Weather and police brief from daily record
Iowa forecast shows fair and warmer conditions with variable cloud and a small risk of showers in northwest areas later Wednesday through Friday. Winds from the south at 15 to 25 mph. highs near 82 Wednesday and 88 Thursday. Police theft report lists Jande Manufacturing 111 B avenue NE for four 20 foot steel lengths. fireworks violation by Robert Melsha 1423 Ellis boulevard NW with $10 fine and $5 costs suspended. Local births announced June 3. officer incidents include torching street barricade on Sixth Street SE and unknown dust bin fire near Dearborn Brass 805 B avenue NW. Names of residents noted across Cedar Rapids, Keystone, Kirkland, Mt. Vernon and nearby towns. Various tickets cited: speeding $10, failure to yield $5 costs, control and overtime parking fines.
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Iowa
Sixth Street
Third
Fourth Avenues
Company No. 1
Dearborn Brass Company
B Avenue NW
Few Cars in Good Shape Tests Show
Safety Week box score notes limited vehicle tests with few cars in good shape. Report highlights inspection results, focusing on mechanical reliability and condition of available vehicles.
Auto safety lane in Cedar Rapids records limited pass rate
Automobiles continued to stream through the testing lane at the police station Monday with only 75 of 456 cars passing first inspection. Police praised motorist cooperation as Safety Week aims to reduce accidents and improve car condition, while some drivers return after fixes. A single collision during the period led to a fine for Dunlap of Cedar Rapids. Two Commerce nominees and several incumbents faced election buzz with no opposition in some GOP races.
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Dan J. Steele
Safety Education Division
Iowa Department of Public Safety
Cedar
Cedar Rapids
O.K
D. G.unlap
C Avenue NE
Dunlap
Sixth Avenue W
Third Street
Reckless Driving Charge Based for Mrs Karl Kainz
City Prosecutor Krumboltz reduced the charge against Mrs Karl Kainz after a Memorial Day crash left pedestrian Mrs Wallace Lown with a fractured collarbone. Kainz pled innocent but was found guilty of failure to have control. steering gear damage cited as cause. Police court fines ranged from 25 to 100 for reckless driving in four other cases bearing speeds and alcohol factors.
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Dwight Krumholtz
Wallace Lown
Fifth Avenue SE
Mercy Hospital
Karl H. Kainz
Fourth Avenue SE
Krumboltz
Hedke Elected President of Rotary International
Richard C. Hedke of Detroit was nominated and elected by acclaim Tuesday as President of Rotary International, announced from Atlantic City New Jersey.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Richard C. Hedke
Detroit
Rotary International
Blue Wins Iowa Gubernatorial Nomination In Nominating Victory
In a Republican primary Blue led in 99 counties over Olmsted with Miles a favored governor hopeful in several counties. Blue carried Wright County and narrowly won Polk County as Olmsted’s base. Olmsted conceded after leading early in Des Moines, while incumbents largely faced little opposition.
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Miles
Blue
Olmsted
Carroll
Dubuque
Des Moines
Wright
Polk County
Enry W. Burma
Allison
Iowa House of Representatives
Parent
Blue's Total Is Linn Impressive For Governor Primary
Governor Rob ert D. Blue won a strong three to two margin over George Olmsted in Linn county for the Republican gubernatorial nomination as unofficial results show Blue carrying 21 Linn precincts and sweeping Cedar Rapids. Olmsted won several Cedar Rapids precincts with narrow margins. Democratic candidate Frank Miles ran unopposed and led over Richard F. Mitchell with 891 votes to 658 in the unofficial tally.
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Iowa
Robert D. Blue
George Olmsted
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Bertram
Marion
Washington
Gov. Blue
Olmsted
Frank Miles
Richard F. Mitchell
William W. Crissman
Linn
William J. Matias
Dempsy Jones
Hanzlik
Frank F. Bates
Jim Smith
AFL
Arthur Axmear
Robert E. Brosh
C. L. Beeson
Elmer Seevell
J.F Bowers
Dr Newton Calls for Unity in Global Church Movement
Dr Newton urged unity among Christian churches at a public talk, recalling early World Council of Churches efforts begun in 1920 at Geneva and the Holland constitution. He warned against bigotry, alcohol, and national vanity, praising small “little churches” and cross‑church fellowship while honoring the late Dr Edward Burkhalter.
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Geneva
World Council of Churches
Holland
Dr. Newton
Ene
Newton
Hitler
America
Edward R. Burkhalter
Cy. R. Boyd
Wewton
Iowa Conservation Commission Holds Routine Meeting
The Iowa State Conservation Commission met at the Roosevelt hotel for routine business including concession approvals and delegations from Clear Lake and Arnold's park seeking area improvements. The annual budget meeting is planned for the third week in June in Des Moines with on Tuesday an area inspection of parks and recreation facilities on the agenda.
