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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 19, 1948

Page

2

Iowa Forecast Reports Cloudiness and Showers This Week

The forecast calls for considerable cloudiness with occasional showers or thundershowers in the east and central areas on Tuesday, slightly warmer conditions, scattered thundershowers Wednesday or Wednesday night, and partly cloudy skies Thursday. Highs reach the upper 80s to low 90s with lows around mid 60s to 70s, winds mostly from the south at 15 mph. Maritime and civic notices include marriages in Elk River and Waterloo, plus a long list of local fines and incidents from Sunday and early week.

Iowa

Model Airplane Contest Decided By Flip of Coin

Vincent Schrunk of Dubuque won the John Pavlis Memorial model airplane grand trophy at Municipal airport but learned of the win after leaving for Rock Island. A coin flip between Schrunk’s stand-in Vincent Briggs and A B Miller of Waterloo broke a first place tie when judges finished scoring. Local and visiting entrants claimed multiple awards across various classes including Buck Grange of Cedar Rapids and 11 year old Robert Yeager of Bellevue.

Vincent Schrunk Dubuque John Pavlis Municipal Airport Schrunk A. B. Miller Waterloo Rock Island Vincent Briggs Briggs Miller Cedar Rapids Buck Grange Bob Christianson Twenty - First Street Robert Yeager Bellevue Lu Ann Johnson Iowa City

Amnesty releases 3 844 Czech prisoners in Gottwald pardon

Prague papers say 3 844 inmates have been freed under President Klement Gottwald's amnesty proclaimed in June. The measure covers prisoners sentenced to a year or less for most political or civil crimes.

Prague Ison Klement Gottwald Monay

Cedar Rapids Band Draws 2000 Plus To Second Plaza Concert

More than 2000 attendees joined the Cedar Rapids concert band on the plaza for the second show in a eight part series by Local 137 AFM. Soloist Rose Marie Jun, a two time Hawkeye Music Festival winner, sang three numbers and encoreed with a Czech folk tune. Parks Commissioner Dick Jones arranged extra seating as crowds grew.

Cedar Rapids Plaza American Federation of Musicians Rose Marie Jun Jun Dick Jones

No Letup Seen In Price Rises

Philadelphia AP reports the Federal Reserve Bank foresees spiraling prices through 1948 with no immediate alarm but warns economic balance remains elusive. Bank economists say more fever ahead could leave the economy more vulnerable as the year ends.

Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank

Three Injured in Three Car Collision on First Ave

At 10 30 p m Sunday a three car crash at First avenue and Thirty third street E left three people injured. Mrs Ben Pelz Redwood Falls Minnesota sustained a neck injury and was listed in good condition at Mercy hospital. Evelyn Miller Martelle suffered a shoulder injury and was reported in good condition at St Luke s hospital. Patricia Morgan Route 3 received cuts and bruises and was released. Curtis Gearhart 43 627 Third Street SW failed to stop and struck the car ahead driven by Douglas Wear 608 Ely Avenue SW.

First Avenue Third Street Douglas Wear Ely Avenue Pelz Ing Gearhart

Dubuque Man Drowns In Two Feet Of Water

Emmett Thorpe aged 60 drowned in a two foot deep refuse pit at Maizewood Insulation plant. Norbert Behr said Thorpe was found face down in the pit after going to clear wire netting from a tank bottom. Coroner did not determine if fall, fainting spell, or heart attack caused the death.

Dubuque Emmett Thorpe Maizewood Insulation Company Norbert Behr Monay Thorpe

Marvin Plower Hurt In Cycle Car Crash

Marvin Plower aged 22 suffered a fractured left leg when his motorcycle collided with a car in a filling station driveway in Central City. He was taken to St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids in fairly good condition. The car was driven by Stacy Dabler of Ryan.

the Gazette Central City Marvin Plower St. Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids Stacy Dabler Ryan

Funeral services for Pfc. Scott W. Buchan in Cedar Rapids

Pfc Scott W Buchan killed in action in Germany April 11 1945. Rites Thursday at 3 30 p m Turner chapel Rev D Keith Irwin Olivet Presbyterian church burial Cedar Memorial cemetery with Veterans of Foreign Wars conducting graveside services flowers omitted. Body arrives Cedar Rapids Wednesday. he survived by wife Kathleen daughter Scotta and large family including parents six sisters and three brothers.

