Daily Record Arch 2 1949 Weather Summary
Temperatures and precipitation noted for March 2 1949 across cities like Miami Milwaukee Denver New York Phoenix Sioux City with highs in 60s and 70s, lows in 20s to 50s. Forecast calls for little change, mild west, cooler Saturday, and no notable precipitation. Divorce decrees listed: Kyle E Blaine from Jean A Blaine. Mabel A Pisarik from Joseph A Pisarik.
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Ismarek
Miami
Hicaco
Minneapo
New York
Cluth
Iphoenix
S Ang
iSioux City
Iowa
Enre
Veteran Judge Defends Jury Selection in Communist Case
A veteran federal judge called as a witness defended New York juror selection as fair and representative, denying discrimination against Negroes women Jews the poor or minority groups. He testified the system is handpicked yet aims for a cross section while defense attorney pressed questions amid interruptions.
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New York
Woodrow Wilson
John Clark Knox
Harold R. Medina
Medina
Harry Sacher
Sacher
Knox
Congressional Judiciary Committees
U. S
John F. X. McGahey
Iowa Red Cross Warned Of Threatening Floods
Red Cross disaster service headquarters in St Louis warns 33 Iowa chapters to update disaster plans amid heavy snow and rain in the Missouri river basin. The forecast notes precipitation at high levels, with potential floods as temperatures rise.
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Red Cross
Iowa
Red Cross Disaster Service
St Louis
Missour River
Missouri River
U. S. Weather Bureau
Wapello County
Regular Marine March Enlistments Closed in Cedar Rapids
M/Sgt Ray Nichols learned on Wednesday that regular enlistments are closed in March in Cedar Rapids. He can still enlist 18 year olds for one year and accept applications from women who wish to join the corps.
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Ray Nichols
Cedar Rapids
Nichols
Damn Struck From Congressman's Speech on House Floor
Rep Rich of Pennsylvania used the word damn on the house floor. Speaker Rayburn ordered the term stricken from the official records as Rich began discussing inflation and economic advisers, calling for improvements for poor people.
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Washington
Rep
Rich
R-Pa
Rayburn
Truman
Council of Economic Advisers
Leon Keyserling
Anamosa Escapee Surrenders in San Antonio
A man claiming to be Wayne C. Heatherlin, 26, of Pleasantville Iowa, surrendered in San Antonio Texas stating he had escaped from the Anamosa Iowa reformatory two years ago after serving about two years of a ten year robbery sentence.
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San Antonio
Texas
Owen W., Kilday
Anamosa
Iowa
Wayne C. Heatherlin
Pleasantville
Military Rites for Pfe Jerry Svaton Saturday
Services for Pfe Jerry G. Svaton son of Anton Svaton 875 Shaver Road NE will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Brosh chapel with Theodore B Hlubecek officiating Veterans of Foreign Wars will conduct grave military rites at Bohemian National Cemetery He died in Italy June 26 1944 while serving as mortarman with the 34th Division Inducted April 15 1941 he fought in the African campaign born Cedar Rapids March 25 1916 He is survived by his father and sister Mrs Edward R Webster of Cedar Rapids Friends may call at the chapel.
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Pfe
Jerry G. Svaton
Anton Svaton
Shaver Road
Brosh Chapel
Theodore B. Hlubacek
Bohemian National Cemetery
Pfo Swaton
U. S. Army
Italy
Cedar Rapids
Edward R. Webster
Deaths Charles A Spears of Cedar Rapids
Charles Alvah Spears a Cedar Rapids machinery man died at 8 25 am Wednesday after a long illness. He was born March 1 1882 in Burr Oak Kansas and worked for Spears Wells Oakland Caterpillar Peoria and LaPlant Choate. He is survived by his wife two sons two sisters and four grandchildren. Funeral services Thursday at 1 30 pm in Turner chapel with cremation. flowers omitted.
