Weather and divorce notices in brief
The Iowa Agricultural Forecast calls for fair weather Friday to Sunday with cooler nights and highs around the upper 70s. Northwest winds up to 20 mph Friday. Notices include a divorce decree for Walter Higgenbottom from Gertrude Higgenbottom and petitions listing Teresa Donnell versus Clifford Donnell Ann Kottinek versus John L Kottinek Leona Henson versus William Henson.
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Angeles
Iowa
Teresa Donnell
Clifford Donnell
Ann Kottinek
John L. Kottinek
Leona Henson
William Henson
Local Court Actions And Death Notices From Iowa Towns
Waived to grand jury on Lewdness charges for Stella Knapp Kope and George Mann of Marion with bonds set at 1000 each. List includes several Cedar Rapids residents and Mercy and St. Luke’s births and several fines for traffic offenses. Obituaries note deaths of Edward Speer Waterloo and Nina Phelps Hawkeye with service details in Genesee Methodist and Marshalltown churches.
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Buckingham
Edward Speer
Waterloo
Genesee Methodist Church
Oelwein
Nina Phelps
Hawkeye
Marshalltown
van Horne
Minnie Dietrich
St. Andrew's Lutheran Church
Methodist Leaders Urged to Curb Greed and Inflation
Dr. Gerald Kennedy of St. Pauls Lincoln told 110 Methodist laymen and about 30 clergy that Christian businessmen and labor leaders must lead a voluntary move to end inflation by limiting greed and lowering prices. He warned continued inflation could trigger economic disaster and benefit Communists.
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Des Moines
Methodist Church General Board of Lay Activities
Gerald Kennedy
St. Paul's Methodist Church
Lincoln
Neb
Waukon Light Plant Hearing Is Continued
Judge W H Antes has continued the hearing on the municipality light plant case until September 2 after evidence was presented. Interstate Power Company seeks a permanent injunction to prevent the city of Waukon from building a municipal light and power plant following a $300000 construction contract.
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Waukon
INL
W. H. Antes
Interstate Power Company
Deaths Fr nk Kucera Cedar Rapids Fireman
Cedar Rapids fireman Frank Kucera aged 63 died in an Iowa City hospital after a brief illness. Born in Czechoslovakia on August 13 1888 he came to Cedar Rapids 55 years ago. Survived by wife Emma a son Otto two daughters a brother and three grandchildren. Services Saturday at 2 30 pm at Barta Hesser chapel with burial in Bohemian National cemetery. Friends may call Friday after 4 pm.
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Frank Kucera
Eighth Street
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Czechoslovakia
Cedar Ae
Ziskub
Emma Kucera
Otto Kucera
Monticello
Benjamin McGlashing
William McKenna
St. Louis
Rudolph
Zdenek F. Pauk
Bohemian National Cemetery
Death of Miss Catherine Miller in Lynwood California
Miss Catherine Miller 22 daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry A Miller of Lynwood California died in a local hospital at 3 50 p m Wednesday after a brief illness While visiting a cousin Bernard Knowles 1555 Sixth Avenue SE she fell ill Born in Kansas City Missouri September 11 1925 she had lived in California for several years Survived by her parents and two sisters Sister Mary Stephen of Paola Kansas and Joann Miller of Lynwood The body will be taken Thursday evening from Monahan funeral home to Kansas City for services and burial
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Catherine Miller
Harry A. Miller
Lynwood
Calif
Bernard Knowles
Sixth Avenue SE
Kansas City
California
Mary Stephen
Paola
Kan
Joann Miller
Monahan Funeral Home
Poles Align With Soviets Over Greek Crisis
LAKE SUCCESS AP Poland joined Russia in blaming Greece for Balkan disorders and urged a new Greek coalition government, elections, and immediate withdrawal of foreign military personnel. Dr Oscar Lange, UN Security Council president, called Greece to be extricated from international power politics as the council met amid Greek fighting. Discussions on Egypt’s demand for British troop withdrawal were postponed to August 5.
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Lake Success
Poland
Russia
Greece
Oscar Lange
United Nations Security Council
Lange
Egypt
Flying Santa Claus Dies At Plane Controls In Maine
Captain William H. Wincapaw, 62, longtime New England flying Santa Claus, died of a heart attack while piloting a pleasure flight in Rockland Maine. The plane dived into the bay, killing passenger Robert L Mackenhirn of Washington. Wincapaw delivered Christmas gifts to lighthouse families on routine flights.
