Weather and bonus ruling mark Cedar Rapids Daily Record
The Cedar Rapids Daily Record reports on Iowa weather with daily highs and lows across multiple cities and an Iowa Supreme Court ruling upholding the World War II soldier bonus while outlining the process before checks can be mailed. The article notes numbers of applications, expected payouts, and initial recipients along with local weather and public notices.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Supreme Court
Ed Kallemyn
Bonus Board
Band leader seeks explanation in divorce claim
Don Sylvio demanded in Los Angeles superior court that actress Margaret O Briens mother be ordered to explain her charge that he was cruel to her. He filed a bill of particulars in a May 8 divorce suit, contending the petition lacks sufficient facts for his reply. The child star married Feb 22 in Palm Beach and Mrs Sylvia took her on a Europe trip the day after the wedding.
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Los Angeles
Don Sylvio
Margaret O’brien
Superior Court
Palm Beach
Sylvia
Europe
Dorsey Escape After Bus Collision Near Wahoo
Band leader Tommy Dorsey and his wife escaped injury when their bus collided with a station wagon near Wahoo Nebraska. The incident occurred Monday as the two traveling with the troupe avoided harm.
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Wahoo
Neb
Tommy Dorsey
Iowa bonus plan faces potential extra bonds and court review
The high court considered the Iowa bonus program and said if funds are short, three more bond blocks of 8.75 million dollars each could be issued. It found minor technical imperfections in the 1947 law but ruled they were not fundamental to the plan.
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High Court
Iowa
Rites for A. C. Port To Be Held Wednesday
Alphonso Clayton Port 89 lifelong Springville resident died Sunday at his home after illness. Born December 29 1859 near Springville he married Harriet Hakes in 1886. Surviving include wife six children and many grandchildren great grandchildren and a brother. Services set for Wednesday at 2 pm in Springville Presbyterian Church with burial in Springville Cemetery.
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Springville
Alphonso Clayton Port
Mr. Port
Harriet Hakes
Martelle
Claude J. Port
Marion
Cleiland A. Port
de Ver H. Port
John
Jerome Hempel Pleads Guilty To Drunk Driving
Jerome G. Hempel of 1522 First Avenue NE pled guilty Tuesday to drunk driving and was fined $300 plus costs by Judge G. K. Thompson. He was arrested after his car collided with a vehicle driven by L. A. Zarub of 1041 Daniels Street on First Avenue at First Street following a Saturday patrol stop.
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Jerome G. Hempel
First Avenue
G. K. Thompson
Hempel
L. A. Zarub
Daniels Street
First Street
Will of John Lefebure Opens Probate in Fairfax
The will of John Lefebure who died June 3 was admitted to probate Monday. Lloyd J Lefebure named executor without bond. His wife receives $5,000 and a life estate in the Fairfax homestead, with the remainder divided equally among six children Irene Leon Lloyd John Lefebvre Winifred Vermont and Geraldine Schulte.
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John Lefebure
Lloyd J. Lefebure
Lawsuits Dismissed in Linn County District Court
Plaintiffs motions lead to dismissals including Frank McGuire vs Mabel McGuire also known as Mabel Stanek for damages and replevin. J M Tubbs vs Messinger and Sons on account. Earl A Caldwell administrator of L R Caldwell estate vs Rollis and George Deetz for personal injury and property damage.
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Linn County District Court
Frank Mcuire
Mabel McGuire
Mabel Stanek
J. M. Tubbs
Transport Truck and Equipment Company
Messinger and Sons
Earl A. Caldwell
L. R. Caldwell
Rollis
George Deetz
Man Held for Illinois Ends Up Wanted in C R
Harold Northrup 33 of Anamosa was arrested in Cedar Rapids on a LaHarpe Illinois warrant for passing bad checks. While in jail he was reported for another bad check at Moens lunch room. He waived to the grand jury and bonds set at 1000 dollars.
