Weather and local notices dominate May records
The Daily Record reports on regional temperatures and forecasts for Monday through Friday with cloudy periods and showers in the south, plus northeast winds and cool highs in the 60s. It lists divorce petitions, marriage licenses, and a series of local court and traffic actions alongside birth announcements and fire/emergency notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bismarck
Miami
Chicago
Minneapolis
Denver
New York
Duluth
Phoenix
Los Angeles
Sioux City
French Premier Gains Strength Against Walkout
Premier Rama Gier solidified position in crisis as a threatened utility strike loomed. He won support from labor rivals and his Socialist party while labor leaders faced internal splits amid calls to maintain wage and price controls. The Catholic Federation of Christian Workers gained influence in social insurance elections signaling broader shift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
INS
Rama- Gier
Ramadier
Socialist
Guy Mollet
Mollet
Federation of Christian Workers
General Confederation of Workers
Gasoline Fire Destroys Car and Repair Shop
A fire started by gasoline used to clean an automobile motor destroyed a car and repair shop in Waterloo on Monday. Owner E. D Crow estimated the loss at $10,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
E. D Crow
Senate backs July 1 tax cut date
The Senate tentatively backed making the proposed 4 billion tax cut effective July 1 instead of January 1. The measure, approved by unanimous consent during amendments, faced debates over income splitting for couples and a $500 personal exemption for those over 65. Senator Lucas opposed the extra exemption as unfair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Washington
House
Finance Committee
Teystes
Lucas
D-Ill
Millikin
R-Colo
Couple To Keep Smoker Baby
A jury awarded custody of Sandra Lee the so called smoker baby to foster parents Mr and Mrs Donald Caffrey who had been deprived of the child by juvenile authorities last summer The Caffreys cried with joy as the verdict was announced Judge Frank J Dineen presided Deputy County Attorney Ephraim Marks said the baby would be returned at once and urged immediate placement to begin raising the child without delay
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
INS
Donald Caffrey
Barbara Caffrey
Frank J. Dineen
Ephriam Marks
Sandra Lee
Iowa to End Liquor Rationing Next Week
The Iowa Liquor Commission said rationing ends June 2 with Scotch removed from restrictions. Permits may be bought at any state store and at any time, not just before 6 pm. 1946-47 permits extending to July 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
INS
Iowa Liquor Commission
Legal Battle Over 68000 Spark Plugs in Des Moines Fire
Iowa Aero Supply sues three insurance companies for 25000 alleging 68000 spark plugs bought as government surplus were damaged in a Des Moines fire on November 21 1946. Defense says fire was upstairs and items on the first floor were tarpaulin covered. Plaintiff claimed an oral sale to the Soviet government for 34000 and a reconditioning cost of 0.95 per plug would exceed the Russian sale price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
Russia
Iowa Aero Supply Company
Golden Wedding Celebrated in Calmar
Mr. and Mrs. Ellen Wangsness observed their golden wedding anniversary Sunday at the Lutheran church parlors. They are parents of Bertha Arness Marie Meyer Henry and Elmer Wangsness and have several grandchildren.
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Calmar
Ellen Wangsness
Bertha Arness
Marie Meyer
Henry
Elmer Wangsness
DDT Fly Control Campaign Delayed by Weather
Consistently cold and wet weather slows downtown alley spraying in the DDT fly control drive that began May 20. Co chairmen say some commercial spraying has occurred but merchant coupon returns are sparse. Miller urges merchants to mail coupon estimates to Post Office box 783 for information.
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Gale Miller
Fly Control Committee
Miller
Walker man held on auto theft charge after car recovery
Courthouse figure Skeeter Oliphant 39 of Walker was arrested by Deputy Whittemore for operating a vehicle without owner consent. He waived preliminary hearing and was bound over to the grand jury. The 1938 Chevrolet owned by Clarence Reed was taken, found abandoned near Walker, and Oliphant reportedly had no driver’s license.
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Oliphant
Whittemore
Executors Appointed Without Bond in Two Ohio Wills
Floyd C. Scott named executor without bond for the will of Amanda B. Runkle of Lisbon who died May 13. Also named are Charles H. Bovey and Mrs. Floyd C. Scott. D. H. Smith appointed executor without bond for Albert F. Chesley of Marion who died May 18. Son James D. Chesley receives the Seventh Avenue tavern. other beneficiaries include Amanda Chesley and Miss Margaret Lawler.