Pfc Scott W. Buchan Germany Turner Chapel D. Keith Irwin Olivet Presbyterian Church Cedar Memorial Cemetery Veterans of Foreign Wars Cedar Rapids Buchan Iowa Manufacturing Company Iowa Engineering Roosevelt High School The Eagles Lodge Purple Eart Kathleen Scotta John Buchan J. E. Cameron DeVere Smith Lee Hillbrunner Grace Buchan Dallas Texas Agnes Stein Minneapolis Francis Dailey St. John’s Newfoundland Clyde Los Angeles Oregon Ill J. Robert Homer Woodrow General Hospital Staunton Battle of Oran

Soap Box Derby Racer Unveiling Thursday Night

Trial heats for the Soap Box Derby begin at 10 a.m. Saturday on highway 149 near the junction with highway 30. More than 50 boys are expected to race with a public viewing.

Highway 149 Highway 30 Rapids Chevrolet Pat Harmon Gazette Rapids Chevrolet Com the Gazette Cooperaon Optimist Club

Coe College Summer Session Opens With About 200 Enrollees

Second-session term at Coe College opens with roughly 200 students. six week program runs through mid summer. Back injury improvement reported for P R Alder of 524 Twentieth Street NE at St Luke's hospital after a fall. Mary Armstrong, 20, of 370 Thirty-fourth Street SE, sustains five stitches to facial cut from a ditch collision near Cou Falls Saturday night. Seventeen former Company D members and families attend annual picnic at Hawkeye Downs. Mr and Mrs Glen Williams of Long Beach California visiting Cedar. locals include Mrs McCalley and grandparents Mr and Mrs G L.

Coe College P. R. Aldershot Twentieth Street St. Luke’s Hospital Mary Armstrong Thirty-fourth Street Cou Falls Company D Hawkeye Downs California Glen Williams Long Beach Calif Cedar

Mrs Yarowsky Listed in Fair Condition After Crash

Mrs. Harry Yarowsky of 2160 Brake Boulevard SE was in fair condition after a two car collision at Seventeenth Street and Third Avenue SE at 5 23 PM Saturday. Her husband drove the overturned car and her son Alan 15 also received treatment at St Luke's hospital. Vernon R Milligan 19 route 2 faces reckless driving charges for the crash.

Harry Yarowsky Brake Boulevard SE St. Luke's H Tale Yarowsky Vernon R. Milligan Seventeenth Street Third Avenue SE

Senator Hickenlooper to visit Cedar Rapids

Senator B. B. Hickenlooper is expected to arrive in Cedar Rapids tonight for a visit through Tuesday and Wednesday. He will then travel to Des Moines.

B. B. Hickenlooper Cedar Rapids Des Moines

Rusty water complaint filed with city council

Five neighbors along Eighth avenue and Seventeenth street SE report 25 years of rusty taps. They urge investigation and urgent action after repeated mains flushing worsens the issue. Charles Filipi leads the group with four families joining. Waterworks Superintendent Blomquist cites hilly terrain and aging pipes as causes.

Eighth Avenue Water Department Charles Filipi Seventeenth Street H. F

Barrymore Scion Detained Then Flies To LA

John Barrymore Jr aged 16 left New York for Los Angeles after a brief police detention. He was picked up at LaGuardia by his stepfather Dr. John Vruwink and his mother Dolores Costello Vruwink in Watertown he had $300 and an American Airlines ticket. Vruwink persuaded him to pursue studies in acting in Los Angeles and refused to comment on his future plans.

New York John Barrymore Los Angeles LaGuardia Field John Vruwink Dolores Costello Vruwink Barrymore Vruwink Watertown N.Y American Airlines Astoria Fe St

Brothers Given Suspended Sentences in Larceny Case

Gordon Hollenbeck 17 of Dun dee and David Hollenbeck 21 of Center Point were sentenced by Judge Floyd Philbrick after pleas in a grand and petty larceny case. Gordon got 30 days suspended for petty larceny. David four months suspended for larceny of a used car motor. Detectives Navratil and Stusak arrested them after finding a stolen motor in their car at Kadlee Motor Company.

