GM Says Strike Continues Until Union Ends All Plant Walkouts
Detroit GM told CIO United Auto Workers to end the strike only after the international union notifies that the nationwide walkout is finished. The company said production cannot resume in any facilities until all plants are cleared of strikes and local unions accept the settlement.
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Detroit
General Motors Corporation
CIO
United Auto Workers
International Union
UAW
Walter P. Reuther
International
Unron
Iowa forecast and city notices set tone for the week
The Iowa agricultural forecast calls for partly cloudy mild weather with isolated showers, especially in the west and north central regions, late Thursday into Friday. Winds shift from southeast to north, highs reach the 60s, with several local notices listing births, marriages, fines for traffic offenses, and early spring weather impacts across Cedar Rapids and surrounding towns.
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Iowa
Weather swings from 31 to 63 in a springlike Wednesday
Cedar Rapids recorded 31 degrees at 7 am making it the coldest spot in the state. By 2:30 pm the temperature rose to 63 as a bright sun emerged. The week grew warmer with a forecast of showers tonight and Friday while the day remained mild and dry overall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Owever
Chambers
Five U.S. Women Lawyers Prepare War Crimes Prosecutions
Allied headquarters in Tokyo said five American women lawyers will handle cases against major Japanese war criminals. The team includes Miss Virginia Bowman of Washington D C, Miss Lucille Brunner of St James Minnesota and K Llewelyn of New York City among others.
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Tokyo
INL
Allied Headquarters
Virginia Bowman
Washington, D. C
Lucille Brunner
St. James
Minn
Legion Initiation Highlights Davenport Post Event
A Davenport Legion post initiated its new class with Walter Miller and Paul Ward leading the membership drive. Ralph Stuart and R. J. Laird attended along with Hugo Saggan and local officials. A 250-strong Davenport delegation arrived by train for ceremonies followed by a gala with Ray Pearl’s orchestra, a six-act floor show, and a carnival bazaar in the coliseum basement.
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Hanford Post
Walter Miller
Paul Ward
Ralph Stuart
Hampton
R. J. Laird
Des Moines
Hugo Saggan
Denison
Hanford
Davenport Post
Ray Pearl
City Briefs From Alma Lorenc To Paul Stockberger
Alma Lorenc of 325 Fifth street NW is ill and in St. Luke's hospital. Mrs. Marie Goslin of 705 Fourth avenue SE returned from Des Moines after ten days with her son Dick Goslin. Paul Stockberger, East side A and P store manager, reported a $3 check was returned by National Bank at Toledo marked no account.
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Mercey
Joseph Oleson
Springville
Lester Jenkins
K Avenue NW
St. Luke’s
Peter Dows
Cottage Grove Avenue
Pfc
Donald Parsons
Marion
Dale Hazlett
Twenty Ninth Street Drive
Ralph Blair
Alan Benson
Ervin Rohwedder
Oxford Junction
Don A. Curtis
First Avenue NE
James G. Cleghorn
First Avenue E
Harry Cohn
Park Terrace
William H. Mate
Nineteenth Avenue
Harold Birch
Fairfax
Lewis Schaffer
L Street
Glenn H. Mollenhauer
John C. Palmer
Fannie Martin
Central City
W. L. Bleakly
Charles Hamer
L. H. Sidwell
Second Avenue SE
Donald S. Barry
Fourth Avenue SE
Millard K. Chambers
Pullman Hotel
A. E. Wegmuller
Oxford
Charles F. Oelberg
C Avenue NE
Alma Lorenc
Fifth Street
St. Luke’s Hospital
Marie Goslin
Des Moines
Dick Goslin
Paul Stockberger
East Side
A. and P
National Bank
Toledo
Democrats invited to precinct caucuses at Roosevelt hotel
All Democrats in precincts 14 through 18 in Cedar Rapids are invited to attend caucuses at 7 30 p m Wednesday in room 205 of the Roosevelt hotel.