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Rockland
Maine
William H. Wincapaw
New England
Santa Claus
Charles B. North
Robert L. Mackenhirn
Washington
Wincapaw
Indonesian Crisis Deepens Over Java Negotiations
Acting Indonesian Foreign Minister Tamsil flew from Batavia to Jogjakarta to resolve clashes with Netherlands authorities over a joint national government. A parliamentary committee rejected Dutch policing, while labor union Sobsie urged unified action to defend sovereignty amid Dutch pressure and possible military action.
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Batavia
Java
Tamsil
Jogjakarta
Netherlands
Indonesia
Hubertus J. van Mook
United States of Indonesia
Amir Sjarifoeddin
Sjarifoeddin
Sobsie
Central
Indonesian Labor Union Federation
Corrective Recession Idea Emerges From Iowa Scholar
University of Iowa economist George R. Davies argued that strong conservative and traditional forces are driving a corrective recession. He noted past depressions corrected price disparities in capital and labor costs and warned the method is wasteful but effective. Davies also urged business leaders to cooperate to trim prices while noting global pressures for continued activity and full employment.
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Iowa City
George R. Davies
University of Iowa Bureau of Business Research
Davies
Not Guilty in Breaking and Entering Case
Lloyd Louis Hunter was arrested July 12 on a breaking and entering charge. Judge Floyd Phil Brick dismissed the case Thursday due to lack of evidence, resulting in a not guilty finding.
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Lloyd Louis Hunter
Floyd Philbrick
Community Picnic and Service in Bever Park
After Grow an open air service hosted by Dairy Dale Community church Sunday at 7 30 p m near the big rock in Bever park invites all church members. Picnic at Z C B J park Saturday at 5 30 p m for Collins Radio employees and families including those laid off. Admission dancing and refreshments free courtesy of I B E W bring covered dish and sandwiches.
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Grow
Dairy Dale
Bever Park
Big Rock
Z.C.B.J. Park
Collins Radio
I.B.E.W
Mrs. Margaret Metcalf Duncan, Cedar Rapids Native, Dies
Mrs. Margaret Metcalf Duncan, former Cedar Rapids resident and wife of George W. Duncan, died Wednesday night in San Diego California after living there two years. She is survived by her husband two sons Wallace G Duncan and Allen Duncan of San Diego three sisters Mrs W E Rick of San Diego Mrs Paul Reed of Iowa City and Mrs P A Hro matko of Cedar Rapids two brothers George Metcalf of Cedar Rapids and Wallace of New Rochelle New York and three grandchildren. Services will be held at Sinclair Memorial church at 10 am Monday with Rev Ralph B Colton. Burial will be in Oak Hill cemetery. The body will arrive in Cedar Rapids by plane Saturday morning and be taken to Turner chapel.
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George W. Duncan
Margaret Metcalf
Cedar Rapids
San Diego
Calif
Wallace George Duncan
Allen Duncan
W. E. Rick
Paul Reed
Iowa City
P. A. Hromatko
George Metcalf
Wallace
New Rochelle
N. Y
Sinclair Memorial Church
Ralph B. Colton
Oak Hill Cemetery
Turner Chapel
Mrs Annie Gaines 74 Dies After Brief Illness in Mt Vernon
Mrs Annie Gaines widow of Silas Gaines and former Cedar Rapids resident died at her home in Mt Vernon at 11 50 p m Wednesday after a brief illness. Born December 24 1872 in Crawfordsville Indiana she lived in Mt Vernon 11 years. Survived by two sons J W Gaines Cedar Rapids and George W Mt Vernon and four grandchildren. Burial in Mt Vernon Friday at 2 p m in Beatty chapel by Rev E J Wykle. Friends may call at the chapel.
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Annie Gaines
Silas Gaines
Cedar Rapids
Mt. Vernon
Crawfordsville
Ind
J. W. Gaines
George W
Beatty Chapel
E. J. Wykle
British Nobleman Fined For Currency Offenses
The Earl of Warwick was fined the equivalent of $4,600 for currency offenses in London. The case arose from Swiss detention of an American soldier carrying currency from France to Switzerland. The fond included two undated checks drawn to the Carlton hotel Cannes for 360 and 140 pounds. The hotel paid 250,000 francs for the checks. Warwick regretted violating currency rules and was also ordered to pay $200 costs.
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London
INS
Earl of Warwick
France
Switzerland
Earl
Carlton Hotel
Cannes
Warwick
Wanda Montz Joins KFJB Marshalltown as Director of Continuity
Wanda Montz, formerly a Gazette reporter and WMT staffer, has joined KFJB in Marshalltown as director of continuity, bringing extensive experience in radio operations and program planning to the station.
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Wanda Montz
the Gazette
WMT
KFJB
Marshalltown
Linn County Fish and Game Club Meeting Friday
Linn County Fish and Game club will meet in Bever park at 7 30 p m Friday. Movies on fishing will be shown. The public is invited.