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Iowa State Conservation Commission
Roosevelt Hotel
Des Moines
Iowa
Clear Lake
Arnold’s Park
Frank Mattes
Odebolt
Fred Payneer
Cedar Rapids
R. E. Stewart
Ottumwa
Addison Parker
Ewald Trost
Fort Dodge
E. B. Gaunitz
Lansing
G. L. Zeimer
K. M. Krezek
Bruce F. Styles
Fish and Game
W. W. Flickinger
Lands and Waters
U S Keeps Azores Transit Use for 18 Months
Washington reports the United States will retain transit access at the strategic Azores air port in Portugal for eighteen months. Secretary of State Byrnes announced the decision on Tuesday, noting wartime and strategic considerations.
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Washington
United Con
Portuga
Azores
State Byrnes
Victor Moore Burned In Cabin Cruiser Blast
Victor Moore and his son Roger Moore were burned when a motor blew up aboard their 38 foot cabin cruiser at the Texaco dock in Greenport New York on Tuesday. The incident occurred while the vessel was docked at the Greenport facility. Authorities investigated the blast and medical aid was rendered to both men.
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Victor Moore
Greenport
WN. Y
INS
Roger
Moore
Texaco
Knickerbocker Leads In Tenth Precinct Nomination Fight
Unofficial counts from the tenth precinct show Knickerbocker 262, Kosek 239, Farmer 215, as the Cedar Rapids and Fairfax contender burst ahead in a close contest. Outside Cedar Rapids, Kosek led with 2695, while Farmer and Knickerbocker trailed. Dr. John Gardner not seeking renomination. McLaughlin and Bates were the Democratic nominees with 705 and 685 votes respectively.
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Kosek
Farmer
Knickerbocker
Cedar Rapids
Fairfax
Ono
John Gardner
Lisbon
Linn
William McLaughlin
Bates
McLaughlin
Hobbie
Krejci Narrowly Beats Taylor in Rapids Constable Primary
In a tight Republican race for Rapids township constable, Frank Krejci edged incumbent John Taylor by a small margin to earn one of the two party nominations. C. Thomas won renomination easily. Unofficial vote totals show Thomas 2839, Krejci 2133, Taylor 2044 with Democratic votes at Church 449 and Aisup omitted.
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Frank Krejci
John Taylor
Rapids Township
Constable
C. Thomas
Thomas
Krejci
Taylor
Church
Aisup
Deaths Mary Collins 7 of Cedar Rapids
Mary Kathleen Collins seven year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Donald Collins of 625 Seventeenth Street NE Cedar Rapids died in a local hospital after a brief illness. She was a first grade student at Immaculate Conception school and member of Immaculate Conception church. Services will be at Immaculate Conception church Thursday at 9 am with Msgr Molloy officiating. Burial in Mt Calvary cemetery. Rosary at Teahen chapel Wednesday at 7:30 pm.
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Mary Kathleen Collins
Donald War Collins
Seventeenth Street
Immaculate Conception School
Cedar Rapids
Immaculate Conception Church
Edward
Karen
F. E. Berry
John Berry
North English
John M. Molley
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Teahen Chapel
Msgr. Molloy
William E. Dvorak, Fairfax Builder, Dies At 78
William E. Dvorak lifelong Fairfax resident and builder died at his home Tuesday morning after a long illness. Born March 28, 1893, he served on Fairfax city council and fire department. Survived by wife Alice, three brothers Pete Joe of Fairfax and Louis of Ossian, and several nieces and nephews. Funeral at St Patrick’s Fairfax at 11 a.m. Thursday conducted by Rev Bernard White. burial in St Michael’s cemetery Norway. Rosary by Father White at 8 p.m. Wednesday at the family home. Friends may call.
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William E. Dvorak
Fairfax
Alice
Pete
Joe
Louis
St. Michael’s Cemetery
Norway
Father White
Teahen Chapel
Mrs Melvin Jones 23 Dies At Home In Toddville
Mrs Hazel Mae Knight Jones 23 of 2223 C Street SW died at 10 am Monday at her home. Born March 29 1923 in Cedar Rapids she married May 27 1940. Surviving husband a daughter Beverly Mae a son Cleon Earl her parents Mr and Mrs Ernest Knight Toddville four sisters and four brothers. Funeral at Turner chapel 1 30 pm Wednesday Rev W C Wilson Toddville. Burial Shiloh Cemetery Louisa. Friends may call at the chapel.
