Weather roundup and city police notes in Iowa reports
Iowa forecast calls for clear Tue night with lows 60 to 70 and Wednesday to bring partly cloudy skies with scattered thunderstorms in the northwest. Highs near 85 to 90, humidity rising, then cooler by Friday. Also notes city police reports on fines, accidents, and local obituaries in North English, Iowa City, Hopkinton, Oxford Junction, Hawkeye, and West Union with multiple death notices and service details.
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Iowa
Mental Health Center Joins Cedar Rapids Community Chest
Linn County Mental Health center becomes a member agency of the Cedar Rapids Community Chest effective Jan. 1. Board chair B. D. Silliman announced the unanimous vote by 12 welfare bureau members at a Montrose hotel meeting.
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Linn County
Welfare Bureau
Mental Health Center
Chest
Bureau
Public Welfare Bureau
Iowa Liquor Control Commission Extends Money Hauling Protection
The Iowa Liquor Control Commission will contract with the Lewis system of Sioux City to move liquor store funds to and from banks in Waterloo and Cedar Rapids at 46 dollars per month per store. The move follows protection provided in Des Moines and Sioux City, with Cedar Rapids store staff sometimes carrying ten thousand dollars or more across a bridge to a bank. The panel also reviews efficiency through a preliminary survey by George S. May Company at a cost of one hundred dollars. a full survey may follow. The commission revoked 24 purchase permits, 19 for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, and reinstated five previously suspended permits.
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DES Moines
Iowa Liquor Control Commission
Lewis System
Sioux City
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
Commission
Harold Wolfe
George S. May Company
Chicago
Wolfe
Let Out of Jail Youths Head for Swimming Pool
Aspen youths aged 18 to 21 are released from the city jail after 73 hours and 15 minutes, headed to a sunny pool. They had been sentenced last Saturday at 9 a.m. for disturbing the peace by reserving a parking space for a friend. Judge William Matias commended their behavior in jail and warned them to keep their conduct up.
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Aspen
William Matias
Man’s Traffic Court Hurdles Lead to Conflicting Sentences
Winfred Smith of route 3 faced speeding charges in a 25 mph zone. Judge William Matias initially fined Smith 25 dollars plus costs and then briefly jailed him for obscene language before a reversal released him and restored the fine.
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Winfred Smith
Route 3
William Matias
Smith
Matias
Broadcasters pledge free speech rights in Iowa meeting
At a Des Moines gathering 42 broadcasters from 32 Iowa stations adopted a resolution to resist any denial of free speech. They pledged $100 each to fight curbs, and elected William B. Quarton as president while creating a complaints committee to resolve disputes with stations.
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DES Moines
Resolu- Laenree
Iowa Broadcasters Association
Iowa
Iowa High School Athletic Association
al Couppee
KRNT
Ames
William B. Quarton
WMT
Cedar Rapids
Pravda Attacks Yank General Over Collier's Article
Pravda claims U S Major General John W O Daniel spied for the United States while stationed at the Moscow embassy and cites his April Collier s piece as basis for the charge. It also targets his wife Ruth for alleged critical remarks about Soviet life.
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Moscow
Pravda
U.S
John W. O’daniel
O’daniel
Ruth
Collier’s Magazine
Soviet Union
Baker strike shuts 22 Twin City bakeries
Eleven hundred AFL bakers walked out in Minneapolis and St. Paul affecting 14 plants in Minneapolis and eight in St. Paul. The union seeks a third week of vacation after ten years of service, leaving only corner bakery goods available in the metropolitan area.
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Minneapolis
AFL
Twin Cities
St. Paul
Glass Jug Explodes Injuring Clermont Boy
A seven year old Clermont boy, Dale Hoopman, was cut by broken glass when a gallon jug burst while filling with water. He received 30 stitches for arm and neck injuries, blood loss, and shock, and was listed in good condition at Postville hospital. Other children playing nearby were uninjured.
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Clermont
Dale Hoopman
Gordon Hoopman
Postville Hospital
Dale
Betty Blake Fined $75 After Police Court Fight
Betty Blake of 119 Eighth Avenue SW was fined 75 dollars in police court Tuesday on two counts. Judge William Matias imposed 50 dollars for resisting officers during a late Saturday night scuffle near First Street SW and 25 dollars for disturbing the peace by fighting that night.