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Floyd C. Scott
Amanda B. Runkle
Lisbon
Charles H. Bovey
D. H. Smith
Albert F. Chesley
Marion
James D. Chesley
Seventh Avenue
Amanda Chesley
Margaret Lawler
Conferees Clash Over Farm Labor Rules
Washington debate centers on farm labor definition as House and Senate conferees push toward final bill. Rep Hartley says agreement near after dropping industry wide bargaining ban and injunction provisions to aid passage. House seeks federal injunctions against secondary boycotts and strikes versus Senate more limited NL RB authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INL
Rep
Hartley
R-N.j
House-Senate
House Labor Committee
House
Senate
Reorganized
National Labor Relations Board
Simple Star Doilies Pattern Promotion
Laura Wheeler offers a two size Star Doily pattern with charts photos and concise directions. Send 20 cents to The Cedar Rapids Gazette Needlecraft Dept Chicago ill for pattern 549 West Randolph Street. A 1947 Needlecraft Catalogue costs fifteen cents more with 102 illustrations and free instruction for five household accessories.
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Laura Wheeler
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Needlecraft Dept
West
Randolph Street
Chicago
Wastebasket praise and ribbing over government cookbooks
Frederick C. Othman reports on Rep. Everett Dirksen’s frustration with a government cookbook series from the Department of Agriculture. The Lakefield Minnesota resident’s complaint ignites a debate on public publications and the value of wastepaper revenue.
House Republicans Clear First Hurdle in Farm Budget Cut
In Washington, Republicans won a roll call to protect about 183 million dollars of a 383 million dollar agriculture budget cut. The move blocks individual challenges to restore the cuts though majority votes could reverse them, a tactic Sabath calls political suicide for GOP leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Agriculture Department
House Appropriations Committee
INS
Rep. Sabath
D-Ill
Packers To Fight 1942 Indictment
SIOUX CITY AP The big three meat packers Armour and Company Cudahy Packing Company and Swift and Company told federal district court they will file motions to attack an indictment from May 1942 charging violation of the Sherman act for conspiring to control the Sioux City hog market from 1930 to 1941 Three Sioux City attorneys appeared before Judge Henry Graven and said hearings may be set for June 21 The defendants were charged with a know ing and continuous conspiracy to purchase hogs in restraint of interstate trade and commerce The alleged division of hog purchases was 40 percent Armour 40 percent Cudahy and 20 percent Swift for each month and year Most offenses cited occurred in the three years before the indictment
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Sioux City
Armour and Company
Cudahy Packing Company
Swift and Company
Federal District Court
Henry Graven
Grand Jury
Graven
Armour and Cudahy’s
Swift's
Four National Guard Enlistments Announced in Cedar Rapids
The Cannon company of the Iowa National Guard in Cedar Rapids announced four new enlisted members by Lt. Donald T. Prochaska. Names listed are Stanley F. Pesek Guadalupe M. Gonzales William R. Morro and John J. Burkes. Prochaska noted remaining openings and that former service members can enlist at their previous grades while fresh recruits join as privates.
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Cannon Company
Iowa National Guard
Cedar Rapids
Donald T. Prochaska
Stanley F. Pesek
Mount Vernon Road
Guadalupe M. Gonzales
Seventh Street
William R. Morro
Center Point Road
John J. Burkes
Thirty-fourth Street
Prochaska
Tarboro Dairy Plant: Nation's Only Municipally Owned Powerhouse
The sole municipally owned and operated milk plant in the United States is located at Tarboro, North Carolina, highlighting a unique public ownership enterprise in the dairy industry.
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United States
Tarboro, N, C
Shuttleworth Elected Inter Ocean Director
Craven Shuttleworth, Cedar Rapids attorney, was elected a director of the Inter Ocean Reinsurance Company at the stockholders meeting Tuesday. He succeeds E. E. Schroder of Davenport who retired due to ill health. Re-elected to the board were Howard Cherry John T. Hamilton II and R. E. Jones Williamsburg.
