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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1950
Page
2
DES MOINES AP says Iowa unemployment payments fell in April from March and from a year earlier. April payouts totaled $612,086 for 33,359 weeks, with an average weekly payment of $18.35, against March’s $1,070,206 for 56,828 weeks and $18.83.
Between 100 and 150 fox pelts were found in two burlap bags in the Cedar River near Muscatine. The pelts were deteriorated and the sheriff's office investigated on Wednesday. Authorities at first believed the pelts were part of a prior incident.
Polk County divorces last month ran at about two thirds the number of marriages with 98 divorces granted. County Clerk Michael H. Doyle said the gap between divorces and marriages was the narrowest margin in two years.
About 100 men attended the first area-wide meeting of the Eastern Iowa Christian men's fellowship at the Federated church in Lisbon. Dr. J. H. Roberts of Northwestern University spoke on Christian unity as Rev. Robert S. McBirnie outlined the purpose of meeting every three months and listed towns represented including Cedar Rapids Anamosa Mechanicsville Olds Morley Wyoming Mt Vernon Monmouth and Central City.
All Iowa colleges and universities will send representatives to the second annual collegiate conference at the University of Iowa on Friday and Saturday. The meeting will cover school spirit student government orientation and campus drives with leaders including Dick Dice Marion Patricia Morehead Janet St. Clair Falder and Dick Turney from nearby towns.
A home made bomb exploded near Currier hall, a girls dorm at the University of Iowa, Tuesday night with no injuries reported. Five youths were seen fleeing the area and packing from the blast site was found in an alley. The attack follows another campus incident earlier that day involving the Delta Tau Delta house.
Ira C. Smith, 51, of Lenox township, waved to the grand jury on a charge of incest and is held in the Iowa county jail in lieu of 10000 dollars bail. Sheriff Englebert went to Independence to bring back John Z. Rugg, accused of obtaining money under false pretenses at Williams burg March 24.
Des Moines AP Iowa liquor officials plan a Chicago bid to tighten price alignment among monopoly states. Chairman George L. Scott will urge the National Alcohol Beverage Control Association to adopt a constructive price information program and curb special supplier deals, with Iowa officials including Russell Swift Arthur A. Coburn and auditor Elmer Drees attending.
Waterloo reports the Third district spring meeting of the Iowa Council of Republican Women will be held May 9 at the President hotel. Activities start at 10 a.m. with precinct committee women meeting state vice chairman Gertrude Wilharm and club presidents meeting district chairwoman Fred Benson and state president C E Watts. At 11 a.m. a general conference for all Republican women follows, with luncheon at noon. All candidates are invited.
A 19 year old youth slugged and robbed Mrs Burt A McGinness of Des Moines Tuesday night after gaining entry to her home by asking to use a telephone. He hit her with a flashlight and fled with $2. The report also lists several other Iowa stories from the period.
Herschel Williams 41 of Eagle Grove pled guilty and received a 40 year term at Fort Madison penitentiary for a habitual criminal charge. Judge Charles J Lewis handed down the sentence after the plea. A separate Ottumwa meeting discussed a proposed garbage system while a garbage queen was chosen with eight men competing.
In Iowacity Joe Sloan a 74 year old junk dealer died in hospital from injuries after his mule cart was struck by a switch engine on Monday. Sloan never regained consciousness as the cart and mule were hit when the animal failed to respond. The mule was destroyed by a veterinarian.
Senator Gillette of Iowa has left Bethesda Naval Hospital after treatment for a respiratory infection. An aide said he would rest at his apartment and not resume senatorial duties until next week.
Janice Marie Gabriel, 12, of Wellman, is listed as death by own action after a note revealed a planned suicide. The seventh grader reportedly shot herself at home Tuesday as her mother and sister attended a wedding, according to Coroner W S Kyle.
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