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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1948
Page
3
Weather forecast cloudy with rain in east and central zones and fair to start the weekend. Winds NW 20 to 30 mph. highs near 48 to 52, lows around 30 to 34. Police reports list drunkenness, reckless driving, speeding and license violations with fines. several divorce decrees and obituaries. births announced in Mercy and St Luke's areas. services planned for Warren Snover and local residents.
The Coe Players presented Thomas Job's play Uncle Harry to the first Homecoming audience. Walter Saur starred as the conflicted killer with strong supporting work from Barbara Kiser and Jo Ann Stebbins. The cast, lighting, set design, and direction by Donald Gunn created a unified production. The show repeats tonight at 8:30.
Cowles warns against isolationism and doubts Western Europe will fund recovery without American resolve. He calls for a continuing Marshall plan, a larger air force, lend lease military aid, and mutual defense pacts to deter Soviet expansion and reassure allies. He argues a unified approach could curb communism and speed global recovery.
The army announced on Friday it will purchase enough turkeys to provide every service member with a traditional King and Christmas feast.
Charles F Kouba 57 a former Cedar Rapids resident died Thursday at 8 a m in his Omaha home He was born in Cedar Rapids and moved to Omaha in 1924 He was assistant auditor of Northwestern Bell for 39 years Surviving wife a son Charles Franklin Kouba Omaha a daughter Mrs Kenneth W Teich Duluth Minn a sister Mrs Jerry Hanus Cedar Rapids and one grandchild Services will be held at Barta Hesser chapel Saturday at 3 30 p m by Rev Zdenek F Pauk burial in Oak Hill cemetery Friends may call after 9 a m Saturday
Truman D. Bowers 86 of Cedar Rapids died in a local hospital after an extended illness. He worked for the school board for many years and lived with his daughter since his wife’s death in 1947. Surviving are two sons, five daughters, a sister, 15 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Services set for 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Beatty chapel conducted by Rev. R. E. Hodgson. burial Linwood cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
Services for Frank S Paseka, of 1113 First Street SW, who died Wednesday, will be conducted at 2 30 p.m. Saturday in the Polansky funeral chapel by T B Hlubucek. Burial is in Bohemian National cemetery. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Friday at the chapel.
Services for Frank J. Kouba of 2733 Second Avenue SE will be conducted at 1 30 p m by Rev Andrew Kurth and Mt Hermon lodge. Burial will be in Linwood Cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel. All Master Masons are requested to meet at the Masonic lodge rooms at 1 p m.
Judge J E Heiserman fined Henry John Witt 300 dollars plus costs after Witt pled guilty to operating a car while intoxicated. The offense occurred May 14 and Witt was arrested on the Second Avenue bridge by the Iowa Highway Patrol. He paid the fine in full from a 500 dollar cash bail bond posted pending disposition.
Three divorce petitions were dismissed Thursday by Judge J. E. Heiserman on motions of the plaintiff. The cases are Doris Aten versus Charles Aten, Bertha E. Taylor versus Clair Eugene Taylor, and Gladys S. Freese versus Edlwood C. Freese.
The damage suit of John L. Lentz against Clarence and Charles Drake was dismissed on plaintiff motion. Also dismissed was the Hennessey Brothers suit against Bus Transfer Freight Line. Jackson Eugene Woods, 48, of Chicago, sentenced to six months in county jail for vagrancy, suspended on condition he leave the county. Adolf Fladhy sued Sam Corporan for 246.45 for groceries. Wilson C. Carpenter of Citizens Loan Co. filed suit against James Eirp for 123.53 on a promissory note dated July 20. Judge Heiserman awarded Walter D. Henecke 220.84 against the Snyder estate and ordered mortgage foreclosure on a lot north of Ellis park.
James Asenbrener of 256 Twenty-fourth avenue SW died Wednesday afternoon. Funeral services will be held at Janeba funeral home at 2 p.m. Saturday led by Rev. Zdenek F. Pauk, with burial in Bohemian National cemetery after 5 p.m. Friday.
