Lewis proposes mutual aid pact between UMW and CIO
In Washington, John L. Lewis urged a mutual aid pact linking United Mine Workers and CIO. He sent the idea in a letter to CIO President Philip Murray and returned a $500,000 check as unused aid during the coal strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
CIO
UMW
Philip Murray
Murray
Lewis
United Auto Workers
Chrysler
America
Iowa Weather Forecast and Local notices from Cedar Rapids
Iowa forecast shows cloudy, colder with snow flurries and lows near zero to 10 below. highs 5 above to 15. Precipitation light. Also listed are divorces, marriage licenses, fires, court actions, births in multiple counties, and funeral notices across Cedar Rapids and surrounding towns.
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Pisa
Bismarck
Phoenix
Poate
Iowa
Hoover and Warren clash over government accounting reform
In Washington on Tuesday Herbert Hoover and Comptroller General Lindsay C. Warren publicly sparred on reforming the federal accounting system. Hoover urged sweeping changes to modernize procedures while Warren argued the Hoover plan would undermine the GAO and expand a vast bureaucracy.
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Washington
LLP
Herbert Hoover
Lindsay C. Warren
Hoover
Senate Expenditures Committee
Warren
Hoover Commission
GAO
Commission On Government Reorganization
Treasury
Congress
Absentee Ballots Available for Cedar Rapids Primary
Cedar Rapids voters may cast absentee ballots for the city primary at City Hall. City Clerk Maude M. Krebs said office hours on weekdays are 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m. with Saturday 8 to 12. Registered citizens away on election day may vote before 5 p.m. Monday before ballots are turned to precinct officials for counting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Maude M. Krebs
Miss Krebs
Butter Crash Splinters Through Chicago Cafe Front
A semi trailer crashed through the front window of The Human restaurant in Chicago, trapping 10 customers. Owner Nick Vasile, 48, was treated for cuts. driver Robert Leppert, 23, said an auto ran a stop light. Co owner William Frostin proposed rear deliveries.
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Chicago
Nick Vasile
Robert W.leppert
Dubuque
William Frostin
Burglars Steal 274 Cash From Dyersville Telegraph Box
The Iowa Telephone and Telegraph Company money box containing 274 dollars in cash and 400 dollars in checks was stolen in Dyersville during Monday night. Three other boxes in a safe with 379 dollars remained untouched, sheriff Leo Martin was reported. Company Manager W R Rediger named the figures.
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Dyersville
INS
Iowa Telephone and Telegraph Company
Dubuque County
Leo Martin
W. R. Rediger
Princess Margaret Ill of Influenza At Buckingham Palace
Buckingham Palace announced Princess Margaret is ill with influenza on Tuesday. The statement confirms the royal condition but provides no further details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Margaret
Buckingham Palace
Red Cross Fund Total Compares With Last Year
Red Cross volunteers are urged to report full or partial renewals as the drive for 50 000 ends Friday. Funds support disaster relief water safety first aid and veterans services with an orientation for 50 workers at the YWCA. The article notes veterans receiving government benefits via Red Cross assistance and outlines loans or grants for emergency travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Drive
William Crissman
Y.W.C.A
Red Cross Disaster Relief Committee
Ellis Trailer S
City Briefs Highlight Local Youth Groups and Offbeat News
Linn county Young Democrats meet Wednesday at 7 30 p m at the Roosevelt hotel. Waltonians to elect new directors tonight after a Y M C A dinner. Richard Nunemaker fined 100 for reckless driving. Oil industry leaders attend Des Moines meeting with officer elections. Boy Scout Troop 108 marks fourth birthday with a banquet and donations to a hospital school for handicapped children. New members Gordon Bowser and Charles Kelley join. Bernard Lillick is Scoutmaster.
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Young Democrats
Linn County
Roosevelt Hotel
Waltonians
Y.M.C.A
Boy Scout Troop
Kenwood Methodist Church
Gordon Bowser
Charles Kelley
Cedar Rapids
Hospital School
Iowa City
Bernard Lillick
Thousand Baby Chicks Killed in Car Crash
A station wagon wrecked on highway 64 near Grimes Iowa killed 1000 of 2600 baby chicks slated for Des Moines by air. The wagon rolled after a sideswipe collision. driver Morris Bower 26 of Coon Rapids escaped with minor injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grimes
Des Moines
Miller and
Plastiras Party Wins Greek Election Lead
Athens reports Gen. Nicholas Plastiras moderate left wing party leading Greek parliamentary race after near complete unofficial returns. The result signals strong support for Plastiras and party leadership in Tuesday voting.
