Weather summary and notices from the Daily Record
Regional forecast shows mostly fair and warmer conditions for midweek with highs in the 75 to 80 range in the southwest and 68 to 75 in the northeast, southerly winds at 15 mph, and lows 46 to 52. Expect increasing clouds and showers in the southwest Thursday night, with highs in the middle 70s, followed by clearing and cooler conditions Friday and a brief warmer spell Sunday. Also listed are divorce, marriage, court, fire, and birth notices, with several local obituaries and traffic court fines.
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Bismarck
Jacksonvile
Minneapolis
Denver
New York
Duluth
Phoenix
Los Angeles
Sioux City
Iowa
Nationalist Communique Claims Decisive Victory Near Shanghai
A government garrison communique from Liuho near Shanghai asserts a decisive victory after a counter-offensive begun Monday. The report claims 200 Communist casualties in a victory framed by a broader Red drive toward Kunshan and Taichang, with U.S. naval forces at Tsingtao poised to respond.
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Shanghai
Liuho
Yangtze
Kunshan
Taichang
Kiangsi
Chekiang
Fukien
Lin Wan Pao
Hankow
China
Pittsburgh
Linling
Viennese Red Zone Factory Workers Protest
About five thousand Soviet zone factory workers marched to Vienna city hall Tuesday to protest wages. They broke through police lines and then dispersed on leadership orders. Leaders urged police cooperation and claimed the demonstrators did not reflect most workers. Brief clashes occurred with few injuries.
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Vienna
VNS
Government Jobs Open in Civil Service Commission Listings
The Civil Service Commission announced new examination openings for architect truck driver and construction inspector positions with the U S government. Open jobs span Iowa Nebraska South Dakota and the Omaha district with salaries from 94 cents to 6 235 per hour or 2 498 28 to 4 103 40 annually. details available from O A Knapp Cedar Rapids commissioner secretary at local post offices.
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U. S
Civil Service Commission
Corps of Engineers
Iowa
Nebraska
South Dakota
Washington, D. C
Omaha
O. A. Knapp
Cedar Rapids Commission
Savings, Loan League Names Three C R Men
Three Cedar Rapids men were named to 1949 committees of the United States Savings and Loan League. John Vosatka of Bohemian Savings and Loan Association joins the advisory section on state legislation, L. J. Maresh of Cedar Rapids Building and Loan Association serves on the government housing committee, and H. H. Bennett of Perpetual Savings and Loan Association sits on the personnel policies committee.
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Cedar Rapids
United States Savings and Loan League
M. K. M. Murphy
Rutherford, N. J
John Vosatka
Bohemian Savings and Loan Association
L. J. Maresh
Cedar Rapids Building and Loan Association
H. H. Bennett
Perpetual Savings and Loan Association
Vosatka
Maresh
Bennett
Consumer Income Drops for Third Straight Month
The Commerce Department reports March consumer income fell 3 percent from December peak, to an annual rate of 214.3 billion, the third consecutive monthly decline. Wages and farm and unincorporated business receipts dropped, offset slightly by unemployment benefits, with manufacturing layoffs and coal mine holidays driving the downturn. The three-month 1949 total was 216.7 billion, down from late 1948 levels.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Winter Wheat Forecast Reaches New High
The Agriculture Department projects the 1950 winter wheat crop at 1,021,476,000 bushels, up about 1.79 million from last month. Favorable April weather boosted growth across most areas, raising hopes for a possible surplus and potential government controls. If spring wheat matches last year’s 300,000,000 bushels, total output nears 1.321 billion, below the 1947 record of 1.367 billion.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Emily Post Advocates Polite Driving In New Booklet
Emily Post urges courteous driving in the traffic safety pamphlet Motor Manners issued by the National Highway Users Conference. The well known etiquette authority wrote the guide free of charge for free distribution to motorists.
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New York
Emily Post
National Highway Users Conference
Post
Trucks Jam Traffic as They Wait for Weighing
Irwin, Pa AP report says nearly 100 big trucks clogged approaches to the turnpike as 25 state police carried out overload checks all night. Truckers, some parked for days to protest a 45 000 pound limit, finally moved after opting to be weighed on portable scales.
