Weather and notices from the Daily Record July 15 1952
The Daily Record reports an Iowa weather summary with highs in upper 80s to 90s, lows in 40s to 60s, and rainfall totals across multiple cities. It lists marriage licenses, traffic fines, and local obituaries and funeral notices for Garrison, Belle Plaine, Greeley, Strawberry Point, Springville and Amana, with service times and cemetery details. Distinct entities include Bismarck Minneapolis Chicago New Orleans Hastings La Crosse Prairie du Chien McGregor Dubuque Davenport Keokuk Anamosa Cedar Rapids Mechanicsville First Avenue Seventh Street NE Mercy St Luke's Garrison Herman Hansen Jerry Shannahan Eliza Ann Barter Julius Van Sickle William Miller Gill chapel Oak Hill cemetery and Grand View cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garrison
Herman Hansen
Fry-Holland Funeral Home
Vinton
Big Grove
Belle Plaine
Jerry Shannahan
California
St. Michael’s Church
Greeley
William H. Parkinson
Grand View
Strawberry Point
Eliza Ann Barter
University Hospital
Iowa City
Gill Chapel
Springville
Julius van Sickle
Springville Methodist Church
Oak Hill
Cedar Rapids
Amana
William Miller
Public Employes To Discuss New Retirement System
A Des Moines meeting at 1 p.m. in the library auditorium will gather 22 public employee groups to discuss a proposed improved Iowa retirement system separate from federal social security. H H Wage of Cedar Rapids, president of the Iowa State Association of State County and Municipal Employees, says a program for legislative adoption is likely after the session. A legislative study committee chaired by State Sen Herman B Lord has studied extending federal social security to Iowa public employees. Invited groups include State of Iowa Employees Association and Iowa School Boards Association among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towa
Des Moines
Sun- Ee
H. H. Wage
Cedar Rapids
Iowa State Association of State
Iowa
Wage
Herman B. Lord
Sen. Lord
State of Iowa
Council For Tax Supported Hospitals
Iowa Sewage Works Association
County Attorneys Association
American Waterworks Association
County Assessors Association
Iowa State Education Association
State Finance Officers Association
Iowa Library Association
Iowa Council of Afl
Civil Service Employer Association
County Officers Association
County Auditors
Recorders and Engineers Associations
Stewards and Matrons Association
Iowa Sheriffs Association
County Clerks Association
Iowa School Boards Association
Iowa League of Municipalities and
County Supervisors Association
Bank Robber Suspect Waives Extradition
Michael Joseph Walsh, 62, waived extradition on a Des Moines May bank robbery charge. Arrested by the FBI in a Los Angeles bar on July 4, Walsh allegedly passed a note, obtained 15000 dollars, and fled Des Moines. He likely will be sent back to Iowa later this week.
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Los Angeles
Michael Joseph Walsh
Central National Bank & Trust Co
Des Moines
Walsh
FBI
Roland legend tied to Charlemagne era history
The French tale of Roland derives from a real event during Charlemagne’s campaigns, reflecting a historical incident reinterpreted as legend.
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Roland
Charlemagne
Three Zone Code Sidesteps Okayed by City Board
The board of adjustment granted three requests to sidestep Cedar Rapids zoning rules on Monday afternoon. H N Schrodt may keep a Scotch light sign at 4700 First Avenue E. John E Myers may enclose a rear porch and cellar at 4016 Avenue NW reducing required rear yard to 10 feet. W H Sedlak may add two upstairs apartments in a three stall garage at 315 Eighteenth Street NE with a 10 foot rear yard. A fourth request for Ted Feder to attach a garage at 1701 Park Avenue SE was held for a future meeting amid opposition.