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Betty Blake
Eighth Avenue SW
John Solley
Barnesboro
William Matias
Avenue
First Street
Lightning Strikes Residence Causing Minor Porch Damage
Lightning hit the fuse board at the Banner Howard residence 4101 Center Point Road NE on Monday at 6 15 p m cutting electricity briefly. The back porch eaves and ceiling suffered slight damage but no fire occurred.
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Banner Howard
Center Point Road
Company No. 3
WMT
Paramount
Company No. 1
Missing defendant found serving on jury in court
In Albuquerque, the missing defendant in a drunken operation case appeared across the hall in the main courtroom where he was serving as a juror.
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Albuquerque
N.M
Waldon Rogers
Many Prominent Clergymen To Attend Molloy Funeral
Clergymen and laymen from across the United States travel to Cedar Rapids for the funeral of Rt Rev Msgr John M Molloy pastor of Immaculate Conception church aged 79 who died Saturday A pontifical requiem high mass is set for 10 am at the 800 seat church with KCRG and WMT broadcasting a transcription Relatives attending include Dennis Molloy and wife from Chicago a niece Mrs Donald Vinton and husband from Gordon Nebraska another niece Miss Eileen Molloy from Dubuque An all night vigil will be kept in state Tuesday
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United States
Cedar Rapids
John M. Molloy
Immaculate Conception Church
KCRG
WMT
Monsignor Molloy
Dennis Molloy
Chicago
Donald Vinton
Gordon, Neb
Eileen Molloy
Dubuque
Monsignor Lloy
Iowa Economist Surveys Cedar Rapids on Defense Impact
Dr. Howard Hines of Iowa State College leads an Advisory Council survey in Cedar Rapids to assess how the defense program affects the Iowa economy. The study, one of five nationwide, seeks grass roots input to aid defense planning with minimal civilian disruption, focusing on resource use and production facilities.
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Iowa Economic Studies
Howard Hines
Iowa State College
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Advisory Council For
Iowa Business and
Committee For Economic Development
Charles E. Wilson
Washington
Wilson
Des Moines
Waterloo
Hines
Ben Gurion Leads Israel In Second General Election
Mapai held a commanding lead as two-thirds of votes counted in Israel's second general election, with Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion favored to form a coalition government. Trailing groups include General Zionists and Mapam, while Hapoel Hamizrahi and Liberal Progressives expected to join Mapai. The Communists remained a minor factor.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Mapai
David Ben-Gurion
Ben-Gurion
Free Enterprise
General Zionists
Boy Scout Troop 18 Members Be honored at Trinity ceremony
Members of Boy Scout Troop 18 were honored at a recognition ceremony at Trinity Methodist Church Monday night. Committeeman George Holsinger presided. Merit badges and special awards went to Ronald Dostal Douglas Zanka Steven Reggentine Robert Gard Charles Shank Robert Bainter Gary Schroeder Philip Montgomery Wayne Byers Robert Savel and Bill Holsinger. Ole Slostad presented the troop camping award and Scoutmaster Jim Ensign spoke briefy. The Rev H M Grant accepted the new charter on behalf of Trinity Methodist Church.
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Boy Scout Troop 18
Trinity Methodist Church
George Holsinger
Ronald Dostal
Douglas Zanka
Steven Reggentine
Robert Gard
Charles Shank
Robert Bainter
Gary Schroeder
Philip Montgomery
Wayne Byers
Robert Savel
Bill Holsinger
Ole Slostad
Waubeek
Jim Ensign
H. M. Grant
Improve Mail Service To Northwestern Iowa
The Cedar Rapids post office announced improved mail service to northwest Iowa with routes to Fort Dodge Humboldt Algona Emmettsburg and Spencer. Lockout times for these routes move from 6 45 p m to 8 45 p m due to revised train poaching service and new star routes.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Fort Dodge
Humboldt
Algona
Emmettsburg
Spencer
Charles Seda
New Star
C.R
Motorcycle Crash Injures Teen On First Ave Intersection
Raymond D. Rissmiller, 16, of 1406 Fourth Street SW, suffered a severely sprained left ankle and right knee after his motorcycle collided with a car driven by Oscar E. Melchert of 841 Seventeenth Street SW. The wreck occurred at First Avenue and First Street W as Melchert drove west and Rissmiller north. He was taken to St Luke's where charges were filed.
