Daily Record Weather and Public Notices Summary
Highs and lows listed for Bismarck Miami Minneapolis New York Phoenix and Sioux City with precipitation notes. Iowa forecast calls for fair conditions Saturday and Sunday with thunder risk, near 100 percent sunshine and light southerly winds. temps rising Sunday and Monday. Local notices list traffic fines and citations, births, corrections, and family announcements across multiple towns.
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Bismarck
Miami
Minnea’s
New York
Phoenix
An’s
Sioux City
Iowa
Toy wagon collision injures Pasadena child
Police found six year old Dianne Feller Libby with a cut lip after her toy wagon collided with four year old Nevin Noli’s tricycle. No charges were filed.
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Pasadena
Calif
Dianne Feller Libby
Nevin Noli
Slaughter campaign to be test case in Fifth district
President Truman and Rep. Roger Tuesday night accepted a challenge to make the Fifth district race a test case. Slaughter, seeking a third term, replied that the fight is for control of Congress and the rules committee. He accused the CIO PAC of blocking the Democratic party and said the President’s endorsement of Enos Axtell sparked the clash.
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Kansas City
Truman
Roger
Slaughter
United States
Democratic Party
Cio-Pac
PAC
Communist Party
Congress
Rules Committee
House Rules Committee
President Truman
Deaths Mrs Robert Kennedy obituary and services
Services for Mrs Robert Kennedy aged at 2721 Iowa Avenue SE will be held in Beatty chapel at 1 30 p m Monday with burial in Cedar Memorial Park She is survived by her husband two children Robert and Joy six brothers Emil Kerner Reno William Alvin Kenneth Harold and others and four sisters plus two half sisters Friends may call at the chapel.
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Robert Kennedy
Iowa Avenue SE
Beatty Chapel
Cedar Memorial Park
Robert
Joy
Emil Kerner
Wibaux
Mont
Reno
Medina
N. D
William
Portland
Ore
Alvin
Savage, Mont
Kenneth
Barstow
Calif
Harold
Jamestown
Exra Fields
Oklahoma City
Okla
Stanley Petty
Billings, Mont
Ivan Remington
Martelle
Samuel Prautman
Cleveland
Arlene Kerner
Fargo
Mary Kerner
Bismarck
Funeral services for Sarah Tow set for Saturday
Funeral services for Sarah Tow of 2110 Fifth Avenue SE will be held in Turner chapel at 1 30 p m Saturday with the Rev Dr David I Berger officiating. Burial will follow in Norway cemetery. Miss Tow died Thursday. Flowers are to be omitted per family request.
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Sarah Tow
Fifth Avenue SE
Turner Chapel
David I. Berger
Norway Cemetery
Miss Tow
Man Loses Leg in Waterloo Rail Yard Accident
Howard A. Leonard, 21, of 1537 First Avenue SE, suffered the loss of his right leg five inches below the knee and toe loss on the left foot after falling beneath locomotive wheels in a Waterloo freight yard at 9:30 a.m. Friday. He was taken to a Waterloo hospital. Leonard was a fireman on a Chicago Rock Island local freight train from Cedar Rapids to Manly. Crew members include conductor John W. Crouch engineer C J Pfeffer and brakes J H Gruskey and T M Williams, all Cedar Rapids.
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Howard A. Leonard
First Avenue SE
Waterloo
Leonard
Chicago
Rock Island
Cedar Rapids
Manly
Mike Kelly
John W. Crouch
C. J. Pfeffer
J. H. Gruskey
T. M. Williams
Colorado CRA districts run rural lines in operation
The Rural Electrification Administration reports 19 districts in Colorado operating lines and other rural electric facilities. The note highlights the reach of the program into local communities.
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Rural Electrification Administration
Colorado
ISU President to Speak at First Presbyterian Church
Dr. Charles E. Friley president of Iowa State College Ames will address the 11 am Sunday service at the First Presbyterian church Third avenue and Fifth street SE His topic The Basis of an Enduring Civilization Friley previously dean of science at ISU before his 1936 presidency and has served on the American Council on Education committee and North Central Association board.
