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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 12, 1949

Page

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Boost in Fund For Supports To Be Asked

Washington plans to ask Congress early next year to increase the Commodity Credit Corporation borrowing authority from 4.75 billion dollars to ensure price support operations. An agriculture official noted most of the existing borrowing is tied up in inventories and loans, with about 2 billion available as of August 1.

Washington Congress Commodity Credit Corporation CCC Treasury Corporation Charles F. Brannan

Weather and notices from the Daily Record November 12 1949

The Daily Record for November 12 1949 reports frigid readings and forecasts for Friday with temperatures and precipitation across cities including Bismarck Miami Chicago Minneapolis Denver New York Sault Ste Marie Phoenix Los Angeles Sioux City and other locales. It notes a Sunday forecast of fair skies and a high of 50 to 55 with diminishing winds, then rising temperatures Monday and Tuesday with highs 55 to 58. Additional items include divorce petitions, police court fines for drunkenness and traffic infractions, marriage licenses, and multiple birth notices from Mercy St Luke's Des Moines What Cheer and Cedar Rapids with numerous name references and addresses.

Bismarck Miami Chicago Minneapolis Denver New York S. Marie Phoenix Angeles Sioux City Iowa

Deaths Mrs. Abbie Warren 75 Cedar Rapids resident

Abbie Warren nee Norris aged 75 of 211 Park Court SE Cedar Rapids died in a local hospital at 6 05 am Sunday after a brief illness She was born November 21 1873 in Shel bina Missouri and was a member of St Pauls Methodist Church Susannah Wesley class Rock Island and Thursday Luncheon clubs Surviving are son Frank N Warren and one granddaughter Services will be at Turner Chapel Monday 130 pm conducted by Dr Marvin B Kober Burial at Oak Hill Cemetery Friends may call after 1 pm Sunday

William Warren Abbie Warren Parkcourt SE William E. Warren Cedar Rapids Abbie Norris Shelbina St. Paul’s

Death of John Souhrada Claimed Cedar Rapids Native

Former Cedar Rapids resident John Souhrada died Friday morning at his daughter's home in Santa Monica California. Services will be held in Cedar Rapids at a time to be announced.

John Souhrada Cedar Rapids Robert Fallon Santa Monica Calif

Cedar Rapids City Briefs and Community Notices

Holy Name Society will receive communion at 8 a.m. Mass with a 7:45 a.m. gathering at the Youth Center then process to the church. Elks Reception for Miss Iola Malbrue Sunday 2:30 to 5 p.m. at 321 Ninth Avenue SE, hosted by Fidelity Lodge 1058 and Padmore Temple 729. An exhibit of contemporary American painting continues at the Little Gallery with a tea Sunday. talks by Prof. Delmar Nordquist at 3:30 p.m. Also memorial service for Knights of Columbus Council 909 members at 8 p.m. Tuesday. list of honored deceased. Correction to report on Clyde Lee Dawson’s alleged checks. actual is eight or nine. Third Street Cafe to serve Sunday dinners and short orders. Walter Anewalt to attend a postal supervisor meeting in Ottumwa. Classified ads tout two-line Want ads at $1.38 for three days. Mrs H Stolte and others mourn mother Mrs H Stolte. services in Boone Monday.

Elks Elks Home Ninth Avenue SE Iola Malbrue Fidelity Lodge Padmore Temple Little Gallery Public Library Cedar Rapids Art Association Delmar Nordquist University of Iowa Cedar Rapids Council 909 Knights of Columbus Fred N. Marhofer Eldo J. Smith Joseph M. Callan Lester M. Delaney Thomas J. Brady

Capulin Mountain National Monument Created by Wilson

Capulin Mountain National Monument near Raton New Mexico was created by President Wilson's proclamation in 1916.

Capulin Mountain National Monument Raton N. M Wilson

Judge awards Keeshin Motor Freight damages in truck collision case

Court ruling by Judge Floyd Philbrick grants Keeshin Motor Freight a judgment of 292.67 against G E and Del Sachwitz and Niagara Fire Insurance for injuries from a Nov 15 1947 collision near Indian Creek Bridge on Highway 30 east of Cedar Rapids. Plaintiffs sought 5639.78. Judgment on counterclaim.

Floyd Philbrick G.E. and del Sachwitz Niagara Fire Insurance Company Indian Creek Bridge Highway 30 Cedar Rapids Merchants

Kiesling in Innocent Plea Freed on Bond

H J Kiesling aged 38 of Southland street SW pled innocent to an assault with intent to inflict great bodily injury charge at arraignment before Judge G K Thompson. He was released on $3000 bond. The alleged assault occurred October 3 against 12 year old Melvin Kessel ring Jr of Outlook drive SW.

