Des Moines Weather and Tornado Damage Report
Four Boone county farms and Webster City experienced tornado and flood damage as the Raccoon river rose rapidly. Des Moines forecasts predict continued river rises to bankfull levels with downstream fluctuations. Rain totals across the state include Iowa Falls 1.94 and Decorah 1.68 inches. What Cheer high school suffered roof destruction from a storm.
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Des Moines
Beaver
Boone County
Raccoon River
Webster City
Estherville
Sigourney
Floyd Horning
Henry Bensmiller
Raccoon
Bureau
Boone
Weather Bureau
Iowa Falls
Decorah
Mason City
Tracy
Oskaloosa
Charles City
Fort Dodge
Spencer
Council Bluffs
Ames
Guthrie Center
Atlantic
Burlington
Iowa City
Albia
What Cheer
Stamps Schedule Updated and Local Court Notices
Daily records outline changes to stamp validity for food fuel and shoes with new monthly dates. It lists speeding fines, license penalties, parking counts, and several birth announcements including names and places in Cedar Rapids and Monticello.
Equalized Meat Shipment Regulation Sought
OPA Chief Chester Bowles announced an imminent order to require uniform meat shipments to cities and towns. The rule will cover federally inspected and local slaughterers to address shortages caused by recent slaughter cuts, especially impacting the Southeast.
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Washington
OPA
Chester Bowles
Bowles
Laval Reported to Surrender to French Authorities
Barcelona dispatches said Pierre Laval had decided to surrender to French authorities and was expected to be flown from Barcelona to France soon.
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Madrid
Barcelona
Pierre Laval
France
Cedar River levels fall in Cedar Rapids and Waterloo
The Cedar River dropped nearly half a foot in Cedar Rapids from 7 am Thursday to 7 am Friday with readings of 8.7 ft and 8.2 ft. Water near Muscatine flooded as Cedar rose 3.5 inches. Waterloo saw a falling stream as temperatures rose to 80 degrees by Friday afternoon. Cham bers Inskeep reported 0.15 inches of rain overnight. Thursday high reached 72 degrees with a 60 degree overnight low.
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Cedar River
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Windmill and Pump Company
Waterloo
Muscatine
Cedar
Chambers
Canadian Vet Returns Home then Faces Army Justice
Joseph Roskup, a Canadian veteran who spent five years abroad after his 1943 discharge, arrived in Iowa City to visit his mother but was jailed by Cedar Rapids police. His brother Andrew was killed in action in Germany. Army MPs were expected to seize him, and legal counsel was not provided.
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Roskup
Canada
Andrew
Germany
Iowa City
Joseph
Jake
Edward
Ordained Moran Installed Pastor at Amwell Church
George L. Moran Jr. was ordained and installed as pastor of the United First Presbyterian Church of Amwell New Jersey. A Princeton Theological Seminary graduate with a bachelor of divinity, he is 26 and the first ordained minister for Amwell since 1937. he is the son of Mr and Mrs George L Moran of Cedar Rapids and his parents attended the ceremonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George L. Moran, Jr
George L. Moran
Seventeenth Street
United First Presbyterian Church
Amwell
N. J
Princeton University Theological Seminary
Moran
Roosevelt High School
Cedar Rapids
Wheaton College
Wheaton
Ill
Amwell Presbyterian Church
Deaths Mary Flaherty of Jones County
Miss Mary Flaherty 78 lifelong Jones county resident died at 1 30 p m Thursday in an Anamosa hospital after an extended illness She was born Sept 16 1866 daughter of Thomas and Johanna Flaherty of Dolan S D Preceded in death by two brothers John and Frank and a sister Catherine Flaherty Services will be in St Patrick s church Anamosa at 9 30 a m Saturday Rev Father McMahon Burial in Holy Cross cemetery Rosary at 8 p m Friday in Smykil funeral home Anamosa Arrangements by Tea hen chapel Cedar Rapids Friends may call at Smykil funeral home Anamosa
