Wartime Law Provides Defense Funds for Iowa
Iowa civil defense can be funded under the 1943 emergency war act. Rodney Selby told Linn county defense group funds can be raised by councils and boards from unobligated funds. A state attorney general ruling confirms the act remains valid as WWII has not ended. The Linn county Red Cross annual meeting elected new board members Peter Bezanson, Mrs Gene Carson, Robert Prewitt, Dr Edward Files, Charlotte Lillie and re-elected William Cormack, William Gray, Franklin Kemp, Frank Nye, Ray Spielman, John Krall.
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Iowa
Rodney Q. Selby
Civil Defense
Linn. County Defense Group
Selby
54Th General Assembly
Robert Larson
Iowa Development Commission
Linn County
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Peter Bezanson
Gene Carson
Robert Prewitt
Edward Files
Charlotte Lillie
William Cormack
William Gray
Franklin Kemp
Frank Nye
Ray Spielman
John Krall
Daily Record May 15 1951 Weather and Police Court
North Dakota style local page reports low temperatures and scattered precipitation across cities and a detailed Iowa forecast with inland wind and temperature projections for Tuesday through Sunday. Police court items include drunkenness fines, false check uttering, accident reports, speeding, traffic signals violations, reckless driving, and local births and deaths noted with dates and locations. Anamosa resident John Perego, 82, dies at home. funeral Thursday at Forest Chapel.
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Bismarck
Minneapolis
Chicago
New Gres
Denver
New York
Los Angeles
Ami
Sioux “City
Iowa
Earl Brill Re-elected By Beverage Dealers
In Davenport Iowa AP Earl R Brill of Des Moines was re elected president as the Hawkeye National Beverage Association of Iowa wrapped up its annual convention on Tuesday Other officers named were Robert Emerson Muscatine Ray Callister Keota and E F Lennon Fort Dodge vice presidents Members chosen for the advisory board included Robert McClellan Stanwood Olmier Dettm an Lone Tree Ralph Simmons Cedar Rapids and Lynn Silka Oelwein
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Earl R. Brill
Des Moines
Hawkeye National Beverage Association of Iowa
Tuesay
Robert Emerson
Muscatine
Ray Callister
Keota
E. F. Lennon
Fort Dodge
Robert McClellan
Stanwood
Olmier Déttman
Lone Tree
Ralph Simmons
Cedar Rapids
Lynn Silka
Oelwein
There Are 28 US Tunnels Exceeding One Mile in Length
A survey counts twenty eight railway tunnels in the United States that stretch beyond one mile, marking a notable figure in the nation’s rail infrastructure. The list highlights the extensive underground routes used for cargo and passenger trains across diverse terrains and regions.
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United States
Deaths Grayce Mair Crawford dies after illness in Cedar Rapids
Mrs Grayce Mair Crawford wife of Dr Jennings Crawford longtime Cedar Rapids resident died in a Cedar Rapids hospital at 1050 pm Monday after a long illness She was born in Belleville Ontario Canada married in 1912 Surviving husband two daughters Miss Margaret Crawford and Mrs Anne Crawford Bates two sisters and a niece She was active in YWCA and church services will be at Turner chapel at 130 pm Thursday cremation committal Flowers omitted by request
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Grayce Mair Crawford
Jennings Crawford
Vernon Drive
Cedar Rapids
Belleville
Ontario
Canada
Crawford
Margaret Crawford
Anne Crawford Bates
Omaha
Ralph Duncan
Kansas City
Helen Mair
Baltimore
First Presbyterian Church
Y.W.C.A
Turner Chapel
Theodore Lilley
Infant son of Hauskins dies in Cedar Rapids hospital
Kenneth David Hauskins, infant son of Mr and Mrs Howard Derald Hauskins of 1916 Avenue NE, Cedar Rapids, died at 8 am Monday in a Cedar Rapids hospital. Survived by grandparents Elmer Holvenstot and Orville Hauskins and great grandparents the Rev and Mrs Frank Ward, all of Cedar Rapids. Services conducted at Turner chapel at 1 pm Tuesday by the Rev Ward with cremation committal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth David Hauskins
Howard Derald Hauskins
Avenue NE
Cedar Rapids
Elmer Holvenstot
Orville Hauskins
Frank Ward
Turner Chapel
Ward
Services for James K Barnicle to be held at Turner chapel
Services for James K Barnicle of 302 H avenue NW, who died Sunday, will be conducted at Turner chapel at 3 30 p.m. Wednesday by the Rev Ruth Husband pastor of John Hus Methodist church and Maine Lodge No 643 SCCF. Burial will be in Linwood cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
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James K. Barnicle
H Avenue NW
Turner Chapel
Ruth Husband
John Hus Methodist Church
Maine Lodge
S.C.C.F
Linwood Cemetery
Services for Jay W Walterick at Turner chapel
Services for Jay W. Walterick of 1440 Fourth Avenue SE will be held at Turner chapel at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday. Dr. Andrew E. Kurth of Westminster Presbyterian Church and the Rev Arnold H. Marzell will conduct. Burial follows at Cedar Memorial Cemetery.
