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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1947
Page
19
Highs and lows for Monday include 83 in Miami and 100 in Phoenix with rain totals. Forecast shows showers spreading eastward, then partly cloudy and warm midweek with more showers Thursday night into Friday. Divorces and public notices list multiple legal actions, fines for traffic offenses, and miscellaneous civil cases with several names and addresses.
Flood warnings spread across Iowa as towns brace for crests near 16 feet on the Iowa River and 17.7 feet on the Raccoon River. Highways close and diversions are set while levees and bulwarks hold back rising waters. Evacuations occur in Marshalltown as rivers stay above flood stage and showers persist statewide.
The board discussed a multi million dollar school building program bond and a Memorial commission stadium bond, with postponement favored until fall. Memorial and stadium committees attended seeking a board decision, but no action was taken. A joint election for both projects was tentatively set for July or August. An earlier $215 000 baseball park bond approval last year proved inadequate.
Washington AP James B. MoLate chairman of the Civil Aeronautics Board said Soviet airline services are vastly inferior to American and British services. He added neither the Soviets nor the British threaten U S supremacy in commercial flying.
In Santa Ana California AP reports the jury in the Overell yacht deaths case will first hear testimony aboard the 47 foot Mary E. The court will view the cruiser where the crash occurred after jury selection. Defendants are Louise Overell and George Gollum, daughter and her boyfriend, tied to the $600000 inheritance.
Governor Blue will award five Iowans for valor next Tuesday, jointly by the state and the Iowa State Safety Council. Arthur Gaffney of Decorah, 34, is the eastern Iowa recipient for rescuing 4 year old Jane Miller from a creek.
Canberra sources say the Australian cabinet approved a five year defense plan allocating substantial appropriations for rocket and atomic research. The plan aims to strengthen strategic capabilities and advance national defense programs.
Garsson testified that Andrew J May offered money for his services but the former Kentucky congressman declined. The defense witness and his brother Murray are linked to a $78 million wartime munitions firm and a trial on bribery and corruption charges.
Homer Charles Kennedy aged 43 of Center Point pleads guilty to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Judge G K Thompson fines him 500 dollars after a Thursday arrest when his car struck a parked vehicle on First Avenue West. This is his second offense, with a prior conviction dated April 2 1945 in Linn County.
Mr and Mrs Verl Roy Lind berg and Mr and Mrs John R Dines petitioned in district court for a temporary injunction restraining Merley Plummer from preventing use of a well. They allege each bought property with contracts granting access to the well on the Plummers adjoining properties. Plaintiffs say the Plummers removed the pump from the well.
J. J. Albaugh asks district court in Marion township to evict F. E. Brenneman from a farm. The oral lease expired Feb 28 and eviction notice was served May 22. Albaugh says Brenneman was told in November 1946 to move at term end so he could take over.
Gerald G. Dahlin of Tipton, 40, pled not guilty to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. He was released from Linn county jail after posting $1,000 bond. Patrols arrested him May 23 for driving a road grader on Highway 218 in an erratic manner.
Ralph H. Wise, 48, of Burlington pled guilty to larceny before Judge G. K. Thompson. Sentence will be passed June 16 after bond of $3,000 is posted. Wise allegedly took a suitcase belonging to Virginia Ann Henderson of Mallard from the Union bus station waiting room early Monday.
The United States announces a $30,000,000 drawing credit to Iran for purchasing surplus American military supplies to modernize Iran's army and police. The State Department says a formal agreement will be signed in a week or two after weeks of negotiations.
The Rev. M. J. Meyerhofer 54 pastor of St Josephs Catholic Church Earlville since 1930 died Tuesday morning of a heart ailment. A Staceyville native and St Paul Seminary graduate he celebrated his silver jubilee in 1942. He had served at Epworth Placid Ossian and Riley Ridge. Funeral arrangements are pending. He had been in declining health but was active recently officiating a Monday wedding.
Secretary of State Marshall told the House Armed Services Committee that the United States should send peacetime military training missions to foreign nations requesting them. He said the plan would not burden global policing and cited strategic needs in the Near, Middle and Far East regions along with political and economic instability requiring stability and security assistance.
