Weather and court notes from the Daily Record May 6 1947
Occasional showers clearing the east Wednesday morning. Increasing cloudiness Thursday with showers Thursday night and Friday. Cool weather through Friday. Temperature range Wednesday 58 high, 42 low. Thursday 62 high. Justice Court reports: vagrancy John J Wolff. drunkenness Charles Briggs. fines to Paul Callan and others. Rubbish fire, conveyor fire at Cargill Feed mill. Births at St Luke's Mercy and other local notices.
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Bismarck
Miami
Chicago
Minneapolis
Denver
New York
Duluth
Los Angeles
Isions City ST
Iowa
Traffic Fatalities Rise in Iowa in 1946 Record Lows Remain
DES MOINES UP says Iowa highways killed 523 people in 1946, up from 366 in 1945 but well below the 1941 record of 601. Only Appanoose Dickinson Keokuk Page and Taylor counties had perfect records, with Dickinson and Taylor reporting no fatalities for a second straight year. Injuries reached 8,314 in 20,439 accidents, up 217, while 1,587 drivers in reportable crashes were intoxicated, fatigued, or reckless.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Department of Public Safety
Appanoose
Dickinson
Keokuk
Page
Taylor
Union Pacific Orders Million Dollars Worth of Diesels
G F Ashby president of Union Pacific announced a new diesel locomotive order worth one million dollars. The total value of new equipment ordered since the end of the war reaches 89,785,500 dollars. The diesels are for use on UP lines south of Salt Lake City.
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Omaha
G. F. Ashby
Union Pacific Railroad
U. P
Salt Lake City
Counterfeit bill report leads to mistaken long distance call
In Sacramento an excited caller claimed two men tried to pass a counterfeit twenty in a grocery store and fled in a car with a license number. The police desk demanded an address, the informer said there was none in Sacramento, a dispatcher noted a local call was misrouted long distance and officials seek who pays.
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Sacramento
Calif
Oakland
Twins Born In Town Among Oldest Sets
A pair of twins celebrated a birthday this week, appearing among the oldest twin sets in town. Their unique ages drew attention as family and friends gathered to honor the milestone on a Tuesday anniversary.
Police Hunt Young Burglar As Kidnapper
In Fort Atkinson Wisconsin authorities pursued a blond youth age 20 to 25 as a suspected kidnapper in the disappearance of Georgia Jean Weckler, 8. A 1936 black sedan and a ransacked Parker home are key clues as the father appeals for her safe return.
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FT. Atkinson
Wis
Georgia Jean Weckler
Harry Mueller
G. R. Parker
Man Sought for Slaying Four of Kin Is Shot Down
Oliver Hurley 45 sought for the slaying of four relatives was killed by bullets Monday at his brother in law Floyd Wellman’s home. A posse of 50 state troopers and others hunted him since Sunday after a wild shooting spree that killed Hurley’s wife child sister in law and brother. Hurley had gone to Wellman’s home to threaten the family and a family friend Bartram. Noe, the investigator, and the Wellmans escaped before Hurley opened fire. He was killed during a last stand on the stairs.
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Fort Gay
W. Va
INS
Oliver Hurley
Floyd Wellman
Robert L. Down
Hurley
Noe
Girl Is Sought in Corporal's Death
Chicago police search for a girl linked to the killing of Army corporal Frank J. Arnish 24. Arnish, on leave to visit ill parents in Minnesota, was found shot near Rochelle after his Baltimore driven car was found in a Chicago lot. Lie detector tests cleared two Chicago men, Louis Johannesson and Donald Boland, of involvement.
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Chicago
Frank J. Arnish
Arnish
Minneapolis
Rochelle
Baltimore
Louis Johannesson
Donald Boland
Madison
Wis
Maryland
New Ownership Transfers in Local Deal Record
A newspaper brief notes ownership changes involving Canty, a Democrat, and Te Vor Baker Co. The deal covers transfers from JL Me Kechin to Mr and Mrs I F Dud dleen and Mr and Mrs Elmer Bud Henderson, indicating a local business or property ownership reshuffle.
