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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1947
Page
5
Weather shows highs from 64 to 78 across cities with Friday forecasts of generally fair and warmer conditions and possible thunderstorms Monday night. Local notices include drunkenness and disturbing the peace fines, reckless driving, speeding, and failure to stop for school signs, plus fire and boiler plant alarms, and several birth and divorce notices with names and locations.
Linn county Red Cross chapters to aid next of kin in filling World War II dead disposition forms. Families told to await letters before contacting the war and navy departments. Letters issued over 18 months per overseas cemetery records. Bodies transported to the United States in an orderly, dignified manner. Nearby families may not be contacted simultaneously.
Columbus AP reports Coroner John B Gravis ruled Edward Wegener 62 died by justifiable death by own action after a nine story plunge into a downtown building’s interior court. Police found tragedic connections including Wegener’s son killed at Pearl Harbor his daughter an army nurse who died in Europe and his wife dying naturally six months earlier. Wegener, a hospital janitor who lived alone, had no known survivors.
In Spokane AP report Jimmy Campbell aged 2 died when, as fire gutted his home, he bolted from his mother Maxine Campbell to rescue a toy. Mrs Campbell and a neighbor tried to reenter but were blocked. his body was found on a couch.
Charles Spicer aged 40 of 717 Second Street NW was injured Friday night at Lum's Tavern and admitted to Mercy Hospital Saturday morning with an eight stitch gash on the head. Police found broken glass on his shoulders and a blood stained window in the tavern. Spicer says he was struck in the restroom with brass knuckles. hospital X rays will determine his condition.
Linn county chapter of the Order of the Purple Heart elected nine officers Friday night at the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Nick Habib announced 27 paid members and urged Purple Heart veterans to attend the monthly meetings on the third Friday. New officers include Habib commander Wohl senior vice commander Death junior vice commander Mahan finance officer Bender chaplain Moon judge advocate McBain adjutant McLain sergeant at arms Nemec historian. All except Wohl, a Palo resident, are Cedar Rapids men.
Ralph Johnson Jr of 1334 Twentieth Avenue SW pled guilty to reckless driving in traffic court on Saturday. Police observed his car weaving on Mt Vernon Road SE near Twenty-first Street, swerving and nearly hitting the curb before leaving the road at Memorial Drive and Thirty-second Street SE. he was arrested.
At Pella Iowa AP reports a Tulip Time festival crowd of about 25 000 for Friday events. The pageant The City of Refuge closes the festival after 87 entries with the Pella Home for the Aged winning the sweepstakes for its Bishop tulips arrangement. The day included a volk parade Tulip Queen Ruth Van de Geest and attendants folk games street scrubbing and inspection and a thanks from Jan Koopman of The Hague for Dutch relief efforts.
The Most Rev Michael J Curley aged 67 head of the Baltimore and Washington archdioceses died Friday night from a cerebral hemorrhage He was the sole Catholic prelate to lead two sees and held seniority as Baltimore is the premier Catholic see in the nation
John Terry shot a net 30.5 to win the Cedar Rapids Country Club annual spring flag nine-hole handicap, edging Keith Dunn by one stroke. Dunn had a 30.5 net with a 6.5 handicap, while Terry totaled 37 gross. F. C. Waples finished third with a 32.5 net on a 42 gross.
City briefs report Calvary Baptist church will gather in the old building this Sunday with all other services moved to the new building.
The Rev Ezra Temple will address Sunshine Mission at 7 30 p m Saturday and Sunday. Royal Arch Masons will confer the Royal Arch degree Tuesday at 7 p m at the Masonic hall with refreshments after. Prof Wendell Smith from the University of Iowa spoke to Cedar Rapids Association of Salesmen at the Roosevelt hotel Saturday. Ralph W Howland of 128 Second Avenue SW heads to San Diego for marine boot camp training, the son of Mr and Mrs W D Howland. Chief Machinists Mate Marvin Horak of the Navy recruiting substation in the Federal building leaves for the East on a 10 day leave, driving with his wife to Marlin Pa.
