Archbishop Beran Banished From Prague Confined in Czechoslovakia
Archishop Josef Beran, primate of Czechoslovakia, was banished from Prague and ordered to live outside the Prague diocese after a fine for alleged violations of church laws. The government indicated uncertainty about prison status or awaiting trial and noted a March 8 reshuffle naming Canon Antonin Stehlik as vicar general.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prague
Josef Beran
Czechoslovakia
Beran
State Office For
Church Affairs
St. Vitus
Antonin Stehlik
State Office For Church Affairs
City Briefs and Meetings Update From Cedar Rapids
A Cedar Rapids hospital report notes Hernandez in Room 519 C avenue NE recovering from surgery at Illinois Central hospital in Chicago after admission March 1 and surgery March 5 with visitors permitted. Local notices cover the Cedar Rapids Council of Social Planning meeting at 11 a.m. Monday in the Chamber of Commerce building and multiple Chamber of Commerce committee luncheons at the Montrose hotel. Also listed are Rotary Club, Board of Adjustment, pinochle at Sixteenth Avenue Commercial Club, Maine Lodge Degree Work at Maine hall, and executive committee meetings for YMB and Retail Merchants with several civic group activities and locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Cedar Rapids Council of Social Planning
Chamber of Commerce
Retail Merchants
Retail Merchants Bureau of the
Cedar Rapids
YMB
Young Men’s Bureau
Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce
Board of Adjustment
Three U S Navy Ships Gifted to Italy Under Pact
Three U S Navy destroyer escorts sailed for Italy as gifts under the mutual defense assistance pact. Italian crews had taken over the Altair Aldebaran and Andromeda three months earlier after training off Norfolk Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Italy
Norfolk
Name for Cedar Rapids new Buchanan school sought
Cedar Rapids awaits a new name for the under construction school north of Mt. Vernon road SE at Twenty sixth street. Possible names floated include Hoover Coolidge Washington Truman Monroe Francis Scott Key and George Washington Carver. Board member L J Pocho bradsky Jr noted wall cracks above interior doors but officials said shrinkage will be fixed and the building completed with no signs of shrinkage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Buchanan School
Mt. Vernon Road
Twenty Sixth Street
Hoover
Coolidge
Washington
Truman
Monroe
Francis Scott Key
George Washington Carver
Horace Mann
Eisenhower
Buchanan
L. J. Pochobradsky, Jr
Red Cross volunteers in Linn county seek campaign funds
Linn county Red Cross volunteers called their network heart and hands and aim to raise 62633 to fund programs. Gray Ladies motor corps production social welfare aides staff aides and nurse aides support hospitals and veterans services while first aid training and swimming programs reach civilians and youngsters. Total to date is 11882 with need for more donations.
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Linn County
Red Cross
Mercy
St. Luke’s Hospital
Motor Corps
Bever Park
Sunshine Mission
American Legion
King’s Daughters
Gold Star
American Legion Auxiliary
Red Cross Council
Veterans Administration
Clinton
St. Luke’s
Red
Deaths Thomas M. Sutherland 77
Thomas M. Sutherland 77 retired contractor and longtime Cedar Rapids resident died in Pasadena California after a brief illness. Survived by wife Blanche Clark a son J Clark Sutherland two brothers Frank and John two sisters Margaret McDowell and Mrs Sam Dreibelbis and two grandchildren. Services at Oak Hill cemetery graveside at 1 30 p m Wednesday conducted by Dr Andrew E Kurth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas M. Sutherland
Cedar Rapids
Pasadena
Calif
Blanche Clark
J. Clark Sutherland
Frank
Center Junction
John
Ontario
Margaret McDowell
Portland
Ore
Sam Dreibelbis
Milwaukee
Sutherland
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Services for Robert J Rus sell in Minnesota Monday
Services for Robert John Russell a former Cedar Rapids resident who died Thursday at his Shovel Lake Minnesota home will be at Turner chapel at 1 30 p m Monday conducted by Rev D A Loferski rector of St Johns Episcopal church and Mt Hermon lodge A F and A M Burial will be in Oak Hill cemetery All Master Masons are asked to meet Mt Hermon lodge at Masonic hall at 1 p m Monday to attend the service
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert John Russell
Cedar Rapids
Shovel Lake
Minn
Turner Chapel
D. A. Loferski
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Mt. Hermanlodge
A. M
Oak Hill Cemetery
Mt. Hermon Lodge
Masonic Hall
Weymer Services for Jennie Weymer Held Monday
Jennie L. Weymer dies. Funeral service set for 1 30 p m Monday in Beatty chapel conducted by Dr H M Grant Trinity Methodist Church burial at Oak Hill Cemetery. Friends may call until noon Monday and flowers are requested to be omitted. Widow of Ben F Weymer.
