Weather Summary and Local Notices
The Iowa Daily Record notes a Friday temperature range with high 79 and low 40s in places, then a Sunday forecast of partly cloudy skies, mild temperatures, and local showers. Police court records include drunkenness fines and traffic violations. marriages, divorces, and birth notices are listed along with several deaths across Iowa towns.
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Regism
Ori
Denver
New York
Duluth
Phoenix
Los Angeles
Seattle
Miami
Sioux City
Ésso
Iowa
Marshall's Korea Crisis Hearings Reveal Dismissal Debate
Marshall testified on the MacArthur relief and its impact on the army amid crisis. Sen. Knowland pressed for disclosure of the Korean peace plan, Formosa fate, and U.N. entry of Communist China, while Marshall noted weapons offered to arm Koreans and later redirected to Japanese police reserves.
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Sen
Knowland
R-Calif
Marshall
MacArthur
State Department
U. S
Formosa
Red China
United Nations
China
U. N
Russia
Britain
India
U.N
Korea
Ralph Bunche
Chiang Kai-shek
Washington
White House
Charges Filed In Labor Fuss At Des Moines
Six Des Moines men faced municipal court charges of assault and conspiracy after a fight near the Gamble Robinson Company as AFL Teamsters members strike action over a labor contract at the newly acquired O B West produce firm. Two union members were charged in a separate case by Glen L. Armstrong for assault with intent to do great bodily harm. Wilson and Kuel pleaded innocent and posted $500 bonds.
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DES Moines
Gamble-Robinson Company
Arthur Rossum
William Becker
Gamble-Robinson
O. B. West Produce
AFL Teamsters Union
Glen L. Armstrong
AFL
Armstrong
R. W. Wilson
Joseph Kuel, Jr
Wilson
Kuel
Gamble- Robinson Company
Midwest Burlap and Bag Company
Parolee Charged With Petty Larceny In Cedar Rapids
Ohio parolee Robert Michael Moses 31 living at 706 Eighth Street SE Cedar Rapids was charged with petty larceny for stealing a bundle of wiping rags from a local plant where he worked. He appeared in preliminary information Friday and is due to plead by May 28. Bond set at 150 dollars. Det. Jerry Navratil and Parole Agent Oscar Storey arrested Moses at 1 40 a.m. at 316 Second Avenue SE. Moses on parole from an Ohio prison for an armed robbery.
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Ohio
Cedar Rapids
Robert Michael Moses
Eighth Street SE
Charles Benesh
Jerry Navratil
Oscar Storey
Moses
Second Avenue SE
Storey
Two Cedar Rapids Men Fined for Reckless Driving
David Dean Booth and Edward Stepanek each paid 100 dollars in fines after pleading guilty to reckless driving. Booth, 25, was stopped on First Avenue E at Thirteenth Street with speeds up to 40 mph. Stepanek, 54, was arrested after striking a car on Sixteenth Avenue SW near Hamilton Street. the other driver was Mrs. Forest Brady of Toddville.
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Emily McCollister
Charles O. McCollister
Maxine E. DeMar
Charles DeMar
David Dean Booth
Route Two
Edward Stepanek
Raymond G. Wohlers
First Avenue
A. E. Hunter
Twenty-seventh Street
Harold Russell Barton
E Avenue
Leo Ernest Payne
Thirty-second Street
John R. Battin
Grande Avenue
W. L. Smith
Emerald Avenue
David Ray Lubben
Cottage Grove Avenue
Ardean C. Fitzsimmons
Sixth Avenue
John R. Seber
Newhall
Robert E. McDermott
Twenty-ninth Street
Eugene Spooner
Second Street
J. G. Deal
Cedar Rapids
William J. Matias
Booth
First Avenue E
Thirteenth Street
Stepanek
Sixteenth Avenue
Hamilton Street
Forest Brady
Toddville
Fire at Louis Koss Farm Kills 275 Chicks
A fire at the Louis Koss farm on the eastern edge of Ely destroyed the brood house and killed 275 chicks. The Ely fire department arrived and prevented spread to other buildings.
