Jury Frees Dixie Guards in 13 Minutes
A federal jury in Brunswick Georgia acquitted a warden H G Worthy and four guards of civil rights violations in the Anguilla camp killings. The 13 minute verdict followed defense claims the guards halted a break for freedom while prosecutors said inmates fled in fear after gunfire. The jurors were instructed to overlook references to communism and focus on whether the shootings were justified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick
Georgia
Anguilla
Frank M. Scarlett
Defense Council
Vance Mitchell
H. G. Worthy
J. Saxton Daniel
Worthy
Mitchell
Scarlett
Speeding Fines List Across Several Streets
A wave of speeding penalties. Louis Hubert Ford of Swisher and Roxie K Malnix of Keystone each face fines plus costs. William E Litts Mt Vermon Forrest R Parker and others listed face varying sums. An arterial highway offense results in a $2 fine plus costs for William G Podgimek. George A ee incurs $5 plus costs. Carl P Wells and W C Ze manth ave also documented for penalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Hubert Fordice
Swisher
Roxie K. Malnix
Keystone
Bernice Matheny
Third Street
William E. Litts
Mt. Vermon
Forrest R. Parker
William G. Podgimek
Sixteenth Street
George A. Ee
Pullure
Carl P. Wells
Palo
W.C. Zemanth Avenue
Decorah Services for Ole Dot Geth
Decorah announces services for Ole Dot Geth with a memorial gathering in Decorah. The service details indicate a Wednesday date and a local burial plan by Decorah organizers.
British officer explains beer as landing gear fix
Capt James C Green of the British European s explains the use of beer receipts from Brussels. He said the hydraulic system was leaking when landing gear failed. We found the leak, fixed it, filled the hydraulic system, let the wheels down and landed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
James C. Green
Brussels
Ottumwa Courier to honor John Huston on 50 years
An Ottumwa Courier employee will host a public reception Wednesday night honoring John Huston for reaching his 50th anniversary as publisher of the newspaper. The event recognizes Huston's half century guiding the paper and serving the community.
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Ottumwa
INS
Ottumwa Courier
John Huston
Cardinal Threatens Theater Boycott in Philadelphia
Cardinal Dennis Dougherty warned a one year boycott against the Erlinger and Fox theaters in Philadelphia after the National Catholic Legion of Decency deemed two films wholly objectionable. He said Catholics in the archdiocese would boycott all productions at both venues and any Fox Company releases shown there if the warning was ignored within 48 hours.
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Philadelphia
Dennis Cardinal Dougherty
National Catholic Legion of Decency
William Goldman
Erlanger Theater
Howard Hughes
20Th Century Fox, Inc
Fox
Legion of Decency
Erlanger
Fox Company
Fun for November Theme Ignites Club Meeting
The Party of the Month club hosts a November themed gathering at 7 30 p.m. in the Loft at 119 Third Avenue SE. The program includes games, mixers, relays, and a musical activity. This first postwar meeting plans a monthly schedule.
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Third Avenue SE
New Cars Damaged In Highway Accident Near Cedar Rapids
Two cars en route to an Omaha dealer were damaged about 1000 dollars when they sideswiped a Nash Finch Co semi-trailer on Route 149 five miles south of Cedar Rapids just before 6 a.m. E Wilson of Russell Motor Co Omaha drove one car towing the second. No injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
E. Wilson
Russel Motor Company
Jim Faaber
Mt. Vernon Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Nash Finch Company
City Council Prepares Sewer Assessments
City council on Monday set more than 22000 in sewer assessments for new lines stalled this summer. Gjellefald Construction Company of Forest City installed the sanitary sewers on Thirtieth street NE and in five other areas. Assessments totaled 8569.18 on Thirtieth street NE from Oakland road to Mound Farm drive and included several other segments with amounts ranging from 2196.80 to 2961.92 across Rockford road SW E avenue NE Ely avenue SW K avenue NW and First street.