Gordon Hollenbeck Dundee David Hollenbeck Center Point Floyd Philbrick Gordon David Jerry Navratil Leonard Stusak Kadlee Motor Company Sixteenth Avenue SW

LeMont Taken Sunday To Fort Madison Pen

Richard LeMont a former Cedar Rapids firefighter convicted of arson at the Magnus hotel was moved to Fort Madison state penitentiary Sunday morning. He begins an indeterminate ten year sentence, effectively four years eight months and 29 days, after appellate actions including a Nov. 4 Iowa Supreme Court affirmation of his conviction.

Richard LeMont Cedar Rapids Magnus Fort Madison State Penitentiary L. D. Condon LeMont Iowa M. C. Hamiel Iowa Supreme Court

Songer Injunction Sought Over Rents and Assets

Blanche Songer filed an injunction against Wilbur Songer Monday morning to stop him from taking rents and to have the property turned over to a trustee. The filing also seeks an accounting of funds from the sale of a residence and profits from a farm.

Blanche Songer Wilbur Songer

Navy denies missing atomic bomb ship claim

The Navy rejected Rear Admiral Eilis Zacharias's assertion that a Navy ship carrying a third atomic bomb vanished en route to the Pacific near war's end. An official statement said no Navy ship carrying an atomic bomb ever disappeared, countering the retired officer's radio remarks about a voyage to Tinian.

Washington Navy Eilis Zacharias Pacific Theater Zacharias Sald Tinian Marianas

Aossey Trailer Camp Inspected and Cleared

City fire, health and building officials reported no unsanitary conditions at the Aossey trailer camp at Bowling street and Wilson avenue SW. They found the camp meets zoning with 35 trailers, not 70 families, and will now have daily garbage hauled to the city disposal plant. A comprehensive trailer ordinance was ordered for all camps.

Aossey Bowling Street Wilson Avenue E. P. Kohout J. H. Lilly C. H. White

Deaths Fred Taylor 58 Linn county farmer dies in Cedar hospital

Fred Taylor 58 of 1145 Oakland Road NE died at 10 53 p m Saturday after a sudden illness. Born July 5 1890 in Linn county he farmed until retirement five years ago. Survived by wife Fern five daughters and three sons, two brothers and 16 grandchildren. Services Tuesday 1 30 p m at Chapel of Memories with burial Cedar Memorial cemetery. Flowers omitted per family request.

Fred Taylor Oakland Road Linn County Cedar Hospital Fern Harley Hansen Greene Gordon Feekes Kenneth Oliphant Cedar Rapids Don Donegan Mt. Vernon Cedar Memorial Cemetery Turner Chapel

Cedar Rapids widow dies after illness in Davenport

Mary Elizabeth Yaints aged 86, widow of Cyrus Henry Yaints and longtime Cedar Rapids resident, died Saturday in Kewanee Illinois where her daughter Mrs Clyde Pope resides. She is survived by three sons Charles Sandstone Minnesota Lee Hastings Minnesota Lewis Davenport a brother Freeman Ellsworth Cedar Rapids eight grandchildren and a Methodist church member. Funeral at Turner chapel Tuesday 11 a.m. Rev J Arthur Young Kenwood Methodist pastor. Burial Linwood Cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.

Mary Elizabeth Yaints Cyrus Henry Yaints Cedar Rapids Davenport Clyde Pope Kewanee Ill Yaints Charles Sandstone Minn Lee Hastings Lewis Freeman Ellsworth Methodist Church Turner Chapel J. Arthur Young Kenwood Methodist Church Linwood Cemetery

Three Men Pay Fines for Reckless Driving

Three drivers pled guilty in traffic court and were fined a total of 150 dollars. Clarence P9 631 Tenth Street SE paid 50 dollars plus costs, Willis Steele of Marion 75 dollars plus costs, and James Mackey 1744 C Avenue NE 25 dollars. Steele was arrested Saturday at 12:40 a.m. on First Avenue and Tenth Street E, Mackey at 10:15 p.m. Friday on First Avenue E, and another man at 10:45 p.m. Sunday on Avenue and Thirteenth.