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Irwin
Pennsylvania Turnpike
Chairman of Iowa Mutual Board Dies in Waterloo
John Hanson of Waterloo chairman of the board of the Iowa Mutual Liability Insurance Company died at his home Saturday night. He had served as a director for 30 years. Born in Bergen Norway he had lived in Waterloo since 1910 and before retirement in 1944 ran the Standard Oil and Electric Company store.
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John Hanson
Waterloo
The
Iowa Mutual Liability Insurance Company
Bergen
Norway
Standard On Eee
Electric Company
Ere
CP Train Derby Crash Kills Three Crew, Hurts Four
Three CPR crew members died and four were injured when a Canadian Pacific passenger train derailed after jumping the rails near Wetaskiwin Alberta. Investigators examined the scene as emergency crews responded to the incident.
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Wetaskiwin
Alta
Canadian Pacific
Peterson v Bee Line Transit trial opens in district court
The case of Harry Peterson as administrator of Hazel Peterson’s estate seeks 22 235 70 in damages from Bee Line Transit Inc over a fatal bus collision. The accident happened 11 45 a m November 12 four and a half miles south of Mt Vernon on highway 261 as a pickup driven by Peterson prepared to turn. Hazel Peterson died from injuries the following day. Jurors from Cedar Rapids include Clifford Null Leona Reed Marie Hamilton Charles Anderson George Wagner Wayne Welch Joseph Tepley Joseph Loufek Erma Arnett Hannah Hovey Otila Norberg and Robert Baird.
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Harry Peterson
Bee-Line Transit, Inc
Floyd Philbrick
Peterson
Hazel Peterson
Mt. Vernon
Clifford Null
Leona Reed
Marie Hamilton
Charles Anderson
George Wagner
Wayne Welch
Joseph Tepley
Joseph Loufek
Erma Arnett
Hannah Hovey
Otila Norberg
Robert Baird
Cedar Rapids
Allen Motor suit seeks 2655 dollars in damages
Paul Leiken files a 2655 dollar claim against Allen Motor Company for property damage and personal injuries from an accident in a mechanically faulty car. District Judge G K Thompson presides as jurors from Cedar Rapids Marion Clinton township Lisbon are seated.
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Allen Motor Company
Paul Leiken
G. K. Thompson
Leiken
Leona Simon
Louise Lowe
Orvilla Chehak
George Lane
Mary Randall
Esther Crawford
Ruby Henkes
Wendl Vane
Elmer Burger
Cedar Rapids
Floyd Robson
Marion
Evelyn Beatty
Clinton Township
Irene Andre
Lisbon
Judge awards 364.95 on promissory note to Adelle Jedlicka
Judge Phil Brick ruled Tuesday for Adelle Jedlicka awarding 364.95 on a promissory note. Defendant Charles Butterfield was named in the case. The plaintiff’s petition against Boyd Clarahan was dismissed with prejudice, and Clarahan’s counterclaim also was dismissed with prejudice.
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Adelle Jedlicka
Philbrick
Charles Butterfield
Boyd Clarahan
Clarahan
Probate of Grace Tathwell Will Names Executor and Heirs
Grace Tathwell died April 30 and her will was admitted to probate on Tuesday with Theodore Tathwell Jr named executor without bond. Three brothers a sister and a nephew were named to share the estate. The Van Meter Company filed suit against Charles Novotny doing business as Montteur Studio seeking judgment for 77.53 on an unpaid account.
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Grace Tathwell
Theodore Tathwell, Jr
van Meter Company
Charles Novotny
Montteur Studio
Farm payroll rose 750000 in April despite yearlong decline
Washington AP reports farm employment totaled 11,089,000 in the week ended April 23 up 750,000 from March but 4 percent below a year earlier. Of the total, 2,011,060 were hired workers.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Youth Arrested After Graduation Ceremony in Ayrshire
An Ayrshire high school graduate was arrested after the ceremony on suspicion of stealing more than $100 from an Ayrshire Produce Company truck. The thefts spanned several weeks and the youth was also sought for questioning in related petty thefts. name withheld pending formal charges.
