Weather Forecast and Abbreviated Local Notices
Weather outlook shows clouds and light precipitation with temperatures near 32 to 36 degrees by Wednesday. Winds from the south at 15 mph, turning colder Thursday with possible light snow in the east and a high in the 30s. Five day precipitation expected around one tenth to one fifth of an inch and temperatures about 2 to 5 degrees below normal. Also included are divorce notices and a long list of local obituaries and service announcements for several Iowa cities.
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Lena
Deaths Della Elizabeth Reynolds
Della Elizabeth Reynolds widow of Charles T Reynolds of Cedar Rapids died at 530 pm Monday at the home of her son in law and daughter Howard and Mrs McLaughlin 1064 Thirty fifth street NE Born October 25 1875 at Morning Sun she moved from Fairfield to Cedar Rapids in 1923 Surviving are another daughter Mrs W E Trossem of Pittsburgh two brothers R B Elliott of Parkville Missouri and Rev D H Elliott of Pittsburgh a sister Mrs Almina Wilson of Muscatine and three granddaughters She was a member of St Pauls Methodist church and related groups Services will be held 1030 am Wednesday at Turner chapel with burial in Fairfield Friends may call at the chapel.
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Della Elizabeth Reynolds
Charles T. Reynolds
Cedar Rapids
Howard ‘McLaughlin
Thirty-fifth Street
Fairfield
McLaughlin
W E. Trossem
Pittsburgh
R. B. Ellott
Parkville
D H Elliott
Almina Wilson
Muscatine
St Paul's Methodist Church
Protheon
Martha Circle
St. Paul's Church
P.eo
Cultus Club
Turner Chapel
Marvin B Kober
Fairfield Friends
Services for Tom Asenbrener in Brush chapel
Funeral services for Tom Asenbrener of Cedar Rapids and Fairfax will be held at 2 pm Wednesday in the Brush chapel with Theodore Baliubucek officiating. Burial is planned at Anderson Cemetery near Swisher. Friends may call at the chapel.
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Tom Asenbrener
Cedar Rapids
Fairfax
Clay urges blockade of Russian repatriation mission site
Gen Lucius D Clay urged the army to blockade a sandstone house near U S headquarters where eight Russian repatriation officials resisted leaving the American zone in Germany. The deadline was midnight Monday. Clay said the Frankfurt post commander Brig Gen R E Duff would decide next steps. He warned Duff to protect the site with a guard until the Russians chose to depart.
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Frankfurt
Lucius D Clay
United States
Germany
Clay
R E Duff
Duff
House Labor Committee Sets Taft Hartley Hearings This Week
Washington AP The House Labor Committee voted to begin hearings on repeal of the Taft Hartley law possibly this week Chairman Lesinski said the committee rejected 16 to 9 a resolution to reinstate the Wagner act without change pending drafting of a new law Rep Kelley sponsored the measure which drew nine Democratic supporters Opposed were seven Democrats and all nine Republicans
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Washington
House Labor Committee
Lesinski
D-Mich
Rep Kelley
D-Pa
Plan Provides Aid to Families of Strikers
Washington AP report says President Truman’s plan for aid to all needy would allow relief payments to families of workers on strike. The final decision on home relief would be left to the individual states.
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Washington
Arthur J. Altmeyer
Truman
Chamber Roads Group to Confer with White in Ames
A Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce roads committee will confer with Fred White of the Iowa Highway Commission in Ames on Wednesday. The delegation includes F. Stepanek, William H Behrens, Linn County Engineer Robert H Caldwell and Harry Boyd.
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Roads Committee
Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce
Ames
Fred White
Iowa Highway Commission
F. Stepanek
William H Behrens
Linn County
Robert H. Caldwell
Harry Boyd
Red Tactics Grow More Aggressive
Western Europe Communist leaders in France Italy Germany and Britain have urged welcoming and aiding a Soviet army in war, signaling a tougher line and possible central directives. British observer notes renewed provocative declarations aim to unsettle non Communist publics and test Western alliance cohesion.
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London
Europe
France
Italy
Germany
Britain
Harry Pollitt
British Communist Party
Western Europe
Suspect Admits Holdups at Ames And Des Moines
Detective Chief Paul Castelline says Ralph Michael, 23, a Madrid farmer, confessed to a $25 filling station robbery in Ames and attempted holdup in Des Moines after a three mile car chase and two block foot pursuit. Ames police link possible taxi driver assault to another incident. no shots fired.
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Des Moines
Paul Castelline
Madrid
Ames
Ralph Michael
O. J Erickson
Michael
Henry Dover
Ralph McKinley
The Cafe Break In At 1001 Ninth Street SE
Prowlers smashed the rear door of a cafe at 1001 Ninth Street SE between 10 p.m. Monday and 5:35 a.m. Tuesday and stole an undetermined amount of change from a juke box and a pinball machine. Investigating officers noted the glass was broken to gain entry. Proprietor Arthur Turner said the machines had been emptied over the weekend and the loss was likely not large.
