Weather highlights and forecast for Iowa to Colorado
Regional weather summary notes snow ending in eastern portions Friday forenoon and colder conditions Friday. Saturday looks fair and chilly with increasing cloudiness Sunday and possible rain or snow later. Strong northerly winds Friday with temperatures in the 30s to mid-40s, and notes on precipitation totals and wind at the municipal airport.
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Precipita Chicase
Ea Aia
Rassé
Denver
New York
Duluth
Phoenix
Los Angeles
City
Iowa
Es Tahoe
Chambers Inskeep Optical Company
Police Court Dockets and Local Death Notices
Police court records show multiple drunkenness and traffic fines across Cedar Rapids Muscatine and related towns with amounts ranging from 1 to 100 dollars. Obituaries note deaths in Conroy Shelly funeral service Amana Center Point Tama Toddville and Urbana with upcoming funeral arrangements.
Communists Raid Berlin Auto Pool
West Berlin police report a German Communist action squad raided the city council motor pool in the British sector stealing 15 autos. The raid followed orders from the Russians and prompted tightened security as Der Abend says Mayor Frankse Schroeder will resume duties next week.
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Frau Schroeder
Berlin
Nine Linn County Men Get Draft Physical
Nine Linn County men called for pre induction physicals reported to Cedar Rapids draft center on Thursday. The Cedar Rapids residents listed include Norman W. Klutgen John Z. Lindley Harold L. Schene barger Robert T. Gatto Dale W. Hemphill Victor Capek Richard L. Craig Cecil B. Bruce Viola and Leo C. Johnson Walford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Norman W. Klutgen
John Z. Lindley
Harold L. Schenebarger
Robert T. Gatto
Dale W. Hemphill
Victor Capek
Richard L. Craig
Cecil B. Bruce
Viola
Leo C. Johnson
Walford
Action to Rename Twelfth Street to Harrison Court
City council began renaming a segment of Twelfth Street NW to Harrison Court. An ordinance passed two readings then was tabled before a final vote. The change covers the stretch between K and L avenues NW and avoids Harrison School property and nearby developments.
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Twelfth Street
Harrison Court
K and
L Avenues NW
Harrison School
J. H. Lilly
Eight Linn County suits dismissed on plaintiffs' motions
Eight civil actions in Linn County district court were dismissed on motions by the plaintiffs. Dismissals included Bertha Howard v Herman Howard divorce and seven other cases involving promissory notes accounts damages and a personal injury claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County District Court
Bertha Howard
Herman Howard
Joseph R. Buss
Raymond R. Codling
J. F. Kanealy
Myrtle E. McIntyre
J. W. Tubbs
Tubbs Transport Service
Gilber E
Jarvis
Agnes Spangler
R. N. Ellsworth
The
Ellsworth Sales Company
Walter F. Nesper
Nesper Sign and Neon Company
C. L. Elbert
Club Ti-Pi-Tin
Clarence L. Lothridge
Leona Johnston
Richard N. Smith
Marguerite G. Dennis
Ray J. Deason
Davies Sentenced to Five Years at Anamosa Reformatory
Elmer Davies began a five year term at Anamosa reformatory on Wednesday after a sentence handed down December 16 1946. He had previously received a suspended sentence for stealing 580 dollars from C M Davies on December 14 1946, which was revoked at the request of County Attorney William Crissman due to bad checks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Davies
Anamosa Reformatory
Davies
C. M. Davies
William Crissman
Wills admitted to probate in Linn County court
Two wills were admitted to probate on Wednesday in Linn County District Court. Gertrude Esther Chapin was named executrix and heir in the will of her sister Florence Sin clair Chapin who died November 6. Myrtle H. McDowell and Ida I. Moore of Cedar Rapids were named executrices of their mother Alice Harry who died November 5, sharing the estate with sister Mabel Costello of Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
Gertrude Esther Chapin
Florence Sinclair Chapin
Myrtle H. McDowell
Ida I. Moore
Cedar Rapids
Alice Harry
Mabel Costello
Chicago
Arnold Turner Appears in Forged Instrument Case
Arnold Turner faced Judge G. K. Thompson on a charge of uttering a forged instrument. The court granted court-appointed counsel and set Saturday at 10 a.m. for Turner to enter his plea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold Turner
G. K. Thompson
Ondler Sues Slife for 115 Dollar Debt in Linn County
I. D. Ondler filed a lawsuit in Linn County district court against Ralph Slife seeking 115 dollars claimed as due on account.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. D. Ondler
Linn County
Ralph Slife
City Council OKs highway, power cable payments and late-night Thanksgiving permit
The Cedar Rapids city council approved paying Linn county 3797.06 for the J street SW to Hawkeye Downs highway project. Auditor Norman was told to issue a grading funds warrant to settle the debt. A Danceland ballroom request to stay open until 2 a.m. on Thanksgiving was approved. Council also authorized 2654.37 to Iowa Electric Light and Power for an electric cable installation done before curb and gutter work downtown.
