Meat-Red stamps and price ceilings dominate daily notices
Daily Record lists valid meat red stamps Fi through Kil through Nov 30, L1 through Q1 through Dec 31, R1 through V1 through Jan 31, W1 through 1 and green N83 through Feb 28. Sugar stamp 38 through Dec 31. Price ceilings established on many items beyond food. Registered buyers asked to consult the price department. Auto transfers noted at First Avenue and Second Street SE. Chief clerk A. T. Pleune, office hours 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mon–Fri. closed Saturdays. Also forecasts for Iowa and weather summaries, plus county criminal and court notes and local births.
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Wey Org
Price Departmentation Board
First Avenue
Second Street
A. T. Pleune
Justice Court Docket Brief In Cedar Rapids Area
In Nassau Y Mathew’s case a fine of 25 dollars plus costs was imposed after a passing on approach to a bill. The proceeding lists Louis Leech Alberta Seeger Glenn Bickford Janel Doran Eva Williams Agnes Cerveny Ella Peterson and Fred Miller versus Jessie Miller and Frank Cerveny listed in the Justice Court record.
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Louis Donald Leech
Alberta Jean Seeger
Cedar Rapids
Glenn E. Bickford
Cedar Rapa
Janel Doran
Duluth, Inn
Eva B. Williams
Ray E. Williams
Agnes Cerveny
Frank L. Cerveny
Ella Peterson
William Peterson
Nassau Y. Mathew
Eldora Segregation Plan Scales Back Violent Discipline
The Eldora superintendent urged sterner discipline amid unrest, proposing a segregation unit. the Anamosa branch would house boys in night cells and group activities by day. Cooper's plan uses segregation as punishment, with transfers between Eldora and Anamosa as rehabilitation proceeds, pending suitability of camps.
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Anamosa
Cooper
Eldora
Board of Control
Algona
Clarinda
CCC
Truman Orders Probers Furnished All Requested Pearl Harbor Items
President Truman directed the joint congressional Pearl Harbor investigation committee be supplied with any information it desires. He issued a memorandum to federal department and agency heads and to the joint chiefs of staff authorizing all employees to provide knowledge they hold and to report undisclosed information voluntarily. The directive covers all personnel regardless of service status.
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Washington
White House
Truman
Joint Congressional Committee
Pearl Harbor
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Armed Services
Democrats clash with Republicans on Pearl Harbor probe
Washington report says Democratic members accuse Republicans of destroying public faith in the inquiry. Wilton Lucas of Illinois calls the probe conceived and born in Republican politics and to die there. Senator Ferguson of Michigan counters that Democrats push a political investigation while noting the 6-4 Democrat majority can block full fact gathering unless allowed to pursue individual investigations.
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Washington
Pearl Harbor
Wilton Lucas
D-Ill
George
D-Ga
Sen. Ferguson
R-Mich
Ferguson
Sen
Brewster
Maine
Mother and Child Die in Twelve-Story Plunge
In Pittsburgh AP report Deputy Coroner James Hart says Katherine Donley wife of WINS New York announcer Robert Donley and their eight year old son James died after plunging from the twelfth floor of the William Penn hotel. He cites a note alleging domestic difficulties and a remark I can't see my way. He believes Mrs Donley threw the boy from the window before jumping.
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Pittsburgh
James Hart
Katherine Donley
Robert Donley
WINS
New York
James
William Penn Hotel
Hart
Donley
City Hall Notes From October Court Totals and Permits
The superior court report to the city council shows October fines and fees totaling 2942.95 with 2420 in fines 473.50 in court fees 35 in marshal fees 13 in refunds on meals and 1.20 in witness fees. The council approved paving on Ninth Street between Tenth and Fifteenth Avenues for cable установка and allowed the American Legion auxiliary a Nov 24 tag sale for hospitalized Iowa veterans. It referred an extension of bus service on J Street SW to City Lines and transferred 6340.95 from water works to sewer rental for disposal service collections. It granted El Kahir shrine a Nov 16 street parade with Des Moines uniform bodies invited.
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Superior Court
The
American Legion Auxiliary
J Street
Wilson School
City Lines Bus Company
Council
Water Works Department
Sewer Rental Fund
el Kahir Shrine
Des Moines
Redmond Credits G. I. Influence In British Vote
Dr James Redmond told the Lions club that U S military personnel helped swing Britain’s last election to the Labour Party. He said two million G I s were a powerful publicity force and praised English women for taking over war work. He recounted invasion prep and Normandy landings and noted German responsibility after visiting Paris and Germany. He expressed blame for the German people and urged trustworthiness under a new regime.
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United States
Labor Party
Great Britain
James Redmond
Lions Club
Roosevelt Hotel
Cedar Rapids
Ireland
England
Paris
Germany
Dr. Redmond
Death of Mrs Bertha Watt Cedar Rapids
Mrs Bertha Watt widow of Wilbur E Watt dies after brief illness in a Cedar Rapids hospital at 7 50 p m Born March 7 1907 she lived in Cedar Rapids all her life Married June 30 1932 in Omaha to Wilbur E Watt he died August 15 1943 Surviving include her father Charles Rubek and several uncles and aunts Services will be held at Turner chapel at 3 30 p m Saturday with Rev George Stauffacher officiating burial in Bohemian National cemetery Friends may call at the chapel.