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Charles Alvah Spears
Cottage Grove Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Spears-Wells Machinery Company
Oakland
Calif
Caterpillar Tractor Company
Peoria
LaPlant-Choate Manufacturing Company
Burr Oak
Kaw
Lowena Scouten
Long Beach
Charles A. Spears, Jr
Knoxville
Cedar Rapids Country Club
Isaak Walton League
Turner Chapel
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Infant Rance Died in Sioux City Hospital
George John Rance eight month old son of Mr and Mrs George J Rance of Sioux City formerly of Cedar Rapids died in a Sioux City hospital Wednesday morning He was born in Sioux City July 13 1948 Surviving besides his parents are a sister Christine Ann of Sioux City and his grandparents Mr and Mrs Frank Rance and Mrs Frances Vlasek all of Cedar Rapids The body will be brought to Cedar Rapids where services will be held in the Polansky chapel at a time to be announced later.
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George John Rance
George J Rance
Sioux City
Cedar Rapids
Christine Ann
Frank Rance
Frances Vlasek
Polansky
Back to Horses Sheriff Decrees
COLORADO SPRINGS Colo. There is too much modernity in law enforcement says Norman W Short El Paso counties new sheriff He vows to revive a horse mounted patrol to pursue lawbreakers in Pike s Peak rugged brush areas using horses instead of patrol cars and radios.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Norman W. Short
el Paso County
Short
Pike’s Peak
Finkbine Dinner Set at Iowa City March 10
The 27th annual Finkbine dinner for representative men will be held at the University of Iowa on March 10. Administrative dean Allin W. Dakin announced today. About 65 leaders from campus organizations will be invited.
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Iowa City
INS
University of Iowa
Allin W. Dakin
Masaryk Day Proclaimed by Iowa Governor Beardsley
Governor William S. Beardsley proclaims March 7th Masaryk Day in Iowa after a request from the Federation of Czech Groups Cedar Rapids. The ceremony will open the house and senate Monday with Rev Zdenek F Pauk of Cedar Rapids leading and the Cedar Rapids Czech officers signing the proclamation.
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Masaryk
Iowa
William S. Beardsley
Federation of Czech Groups, Inc
Cedar Rapids
United States of America
Czechoslovakia
Thomas Garique Masaryk
Jan Masaryk
Czecho- Slovakia
Zdenek F. Pauk
Federation of Czech Groups
Senate
Hus Presbyterian Church
Mr Pauk
General Assembly
Andrew Polehna
Rose Dryml
Parks plan outlines limited acquisition and funding
Parks chairman Soboda urged Cedar Rapids to acquire about 10 to 12 acres of a 19 acre site for a future park and push the state legislature to raise the millage levy from one to three mills. Parks Commissioner Jones will discuss at the next meeting while Soboda noted no immediate need for new parks in southeast and northwest areas beyond Bever Van Vechten and Ellis parks.
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Hawkeye Loan and Brokerage Company
Soboda
Jones
Cedar Rapids
Bever
van Vechten
Senate committee votes to abolish Ag Credit Corp
The Senate agriculture committee voted to abolish the Regional Agricultural Credit Corporation and transfer its lending powers to the secretary of agriculture. The action sidelines a House approved bill that would permit the RACC to make emergency loans in snow swept western states.
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Washington
Senate Agriculture Committee
Regional Agricultural Credit Corporation
Secretary of Agriculture
RACC
Named Manager Gazette Stations
The Gazette Company announced Fred W. Wagenvoord as general manager of its radio stations KCRG and KCRK. A Lansing Michigan native with long radio experience in WJIM WKBZ and WVLK he also led civic and war work in Muskegon and served in Rotary. Neil Conklin remains commercial manager after a shift from combined manager and sales supervision.
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the Gazette Company Today
Fred W. Wagenvoord
Kcrgkcrk
Lansing
Mich
Michigan State College
Wagenvoord
WJIM
Muskegon
WKBZ
Happy Chandler
WVLK
Lexington
Versailles
Chamber of Commerce
Rotary Club
Neil Conklin
MacArthur subpoena sought in Tokyo Rose treason case
Iva D'Aquino's attorney asks for subpoenas to compel Gen. Douglas MacArthur and 42 other witnesses in the Orient to testify in her treason trial in San Francisco. He wants them brought here at government expense and may move part of the trial to Tokyo, Hongkong, and Sydney if denied. The trial is scheduled for May 16.