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Melvin Jones
C Street
Cedar Rapids
Hazel Mae Knight
Beverly Mae
Cleon Earl
Ernest E. Knight
Toddville
Helen Townsend
Betty Jean Knight
Agnes June Knight
Edna L. Hartson
Carl Edward
Ellsworth Laverne
Charles Leroy
van Horne
Raymond
Turner Chapel
W. C. Wilson
Shiloh
Louisa
Funeral services for Dana A. Bowen in Van Horne
Dana A. Bowen a 63 year old Van Horne resident died Sunday in Cedar Rapids of a heart attack. Funeral services will be at 1 30 p m Thursday at Evangelical church with Rev P W Pfaltzgraff officiating. He worked 46 years for Milwaukee Railroad as a telegraph operator. Burial is Cedar Memorial Park Cedar Rapids with Masonic lodge of Blairstown conducting graveside rites. Body turned from Turner chapel to the family home in Van Horne for calling hours.
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Dana A. Bowen
van Horne
Evangelical Church
P. W. Pfaltzgraff
Bowen
Cedar Rapids
Milwaukee Railroad
Cedar Memorial Park
Masonic Lodge
Blairstown
Turner Chapel
Services for Vernon R. Temple to be held in Eldora
Funeral services for Vernon R. Temple, residing at 17034 Fourteenth Avenue SE, will take place in Eldora on Wednesday afternoon, with burial in Eldora Cemetery. The body was moved from the Brosh Oss to Eldora Tuesday morning.
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Vernon R. Templeman
Fourteenth Avenue SE
Eldora
Eldora Cemetery
Broshos
Quigley Receives Indeterminate Term For Third Drunk Driving Offense
Thomas Quigley of 1106 Sixth Street SE was sentenced to an indeterminate term not to exceed three years at Ft. Madison penitentiary for his third drunk driving conviction. Judge Floyd Philbrick imposed the sentence as a third-offender penalty. Quigley plans to appeal to the state Supreme Court, raising the number of Linn County cases on appeal to three.
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Thomas Quigley
Sixth Street
Ft. Madison
Floyd Philbrick
Quigley
William W. Crissman
State Supreme Court
Linn County
Supreme Court
Henry Overman
George Rubey
Thirteenth Avenue
Third Street
Justice Court
Linn County Gives Miller a Primary Upset Victory
Linn County followed the state trend by backing former Secretary of State Earl G. Miller over incumbent Wayne M. Ropes in a surprising GOP primary upset. Miller carried 37 precincts including Cedar Rapids areas, boosting hopes for a gubernatorial bid despite health setbacks. Other incumbents won renomination. Democrats showed no statewide contests.
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Linn County
Earl G. Miller
Miller
Wayne M. Ropes
Ropes
B. B. Hickenlooper
George A. Wilson
Hickenlooper
Robert D. Blue
Boulder
Clinton
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids case highlights grand jury duties in Williams trial
Prosecutor Milner urged jurors to acquit William if reasonable doubt exists after a double grand jury process on April 3 and April 23. He blamed the city for Miss Davy’s death, suggested blocking the intersection with stop signs, and defended against state witnesses about the accident scene and Williams’ speed while Milner argued victim fault lay with jaywalking Miss Davy and Hazel del Yates.
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Williams
Milner
Davy
Cedar Rapids
Thirteenth Street
First Avenue
Hazel del Yates
Palo
Justices of Peace Ball Churchill Renominated
Justices of the Peace Howard R. Churchill and William A. Ball won renomination on the Republican ticket in Monday's primary by polling 3,369 and 3,172 votes respectively in the unofficial count. Corbett received 434 votes and Hammill 431 in the unofficial tally.
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Justices of the Peace
Howard R. Churchill
William A. Ball
T. F. Corbett
Joseph W. Hammill
Corbett
Hammill
Maytag Nominated for State Senatorial Post
Fred L. Maytag president of the Maytag company at Newton defeated Ross R. Mowry Newton lawyer for the Republican nomination for Jasper county state senate in Monday's primary Maytag 2415 votes Mowry 708 Mowry had served Jasper county as state senator for two four year terms all figures from the Associated Press report
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Paul Cunningham
Ray Venter
Ren. F. Jensen
Rachel Revell
Guthrie Center
Dan J. P. Ryan
Parkersburg
Ernest J. Seemann
Waterloo
Associated Press
Fred L. Maytag
Maytag Company
Newton
Ross R. Mowry
Jasper County
Elecon Maytag
Mowry
Merchants Back Famine Aid Drive For Europe Relief
Cedar Rapids merchants bureau of the Chamber of Commerce voted an appropriation to promote the Save Food pledge urging housewives to conserve foodstuffs and reduce waste. The drive targets Linn county with a $50,000 cash and 100,000 can goal, opening June 17, aided by UNRRA county chairman D. D. Offringa and an advertising committee led by Verne Swanson, Don Sullivan, and Charles Moore.
