Weather and city notices from the Daily Record May 3 1951
The issue reports temperatures across cities with forecasts for showers Thursday night in the south, sunny Friday, and fair weekend drying weather. It lists marriages, several divorce petitions and numerous traffic and safety fines, plus births, deaths, and funeral notices in Iowa communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bismarck
Minneapolis
Chicago
New Orleans
Denver
York
Duluth
Phoenix
Los Angeles
Seattle
Miami
Sioux City
Iowa
South Portion
Glassgow to Get Fat Pay Hike of 1400
Linn county officials receive salary increases under a new state law. County Attorney Willis A Glassgow will rise from 5000 to 6400 annually after two boosts, with the first 800 raise effective July 4 and a 600 bonus upon population certification. Other officers including Treasurer Frank Bates and Sheriff James H Smith also gain substantial raises, while deputies may earn up to 85 percent of their boss's salary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis A. Glassgow
Glassgow
Secretary of State
Linn County
Otto F. Hanzlik
Iowa
Linn
Frank F. Bates
Bates
Board of Supervisors
James H. Smith
Larry Condon
Harlan Snyder
Pete Whittemore
Robert Martin
Smith
Condon
Snyder
Whittemore
Martin
Verna Kirkpatrick
Richard F. Nazette
Donald E. Smith
John C. Eichhorn
Nazette
Eichhorn
Auditor’s Office
Ted Birdsall
Donald van Dura
Dorothy Alt
Melvin McCalley
Earl A. Evans
Robert B. Walker
Recorder’s
J. W. Stoddard
David W. Day
Donald H. Cover
Spiders of England and Wales Eat 22 Trillion Insects
Report claims spiders in England and Wales consume about 22 trillion insects annually, a harvest surpassing the human population in size. The figure highlights the vast ecological impact of spiders on pest control and biodiversity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Wales
N. E. Guernsey Dies Former Iowa Politician
N E Guernsey 81 former state representative from Van Buren county and once publisher of the Milton Herald died in a Bloomfield hospital Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomfield
N. E. Guernsey
van Buren County
Milton Herald
Taylor F. Custer to Speak at Cedar Rapids Apprenticeship Dinner
Taylor F. Custer regional director of the labor bureau will speak at Cedar Rapids on May 22 for the first annual apprenticeship completion dinner. Custer will discuss apprenticeship impact at local community, state, and national levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor F. Custer
Kansas City
Department of Labor
Bureau of Apprenticeship
Cedar Rapids
Taylor
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
C. R. V. Bassarear
Des Moines
Bureau
Bassarear
L. Curtise Wood
Cedar Rapids Federation of Labor
R. H. Sommers
Roosevelt Hotel
Secretary Tells Of Taking Notes At Wake Parley
Miss Vernice Anderson the only woman at the Wake Island conference says she kept steno notes behind a slatted door while President Truman and Gen. MacArthur spoke. She says the notes were automatic and not directed by anyone. MacArthur later learned she was present and asked where she came from.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wake Island
State Department
Truman
MacArthur
Sen. Bridges
R-N.h
Vernice Anderson
Mr. Truman
Miss Anderson
Omaha
Gen. MacArthur
Col. Canada
Col. Story
Strike Spreads at Oak Ridge Plant
A strike by AFL construction workers at a large atomic plant project spread on Wednesday as union leaders urged the workers to report back to work. The action followed a Tuesday walkout by 1,100 workers joined by 400 others, protesting the contractor’s failure to pay an above aging wage increase set to take effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Ridge, Tenn
AFL
Atomic Energy Commission
Hunt for Bank Bandit Reaches Kansas City
Des Moines reports the Dallas County Savings Bank raid at Minburn netted over 11500 and the search shifts toward Kansas City. Investigators question Des Moines tavern patrons while a man who bought drinks with two 100 dollar bills spurred sightings of a Kansas City move. A haul sighting and shotgun shells found near the getaway car site are under review by the State Bureau of Criminal Investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
