Weather and notices mix with local court fines in Cedar Rapids
The Daily Record reports Iowa weather with a Wednesday high near 70 and a Thursday high around 75 with showers. Northerly winds 20 to 25 mph. The page lists disorderly conduct fines for William J. Carlson and Rona Lee, plus numerous divorce and alimony actions, birth announcements, and traffic fines across Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Waterloo, and nearby areas.
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Iowa
William J. Carlson
First Street
Rona Lee
Obituary Notices From Iowa Towns
Obituaries from Vinton Ossian Iowa City and Ocelwein list the deceased Anne Rommann Schadle 87 Charles Inman 71 Mrs Ean 62 Jack Harrison 53 Elizabeth Jewell 74 and Dudley M Davis 74. Each notice notes church or cemetery services and burial or memorial arrangements in local churches and cemeteries.
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Vinton
Anne Rommann Schadle
Dysart
Charles Inman
Vinton Methodist Church
Springdole Methodist Church
Ocelwein
Dudley M. Davis
Randalia Methodist Church
Czech Officers Plan Tour of Yugoslavia
Belgrade reports the Yugoslav government will host Gen. Ludwik Svoboda, Czechoslovak defense minister, and a core group of Czech officers for a ten day visit beginning Wednesday. The delegation seeks closer military ties and exchanges with Yugoslavia.
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Yugoslavia
Belgrade
Ludwik Svoboda
New Industrial Plant Backed as Iowa City Rezones Site
Iowa City city council overruled 176 petitioners and 40 residents to rezone nine acres in southeast Iowa City from residential to industrial for a million dollar printing plant backed by the Chamber of Commerce. The vote also approved preliminary plans and a $215,000 Benton street bridge, with a government loan sought, and a $3,555 bid for three way police radio equipment to link cars and stations.
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Iowa City
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
City Planning Commission
Benton Street
Workman Injured by Flying Metal Piece
Don Keister a 17 year old Iowa Manufacturing employee was hospitalized at St Luke’s after a hydraulic press hurled a metal fragment 40 feet striking him in the side. X rays will determine the extent of the possible hip fracture with noncritical prognosis reported by hospital staff.
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Don Keister
Iowa
St. Luke’s Hospital
Keister
Criti
Fire arson probe continues as teams search downtown
Patrols of police traffic men and firemen combed the downtown area all Monday night to prevent further fires and arrest arsonist A. P. Hester of the Magnus hotel, who is seeking to hire a hotel detective Tuesday to patrol the premises.
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A. P. Hester
Magnus
Reward Offered in Arrest and Conviction Case
Hester posted a $100 reward for information leading to a criminal arrest and conviction. C. C. Tschirgi, owner of the premises, added another $100. Tschirgi urged other hotel operators to add to the $200 already offered by Magnus.
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Hester
C. C. Tschirgi
Tschirgi
Magnus
Smoke damage cited in cautious Fire Department comments
Hester said there was smoke damage rather than real destruction and noted fires were started in concrete areas with little potential for harm. He feared guests in upstairs rooms could be endangered by smoke and possible jumps. Fire officials declined comment pending further examination of the incidents.
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Hester
Wheat surplus fears arise as pace predicts large output
Representative Pace warned of a wheat surplus ranging from 300 to 500 million bushels annually as a House subcommittee opened inquiries into preventing future surpluses. Jack Schafer urged a national campaign to boost potato flour use, while Pace questioned processing costs and usage limits.
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Washington
ULP
Stephen Pace
D-Ga
Pace
House Food Investigating Subcommittee
Jack Schafer
Detroit
Michigan
Agriculture Department
Schafer
Death of Fred W. Bliss at 73 in Center Point area
Fred W. Bliss, 73, of 1412 Sixth street NW, died at a local hospital at 2 p.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Center Point cemetery. Born September 28, 1873, in Center Point, he was a salesman for The Gazette Company from 1923 to 1941, covering Center Point and surrounding towns. His wife survives.