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Linn County Fish and Game Club
Bever Park
Medical Blanks for Hayes School Kinder Prep
Mothers of Hayes school district children entering kindergarten in September must have medical and dental blanks completed before opening day. Parents needing blanks may contact Mrs. Robert, the health chairman.
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Hayes School
Robert A
Dia
Mrs. Swartzbaugh Collapses At Bus Stop
Emma Swartzbaugh of 2008 E Avenue NE was taken to St Luke's hospital after collapsing on Second Avenue SE while waiting for a bus. She injured her head on the fall but exam at the hospital found no serious injuries and she remained for observation.
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Emma Swartzbaugh
E Avenue NE
St. Luke's Hospital
Second Avenue SE
Swartzbaugh
Marion couple arraigned on lewd ness charge
Stella Knapp Kope 48 and George Mann 77 of Marion were arraigned in Justice court before H. R. Churchill on lewdness charges. They waived to the grand jury after arrest at the Kope home by Deputy Whittemore. Bond was set at $1,000 each.
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Stella Knapp Kope
George Mann
Marion
H. R. Churchill
Nty
Kope
Pete Whittemore
State Hospitals to Get Higher Salaries in Iowa
Iowa state hospitals eye pay raises from $20 to $100 a month for doctors attendants and other staff with tentative scales boosting doctors to 250 400 a month and attendants to 80 150 a month. The plan awaits attorney general ruling on required approvals from the executive council and state comptroller.
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DES Moines
State Board of Control
Iowa
Independence
Cherokee
Clarinda
Mt. Pleasant
Glenwood
Woodward
Board of Control
Hemisphere Arms Policy Approved
The House Foreign Affairs Committee approved arms standardization and military cooperation for Western Hemisphere nations. It set US spending at 50 million dollars for a five year program. Passage chances were slim this session as Congress faces adjournment, with action unlikely until next year.
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Washington
House Foreign Affairs Committee
United States
Congress
Hoax cave sale offered by Hurn family in Tennessee
Nashville dispatch reports Nickajack cave hoax linked to the Hurn family. John T. Hurn offers six acre lake property with cave and 30 surrounding acres for 15 750 dollars, carrying a 12 500 mortgage. Hollis Hurn traveled to New York as searches spanned six states. he aimed to reenter undetected but was spotted.
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Nashville
INS
Hurn
John T. Hurn
Hollis Hurn
Nickajack
New York
Trainman killed as ore train collides near Coleraine
One trainman was killed and another injured when a loaded 180 car Great Northern iron ore train collided with a locomotive and caboose near Coleraine Minnesota shortly before midnight Wednesday.
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Coleraine
Minn. AP
Great Northern
Steers Escape Truck On Southwest Side
A brief rodeo occurred on the southwest side when 10 steers escaped from a trailer en route to Wilson's. The trailer detached from a cab driven by James Dails of Vinton, and the animals wandered for about 20 minutes. Police and bystanders corralled them into a nearby barn awaiting a Wilson truck.
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Southwest Side
Wilson's
James Dails
Vinton
Dails
Wilson
CIO Official Criticizes Farm Budget Cuts
CIO official Kermit Eby told the House Agriculture Committee that current budget trends in agriculture are penny wise and pound foolish. He said cuts harmed small farmers and soil conservation, and that a well financed agricultural program serves workers and city dwellers alike.
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Washington
INS
CIO
Labor Organization
Congress
Kermit Eby
House Agriculture Committee
Eby
Britain to Buy Russian Timber for Housing Shortage
Ten British delegates returned from Moscow reporting a contract to purchase Russian timber to ease the housing shortage. They praised progress in Anglo-Soviet trade talks and said negotiations were going remarkably well despite the Soviet stance on the Marshall plan. Overseas Trade Sect Secretary James Wilson remained in Moscow with key delegates to continue discussions.
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London
INL
Moscow
Britain
Overseas Trade Sect
James Wilson
Philippine Missionary To Speak In California
Vincente DeFante, a Philippine missionary for twenty years, will address the Thursday night meeting at the Foursquare temple. He is currently in the United States on a brief absence from duties after active service during the war from the Japanese invasion to MacArthur’s return and the liberation.
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Vincente DeFante
Philippine Islands
Oe Aetten
U. S
MacArthur
Fire in Milner Hotel in Marshalltown
A Thursday fire at the Milner hotel in Marshalltown started when a guest fell asleep smoking in bed. The blaze was confined to one room and did not spread.
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Marshalltown
Milner
Traffic Toll In Cedar Rapids Since April 1
Cedar Rapids records show ongoing traffic toll figures with numbers 309 and 104 linked to accident counts since April 1. The data reflect rising or persistent incidents affecting city roads and safety.
