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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1948
Page
2
An ordinance to rezone two 150 foot highway 30 strips in south Cedar Rapids to light industrial passed its first reading, enabling W. J. Hughes to sell land for a motel. The action ends a dispute over whether motels are allowed in B residential zones with two more readings required.
The Daily Record notes a regional forecast with cloud cover and cooler trends into Tuesday and Wednesday, listing highs from 82 to 86 and lows around 60 to 65. It also presents local fines for various offenses including posting bills, disturbing the peace, drunkenness, vagrancy, improper passing, defective equipment, and intoxication, plus divorce petitions and recent obituaries and deaths.
Judge Henry N Graven heard opening arguments in Walter Jarboes 8311 damage suit against John Hanselman in US district court Monday. Jarboe a Marion area farmer says the Chicago trucker left a semi on a road shoulder causing a two truck collision on highway 6 near Homestead January 31. The hearing focused on Hanselmans motion for a more definite statement of the complaint.
George M. Bechtel, long time Midwest financier, sold his stake in First Trust and Savings Bank to five Davenport businessmen. Purchasers bold as controlling stockholders include Charles Shuler Otto Nobis Leo Capen Wayne G. Cook and Walter W. Paul. Bechtel retired in 1947, with his son Harold R. Bechtel succeeding as bank president.
Washington thieves broke in to Martin's bakery stealing only $15. They smeared crusts and fillings across the ceiling and showcases, prompting owner Henry Hemmerich to lament that the thieves should have taken the pies as well.
IOWA CITY AP Seven Johnson county taverns and night clubs were raided Saturday by state bureau of criminal investigation agents. Charlie's tavern in Tiffin yielded 41 bottles of liquor and a punchboard. Hap py Hour club in Shueyville produced two slot machines 12 games of chance and a partly filled bottle of whisky. Sheriff Albert J. Murphy announced the raid noting no liquor or slot machines were found at five other sites in Cou Falls Tiffin North Liberty and Oxford.
About 300 members of the Iowa Rural Letter Carriers Association attend a three day state convention in Waterloo from Thursday to Saturday. Elmo I. Whitmer of Marion chairs the executive committee and J Edward Cooper of Washington D C will address the Friday banquet. Other speakers include Willard Manning B B Barnes and Albert W Haag as well as rural pay supervisor from West Des Moines. New state officers and delegates to the national convention will be elected at the closing session.
Two men pled guilty in police court to disturbance charges and received fines of 25 dollars plus costs. Charles Peterson of Madison Wisconsin was fined for disturbing the peace after a late arrest at the Wheel Inn by Patrolman Keith Cannon. Walter Kelly of 852 Fifth Street SE was arrested Sunday and fined after his wife signed an information against him for drunkenness and disturbing the peace.
Thomas Bonneville publicity man for the Pope rodeo was fined $100 and costs by Judge Harry S. Johnson after pleading guilty to posting bills on public property. He was arrested Saturday night. Police had protested the bill postings and rodeo officials promised removal, but the notices remained.
Wilbur Neron of New Bedford Mass was jailed after confessing embezzling 300 dollars from a painters union local. He told police he could not sleep or eat due to guilt and carried the union ledger he had used since June 23. He left his wife and two children after family trouble and surrendered at the police station.
James Leasure a 24 year old instructor from Zanesville drowned at Seneca lake in Cambridge Ohio while demonstrating to a group of Scouts how to determine water depth.
Mrs Beulah Gilchrist Cowden 57 of 544 Forest Drive SE died Sunday evening in a Cedar Rapids hospital after a long illness. Born January 26, 1891 in Chicago she married James Cowden in a 42 year union. She taught kindergarten in the United Brethren church for over 30 years. Survived by husband two sons in Des Moines and relatives in Scotland. Services Wednesday at 3 30 pm in Turner chapel.
Mrs E E Sears 48 of 426 Longwood drive NE Cedar Rapids died in a local hospital at 10 15 p.m. Saturday after a long illness Born April 16 1900 in Grinnell she was a Grinnell High School and Grinnell College graduate Survived by husband a son Thomas at home a sister Mrs Harold H Tice of Grinnell and five brothers Frank Raymond Harvey Merle and Glenn Harris all of Grinnell She was a member of St Pauls Methodist Church Services Tuesday at 10 a.m. in Turner chapel and 2 30 p m at the Chester Church near Grinnell Burial in Chester Cemetery
Gus Johnson 54 of 1411 Third Street NW Cedar Rapids died Monday after a long illness. Born in West Point Mississippi he lived in Cedar Rapids 31 years. He was a member of West Point Baptist Church. Surviving wife Florence mother Mrs Menthe Cooper sister Mrs Pearl Miller brother James Johnson. Body at Rice funeral home. Arrangements incomplete.