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Fred W. Bliss
Sixth Street
Center Point
Mr. Bliss
Ed Bliss
the Gazette Company
Walker
Rowley
Toddville
Troy Mills
Fairbank
Urbana
Brandon
Quasqueton
Lafayette
Mrs Wilbur B Sebern obituary in Davenport service
Mrs Wilbur B Sebern former Marion and Cedar Rapids teacher died in Davenport at 9 30 a m Sunday Born Redwood Falls Minnesota May 7 1904 Surviving husband a brother M L Johnson Cedar Rapids and a sister Mrs Co A Albaugh Minneapolis Services were held in Hill and Fredericks Davenport 10 30 a m Tuesday by Rev Alfred S Nickless Burial followed at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery Cedar Rapids She belonged to First Presbyterian Church Davenport and Order of the Eastern Star Waterloo
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Wilbur B. Sebern
Marion
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Redwood Falls
Minn
M. L. Johnson
Co. A. Albaugh
Minneapolis
Hill and Fredericks Chapel
Alfred S. Nickless
Cedar Memorial Park
First Presbyterian Church
Order of the Eastern Star
Waterloo
Mrs. Caroline Bartlett Hedges Dies in Rock Island
Mrs. Caroline Bartlett Hedges, 65, formerly of Walker, died Tuesday at 2 55 p m after illness. Survived by two daughters Mrs Strain and Mrs Lee of Hawkeye three sons Harry Paul of Walker a sister Mrs Mary Eastl of San Francisco and four grandchildren. Services in Brush chapel at 10 a m Thursday Rev W S Lawrence burial Calvary Cemetery Rock Island grave side services 3 p m Thursday Friends may call at the chapel.
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Caroline Bartlett Hedges
Norman Strain
Sixth Avenue
Gilliness
John
Walker
Strain
Lee
Hawkeye
Harry
Paul
Mary Eastl
San Francisco
Brush Chapel
W. S. Lawrence
Calvary Cemetery
Rock Island
Obituary for Lloyd E. Meyers Rock Island engineer
Lloyd E. Meyers 67 of 1911 Washington avenue SE died at Veterans hospital Des Moines at 8 am Monday. A Spanish American War veteran he worked 33 years as a locomotive engineer for Rock Island railroad. Survived by wife A Irene four children Rev Harold L Meyers Newcastle Ind Rev W Dick Meyers Los Angeles Ernest Chloris siblings three grandchildren. Services 1 30 pm Friday Beatty chapel by Rev Cline Halsey.
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Lloyd E. Meyers
Washington Avenue SE
Rock Island Railroad
Veterans Hospital
Des Moines
Lisbon
Irene
Harold L. Meyers
Newcastle
Ind
W. Dick Meyers
Los Angeles
Ernest
Chloris
A. H
Harold Hora 18 Dies After Illness
Harold Eugene Hora aged 18 of 714 H avenue NW died at 2 55 Monday after a long illness. He was born July 7 1928 in Ce Surviving are his father Louie Loren Hora Cedar Rapids his mother Mrs Alice Helen Cavakis Rock Island Ill two brothers Loren Rock Island and Howard Lee Hora Cedar Rapids his grandparents Mr and Mrs L L Hora Olin and Mrs Ed Hillgreman Rock Island. He attended Calvary Baptist Church. The Turner chapel will conduct services at 1 30 p m Wednesday with Rev Rodney C Gould burial will be Oak Hill cemetery Friends may call.
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Harold Eugene Hora
Avenne
Cedar Rapids
Louie Loren Hora
Alice Helen Cavakis
Rock Island
Loren
Howard Lee Hora
L. L. Hora
Olin
Ed Hillgreman
Calvary Baptist Church
Turner Chapel
Rodney C. Gould
Oak Hill Cemetery
Services for Samuel Farmer Jr in Rice chapel
Samuel Farmer Jr dies Monday. Funeral set at 5 p.m. Wednesday in Rice chapel led by Rev. A. R. Parks. Body to be sent to Arkansas City Kansas for burial.
