Iowa Weather and Local Notices Mixed with Obituaries
A mixed front page item notes Iowa weather forecast for Thursday through Saturday with temperatures and winds, followed by a list of public notices. It also records a series of local obituaries and memorials from multiple towns including Tipton Waukon North Liberty Tama Fayette Oelwein Manchester and Hopkinton with brief death announcements and funeral details.
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Duluth
Angeles
Sioux City
Iowa
Nine Republican Iowa House incumbents defeated
DES MOINES UP At least nine Republican members of the Iowa house were defeated Tuesday. Democrats hold at least 20 seats in the 108 member body. Defeated incumbents include W H Nicholas Mason City and Ernest T Smith Volga among others. three women join the chamber including Edna Lawrence Jamaica Ottumwa Crabb Lamoni and Kathryn Metz Lamoni.
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Des Moines
Iowa
House of Representatives
House
W. H. Nicholas
Mason City
Ernest T. Smith
Volga
Willard Ingalls
Monmouth
W. J. Kilpatrick
Randolph
Walden T. Smith
Mediapolis
Claire G. Prange
Pleasantville
Frank Koch
Deaths Mrs Peter Procek of Cedar Rapids
Mrs Peter Procek 57 of near Cedar Rapids died at home after a brief illness. Born in Linn County September 10 1891 she lived in the Cedar Rapids area her whole life. Surviving are her husband six children four brothers three sisters and five grandchildren. Services at Polansky funeral chapel at 10 a.m. Friday with burial in Bohemian National Cemetery. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Thursday.
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Peter Procok
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Adolph
Stanley
Robert
Leon
Richard Procek
Joseph Metelak
Amos
William
Lumir
Adolph Trachta
Ex-Cedar Rapids Resident John Martin Dies in California
John Martin 50 of Exeter California former Cedar Rapids resident died last Friday at Oak Knoll naval hospital Oakland. World War I veteran born December 25 1897 Caney Kansas. Survived by wife and son S/Sgt Bill Martin. Services Thursday 2:30 p.m. at Monahan chapel conducted by Rev Frank H Ward. Burial Cedar Memorial cemetery Great Falls Montana.
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John Martin
Exeter
Calif
Cedar Rapids
Oak Knoll Naval Hospital
Oakland
Martin
Caney
Kan
Moose and Eagles
V.F.W
1.C.C.F
International Union of Operating Engineers
Bill Martin
Great Falls
Mont
Monahan Chapel
Frank H. Ward
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Services for Albert L. Earl Funeral Thursday at St Patrick's
Albert L. Earl of 3117 Waveland Drive NW died Monday. Services are set for Thursday at 9 a.m. in St Patrick's Church conducted by Rt. Rev. Msgr. D. J. Lenihan. Rosary at 8 p.m. Wednesday in Teahen chapel. Burial will be in Cedar Memorial cemetery. Friends may call at Teahen chapel.
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Tipton
Floyd Reeder
Wilson Funeral Home
Waukon
John Dolsinger
Colesburg
Scotch Grove
Henry B. Ahraken
Goettsch
Monticello
North Liberty
E. A. Burdick
Iowa City
Springfield
Ill
Tama
Frank Dolash
St. Patrick’s Church
Fayette
Zelma Hannah DeVoe
Belles
Inton
Pfc
Donald K. Casteel
Germany
Hopkinton Methodist Church
Oelwein
Charles F. Klegin
Brant Funeral Home
Oelveices
Kenneth L. Thomas
France
Oelwein Methodist Church
Manchester
Phoebe Fresher
Troy Mills Methodist Church
Troy Mills
Albert L. Earl
Waveland Drive
D. J. Lenihan
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Msgr. Lenihan
Teahen Chapel
Services for Rose Weld Held at Turner Chapel
Rose Esther Weld dies at 1838 Blake Boulevard SE. Services set for 11 a.m. Thursday in Turner chapel led by Dr. Theodore Lilley of First Presbyterian. Burial planned at Oak Hill Cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
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Rose Esther Weld
Blake Boulevard
Turner Chapel
Theodore Lilley
First Presbyterian Church
Oak Hill Cemetery
Eastern Iowans Enlist In Army and Air Force
Cedar Rapids recruiting station lists enlistees from Monticello Tama Scotch Grove Manchester and providers in Cedar Rapids with multiple homes. Army recruits include Berkeley Holmes Elmer Brokaw James Appleby William Steiner Richard Hayes Edward Griffith Bill Cornell Robert Lewis Ernest Brockhohn. Air Force enlistees include Charles Gorman James Stolba and Robert Schirm.
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Cedar Rapids
Tama
Edward E. Griffith
Fred O. Griffith
Sixth Street
Bill G. Cornell
James Cornell
Third Street
Robert C. Lewis
Ernest G. Brockhohn
Herman D. Brockhohn
Scotch Grove
All Army
Charles W. Gorman
Manchester
James R
Three Hurt in Florida Train Derailment
Three people were injured when six coaches of the Southern Railway Ponce De Leon derailed near Kent Florida. Sheriff H J Youngblood reported the train was traveling from Jacksonville to Cincinnati and a defective rail was blamed.