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Gjellefald Construction Company
Forest City
Thirtieth Street
Oakland Road
Mound Farm Drive
Rockford Road
Eighth Avenue
E Avenue
Thirty-sixth
Thirty - Seventh Street
Thirty-seventh Street
Ely Avenue
Bowling Street
K Avenue
First
Second Street
First Street
L Avenues
Wilson
Twenty-fourth Avenue
Woman Seeks Divorce Claim After Husband Said She Was Dead
Mrs. Irma E. Gregory filed for divorce stating she learned her husband was mooching drinks from friends by telling them she was dead. The Detroit case highlights a marital dispute centered on deceit and financial strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Irma E. Gregory
Conservation survey urged to expose inter-departmental politics
Governor Blue urged a public, inclusive survey of conservation department processes to root out internal politics and guide possible legislative changes. He cited a leaked letter criticizing staff autonomy, urged impartial study on pheasant seasons, river recreation, and woodland management, and noted friction between biology and policy. Frazer of Losten added eastern Iowa expects no hunting seasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue
Iowa
Ae ” H. L. T. Frazer
Losten
Accent Ridiculed War Bride Seeks Divorce in Twin Cities
Mrs. Robert M. Jewell, 21, a British war bride, filed for divorce in Minneapolis alleging cruelty after her husband mocked her English accent. They have a son, Robert Jr., and had been among the first British war brides to arrive in the United States, with the husband discharged in May 1945 under the point system from Fort Snelling. The child was sent back to Bristol, England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Robert M. Jewell
Robert, Jr
Fort Snelling
Tama Woman 90 Dies After Stairway Fall
Mrs Amanda Patterson, 90, mother of Rev Fred Patterson, died Tuesday morning from injuries after a fall on a stairway in her Tama home. Services set for 10 a.m. Wednesday at Tama Baptist Church conducted by Rev Christian Haupt. Body to be transported to Pittsburgh for burial.
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Tama
Amanda Patterson
Fred Patterson
Christian Haupt of
Reinbeck
Pittsburgh
Little Below the Knee Club Readies New Campaign
Dallas led movement reports 58 LBK chapters nationwide with 300000 women pledged to wear skirts just below the knee. Mrs. Strickland and Mrs. Woodworm announce a mass meeting to launch a renewed campaign across clubs, promising a fighting song and broader mobilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Dixie Strickland
Warren J. Woodworm
Mrs.Strickland
Daily Mail
Community Chest 15 Percent Short of $178,900 Goal
Cedar Rapids 1947 Community Chest nears end of its third week and remains about 15 percent short of the $178,900 target. Audited figures show $163,249 raised with workers reporting 70 percent of data. actual 1946 total was $163,878.
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Cedar Rapids
Red Feather
Colonial Baking
Household Finance
Merchants National Bank and Employee
Clean Towel Service
Mason's Cleaners
Jack Holt
Ray Scott
Harold Kuehl
Frank McCarthy
William Redmond
Glenn Turner
Leslie Wiles
Joseph Holec
Clarence Reinert
Finley Stone
Jerry Walser
G. W. Wood
W. E. Naughton
Bruce Boland
Milo Nelson
James Trewin
Clayton Mossman
Forrest G. Cousins
Do. W. Hiscrote
Gene Phillips
Jack Onstott
Robert J. Rogers
Deaths Mrs Mary Hershey 75 in Cedar Rapids home
Mrs Mary Hershey 75 died at her Cedar Rapids home after a year long illness. Born July 7 1872 in Cedar Rapids she is survived by son Robert and daughter Sadie Vinch both of Cedar Rapids a sister Mrs John Hooper and three brothers Edward John and George Stefan. Body to Turner mortuary with funeral arrangements pending.
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Mary Hershey
D Avenue NE
Cedar Rapids
Hershey
Robert
Sadie Vinch
John Hooper
Edward Stefan
John Stefan
Chilliwack
B. C
George Stefan
Dubuque
Turner
Cedar Rapids Man Dies At 43 In Illness At Home
Fred Zurka 43 a Cedar Rapids resident for 35 years died at his home 84 Twenty first avenue SW at 6 a m after a long illness He was born at Cedar Valley Sept 10 1904 He was a member of the Junior American Czech lodge Surviving are his wife Lenora Dostal Zurka his mother Mrs Anna Zurka two brothers Edward and Michael of Cedar Rapids and two sisters Mrs Louis J Podobrasky Jr of Cedar Rapids and Mrs George W Drahos of Solon Services will be in the Brosh chapel at 2 p m Thursday by Theodore B Hlubacek Burial in Bohemian National cemetery Friends may call at the chapel.
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Fred Zurka
Cedar Rapids
Twenty-first Avenue
Cedar Valley
C.S
Lenora Dostal Zurka
Anna Zurka
Edward
Michael
Louis J. Podobrasky, Jr
George W . Drahos
Solon
Brosh Chapel
Theodore B. Hlubacek
Bohemian National Cemetery
Services for Mrs. Charles G. Bachman Held in Mt Vernon
Funeral services for Mrs. Charles G. Bachman of Mt. Vernon, formerly of Cedar Rapids, were to be held at the Mt. Vernon Methodist church at 2 30 p.m. Wednesday with burial in Mt. Vernon cemetery. Born near Marion on November 15, 1879, she moved to Mt. Vernon in 1941 after more than 30 years in Cedar Rapids. Surviving are her husband, a son Ralph V. Bachman of Mt. Vernon, a sister Mrs. Charles E. Bleedner of Cedar Rapids, and a grandson.