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Ayrshire
Richard Miller
Miller
Cedar Rapids petitioners seek sewers mains street light and tree removal
Fifty seven residents asked the city council for sanitary sewers water and gas mains street lights and removal of trees from land. Some sought sewer and water extension on Center street NE. Others pressed for a sewer on Twenty sixth Avenue SW. Council referred items to gas utility city engineer and electrical company for action and funding would come from a special tax assessment.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa- Illinois Gas and Electric Company
Rapids Avenue
C Street
Center Street
Oakland Road
Prairie Street
Eastern Avenue
Frank Young
Twenty-sixth Avenue
Second
First Street
Thirtieth Street
Bever Avenue
Meadowbrook Drive
Young
6 Avenue NW
Tenth
Thirteenth Streets
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Stairs Wife as He Kisses Her
Rockford AP report says a young husband stabbed his estranged wife during a kiss after a plea for reconciliation failed. Mrs. Thomas Gates, 18, was in critical condition with wounds to her side and breast. Gates is held on assault with a deadly weapon charges. He allegedly threw her onto a bed and stabbed her twice with a fishing knife after she turned down his request to reconcile. The couple had quarreled over whether to live in Rockford or Beloit. Gates had traveled to Beloit, then returned to Rockford for the argument. A bouquet of 17 roses found in the room is noted.
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Rockford
Ralph Johnson
Thomas Gates
Johnson
Gates
Beloit
Coe Presents Plays Wednesday at Little Theater
Three one act plays directed by students in the Coe College course open to the public. Patricia Joy directs Strange Road with Barbara Kiser Lucile Roberts and William Richards in the cast. Balcony Scene features McKinley high school students Bill Powell Henry Keyes Peggy Deal Kathy Michelsen Harry Conger Betty Ronenberg and Gene Nassif. Thurs day Evening directed by Alicia Rose includes Dick Petersen Dorothy Prout Mary Hubbard Helen Davis. Tickets 40 cents at the box office the night of performance.
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Coe College
Jeannette Ringland
Patricia Joy
John M. Houston
Barbara Kiser
Lucile Roberts
William Richards
Miss Joy
Gene Whiteman
McKinley High School
Bill Powell
Henry Keyes
Peggy Deal
Kathy Michelsen
Harry Conger
Betty Ronenberg
Gene Nassif
Christopher Morley
Dick Petersen
Dorothy Prout
Mary Hubbard
Helen Davis
Alicia Rose
Everett Pickerell
Jack Powell
Bill McLaughlin
Mary Holvenstor
Margaret Hawkins
Carol Heath
Deere UAW Contract Talks recessed amid deadlock
Moline AP. Contract negotiations between Deere and the UAW CIO covering about 15 000 workers in seven plants in Iowa and Illinois were recessed until 1 p m Friday. UAW vice president John W Livingston said the pause will allow locals to vote on possible strikes. Four locals reportedly backed a strike. Deadlock cited over holiday pay and probation lengths. Morris Field and Livingston left for Detroit to confer with Walter Reuther after Tuesday’s session.
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Moline
Deere and
Uaw-Cio
Deere
Iowa
Illinois
John W. Livingston
UAW International
Livingston
UAW
Morris Field
International Uaw
Detroit
Walter Reuther
Deaths Nina M Hamblin 70 Cedar Rapids resident
Nina M Hamblin 70 widow of Benjamin F Hamblin of Cedar Rapids died at home Monday at 5 30 p m after a long illness Born August 17 1878 in Lincoln Nebraska she leaves two daughters Mrs H A Wendorf and Miss Maurine Hamblin both Cedar Rapids a sister Miss Lara Bromwell Cedar Rapids three brothers Max T Bromwell James E Bromwell Cedar Rapids and Dr W G Bromwell Center Point one grandchild Services set for 1 30 p m Wednesday at Turner chapel conducted by Dr Theodore Lilley Burial in Oak Hill cemetery Friends may call at the chapel
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Nina M. Hamblin
Seventeenth Street
Benjamin F. Hamblin
Cedar Rapids
Lincoln, Neb
H. A. Wendorf
Maurine Hamblin
Lara Bromwell
Max T. Bro
Graveside rites for Major Dana Morris in Normandy death
Graveside services for Major Dana Joseph Morris a former Cedar Rapids resident killed in action in Normandy will be held at Golden Red Cemetery Deep River at 2 30 p m Thursday with the American Legion chaplain officiating. Morrison Schrader post will conduct military services. Friends may call at Turner chapel from noon Wednesday until 11 am Thursday. Flowers are requested to be omitted.
