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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1949
Page
1
Weather data across cities with forecast and temperatures plus marriage license and justice court notices. Local obituaries list deaths in Elkader Mt Vernon and Iowa City with service times and locations. various fines for traffic and parking violations form the rest of the notice.
The council hears warnings against the paying proposal with claims of unfairness and private gain. Penningroth and Williams clash over costs and progress while FBI rumors and farm-use land objections loom. Final decision deferred to next week amid bids and reassessment.
Fire at the Congregational church in Glenwood Monday damaged part of the floor and the entire interior with smoke. No injuries reported. firefighters restricted the blaze to the building.
Sen. Watkins of Utah resigns from the North Atlantic Pact hearings after arguing with Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Connally of Texas. A persistent treaty critic, Watkins says he will no longer be humiliated and will question witnesses from the Senate floor.
The city council appointed four men to three year terms on the Memorial commission starting July 1. The appointees are Max T. Bromwell John Fryrear Walter E. Miller and Abe Pilicer. The commission will elect its officers at a future meeting.
Iowa Flying Farmers Association members were asked on Monday to participate in the search for Mr. and Mrs. John Russell of Humboldt who disappeared May 1 while flying from Chicago to Humboldt.
A committee is formed in Iowa to study a single statewide drive for all health and welfare appeals. Mrs. Shirley Bechtel of the Public Welfare bureau says unified funding would avoid overlapping drives and channel funds to multiple welfare groups. The plan, already operating in Michigan and Oregon, would run once a year with national agencies invited to join.
Louise Brecht 84 widow of John L. Brecht died at her Fairfax home after a brief illness. Born in Cedar Rapids she lived in Fairfax 25 years and left three daughters seven sons 43 grandchildren and 40 great grandchildren. Frank Najt 78 of Cedar Rapids died in a Cedar Rapids hospital after a lengthy career as a tailor. He leaves wife Fannie and two daughters. Funeral services for Najt set for Brush chapel with burial at Bohemian National cemetery.
Albert C. Simmons 64 of 1120 Fifth Street NW died at home Monday Born in Cascade September 10 1884 he lived most of his life in Cedar Rapids He is survived by his wife a daughter Mrs R C Hubler and two Cedar Rapids grandchildren Requiem at St Patrick's church Wednesday at 9 am Rev Msgr D J Lenihan will preside Burial at Mt Calvary cemetery Rosary by Msgr Lenihan Tuesday 8 pm Teahen chapel friends may call Tuesday
Carrie Lahman 81 of Mt. Vernon died after a lingering illness in a Cedar Rapids nursing home. Survived by daughter Martha and seven grandchildren, plus three sons Clifford Clair and Arthur Lahman, three sisters and two brothers. Funeral set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Mt. Vernon Methodist Church with viewing at Neff chapel.
Mrs. Martha Bates died at 11 p.m. Thursday in a Cedar Rapids nursing home after a lingering illness. She leaves six daughters Mrs Mervin Shope Mrs James Johnston of Cedar Rapids Mrs Amos Snyder and Mrs Fay Hand of Collins Ia Mrs Cecil Jones of San Jose Calif and Mrs Larry Hutchins of San Diego a son Floyd of Collins 24 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. Services and burial were held at Collins Sunday.
Harry M. Ramming, longtime Cedar Rapids street car motorman, died at Oakdale sanatorium at 7:40 p.m. Sunday from a pulmonary embolism. He had lived in Waterloo for several years. His body lies at Lock funeral home in Waterloo. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
Pope Pius XII told Catholic delegates from France Canada Belgium The Netherlands England and Italy that socialism cannot solve world economic troubles. He urged contracts between employers and workers that protect employer authority while ensuring prosperity for all, in a speech delivered in French and released by the Vatican.
Dr. Rutledge and his wife are accused in a Cedar Rapids homicide case after Hartman was found beaten and stabbed in his hotel room. Prosecutors describe a scheme of blackmail and jealousy with Rutledge allegedly waiting to ambush Hartman after repeated calls and pursuit. The trial features detailed testimony on the victim and suspects, with biographical background of Rutledge.
Chicago police Commissioner John C. Prendergast told Cedar Rapids Rotarians that finding an innocent person innocent is as important as convicting the guilty. He urged better cooperation among law enforcement, courts, and prosecutors and stressed youth crime prevention and rehabilitation.
Washington reports the government has removed export quota curbs from more than 100 iron and steel products due to improved domestic supply. The action covers over 20 broad mill commodity types including barbed wire rail joints fittings pipe joints iron bars under one inch steel rails boiler tubes steel plates and related items.