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Cedar Rapids
Board of Adjustment
H. N. Schrodt
First Avenue E
Schrodt
John E. Myers
Avenue NW
W. H. Sedlak
Eighteenth Street
A.H. McIltrath
C Avenue NE
Ted Feder
Park Avenue SE
Seventeenth Street
Park Avenue
Fred C. Fisher, Jr
Five Fined After Moose Lodge Raid in Des Moines
Five men were fined a total of 1350 after liquor and gambling raids at the Moose lodge clubrooms in Des Moines. James J. Scott, a bartender, paid 1000 for violating the Iowa liquor control act while Sam N. Simon was fined 200 for keeping a gambling house. Charles J Miner 49 Andrew C Nelson 65 and John Dudukovich 66 each paid 50 for beating as police said they were playing cards during the raid.
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DES Moines
Moose Lodge
James J. Scott
Sam N. Simon
Charles J Miner
Andrew C. Nelson
John Dudukovich
Garbage Piles Up In Gary Amid Steel Strike
Gary AP report shows city garbage collections lagging one to three weeks as thousands of striking steel workers stay home cleaning basements and attics, causing refuse to pile up in streets and neighborhoods, according to Mayor Peter Mandich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary
Peter Mandich
Mandich
Union approves 27000 bond for school expansion
UNION UP Union residents approve a 27000 bond issue to modernize and expand the town school land purchase plans adjacent property. Voters tally 144 for and 39 against, reflecting local support for the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
Floods Leave Thousands Homeless in Assam and Bengal
Calcutta report says floods swept most of Assam and West Bengal leaving thousands homeless on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calcutta
Assam
West Bengal
Democrats Agree Early Ballot Nomination Is Out
Chicago AP report details pre-convention Democratic scramble for the presidential nomination. Kefauver leads early roll call expectations while Kerr, Russell, Barkley, Harriman, Fussell and Stevenson spawn competing campaigns. Delegates and operatives anticipate ballots, with speculation on potential lifts from Truman and shifting support through next week’s convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Sen
Kefauver
Russell
Kerr
Barkley
Fussell
Veep
Averell Harriman
Gov. Stevenson
Conrad Hilton Hotel
Central Arena
Three wills admitted to probate by courthouse
Lois G. Fleming died July 4 leaving $1,000 to her daughter Lois M. Fleming and the remainder to Lois M. Fleming and son Raymond Fleming in equal shares with Lois M. Fleming named executrix without bond. Jerry J. Skorepa died July 2 leaving widow Lottie as sole heir and executrix without bond. Mary D. Usher died June 27 leaving one third to husband Henry P. Usher and one third to daughters Mary B. Usher and Florence M. Usher, with Mary Usher named executrix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lois G. Fleming
Lois M. Fleming
Raymond Fleming
Jerry J. Skorepa
Lottie
Mary D. Usher
Henry P. Usher
Mary B
Florence M. Usher
Mary Usher
McMahan Fur niture Stores sue for 247.98 in Santa Monica suit
McMahan's of Burbank doing business as McMahan Furniture Stores of Santa Monica California filed suit Tuesday against Rolland L. Hoke of Lisbon for 247.98 alleged due on account.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McMahan’s
Burbank
Adams Wins Default Judgment Against Groat in Account Suit
M. N. Adams was awarded a default judgment of 209 dollars against Ethel B. Groat in an action for an account. The ruling establishes the creditor's claim for the specified amount without a trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. N. Adams
Ethel B. Groat
Anamosa Rodeo 2 PM Sunday Sponsored by VFW
In Anamosa the Cochran rodeo appears at 2 p.m. Sunday July 27 in the parking area across from the high school athletic field. The event is sponsored by the VFW. In nearby towns residents update homes and community groups plan events including hospital visits and local reunions.
Thomas Hill Fined For Illegal Fishing
Thomas Hill a 33 year old from 1247 Third Street NW was fined 100 dollars and costs in superior court after a guilty water charge. His attorney Clarence Sedive said the verdict would be appealed to district court. Hill posted a 200 dollar appeal bond. He was arrested July 4 by Conservation Officer Lloyd Kief er for using illegal lines in the Cedar River above the avenue dam. Bryce Fisher assisted the county attorney in the prosecution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Hill
Third Street NW
Superior Court
Clarence Sedive
Hill
Lloyd Kiefer
Cedar Rapids
Cedar River
Avenue Dam
Bryce Fisher
No Atom Use at Present Collins Says U N Forces
Gen. J. Lawton Collins, U S army chief of staff, said in Tokyo that U N forces have no current plan to use atomic weapons in Korea. He cited two to three reasons for not proceeding and noted potential to break the stalemate if deemed worthy. He praised French troops for gains against Communists in Indo China.