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Jay W. Walterick
Fourth Avenue SE
Turner Chapel
Andrew E. Kurth
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Arnold H. Marzell
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Services for Ward Shontz of Marion
Ward Shontz of Marion, a former Cedar Rapids Gazette printer, died Monday. Services will be held at Brush chapel at 2 p.m. Wednesday, led by Rev. H. W. Grant. Burial is in Bohemian National cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward Shontz
Marion
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Brush Chapel
H. W. Grant
Bohemian National Cemetery
Coe Seniors Cite Past and Future In Chapel Talks
Coe College seniors urged responsibility to city and church in a chapel address by Dick Setterberg of Mason City. He warned against seeking only material security and called for focus on spiritual life and service, while Mary Crane recalled four years of events and professors who shaped them.
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Coe
Dick Setterberg
Mason City
Setterberg
Student Council
Mary Crane
Cedar Rapids
Joan Ramsay
Edward Parry
Robert Weley
Emerson Wright
Fort Madison
Edward Enichen
Dixon, III
Bradley Defends Korea Policy Against Appeasement Critics
General Bradley argues that immediate bombing and port blockades would risk prolonging the war and drawing Russia in. He says critics seek a showdown with the Soviet Union, but military prudence and allied strength must guide actions to deter communism and preserve peace.
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Korea
Russia
Greece
Indo- China
Malaya
Bradley
Joint Chiefs
Aot
U. S
Trial set in 1950 auto crash case near Cedar Rapids
Courthouse reports a personal injury and damage suit from an auto accident on highway 149 two miles south of Cedar Rapids. Paul A. Nelson sues Mrs. Clara Jayne for 1119.12. Jayne counterclaims for 1125. Final arguments were underway as Judge Floyd Philbrick adjourned and the case was to be reconvened for jury deliberation. Legal teams and Cedar Rapids area jurors are listed.
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Floyd Philbrick
Paul A. Nelson
Clara Jayne
Nelson
Highway 149
Cedar Rapids
Jayne
Philbrick
William Ryan
Ralph Gearhart
Elliott, Shuttleworth and Ingersol
William O. Gray
William Bergman
Rose A. Feiereisen
Florence V. Vanicek
Mary Jane Rickey
Elmer L. King
Libbie A. Fieseler
Helen Phile
Adolph C. Barta
Charles F. Yanecek
Margaret Kelly
Agnes M. Novak
Mildred Sutera
Robins
Margaret Post
Marion
Chase Pleads Innocent To Assault Trial Set
Charles Chase twenty four of 810 Eleventh avenue SE pled innocent to assault and battery of Harry Ackerman county jailer and special deputy. Justice Miles Adams set Friday at 9 a.m. for trial with Chase released on a 200 dollar bond. He faces an information charging assaulting Ackerman outside Melody Lane early Sunday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Chase
Eleventh Avenue SE
Harry Ackerman
Miles Adams
Chase
Justice Court
Ackerman
Melody Lane
Two Wills Probate With Beneficiaries Named
Two wills were admitted to probate on Tuesday. The Fitzsimmons will from died May 1 leaves 200 dollars to St Irenaeus church Clinton for a statue to honor his parents and 500 dollars to sister Mrs Al Smith of Chicago, with the remainder to sister Mrs Lloyd Swope of Logansport Indiana. Mrs Swope and Leo J Simons named executors without bond. The Kent will, died May 1, leaves equal shares to seven children Oscar A Kent Lewiston Montana Bessie Golden Marion Blanché Lembaugh Clarencé Elmer A Kent Lewiston Inez Pratt Cedar Rapids Raymond Kent Marion and Howard M Kent Minneapolis. Raymond Kent appointed executor without bond.
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Thomas L. Fitzsimmons
St. Irenaeus’ Church
Clinton
Fitzsimmons
al Smith
Chicago
Lloyd Swope
Logansport
Ind
Swope
Leo J. Simons
C. H. Kent
Oscar A. Kent
Lewiston
Montana
Bessie Golden
Marion
Blanché Lémbaugh
Clarencé
Elmer A. Kent
Léwiston
Inez Pratt
Cédar Rapids
Raymond Kent
Howard M. Kent
Minneapolis
Cedar Rapids truck drivers join national survey drive
Eight members of Cedar Rapids Truck Drivers union No. 238 take part in a nationwide canvass for statistical purposes. They conduct around the clock checks at major truck stops to reach about 1000 drivers and determine union membership firm names, pay, and base of operation. James D. White notes the annual U S survey spans several years with over half a million drivers expected to be checked.
