Temperatures and weather outlook with city brief
The Iowa forecast notes thundershowers across the state ending west and north Friday with clearing and cooler conditions Saturday and Sunday. Highs reach 90 Friday, 85 Saturday, with lows around 68, winds from the northwest at 15 mph. The entry also lists local incidents, fines, and several July 17 births and divorces in brief notices.
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Wednessey
Miami
Mobe Latix
Mets
Aid
Sioux City
Iowa
New Draft Setup Tight and Tough Under Truman
AP report explains a tightened selective service system starting Sept 1. Men ages 19 through 29 face stricter rules including few deferments, no college extensions, and reexamination of those with occupational deferrals. Farm workers retain favored deferments. veterans with short US service may be drafted.
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Washington
Selective Service
Truman
Secretaries Testimony Tells of $1000 Payment Plan in May
Washington hearings reveal Eleanor Halli described a long distance call about $1,000 for Yankel and a $3,000 inquiry. She said May visited the office thrice, warned staff to guard telephones, and involved other officials in shady transactions amid threats of tapping.
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Washington (Ap
Sen Ky
Washington
Midwest
Senate War Investigating Committee
Yankel
Eleanor Halli
May
Haling
Hall
Weather Update Across States Thaws Floods and Heat Expected
Temperature readings were expected to climb to the 100 mark in many cities Thursday afternoon with an overnight low of 68 at Spencer. Southeastern areas saw rivers receding after Wednesday cloudburst with Maines River falling and smaller streams subsiding. Washouts closed some highways but traffic was rerouted. railroad service was being restored in affected sections.
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Spencer
Maines
Marion
Monroe
Appanoose
Davis
Wapello
City official defends veteran cab driver program amid controversy
City officials discuss veteran cab drivers and a taxicab purchase linked to Public Finance. Police Chief Condon reports opportunity to buy a cab for his son Bob, with city officials present and no harm seen, as the controversy unfolds.
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Wes Benesh
Public Safety Commissioner
Don Hines
Bob
Council studies cab stand dispute on Eighth Street traffic risk
In San Francisco a council debate reveals threats of exposure and inside information as officials weigh the future of a taxi stand. Condon admits pressure to sell the cab to Speck Collogan while Michalek contemplates a council letter. The issue centers on a temporary stand, truck traffic, and a traffic hazard for local children. The council instructs the city attorney to draft an ordinance.
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San Francisco
Speck Collogan
Michalek
Council
Condon
Don Hines
Davis
Frank K. Hahn
Eighth Street
Third Avenue
Ceilings Dispute Stalls OPA Bill in Conferees
Washington AP reports Senate and House conferees made no progress on altering the OPA bill as President Truman labels it terrible. House members opposed specific ceiling exemptions while Sen Tobey accuses them of dawdling and talks of fish or cut bait. Spence says action will come when time is right.
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Rep
Spence
Dky
Move To Limit Traffic On Eighth Street SW
Traffic Capt. Jesse H. Clift urged Cedar Rapids to bar heavy traffic on Eighth Street SW from Third to Fifth Avenues. In a letter to the council he cited sharp turns and safety concerns as the basis for the proposed prohibition.
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Eighth Street
Jesse H. Clift
Cedar Rapids
Third
Fifth Avenues
Clift
Census survey tracks Cedar Rapids school population changes
Bailey notes that a 1946 census shows 506 public school departures and a rise in parochial enrollments from 1 681 in 1944 to 1 814 in 1945 46. Areas Arthur Matthews Kenwood see varied growth while private college attendance and under 21 counts reveal census challenges and nonresponse.
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Cedar Rapids
Bailey
Jackson School
Arthur-St. Matthews
Kenwood
Polk
Bertram Township
Meat prices crest as shoppers resist higher costs
Meat dealers report strong price hikes yet ample beef supply while pork remains tight. Officials say demand softened amid hot weather and rising costs, with some predicting prices may ease after the peak, though few cuts have dropped.