Clarence Lee Tenth Street Willis Steele Marion James Mackey C Avenue NE James Schrader Norway Leland Nowadzky Ellis Boulevard Homer Buck Davenport Sarah Johnson Fifth Avenue SE Donald Strait Eleventh Street Jack Zazza Twelfth Avenue SE Kenwood Transfer Joe McMahon Eighth Avenue SE Larry Hunter Vernal Street NW Charles Machacek F Avenue NW Clarence Tenth Street SE Steele First Avenue Tenteenth Street Mackey Lee Avenue Thirteenth

Navy Recruiting Chief Ordered to Sea Duty

Marvin W. Horak the Cedar Rapids born Navy recruiting chief has been ordered to sea duty for two years and eight months He will join the carrier Midway at Portsmouth Virginia from the battleship Washington where John Turner previously led the Cedar Rapids office Ira Ruhmel replaces Horak duties

Marvin W. Horak Cedar Rapids Washington Midway Portsmouth John Turner Ira Ruhmel Horak

Wilson Student Poem Selected for Publication

Elsieann Vrba of 97 Twenty-sixth Avenue SW, daughter of Mr and Mrs Ludwig E Vrba, has been selected by the American Poetry Society to publish her poem Winter Reflections in the sixth edition of Sermons in Poetry She will be a ninth grade student at Wilson High School this fall.

Elsieann Vrba Ludwig E. Vrba Twenty-sixth Avenue American Poetry Society Miss Vrba Walt Wilson High School

Traffic Toll Warning From Cedar Rapids March Through April

The Cedar Rapids traffic bureau reports two deaths and multiple injuries since March 15 as part of a month long safety contest sponsored by the Young Men's bureau. Police department figures show ongoing accident and injury tallies amid the campaign.

Cedar Rapids Traffic Bureau The Police Young Men’s Bureau

V F W Officials Gather in C R for Brannaman Visit

V F W delegates from Iowa and nearby states converged in Cedar Rapids to welcome National Commander Ray H. Brannaman on a visit that includes a smoker, dinner, and a drill demonstration by Cedar Rapids post 788 auxiliary. Brannaman returns from Davenport and stays through Tuesday.

Veterans of Foreign Wars Iowa Cedar Rapids V.F.W National Ray H. Brannaman Brannaman Davenport Dale McCalley Maine Bill Lytrt Chicago Des Moines Washington High School John L. Miller B Avenue National V.F.W Harry Taylor Twenty-first Avenue Mervin Brannaman C Avenue NW

Ford and Union Set Talks to Avert Major Strike

DETROIT AP Ford Motor Company agreed to meet with the CIO United Auto Workers to avert a potential strike by 116 000 production employees. Henry Ford II informed Union President Walter Reuther a meeting date would be set later as Reuther urged direct talks to resolve wage and contract disputes threatening 46 Ford plants nationwide.

Detroit Ford Motor Company CIO United Auto Workers Henry Ford II Walter P. Reuther Reuther Ford

Key Commemoratives Stamp Sale Opens Aug 9

The Frederick Maryland post office will release a three cent stamp honoring Francis Scott Key on August 9. The Post Office Bulletin notes collectors may send up to ten self addressed envelopes for the first day issue. Key wrote the Star Spangled Banner during the Fort Mc Henry bombardment.

Francis Scott Key Frederick Post Office Key Fort McHenry

$30 Stolen From Popcorn Machine in Filling Station

Kyle Millis reported a theft of $30 in dimes from a popcorn machine at a filling station on Eighth avenue and First street SW. Detectives say burglars entered through a rear window between 11 p.m. Sunday and 6:30 a.m. Monday. Detective John Hanna investigated.

Kyle Millis Eighth Avenue First Street John Hanna

Council Approves Fuel Oil Tank Installations in Cedar Rapids

The Dearborn Brass Company gains permit to bury a 6,000 to 7,500 gallon tank at 801-827 B avenue NW for boiler operations. Standard Oil is also authorized to build a 17,000 gallon tank near Sixth Street and Avenue NW, replacing an old 92,000 gallon unit. Fire Chief E P Kohout supported the measure.

Cedar Rapids Dearborn Brass Company B Avenue NW Standard Oil Oan Sixth Street Avenue NW E. P. Kohout

Evicted Farmers Must Move Goods From Roadside

Gilbert and Mary H. Peterson were ordered by District Judge R Kent Martin to remove their farm equipment furniture and household goods from the roadside near Red Oak within 10 days. A receiver Ver non P. Long was appointed to take possession and dispose of the property if not moved. The case arose from suits by Montgomery county supervisors and former Sheriff Zeph Morgan over roadside clearance and storage costs.