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Louis Koss
Ely
Petition for Absolute Divorce in Linn County Iowa
In Linn County District Court Betty Lou Lester sues Ronald E. Lester for a Decree of Absolute Divorce on grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment endangering life and health. The defendant must appear by June 4, 1951 at Cedar Rapids Court House or default and decree will be entered.
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District Court_of
Iowa
Linn County
Betty Lou Lester
Ronald E. Lester
Lintiff
Court House
Cedar Rapids
Executives Club Elects Dr. Cole for Next Year
Dr. Russell D. Cole, president of Cornell College in Mt. Vernon, was elected president of the Cedar Rapids Executives Club for the coming year. New officers include Dr. Theodore G. Lilley as vice president A R Kearney as treasurer and David G Bleakley as secretary. Directors named were Dr. Harry M. Gage Dr. Lilley and John T. Hamilton II with Holdover members Arthur Barlow Dr. Cole Sutherland Dows Wayne J. Foster C J Lynch Jr and S W Wilder remaining on the board.
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Russell D. Cole
Cornell College
Mt. Vernon
Cedar Rapids
Executives Club
Theodore G. Lilley
A. R. Kearney
David G. Bleakley
Harry M. Gage
Lilley
John T. Hamilton II
Arthur Barlow
Cole
Sutherland Dows
Wayne J. Foster
C. J. Lynch, Jr
S. W. Wilder
McDonald rites set for John H. McDonald
Funeral services for John H. McDonald at Immaculate Conception church will be held Monday at 9 a.m. with burial in Mt. Calvary cemetery. Born March 20 1901 in Leavenworth Kansas he was general foreman at LaPlant Choate Co and a member of several veterans and civic groups. Surviving are wife Helen a son John his mother Mrs Ann McDonald of Trenton and two brothers Thomas and E J McDonald. Rosary services are scheduled prior to the funeral with arrangements at Brady mortuary and at the residence.
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McDonald Services
John H. McDonald
Seventh Avenue SE
Immaculate Conception Church
John M. Molloy
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Leavenworth
Kan
McDonald
LaPlant Choate Company
Elks Lodge
Cedar View Country Club
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign
St. Margaret’s Circle
Obituary notices for Wesley Karal and Elizabeth Mrstik
Wesley Karal a lifelong Fairfax Cedar Rapids resident and former farmer died in a Cedar Rapids hospital after a long illness. Survived by wife Rose, daughter Dorothy, three sons including Franklin and John, sister Emma, and brothers Frank and Rudolph. services Tuesday at St Patrick's Fairfax. Elizabeth Mrstik 98 widow of Joseph died at her daughter in law's Cedar Rapids home. survives three daughters, a son, and many grandchildren. services Monday at Turner chapel with burial at Linwood cemetery.
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Oelwein
A. J. Rahe
Waterloo
Brant
Roy Fox
Estherville
Woodlawn
Tipton
Elizabeth Martha Westphal
Trinity Lutheran Church
Cedar Rapids
Linwood
Cedar
Wesley Karal
Oakland Road
Fairfax
Mr. Karal
Hancock County
Rose
Dorothy Karal
Franklin J
Stanley L
John Wesley Karal
St. Meinard Seminary
Indiana
Emma Karal
Frank
Rudolph
St. Patrick’s Church
Father B. White
St. Patrick’s Cemetery
Father White
Turner Chapel
Elizabeth Mrstik
Joseph Mrstik
Milo Dvorak
Third Street
Czechoslovakia
Wes Barkwill
Walter H. James
John J. Mrstik
Mrstik
American Legion Auxiliary
Linwood Cemetery
City Briefs and Patient Returns in Local News
Mrs. W. H. Ryan of 1408 Fourth Ave SE returns from Mercy hospital after surgery with satisfactory condition. Frank S. Hill of 1212 Third Ave SE collapses at parade and is admitted to St Luke’s hospital. Charles C. Murray of 347 Seventeenth St SE back home from Mercy hospital post surgery. Lt. Washburn Wear, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Wear, recalled to navy air corps, stationed in Dallas after two years with Los Angeles fire dept. Pvt. Henry J. Swalley arrives from Fort Riley for 14 day furlough, plans Seattle departure May 24. Chris Hartkemeyer of 1725 Grande Ave SE admitted to Mercy for toe injury at Link-Belt Speeder plant. Miss Mary Clements of Carleton college to dance island role in Fantasy Island May Fete. Capt. James DeYarman, dentist, leaves for Anchorage after visit with parents and aunt. Arthur N. Witt promoted to sergeant. now at Chanute AFB after training at Sheppard and Scott.
