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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1947
Page
2
The Daily Record reports Sunday weather partly cloudy and warm with scattered showers in the west later, and warmer Monday then clearing Tuesday. It lists police court fines for drunkenness, disturbing the peace, improper parking, and speeding plus several divorce petitions and hospital notices, along with multiple obituaries and local notices.
The report recalls a Capital Airlines crash near the Blue Ridge spur above the Shenandoah valley after takeoff from Chicago at 12 45 p m with a Washington destination by way of Cleveland and Pittsburgh. Crew included co pilot Robert N Creekmore and stewardess Margaret Wall. Creekmore previously served in the air transport command.
Mrs Iva Mae Nelson aged 42 at Ken ridge Terrace was fined 50 dollars and costs by Judge Harry S Johnson after pleading guilty to drunkenness and disturbing the peace. She was arrested Friday night after refusing to leave a tavern and attempting to set fire to bedding in a police cell while choking an officer by grabbing his necktie and kicking him.
Heavy rainfall swelled rivers and flooded low-lying areas from Cedar Rapids to Monticello. The Wapsie crested near Central City threatening the dam while residents evacuated with Red Cross disaster units on standby. Traffic detours via Independence to Manchester and through Stone City persisted as crest forecasts shifted.
The Gazette reviews 1929 flood damage on the West Side with March 18 19 fronts showing boating on First Street West. Water covered two to five blocks wide due to overflow above the F avenue bridge and sewer backwash, displacing over 35 families near Second Street NW. Bridges on Eighth Avenue and F Avenue closed. Local facilities including Quaker Oats Penick and Ford Sinclair packinghouse Rock Island roundhouse office and Iowa Railway hydro plant were not expected to repeat 1929 damage due to new flood controls.
Reports show the late President F. D. Roosevelt appears by name or image on about 40 stamps issued by ten countries outside the United States. The issue reflects his enduring international recognition and commemorations.
Cedar Rapids reports a rising toll from traffic incidents since April 1 with several accidents recorded across the city. Authorities urge caution as streets see increased congestion and minor crashes in morning and evening peak hours.
Rain across Nebraska Illinois Iowa and Indiana delays planting in the corn belt. Agriculture spokesmen report 91 percent Iowa 75 to 80 percent Illinois 91 percent Nebraska 50 percent Indiana and 74 percent Missouri planted with many acres washed out and seed in the ground late causing a soft high moisture crop.
Torrential rains and floods worsen Iowa crop prospects, delaying planting and hindering field work. Losses mount along pastures and damaged streams jeopardize corn and soybeans with replanting unlikely to yield mature crops this season. Some out acres may be used for emergency forage crops.
Death on Friday. Funeral conducted in Brosh chapel at 2 p.m. Sunday by Theodore B Hrubucek. Burial in Bohemian Nationsi cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
About 10 000 residents faced destruction as bridges and structures washed out. The Nishnabotna river breached levees near Hamburg causing 300 families homeless while Nodaway and East and West Nishnabotna streams overflowed. Evacuees without private shelter found space in the armory as water rose through the town.
Transportation between Cedar Rapids and Waterloo remained disrupted with interurban and bus services halted and highway blocks in effect. A shuttle operated by Flightways ran from Waterloo, while United Air Lines transcontinental flights continued, with an eastbound arrival at 9:39 a.m. Saturday followed by a timely departure.
Veteran Davenport lawyer Fred Remington was honored by the Iowa State Bar Association in an annual awards ceremony. The event featured remarks from Hatten W. Summers, a former Texas legislator, and drew lawyers and their wives to the Crystal Ballroom. Summers warned against overreliance on government and stressed local responsibility in governance amid looming global tensions.
A gathering featured a president's reception after sessions where speakers were introduced to convening lawyers. Attendees attended law training focused on administrative agency inspections and commission procedures, with presenters including Alan Loth and Fred C. Huebner Maines.
The Iowa highway commission reports numerous closures and detours across the state. Open segments include U.S. 71 east of Corning and Red Oak, and U.S. 169 near Winterset for Kansas City traffic. Many routes remain closed or partially closed north and south of towns, with detours noted through Stone City and near Anamosa.
Eastern and southern Iowa rail traffic halted Saturday as high water and washouts close multiple routes. The Great Western and Illinois Central lines face blocks at Waterloo, Des Moines to Kansas City and Des Moines to Waterloo are disrupted, with service fading as conditions worsen. Washouts and slides south of Des Moines halt Des Moines to Burlington freight and connections to Chicago and Omaha routes.
Many bus lines operated to all points on Saturday but the Des Moines to Albia route faced a wide detour after Highway 34 was closed at Tracy. Detours disrupted service across multiple routes.
Ottumwa residents suffer two deaths and widespread destruction as 1 000 homeless amid 8 000 evacuated households in a 19 5 flood crest. Amateur radio hams set up communication while families scramble to salvage belongings and cope with long term debt from the disaster.
Warren Austin, United States delegate to the United Nations, denounces talk of the inevitability of another war. He asserts that ideological differences between East and West should not force a global conflict and urges dialogue over confrontation.
Water poured through basement windows on the west end of the Third Avenue bridge as flood waters rose. Emergency dikes were built and sandbags rushed to danger areas while officials warned another three foot rise could close key depots and bridge links.
Reports detail flood impacts across Iowa City Tama and surrounding towns with levee reinforcement and shelter in armories. Officials monitor Iowa Cedar rivers high water, rail delays persist, trains stalled in Tama, volunteers enlist in Wapello and Davenport to bolster levees as Crests near last week’s levels.
Army engineer Pat Phelan and staff stationed at Waterloo Cedar Rapids and intermediate points race to synchronize gauges. Different normal flows used in Waterloo and Cedar Rapids cause Cedar levels to read 21.5 to 21.7 feet depending on the standard, complicating crest forecasts.
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