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Craven Shuttleworth
Cedar Rapids
Inter-Ocean Reinsurance Company
Deaths George Krippner Jr longtime Cedar Rapids resident
George Krippner Jr 60 lost his life at 6 20 a m Tuesday after a brief illness in a local hospital. Born March 25 1900 in Cedar Rapids he worked 18 years as an air conditioning engineer at the Paramount theater after stints at the Strand Greene opera house and Majestic theaters. He leaves his wife Grace Elizabeth McNulty, his father George Krippner a sister Mrs Margaret Blackledge and a brother Albert Krippner all of Cedar Rapids. He belonged to Trinity Methodist church. Services are set for 3 30 p m Thursday at Turner chapel with Rev John E Delong officiating burial at Linwood cemetery. Friends may call chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George “Scoop” Krippner
Seventh Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Paramount Theater
Strand Theater
Greene Opera House
Majestic Theater
Grace Elizabeth McNulty
George Krippner
Margaret Blackledge
Albert Krippner
Trinity Methodist Church
Turner Chapel
John E. ‘DeLong
Linwood Cemetery
Services for Anna E. Lamey Held at Turner Chapel
The services for Anna E. Lamey widow of William Lamey take place at 1 30 p m Wednesday in Turner chapel conducted by Dr. Robert Little and Dr. Theodore Lilley. Burial is in Wyoming cemetery.
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Anna E. Lamey
Park Terrace SE
William Lamey
Turner Chapel
Robert Little
Theodore Lilley
Wyoming Cemetery
Services for Charles E. Newman at Alburnett church
Charles E. Newman of Alburnett died Monday. Services will be held at the Evangelical church in Alburnett at 2 p.m. Thursday led by Rev. C. E. Fuller. Burial will follow in Dunkard cemetery near Toddville. Friends may call at Beatty chapel after 1 p.m. Wednesday.
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Charles E. Newman
Alburnett
Evangelical Church
C. E. Fuller
Dunkard
Toddville
Beatty Chapel
Services for Mrs Frances Serbousek Sedlacek
Funeral services for Frances Serbousek Sedlacek of 1128 Fifteenth Avenue SH will be held Wednesday at 3 30 p m in Turner chapel with Rev Zdenek Pauk of Hus Memorial Presbyterian church officiating. Burial will be at Bohemian National cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
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Frances Serbousek Sedlacek
Fifteenth Avenue
Turner Chapel
Zdenek Pauk
Hus Memorial Presbyterian Church
Bohemian National Cemetery
Fainting Spell Injures Ila Rice at Milner Hotel
Ila Rice aged 25 of the Milner hotel was treated at Mercy hospital Monday night after fainting and falling in front of the hotel. She sustained a slight concussion and her condition Tuesday morning was reported as good by hospital attendants.
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Ila Rice
Milner
Mercy Hospital
Y W C A Offers 10000 For Two Adjoining Lots
The Cedar Rapids YWCA offers 10000 for two American Legion owned fractional lots at Fifth street and Fourth avenue SE. Hanford post Commander Sam Cohen said Tuesday. Post members will vote on the sale at a June 10 meeting. The property was acquired by public subscription in 1921 and partly owned by the Legion, with the YWCA holding the north portions. The YWCA seeks the property for possible future expansion, with no building plans yet.
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Cedar Rapids
Y.W.C.A
American Legion
T. B. Yuill
Management and Union Await Vote At LaPlant-Choate
Union and management at LaPlant-Choate Manufacturing await a Tuesday ballot on accepting a wage offer and, if rejected, setting a strike date. About 1,720 CIO workers faced a prior six holidays and pay demands. results will be released after the day shift votes at 4 p.m.
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LaPlant-Choate Manufacturing Company
CIO
Keith Churchill
Churchill
Prosecution Opens Overell Murder Trial in Orange County
In Santa Ana California Beulah Overell age 18 and George Gollum age 21 face two counts of murder for allegedly planting dynamite in the Overell parents cabin cruiser killing Mr and Mrs Walter Overell. Prosecution wins initial legal battles over right to appoint a special prosecutor and amended indictment.