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Charles E. Friley
Iowa State College
Ames
First Presbyterian Church
Third Avenue
Fifth Street
Friley
Division of Science
American Council On Education
North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
Iowa House Debates Housing Law in Special Session Push
Gov Blue foresees federal rent control action by Aug 1 and may call a special Iowa session if needed. Democrats oppose a general session while Lind county reps back a limited session on rent control and housing law changes to meet the emergency.
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Iowa
Blue
Des Moines
John R. Gardner
Lisbon
Linn County
Congress
Williamsburg man pleads guilty to bigamy
Clifford F. Querl 22 of Williamsburg pled guilty to bigamy and was sentenced by Judge G. K. Thompson to one year in county jail and a $1 fine. All but 60 days were suspended. Querl was arrested June 18 after Betty Gillick reported her story. Gillick had an annulment granted for a marriage to Querl in Iowa City. Querl admitted he had never divorced his first wife Arline Grove, whom he married July 28, 1943 in Port Townsend Washington.
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Clifford F. Querl
Williamsburg
G. K. Thompson
William W. Crissman
Thompson
Querl
Betty Gillick
Tenth Street
Miss Gillick
Iowa City
Clifford Olson
Arline Grove
Port Townsend
Wash
Home Materials Files Incorporation Papers
Articles of Incorporation for Home Materials, Inc. were filed Friday citing authorized capital stock of 10,000 in 10 shares of common stock. The company will deal in prefabricated and other buildings. Officers and directors are Russell F. Knapp president and treasurer, Henry I. Gundling first vice president and secretary, Charles E. Severn second vice president, and L. O. Hatch.
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Home Materials, Inc
Russell F. Knapp
Henry I. Gundling
Charles E. Severn
L. O. Hatch
King Gustaf V Suffers Minor Heart Attack During Play
Stockholm AP reports King Gustaf V, 38, tennis enthusiast, suffered a slight heart attack on Wednesday but has felt well since. The prince remains under care as officials monitor his condition.
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Stockholm
Aftonbladet
Gustaf V
Births Double Deaths in United States May Totals
The U P census bureau reports May births in the United States reached 234 873, roughly double the 116 541 deaths in the same period. The figures were released on Friday.
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Washington
United
Census Bureau
Pollock 100 year old Kahoka resident dies
Sarah Pol lock, longtime employee at Kahoka Missouri, dies at age 100. Burial arrangements are pending with a local funeral service to follow in Kahoka.
Police Busy with Traffic Troubles and Theft
Cedar Rapids police battled traffic headaches Thursday night with an unsolved car theft and a wreck. Earl Tharp of Marion reported his car stolen from Danceland parking, later found wrecked near the North Western tracks after a near collision with Clarence Rinderknecht on Ellis boulevard.
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Cedar Rapids
G Avenue
Ellis Boulevard
H Avenue
North Western Railroad
Earl Tharp
Marion
Clarence Rinderknecht
J Street
Tharp
Henry Overman
Danceland
Iowa Theater
Boy Who Dreamed Of Flight Across Fenced Bolling Field
Washington AP reports 16 year old Johnnie climbed over Bolling field fence at night to examine a P 51 and an AT 6 plane. He studied in cockpit and started engines but was stopped by a sergeant before takeoff.
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Washington
Johnnie
FBI
Bollingfield
Soviets Plan Stalingrad Bloom After War Damage
Foreign reporters tour rebuilt Stalingrad where 300,000 residents return from 500,000 prewar total. The deputy city architect outlines plans for a city of 800,000 with steel workers housing, broad boulevards, statues, and marble halls in a Greek and Roman style, funded by billions of rubles and set for 15 to 20 years hence.