John Maloney of Fairfax died in a Cedar Rapids hospital at 5 55 a m Sunday after a brief illness. He was 50 years a Fairfax resident who moved to Cedar Rapids last year born LaSalle Newfoundland November 12 1867. Surviving are two brothers James and Mat and three sisters Mrs Anna Miller of Kewanee Ill Miss Sadie Maloney and Mrs Bessie Hadsell of Cedar Rapids. Funeral 9 a m Tuesday at St Patrick church Fairfax with Rev Stephen Tushak. Burial in St Patrick cemetery. Visitation at Teahen chapel with parish Rosary 8 p m Monday.
Samuel Merrill aged 81 of 310 G avenue NW died in a Cedar Rapids hospital at 3 a.m. Monday after a long illness. Born at Bertram April 9, 1867, he is survived by son Perry W. Merrill of Seattle, brother L. W. Merrill of Quincy Illinois, and two grandchildren. Services at Beatty chapel at 10:30 a.m. Thursday with burial in Linwood Cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
Jack Hassler of Des Moines a Cedar Rapids resident died of a heart ailment Saturday at Maple Lake Minnesota where the Hasslers spent the summer Retired July 1 1947 after 57 years service as conductor on the Rock Island between Des Moines and Minneapolis he belonged to Crescent lodge A F and A M Iowa Consistory El Kahir Shrine and Order of Railway Conductors Survived by wife a daughter Nina Drommerhausen of St Paul two grandchildren and one great grandchild Services set for Wednesday at 1 30 p m in Dunn funeral home Des Moines
Services for Jessie Alsop Kimball widow of Thomas H. Kimball will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in Turner chapel by Rev. C. V. R. De Jong of Marion. Burial is in Shiloh cemetery. Friends may call.
Knights of Pythias Star of the West lodge meets tonight at 8 o clock with refreshments. Kiwanis club board meeting scheduled for Tuesday noon has been postponed. Parlor City camp 1799 R N A will meet Tuesday at 8 p.m. in K P hall.
Thirty eight South Siders filed a nuisance abatement petition with the Cedar Rapids city council to shut down the Aossey trailer camp at Bowling Street and Wilson Avenue SW. They argued unsanitary conditions, fire hazards, and commercial use in a residential zone threaten health and property values, prompting a comprehensive trailer ordinance. The petition was sent to the health officer and building inspector for immediate investigation.
Washington AP describes an ECA program under Paul Hoffman to guarantee dollars for American firms investing up to 300 million in Europe. Guaranties run 14 years through 1962, with a 1 percent annual fee and no profit or political risk insurance. Media firms qualify for up to 10 million.
Mrs. Anna Reisetter of Allison and her daughter Carrie left Cedar Rapids by plane on Monday bound for Norway. They flew United Air Lines to New York then Scandanavian Airways to Scotland, with an overnight stop before continuing to Norway to visit relatives for a month.
Gustaf R. Nyberg of Iowa City was arrested Monday morning by sheriff's deputies on information from Oelwein authorities charging him with the uttering of a fictitious check. Nyberg is held in the county jail awaiting the Oelwein authorities.
Strawberry Point begins the second half of the local softball league with Friday night action. The Point clinched the first half title last Friday by defeating Lamont 15 to 1, as Chevalier pitched steady for the winners.
Traffic bureau figures show two deaths and multiple injuries since March 15 as eight month contest by Young's bureau is tracked. Data recorded by the police department notes 332 and 75 as part of the toll.
The budget shows major increases in the memorial maintenance fund for the coliseum and new stadium, playgrounds, fire equipment, and recreation, with smaller cuts in police pensions. Income rises via liquor tax cuts and soldiers exemption credits, leaving an estimated April 1 balance of about 247 611 despite higher levies.
City officials discuss services and costs including traffic lights snow removal street oiling and pools while noting staff size and fire equipment. Burgos contrasts 15 mill levy from 1910 to 1916 with current rates 174 to 20 mill levy and urges filing by August 15 after July 26 hearing. The 50.02 mill aggregate covers city school and Linn county needs and will take effect next spring.