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Truck Drivers Union No
Cedar Rapids
James D. White
Union
U. S
Beaty Held for Anamosa Officers on Embezzlement Charge
Cedar Rapids police held 26 year old William Beaty of 908 Eleventh Street NE for Anamosa authorities. Arrested at 5 a.m. at his home by Capt. Eddie Stearns and officers Donald Hollister and Robert Brooks on a Jones County warrant charging embezzlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
William Beaty
Eleventh Street
Anamosa
Eddie Stearns
Donald Hollister
Robert Brooks
Jones County
Beaty
Rent Hearing in Marshalltown on May 28
A public hearing will be held in Marshalltown on Monday May 28 to decide whether rent controls should continue. The session will address the ongoing rent regulation and its future.
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Marshalltown
INS
KCRG Radio News Schedule Briefing
KCRG airs hourly bulletins starting 7 a.m. with local and world news by Dick Yoakam, weather pictures and headlines. At noon a news roundup follows state and local stories by Yoakam, with Fulton Lewis at 6 15 p.m. and Mutual Newsreel at 7 p.m. Final 15 minute newscast by Fred Hall at 10 p.m.
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Dick Yoakam
Gazette
Pat Patterson
Yoakam
Fulton Lewis
Mutual
Fred Hall
KCRG
Defense Employes Alerted to New Secret Quarters
Defense Secretary George C. Marshall ordered about 80,500 civilian and 60,000 military defense workers in the Washington area to report to secret alternate headquarters if current offices are destroyed in an attack. Twenty local sites will meet for instructions before proceeding to the backup facilities, with one reportedly under a mountain near Camp Ritchie.
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Washington
Defense
George C. Marshall
Defense Department
Marshall
Pennsylvania
Camp Ritchie
Ritchie
Maryland-Pennsylvania
Pentagon
Virginia
Potomac River
Capital
Rollins College Proclaims Two Presidents In Power Struggle
Rollins College in Winter Park Florida resumes operations amid a presidency duel as trustees announce Dr Paul Wagner fired and Dr Hugh F McKean named new president Wagner vows to stay in office amid legal protests and student strikes.
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Winter Park
Fla
Rollins College
Paul Wagner
Hugh F. McKean
Wagner
New York
Rollins
John Tiedtke
Cedar Rapids cadet wins Iowa ROTC infantry award
Arthur A. McGiverin of Cedar Rapids received the outstanding senior infantry student award from Gov. William S. Beardsley at the University of Iowa ROTC governor's day review. Others honored were Donald Fryant, Iowa City, for top senior air force student, and Charles Pagel, Tama, for top junior engineering ROTC student.
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Iowa City
Arthur A. McGiverin
Cedar Rapids
William S. Beardsley
University of Iowa Reserve Officer Training Corps
McGiverin
J. J. McGiverin
1010
Seventh Street
Air Force
Charles Pagel
Tama
Boy Hit by Car After Darting Into Street
A boy aged 6, Jimmie Zerbe of 1331 Third Avenue SW, suffered possible fractured shoulder and head injuries when he darted into Eleventh Street near First Avenue and was struck by a car driven by Harry J. DeFrance of Dubuque. He was taken by ambulance to St Luke's Hospital. The boy is the son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Zerbe.
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Jimmie Zerbe
Third Avenue
First Avenue
Eleventh Street
St. Luke's Hospital
Harry J. DeFrance
Dubuque
Joseph Zerbe
Dr Meyer Re-elected By Iowa Osteopathic Society
AP Des Moines Iowa Dr R H Meyer of Algona was re elected president of the Iowa Society of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons at the annual convention Tuesday Dr D C Giehtn of Sioux City was re elected vice president and Dr Dwight S James Des Moines secretary treasurer Dr Clive Ayers Grant named new member to the board of trustees The Iowa branch of the Osteopathic Women s National Association also elected officers Dr Genevieve Stoddard Des Moines president Dr Dorothy V Mullin Jewell vice president and Dr Adeline McCormick Milo secretary treasurer
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Des Moines
R. H. Meyer
Algona
Iowa Society of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons
D. C. Giehm
Sioux City
Dwight S. James
Clive Ayers
Grant
Iowa
The
Osteopathic Women’s National Association
Généviéve Stoddard
Dés Moines
Dorothy V. Mullin
Jéwell
Adeline McCormick
Milo
Norway man 79 injured in stair fall at home
Lewis Durland of Norway, aged 79, fractured his hip or leg after a fall down a flight of steps at his residence Tuesday morning. He was taken to St. Luke's Hospital for treatment.
