Labor Chiefs Predict New Legislation
Labor leaders expect Congress to repeal the Taft Hartley Act with a substitute bill after negotiations begin with administration officials and unions. The plan hinges on President Truman returning from vacation and relies on support from the new liberal bloc, Truman, and Barkley to sway Democrats. Labor reports show strong gains for labor backed candidates in the House and Senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INL
Truman
Key West
Fla
CIO News
House
Labor
AFL
CIO
Congress
Barkley
Gershwin and Herbert Favorites in Free Orchestra Concert
The first in a Sunday evening free concert series, conducted by R L Moehlmann of Local 137 AFM, features Gershwin and Herbert favorites. Program includes Sinfonietta from Western World and Samson and Dalilah overture, with Man I Love and Night and Day among selections. Be cause You're You and Italian Street Song also featured. Proceeds come from AFM royalty fund. concert at the Little Theater MCA starts 8 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Gershwin
Victor Herbert
R. L. Moehlmann
American Federation of Musicians
M.C.A
Dvorak’s “Sinfonietta
Eileen
AFM
Authenticity of Phantom Killer Note Investigated
Fayetteville Ark UP reports law officers awaited two sheriffs a Texas ranger and an Arkansas state trooper before deciding the authenticity of a note claiming the Phantom Killer role. H B Tennison a 17 year old University of Arkansas freshman was found dead after leaving the confession. He claimed responsibility for three Texarkana slayings in spring 1946 Betty Jo Booker Ian Martin and Virgil Starks.
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Fayetteville
Ark
Moody College
Texarkana
Texas Ranger
Arkansas
H. B. Tennison
University of Arkansas
Tennison
Betty Jo Booker
Ian Martin
Virgil Starks
Deaths Franks Cerveny Jr longtime Fairfax farmer
Frank Cerveny Jr died at his home in Fairfax township at 7 p.m. Saturday after a brief illness. He was 65 and born October 4, 1883. Survived by wife Mary and five children: Steven, Frank J, Louis, Mrs Fred Smithmeyer, and Mrs Ralph Pilgrim. Also three brothers and three sisters. Funeral Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Janeba funeral home with Theodore B. Hlubucek officiating. burial in Bohemian National cemetery. Friends may call after 3 p.m. Monday.
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Frank Cerveny
Fairfax Township
Cedar Rapids
Mr. Cerveny
Mary
Steven
Fairfax
Frank J
Walford
Louis V
Savanna, Ill
Fred Smithmeyer
Lawrence
Kan
Ralph Pilgrim
Davenport
Longtime Cedar Rapids Man Dies At Home
Frank Lange 55 of 829 Oakland Road NE died at his home Saturday at 9 05 p m after a brief illness. Born October 28 1893 in Newhall he lived in Cedar Rapids 40 years. He worked at Fruehauf Trailer Company was a World War I veteran and Immaculate Conception church member. Surviving wife Clara and brother Joseph Marshalltown. Body at Monahan funeral home. friends may call Monday afternoon and evening. Funeral later announced.
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Frank Lange
Oakland Road
Newhall
Cedar Rapids
Fruehauf Trailer Company
Immaculate Conception Church
Clara
Joseph
Marshalltown
Monahan
Funeral services for Cedar Rapids resident Benjamin Fine
Benjamin Fine 1019 Tenth Street NW a Cedar Rapids resident since 1903 died in a Cedar Rapids hospital Saturday. Graveside services will be held at Eben Israel cemetery at 11 a.m. Monday conducted by Rabbi Richmann. The body is at Turner chapel. Family requests friends omit flowers.