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St. Luke’s
Edwin H. Hansen
Keystone
Ellis Loan
Vernon
Donald D. Butterfield
Quasqueton
Murriel Stewart
Carlton D. Strand
Marion
Edward Kilberger
Fairfax
Roger Marden
Tipton
Robert D. Hogan
DeWayne W. Benner
Cold Stream Avenue
Mercy
Ward J. Long
Thirtieth Street
Melvin E. Cook
Ninth Street
Joe S. Romirez
Sixteenth Avenue
Donald Trachta
Third Avenue
Charles W. Chalupsky
Twenty-fourth Avenue
Glenn Schade
Fifth Street
Anamosa
A. L. Freeman
Olin
Freeman
Helen Baker
F. T. Baker
Park Avenue
Iowa
Belle. Plaine
Margaret Sellers
Peffers Funeral Home
Center Point
Anna Lewis
Camarillo
Calif
Passmore Funeral Home
Mt. Clark Cemetery
Manchester
John Houser
Worthington
Fuller Nursing Home
Columbus Junction
Mary Belle Wamsley
Washburn Wear
G. A. Wear
Ely Avenue
Navy Air Corps
Dallas
Texas
Lt. Wear
Los Angeles
Hartkemeyer
Chris Hartkemeyer
Grande Avenue
Mercy Hospital
Carleton
Mary Clements
Ralph H. Clements
Crescent Drive
Carleton College
Northfield
Minn
Anchorage
James DeYarman
Air Force
Alaska
Lester DeYarman
Twentieth Street
Maude Brownell
Second Avenue
DeYarman
Arthur N. Witt
Robert E. Witt
Sgt. Witt
Chanute Air Force Base
Ill
Sheppard Air Force Base
Scott Air Force Base
Vaughan Gives Up Making Speeches
Major Gen. Harry H. Vaughan Truman's military aide says he will stop public speaking after Memorial Day due to repeated press misinterpretations. He declined a Veterans of Foreign Wars invitation, noting speechmaking is not his duty and his comments are often exploited.
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Pennsville
N. J
Harry H. Vaughan
Truman
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Jury awards $1000 to Cedar Rapids couple in building suit
Linn county jurors awarded Frank E. and Eva M. Tyler $1000 against Arthur H. Adams in a case over a down payment for a house to be built by A. A. Clevenger that never materialized. The verdict includes 5 percent interest and costs.
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Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Frank E
Eva M Tyler
Arthur H. Adams
Joseph J. W. Dvorak
Adams
Dvorak
Charles Penningroth
A. A. Clevenger
Clevenger
Tylers
Helen R. Kunzman
Charles F. Yanecek
Michael E. Palmer
Agnes M. Novak
Anna M. Fuller
Ann Bys
Helen Phile
Alma Goodfellow
Yetta Simmerson
Marion
Mildred Sutera
Robins
Nelia Winistorfer
Spring Grove Township
Philathea Gritman
Grant Township
Injunction Granted To Restrain Sheriff Sale
Bertha O Barker wins district court injunction delaying a sheriff sale set for next Saturday. The suit names Nellie Barker and Sheriff James H Smith over two Kenwood addition lots in Cedar Rapids. Barker seeks clear title and permanent injunction with costs, claims a quit claim deed relinquished the defendant’s lien from a prior divorce action.