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Trenton Stober
Buehler Brothers
The
Gazette
Stober
Leonard Elias
Custer
Truman Nominates Ruff for South Amana Postmaster
President Truman has sent to the Senate the nomination of Ferdinand J. Ruff as postmaster at South Amana Iowa.
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Washington
Truman
Senate
Ferdinand J. Ruff
South Amana
Wheeler Loss Puts Truman In Bad Spot
In Washington Democratic leaders react to Sen Burton Wheeler's Montana primary defeat by Leif Erickson. Truman backed Wheeler, drawing CIO oppose support for Erickson and sparking a split between isolationist and internationalist factions. Some see the loss as a political setback for the President while others view Erickson's win as a signal on foreign policy.
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Wheeler
Truman
Washington
Burton K. Wheeler
Montana
Leif Erickson
Supreme Court
Erickson
CIO Political Action Committee
CIO
Philip Murray
James Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Murray
Mr. Truman
Senate
Pepper
D-Fla
Congress
Johnson
D-Colo
Pearl Harbor
Drunk Driver DeBont Pleads Guilty In Court
Robert DeBont 61 of 1438 Fourth Ave SE paid 50 dollars of a 300 dollar fine after pleading guilty to driving while intoxicated before Judge Floyd Philbrick. He will pay the remaining 250 balance next Saturday. Police arrested him after a 9 23 p m call reporting a crash at 1261 Fourth Ave SE. Witnesses say DeBont struck the McGranahan car at A Ave and Tenth St NE and drove onto a curb and sidewalk before stopping near his residence.
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Robert DeBont
Fourth Avenue SE
Floyd Philbrick
DeBont
Henry Overman
William Remington
Lloyd McGranahan
Second Street
Leo Boyles Posts Bond In Tavern Assault Case
Leo Boyles 49 of 422 J avenue NW was released from county jail after posting 1000 bond in a case charging assault with intent to commit great bodily injury. He allegedly struck George Hanson 31 of 819 Eighth Street SE on the head with a whisky bottle at Lum's tavern on July 3 after an ongoing argument. Hanson received head injuries at Mercy hospital.
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Leo Boyles
J Avenue NW
George Hanson
Eighth Street
Lum
First Avenue E
Hanson
Mercy Hospital
Giza Drops Suit Against Land Owner and Lawyer
Real estate agent Anthony Giza dismissed a case filed May 8 against C. M. Davies of 701 E Avenue NW and Cedar Rapids attorney W. R. Watsabaugh. Giza sought $500 damages alleging Davies hired him to sell a 10 acre tract and later permitted Watsabaugh to negotiate the sale.
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Anthony Giza
C. M. Davies
E Avenue NW
W. R. Watsabaugh
Cedar Rapids
Giza
Davies
Watsabaugh
Damage Claim Filed on 44 Automobile Accident
Charles J. Smith of 373 Seventeenth Street SE seeks $52.29 in a petition filed Thursday against William C. Davis M G Nunn and West Kentucky Coal Co all Kentucky. He alleges a Sept 23 1944 crash at Third Ave and Eighth St SE where a car owned by Nunn and driven by Davis struck his car. Smith seeks $22.29 for repairs and $30 for six days loss of use.
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Charles J. Smith
Seventeenth Street SE
William C. Davis
M. G. Nunn
West Kentucky Coal Company
Kentucky
Smith
Third Avenue
Eighth Street SE
Nunn
Davis
Clerk's Office and Courts Close Friday Morning for Judge Haas Rites
Linn county clerk's office and district court rooms will be closed Friday until 1 p.m. due to funeral services for Marion Judge Charles J. Haas who died Wednesday. All other courthouse offices open at 8 a.m. as usual.
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Linn County
Charles J. Haas
Marion
Griffin couple dismiss eviction suit against Wittenmeyer
Mr and Mrs Frank P Griffin dismissed an eviction suit against Mrs Ethel R Wittenmeyer on Wednesday. The defendant had already moved out, they explained.