Services for Pfc. Ernest L. Wilson who was killed in action in France in 1944 are set for Saturday at 2 p.m. at Monahan funeral home with Rev. Rodney C. Gould of Calvary Baptist Church officiating. Burial will be in the Oak Hill veterans section, with the Veterans of Foreign Wars conducting military rites at the grave.
Evanston AP report quotes James Stannard Baker of Northwestern University traffic institute stating that drivers with very high or very low IQ perform poorly while those with average intelligence who are well trained, have keen eyesight, and stay alert are the safest. He argues highly educated drivers tend to daydream and ignore mechanics whereas the not-too-bright driver remains focused.
Granville H. Shelton 82 of Cedar Rapids dies at home 1015 Third Street SE at 4 30 am Friday after an extended illness. Survived by three daughters Mrs Viola Harnish Mrs Margaret Franks Mrs Edna Patton two sons Claude and Raymond Shelton step son Charles Walker all of Cedar Rapids one sister Mrs Viola Daniels Chicago and 10 grandchildren. Funeral services set at Beatty chapel at 2 pm Saturday.
Chicago report cites Journal of the AMA claiming several thousand murders yearly go unrecognized due to incompetent coroner offices. It urges medical examiner systems led by pathologists. Chicago coroner A L Brodie defends local efficiency and questions funding for reform.
The United States agreed to cover no more than one third of United Nations costs, as the finance committee in Paris unanimously approved the American motion establishing this ceiling for any normal year. The decision marks the maximum responsibility assumed by any member nation.
City briefs report the Maine lodge 1.0.C.F. will meet tonight at 8 with the third degree to be conferred. Apollo Commandery members meet Saturday at 1 p.m. to attend Sir Knight Frank Kouba’s funeral services. Also notes taxi service, furlough returns, a death in Washington, D. C., a Marine on leave, church services, and a new church president.
Shuttleworth, a junior at the University of Iowa, previously served as vice-president of the United World Federalists chapter and became president after Dave Campbell resigned.
DES MOINES AP Two tavern operators Tony Critelli Stage Sho and Mario Sestini Venetian Room testified that they gave Jack Wolfe Welch Iowa Printing a total of 500 dollars and Wolfe said he passed the money to M J Bennett. They are the third and fourth of five operators to claim payoffs amid an ouster action against Bennett.
An ad touts FASTEETH improves denture fit by sprinkling on upper or lower plates. It claims teeth won’t slide or rock, leaves no gummy taste, is alkaline and non acidic, and combats denture odor. Available at drug stores.
The American Butter Institute multiplies a Chicago convention urging Congress to prohibit manufacturing or selling oleomargarine colored to resemble butter. The push aims to end taxes on oleomargarine after a failed federal bill, warning of dairy industry harm and reduced farm income.
The Montrose hosts a presidential reception in its Embassy room with Iowa official Henry O. Talle and Bud Ryan of the A H A slated to speak. A dance in the Montrose ballroom caps Saturday convention activities with attendees from Iowa Illinois Nebraska Missouri Minnesota and Washington D C. Arthur Roberts of Rochester Minnesota, president of Roberts Hotels Company, was first to register Thursday.
The Pittsburgh Post Gazette dropped Elmo Roper's column citing a pledge to stop printing polling data unless a significant change occurs. The paper notes his Sept 9 and Nov 1 writings predicting Dewey’s victory and the paper’s decision to cease scientific predictions.
Report notes two fatalities and five injuries in a period from March, as compiled by the traffic bureau of the police department. The eight month safety contest is sponsored by the Young Men's bureau.
In Stockholm the Swedish Academy announces the physics prize to Patrick M S Blackett and the chemistry prize to Arne Tiselius. Prizes worth about 44500 each will be awarded December 10. Blackett is a Manchester University professor. Tiselius teaches at Upsala University.
Alfred Johnson, 46, of North English, sustained serious injuries in a Wednesday night crash on highway 149 three miles north of Williamsburg. He was hospitalized with broken ribs and facial cuts after his southbound pickup collided with a tractor driven by 44 year old John Corothers. Corothers suffered minor injuries.
A fifteenth century religious scholar advised ulcer patients to wear rings forged from solidified quicksilver during the moon Mercury conjunction. The suggestion ties medical folk practice to celestial events and alchemical beliefs of the era.
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