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Bertha O. Barker
Nellie Barker
James H. Smith
Kenwood
Cedar Rapids
Brown and Bigelow Sues Nikodim for Calendar Owed
Brown and Bigelow of Minnesota filed a suit Friday against Joe Nikodim operator of a Mt. Vernon trucking business for 60.69 dollars claimed from calendars since November 31, 1948. Kenneth L. Ries and the Marion Rural Independent School District involved.
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Brown and Bigelow
Minnesota
Joe Nikodim
Mt. Vernon
Kenneth L. Ries
Marion Rural Independent School District
KCRG Radio News Schedule Summary
Daily broadcast slate lists 7 a.m. and 7:30 a.m. bulletins with Dick Yoakam on headlines, 8 a.m. world news by Pat Patterson, noon roundup by Yoakam, 6:15 p.m. Fulton Lewis, 7 p.m. Mutual Newsreel, 7:15 p.m. final 15 minute newscast by Fred Hall, and a 10 p.m. schedule note.
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Dick Yoakam
Gazette
Pat Patterson
Yoakam
Fulton Lewis
Mutual
Fred Hall
KCRG
Quiet title granted on Linn County properties
The court awarded quiet title Saturday to three real estate parcels in Linn County. The suit named a long list of defendants who could claim an interest in the property.
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Wee
Linn County
Clarence Kriz Sentenced for Jail Breaks in Iowa City
Clarence Kriz, 27, of Cedar Rapids, was sentenced to two concurrent one-year terms in the Fort Madison state penitentiary for twice breaking jail in Iowa City. District Judge Harold Evans ordered the terms to run concurrently. Separately, Paul Akers, 23, of Iowa City, received a 10-year term for auto theft after allegedly stealing a University of Iowa student’s car last month.
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Iowa City
INS
Clarence Kriz
Cedar Rapids
Iowa State Penitentiary
Fort Madison
Harold Evans
Paul Akers
University of Iowa
Three Killed in Sioux City Plane Crash
In Sioux City a BT-13 trainer owned by the Sioux City Flying Service crashed in a field near the municipal airport killing three men Velmer Dickinson 29 of Sioux City Robert Coffie 23 of Sergeant Bluff and Raymond Sawyer 20 of Sergeant Bluff Dickinson piloted the plane which was converted to carry three passengers. Volin a partner said the flight began about 10 45 am and the craft suddenly spun down to the ground with no indication of cause. Dickinson was a Willis Overland Manufacturing representative and son in law of the late E H Birmingham.
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Sioux City
Dickinson
Volin
Willis-Overland Manufacturing Company
E. H. Birmingham
Iowa
Princess Elizabeth and Anne Autographed Photo Found in London
In London the foreign office located an autographed picture of Princess Elizabeth and her daughter Princess Anne that should have arrived May 8 in Edinburg Texas. It remains unclear how the mixup happened but Texans will receive the photo via the next British official en route to Washington.
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London
Foreign Office
Elizabeth
Princess Anne
Edinburg
Texas
Washington
Muscatine Ends Emergency Rule End of flood threat ruling
Mayor Bert F. Olson ended Muscatine's state of emergency started April 20 due to the Mississippi River flood threat. He appointed a flood prevention council to study future protective measures and survey spring levee and industrial damages.
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Muscatine, In
Bert F. Olson
Olson
MacArthur Invited to Visit Minneapolis by City Council
The Minneapolis city council approved unanimously a resolution inviting Gen. Douglas MacArthur to visit the city. The invitation was announced Saturday, signaling strong local interest in hosting the famed military leader.
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Minneapolis
Gen. MacArthur
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