Daily Iowa Agricultural Forecast and Local Court Notices
Generally fair and warm Tuesday with afternoon thundershowers forming in the west. Thundershowers expected to generalize across all sections Tuesday night into Wednesday, cooler midweek with clearing Thursday. Police theft report lists tire shields stolen from a car in downtown. a string of local offenses and births announced at area hospitals. Public notices include divorce decrees for Floyd Frank Coombs and Bertha Mae Coombs and a range of traffic citations and fines in nearby towns.
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Iowa
Eldora school jobs stay open says Cooper
Supt. Fred N. Cooper reports ongoing turnover at Eldora Iowa Training School for Boys. He seeks two night men and two couples to manage cottages, detailing pay and duties. Cooper notes recent dismissals for sleeping on the job and liquor use, plus difficulties with veterans returning.
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Iowa Training School
Eldora
Fred N. Cooper
Anamosa
Cooper
Poles Army To Be Trained by Russia
London reports Moscow radio says the Soviet Union and Poland plan a program to equip and train the Polish army in Russia. Foods shipment details noted as part of broader cooperation. Polish delegation was hosted by Premier Stalin at a weekend Moscow dinner.
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Russia
London
INS
Moscow Radio
Soviet Union
Poland
Moscow
Stalin
French Invasion Of Siam Reported By Bangkok Sources
Bangkok reports Friday that French forces reportedly bombarded Siamese territory as part of an advance. The action prompted inquiries from British and United States delegations in Bangkok seeking intervention.
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Siam
Bangkok
Ce Ee
Dacia
Unitedtates
County attorney elect and local ads in brief
City briefs report William J. Matias as county attorney elect and laud an honest efficient administration. Mrs Clarence Johnson is ill in St Luke's hospital. Mc Insurance Agency promotes home and auto coverage. Police hold a found tricycle and a girl’s bicycle for owners to claim by ID.
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William J. Matias
FBI Agen
Clarence Johnson
Mt. Vernon Road
St. Luke's Hospital
Lewis Robbins to Speak at Sixteenth Avenue Library
Local event announces storyteller Lewis Robbins will appear in a full story hour at 4 15 p m at the Sixteenth Avenue Library.
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Lewis Robbins
Sixteenth Avenue Library
YMCA Girls Free Swimming School Opens With 100 Attendees
One hundred to 11 year old girls attended the first lesson in the YMCA girls free swimming school on Saturday. Water adjustment instruction was given. Instructor is Mrs. I. L. McEvers, assisted by Marilynne Frasinger, Dewey Rudd.
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Y.M.C.A
I. L. McEvers
Marygger Marilynne Frasinger
Uck
Dewey Rudd
Truman Urges Governors to Unite for Government Authority
In Oklahoma City President Truman urged the nation's governors to work together to maintain government authority. He spoke at the opening session of a national conference of governors, noting he could not address them in person due to rail and coal disruptions from Washington.
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Oklahoma City
Truman
National Conference of Governors
Washington
Lights blamed in Cedar Rapids accident during safety week
A pedestrian was struck when a left turning driver was blinded by a right turning car’s lights. The article urges drivers to test their vehicle lights during Cedar Rapids Safety Week on June 27 at the police station testing lane, with a 15 minute check.
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Cedar Rapids
Deaths Mrs. Frank Nezerka 86 Cedar Rapids resident
Mrs. Frank Nezerka aged 86 died at her Cedar Rapids home 210 Sixteenth Avenue SW after a long illness. Born in Velim Czechoslovakia she came to the United States in 1874 and resided here many years. Survived by daughter Mrs Edward Rejsa and two sons Adolph and Edward L. Burial in Bohemian National Cemetery after services at Evangelical Reformed church Wednesday conducted by Rev Milo Filipi. Friends may call at Brosh Chapel until 10 a.m. Wednesday and then at church.