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Charles G. Bachman
Mt. Vernon
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Ralph V. Bachman
Charles E. Bleedner
Services for Arlene Hall at Brush chapel Wednesday
Arlene Louise Hall of 1627 First Street SW died Sunday. Services will be held at Brush chapel at 2 p.m. Wednesday with the Rev. J. Simon officiating. Burial follows at Oak Hill Cemetery in Solon. Friends may call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlene Louise Hall
First Street
Brush Chapel
J. ©. Simon
Oak Hill Cemetery
Solon
Death of Mike Cunningham Longtime Ringling Brother Cited
Mrs. Boyd Kaylor of Marion reports the death of her brother Mike Cunningham in Sarasota Florida at noon Friday after a long illness. A former Cedar Rapids resident he spent the last 25 years with Ringling Brothers circus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyd Kaylor
Marion
Mike Cunningham
Sarasota
Fla
Cedar Rapids
Ringling Brothers Circus
School Board debates math track and curriculum aims
The board weighed algebra versus general math amid calls for trig and plane geometry. Superintendent Parker warned against too stiff requirements, while Dr Kesler argued most students can master algebra with proper training. Reid floated sex education and marriage-prep notions amid curriculum reviews.
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Parker
Grant
Kesler
Reid
Purchasing Agents Plan Dinner Dance for Nov. 19
John H. Wagner leads arrangements for the dutch treat dinner dance of the Purchasing Agents committee of the Chamber of Commerce. The event will be held November 19 at Club Ced-Rel. The 47 member committee is headed by Frank McCarthy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Wagner
Chamber of Commerce
Ced-Rel
Purchasing Agents
Frank McCarthy
Smith C Smith Dies Davenport Business Leader at 61
Charles C. Smith, 61, Davenport businessman and sports and club figure, died Tuesday in Mercy hospital after a brief illness. He was secretary of Smith Bros. and Burdick Company, wholesale peers, and of Smith Bros. Realty Company.
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Davenport
Charles C. Smith
Mercy Hospital
Smith Bros. and Burdick Company
Smith Bros. Realty Company
Coe students excel in aptitude and demographics
Coe College registrar John A. Fisher says aptitude tests place Coe students well above national college averages with 438 single men and 214 single women among 814 students. He notes many sophomores are married, regional origins, and age ranges from 16 to 42. Five freshmen were named Coe scholars. some were excused from English. A separate housing case involves eviction claims under rent control law.
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Coe College
John A. Fisher
Coe
American Council On Education
Fisher
Robert Barewald
Tipton
H. Emerson Wright
Fort Madison
Donald Nelson, Jr
Bloomington
Helen Taggart
Maywood
Marilyn MacKenzie
Chicago
Ill
Barewald
Nelson
Miss MacKenzie
Linn County deputy assessor appointment delayed
County Auditor Otto Hanzlik, recovering at home after a car train collision, said Tuesday the courthouse will not immediately appoint Linn County's deputy assessor. He must choose from 11 certified candidates. An attorney general opinion then advised the Linn County Board of Supervisors it cannot appoint a board of review member, citing public policy against empowering an appointing body to place its own member in office.
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Linn County
Otto Hanzlik
Hanzlik
Eleventh Street
Iowa Tax Commission
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Attorney General’s Office
Board of Supervisors
Central City tavern operator fined for gambling devices
William A. Kerchell of Central City pled guilty to possession of gambling devices. He was fined 150 dollars with all but 50 dollars and costs suspended by Judge M. C. Hamiel. Kerchell admitted keeping two punch boards in his tavern. Deputy Sheriff Harlan Snyder arrested him and the court ordered destruction of the boards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Kerchell
Central City
M. C. Hamiel
Kerchell
Harlan Snyder
Landlord Sued For Eviction Damages
Mae Austin filed suit against Mabel Lintz seeking 300 dollars in eviction damages. The plaintiff alleges the defendant did not act in good faith.
Two Youths Sentenced On Delinquency Count
In district court two youths pled guilty to contributing to the delinquency of a 15 year old girl and were fined 100 dollars plus costs each and given 30 days in jail. Daryl Munsell 21 of 600 Third Street NW changed his plea to guilty before Judge M C Hamiel. Robert Willits 19 of 830 Third Street NW reversed his plea of innocence before Hamiel. Richard Provanznik 19 of 830 Third Street NW pled innocent when arraigned last Friday on the same information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daryl Munsell
Third Street NW
M. C. Hamiel
Robert Willits
Hamiel
Richard Provanznik
Three Collection Suits Filed in District Court
Edward J. Dahms and R. S. Milner sue George and Ruby Spencer for 970 dollars for legal services in the George P. LeHew estate case. Sam Pinsky sues Clyde C. Burgess and wife for 1350.85 on a promissory note dated December 6 1946. Henrietta Reed seeks 420 dollars from Stanley L. Worm dba Worm Grocery for wages from February 1 to June 14 at 30 dollars per week for 14 weeks.
