Weather and notices from the Daily Record July 22 1948
The July 22 1948 Daily Record reports city weather highs and lows for Bismarck Jacksonville Minneapolis New York Phoenix Duluth and Los Angeles with precipitation figures and a forecast for fair and cooler conditions. It lists local fire calls and police fines for disturbing the peace speeding improper parking faulty brakes and other infractions. Notices include births deaths and corrections along with obituaries from Iowa locations such as Lone Tree Manchester Belle Plaine and Garrison.
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Bismarck
Jacksonville
Minneapolis
New York Wi
Phoenix
Duluth
Los Angeles
Sioux City
Root Beer Drive-In Spars with Neighbors Before City Council
Fifteen residents attended a Ellis boulevard NW council meeting to oppose a root beer drive-in owned by E A Berzinski citing late hours loud noise alley traffic and improper lot zoning. Police advise adding a phone and off duty officer to curb disturbances while officials pledge investigation and possible action.
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Ellis Boulevard
K and
L Avenues
E. A. Berzinski
Tom Condon
Public Safety
Gordon Hughes
Frank K. Hahn
Berzinskis
Taylor May Draw Pink Communists to New Party
Philadelphia AP Taylor Idaho senator says pink Communists may back the Wallace third party and defines them as believers in democratic evolution. He asserts red Communists would back Dewey and expects Communist influence to be limited. Hagerty notes Dewey won’t comment on Taylor’s statements.
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Taylor
Philadelphia
Idaho
Wallace
Dewey
Hoover
James C. Hagerty
Traffic Toll In Cedar Rapids Rises Since March Fifteenth
Figures from the city traffic bureau released in coordination with an eight month safety contest sponsored by the Young Men’s bureau show two deaths and several injuries from accidents in Cedar Rapids since March 15.
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Traffic Bureau
Police Department
Young Men’s Bureau
No Parking Rule Suspension Sought by Five Ninth Street Residents
Nine southeast side residents told the city council that the no parking rule is unsatisfactory and petitioned 90 minute parking on Fifth street SE from 8 am to 6 pm between Twelfth and Sixteenth avenues. Council sent the matter to the traffic department and street commissioner for investigation with a report expected later.
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Southeast Side
Fifth Street
Twelfth
Sixteenth Avenues
Hugo J. Schmidt 57 Dies in Davenport Park Frolic
Hugo J. Schmidt 57 longtime Crescent Macaroni and Cracker Co. officer dies Wednesday. Funeral set for Friday in Davenport. Schmidt linked to the firm since 1909 founded by his grandfather. YMB general meeting July 29 features a family frolic at Thomas Park Marion starting 6 p.m.
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Hugo J. Schmidt
Davenport
Thomas Park
INS
The
Crescent Macaroni and Cracker Company
Daven Schmidt
Young Men’s Bureau
Marion
YMB
Ed Klouda
Purchase Pact For Farmers To Aid Price Support
Pur chase agreements and commodity loans will be offered to farmers on this year's wheat oats barley rye and grain sorghums to support prices. Otis J. Luttschwager of the Iowa Production Marketing Administration announced. Farmers may sign purchase agreements before Dec. 31 with a maximum set for eligible grain. The CCC may accept any quantity up to that maximum within 30 days after the 1948 loan maturity on April 30 1949 or on demand. Fees apply based on maximum bushels. selling window runs 30 days after May 1 1949. Price based on loan rate and grain quality.
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DES Moines
Otis J. Luttschwager
Iowa Production Marketing Administration
Commodity Credit Corporation
CCC
Lutzschwager
O R C Directors Close Semi annual Session in Cedar Rapids
Directors of the Order of Railway Conductors led by President Harry W. Fraser closed the semi annual board session in Cedar Rapids with plans to end the meeting Saturday. The group marked the order’s eightieth anniversary and announced an anniversary membership drive. Fraser heads to Chicago to join AFL CIO leaders for a Saturday broadcast on labor planning.