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Frank Nezerka
Cedar Rapids
Sixteenth Avenue
Velim
Czechoslovakia
States
Edward Rejsa
Adolph of
Ely
Edward L
Antonie Cejka
Evangelical Reformed Church
Prokop Velky No
C.S.A
Z.C.B.J
Evangelical Armed Church
Milo Filipi
Bohemian National Cemetery
Brosh Chapel
Mrs H B Klotzbach dies after major operation
Mrs. H B Klotzbach formerly Orelle Olmsted of Monona born 1893 dies at University hospital Iowa City after a major operation. She taught in Clayton county and served in World War I. Survived by husband Harry and children Barbara and Barton, plus three brothers and a sister. Burial at Monona cemetery.
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Harry B. Klotzbach
Hinkley Avenue
University Hospital
Iowa City
Orelle Olmsted
Monona
Clayton County
Washington, D.C
Harry Klotzbach
Froelich
Cedar Rapids
Otzbach
Mrs Evelyn Wiley Dies at Cedar Rapids Home
Mrs Evelyn Wiley died Saturday night at her daughter’s home 609 Third avenue SE after a brief illness. Born 1865 in Fox Lake Wisconsin she moved to Cedar Rapids in 1944 and belonged to the Universalist church and O E S at Northwood. Survivors include sons Lloyd A Wiley and Ray O Wiley both of Wisconsin. Funeral services will be at Conner funeral home Northwood Tuesday afternoon with no flowers requested.
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Evelyn Wiley
J. G. Camwell
Third Avenue SE
Fox Lake
Wis
Cedar Rapids
Universalist Church
Northwood
Lloyd A
Ray O. Wiley
Wiscon- Th Y Tak Moen
Conner Funeral
William Henry Arnold Dies in Los Angeles After Illness
William Henry Arnold, 74, a former resident and teamster of Cedar Rapids, died at his Los Angeles home after a long illness. Born May 2, 1872 in Decatur, he is survived by his wife Sarah Jane, a daughter Mrs. H. B. Taylor of Alhambra, Lawrence Arnold of Los Angeles, brother Lon Arnold of 1106 Ave NW, six grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Services are set for Tuesday in Los Angeles with burial at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
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William Henry Arnold
Cedar Rapids
Los Angeles
Decatur
Sarah Jane
H. B. Taylor
Alhambra
Calif
Lawrence Arnold
Lon Arnold
E Avenue NW
Forest Lawn Cemetery
Wallace Opposes Blocs in Global Financial Policy
Commerce Secretary Wallace criticizes forming exclusive blocs and argues against an Anglo American or British bloc. He calls for balanced foreign economic policy and warns against divisions within allied nations amid talks of loans to other nations.
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Washington
Commerce
Wallace
Russia
France
Asaccen
Cab driver testifies Williams car at 50 mph in fatal hit
Richard L. Corporan testified in a manslaughter trial that Williams' car was traveling about 50 miles per hour when it struck two Coe College students near the intersection of First Avenue East and Twelfth Street on March 15. He described seeing the victims step from the campus and said Williams did not swerve.
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Richard L. Corporan
Penn Avenue
Lawrence W. Williams
Williams
Coe College
First Avenue E
Twelfth Street
June LeVelie Davy
Mazon
Corporan
First Avenue
Rubey
John A. Carter
C Avenue NE
War Bride Again Balks at Voyage
Mrs. Josephine Hatton the home sick G I bride balked at a second voyage to the United States on the Monterey citing sea fear. She left the ship quietly after previously rushing to escape the David C Shanks before its sailing. Her husband William Hatton waited in Headland as tears flowed she begged for an alternate crossing by land or train.
