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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 01, 1946

Page

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Unclear Weather Forecast and City Court Docket Summary

A fragmented item lists daily high and low temperatures for several cities and a mixed weather forecast for Iowa with a warming trend and slight frost risk. The court docket follows with multiple individuals cited for drunkenness, disturbing the peace, fireworks violations, leaving the scene of an accident, yielding right of way, stop sign violations, speeding, overtime parking, thefts, and various pairings of names from Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas with fines and costs.

Bismarck Miami Chicago Nneapolis Denver New York Los Angeles City Iowa Donald France Eleventh Street Robert H. Schulze Fourth Avenue James van Horne Bever Avenue Harlan D. Thurston A Avenue Peter Klimek Mechanicsville Leland Workman Merion

United States and Britain charge Romania with betraying promises

The United States and Great Britain, in parallel notes, accuse the Romanian government of flouting January pledges to a Big Three commission and demand immediate action. They cite no election date, censorship, violence against opponents, and biased cabinet decisions as key violations. Burton Berry and Adrian Holman delivered the notes to Bucharest. Moscow radio echoed a Romanian election law claim and possible postponement rumors. The notes urge dispelling abroad the impression of evading commitments.

Washington United States Great Britain Soviet Union Europe Romania Moscow Burton Y. Berry Bucharest Adrian Holman London Petre Groze

Mount Mercy honors shine for Bouillon and Engler

Charlotte Bouillon daughter of Mr and Mrs Gust Bouillon of Charles City won high distinction during Mount Mercy junior college academy convocation Joyce Engler daughter of Mr and Mrs Norbert Engler 2408 D avenue NE won top scholastic honors in the academy and received the Mount Mercy junior college scholarship The convocation awards were presented by Rev M J Tracy Mercian symbols were awarded to the four highest collegiate scholastic rank including Bouillon Burger Flaherty and Jacobs

Charlotte Bouillon Gus Bouillon Charles City Mount Mercy Junior College Joyce Engler Norbert Engler D Avenue Mount Mercy M. J. Tracy Miss Bouillon Marjorie Burger Fairfax Catherine Flaherty Anamosa Gertrude Jacobs Cedar Rapids Arlene Svoboda Amana Virginia Becker Oelwein Jeanne Hofford Helen Teale Independence Patricia Wilson Regis McCrackin Marcella Schott Riverside Rosemary Jewell Decorah Academy Mary Ann Whitters Veronica Manton Angela Char Betty Spratte Dolores Kaalberg Marie Harrington Lorraine Miersen Mary Jean Doyle Viola Hrabe Joan Herbers Ann Keough Peggy Thompson

Iceland Russian pact sparks concern over fish deal

Washington reports Russia agreed with Iceland to buy the equivalent of over a prewar year’s fish catch at prices 30 to 50 percent higher than others pay. Icelandic traders fear political implications amid Iceland elections and pro Communist pressure. Rumors of an exclusive contract circulate but lack confirmation. The pact aligns with Soviet propaganda against US base bids and US presence in Iceland.

Washington Russia Iceland Moscow United States Communist Party Legation

Local Birth Announcements for May and June

At St Luke s Mr and Mrs Clifford Kirk Alburnett a son May 31 At Mercy Mr and Mrs Gordon Lerner 611 Eighth avenue SE a son May 31 Mr and Mrs Irvin Lint 107 Second street NE a daughter June 1 At St Louis Mo Mr and Mrs James Gillick of St Louis a son May 29 Mrs Gillick is the former Florence Strauss of Cedar Rapids

St. Luke’s Clifford Kirk Alburnett Melvin Halvorson Park Avenue SE Mercy Gordon Lerner Eighth Avenue SE Irvin Lint Second Street St. Louis James Gillick Gillick Florence Strauss Cedar Rapids

Knights of Columbus to Initiate Forty Tomorrow

Cedar Rapids council 909 Knights of Columbus will initiate about 40 candidates into the first second and third degrees tomorrow. The class is dedicated to William L Fahey grand knight. Mass and communion will be at St Wenceslaus church at 7 40 a m. Degree work followed by banquet and dance at the Knights of Columbus hall. Council officers will be elected Tuesday at 8 p m.

Cedar Rapids Council Knights of Columbus William L. Fahey St. Wenceslaus Church Knights of Columbus Hall

Three Boys Fined for Throwing Firecrackers

Three youths were fined $10 and costs in police court Saturday for violation of the city fireworks ordinance. Police investigate another report of firecrackers thrown at pedestrians. Fined were Frank Zeleny of 149 Canastasnus First Street SW and Stanley Jan-street. A man’s clothing was ripped during the incident.