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Frank P. Griffin
Ethel R. Wittenmeyer
Cedar Rapids Doctor Sues for 330 Dollars in Fees
Dr. B. G. Broghammer filed suit in Cedar Rapids seeking 330 dollars from William Everett Graham and Emma Graham for professional services plus interest from November 29, 1944.
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B. G. Broghammer
Cedar Rapids
William Everett Graham
Emma Graham
Heirens Deal Reports Persist Amid Denials
Chicago papers report persistent talk of a deal with William Heirens to confess the Suzanne Degnan kidnapping and two other killings in exchange for a life sentence recommendation Heirens allegedly took a truth serum test on June 29 after his arrest Dr William Haines of Cook County Behavior Clinic quotes Heirens saying they used truth serum and fooled him The prisoner said they put one over on him.
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Chicago
William Heirens
Suzanne Degnant
Heirens
William Haines
Cook County
University of Chicago
Purdue demonstration house urged for Cedar Rapids
Building Inspector James H. Lilly presented to the city council a plan for a Purdue University housing research foundation demonstration dwelling in Cedar Rapids. The project debuts with aluminum siding and roofing but otherwise mirrors standard frames. cost estimates range from 3500 to 4000 dollars, depending on including a cellar, with occupancy allowed for research while consent to modify ceiling-height rules is sought under state housing law.
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Purdue University Housing Research Foundation
Cedar Rapids
James H. Lilly
Lilly
Purdue
Carlton K. Smith
Purdue Research Department
Carl F. Boester
Purdue Housing Research Foundation
Three Held in Case Involving Delinquency
Cedar Rapids detectives arrested Paul Smith and Kathryn Moore on bench warrants for contributing to the delinquency of a minor amid a case linked to Harry Thomas who was earlier charged with lascivious acts with a minor. Thomas remains jailed on $2,000 bond. Smith and Moore are held on $1,000 bonds.
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Paul Smith
Eighth Street
Kathryn May Moore
Fifth Street NW
Cedar Rapids
Harry Thomas
Smith
Albert Wilson
George Connell
Floyd Philbrick
Linn
Miss Moore
Connell
Harley Simon
Thomas
Roosevelt Garage
Bever Park
Kraft Sues Kraft for Divorce in Chicago
John H. Kraft president of Kraft Cheese Co. was sued for divorce on Thursday alleging cruelty.
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Chicago
INS
John H. Kraft
Kraft Cheese Co
Memphis Attorney Nominated President of Lions International
Philadelphia AP reports Clif ford D. Pierce of Memphis was nominated without opposition Thursday for president of Lions International. The vote took place in Philadelphia with Pierce as the sole candidate.
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Philadelphia
Clifford D. Pierce
Memphis
Lions International
Rites Friday for Victims of Cedar Rapids Plane Crash
Funeral services for Albert J. Fisher 29 a Hunter Flying Service pilot and George Jarvie Thomson 61 of Cedar Rapids will be held Friday. Fisher burial at Mt Vernon cemetery with Mason lodge rites. Thomson services at Turner chapel with Crescent lodge and church officials officiating. Fisher survived by widow Glennys. Thomson survived by wife son and daughter. The crash occurred near Walcott Iowa Tuesday night.
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Albert J. Fisher
George J. Thomson
Cedar Rapids
Walcott
Mr. Fisher
Hunter Flying Service
Brady Mortuary
F. J. Mittler
Clarence
Mt. Vernon Cemetery
Mt. Vernon
Scotland
Isabelle Thomson
Crescent Lodge
Masonic Hall
Fifth Avenue SE
Cornell College
Glennys Powers
Dora Fisher
Robert
Howard
William Tennant
Trinidad
B.W.1
Royce Tillett
Kane
Wyo
Roy E. Knight
Frederick
Okla
A. E. Christopherson
Tow dies at home after brief illness in Cedar Rapids
Sarah Tow 2110 Fifth avenue SE Cedar Rapids resident for 32 years died at 11 a m Thursday after a brief illness. Born September 29 1871 in Norway Iowa she is survived by brother Levert Tow Paullina seven sisters Bertha and Julia Tow Cedar Rapids Hannah Jameyson and Lilian Tow New York City Mrs W R Stevenson Mt Auburn Iowa Mrs G S Kennedy Skipton England and Mrs Martha Gereke Detroit Funeral services will be in Turner chapel with burial at Norway.