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Sydney
Australia
Josephine Hatton
G.I
David C. Shanks
United States
America
Monterey
City Council Records Rezoning Request and Licenses Activity
Council notes include a rezoning petition from Walter and Mrs. Coe for 3414 to 3420 First Ave NE to expand from four 6 room apartments to eight 3 room units. referred to the city plan commission. Edleman cigaret permit granted. beer permit transfers and dance license shifts for Mayou ballroom. Libbied and Ondrasek Class B beer permits granted and surrendered respectively. cigaret permit deadline set for June 13. City planner updates on sewer supervision and a Texaco curb removal request into Sixteenth Ave SW. petition referred to police traffic department.
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Walter Coe
First Avenue
City Plan Commission
W. C. Pfautz
First Street
Zika Avenue NW
James F. Vrbicky
Council
Sixteenth Avenue
Texaco Company
Police Traffic Department
City En
New Director Appointed for Club One-Nine-Teen
John H. Krause, 35, named new director of Club One-9-Teen by the playground and recreation commission. He will take over Saturday, replacing Don Kassilke who resigned. Krause served with the Red Cross in the Fiji islands New Caledonia India and Burma during the war and was a former WPA recreation supervisor in Dubuque. He coached at Seattle Pacific College in Seattle and holds an AB degree. He studied at the American College of Physical Education and Concordia Seminary. Married with four children, he and his wife live at North Liberty after leaving Cedar Rapids housing search unfinished.
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John H. Krause
Playground and Recreation Commission
Krause
Red Cross
Fiji Islands
New Caledonia
India
Burma
Don Kassilke
WPA
Dubuque
Seattle Pacific College
Seattle
Wash
Housing in C R Anyone Have a Room for a Vet
Daryl Austin acting director of the Veterans Service and Information Center appeals to Cedar Rapids residents for rooms or apartments for seven veteran families with children. She asks callers to contact the center at phone 30241 with available housing options.
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Cedar Rapids
Daryl Austin
Veterans Service and Information Center
Gazette
Veterans emotionally destabilized by chaotic postwar conditions
Dr. Karl M Bowman, president of the American Psychiatric Association, said returning servicemen are becoming neurotic as the country they fought to defend appears chaotic. He cited housing shortages, labor unrest, and shortages of food, clothing, and transportation as factors, warning some may develop serious mental disorders. He noted wives and children suffer and embitterment grows due to perceived government mismanagement.
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Chicago
Karl Man
American Psychiatric Association
Bowman
Cedar Rapids Stores Switch to Summer Hours June 3
Cedar Rapids merchants will begin summer hours on Monday June 3 with retail stores open from 9 30 a m to 5 p m Monday through Friday. Saturday hours match at 9 30 a m to 6 p m and continue through August 31 adopted April 23 by the Chamber of Commerce retail merchants bureau.
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Cedar Rapids
Retail Merchants Bureau
The
Chamber of E
Car Hits Bever Park Tree Injuring Two Youths
Two youths suffered minor injuries when the car they rode rammed a tree in Bever Park about 9 p.m. Sunday. Rob ert Frye and Robert Schladitzky were treated at St. Moody Healef ell and released after first aid.
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Bever Park
Robert Frye
Elmhurst Drive
Robert Schladitzky
Fourth Avenue SE
St. Moody
What Is Expected At Bikini Atom Bomb Test
A vivid vivid description of the 1945 Bikini Atoll atomic test process with B 29 bombers approaching the target Nevada and Nevada ships. The piece outlines the sequence from bomb release to detonation and the extreme heat, radiation and shock effects witnessed by observers aboard ships and onlookers worldwide.
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Bikini
New York
INS
USS
Nevada
Enea
New Mexico
ICC Freight Rate Decree Upheld by Federal Court
A federal judge dismissed petitions against an Interstate Commerce Commission rail freight rate order and set a 60 day window for appeals. The decree raises North and East class freight rates 10 percent while reducing them by the same amount in the South, with petitions from nine northern and eastern states and 33 western railroads rejected, effective 60 days hence unless appealed.