Alfred B. Jodoin Grand Hotel Jonas K. Koempel Third Avenue Frank Zeleny Fourteenth Avenue Robert A. Barta First Street Stanley Jandik Nineteenth Avenue Cnatasnus Avenue Abouta

Hurley Urges Citizens to Vote Against Him

Maj. Gen. Patrick J. Hurley former U S senator candidate tells Santa Fe residents to vote against him so he can stay home and fish. He says he would rather relax at home with his pet rattlesnake than campaign.

Santa FE N. M Patrick J. Hurley United States

Sramek Bakery Labor Vote Ordered by NLRB

The National Labor Relations Board ordered a collective bargaining election at Sramek Bakery to determine representation by United Farm Equipment and Metal Workers CIO or by the Teamsters, with employees voting on the specified street location.

Sramek Bakery NLRB National Labor Relations Board United Press United Farm Equipment and Metal Workers CIO

County attorney elect Matias touted for honest administration

William J. Matias former FBI agent is highlighted for an honest fair and efficient administration. A Mount Mercy junior college class of 1946 breakfast was held at Daniels Park. Ed Cisler Cedar Rapids Tama high school coach was chosen as a counselor for Boys State of the American Legion at Fort Dodge camp for a week.

William J. Matias FBI Mount Mercy Junior College Daniels Park Ed Cisler Cedar Rapids Tama High School

Locker Hours Change For Frozen Food Lockers

Effective June 10 new locker hours apply on weekdays from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday Tuesday Thursday and Friday. Wednesday and Saturday hours are 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sundays and holidays are closed or differ.

2Nd St. SW

Blue Bird Fete Canceled At Roosevelt Field

Weather forces cancellation of the Blue Bird fete planned for this evening at 6 30 in Roosevelt field. Organizers announced the event will not be held this year.

Blue Bird Roosevelt Field

Alfrea B. Jodoin Fined in Police Court Over Hotel Fight

Alfrea B. Jodoin of the Grand hotel was fined 25 dollars and costs in police court on a peace charge after patrolmen Vaude Fellwock and Felix Barta took him into custody at about 5 a.m. Saturday for allegedly starting a fight with the night clerk.

Alfrea B. Jodoin Grand Hotel Vaude Fellwock Felix Barta

Man impersonation case ends with fine in Cedar Rapids

Jonas K. Koempel of 835 Third Avenue SE pleaded guilty in police court to a disorderly conduct charge after being arrested around 11 45 p m Friday by Patrolmen Glenn Walters and Jerry Earrings Lavellier and Turban. He was fined 100 and costs for the downtown incident in Cedar Rapids.

Cedar Rapids Jonas K. Koempel Third Avenue SE Glenn Walters Jerry Earrings Lavellier

Boy Found in Garrison Reunited With Family in Cedar Rapids

Roderick Jefferson Jr. , 11, was returned to Cedar Rapids about 10:30 p.m. Friday after his father Roderick Jetter of the Victoria hotel reported him missing. Hans Ja bens of Garrison said he found the boy there and brought him to the city Friday.

Elderkin Roderick Jefferson, Jr Cording Ooco Roderick Jetter Victoria Hotel Cedar Rapids City Hans Jabens Garrison

Nazi Major Confesses Ordering Killing Eight Yank Prisoners

Gustav Knittel, former SS major, testified at the Malmedy massacre trial that he ordered eight unarmed American prisoners shot during the Battle of the Bulge but condemned looting of their bodies as bad luck. He is among 74 defendants. The session also covered Belgian wartime killings and a survivor’s account of civilians shot by SS troops.

Dachau Germany Malmedy Gustav Knittel Regina Gregoire Stavelot Belgium Jean Elias

Neighborhood Boundary Dispute Hits Courthouse Move In Date

James E. Phillips veteran files suit in district court to block encroachment on his home at 624 Fifteenth Avenue after purchasing land from Roy A. Fortner and facing defendants Emil Julius and William C. Joyner. Plaintiffs seek injunction to prevent a fence shift encroaching about ten feet on their land after long standing border has been disputed.

James E. Phillips Fifteenth Avenue Roy A. Fortner Mt. Vernon Read Emil Julis Seventh Street William C. Joyner

Hartman Pleads Guilty Of Stealing Automobile

Harley Hartman Jr. pled guilty to stealing a car. He faces sentencing next Wednesday. Hartman and Kenneth Crouch, both 17, of Blueford Illinois, were accused of stealing a vehicle in downtown Cedar Rapids May 21 and were captured in Indianola. Both had entered innocent pleas last Saturday.

