Cedar Rapids Faces Dairies Inspector Standstill
Civil Service officials remain at odds with City Hall over the salary for a dairy inspector. Four out of town candidates qualified for appointment led by James Evers and Charles Wilson, with local leaders stretching to a $4 500 to $5 000 minimum. The town waits as the stalemate ends in continued vacancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Civil Service
Council
Louis D. Burgos
Civil Service Commission
James V. Evers
Davenport
Ralph W. Dunn
Carroll
State of
Iowa
Floyd W. Kreamer
Manchester
Charles A. Wilson
Williamsburg
Evers
Wilson
Civil Service Group
M. P. Baker
Iowa State College
Sedive
Atom Bullets Used To Treat Brain Cancer
Three patients with brain cancer were treated at Brookhaven National Laboratory using a neutron beam after boron injection. One woman died, two men survived. each received 15 to 20 minutes of exposure. Scientists regard the results as significant and warrant further human trials on the nation’s largest research atomic energy pile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Brookhaven
Tennessee slaying linked to local politics in Polk County
In Benton Tennessee a 43 year old Democrat W A Lewis county court chairman was killed in an ambush at his home amid ongoing partisan barbs from the Good Government League. Officials blame politics as tension rises and lawmen search for clues. The incident echoes a 1948 recall of violence when the GGL swept county offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benton
Tennessee
GGL
John Edwards
State Highway Patrol
National Guard
Cooley Demands Brannan Take Stand on Roll-Back
Washington AP Chairman Harold D. Cooley of the House Agriculture Committee said he will force Secretary of Agriculture Charles F. Brannan to take a definite stand on the meat price roll back. Brannan has yet to state a position though President Truman backs the rollback and OPS order. Brannan plans a statement for the committee that will neither oppose nor wholeheartedly support the rollback.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harold D. Cooley
House Agriculture Committee
Charles F. Brannan
North Carolina Democrat
Brannan
Iowa City Shooting Victim Dies After Two Years
Clifford Kelly a 51 year old Iowa City man paralyzed from the waist down since being shot in a local restaurant two years ago died at the soldiers home in Marshalltown. He had been in poor health since the June 1948 shooting by Oscar Anderson a 60 year old steeplejack who was later committed to a state hospital and then, after release, sentenced to a 10 year reformatory term for assault with intent to do great bodily harm and carrying a concealed weapon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown
Clifford Kelly
Iowa City
Kelly
Oscar Anderson
Anderson
Milk strike halts deliveries to major dairies union dispute
A union spokesman said dealers were lax in enforcing emergency delivery plans as drivers strike against Bowman Borden Hawthorn-Mellody and Western United. Negotiations failed Friday over a $5 weekly raise and a five day work week. Dairies offered a six to five day shift with no Sunday deliveries. unions argued the plan would lay off about 550 drivers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowman
Borden
Hawthorn-Mellody
Western United
Dairies
Nabbed on Drunk Driving Charge After Accident
Roy Frank Cambridge of Stuart Iowa was jailed Saturday in Linn County on a drunk driving charge. Highway Patrolman Charles Fels arrested him after a 5 30 p m accident on a county road about a half mile northeast of Western.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Frank Cambridge
Stuart
Linn County
Charles Fels
Western
Eludes Police in Mad Race Ends With Arrest
Edward Franklin Chester 17 of 1322 Ninth Street NW eluded patrolmen Felix Barta and John Hlavacek Friday night, racing up to 60 mph through alleys and downtown. Saturday he admitted taking a friend’s car from Colonial Bakery, but police tracked the vehicle by its registration and arrested him after a lengthy pursuit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Franklin Chester
Ninth Street
Felix Barta
John Hlavacek
Chester
Barta
Hlavacek
Donald Beltz
Third Street NW
Colonial Bakery
Second Street
Second Avenue
First Street
A Avenue
First
Second Streets
Shaver Road
Center Point Road
Marion Cutoff