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Cedar Rapids
Roosevelt Hotel
Mount Mercy students enter national poetry contest and essay
Twelve Mount Mercy academy freshmen and sophomores have entered the National High School poetry association's annual competition. Academy students have also enrolled in the Iowa Centennial high school essay contest.
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Mount Mercy Academy
National High School Poetry Association
Academy
Iowa
Three Cedar Rapids and Fairfax men join Army recruit line
Army recruiting officers reported three men accepted for service and sent to Fort Snelling for training. Enlistees are Charles L. Clark of Cedar Rapids, William N. Richards also of Cedar Rapids, and Robert A. Merrill of Fairfax.
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Army
Fort Snelling
Charles L. Clark
Johnson Avenue
William N. Richards
Seventh Street
Cedar Rapids
Robert A. Merrill
Fairfax
Dr. Henline to Attend Fellowship Evening at Local Church
Dr. Wendell Henline former pastor of the United Brethren church will be a guest at the church Thursday night for a Fellowship evening starting at 6 30 pm He was discharged from the army February 16 after two years seven months of service and previously left the pastorate June 9 1943 He served in the British Isles and in France and now lives with his wife and son Redge in Boone.
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Henline
Wendell Henline
United Brethren Church
British Isles
France
Redge
Boone
E. E. Hoisington Named Mesquakie Scout Leader
E E Hoisington named Boy Scout executive for the Mesquakie area covering Clinton and Jackson counties taking over April 1 after Earl Cristman resigned Hoisington 32 recently returned from military service and previously led scout efforts in Waubeek Lincoln Nebraska and Mason City
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E. E. Hoisington
Waubeek Area
Boy Scouts of America
Mesquakie
Clinton
Jackson
Earl Cristman
Hoisington
Lincoln
Neb
Mason City
Will Open Bids On Currier Hall Addition Monday
Des Moines AP. David Dancer says the board of education will accept bids next Monday for an addition to Currier Hall at the University of Iowa. The dormitory wing will house 150 women and include one room. Funds will retire the debt.
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DES Moines
David Dancer
Board of Education
Currier
University of Iowa
Wetherell and Harrison
School For the Deaf
Council Bluffs
Brown Engineering Company
Town State College
Mental Hospital
Mt. Pleasant
Deaths Jerry V. Vavroch 73 of Cedar Rapids
Jerry V. Vavroch 73 Cedar Rapids resident died after a long illness in a local hospital at 4 10 p m Tuesday He was a cabinet maker for 26 years at South Side Sash and Door He was born in Mirosov Czechoslovakia July 25 1872 married Rose Souhrada May 25 1896 They moved to Calmar 1898 then Cedar Rapids 1914 Surviving wife four daughters three sons ten grandchildren a brother in Chicago and a sister also in Chicago Services will be held Friday at 9 a m in the Barta Hesser chapel and 9 30 a m at St Wenceslaus church Burial at Bohemian National Cemetery Friends may call at the chapel.
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Jerry V. Vavroch
Tenth Street
Cedar Rapids
South Side Sash and Door
Mirosov
Czechoslovakia
Rose Souhrada
Chicago
Calmar
Vavroch
Infant Joseph Gama Dies in Local Hospital
Infant son of Mr and Mrs Vincent Gama of 1502 Fourteenth Avenue SE died at 5 10 p m Tuesday in a local hospital Survived by three brothers Louis Pete and Paul Services were held at 2 p m Wednesday at Monahan Funeral Home Burial took place in Mt Calvary Cemetery
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Joseph P. Gama
Vincent Gama
Fourteenth Avenue SE
Louis
Pete
Paul
Monahan Funeral Home
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Services for Agnes Kubasa in Janeba Funeral Home
Mrs. Agnes Kubasa died Tuesday and services are set for 2:30 p.m. Thursday at the Janeba funeral home conducted by Rev. William Paulsen. Burial will be in Bohemian National cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.
