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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1947
Page
2
Iowa Agricultural Forecast calls for generally fair and cold weather with below normal temperatures through Wednesday and a warming trend with showers late Thursday into Friday. Highs: 34 Wednesday, 38 Thursday. lows around 26. Local notices include several birth announcements in Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas, listing families and newborns with March 23 to March 24 dates.
Warren R. Austin announced at the White House that he will seek immediate U.N. Security Council consideration of the Greek Turkish crisis and push for top agenda placement. Senators Pepper and Taylor introduced a non military aid bill for Greece while vowing to expose hidden interests and potential escalation with Russia.
First in a series of family night suppers to be held at 6 15 p m Thursday. Nests of honor are parents of girls in Blue Bird and Camp Fire groups. Marvel Foster guardian of Camp Fire Girls and Mrs Alice Turner leader of Blue Birds supervise. There will be a program presented by the youngsters and movies.
Bill Robinson 68, famed Negro tap dancer, collapsed Tuesday while attending funeral services for James M. Pemberton, a Harlem Negro Democratic leader. He was escorted home by his doctor.
The Indiana University auditorium packed for a Melchior concert found no singer on stage. After 45 minutes a call revealed he was 200 miles away in Bloomington Illinois with a mistaken location.
Charles Kullman of the Metropolitan Opera Company will be the final artist in the University of Iowa 1946 47 concert course on April 1 at Iowa City. The appearance caps the season featuring notable opera talents.
Nearly 50 Cedar Rapids and Marion boys attended a dinner and program at the Roosevelt hotel as winners of a six week service incentive among The Gazette's carriers. Winners were judged on weekly performance with perfect weeks earning 100 and deductions for complaints or tardiness.
A German physicist who fled a Moscow lab claims Russia is close to building an atomic bomb within three to five years. He describes relentless Russian efforts, large German scientist recruitment, and massive control over research facilities and resources in occupied Germany.
The Nelson meat market dispute before Judge Floyd Philbrick shifted to written arguments to be filed Thursday morning after an oral trial ended Tuesday. Defense witnesses including Ray Wentz and other Amalgamated Meat Cutters leaders were present, while Nelson and AFL officials testified in rebuttal.
In district court Monday afternoon Judge Floyd Philbrick granted Illegret E Nissen a divorce from George P Nissen amid allegations he compelled her to perform in vaudeville acts despite ill health. The couple married March 31 1940 in Dubuque and co starred on the Trampoline act touring nationally. Mrs Nissen took home their home belongings at 711 Twenty seventh Street NE.
Grant Collins Jr., 33, of 1847 First Avenue SE, pleaded guilty to drunk driving and was fined 300 dollars plus costs by Judge G K Thompson. He was released after paying the fine. Collins was arrested Saturday at 1900 First Avenue E. He had initially pleaded not guilty at arraignment but changed his plea. Two other persons arrested over.
R. E. Rosenberger aged 42 of Oxford and Earl F. Stark aged 21 of Fairfax pled not guilty to driving while intoxicated charges and were released on $750 bond.
Linn county on Tuesday received a tax refund check for 354 723 56 from the state the second largest of 99 allocations by the Iowa state tax commission. Treasurer Frank Bates noted the figure covers half a year and the county will receive the remaining half on September 25.
Taxpayers have until Monday March 31 to pay the first half with no penalty. Starting April 1 a monthly penalty of three fourths of one percent applies. Treasurer Frank Bates says current collections are fine and likely to approach the near 100 percent rate of prior years.
Three wills were admitted to probate in district court Monday. Ohn W. Gill was named executor without bond of his father B F Gill who died March 3 with Mrs Gill receiving the Marion home and a daughter Mary Vaughn sharing the remainder with John Gill. Birdie McDonald was confirmed executrix of her husband W J McDonald who died Feb 26 and named sole heir. Anna Lesinger was named executrix with bond set at 100 dollars for the estate of her husband Joseph Lesinger who died Feb 5 and she was named sole beneficiary.
Judge G K Thompson on Monday granted a default judgment of 557.64 against Mike Koval for professional services from July 28, 1939, to June 4, 1941. He also awarded 840.10 to Hrdlicka against Lee Byerly on an account.