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Dana Joseph Morris
Cedar Rapids
Normandy
Golden Red
Deep River
American Legion
Morrison-Schrader Post
Turner Chapel
Funeral services for Mrs. John L. Brecht
Services for Mrs. John L. Brecht of Fairfax who died Monday will be held at 9 30 a m Wednesday in St Patrick s church Fairfax by Rev Bernard White. Burial is in St Patrick s cemetery. The body was taken Tuesday morning from Monahan funeral home to the residence where Father White will recite the Rosary at 8 p m.
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Anamosa
Albert B. Young
Morley
Morley Evangelical United Brethren Church
Smykil-Goettsch
Monticello
Jacob Widmer
Goettsch
Belle Plaine
Frank Chudlie
Hrabak
Ossian
Anna Moe
Herman Pleggenkuhle
John L. Brecht
Fairfax
St. Patrick’s Church
Bernard White
St. Patrick’s Cemetery
Monahan Funeral Home
Father White
Services for Albert C. Simmons
Albert C. Simmons of 1120 Fifth Street NW died Monday. Funeral services will be at St. Patrick's Church at 9 a.m. Wednesday conducted by Rt. Rev. Msgr. D J Lenihan. Burial follows at Mt Calvary Cemetery. Rosary will be recited by Msgr. Lenihan at Teahen chapel 8 p.m. Tuesday.
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Albert C. Simmons
Fifth Street NW
St. Patrick’s Church
D. J. Lenihan
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Teahen Chapel
Msgr. Lenihan
Post 788 Aids 1,200 Iowa State Bonus Forms
Veterans at Veterans of Foreign Wars post 788 have filed over 1,200 Iowa state bonus forms. Service officer Stanley Langer says he spent a week answering questions and notarizing the papers and stresses filling every space with a yes no or none. Evening help continues at V F W headquarters 709 Second Avenue SE on Tuesday and Thursday.
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Iowa
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
Stanley Langer
Langer
V.F.W
Second Avenue SE
Two From C R To Go To Welfare Meeting
Mrs Ida Hampton and Mrs Ena Ford of the Linn county welfare office will attend a meeting of the Iowa State Association of County Welfare Directors in Iowa City on Wednesday. A 4 p.m. panel on The Medical Program in Public Assistance in Iowa precedes a 5 15 p.m. business session and a 6 p.m. dinner with Dr William Peterson of the University of Iowa addressing the group. The institute begins Thursday and runs two days focusing on crime delinquency and community welfare.
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Ida Hampton
Ena Ford
Linn County Welfare Office
Iowa State Association of County Welfare Directors
Iowa City
Iowa
William Peterson
University of Iowa
Iowa Welfare Association
Costly scooter ride ends with prison sentence
Henry Price, 29, began a three year federal prison term after stealing a motor scooter and driving it across state lines to Covington Indiana.
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Danville, Ill
Henry Price
Lo Covington
Ind
Motor Freight Rates Discussed at Meeting
Fifteen Chamber of Commerce traffic representatives and motor carrier executives met in Cedar Rapids to seek simplification of intrastate truck tariffs and to prepare recommendations for the Iowa Commerce Commission. The group aims to revise the 10 year old truck rates with a final draft to be sent to the state commission. Attendees included Maples Ewoldt Stevens Gans Wissel Grice Cresswick Fletcher McClintock Hansen Frey Lindsley Findley Partridge Lawson and others from Dubuque Des Moines Keokuk Fort Dodge Waterloo Burlington and Kansas City.