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Bertha Watt
Wilbur E. Watt
Third Avenue SE
Iowa Manufacturing Company
Cedar Rapids
Watt
Omaha
Charles Rubek
Turner Chapel
George Stauffacher
Bohemian National Cemetery
Obituary for Claus Ehlers of Cedar Rapids
Claus Ehlers died at 4 20 a m Thursday in a Cedar Rapids hospital after a brief illness. Born November 29 1874 in Germany he immigrated in 1891 and farmed then ran a cafe in Olin. Survived by daughter Mrs William Scheiffer Anoka Minnesota five sons Walter Claus Jr Albert Edward LeRoy one brother one sister and 16 grandchildren. Funeral arrangements pending. Friends may call at Moen chapel.
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Claus Ehlers
Seventh Street
Cedar Rapids
Germany
United States
Olin
William Scheiffer
Anoka
Minn
Walter
Claus, Jr
Albert
Bennett
Edward
Evanston
LeRoy
Gable
Ore
Moen Chapel
Hughes Services for Former Councilman James H. Hughes
Services for James H. Hughes aged 83 of 620 Seventh Street SE will be held Saturday at 9 am at Immaculate Conception Church. Rt Rev Msgr John M Molloy will officiate and burial will be in Mt Calvary Cemetery. Msgr Molloy will recite the Rosary Friday at 8 pm. friends may call.
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James H. Hughes
Seventh Street SE
Immaculate Conception Church
John M. Molloy
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Msgr. Molloy
Rawson Rites Held at Home in Covington
A funeral service for Rawson was held at his Covington residence on Tuesday with family and friends attending, followed by private burial. Local officials issued condolences as the community mourns the longtime resident.
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Covington
Private services for Thomas L. Chester in Moon chapel
Thomas L. Chester son of Mr and Mrs J L Chester 1322 Ninth Street NW died in an Iowa City hospital Tuesday Private services will be held Friday afternoon in the Moon chapel with the Rev Joseph B Clyde officiating Burial will be in Cedar Memorial park
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Moon Chapel
Thomas L. Chester
J. L. Chester
Ninth Street NW
Iowa City
Joseph B. Clyde
Cedar Memorial Park
New Service Fraternity Organized at Coe College
A group of Coe College freshmen and former Boy Scouts is organizing a new service fraternity, Alpha Phi Omega. Backed by a large national body with over 90 chapters, the group aims to provide service to the college. A November 8 meeting with the Omicron chapter at the University of Iowa campus is planned.
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Alpha Phi Omega
Coe College
United States
Omicron
University of Iowa
City Guides Note Story Hour At Kenwood Library
There is a story hour at the Kenwood library Friday at 4 15 p m with Mrs Arthur Collins telling the story. Also St Wenceslaus Bazaar offers a chicken dinner on Nov 10 at 5 30 6 15 and 7 o clock with St Wenceslaus Hall listed. Mrs James Myron of 1248 Fourth Avenue SE was called to Ottumwa Thursday by the death of her nephew Marvin Randall Jr the son of Mr and Mrs Marvin Randall.
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St. Luke’s
Frances E. Watson
Swisher
Milford Hayden
Iowa City
Raymond Wright
Fifth Avenue
Mercy
Robert Slezak
Ely
Robert Krewson
Thirtythird Street
Sylvester V. Lattimer
Park Avenue SE
Kenwood Library
Arthur Collins
St. Wenceslaus Bazaar
James Myron
Fourth Avenue SE
Ottumwa
Marvin Randall, Jr
Marvin Randall
Baby Reaches Goal of Flight of 4500 Miles
Fourteen month old Michael Shaun Collins arrived in Stillwater Minnesota after a roughly 4500 mile flight from England. The infant traveled with Northwest Airlines Stewardess Louise Rudquist and Office of War Information helper Miss Helen Johnstone, and greeted by anxious grandparents and a cheering crowd at Wold Chamberlain field. Michael spoke into a microphone and said dada as reporters captured the moment. His Army-bound father Sgt James M Collins awaited him, following his mother’s death three months earlier.
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Stillwater
Minn
Michael Shaun Collins
England
Michael
Wold Chamberlain Field
Minneapolis
Northwest Airlines
Louise Rudquist
Madison
Wis
John B. Collins
Sgt
James M. Collins
Helen Johnstone
Office of War Information Employe
Johnstone
Rudquist
New York
Man reports loss of billfold after car accident
Vernon S. McCune of 1531 Fourth street NW told police he lost his billfold containing $35 and identification papers while transporting injured people to Mercy hospital after an automobile accident on Thursday.