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Raymond D. Rissmiller
Fourth Street
Oscar E. Melchert
Seventeenth Street
First Avenue
First Street
Melchert
Rissmiller
Soe Rome
St. Luke’s Bere
Deaths William A Robertson 96 Cedar Rapids resident
William A Robertson 96 of 1946 First Avenue NE died in a Cedar Rapids hospital after a brief illness. He was a former machinist for B C R W N railway, retired 1914, born June 29 1855 in Brooklyn NY, moved to Cedar Rapids in 1874, married Emma McFarlane in 1879. Survived by daughter Jennie L Robertson. funeral Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. in Turner chapel. Master Masons to meet Crescent lodge at 3 p.m. Flowers omitted.
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William A. Robertson
First Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Robertson
B.c.r.&wn. Railway
Brooklyn
N. Y
Waterloo
Emma McFarlane
Widow Augusta Ahlgren Dies in California at 7:15 AM
Augusta Ahlgren widow of Ernest O. Ahlgren died at her Chula Vista home after a brief illness. Born December 20 1867 in Sweden she spent 55 years in Cedar Rapids before moving to California five years ago. Survived by three daughters Esther Talbott Nina Stephen Bernice McLean seven grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Member of St Pauls Methodist church. Died Saturday. Ducted in Turner chapel at 1 30 PM Wednesday by Dr Marvin B Kober entombment Chapel of Memories. Friends may call.
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Augusta Ahlgren
Ernest O. Ahlgren
Bever Avenue
Chula Vista
Calif
Sweden
Ahlgren
Cedar Rapids
California
Esther A. Talbott
Detroit
Nina A. Stephen
Bern
Alfred A Horne 65 Dies In Cedar Rapids Home
Alfred Amos Horne 65 of 815 Ninth Street SE died at home Tuesday morning. Born in Ottumwa he lived mostly in Cedar Rapids where he worked as a porter. Survived by wife Lillian two sisters Leota Davis Ottumwa and Queene Brown Cedar Rapids two brothers Elbridge and William Horne Ottumwa. Six brothers and six sisters preceded him in death. Services at Bethel A M E church Friday at 2 p m conducted by Rev C H Copeland Burial in Oak Hill cemetery Body at Rice funeral home after noon Thursday.
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Alfred Amos Horne
Ninth Street
Ottumwa
Cedar Rapids
Horne
Bethel A.M.E. Church
Mt. Olive Lodge
Lillian
Leota Davis
Queene Brown
Elbridge
William Horne
Edward Johns 1894 1950 Veteran Dies in Cedar Rapids
Edward Johns long time Merchants National Bank employee died in a Cedar Rapids hospital after a long illness. Born August 4 1894 in St. Paul Nebraska he married Angeline Murphy in 1921 and served in World War I. Survived by wife two daughters a brother and a sister, with funeral plans pending and viewing at Turner chapel.
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Edward Johns
Third Street
Merchants National Bank
Cedar Rapids
St. Paul
Neb
Johns
Angeline Murphy
Edrey
Marilyn Johns
James Johns
Little Falls
Minn
Mary Johanus
Omaha
Turner Chapel
Obituary: Mrs. Maude Milton 81
Mrs Maude Milton 81 of 922 Eighth street SE Cedar Rapids died in a local hospital Tuesday morning. Born in Boone County Missouri she lived much of her life in Ottumwa. Survived by son William L Warren daughter Mrs Elmer Hurst two stepsons Eugene Warren Richard Milton all Cedar Rapids stepdaughter Winne Rice Ottumwa three grandchildren one great grandchild. Funeral Thursday by Rev C H Cope land. Body at Rice Funeral Home. friends may call after noon Wednesday.
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Maude Milton
Eighth Street
Cedar Rapids
Boone County
Milton
Ottumwa
Bethel A.M.E. Church
William L. Warren
Elmer Hurst
Eugene Warren
Richard Milton
Winne Rice
Bethel A.M.E
C. H. Copeland
Rice Funeral Home
Funeral services for William cope 54 former Cedar Rapids resident
Funeral rites held in Berwyn Illinois Monday for William cope 54 a Cedar Rapids native who died Friday in Hines General Hospital. Cremation followed by burial of ashes in Cedar Rapids. Survived by wife Emma son William Jr in the navy and two grandchildren.