H. J. Kiesling Southland Street G. K. Thompson Kiesling Melvin Kesselring, Jr Outlook Drive

Vicko Petitions Annulment of 1948 Marriage

George Vicko Jr files in district court seeking annulment of his marriage to Barbara Vicko dated November 13, 1948. Judge G K Thompson set Monday at 9 a.m. for the hearing.

George Vicko, Jr Barbara Vicko G. K. Thompson

Dismissal of Three Civil Suits in District Court

Three district court suits were dismissed on motions by plaintiffs. Dismissed were United Educators v Hauschild. Clay W Peck and Ada J Peck v Lerch. Brown-Camp Hardware Co v Bertha Cohen doing business as Cohen Furniture Co. Each case involved accounts or a landlord's attachment.

District Court The United Educators Elmer Viola Hauschild Clay W Ada J. Peck Roy F Shirley A. Lerch Brown-Camp Hardware Company Bertha Cohen Cohen Furniture Company

Cahill suit seeks 690 dollars in rent for Marion property

Florence, Edward and Jesse Cahill sue Hazel Harden in district court claiming $690 due as rent under an oral lease on a Marion property. Defendant has occupied the property since December 17, 1947, at a fair monthly rent of $30, according to the petition.

Florence Edward Jesse Cahill Hazel Harden Marion

Damage Suits Filed Over Automobile Accidents

Three accident damage suits have been filed in district court. Leona Randall as next friend of Donald Randall sues Donald Stidham for 377 dollars for injuries from a October 7 accident on Eighth avenue and Eighth street SE. Ray Crowley sues Edward and Milo Hart for 142 dollars for damage from an May 16 accident at Third avenue and Seventh street SE. Donald E. Myers sues Frank Ward for 95 dollars and 9 cents for damages from a November 17, 1948 accident on A avenue at Third street NE.

Clerk of District Court Leona Randall Donald Randall Donald Stidham Eighth Avenue Eighth Street Ray Crowley Edward and Milo Hart Third Avenue Seventh Street Donald E. Myers Frank Ward Third Street

Foreclosure Judgment Awarded to Martin Platz in Landlord Lien Case

In a decree Judge G K Th awarded Martin Platz 798.10 against Leo D Bouquot and Edith M Bouquot and ordered a writ of attachment to enforce the landlord lien for farm rent. Bouquot confesses judgment admitting 6335 to Gerald Bouquet. Margie Michaelk probate in Linn county. executor William Michaelk. Executors named Edna P Milligan and Lucille D Elam for John S Milligan. will leaves 100 to three grandchildren Donald Vernon Betty. remainder to daughters. Down Building Supply Co. awarded 381.81 against John J Schneider on an account.

G. K Th Martin Platz Leo D Edith M. Bouquot Leo Edith Bouquot Gerald Bouquet Margie Michaelk Linn County William Michaelk Edna P. Milligan Lucille D. Elam John S. Milligan Donald Vernon Betty Milligan G. K. Thompson K. S. Down Down Building Supply Company John J. Schneider

For Her Guest Room Crochet Pattern 767

Pattern 767 transfer of one 5x15 and two 5x11 inch crochet motifs with directions. Send 20 cents, plus name and address, to The Cedar Rapids Gazette Needlecraft Dept. P. O. Box 5740, Chicago 80, Ill. Print plainly pattern number and sender details.

Cedar Rapids Gazette Needlecraft Dept P. O Chicago Ill

Thirteenth King and Queen of Industry Named in Cedar Rapids

Henry Chandler of Quaker Oats and Jacqueline Smith of Cherry-Burrell crowned at Memorial Coliseum during the Allied Industrial League Queen’s ball. About 2,000 attendees watched a Carnival Capers themed show with local performers and dancing to Ralph Slade’s orchestra.

Kings and Queens of Cedar Rapids Memorial Coliseum Allied Industrial League King and Queen Henry Chandler Quaker Oats Company Jacqueline Smith Cherry-Burrell Corporation Jack Jaxon Sandra Brague Janet Fryrear Janet Carroll School of Dancing Ralph Slade

B 29 Explodes and Crashes Killing Two on Armistice Day Flight

A B 29 bomber exploded during an Armistice day air force training flight and crashed on a farm near Brownsburg Indiana. Two men were killed and 10 survived by parachute with five hospitalized. Bodies were found away from wreckage. one victim died when his chute failed to open.

Brownsburg Ind Here Indiana State Police Headquarters 10Th Air Force Base Indianapolis

Pedestrian Safety Campaign Opens in Cedar Rapids

About 30 Boy Scouts and eight Coe College students staged a pedestrian safety campaign along Cedar Rapids downtown streets. Scouts held intersections with signs urging walkers to move with the green light while eight Alpha Phi Omega members acted as accident victims to illustrate possible injuries. They distributed safety pamphlets as part of a Chamber of Commerce Young Men's Bureau Safety Committee effort led by Wally Pearson in coordination with Cedar Rapids police.

