Iowa City Weather and Local Obituaries Briefs
Cloudy in northeast today with showers then clearing later. Highs 68 to 72, lows 40 to 45. warmer Tuesday with possible showers. Local notices note births at St. Luke's Mercy hospital and multiple obituary deaths in Iowa communities including William J. Weeber and August Schultz. Traffic fines and city police entries listed for Reckless driving and other violations.
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Mishans
Helena
York
Chicago
Denver
el Paso
Duluth
Sioux City
L. Angeles
Iowa
No Sure Humor Formula Says H Allen Smith
Hal Boyle profiles humorist H Allen Smith noting his slim chance of a universal joke formula. Smith, author of 11 books and a veteran newspaperman, says humor varies by reader and that he writes for those on his beam. He works four hours daily at a Mt Kisco workshop, disdains pretentious pomp, and recalls a humble start shining shoes.
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H. Allen Smith
New York
Smith
Mark Twain
Mt. Kisco
Nancy
Allen
Industrialists Optimists Rally At Iowa Convention
Anderson Pace of Illinois Central told Iowa Commercial Organization Executives that most U.S. industrialists are optimistic about business and urged chamber executives to actively seek customers. He warned about rising crime and stressed civic action to curb it amid a weekend program featuring speakers on roads real estate and parking.
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United States
Anderson Pace
Illinois Central Railroad
Iowa Commercial Organization
Montrose Hotel
Pace
Chamber of Commerce
C. C. Coykendall
The
Iowa Good Roads Association
Good Roads
Iowa
John Wagner
Cedar Rapids
Wagner
U.S
Lowell P. Nicholas
Des Moines
Better Business Bureau
Dan C. Dutcher
Iowa City
Nicholas
Chamber
Dutcher
Deaths Mrs Horace Greenlee 59 of Cedar Rapids
Mrs Edythe Louise Gruhn Greenlee died at home in Cedar Rapids after a brief illness. Born June 23 1889 in Malcom she is survived by husband two children mother four sisters and three brothers. She was active in several veterans and relief organizations. Services Monday 1:30 p.m. at Turner chapel with burial in Linwood cemetery.
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Horace Greenlee
I Avenue NW
Cedar Rapids
Edythe Louise Gruhn
Malcom
Ray Knight
Robert Greenlee
Minnie Gruhn
Francis Ford
Turner Chapel
Milton E. White
Bethany Congregational Church
Linwood Cemetery
Hick Warning to Lilienthal Warned of Scholarship Subversion
Washington reports that on July 3 the Atomic Energy Commission was cautioned by Sen. Hickenlooper that failure to investigate atomic scholarship candidates could lead to government sponsorship of potential subversives. A January 12 letter noted derogatory information in Lilienthal's files about a nuclear field scholar.
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Washington
INS
Atomic Energy Commission
David Lilienthal
AEC
Sen. Hickenlooper
R-Ia
Joint Congressional Atomic Ittee
Hickenlooper
Lilienthal
New Uses for Turpentine By-Product Tested in Florida
Experiments with cumic acid a turpentine by-product may ease pain preserve or flavor food retard mold growth and even form ingredients for perfumes and sunburn lotion The tests by Edwin Darkhuff Fla and Ross Baxter Toronto Canada graduate pharmacy students at the University of Florida aim to make cumic acid an important part of the South s naval stores industry.
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Gainsville
Fla
Edwin Darkhuff
Ross Baxter
Toronto
Canada
University of Florida
South
William Voris obituary notes Cedar Rapids resident dies at 67
William Edward Voris aged 67 of 1608 C avenue NE Cedar Rapids died at home after a brief illness. Born September 23 1881 in LaPorte City he moved from Shellsburg. He married Sarah Murray December 20 1906 at Vinton. Survived by wife two daughters a son his mother a sister and three grandsons. Burial at Shellsburg cemetery. Turner chapel to announce time.