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Agnes Kubasa
Thirty-first Street
Janeba
William Paulsen
Bohemian National Cemetery
Funeral services for Frank Moynihan of Fairfax
Funeral services for Frank Moynihan of Fairfax will be conducted at 9 30 am Thursday in St Patrick s church Fairfax by the Rev Father Bernard White Burial will be in St Patrick s cemetery Father White and the Knights of Columbus will recite the Rosary at 8 pm Wednesday at the Moynihan residence
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Frank Moynihan
Fairfax
St. Patrick’s Church, Fairfax
Father Bernard White
St. Patrick’s Cemetery
Father White
Knights of Columbus
Moynihan
Last rites for Charles Harris set in Turner chapel
Charles Elsworth Harris aged near 90 will be given last rites in Turner chapel at 1 30 p m Thursday conducted by Rev H K Galloway. Burial will follow at Linwood Cemetery. Harris resided at 906 First Avenue NW and died Monday according to the notice.
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Charles Elsworth Harris
First Avenue NW
Turner Chapel
H. K. Galloway
Linwood Cemetery
State Executive Board Signs 48 000 Lease
The Iowa State Executive Council approved a five year lease for the tax commission increasing to 48 000 annually from 34 000. It awarded a 2 517 GE bid for equipment for a new state police FM radio station at Maquoketa and 5 875 for 25 mobile transmitters. The council also accepted from the Red Cross a building used at Camp Dodge during the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
INS
State Executive Council
Tax Commission
General Electric Company
Maquoketa
Red Cross
Camp Dodge
Jenkinson Iowa City Pilot Declared Dead
Dr and Mrs Harry R Jenkinson of Iowa City were notified by the navy that Lt Rogers L Jenkinson has been officially declared dead. He enlisted in 1941 after three years at the University of Iowa and earned the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Bronze Star for heroism in raids near Formosa. Survived by wife Jean, his parents and a brother Lewis.
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Iowa City
Harry R. Jenkinson
Navy Department
Rogers L. Jeneeen
Jenkinson
Navy Air Corps
University of Iowa
Formosa
Jean
Lewis
Anti Spy Code Tightened After Hick-Led Disclosures
Senate atomic energy committee moved to stiffen anti spy provisions after Sen Hickenlooper said British physicist Alan May could have known American atomic secrets. Groves questioned May's specific access but cautioned he might have shared general information and limited materials.
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Hick
Washington
Senate Atomic Energy Committee
Sen. Hickenlooper
R-Ia
Senate
Alan May
London
Argonne
Chicago
Hanford
Groves
Hickenlooper
May
Argonne Laboratory
Hanford, Wash
Senate approves vet farm loan bill easing credit
The Senate Agriculture Committee advanced legislation restoring Farm Security loans to veterans. The Bankhead amendment removes farming experience and farm size requirements, allowing veterans likely to succeed to qualify. Disabled veterans with pensions could buy small farms to meet living and loan costs.
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Washington
Senate Agriculture Committee
Senator Bankhead
D-Ala
Farm Security Administration
Secretary of Agriculture
Heating advances from Illinois researchers spark room for compact furnaces
Prof Croft reports on smokeless furnaces for soft Illinois coal and 2 by 3 foot aircraft heating units in ten years. He cites radiant heating with small temperature gaps but warns about delayed heat. liquid heating by Oakes for the Pierce Foundation. electrostatic precipitator aids hay fever. attic air conditioning as simple cooling. future UV sterilization in air conditioners. solar heating limited by sunless periods. Ingersoll core unit noted as a notable plumbing development.
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Croft
O. O. Oakes
John B. Pierce Foundation
Ingersoll
County board discusses wage raises and road improvements
Supervisors outlined wage increases across six classifications and considered road requests into Toddville. A hearing on gas-letting contracts was set for April 2 at 10 am. The board accepted a county land sale, resignation of a clerk, and granted a gas main right near Edgewood road while noting a Linn township road grading petition.
