Local weather and crime notes from Friday updates
Friday's forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and a warmer trend into Sunday with high around 60 and a low near 45 followed by a warmer Monday. Reports list oil burner overflow at Iowa Manufacturing with no fire, plus several minor traffic fines and a string of death notices from Traer to Wellman with multiple local obituaries and funeral arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Manufacturing Company
Twelfth Street
Bill
Mt. Vernon Road
Four New Members Join Civic Bureau Board
L. W. Busby William Crissman and A. E. Morpyhouse were elected to two year terms on the Civic bureau board O. J. Elsenbast was appointed to fill the unexpired term of the late Paul Bedell and will assume the post immediately. The other three directors will be installed at the first Civic bureau meeting in January. Existing directors Don Sullivan Ed Robert O. Bickel ward Soboda Russ Graham and Erwin Wasta remain with Joseph Stenner as ex officio. Glen Ives Bob Wegmann and Harold Wies are directors terms expire and Wegmann and Wies have moved to other cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. W. Busby
William Crissman
A. E. Morpyhouse
Civic Bureau Board
O. J. Elsenbast
Paul Bedell
Elsenbast
Civic Bureau
Mine-Man Board
Don Sullivan
Ed Robert O. Bickel
Ward Soboda
Russ Graham
Erwin Wasta
Joseph Stenner
Glen Ives
Bob Wegmann
Harold Wies
Army disputes Bennett Trieste casualty claims
General Bryant Moore testified that only two U S soldiers were killed in Trieste in the last two years and that a brass curtain did not exist. He listed casualties since 1945 including four fatalities and several injuries from ambushes and grenade incidents, all reported to the press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
Army
U.S
Trieste
Rep
Bennett
R-Mo
Trou
Yugoslavia
Italy
Bryant Moore
U. S
Moore
William J. Shinn
349Th
Montepino
Walter L. Kujawa
Lake Doberdo
Kujawa
Des Moines Cops Hold Suspect in Multi-State Break-ins
Des Moines police hold Bob Edwin Ritchie also known as Bob Edwin Austin Bob Anderson and Terry Anderson after a 19 page confession linking him to burglaries check forgeries and a car theft. The suspect’s statements tie him to break ins in Des Moines West Des Moines Osceola Oskaloosa Burlington Fort Madison Cedar Rapids Marshalltown Ottumwa and other Iowa cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Bob Edwin Ritchie
Bob Edwin Austin
Bob Anderson
Terry Anderson
Iowa Iron and Coal Company
Paul Castelline
Castelline
West Des Moines
Iowa Cities
Osceola
Oskaloosa
Burlington
Fort Madison
Cedar Rapids
Marshalltown
Ottumwa
Attempted Jailbreak Halted at Des Moines
An apparent escape was halted at Des Moines city jail about 1 30 a.m. when Jailer Walter I Jr drove prisoners back into the hull on which the lock had broken. The inmates held for intoxication and minor offenses were found in a corridor trying to use an elevator to reach the basement where a door opens outside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES* Motnes
Walter I. , Jr
Armstrong
Taxpayers Unit Opposes New or Increased Levies
DES MOINES Iowa Taxpayers Association opposed new or increased state taxes unless proven necessary or paired with tax reductions. The group adopted four resolutions at its convention urging restraint on public funds and favoring federal economy and tax relief. The convention left the presidency vacant after Don V Meen’s death with George E Pike advising until January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
Iowa Taxpayers Association
Association
J. C. Ferguson
Horace G. Hedges
Cedar Rapids
Don V. Meen
Marshalltown
George E. Pike
Waterloo
Pike
W. S. Rupe
Ames
Oscar Heline
Marcus
Kert K. Goodwin
Redfield
H. R. Hanger
Dubuque
S. G. Stein
Muscatine
Gust Olson, Jr
Congress
Baldy Blocks Retiring Captain Mikota From Bear Prank
Former assistant police chief Al Mikota of 727 Third Avenue SW muttered over a weekend prank involving a large stuffed black bear on his porch. Police Captain Howard Walsh dismissed the tale as Halloween mischief while Mikota chased the culprit, later learning a police car would retrieve the bear to the station storeroom where it is kept.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Mikota
Third Avenue
Mikota
Howard Walsh
Walsh
Baidy Wilson
Mink Coat Won't Bar Her from Relief Aid
New York City Welfare Commissioner Benjamin Fielding, after consulting with the "lady in the mink coat" tied to a state probe of relief abuses, ruled that she and her five year old daughter may continue to receive aid. He said she pledged to seek gainful employment with department assistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Benjamin Fielding