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Athens
Nicholas Plastiras
Ovesen Enteres Race For Congress In First District
Herbert Ovesen 36 a Wilton Junction farmer formally announced Monday his candidacy for the Republican nomination in the First district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Herbert Ovesen
Wilton Junction
Farmer
Congress
Kravchenko Reveals Tons of Secrets Sent to Reds
Viktor Kravchenko testified before the House Un-American Activities Committee that Soviet officials in the United States shipped dozens of tons of secret U.S. documents and materials to Russia during World War II. He detailed shipments by ship and plane, the use of diplomatic immunity, and espionage roles for Russian diplomats and agents.
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Washington
INS
Viktor Kravchenko
U.S
Russia
Kravchenko
House
UN American Activities Committee
Air Force
G. Recey Jordan
Kravcchenko
Semen Vassilenko
Soviet Metal Industries
Soviet Purchasing Commission
Vassilenko
Cour
Ier
United States
Walter
D-Pa
United Nations
Jacob Malik
Alexander Panyushkin
England
France
Moscow
Death of Cedar Rapids painter Louis Broulik at 63
Louis Broulik 63 of 1530 Seventh Ave SE Cedar Rapids died Monday at 3 15 p m enroute to a Cedar Rapids hospital after a heart attack at Cecil Brothers station Sixteenth Ave and Sixth St SW He was a partner with brother William until 1947 The Broulik Brothers firm started 1913 at 1312 Second St SE later moving to 1329 Second St He served in civic and fraternal groups and belonged to Local 447 Painters Union He married Emma Years Oct 30 1912 Surviving are his wife four sisters and a brother Services at Barta Hesser chapel with details later Friends may call after 4 p m Wednesday.
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Louis Broulik
Seventh Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Cecil Brothers
Progressive
Czechoslovak Society of America
South Side Civic Club
Painters, Paperhangers and Decorators of America Union
Emma
Broulik
McAllen
Texas
Rail Splitters
Bohemians
South Side
William Christie
William Hach
Edward Hach
Emma Starman
William Broulck
Obituary: John J. Ondrasek Dies in Cedar Rapids
John J. Ondrasek 64 of 628 First Avenue NE Cedar Rapids died at 3 05 p.m. Monday after a brief illness. Born June 7 1885 at Fort Atkinson he was a retired tavern operator. Survived by two daughters Mrs Oscar Anderson Clear Brook Minnesota and Mrs Kenneth Tidgwell Bagley Minnesota a son James Bovey Minnesota ten grandchildren two sisters Mrs Tony Bearst Fort Atkinson and Tracey Ondrasek Minneapolis and two brothers Charles Fort Atkinson and Frank Knobs Montana. Body to Fort Atkinson Wednesday. funeral Thursday. burial in St Johns Cemetery Fort Atkinson. Friends may call at Brosh chapel Tuesday.