Red Oak Gilbert Mary H. Peterson R. Kent Martin Petersons

Scouts Earn Ranks and Honors at Camp Waubeek

Tom Kerns completed first class Scout requirements at Camp Waubeek last week. Earl Pogue earned second class. Merit badge earners include Richard Fontaine Don Hoff Charles Kent Tommy Jones Allen Mally and others. Kerns Hoff and Waffle earned marksman ranks in rifle practice. Mally tied camp record with 47 of 50. Papoose rank conferred on a list of ten. Mally chosen for Black Crescent honor society.

Tom Kerns Camp Waubeek Earl Pogue Richard Fontaine Don Hoff Charles Kent Tommy Jones Allen Mally Elbert Waffle Fontaine Hoff Morris Grabau Kerns Mally Waffle Jerry Brown Richard Davin Robert Fernow Robert Hay Jerry Walker Stephen Klopp Donovan Morrison The Black Crescent, Honor Society

Miss Georgia Lillie Visits Washington Kin

Miss Georgia Lillie returns home from Washington after visiting cousin Mrs. Martin Klein. Eightyearold Joseph Truman of Independence Missouri visits Marion relatives and notes he lives near President Truman. Gerald Thomas and Mrs. D H Smith report return from Chicago with Mary Lou, Dale, and Louise Ann in Verifiable family ties and employment mentions.

Georgia Lillie Washington Martin Klein Joseph Truman Independence Marion President Truman Inpendence Gerald Thomas D. H. Smith Chicago

Marion visitors and local updates noted at week’s end

Miss Josephine Lillie and Park Lillie visit George in Maxbass while Michael Cira, sr. nurses a dislocated shoulder. Donald Bragg visits Omaha parents. Royce Hefner family in Stanley visits Lyle Stimsons. Lydia Gillmore ill in St Luke's with daughter Leonard Holden at Ottosen. Linn County Old Settlers and Marion Chamber meet 7:30 p.m. Wednesday with P. A. Osborn.

Josephine Lillie Marion Park Lillie Santa Rosa, N. M Maxbass N. C George Lydia Gillmore Sixth Street St. Luke’s Hospital Leonard Holden Ottosen Linn County Old Settlers Association Marion Chamber of Commerce P. A. Osborn

Wightmans Attend Perry Family Reunion

Mr and Mrs Carl F Wightman return home from Perry where they joined a family reunion for Carl Jr of Terre Haute and his family. Their son in law and daughter M F Toepel depart Marion for Chicago. Miss Wilma Sichtman of Marshalltown begins work Monday at Charm Beauty Shop upstairs 714 10th street. Phone 989.

Royce Hefner Stanley David Lyle Stimsons Carl F. Wightman Perry Henue Carl, Jr Terre Haute M. F. Toepel Marion Chicago Wilma Sichtman Marshalltown Charm Beauty Shop 10Th Street

Illiteracy Pervades Large Brazilian Adult Population

A historical observation notes that roughly half of Brazil’s adult population remains illiterate, highlighting widespread educational gaps and implications for society.

Spirited Battle for GOP State Secretary Nomination

M D Synhorst, 34, Cedar Rapids attorney and World War II veteran, camps in for the Republican state secretary nomination. He seeks second choice support from Linn County delegates while other contenders like Mrs Earl Miller and Knickerbocker vie for the convention nod ahead of Des Moines Friday. Synhorst claims broad delegate reach, having visited 70 counties, and predicts strong Second district backing for Knickerbocker’s home base.

Cedar Rapids M. D. Synhorst Orange City Synhorst David M. Ederkin Linn County Des Moines Linn Lynhorst Knickerbocker State Auditor’s Office Earl G. Miller Miller Helen Mitchell Council Bluffs Richard N. Mason Ames Joseph Miller Russell Voelz Minburn Jesse Halden Newton George Pritchard, Jr. Quawa

Circus Train Arrives Early Tuesday for Cedar Rapids Shows

The Dailey Brothers circus trains 25 elephants and over 100 horses into Cedar Rapids from Camanche, with two performances at Cedar Acres on Tuesday. A 10-hitch Belgian team pulls a calliope wagon through the loop late Tuesday morning as doors open an hour before the 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. shows.

Dailey Brothers Circus Marion Siding Milwaukee Railroad Cedar Rapids Camanche Cedar Acres P.m

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