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Linn County
J Street
Hawkeye Downs
R. E. Norman
Cedar Rapids
Danceland Ballroom
Third Street
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Class cheer permits issued to several local entities
Class cheer permits were issued to George A. David of 923 F Avenue NW Ray Shadid at 1332 Ellis Boulevard NW and the Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company at 222 Third Avenue SW.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. David
F Avenue
Ray Shadid
Ellis Boulevard
Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company
Third Avenue
TPA To Meet Post C Dinner Sokol Hall
Travelers Protective Association will meet Saturday at 6 30 p m for dinner in Sokol hall A courteous taxi service is advertised with dial 6161 City Cab Maine Lodge 643 1 C C F will meet at the lodge hall 838 First avenue NE at 7 30 p m Friday Initiatory degree rehearsed for conferring at Independence Nov 29 Herbert Brower 20 South English fined 25 and costs guilty to peace arrested at 1 20 am Thursday in Mirror Lounge after information filed by Dean McGill
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TPA
Post C
Travelers Protective Association
Sokol Hall
Maine Lodge
1.C.C.F
First Avenue NE
Independence
Herbert Brower
Mirror
Dean McGill
Meter firm rep visits Hoopeston for audit
A parking meter company representative visited Hoopeston Illinois to review meter performance and, after speaking with the police chief, found his car cited for overtime parking.
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Hoopeston, Ill
Hoopeston
Rites Saturday For Lt. Lamson
Funeral services for First Lt. Donald Franklin Lamson killed in action in northern Italy on October 17 1944 will be held at Cedar Memorial cemetery at 1:30 p.m. Saturday. He is survived by his parents Mr. and Mrs. Frank S. Lamson and relatives in Cedar Rapids Sanford and Cedar Rapids. Lamson was born March 24 1920 in Cedar Rapids and graduated from the University of Florida in 1942 before entering the Army. He served with the First armored division of the Fifth Army and received the Distinguished Infantryman's badge and the Purple Heart.
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Donald Franklin Lamson
Italy
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Carroll C. Roberts
First Christian Church
Hanford Post
American Legion
Cedar Rapids
Turner Chapel
Frank S. Lamson
Sanford
Fla
Order of DeMolay
Charles B. Zalesky
R. D. Spears
E. A. Holloway
Lamson
First Armored Division
Fifth Army
Deaths Royal Toogood 71 longtime Cedar Rapids resident
Royal Sanford Toogood 71 of 1528 Washington Ave SE died at home at 1 30 a m Thursday He was secretary of the Iowa Windmill and Pump Company Born Oct 14 1877 near Grundy Center married to Grace Wiley June 25 1902 at Marion He had been a government river observer for years Surviving wife a son Loren S Toogood of LaGrange Ill a daughter Mrs Leon Reynolds of Oak Ridge Tenn a sister Adah and a brother Everett both of Cedar Rapids four grandchildren Services 3 30 p m Saturday Turner Chapel St Pauls Methodist Church burial Oak Hill cemetery Friends may call at the chapel
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Royal Sanford Toogood
Washington Avenue
Iowa Windmill and Pump Company
Grundy Center
Grace Wiley
Marion
Cedar Rapids
Toogood
Loren S. Toogood
LaGrange, Ill
Leon Reynolds
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Adah Toogood
Everett Toogood
St. Paul's Methodist Church
Turner Chapel
Marvin B. Kober
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
Oak Hill Cemetery
Mrs. Hill Dies in La Jolla Former Cedar Rapids Resident
Mrs. E. E. Hill died Wednesday in La Jolla California according to a message to her sister Mrs. A. E. Durin of 2320 Linden drive SE. She leaves her husband a son and a daughter besides Mrs. Durin.