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Benjamin Fine
Tenth Street
Cedar Rapids
Eben Israel Cemetery
Richmann
Turner Chapel
Funeral services for Alice P Harry schedule in Cedar Rapids
Funeral services for Alice P. Harry widow of Nicholas W. Harry who died in a Cedar Rapids hospital Friday will be conducted in the Turner chapel at 1 30 p m Monday by Rev J Arthur Young of the Kenwood Methodist church Burial will be in Cedar Memorial cemetery Friends may call at the chapel
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice P. Harry
Nicholas W. Harry
Cedar Rapids
Turner Chapel
J. Arthur Young
Kenwood Methodist Church
Cedar Memorial
Funeral services for Robert Mc Mahon 85
Funeral services are planned for Robert Mc Mahon 85 a Cedar Rapids resident and longtime Loomis Bros Construction Company employee. The obituary notes his service details and references his years of service with the firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert McMahon
Cedar Rapids
Loomis Bros. Construction Company
Obituary Notice for 35 Year Old Dying After Illness
A 35 year old who died Friday after a long illness will be buried in Mt Calvary cemetery following a 9 a.m. service at St Patrick's church officiated by Rt Rev Msgr D Lenihan. Friends may call at the Turner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Patrick’s Church
D. Lenihan
Mt.Calvary Cemetery
Turner
Death services for Mrs William W Littlejohn
Services for Mrs. William W. Littlejohn of 213 Twenty fourth Street NE will be held at 1 30 p m Monday in the Barta Hesser chapel with Dr Carroll C Roberts officiating. Burial is in Cedar Memorial cemetery. Friends may call after 2 p m Sunday at the chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William W. Littlejohn
Twenty - Fourth Street
Carroll C. Roberts
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Services for Edward L. Uthoff at New Jerusalem Church
Edward L. Uthoff, 51, died at his farm in Fairfax township on Friday. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday in New Jerusalem church four miles south of Norway, conducted by Rev. John L. Boyer of Chicago. Burial will follow in Lenox cemetery near Norway. The body will be moved from Beatty chapel to the family home Sunday for calling hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward L. Uthoff
Fairfax Township
New Jerusalem
Norway
John L. Boyer
Chicago
Lenox Cemetery
Beatty Chapel
Funeral services for Miss Florence Sinclair Chapin
Funeral services for Miss Florence Sinclair Chapin a Washington high school speech instructor from 1913 to 1926 who died at her home 2306 Upland Drive SE will be held at 10 30 am Tuesday The Rev Rodney C Gould of Calvary Baptist church will preside Burial will follow at Pleasant Grove Cemetery in McGregor Friends may call at the chapel
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Sinclair Chapin
Washington High School
Upland Drive
Turner Chapel
Rodney C. Gould
Calvary Baptist Church
Pleasant Grove
McGregor
Funeral services for Charles Paseka
Funeral services for Charles Paseka of 1206 Fourth Avenue SE will be held Monday at 2:30 p.m. in the Polanský funeral chapel conducted by T. B. Hlubucek. Burial will be in Bohemian National Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Paseka
Fourth Avenue SE
Polansky
T. B. Hlubucek
Bohemian National Cemetery
Funeral services for Mrs Mary A Stebbins 73 Linn county resident
Funeral services for Mrs Mary A Stebbins 73 a lifelong Linn county resident who died at her home 616 Fourth avenue SE will be conducted in the Turner chapel at 1 30 p m Tuesday by Rev Lyle K Anderson of St Andrew's Evangelical United Brethren church Burial will be in Cedar Memorial cemetery Friends may call at the chapel
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Mary A. Stebbins
Linn County
Fourth Avenue SE
Turner Chapel
Lyle K. Anderson
St. Andrew’s
Victory Dinner Set for Iowa Democrats on Dec 14
Des Moines AP Iowa Democrats announce a 25 cent dinner at Des Moines on December 14 to cover campaign deficits. The event honors Truman Gillette and lawmakers, with electors meeting December 13 at the state house to cast Iowa’s votes for Truman and Barkley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Jake More
Democratic State Central Committee
Truman
U.S
Guy Gillette
Iowa House of Representatives
Iowa Senate
More
Michael Hogan
Dubuque
Esther Steimel
Buckingham
John W. Coombs
Allerton
John E. Judge
Ames
Francis J. Ken
Estherville
George Olson
Atlantic
John Keefe
Sioux City
LeRoy S. Mercer
Iowa Oa
Beulah Ridler
Kne
Williams Talk Draws Large Turnout in Cedar Rapids
A large turnout is expected for a Cedar Rapids dinner meeting where Rt. Hon. Tom Williams, British minister of agriculture and fisheries, will speak. Eastern Iowa farm leaders and Iowa State College representatives will attend, with a Marion reception committee greeting the minister. Williams leads a British delegation to the FAO in Washington. The 6:15 p.m. dinner at the Chamber of Commerce is co sponsored by the Civic bureau the Farmers' club and the Agricultural bureau.
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Tom Williams
Cedar Rapids
Chamber of Commerce
Civic Bureau
The
Farmers’ Club
Agricultural Bureau
Chamber Office
Molotov voices U S opposition to aggressive line
Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov told a Bolshoi audience in Moscow that the Dewey defeat shows most Americans oppose aggression. He denounced the Republican and Dewey as aggressive and warned against U S bases worldwide and the wartime scale of the U S military budget.