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John J. Ondrasek
First Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Fort Atkinson
Oscar Anderson
Clearbrook
Minn
Kenneth Tidgwell
Bagley
James
Bovey
Tony Bearst
Tracey Ondrasek
Minneapolis
Charles
Frank
Knobs
Mont
St. John’s Cemetery
Brosh
Services for Cedar Rapids resident Mrs Earl F Heinze
Mrs Earl F Heinze died suddenly at the family residence 725 First Avenue SW after 33 years in Cedar Rapids. Services will be held at Turner chapel at 1 30 p m Wednesday with Rev Herman N Benner of First Baptist Church officiating. Burial is Cedar Memorial cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl F. Heinze
First Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Turner Chapel
Herman N. Benner
First Baptist Church
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Services for Duane Raye Voss
Duane Raye Voss 11 son of Mr and Mrs Edmund G Voss of Mt Vernon road SE died early Monday Services will be at Beatty chapel at 1:30 p m Wednesday conducted by Rev F H Ward Burial will be in Cedar Memorial cemetery Friends
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duane Raye Voss
Edmund G. Voss
Mt. Vernon Road SE
Beatty Chapel
F. H. Ward
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Services for Adelbert B. Steele Held at Beatty Chapel
Adelbert B. Steele of 1252 Highwood Drive NW dies Sunday. Services will be at 3 30 p.m. Wednesday in Beatty chapel conducted by Rev. H G Schwegler. Burial in Cedar Memorial cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adelbert B. Steele
Highwood Drive
Beatty Chapel
H. G. Schwegler
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Mrs. Carnes 82 Dies After Long Illness in Cedar Rapids
Mrs. Thomas D. Carnes age 82 of 800 Nineteenth St SE Cedar Rapids died at home at 9 a.m. Tuesday after a long illness. She was born in Zanesville Ohio and was a member of First Christian Church and its Woman's Forum Bible class. Surviving include Royal D. Carnes of Mason City and three brothers.
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Thomas D. Carnes
Nineteenth Street
Cedar Rapids
Zanesville
Ohio
Harris family members tied to Phoenix and Scotts Bluff services
Charles Harris Milton Harris and John Harris of Phoenix along with sister Mrs Martha Hillrich of Scotts Bluff Neb are named. Services are planned at the Barta Hesser chapel with time to be announced. Friends may visit after 4 pm Thursday.
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Charles Harris
Milton Harris
John Harris
Phoenix
Ariz
Martha Hillrich
Scotts Bluff
Neb
Mid Iowa Juniors stage The Hoosier Schoolmaster comedy
Iowa brief notes cover high school juniors presenting The Hoosier Schoolmaster in Middle Amana with a long cast list. Short items include fire department officer elections at Oxford Junction, on ice injuries in Onslow, a five year embezzlement sentence in Vinton, and local wedding notices in Wyoming and Oelwein.
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Amana
Hoosier
Henrietta J. Moershel
Alice Geyer
Elsie Moser
George Berger
Fred Renner
Norman Geiger
Harriet Ackerman
Richard Eichacker
Billy Metz
Richard Hutchinson
Viola Rettig
Kathleen Moessner
Harriet Hegewald
Billy Shoup
Henry Trumpold
Melvin Grasser
Alvin Mouchka
Leroy Trumpold
Roy Moser
Iowa City Coach Suit Settled Out of Court
Agnes Tesar settled her $34 624 personal injury suit against the Iowa City Coach Company out of court after a jury had been selected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Iowa City Coach Company
Agnes Tesar
Five Years For Burglary In Des Moines Case
Albert Charles Wessling, 31, of Sioux City, was sentenced to five years in the Fort Madison penitentiary for burglary. The term runs concurrently with a 10 year burglary sentence from Sioux City last Friday for the Beets of Service and Sale Co. burglary indictment.
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Des Moines
Albert Charles Wessling
Sioux City
Fort Madison
Wessling
Beets of Service and Sale Co
Seek Rehearing For Iowa Negro
Attorneys for Sioux City resident Terry Lee Sims argued before the Iowa Supreme Court for a rehearing after the court upheld his 40 year sentence for a 1949 rape conviction. The court took the matter under advisement as Sims seeks another review with support from the American Civil Liberties Union and local labor groups.
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DES Moines
Sioux City
Givingan
Iowa Supreme Court
High Court
Terry Lee Sims
Sims
Fort Madison
U. S. Supreme Court
Iowa
American Civil Liberties Union
Woodbury County
Alderman Charged With Assault in Peoria
Peoria Alderman Albert F Connor 42, chair of the county Democratic committee, posted 1200 bond after being charged with assault with a deadly weapon and assault and battery. Frank Sharum 27 says Connor pistol whipped him during a traffic stop. A March 16 hearing was set. Sharum to be arraigned Thursday.
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Peoria
INS
Albert F. Conner
County Democratic Committee
Frank Sharum
Conner
Sharam
Sharum
Court Won't Reopen Nyce Case Bond Firms Lose Claim
Iowa Supreme Court refused to reopen the Nyce probate matter allowing St. Paul Mercury Indemnity and National Surety to file for 78704 against the late Earl H. Nyce estate. The court affirmed the district ruling that the claim was filed after the legal deadline despite early closure of the probate.