INS
Dallas County Savings Bank
Minburn
Kansas City
Barrel House
Adel
Evan Burger
State Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Group of 82 Takes Real Estate Exam
Eighty two men and women, mostly men, took the Iowa Real Estate Commission exam in Des Moines to qualify for broker and salesmen licenses. Commission director Earl A. Hart noted monthly classes average about 80 this year, higher than 75 last year and 54 in 1949, with no definite reason for the rise. He cited the University of Iowa real estate course as a possible factor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa Real Estate Commission
Earl A. Hart
Commission
Hart
University Fof Iowa
MacArthur on Japan Korea War Readiness and Soviet Threats
In testimony Senator Russell questions General MacArthur about troop levels in Korea and Japan. MacArthur doubts Soviet capture of Japan, cites sea and air control, and argues Soviet air effort would fade. He says U.N. forces need more troops than provided and praises South Korean troops for courage despite training and material gaps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Russell
MacArthur
U. S
Japan
Korea
Soviet Union
U.N
Far East
Army
Amary
Air Force
Transcontinental dial celling by Englewood cell
New Jersey Bell plans coast to coast dial calls by year end starting from Englewood New Jersey. Ten tag dialing enables 10 000 Englewood customers to reach 11 million numbers nationwide. Initial reach includes San Francisco Boston Philadelphia Providence Pittsburgh Cleveland Detroit Chicago Milwaukee Oakland Sacramento and New York state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
New Jersey Bell Telephone Company
Englewood
N. J
San Francisco
Boston
Philadelphia
Providence
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Detroit
Chicago
Milwaukee
Oakland
Sacramento
New York State
Bell Laboratories
Linn County Purchases New Road Maintainer for Bertram
Courthouse Linn county buys a $16 324 Caterpillar road maintainer for Bertram township. The machine from Martin Roasa Tractor replaces a 1937 grader kept as reserve. This is the county’s second maintainer purchase this year, with 17 total now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
Bertram Township
Miles P. Sutera
Martin-Roasa Tractor and Equipment Company
Cedar Rapids
Bertram
Sutera
Board of Supervisors
Alburnett
Two Account Suits Filed for Small Sums
Two suits were filed Thursday. King's Crown Plaster Company sues Donald A. and Norma M. Karr for 117.26 dollars and H L Miller sues Kenneth R. and Virginia Mentzer for 149.60 dollars. A mandamus suit against Cedar Rapids by United Co op of Cedar Rapids was dismissed after a council permit was issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King’s Crown Plaster Company
Donald A
Norma M. Karr
H. L. Miller
Kenneth R
Virginia Mentzer
Cedar Rapids
United Co-op
Co-Op
Deaths George J. Koury dies in Iowa City
Services for George J. Koury of Sioux City who died in Iowa City Wednesday will be held at 1 30 p m Friday at St George s Syrian Orthodox church with reverends A Rihbany and J S Yared. Burial is in St George s cemetery. Friends may call at Barta Hesser chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George J. Koury
Sioux City
Iowa City
St. George's Syrian Orthodox Church
A. Rihbany
J. S. Yared
Grand Rapids, Mich
St. George's Cemetery
Services for John Burke Veterans of Foreign Wars
Services for John Burke of 820 L avenue NW who died Tuesday will be at Brady mortuary at 2 p m Friday conducted by Rt Rev Msgr D J Lenihan. Burial in Mt Calvary cemetery with Veterans of Foreign Wars military services. Friends may call at the mortuary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Burke
L Avenue NW
Brady Mortuary
D. J. Lenihan
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Funeral services for Louis P. Easker in Cedar Rapids