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William Cope
Cedar Rapids
Berwyn
Ill
Joseph Prochaska
Eighteenth Street
Anes
Hines General Hospital
Emma
William, Jr
U.S. Navy
Life of Cedar Rapids Plasterer O B Brown Ends at 67
O B Brown aged 67 of 57 Nineteenth Avenue SW Cedar Rapids died Monday at work with Wilson and Company. Born December 28 1884 in Johnson County he moved to North Liberty as a child. He married Elizabeth Gibbs on September 11 1906 in Iowa City and worked as a plasterer before moving to Cedar Rapids in 1943 where he remained employed by Wilson and Company. He leaves two sons of Cedar Rapids.
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O. B. Brown
Nineteenth Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Wilson and Company
Johnson County
Rown
North Liberty
Elizabeth Gibbs
Iowa City
Cedars
Obituary Notice for Dorus of Iowa City Family
Dorus of Iowa City with siblings including Mrs Ida Rhinehart of Alsea Oregon and five grandchildren, survived by a son Gerald who preceded him. Services held Thursday at Oathout chapel in Iowa City with burial in Oakland cemetery.
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Dorus
Iowa City
Ida_ Rhinehart
Alsea
Ore
Gerald
Oathout Chapel
Oakland Cemetery
Mrs. Inez Pinkerton Westfall Rites Set at Turner Chapel
Mrs. Inez Pinkerton Westfall widow of Henry Frederick Westfall of 1924 First Avenue NE dies Sunday. Services led by Dr. Marvin B. Kober at Turner chapel 11 a.m. Wednesday. Burial in Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Westfall Ces
Ary Inez Pinkerton
Westfall
Henry Frederick Westfall
First Avenue NE
Turner Chapel
Marvin B. Kober
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
Oak Hill Cemetery
Special session urged on Iowa bond funding issues
City officials and lawyers debate bond financing limits under current law. They warn future improvements may need new legislation or a special session. A committee urges Iowa mayors to press for action while officials fear higher interest and uncertain bond opinions.
C R Korea Vet Injured in Waterloo Car Crash
Cpl Paul Scott of Cedar Rapids a Korean veteran was injured Monday night when the car he rode in rolled over and burned at a Waterloo intersection. He was wounded in Korea in 1950 and hospitaled there in 1951 with yellow jaundice. Sgt Harold Loker of Bloomfield also suffered cuts. Police could not determine the driver. Scott was trapped and called for a medic, thinking he was still in Korea.
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Waterloo
Paul Scott
Cedar Rapids
Scott
Korea
Harold Locker
Bloomfield
Ray Faber
Robbery Charge Filed Against Rockford Man
Vernon Erickson a 28 year old Rockford resident faces robbery charges after allegedly assaulting and stealing 5 90 from Richard Hendrickson 55 at a wine party near the Rock Island yards Quaker Inlet The alleged incident occurred Monday night Erickson was arrested early Tuesday at the Taft Grill and is held on 2500 bond An attorney has been appointed for him and he must plead by 10 am August 2.
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Rockford
Ill
Floyd Philbrick
Vernon Erickson
Richard Hendrickson
Taft Hotel
Hendrickson
Erickson
Rock Island
Quaker Inlet
Taft Grill
Johnie Johnstone
Tractor Pins Worker in Ditch Near Center Point
Eugene Holquist of Mabel Minnesota narrowly escaped serious injury when the tractor he drove rolled over in a ditch three miles south of Center Point on highway 150. He was pinned between the tractor and a wooden fence for about 20 minutes before a Center Point wrecker freed him and he was treated at St Luke's hospital Cedar Rapids.
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Hargrave Construction Company
Center Point
Highway 150
Eugene Holquist
Mabel
Minn
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Holquist
Center Point Commercial Hotel
Cedar Rapids Resident Wins Cash on Radio Show
Cedar Rapids resident John Miller of 617 Seventh Street SE won $100 on the New York radio program Strike It Rich. He and his wife are vacationing in New York with his father and mother from Crosby Minnesota.