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Mary Flaherty
Jones County
Anamosa Hospital
Thomas
Johanna Flaherty
Dolan
S. D
John
Frank
Catherine Flaherty
St. Patrick's Church
Anamosa
Father McMahon
Holy Cross Cemetery
Smykil Funeral
Teahen Chapel
Cedar Rapids
Miss Gladys Schindel dies after long illness
Cedar Rapids resident Miss Gladys M. Schindel 361 Fifteenth Street SE died in a local hospital at 11 35 p m Thursday after a long illness She was born August 26 1888 in Cedar Rapids Surviving are two sisters Mrs Marvin Wright and Mrs H T Wallis Services will be held in Turner chapel at 9 30 a m Saturday Dr Robert Little officiating burial will be in Oak Hill cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys M. Schindel
Fifteenth Street
Cedar Rapids
Miss Schindel
Marvin Wright
H. T. Wallis
Columbus
Ohio
First Presbyterian Church
Washington High School
Bradford Academy
Bradford
Mass
Turner Chapel
Robert Little
Oak Hill Cemetery
Services for Michel P Hansen Saturday at Beatty chapel
Michel P Hansen died Thursday at his home 523 B avenue NW. Services will be conducted at 4 p.m. Saturday in Beatty chapel by Rev. Paul Luther Miller of the First Lutheran church. Burial will follow in Linwood cemetery. Friends may call at Beatty's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michel P. Hansen
B Avenue NW
Beatty Chapel
Paul Luther Miller
First Lutheran Church
Linwood Cemetery
Beatty’s
Beers Services Set For Arthur B. Beers
Services for Arthur B. Beers of 721 Fifth Avenue SE will be held at Beatty chapel by Rev. F H Ward at 2 pm Saturday. Burial follows at Cedar Memorial cemetery. Friends may call at Beatty's chapel.
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Arthur B. Beers
Fifth Avenue SE
Beatty Chapel
F H. Ward
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Beatty's
F W Stanton Dies at Redwood Falls Minn Father of Del T Stanton
F W Stanton father of Del T Stanton pharmacist's mate stationed in the South Pacific died in his home at Redwood Falls Minnesota Sunday morning. Mrs Del Stanton is in San Francisco visiting him before overseas reporting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. W. Stanton
del T. Stanton
Eleventh Avenue SE
South Pacific
Redwood Falls
Minn
del Stanton
San Francisco
West Coast
Services for Bersford G. Davis in Cedar Rapids
Lifelong Cedar Rapids resident Bersford George Davis died at University hospital Iowa City. Services will be in Turner chapel at 2 p.m. Saturday with Rev. D. A. Loferski of St. John's Episcopal church officiating, burial in Oak Hill cemetery.
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Bersford
George Davis
Second Avenue SW
Cedar Rapids
University Hospital
Iowa City
Turner Chapel
D. A. Loferski
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Oak Hill Cemetery
Services for Mrs Bloom Quist in Cedar Rapids Saturday
Former Cedar Rapids resident Mrs Albert Bloom Quist died in Chicago on Wednesday. Services will be at Turner chapel at 4 p.m. Saturday with Rev George Bryant officiating. Burial follows at Cedar Memorial Park. Friends may call at the chapel.
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Albert Bloomquist
Cedar Rapids
Chicago
Turner Chapel
George Bryant
Cedar Memorial Park
Life of Mrs Carola Flatter Dell Ends in Cedar Rapids
Carola Louise Flatter Dell died in a Cedar Rapids hospital at 7 16 p.m. Thursday after months of illness. Born July 4 1898 in Wausau Wisconsin she moved to Cedar Rapids from Deer Lodge Montana in September 1944. She married Harry Freeman Dell May 5 1932 in Wausau. Survived by her husband two sisters and three brothers plus a sister in law and several nieces and nephews. She was a Sunday school and public school teacher longtime member Westminster Presbyterian church and Floral oo 46 OES at Deer Lodge.