Funeral services for Louis P. Easker aged 72, lifelong Cedar Rapids resident, will be held at Turner chapel at 3 30 p m Friday with Rev Waldemar Argow of Peoples church officiating. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis P. Easker
Bever Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Turner Chapel
Waldemar Argow
Peoples Church
Oak Hill Cemetery
Funeral Services for Thomas L. Fitzsimmons
Thomas L. Fitzsimmons of 829 Third Avenue SE died Tuesday. Services will be at 10 am Saturday at St. Ireneans Church Clinton with burial in Calvary Cemetery Clinton. Rosary at Teahen chapel 7:30 pm Thursday by Knights of Columbus and 8 pm by Rt. Rev Msgr John M Molloy and Holy Name Society. Friends may call Teahen chapel Thursday and Pape funeral home Clinton Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tama
Ralph Fife
Monticello
A. Henry Balster
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Church Cemetery
Goettsch
Iowa City
Eva Emmaline Cox
Oatholt Funeral
River Junction
John H. Donohue
St. Patrick’s Church
St. Joseph’s Cemetery
Tama—Meda Ann Trimble
University Hospitals
Mason Funeral Home
Oak Hill Cemetery
Tipton
William E. Barnes
Sheets Funeral Home
Tipton Masonic Cemetery
Oelwein
Bertha Brechtel
Waterloo
Brant Funeral Home
Tripoli
McGregor
Leonard Downing
Methodist Church
North Liberty
Samuel Panshaw
North Bend
Thomas L. Fitzsimmons
Third Avenue SE
St. Ireneans Church
Clinton
Calvary Cemetery
Teahen Chapel
Knights of Columbus
John M. Molloy
Holy Name Society
Pape Funeral Home
Death of Donald Henry Jayne at Cedar Rapids hospital
Donald Henry Jayne three years old son of Mr and Mrs Donald E Jayne 1412 Fifth Street NW Cedar Rapids died 8 45 a m Thursday Born March 7 1948 in Cedar Rapids Survived by parents a sister Mary Patricia twin brother David George another brother Timothy Lawrence at home and grandparents Mrs Marie Sommer Mrs Patricia Smith and Elmer Jayne Funeral services set for 10 30 a m Saturday in Turner chapel with Monsignor D J Lenihan Burial in Mt Calvary cemetery Friends may call at the chapel
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Henry Jayne
Donald E. Jayne
Fifth Street
Cedar Rapids
Donald
Mary Patricia
David George
Timothy Lawrence
Marie Sommer
Patricia Smith
Elmer Jayne
Turner Chapel
D. J. Lenihan
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Samuel Poulos 58 former Cedar Rapids resident dies in Creston
Samuel G. Poulos, 58, died at his Creston home at 8 p.m. Wednesday after a long illness. Born in Pyrgos Greece on March 15, 1890, he lived in Cedar Rapids ~30 years before moving to Creston 15 years ago to run the Palms hotel and cafe. He served in World War I and married Marie Wickham in 1934 in Missouri. He is survived by five sisters and one brother, and was a member of several Greek-American and veterans organizations. Services set for 2 p.m. Saturday at St John the Baptist Hellenic Orthodox Church. viewing at Turner chapel after 6 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel G. Poulos
Cedar Rapids
Creston
Pyrgos
Greece
Mr. Poulos
Palms Hotel and Cafe
Marie Wickham
Missouri
Paul Costas
T. A. Siamis
James Kallas
Oak Park
Ill
D. Stathopoulos
John Polyzios
St. John Hellenic Orthodox Church
The
American Legion
V.F.W. and the Elks
Order of Ahepa
St. John the Baptist Hellenic Orthodox Church
Nicholas Geetes
Des Moines
Turner Chapel
Lons Defense Argues Drugs Whisky Affected Judgment
In Iowa City the defense in the James Lons murder case presented testimony from three psychiatrists asserting that phenobarbital and whisky impaired judgment on Oct. 12. Witnesses noted Lons had consumed alcohol and pills after a heart attack, raising questions about memory and responsibility in the stabbing of waiter Andrew Davelis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
James Lons
Lons
Wilbur Miller
Iowa
Psychopathic Hospital
Andrew Woods
Iowa Psychopathic Hospital
Charles Graves
State Board of Control
Andrew Davelis
Viola Lons
Davelis
George Baculis
George Callahan
Callahan