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William Voris
William Edward Voris
C Avenue NE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Manufacturing Company
LaPorte City
Shellsburg
Sarah Murray
Vinton
Glenn Techau
T. J. Szelest
Laurence, Mass
William M. Voris
Emma Voris
Fairhope
Ala
Bess Voris
Turner Chapel
Shellsburg Cemetery
Mrs Lamparek 79 Dies After Long Illness at Fairfax Area
Mrs Mary Lamparek 79 of Fairfax route 1 died in a Cedar Rapids nursing home at 7 30 p m Friday after a long illness born near Fairfax March 4 1870 she lived in the area all her life survivors include two daughters Mrs Anna Ludvicek and Mrs Dan Kucera two sons Joe and Ben Lamparek 11 grandchildren 10 great grandchildren the Brosh chapel at 2 p m Monday with burial in Castek cemetery near Swisher friends may call at the chapel
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Mary Lamparek
Fairfax
Cedar Rapids
Anna Ludvicek
Dan Kucera
Joe
Ben Lamparek
Brosh Chapel
Theodore B. Hlubucek
Castek
Swisher
Author Thomas Heggen Found Dead in Bathtub
A medical examiner concluded that author Thomas Heggen drowned after being found submerged in a half filled bathtub in his New York apartment. The death was reported Friday by AP.
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New York
Thomas Heggen
Band Parade Highlights Band Festival Queens Across Iowa
The page notes interurbans to Hawkeye Downs for the Band Parade with a 6 20 p m start and 6 30 to 6 45 return trips. Cities listed include Anamosa Belle Plaine Center Point Central City Clarence Coggan Colesburg Donnellson Earlville Fort Madison Hopkinton Marengo Marion Mechanicsville Monticello Norway Olin Reinbeck Solon Tipton Troy Mills Walker Washington Wellsburg Williamsburg with named queens for each town.
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Retail Merchants Bureau
Bob Lilly
KCRG
YMB
Crandie
Hawkeye Downs
Cedar Rapids
Anamosa
Kay McNamara
Belle Plaine
Mary Ann Hughes
Center Point
Eunice Chamberlin
Central City
Rosalyn Shonka
Clarence
Joyce Schneckloth
Coggan
Donna Dix
Colesburg
Juanita Gull
Donnellson
Virginia Doherty
Earlville
Mary Ann Parkin
Fort Madison
Betty Sue de Mint
Hopkinton
Leoda Ann Borden
Marengo
Mary Ann McAndrews
Marion
Kathryn Hastings
Mechanicsville
Elaine Mathews
Monticello
Doris Zimmerman
Norway
Joanne Brockschink
Olin
Lorna Jean Crain
Reinbeck
Elizabeth Snyder
Solon
Margene Holubar
Tipton
Arlene Siders
Troy Mills
Marilynne Hermann
Walker
Gail Gallup
Washington
Shirley Blattner
Wellsburg
Eleanor Brandes
Williamsburg
Madora Glandorf
Princess Elizabeth to likely avoid second pregnancy report
London circles dismiss a Sydney based claim that Princess Elizabeth may become a mother again by year end. No official confirmation or corroboration has emerged.
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London
Princess Elizabeth
Sydney
Considine Talks With General Clay On Germans and Ilse Koch
Gen. Lucius D. Clay explains German postwar attitudes, the handling of Nazi collaborators, and Ilse Koch. He defends measured prosecutions, notes wartime necessities, and cites double jeopardy while acknowledging Koch’s depravity but framing her as a war criminal rather than a mere social target.
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Considine
Ilse Koch
Bob Considine
Berlin
INS
Germany
Lucius D. Clay
Hitler
Frankfurt
Californians Bash New York Style as Old Fashioned
Hollywood report says California tailors dismiss New York best dressed lists since 1910. Mitchell Leisen tops their list with a simple tailored style. Other names include Jimmy Demaret Clark Gable Dean Acheson and Leo Durocher plus industry figures and celebrities. A separate suit, valued at 141.58, arises from a May collision near Seventh Avenue and Eighteenth Street SE with Mrs Seaton.
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Hollywood
New York
California
Mitchell Leisen
America
Hudson
Samuel B. Hy
California Dons
Leisen
Hyman
Jimmy Demaret
Links
Clark Gable
Dean Acheson
William Paley
CBS
Leo Durocher
New York Giants
Tommy Farrell
Arthur M. Wirtz
Joe Louis
Sonja Henie
Henry M. Plehn
Peter Pan Foundations
Philip Kalech
Tynar Camera Corporation
Karl Manz
Seaton
Seventh Avenue
Eighteenth Street
Eviction Filed Over Rent and Alleged Damages at 1609 Fourteenth Ave SE
Mrs. Earl Cox asked the district court to evict Bruce and Monica Frederickson from the apartment at 1609 Fourteenth Avenue SE. She says rent due May 5 was unpaid and a May 11 three day eviction notice was ignored. She also accuses the tenants of damaging woodwork and indecent exposure.