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Cedar Rapids
Harold Northrup
Anamosa
Northrup
LaHarpe
Moen
H. R. Churchill
Churchill
Wallace Waived to Grand Jury on Cheating Charge
James N. Wallace 37 waived to the grand jury on a charge of cheating by false pretenses. Bond set at 1500 by Justice of the Peace H R Churchill. Wallace jailed in lieu of bail. He allegedly received 45 dollars from Dan Heenan on May 31 by claiming a navy milk-haul driver sent him for the money. Linn county personal property tax reviews continue through Friday at 4 p.m in the Linn county courthouse law library.
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James N. Wallace
Grand
Justice of the Peace
H. R. Churchill
Wallace
Dan Heenan
Heenan
Navy
Linn County
Man Carried into River By Mad Bull In Theresa New York
Melvin Calhoun aged 37 drowned Monday in the Indian River after grabbing the horns of a ram paging bull to drive it from a pasture. The bull swam to the far shore while Calhoun sank after relaxing his grip. Two companions failed to swim.
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Theresa
N. Y
Mel‘vin Calhoun
Calhoun
Boy Says Comic Books Caused His Downfall
An 18 year old youth in Sioux City confessed to a failed clothing store robbery after claiming too many comic books and crime pictures led him to act. He fired four shots at store manager Ben Apelson wounding him slightly. Nichols surrendered and is jailed awaiting charges.
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Sioux City
Robert Nichols
Ben Apelson
Apelson
Nichols
Marriage Designed To Solve Heredity Issue
Seattle report describes Priscilla Tomlinson a 20 year old pre medical student and Hugh Gardner a 24 year old microbiologist who were classmates in embryology planning to marry to settle a debate on eye color heredity. The couple's aim is to determine whether brown or blue eyes predominate in offspring. Gardner challenged Tomlinson to marry to resolve the controversy. She accepted.
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Seattle
Priscilla Ione Tomlinson
Hugh Tandy Gardner
Hugh
Priscilla
University of Washington
Fifty Thousand Naval Reserve Ensigns Promoted
Lt. Cmdr. R. S. Glessner of the Cedar Rapids naval reserve station announced that about 50,000 naval reserve ensigns who held the grade before January 1 1946 have been promoted to lieutenant junior grade with immediate effect.
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Naval Reserve
Cmdr
R. S. Glessner
Cedar Rapids Naval Reserve Station
Vatican denies Mindszenty death report
The Vatican on Tuesday rejected claims that Josef Cardinal Mindszenty, Hungary's imprisoned Catholic primate, had died, stating there was no truth to the reports.
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Vatican City
Vatican
Josef Cardinal Mindszenty
iHungary
Fake Advertising Solicitor Given Five Years in Pen
Lawrence P. Burns a 32 year old Des Moines man received a five year penitentiary term for attempting to pose as an advertising solicitor for labor publications. Burns and Wilbur Plaisted 35 were arrested March 17 after Burns took a 25 dollar check from a Waterloo man for a paper claimed to be by the AFL News. Plaisted is held for a Black Hawk county grand jury. Black Hawk County Attorney Blair Wood said the men had several labor papers with identical content and different mast heads. State labor officials deny any affiliation with Burns and push for his prosecution.
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Waterloo
Lawrence P. Burns
Des Moines
Burns
Wilbur Plaisted
AFL News
Plaisted
Black Hawk County
Blair Wood
Wood
Brannan defends farm plan against totalitarian fears
Former Secretary Brannan warns low mood could invite foreign and native totalitarians as he defends a proposed farm program. He insists it would not impose new controls or cost billions, noting only market quotas require broad producer support and denying privileged farmer status. He compares farm price support costs to actual price drops and cites last year’s farmer earnings versus overall wages.
