Weather update and notices from Daily Record
The Daily Record reports a partly cloudy Iowa forecast with little temperature change through Sunday and a near 80 degree high Friday. It also lists wind, sunrise and sunset times, May precipitation to date and several local fire and traffic incidents. Divorces and multiple obituaries across towns are also noted.
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Counter Petition Sheds New Light On Street Light
A 40 signature petition challenges a city council decision to install a street light on 6 avenue NW in the 1000 block. Citizens argue lighting would harm neighborhood beauty and note no safety issues from darkness. The matter may be reconsidered after Streets Commissioner Williams moves to file the new petition.
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Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
David L. Williams
Avenue
Must Apply for Security Benefits
Cedar Rapids social security office urges potential beneficiaries to file claims for old age and survivors benefits. The program is insurance based and payable for life even if retirement is temporary or savings are adequate.
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Social Security Office
Cedar Rapids
Beardsley Addresses Labor Convention on Collective Bargaining
Governor William S. Beardsley told a labor audience in Mason City that collective bargaining must be between labor and management as equals and that working people deserve union security. He noted the 1949 legislature adjourned without legalizing closed shops or other union-security measures.
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Mason City
William S. Beardsley
Iowa State Federation of Labor
Peterson v Bee-Line Transit jury trial in death case
The trial of Harry Peterson as administrator of Hazel Peterson's estate seeks $22,235.70 for a collision with a Bee-Line bus. The accident occurred November 12 at 11 45 a m four and a half miles south of Mt Vernon on highway 261. District Judge Floyd Philbrick presides.
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Harry Peterson
Bee-Line Transit, Inc
Peterson
Hazel Peterson
Mt. Vernon
Floyd Philbrick
Man Pleads Innocent To Desertion Charge
Robert Cartwright of Norway pled innocent in district court to a desertion and abandonment of a minor child charge. Judge M. C. Hamiel released him on a $500 bond after his wife expressed confidence he would provide future support.
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Robert Cartwright
Norway
Innocent
M. C. Hamiel
Judgment awards in Lavenders case and Maresh Metal suit
Judgment totaling 138.91 was awarded to W. R. Troutwine by District Judge M. C. Hamiel on Thursday. Defendants in the Lavender case were Charles and Esther Lavender. Hamiel also awarded 182.21 to Maresh Sheet Metal Works against Janda Manufacturing Company.
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W. R. Troutwine
M. C. Hamiel
Charles and
Esther Lavender
Maresh Sheet Metal Works
Janda Manufacturing Company
Council Upholds Protest Over Water in Ditch
City council orders Collins Radio to stop dumping cooling system water into a drainage ditch on Eastern avenue NE. The action follows a plea from about 20 citizens led by four women with young children urging removal of the hazard to children near Thirteenth Street.
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Eastern Avenue
Collins Radio Company
Thirteenth Street
Collins
Frank K. Hahn
Dubuque Drug Salesman Dies From Auto Crash Injuries
John A. Maiers aged 73, a Dubuque drug salesman, died in Mason City hospital from injuries suffered when his car left the road and struck a tree near Protivin on May 2. He had broken his jaw and internal injuries in the crash.
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Mason City
John A. Maiers
Dubuque
Maiers
Protivin
Death services for James G. Goodell announced
Services for James G. Goodell of 3802 Mt. Vernon road SE will be held Friday at 1:30 p.m. in Beatty chapel with Rev. A. Timothy Starr of Dairy Dale church presiding. Burial is planned at Oak Hill cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
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James G. Goodell
Mt. Vernon Road
Beatty Chapel
A. Timothy Starr
Dairy Dale Church
Oak Hill Cemetery
Services for Mary E. Stankee Held at Newhall Church
Mary E. Stankee died Wednesday in a Marshalltown hospital after a long illness. Services are set for 9 am Saturday at Newhall Catholic church with Rev. Joseph Weber. Burial will follow at Raetz cemetery near Atkins. Visitation is at Turner chapel in Cedar Rapids until 9 pm Friday. She was born near Atkins on April 3, 1886, widow of LeRoy Stankee, living with her brother-in-law and sister Mr and Mrs Robert Hegewald of Newhall. Surviving: sisters Mrs L W Lensch of Ely and Mrs E Hegewald of Cedar Rapids, and brother John H Fritz of Cedar Rapids.