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Cedar Rapids
Sewer Contract Let to Gjelliford Construction
The city council awarded a six section sewer project to Gjelliford Construction. Each section lists streets and exact lengths with bids ranging from 2 265.50 to 8 654.00 dollars for sewer lines on Rockford road E avenue Thirtieth street Ely avenue K avenue First and Second streets and Bowling street sites.
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Gjelliford Construction Company
Gjelliford
Rockford Road
Eighth Avenue
E Avenue
Thirty-sixth Street
Thirtyseventh Street
Thirtieth Street
Oakland Road
Staund Farm Drive
Ely Avenue
Bowling Street
K Avenue
First
Second Streets
First Street
Wilson
Twentyfourth Avenues
Truman Nominates H Free Man Matthews as Minister to Sweden
President Truman nominated H Free man Matthews of Maryland on Thursday to serve as minister to Sweden.
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Washington
H. Freeman Matthews
Maryland
Truman
Minster
Sweden
Soap Box Derby Entrants Liste Cedar Rapids Derby Entrants
Complete entry list for the soap box derby to be held on highway 149 Saturday near Cedar Rapids. Optim’s Club and Rapids Chevrolet sponsor the meet. Entrants from Cedar Rapids and Linn County include David Mitchie Jack DeLong Arthur Kret Henry Keyes Clarence Ness Jack Chesmore Alvin Wilcox Ri Long Billy Steffy Paul Meffer Paul Eaton Richard Hubbar and many others. Two more drivers, Charles Meyers and Terry Roe, will race for Bent County championship.
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Cedar Rapid
Highway 149
Optims Club
Rapids Chevrolet
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
David Mitchie
Jack DeLong
Arthur Kret Henry Keyes
Clarence Ness
Jack Chesmore
Alvin Wilcox
Ri Long
Billy Steffy
Paul Meffer
Paul Eaton
Richard Hubbar
David Stevens
Lowell Phel
John Williams
Lee Pancran
Robert Kohl
Jack Luke
di Swacka
Ronald Radeke
Robe Morow
Philip Illen
Floyd Pik
John Mcreavy
John Hall
Robert Bilton
Bil Osborne
Dilman Beck
In Dickey
Robert Murdock
Max S«zer
Farrell Gay
Wayne Bilberry Cook
Garlan Hoskin
Jam Gorman
Jim Fee, Jr
James Johson
Kenneth Averill
Joe Chacma
Clark Co
Jim Howard
Donald Bye
John Chams
Charles Miskimen
Vern Petefish
Phillip de Wees
Linncour
Charles Meyers
van Horne
Terry Roe
Norway
Manchester Derby Soap Box Derby Set for Sunday
A Manchester soap box derby will be held this Sunday with a field limited to 16 contestants. Local organizers announced the event and will host on the town's central street.
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Manchester
Hedy Lamarr Divorces John Loder in Hollywood
Hollywood reports that Hedy Lamarr filed for divorce from her third husband actor John Loder aged 47. The settlement details were not disclosed.
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Hollywood
Hedy Lamarr
John Loder
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Gertrude Higgenbottom
Justice Court
Willis Williamson
Center Point
Grace Lennox
Donald Kline
Ina Belle Long
Vernon McDowell
Jeanne Krukow
Mercy
Peter Telenson
Fourteenth Avenue
Donald Drake
Sixteenth Avenue NW
Cecil Germain
Fourteenth Street
Gordon Berggren
Third Avenue
St. Euke’s
Robert Parry
Second Avenue
David L. Reilly
A Avenue
Harlan Saber
Elkader
William D. Riley, Jr
G Avenue NW
H. A. Rickless
Ely
Warren H. Erbe
Highland Drive
R. P. Lehman
Twenty-fifth Street Drive
Harold L. Sorenson
Robert Clegg
Robert Rennekamp
Bever Avenue
Waukon Light Plant
J. N. McFadden
Third Street
Gerald Dean Lindsay
Tucson
Ariz
Lucky
Gerald
Republic
Hunter
Artistic
George Duncan
Montz
Fish and Game Meeting
Hemisphere Arms Policy
Official Hits
C.R
Gjelliford Construction
Matthews
Soap Box Derby
Lapes
Third Avenue SE
Midwest
Omaha
Sioux Falls
Sioux City
Dubuque
Rockford
Chicago
Milwaukee Road
Hiawatha
Cedar
A.E
P. Dvorak
Rit
South Side Shoe
Harold Hockaday
Mer
16Th Avenue
Solitaire
Yours Forever
House of Diamonds
Ane
Hedy
Bett
Second Street
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