City and railroads must fund new Cedar Rapids viaduct
Mayor’s view clashes with state highway officials as Cedar Rapids weighs options for a new A avenue viaduct. State funds for such projects are scarce and already committed, leaving city and railroads to bear the cost, with possible later state help. Time is short and an early financing agreement is essential for progress. The piece also praises outspoken educators like Dr Oberteuffer for speaking out on sportsmanship and school programs.
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A Avenue
Highway Commission
Cedar Rapids
State Highway Commission
Show business in athletics raises concern at Iowa campus
Dr. Delbert Oberteuffer urged that athletic welfare should precede showmanship in school programs at the Conference on Physical Education. He warned overspecialization and pressure to win foster cheating, noting many programs already tilt toward show business and urging public view change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delbert Oberteuffer
Iowa
Ohio State University
Oberteuffer
Cedar Rapids waterworks chiefs spark pay and policy debate
The Cedar Rapids city council passed over former superintendent Leo Louis Jr. to favor Roe O Day as successor. Technical experts Louis and O Day are highly regarded but lack required administrative experience and Cedar Rapids civil service years. Community questions arise about outside hiring barriers, pay parity with officials, and the city’s ability to attract top technical talent.
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Louis
O’day
Cedar Rapids
More Minky Business Comes to Light
Frederick C. Othman reports on FHA mortgage schemes exposing overfinanced apartment projects. The Sanford Haven case involves Fred C. Trump and William Tomasello, who allegedly funneled extra loan proceeds, inflated rents, and accepted gifts to sway loan approvals. McKenna, enforcing FHA scrutiny, cites 27 examples of overfinanced builds across New York suburbs Virginia and Texas, linking potential illegality to vague laws and uneven enforcement.
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Building Corporation
FHA
cKenna
Messrs
Trump
Tomasello
McKenna
Washington
Federal Housing Administration
William F. McKenna
Housing and Home Finance Agency
Senate Banking Committee
New York
Virginia
Texas
Hh Haven
Brooklyn
N. Y
Fred C. Trump
Jamaica
William Tomasello
Hanzlik Named Republican Auditor Nominee in Linn County
Ten years ago Linn County voters settled the convention with Otto F. Hanzlik of Cedar Rapids chosen as Republican nominee for county auditor. The event followed two party caucuses at the Linn County courthouse, with Democrats earlier in the day and Republicans in the afternoon. A separate note mentions airport concreting at Cedar Rapids airport and a federal pork surplus allotment to the county relief department.
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Alinn County
Otto F. Hanzlik
Cedar Rapids
CAA
George Koch
Linn County
Calcium in the body and diet advice from Dr Brady
William Brady M D argues bones hold 99 percent of body calcium with 1 percent in blood and tissues. He warns modern diets lack milk, cites daily needs for adults and youth, and lists calcium roles including bone formation heart function and blood clotting. He dismisses recent kitchenware alarmism and moon cheese quip.
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Yankee Land
Smear tactics alarm politicos in Washington
Marquis Childs notes both parties fear the spread of smear politics in the Senate. He cites McCarthy using senate funds to probe colleagues, threats to reveal embarrassing material, and a pattern of personal attacks affecting trust and decorum. The piece links Hunt’s death to such tactics and warns of growing cynicism in the capital.
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Washington
Sen
Joseph McCarthy
Committee On Government Operations
Senate
McCarthy
Lester Hunt
D-Wyo
Hunt
Herman Welker
Ridaho
Wyoming
Stuart Symington
Dmo
Symington
McCarthy Army
Communist Party
Odd Chicago Gangster Dies After Long Life
A Davenport Morning Democrat item notes a Chicago gangster who died of old age, marking an unlikely end to a notorious surname. The fleeting obituary hints at a rare prolonged survival amid a violent era, with scant specifics available in the readable fragment.
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Chicago
Oppenheimer Case and Security Rhetoric
The Atomic Energy Commission bars Dr J Robert Oppenheimer from further government work, citing security risks and disloyal conduct. The majority view condemns his associations while Smyth and Murray offer contrasting outcomes and definitions of loyalty amid intense public scrutiny.
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Ashington
Atomic Energy Commission
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Oppenheimer
Dr. Oppenheimer
Professor Smyth
Princeton
Thomas E. Murray
Smyth
Zuckert
Truman
Murray
Lewis L. Strauss
AEC
Campbell
Personnel Security Board
New York Herald Tribune, Inc
American Teen Visited German Schools and Frankfurt Frankfurter History
Junior reporter recounts meeting Friedrich Emmerich in Frankfurt grandson of the hot dog innovator and detailing his 1830s production, shipping to America in 1870 and Chicago World's Fair exhibit. Also describes Darmstadt and Schuldorf Bergstrasse schools, Oberammergau Passion play, Autobahn travel, and unique German measure of land per cow.
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Germany
Friedrich Emmerich
Frankfurt
Santa Claus
Emmerich
America
Persia
Oberammergau
Anton Priesinger
Christus
Opinion on women’s hair length sparks local chatter
McGregor bus driver Marvin Kricke Iowa City truck driver Dean Ahrens and manager trainee Charles Schultz share mixed views on short hair for women amid hot weather. Kricke says it makes sense. Ahrens prefers long hair but accepts change. Schultz dislikes short hair and plans a butch cut.
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Marvin Kricke
McGregor
Dean Ahrens
Own Avenue
Iowa City
Iqem
Charles Schultz
Short hair opinions from Cedar Rapids readers
Gary Moody a furnace installer’s helper says short hair on women is acceptable only on some and fears very short styles. He prefers long hair and notes it’s been common for a while. R. R. Com a Cedar Rapids waiter dislikes short cuts, saying they resemble men and blur gender at a distance. He favors long hair.
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Gary Moody
Seventh Street
Moody
R. R. Com
Cedar Rapids
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Davenport Morning Democrat
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