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Carola Louise Flatter Dell
Harry Freeman Dell
Fourth Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Mrs. Dell
Wausau
Wis
Deer Lodge
Mont
Richard F. Flatter
Erna J. Flatter
Lenore F. Davies
Maxwell Boyce
Louisville
Herbert F. Flatter
Martin F. Flatter
Toledo
Ohio
Dell
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Floral Oo No
O.E.S
Services Set For Mrs. Turner Chapel Resident
Marathon County obituary notes the death of a local resident from Wausau with funeral services at Turner Chapel at 11 a.m. Saturday led by Dr. David I. Berger. The body will go to Ritter and Deutsch mortuary in Wausau for a 2 p.m. Monday service at Grace Evangelical Reformed Church. Burial follows at Pine Grove cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marathon County Normal
Wausau
Turner Chapel
David I. Berger
Ritter and Deutsch Mortuary
Grace Evangelical Reformed Church
Pine Grove
Lue Ray Davis Dies After Brief Illness in Cedar Rapids
Lue Ray Davis aged 58 a Cedar Rapids resident and machine operator for Link Belt Speeder died Friday at 4 am in a local hospital after a brief illness Born October 26 1890 in Van Wert Indiana he came to Cedar Rapids from Beaconsfield He married Marie Davis in 1912 in Leon He is survived by his wife a son Harold R Davis in the Philippines a sister Mrs R A Warnstaff Harvey Illinois a brother W R Davis Sidney Nebraska a half brother Carl Davis and a step brother Bill Davis both in Colorado The funeral will be at Turner chapel with time to be announced burial in Cedar Memorial Park Friends may call at the chapel Saturday
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Lue Ray Davis
Second Street
Link Belt-Speeder Corporation
Cedar Rapids
van Wert
Beaconsfield
Leon
Marie Davis
Harold R. Davis
Philippines
R. A. Warnstaff
Harvey, Ill
W. R. Davis
Sidney
Neb
Carl Davis
Bill Davis
Colorado
Turner Chapel
Cedar Memorial Park
Death of Helen C. Marr 73 Returns from Cedar Rapids Life
Helen C. Marr 73 of 1036 Third Avenue SE died in a Dubuque hospital at 11 45 p m Thursday after a lingering illness She was born December 12 1871 in Red Wing Minnesota and lived in Omaha Nebraska before moving to Cedar Rapids seven years ago She was a member of Immaculate Conception Church and St Mary Agnes circle Survived by husband Glenn S Marr a stepson Dr M D Marr and three Cedar Rapids grandchildren plus nieces and nephews The body is at Monahan funeral home where friends may call Saturday and Sunday Funeral arrangements will be announced later
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Helen C. Marr
Third Avenue SE
Dubuque
Red Wing
Minn
Cedar Rapids
Omaha
Neb
Immaculate Conception Church
St. Mary Agnes Circle
Glenn S. Marr
M. D. Marr
Monahan Funeral Home
Services for Barbara Ann Bowser Held in Cedar Memorial Park
Barbara Ann Bowser died at birth Friday at 12 33 a.m. in a Cedar Rapids hospital. Her funeral was held Friday afternoon at Cedar Memorial Park with Rev. Charles Moore of Marion Baptist Church officiating. She is survived by parents Virgil and Barbara Bowser and two brothers Gordon and David. Grandparents are Heald Bowser of Cedar Rapids and Edward Lochner. great grandparents Mary Klopp and Frank Tudeen, both of Marion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Ann Bowser
Virgil Bowser
Thirty-fourth Street
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Memorial Park
Charles Moore
Marion Baptist Church
Gordon
David Bowser
Heald Bowser
Edward Lochner
Mary Klopp
Frank Tudeen
Marion
Truman Warns Japan Faces Destruction Without Surrender
President Truman says Allied forces have millions more military-age men ready, and denounces Japan’s war effort. He notes Japan’s 100 combat divisions and 3,000 aircraft, vows continued bombing to cripple industry, and predicts universal destruction if surrender is not unconditional.