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Briefs Highlight Local Furloughs and Meetings
Private Victor Holec returns home on a 12 day furlough from Fort Riley Kansas to 409 Twentieth Street NE Cedar Rapids. The Cedar Rapids Board of Adjustment meets at 3 p.m. in city hall. Council of Social Planning meets at 11 a.m. in the Chamber of Commerce. Public Welfare Bureau lunch is Tuesday at noon in the Roosevelt hotel. Dr W R Miller discusses mental health at Rotary Club lunch Monday noon at the Roosevelt hotel. Public schools consultant David H McCuskey from Iowa State Teachers College visits May 28. Brotherhood Association of Railway Employes Roy Grove speaks Tuesday at Knights of Pythias hall with 6 p.m potluck. Hawkeye Toastmasters meets 5 45 Monday at the Y M C A Norman Hime public usher. John Peters Carl Bock Don Goslin Bill Hicks speak. Lloyd Sidwell is master critic and Verne Madison grammarian. Pvt Leland Doty spends 12 day furlough with 314 Thirty third Street NE parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor P. Holec
Victor H. Holec
Twentieth Street
Fort Riley
Kan
David H. McCuskey
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Rapids
College Extension Service
Roy Grove
Chicago
Brotherhood Association of Railway Employes
Knights of Pythias Hall
First Avenue
Hawkeye
Norman Hime
Hawkeye Toastmasters Club
Y.M.C.A
Dick Boehmler
Jim Jarras
John Peters
Carl Bock
Don Goslin
Bill Hicks
Lloyd Sidwell
Verne Madison
Leland Doty
Mrs
L. E. Doty
Thirty-third Street
French Woman Flyer Sets New Speed Mark
Mrs. Jacqueline Auriol daughter in law of President Auriol unofficially broke the women's world air speed record in a Vampire jet at about 510 miles an hour. She exceeded American Jacqueline Cochran by roughly 40 miles per hour in Marseille France official results pending confirmation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marseilles
France
Jacqueline Auriol
Vincent Auriol
Jacqueline Cochrane
Auriol
Oscar DePriest Dies former Illinois congressman
Oscar de Priest, 80, former Republican congressman from Illinois and the first Negro elected to Chicago city council, died Saturday of a kidney ailment. He had been ill since January after being struck by a bus while crossing a street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Oscar de Priest
Illinois
de Priest
Truman signs tax bill allowing state gas tax deduction
President Truman signed a bill that lets gasoline users deduct from income taxes the state gasoline taxes imposed on wholesalers and passed to consumers. The measure broadens the deduction to taxes built into fuel prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
President Truman
Marshall warns of greater risk of war in Asia than Europe
In testimony before a Senate panel, General Marshall warned of higher danger of conflict in Asia and the potential for Russia to act in Europe at any moment. He urged preparation for a possible two to three year buildup and discussed Korea war dynamics, troop rotations, and China’s ongoing effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Asia
Europe
Cain
Marshall
Korea
Sen. Flanders
R-Vt
Warren Austin
U. S
U.N
United Nations
Flanders
MacArthur
China
Diesel Train Collides With Road Machine in Hartford
In Des Moines Iowa a Rock Island diesel engine pulling 89 cars struck a Warren county road maintainer near Hartford injuring operator Lyle Wellens 47 of Hartford. He was taken to Des Moines General Hospital with a severe injury to his right leg. Damages: maintainer heavily damaged engine damage about 1000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Rock Island
Hartford
Lyle Wellens
Des Moines General Hospital
State Highway Patrol
Argentina accused by Yugoslavs of UN breach
Belgrade Borba, the Yugoslav Communist paper, charged Argentina with breaching United Nations principles by granting asylum to alleged Croatian terrorists. The paper demanded Argentina surrender Ante Pavelic, wartime head of the Croatian government, and his supporters who found refuge there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgrade
INS
Argentina
Borba
United Nations
Ante Pavelic
West Germany Exports to East Reach 1950 Total
West Germany used 1950 to ship iron and steel products machinery and chemicals to Soviet satellite nations with Allied authorization. The official declassified report shows exports to the East totaling $103,748,000, plus overall East imports of $160,863,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfurt
