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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1947
Page
2
A severe weekend storm in Iowa killed three people including 14 year old Wayne Windenburg near Maynard and 27 year old Kathy Glasson who was electrocuted after touching a downed live wire. The same storm caused injuries, power outages, and elective damages across Atchison, Eddyville, Ottumwa, and Palo with widespread flooding and downed trees.
Howard Welsh of Fairfield elected department commander of the Iowa Veterans of Foreign Wars at the closing convention session. He succeeds Dr. J. S. Mc Vitty of Council Bluffs. Ruth Meyers of Des Moines elected auxiliary head, succeeding Mrs. Hazel Johnson. Other officers named include Nelson, McGlade, Gibbs, Kuhn, Crippen, Montgomery, Smith, Dittmer, Pullman, Van Horn, Sarcone, and auxiliary officers Nicholas, Sertesh, Zvosek, Woody, Ray, Snelson, Earith, and Jones. Resolutions urge rent control extension, universal military training, and adjusted WWII veterans’ compensation.
Des Moines AP Gov Robert D Blue named eleven appointees to state commissions and committees on Monday The Iowa Development Commission includes Senators Fred Maytag and A D Clem plus Rep H W Walter and W H Nicholas Others named to roles include Claude R Cook as assistant curator at the history and archives department and W R C Kendrick as state law librarian The highway study committee also received new members Justin Barry Cherokee and A Hinderman Bluffs among others
Charles R. Fischer of Onawa will retire this week after holding the Iowa state insurance commissioner post since 1939. He will be succeeded by Sterling Alexander of Webster City. Fischer declined to grant extensions under a farm land retention law and previously blocked Kaiser-Frazer stock sales in Iowa. He began public service in 1925 and served in several state roles before his 1933 appointment.
Independence plans a Fourth of July festival at the fairgrounds with harness races in the afternoon and night, a Gus Sun production Follies of 1947 after the first race, plus the American Beauty Show, Independence band concerts, dancing in Dreamland pavilion, and a fireworks display.
A ten day recruiting drive to gain 1 500 members will begin July 10 for the Iowa national guard. Plans were discussed by 150 guardsmen from 33 communities at a Sunday meeting. Brig Gen Charles H Grahl said each community would plan its own activities with an artillery piece crew of three and motion pictures of the 34th division in Africa available at state headquarters.
The Standard Oil Company receives a permit to build a service station costing 8325 dollars. The Pemberton Implement Company is erecting a new 36 by 90 foot building and three new houses are under construction in Traer.
Services for Rt. Rev. Msgr. Thomas Conry 78 former president emeritus of Loras College were held Tuesday at St. Raphael's Cathedral Dubuque Archbishop Henry Rohlman offered a solemn pontifical mass and Archbishop Edward FitzGerald was present at Mt Olivet Cemetery Conry a Mason City native graduated Loras College 1895 and was ordained 1898 in Montreal He taught at Loras and led the college 1924 1939 later serving as archdiocese vicar general 1934 1944 and editing the Witness weekly newspaper.
Clarence Henry Thomas, 51, a hotel clerk from Ottumwa, was killed when his car ran off Highway 34 a half mile east of Agency, plunged over an embankment, and caught fire. Coroner Gordon Traul said Thomas, alone in the vehicle, lost control and skidded off the road. He was not married.
Mrs. Otto Bunge and five children escaped a stalled car at a railroad crossing three miles west of Port City as a North Western streamliner struck the vehicle at about 11:30 a.m. The train knocked the car about 15 rods, demolishing it.
The Rev William H. Kettlitz was installed as pastor of the First Presbyterian church in Independence. He studied at Monticello schools Coe College Cedar Rapids and Dubuque University earning a seminary degree. He previously led the First Presbyterian church at Minoak Illinois before becoming a navy chaplain in 1942. Dr W L Hauter of Oelwein assisted in the ceremony.
A sermon was delivered to the congregation during the installation ceremony and a dinner was served to visitors at 6 p.m. by the Women's Choral Society.
Co. U. Nolan of Davenport was elected state treasurer of the Fraternal Order of Eagles. Other officers named include Ray Cosley of Dubuque as vice president R F O Haran of Waterloo secretary Charles Racer of Cedar Rapids Robert of Muscatine and L H Cleven of Waterloo as guards.
Arlin Wilbert Wiese won the Soap Box Derby held Saturday sponsored by the Lions Club.
Mrs L E Aker of Tipton was elected chairman of the Cedar county infantile paralysis chapter at a Friday meeting. Ray A Potter was named vice chairman J W Bilazek treasurer and Miss Vera Soll secretary.
Mrs. Arnold Hand of Center Point is in critical condition at a Davenport hospital after the automobile she drove overturned Sunday near Frenville. Her daughter Beverly, 15, and Bess Yerkes, 14, of Urn are mentioned in the report.
Des Moines reports Fred Owen 23 and his bride Anna Popkes 28 returning from a Kansas City wedding. The German war widow and mother, whom Owen met at a Bremerhaven party in August 1945, said her first husband was killed by a shell from a…
The article notes Owen, a student at a Des Moines business college, will receive care immediately following the ceremony. No further details on the event or institution are provided.
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