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Mr. Truman
Japan
Germany
Washington
British motorists return to highway after wartime ban
London reports motorists, blocked from major roads for over five and a half years, resumed driving on Friday with gasoline rations set to cover about 120 miles per month.
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London Ee
Carter and McKenzie Named Romance Language Professors
Dr. Boyd G. Carter of Coe College becomes assistant professor at Nebraska University in September. He earned a PhD from Illinois in 1937 and studied in France, with Phi Beta Kappa honors. Dr. Donald A. McKenzie from Stanford also joins Coe as assistant professor, arriving in September. he is a Stanford PhD recipient and former instructor at Stanford German and the South Arizona School for Boys.
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Boyd G. Carter
Coe College
University of Nebraska
Carter
Coe
University of Wyoming
William and Mary College
University of Illinois
France
Phi Beta Kappa
Phi Kappa Phi
C. H. Geiger
Donald A. McKenzie
McKenzie
Cedar Rapids
Stanford University
University of New Mexico
Stanford
South Arizona School For Boys
Tucson
Europe
20000 Japs in Luzon Trapped by U S Forces and Guerrillas
Allied forces tighten grip in Luzon as 20 000 to 30 000 Japanese troops are encircled by advancing Americans toward the Cagayan valley and active guerrilla bands in the north. Japanese crossings of the Cagayan river on May 26 were repulsed with heavy losses. In Mindanao U S troops advance seven miles in a three pronged drive east of Malaybalay. Formosa bombed with 520 tons of explosives over two days.
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Manila
Cagayan Valley
Luzon
Cagayan River
Mindanao
U. S
Malaybalay
Formosa
Free Two More In Nazi Camps
Cedar Rapids relatives report liberation of two prisoners from German camps. Lt. Donald D. Springer of the Eighth Air Force, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Springer, was shot down Oct 1943 and held 19 months in Stalag Luft 3 and 7-A. three brothers Marvin Floyd and Howard serve in Europe. Pvt. Harry A. Mason, back in military control after Stalag IV-B captivity since Dec 16, writes he is in France and hopes to return home soon. his wife and two sons reside in Waterloo.
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Cedar Rapids
Donald D. Springer
Eighth Air Force
M. C. Springer
Twentieth Street
Springers
Red Cross
Donald
France
Germany
Springer
Stalag Luft 3
Marvin
Floyd
Cpl
Howard
Harry A. Mason
Charles Werba
N Street
Mason
Waterloo
Truman awards DSM to Stephen Early as he resigns
President Truman awarded the Distinguished Service Medal to Stephen T. Early who retires after more than 12 years as secretary and special assistant to Roosevelt and Truman. Early, a reserve lieutenant colonel, is praised for post and service during mobilization. The White House released letters showing Truman will rely on Early’s future help.
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Washington
Truman
Stephen T. Early
Roosevelt
Early
White House
Share Cares Of Mankind Dr Harmon Urges Global Peace
Dr Henry G Harmon president of Drake University told 328 Cedar Rapids high school seniors that wars are not inevitable and urged a world community approach. He urged sharing world problems, understanding nations, and timely cooperation to build lasting peace after the war.
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Cedar Rapids
Henry G
Drake University
Des Moines
Harmon
Asphalt Tank Foam Fires at Durant Enid Okla Plant
Hargrave reports water entered a storage asphalt tank heating by a nearby boiler causing foaming and ignition. The foam carried asphalt into flames across the lot toward a ditch on Thirty third street, burying a small tractor. Repair work for Marion and Mt Vernon projects is paused until week start. a $100,000 state contract for highway resealing stands.