Norwegian Prime Minister to Visit Decorah May 20
Einar Gerhardsen prime minister of Norway will visit Decorah May 20 with wife and Hans Olav assistant secretary of state arriving in New York May 15. In Decorah they tour the Norwegian American museum Decorah Posten Luther College and other sites followed by a dinner in Loyalty hall. He will speak Norwegian and Olav English with a Luther College toastmaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decorah
Einar Gerhardsen
Norway
Hans Olav
New York
Decorah Posten
Luther College
Loyalty Hall
Smyra Literary Society
Nordmanns Forbundet
League of Norsemen and
Gerhardsen
Olav
J. W. Yivisaker
Midwest
Chicago
Madison
Wis
Northfield
Minn
Minneapolis
Oslo
Saxenhausen
Labor Party
Five Eastern Iowans Promoted by Marines
Five men from eastern Iowa have earned promotion to private first class after completing Marine recruit training at the San Diego base. The promoted are Michael A. Taylor Iowa City area Larry E. Smith Iowa City Wayne M. Lovetinsky Iowa City Maurice J. Schultz Des Moines area and Robert C. Wheeler Marion, with families listed at their addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Marine Corps
San Diego
Des Moines
Michael A. Taylor
J. R. Taylor
Avenue NE
Larry E. Smith
S. A. Smith
Iowa City
Wayne M. Lovetinsky
Edward Love
Harrell to Speak at Marengo Chamber Dinner
John Harrell executive secretary of Cedar Rapids Community Chest will address the Marengo Chamber of Commerce at a 6:30 p.m. dinner in the Knights of Pythias hall. Arrangements were via Cedar Rapids Chamber Speakers bureau. Topic is Team work in Your Community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Harrell
Cedar Rapids Community Chest
Marengo Chamber of Commerce
Knights of Pythias Hall
Marengo
Cedar Rapids Chamber
Cedar Rapids Council Considers New Dog Control
Cedar Rapids officials study a dog control ordinance similar to Waterloo's as residents push for action after disturbed gardens and barking. Humane Society President Joseph Sadowsky to advise. debate continues with no clear plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence L. Sedive
Waterloo
Humane _ Society
Flood Situation Eases as River Stages Decline
Iowa tides of floodwaters ease as Mississippi falls and inland rivers retreat. Muscatine reports a 20.5 foot wall and 6,000 acres flooded on the Illinois side while 12,000 acres south are spared after a levee release. Des Moines and Cedar River crests ease with forecasts of clearing skies and delayed reopenings of a pair of highways.
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Iowa
Mississippi
Muscatine
Illinois
Des Moines
Raccoon
Wapsipinicon
Cedar
Boone
Paving petitions sent to city engineer for review
City officials forwarded several paving and resurfacing requests to City Engineer Frank Young for verification. Petitions call for pavement on C avenue NW from Fifteenth Street to Highland Drive and Fifth Avenue SE from Twenty sixth Street to Memorial Drive. Nine residents signed for the improvement on Fifth Avenue SE. Clarification was sought on Iowa Avenue SE surface plans with two petitions, one for resurfacing and one for pavement, returning both for exact wishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Young
C Avenue NW
Fifteenth Street
Highland Drive
Fifth Avenue SE
Twentysixth Street
Memorial Drive
Iowa Avenue SE
KCRG News Bulletins and Anchors Schedule
Morning and afternoon news bulletins list presenters Dick Yoakam Pat Patterson and Fred Hall with weather and world news. The schedule covers 7 a.m. 7 30 a m noon roundups and 10 p m broadcasts on KCRG and notes Gazette and world news segments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Yoakam
Gazette
Pat Patterson
Fred Hall
KCRG
Ex King of Hoboes Scotty McDougall Treated at St Luke's
An aging ex king of the hoboes known as Scoop Shovel Scotty McDougall rests at St Luke's hospital in Cedar Rapids after collapsing on a downtown street at 12 15 a m. The 80 year old, famed for riding boxcars and his shovel music, has a long history of roaming from Maine to California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