Mrs Burton Watkins Dies After Illness
Mrs Burton Watkins 47 formerly Doris Marie Edgar of Cedar Rapids died at home at 3 20 pm Saturday after an extended illness. Born November 13, 1903 in Cedar Rapids she was a member of John Huss Methodist church. Survived by husband three children Robert E. of Fort Dodge Burton Jr of Newton and Margaret Lou at home her father William A Edgar of Cedar Rapids a brother Chet Edgar and two sisters Mrs Margaret Howell and Mrs S M Koutnik all of Cedar Rapids Services will be conducted Tuesday by Rev Ruth Husband Burial will be in Linwood Friends may call at a chapel after 5 pm Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burton Watkins
Thirty-sixth Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Doris Marie Edgar
John Huss Methodist Church
Robert E
Fort Dodge
Burton, Jr
Newton
Margaret Lou
William A. Edgar
Chet Edgar
Margaret Howell
S. M. Koutnik
Beatty Chapel
Ruth Husband
Linwoodes
Iowa State Dominates Iowa Forensic Association Contest
Iowa State College won the state tournament title at the Iowa Forensic Association meet in Ames. Fourteen schools and about 100 students competed. Iowa State finished 8-1 with one bye in ten rounds. Luther College finished second, Grinnell third, and Iowa Teachers fourth.
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AMES
Iowa State College
Iowa Forensic Association
Iowa State
Luther
Grinnell
Iowa Teachers
Morgan Kier
Luther College
Iowa
Northwestern University
Dixie Lohman
Buena Vista
Joanne Gallagher
Richard Stanley
Dandos
Morningside
James Levenworth
Allen Hall
Coe
Irvin White
Drake
Clayton Liggett
Helen Peterson
I Am an American Day Set for May 20
President Truman designated Sunday May 20, 1951 as I Am an American Day a public occasion for the recognition and commemoration of United States citizenship in a White House proclamation.
Cedar Rapids School Board Race Sees Eight Candidates Contend
The Cedar Rapids election faces an eight candidate field for three year terms with candidates from Kiwanis ties and labor groups shaping the race. Edward Sears and B A Jensen lead campaigning while Herman Licht and Wilmer Jones loom as challengers. Louie Pochobradsky Jr and James Elliott oppose for the one year post as voting begins tomorrow. Institutions include the Cedar Rapids School Board and local service clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Grant
Grant
Edward E. Sears
Kiwanis Club
Telephone Company
Sears
Kiwanis Board
B. A. Jensen
Jensen
Herman E. Licht
Wilmer C. Jones
Licht
Jones
C. H. Copeland
Donald S. Phillips
Louie J. Pochobradsky, Jr
South Side
Blodgett
Pochobradsky
James L. Elliott
District Music Contest Winners Named Across Iowa District
Cedar Rapids hosted the annual first and second district contest of the Iowa Federation of Junior Music Clubs with 162 contestants. Superior ratings earned qualify recipients for the state contest in Indianola on April 21. results list many Cedar Rapids Waterloo Independence and other feeders across Primary to Very Difficult divisions, with judges C L Robbins Jolas Oakland and Key.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Federation of Junior Music Clubs
Cedar Rapids
Indianola
Barbara Wood
Joanne David
Sally An Campbell
C. L. Robbins
Iowa City
Jacques Jolas
Lloyd Oakland
Mt. Vernon
Donald Key
David Mitchell
Ice on Streets Triggers Dozens of Crashes in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids police report a night of icy streets with no charges except a driver cited for failure to yield. Multiple collisions caused property damage and minor injuries while responders freed vehicles and towed wrecks in the 2 to 10 p.m. period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Lynwood McGrath
First Street
Warren Waterman
Atkins
First Avenue
Seventh Street
McGrath
Richard Zimmerman
Memorial Drive
Richard King
Thirtieth Street
Mt. Vernon Road
Zimmerman
Mrs Charles Shaffer Dies at 74 in Central City
Iowa death notice for Mrs Charles Shaffer aged 74 who died Saturday at 3 45 p m at her home in Central City. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central City
Charles Shaffer
Walking Blood Bank volunteers sought in Cedar Rapids
Mercy and St Luke's hospitals sponsor a program to create 1500 to 2000 blood donors who will be called in emergencies. Volunteers provide contact details by postcard or phone and will be typed later. Donors may be contacted every six months at most, likely yearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Mercy and
St. Luke’s Hospitals
St. Luke’s
Mercy
Winter Storm Delays Games and Traffic Spurs Iowa Warning
State police reported few accidents but Saturday night warned four to five trucks stalled near Tama. Highway 30 west of Cedar Rapids is off limits. A class AA district final Sioux City East versus Fort at Holstein was postponed to Monday. Weather bureau predicts storm ends western Iowa Saturday night and exits Eastern Iowa by noon Sunday with temperatures staying below freezing through Monday.