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Cedar Rapids
John Miller
Seventh Street SE
New York
Miller
Bak Crosby, Minn
May Drug seeks dissolving two fair trade injunctions
The May Drug Company filed district court applications to set aside two old fair trade injunctions after the U S Supreme Court ruled that non signers cannot be bound to fixed manufacturer price contracts. The suits involve Mead Johnson and Company and Eli Lilly and Company. Attorneys A W Bass and Harold Claypool argue the injunctions were improper since May Drug never signed the contracts. Lilly injunction issued February 21, 1940 and Mead Johnson November 10, 1939.
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May
United States Supreme Court
May Drug Company
Mays
Mead Johnson and Company
Eli Lilly and Company
U. S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court
May Drug
Lilly Company
Mead Johnson
Benders Habeas Corpus Writ Denied by Court
Cedar Rapids man Walter Bender serving life for murder at Fort Madison was denied a habeas corpus writ by Lee County District Court. The state proved he was indicted while no grand jury was in session. Bender and wife Mabel were sentenced to life in February 1941 for the suffocation killing of their son.
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Willis Alassgow
Walter Bender
Cedar Rapids
Fort Madison
Lee County District Court
Lee County
Robert Johnson
Bender
Mabel
Rockwell City
Eight Month Sentence For Assault With Intent To Sodomy
Harvey Lee Philibert, 22, of 1136 Thirtieth Street NE, pled guilty to assault with intent to commit sodomy. Judge Floyd Philbrick sentenced him to eight months in Linn county jail, suspending four months, with the term to start July 5 after Philibert was taken into custody. He changed his plea from innocent to guilty at Monday’s arraignment.
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Harvey Lee Philibert
Thirtieth Street
Linn County
Floyd Philbrick
Philibert
Fisher to Join Linn County Attorney Staff as Third Assistant
Bryce M. Fisher will assume duties as third assistant Linn County attorney on Wednesday, filling a vacancy from John C. Eichhorn’s call to active army duty. Fisher has practiced law in Cedar Rapids for about two years and maintains offices at 431 Higley Building.
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Bryce .M. Fisher
Linn County
John C. Eichhorn
Army
Fisher
Cedar Rapids
Higley Building
Royal Typewriter wins account judgment against Modern Business Machines
The Friday Gazette reports an account judgment in favor of the Royal Typewriter Company against Modern Business Machines Company and Frank Cooper.
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Royal Typewriter Company
Modern Business Machines Company
Modern Business Machines
Frank Cooper
Lever Brothers Judgment Against L Stanley Worm
Lever Brothers Company was awarded a judgment of 151.02 dollars against L Stanley Worm in an account suit. The ruling details the monetary award and the parties involved in the civil action.
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Lever Brothers Company
L. Stanley Worm
Deserter Kramer jailed in Linn County on army charges
Deserter Ald Kramer aged 23 from Marengo was lodged in Linn county jail by federal authorities as an army deserter after being apprehended late Monday.
City budget outlines 24 percent rise in department spending
Finance Commissioner Burgus reported 1952 appropriations rise led by police and fire costs with new machinery and a larger waterworks budget funded by higher water rates. Seven operating funds reorganized. 1952 levy estimated at 23.16 mills, subject to valuation changes and possible carryover to cover lean months. Mayor Sedive absent, Burgus led the session.
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Edward A. Prochaska
Burgus
Arborist
Memorial
Memorial Commission
Burgos
Exhibition bars painting targeting lynchings at British show
Leiston in England bans a painting titled Statue of Liberty Back View from a Festival of Britain art exhibit after the Leiston Arts Council labeled it political and gruesome. The work by Paxton Chadwick, exhibition committee chairman, was deemed unsuitable for the display.
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Leiston
England
Tne
Burgus Resigns as State Dairy and Food Inspector
Don H Burgus state dairy and food inspector for four years resigns effective Aug 15 after purchasing a Cedar Rapids service station He oversaw all dairy and food handling establishments in Linn Johnson and Jones counties A department representative said Burgus successor has not been named.
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Don H. Burgus
Avenue NE
Cedar Rapids
State Department of Agriculture
Burgus
Linn
Johnson and
Jones County
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