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Brannan
Prominent out-of-state Masons attend Iowa event
The Iowa Grand Chapter of Eastern Star benediction was given by Dr. Carroll C. Roberts. Annual reports were read by Grand Master Swartslander, Grand Treasurer Glenn A. Foster and Grand Secretary Earl Delzell. Seven visiting Masons from six states, plus five Iowa officers, were introduced at the Tuesday session.
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Iowa
Eastern Star
Carroll C. Roberts
Swartslander
Glenn A. Foster
Earl B. Delzell
George E. Farmer
James F. Risher
South Carolina
John W. Thornburgh
Dwight L. Smith
Indiana
Harry F.sunderland
Harold L. Reader
Missouri
Ben Patton
Illinois
Ernest F. Schiefelbein
Nebraska
E. S. Lofton
Keokuk
Royal Arch Masons
J. Elliot Grayson
Cedar Falls
Cedar Rapids
Knights Templar
William Koch
Des Moines
Earl E. Dusenbery
U.S
Canada
Boy Nabbed for Slugging Teacher
CHICAGO UP A 13 year old schoolboy Herbert Hasenkamp was arrested on a charge of beating a woman gym teacher Blanche Pardoll 40 with a 14 inch monkey wrench. He followed her to the office and struck her repeatedly causing a possible skull fracture and she fled to the principal's office.
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Chicago
Herbert Hasenkamp
Blanche Pardoll
Roy Stephen
Stephen
Hasenkamp
Boy Scouts
Truman assigns new ambassadors replacing Jacobs in Prague and Montevideo
President Truman announced the resignation of Joseph E. Jacobs as ambassador to Czechoslovakia after six months. Ellis O. Briggs of Maine was named ambassador to Uruguay to fill Jacobs post, and Christian M. Ravndal of Decorah Iowa was chosen to succeed Briggs in Montevideo. Ravndal, director general of the foreign service, has almost 30 years in diplomacy and expects to move to Montevideo in August.
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Washington
Truman
Joseph E. Jacobs
Czechoslovakia
Ellis O. Briggs
Maine
Uruguay
Jacobs
Prague
Christian M. Ravndal
Decorah
Briggs
Montevideo
Ravndal
Foreign Service
Europe
Deaths Charles Rubias veteran deputy auditor
Funeral services for Charles Rubias will be held at 3 30 p m Wednesday in Turner chapel with Rev Theodore Lilley pastor of First Presbyterian church and Crescent lodge A F and A M Burial follows at Oak Hill cemetery with military honors by the V F W Friends may visit the chapel Rubias Linn county deputy auditor since 1933 died at his home Sunday All Master Masons to meet Crescent lodge at 3 p m at Masonic hall to attend services
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Charles Rubias
Twenty-fifth Street Drive
Turner Chapel
Theodore Lilley
First Presbyterian Church
Crescent Lodge
A. F
A. M
Oak Hill Cemetery
Kubias
Linn County
Masonic Hall
Mrs Patterson 71 Cedar Rapids Resident Dies After Illness
Mrs P L Patterson 71 of 1055 Sixteenth Street NE Cedar Rapids died in a Cedar Rapids hospital at 3 40 a m Tuesday after a long illness She was born Carrie Brown June 12 1878 near Palo She married Peter L Patterson December 21 1898 at Palo Surviving are her husband two sons Paul A and Wilbur B Patterson a daughter Mrs R J Monroe a brother George Brown all of Cedar Rapids and five grandchildren Services will be held at Turner chapel at 130 p m Thursday by a reader of the First Church of Christ Scientist Burial will be in Palo cemetery Friends may call at the chapel
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P. L. Patterson
Sixteenth Street
Cedar Rapids
Carrie Brown
Palo
Peter L. Patterson
Paul A
Wilbur B. Patterson
R. J. Monroe
George Brown
Turner Chapel
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Pale Cemetery
Services for Mrs Joseph I Sin delar
Funeral services for Mrs Joseph I Sin delar will be held Friday at 8 30 a.m. at the Janeba funeral home and 9 a.m. at St Wenceslaus church by the Rev J L Kissling Burial will be in St Johns cemetery Father Kissling will recite the Rosary at 7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with friends welcomed after 5 p.m. Wednesday.