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Chamber of Commerce
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Commerce Commission
Grant Maples
Maples
Harold Ewoldt
Fort Dodge
T. W. Findley
Waterloo
If. L. Partridge
Burlington
J. D. Lawson
Kansas City
Bridegroom Seeks Humorous Wedding Speech Help
In London, a Times advertisement requests witty wedding speech ideas from readers. The anxious, unintelligent groom asks for humorous suggestions and signs off with iWrite Box B-407.
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London
London Times
Iowa corn planting 7 percent complete in weekly bulletin
Des Moines report shows corn planting at about 7 percent complete with 750 000 acres sown. Spring plowing about 88 percent finished and one quarter to one third of prospective acreage to be in ground this week if weather holds. Soybean planting lags at about 1 percent. Pastures and meadows provide about two thirds of forage, with the northeastern district lagging in feed. Lack of moisture slows growth on lighter soils.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa
North Central District
Maggie the dog prefers soggy biscuits
Maggie, a chow dog owned by Francis French in Sarita Texas, dunks her dog biscuits in water and drinks the soggy meal. French says Maggie discovered the habit by accident when told to eat dry biscuits due to no milk. Maggie clearly likes soggy food.
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Maggie
Sarita
Texas
Francis French
French
Bandit Shoots Woman In Attempted Holdup
Des Moines witnesses report a would be bandit shot Virginia Leo 21 an Aetna Finance employee in a Des Moines office at about 2 20 p m Tuesday during an attempted holdup. The assailant fled and was pursued by several employees who lost him in the crowd. Leo was taken by ambulance to Broadlawns General Hospital.
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Des Moines
INS
Virginia Leo
Aetna Finance Company
Broadlawns General Hospital
Trial details reveal key items and witness moves
Testimony recaps the sequence of evidence from room 729 linking Hartman’s body to a blood-stained towel and a watch. Witnesses describe room repapering and carpet work, while the Cedar Rapids jury is kept separate and watched by bailiffs. Spectators fill the courtroom as Mayor Hahn observes proceedings.
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David Elderkin
Hartman
Milner
Shepard
Cedar Rapids
Four-Yolk Egg Offered to University
A Majestic hotel chef cracked an egg and found four yolks inside. He notified Dr. John D. Campbell of St. Louis University, who called the egg rare. The chef donated the unusual specimen to the university for study.
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ST. Louis
Majestic Hotel
St. Louis University
John D. Campbell
Lockheed offers free company rides to 15000 workers
Burbank California officers announce a six month program granting all Lockheed employees a free ride on company time aboard the new constellation they helped construct.
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Burbank
Calif
Lockheed Aircraft
City Briefs Show Local Events and Notices
Local items include a planned Parenthood clinic opening at St. Luke's hospital on Wednesday at 1:00 pm, and bus service note. Mrs Richard Miller conducts a Daniels Park library story hour Wednesday at 4 15 pm. Hawkeye Aeroneers meet at 108 Third Avenue SW tonight at 7. Memorial service for Ambar Grotto held Friday evening under Mrs Lumir Vondracek. Graduation cards at Edison. Pfc Martin Fitzgerald hospitalized in Osaka Japan with a knee injury. The 114th Iowa Consistory reunion continues with degrees tonight and tomorrow. William Koch to attend Tuesday evening.
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Richard Miller
Daniels Park
Ambar
Ambar Grotto
Lumir Vondracek
George Naxera
114Th Reunion of
Iowa
William Koch
Bond Minicar Sets 103 Miles Per Gallon Record
A three wheeler named the Bond Minicar runs 347 miles from Preston to London at $1.87 total, averaging 30 mph with one passenger. It yields 103.3 miles per gallon with a 1 1/2 hp two stroke engine, three speed box, and top speed about 50 mph. Designer Lawrence Bond, 42, leads a factory in Preston with 70 Minicars on line and 4,000 foreign orders awaiting completion. Export price 620 dollars. 795 dollars in Britain.
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Lawrence Bond
Blackburn Aircraft Company
Bond
Preston
Britain
Coldest Glass of Water Produced by Scientists
In Schenectady, GE scientists report super cooling water to 71 degrees below its freezing point without solidifying. They also achieved record low cooling for mercury tin and gallium by removing nuclei that trigger freezing, explaining how particles influence phase changes.
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Schenectady
N. Y
General Electric
Company
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