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Durant
Enid
Oklo
Hargrave
Thirty-third Street
Marion
Mt. Vernon
Four School Principals Present Diplomas in Absentia Graduations
A school ceremony featured Dr. Harmon introduced by Supt. Deamer with organ music by Eleanor Taylor. Rev. Paul L. Miller delivered the invocation as a joint choir from four schools sang. Principals Kluss Paxson Hallman and Tracy oversaw diploma presentations while some armed forces students were graduated in absentia.
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Dr. Harmon
Arthur Deamer
Eleanor Taylor
Paul L. Miller
Fred J. Kluss
Roosevelt
W. L. Paxson
McKinley
M. S. Hallman
Franklin
Pierre A. Tracy
Wilson
Cedar Rapids Man Wounded in Okinawa Action
Pfc. Harrison Hanzlik son of Mr and Mrs Milo Hanzlik of 1853 B avenue NE Cedar Rapids was wounded in action on Okinawa. He suffered a concussion facial burns and shrapnel wounds from a near exploding high explosive shell. He has been overseas since
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Pfc
Harrison Hanzlik
Milo Hanzlik
Avenue
Okinawa
Pfc. i
E Bond Sales Progress Hits Cedar Rapids Total
Cedar Rapids reported bond sales of $954 283 on Thursday led by City Chairman Edwin B Zeller with $82 988 in E bonds raising the E bond total to 1 696 511 near half of the 3 490 000 goal. County results were not reported and officials warned the drive would be uphill with only one third of the quota met.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Edwin B. Zeller
Zeller
War bond plea from Adm. Smith urges Seventh Loan support
Vice Admiral William Ward Smith commander service force of the United States Pacific Fleet says the Pacific fleet expends millions daily to keep ships ready. He urges every American to support the seventh war loan to offset these costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
William Ward Smith
United States Pacific Fleet
County war bond drive near halfway to goal
The county war finance committee notes progress in the E bond segment though the overall quota of $9,268,000 remains a concern. Thursday’s sales bring total bond sales to $4,994,572, more than halfway to the big goal, with time and funds still needed to meet the target.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County War Finance Committee
Wear Confirmed for Federal Post in Missouri
Sam Wear of Missouri was confirmed by the senate on Thursday as U S attorney for the western district to succeed Maurice M Milligan, prosecutor of the Tom Pendergast income tax case.
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Washington
Sam Wear
Missouri
Senate
U. S
Maurice M. Milligan
Tom Pendergast
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Boone River
Daily Record
Richard Havlik
B Avenue NE
Clara Bennett
Third Street
Raymond A. Kermen
Monticello
James Casteel
C Avenue NE
R. W. Dysart
Park Terrace
Joseph Frasinger
Montrose Hotel
H. W. James
Memorial Drive
Walter R. Brown
A Avenue NE
Ben Leventhal
M. J. Fakinson
J Avenue NE
Hargrave Construction Company
Thirty-third Street Drive
Justice Court
Howard J. Kisor
H. R. Churchill
Jerry C. Whittington
Park Avenue SE
Justice Churchill
James J. McSwiggan
First Avenue SE
Leo Trachta
William L. Krueger
Eva Elliott
Elmer Eugene Leggett
Wilma Gene Ellis
John R. Hensley
Mary J. Gallagher
Richmond
Calif
Mary Lacy
Everett Lacy
Frank Lochner
Margaret Lochner
Margaret Kulhavy
Milver Kulhavy
Hattie Schott
Howard A. Schott
Kulhavy
Laval
Job
Fort Des Moines
Army
Army M.P
Merle E. Garmoe
D. Dial
S.E. Phowe
Hansen Services
A. B. Beers
Davis
Harry F. Dell
Bowser Infant
Pacific
Navy
Tokyo
Nebraska
U. Coe
D.S.M. Given
World Community
Chungking
California
London
New York
Louisiana
Russia
China
Adm. Smith
Federal
Silver Leaf
Montgomery Ward
Lek
Ontgomery
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