Boy Scouts Coe College Cedar Rapids Alpha Phi Omega Service Fraternity Chamber of Commerce Young Men’s Bureau Wally Pearson

Unscheduled Act Sparks Parade Water Main Flooding

In Cumberland Maryland on Armistice Day a 40 and 8 group used a small cannon on a parade truck firing near Baltimore and Centre streets. The blast triggered a water main break, flooding basements as spectators fled to higher ground. Parade resumed after water was shut off about 30 minutes later.

Cumberland American Legion Baltimore Centre

Armistice Day Drunkenness Plea Hearing

Eight men and one woman pled guilty to drunkenness in police court before Judge William Matias. All but one man were fined $10 and costs. The lone offender claimed Armistice Day as the reason. the judge remitted his line after noting the holiday.

William Matias Matias

Jinx Corner Star Recounts Two Bicycle Crashes at Same Intersection

In Seattle, six years after a car strike broke Harry H. Winsausen's right leg while he rode a veloci pede, an automobile again hit him at the same intersection, fracturing his left leg as he rode a bicycle at age 11.

Seattle Harry H. Winsausen Harry

Kenwood School Driveway to Be Concrete Surface

Cedar Rapids board approves concrete surfacing for Kenwood elementary driveway south of the new building. Architect Norman Hatton and engineer Joe Suma cited a spongy northwest corner and halted blacktop. Change order up to 930 dollars approved. a motion to seed the area east of the building failed with two votes.

Cedar Rapids Sandoe Jordan J. C. Blodgett

Antennas Not Covered By City's Building Code

Cedar Rapids officials say the city building code has no regulations for television or radio antennas. City Building Inspector James H. Lilly notes small aerials are unregulated and windstorm damage prompted a committee to draft rules. Merrill Smith chairs the panel with Robert M. Mitchell James L. Hollis and John P. Giacoletto.

James H. Lilly Lilly Cedar Rapids Radio Engineers Merrill Smith Robert M. Mitchell James L. Hollis John P. Giacoletto

Boy Scouts Collect 80 Tons of Paper in Rain

In adverse weather about 80 tons of waste paper were collected by Boy Scouts on Saturday per Scout Executive Keith Benner. Much of the paper was wet yet suitable for scrap. units could not collect paper left on porches or away from in front of patrons’ homes. Patrons urged to call the Scout office Monday at 2 3119 for additional pickups.

Boy Scouts Scout Keith Benner Benner Scout Office

Pickets Convicted in Niagara Falls Strike Parade

Seventeen men were convicted on contempt of court charges after a mass union parade at Bell Aircraft in Niagara Falls. Judge Munson sentenced most to 30 days in jail and a $250 fine, with three getting only fines. Ten of the group were among 21 previously tried, to run consecutively for a total of 60 days. Defense attorney McDonough obtained a stay of execution pending appeal.

Niagara Falls Bell Aircraft Corporation State Supreme Court William H. Munson Charles J. McDonough Buffalo

Two Lambs Ab Stained They Lose Two Lamb Legs

A brief note records that only two legs of lamb are ab stained from each animal, indicating a partial processing detail likely for market or culinary use. No further context is provided.

Haymaker fight sparks $5,000 damages suit in Cedar Rapids

Arthur R. Morris of 316 Seventh Street NE seeks $5,000 from Paul W. Stark of 605 C Avenue NE after a downtown Cedar Rapids scuffle on November 4 left Stark with facial and hand injuries. Stark, jailed 15 days for disturbing the peace, faces a possible further 45 days if a bad check linked to his November 1 reckless driving conviction is not honored. Morris was not charged.

Cedar Rapids Arthur R. Morris Seventh Street Paul W. Stark C Avenue Stark Morris

Decorah Briefs Memo: Safe found after theft at Klinker Sales

Iowa brief reports the safe stolen from Klinker Sales Company last Monday night was found three miles north of Decorah. It was smashed open with $153 in cash taken while books and bonds remained intact. The report also covers school events in Middle Amana Shueyville Winthrop and Traer, plus a $300 drunk driving conviction in Decorah and custody actions for George Hammer’s missing property.

Decorah Klinker Sales Company Amana Ivan Reihmann Marie Schumacher Charles Roemig Dorothy Eichacker Vernon Hoppe William Roemig Vernon Reihmann Leona Clemens Henry Moser Paul Zimmerman Shueyville Winthrop Uncle Ezzy Postville Victor VA. Marti TRAER Buelah Yazarian George Hammer Hutchinson Kan Yazarian Hammer

The Poet Edgar A Guest on Adversity and Prosperity

The poem portrays Edgar A. Guest as a figure who endured adversity with grit and fought for success. It traces how sustained hardship tempered character, yet prosperity later tested humility, revealing a struggle between virtue and pride amid rising ease.