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Joseph I. Sindelar
Mt. Vernon Avenue
Forty-second Street
Janeba
St. Wenceslaus Church
J. L. Kissling
St. John’s Cemetery
Father Kissling
Tale of Firemen Chicken and Drunk
Firemen from No 2 truck rushed to a small fence blaze leaving a fried chicken dinner. They returned hungry to find only bones. A block away a drunk man was caught by the crew and pled guilty to intoxication. Judge Myers suspended the sentence, noting no remedy for the chicken.
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Washington
No. 2 Truck Company
Pro Italians Win Trieste Election
In Trieste Italy disputed region voters express clear preference for reunification with Italy. Premier Alcide de Gasperi’s Christian Democrats lead with 48,464 votes, ahead of anti Italian parties, while the Communist group totals 24,408 in the first free election since 1922 for 60 city council seats.
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Trieste
Adriatic
Alcide de Gasperi
Christian Democrats
Italy
Clinton County Bar Opposed to Switzer
The Clinton County Bar Association condemned Carroll Switzer’s nomination as Southern Iowa federal district judge, charging the process bypassed the people and was pushed by political favoritism. A resolution urged Senator Gillette to back one of two other nominees, William Riley and Ed Halbach, for the post.
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Clinton
INS
Clinton County Bar Association
Carroll Switzer
Iowa
Truman
Switzer
Glenn Cousins
Gillette
William Riley
Des Moines
Ed Halbach
Jake More
Blood Exchange Fails To Save Girl Leukemia Victim
An eight year old leukemia patient in New York died after four blood exchanges with a healthy Sing Sing inmate. The untested treatment involved connecting their veins to swap blood volumes, delivering 18 quarts of donor blood. Doctors pursued a last hope method despite uncertain outcome.
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New York
Sing Sing
City Briefs Update Includes Meetings and Awards
Various local items note Frank Med visiting New York City for a month, Ahepa Cedar Rapids chapter 194 meeting to elect delegates and initiate, a memorial service for L. A. of B. of R. T., a Davenport Retail Credit Company talk at the Y.M.C.A., Century Cabs dial 6161, and Dr. Hersch and Dr. Zuercher attending the University of Iowa medical school class of 1914 reunion. Wayne E. Harger earns Wall Street Journal student achievement award in Iowa City.
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T. Frank Hersch
A. R. Zuercher
Cedar Rapids
University of Iowa Medical School
Iowa City
Harger
Wayne E.harger
W. Roy Harger
Nineteenth Street SE
Wall Street Journal
College ,of Commerce
University of Iowa
Commerce
Court ruling upholds Iowa campus land for university
Des Moines AP: Iowa Supreme Court rules the 1890 city ordinance gifting land for a university campus remains valid and that no claim can reclaim the area for park use. Celia Carson had sought to reclaim the land for Iowa City park purposes, but the court found public apathy established the university title.
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DES Moines
University of Iowa
Iowa City
State Supreme Court
High Court
Iowa City City
Celia Carson
Congress
Territory of
Iowa
University
University Engineering
Supreme Court
George D. Clark Ely Dies After Brief Illness
George D. Clark 87 died at his daughter Mrs. Paul Slezak near Ely at 3 p.m. Monday after a brief illness. Born January 9 1862 in Benton county he lived in the Ely area 83 years. Survived by three daughters two sons a brother 11 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Services at 2 p.m. Thursday Rogers Grove church near Ely conducted by Rev J Dawson burial in Rogers Grove cemetery with Ely Odd Fellows lodge assist. Friends may call at Brosh chapel Cedar Rapids.