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Moscow
Molotov
Thomas E. Dewey
Republican Party
Dewey
U.S.S.R
United States
U.S.A
Avon Lake Dance Hall Destroyed by Fire
The Avon Lake Amvets post dance hall seven miles southeast of Des Moines was destroyed by a fire Saturday afternoon. Firefighters from Carlisle arrived after 3 30 p m to find the frame structure beyond salvage. Estimated damage exceeds 10 000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Avon Lake
Carlisle
G. A. Decamp
Avon Lake Amvets Post
San Diego Widow Wins $26 000 Quiz Prizes
Ellen Dunston a 42 year old San Diego widow won 26000 dollars in prizes on the CBS quiz show Sing It Again. She identified the program’s phon e voice as Eddie Cantor’s wife. Dunston a mother of two works at a navy store and lives in a San Diego housing project.
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New York
Sns
Ellen Dunston
San Diego
Calif
Dunston
Eddie Cantor
Navy
Independence Man Killed In Bus and Auto Crash
Thomas Henry Brown age 68, an Independence school custodian, died after a Jefferson Bus Lines bus collided with an automobile near Independence. His stepson Wilbur Hayes, 42, of Independence, was not injured.
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Independence, In
Independence
Jefferson Bus Lines
Thomas Henry Brown
Wilbur Hayes
Fumigated Warehouse Death Ruled Accidental
A coroner's jury in Council Bluffs ruled the death of 55 year old Paul Van Horne accidental after exposure to cyanide gas in a fumigated warehouse last Monday.
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Council Bluffs
Paul van Horne
van Horne
Telephones Connect NYC With About 13 Million Calls Daily
City residents and visitors generate roughly 13 million telephone calls each day in New York City as part of daily communication activity. The figure reflects intensive phone usage across businesses households and public services in the metropolis.
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New York City
Community notices and events in Cedar Rapids area
Local briefs list upcoming meetings and events including Legion gatherings at Hanford post on Tuesday November 9, a Rosary service for Anthony G. Smid at Polansky funeral chapel, an American Legion goose and turkey supper at Central City, Board of Adjustment in city hall, Railway Employes meeting in Marion, Apollo Commandery 26 at Masonic temple, Cedar Rapids Retail Credit Association forum at Montrose hotel, and a National Education Association meeting in Kansas City with Clyde Parker attending to discuss federal school legislation.
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Apollo Commandery No. 26
Masonic Temple
Order of the Temple
Cedar Rapids
Clyde Parker
Iowa Superintendents Association
Kansas City
Federal Relations Legislative Division
National Education Association
Order of
Death Toll Rises in Chester Shootout Siege
A beserk gunman in a second story tenement room killed eight people and wounded three before shooting himself. Melvin Collins, 38, of Exmore Virginia, is named as the shooter. victims included Elery Parnsley the first Black Chester detective and Louise Moore who later died. Police search for motive.
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Associated Press
Chester
Melvin Collins
Victory
R. Paul Lessy
Exmore
Collins
Chester Hospital
Elery Parnsley
Fred Casino
Parnsley
James Simo
Peter Parker
Edward Boyer
Samuel Hill
Samuel Little
Louise Moore
Death notices from Iowa list Mary Etta Holmes and others
Mary Etta Holmes widow of Charles W. Holmes died in Cedar Rapids and services are scheduled at Federated church in Shellsburg Monday at 2 p.m. Friends may call at Turner chapel Cedar Rapids until 10 a.m. Monday. Also noted are Mye Brownell age 62 dying Friday with services Monday at Wyoming Methodist church Edgewood Frank Merritt O Neal 77 with services Sunday at Rhines Funeral Home.
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Shellsburg
Mary Etta Holmes
Charles W. Holmes
Cedar Rapids
Federated Church
Turner Chapel
Wyoming
Maye Brownell
Wyoming Methodist Church
Edgewood
Frank Merritt O'Neal
Rhines
Soviet Bloc stalls UN vote on Balkan censure
At the United Nations 58-nation political committee adjourned after six hours without voting on a resolution to indict Yugoslavia Bulgaria and Albania for aiding Greek guerrillas. The debate featured Soviet charges that the United States builds bases to dominate the world and a clash over Greece aid.