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San Francisco
Iva
Tokyo
D'Aquino
MacArthur
Orient
Wayne Collins
Federal District Court
Hongkong
Sydney
D’aquino
Japan
Pacific
Man Waives to Grand Jury in Malicious Damage Case
Gerald Standard, 22, of 8070 Avenue NW, waived to the grand jury Tuesday at a justice court arraignment on a charge of malicious damage to a building and fixtures. Justice H. R. Churchill set bond at $100. Standard is accused of damaging a jukebox unit in the Mirror Lounge last Saturday night.
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Gerald Standard
Grand Jury
H. Churchill
Avenue NW
Grand
Justice Court
H. R. Churchill
Standard
Mirror
E P Adler dies head of Midwest newspaper chain
Davenport Iowa AP E P Adler 76 longtime Lee newspaper president died at 6 am after months of illness. Born in Chicago in 1872 he rose from apprentice printer to publisher guiding the Davenport Times Ottumwa Courier and ten paper group. He led interfaith work and civic drives including a 1 million dollar St Luke's hospital fund. He is survived by son Phil Adler and granddaughter Betty Adler II. Funeral at Temple Emanuel Davenport with burial Mt. Nebo.
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Davenport
E. P. Adler
Lee Newspapers
Chicago
Adler
Young Men’s Christian Association
Episcopalian
St. Luke’s Hospital
Mannie” Adler
Ottumwa
Ottumwa Courier
A. W. Lee
Lee
Davenport Times
The
Times
Davenport Democrat and Leader
Muscatine Journal
Mason City Globe-Gazette
Madison
Wis
State Journal
LaCrosse
Tribune and Leader-Press
Hannibal
Phil Adler
Kewanee
Star-Courier
Betty Adler II
University of Illinois
Hill-Frederick
Temple Emanuel
Abram Vossen Goodman
Eugene Mannheimer
Congregation B'nai Jeshurun
Des Moines
West Union Driver's Examiner Resigns in Iowa Shuffle
DES MOINES AP The Iowa safety department announced the resignation of F A Davis the state driver’s license examiner at West Union Alfred W Kahl announced the transfer of Virgil E Ludwig to West Union to succeed Davis Ludwig had been a clerk in the Des Moines license examining office Davis a World War II veteran resigned to join the army counterintelligence corps
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Des Moines
F. A. Davis
West Union
Iowa Safety Department
Alfred W. Kahl
Virgil E. Ludwig
Davis
Ludwig
Army
Counter-Intelligence Corps
Muscatine Man Killed In Truck Auto Crash
Edgar L Fletcher of Muscatine died Tuesday when his car pulled from a farm driveway into the path of a Rock Island Lines Transport truck on highway 61 near Muscatine. Injured were Frank Wilson and his wife, also of Muscatine, who were hospitalized. The truck was driven by 21 year old Donald Orcutt of Davenport. he was uninjured and accompanied Fletcher.
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Muscatine
Edgar L Fletcher
Highway 61
Here
Frank Wilson
Fred Nesper
Wilson
Rock Island Lines
Donald Orcutt
Davenport
Fletcher
Bandit Escapes Miami Jail Using Elevator Car
California bandit Clyde M. Johnson rode an elevator from the 21st floor of a Miami courthouse jail to reach the street escaping with $43,000 from a Memphis bank robbery. Police erected a cordon, then widened the search as officers traced him to a hotel where FBI agents captured him. Johnson, 30, Glendale, California, had been wanted since February 8 and held $36,000 of the loot in the car and luggage when seized with accomplices in Miami Beach. He had a history of prison escapes and parole.
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Miami
California
Memphis
Clyde M. Johnson
Glendale
Calif
United States
First National Bank
B. A. Law
George Loehr
Law
Loehr
Johnson
Horace Alexander
FBI
Miami Beach
John E. Anderson
St. Louis
Mabel Scroggins
San Quentin
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