Quiz Derby welcomes Iowa school entries at state fair
All Iowa schools may enter teams for the Quiz Derby at the Iowa State Fair in August 1929. Teams consist of three pupils from eighth grade or lower, with a parent acting as official representative if needed. Rural schools arrange participation through the county superintendent, bands will also appear, and directors should notify Paul B. Norris in Des Moines.
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Walter A. Schupp
Schupp
Paul B. Norris
Department of Public Instruction
Des Moines
Deaths Mrs Frank Tvrdik funeral services set
Death notices for Mrs Frank Tvrdik nee Dora Klimes of 1529 Sixteenth Avenue SE report services at Kuba funeral home at 2 30 p m Wednesday conducted by Theodore B Hlubucek burial in Bohemian National cemetery. Surviving daughter Josephine Tvrdik plus others listed in yesterday's Gazette.
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Frank Tvrdik
Sixteenth Avenue SE
Dora Klimes
Kuba
Theodore B. Hlubucek
Bohemian National Cemetery
Tvrdik
Josephine Tvrdik
Mrs Wenceslaus Kremenak dies after long illness in Cedar Rapids
Mrs Wenceslaus Kremenak a lifelong Cedar Rapids resident died in a local hospital at 245 p m Monday after a long illness born April 13 1878 in Cedar Rapids Surviving include husband four sons George Wencl Joseph Benedict of Cedar Rapids three daughters Sister Mary Rose Lucille B V M Rock Island Agnes M Pickett of Cedar Rapids and Renata K Dunlap of Nashville a brother Joseph of Cedar Rapids and seven grandchildren She was a member of St Patrick church St Anns circle of St Wenceslaus and Daughters of Isabella Services Thursday 9 am at St Patrick church with burial in St Johns cemetery Rosary 830 p m at residence and 830 p m by the Knights of Columbus Friends may call at the residence.
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Wenceslaus Kremenak
E Avenue NW
Cedar Rapids
George
Wencl
Joseph
Benedict
Mary Rose Lucille
Rock Island
Ill
Agnes M. Pickett
Renata K. Dunla
Msgr
Lenihan
Teahen Chapel
Knights of Columbus
Obituary for Mrs Addie Doyle of Cedar Rapids and Viola
Mrs Addie Doyle 68 of 1501 A avenue NE widow of James Edward Doyle died in a local hospital at 3 pm Monday after a brief illness. Born July 26 1878 at Viola she leaves four sons Laurence E Chicago Donald J Grand Rapids Minn John Lynn and James E Doyle Cedar Rapids. three daughters Mrs Helen Berg Mrs Mary Machula and Mrs Dorothy Holcomb. a sister Mrs Eusima Magee. 15 grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Services will be held in the Rohn chapel at 2 pm Wednesday with Rev John De Long officiating. burial in Viola cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
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Addie Doyle
Avenue NE
James Edward Doyle
Viola
Laurence E. Chicago
Donald J
Grand Rapids
Minn
John Lynn
James E. Doyle
Cedar Rapids
Helen Berg
Mary Machula
Dorothy Holcomb
Los Angeles
Eusima Magee
Rohn
John de Long
Ellen Kelley Dies After Hip Injury In Cedar Rapids
Ellen Kelley aged from 14 years of residence with her brother Owen Kelley at 217 Fifth Street NW died in a local hospital Tuesday noon from injuries after a fall that fractured her hip four weeks earlier. She formerly lived in Manly and is survived by several nieces and nephews. Services will be at St Patrick's Church Cedar Rapids with burial at Mason City. Body at Teahen funeral home.