El Kahir Shrine in Iowa begins a spring ceremonial class of 144 candidates from 34 eastern and north central communities. The event featured a parade, a large banquet with Abu-Bekr temple leaders present, and a ceremonial program led by Past Potentate James H. Smith. Citizens listed include Cedar Rapids Elmer H. and Amana-Vinton Bowers among many others from across Iowa.
Herbert Twite nineteen son of Mr and Mrs Andrew Twite of Dorchester was drowned when a tractor he was driving overturned in Bear creek in Hanover township near Waukon Coroner Clark Rominger said the accident occurred while turning at the end of a fur row It was a 10 foot deep creek his body recovered three hours later He is survived by his parents a brother and a sister
Vernon Lustik found an office setup in his back yard at 1014 Tenth Street NW. A steel filing cabinet contained drawings and blue prints labeled Iowa Manufacturing Company. Police traced the cabinet to a city dump where it had been scrapped two months earlier. how it arrived at Lustik’s yard remains unknown. Youthful engineers are suspected.
Traffic toll in Cedar Rapids since April first shows 156 injuries and 47 deaths across concurrent accident reports. The figures reflect ongoing crash counts and grim outcomes for local transport safety in the period.
Des Moines police hunt three hit-and-run drivers after three pedestrians were struck in 24 hours. Frank Turkal 21 sustained head injuries in a downtown collision. Roger West 8 suffered a skull fracture. Wilbern Caudill 52 was killed in an earlier Friday incident. Witnesses say Turkal was hit by a rear end truck making a right turn.
Duane Hayes and Chris Stoddard proprietors of Hayes and Stoddard Self-Serve Grocery at 937 Third Avenue SW sue Robert Melsha of the Recreation Equipment Co at 509 Fourth Avenue SE for 1425 damages alleging an oral March contract to deliver and install store equipment. Claims include 400 for six weeks of nonperformance 750 for second-hand equipment 50 for drain repair 135 flood damages from drain 40 overcharge on a scale 25 for meat case installation and 25 for basement wall damage during installation.
Richard Phillips a 35 year old from St Louis was sentenced to five years in the state penitentiary at Fort Madison for embezzlement by bailee after pleading guilty in district court. He took a car owned by Louise Jindrich of Cedar Rapids on May 2 and drove it to St Louis where it was reportedly sold. Arrested May 11 by St Louis police, he was brought back to Cedar Rapids by Deputy Harlan Snyder after the car was located.
Kimm pled guilty to contempt of court before Judge G K Thompson Saturday and was sentenced to 30 days in Linn county jail. Sentence suspended. He was charged by his former wife Marjorie Kimm with failing to pay support for four minor children in violation of a court order dated December 27 1946. The couple divorced October 29 1945. Kimm had served nine months in Ft Madison penitentiary in 1946 after pleading guilty to failure to keep up alimony.
George M. Martin, 27, of 2696 Fruitland Drive SW, was fined $300 and costs by Judge G. K. Thompson after pleading guilty to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. He was released on $750 bond. Martin was arrested Thursday night for allegedly racing another car near Sixth Street and Sixteenth Avenue SW.
Donald W. Kimball and Mrs. Victor Kleppe pled not guilty to lewdness before Judge G K Thompson in district court. Bond set at 1500 dollars each. Deputies Pete Whittemore and Bob Spooner arrested them early Friday morning at 4220 Mt Vernon Road SE.
Judge Floyd Philbrick Saturday granted Betty B. Dykhuizen permission to remarry. She was divorced from Arthur H. Dykhuizen on September 12, 1946.
A Italian schooner struck a mine between Sardinia and Genoa on Saturday and sank with all hands likely lost. One body was recovered while seven crewmen are missing.
Miss Maud Clifton principal of Earlville high school and five seniors were treated at St. Luke's hospital for minor abrasions after their car veered into a ditch eight miles west of Cedar Rapids during a rainy late night trip from Ames. Driver Alvin Rolling blamed slick roads for the loss of control. Other passengers were Jean Sachs Grace Laxson Lois Wood and Ardis Scovel.