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Tokyo
INS
J. Lawton Collins
U.S. Army
U. N
Korea
Collins
Korean Front
U.N
Indo-China
Explosive fountain pens blamed on Americans by East Berlin press
East Berlin and East German papers report American made explosive fountain pens found in playgrounds schools and kindergartens with one account claiming children were injured when a pen exploded. The items are described as new terror instruments, fueling propaganda amid Cold War tensions.
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Berlin
INS
East Berlin
Production To Cease At John Deere Waterloo Works
John Deere Waterloo Tractor Works will halt production after the annual inventory, set to finish August 11. General manager Gust Olson Jr said workers have been notified and production will resume when steel supplies recover. The shutdown idles over 6,000 production workers with some office staff staying on standby. Inventory runs July 21 to Aug 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
John Deere Waterloo Tractor Works
Gust Olson, Jr
Olson
Falling Mountaineer Survives 14,165-Foot Mt Shasta Fall
Dan ONeill, 34, SF climber, plunged nearly a mile down Mt Shasta 14,165 feet on a snowy slope. He credits swimming-like techniques to survive a head first slide at 40 mph, using toes as brakes and steering with forearms, sustaining only bruises and abrasions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunsmuir
Calif
San Francisco
Mt. Shasta
Dan O'Neill
Mrs Emilie Tapper to be Funeralized Thursday
Services for Emilie B Tapper widow of B O Tapper who died after a lingering illness will be held in Turner chapel at 130 p m Thursday conducted by Rev H G Schwegler Burial will follow at Oak Hill cemetery Friends may call at the chapel She was a lifelong member of First Lutheran Church and Cedar chapter 184 O E S
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emilie B. Tapper
B. O. Tapper
Turner Chapel
H. G. Schwegler
Oak Hill Cemetery
Deaths Agnes Lores Cooley Dies at Cedar Rapids Home
Agnes Lores Cooley died at her Cedar Rapids home after a lingering illness. Born February 8, 1875 in Cascade, she lived in Cedar Rapids 35 years and was active in Immaculate Conception and St. Patrick churches. Surviving are 11 children, two sisters, three brothers, 118 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements and calling hours were announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnes Lores Cooley
H Avenne
Frank E. Cooley
Cascade
Cedar Rapids
St. Agnes Circle of Immaculate Conception Church
St. Patrick’s Church
Ethel Behrends
Elvira Dougherty
Julia Kirkland
Lorraine Marsh
Frances Marsh
Raymond Wilfred
Orville
Melvin Cooley
Carrie Standish
Lanark
Lucile Hill
Milwaukee
Albert Fay
Bessie O’connell l
Chicago
Henry McMullen
Eldon, l
Farley
Leo
Dubuque
Brady Mortuary
Mrs Myrtle Fisher Cavin dies. services planned in Washington
Mrs Myrtle Fisher Cavin aged 67 died Tuesday morning at Jennie Edmunson hospital Council Bluffs after living with her son in law and daughter Fred and Mrs Winter at 1901 Blake Boulevard SE. Born August 10 1873 in Washington Iowa she belonged to the Presbyterian church the Wednesday Shakespeare club and PEO. Surviving are five children nine grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Services will be held at Sherman funeral home Washington at 11 am Thursday.
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Myrtle Fisher Cavin
Fred Winter
Blake Boulevard
Jennie Edmundson Hospital
Council Bluffs
Washington, Ia
The
Presbyterian Church
Wednesday Shakespeare Club
F.O
P.E.O
Cedar Rapids
Jack Treynor
Phillips Taylor
Waterloo
James Sigmund
Winter
Robert Fisher Cavin
Yakima
Wash
Frank Shinabarger
Muscatine
Sherman Funeral Home
Cedar Rapids Veteran John Norris Dies at 6 P.M.