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B. F. Thomas
St. Paul Mercury Indemnity Company
St. Paul
National Surety Corporation of
New York
Nyce
Supreme Court
District Court
Four Escape Drowning In Prairie Creek Dolliver Park
Four youths narrowly escaped drowning when a car slid into Prairie creek at Dolliver state park south of Fort Dodge. The vehicle rolled 75 feet downstream near a barricade, with water within inches of the top. Phil lips and occupants survived with aid from park custodian James A. Babcock who threw a rope and helped them reach shore.
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Fort Dodge
Prairie Creek
Dolliver State Park
Here
Jack Phillips
Phillips
Duane Markley
James A. Babcock
Markley
Deer Seen Inside City as Lowlands Flood Near Marshalltown
Several deer were sighted within Marshalltown city limits as flood waters from the Iowa river and Linn creek drove the animals from the lowlands. One deer crossed the main street and sheltered briefly on the Methodist church grounds. Highway 14 near the Iowa river was flooded with one-way traffic allowed.
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Marshalltown
Iowa River
Linn Creek
Methodist Church
Walford man pleads guilty to drunk driving
Edwin C. Bessey 37 of Walford pled guilty to drunk driving. He was fined 300 dollars plus costs by Judge J. E. Heiserman after arrest at 7 27 p m Monday by Marion Police Officer Gerhard C. Clemenson. The fine may be paid 50 dollars down and 25 dollars a month.
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Edwin C. Bessey
Walford
J. E. Heiserman
Bessey
Marion
Gerhard C. Clemenson
Heiserman
Beaten Lumber Jack recounts 25 hour mountain ordeal
Robert L. McGuire, 45, crawled 3 miles in 14 hours to reach a neighbor after his car left Beaver Creek road and fell 100 feet. His wife, a passenger, was killed in the crash. He endured hours near the burning wreck and freezing cold before help arrived.
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Yreka
Calif
Robert L. McGuire
McGuire
Beaver Creek Road
Ces
Jack Trainor
Woman Hitchhiker Killed in Two Car Collision
A Fort Dodge hitchhiker Eunice Mauce died in a two car crash 12 miles south of New Hampton on Highway 63. The collision involved John N. Johnson of Frederika driving with Mauce and Max Redmond of Waterloo in another car. Johnson said Mauce had hitched a ride with him earlier. Redmond and Johnson were injured but not seriously.
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New Hampton
Fort Dodge
Here
Eunice Mauce
John N. Johnson
Frederika
Johnson
Max Redmond
Waterloo
Redmond
Waterloo Doctor to Stand Trial March 20
District Judge Ralph Hasner set March 20 for the trial of Dr. Gabriel Lichty a 46 year old Waterloo physician charged with attempting an illegal operation. Lichty pled innocent and is free on a $5000 bond after arrest November 18 for an alleged October operation attempt on a Minneapolis woman at his office.
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Waterloo
Ralph Hasner
Gabriel Lichty
Lichty
Minneapolis
Solon Man Loses Bid for Beer Permit
City Judge James P. Gaffney denied Lowell Hartsock's petition for a Solon beer permit. Hartsock had appealed after the Solon town council refused the permit, which the council said would keep Solon at seven taverns, two over the legal limit.
Elephant Gift Delivers Desk Presence to Iowa Governor
A gray china elephant made to order in Denmark sits on Gov. William S. Beardsley's desk as a gift from Kennard Mogensen, a Coon Rapids implement dealer. Mogensen, met during Beardsley's 1948 campaign, had the piece crafted while visiting Denmark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Denmark
William S. Beardsley
Kennard Mogensen
Coon Rapids
Mogensen
Aureomycin Drug Helps Fight Infectious Mononucleosis
New York doctors report aureomycin shortened illness duration in 72 percent of 18 treated patients versus 36 percent in a control group. Fever reduced quickly with treatment, though blood involvement remained unchanged. The drug, already used for bacterial infections, shows broader potential.