Police Sergeant Stanley Davis was promoted to captain in charge of the juvenile bureau by the city council on Monday. Acting on Chief Tom Condon's recommendation, Davis was raised in rank for a second time this month after previously becoming sergeant.
Five men faced larceny charges for daytime theft from Davis Cleaners at 207 First Street SW. Ralph von Voltenburg pled guilty and was sentenced to 90 days with sentence suspended. Ernest Dayton George Garvey Robert Green and Charles Green pled not guilty and are jailed on 4000 bond each in the July 4 theft of 61.52.
Solon resident Harry Upmier was fined $100 and costs by Judge Harry S. Johnson in traffic court after pleading guilty to reckless driving. He was arrested Friday at 10 30 p m on Sixteenth avenue SW by highway patrol officers who described his driving as erratic.
Sid Pitt, 47, a bachelor farmer near Glenwood, was killed when his tractor overturned and trapped him in a 20 foot ravine on the Pitt farm. Neighbors found him beneath the vehicle. he is survived by seven brothers and two sisters.
In Towanda Pennsylvania Gerald McDonald went to the hospital Sunday to bring home his wife and their newborn son. He found his 23 month old son Joseph had wandered from the house and drowned in a shallow pool about 300 feet from home.
About 1,500 people attended the opening free weekly band concert by Local 137 of the American Federation of Musicians on the Plaza. The program, led by R. L. Moehlmann, included marches overtures and novelties with Dr. H. Duane Harmon of the University of Iowa performing a cornet solo The Debutante. The crowd joined the band on the final chorus of Iowa Corn Song and the series continues next Sunday night.
Linn county Red Cross appeals for registered nurses to assist in the polio epidemic in Galveston Texas Plane transportation provided for a two month minimum Volunteers earn 250 dollars monthly plus 75 dollars for maintenance No polio experience required Call Pearl Hermanstorfer Linn county nurse recruitment chairman to volunteer or for details The Linn county chapter previously recruited two nurses for Colorado Springs and Minnesota during prior polio outbreaks
The Rev. Louis Einsdorff 37 of Dubuque and the Rev. John Breitbach 42 of Peosta were hospitalized in Cedar Rapids after a car overturned twice on Highway 30 Saturday night. A third passenger Frank Nugent 22 of Des Moines was injured, with a possible concussion. Einsdorff had a broken leg and Breitbach cuts and bruises. Nugent remained in Mercy hospital in good condition Monday and the priests were moved to a Dubuque hospital Sunday.
Enlistments of six eastern Iowans were announced Monday by the Cedar Rapids navy recruiting office. The enlistees are Donald D. Florang Leroy C. Mann Joseph R. Lee Otia D. Mathews Earl McFalls and Francis L. Miller.
Richard E. Aarons of Waterloo pled innocent in Judge Philbrick's court to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. He was arrested at 3 10 a.m. Monday by Highway Patrolman James Gildroy on Highway 30 west of Cedar Rapids and is held in the county jail in lieu of a 500 dollar bond.
Report of Condition of Palo Savings Bank of Palo Iowa. Balance sheet shows total assets 699 024 96 and total deposits 650 579 89. Capital accounts total 48 361 07 with cashier J Warren McClintock and directors A Owens.
Charles Bouline, 49, of Clear Lake, held in Cerro Gordo jail as investigation continues into the death of Ole Hayseth, 56, a bachelor farmer near Clear Lake. Hayseth died from a skull fracture after an alley confrontation with Bouline following a brief argument. Reuben Olson provided the account and remains jailed as a material witness.
An execution from Linn County Iowa through a district court levy on judgment against S Raitora and Mar Yaret L Raitora fines the sale of specific real estate. The property is North Forty feet of lot Ten Block Twenty Four O N Hulls Third Addition Cedar Rapids. Auction set for 10 a.m. at Cedar Rapids courthouse with cash in hand. Sheriff JA H Smith signs.
By special execution from the District Court clerk the Newell Machinery Co claim against Cato Webb Alonzo Brown and Webb Construction Co is scheduled for sale of personal property in Linn County Iowa. Items include a Universal Pulverized Crusher a Sullivan air compressor a Hart Parr tractor and related equipment. The sale will be cash at Cedar Rapids Court House door July 24 1948 at 10 30 AM. James H Smith Sheriff Linn County Iowa.
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