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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1952
Page
1
July 16 1952 Daily Record lists high and low temperatures for major cities with precipitation inches. Iowa forecast shows partly cloudy warm humid conditions with scattered thunderstorms. winds, sunrise and sunset times, ripening normals, and a marriage license and multiple divorce petitions noted along with a list of births at St Luke's Mercy and local hospitals.
Andrews urges Cedar Rapids house to house dog licensing with warnings and a possible take up after two notices. He backs permits for poison purchases and model dog ordinances. Sadowsky warns legislators will oppose forcing humane societies to surrender unwanted dogs to University hospitals and vows legal action and lobbying.
Speeding and traffic signal violations result in fines for multiple individuals including Hiram Emerson and Burt Goldsmith in Brook, Marengo, and nearby areas. Separate obituaries note deaths of Joseph Eisner, Mrs. August Jansen, A C Palmer, Myron Hartley, F William Miller, and Norman Bickel with services scheduled or held in Maquoketa Amana Anamosa West Union and Waukon.
Berlin reports Siegfried Erbe faces a death sentence in East Germany for allegedly spying for the United States as the German Communist news agency released the claim on a Wednesday report.
Eisenhower tells Republican precinct workers sidewalk pounders and party workers that if he wins the presidency the credit will go to them. He calls the election no fair weather battle and praises those who campaign door to door and devote long hours. The telegram to Rep Jenison follows a push from the Congressional Campaign Committee.
INDIANAPOLIS AP Nine year old twins Louis and Benny Kelly of Indianapolis had never been apart. Louis slipped into Pleasant Run creek and sank due to not swimming. Benny removed his clothes and jumped in to rescue Louis but also could not swim and both boys drowned.
B D Silliman was elected president of the Linn County Bar Association at the annual meeting held Wednesday at the Roosevelt hotel. He succeeds James E Patterson. Ralph Harman was named vice president Raymond McConlogue secretary and F Forbes Olberg treasurer.
Yard workers and drivers at 15 Cedar Rapids lumber companies returned to work after accepting a nine-cent-an-hour increase. Union official James White of Local 238 said the agreement was reached after a Tuesday night meeting. The strike began July 7 and negotiations started April 1, with retroactive pay to that date. New rates are yard helpers 1.41, yardmen 1.62, drivers 1.52.
Patrolman Felix Barta led a Wednesday morning river search after an unidentified teen vanished while wading. A teen from a group was pulled from the water when his foot tangled on an underwater obstruction as officers and helpers scoured neck deep water.
The legislative budget and financial control committee inspected the state men’s reformatory in Anamosa after visiting the state juvenile home at Toledo. The panel planned tours of the Mental Health Institute at Independence and the Braille and Sight Saving School at Vinton on Thursday.
San Francisco AP reports five Cedar Rapids and nearby area service members have returned from Korea. Sgt. Donald L. Washburn and Pfc. David Rossey, both Cedar Rapids, are joined by Pfc. Marvin Derynck of Tipton and Pfc. Leo T. Edgerly and Pfc. James V. Edgerly of Central City.
President Truman signed a bill restoring benefits for federal employees of Japanese ancestry who lost certain rights during World War II relocations. Rep Miller of California sponsored the legislation, targeting workers on the West Coast displaced inland at the war’s outbreak.
The Coralville school board approved a proposed budget of 76165.14 dollars for the 1952 53 school year with no objections voiced. The measure sets funding levels for district operations and programs.
World War I veteran Sam Cohen was appointed by the Linn County board of supervisors to the three member Soldiers Relief Commission replacing W R Clee. The three year term begins immediately and joins Martin Roeniig and Jay H Watts, both veterans, on the panel that directs veterans relief activities. The board also set August 5 for hearings on road district assessments and filed quarterly reports from local peace officers.
A Linn county condemnation commission awarded seven landowners a total of $5,800 for property to be used in relocating highway 30 near Lisbon. Damages went to Glen A. Kohl and wife $1,750. Herman Pieper and wife $550. Vernis Bigley and wife $500. George A. Stoner of Cedar Rapids $3,000. Commission members listed include Risk, McDowell, Hatter, Rowland, Nie, and Yuill.
Gerald Moorman, 34, of 814 B Avenue NE pled guilty to operating a vehicle with a suspended license and was sentenced to 60 days in Linn County jail by Judge Floydee. Thirty days were suspended. The offense was alleged to have occurred July 9 after his license was suspended February 11 and not reinstated.
Farmers State bank of Marion sues Leo L. Miner for 313.60 alleged on a promissory note and seeks a judgment that its rent claim is superior to a filed claim by Mutual Realty and Investment Co. Donald Eden sues Earl Lentner and Elaine C. Lentner for 270.83 for automobile damage from a March 17 accident at First Avenue and Twenty sixth Street E.
Fifty-eight U S Thunderjets landed at Yokota air base after a record 10 895 mile overwater flight from Turner AFB Albany Ga. One plane exploded over Iwo Jima killing Lt Col Elmerda Rosa. Gen Otto Weyland praised the mission as proof of U S forces beefing up in the Far East.
