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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1949
Page
6
McGregor honors Mary Riley Moody who turns 100 with a Friday mass at St Marys church and open house. The centenarian, a longtime farmer in the area, recalls Civil War memories and hosting Jesse James in 1878, a tale beloved by locals.
Decorah plaintiff Ray Thompson sues the Ruan Transportation Company of Des Moines and driver Clarence Simons for 32464 alleging he was knocked down and run over by a Ryan truck on February 10 1948 causing permanent injuries and disability through June 11 1948 He seeks 10000 for pain and suffering 20000 for injuries and 2464 for surgical care and expenses. The second item notes a two act operetta The Palace of Carelessness will be presented Friday night by first four grades pupils at the consolidated school directed by Miss McNamee.
Max Eastman, noted lecturer and author, will speak April 5 at the University of Iowa on The Enjoyment of Laughter. The 8 pm lecture in the Iowa Memorial Union is part of the university lecture series and Eastman is known for works including Enjoyment of Living and his role with Reader's Digest. Durango club operator Elimo Jameson was fined 650 dollars by a district judge after a raid found gambling devices and a Sunday tavern. violations involved minors at Club Elmo.
Mrs Nellda Richardson of Alpha announces the engagement of her daughter Gladys Ellen to John J Woodson son of Mr and Mrs John Woodson of Eldorado.
The Rev George Goeken pastor of St Peter s Lutheran church El dorado was elected president of the West Union Community hospital board at a Monday night meeting. Harry Stolle as vice president Mrs Bert Hanson secretary and Mrs Carl Schori treasurer named along with other members Grant Lauer Eldorado R J Lemcke Hawkeye Eldred Dummermuth Fayette. Publicity manager named Rev E C Franke with support from Rev August Hoeger Fargo and Rev E M Mueller Mason City to aid organizing the board. Arrangements planned to use more of the first hospital floor and increase bedspace soon supervised by Mrs D E Camp superintendent who will handle applications.
Dr. Donald F Howard, son of Mrs Jennie Howard of Strawberry Point, leaves for New York City to represent Iowa State Teachers college at the second United Nations Institute meetings at New York University and Lake Success. He will stay for the UN reconvening on April 1. He is a professor of history at Teachers college.
Funeral services for Pfc. William O. Wiley 20 will be held Friday at 2 p.m. in the Methodist church of Walker. Wiley died May 14 1945 in action on Okinawa. He was valedictorian of Walker High School class of 1948 and an agricultural student at Iowa State College when he enlisted in 1943. He arrived overseas in 1944. He is survived by his parents Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Wiley and a brother Vernon.
Des Moines AP Lee Curl 23 confessed stealing 3300 worth of United States savings bonds from a downtown office and shredding them in a hotel washroom before flushing them down the drain. A breaking and entering charge will be filed.
District Judge Glenn D Kelly of Davenport was recommended for the southern Iowa federal judgeship by the Scott County Bar Association on Tuesday.
Waverly AP A former Bremer county auditor Herman J. Stumme, who served from 1922 until last January, was indicted for embezzling 1183 dollars. A state auditor checker report cited over 20317 dollars misappropriated since 1982, much from cemetery trust funds. a 1129 dollar dog license shortage was refunded.
Charles Watters American Legion post at Greeley signed a contract for the second annual rodeo July 22 24 with the Rodeo Cowboys of America as main attraction. Prize money of 2200 is guaranteed, at least 50 riders and about 200 head of livestock expected. Arena upgrades will raise seating to 6000, with performers arriving from Topeka Kansas led by Jack Buschbom the world champion bronco rider.
The Dubuque city council approved a five percent salary rise for non administrative city employees effective April 1. They also approved a fourteen percent rate increase for the City Gas Company.
Iowa set a January record with 38,820,930 dollars invested in U S savings bonds in series E F and G, state Savings Bond Director Roger F Warin reported. January 1948 sales rose above prior months, while 1947 and 1949 figures show mixed results across the wartime drives and campaigns.
D F Elliott, manager at Oxford Iowa, named defendant in a Johnson County suit by Cloud Hoppers Inc. for damages after a light plane struck an unmarked ditch at the Oxford airport on April 11 1948. Elliott alleges pilot negligence and that the airport was private and not opened as a public landing field.
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