World War I veteran and Cedar Rapids resident John Nelson Norris aged 74 died at his home at 6 p.m. Monday after a long illness. Born Feb 4 1891 in Birmingham Iowa he married Marian Hoyt in 1918 in Duluth Minnesota. Survived by wife and son William P Norris of Des Moines he belonged to First Presbyterian church Elks and Masonic lodge. Cremation committal set for Turner chapel at 11 a.m. Wednesday with Dr Harry M Gage presiding. Friends may call until 10:30 a.m. Wednesday. casket will not be opened at service. Flowers omitted per family request.
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John Nelson Norris
Oakland Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Mr. Norris
Birmingham
Masonic Lodge
Turner Chapel
Harry M.gage
Services for Roy M Hawkins to be held at Turner chapel
Roy M Hawkins, a Cedar Rapids farmer and lifelong resident of 3304 J street SW, died Sunday after a long illness. Services set for 1:30 p.m. Wednesday in Turner chapel conducted by Dr. Marvin B Kober of St Paul's Methodist. Burial in Czech National cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
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Roy M. Hawkins
J Street
Cedar Rapids
Turner Chapel
Marvin B. ‘Kober
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
Czech National Cemetery
Services for Cedar Rapids Woman Anna Morgan
Services for Anna Morgan of 1902 First Avenue NW Cedar Rapids who died Monday will be held at St. Patrick's Church at 9 a.m. Wednesday with Rt. Rev. Msgr. D. J. Lenihan officiating. Burial is in St. Joseph's Cemetery Carroll. Rosary is 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Teahen chapel where friends may call.
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Anna Morgan
First Avenue NW
Cedar Rapids
St. Patrick’s Church
D. J. Lenihan
St. Joseph’s Cemetery
Carroll
Teahen Chapel
Truman Sidelined by Mild Virus Infection
President Truman stayed away from his desk for a second day as he recovers from a mild viral infection. The White House reported he is resting and not in any danger, with officials providing daily updates on his condition.
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Washington
Truman
Sterling Area Plans No Quick Fix for Gold Drain
London reports a slow drain on gold reserves easing as authorities reject rapid fixes. The aim is export growth and import reduction to rebuild reserves, with IMF help limited. Analysts note large swings in dollar pools and inflation risks while governments push the same restraint abroad and at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Sterling
City
Whitehal
the Banker
Texas Delegates Clash Over Shivers At National Convention
The loyalist Texas delegation at the Democratic national convention accuses Gov. Shivers of a scheme to swing Texas electoral votes to the Republican candidate. Shivers allies bolt May 27 and name an uninstructed delegation while Shivers backs Sen. Russell. The loyalists say pro Shivers electors are chosen to vote Republican in November regardless of Texas results.
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Austin
Texas
Gov
Shivers
Sen
Russell
Stevenson to Speak at Democratic National Convention
CHICAGO AP Gov Stevenson will address the Democratic national convention. Chairman Frank E McKinney announced a tentative speaker list including Gov Dever of Massachusetts as keynote and temporary chairman, Speaker Rayburn as permanent chairman, with women speakers Mrs Perle Mesta and Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt among delegates.
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Chicago
Stevenson
Frank E. McKinney
Democratic National Committee
Gov. Dever
Massachusetts
Sam Rayburn
Perle Mesta
Luxembourg
Franklin D. Roosevelt
U.N
Ryan Girl 6 Hurt In C R Auto Crash
Six year old Beverly Patton of Ryan sustained a cut when the car driven by her mother struck the rear of a car driven by Tom Brown of Honeycreek Wisconsin after stopping for a red light at First Avenue and Fifteenth Street. Beverly received treatment at St Luke's hospital.
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Beverly Patton
Ryan
First Avenue
Fifteenth Street
Oldest Civil War vet James A. Hard turns 111 in Rochester
James A. Hard, the nation’s oldest Civil War veteran, reached age 111 on Tuesday in Rochester New York. Despite failing eyesight and hearing he remains in comparatively good health.
