Avenue SW. The action reflects a permit adjustment reducing charges after review.
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Central Roofing Company
Eighth Avenue SW
Boy 12 Crushed To Death In Farm Hay Baler
Davenport AP reports Garey Ed ward Carter aged 12 died Tuesday when he fell into a hay baler on the Detliff Oelrich farm west of Argo. The family moved from Fremont Iowa about two years ago. Coroner Frank C. Keppy said no inquest would be held.
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Davenport
Garey
Edward Carter
Detliff
Aleman Leads in Mexico PRI Candidate Ahead in Vote
Mexico City UP reports Miguel Aleman of the PRI leading with incomplete returns. Padilla of the PRDM complains of irregularities while party officials assess scattered tallies from states and the federal district. Official results due Thursday before the new congress convenes September 1.
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Mexico City
Miguel Aleman
PRI
Ezequiel Padilla
Federal District
Aleman
Padilla
Partido Democratica Mexicana
Government Party
Partido Revolucionario Institucional
Congress
Pullman Company and CM St P in ORC dispute
The Order of Railway Conductors may order 3000 sleeping car conductors to halt work if a current pay dispute is not settled this month. ORC seeks an 18 cents per hour wage increase retroactive to April as talks continue in Washington. Fraser, ORC president, said the action could affect Pullman and CM St P employees.
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Pullman Company
Milwaukee Real
Harry W. Fraser
Cedar Rapids
ORC
Pueblo
Colo
United Press
Fraser
Washington
Colorado
Body of Arleigh Shepardson Found After River Drowning
The body of Arleigh Shepardson, 50, of Cedar Rapids, drowned Saturday near the Amana colonies, was found Monday afternoon about seven miles downstream by a search party. Relatives aided the search. he leaves a wife Myrtle a daughter and four grandchildren. Private funeral services are planned in Koszta cemetery with burial there.
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Arleigh Shepardson
Second Street
Iowa River
Amana
Bill Leichsenring
Sheriff Milford
Engelbert
Iowa County
Roy Gaddis
Cedar Rapids
Shepardson
Gaddis
Belle Plaine
Penick and Ford
Myrtle
James Fisher
Joan
James
Joyce
Janice
Janeba-Trachta
F. O. Hillman
Koszta Cemetery
Fish Are Done- So Is Smokehouse Fire Joke
Police Capt. S L Stolba and Patrolman Scotty Duncan recall a carp loss after a smoking mishap. The pair, tackling a fish smoking detail, left fish in the smokehouse on Monday causing a blaze reported by Stolba’s wife and ending with the officers declaring the task “We are done.”
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S. L. Stolba
Scotty Duncan
Duncan
Stolba
Pope
Parolee Wanted in C R Faces Wisconsin Charge
Raymond L. Brady 18 sought in Cedar Rapids on a bench warrant for parole violation. Arrested in Kearney Nebraska for Wisconsin authorities. Brady sentenced to 10 years last March and paroled. He allegedly stole a car in Wisconsin and two cars in Linn county on July 3 at Mount Vernon and Marion.
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Raymond L. Brady
Cedar Rapids
Kearney
Neb
Wisconsin
Brady
Linn County
Mt. Vernon
Marion
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Mercy
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A Avenue NE
S T. Luke’s
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L. T. Swartzel
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Mr. Coats
H. L. Coats
Fifth Avenue SW
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May
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Ohsman & Sons Co
Ave
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Icopter Mail Service
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