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Kent, Fla
Southern Railway
Ponce de Leon
H. J. Youngblood
Jacksonville
Cincinnati
Talle Wins Sixth Term in Congress By Safe Margin
Congressman Henry O. Talle of Decorah secured a sixth term in the Second district as unofficial county returns favored him. The tally shows Talle ahead amid a split district while challenger T. W. Mullaney cut margins in several counties and oddsmakers faced losses on Truman bets.
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Talle
Congress
Henry O. Talle
Decorah
House of Representatives
Allen Heald
Cedar Rapids
Linn
Clinton County
Benton County
T. W. Mullaney
Waukon Farmer
Dubuque County
Winneshiek
Benton
Delaware
Clinton
Mullaney
Gillette Wins In Tight Iowa Gubernatorial Contest
Gillette, 69, Cherokee lawyer and farmer, leads a slate that includes Beardsley and Gross in a Republican bid. Wilson, 64, begins his first term as senior senator, while Switzer, 40, Polk County attorney, vows to clean up the statehouse. Auditor Akers, 60, a former coal dealer, heads the next wave of GOP leadership.
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Labor
H. R. Gross
Congress
G.O.P
Gillette
Senate
Wilson
State Senate
Beardsley
New Virginia
Robert D. Blue
Switzer
Polk County
C. B. Akers
Ottumwa
Statehouse
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
Wallace H. White
Robert S. Kerr
Oklahoma
Ross Rizley
Bookies Took a Beating on Vote
In St Louis the bookmakers suffered heavy losses after Truman defeated Dewey. Bookmakers had posted 8 to 1 odds against Truman and 1 to 15 on Dewey. A $15 bet would win $1 on a Truman win, while a bettor laying odds would risk $1 to win $8 on Truman. No odds makers would discuss payout estimates.
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Chance
Truman
Mr. Truman
ST. Louis
INL
Dewey
Courthouse Chipokas Oyster Suit Dismissed
Louis Chipokas filed a forcible entry and detainer suit against Thomas F. and Jane McCauley in Linn County seeking to oust them from 1040 Third Avenue SE for exceeding two occupants. The case, started after the McCauleys welcomed a son in August, was dismissed without prejudice in Judge G. K. Thompson's court.
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Louis Chikas
Thomas F
Jane McCauley
Linn County
Chipokas
Mecc-Cauleys
Third Avenue SE
McCauleys
Dewey Reflects On Campaign Loss And Future Plans
Dewey says the loss was the result of a narrow vote margin and needs time to study full returns. He plans a rest at his Pawling farm and dismisses questions on polls and the Progressive party, noting he does not like commenting on others misfortune.
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Republican Party
Dewey
Pawling
N. Y
Progressive Party
Warren Accepts Defeat in Vice Presidential Race
Governor Earl Warren conceded the vice presidential contest with good humor in San Francisco. He congratulated Truman and Barkley, noted somebody must lose, and said the President had too many votes. He declined to critique Republican campaign strategy.
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San Francisco
INS
Earl Warren
Truman
Sen
Alben Barkley
California
Warren
Iowa Parties Issue Post Election Statements
Des Moines AP report quotes Jake More Democratic chairman praising Truman’s Iowa win due to farmer support and unions. Whitney Gillilland Republican chairman says Iowans hired Republicans and vows a sound progressive government and careful congressional action.
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Des Moines
Democratic
Republican Central Committees
Iowa
Jake More
Truman
Whitney Gillilland
Congress
Postwar Senate Races Signal Shifts in Power
Democrats control the Senate machinery with committee majorities, shaping which laws pass. Across results from Maine to New Mexico, several incumbents were defeated or challenged as Republicans face tighter margins and key transitions in the post New Deal era.
Special Elections Decide State Bond Issues and Government Form
Mason City residents rejected the city manager form 3880 to 3038. Webster City approved a 125000 hospital bond 3704 to 748 and a 15000 courthouse vault 2312 to 1257. Nevada backed a 100000 hospital bond 3487 to 1206. Chariton rejected a 100000 pool bond. Davenport residents approved rural library service financed by federal and state funds.
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Mason City
Onawa
Monona County
Webster City
Nevada
Chariton
Davenport
Scott County
Bettendorf
13 Feared Dead In B-29 Wreck Near Manchester
A United States Air Force Superfortress crashed in murky weather near Manchester, killing 3 officers and 10 enlisted men aboard. The B-29 hit a high hill and burned, the plane part of the British based fleet since last summer amid the Berlin crisis.
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London
United States Air Force
Manchester
Britain
Berlin
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Miles Neff
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Donald Spaight
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Dan Kent
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Clarence
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Third Street NW
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Thirtieth Street
F. A. Burchard
Vernon Road
Charles Stewart
Sixteenth Avenue SE
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Marion
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James Parrott
Grinnell
Megal
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Harold Showers
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Minneapolis
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Tennessee
Tom Stewart
B. Carroll Reece
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Patrick J. Hurley
Call Lapes Florist
Third Ave
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Pam
Craemer
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