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Seevell
Beeson
Toddville
Darwin Oliphant
Lula Harrington
Avenue NE
Bertram Township
Dorothy Jacobs
Marion
Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Company
Edgewood Road
Linn Township
Treatment Rapped By Wounded Nisei
Honolulu report says 44 Purple Heart recipients from the European theater, many amputees, were quartered in the hold of the transport President Hayes on departure from San Francisco while navy dependents occupied staterooms. Army authorities at Camp Stoneham are blamed for inadequate quarters during their voyage to Honolulu for treatment. A spokesman moved eight amputees to the infirmary after the protest, and a ninth stayed in the hold with his buddies as Pfc. Tsutomo Toyofuko, 26, said he was forced to carry his own chow tray due to a useless left arm. He added doctors and pals helped him eat. The men were reportedly ordered below deck when civilians complained about their presence on deck.
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Honolulu
President Hayes
San Francisco
Navy
Purple Heart
Camp Stoneham
Calif
Tsutomo Toyofuko
Toyofuko
Veterans seek housing trailers amid Cedar Rapids petition
A Cedar Rapids official hears a petition to add 80 trailer homes for veterans as an urgent housing option. A veteran salesman appeals to the mayor, urging eligibility to rent, while city leaders plan to present the petition to the council and FPHA in Chicago plans.
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Hahn
Cigaret Company
Cedar Rapids
Veterans Service and Information Center
Paramount Building
Council
FPHA
Young
Don ‘Hines
Housing Committee
Henry Haegg
Chicago
Daylight Saving Issue Defeated in Tri-Cities
Straw votes in Rock Island and Moline showed opposition to adopting daylight saving time. Davenport supported the plan by about two to one, prompting Rock Island and Moline to table or defer official action and keep councils neutral amid a statewide Illinois vote.
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Moline
Tri-Cities
Rock Island
Illinois
Davenport
Chambers of Commerce
Senate OKs 1.6 Million for OPA in War Bill
The Senate passed a wartime appropriation bill sending 1.6 million dollars to the Office of Price Administration amid criticism. The bill totals 3.347 million for war agencies through June 30, after committee actions restored OPA funding from 927 thousand to 1.6 million.
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Washington
Senate
White House
Price Control Agency
Senate House Committee
House
Inmate observers accompany youths to Iowa City game
Cooper defends liberal policy as critics protest a field trip by seven boys and Puckette to watch Wednesday’s games in Iowa City. Sheriff Koser defends safety, while Hopkins notes the youths will be well guarded and were chosen as top trainees for the trip.
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Puckette
Iowa City
Cooper
International
Koser
Johnson County
Eldora
Illinois
University of Iowa
P. F. Hopkins
Control Board
White
Hopkins
Gatto Charged With Illegal Drug Sale
Joseph F. Gatto proprietor of G R Drug company at 1209 Fourth avenue SE faces a misdemeanor charge for selling drugs without the personal supervision of a licensed pharmacist. The case, filed by County Attorney William W. Crissman on state narcotics agent R K Bond’s statements, stems from a morning sale of aspirin and tincture of iodine to J W Green. Justice of the Peace Howard R Churchill set the hearing for Monday.
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Joseph F. Gatto
G. R. Drug Company
Fourth Avenue SE
Justice of the Peace
Howard R. Churchill
William W. Crissman
R. K. Bond
Gatto
J. W. Green
Crissman
Man in Embezzlement Case Waives Hearing
Lester D. Bowers 39 of 334 Second Avenue SW waived preliminary hearing in Justice H R Churchill's court on embezzlement by a bailee. He posted 1500 bond and awaits a grand jury in April. Bowers allegedly took 135 dollars worth of suits from Herbert L Williams Esquire Cleaners and said the owner lived upstairs in his home. Deputy Larry Condon noted the delivery went to the wrong address and that Bowers had prior larceny of stock at a Madison penitentiary.