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Santa Ana
Calif
Beulah Louise Overell
George “Bud” Gollum
Gollum
Orange County
Cabin Crusier
Walter E. Overell
Eugene Williams
James L. Davis
Williams
William Bierne
Willy Nilly
Kenneth E. Morrison
Obituary notices from Iowa towns list several deaths
Center Point widow Phoebe Kubias 89 dies in Redland California while sons Frederick and John survive along with sister Amanda Moore. Nich olas Budden 1882–? dies. services in Hopkinton with wife and children listed. Charles E. Bauserman 75 buried Forest Chapel after service in Smykil funeral home. Blanche O'Brien 58 dies. services in Oelwein Baptist church. Ellen Lear 93 lifelong Riverside resident. married 1894. husband Alphonse and brother George survive. Annettie Stanley 78 Tipton resident dies. husband Ed Stanley survives. services at Four Square Gospel church. Bertha Cashman 83 dies in Clarence. daughter Mrs. F E Long survives. Chapman funeral home handling arrangements.
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Center Point
Phoebe Smith Kubias
Albert Kubias
John
Redland
Calif
Riverside
Eilen Lear
Iowa City
St. Mary’s Church
Mt. Olivet
Ellen Yeggy
Alphonse Lear
George
Tipton
Annettie Stanley
Johnson County
Ed Stanley
Four Square Gospel Church
Tipton Masonic Cemetery
Clarence
Bertha K. Cashman
Lee
Officer dives for escape as train nears freight yards
Decatur Indiana authorities report Officer James Borders leaped through lowered railroad gates when his squad car stalled on active tracks. The train approached as he evacuated to safety, avoiding probable collision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Ind
James Borders
Public misperception of fire peril highlighted at meeting
Alvin Dodd of New York said in Chicago that 1946 fires destroyed timber enough for 200000 five room houses and cost industry 25 million man days. He urged translating losses into flesh and blood terms to alert the public and noted careless smoking as America’s top fire hazard.
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Chicago
American Management Association
Alvin Dodd
New York
National Fire Protection Association
Dodd
Wyoming
South Bend
Ind
America
Percy Bugbee
Boston
Association
Orville Trimble Held on Grand Larceny Charge
Police detained Orville Trimble 35 of Cedar Rapids on grand larceny charges. He was to be arraigned in district court Tuesday afternoon after allegedly stealing a $30.47 paycheck and $13 in cash from Mr. and Mrs. Ray Kibler during a Monday visit. The missing funds were later found on Trimble.
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Orville Trimble
Cedar Rapids
Trimbel
Ray Kibler
Fifth Street
Kibler
Trimble
Donald Hadsell Found Guilty of Intoxication
Donald Hadsell, 1115 Second Street SE, received 30 days in county jail after pleading guilty in justice court on Tuesday to intoxication. Police say he ran up a large taxi bill and tried to leave the cab without paying, and was arrested shortly after leaving.
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Donald Hadsell
Second Street
Justice Court
Hadsell
He Lost His Leg But It Didn’t Hurt a Bit
In Charles City an overnight Milwaukee sleeper car incident caused passengers to search for belongings in the dark. A voice cried out that a leg was lost, but it turned out to be Ed Giles of Mason City who had misplaced his artificial leg, which was later found.
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Keith Himebaugh
Agriculture Experts
Himbaugh
Dirksen
Lakefield
Charles City
Ed Giles
Mason City
Pulpwood Bark Solves Muddy Street Problem
Brainerd Minnesota uses wartime pulpwood bark to fix muddy streets. Dumped cinders were replaced by bark and resin from fiber decomposition forming a hard crust. After rain the crust supports bulldozers and garbage trucks, ending the mud.
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Brainerd, Minn
Brainerd
YMB Enters Six Projects In JC National Meeting
Young Men's bureau of the Chamber of Commerce files entries in six JC awards divisions youth activities sports and recreation public relations Christmas activities bulletins and public safety. Winners to be announced at the national convention June 8 in Long Beach California. Cedar Rapids placed in the middle population 25 000 to 100 000 with plaques awarded to winners.