Harley Hartman, Jr Memorial Drive Hartman Kenneth Crouch Blueford Ill Cedar Rapids Indianola

Summer courthouse hours announced for Linn County offices

Auditor Otto Hanzlik announced Saturday that Linn County offices will be open from 8 a.m. to 12 noon. The county attorney and sheriff offices will close from 12 to 1 p.m.

Linn County Otto Hanzlik

Rubyer Named Executor Of Husband Will In Cedar Rapids

Glenn A. Rubyer was confirmed Saturday to execute the will of her husband Anson B. Rubyer who died May 17 in Cedar Rapids. The will dated January 6, 1942, appoints Glenn A. Rubyer as executor.

Glenn A. Rubyer Anson B. Rubyer Cedar Rapids

Daniel Only Once in Lion's Den Pardon Sought

New Orleans reports the pardon board hears Willie Francis case with lawyers invoking Daniel in the lions den to seek life imprisonment instead of a second lethal electric chair attempt. Attys debate risks of repeating a failed execution as officials recount the prior electric chair failures.

Daniel Lion's den Pardon Willie New Orleans State Pardons Board Willie Francis Bertrand Deblanc St. Martinville Lion’s den Deblanc Deblance A. P. Tureadu National Association For the Advancement of Colored People Emile Verret Fred Leblanc James D. Simon Edlphie Foster Ignace Doudet Doudet

Deaths James A. Sprague 83 in Cedar Rapids

James A. Sprague 83 a longtime Cedar Rapids insurance man died Friday at his daughter Mrs Channing Hall’s Tipton home after a long illness. Survived by wife Nancy three daughters Mrs Will Colton Pasadena Mrs Alice Overholser Mt Vernon and Mrs Channing Hall Tipton a sister Mrs Ella Teeter Wichita and several grandchildren. Services Sunday 2 30 p m at Kuba funeral home with Rev Charles Moore officiating burial Cedar Memorial park cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.

James A. Sprague Cedar. Rapids Channing Hall Tipton Nancy Will Colton Pasadena Alice Overholser Mt. Vernon Ella Teeter Wichita Kan Westminster Presbyterian Church Cedar Rapids Washington, A Marion Elmer D. Dunn Denver Edward N. Bills Robert Martin F. W. Mesner Coggan Esther Patschke Ella Patschke Chicago Mildred Patschke Army Nurse Corps G. A. Patschke, Jr Tempe Ariz Donald Patschke Rosa Seeks

Services for Mrs Frank Trzil Held at Local Chapels

Mrs. Frank Trzil of 57 Eighteenth Avenue SW dies Thursday evening. Funeral services set for 9:00 a.m. Monday at Polansky chapel and 9:30 a.m. at St. Wenceslaus Church with Rt. Rev. Msgr. Wenceslaus Hradecky presiding. Burial in St. John’s Cemetery. Mercy hospital alumnae to recite Rosary at 4:00 p.m. Sunday at Polansky chapel. Msgr. Hradecky to lead Rosary with Cadets of St. George and local church groups at 7:00 p.m. Sunday. Daughters of Isabella 7:30 p.m.. Christian Mothers and Rosary Society 8:00 p.m. Friends may call after 2:30 p.m. Sunday.

Frank Trzil Eighteenth Avenue SW Polansky Chapel St. Wenceslaus Church Wenceslaus Hradecky Frank R. Hruby J. L. Kissling St. John’s Cemetery Mercy Hospital Msgr. Hradecky St. George Sanctuary Guild Sokols Daughters of Isabella Christian Mothers and Rosary Society

Death of Mrs William Bergstresser noted in Cedar Rapids

Cedar Rapids mourns the death of Mrs William Bergstresser formerly of the city at her Waynesboro Pennsylvania home. The Bergstressers were active in the First Presbyterian church here and Mr Bergstresser worked with the Lyman Brothers Millinery company. Funeral services and burial are set for Monday afternoon in Waynesboro.