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Edward J. Dahms
R. S. Milner
George and
Ruby Spencer
George P. LeHew
Sam Pinsky
Clyde C. Burgess
Henrietta Reed
Stanley L. Worm
Worm Grocery
Chicken Theft Ushers In Meatless Tuesday
Mr and Mrs Edgerly on a farm near Central City reported a chicken house intrusion at 12 15 am. A man was seen in the coop as 10 Red Rock pullets were found missing the next morning, with Deputy Sheriff Larry Condon investigating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell Edgerly
Central City
Edgerlys
Red Rock
Larry Condon
Paul J Bennett Fined for Drunk Driving in Marion
Paul J Bennett, 23, of 505 Third Street NE, pled guilty to drunk driving and was fined 300 dollars plus costs by Judge M C Hamiel. He was arrested in Marion on Saturday and allowed to pay 50 dollars down and the rest in 25 dollar monthly installments.
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Paul J. Bennett
Third Street
M. C. Hamiel
Bennett
Marion
Judge awards $90 judgment for legal services
Judge J E Heiserman on Monday awarded Edgar L King and Kenneth L Moon a $90 judgment against F Embert Waterhouse for legal services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E
Home Condemned Mother Holds Family Inside
A New York mother of nine locked herself and two children in a $28-a-month home after it was condemned as unsafe. Police turned away the father and other children returning from school. Officials offered to help relocate the family if they agree to separate, while the mother insisted on keeping the family together for the holidays.
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New York
Andrew McDonald
Assessor Named in Wapello County Appointment
OTTUMWA AP Joe H Connelly has been appointed deputy Wapello county assessor under the new county assessor law. His salary will be 3450 dollars annually..
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Ottumwa
Joe H. Connelly
Wapello
Plans set for Allied Queen Ball on November 14
Final plans were approved at a YMCA meeting of the Allied Industrial League board of control led by Harlan Dobry. Ten flower girls and train bearers will assist in the coronation, with a guard of honor from the Moose Lodge Drum and Bugle Corps. Committees were named for ushers, dressing rooms, and the processional.
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Allied Industrial League
League Board of Control
Y.M.C.A
Harlan Dobry
Mary Beth Witt
Shiela Kay Hiatt
Margaret Turnbull
Nancy Lou Wilson
Judy Kubik
Kay Bruzek
Barbara Canady
Jerry Blajney
Kathleen Shores
Janet Svoboda
Irene Ilen
Moose Lodge
Dobry
Ron Schueler
Cliff Shields
Bob Wickersham
Bob Harmon
Paul Mundy
Jim Green
Lyle Vernon
Wayne Bruce
Leona Borschel
Florence Burnett
Myrtle Nielsen
Mary Newman
Mary Sullivan
Jessie McQuerry
Chris Bishop
Wally Martin
Mary Hubbard
Rita O’connell
Peru Hit by Second Earthquake In Three Days
Lima reports a second quake in three days as death toll from Saturday’s tremor exceeds 100. Government struggles to respond as planes carry food and medicine to the devastated zone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lima
Peru
INS
Twenty-third Avenue SW May Be Renamed Rapids Avenue
Building Inspector J H Lilly recommends renaming Twenty-third Avenue SW to Rapids Avenue if the city council approves. He notes the two block length and confusion where the avenue meets C Street near the 2200 block. A council conference with Lilly is pending on renumbering houses along C Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twenty-third Avenue
Rapids Avenue
J. H. Lilly
Lilly
Nineteenth Avenue
C Street
Cigaret Stub Ignites Car Fire on City Street
A cigarette stub started a fire in Harley Thompson's car parked at Twelfth avenue and Tenth street SE. Fire crews from stations 4 6 and the central quad responded to a general alarm around 3 am Tuesday and containment was achieved. upholstery havoc noted as cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harley Thompson
Vernon
Twelfth Avenue
Tenth Street
Central Station
Accordion Band To Play at VFW Dance
Skipper Berg's Vikite accordion band from Albert Lea Minnesota will play for a dance at the VFW clubrooms Wednesday starting at 8 45 p m. The Vikings who play engagements throughout the Middle West broadcast regularly over WOI at Ames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skipper Berg
Albert Lea
Minn
V.F.W
The
Vikings
Middle West
WOI
Ames
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Tom Phelps
Jeanne Wandel
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Joy Pavek
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Joyce Kucera
Mercy
Robert G. Stephenson
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Marion Borders
Thomas Ee
Claire
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St. Luke’s
Richard Marks
Decorah
Ole Dotgeth
Decorah Beker
Will
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Ziemer
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Forestry Letters
American Foresters
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U. S. Agriculture Department
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W. W. Aiken
Charles Bachman
Hall Services
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Dr. von Lackum
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Arthur School
E. W. Lundquist
Joe Suma
Merle Clark
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Roosevelt
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Jack Reind
Roosevelt School
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State
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