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Samuel Farmer, Jr
Rice Chapel
A. R. Parks
Arkansas City
Kan
Death notice of Cedar Rapids woman in Wisconsin
Mrs Ernest Swann of Cedar Rapids died at her son Clifford Swann's home in Neillsville Wisconsin at 9 30 a m Friday aged 93 She was born in 1866 at Chippewa Falls Surviving are her son two brothers Harry Hanson and Oscar Hanson and a sister Mrs
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Ernest Swann
Cedar Rapids
Clifford Swan
Neillsville
Wis
Chippewa Falls
Harry
Oscar Hanson
Thomas Thronson Funeral Services in Neillsville
Funeral services for Thomas Thronson of Tacoma Washington will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Georges funeral home in Neillsville. Burial follows in Neillsville Cemetery.
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Thomas Thronson
Tacoma
Wash
Georges
Neillsville
Blairstown Woman Dies After Illness At 74
longtime Blairstown resident dies after a long illness born December 6, 1894 in Watkins she held church roles including president of the Blairstown Presbyterian social circle and was active in Royal Neighbors and Rebekah lodge Surviving relatives include a daughter Hilbert Herron a grandson and extended family Funeral services 2 pm Thursday at Blairstown Presbyterian Church officiated by Rev Edward Mohr burial in Mound Cemetery Watkins
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Blairstown Presbyterian Church
Edward Mohr
Mound Cemetery
Watkins
Obituary of Anna Butler 1863 84 Cedar Rapids resident dies
Anna Butler 84 died 3:30 p.m. Monday at Linn county home after a long illness. Born March 26 1863 she lived in Cedar Rapids 50 years, survived by sisters Mary Toomey and Ella Mullin and brothers Hubert Butler and William Butler. Funeral 9 a.m. Wednesday at Immaculate Conception Church with burial in St. Joseph's Cemetery Carnell. Rosary recited 8 p.m. Tuesday at Monahan chapel. friends may call.
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Anna Butler
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Mary Toomey
Parnell
Ella Mullin
San Marino
Calif
Hubert Butler
William Butler
Riverside
Immaculate Conception Church
John M
Mrs Verne Brown of Belle Plaine Dies at 9 P M
Mrs Verne Brown of Belle Plaine died of a heart ailment at 9 p m Monday. Survived by husband two daughters Mrs F B Hannah of Ladora and Mrs T B Lockhart of Missouri Valley a brother a sister and four grandchildren. Services will be in Belle Plaine at a time to be announced.
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Verne Brown
Belle Plaine
R. D. Brown
Cedar Rapids
F. B. Hannah
Ladora
T. B. Lockhart
Missouri Valley
Crop Prospects Hinged on Corn This Year
Washington reports show winter wheat at 1,093,071,000 bushels and rye prospects at 316,822,000, with corn getting off to a slow start and 20 to 25 percent of U S acreage possibly unsown. Shocks from heavy rains and floods in the Midwest after the survey likely affected millions in value.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Midwest
Miner Strike Echoes Through 93 Years in Nanaimo
In Nanaimo British Columbia Henri Castillon of the Nanimo Pioneers Society recalls an 1853 native miners strike for higher pay. He notes no settlement and that a native has never worked in the mines since while recounting historical labor tensions.
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Nanimo
B. C
Henri Castillon
Marshall Urges Fund Restoration In Critical Era
Secretary of State Marshall urged Congress to restore state funds amid rising Soviet influence in Hungary and the Balkans. He warned against trimming foreign-relations budgets during a critical period as he framed diplomacy as essential to U.S. security. He said the State Department must not be handicapped while he shifts from military to diplomatic roles.
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Marshall
Washington
INS
Russia
Hungary
Balkan
Congress
Senate
United States
State Department
Army
McCarran
D-Nev
Secret Marshall cites resignations over foreign service costs
Secret Marshall testifies to a Senate subcommittee that cutting house allowances could force foreign posts to appoint wealthy men. He notes Assistant Secretary Hilldring spent 500 to cover entertainment from his own savings, urging retention of adequate allowances.