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Vernon S. McCune
Fourth Street
Mercy Hospital
Des Moines Car Inspector Struck Dead By Freight Train
DES MOINES AP Charles Staker 45 of Des Moines was killed when struck and run over by a Chicago Great Western freight train in Des Moines freight yards. He had worked as a car inspector since 1922 and was hit as the train pulled out, the 32nd car of a 47 car consist.
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Des Moines
Charles Staker
Chicago Great Western Railroad
Staker
V-12 Students Entitled To Rights Bill Benefits
Washington AP Navy V-12 students placed on inactive status without service may receive most G I bill benefits, per a Veterans Administration spokesman. They are not entitled to the educational provisions of the bill.
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Washington
Veterans Administration
Former Chaplain Schwegler to Speak at Lutheran Church
The Rev. H. G. Schwegler, ex pastor of First Lutheran Cedar Rapids and 37 months army chaplain with captain rank, will address First Lutheran missionary societies Saturday at 8 p.m. He preaches Sunday at 11 a.m. on Consecrated to the Cause of Peace. Armistice day service invites all servicemen and veterans. The Schweglers residence shown as Thorntown, Indiana.
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H. G. Schwegler
First Lutheran Church
Cedar Rapids
Missionary Societies
Paul L. Miller
Schwegler
Fort Francis E. Warren
Cheyenne
Wyo
England
France
Army
Scotland
Mrs. Schwegler
Thorntown
Stalin Health Is Good Harriman Says
United States Ambassador Averell Harriman quoted by Secretary of State Byrnes on Wednesday reports Premier Stalin is in good health. The diplomatic note notes no change in leadership or policy.
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Washington
INS
United States
Russia
Averell Harriman
Secretary of
Byrnes
Stalin
VA Issues Ruling on Vet University Rates
Washington AP report states state universities may charge out of state rates to veterans under GI Bill provisions. VA official says veterans are federal students, not state residents, allowing out-of-state tuition regardless of origin.
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Washington
Veterans Administration
Mrs Kovar Seeks Iowa Supreme Court Review of Divorce
Emma Kovar appealed to the Iowa supreme court on Thursday asking to revoke a divorce granted to Joseph M. Kovar in Linn county district court on July 31. The original petition charged she kept him confined in a state insane institution and delayed his parole. Judge G. K. Thompson granted the decree despite lacking proof that his life was endangered by imprisonment.
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Emma Kovar
Iowa Supreme Court
Joseph M. Kovar
Linn County
Kovar
G. K. Thompson
Iowa
Boys from broken-down truck marched into Anamosa facility
At Cedar Rapids a lead truck failed and 67 shouting boys were moved into three other vehicles. In Anamosa they were housed in the women's building and the new cell-house, with the mess room in the women’s building.
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Cedar Rapids
Anamosa
Eichelberger
Patten Pleads Guilty to Forgery in Court
James Patten age 19 of 85 Seventh Avenue SW pleaded guilty to forgery before Judge G K Thompson. He was sentenced to the men’s reformatory at Anamosa for up to ten years. Patten claimed the name James Getlin, using his stepfather’s name while employed as a laborer and arrested after driving a coal truck for Kutchera Excavating and Coal company.
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James Patten
Seventh Avenue
G. K. Thompson
Anamosa
Patten
James Getlin
Kutchera Excavating and Coal Company
Chicago woman arraigned in bad check case
Ruby M Wheeler aged 33 of Chicago was arraigned Wednesday and took three days to enter her plea on a bad check charge. The brief court action sets the stage for further proceedings in the case.
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Ruby M. Wheeler
Chicago
John Hoover Receives Suspended Fine in Assault Warrant
John Hoover, 29, of route 1, Marion, was given a suspended fine on payment of costs of an assault and battery warrant issued by Justice W. A. Ball.
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John Hoover
Route 1
Marion
W. A. Ball
Williams Named Executor Of Williams Estate
Lloyd J. Williams named executor of the will of his father Frank E. Williams who died in Marion on November 2.
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Lloyd J. Williams
Frank E. Williams
Marion
Windsor Strike Parleys Stymied in Ford Plant Talks
Negotiations in a two month strike against Ford Motor Company of Canada appeared stalled though transportation in Washington returned to normal. J C McCullah of the Canadian labor department cited complications delaying settlement of the Windsor Ont dispute. Reconversion labor issues and wage demands kept 294 000 U S workers from their jobs. Lockheed Aircraft and the I A M Local in Burbank Calif announced a 15 percent wage increase for 24 000 hourly workers.
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Ford Motor Company of
Canada
Washington
J.C. McCullah
Canadian Labor Department
Ford
Windsor
Ont
Detroit
United States
Lockheed Aircraft Corporation
International Association of Machinists
Burbank
Calif
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Third Avenue
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F Avenue NW
Frank Ruffin
N Street
Johnson Avenue NW
Marion Boulevard
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FBI
George John Dashh
Long Island
U. S
Tom C. Clark
Redmond
G. I
A. V. McClure
Spring Grove’ Cemetery
Hughes Services
Chester Services
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Coe
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