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Rochester
N. Y
James A. Hard
Bible Society distributes millions of Bibles in 1951 US
In 1951 the American Bible Society distributed more than eight million Bibles across the United States, marking a large-scale effort to widen access to scripture nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
American Bible Society
United States
City Officials Discuss Commission Government Problems
Mayors and officials from Cedar Rapids Fort Dodge Keokuk Burlington Ottumwa met in Cedar Rapids for an all morning study of commission government issues. A Keokuk spokesman explained the session grew from the League of Iowa Municipalities program with a Des Moines meeting planned in October to consider action by the 1953 state legislature.
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Milo Sedlacek
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Fort Dodge
Keokuk
Burlington
Ottumwa
Sioux City
Hubert Schouten
League of Iowa Municipalities
Unit m
Commission
League of Municipalities
Des Moines
Schouten
Sedlacek
Hugh McMahon
Robert Clelland
Herschel Loveless
Warren Larson
F. M. Holsteen
Burlingston
E. J. McManus
Trackless trolley line opens in Scranton in 1903
An experimental trackless trolley line, 800 feet long, was opened in Scranton Pennsylvania in 1903 marking an early transit experiment.
Series of Ads Salute Cedar Rapids Community Assets
A Cedar Rapids city promotion begins in The Gazette under Swab Motor Company of DeSoto. Fifty two ads will honor school teachers ministers physicians merchants laborers druggists postmen builders and insurers with weekly appearances. The first ad on page 15 highlights community pride over economic savings as a civic obligation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Gazette
Swab Motor Company
Second Avenue SE
DeSoto
Oliver J. Swab
Death of Boy 16 Ruled Death by Own Action
Roy Walter Schoonmaker 16 of Worthington Acres died from asphyxia after he ran a hose from the car exhaust into the rear window of a family vehicle in a garage. Coroner cites suicide by carbon monoxide. Born Aug 14 1935 in Custer County Oklahoma. Survived by parents Julius A Schoonmaker and Mrs. Schoonmaker a brother Devert L Schoonmaker and sister Mrs C Z Graham. Body to be moved to Thomas Oklahoma for services and burial.
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Roy Walter Schoonmaker
Worthington Acres
Sheriff's Office
Robert Brosh
Schoonmaker
Custer County
Okla
Cedar Rapids
Julius A. Schoonmaker
Devert L. Schoonmaker
Air Force
Wyoming
C.z. Graham
Altus
Janeba
Thomas, Okla
Shifting Load Tips Truck Over in C R
A semi trailer tipped onto its side Tuesday morning at First and Seventeenth streets INE when the driver LeRoy Puckhaver turned onto Seventeenth. He was uninjured. Gasoline from the tank spilled and the street was flushed by firefighters. The crash occurred about 7:15 a.m.
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Seventeenth Street
Las
LeRoy Puckhaver
Peace Officers Meet in C. R. Monday
Members of the East Central Iowa Peace Officers Association will hold their second quarterly meeting in I.C.R.J. park Monday. Speakers include Iowa Reformatory Warden Foss Davis, Linn County Sheriff Jim Smith, Cedar Rapids Police Chief William Kudina, County Attorney Willis Glassgow, Iowa County Sheriff Chris Engelbert, and Ollie White of the Iowa City police department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Central Iowa Peace Officers Association
I.C.R.J. Park
Iowa Reformatory
Foss Davis
Linn County
Jim Smith
Cedar Rapids
William Kudina
Willis Glassgow
Iowa County
Chris Engelbert
Ollie White
Iowa City
When as friends we laugh together and heal divides
A reflective verse on laughter as a tonic that dissolves hate and petty prejudice. It suggests shared laughter creates brotherhood, ending quarrels and even war, and imagines nations uniting through humor as a common bond among friends.
No More Stickers in Iowa Approved by Council
DES Moines Iowa AP The state executive council approved the plan by the Iowa public safety department to discontinue next year the class A windshield sticker for light trucks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
State Executive Council
Iowa Public Safety Department
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