OPA Mulls Blanket Rent Hike But Dismisses 15 Percent Rise
Washington officials signal a possible across the board five percent rent increase after Truman decontrol. The plan would avoid the 15 percent request from landlord groups while allowing individual adjustments for justified cases. OPA cites workload and prior profits as factors shaping the push for a general rise with limited later revisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
OPA
OPA Rent Industry Advisory Committee
Ivan Carson
Truman
Ames Daily Record Divorce and Public Notice Summary
The Iowa item lists divorce petitions including Geraldine Shada versus John W ada and divorces for Kim Cecil Long from Clara Elizabeth Long. It also records numerous local court actions: theft and property crimes, drunkenness and disturbing the peace, and traffic offenses with fines. Births are announced at Mercy Ames and St. Luke’s with multiple family details across Cedar Rapids Osage and Ames.
VFW Council Faces Moral Controversy in Chicago Meeting
In Chicago, the Veterans of Foreign Wars national council of administration passed a resolution described as strong and sometimes immoral by critics. The motion sparked debate over troop entertainment rules and conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Veterans Oforeign Wars National Council of Administration
Coal Fight Threatens Auto Output and Miner Strikes
General Motors chief C E Wilson warns a coal strike could halt auto production, while government officials push for a private agreement with mine owners. Krug orders a government possession notice posted at 2000 seized mines stating the contract remains in effect. No optimism that miners will respond, echoing Roosevelt era tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Wilson
General Motors
Lewis
Krug
Roosevelt
Attorney To Sue Tucker for Libel
Theodor Granik, a New York and Washington attorney, said he will sue Preston Tucker for libel over claims involving the Dodge-Chrysler wartime plant disposition in Chicago. Tucker, president of Tucker Corporation of Chicago, had denied interference with National Tea Agency officials and said an attorney who claimed government connections offered help to keep a lease for a six figure payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Theodore Granik
Preston Tucker
Dodge-Chrysler
Chicago
Granik
New York
Tucker
Tucker Corporation of Chicago
Ieen
Two Iowans Are Killed By Passenger Trains
Two Iowa men died in separate train accidents aboard North Western passenger trains. Ed Dorsey, 64, was struck at Arion seven miles west of Denison, while Alvin Carbaugh, 17, was killed at a crossing seven miles south of Blencoe while driving a team pulling two corn wagons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denison
Ed Dorsey
North Western
Arion
Tentin
Blencoe
Alvin Carbaugh
North- Western
Here
Carbaugh
Death by hanging ends life of Riley Jacoby at Cedar Rapids home
Riley Jacoby age 78 of 334 Sixth avenue SW Cedar Rapids died by hanging at his home Sunday police found the body after his daughter Mrs. June Turner returned from a visit. Jacoby had been under a doctor’s care recently but not despondent. He served by Troy laundry and leaves two sons two daughters three sisters and two brothers plus 29 grandchildren. Services set for 1 p.m. Wednesday at Turner chapel with burial at Woodlawn cemetery Oelwein.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Say
Sixth Avenue
Linn County
Hersch
June Turner
Jacoby
Indiana
Mildred Mae Stone
Olin
Cedar Rapids
Troy Laundry
Paul Jacoby
Jesse Jacoby
Tom Boleyn
Oelwein
Joseph B. Turner
Carrence Jacoby
Vinton
Joe Jacoby
St. Joseph
Nels Stimpson
Stanley
Harry Turck
Bonderant
Jane Rue
United Brethren Church
Turner Chapel
Frank Ward
Woodlawn
Death Notice for Mrs. Cora Adelaide Rhodes
Mrs. Cora Adelaide Rhodes widow of Justus A. Rhodes died at 10 45 p m Saturday at the home of her daughter Mrs A B Farr 1748 C avenue NE after a long illness She was born March 7 1858 in Freeport Iowa and was the last resident of old Fort Defiance She moved to Cedar Rapids in 1910 and lived with her daughter Survived by two sons John A Rhodes Miami Florida and Earl J Rhodes Jamestown North Dakota six grandchildren 12 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild Funeral at Turner chapel 3 30 p m Tuesday conducted by Rev Gilbert Voorhies Burial Cedar Memorial Park cemetery Friends may call at the chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora Adelaide Rhodes
Justus A. Rhodes
A. B. Farr
C Avenue
Rhodes
Freeport
John D
Miranda M. Goff
Estherville
Old Fort Defiance
Northwest
Cedar Rapids
Sunshine Mission
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Cedar Chapter
O.E.S
Gethsemane White Shrine
Turner Chapel
Gilbert Voorhies
Marion
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Ben Ogden Dies After Brief Illness at 67