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Ellen Kelley
Owen Kelley
Fifth Street
Manly
St. Patrick’s Church
Cedar Rapids
Mason City
Teahen Funeral
Service for Catherine Mc Laughlin in Van Horne
Services for Catherine Mc Laughlin of Van Horne who died Monday will be led by Rev T J Norris at Immaculate Conception church Van Horne at 9 30 a m Wednesday The Rosary is set for 8 p m Tuesday at Brady mortuary where friends may call Burial will be in Holy Cross cemetery Van Horne
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Catherine McLaughlin
van Horne
T J. Norris
Immaculate Conception
Brady Mortuary
Holy Cross Cemetery
Death of Mrs Don McKinley reported from Colorado Springs
Word arrived of the death of Mrs Don McKinley a former Cedar Rapids resident in Colorado Springs Colorado The body will be brought to Cedar Rapids for burial
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Don McKinley
Cedar Rapids
Colorado Springs
Colo
Robert Scott Held For Drunk Driving
Robert William Scott, 31, of 841 Fourteenth Street SE, was held by police on a charge of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated after his car struck the parked car of Rev. Donavan G. Hart in Iowa City. Witnesses said Scott started to drive away but stopped when shouted at. Hart’s car, a new 1947 Hudson, sustained considerable damage.
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Robert William Scott
Fourteenth Street SE
Scott
Donavan G. Hart
Iowa City
Fifth Avenue SE
Fourteenth Street
Mr Hart
Memorial service honors Dr. George W. Bryant at Coe College
Dr. George W. Bryant, longtime Coe College figure and Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference founder, was honored in a Tuesday morning memorial at the Coe chapel. President Hollinshead and Dean C. Ward Macy praised his devotion, leadership, and unselfish service to Coe, athletics, and humanity.
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George W. Bryant
Coe College
Coe Chapel
Bryant
St. Luke’s Hospital
Byron S. Hollinshead
Dr Bryant
Hollinshead
Coe
C. Ward Macy
Longtime Coe educator Dr Bryant dies at 66
Memorial details highlight Professor Bryant’s diverse roles at Coe College from Latin professor and athletic director to track coach and executive vice president. Born 1878 in Jersey City he joined Coe in 1899 and retired in 1941 after a lifetime of coaching, teaching and college service. Surviving are wife Mary, two daughters, a brother and a granddaughter.
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Jersey City
Dr. Bryant
William
Caroline Jeffries Bryant
Iowa
Grundy Center
Marshalltown
Coe
Princeton Theological Seminary
Princeton
Grand Rapids
Clinton
Mary Schermerhorn
Hastings College
National Education Association
National Classical Association
Phi Kappa Phi
Eta Sigma Phi
Coe College Cosmos
Coe Alumni Association
Alumni Association
Bryant
Wheatland
What Cheer
United Presbyterian Church
Cedar Rapids
First Presbyterian Church of
Cedar Rapids Rapids
$30,000 Damage Suit Arising From Auto Crash Death
Oscar Glick as administrator of Naomi Glick's estate sues over the Feb 6 highway 30 crash near Stanwood. Defendants include Lawrence Morrison of Long Island and Packard owner R K Bennett of Moscow Idaho. Naomi Glick, 32, died. she left two children.
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Stanwood
U. S. District Court
Cedar County District Court
Oscar Glick
Naomi
Glick
Lawrence Morrison
Long Island
Morrison
R. K. Bennett
Moscow
Idaho
Bennett
Donnelly, Lynch, Lynch and
Dallas
Ick
Marion and Cedar Rapids mulling school merger debate
In Cedar Rapids and Marion a council hearing weighed a proposed merger of two school districts. Critics questioned legal authority and cost effects while supporters cited potential tax relief and service changes. Mayor Mullin urged informed citizen input with a two week follow up and a broad publicity push.
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Marion
Cedar Rapids
Kepros
Greek military court sentences dozen to death and life terms
Northern Greece dispatches say a military court condemned 10 people to death and sentenced 16 to life for aiding anti-government guerilla forces. The report notes a brief aside about the jumping mouse, measuring about three inches, with a jump of eight to ten feet.
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Athens
Greece
Traffic Toll In Cedar Rapids Since April 1
A Cedar Rapids traffic tally shows 124 accidents and 40 injuries since April 1. The brief item notes ongoing roadway incidents and a rising toll for the period. Local authorities monitor intersections and urge extra caution for motorists and pedestrians.