Soviet authorities refused Hal Faust of the Chicago Tribune a spot on a planned American correspondents tour of the Russian occupation zone next week. A Soviet spokesman cited unfriendly coverage as the reason. The American Correspondents Association protested to Marshal Vassily D. Sokolovsky, the Russian military governor, after four other proposed correspondents were also dropped due to time constraints.
Word has been received of the death of M J Charipar 71 for mer Cedar Rapids resident at his home in Minot North Dakota Surviving are his wife Anna three sons Charles Cedar Rapids Bud Muskogee Henry Minot four daughters Mrs Richard Reed Mrs Frances Miller and Mrs Wesley Miller all of Cedar Rapids and Mrs Ann Rensch Makati North Dakota four sisters Mrs Barbara Harapot Mrs Catherine Smid Mrs John Oujirn and Mrs Helen Cooksey all of Cedar Rapids two brothers Frank Charipar Cedar Rapids and W J Charipar Los Angeles 25 grandchildren and three great grandchildren Services will be held in Minot.
Mrs Irma Smallwood formerly Irma Kubicek of Cedar Rapids died suddenly at 4 pm Monday in Detroit Michigan She was born May 19 1900 in Cedar Rapids Survived by husband Otto B Smallwood two daughters Betty MacKenzie and Jeanne Smallwood two sons Donald and Stephen at home and brother Milton Kubicek of Spokane Wash The Smallwoods lived in Detroit for 20 years Services will be in Detroit.
E C Young born July 10 1885 in Clinton township died at Broadlawns hospital Des Moines after a brief illness. He is survived by a brother C H Young and sister Mrs R T Lubbock of Cedar Rapids. After services in Des Moines his body will be moved to Cedar Rapids for burial in Linwood cemetery.
Charles Zavodsky 811 Oakland avenue NE died Monday. Services set for Wednesday at 1 30 p m at Beatty chapel with Rev James Waery of First Congregational Church of Iowa City. Burial Cedar Memorial cemetery. Friendly call at the chapel. Survivors include two grandchildren add to yesterday's Gazette list.
Mr and Mrs W L Myers of 524 Fourth Street Southwest traveled Tuesday afternoon to Los Angeles to attend services for Howard Pearson a former Cedar Rapids resident who died Monday night.
A woman on Boyle, 1104 Thirty Fourth Street NE, reports her fox terrier died that morning and her cat died Monday after both were poisoned. She says a neighbor's dog also died Monday from poisoning.
Teen forum crowds support a new youth program as the Club One-9-Teen board delays a decision for seven days. Board members cite the need to show city wide interest and gather concrete evidence amid low past membership.
President Truman met with the congressional Big Six to urge extending war power authority to regulate sugar rice and other strategic materials. Leaders said the talks focused exclusively on extending wartime controls and did not discuss aid to Greece and Turkey.
The Iowa senate committee placed a bill to outlaw the closed shop high on the calendar in its first action of the session. The measure, recommended for passage by the labor committee, was ninth on a 13 bill list and could be taken up soon. An identical House bill has stalled.
Professor emeritus of Latin at Coe College and longtime staff member from 1899 to 1941, Dr George W Bryant was reported to have entered St Luke's Hospital Saturday afternoon in serious condition.
DES MOINES AP The house approved the key measure to strengthen the board of control for 15 state institutions and sent it back to the senate for confirmation after a 104 to 0 roll call. Four division directors would assist the full three member board with personnel and operations. a companion bill list also passed.
Two resolutions adopted by voice vote urge the next legislature to ban drinking scenes in films shown in Iowa unless the industry acts voluntarily within two years. A second measure calls for a joint session next Monday to review the Iowa Centennial Committee's activities and give proper recognition. Both resolutions were sent to the senate.
Former Army officers now in college may apply for Regular Army commissions by July 15 1947 in specified corps. Applicants must meet age and qualification rules and mail by April 15 to Adjutant General Washington. Include school, graduation date, degree, birth date, service entry, armor choice, and prior commanding officers with addresses.
Iowa Senate approves a bill raising hunting and fishing licenses from 1.00 to 1.50 dollars and combo licenses from 1.50 to 2.50, plus an amendment allowing denial of permits to out of state residents from states that do not issue licenses to Iowans, and moves to license nursing homes under health department rules.
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