Weather brief and city notices from Daily Record
Mostly cloudy with light rain and drizzle, cooler Friday and Saturday. Temperatures near 43 high and 40 low, with 0.22 to 0.9 inches possible. Mississippi River region figures show varied readings for La Crosse and Dubuque. Local citations list tickets fines for speeding and stop-sign violations, births at St Luke's Mercy Racine and Riverside, Calif, and funeral notices for several residents in nearby towns.
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Iowa
City Briefs update on local injuries and incidents
Back injury patient Devere Smith transferred to St Luke's Hospital after a Chicago fall. Airman 2/c Barton Klotzbach recovers from a Mo auto crash and will move to Fort Leavenworth. Judge fines James Chase for disturbing the peace. Wheel theft reported on Linwood Street. Lange fined for drunkenness and noise. Sindahl son injured in Maywood car truck crash. patient treated for burns and leg injuries. bishop to speak at Immaculate Conception church services.
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James R. Chase
Seventh Avenue SE
Lyle Lee Lange
Second Street NW
Devere Smith
Devere N. Smith
Twenty-sixth Street Drive
St.Luke’s Hospital
Chicago
Barton Klotzbach
Harry,Klotzbach
Hinkley Avenue
St. Joseph
Fort Leavenworth
Duane G. Hunt
Salt Lake City
Immaculate Conception Church
Bishop Hunt
Cedar Rapids
William H. Schulte
H. J. Sindahl
Blake Terrace
Maywood
H. Jay Sindahl
Lindahl
Cedar Rapids Clean-Up Week Opens With Large Parade
Downtown Cedar Rapids rolled out a big kickoff parade for Clean-Up Paint-Up Fix-Up week featuring 30 plus parade units, heavy equipment, and group contingents from St Patrick’s Bethany Church and the Salvation Army. Jeanette Gaumon highlighted bystanders as a prize queen while equipment and slogans promoted cleaner city pride.
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Cedar Rapids
Salvation Army
Bethany Congregational Church
Jeannette Gaumon
Robert Gaumon
Second Street
American Legion Color Guard
Moose Girls
Cadets
Wilson High School
el Kahir
Calliope
Third Street
Second Avenue SE
Al Frederich’s geese mix up ends in court award
In Lancaster Wisconsin Al Frederich sought $10 in court after buying four birds as geese that turned out to be ganders. He had two ganders already and one goose, calling the barnyard honk filled, until he sold the new birds for $7 after four months.
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Lancaster
Wis
al Frederich
Frederich
Robert Huehne
Frederick
Red Youth Head Faces Expulsion
Max Young, 49, leader of the Communist Youth movement in the United States, was detained at Ellis Island to face deportation proceedings. born in Russia and also known as Boris Richard Daniman, he was arrested after being charged as an alien who advocated overthrow of the U.S. government by force or other unconstitutional means.
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New York
Max Young
Communist Youth Movement
Ellis Island
Young
Russia
Boris Richard Daniman
U.S
Europe Expands Steel Under New Community Plan
Europe begins steel production under a new free trade area plan amid doubts in Europe that the United States will adopt similar trade principles. Russia signals openness to East West trade, while U.S. policy remains undecided as Eisenhower weighs a broad survey of global trade.
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Europe
United States
Geneva
U.S
Great Britain
Russia
Eisenhower
Courthouse Man Pleads Guilty to Drunk Driving Fine Set
Adrian W. Miller of Walford, aged 52, pled guilty to a drunken driving charge and was fined $300 plus costs by Judge Floyd Philbrick. He may pay $50 down and $50 monthly after his arrest Friday night by Fairfax Town Marshal C. L. McCaughey for erratic driving on Highway 149.
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Adrian W. Miller
Walford
Floyd Philbrick
Miller
Fairfax Town
C. L. McCaughey
Highway 149
Center Point Man Sentenced for Contempt in Support Case
Burton D. Comried, 25, of Center Point, was sentenced to five days in county jail for contempt after appearing drunk in Judge Floyd Philbrick's court. He had failed to pay court-ordered support to his former wife Yvonne as part of a divorce decree.
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Center Point
Burton D. Comried
Floyd Philbrick
Philbrick
Comried
Yvonne
Final Arguments in $40,000 Suit Monday
Ethel Ramer of Center Point sues Jesse C. Wormer for 40000 alleging breach of contract. Trial opened last week with both sides resting Friday. Judge Charles Penningroth expected to hear final arguments by Monday in his court.
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Co Jury
Charles Penningroth
Ethel Ramer
Center Point
Jesse C. Wormer
Tre Court
Court Dora Belle Court ney Will Probate Details
The will of Dora Belle Courtney, who died April 13, is admitted to probate. She leaves 25 percent to niece Lola Courtney, 30 percent to sister-in-law Ethel Courtney, 15 percent each to niece Grace Tilson and nephews Hobart C. and Jack Courtney. Executor named is Earl Brockman.