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Cedar Rapids
May Asked Nice Big Contract for Garsson Munitions
Washington testimony in the Garsson May war fraud trial features Henry B Sheets a former army ordnance colonel and banker who says A J May asked him on two occasions at the Capitol to help award a large contract to Garsson munitions. Sheets said he refused citing regulations and suggested Chicago offices handle it noting other plants were better qualified.
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Washington
Henry B. Sheets
Buffalo
N.Y
A. J. May
Garsson Munitions Combine
Sheets
Army Ordnance
May
Capitol
Henry Garsson
Munitions Combine
War Department
Army
Garsson
Garssons
Garsson Enterprises
Chicago
Illinois
May son to receive half profits in 1944 Garsson contract
Witness testified Robert V. May son of former Rep. May was to get 50 percent of profits from a 1944 Garsson munitions subcontract for tent poles. Melville Rapp said his name was substituted for May’s on the agreement and he then signed over his half to Murray Garsson.
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Washington
INS
Robert V. May
Rep. May
D-Ky
Garsson
Melville B. Rapp
New York
Miami
Rapp
Robert May
Murray Garsson
May
Henry
Joseph Freeman
Henry A. Schweinhaut
Marshall
Army
House Military Affairs Committee
Garssons
Francis M. Miller
H. L. Heath Construction Company
Rep
H. L. Heath
Heath
May’s
Ofice
Monticello Greenhouse Damaged by Fire
A Monticello greenhouse suffered extensive damage to plants tools and equipment after a Monday fire at the Monticello facility. Manager B C Hall reported an electric brooder housing 300 baby chicks in an adjoining workshop with 200 chicks killed in the blaze.
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Monticello
B. C. Hall
Hunger and work strike at Danbury Federal Prison
In Danbury Conn prisoners at the federal correctional institution staged a hunger and work strike according to Acting Warden K E Thieman. He described it as a passive action with no violence and declined to provide further details or confirm reports about the start time Monday morning.
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Danbury, Conn
Federal Correctional Institution
K. E. Thieman
Thieman
Hunger strike at Danbury Reformatory sparks guard alert
The Justice Department reported most of about 500 inmates at Danbury Federal Reformatory began a hunger strike over food. Acting Warden Thieman said there was no immediate danger and inmates remained quiet, while extra officers were posted for security.
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Washington
Justice” Department
Danbury, Conn
Federal Reformatory
James V. Bennett
K. E. Thieman
Courthouse: Wertz Fined for Drunk Driving After Plea
Robert Lee Wertz, 23, of 115 Thirtieth Street SE, fined 300 and costs by Judge Floyd Philbrick after pleading guilty to drunk driving. Deputy Spooner arrested him at First Street and Third Avenue following a report of erratic driving. Marriage annulment: Florence Minnie McCollister is restored to her former name Florence Fayman after Cedar Rapids ceremony on Feb 1.
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Richard Ender
Twelfth Avenue SE
Arthur J. Kern
Marion
Gene Ashby
Country Club Parkway
Edward C. Knoebel
Avenue NW
Clarence Wells
Thirteenth Street
Joseph Stepanek
Tenth Avenue SE
M. Daniel Helmich
First Avenue NW
C. W. Stickfey
Vinton
Robert Lee Wertz
Floyd Philbrick
Robert Spooner
First Street
Third Avenue
Florence Minnie McCollister
Cedar Rapids
Florence Minnie Fayman
Charles McCollister
Divorce petitions dismissed on plaintiffs motions
Two divorce petitions were dismissed on the motion of the plaintiffs. Helen J Ramaker versus Joseph C Ramaker and Bernita Marie Cress versus Harley LeRoy Cress are the pairs involved in the actions.