Fielding
Niggemeyer Memorial Dedicated at Coe College
Memorial dedication at Coe College honors Lt Donald Niggemeyer and all Coe alumni who served. President Byron Hollinshead and former Mrs Frances Wagner Niggemeyer spoke as a victory bell was placed in the new memorial. Guests included the "22" group and Niggemeyer family. music by the Coe brass choir.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coe College
Niggemeyer
McManaman
Byron Hollinshead
Donald Niggemeyer
Coe
Frances Wagner Niggemeyer
Floyd Niggemeyer
Fort Madison
Iowa
Coe Brass Choir
Stanley Vesely
Paul Scheele
Elgin
Ill
Special Tax Session Call Anticipated in Iowa
Reports say Gov Blue may call a special Iowa legislature session to vote on maintaining the state income tax at 50 percent in 1948 rather than 100 percent. Most House members reportedly agree, with December 15 or late December/January seen as likely timing. The move follows Finance reports of a 40 million dollar general fund balance and a shift among new members toward a session focused on the tax issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
INS
Iowa
Robert D. Blue
House
Ray Johnson
John Grimes
59” Club
Two 22 year olds arraigned in drunk driving case
Two 22 year old men faced district court on operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated charges. Arland D. Topel of Marion pleaded not guilty after allegedly striking Mary Florence Ament of Anamosa, fracturing her left leg. Samuel H. Leacox of route 3 pleaded guilty and was fined 300 dollars with 50 dollars down and monthly payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arland D. Topel
Marion
G. K. Thompson
Samuel H. Leacox
Route 3
Topel
Mary Florence Ament
Anamosa
Mercy Hospital
Series of Blasts at Rockefeller Center Disturb NYC
A sequence of explosions rocked Rockefeller Center late Friday into Saturday as a fire burned in a transformer vault, oil smoke filled the streets, and theater crowds faced disruption. A man on the 41st floor, Henry P. Emil, threw typewriters to the street, smashing equipment and injuring himself. Police found Emil in a wrecked office at midnight. he was hospitalized. Elevator service was limited to emergencies, but power persisted via another transformer. No radio interruptions occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Rockefeller Center
RCA
Rockefeller Plaza
John Zittel
Henry P. Emil
Emil
National
American Broadcasting Companies
Clerk Signs Contract For Parking Meters
IOWA CITY plans to install 250 more parking meters starting next week after City Clerk George Dohrer signed the purchase contract on Friday and Mayor Preston Koser followed after a council override of his veto. A district court injunction petition from citizen John Lindsey seeks to halt the purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
George Dohrer
Preston Koser
John Lindsey
Deaths Joseph P. Hradek 81 in Cedar Rapids hospital
Joseph P. Hradek 81 of 1513 First Street SW died in a Cedar Rapids hospital at 2 10 p m Friday after a two week illness. Born May 29 1866 near Iowa City he moved to Cedar Rapids from Wellman nine years ago. Surviving are a daughter Mrs Otto Dennison four sons Charles William Edward and Joseph at home three brothers Charles Albert and Anton of Williamsburg two sisters Mrs Agnes Elick and Mary Hradek of Williamsburg three grandchildren and three great grandchildren. His wife Anna died in 1941. Services Sunday at 2 p m in Brush chapel by Rev Marion Williams burial in Wellman. Friends may call at the chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph P. Hradek
First Street
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Wellman
Otto Dennison
Solon
Charles
William
Edward
Joseph
Albert
Anton
Williamsburg
Agnes Elick
Mary Hradek
Anna
Brush Chapel
Marion H. Williams
Court suits filed for unpaid services and trades
Courthouse records show executrix Lucille Broghammer suing Velma Cave for 360 for professional services by Dr. Broghammer. H L White petitions district court for 200.75 from Farell and Company over a trading loss after mispriced corn. Franklin P Goodrow sues Arnold Hansen for 187.75 rent on a 144 acre farm. Anne Woitishek sues Casper Smith for 149.37 alleging a check was stopped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucille Broghammer
B. G. Broghammer
Velma Cave
Dr. Broghammer
H. L. White
Farell and Company, Grain and Stock Brokerage
White
Franklin P. Goodrow
Arnold M. Hansen
Anne Woitishek
Casper Smith