Michael Elroy Stahle, 44, of 944 Twenty first avenue SW, was ordered to plead by 10 a.m. Wednesday to a drunken driving count. Bond set at $1000 by Judge Floyd Philbrick after officers witnessed an erratic drive on Sixteenth avenue SW between Ninth and Twelfth streets. Stahle admitted drinking beer before arrest, marking a second drunken driving offense.
Two cars sideswiped on highway 150 two miles south of Walker. Edwin and Mrs. Smith of Postville drove north when hitting a broken pavement caused loss of control and cross traffic. The Smith car struck Carl Sauer of Rowley, en route to Cedar Rapids, with wife and daughter riding. All occupants escaped with minor bumps.
Ellis J. Levitt of Des Moines was elected president of the Iowa Association of Small Loan Companies at the close of its two day conference. Other officers include W. H. Owen of Des Moines as vice president, Grant Henry of Fort Dodge as secretary, and H. M. Roth of Ottumwa as treasurer. Directors are M. Aliber Des Moines L. Bockenstedt West Union W. C. Carpenter Cedar Rapids Jay Cherniack Council Bluffs Walter Ewald Sioux City A. C. Kelly Davenport M. E. Patrick Dubuque E. A. Thompson Omaha Arthur H. Werner Wilmette Ill Roth and Owen.
Mike Betenia of 526 H street SW paid a $100 fine and costs in police court after pleading guilty to drunkenness and disturbing the peace. He was arrested Friday night on his wife’s information accusing him of drunkenness for three weeks and abuse. He remains held pending an inebriety hearing in Linn county court.
The Torch Press announces renewal of its Iowa incorporation under amended articles recorded April 21 1947 in Linn County. It lists principal business as publishing printing bookbinding and related trades with authorized capital 75000 dollars and 750 shares at 100 each. Directors for 1947 include Edward F Misak and Paul R Strain with Misak as President and Treasurer and Bess Misak as Secretary.
Safety lane at police headquarters opens at 8 a.m. Sunday for 12 hours daily over six days. The traffic bureau, YMB safety committee, and state officials oversee voluntary free automobile safety inspections for Cedar Rapids owners. Seven traffic officers plus state safety education representatives lead the effort as part of a statewide safety drive sponsored by the Iowa Junior Chamber. A White Friday observance will cap Safety Week, marked by flying a white flag at city hall if no accidents occur. A $1,000 prize will be awarded to the city with the best safety record.
A USO medical unit in China reports no word from Mary Stanley of Oskaloosa Iowa and Frank Miles of Salem Oregon. Both volunteers, a nurse and a mechanic, had agreed to cross the front with extra supplies for the International Peace hospital team at Yenan after Yenan fell.
Detectives investigated Friday night assault on a 15 year old near Seventh Street SE. The girl said a teen about 17 grabbed her, tore at her clothing, and threw her to the ground at about 10 p.m. Neighbors responding to her screams forced the assailant to flee.
Marion News Services report the funeral for Mrs Emmett Albaugh set for 3 p m Sunday at Yocom chapel replacing the earlier time. Rev James P Gable to officiate with burial in Campbell Cemetery. Pallbearers named Ralph Boxwell Argene Albee Frank Lerner Leonza Berry Clinton Berry and Herman Nebiker. Friends may call at the chapel.
Marion high school seniors won first in the inter class track meet at the Athletic field on Thursday with juniors second sophomores third and freshmen fourth. The trophy funded by each class will be presented to the senior class at the assembly program on May 23.
A Friday party at W E Jackson’s home entertained Den 8 Cub Scouts for their den mother Mrs W G Hintz on her birthday. Mrs Hintz received gifts and 14 guests enjoyed refreshments. Nearby notes mention Ed Sigfred returning from Texas with his wife, hip injury update, Ralph J Kendall driving the car home, Marjorie Reynolds visiting Des Moines, and various local weekend visits and birthday celebrations among families.