St. Luke’s Hospital
Scoop
Scotty” McDougall
Scotty
Knight of the Road
Maine
California
Cedar Rapids Young Men’s Bureau to Send 21 to State Convention
A 21 member delegation from Cedar Rapids Young Men’s Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce will attend the Iowa Junior Chamber convention in Sioux City at the Hotel Martin. Led by YMB president Ted Ruffin and vice president Jack Hatt, Hatt eyeing a national Jaycee board seat. Nye, a former local and state president, also listed among delegates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.R. Young Men's Bureau
Young Men’s Bureau
The
Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce
Iowa Junior Chamber of Commerce
Hotel Martin
Sioux City
YMB
Ted Ruffin
Jack Hatt
State Jaycee Organization
Iowa
National
Jaycee Board of Directors
Cedar Rapids
Richard C. Chadima
State Safety Committee
John Peck
Bob Steuber
Carl Anderson
George Keller
Ken Hastie
Bob Prastka
Dick Buresh
Peter Bezanson
Gerald Hiland
Warren Olson
Richard Fetzer
Hart
Ruffin
Ken Moon
Robert Jones
Dick Reeder
Lyle Vernon
Willard Verba
William Duvall
Roy Swanson
Frank Nye
Nye
C R Construction Workers Get Raise in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids construction laborers receive a four and a half cents per hour raise, boosting pay to $1.594% per hour. The increase, added to a previous five cent rise, brings the total to the 10 percent legal limit based on the January 15 1950 rate of $1.45. A separate contract for cement masons adds ten cents per hour, raising their rate to $2.20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
John Evans
The
Building Trades Council
Glenn Goodenough
Five Enlistments Reported in Cedar Rapids
Recruiters in Cedar Rapids announced five new enlistments from area youths. Three joined the Navy: Donald E. Joens 17 Tama Howard W. Madison 19 and Raymond D. Petersen 21. Two joined the Air Force: Charles R. Jones 23 Belle Plaine and Owen C. Sharp 17 1401 Fifth avenue SE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Air Force
Cedar Rapids
Donald E. Joens
Tama
Howard W. Madison
Twenty-third Avenue
Raymond D. Petersen
A Avenue
Charles R. Jones
Belle Plaine
Owen C. Sharp
Fifth Avenue
Hogan to Denver for Midwest Democratic conference
Iowa's new Democratic national committeeman M. P. Hogan of Dubuque will attend the Midwest conference and meeting of the Democratic national committee in Denver from May 23 to 25, according to Democratic state headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
M. P. Hogan
Dubuque
Midwest
Democratic National Committee
Denver
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Daily Record
C. R. Weather
Giles J. Quinn
Mary Ellen Boland
Marion
J. Bressler
Whitner M. Bressler
Betty Mittan
Samuel J. Mittan
Virginia Zentre
Superior Court
Louis Brennan
Sixteenth Avenue SE
Bud Myers
Harold Liss
Second Avenue
Billy Jones
Colonial Trailer Camp
Frances Elderkin
Knollwood Drive
Seward Coppess
Blakely Boulevard
Mike Haddy
Mt. Vernon Road
Dean Hayworth
Edmund Ryan
Eighth Street
Leona Thompson
William Wheat
Franklin Avenue NE
Everett Silvers
E Avenue
Jackie Osborn
Seventeenth Avenue SE
Bever Avenue SE
Company No
Thompson Street SE
Mercy
Robert Crumpton
First Avenue
Wilbur Pudil
Swisher
Robert Coppess
Marquis Court
Richard Little
Archie Hyde
Eleventh Street
George Reed
L Street
St. Luke’s
John Thiessen
van Horne
Eddie Cronk
Fourteenth Avenue SE
Fred Gilbert
E Avenue NE
Donald McNeal
P. K. McCollisters
Montebello
Calif
George McCollister
Pat McPartland
Boost
Hanzlik
Dempsy Jones
Arthur Axmear
Henry J. Hood
C. L. Beeson
Labor Bureau
CLR
Wake Parley
Oak Ridge Plant
Kansas City, Mo
Senator
Supervisors Bay
Bertram Two
Koury Services
Burke Services
Easker Services
Fitzsimmons Services
Jayne Infant
Graves
Harrell
Lapes
Florist
Third Ave
Humane Society
Joseph Sadowsky
Garberson
Anamosa
Cedar River
St. Luke's
New York City
C.R
Hogan
John
B. Turner & Son
S.E
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