Ben Ogden a carload salesman for the Morton Salt Co for 23 years and Cedar Rapids resident of 21 years died in a local hospital after a brief illness. Born June 14 1879 in Pendleton England he came to the US at age two. Survived by his wife Lu Gen H Rowland three sons two sisters a grandson and a granddaughter. Funeral at Turner chapel at 1 30 p m Tuesday by a Reader of the First Church of Christ Scientist burial Cedar Memorial Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Ogden
Fourth Avenue SE
Morton Salt Company
Cedar Rapids
Mr. Ogden
Pendleton
England
Lugen H. Rowland
St. Louis
Ben Rowland Ogden
Edward Walter Ogden
Marshalltown
James William Ogden
Salt Lake City
Anna Edwards
Illinois
Bertha Green
Ogden
United Commercial Travelers
Baymen of America
War Dads
Amera
T.P.A
The
Goodfellows
Alfred Solvie Dies After Brief Illness at Local Hospital
Alfred M. Solvie, 2626 Bever avenue SE, a retired pharmacist, died in a local hospital at 10:28 p.m. Sunday after a brief illness. The funeral will be held in the Turner chapel at a time to be announced later. Friends may call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred M. Solvie
Bever Avenue
Turner Chapel
Local man Glenn Walton dies after long illness
Glenn Harold Walton of 1111 Sixth Street NW Cedar Rapids died in a local hospital at 11 10 a m Sunday after a long illness. Born June 9 1905 at Center Junction he worked eight years as a molder for Iowa Steel and Ironworks. He married Leona Ciha at Anamosa August 29 1925 who survives with a daughter Betty Lou two brothers Fred Marion and Dale Cedar Rapids four sisters Esther Juhi Thornton Mabel French Mason City Nina Mittan Velma Harris. Services will be at Barta Hesser chapel at 1 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Harold Walton
Sixth Street
Cedar Rapids
Center Junction
Iowa Steel and Ironworks
Anamosa
Leona Ciha
Betty Lou
Fred
Marion
Dale
Esther Juhi
Thornton
Mabel French
Mason City
Nina’ Mittan
Velma Harris
Murray Stand Is Blow to Commie Third Party Aims
Washington dispatch reports CIO president Philip Murray pledges to oppose Communist moves to form a third party. The piece notes Communists target CIO unions in industrial states, plan a national realignment around the American Labor Party in New York, and warn that excluding the CIO could cripple third party prospects outside New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray
Commie Third Party
Washington
CIO
Philip Meee
Trav
Secre Ey
Communist Party of the United States
Communist National Committee
Sunday Worker
New York
Communist Party
Dennis
Lea
People’s Party
American Labor Party
ALP
Independent Citizens Committee
Harold L. Ickes
Ickes
New York State
Stalingrad
Burial at Bohemian National Cemetery In Local Notice
Burial will be in Bohemian National cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel after 4 p.m. Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bohemian National Cemetery
D Worden Cedar Rapids resident dies after illness
D Worden 74 of Cedar Rapids died at home 2923 C avenue NE at 6 30 pm Sunday after a brief illness in Jones county August 16 1872 He worked for Wilson and Company over 20 years Survived by wife Ethel six children two brothers six grandchildren six greats and many relatives He was a member of Modern Woodmen of America and the Fairview Methodist Church Services will be 1 30 pm Wednesday Beatty chapel with burial at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Worden
Cedar Renue
C Avenue
Jones County
Wilson and Company
Ethel
Lee Worden
Bell
Calif
W. B. Griffiths
Marion
Lester Worden
Ralph Fillenworth
Lois Worden
Loretta Harman
Agnes Hepburn longtime Cedar Rapids resident dies at 70
Agnes Lorimer Hepburn 120 Fourteenth Street NE died at her daughter Mrs. Jean White home at 5 30 p m Sunday after a long illness. Born in Glasgow Scotland Sept 13 1864 she came to Canada and the United States 30 years ago. Surviving are daughter son James Hepburn Glasgow two grandchildren and three great grandchildren Funeral at Barta Hesser chapel 3 30 p m Wednesday Dr Carroll C Roberts pastor First Christian church burial Oak Hill cemetery Friends may call after 2 p m Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnes Lorimer Hepburn
Fourteenth Street
Jean White
Glasgow
Scotland
Cedar Rapids
Canada
United States
Alexander Hepburn
James Hepburn
Carroll C. Roberts
First Christian Church
Oak Hill Cemetery
Widow Katerina Hronek Dies After Brief Illness
Katerina Hronek 83 of 144 Bowling Street SW Cedar Rapids died at 9:45 a.m. Monday after a brief illness. Born in Czechoslovakia November 25, 1862, she came to the United States at age 18. Survived by daughter Emma Grindheim of Fergus Falls Mont. brother Louis Mrstik. sister Barbara Vancura. six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services at Janeba Trachta funeral home 2 p.m. Wednesday with Rev Zdenek F. Paukal. friends may call Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katerina Hronek
Bowling Street
Joseph Hronek
Cedar Rapids
Czechoslovakia
United States
Emma Grindheim
Fergus, Mont
Louis Mrstik
Barbara Vancura
Janeba-Trachta
Zdenek F. Paukal
Bohemian National Cemetery
Franklin A Bogue longtime Island railroad safety head dies