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Paris
United Nations
Yugoslavia
Bulgaria
Albania
Balkans
United States
Soviet Union
Poland
Andrei Vishinsky
Russia
UN Special Committee On
Greece
John Foster Dulles
Vishinsky
Julius Katz-Suchy
Dulles
America
Fascist movement X financed by U S plan notes
Katz-Suchy described a fascist group named X funded by the United States. Plan X aims to support underground activities in eastern Europe. The remark highlights alleged covert American involvement in anti-communist efforts.
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U.S
Katz-Suchy
Eastern
Europe
New Congress Seems Against Price Controls
An AP survey of 27 senators and 235 representatives in the 81st Congress shows strong backing for the Marshall Plan and high farm price supports, with repeal of the Taft Hartley act. It finds limited support for giving the president standby price control and rationing powers, and notes many respondents reserved the right to change opinions before voting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Associated Press
Congress
Allamakee Woman Injured in Wexford Auto Crash
Mrs. John OP Courtney of LaFayette township was injured when a jeep driven by Courtney collided with a Dodge sedan driven by Leonard Eckbert 42 of Village Creek near Wexford fifteen miles east of Waukon. Sheriff Hendrickson said she was taken to a nearby farmhouse for aid and a Waukon physician was summoned. The extent of injuries was not immediately known.
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the Gazette
Waukon
John OP. Courtney
LaFayette Township
Leonard Eckbert
Village Creek
Wexford
Here
Peter Hendrickson
Courtney
Hendrickson
Eckbert
Boy Ends Life Over School Losing Grid Game
SEATTLE SNS Coroner John P Brill Jr said James Thomas Sutton 17 shot and killed himself in grief after his high school Queen Anne lost 6 to 0 Friday night to West Seattle. Sutton was a Queen Anne band member and had counted on a victory to qualify the band for a Thanksgiving program. The winning teams and bands will be televised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Sns
John P. Brill, Jr
James Thomas Sutton
Queen Anne High School
Queen Anne
West Seattle
Brill
Young Sutton
Cedar Rapids Barber Found Dead in Alley
William Lee a 56 year old Cedar Rapids barber was found deceased in an alley at Third Street and Eighth Avenue SE at 6 40 p m Saturday A St Luke s hospital doctor ruled heart failure as the cause Lee resided at 725 H Street SW and worked at the Collins barber shop He left work about 6 p m and walked into the alley Paul Baker of 1125 Ninth Street SE discovered the body Police said Lee had long suffered from heart disease
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William Lee
Cedar Rapids
Third Street
Eighth Avenue SE
St. Luke’s Hospital
Lee
H Street
Collins
Paul Baker
Ninth Street
Two Brothers Drowned Near Harpers Ferry
In Prairie du Chien Wisconsin a duck hunting trip on the Misne river near Harpers Ferry ended in tragedy when waves swamped their boat. Charles Steiner 26 Lynxville and Clement Steiner 19 Prairie Du Chien drowned while their father Joseph Steiner 55 survived after clinging to the boat. The craft was powered by an outboard motor and the party faced 35 to 40 mph winds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie DU Chien
Wis
Misne River
Harpers Ferry
Charles Steiner
Lynxville
Clement
Joseph Steiner
Steiner
Harper’s Slough
City Taxes and Levy Changes Across County Districts
Levy figures show shifts in school and county taxes across 110 districts. Center Point district posts the highest school levy. Sumner remains lowest. Cedar Rapids totals include added road and education levies. Marion city levy falls. Countywide town and township levies rise from prior year with Cedar Rapids adjustments.
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Marion
Center Point Independent
Little Sumner
Springville
Palo
Cedar Rapids
Bertram
Prairieburg
Fairfax
Mt. Vernon
Lisbon
Walker
Coggan
Central City
Robins
Alburnett
Marion Township
Board of Supervisors
County Board of Education
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McMahon Services
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Frank W. Barta
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Eighth Street
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Uthoff Services
Chapin Services
Paseka Services
Stebbins Services
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Labor Party
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Andrew C. Hansen
Roy Swanson
Amvets
Independence Man
Thomas J. Brady
Fifth Avenue
Prosper van Muelebroek
Marie
Crusaders
Moline
Ill
Mama
City Cab
Legionnaires
Kilroy
Hanford
Yvonne O'Reilly
Adv
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Anthony G. Smid
Center Point
American Legion
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Board of Adjustment
Association of
Veteran Railway
Memorial Hall
Colson Wheel
Ambulance Service Company
Balkan
Pole
United Kingdom
Spain
North Africa
Pacific
Greenland
John Foster Dukes
Allamakee
Betz Monuments
Third Avenue
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