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Ely
George D. Clark
Paul B. Slezak
Benton County
Modern Woodmen of America
Shueyville
Ely Re Oe
Minnie Wiedenmann
Theodore Swenson
Minneapolis
Slezak
Claude A
Thomas J
John O. Clark
Rogers Grove Church
J. Dawson
Rogers Grove Cemetery
Ely Odd Fellows Lodge
Brosh
Enlistments Opened To Fifth Army Band
The Fifth Army Band in Chicago opened enlistments for 26 qualified musicians. The recruiting officer in Cedar Rapids announced the opportunity for direct enlistment into the band with basic training in Chicago.
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Fifth Army
Fifth Army Band
Chicago
Army
Cedar Rapids
Accidental Shots Probe in Patricia Birmingham Slaying
Dr. L J Van Hecke testified Patricia Birmingham was shot twice on February 10 with at least one minute between shots. Blood stains in the Babich car were confirmed as human, as the state challenges Milton Babich's claim of an accidental shooting during a struggle over a gun. The testimony included Catherine Birmingham recounting interactions with Babich and her daughter Kathleen.
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Milwaukee
INS
L. J. van Hecke
Patricia Birmingham
Milton Babich
Patricia
Babich
van Hecke
William J. McCauley
Catherine Birmingham
Milton
Kathleen
McClenahan Resigns Cornell College Post
Mt. Vernon Wallace S. McClenahan director of Cornell college development program for two years resigns. President Russell D. Cole and the board accept. He will become vice president and financial secretary of Kansas Wesleyan college at Salina July 1. His duties mirror those at Cornell. Mr. and Mrs. McClenahan are on a vacation trip in the East.
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MT. Vernon
Wallace S. McClenahan
Cornell
Russell D. Cole
McClenahan
Kansas Wesleyan College
Salina
East
Sokols to Attend National Meet in New York City
About 26 Cedar Rapids Sokols depart by chartered bus Wednesday for the National Sokol Congress in New York City. June 17 to 19 at Madison Square Garden include mass drill for about 2,000 Sokols. Cedar Rapids teams and individuals will compete with chaperones Mrs. Barbara Nemecek and Mrs. Milo Heral.
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Cedar Rapids
Sokols
New York City
Madison Square Garden
Barbara Nemecek
Milo Heral
Joe Pazour
Irene Naxera
Jane Gardner
Rosemary Nemecek
Vera Vitek
Margaret Beals
Joyce Heral
Joan France
Charlene Spina
Julia
Joan Jerabak
Joyce Vanicek
Marjorie Kopecek
Godfrey Stych
Tommy Novak
Bob Gardner
Jack Weltz
Don Pulkrab
Bob Honzelka
Bob
Colorado U Plans Conference to Attack Sex Crimes
University of Colorado announces plans to sponsor a national conference on sex offenses and bizarre crimes following the slayings of Theresa Foster and Roy F. Spore Jr. President Stearns says offenders are mentally sick and the event will gather noted criminologists and officials to discuss solutions.
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Boulder
Colo
University of Colorado
Robert L. Stearns
Roy F. Spore, Jr
Theresa Foster
Miss Foster
Joe Sam Walker
Stearns
Ammons Girl Reported In Fair Condition After Injury
Sherrill Ammons eleven, of 355 Twenty-first street SE, was listed in fair condition Tuesday at St. Luke's hospital with a skull fracture and concussion from a golf club blow in a back yard. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Harold G Ammons and was hurt Friday when a neighbor swung a club. She was admitted at 3 40 p m Friday.
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Sherrill Ammons
Twenty-first Street
St. Luke’s Hospital
Sherrill
Harold G. Ammons
St. Luke’s
Waterloo Voters Approve 5 Million School Bonds
Waterloo residents approve a 5,000,009 bond issue by 1,387 to 654 to finance five new school buildings including a west high school and two junior highs plus two elementary schools. City officials call turnout light as the bond carries about 68 percent.
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Waterloo
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