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Harold A. Lyons
Edward M. Hard
Naval Hospital
St. Albans
N. Y
Naval
New York Academy of Medicine
Butterflies Help Salesman Save His Sight in Ohio Exhibit
Joseph Ellis of Ashland later Youngstown, a Mo hican Rubber salesman, regains vision after doctor advised eye exercises. He collects nearly 500 display boxes and about 1 000 specimens including butterflies moths and other insects, now credited with improving his sight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown, Ohio
INS
Joseph Ellis
Joe
Tennessee
Mohican Rubber Company
Ashland
Ohio
States
Mexico
Ellis
Youngstown
United States
Czechoslovakia Expels Seven U S Students
Prague reports seven American scholarship students have been expelled in recent months as part of a broader campaign against the West. Evelyn Caha of Nebraska left Feb 21, with authorities citing the "interest of the state." Six other Americans were also expelled, with two more expected among the 12 remaining students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Evelyn Caha
Ceresco
Neb
Same Spot in Boston Makes News Twice
Boston at the same site produced two national headlines. In January 1919 a molasses storage tank exploded, releasing a tidal wave of syrup and killing many. In January 1950 nine bandits robbed Brink's Inc. headquarters across Commercial Street, escaping with 1,500,000 in cash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
North End
Brink’s, Inc
Brink’s
Commercial Street
Philippine Quake Spooks Manila Residents. No Damage
An earthquake rattled central Philippines residents on Tuesday prompting people to flee homes in Manila and surrounding areas but no damage was reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Philippines
Iowa Young Republicans to hold state convention
Iowa Young Republicans will hold their state convention in Des Moines on July 19 and 20. Robert Osmundson of Iowa City is the state chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
Iowa
Young Republicans
Robert Osmundson
Iowa City
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Josephine Navratil
Anthony W. Navratil
Delaine Church
Mary Jane Waddle
Duane Church
Cleeda Phipps
Center Point Road
gEneral Alarm
Superior Court
Doris Friest
Schaeffer
William Matias
Richard Nunemaker
Thirty-third Street
George Davis
Fifth Street
William Freeman
Newhall
William Blankenship
David Ruml
Fifth Avenue
William Beeson
Thirty-sixth Street
Iowa Motor Sales
Clayton Bohstedt
Thirtieth Street
Mercy
Cletus Gassman
Avenue NE
Frank George
Seventh Street
St. Luke’s
Gerald Carley
Second Avenue
Robert Flockhart
Route 4
Freeman Wendt
Stanwood
Roger Sc
Center Point
Linnie E. Donaldson
Satchett-Murdoch
Manchester
Carrie Newman Mitch
Blairstown
Hattie Miller
Dewey Funeral Home
Brandon
William C. Haines
Tama
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Elkader
Highland Lutheran Church
Emmett Gunderson
Es — ‘Sunigy
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Meelish
Leaker Rae
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Princess III
Monahan Mortuary
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Wm. J. Stewart
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Adv
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Dial
City Cab
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C. F. Richardson
W. H. Tuttle
Paul Shay
E. R. Potter
Iowa Oil Industry Information Committee
Reds
Heinze Services
Voss Services
Steele Services
T. D. Carnes
Iowa Briefs
Oxford Junction
Herman Hintz
L. L. McCreight
Carl Lorenzen
Geo Lasack
Frank Kolarik
Emile Koranda
Onslow
Roy Streeper
St. Luke's Hospital
Ed Moran
Vinton
Luther Gregory
Greeley
B. O. Tankersley
Gregory
Anamosa Reformatory
Lowden
Leland Hoffmeier
Lorenz Hoffmeier
Trinity Lutheran School
Henry Twachtman
Aurora
William Adams
Central Seminary
Kansas City
Kan
Stanley and
Lamont
Wyoming
Lucille Husmann
William Husmann
Erwin Christiansen
Amandus Christiansen
Zion American Lutheran Church
Frank Shimanek
Victor Tatak
Louis Kula
Louis Ledvina
Robert Barth
Fred Buresh
Band Boosters Club
Postville
Joyce Gregg
Postville School
Keith Gregg
Alderman
State Park
Toman
Third Avenue
Trainor
Solon
Elephant
Philippine
Lapes
Florist
3Rd Ave
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