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Ninth Street SE
Arthur Turner
Freeman Pleads Guilty in Linn County Desertion Case
Floyd E. Freeman admitted desertion and abandonment of minor children in Linn County district court on a Monday plea. Judge G. K. Thompson imposed a one year sentence at Fort Madison penitentiary to run concurrently with a prior one year term for passing a bad check from November 15.
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Floyd E. Freeman
Linn County
G. K. Thompson
Fort Madison
Freeman
Rendering Firm sued for 11103.97 in Iowa accident damages
Robert W. Scott of Strawberry Point and the Ryan Transport Corporation of Des Moines sue Cedar Rapids Rendering Service and Gene Hopton for 11103.97 in damages from an accident on December 14 on highway 13 seven miles north of Manchester and nine miles south of Strawberry Point.
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Robert W. Scott
Strawberry Point
Ryan Transport Corporation
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Gene Hopton
Manchester
Seven suits dismissed by judge in Cedar Rapids area
Judge G. K. Thompson dismissed seven cases on motion of plaintiffs. Dismissed actions include Kingston vs Kingston for divorce, Peet vs Simoens for damages, Hartigan vs Biederman for property damage, Melchert vs Melchert for separate maintenance, Squires vs Squires for divorce, Maresh Sheet Metal Works vs Messenger for foreclosure, and Kelley vs Chicago Trailer Transport and J. R. Brown for damages. In Kelley case defendants agreed to pay 1500 dollars after Kelley sought 2900 for an accident on September 17, 1947 on Highway 380, two and a half miles west of Cedar Rapids.
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G. K. Thompson
Mary M. Kingston
Theodore L. Kingston
G. L. Peet
Camiel Simoens
Mary Margaret Hartigan
James F. Biederman
Verna E. Melchert
Oscar E. Melchert
Roy Squires
Lillian Squires
Maresh Sheet Metal Works
Messenger and Sons
Harold Kelley
Chicago Trailer Transport
J. R. Brown
Kelley
Cedar Rapids
Will of Guy McLeod probate appoints executor
The will of Guy McLeod who died February 15 was admitted to probate on Monday. A. J. Schueler was named executor with a bond of two thousand dollars. The will leaves one dollar to brother Lester McLeod and the remainder to sister May Fox.
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Guy McLeod
A. J. Schueler
Lester McLeod
May Fox
Soldiers' Relief Agency Names Smith Executive Secretary
Carl D Smith was appointed executive secretary of the Linn County Soldiers Relief Commission starting March 1, replacing Don Newell who resigned to focus on home duties. Smith, a World War II veteran and former Linn County official, will earn 2800 dollars annually while the office operates mornings for two weeks, then possibly mornings only, with afternoons for case investigations. Other commission members are Jay H Watts and Martin Roeniig of Cedar Rapids.
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Newell
Commission
Smith
Typewriter
Cloe
Jay H Watts
Martin Roeniig
Cedar Rapids
Blasting of Eddyville Ice Jam Begins
Dynamite crews started blasting the ice jam on the Des Moines river between Eddyville and Chillicothe. Four charges were set by 2 pm to loosen ice where a highway bridge collapsed last Saturday, under supervision of Carl Hansell of DuPont.
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Eddyville
Des Moines
Chillicothe
Carl Hansell
Oskaloosa
DuPont Company
Stamp honors founding of Washington and Lee
The three cent stamp commemorating the 200th anniversary of Washington and Lee University will be issued in Lexington Virginia on April 12. The Postal Bulletin stated collectors may send up to ten envelopes to be marked as first day covers to the Lexington postmaster.
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Washington and Lee University
Lexington
Postal Bulletin
Mrs. Howard Beye Wins Iowa City Mayoral GOP Nomination
In Iowa City, Mrs. Howard Beye won the Republican primary for mayor with a 578 to 215 margin over Carl Redenbaugh. Incumbent mayor Preston Koser ran unopposed in the Democratic primary.
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Iowa City
Howard Beye
Carl Redenbaugh
Preston Koser
Pair Charged with Beating and Robbing 83-Year-Old Man
Howard Hoffman and Lloyd Ferrill were charged with larceny after beating 83-year-old Fred Hohl in Greene Square last Saturday. The suspects were arrested Monday, waived to the grand jury, and face $2,000 bonds each. Hohl’s watch and $12 were taken. the watch was recovered.