Captain Warren H. Neff 28 of St. Joseph Missouri, an operations officer at Offutt Air Force Base, was killed when his AT-6 training plane crashed two miles north of Thurman Iowa during an extended navigation training mission. Lt Jared F. Harrison Offutt relations officer said Neff was en route from St. Joseph at the time of the crash.
City cab service advertises Dial 5146 and two way radio via 6161. The 114th Iowa Consistory reunion opens Tuesday at 8:30 a.m. with lunch and dinner daily. 15th degree shown at 7:30 p.m. A correction notes an AUTOMATIC radio priced at 29.95. Edward Lankford, 34, Allison hotel, fined 25 dollars for drunkenness and disturbing the peace after a Sunday arrest at the Princess cafe. Bernard E Warner and Irene Warner attend funeral of A. L. Anderson in Wahoo Neb. Leonard Fuchs, 17, fined 50 dollars for reckless driving after a 70 mph clocking on East 2nd Ave near Eighteenth.
Cedar Rapids police were asked to watch for Robert Powell, 32, wanted in Lewiston Idaho for issuing a check without funds. Sheriff W. W. Hays notified Inspector William Kudina Powell allegedly headed for eastern Iowa and passed a $557 worthless check while buying a new car.
Mercy hospital welcomed two sets of twins on Saturday. The first pair, both boys, were born to Mr. and Mrs. Emil Tomas of Oxford early in the morning. Later, a boy and a girl were born to Mr. and Mrs. Albert Suchomel of 1624 Sixth Avenue SE.
Flossie Amdal filed a $5,000 suit against F. W. Woolworth Co. in district court. She says a May 16 1947 Cedar Rapids ice cream dish contained a glass chip, injuring her mouth and dentures and leading to medical care and hospitalization.
Edward Clifton filed a $185.27 damage suit against Roy Perrin and Roy Perrin Jr. for injuries from an automobile crash on March 6, 1948. Clifton says his car hit an abandoned machine left on Edgewood road NW without lights or flares.
James Scovel of 500 First avenue NE was released on $500 bond pending arraignment in district court on a charge of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. He was arrested at 1:30 a.m. Sunday by Highway Patrolmen James Gildroy and Harry Cloud at Twelfth avenue and Fourth street SE.
Minnie Hodgdon died April 4 and her will was admitted to probate Monday. Daughter Minnie Lathrop named executrix without bond. The will leaves the estate to three children Minnie Lathrop Caroline Hodgdon and Newell Hodgdon in equal shares.
The will of John Hiland who died April 19 was admitted to probate Monday. Gerald Hiland was named executor with a $1000 bond. The wife of the deceased was named heir.
A petition filed by W. F. Freese seeking to dissolve a partnership with Milan Freese was dismissed with prejudice Monday by District Judge G. K. Thompson. The dismissal followed a motion filed by the plaintiff.
Government data show wholesale prices across commodities down for a seventh week through April 30. Farm and food prices dropped, steel production fell for a third straight week, bank loans slid, and motor vehicle output declined after a brief rise.
Hollywood marked its 40th birthday as the film industry began in a Chinese laundry with the 1909 picture In the Power of the Sultan. Hobart Bosworth, paid $125 for two days, starred but requested his name be withheld amid uncertainty about cinema’s future.
The New London high school senior class will depart May 25 for a 10 day trip through the East and Canada. A fund of 1700 dollars has been raised by 22 seniors to cover costs.
Four women with children in their laps went to the city council to push a petition signed by 20 citizens to remove water from a ditch along Eastern avenue NE near Thirty third street. They said water from Collins Radio air conditioning drains creates deep, insect breeding, drowning risk and urged a storm sewer or drainage fix. Council promised to investigate and notify petitioners before further discussions.
A tornado and hailstorms damaged property across Texas and Oklahoma over the weekend. Schuster Oklahoma reported unknown damage with no casualties, while wind felled crops and leveled farm buildings in Winters Pumphrey and Wingate, Texas. A youth drowned attempting to ford Moniteau creek near Clarksburg Missouri.
A capacity crowd of about 800 is expected at Byron Lopp's 7 30pm clinic in Franklin high school auditorium. Topics include serving and selling the public customer classification closing a sale and human relations. Sponsored by the Retail Merchants bureau of the Chamber of Commerce. Two more clinics planned for May 16 and May 23 with topics Increasing Personal Sales and Six Natural Steps to a Sale.
The Census Bureau selects Clayton County Iowa as one of 64 counties for trial 1950 census testing. During May 23 week, tests will sample questions on age citizenship education and employment. Agriculture questions cover farm ownership crop and livestock output and livestock inventories.
Friends of Jonathan Daniels said he declined the post of secretary of the navy after a weekend conference with Secretary of Defense Johnson. Daniels edits the Raleigh News and Observer in North Carolina.
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