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Sarah Tow
Fifth Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Miss Tow
Norway
Levert Tow
Paullina
Bertha
Julia Tow
Hannah Jameyson
Lilian Tow
New York City
W. R. Stevenson
Mt. Auburn
G. S. Kennedy
Skipton
England
Martha Gereke
Detroit
Turner Chapel
Mrs Kennedy 37 Dies in Cedar Rapids Hospital
Mrs. Robert Kennedy aged 37 of 2721 Iowa avenue SE Cedar Rapids died in a local hospital at 12 45 p m Thursday She was born in Madina North Dakota on September 17 1908 Surviving besides her husband are two children Robert and Joy at home The body is at Beatty Chapel with funeral services to be announced later.
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Robert Kennedy
Iowa Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Madina
N. D
Robert
Joy
Beatty Chapel
Butler Services Friday for William H. Butler
Funeral services for William H. Butler of Williamsburg will be held Friday at 9 a.m. in St. Patrick's Church, Cedar Rapids, conducted by Rt. Rev. D. J. Lenihan. Burial follows at Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Msgr. Lenihan will recite the Rosary at 8 p.m. Thursday at Monahan Funeral Home, where friends may call.
New British Ambassador Clings to Russian Valet
Newsweek reports tensions as Lord Inverchapel refuses to dismiss Evgeni Yost the valet denounced as a Soviet citizen by unnamed experts. He says Uncle Joe gave him Yost, leaving security services wary of possible Soviet liaison.
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New York
INS
Newsweek
Lord Sneverchapel
United States
Evgeni Yost
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Daily Record
Narva Hotel
First Avenue NE
Charles Okiey
Forty-second Street
Mt. Vernon Avenue
George McLaud
First Avenue
Paul E. Blake
Police Theft Report
Harold Bretz
Walker
Second Avenue
Second
Third Streets
R. W. Rinderknecht Company
F Avenue NW
Eighteenth Street
Erwin Moeller
First Avenue NW
Ralph Sharf
Kenridge Terrace
Charles Sheriff
Tenth Street
Sam Kalinsy
D Avenue
A. M. Skelley
Charles Fisher
T. G. Esicherly
Park Avenue
C. W. Banman
High Drive
Cornelia Himrod
E Avenue
E. C. Hoover
Forest Drive
L. A. Blocker
Richard Northrup
Troy Mills
Dorothy Reed
John Theodore Peterson
Tipton
Bertha Swim
Betty Jane Caldwell
James Clair Knott
Coggan
Helen Mary Kavanaugh
John Edward Kavanaugh
St. Luke’s
Kenneth Quaas
Hubert Bair
Vernon
Donald Colgan
Highland Drive
Donald Wagner
Twenty-second Avenue
Jesse Murphy
Dale French
Springville
Paul McGiverin
Twenty-first Street
At Mercy
Vernon Perry
Twenty-seventh Street
Richard Taft
Sixteenth Avenue
Austin Armstrong
James Marlow
Continental
Says May
Mead
Jack
Freeman
E. M. Glazier
Combine
Glazier
Savelas
Capitol
Prestonsburg
Sioner
David L. Williams
Williams
Public Finance Company
Tom Condon
City
S.A.E
Clarence Beatty
Third Avenue SE
Ruff
Mays
Merchants National Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
KRAFT
LIONS
Lapes
Mae Peet Dae
St, Ludmila
Kolaches
Games & Fun
Tire Family
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