Ohio man sentenced after break in at Carry's auction house
J W James 29 of Columbus pled guilty to breaking and entering in a case tied to an Oct 24 break at Carry's auction house 822 Third street SE. Judge J E Heiser suspended six months. a screwdriver found on James ended a potential six month get out of town option. Vagrancy charges were dismissed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. James
Columbus
Ohio
J. E. Heiserman
James
Carry’s Auction House
Third Street
James R. Kee 83 Fairfax Dies at Sister's Home
James R. Kee aged 83 of Fairfax died Friday evening at his sister Mrs. Margaret Hall's home. Born in Paris Iowa on March 17 1864 he was a carpenter until retiring in 1936. Surviving are son Roy Larsen of Sioux Falls daughter Mrs Ida Warner Cedar Rapids two half sisters Mrs Lizzie Seley Milford Kan and Mrs Hall and half brother Walter Ellsworth Central City. Funeral at Barta Hesser chapel 2 p.m. Sunday by Rev William E. Strait burial Blodgett cemetery Central City. Friends may call at the chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James R. Kee
Fairfax
Margaret Hall
Paris
Iowa
Hans Larsen
Rochester
Minn
Roy
Sioux Falls
S. D
Ida Warner
Cedar Rapids
Lizzie Seley
Milford
Kan
Hall
Mrs Soukup dies after long illness near Center Point
Mrs Helen Ann Kovanda Soukup, 52, formerly of Cedar Rapids, died at her Center Point home after a long illness. She leaves husband, father Joseph Kovanda of Cedar Rapids, a daughter Lula Payne of Central City, three sons Joseph Jr. of Walker Vernon and Fred at home, four sisters and two brothers. Services set for 2 p.m. Sunday at Satchett Funeral Home Center Point, burial in Linwood Cemetery Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Traer
F. C. Earley
Battle Creek
Mich
Traer United Presbyterian Church
Columbus
Mike Scott
Richie Funeral Home
Waukon
Nettie Walters
Henry Saak
Decorah
Lydia Foltz
Calmar
L. D. Wangsness
Calmar Lutheran Church
Reinbeck
Edward Ellis
Ted” Jackson
Cedar Rapids
Center Point
Joseph
Helen Ann) Soukup
Satchett Funeral Home
Wellman
Edward Martin
Wellman Mennonite Church
Middle Amana
Joan Reihman
John Reihman
Joseph Soukup
Helen Ann Kovanda
Joseph Kovanda
Lula Payne
Central City
Joseph, Jr
Walker
Vernon
Fred
Linwood Cemetery
Youth Pleads Guilty Morals Charge In Cedar Rapids Case
Max Eugene Norris 18 of 919 Fifteenth Street SE pled guilty after initially entering a not guilty plea. He was fined $100 and costs with a 30 day suspended sentence by Judge M C Hamiel. Three others Richard Provaznik 19 Daryl Munsell 21 and Fred Willits 19 all pled not guilty. They were arrested Thursday afternoon by Cedar Rapids police and accused of having immoral relations with a 15 year old girl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Eugene Norris
Fifteenth Street
M. C. Hamiel
Richard Provaznik
Third Street NW
Daryl
Hubers Pleads Guilty and Suspended Sentence
Clarence Hubers, 28, of 311 Eleventh Avenue SE, pled guilty to larceny of 103 dollars from Earl Lintz on the night of October 25 while they rode in a jeep. Judge J. E. Heiserman suspended the sentence on good behavior due to health and other reasons. Lintz died that night from acute alcoholism. The missing billfold, reportedly containing more than 100 dollars, was later found near Cedar Rapids along Highway 30 at a pole base after Hubers directed police to the site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Hubers
Eleventh Avenue SE
Earl Lintz
J. E. Heiserman
Hubers
Lintz
Cedar Rapids
Obituary of Mrs. Orval M. Kohl of Lisbon
Mrs. Orval M. Kohl 46 of 912 A avenue NW died at home at 1 45 p m Friday after a brief illness Born June 21 1901 in Lisbon she married Orval M Kohl in 1919 in Cedar Rapids Survived by husband two daughters Mrs Roy Clouse and Carol Ann Kohl mother Mrs Sally Mohn and brother Willis Mohn all of Springville She was a member of the Evangelical church services 1 30 p m Monday at Turner chapel conducted by Rev G H Bamford burial Lisbon cemetery friends may call at the chapel
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orval M. Kohl
A Avenue NW
Lisbon
Cedar Rapids
Roy Clouse
Carol Ann Kohl
Sally Mohn
Willis Mohn
Springville
Kohl
Evangelical Church
Turner Chapel
G. H. Bamford
Lisbon Cemetery
Sanborn sues city county and firm for $3,000 damages
Kenneth F. Sanborn sues Cedar Rapids the Linn county and Gjellefald Construction Company seeking 3000 dollars for injuries and car damage after his vehicle fell into an unmarked excavation on Ely avenue SW near Bowling street August 23. The petition cites 2593 for pain and permanent disfigurement and 225 for car damage.