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Dora Belle Courtney
Lola Courtney
Ethel Courtney
Grace Tilson
Hobart C
Jack Courtney
Earl Brockman
Suits Dismissed In Local Court Actions
Four lawsuits were dismissed Friday and Saturday. cases included William J. McClean vs. State Automobile Insurance Association and Otto Slapnicka. Dorothy Brandon vs. Charles W. Brandon divorce. L. V. Dierdorff vs. Ted V. Roke and Western Transportation Company damage. Henry L. Huggington vs. George Finn damage.
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William J. McClean
State Automobile Insurance Association
Otto Slapnicka
Dorothy Brandon
Charles W. Brandon
L. V. Dierdorff
Ted
Roke and Western Transportation Company
Damage
Henry L.huggington
George Finn
Deaths Alcock Services
The body of Ralph Alcock, 110 Sixteenth Street NE, who died early Friday in a bedroom fire, has been taken from the Barta Hesser chapel to Gill Funeral Home in Manchester. Services and burial will be in Manchester.
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Ralph Alcock
Sixteenth Street
Barta-Hesser
Gill Funeral Home
Manchester
Hippos Can Stay Underwater Nine Minutes Says NG Society
The National Geographic Society states that a hippopotamus can remain submerged underwater for up to nine minutes. This finding emphasizes hippo diving endurance and amphibious habits observed by researchers.
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National Geographic Society
Jaycees Convention Brings Leaders to Le Mars
The Le Mars Jaycees host a three day gathering with Fred Bennett of Boone presiding at the 9 30 session. Bennett received a Junior Chamber International senatorship from Mark Marlowe of Lexington Kentucky during Friday’s executive committee meeting.
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Jean Strong
Jaycee
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
le Mars
Aturday
Fred Bennett
Boone
Bennett
Chamber International
JCI
I Mark Marlowe
Lexington
Loriginator
Idea J
Memorial Coliseum
Montrose Hotel
Convict Slips Free After 17-Story Rope Escape
In Miami, a convict escaped from the downtown Dade jail by sliding 17 floors on a sheet rope. A companion fell five floors and was critically injured. Sheriff probes a planned manhunt for Limpy Willie Walker, 31, linked to a murder case and a Feb. 3 arrest of an armed robbery suspect Edward Wilson, who claims his grip failed as the rope swung from the courthouse parapet.
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Miami
Dade County
Sheriff's Office
Willie Walker
Edward F. Fritz, Jr
Edward Wilson
Wilson
Walker
Rope of Sheets Found Stored Under Cell Bunk
A prison inmate is reported to have stored a rope of sheets and mattress covers for many weeks in a box beneath his bunk, suggesting concealment activity within the cell block.
City warns against illegal rubbish dumping in Cedar Rapids
Health officials urged residents to use the Hawthorn drive disposal ground only and cautioned against dumping on riverbanks and roads. Witnesses should note license numbers and report them to file charges up to 100 dollars or 30 days in jail.
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Cedar Rapids
Hawthorn
Publn
Carl Maith
Smith
Milo Sedlacek
Twenty-third Avenue
Otis Road
Memorial Drive
Sedlacek
Eisenhower Names Thomas J. Herbert to AC Chairman
President Eisenhower named Thomas J. Herbert former governor of Ohio as chairman of the Securities Activities Control. The appointment places Herbert at the helm of a key regulatory body amid ongoing postwar governance efforts.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Thomas J. Herbert
Ohio
These
Forecast For May Sees Cooler Temperatures Nationwide
The Weather Bureau projects a cooler than normal May across most of the nation. Temperatures are expected to run below seasonal norms except along the West Coast and Gulf Coast where readings may be near to slightly above normal. Precipitation should exceed normal from the Great Plains to the Appalachians, with near normal amounts elsewhere.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
West Coast
Gulf of Mexico
Great Divide
Appalachians
Plan To Abolish Service Building Unit Draws Fire
Two Democratic senators criticized President Eisenhower's defense reorganization plan during a Washington session. Senators Long and Stennis urged restudy of the proposal especially its move to abolish the office of installations director. House leaders questioned boosting Joint Chiefs of Staff power, fearing a Prussian-like general staff.
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Eisenhower
Defense Department
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Stennis
Miss
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Armed Services
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Jennis
Senate Armed Services Committee
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Pentagon
Exemption Plan Upheld by Taft
Senator Taft agrees in principle with exempting building trades unions and local utilities from Taft Hartley while CIO ridicules the idea. Taft questions federal authority to settle local strikes in Milwaukee. Arthur J. Goldberg warns Smith amendment fails fairness standards and could force arbitration.
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Taft
Ohio
Milwaukee
CIO
Smith
R-N.j
Senate Labor Committee
Arthur J. Goldberg
Eisenhower
Narcotic Figure Held for Ouster
Attorney General Brownell announced the deportation arrest of Joseph De Luca of Kansas City, once alleged as head of the Mafia narcotic branch in the Kansas City area. De Luca was convicted in 1942 for violating the Harrison Narcotics Act.
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Attoreney
Brownell
Joseph de Luca
Kansas City
de Luca
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