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Tama
Highway 30
Cedar Rapids
Sioux City East
Fort At Holstein
Weather Bureau
Iowa
Quiet Elections Seen in Linn County School Districts
Election day in Linn County features 60 school districts with mostly unopposed contests. County Board members Ernest Kosek and Albert Blinks are secure for six-year terms, while Miles Sutera L A Hinton and Emmett Shaffer face no immediate opposition. The county board handles superintendent selection, salaries, transportation routes, and textbook adoption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
Walter Shupp
County Board of Education
Area Three
Ernest Kosek
Cedar Rapids
Albert Blinks
Lisbon
Area Four
Miles Sutera
Robins
L. A. Hinton
Coggan
Emmett Shaffer
Troy Mills
Area
Kosek
Marion
Mt. Vernon
Springville
Bertram
Franklin
Linn
Russon Rosenbaum Loan Affairs Highlight RFC Probe
The Senate Banking Subcommittee cites Joseph H. Rosenbaum as earning unusual success in obtaining C loans with Young's help. Rosenbaum disputes the claim that the coat was a loan to Young. The panel also questions Missouri tax collector James Finnegan and notes Rex Jacobs’ claim that Finnegan might join a venture linked to a Nicaro Nickel Co. lease in Cuba.
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Joseph H. Rosenbaum
Washington
Rosenbaum
Young
Rep
Keating
Truman
RFC
Senate
Missouri
Bureau of Internal Revenue
James Finnegan
Internal Revenue
St. Louis
Senate Banking Subcommittee
Senator Fulbright
D-Ark
Rex Jacobs
Detroit
Jacobs
Nicaro Nickel Co
Cuba
Finnegan
Waterloo Speaker Wins Toastmaster Contest
Wendell Butler representing a Waterloo Toastmasters club won the area speech contest at the Roosevelt hotel in Cedar Rapids. Kenneth Kew of Mason City placed second and other area clubs tied for third. Butler’s winning talk titled Half-Time Score drew on Twentieth Century history and future outlooks and earns him a chance at a district contest. Carleton Sias of Waterloo, international VP, attended as an honored guest. Toastmaster Charles Hilton of Mason City led the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wendell Butler
Waterloo
Roosevelt Hotel
Cedar Rapids
Carleton Sias
Charles Hilton
Mason City
Readers oppose sending troops to Europe in US war survey
The article notes local letters show broad opposition to the Korean War and troop extension to Europe. It cites Chicago Columbus Milwaukee Port Huron Sioux Falls Des Moines and Kansas City as mostly against intervention, while Detroit and Minneapolis show mixed sentiment. It also links increased Iowa industry to reduced isolationist feeling.