The Cedar Rapids Community Chest denied readmission for the Community Nutrition Service as a member agency. Joe Markey, chairman of the Public Welfare bureau, said the vote was unanimous and no reason was given. The bureau previously dropped the service in 1951 and has operated independently from Coe College.
Reports say Truman bypasses McKinney on key convention matters while McKinney contemplates his role. Dixiecrat realignment in Mississippi and talks of a Stevenson Russell ticket appear to be part of a broader strategy to unify the party for the upcoming election.
The condition of Truman Parker 20 Marquette and Maxine Helen Thede 23 Palmer injured in a forced landing near Marengo on Sunday night is improving. Parker has a skull fracture and a six inch scalp wound but is conscious and the doctor says prospects are more favorable. Thede has a concussion and facial injuries including a cut nasal cartilage and a bad lip cut and is also conscious and improving.
Ottumwa resident Stanley Roy Gudgell aged 24 died in a hospital after an auto accident Monday northwest of Ottumwa on a wet highway 15. His car left the road, went into a ditch and overturned.
Mrs. Frank Cooley died Tuesday. Funeral services will be at St. Patrick's Church at 9 a.m. Thursday conducted by Rt. Rev. Msgr. D. J. Lenihan. Burial follows at Mt. Calvary cemetery. The parish Rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Brady mortuary, with calling hours for friends.
Funeral arrangements for Roy Walter Schoon of Worthington Acres, son of Mr and Mrs Julius A Schoon, are tentatively scheduled for 2 30 p m Sunday in Oklahoma. The body will be shipped to Thomas Oklahoma from Janeba funeral home. Friends may visit the funeral home Wednesday from 5 to 9 p m.
Coroner attributes death to a heart attack after Mrs Estelle Demory 1506 C street SW was found dead at 10 a.m. Wednesday. The body was taken to Brady chapel pending funeral arrangements.
Margaret Truman, daughter of the President, arrives in Ireland wearing green for a six day visit. A 21 gun salute greets her as she steps ashore from the mail boat, with Ambassador Matthews and Sean Nunan among the greetors. She hopes to sing Irish ballads during her stay.
Arthur E. Summerfield of Flint named national Republican chairman said he would act as a healer for Eisenhower's campaign. He planned talks with Sen. Dirksen and hoped Taft floor manager Coleman would offer his services. Summerfield would establish campaign HQ in Washington and cited Taft followers support and the friendly stance of Sen. Bricker. Ferguson of Michigan also aligned with Taft supporters.
The defense department reports 715 more American casualties since last week, raising total casualties to 112,843 since the war began. Of the total, 17,783 are killed in action, 82,493 wounded with 1,853 dead, and 12,567 missing with 202 dead. known dead reach 19,838.
CIO official Jack Kroll warned that Senator Nixon would be a heavy burden for Dwight D. Eisenhower’s campaign with labor groups. He argued Nixon’s labor voting record aligns with Taft and notes Nixon’s past service on the House labor committee that drafted Taft Hartley.
Crespin Galvin of Des Moines, 30, faced 30 days for a drunk driving charge by Municipal Judge Don Tidrick. Credit for 14 days already served was granted, but after an altercation in court Galvin swung at the judge and then received an additional 14 days to serve.
Des Moines attorney general upholds Salix school board decision to bar parochial students from riding a public bus to Sioux City for swimming instruction. The bus resumed with 12 public school pupils, no parochial riders appeared, and deputies guarded the scene to prevent disorder after a prior suspension.
News notes include KCRG director Dick Yoakam speaking on politics and weather at the Business Men's Breakfast in the Montrose Hotel. Also listed are a big dress sale at 16th Ave. Dress Shop and Nathan Cohn elected to the Iowa Jewish Home for the Aged board. Several notices mention travel, recruiting events, church socials, and academic appointments in Cedar Rapids.
Harrisburg governor warns the convention method for nominating presidents risks collapse without reform. He calls for direct national primaries or binding delegates and stresses a more orderly system responsive to the people's will. He notes backing Eisenhower on June 28 after a prior strategic delay with Arthur Summerfield.
Gen Ridgway announced a new allied land forces command for southeast Europe. Greek and Turkish land forces will operate under this sector with an American officer to lead, while overall control remains with Admiral Carney. The change reflects Turkey's rejection of an Italian command.
Des Moines AP The State Beer Permit Board elected Martin Lauterbach as its chairman. The board said about 20 applications are held up because local permits, plus state permits, are required. No individual hearings were held for the 20 applicants. Lauterbach, newly elected tax commission chairman, will lead the board alongside State Auditor C B Akers. Secretary of State Melvin D Synhorst retires as chairman.
The June issue of Community prints four paragraphs from a Cedar Rapids Health section study on cost of living. The survey presents its facts in a way that makes the fictional Bill and Laura James and their three children feel real. It is based on purchases for a mythical five person family.
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