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Stalingrad
Soviet Union
UAW Calls For Complete Meat Strike
The UAW CIO urged a weekend embargo on meat purchases as prices strain under the strike. Walter P. Reuther said a week long boycott aims to cut meat buying to none on Friday and Saturday. Reports show slowed sales and a housewives revolt against high prices with retail leaders noting consumer restraint.
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CIO
United Auto Workers
Walter P. Reuther
Uaw-Cio
Detroit
Sidney Black
Retail Meat Merchants Association
George Dressler
National Association of Retail Meat Dealers
Chicago
Dressler
Medic Warns of Truth Serum Use by Laymen
A Chicago physician warned Friday against lay use of truth serum noting its dangers. The drug has surfaced in connection with William Heirens, suspected in three Chicago murders, and the physician urged amateurs to avoid administration and warned that a spouse should not probe a sleeping partner.
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Chicago
INS
William Heirens
Ely Lutheran Services to Be Held Sunday
Ely Lutheran church will host services Sunday at 11 a.m. led by Rev. J. Hamilton Dawson with the sermon titled Our Lord's Fool. Sunday school gathers at 10 a.m. at the same church. Also, St. Ludmila's Kolach Festival is tonight at 21st Ave and 2nd St SW. Mrs. F. H. Pryor, 827 Sixteenth Ave SW, underwent a major operation at St. Luke's Hospital Wednesday and is convalescing satisfactorily.
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Ely Lutheran Church
J. Hamilton Dawson
Our Lord
St. Ludmila
F. H. Pryor
Sixteenth Avenue
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids Coin Club Annual Picnic at Ellis Park
The Cedar Rapids Coin Club holds its annual picnic at the Ellis Park duck pond this Sunday with a 1 p.m. dinner. The club provides ice cream coffee and pop. Members are asked to bring picnic items and families and friends are invited.
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Cedar Rapids
Coin Club
Duck Pond
Ellis Park
Dr Francis Dunn Reopens Offices at Paramount Building
Dr Francis C. Dunn announces the reopening of his offices located at 306 308 Paramount Building Adv. The notice highlights a new start for his practice and the reestablished location for patient appointments and consultations.
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Francis C. Dunn
Paramount
Census dispute over under 21 married counts in district
The Gazette reports enumerators in the school district census missed all married persons under 21. Supervisor A S Bailey said the enumerators listed all married persons under 21. H W Olmsted recently discharged from the Navy Dental Corps announces general practice openings at 216-218 Paramount Building with Dial 2-7049 Adv.
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H. W. Olmsted
U. S. Navy Dental Corp
General Practice
Denistry
Paramount Building
Dial
Laxmana to Speak at Cedar Rapids Church Service
The Rev. Fernando A. Laxmana, minister to students at the First Congregational Church in Iowa City, will preach at 10 55 am Sunday service in Cedar Rapids. His topic is Power To See It Through. He served three years as a U S Army chaplain in the Pacific.
Townsend Victory Club No 8 Picnic Meeting
Townsend Victory Club No 8 schedules a picnic meeting at the Pythian hall Sunday at 6 p.m. Members are asked to bring a covered dish and sandwiches.
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Townsend Victory Club No. 8
Pythian Hall
First Federal Recruiting Station Opened at Camp Dick Robinson
The first federal recruiting station south of the Ohio River was established at Camp Dick Robinson in Kentucky in 1861.
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Ohio River
Camp Dick Robinson
Packer Urges Housewives to Stop Buying Meat
G M Foster president of John Morrell and Co told American housewives they can push meat prices down by refraining from purchases. He said current high prices reflect distorted supply and demand and that removing OPA controls would allow balance to return, bringing lower prices.
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Foster
OPA
Boy 14 Accused Of Two Murders In California
In Oroville California District Attorney J M McPherson charged Albert Jones 14 with the murder of Patricia Ann Crandall 15 and planned a second charge after Patricia’s death from bullet wounds to Mrs Harold J Nielsen. McPherson quoted Jones admitting shooting Nielsen in the back as she brought cookies and water and confessing to strangling Crandall and setting the home on fire.