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U.S
Europe
Chicago
Columbus
Milwaukee
Port Huron
Sioux Falls
Des Moines
Kansas City
Detroit
Minneapolis
Dr Menzel To Address Harvard Club Monday
Dr Donald Howard Menzel of Harvard University will address the Harvard Club of Eastern Iowa Monday at 7 p.m. at the Jefferson hotel in Iowa City. He is a professor of astrophysics and associate director of solar research at the Harvard Observatory and directed the U.S.-British eclipse expedition to Canada in 1945.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Howard Menzel
Harvard University
Harvard Club
Iowa
Jefferson Hotel
Iowa City
Menzel
Cedar Rapids
Winfield W. Salisbury
Sixteenth Street
Harvard
Menizel
Harvard Observatory
U.S. Navy
Canada
Youth Charged With Larceny From Mrs. Ida Bell Home
Anthony T. Kara, 20, of 627 Sixth Street SE, was booked by Cedar Rapids police on larceny charges after detectives say he admitted taking $10 in one dollar bills from a locked suitcase at Ida Bell's home 711 Tenth Avenue SE. Kara had been visiting. Bell reported returning from a grocery trip to find the money missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony T. Kara
Sixth Street
Cedar Rapids
Ida Bell
Tenth Avenue SE
Bell
Kara
Greeley Couple Injured In Crash Near Coggon
Mr and Mrs Walter Hackbarth of Greeley were hospitalized at St Luke s in Manchester after an auto accident near Coggon Saturday night. He 53 in poor condition with injuries not yet determined as X rays were to be taken Sunday. She suffered a fractured right arm but was in good condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greeley
Walter Ha
St. Luke’s Hospital
Coggon
Manchester
Hackbarth
Welfare Institute to be Held at Iowa City in May
The 1951 Welfare Institute sponsored by the Iowa Welfare Association and the University of Iowa will be held May 3-4 at the university. Mrs. Elizabeth Palmer of Des Moines chairs the institute committee and said Gov. William S. Beardsley will attend the opening meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welfare Institute
Iowa City
Welfare
The
Iowa Welfare Association
University of Iowa
Elizabeth Palmer
Des Moines
William S. Beardsley
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Reds
Dial
City Cab Co
Adv
Bungalow Cooking School
Florence Johnston
Higley Bldg
Rotary Club
Adm
W. E. Cleaves
Cedar Rapids Civil Defense Council
Sixteenth Avenue
Solon American Legion
Maine Lodge
I.0.c.f
Maine Hall
Iowa Memorial Co
Third Avenue
T. B. Hiubucek
Met
Thomas Sutherland
Russell Services
Barta
Hesser
Jay W. Hesser, Jr
Jay W. Hesser
Fifth Ave
Eighth St
Giovanazzi
Supt. Parker
Board of Education
Charles Penningroth
Sandoe Jordan
R. B. van Cleve
E. F. Moorman
Moorman
Marcia Gilliland
Mary Stubbs
Frances K. Ward
Mary Andre
Dick Dodge
Michael Sproston
Linda Armstrong
Ruth Hill
James Struve
Judy Brown
Virginia Rose
Independence
Linda Raye Andrews
Sharon Headrick
Judy McNamara
Kay Regan
Judy Thomas
Karen Arns
Sylvia Luloff
Waverly
Jeannie Ballou
Beja Noland
Annette Reed
Lois Rose
Janet Steege
Lou Anne
Cynthia Hotchkiss
Susan Colby Higley
Martin Hill
Rita Rowland
Marlene Belthius
Sondra Headrick
Norma Kessich
Susan Pope
Doris Sirowy
Helen Soukup
Janet Zak
Linda Ensley
Louanney Waterloo
Berger Frank
Joyce McClin
Shelley Cohn
Janice Davis
John B. Witt
Kristin Lynn Miller
Judy Risdon
Kay Beinke
Olive Anne Eden
Carol Jean Garing
Sandra Schnur
Dick Harman
Judson Kinch
Camilla Lorenc
Marilyn Miller
Samantha Svoboda
Ann Holcomb
Anamosa
Sandra Zahn
Cherie Ernst
Ann Robinson
James Beinke
Marylynn Brown
Sandra Brown
Constance Sue Cowan
Oboe
Kent Aldershot
Kay Halloran
Barbara Dennis
Hjordis Anderson
Charles Steele
Carol Peterson
Dayton
Gerald Bissell
A Avenue
Fifth Street
Fifteenth Street
Milton E. Hickey
1715
Avenue
Emma Wait
Fourth Avenue
Third Street
Or‘ville J. Myers
Tipton
Louis Triska
Triska
Arnold
D. Schmidt
Williamsburg
Rathjen
Williams Boulevard
Weasel Trachta
Johnson Avenue NW
Schmidt
Lester L. Gross
Edna Mae Kelsey
Tenth Street
Nineteenth Street
Gress
B Avenue
Dale D. Spencer
Dubuque
Roy B. Ashley
N Street
Herman L. Schultz
Fourth Avenue SE
Robert W. Hartgrave
Thirty-seventh Avenue
Third Avenue SE
Hartgrave
Phillip A. Sweet
Raymond F. Ihns
Bowling Street
Call Blood Bank
Florist
Third Ave
Dr. Menzel
Ambulance Service Company
3Rd Ave
John B.turner & Son
S.E
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