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Kenneth F. Sanborn
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Gjellefald Construction Company
Forrest City
Ely Avenue
Bowling Street
To Form Cedar Rapids Border Veterans Unit
A meeting of Cedar Rapids men who served in the army on the Mexican border in 1916 17 is set for Sunday at 3 p m in Sokol hall. The aim is to form a Cedar Rapids unit of the Mexican Border Veterans Association with officers to be elected and Louis F Wunschel of Davenport expected to attend as a national organization trustee.
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Cedar Rapids
Sokol Hall
Judge awards Fisher $149.30 over Aug 22 accident
Judge G. K. Thompson ruled Vaclav Fisher entitled to $149.30 against Clarence A. Huber for damages from a July or Aug. 22 accident at ppt avenue and Third street, as stated in the original petition seeking $175. The case details the auto collision and the damages claimed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. K. Thompson
Vaclav Fisher
Clarence A. Huber
Ppt Avenue
Third Street
Goldie Miller Appointed Executrix of Linder Estate
Goldie Miller has been appointed executrix of the estate of her father, Alfred Nels Linder, who died October 21. She is named sole heir.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goldie Miller
Alfred Nels Linder
Halloween gun accident kills playmate's mother
MARDELA Md AP a schoolboy's Halloween gun scare turned fatal when the weapon discharged injuring his chum's mother. Dr Charles T Fisher acting county medical examiner said the incident occurred Friday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mardela, Md
Charles T. Fisher
Peruvian Cities Rocked by Quake
An earthquake shook central Peru on Saturday causing panic in Lima and surrounding towns. One fatality was reported in Tarma where a baby died from collapsing walls. many injured and churches emptied as people sought open spaces near Tarma and Acomanga.
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Lima
Peru
Tarma
Acombamba
Italian Chief Rejects Communist Worker Management Plan
Premier Alcide de Gasperi rejected Communist demands for workers management committees and affirmed that business would control plants even if 50,000 workers would be fired. He said the state must not force such a change and warned against economic disaster. Fiat announced 8 billion lire in stock to recapitalize the company as Fanfani outlined reforms to end padded payrolls and offset unemployment by farm labor shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Alcide de Gasperi
Italy
Christian Democrat
Labor Federation
de Gasperi
Fiat Automobile Works
Fanfani
Sunshine Mission Toys Repaired at the Y M C A
Ed Zeller reported to the Council of Social Planning that Christmas toys will be repaired at the Y M C A for Sunshine Mission distribution. Youth groups will collect and repair toys with help from Coe College students and Camp Fire Girls, part of the council’s three youth projects including disabled children swimming and leisure studies. Rabbi Schaalman presided. Gabrielle Nadeau attended as guest of honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunshine Mission
Y.M.C.A
Ed Zeller
Council of Social Planning
Boyobi
Camp Fire
Y.Y.M.C.A. Coe College
Red Cross
Playground and Recreation Commission
Ellis Park Pool
Zeller
Reynolds to be freed from San Francisco jail
Robert C. Reynolds, once a Franklin school student, will be released from a San Francisco jail where he has been detained six weeks on charges tied to taking two guns and a field jacket at his army discharge. The U.S. attorney in Great Falls Montana agreed to dismiss the charges after a federal judge learned an undesirable navy discharge could follow if left on record. Reynolds says the guns were souvenirs and he wished to remain in the navy. His ex wife and their 18 month old daughter live in Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert C. Reynolds