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Justice Court
Greene Square
William Kudina
Howard Hoffman
South Bend
Ind
Lloyd Ferrill
Murphysboro
Ill
H. R. Churchill
Bend
Fred Hohl
Fifth Avenue SE
Hohl
Kudina
Notable Cedar Rapids Lawyer Barnes Dies at 72
Barn es a prominent Cedar Rapids attorney and longtime partner in Barnes Chamberlain Hanzhk and Wadsworth died after a career spanning Cedar Rapids utilities law. He held multiple bar affiliations and community roles and is survived by wife Nellie Parvin two daughters and two sons with extensive family in California. Funeral arrangements are pendingTurners Mortuary will handle services.
Rail Executive Warns of Depression Mood and Rail Dismay
Robert R. Young, chairman of Chesapeake and Ohio, says the nation is in a low mood led by railroads with a 1948 deficit over 450 million dollars. He warns passenger service could collapse due to operating costs and obsolete equipment and predicts freight rates could rise by 50 percent on about two thirds of rail traffic.
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Washington
INS
Robert R. Young
Young
Chesapeake and Ohio
Marines suspend bulk of March enlistments
The Marine Corps halted most March enlistments except for 18 year olds and a limited number of women. Recruitment paused due to increased re enlistments and reduced corps strength. Enrollment of volunteers in the marine reserve continues with no quota.
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Washington
Marine Corps
Marine Reserve
Local City Briefs From Cedar Rapids Area
Community notices include Aeroneers meeting at 7 pm in the YMCA basement and Ahepa chapter 194 meeting at St Johns hall. Vacation announcement for Mr and Mrs R M Threlkeld, correction on Ida Baird address, and multiple court fines for disturbance and reckless driving.
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R. M. Threlkeld
Fourth Avenue
Excelsior Springs
Ida Baird
Sixth Avenue
Clay Plan for Western German Ships Faces Protest
Washington authorities clash over Gen Lucius D Clay’s proposal to let Western Germans build and operate ocean going ships. US agencies quarrel amid Potsdam limits, with ship operators and unions opposing revival of Germany as a shipping rival. The Navy seeks policy clarity while the Maritime Commission resists.
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Washington
Lucius D Clay
Britain
France
Russia
Truman
Germany
State Department
Clay
Army Department
Maritime Commission
Y M C A Leader Calls Youth Training Global Fight Against Ideologies
Dalton F McClelland, executive secretary of the International Committee of Y M C A s, urged commitment to spread Christian ideals amid competing world ideologies. He noted 60 secretaries abroad with plans to add 14, citing Y M C A s active in 74 countries and marking the Cedar Rapids Y s 80th anniversary. The meeting honored long-time member John H Ely and featured staff introductions and a tour of the new health club after dinner.
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Truman
Rabindranath Tagore
McClelland
Y.M.C.A
Cedar Rapids
John 8. Ely
John F. Ely
John M. Ely
Tow
Monmouth
Ore
Rotary hears praise for Indian government as stable in Asia
Dalton F. McClelland executive secretary of the international YMCA board spoke at the Roosevelt hotel during Cedar Rapids Rotary club noon meeting. He called the Indian government the most stable in Asia and voiced support for its leadership.
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Dalton F. McClelland
International Board of the Ymca
Roosevelt Hotel
Cedar Rapids
Rotary Club
McClelland
Asia
Tokyo Yokohama tremors shake region no damage
Two earthquakes struck Tokyo and Yokohama within five minutes on Tuesday but caused no noticeable damage or injuries according to authorities. The tremors prompted early reports but were deemed minor after inspection.
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Tokyo
Yokohama
Final A I S Science Program Wednesday
The final program in the Sci ence You Can Understand series will be presented at 7 30 Wednesday night in the Little Theater at the Y M C A A movie Exploring With X rays will be shown and Dr L D Weld professor emeritus from Coe college will lecture Sponsored by the Allied Industrial League the programs have idel tified with scientific subjects at a non technical level Admission is 25 cents for adults and 15 cents for high school but sent The general public is invited.
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Y.M.C
L. D. Weld
Coe College
Allied Industrial League
European Gales Kill 23 Across Europe and Britain
Gales from a milch winter battered Europe killing at least 23 and causing heavy property damage. War damaged buildings collapsed in Germany killing 20 in eastern Germany with ten in Cologne. a Rome death from a toppled wall. a Yorksh ire roof collapse killed a woman. Seawalls breached, 76 mph winds in Britain. ten ships grounded. Berlin airlift halted. Britain facing about £50 000 in damage.
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Europe
Britain
Germany
Estern
Cologne
Rome
Yorkshire
Berlin
Tempelhof
Frankfurt
Denmark
Scotland
Biebrich
Wiesbaden
Norfolk
South Shivers Snow Hits N Y and South
Freezing weather snarled travel across the South threatening Georgia and South Carolina peach crops while the Northeast dug out from heavy snowfall. Up to 12 inches fell in western Massachusetts and parts of Connecticut with 10 inches in New York City and Rhode Island causing plane groundings and major highway congestion.
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Tennessee
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New York
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M.C.A
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