Cedar Rapids to Receive Safety Plaque in 8 P.M. Ceremony
Cedar Rapids will receive a 1944 traffic safety plaque at an 8 p.m. Tuesday ceremony in the Y M C A Little Theater. The event, part of an open forum by the Chamber of Commerce safety committee, invites the public and bureau members. Bert L. Woodcock will present the plaque, with Des Moines officials Robert Hassett and Dan Steele sharing safety and driver education insights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Y.M.C.A
Safety Committee
Young Men's Bureau
The
Chamber of Commerce
Safety Education
Iowa Department of Public Safety
Bert L. Woodcock
Des Moines
Robert J. Hassett
Iowa
Hassett
Dan J. Steele
Town of Public Safety
Byron Anderson
YMB Safety Committee
Cedarpids
Jesse H. Clift
Anderson
Schemel Wins Wisconsin Van Hise Fellowship
Mart P Schemel Coe college senior geology major receives Van Hise Fellowship at University of Wisconsin Madison. He plans fall study after June graduation. active in Lambda Chi Alpha Kelvin Society Alpine club Sach em Sigma Epsilon Iowa Academy of Science. Son of Mr and Mrs A E Schemel of Algona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mart P. Schemel
Coe College
van Hise
University of Wisconsin
Schemel
Madison
Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity
Kelvin ‘Society
Alpine Club
Sachem
Sigma Epsilon
Coe
Iowa Academy of Science
A. E. Scheme
Algona
Motorist Fined Ten Dollars for Defective Equipment
Moore was fined ten dollars for two counts of operating a motor vehicle with defective equipment in Cedar Rapids. Patrolmen Navratil and Walker cited a 17 year old car with no head lights no tail light no horn no windshield wiper and brakes in danger of failure. Moore paid five dollars and costs for faulty brakes and similar amount for defective equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Moore
Jerry Navratil
Roy Walker
President Truman to Visit Missouri for Overnight Trip
President Truman will depart Bolling Field this afternoon for Liberty Missouri where he will visit his mother and receive an honorary law degree from William Jewell College Monday. The change in schedule was due to coal and railroad crises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Bolling Army Airfield
Missouri
William Jewell College
Liberty
Men and Women In Service
List of Navy and Army personnel with dates of discharge reassignment or current status. Ronald A. VanNote arrives for a 10 day leave and will report to California for duty May 30. Keith Johnson hospitalized in Jacksonville aviation school. Lt. Col. Norris confined to bed with jaundice at Fort Bragg. Joan L. Morr promoted to first lieutenant in army nurse corps serving near Manila after eye surgery. Charles S. Knox Jr on terminal leave after 39 months with air groups. James Bennett reverted to inactive status at Fort Leavenworth. James L. Cornell enlists in Marine Corps aviation for two years. Harold Moessner referred to Fitzsimmons Hospital Denver. Gloria Mae Rose released from navy in Washington D C after duty mostly at Norfolk. Cpl. James W. Ensign discharged at Great Lakes. Verlyn D. Beck home after navy discharge in Minneapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan L. Morr
Anna M. Morr
Avenne
Army Nurse Corps
Philippines
Manila
James G. Bennett
E. Bennett
Dawley Street
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
James L. Cornell
Third Street
Marine Corps Aviation
Roosevelt School
San Diego
Calif
Harold Moessner
Adolph Moessner
Middle Amana
Fort Lewis
Wash
Fitzsimmons General Hospi
Denver
Gloria Mae Rose
Jane Medley
Third Avenue SW
Navy
Washington, D. C
Norfolk, Va
Roger J. Rose
James W. Ensign
James W Ensign
C Avenue
Great Lakes
Toledo
Ohio
Verlyn D. Beck
E. S. Beck
Blairs
Ferry Road
Minneapolis
Marine enlistment and fatal freight collision report
Harrison Powers enlists for two years in U S marine corps aviation units. In a fog collision at St James yards a second freight rammed the first, killing Floyd Felt of Minneapolis and Robert Wood of St Paul who rode in the caboose. Engineeer L E McDonald of St Paul cited as hindered by fog.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippines
Harrison Paul Powers
Eleventh Street
U. S. Marine Corps Aviation
Marine Corps
Ego
St. James
Floyd Felt
Minneapolis
Robert Wood
St. Paul
Felt
Wood
H. C. Congdon
L. E. McDonald
Two Trainmen Die In Freight Collision Near St James
In St James Minnesota two crewmen on a southbound Chicago St Paul Minneapolis and Omaha freight train were killed in a wreck. Police and railroad officials reported both men died at the scene with investigation underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. James, Minn
Chicago, St. Paul
Minneapolis
Omaha
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wisconsin
Dobbs
Syndicate Straws
First Avenue
Ronald A. VanNote
Lauren VanNote
Thirtieth Street
California
Robert L. Geesaman
Carpenter
Seaman
Keith Johnson
Naval Hospital
Jacksonville
Fla
D. L. Shannon
F Avenue NW
Robert R. Norris
Aes
Fort Bramage
Col
Norris
Linn County
Childersburg
Charles S. Knox, Jr
Charles S. Knox
Pleasant Drive SE
Iowa State College
Smulekoff
Third Ave
First St. SE
Pennsylvania
VICTO
Teall
Iowa Typewriter Exchange
Kresge’s
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!