Franklin School
San Francisco
United States
Great Falls
Mont
Reynolds
Navy
A.W.O.L
Naval Station
Cedar Rapids
Command Set Up in Caribbean Defense System
The joint chiefs of staff announced a unified Caribbean defense command led by Lt. Gen. Willis D. Crittenberger. The move follows a policy adopted last year and approved by President Truman, creating seven regional unified commands under a single commander to address strategic U.S. interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Caribbean
Willis D. Crittenberger
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Truman
United States
Officials seize all 56 parking meters in Falls Church
In Falls Church Virginia officials took in all 56 parking meters for safekeeping Friday night as a precaution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Falls Church
CAB authorizes removal of chute flares from DC-6
The Civil Aeronautics Board adopted a rule to remove parachute flares from all Douglas DC-6 aircraft after the Bryce Canyon Utah crash that killed 52. Flares, mounted at the wing junction, may have intensified the fire though not proven as the cause. Manufacturers and airlines had questioned their value for years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Civil Aeronautics Board
Bryce Canyon
Utah
James M. Landis
Russians Release Brazilian Envoys From Internment
Moscow reports Brazilian embassy staff freed from a week in the National hotel and told exit visas would be available. The staff had been kept in protective custody after mob attacks on the Russian embassy in Rio following Brazil breaking diplomatic ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Rio de Janeiro
Foreign Office
Am«mbassador
Mario de Pimentel Brandao
Rio
Brazil
Russia
Tass
Montevideo
Uruguay
Trade walls abolished in western Europe cooperation move
Amsterdam reports that Holland Belgium and Luxembourg ended all trade barriers on Saturday. Dutch authorities hailed it as the first practical form of western European cooperation since the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
Holland
Belgium
Luxembourg
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Daily Record
Neepolis
Richard M. Nash
Center Point Road
Amond L. Rexroot
Lioyd L. Mentzer
Eighth Street
Paul W. Roths
Atkins
John M. Morris
Winthrop
Rex C. Heiken
N. K. Abdoner
Twentieth Street
Elmer Simanek
Albert I. Bailey
First Avenue
Edgar H. Shellsburg
Opera
George Kirk
Eleventh Street
Weldon D. Gallup
F. L. Champer
Johnson Avenue
Mercy
Norman Lewis
Avenue NW
St. Luke’s
Howard McFarland
Quasqueton
Woodrow Gintert
Thirty-fourth Street
Robert Yura
Sigmund Wolf
Robert A. Tilton
Richard Heaton
Clifford Clement Kephart
Mary Lou O’brine
Bert @ Jackson
Irma Havlicek
Bernard L. Scott
Wanda Jensen
John W. Tritle
Jessie E. Johnson
Merie Dean Manson
Delaware
Dorothy Faith Helmsich
Manchester
Edward Schreiber
Blanche Rawson
Gerald Burtlow
Louise E. Burtlow
William F. Bell
Belva M. Bell
Mabel Vesh
William Vesh
Nicholas Vesh
Nick McVesh
Rep. Bennett
Ritchie
Wisconsin
Eldora
L. B. Marshall
Arley Shaw
Houston
Texas
Spencer Springer
Springer
Shreveport
Union
Washington, D. C
California
North Dakota
Arkansas
William J. Kudina
Taxpayers Unit
Baldy
Hollinshead
Gov
Blue
Miss Ament
Sixth Avenue
Sixth Street
Highway Patrol
Leacox
Thirtieth Street
Roland H. Phelps
Rockefeller Center District
Mrs
Orval Kohl
Sanborn Sues County
C.R. Unit
Mexican Border Vets
Chum
Fiat
Wallace
CAB
H. M. Shevnan
Chicago
Roosevelt Hotel
Shevnan
Mr. Shevnan
N. Artesian Ave
John B. Turner & Son
Second Ave. S.E
Lapes
3Rd Ave
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