Franklin A Bogue age 67 former Cedar Rapids resident and Chicago railroad safety chief died Sunday in Chicago after several weeks illness. Born January 31 1879 in Colorado he served as train master and acting superintendent in Cedar Rapids for over a decade prior to 1929 and had earlier worked at Des Moines Nebraska and Fort Worth Texas. Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery Chapel Chicago scheduled for 2 39 pm Tuesday with burial to follow in Rose Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin A. Bogue
Island Railroad
Chicago
Cedar Rapids
Mr. E
Colorado
Des Moines
Neb
Ft. Worth
Texas
Rose Hill Cemetery
Mrs Roy Sells of Cedar Rapids Dies After Brief Illness
Mrs Roy Sells a Cedar Rapids resident for 32 years died in a local hospital at 10 30 am Monday after a brief illness She was born Sept 30 1900 at Maquoketa She leaves a husband three sisters Mrs Glenn Teraberry of Malcolm Mrs Charles D Ankeny of Moline IL and Mrs Frank Sharron of Loses and her mother Mrs Salinat tuck of Moline She was a member of Kenwood Park Methodist church and the Shrine auxiliary Hours for visiting are pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Sells
Thirty-fifth Street
Cedar Rapids
Maquoketa
Glenn Teraberry
Malcom
Charles D. Ankeny
Moline
Frank Sharron
Loses
Salinattuck
Kenwood Park Methodist Church
Shrine Auxiliary
Seany Patamo
Pet
Britain to Nationalize Coal Mines on Jan 1
London report says Fuel and Power Minister Emanuel Shinwell told the House of Commons that Britain's coal mines will be transferred to national ownership on January 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Fuel and Power
Emanuel Shinwell
House of Commons
Britain
Two Men Arrested on Second Drunk Driving Charges
Clarence H. Rickels, 43, of Anamosa, and Philip Thomas Ward, 49, Mechanicsville, were arrested on second drunk driving charges in Linn County. Rickels was detained near Springville by Patrolman Harry Cloud after reports of an erratic gravel truck. Ward was picked up in Mt. Vernon by Deputy Town Marshal A. Babcock. Both faced new charges Monday morning while jailed. Rickels had prior July 1938 conviction. Ward previously fined November 1939 for similar offenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence H. Rickels
Anamosa
Harry Cloud
Springville
Philip Thomas Ward
Mechanicsville
Mt. Vernon
A. Babcock
Chef
Linn
Cloud
Rickels
Ward
Vinton
Main Street
Burrell Given Six Months Suspended Term in Adultery Case
Judge G K Thompson sentences Leo Burrell 56 of 304 Fifth avenue SW to six months in Linn county jail and a $1 fine after guilty plea to adultery. Sentence suspended on Linn county Attorney Crissman and witness Mrs Kittie Burrell. Co defendant Arlene Rife 38 of 1647 B avenue NE facing case. both had bond since arrest July 31 and were indicted last Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. K. Thompson
Leo Burrell
Fifth Avenue
Linn County
Burrell
William W. Crissman
Kittie Burrell
Arlene Rife
B Avenue NE
Riha Will Appoints Executors for Anton Riha Estate
Mrs Emilie Riha and the First Trust and Savings Bank named as executors for the estate of Anton Riha who died October 14. The will dated September 27 1939 directs the estate to pass to the deceased and his daughter Helen Marie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emilie Riha
First Trust and Savings Bank
Settlement Nearer In Pacific Strike
The 49 day Pacific maritime strike neared settlement as two unions vote on a tentative deal to return to work Wednesday. Masters Mates and Pilots talks continued with employers, with progress seen but a barrier to reopening west coast ports remaining unresolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Fire Leaves 71 Homeless in Ashland Ky
An Ashland fire Sunday left 71 people homeless and caused two deaths. The blaze destroyed two apartment buildings and two nearby houses. A Red Cross case worker was to assist Monday as Salvation Army provided temporary housing and meals for the affected families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashland
Red Cross
Salvation Armee
City Briefs and Local Ads Note November Dinner
City briefs mention a St Pauls dinner on November 20. Advertisements urge insuring home, household, and auto with McFire Insurance Agency and promote Krebs Dutch Girl milk sold at Me Too stores. Krebs milk is advertised as all A from Iowa farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inist Ave
15Th St
Kreb
Iowa
Finist Farms
Tyler P T A Conducts Shoe Exchange For Students
The Tyler PTA asks district parents to send usable shoes boots and overshoes to school on Wednesday for a community exchange. Donors receive tickets to claim footwear later. items will be sorted disinfected and a future fitting day will be scheduled. Outsiders may contribute as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tyler P.T.A
Ping
Tyler
Greek Chief Sees U S Ambassador on Guerilla Fight