Germany
West Germany
U. S. High Commission
East
Hungary
Furtham Wald
Czech
Nuernberg
Osnabrueck
Mississippi River Dikes Strained by Rising Floodwaters
The Mississippi River rose over six inches in 24 hours to 22.4 feet, threatening levees near Hannibal Missouri. P H Switzer of the U S corps of engineers warned levees on both riverbanks could fail. Upstream Canton Missouri saw 19.5 feet, Canton News Press flooded, and locks at Canton and Quincy out of operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Mississippi
Iowa
Illinois
P. H. Switzer
U. S. Corps of Engineers
Hannibal
Burlington Railroad
Wabash Railroad
Canton
Canton News-Press
Quincy
Ill
Atlantic
Ohio
American Dies in Prison in Poland
American bishop Joseph Padewski of the Polish National Catholic church in the United States died in a Polish Communist prison. He was arrested January 19 on currency regulation charges, with U.S. efforts to secure repatriation and a trial failing. The Scranton church headquarters confirmed the religious assignment in Poland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Joseph Padewski
CIO President urges tighter inflation controls to curb cost rise
CIO President Philip Murray called on all CIO affiliates to press Congress for stricter inflation controls under the defense production act set to expire June 30. He urged vigorous union action to amend the act, warn that living standards may fall, and push for fair tax laws while opposing wage freezing and longer work weeks without overtime pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
CIO
Philip Murray
Congress
Murray
United Labor Policy Committee
Mobilization Board
Deaths Jerome Merritt longtime Cedar Rapids resident
Jerome Irvin Merritt 81 died at his Marion home after a sudden illness. He owned the Merritt and Irvilda buildings in Cedar Rapids and helped found the Waltonians. Survived by wife Frances and brother W D Merritt of Olin. Funeral arrangements pending Turner chapel with Rev. E LeRoy Carter. Burial Cedar Memorial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerome Irvin Merritt
Cedar Rapids
Merritt
Irvilda
First Avenue
Sixteenth Avenue
Marion
Mr. Merritt
Olin
Frances
W. D. Merritt
The
Sunshine Mission
Salvation Army
Turner Chapel
E. LeRoy Carter
St. Andrew’s Church
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Services for Elizabeth Mrstik 98 Widow of Joseph Mrstik
Elizabeth Mrstik 98 Cedar Rapids resident for 62 years died at her daughter-in-law Mrs Milo Dvorak home 1127 Third Street SW Saturday. Services set for 1 30 p m Monday in Turner chapel with Rev Ruth Husband of John Huss Methodist church officiating. Burial in Linwood cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Mrstik
Joseph Mrstik
Cedar Rapids
Milo Dvorak
Third Street
Turner Chapel
Ruth Husband
John Huss
Linwood Cemetery
Services for Wesley Karal Held in Fairfax Church
Wesley Karal a longtime Cedar Rapids and Fairfax resident and retired farmer died after a long illness. Funeral services are at St Patrick's church Fairfax Tuesday at 10 a.m. with burial in St Patrick's cemetery. Friends may call at Turner chapel where Father White will say the Rosary Monday at 8 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Karal
Oakland Road
Cedar Rapids
Fairfax
St. Patrick’s Church
B. L. White
St. Patrick’s Cemetery
Turner Chapel
Father White
Services for John H. McDonald Held Locally
John H. McDonald of 1704 Seventh Avenue SE died Friday. Funeral services will be at Immaculate Conception Church at 9 a.m. Monday, with graveside rites by the Hanford Post American Legion at Mt. Calvary Cemetery. St. Margaret circle will recite the Rosary at the family home. Friends may call at Brady Funeral Home until 2 p.m. today and after 3 p.m. at the family residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. McDonald
Seventh Avenue SE
Immaculate Conception Church
Hanford Post American Legion
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
St. Margaret Circle
Immaculate Conception
Brady
Scientist describes atomic test effects on structures and bodies
A scientist reports that instruments measured stress and strain on materials used in the target city on the atoll. He notes that some structures can withstand an atomic blast and that humans can survive outside the epicenter with less lingering danger, with details to follow after computations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atomic Energy Commission