Local churches list Sunday and midweek services with pastors and times. Marion Churches include Baptist Bible school 9:45 am worship 10:45 am and 7:30 pm, midweek prayer, choirs, Catholic mass at 8 and 10 am, Congregational worship 11 am, Free Methodist services and youth meetings, Methodist sermon There Is A Sermon In Springtime, Presbyterian church school 9:45 am worship 10:55 am, Westminster Fellowship, Spiritual Life group, St Pauls Lutheran worship times, Prairie Chapel note.
Iowa City report says eggs valued at 2500 were scrambled when a truck carrying them overturned on highway 261 north of Solon. The driver Frederick J. Moore route 2 Mt. Vernon sustained a leg injury after attempting to avoid a collision with another truck driven by Victor Breza route 2 Solon.
William Hruby of 1015 Tenth Avenue SE barely escaped serious injury early Saturday when his car was struck by a Milwaukee switch engine crossing the tracks at Tenth Avenue SW and Ninth Street. The locomotive turned the car around and brushed it off the tracks. Hruby was uninjured and car damage was under $50.
Pastor B Curran leads Sunday school at 10 am and morning worship at 11 am. Eps worth league meets at 7 30 pm. Elder Lawrence Christensen conducts services. Sabbath school Saturday at 10 30 am with preaching at Seventh Day Church of God located on Sixth Street at Ninth Avenue.
Sheriff William Gray and Deputy O M Cates fired on three men raiding their Lyndon office near the jail at 1 am, killing Roland Day of Council Bluffs and capturing two suspects, Clyde Jackson and Robert White, while a third fled. Maj. Hugh Edwards identified the captives as Oklahoma linked.
Mrs Mary Luella Peters widow of Frank Peters and Cedar Rapids resident for 66 years died at 7 50 am Saturday after a long illness at her home 608 Third Street NW Born August 8 1862 in Collinsville Conn she moved from St Joseph Mo to Cedar Rapids in 1881 Surviving are three daughters Mabel Munsell Mary McKissack and Stella Hill a Cedar Rapids granddaughter and four great grandchildren She was a member of St Johns Episcopal church Cedar Chapter 184 O E S and several orders Services will be at Turner Chapel at 3 30 pm Monday by Rev D A Loferski Burial in Linwood Cemetery.
Cedar Rapids resident Avery E Miller who died in St. Petersburg Florida Tuesday will have services at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Barta Hesser chapel conducted by Dr Carroll C Roberts and Maine lodge I C C F Burial will be in Cedar Memorial Cemetery Friends may call at the chapel.
Charles J. Spinka 54 of Otis road SE will be buried in Bohemian National cemetery after services at Polansky chapel at 2 p.m. Sunday led by T B Hlubucek. Born June 2 1892 in Czechoslovakia he came to Cedar Rapids 34 years ago and worked for Wilson and Company. He is survived by wife Yana two sons Charles J and Richard J three daughters Mrs Richard E White Mrs Milo Vrba and Libbie Spinka of Ritzville Wash a sister Mrs Mary Kohoutek of Czechoslovakia and five grandchildren.
Eddie P. Brannaman, 70, longtime Center Point resident, died in an Iowa City hospital Friday night. Born January 11, 1877, in Lisbon, he is survived by his wife Florence two sons Melvin R. of Cedar Rapids and Earl of Urbana three daughters Velma Taylor of Cedar Rapids Adeline King and Dorothy Rohn of Burbank Calif three brothers Ray and Carl of Denver and Frank of Little Rock Ark and 11 grandchildren Services will be held at Beatty chapel at a time to be announced burial will be at Urbana.
Sir Frederick Cowland Hopkins, 86, credited with the discovery of vitamins, died Friday in London. The British biochemist helped identify several vitamins and earned a Nobel Prize for his work. His death marks the passing of a pioneering figure in biochemical science.
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