Cedar Rapids William Bergstresser Waynesboro Penn Bergstressers First Presbyterian Church Bergstresser Lyman Brothers Millinery Company

Mrs. E. C. Hampton Rites Planned in Cedar Rapids

Cedar Rapids resident Mrs. E C Hampton died in a local hospital at 8 20 p m Friday after a brief illness She was born October 11 1872 near Barnesville Ohio and came to Cedar Rapids from Marion She leaves a daughter Mrs D E Gillmore of Center Point a niece Mrs O R Gustafsson of Monrovia California and six grandchildren She was a Marion Methodist church member and belonged to a P E O chapter in Marion Funeral services will be held in the Turner chapel at a time to be announced Friends may call at the chapel

E. C. Hampton B Avenue Cedar Rapids Barnesville Ohio Marion D. E. Gillmore Center Point O. R. Gustafsson Monrovia Calif Ham Methodist Church P.E.O Turner Chapel

Mrs Jerry Benesh obituary notes long illness

Mrs Jerry Benesh formerly Ruth Hazel Patschke died at home Friday at 8 15 p m after a long illness. She was born in Marion on June 1 1901 and lived here until 1923 when she moved to Chicago later in life moving to Cedar Rapids in November.

Jerry Benesh Linn Boulevard Ruth Hazel Patschke Marion Chicago Cedar Rapids

Longtime Cherry-Burrell Executive Harry Good Dies

Harry R. Good a longtime sales department member of the Cherry Burrell corporation died at home in Cedar Rapids Saturday at 11 25 am after a brief illness Born December 17 1882 in Lancaster County Pennsylvania he was 42 years a resident of Cedar Rapids for 42 years He is survived by his wife Anna Knierim a daughter Mildred Michalek three brothers William Martin and Joseph and a grandson Funeral services are to be announced and the body is at Turner funeral home

Harry R. Good Cherry- Burrell Corporation Twentieth Avenue Lancaster County Anna Knierim Cedar Rapids Good Trinity Lutheran Church Mildred Michalek William New Holland Martin Lancaster Joseph Good Buffalo N. Y Turner Funeral Home

Get Out The Vote Broadcast On WMT Sunday

In cooperation with the Iowa Junior Chamber of Commerce the Young Men's bureau will air a get out the vote program Sunday at 9 30 a m over WMT featuring Rt Rev Msgr John M Molloy Rev Waldemar W Argow and Rabbi Herman E Schaalman The broadcast titled American Citizens urges citizens to vote in the upcoming primary election scheduled for Monday.

Iowa

Rabbi Schaalman Heads Social Agencies Council

Rabbi Herman E. Schaalman was elected president of the Cedar Rapids Council of Social Agencies at a Friday meeting at the Y M C A. Other officers elected include Vice-president Mrs Laura Davis secretary Marguerite Stein and treasurer Mrs Wells al Peck.

Herman E. Schaalman Cedar Rapids

Drake University to graduate 135 in 66th commencement

Diplomas will be awarded to 42 men and 93 women at Drake University on Monday for the 66th annual commencement exercises. Dr. Clark G. Knebler president of Ripon College Ripon Wis will be the commencement speaker.

DES Moines Drake University Clark G. Knebler Ripon College Ripon Wis

Return of Mines To Owners Forecast by Krug

Secretary of the Interior Krug predicted early restoration of soft coal mines to their owners under existing government contracts. He forecast a 25 cent per ton coal price rise to consumers and said operators will regain control within a week or so with the United Mine Workers. He named Admiral Boone to direct surveys of coal areas and urged prompt steps toward new contracts.

Washington Krug Governent John L. Lewis Seizedes AFL United United Mine Workers Lewis Ice Ber Moreell Depty United States

Will Defend Jap Diplomat at Mass Trio

Des Moines lawyers including Cunningham will defend Lt Gen Hirosi Oshima, a Japanese diplomat charged as a war criminal. Oshima served in Germany from 1938 through the war, was captured and sent to the United States for internment. Dr Brendan F Brown of Catholic University joins as international law adviser to U S chief prosecutor Joseph B Keenar.

DES Moines Cunningham Japan Hiros! Oshima Germany United States Brendan F. Brown Catholic University Law School Sioux City Joseph B. Keenar U. S

Farmer'S attempt to curb drinking ends in tractor DUI

Le Lyddon a 36 year old Galesburg farmer sold his car to avoid driving after drinking but kept visiting a nearby tavern. He was stopped by state police while driving a tractor and charged with driving while intoxicated. He posted a $1,000 bond for a future hearing.

Galesburg, Ill Ins le Lyddon Galesbur Lyddon

Tarred hats sparked the sailor nickname tar

Ships magazine notes that early British navy hats were tarred sailcloth called tarpaulins. The term extended to the wearers, later shortened to tar, the enduring sailors' nickname.

Ships Magazine

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