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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1948
Page
2
Increasing cloudiness Wednesday brings rain by Thursday or Friday with warmer temperatures. Highs near 60s, lows in 40s, precipitation totals and normals listed. Then many local notices include divorces marriages police court results and obituaries for Iowa towns such as Cedar Rapids, Sioux City, Lisbon and Mt. Vernon with multiple health and civil records.
Sen. B. B. Hickenlooper told Cedar Rapids Rotary club that atomic blasts alter animal genes but no conclusive human effects yet. He cited Hiroshima Nagasaki survivor studies, cost projections, and potential peacetime uses while urging international weapon-control plans.
Marvin West a 44 year old resident of 1145 C avenue NW was injured in a gas boiler explosion at the Sanitary Farm Dairies early Monday. Officials at St Luke s hospital reported he is in fairly good condition with severe burns to arms hands and chest from the blast while attempting to light the boiler.
Exira resident Mrs. Mary Killworth aged 104 voted on Tuesday with her district Democratic committeewoman driving her to the polls. Known locally as Grandma, she has voted Democratic since women gained the franchise and says she did not want to miss this election.
The First Presbyterian church rang its big bell shortly after 9 a.m. on Tuesday to start a new election day custom. Pastors and citizens noted that bells have marked major historic events, and Dr. Theodore G. Lilley said the bell would remind people of their voting privilege.
President appeals to voters to back a Democratic congress to advance freedom and prosperity. He frames ballots as decisive for homes families and the nation, urging people to vote their convictions for a world led by freedom under God.
The post office warns that the November 15 deadline stands for air parcel mail to reach overseas servicemen by December 25. A late rush of parcels over eight ounces risks overtaxing planes and could force shipments to go by sea.
George Waugh House, 50, of Mt. Vernon pled guilty in Linn county district court on Tuesday noon to drunk driving. Judge G. K. Thompson fined him 300 dollars and allowed a 75 dollar down payment with 25 dollars monthly. House was arrested by the Iowa Highway Patrol about 10:30 p.m. Monday on highway 30 two miles west of Mt. Vernon.
Cecil Eugene Miller pled guilty to assault with intent to inflict great bodily injury and was sentenced to a year in county jail. Judge G. K. Thompson suspended all but six months. Miller said he punched Harry Thomas in the eye during a party at 719 H street SW about 11 p.m. on Sept. 11, seriously injuring Thomas who wore eyeglasses.
Two petitions were filed in Linn County district court on Tuesday seeking annulment of marriages from Iowa City last Thursday. The plaintiffs allege they were under legal age when obtaining licenses in Johnson County, naming Viola Ellis 17 against Charles Ellis and Lillian Burlinghame 16 against Edward Burlinghame.
L Harris files suit against C R Peacak seeking 502 15 dollars claimed as balance due on an account for hauling services.
Nelson Littletown, an African American man from Arkansas, received a six month floater sentence from Judge G. K. Thompson on Tuesday. The sentence allows the judge discretion on how the term is served within the six months.
A Lincoln registered Republican voter sparked confusion by casting ballots for both Dewey and Truman at the same polling place, highlighting election-day jitters and voting irregularities.
Tokyo reports that Teikoku Private Detective Agency, Japan's largest, now specializes in crime and lost property rather than bride background checks. Boss Hiroshi Hirose notes English ads draw clients, while fraud and theft rise as the police struggle to keep pace. Private detectives attract both locals and allied residents, 30-year firm adapting to democracy and tougher cases.
The article notes that most birds incubate eggs for 13 days to eight weeks, outlining a broad range of brood times observed among avian species.
Iowans queued at polling places as early returns suggested turnout may surpass the 1940 record of 1,215,569. Heavy voting centered on the U S Senate race and the $85,000,000 servicemen’s bonus issue, with Des Moines Polk County and several cities reporting well above 1944 levels.
The Cedar Rapids school board filed for future reference safety recommendations including sprinklers and smoke detecting eyes after findings showed no rate or safety impact. It rejected a thrift program proposed by a federal representative, saying thrift is already taught. The meeting discussed teacher attendance rules outside the city and an advisory council review. The board approved sharing costs with Memorial commission for recreation center road work and adopted change orders for Arthur school renovations. It authorized bids for 20 000 gallons of gasoline, gave a pay raise to cafeteria director Mrs Bina Clapp, allowed adult church basketball at McKinley gym, and accepted Miss Katherine Bryan’s resignation while hiring Lillian Hager as bookkeeper. A $2 500 bond for Henry Kunz was approved.
Oklahoma City AP report says Republican chairman C E Barnes, exhausted after campaigning, stayed in a hotel room with campaigners. Democratic state chairman Jim Arrington invited Barnes to share the room if he minded the Democratic atmosphere, and Barnes accepted the offer and said he slept well.
Warner W. and Virginia Carlson of the University of Alabama reported at a Midwest American Chemical Society session that a new unnamed vitamin may be present in highly purified cane sugar. They observed streptococci reacting to the raw sugar factor by producing a material formed by living cells.