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Mary E. Stankee
Marshalltown
Newhall Catholic Church
Joseph Weber
Raetz
Atkins
Turner Chapel
Cedar Rapids
Stankee
LeRoy Stankee
Inlaw
Robert Hegewald
Newhall
Hegewald
L. W. Lensch
Ely
E. Hegewald
John H. Fritz
Mrs Daisy Thompson 73 Cedar Rapids Resident Dies in City Hospital
Mrs Daisy B Thompson 73 of 1621 Oakland Road NE Cedar Rapids died in a local hospital Wednesday. Born January 5 1876 in Plymouth Indiana she was a former Eastern Star member in St Paul Minnesota. Survived by daughter Mrs Fred Diers sister Mrs R D Morgan three brothers J W Bowell R R Bowell and B D Bowell two grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Services set for Friday 2 pm Teahen chapel with Rev J Richard Wagner. Burial at Sunset Memorial Cemetery St Paul.
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Oakland Road
Cedar Rapids
Plymouth
Ind
Thompson
Eastern Star
St. Paul
Minneapolis
R. R. Bowell
Los Angeles
B. D. Bowell
South Bend
Teahen Chapel
J. Richard Wagner
First Congregational Church
Sunset Memorial Cemetery
Mrs. Forrest E. Primrose Rites Set In Cedar Rapids
Mrs. Forrest E. Primrose 43 of Cedar Rapids route one died at home after a long illness. Born Mary Rose Lockhart November 29 1905 at Fairfax she married James Primrose June 1 1932. Surviving husband two daughters a son father sister brother and a stepdaughter. Funeral 1:30 p.m. Saturday Turner chapel Rev Frederick Haag officiating. Burial Sisley Grove cemetery. Friends may call.
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Forrest E. Primrose
Cedar Rapids
Fairfax
Mary Rose Lockhart
Mr. Primrose
Georgena Primrose
Rose Marie Primrose
Eugene E
Frederick Haag
First Evangelical and Reformed Church of
Sisley Grove
President Truman Backs Full Taft Hartley Repeal
President Truman reaffirmed his support for full repeal of the Taft Hartley Act at a news conference. He declined to discuss concessions reportedly offered by labor leaders in a new labor bill and spoke during a session with AFL President William Green.
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Washington
Truman
AFL
William Green
Farlier
Trial recounts witness testimony in Hartman murder case
Testimony detailed Rutledge's hotel stay and communications around Dec. 5 to 14. Montrose hotel staff described objects found, room occupancy, and telephone calls as prosecutors build a case about Hartman’s death.
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Milner
Jurgenson
Roosevelt Room
J. E. Heiserman
Roosevelt Hotel
Hartman
Stewart
Montrose Hotel
The
Automobile Club
Kenneth L. Ebershoff
Handler Motor Company
Clarice James
Ann McDonald
House Votes Crop Storage Measure
The House approved a bill by 326 to 52 to authorize government storage bins for farmers crops, notably grain, amid partisan volleys and 1948 campaign debate in Washington.
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Washington
House
Colburn Named Head of Interim Committee
Senator Jay Colburn of Harlan was elected chairman of the legislative interim committee at a Des Moines meeting. He defeated Rep. Harry Weichman of Newhall after two secret ballots, the second favoring Colburn. Weichman was named vice chairman and Rep. Gene Poston of Carvdon was elected secretary.
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Des Moines
INS
Jay Colburn
Harlan
Legislative Interim Committee
Harry Weichman
Newhall
Colburn
Weichman
Cost of Socialized Medicine Mounts In Great Britain
Dr Harold Rodgers of Belfast tells Linn County Medical Society that Britain’s socialized medicine has driven higher hospital costs and greater red tape. He notes private practice shrinking in industrial areas, longer waits, and a fixed government salary for doctors, with some doctors still pursuing private work.