The Cedar Rapids school board approved retirement for two veteran teachers Miriam Confare and Emma LaVell effective Sept. 1. LaVell taught geography at McKinley junior high since 1922 and joined the system in 1915. Confare has been a primary teacher at Garfield since 1921 after stints at Van Buren and other Linn County schools.
A U.S. district court filing by Fred R. Creedon alleges Cedar Rapids landlord Algy B. Long violated the Emergency Price Control Act of 1942 by rent overcharges at a San Francisco apartment. The complaint seeks injunctive relief and triple damages plus costs for $112.50 refunded and unresolved recoupment. William S. Kaplan leads the government's enforcement team in Chicago.
Nine year old Mary Perry trained her dog Skipper for a school play role. The pup earned applause at rehearsal and then returned daily to the school auditorium to strut on the stage before no audience.
Cedar Rapids records rising traffic tolls since April 1 as commuters face increased delays and hazards. Authorities warn of ongoing congestion and urge drivers to plan alternative routes while monitoring accident reports.
Cedar Rapids posted a no-accident 24 hour period ending midnight yesterday as Safety Week enters its third month. The statewide campaign, sponsored by the Iowa Junior Chamber of Commerce, runs through August with a $1000 prize to cities showing top safety records.
Miss Sushanna Sutcliffe, 95, longtime Cedar Rapids resident, died in a local nursing home at 12:45 p.m. Tuesday after a brief illness. Born April 6, 1852, she leaves nephew Walter Sutcliffe of Vinton and brother Joseph Sutcliffe in California. Funeral arrangements will be announced. body to Turner mortuary.
Mrs. John B. Johnson 61 died at home in Clinton after a long life in the area born November 21, 1885 in Vinton. She was a former O E S officer and past grand matron. services planned in Clinton and Cedar Rapids. Samuel Wilson 68 of Cedar Rapids died after a long illness, formerly with the police department and a Colonial bakery employee. services set at Immaculate Conception Church with Rosary at Monahan sansa home.
Retired farmer Charles Wesley Holets of Cedar Rapids route 2 died in a local hospital after a long illness. Born near Swisher on October 27, 1879, he was survived by his wife Agnes Janko Holets a son Edwin L Cedar Rapids route 1 two daughters Mrs Emil Faltis and Mrs Willard Ciha Cedar Rapids route 2 a sister Mrs Joseph Sirowy Cedar Rapids and two brothers William and Edward Swisher. The Brush chapel will conduct services at 2 PM Thursday conducted by Theodore B Hlubucek with burial at Cedar Memorial cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
Kenneth Harvey Carrillo aged 11 died of a heart ailment at a local hospital at 8 a.m. Monday. He was a Lincoln school student who moved from West Union six years ago. Born February 27, 1936 at Hawkeye, he is survived by his parents Candido and Mrs. Carrillo, two brothers Macarie and Julian, and grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Earl Becker of West Union. Services 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at Janeba funeral home conducted by Rev. L. T. Olvie. Burial Linwood cemetery.
Frank F. Smith, formerly of Cedar Rapids, died Monday at his Des Moines home. He headed the Automatic Sprinkler Corporation and owned the Smith Automatic Sprinkler Company. Step-daughter Mrs. R. C. Houston of Cedar Rapids helps. Funeral services set for 10:30 a.m. Thursday in Des Moines with burial at Louisa Cemetery near Cedar Rapids at 3 p.m.
Radio Corporation of America disclosed on Tuesday that its president David Sarnoff received 132703 dollars in pay last year. The Ireport release notes the amount as part of RCA’s annual figures.
World War II disabled veterans in Cedar Rapids receive about 91329 monthly in government compensation per a Disabled American Veterans estimate. The group puts Cedar Rapids at 2174 claimants with national average payments around 42.01, and urges Congress to grant dependency allowances to lift families. William E. Tate calls for mass DAV membership to strengthen advocacy.
The School Board debates how to calculate total salaries under new contracts for the 1946-47 year and how to handle pay in July and August. Edgwood and Edgewood No. 2 student placements shift to Cleveland and Fillmore, while a summer cleaning plan and higher tuition for out of district students are approved.