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Order of Railway Conductors
Cedar Rapids
Harry W. Fraser
J. A. Scott
Atlanta
H. B. McColl
St. Louis
Jake R. Wilson
el Dorado
Ark
Amboy
Illinois Central Conductors’ Union
T. J. “Tommie” Wright
Fraser
O.R.C
F. H. Nemitz
George H. Oram
W. D. Johnson
Washington, D. C
WBBM
Pershing probate reveals 274000 estate assets
A Washington probate petition filed Thursday shows Gen. Pershing left an estate of 274,420 dollars excluding memoir income. The list includes 30,800 dollars in cash, 240,000 dollars in stocks bonds and notes, 1,620 dollars in a car, and 2,000 dollars in personal effects and jewelry.
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Washington (Ap
Gen. Pershing
Pershing
Two-Front-End Car Baffles Des Moines Patrol
Patrolman Frank Manny stops a car with two front ends and two steering wheels. Inside are Dick Wood and Charles and Sterling Breed, all in their early 20s, traveling to California to show off a welded pair of 1929 Ford fronts. The vehicle had one motor and one working wheel. They said the build was meant to look modernistic and were released.
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Des Moines
Frank Manny
Manny
Dick Wood
Baldwin
Mich
Charles Breed
Sterling
PawPaw, Mich
California
Soap Box Derby Drivers Get A Practice Run
Cedar Rapids soap box racers will have a practice run on Knotty Pine hill before the event. Public viewing begins Thursday night at Rapids Chevrolet. Practice starts 9 a.m. Saturday, eliminations at 10:30, final around 4 p.m. winner gets Akron trip and college scholarship.
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Cedar Rapids
Knotty Pine Hill
The
Rapids Chevrolet Company
Dick Nazette
Akron
Ohio
West Highlands
Seventeenth Street
First Avenue W
Nazette
Rapids Chevrolet
Gazette
Optimists Club
Courthouse Jones Pleads Guilty in Forged Instrument Case
Russell Reno Jones of 216 First Street NE pled guilty to uttering a forged check for 12.04 dollars at the Log Cabin inn on July 8. District Judge G K Thompson sentenced him to three months in jail but suspended the term on restitution.
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Russell Reno Jones
First Street
G. K. Thompson
Thompson
Jones
Log Cabin Inn
Cairy Waives False Check Charge in Local Bond Set
R W Cairy 49 of 610 Cobban Court SE waived to the grand jury on a false check charge after arraignment before Justice H R Churchill. He was jailed on a $500 bail bond. Cairy is accused in a preliminary information of passing a $35 check at Carry's Auction House to Kozy Inn on June 3.
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R. W. Cairy
Cobban Court SE
Grand
Justice of the Peace
H. R. Churchill
Cairy
Kozy Inn
Six New Account Suits Filed in Linn County Court
Six new civil actions were filed in Linn County District Court on Wednesday afternoon. Plaintiffs and defendants include Mercy Hospital versus Forrest and Vera Kohl for 103.80. Allen Memorial Hospital Waterloo versus Glen R. Russell and Selma Russell now Selma Schmock for 51.34. F E Fluegel versus Chauncey and Margaret Zavodsky for 398.99 on a promissory note. St Luke's Hospital versus Aldred and Nedra Hite for 115. Dr J J Nemec versus John and De Lette Doyle for 220. Broghammer and Flynn versus Frank and Agnes Driscoll for 310.
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Linn County District Court
Mercy Hospital
Forrest
Vera Kohl
Allen Memorial Hospital
Waterloo
Glen R. Russell
Selma Russell
Selma Schmock
Nedra Hite
J. J. Nemec
John
de Lette Doyle
Broghammer and
Flynn
Frank
Agnes Driscoll
Mother Kills Two Daughters and Herself in Hawley
Esther Johnson shot her two daughters Patricia six months old and Barbara three in their Hawley home and then killed herself with a shotgun. The husband Erwin M Johnson Jr found the bodies about 2 p.m. Relatives cited her long-time despondency since the baby’s birth and a leaving letter not disclosed. Johnson had served in England as a Red Cross worker and the couple grew up in the town where his father is mayor. Police said it was a double murder and suicide. no inquest.