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Federal Court
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States Supreme Court
ICC
Louis Nilles Jr Hurt Falling From Car
Louis Nilles Jr 16 of 1914 Grande avenue SE suffered a fractured pelvis when knocked from the running board of a car in an alley near Immaculate Conception school Monday afternoon. He was taken to Mercy Hospital in fair condition. The car was driven by Tom E. Ironside of 328 Twenty third street NE and police said Nilles fell after Ironside passed a parked truck.
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Louis Nilles, Jr
Grande Avenue SE
Immaculate Conception School
Mercy Hospital
Nilles
Tom E. Ironside
Twenty-third Street
Ironside
Walsh Construction to Build Aluminum Plant in Davenport
The Aluminum Company of America announced Walsh Construction of Davenport won the general contract for a new plant near Davenport. The project cost exceeds 30 million dollars, with terms of the contract not disclosed.
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Davenport
America Monday
Walsh Construction Company
Here
A. L. Embree Named Leader at Des Moines Firm
A. L. Embree, long associated with the Welch Cook Beals company in Des Moines, has been placed in charge of a Des Moines firm. Embree, who left Cedar Rapids last week, is in New York on a buying trip for the Des Moines concern.
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A. L. Embree
Welch-Cook- Beals Company
A Embree
Cedar Rapids
New York
Des Moines
Kelly's a Dad Drama Hits Pittsburgh Birth
Charles E. Kelly became a proud father in Pittsburgh after the birth of a daughter weighing six pounds nine ounces.
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Pittsburgh
Charles E
Kelly Monday
Precocious Prowlers Return to Hansford Home
Two 5 and 6 year old boys climbed a window into the Francis Hansford residence at 1016 Agay Parade Sunday. Police found them roaming inside. no items were reported taken. They were to be turned over to county juvenile authorities Monday.
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Francis Hansford
Ray Ales
Pete Funcke
Hoodlum Attack Near Washington School Unfounded
Police conclude reports of gangs attacking boys near the old Washington high school were unfounded. Kenneth Grulkey 15 claimed assault but investigation showed a single street fight with Robert Baird 15. Carstens notes no hoodlum gang presence and urges safety near Washington school.
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Washington High School
Fred Carstens
Police Juvenile Bureau
Kenneth Grulkey
Center Point
Carstens
Stanley Davis
Grulkey
Robert Baird
Boulevard NW
Baird
Washington School
Plot on Filipino Leader Reported
An informant told AP that a conspiracy formed in central Luzon aimed at assassinating President-elect Manuel Roxas. He said 75 men had entered Manila to carry out the plot and that the timing for the inauguration was uncertain, though the informant warned the plan would be attempted.
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Cooper
Steen
Sioux City
Manila
Luzon
Manuel Roxas
Ben Smith Named Britain Food Minister
London reports the appointment of Sir Ben Smith as Britain's new food minister announced Monday night, signaling a government reshuffle in the capital.
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London
INS
Ben Smith
Britain
Men and Women In Service Discharges Noted with Army Service
Technician 3/g James E Wil son, son of Mr and Mrs James S Wilson, discharged from the army at Fort Leavenworth Kansas after 27 months service. Pfe Robert E Yuva, son of Mrs Julia Yuva of 611 Sixth street SE, released from service. He had served since March 1944 with a field artillery battalion in Manila.
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St. Luke’s
Donald Davis
Ninth Street
Joseph Mikulas
Twelfth Avenue
Kenneth Coder
Fourth Avenue
Mercy
Ernest McGowan
Ellis Boulevard
Gerald McAffee
Mechanicsville
James E. Wilson
James S. Wilson
Army
Fort Leavenworth
Kaw
Pfe
Robert E. Yuva
Julia Yuva
Sixth Street
Manila
77 Reported Dead In Train Collision Near Aschaffenburg
London based American News Service reports at least 77 killed in a collision of two trains near Aschaffenburg. One train carried evacuees from Bavaria to the British zone.
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London
INS
Germany
Aschaffenburg
Bavaria
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