In Athens Greek planes and relief troops moved to confront guerilla bands near Skra on the Yugoslav border. A Greek communique said attackers crossed the border and penetrated defenses, leaving casualties as a relief column advanced. Tsaldaris to brief American and British ambassadors on border attacks and guerrilla refuge claims. Yugoslav troops were reported mobilized near the border. More than 50 Skra villagers were reported killed by partisans in a Sunday mass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Archanghelis
Skra
Salonika
Constantin Tsaldaris
Greece
Tsaldaris
United Nations
Albania
Yugoslavia
Bulgaria
Foreign Office
Istanbul
Subpoena Served Rep Vito Marcantonio in Election Fatality Case
In New York Rep Vito Marcantonio was served with a grand jury subpoena investigating the fatal beating on election day of Republican election worker Joseph Scattereggio. He said illness kept him in bed but would appear in criminal court, the writ delivered at his home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Vito Marcantonio
Joseph Scattereggio
Marcantonio
Criminal Courts Building
American Labor Party
Frederick van Pelt Bryan
Chinese Communists Strip Yenan Amid Expected Assault
Report from Yenan notes reduced city with hospitals factories and schools stripped for defense as Gen Chou En-lai returns from Nanking. Observers say central government forces loom, and Chiang Kai-shek’s troops may renew attacks to claim control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yenan
China
Chou En-lai
Nanking
Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang
Newhall Man Fined 35 On Three Traffic Counts
Leonard Houser of Newhall was fined 35 dollars and costs in police court for three traffic charges after a 1:45 a.m. Sunday accident. He paid 25 for reckless driving, 5 for leaving the scene without identification, and 5 for faulty brakes. The collision involved Cecil Stone, 1110 First Avenue S, driving a taxi that had stopped for a light at First Avenue and First Street. Stone said Houser continued west, followed by cab driver McAllister of 1012 Second Street SE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Fers
Thirty-sixth Avenue
Leonard Houser
Newhall
Glen Metzger
Sally Sinaiko
Linden Drive
Joe Sinaiko
Marie G. Taylor
Seventeenth Street
Hu Hsu Hua
Iowa City
Jerome Nixon
Ellis Boulevard
Louis G. Meyer
Third Avenue
Leonard Wiltsey
Seventh Street
Iegal
William Hunt
Fourth Avenue
Louis W. Phile
C Avenue
Jack Cohn
Paul Drake
Second Street
Phillip DeVoe
First Avenue
Richard Watters
Independence
Jerry Pohorsky
Twenty-ninth Avenue
Everett M. Wisely
Twenty-first Avenue
Lumir E. Felter
C Street
Houser
Cecil Stone
First Street
Firstee
Stone
McAllister
Corn Loans Authorized at 90 Percent of Parity
Washington AP stabilization director John R. Steelman announced government loans for the 1946 corn crop at 90 percent of Oct 1 parity. Loans average $1.15 per bushel nationwide, $1.05 to $1.34 by county, with a $1.28 parity price. Loans run Dec 1 to July 31, 1947, at 3 percent interest, with premiums for higher grade corn and payoff options before Sept 1, 1947.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington (Ap
John R. Steelman
Partial Eclipse Is Due Saturday
The Naval Observatory announced a partial solar eclipse visible over most of the United States and Canada. It will be seen between 10 50 am and 1 55 pm EST using dark glass smoked glass or a photographic negative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Naval Observatory
United States
Canada
Iowa City Police Hold Trip on Larceny Charge
A soldier Pfc. Richard Eckert age 18 from Kalamazoo Michigan his wife Marcella 21 and Raymond Chris man 15 were arrested early Monday in Iowa City and charged with larceny from an automobile. They were found sleeping in Eckert s car on the city s outskirts and police reported stolen items including an accordion and fur mittens from Arlene Lasina of West Branch were recovered. Eckert claimed travel from Michigan to Lowry and said a hitchhiker told him he was a parolee from a Wisconsin reformatory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Pfc
Richard Eckert
Kalamazoo
Mich
Marcella
Raymond Chrisman
Eckert
Arlene Lasina
West Branch
Lowry Beeee
Michigan
Waukesha
Wis
Whooping Cough Tops Cedar Rapids Reportable Diseases
Nine cases of whooping cough led Cedar Rapids list of 23 reportable diseases for October. The report by assistant health officer C. H. White shows seven scarlet fever cases, two chickenpox, and five mumps. The city had 61 deaths that month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
C. H. White
Demonstration of Kovion Upholstering Material Offered
Three day event showcases Kovion a home upholstering material at a Lisbor department store. L Griffith conducts the sessions with the material sold in quarter to one inch thick flat sheets. In use for 11 years it is now available to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Griffith
Lisbor
Seven Die In Fire In Ontario Apartment Blaze
A mother perished in an Ontario fire that killed seven people including her two children, leaving families shocked as investigators worked to determine the cause and whether safety violations occurred.