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Earl Cox
District Court
Bruce
Monica Frederickson
Fourteenth Avenue SE
Cox
Fredericksons
Linn County Review Board Sets Monday Tuesday Session
The Linn county board of review will convene on Monday and Tuesday on the courthouse second floor to inspect township and town personal property items.
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Linn Review Board
Linn County Board of Review
Will of Louisa Brecht Admitted to Probate
Louisa Brecht died May 9 and her will was admitted to probate Saturday. Executor J. K. Krall was appointed without bond. The estate is to be shared among seven sons and four daughters.
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Louisa Brecht
J. K. Krall
Will of Paul Trachta Goes Through Probate
Paul Trachta died April 19 and his will was admitted to probate Saturday. Joseph Jandl was appointed administrator with bond set at $500. The deceased's wife inherited the estate.
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Paul Trachta
Joseph Jandl
Lisbon grocer Al Wilson sues for unpaid account balance
Al Wilson doing business as the Lisbon grocery and market filed a suit against William Semerroth seeking 150.49 dollars as the amount due on an unpaid account.
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al Wilson
Lisbon
William Semerroth
Judge Awards $130.42 To Simon Gongwer In Suit
District Judge G K Thompson ruled Saturday for plaintiff Simon Gongwer awarding $130.42 against defendant Joseph Hamelin in the civil action.
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G. K. Thompson
Simon Gongwer
Joseph Hamelin
Judge Dismisses Damage Suit Against Glen Noel
District Judge Floyd Philbrick Saturday dismissed with prejudice a damage suit filed by Hugh Newell against Glen Noel. The dismissal order was entered on the plaintiff’s motion.
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Floyd Philbrick
Glen Noel
Hugh Newell
Parcrest Addition Tax Protest Filed With Review Board
L A Buse of Equitable Life told the city board of review that 32 homes have been started or completed in Parcrest Addition and protested the 1949 tax evaluation on 63 unimproved lots valued at 37 000. He said activity slowing and urged temporary relief until lots sell. two unimproved lots sold for 2400 and 2200. A final decision is set for May 31. The board also upheld a 500 valuation on Traveler's Insurance office furniture and equipment.
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Parcrest
Old Marion Road
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
City Board of Review
L. A. Buse
Equitable Life Assurance Society of the
United States
Jim Scolaro
Equitable
Buse
Traveler’s Insurance Company
American
Meghna River launch capsizing report estimate
An unconfirmed report from Calcutta says about 100 people drowned when a launch capsized in the Meghna river on Friday.
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Calcutta
Shanghai cut off by plane amid fires and sieges
Shanghai faced air assault Saturday as sea lanes were menaced and fires erupted along the river to the east and north. Red attackers pressed the siege with major blazes at the Standard Vacuum depot eight miles north of downtown, where at least one tank burned at the region’s largest oil installation.
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Shanghai
East Asia
Audience Small At Last in Family Institute Series
Cedar Rapids hosts a Family Life Institute panel on creating a family agency. Rev George A Stemm notes low audience size signals reluctance to seek help though many want it. Participants urge more resources joining school counselors and public agencies to address basic family needs.
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Family Institute
George A. Stemm
Family Life Institute
Board of Education
Esther Schour
Chicago
Cedar Rapids
F. L. Hinshaw
Don Emery
Robert E. Hyde
Department of Social Welfare
Iowa
Hyde
City Briefs and Community Notes on Sunday Events
The Rev. I Battles of Waterloo will preach Sunday at 3 pm at Christ s Sanctified Holy church with music by Mrs Goldie Haynes of St Louis and Mrs Tessie Ward of Waterloo. Navy enlistments report two Iowa men joining for one year: Res Stick of Walker and William S Weber of Elkport. Cub Pack 33 of Cleveland school held activities with several achievement awards and a Webelos badge. Post Office announces temporary suspension of mail service to parts of China including Fukien Kwangtung and Kwangsi provinces. WRECK PROMENADE Linn County 40 and 8 meets tomorrow at Memorial Coliseum Armory with dinner at 6 06 pm Voyageurs Militaire present.
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Rev. I. Battles of Waterloo
Christ’s Sanctified Holy Church
Goldie Haynes
St. Louis
Tessie Ward
Waterloo
Navy
Eastern Iowa
Navy Recruiting Office
Res Stick
Walker
Vernal G. Stick
William S. Weber
Elkport
William Weber
China
Fukien
Kwangtung
Kwangsi
Linn County
Memorial Coliseum
Barometric Pressure at 5000 Feet Averages 24.89 Inches
The average barometric pressure at an altitude of 5,000 feet is 24.89 inches of mercury.