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Great Britain
Harold Rodgers
Belfast
Queens University
Linn County Medical Society
United States
Rodgers
Mystery Witness Appears in McCarran Spy Hearings
Senate investigators led by Senator McCarran questioned a secret witness labeled Mr X in closed session. The witness, described as in danger and unnamed due to abroad connections, relates to a bill seeking deportation of aliens involved in subversive activities.
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Washington
Senate
McCarran
D-Nev
Judiciary
Subcommittee
United States
Western Allies Lift Berlin Blockade Says Radio Moscow
Radio Moscow reported that Western Allies have finally lifted the Berlin blockade imposed on March 1, 1948, according to London dispatches.
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London
Radio Moscow
Berlin
U.S. Backs U.N. Despite Disappointments Says Truman
President Truman affirmed U.S. support for the United Nations while acknowledging disappointments in its security role. He cited a 1948 State Department report and urged continued adherence to UN principles, noting veto powers and the need for self restraint. The report highlights UN efforts in security Council disputes and Palestine, plus human rights declarations and genocide conventions.
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Truman
United States
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Congress
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World Organization
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Acheson
U. N
Security Council
Ase
Berlin
Doctors in Linn County Vote $500 for Cancer Drive
The Linn County Medical Society voted to subscribe 500 dollars to the Linn County chapter of the American Cancer Society. The 120 physicians have now contributed over 1,000 dollars, about one sixteenth of the quota. The society highlights education for doctors and patients as key uses of funds.
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Linn County Medical Society
Linn County
American Cancer Society
Medical Society
Cedar Rapids
St Luke's Hospital Plans six story addition hearing scheduled
A public hearing set by the city council for May 26 covers St Luke's Hospital request to build a 2.225 million addition on a site west of the current location. Objectors may speak before a resolution grants a special non conforming use permit for the project.
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St. Luke’s Hospital
St. Luke’s
Kay Cusack to Compete Again for Needy Family
Iowa City contestant Kay Cusack 256 Fifteenth Street NW will return to the Strike It Rich show to help a local family. She earned $165 after answering four questions before time ran out and will receive support from her father to stay for next week. Cusack plans to donate all winnings to a tuberculosis patient’s family at Oakdale Sanatorium area, noting one son died of pneumonia and the others need aid.
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Fifteenth Street
Iowa City
Thomas Cusack
Miss Cusack
New York
University of Iowa
Oakdale Sanatorium
Monkey Land To Start In Bever Park Construction Soon
Harry Golwitzer of VFW post 788 and the Cedar Rapids park department announced plans for Monkey Land at Bever Park Zoo. Concrete work should begin within a week or ten days with industrial fencing arriving by June 1 and completion by mid June if deliveries are timely. Monkeys will be rented from a Chicago firm and delivered soon after order. Financing came from a two years ago band concert and dance fundraiser.
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Bever Park
Harry Golwitzer
V.F.W. Post 788
Ceidar Rapids Park
Bever Park Zoo
Golwitzer
Chicago
Post 788
River Trails Transit Hearing Postponed to Dubuque
The Iowa Commerce Commission postponed a hearing on River Trails Transit Line's Dubuque bus operation from Des Moines to Dubuque. The hearing now set for June 8 covers permission to run between Dubuque and the junction of U.S. 61 and Iowa 136 and Delmar.
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DES Moines
Iowa Commerce Commission
River Trails Transit Line
Dubuque
U.S. Highway 61
Iowa Highway 136
Delmar
Royal Anniversary Observed By Ailing King George
London reports King George marked the 12th coronation anniversary while he remains frail four weeks from planned return to public life.
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London
George
JAP Reopening Now Planned For Japanese Security Exchanges
Gen. MacArthur announced that Japan's security exchanges will reopen on Saturday after being closed since the end of World War II. The signal comes from Tokyo and marks a major postwar economic milestone for Japan.
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Tokyo
Japan
Gen. MacArthur
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