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Bureau
Robert Armstrong
B. J. Newberger
N. P. Craemer
A. J. Cas- Shae Kemper
A. L. Smuloff
Verne D. Swanson
Don Sullivan
Charles Moore
Linn County
D. D. Offringa
UNRRA
Retail Merchants Bureau
Orringa
Europe
Fumes From Gas Burner In Cellar Put 3 In Hospital
Three people including a 2 year old boy were taken to St. Luke's hospital after inhaling gas at their home on Second Avenue SW. Mrs Lillian Flack Harvey Matheny and Donald Ray Matheny 2 were affected while another child grew ill. Attendants expect about 24 hours observation. Mrs Flack and Mr Matheny were in the basement washing when fumes from a gas burner partially overcome them. Donald and his brother Lyle had been in the basement but left when they felt sick. Sadie Skinner Matheny’s sister in law heard Mrs Flack cry for help and helped them to safety.
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St. Luke’s Hospital
Lillian Flack
Harvey Matheny
Donald Ray Matheny
Second Avenue
St. Luke’s
Roosevelt High Student Injured In Gym Collision
Jack Reindl a 17 year old Roosevelt High senior from 808 Favenue NW was in Mercy Hospital Monday night with a head injury possibly a skull fracture. Attendants described his condition as fair after he ran into the gym wall at the high school prior to graduation planned Tuesday.
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Jack Reindl
Roosevelt High School
Mercy Hospital
Automobile Tires for All Seen Next Autumn
MINNEAPOLIS AP Tire production in 1946 will be double the peacetime average but motorists cannot buy all the tires they need until fall. Herbert E. Smith president of United States Rubber Company predicted Monday night.
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Minneapolis
Herbert E. Smith
United States Rubber Company
Linn Voters Stay Way from Polls In Huge Droves
Linn county voters went to the polls in large numbers but many stayed away. About 50,000 voters were registered. 6,944 cast ballots for governor with 6,053 Republicans and 891 Democrats. County officials noted heavy Republican support for Crissman and Democratic Novak led county tickets unopposed. Despite turnout, Cedar Rapids' participation lagged far behind potential voters.
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Linn County
Otto Hanzlik
Cedar Rapids
Georgia Carroll Gives Birth To Kyser Daughter In Hollywood
Blonde vocalist Georgia Carroll wife of Kay Kyser announced in Hollywood that she has given birth to a daughter. The couple, both public figures in entertainment, welcomed their child after a Monday night birth.
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Hollywood
Georgia Carroll
Kay Kyser
Monda Night
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Daily Record
Jande Manufacturing Company
B Avenue NE
Robert Melsha
Ellis Boulevard
At Mercy
Marcellus Bodensteiner
Thirtyfifth Street
Harold Bloomfield
D Avenue
Edward F. Schuknecht
Lotta Arvilla Lambert
Kenneth W. Hibben
Barbara Michael
John G. Zachar
Hyllis Stahl
Frank M. Hulshizer
Julie C. Benn
Robert J. Fellmer
Keystone
Helen Mae Cohrt
LaPorte City
Richard Colton
Kirkland, IL
Doris Bright
Mt. Vernon
Harlan W. Bean
Eva L. Allen
Corpus Christi
Texas
Harold E. Hodges
Walker
Helen M. White
Carthage
Allen W. Lange
D. G. Dunlop
Ralph Clements
Crescent Drive
Don Gilmore
Park Avenue SE
L. E. McWhinney
American Building
R. D. Hunting
Paramount
Karl Kain
Fiat Stet
Third Avenue
Republican Party
Olmstead
John M. Grimes
Osceola
Hamton Cruickshank
Sioux City
John M
Henry W. Burma
GOP
SL eMac
Iowa Conservation Commission
U.S
Krejci Nips Taylor
Mary Collins
Templeman Services
John Hamilton Cruickshank
John M. Rankin
L. W. Laughlin
Commerce
B. M. Richardson
David B
Lloyd R. Smith
Warren MacHenry
K. A. Evans
C. B. Akers
Secretary of Agriculture
Harry D. Linn
Public Instruction
Jessie M. Parker
Hana Henry O.talle
Lian County
Sewell E. Allen
M. P. Hogan
W. A. Yager
Clarence E. Smith
F. J. McMahon
Upton B. Kepford
Ray Walsh
Isaac Snyder
Laura M. Nanes
Richard V. Bernhart
van Williams
Justices of Peace
Ball
Churchill
Monahan Mortuary
PF. J. Monahan and
Wm. J. Stewart
Maytag
Roosevelt High
Matias
Crissman
George J. Novak
Crissman-Matias
Jones
Kysers
Personal Finance Co
2Nd Ave
Clarence Beatty
Third Avenue SE
Merle E. Garmoe
D.D
Dial
U.S. Army
Sebane
Oare
Bidg
Army of Civil Life
U. S. Army
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