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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1952
Page
2
July 24 1952 weather roundup lists highs in the 70s to 90s and scattered showers for Iowa locations. It includes wind at noon, sunrise and sunset times, and July totals with normals. Obituary notices cover James P. Hansen, Edward Nelson Wolcott, Andrew J. Griffin and others with funeral details and burial plans.
Insurance adjusters and fire department investigators probe the wreckage at 422 Thirty-first Street SE after a basement gas line leak was torn from the meter by a street ditching tractor. The blast, blamed on gas buildup, demolished the story and a half house, damaged adjacent properties, and likely to be covered by insurance.
Four candidates launched active campaigns for the Republican lieutenant governor nomination as Iowa delegates gathered for the state convention. None reached 35 percent in the primary, so the winner will be chosen at the convention. Commerce commission nominees also failed to reach 35 percent. The convention will adopt a state platform nominate presidential electors and pick state central committee members with addresses by Senator Hickenlooper and Governor Beardsley.
Two Melrose Park youths aged 15 and 14 were held in Decorah as officers contacted their parents. Patrolman Garland Mores picked them up on the highway south of Decorah around 9 30 a m.
Mrs. C L Closson age 69 of Walker died Thursday at 7 30 a m at her home. Born July 4 1883 in Independence she married Dr C L Closson Feb 19 1906. He has practiced medicine here 41 years. She was active in United Church. Survived by husband three daughters Mrs Gerald McVey Cedar Rapids Mrs William Galvin Sacramento Calif and Mrs Everett Dykes Treasure Island Wash six grandchildren.
A report notes adding a small amount of salt to water increases electrical conductivity. Experiments indicate salt ions reduce resistance, enabling smoother current flow in aquatic solutions.
Washington reports John L. Lewis and the United Mine Workers demand a new contract for 400,000 soft coal miners. He warned the current agreement is severed 60 days from last Monday, with a possible nationwide strike by Sept 20 if talks fail, aligning with cooler weather. Observers link the timing to the steel strike and past gains secured for miners.
Senator McCarthy of Wisconsin underwent a major hernia operation Thursday at Bethesda Naval Medical Center. His physician said he will be inactive for about two months and unable to campaign personally. He faces four Republican opponents in the Wisconsin primary.
Mayor Sedlacek announced a plan to convert one furnace to burn both garbage and can bottles, aiming to save costs and allow joint can-bottle and garbage pickups. The changeover, costing about 13 000 dollars, will replace water cooled gratings with a cone stoker and reduce manual labor through automation.
Safety Commissioner E A Prochaska explained the 1953 police budget totaling 497000 with 438800 to be raised by tax and a 59800 increase. He cited growth in Cedar Rapids and a business like approach, attaching a detailed breakdown and noting public hearing August 14.
Detective Inspector Frank Bukacek sought the owner of a brown sheepskin-lined coat taken from a Cedar Rapids clothesline. Tom G. Thomas, 21, arraigned on window peeping and faulty brakes charges, fined $100 and $10 with $75 suspended. he wore the jacket at arrest and admitted taking it.
Des Moines AP reports a two way race for national executive committee posts dominated by heavy politicking at the Young Republican League of Iowa convention. Delegates elected district chairs and vice chairs in eight districts and named college delegates to the state executive committee.
Eight Midwestern states failed to agree on one candidate for the Democratic nomination as their delegates reported varied loyalties. Oklahoma backed Bob Kerr, Missouri leaned Stevenson, Nebraska split Kerr Kefauver Russell, Wisconsin backed Kefauver, while Kansas North Dakota were undecided. Iowa indicated Kefauver Stevenson Harriman and Russell votes exist. Illinois Indiana Michigan Minnesota Ohio South Dakota Wyoming sent no delegates and a standby recess was ordered.
New York AP report states socialite Tommy Manville and his ninth wife Anita Roddy Eden have separated after twelve days of marriage. The couple wed recently in a high profile ceremony drawing press attention.
Donald Kramer reported a theft of about $170 from a billfold in his locker on the fourth floor of the Quaker Oats plant. He said the loss occurred while he was showering and that he last checked the money before leaving for work after giving his wife $4.
Services for Mrs Harriet England of Cedar Rapids who died Wednesday will be held at Beatty chapel at 1 30 p m Saturday with Rev Galen Lee Rose officiating A cremation committal will follow Friends may call at the chapel
Mrs Edward W Young dies Sunday after years in Cedar Rapids and Appleton born April 30 1890 in Cedar Rapids survivors include husband two daughters a son and four grandchildren services held in Appleton Wednesday
Rebecca Brown aged 98, longtime Linn County resident and Cedar Rapids for 94 years, died Tuesday after a lingering illness. Funeral services will be held Friday at 1:30 p.m. in Turner chapel with Rev. Floyd Hins haw of St James Methodist Church officiating. Burial follows at Mt. Vernon cemetery. Friends
Anthony John Locher two day old son of Dr and Mrs Robert C Locher of 2410 Grande Ave SE died Wednesday evening in a Cedar Rapids hospital. Surviving are his parents a brother Robert Carroll Jr three sisters and grandparents Mr and Mrs John J Locher Monticello and Mrs Violet Beatson Long Island N Y. Services were set for 4 p m Thursday at Brady mortuary by Rev George Stemm burial in Mt Calvary Cemetery.
Frank Slavik 73 of 1810 A Street SW Cedar Rapids died at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday after a lingering illness. Born November 17, 1878 in Kourime Czechoslovakia he worked at Penick and Ford before retiring six years ago. Survived by wife Jennie three children Joseph Slavik and Mrs. Edward Fitzpatrick and Mrs. Tony Scolaro a brother Anton Slavik of Vienna Austria and five grandchildren. Services Saturday at Kuba funeral home time to be announced. friends may call.
Leo C Miller 62 of 924 Thirty sixth Street SE Cedar Rapids owner and operator of the Iowa Phonograph Company died suddenly at 12 55 a m Wednesday in Cody Wyoming while returning from a vacation trip. Surviving wife Glenna a son Leo a daughter Mrs Robert Manville both Cedar Rapids his mother Mrs John Miller and a sister Mrs Everett Ferguson Mechanicsville five grandchildren. He was a Cedar Rapids resident over 40 years and a member of Mt Hermon lodge No 263 A F and A M. Body to Beatty mortuary Friday morning funeral announcement later.
Cedar Rapids records a third polio case for the year 1951. The patient is 31 year old John Hendricks of 611 Fourteenth Street SE. He is at St. Luke's hospital in fair condition.
Delegates debated a nonbinding poll to guide state delegation support as the convention hall vote looms. The group, including Florence Lynch and Benona Young, pressed for a unified stand while others urged patience until ballot time.
CIO President Philip Murray denounces rivals who said Senator Barkley at 74 is too old for the White House. He sends a telegram to Alben Barkley defending Barkley as a fighter who listens to workers’ problems, contrasting with AFL and CIO objections.
Sioux City clinics suspend operations after Thursday due to dwindling polio serum supplies. In Woodbury and Dakota counties 16 500 inoculations were allocated, 12 166 used across five clinics by Thursday morning. A thousand gamma globulin doses and gelatin control material were sent to South Sioux City, Nebraska, for a clinic opening Friday.
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