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Oroville
Calif
Albert Jones
J. M. McPherson
Patricia Ann Crandall
Harold J. Nielsen
McPherson
Gellman Case Details Emerge In Senate Hearing
The report recounts Leo Stone describing Gellman’s meeting with Henry Garsson in Sabath’s anteroom and Sabath's door opening. Mrs. Bates’ illness is noted as she faces possible re-testimony while Freeman and Garsson’s ties to the Garsson interests are questioned. Barkley mentions his son’s wartime job and Garsson’s influence in employment inquiries.
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Gellman
Brewster
Stone
Sabath
Henry Garsson
Bull found atop 60-foot Kyme castle tower in Sleaford
In Sleaford England residents hunted for two days for a missing three quarter ton bull. The bull was located on a Kyme castle tower after climbing a narrow stairway and trapped at the top. Unable to reverse, farmers finally used nose taps to coax the bull back down the stairs.
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Sleaford
England
Kyme Castle
House Supports Army Voice in Atomic Control
The House approved seating military representatives on a fire man commission for domestic atomic energy controls by 127 to 96, overriding administration and Senate positions. The measure requires one military member on the five member panel and allows a second if the President approves. a later roll call will finalize.
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Washington
House
Senate
Senate House Conference Committee
McMahon
D-Conn
Arends
R-Ill
United States
Russia Leads in Atom Crossroads Observer List
The Soviet Union lines up three professional observers for Operation Crossroads, more than the other nine invited nations. Russia also has two scientists aboard the Blueridge and Captain Abram Khokhlov as press representative, the only military officer among guest nations.
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Soviet Union
Great Britain
Atomic Energy Commission
United Nations Security Council
Britain
Russia
Abram Khokhlov
Death of Mrs J F Flanagan at 73 in Williamsburg
Mrs J F Flanagan 73 died at home in Williamsburg. Funeral at St Marys church with burial in Calvary Marengo. Born Martha Bryson Aug 18 1873 near Holbrook she married in 1896 at Des Moines. Surviving eight daughters and three sons, plus a brother a sister and 25 grandchildren. two children predeceased.
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J. F. Flanagan
St. Mary’s Church
Calvary Cemetery
Marengo
Holbrook
Martha Bryson
Des Moines
Walter Mills
C. J. Thompson
Cedar Rapids
Ernest Wagner
Harold Bedell
F. E. Sheahan
Fort Worth
Texas
Thomas Loyd
Taft
Calif
Bruce Wilson
North English
Marvin Richardson
San Pedro
John
Monmouth
Ill
William and
James
Thomas Bryson
Anna Kelly
Comfrey
Minn
Marie
Six Die as Police Fire on Bombay Crowd in India
Six persons were killed and 27 wounded in Bombay when police opened fire on a crowd of about 2,000 outside a workers union office. The incident occurred Tuesday in Ratiam, according to a government communique released Thursday.
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Bombay
Ind
Ratiam
Austrian Doctor Pleads After 250 Deaths Sentenced
Vienna AP reports Dr Ernest Illing a 42 year old psychiatrist was sentenced to hang for murdering 250 mentally or physically handicapped children at a provincial hospital. Prosecution said euthanasia was practiced by drug injections over several years. Victims ranged to age 18. Assistant Dr Marianne Tuerk 32 was sentenced to 10 years. Dr Margarethe Huebsch 43 was acquitted.
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Ernest Illing
Marianne Tuerk
Margerethe Huebsch
Navy recruiters return to peacetime hours in Cedar Rapids
Navy recruiters in Cedar Rapids resume pre war schedule with new office hours from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily and 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Saturdays. The basement federal building office closes Sundays and holidays. Former hours were 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. six days a week including holidays.
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Navy
Cedar Rapids
Federal Building
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