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Helen J Ramaker
Joseph C. Ramaker
Bernita Marie Cress
Harley LeRoy Cress
Former Polk County Official Sentenced for False Pretenses
DES MOINES UP Charles Parmenter former Polk County official was sentenced to up to seven years in Fort Madison prison and fined 500 dollars plus costs for obtaining county money under false pretenses Judge John Schaupp Fort Dodge denied a motion for a new trial as defense made no exception The appeal bond was set at 6000 dollars and lawyers indicated it would be posted without clear plans for a state supreme court appeal
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Des Moines
Charles Parmenter
Fort Madison
John Schaupp
Fort Dodge
Parmenter
State Supreme Court
Marshall Admits He's No Connoisseur of Art
Washington AP report shows Secretary Marshall saying the state department won’t pursue ultra modern art funding for its cultural division. He jokes about the Circus Lady painting that sparked criticism in Congress, calling it a closed shop for future circus ladies. He admits he is no art connoisseur and often cannot understand modern art. He notes that if art is said to be good because he cannot understand it, it must be very good art.
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Washington
Marshall
State Department
Confess
Congress
West Union To Start War on Flies Thursday
West Union Lions club campaign to eradicate flies led by Bernard Ebbing plans first spray Thursday. A volunteer team of Lions, Boy Scouts, and Future Farmers will apply a DDT solution to breeding sites and the business district using a power sprayer.
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West Union
Bernard Ebbing
West Union Lions Club
New Overseer Named for Winneshiek County Home
Carl Sersland appointed overseer of the county home and farm at Freeport by the Winneshiek board of supervisors. He succeeds Gilbert Anderson who resigned last week.
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Decorah
Carl Sersland
Freeport
Winneshirk Board of Supervisors
Gilbert Anderson
Marine Corps League to Meet at VFW Club Tonight
A Marine Corps League business meeting is set for 7:30 PM at the VFW club rooms, with movies to follow. Pvt Raymond K Baker, son of Mr and Mrs Raymond O Baker, has completed Fort Lewis training and will delay with his parents before reporting to Camp Kilmer for overseas duty. he has served since February.
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Marine Corps League
V.F.W
Raymond K. Baker
Raymond OQ. Baker
Eighteenth Avenue SW
Fort Lewis
Wash
Camp Kilmer
N. J
City to buy 22 more automated school stop signs
Traffic Captain Remington and Public Safety Commissioner Hughes announced plans to purchase 22 additional automatic stop signs from E D Maloy of Mack Manufacturing at about 235 dollars each. The trial unit on First Avenue E and Twenty fourth Street performed well reducing rear end collisions and signaling with a bright yellow flicker to attract drivers.
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First Avenue E
Twenty-fourth Street
L. W. Remington
Public Safety
Gordon Hughes
Remington
Crescent Drive
Thirty-fifth Street
We're Entering Psychology Age Says Collins Radio Executive
Ross Young, Collins Radio executive and author, told Cedar Rapids Camp Fire council members in the First Presbyterian Church chapel that the world is entering a new industrial revolution a human revolution and an age of psychology. He praised leaders for high per capita Camp Fire membership in comparable cities and urged supervised responsibility for children to build adaptability and cooperation. Mrs Frederick Murray and Dr Murray were honored guests, with Mrs Murray receiving a Camp Fire emblem for long service.
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Ross Young
Collins Radio
Cedar Rapids
Camp Fire Council
First Presbyterian Church
Young
Camp Fire
Frederick Murray
Dr. Murray
Murray
Labor Bill Delay Vetoed by Senate
Washington AP report: Senate rejected a move to shelve the labor bill to May 15, voting 60 to 17 against Kilgore's proposal to pause debate for issue clarification. The outcome maintains immediate consideration of the bill.
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Senate
Actress Sues Drummer For Night Club Injury
Actress Katherine York 38 sues Night Club Operator Billy Berg and drummer C P Johnson for 31200 in Los Angeles. She alleges a stick twirl by Johnson struck her left eye while seated near the orchestra, causing headaches and permanent eye injury.
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Los, Angeles
Katherine York
Billy Berg
C. P. Johnson
Miss York
Johnson
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Route 2
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Sixteenth Avenue
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