In New York a bathing suit of transparent plastic with opaque decorations is shown at the international textile exposition, highlighting innovative materials and avant garde design.
Jan Hus 51 1.C.C.F. will meet Wednesday at 8 p.m. in Sokol hall. Movies and refreshments will follow the meeting. Drive out to Kreb's Dutch Girl for lunch served 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. daily except Sunday at 2901 Ist Ave SE. Cpl James Wilcox, grandson of Mrs Louise B Wilcox, has served with the Eighth Army in Yokohama the last nine months.
James N. Faulkes president and publisher of The Gazette has returned to Cedar Rapids from Tucson Arizona. Hospital Apprentice Milo Poula on the staff at U S Naval hospital Long Beach is spending a 15 day leave with his parents Mr and Mrs Milo Poula 122 EB avenue NW
Wayne A. Meyer of Dysart was fined and costs in traffic court Tuesday after pleading guilty to reckless driving. Police said Meyer's car was clocked at 55 miles per hour.
Seven marines from the local area who served with Marine Corps aviation have been honorably discharged after a year of service with the rank of private first class. They are Harry W. Gaskill, 220 Sixth Avenue SW. Vernon E. Havlik, 385 Fifteenth Avenue SW. Robert C. Skalsky, 2727 Wilson Avenue SW. Stanley R. Andrele, Ely Route 1. Harrison P. Powers, 217 Eleventh Street NW. Robert J. Hanson, 271 Twelfth Street NW. and James S. Cornell, 1233 Third Street NW.
President Truman signaled at a White House conference with the Argentine ambassador that the United States is ready to resume consultations with other American republics on a mutual assistance treaty. The shift follows Argentina’s expulsions of Nazis, which had previously blocked talks under the Chapultepec agreement.
Don Hines chairman of the Cedar Rapids airport commission spoke at a Monday night public meeting sponsored by the Commercial club. About one hundred people attended as Hines outlined the procedure and issues for establishing a municipal airport aided by Neil Montgomery of Cedar Rapids.
The French government awarded the Legion of Honor to the late Lt. Col. Robert J. Shaw of Sigourney and Des Moines. Shaw died last August in Munich. He served as chief of staff and liaison officer for the Third French division and was chief prosecutor at the Dachau war crimes trial. He had previously received the Croix De Guerre for artillery work at Cassino.
Sixteen year old Donald Ribble of 523 Knollwood Drive SE will receive the Valor Award from the Iowa State Safety Council at the Iowa State Fair. He leapt into the Wapsipinicon river near Anamosa on April 13 to save 28 year old George Ellison from drowning after a motor boat failed and swept over a dam. Ellison’s father drowned and his sister Florence, 26, was carried ashore by the current. Additional Valor awards will be given next Tuesday in Gov Blue’s office and during the fair to others.
The youth section meeting led by Chairman Ed Zeller wrapped the season's Council of Social Planning. Rabbi Herman E. Schaalman was re-elected president and directors will meet over the summer. a June gathering is planned for next Monday.
In Lafayette Indiana two Monon Railroad freight trains collided killing two trainmen W K Young fireman and J K Robinson brakeman both from Lafayette. Engineers R B Tully and H E Meeker were in serious condition.
Iowa death notices report } Morse Mrs Timothy Sullivan sixty seven died Sunday with services at St Marys Sigourney Harry McVicker died Sunday in town hospital Manchester Mrs Edward Letts eighty died Saturday with services Monday Keswick John Dersch eighty four died Sunday of a heart attack Ossian Mrs Anna Lansing seventy seven died Saturday with services Tuesday Monticello John Rickels sixty four services Wednesday at St Paul and Peters Lutheran church Monticello Lewis Lang seventy five services Monday at Goetitsch funeral home Winthrop William Powell eighty four died Saturday services Calmar Christopher Farnes eighty seven died Thursday services Sunday Belle Plaine Fletcher Parks fifty one died Monday of a heart attack services Wednesday at Peffers funeral home.
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