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Hawley
Minn
Red Cross
England
Esther Johnson
Erwin M. Johnson, Jr
Johnson
Patricia
Barbara
Clay County
O. D. Hilde
Hilde
Boe 4
London
Boy with One Arm Seeks Ball Player Letter
Joliet Illinois reports 11 year old Billy Provance lost his arm on a carnival ride. He longs for a letter from a one armed ball player to lift his spirits and hopes Pete Gray, former St. Louis Browns player, can be reached in Elmira New York.
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Joliet, Ill
Billy Provance
Billy
Joliet
Pete Gray
St. Louis Browns
Gray
Elmira
N. Y
Sister Regis 88 Year Old Cedar Rapids Teacher Dies
Sister Mary Regis Elizabeth Doocy of the Sisters of Mercy died at 8 45 am Thursday at Sacred Heart convent in Cedar Rapids after a long illness. A longtime educator in eastern Iowa she taught 55 years including 30 at St Josephs academy and held a math and English specialty. Requiem high mass will be sung Saturday at Mt Mercy junior college chapel with six former students, George Brems Leo Kiebel Herman Kiebel Edward Roddy Eugene Hauser and Glenn Walters serving as pallbearers.
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Mary Regis
Cedar Rapids
Sacred Heart Convent
Iowa
Sister Regis
Cedar Sister Regis Rapids
Sisters of Mercy
Elizabeth Doocy
Griggeville, Ill
Griggeville High School
Order
Old St. Joseph’s Academy
Charles City
Oelwein
Manchester
DeWitt
Waterloo
Decorah
Loras College
Mt. Mercy Junior College
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
George Brems
Leo and
Herman Kiebel
Edward Roddy
Eugene Hauser
Glenn Walters
Death of Mrs. Charles Ingersoll in Cedar Rapids
Mathilda Ingersoll 70 widow of Charles Laurence Ingersoll and mother of T. M. Ingersoll Cedar Rapids attorney died in a Cedar Rapids hospital after brief illness Born December 18 1877 at Colesburg she had lived in Algona and was visiting Cedar Rapids since July 4 Surviving are son three brothers Alfred of Woodburn Oregon Charles Kramp and Walter Kramp of Algona and sister Mrs Clara Fluhrer of Charles City Funeral services in Algona Saturday afternoon Burial in River View Cemetery Algona. The body to be moved from Turner chapel to McCullough mortuary Algona Friends may call Cedar Rapids chapel until 8 p.m. Thursday.
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Mathilda Ingersoll
Charles Laurence Ingersoll
T. M. Ingersoll
Cedar Rapids
Colesburg
Walter Kramp
Algona
Clara Fluhrer
Charles City
Ingersoll
Methodist Church of
W H Richardson Dies After Long Illness at 65
W H Richardson 65 of 1953 Second Avenue SE died Thursday noon at a Cedar Rapids hospital after a lingering illness. A Quaker Oats plant mechanical engineer for 32 years he retired in 1947. Survived by wife two children a sister and three grandchildren. Funeral arrangements pending.
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W. H. Richardson
Second Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Richardson
Quaker Oats
Crescent Lodge
A.F
A.M
Ambar Grotto
Camp Fire Board
Boy Scout Board
University of Illinois
Black River
N. Y
Richard Rice
Lyle S. Richardson
Newark
Ohio
Adrian Biche
Watertown
Barta-Hesser
Death of Fred Sulek Near Shueyville
Fred Sulek of the Shueyville area died in a Cedar Rapids hospital Wednesday at 2 20 p.m after a long illness. Born October 16 1872 near Shueyville he lived there most of his life. Survived by a daughter Mrs F Kadlee Swisher a son mos K Sulek near Shueyville three sisters and three brothers. Services Friday at Brush chapel at 2 p.m conducted by Rev Ludvik Burian. Burial in Sulek cemetery near Shueyville. Friends may call at the chapel.