France to top Reich steel output through aiding its own industry

AP analyst John Roberts Jr reports that the United States can urge France to permit a rise in German steel production only by helping France keep its own steel ahead. French fears of militarism over the Rhine shape the stance at Western alliance talks, with progress seen in dismantlement limits and German trade talks amid slow steel growth.

John Roberts, Jr United States France Germany Robert Schuman Europe Rhine Paris U. S Marshall Pea Erids

Chamber Plans Legal Turkey Giveaway Dilemma

C R Chamber of Commerce officials faced a Friday morning puzzle as they sought a lawful way to give away a turkey at next Thursday's event. The traditional turkey raffle was canceled amid Attorney General Robert L. Larson's gambling crackdown, leaving the chamber unsure how to proceed within the law.

Chamber of Commerce Chamber Larson Robert L. Larson

Davidson, Prominent Power Official, Dies

OMAHA AP James E. Davidson general manager of the Omaha public power district died unexpectedly Saturday on a hunting trip near Gretna Nebraska. He died two days after his 70th birthday and was a notable figure in the electric power industry having led the National Electric Light Association in 1925 26 and served as vice president of the Edison Electric Institute from 1935 through 1942.

Omaha James E. Davidson Omaha Public Power District Gretna Neb Davidson National Electric Light Association Edison Electric Institute

Pair Make Their Loot Conform with Stories

Two gunmen who robbed the Capitol Airlines office for 530 dollars apparently adjusted the tally by sending a crisp new one dollar bill in Friday’s mail. The envelope postmarked Chicago reached the airline, correcting earlier reports that the haul was 529 dollars.

Detroit Capitol Airlines Chicago

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Daily Record C. R. Weather Ccceees Cpleate Ae Municipal William Raymond Kendall Goldie Kendall Bernadetta Virginia Bennett Harry Clifton Bennett Germaine F. Heasley John H. Heasley Carolyn A. Klekar Jerome E. Kliekar Police Court Walter R. Lacy Twenty-first Avenue Thirty-fourth Street Drive William Kiel Lola Starry Jack Deal Marjorie Peck Dwayne Ellwood Donna Lee Shadek Robert W. Herbert Grace P. Schott Peter Gardipee Virginia Williamson Ed Kulhavy Janet Riley Walford William R. Hoerner Dubuque Patricia Ann Benda Obey Carpenter Martha Shamley Don Dixon Davis Fort Worth Beverly Hagquist Moreland Colony North Liberty Nina Newhard Viola Mercy Carl C. Foster Robert Bowen St. Luke’s Patrick D. Hogan Sixth Street Jack D. King N Street William Takach B Avenue Kenneth Freeman G Avenue NE Frank Rizer First Avenue W James E. Johnson Oakland Road Gordon McKay Cottage Grove Avenue Charles K. Dane Williamsburg Wesley Marquett Tipton Jack Schmidt Fairfield Phillip C. Wright Des Moines Don R. Pitts Pitts Ruth Kohl Lawrence E. Kohl A Avenue Wilbur A. Bowers Fifteenth Avenue Marilyn Philipps Mechanicsville Claire G. Neverman Box Francis W. Shrope Twentieth Avenue James J. Conway Belle Avenue George E. McFatridge Lloyd Watson First Street Dexter Wolfe Center Point Walter N. Wasson Johnson Avenue Harland Techan Springville Norma Jane Bamert Second Street Robert E. Worden First Avenue L. L. Walker Twenty-fifth Street Ruby C. Pameticky Robert Barriger Fred Brehm Center Street Thomas E. Weinstra Anthony J. Roman C Street Jack Worthan Sterling, Ill Richard L. Bean Raymond P. Jasper Twenty-first Street Aldrich J. Castek Thirtieth Street James L. Taylor Maplewood Drive Robert Gardner Wilson Avenue Emery C. Leach Olive Hemsley What iCheer Methodist Church Holy Name Society Immaculate Conception Church Dial Adv City Cab Chas. E. Novak Amusement Machine Co A. W. Navratil Richard Navratil Dial 4217 Clyde Lee Dawson Third Street SE Walter Anewalt Ottumwa J. G. Krumm L. J. Schirm Herman Stolte Clarence Williams Wintors Boone H. Stolte Boone Monay Keeshin Beryl Starbuck Linda Dean Hersom Steven Eikelbarner Steven Merilyn Jean Even Shirley Aldeman School For the Blind Vinton Denny Oliver Jerilyn Cora Belle Rona Lee Rickey Jimmy Canari Jimmy Margaret Turnbull JINX Kenwood School Link-Belt Speeder Company City Hall Iowa Briefs Edgar A. Guest the Poet of the People Reich C.R. Chamber Florist Third Ave John B. Turner & Son
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