Four Fined for Reckless Driving in City Court
Four men pled guilty to reckless driving and were fined 25 dollars plus costs in traffic court on Saturday. Karl Kaufman of Iowa City Rennie Clearout 1017 Third Street SW Donald Condit Spring and Emery Smola Central Bath were arrested after midnight Friday on First Avenue E with speeds of 65 70 and 55 miles per hour near Thirty sixth Thirty fourth and Fortieth streets. Clearcut’s arrest followed at 10 10 p m Thursday for 52 mph on First Avenue E near Thirty sixth Street.
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Karl Kaufman
Iowa City
Rennie Clearout
Third Street
Donald Condit
Springville
Emery Smola
Central City
Herbert Schade
Walker
William Hoffman
Mt. Vernon
Lester Ream
Second Avenue
Earl Minninger
Richard Dice
Marion
Morris McQueen
Thirty - Seventh Street
Wallace Ross
Center Point
Andrew Shakespeare
Third Avenue
Carrol Olmstead
Foote Avenue
Donald Paterson
Bell
Calif
Lloyd Daye
Park Avenue
Dick Root
Burlington Street
John McGraw
Orrin Gorsch
Milner
Joe Wood
Thirty-fifth Street
William Cobern
Eighth Street
Ed Wathan
Wathan Motor Company
Thomas Carney
Eighth Avenue
George Heider
E Avenue NW
Don Christie
H Avenue
Mae Martens
E Avenue
Harley Mantz
Rockford Road
Springoo
Central Bath
Condit
Smola
First Avenue E
Thirty Fourth Street
Kaufman
Fortieth Street
Clearcut
Thirtysixth Street
AFL backs amendments to Taft-Hartley repeal bill
AFL executive council unanimously supports four amendments to Truman administration's Taft-Hartley repeal bill. Proposals include 30 day presidential seizure power for struck plants, affidavits from employers and union leaders, union financial reporting, and guaranteed free speech for employers in labor relations.
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Cleveland
AFL Executive Council
Truman
Taft
William Green
AFL
Governor Cannot Free Debtor Veterans In Vermont
Governor Ernest W. Gibson said he lacks legal authority to order release of three veterans jailed under Vermont’s debt law for failing to pay court awards. The men Ralph J. Fugatt Bernard J. Smith and Frederick L. Lapan face imprisonment after automobile accident judgments. If they are broke they could take a pauper’s oath to seek release, Gibson noted.
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Rutland
Vermont
Ernest W. Gibson
G.I
Ralph J. Fugatt
Springfield
Mass
Bernard J. Smith
Fairhaven
Frederick L. Lapan
Marshfield
Gibson
Bellhop Charged With Bootlegging At Pullman Hotel
Edward Charles Schweitzer 76 a bellhop at the Pullman hotel waives to the grand jury after arraignment on bootlegging charges. Justice H R Churchill sets bond at 260 dollars. Schweitzer was arrested early Saturday by Patrolman Norman Young and Detective Jerry Navratil after selling a pint of whisky to the plainclothes officer.
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Edward Schweitzer
Pullman
Grand Jury
H. R. Churchill
Edward Charles Schweitzer
Pullman Hotel
Justice Court
Schweitzer
Norman Young
Jerry Navratil
Young
Bankruptcy Petition Filed by Peter Lorre
Los Angeles AP report states Peter Lorre, noted actor, filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition in federal court. Judge Ben Harrison granted until May 31 to file a schedule of assets and liabilities.
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Los Angeles
Peter Lorre
Ben Harrison Friday
New York
Doctor Rutledge Refuses Remorse Over Hartman Death
Crissman pressed Rutledge on the Hartman death after the struggle. Rutledge said he was glad to be alive and had no remorse, noting he had learned of Hartman’s death only after returning to St. Louis and that he believes in saving lives.
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Rutledge
St. Louis
Hartman
Crissman
Dollar a Day Cowpokes Are a Thing of the Past
The International Hoof and Mouth Commission, working on cattle in Mexico, notes Arizona cowpunchers are valued at 3727 dollars. Many recall hiring out for $1 a day plus bread and beans. The commission seeks experienced horsemen to supervise crews handling diseased cattle in Mexico. Pay is six dollars daily plus annual salary.
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Phoenix. Ariz
International
Mexico
Arizona
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Ardis Davis
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