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Fred Sulek
Shueyville
Cedar Rapids
F. Kadlee
Swisher
Mos K. Sulek
Beatrice Letovsky
Bertha Sisler
Jennie S. Bunker 86 former Cedar Rapids widow dies
Jennie S. Bunker, 86, long time Cedar Rapids resident and widow of Frederick H. Bunker, died Wednesday at her daughter’s home in Chicago. Born November 21, 1861, she lived in Cedar Rapids over fifty years and is survived by her daughter Mrs. Edgar A. Brazelton.
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Jennie S. Bunker
Fifteenth Street
Frederick H. Bunker
Cedar Rapids
Edgar A. Brazelton
Chicago
Bunker
Funeral set for Mrs Bunker in Cedar Rapids
The Cedar Rapids service for Mrs. Bunker of Waukesha Wisconsin will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. in Turner chapel with Rev Theodore Lilley of First Presbyterian church officiating. Burial is in Mechanicsville cemetery after the body arrives Friday afternoon and may be viewed at the chapel by friends.
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Haynes W. Bunker
Waukesha
Wis
Walter French 91 Former Cedar Rapids Resident Dies in Davenport
Walter French 91 a former Cedar Rapids resident died at 2 10 a m Wednesday in Davenport where he had lived since 1930 with his daughter in law Mrs H B French Born in England July 30 1856 he married Louise Barnaby in Elmira N Y in 1883 The couple moved to Minneapolis then Chicago He lived in Cedar Rapids a year He served in the British army eight years seven in Africa Surviving two sons Walter J French Cedar Rapids and Fred G French Des Moines five grandchildren and six great grandchildren two brothers and a sister in England Funeral services at Hill and Fredericks chapel Davenport Friday at 10 30 am Burial in Memorial Cemetery
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Walter French
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
H. B. French
England
Elmira
N. Y
Louise Barnaby
Minneapolis
French
Chicago
Africa
Walter J. French
Fred G. French
Des Moines
Hill and Fredericks Chapel
Memorial Cemetery
Death of Nellie M. Davis longtime Cedar Rapids resident
Nellie M. Davis 72 of 828 Sixth avenue SE Cedar Rapids widow of Edgar A. Davis died at noon Friday after a long illness Born February 22 1876 at Independence she came to Cedar Rapids from Elgin Her husband worked for Tribune Publishing Co before his death Surviving are two Cedar Rapids sisters Mrs Mayme E Goodwin and Mrs Edith Kellerman three nieces and a nephew She was a member of Cedar Chapter O E S Services at Turner Chapel 3 30 p m Saturday conducted by Rev Cline Hals ey Burial in Oak Hill cemetery Friends may call after 11 a m Friday
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Nellie M. Davis
Sixth Avenue SE
Edgar A. Davis
Cedar Rapids
Independence
Elgin
Tribune Publishing Company
Mayme E. Goodwin
Edith Kellerman
Death of Linn County resident John W. Reynolds at 63
John W. Reynolds of Cedar Rapids died in a local hospital at 4 a.m. Thursday after a long illness. Born February 4, 1885 in Mount Vernon, he worked 23 years for Crandie railway. Survived by sisters Jessie Rogers Ada Van Milligan and brother Charles Reynolds all of Cedar Rapids. Service at Turner chapel at 1:30 p.m. Saturday conducted by Rev. Frank Ward. Burial in Linwood Cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
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John W. Reynolds
Fifth Street
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Mt. Vernon
Crandie Railway
Jessie Rogers
Ada van Milligan
Charles Reynolds
Turner Chapel
Frank Ward
Linwood Cemetery
Edward Weepie Involved in Two-Vehicle Collision
Edward Weepie 52 of 2406 Ellis boulevard NW was treated at Mercy hospital for shoulder arm and hand injuries after his car collided with another and rolled over at A avenue and Fifth street NW. Driver Paul Shepherd of Stanwood and passenger Kathleen Newkirk 15 of 814 First street SW were listed in good condition with head lacerations and neck and knee injuries respectively.