Top Fine of $100 In Police Court Monday Session
Three men were fined in police court Monday for peace violations and disorderly conduct. Russell Meyers received the day’s top $100 fine plus costs after his wife accused him of abuse. Percy L. Nymann was fined $50, and Carl Fields paid $25 and costs after Saturday night arrests. Victor Hammon and Esther Simon were each fined $25 and costs for orderly conduct following a 2:10 a.m. Sunday arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A Meyers
Mt.ernon Avenue
Percy L. Nymann
Iowa City
Carl Fields
Eighth Avenue SW
Esther Simon
Victor Hammon
Sixth Street
Russell Meyers
Mt. Vernon Avenue
Glenn Walters
John Kuba
Harold Kelly
Nymann
Danceland
Eighth Avenue
L. F. Stusak
Harley Simon
Say
Minneapolis Pastor To Speak in C R Tuesday
Dr. Richard C. Raines of Hennepin Avenue Methodist Church in Minneapolis will address St. Pauls Methodist Church at 7 30 p m Tuesday on Light from the Southern Cross as part of a seminar series Looking ahead with the Christian Religion A discussion period will follow the address Raines was born near Independence and will discuss South America among the areas in which the church contemplates future missions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard C. Raines
Hennepin Avenue Methodist Church
Minneapolis
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
St. Paul's
Raines
Independence
South America
South Pe
Maritime Victory Arrives in New York with 1244 Troops
The transport Maritime Victory from Leghorn Italy was due in New York Monday carrying 1,244 Army personnel. It was the sole ship scheduled to dock at a United States port that day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Leghorn
Italy
New York
United States
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CPA
Daily Record
Molec
Towa
Geraldine Shada
John Wada
Kim Cecil Long
Clara Elizabeth Long
Clarence J. Pochabradsky
Ann Kralik
William E. Paul
Regina Gillen
Police Theft Report
Glenn Johnson
205
Fourteenth Street SE
B. J. Mowrey
Virginia
Minn
W. Brooks
Milner Hotel
Mercy
Varge Harris
Twelfth Street
Donald Durland
Cold Stream Avenue
Earl Grimm
Fifteenth Street
Ralph Bowler
Fairfax
Robert Michael
Kenridge Terrace
George Fields
Twelfth Avenue
Ames
H. E. Hollingshead
Larry Leigh
Hollingshead
Shirley Like
Henry Like
Burlingame
St. Elmo
E. Johnson
Johnson
Everett Evans
Johnsons
Tucson
Ariz
Paul T. Horan
Horan
St. Luke’s
Leon Ream
1704
Avenue NE
Glenn Barr
Manchester
Lloyd Scott
Central City
Peter Bezanson
Twentythird Street
Harold Stickney
Thorleif Oemer
Malvin O’brine
Twenty-eighth Avenue
Earl Heald
Osage
David Klink
Tenth Avenue
V.F.W. Council Hits Troop Entertainment
Riley Jacoby
Lowan
Alfred Solvie
Glenn H. Walton
Lyle C. Wilson
Politi Action Committee
National Citizens Political Action Committee
Independent Citizens Committe
Fred D. Worden
Mrs
Pacific
St. Pauls
Mc Fire Insurance Agency
Adv
U.S
Killians
Tom McCauley
Personal Finance Co
Nesry
C.R
Flowerphone
Lapes Florist
Business Men's Assurance Co
Wratt E. Maupin
Ban Bis
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