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Washington
INS
Marshall
Bulgarian Mission Visits Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia disclosed today that a Bulgarian military mission was in Belgrade expanding Balkan talks that have grown since the Communist takeover in Hungary. Yugoslav officials said the Bulgarians, who actually arrived Saturday, were delayed in the announcement without explanation.
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Associated Press
Yugoslavia
Belgrade
Balkan
Hungary
Former Editor of Presidio Under Arrest in Iowa
Leo James Sweeney 44 former editor of The Presidio a penitentiary monthly in Fort Madison is jailed in Dubuque for passing worthless checks. He posed as athletic director using forged checks over 150 dollars and targeted many Iowa cities. Parole board notes his drink problem and failed rehab despite portraying him as a model prisoner.
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Sweeney
Strub
Dubuque
Zehentner’s
Sporting Goods
State Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Des Moines
State Parole Board
Alcoholics Anonymous
Iowa City
State Bureau of Investigation
Presidio
Fort Madison
Hurst Challenge Sparks Chicago Women Debate on Woman President
novelist Fannie Hurst argues no woman will be elected president due to lack of trust among women. Chicago women, including Bertha Baur and educators Clifton Utley and Harry Mulberry, push back saying women trust each other and a qualified woman could win when able to handle the office. They frame the issue as a matter of ability and opportunity in a historically male-dominated leadership landscape.
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Chicago
INS
Fannie Hurst
United States
Bertha Baur
Illinois
National Republican
Clifton Utley
Harry Mulberry
Utley
Chicago Board of Education
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Marie Langton
Melvin L. Cee
Navada Pearl Smith
Cody Smith
Earl Lee
Helen Fern Swore
William D. Wiley
Doris Marie Wiley
Lucyle E. Neal
Jack D. Neal
Margie Ann Allely
Arlo
Eugene Allely
Mary Law
Marvin Law
Eva M. Ralston
Fay E. Ralston
William L. Shebetka
Eula Hutton
Harry C. Watson
Grace Ruebel
Wallace H. Hansen
Kathryn Rhodes
Venus L. Duke
Harriette Duke
Francis Leon Cunningham
Nellie G. Miller
Galesburg
Allison
Mercy
Gerald Marr
Seventh Street
Robert Nunn
Second Avenue
St. Luke’s
David Davidson
Fifth Street
Donald Colgan
Highland Drive
Duane Battleman
London
Robert Long
Mt. Vernon Avenue
Larry Hawks
Twenty-first Street
Elbert McMickle
Second Street
William Meroshek
Solon
Ten Pone
Mercy Hospital
Frank Cooper
Cooper
Guy Cooper
R Avenue NE
Frank Popelka
Eighth Street
Omaha
Max N. McKinney
McKinney
Bernita Josifek
Jerry Josifek
C Avenue NW
James Harper
Grande Avenue
Richard N. Lord
Sixteenth Street
Harry J. Varwaagen
Zika Avenue NW
Robert Eugene Olson
William Goodrow
Second Avenue SE
Robert Fisher
Carleton D. Strand
Richard M. Grimm
W. D. Barnhizer
Donald O. Lundquist
Willy J. Kirchoff
Maquoketa
Claire D. Davis
Sixth Street Road
James J. Klein
A Avenue NE
Helen Pearson
Springville
Russel Blocker
Bever Avenue SE
Workman
First Avenue
Turner
2Nd Ave. SE
Sebern Services
Mrs
Caroline Hedges
Harold E. Hora
Farmer Services
Bethany Lutheran
Mrs. Jean Gibbs
Cearbe
Monahan Mortuary
F. J. Monahan
Wm. J. Stewart
Lapes Florist
Third Ave
Ottumwa
Hurst
Seston
Ettude
Ted, Sachs
Wright Brothers
Com
Dean Lond
Samdy
B. M.A
Tultio
Agg Morey Paperens
Business Men's Assurance Cn
Wyatte. Maupin
Mgr
American Bldg
Dial
Perent's
Cuy
Fisher
Chevrolet
Fisher Unisteel
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