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Edward Weepie
Ellis Boulevard
A Avenue
Fifth Street
Mercy Hospital
Weepie
Paul Shepherd
Stanwood
Shepherd
Kathleen Newkirk
First Street
Spinster Recluse Dies as Mysteriously as She Lived
New York AP report says Mary Powers a wealthy spinster died in her 25 year isolated hotel suite near Times Square. She kept to 50s clothing and avoided media while rumors of $15 million circulated. A court action in Scranton touched on dividends she once claimed.
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New York
Mary Powers
Health Department
Walters Funeral Home
Miss Powers
Seymour
Times Square
Scranton
State of
Pennsylvania
Glen Alden
Mary B. Powers
Caroline Powers
Retail Merchant Group To Name New Chairman
The Cedar Rapids Retail Merchants bureau will meet at noon July 27 at the Roosevelt hotel to elect a new chairman. Herbert Killian will preside and the group will discuss plans for Farm Family day in Cedar Rapids. John Cassel, former chairman, has been transferred to Scottsbluff, Nebraska.
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Cedar Rapids
Parcels to Germany Fail to Reach Addresses
The Post Office Bulletin reports many gifts and parcels sent to Germany miss destinations. Some packages lack post office names and are turned over to charitable organizations with neither sender nor recipient notified.
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Germany
Davenport to limit private clubs at twenty three
An ordinance to cap private clubs in Davenport at the current total of 23 received its first reading in the city council on Wednesday night. The measure requires two additional council meetings before it becomes law.
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Davenport
INS
Actress Susan Peters Sues for Divorce in Cruelty Claim
Los Angeles AP report says actress Susan Peters paralyzed from a hunting accident sues for divorce from film producer Richard H. Quine. The charge is extreme cruelty, filed three years after the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Susan Peters
Richard H. Quine
Wife of Bus Driver Sues Other Woman in Alienation Suit
Mrs Mari e tta Scholl of Waterloo files a $15 000 alienation of affections suit alleging Rose Christensen of Waterloo rode the bus with her husband Lloyd Christensen and invited Scholl to her apartment while taking him on automobile rides.
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Waterloo
Rose Christensen
Marietta Scholl
Infra-red Radiation Discovery Traced to 1890
The article notes infrared radiation was discovered as far back as 1890, highlighting early milestones in electromagnetic research and foundational work by a physicist.
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William Lahadie
E Avenue NW
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Charles Bullcek
Route 3
Richard Bressler
Memorial Drive
Edward Melton
Clear Lake
Jerry Donda
Wilson Avenue
Osmond Berry, Jr
First Avenue
Third Avenue SE
Bever Avenue SE
G Avenue NE
St. Luke’s
Elmer Ruchotte
Oxford Junction
Paul Slezak
Ely
M. F. Meier
Glenn Schirm
Newhall
Mercy
Leo J. Drahos
E Avenue
Ora A. Kimm
Norway
Earl C. Davin
Seventh Avenue
Donald Davin
Iowa City
Lewis Huff
Lone Tree
St. Mary’s Church
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Gill Funeral Home
Belle Plaine
John Harder
Hrabak
Garrison
Elmer Flickinger
Methodist Church
Council
Art Hensinkveld
John Baird
Richard Berzinski
Berzinski
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David L. Williams
John B. Turder & Son
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Edgar Davis
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Killian
Joan Curtis Cotton
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