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Young Men's Bureau of the
Chamber of Commerce
Long Beach
Calif
Iowa
YMB
Henry Giessenbier
Cedar Rapids Falls
Strong Morning Vote in Marion on Annexation Issue
More than 700 ballots were cast by 2 30 p m Tuesday as Marion residents participated in a straw vote on annexation to Cedar Rapids. The polling place in the Marion public library basement will close at 8 p m Mayor John Mullin estimates 1 800 eligible voters there. About 400 votes were cast in the last city election. unofficial results will guide the Marion council which faces about 200 petitioners seeking a merger study with Cedar Rapids. The vote is conducted by the Marion Sentinel weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Cedar Rapids
Marion Public Library
John Mullin
Marion Sentinel
City Lines Wins Safety Award for First Quarter
National City Lines announced Cedar Rapids City Lines won the first quarter safety award. The announcement followed two safety meetings at the Montrose hotel attended by about 70 drivers and maintenance men. A safety film titled Traffic Challenge was shown by safety manager D. Leflard. The plaque honors the subsidiary with the best yearly safety record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National City Lines
Cedar Rapids
Couple Held on Vagrancy Charge in Salt Lake City
Catherine Agnes Janson 18 of Salt Lake City and John P. Kamin 19 of the Magnus hotel were found to be vagrants by Justice HR Churchill and jailed Tuesday afternoon. Bond set at 200 dollars each after detectives arrested them Monday night as investigators showed Kamin was soliciting men for the girl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Hadsell
Second Street
Clair Oliphant
Walker
H. R Churchill
Catherine Agnes Janson
Salt Lake City
John P. Kamin
Magnus Hotel
H. R. Churchill
Justice HR. Churchill
Dthat Kamin
Keota Girl Heads Iowa Future Home Makers
Lora Mae Palmer of Keota was elected president of the Iowa chapter of Future Homemakers of America. Delegates from 45 chapters chose new officers including Mildred Hatfield as vice president and Peggy Baker as secretary at the two day state convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Lora ‘Mae Palmer
Keota
Iowa
Future Home Makers of America
Mildred Hatfield
Coggan
Peggy Baker
Jefferson
Betty Olson
Nevada
Joyce Jamison
Clarinda
Barbara Swartzendruber
Wellman
Ann Henderson
Indianola
Coleen Hodson
Adel
Hazel Hermanson
Story City
Edna Kraft
Merlene Nelson
Leeds High
Sioux City
Abagal Flynn
Well- Se
Evelyn Stanworth
Auerelia
Campbell Cemetery Services Memorial Day Observance
Memorial day services will be held Friday at 10 am in Campbell Cemetery. Private Arthur Kephart, son of Mr and Mrs Kephart of 532 H Street SW, is now stationed at Ft Knox Kentucky. The size of the average farm in China is three and one half acres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Campbell
Campbell Cemetery
Arthur Kephart
Mrs. Kephart
H Street
Ft. Knox
Kentucky
China
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Daily Record
Stella M. Smith
Monte E. Smith
Ina Lucille Phillipps
Don Frances Phillips
Lorraine H. Oldfield
Vance E Oldfield
Eva M. Henry
Alfred T. Henry
Hazel Christy Fisk
Clell E. Fisk
Howard W. Clarke
Virginia F Hansen
Martelle
Henry D Wagner
Arlene L. Hill
Cog
Leonard B. Lamparek
Fairfax
Grace Kraus
Solon
Jack Draker
Fourteenth Street
Arthur A A. Pickart, Jr
Julian Smith
Third Street
Century Engineering Company
Harry Greenberg
First Street
St. Luke's
Paul Quaas
Central City
Robert Sedenka
C Street
Herbert Eells
Mechanicsville
Mercy
Leland Barron
van Horne
Edwin Money- Penny
Tenth Street
Raymond Gallagher
George Backs Millikin
White
Maine
John B. Turder & Son
Ave. S.E
Kohn Funeral Home
Elden B. Kohn
Third Ave
Frederick C. Othman
Minn
Department of Agriculture
Everett Dirksen
Illinois
Post Office
H. Carl Andersen
Minnesota
Andersen
Capitol
Sabath
Packers
National Guard
Shuttleworth
Lamey Services
Newman Services
Sedlacek Services
LaPlant-Choate
Hopkinton
Nicholas Budden
St. Luke’s Catholic Church
Monticello
Brown Station
Edmund
Raymond
Helen
John Miller
Oelwein
Blanche O’brien
Baptist Church
Woodlawn
Ross Dugan
John Blethen
New Hampton
Ivan Seal
JC National
City Lines
Future Home Makers
First Avenue NW
Monahan Mortuary
First Avenue
F. J. Monahan
Wm. J. Stewart
Third Avenue
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