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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1947
Page
7
Iowa spring pig crop estimated at over 12 million head, up 3 percent from 1946 despite smaller litters. Survey shows 1,062,000 sows farrowed, average litter 6.13, and 29 percent of sows farrowed in March. Prospects call for 715,000 sows to farrow in fall, with total annual pigs around 16.5 million in 1947.
Incubators held more than double the year ago egg supply by June 1 though hatcheries largely paused in May. First five months chick production sits at 84 650 000 versus 80 030 000 last year, per national pig crop estimate note on farm page.
John H. Mitchell of Fort Dodge will serve the entire Northern District of Iowa after July 1, replacing three referees. He has handled cases in the Fort Dodge division. Former referees were Matthew H. Czizek in Dubuque and Audley W. Johnson in Sioux City.
John Williamson of Chicago was fined 35 dollars and costs on two traffic counts by Judge Harry S. Johnson in traffic court Friday. He was arrested on a charge of cens on Mt. Vernon road SE Thursday night after a collision at Eighth avenue and Third street SE.
The Linn County Red Cross home service department reminds veterans that the Sept 1 deadline to file terminal leave pay applications is approaching. Headquarters in the Granby building provides forms and can assist with filling them out. photostatic copies of discharge certificates are available free of charge.
A fire of undetermined origin destroyed a car and garage owned by Fred Stolba at 619 Entieth Avenue SW early Friday. Fire officials estimate the loss at about $1.
Senator Hickenlooper criticizes the veto as partisan and recalls a past proposal to draft workers at bayonet points. He argues the current bill mirrors a dictation idea rejected by Republicans when first proposed years ago.
Rose Raftis 28 of Allison hotel waived to the grand jury on uttering a false instrument charge after arraignment before Justice H R Churchill. Remanded to Linn county jail in 1000 bond. Arrested Thursday afternoon by Detectives Bukacek and Connell on a warrant charging two bad checks in February and March this year.
Cedar Rapids Post 788 elected four delegates for the national VFW Convention in Cleveland September 4 to 9. Delegates are Al Marek Wilbur Matus Hugh Sheridan and W S Stolba with Stanley Lenger named first alternate. Bob Smythe named assistant manager and drum major for the VFW band with Harold Van Horn as band manager. The band and drum corps will compete at the Iowa VFW event in Burlington June 27 to 29. Matus and Jack Dvorak lead the drum corps.
T Sgt Stephen J Mihalak of the Cedar Rapids marine corps office announces the re enlistment of two former marines Robert James Hanson of 271 Twelfth Street NW and Richard F Yeslinek of Iowa City. Both are reassigned to private first class and to the marine detachment at Hastings ammunition depot.
Star of West Lodge No 1 Knights of Pythias and Winter Temple No 78 Pythian Sisters honor deceased members with Decoration Day services at 4 p m in the Chapel of Memories Cedar Memorial park cemetery. Charles F Clark a Cedar Rapids Pythian for nearly fifty years will give the main address.
Memorial services for deceased members will be held Sunday at 4 p.m. in Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery chapel by the Knights of Pythias and the Pythian sisters. An address will be delivered by Charles F. Clark Cedar Rapids attorney and music provided by a male quartet.
In Lake Charles Louisiana the weather bureau recorded 15.5 inches of rain in six hours setting a national rainfall record. The deluge surpassed Taylor Texas prior 14.16 inch six hour mark while no serious crop or property damage was reported.
Everett Andrew aged 21 paid about 1 dollar per pound for free air after he deflated two tires of a car parked in front of a downtown cafe. He pleaded guilty to disturbing the peace and was fined 50 dollars plus costs by Judge Harry S. Johnson in police court. The car owner, a Kansas City woman dining inside, could not explain the incident and did not know him.
Waltonian society camp for underprivileged children at Troy Mills suffered untold damage from recent Wapsipinicon river floods. An ice cream social to fund rehabilitation is set for June 27 at Bert Smith's home 2235 Mt Vernon Ave SE. A luncheon meeting of the social committee will be held at the YMCA Monday noon June 23.
CT De ate David McNamara Fairfax and Donald Osborn 812 Fifth street SE were fined 100 dollars and costs each in traffic court Friday for reckless driving pled guilty Osborn was arrested Thursday by Patrolmen Leland Nelson and A Zimmerman on First avenue near Twenty second street NE driving at a high rate and swerving McNamara was arrested June 9 on A avenue NE after nearly hitting several cars Richard Meyer 1570 Forty second street NE was fined 25 dollars and costs when he pled guilty to the same charge Nelson and Zimmerman arrested him Thursday night after nearly colliding head on with their car on Center Point road NE
Sixteen men from the Cedar Rapids recruiting area have joined the army. Cedar Rapids enlistee Paul M. June, sworn in at Fort Sheridan Illinois, is the son of Mrs Mildred N June of 1263 Twentieth Avenue SW. Other enlistees include George D Har] of the area.
From Marion to East Dubuque a group of men are named for military service. Marion entrants include Harold A. Stillwell Charles D. Weaver Willis N. Brown and Bob L. Fields. Dubuque listed Harold J. Vorwald Donald J. Manders Robert L. Golden John J. Shannon Wendell L. Blythe Martin F. Tigges. Marquette names Eugene F. Goltz and Philip W. Conklin. East Dubuque entries LaVerne A. Jansen and Gene J. Digman.
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