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Norway
Lewis Durland
St. Luke’s Hospital
Lloyd Nelson
Fifth Street
City Briefs and Notices from Mt Vernon Area
A compact roundup including a children’s story hour at Mt. Vernon avenue library station at 4 p m on Wednesday, meeting cancellations for Ardékan Temple 234 DOKK, a Phi Delta Phi officer election for Robert Ford, and various brief items about furloughs, neighbors and local incidents.
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Mt. Vernon Avenue Library
Ardékan Temple
Dokk
Prospective Jurors Chosen at Waterloo
Waterloo jurors selected for the Beck retrial include the first 16 prospective jurors ready for peremptory challenges. After this step, another 16 jurors will be tentatively chosen before the final 12 are seated in the first degree murder case.
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Waterloo
Edward J. Beckwith
Bills Signed and State Issued Petitions for 1952 Proposals
Iowa acts authorize funds for fish restoration and restrict fishing license money to fish and game work. Provisions include testing exemptions, expanded highway patrol, military voting, earlier primary filing, higher truck load limits, mandated liability insurance for carriers, higher salaries for probation officers and state conservation officials, raised grand jury clerk pay, school bus riding allowance, larger school house area, income aid for blind individuals, voluntary alcoholism treatment, renaming four state mental hospitals, enforcing tax liens for Woodward and Glenwood care costs, tax exemptions for armed services property.
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State Conservation Commission
Grand Jury
Mental Health Regulation Signed in Des Moines
Gov Beardsley signs a new mental health rule requiring superintendent approval at a screening center before any commitment to a state hospital. SF 108, backed by Cedar Rapids Mental Health Center board, takes effect July 4. The county insanity commission must direct observation and treatment at the nearest center and wait for the superintendent's recommendation before issuing a commitment order.
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Des Moines
William S. Beardsley
Cedar Rapids
City Hall Notes On paving and new appointments in council actions
City council referred a paving petition for Iowa avenue SE to the City Engineer for review with 18 property owners to pay via special assessments if approved. Seven signers asked for a sanitary sewer on Eighteenth Street NW north from C Avenue. referred for further checking. Two new appointees to police and fire departments were announced. Richard J. Koutnik becomes fireman effective May 16 at 1625 D Avenue NE. John C. Ebsen becomes police patrolman effective May 17 at 3327 Oakland Road NE. Seventeen residents requested three Liberty drive Markert boulevard SE street lights. granted. Iowa Electric Light and Power Company to install lights when materials arrive.
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Iowa Avenue
Memorial Drive
Thirtieth Street
Frank Young
Eighteenth Street
C Avenue
Engineering Department
E. A. Prochaska
Richard J. Koutnik
D Avenue
John C. Ebsen
Oakland Road
Liberty Drive - Markert Boulevard SE
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
City Council Approves Ken Acres Plat After CPC Endorsement
A plat for Ken Acres addition received final approval from the city council following prior approval by the City Plan Commission. The action completes the process for the subdivision layout.
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Ken Acres
City Plan Commission
City approves car purchase for planning engineer
On the recommendation of Waterworks Supt Leo Louis councilors approved buying a Chevrolet coupe for the newly appointed Planning Engineer C. M. O'Day from Rapids Chevrolet for 1399.90.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Louis
C. M. O’day
Chevrolet
Parcrest Addition calls for five street surfacing votes
A resolution urges a special assessment to cover bituminous surfacing on five streets in Parcrest addition including A avenue Forty second street E avenue Woodfield lane and Nil sen road NE.
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Parcrest
C Avenue
Forty-second Street
E Avenue
Woodfield Lane
Nilsen Road
Cedar Rapids Utility seeks temporary light wires on Kencrest Drive
The Cedar Rapids Electric Supply Company asks to install temporary light wires across Kencrest drive at Thirty seventh street NE. The proposal was referred to Electrical Inspector Harry Martin for review. Basil Manley petitions to cut a curb for a driveway at 212 Third avenue SW and is referred to the city engineer and police chief for further checking and recommendations.
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Cedar Rapids Electric Supply Company
Kencrest Drive
Thirtyseventh Street
Harry Martin
Basil Manley
Third Avenue
Building Inspector Lilly Report Referred to City Council
Building Inspector J. H. Lilly's report on television antenna control possibilities was referred to the city legal department and to the council as a whole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Lilly
City Legal Department
Resolution to rent Caterpillar motor grader on file
A resolution authorizing the rental on contract of a Caterpillar motor grader from Martin Roasa Tractor and Equipment Company was placed on file and will be considered for final passage on May 21.
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Martin- Roasa Tractor and Equipment Company
City to quit claim water well and wellhouse request
The Link-Belt Speeder Corporation asked Hull to quit claim a well and wellhouse on two lots in Hulls eighth addition. The matter was referred to the water works superintendent legal department and the city council for action.
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Link-Belt Speeder Corporation
Hull
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