Albert L Earl age about 62 died at his home 3117 Waveland drive NW Monday at 5 20 p m after a long illness He was born September 18 1897 in Hawarden came to Cedar Rapids 48 years ago and worked for the Rock Island railroad He belonged to St Patrick s church Loyal Order of Moose and Cedar Rapids Traveling Men s Club He is survived by his wife Delia a daughter Mrs Alice Marks two sons Robert and Andrew two brothers Carl of St Paul and Smith of Minneapolis and two grandchildren Services will be Thursday at 9 a m in St Patrick s church with Rt Rev Msgr D J Lenihan Burial will be in Cedar Memorial cemetery A Rosary will be recited by Msgr Lenihan at 8 p m Wednesday in the bi pone chapel and friends may call
Rose Esther Weld 40 of 1838 Blake Boulevard SE Cedar Rapids a librarian at Mercy hospital died in a local hospital at 12 30 a m Tuesday after a long illness born April 14 1908 in Cedar Rapids she is survived by her parents Mr and Mrs LeRoy D Weld a sister Mrs Karl E Swanberg of Chicago services set for 11 a m Thursday at Turner chapel burial in Oak Hill cemetery friends may call after 1 p m Wednesday
William J. Whalen of 726 Ellis boulevard NW died Sunday. Services will be held at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Patrick's Lenihan with burial at Mt. Calvary cemetery. The body was moved from Brady mortuary to his residence where the Rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. Tuesday. Friends may visit.
Services for Mrs Anna Kratovil 1627 Hinkley Avenue NW will be held Wednesday at 2 30 p m in the Rohn chapel with Rev D G Peters officiating Burial is planned at Cedar Memorial cemetery Friends may call at the chapel Tuesday evening
Russian papers give Wallace and Truman closing remarks prominent placement while omitting Dewey. Izvestia back pages Wallace speech with dispatches. Truman speech from Independence Missouri is summarized, implying Republicans would limit voter options. The tone suggests unfavorable view of a Republican win.
New York AP report states Aetna Life Insurance Company will boost dividends by 11 percent for participating policyholders next year due to a lower mortality rate. Directors allocated $2,609,540 from earnings for 1949 dividends under a new scale.
Gayle Zedick, longtime executive secretary of the Linn County Tuberculosis Association, resigns to become field representative for the Iowa Tuberculosis and Health Association. She will work part time from Cedar Rapids through January 1 to support the Christmas seal sale, with Mrs. Robert L. Straka acting secretary until then. Zedick will cover 25 to 35 eastern Iowa counties in her new role.
London papers give brief front page focus to domestic rationing news while noting limited U S election interest. Editorials from The Times Telegraph News Chronicle reflect on foreign policy and the personalities Dewey and Truman.
Courteous taxi service dial 6161 City Cab. Ahepa Cedar Rapids chapter 194 meets at St John Greek church hall 8:30 p.m. Wednesday. Voters call Democratic head ai 3-7917 for transportation. Mrs Frank J Pospishil has returned home after surgery at St Luke's hospital. Carl B Weislogel barber now at John Greenlee Barber Shop 604 3rd Ave E. Mr and Mrs Frank Zeman and family returned from a two week trip to the Northwest. Hus Memorial church dinner and bazaar at 9th Ave at 7th St SE Wednesday Nov 3 serving 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. Frank X Betz Cedar Rapids will attend Last Man's club banquet in Cold Spring Minn Armistice day with Mrs Betz. Iowa State Board of Engineering Examiners schedule professional engineering exam Dec 7-8 and land surveying Dec 9 in Des Moines senate chamber. Railroad Retirement Board rep available at Order of Railway Conductors building 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday to aid with retirement and unemployment insurance acts.
Traffic bureau figures show two deaths and multiple injuries in Cedar Rapids as eight month safety contest sponsored by the Young Men's bureau nears conclusion. Data released by the police department covers accidents from March 15 onward.
Albert McMurrin 21 of route 3 waived to the grand jury Tuesday when arraigned in justice court on a charge of making liquor available to minors. Justice H R Churchill set bond at 1000 dollars after detectives investigated a report of a boy found unconscious on Blakely boulevard SE following liquor purchased for him by McMurrin.
At the United Nations in Paris on Tuesday Andrei Vishinsky of the Soviet Union was censured in the political committee for using insulting language. Chairman Paul Henri Spaak of Belgium voiced the censure after Vishinsky attacked the Balkans report and accused Gen Carlos Romulo of stooping to the marketplace. The Soviet delegate denied Greek government blame and leveled charges over the murder of CBS correspondent George Polk. Romulo thanked Spaak for intervening.
An alleged second Communist uprising in South Korea was thwarted in Taegu as military police clashed with troops. Loyalist forces moved in and nearly all leftists surrendered after a sergeant major was targeted, with one military policeman reported killed.
The United Nations security council will meet Thursday in Paris to review a revised Anglo-Chinese resolution threatening sanctions if Israel or Egypt defies UN orders. Belgian subcommittee chair Fernand Van Langenhove announced the revision, which preserves demand for forces in the Negev to withdraw from post October 14 positions.
In Cedar Rapids Linn County voters faced a long 18 inch paper ballot for the soldiers bonus question. Officials, led by County Auditor Otto Hanzlik, explain proper handling, privacy in curtained booths, and counting only marks in the top right corner.
O A Hukle aged 65 Poweshiek county school teacher pled guilty to sodomy and received a ten year sentence in the state penitentiary at Fort Madison. The case covered acts with boys under his instruction over about five years and Hukle had taught in several Iowa counties.
Pat Wright of 1226 First Street NW was fined $25 and costs after pleading guilty to drunkenness and disturbing the peace. He was arrested at 9 20 p m Monday following a complaint filed by his wife.
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