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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1949
Page
12
The report covers cold to mild temperatures for Iowa cities with forecasted showers and rain later in the week. It lists daily highs and lows, March totals, wind, sunrise and sunset times, and notable deaths and funeral notices from Huntz, Decorah, Des Moines area, Portland, and Wyoming, among others, plus local court fines and driver infractions.
In a heated session Rep J Oliver Landsness concedes hypocrisy while opposing the measure as Kuester dismisses two amendments. Other acts restrict minor access to on sale venues, set petition thresholds, and decide local option election rules amid party lines.
City briefs report a special meeting of bricklayers set for Thursday at 7 30 pm in ZCBJ hall with Dial 5146 for Century Cabs. Also notes Mrs Mary Ballous recuperating after surgery at St Luke's Hospital with visitors allowed.
The Iowa Electric Light and Power Company reports the theft of 900 pounds of stranded copper wire from a storage yard near the powerhouse. Marvin Wright estimated the loss at 288 dollars and said the wire was 2 118 feet long on four spools taken during the last week.
Iowa senate approves a 38 to 2 resolution creating a nine member committee to study public health laws. The panel includes three senators three house members and three governor appointees with a 25000 appropriation and report due to the next legislature.
Senate judiciary chair Senator Ao Doud said a local option rent decontrol bill would be ready for introduction in a few days. Senator Peat McMurry noted no state wide action would be recommended. The act would allow city councils to hold decontrol hearings and require governor approval for any local decontrol resolution.
Jack Holt was named president of the Optimist club Tuesday in the annual election. Vernon Lichtenstein becomes past president and remains on the board. Dale A Myers and Wallace Boyson are elected vice presidents. Richard F Nazette was reelected secretary-treasurer. Four directors join John Talley Shelly DeWees Gerry Hliland and Bob Prastka with Lichtenstein joining the board automatically.
Mrs Betty Oehl of Amana reported a missing purse containing about 35 dollars though she had just deposited 400 dollars in a bank minutes earlier. Patrolman Vaude Fellwock filed the report after Saturday's loss at the Easter bunny arrival event. The purse and 35 dollars were found by Mrs Ed Heaton of Fairfax and returned over the weekend.
Mrs Ed Sheftic 66 lifelong Cedar Rapids resident died in a local hospital after a long illness. Born Arminda Leona Card in 1882, she married Ed Sheftie in 1902. Survived by husband two daughters mother three sisters two granddaughters and a great granddaughter. Funeral at Turner chapel 330 pm Thursday with Rev Floyd L Hinshaw. Burial Cedar Memorial Cemetery.
Harry Craig Watson, 1837 Ellis boulevard NW, Cedar Rapids resident for 49 years and owner of Cedar Rapids Dental Laboratory, died after a long illness in a Cedar Rapids hospital. He was born Sept 23, 1888, and survived by wife Grace, two sons William and Robert, a daughter Mrs R E Jorgensen, sister Mrs R W Pence, and a granddaughter. He belonged to St Johns Episcopal church and several Masonic and fraternal orders. Burial in Cedar Memorial cemetery.
Word from Turlock California reports the death Monday of Katherine Nesmith Yessler wife of W E Yessler of 603 Third Avenue SW The couple had planned to return home but were detained by her illness The body will be brought to the Turner mortuary funeral announcement to follow
Services for Pvt Henry A Stark of Cedar Rapids route 1 who was killed in action in Belgium will be held at 10 am Thursday in St Patrick's church Fairfax. Burial follows in St Josephs cemetery Stark settlement. Rex Bernard White will recite the Rosary at 8 pm Tuesday and Knights of Columbus council No 909 at 7 30 pm Wednesday at Teahen chapel where friends may call.
Milton Babich, 19, remained jailed on a first degree murder charge for the death of his 16 year old wife sister Patricia Birmingham. Judge Daniel Sullivan rejected a defense bid to release him on bond and set a preliminary hearing for April 12. District Attorney William Mc Cauley cited a confession as basis for the denial. Victor Babich noted offers of aid but no action taken. The state says Babich killed Patricia and disposed of her body in the Milwaukee River to conceal that her sister Kathleen was pregnant.
Two eastern Iowa women joined the air force Tuesday at the Cedar Rapids recruiting station. Jo Ann Garden age 18 and Mary Jane Sullivan, daughter of Thelma Sullivan of Dubuque, will receive WAF training at Lackland Air Force Base San Antonio Texas. Garden is a 1949 Franklin High School graduate Sullivan a Dubuque High School graduate in 1948.
The district office of the Town State Tax Commission at 629 Guaranty Bank building will stay open until 9 pm Wednesday to help with state income tax returns. District Supervisor J C Schindler said Thursday closing remains 5 pm. Returns must be postmarked to the Des Moines office before midnight Thursday to avoid penalty.
General Outdoor Advertising Co. wins a temporary injunction against Troy Laundry owners Louis Lorenz and Kenneth Kowalski over the roof at 210 First Street SW. The court will hear why the injunction should continue as of Friday at 10 am.
W R Watsabaugh surrendered his law and broker licenses on March 14 and was named defendant in a suit filed by Kath erina Gilbert seeking 444 872 dollars plus an accounting of rentals. The petition says the two agreed on September 1, 1942, for her to advance funds in real estate transactions.
Mrs. Gilbert sues over five Cedar Rapids properties at 723 and 725 Third Street NW and 211, 301, 805 G Avenue NW. She alleges exclusive listing profits of 5400 from 1943 to 1948 with half share claimed. seeks 2700. She says 2101.28 of 3850 advanced was repaid, 1748.72 due. Properties bought from Edward Gough administrator of Viola Connell estate. most conveyed to Doris Watsabaugh on 11 Nov 1942 at defendant’s request.
Ira Albright sues Carl Michel for 725 dollars alleging breach of a 1948 farm tractor deal. Albright says a second hand tractor was to be delivered for 1462 dollars with trade in of the old model for 200 more when a new tractor became available. He claims Michel sold his business and failed to fulfill the arrangement.
The plaintiff accuses Michel of failing to deliver a new tractor and selling a defective second-hand unit. He says the block was cracked and poorly welded and that a tractor pulley was not delivered. Damages sought total $725: $25 for the pulley $500 for non delivery and $200 for defects.
Safety Commissioner Gordon Hughes received the first section of a police department survey on Tuesday. University of Iowa professor Richard L Holcomb conducted the study at Hughes's request beginning Feb 7.
Carl Walter Thulin a Cedar Rapids resident for 26 years and baggage clerk for the North Western and Rock Island railroads died Sunday. Services will be at Turner chapel at 1:30 PM Wednesday conducted by Rev H K Galloway. Burial in Cedar Memorial cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
Admiral Rear Admiral Ellis M Zacharias naval intelligence expert will speak Friday at 7 pm at the Montrose hotel for a year end meeting. He served as deputy director of naval intelligence Washington commanded the New Mexico battleship and Salt Lake City cruiser earning a commendation ribbon. Author of Secret Missions he has three Legion of Merit decorations and aided Japanese surrender in 1945. He predicted Japan hostilities would start with a Sunday attack and later led a radio campaign against Japan. A 1908 Annapolis graduate Zacharias retired in 1946 after 38 years of service.
The 62 member Cornell College choir performed at the First Methodist church in Dixon Illinois when thieves stole $78 from their locker room in the church basement.
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