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Lester D. Bowers
Second Avenue SW
H. R. Churchill
Bowers
Larry Condon
Herbert L. Williams
Esquire Cleaners
Third Avenue
Williams
Condon
Bes Ae Madison
Istock
Vets Cab Company Forms Incorporation
Articles filed Wednesday set a 2500 debt limit. Shareholders and officers include Tony Michalek president Rawson Behel secretary treasurer Charles Michalek vice president Larry Boyd Gladys Michalek and Otto Solbrig with addresses in Marion and the city area.
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Vets Cab Company
Tony Michalek
First Avenue NE
Rawson Behel
Marion
Charles Michalek
Third Avenue SW
Larry Boyd
Tenth Street SE
Gladys Michalek
Otto Solbrig
E Avenue NW
Wills Admitted to Probate for Hughes and Engelking
Wills admitted to probate Tuesday include Jesse Taylor Hughes of Mt. Vernon and Charles F. Engelking of Lisbon. Both died in Cedar Rapids. Hughes left his estate to sister Emma Geraldine Hughes who will execute the will. Mary Engelking, wife of Charles, receives the estate per a will dated February 28.
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Jesse Taylor Hughes
Mt. Vernon
Charles F. Engelking
Lisbon
Cedar Rapids
Hughes
Emma Geraldine Hughes
Mary Engelking
Cedar Rapids Quonset Company Renamed to Steel Fabricated Buildings Inc
Amendments filed Wednesday change the organization name from Cedar Rapids Quonset Company to Steel Fabricated Buildings Inc. The amendments, signed January 31 by Russell F. Knapp as president and Henry I. Gundling as secretary, reflect the corporate rebranding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids Quonset Company
Steel Fabricated Buildings, Inc
Russell F. Knapp
Henry I. Gundling
Superfortresses Won’t Be Based in Japan Says General Wolfe
Maj. Gen. K. B. Wolfe, commander of the Fifth Air Force, announced that Superfortresses will not be stationed in Japan. Instead they will stay at bases in the Marianas and Ryukyus. Any Japanese airfield large enough for such planes will host air sea rescue units only.
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Tokyo
Ins
K. B. Wolfe
United States
Fifth Air Force
Japan
Marianas
Ryukyus
Jolas to Give First Public Recital in Years
Mt. Vernon Jacques Jolas professor of piano at Cornell will give his first public recital in many years in King Memorial chapel next Sunday at 4 p.m. He is noted in Cedar Rapids and across the state for organizing music societies and once broadcast a weekly program nationwide. He will perform Ravel’s Concerto for two pianos with his wife, plus Chopin and other works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MT. Vernon
Jacques Jolas
Cornell College
King Memorial Chapel
Jolas
Cedar Rapids
Star
Juilliard School of Music
Nationa
Ravel
Chopin
Reds Charge U S Seeks Atomic Dictatorship
In London AP dispatch the Soviet press accuses American reactionary and imperialistic forces of aiming to establish an atomic dictatorship worldwide. It says Pacific atom bomb tests fuel fear of the weapon and that these powers seek to use fear to push imperial aims.
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London
America
Pacific
New Times
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John E. Clemens
Mary Turner
Franklin Turner
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Alphonso Brinkly
Herbert F. Gallagher
Ardis Mae Jepson
Charles Allen Krebs
Cora L. Hampton
Ernie L. Miller
M. Lesler
Atkinson, Ebr
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Ely
Frank Pavek
Second Street
George Hillmer
B Avenue
Ernest Wood
First Street
Fifth Avenue
William McClean
Central Company
Milwaukee Railroad
Twenty-first Street
Company No
Weatherman
U.S
Legion
Democratic Caucus
Aay
Parra
Currier Hall
Ama Infant
State Executive Board
Chicago Laboratory
University of Chicago Research Laboratory
Leslie R. Groves
Atomic Commission
University of Illinois
Lapes Florist
Resino Us
Moen Funeral Home
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Dandruff
Jeris
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