Slaying of Two G I s by Police Chief Under Probe
Warner Robins Georgia AP report says two unarmed handcuffed soldiers Privates Louis L Passmore 27 Hawkinsville and Lon G Asman 21 Woodlake California were shot and killed by Hawkinsville Police Chief Thomas Bragg while in custody for AWOL. A Camp Gordon CID team reviewed the case and a coroner's jury ruled self defense amid claims of an attack on a narrow bridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warner Robins
Army
Criminal Investigation Department
Camp Gordon
Hawkinsville
Thomas Bragg
Bragg
Louis L. Passmore
Lon G. Asman
Woodlake
Calif
A.w.o
Fort Bragg
N. C
Air Force Base
Convicted Woman Doctor Tries To End Own Life
Sheriff said Dr. Nancy D. Campbell, Santa Fe physician convicted of kidnapping, attempted suicide in the county jail by slashing her wrist in the women's shower. A fellow inmate found her. medical staff treated her. Campbell had chosen not to appeal a 10 to 15 year sentence for kidnapping nine year old Linda Stamm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albuquerque
N. M
John A. Flaska
Nancy D. Campbell
Santa Fe
Flaska
Onslow Man Charged With Drunk Driving
Raymond English 29 of Onslow charged with drunken driving after his car nearly struck a highway patrol car two miles east of Cedar Rapids on highway 0. Patrolmen Charles Fels and James Gildroy English swerved onto the wrong side to avoid the collision. English was jailed in Linn County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond. English
Onslow
Cedar Rapids
Charles Fels
James Gildroy Sand English
English
Linns County
Eight Iowa service members among 352 returns from Korea
The East Point Victory carries 352 American remains home from Korea. Among them are eight Iowans from Cedar Rapids and East Iowa, including Marine Pfc. Robert J. Hanson and others killed in action on Sept 15, Sept 26, and Oct 9. Next of kin notified. arrival slated for San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cedar Rapids
East Iowa
United States
Korea
East Point Victory
Robert J. Hanso
Her E. Hanson
Twelfth Street
East
Hugh D. Adair, Jr
Des Moines
Arthur Clark
Waterloo
Paul L. Savery
Missouri Valley
Army
Mearl E. Johnson
Sioux City
Jesse W. Rutliff
Moulton
Deaths in Iowa: Freese Montross Tappan Huron
Monticello Dedrick Freese 79 died Friday night. Services Monday 10 30 a m at Wayne Zion Lutheran Church. May M Montross 86 North English died Saturday services Monday 2 p m at Millersburg Methodist Church. Mary Tappan 71 Chelsea died Friday Marshalltown Hospital funeral Monday 2 p m at Chelsea Methodist. Frank Huron 75 Belle Plaine lifelong resident died Saturday services Monday 2 30 p m at Peffers Funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Dedrick Freese
Wayne Zion Lutheran Church
Marshalltown
Chelsea
Belle Plaine
Frank Huron
Peffers Funeral
Seven Iowans Wounded in Korea Named by Defense
The Defense Department lists seven Iowa soldiers wounded in Korea. They are Cpl. Ralph E. Chambers of Woodbine. Pfc. Milton D. Douthart of Keosauqua. Pvt. William G. Emgarten of Adair. Pvt. Duane E. Lord of Shenandoah. Pvt. John W. Muller of Riverside. Pvt. Alfred B. Olson of Iowa City. and First Lt. Jack D. Thomas of Wapello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington (Ap
Department of Defense
Iowa
Ralph E. Chambers
Claude Chambers
Woodbine
Milton D. Douthart
Fred S. Douthart
Keosauqua
William G. Emgarten
William H. Emgarten
Adair
Duane E. Lord
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Burgus
Local Action
Cooley
Rarinson Jranites
Betz Monuments
3Rd Ave
Hesser
Jay W. Hesser, Jr
Jay W. Hesser
Fifth Ave
Eighth St. SE
CIAL
Eea
Board of Adjustment
Cedar Rapids Council of Social Planning
Chamber of Commerce
Welfare Bureau
Roosevelt Hotel
Rotary Club
W. R. Miller
Psychopathic Hospital
University of Iowa
Oscar DePriest
Defense
George C. Marshall
Harry P. Cain
R-Wash
Douglas MacArthur
Far Eastern
Gen. MacArthur
West Reich
Mississippi River
Poland
Lapes
Florist
Third Ave
J. J. Merritt
Mrstik Services
Karal Services
McDonald Services
G.i.'s
Onslow Man
Ambulance Service Company
Second Avenue SE
Iowa Memorial Coc
Third Avenue
T. B. Hlubucek
Mgr
John Bturner & Son
S.E
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