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E. E. Hill
la Jolla
Calif
A. E. Durin
Linden Drive
Hill
Cedar Rapids
Durin
Obituary: Mrs. Mary Francis Taylor 1858 Cedar Rapids
Mrs Mary Francis Taylor 90 of 930 Maplewood Drive NE Cedar Rapids widow of Thomas Edgar Taylor died in a Cedar Rapids hospital at 4 45 p m Wednesday after a brief illness She was born August 18 1858 in Richmond Kentucky Survived by three sons J O Taylor D T Taylor and Fred Taylor four daughters Mrs Sam Shore Mrs H L Terrill and Misses Flossie and Ota Taylor 19 grandchildren 23 great grandchildren She was a Baptist member Burial to be at Cedar Memorial Cemetery Turner Chapel 1 30 p m Saturday Rev C V R DeJong Marion officiating Friends may call at the chapel
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Mary Francis Taylor
Maplewood Drive
Thomas Edgar Taylor
Cedar _Rapids_r
Cedar Rapids
Taylor
Richmond, Ky
J. O. Taylor
la Porte
Texas
Jefferson
Fred Taylor
Sam Shore
H. L. Terrill
Marion
Flossie
Ota Taylor
The
Baptist Church
Turner Chapel
C. V. R. DeJong
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Cedar Rapids Man Hugh Ford Died At Home At 8:20 P M
Hugh Gilbert Ford age 56 of 799 Shaver road NE Cedar Rapids died at his home at 8 20 p m Wednesday He was born Sept 5 1892 in Central City and married Daisy A Wisehart Oct 4 1933 in Cedar Rapids A World War I veteran he belonged to the American Legion He leaves a sister Mrs Irma McGrady of Cedar Rapids.
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Hugh Gilbert Ford
Shaver Road
Wilson and Company
Cedar Rapids
Central City
Daisy A. Wisehart
Ford
American Legion
Irma McGrady
Friday by Rev W A Montgomery burial in Cedar Memorial
The obituary notes burial Friday in Cedar Memorial cemetery with military rites by Hanford post American Legion. Friends may call at the chapel.
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Turner Chapel
W. A. Montgomery
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Hanford Post
American Legion
Boone Rites Set for Davenport Resident
Frank M. Boone 66 a former Cedar Rapids resident died at home in Davenport after a short illness. Born May 5 1882 near Tipton he married Alta McCreedy in Cedar Rapids Aug 1 1914. Survived by wife a sister Grace Vetter and brother Clifford Boone. Burial Cedar Memorial Cemetery.
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Frank M. Boone
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Tipton
Alta McCreedy
Chicago
Boone
Quaker Oats Company
Grace Vetter
Durant
Clifford Boone
Des Moines
Frick Funeral Home
Chapel of Memories
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Services for Rose Beman Funeral Arrangements Announced
Services for Rose Beman of 1557 Avenue NE widow of William S. Beman will be in Turner chapel at 1 p.m. Friday with Rev. J Arthur Young of Kenwood Methodist Church presiding. Burial at Eldora graveside services follow at 3 30 p.m. Friday with visitation suggested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Beman
Avenue NE
William S. Beman
Turner Chapel
J. Arthur Young
Kenwood Methodist Church
Eldora
Burianek 68 Supervised Troy Laundry Dry Cleaning
Frank J. Burianek of 1220 First Street SW died at home at 12:50 p.m. Thursday after a long illness. He was 68 and served as superintendent of the dry cleaning department at the Troy laundry for 26 years. Turner Chapel will announce funeral details.
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Frank J. Burianek
First Street
Burianek
Troy Laundry
Turner Chapel
Coykendall to discuss Iowa highway needs in Cedar Rapids
Claude Coykendall administrative assistant to the Iowa interim highway study committee will speak at noon Tuesday in the Roosevelt hotel Cedar Rapids. He edited the committee's report sent to Gov. Blue and to the Iowa General Assembly next year. His topic is Iowa's Highway Needs and How They Might Be Met. The meeting is sponsored by the Manufacturers bureau highways committee and the Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce legislative committee.
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Claude Coykendall
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Roosevelt Hotel
Coykendall
Robert D. Blue
Iowa General Assembly
The
Manufacturers Bureau
Highways Committee
Legislative Committee
Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce
Farm Bureau Elects Officers and Directors for New Year
Farm Bureau delegates elected officers for the new year. Richard Stephens of Crawfordsville was re-elected vice-president for two years. Mrs. Roscoe Eliason of Letts was chosen head of the women’s committee. Joel Clark of Elkader named First district director. Several directors were re-elected or holdovers. Ten delegates and ten alternates were chosen for the national convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Stephens
Crawfordsville
Roscoe Eliason
Letts
Joel Clark
Elkader
Fletcher Atchison
Cascade
LeRoy Getting
Sanborn
Marvin A. Lauterbach
Alden
Howard Waters
Danville
Wayne C. Anderson
Stanton
Frank Baker
Marvin McLain
Don Dethmers
Frederick Hall
Howard Hill
Carl Hoover
Oskaloosa
Vernon Heafner
Toddville
Roscoe Willey
Onawa
C. C. Inman
Bancroft
National Farm Bureau Convention
Justice Murphy Illness Declared Not Serious
Supreme Court Justice Frank Murphy stated he is not seriously ill. He told Arthur J. Snider in Detroit at Henry Ford hospital that his thyroid condition is improving and he plans to return to Washington soon. He denied cancer or heart disease rumors and said he feels better than ever.
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Chicago
Supreme Court
Frank Murphy
Chicago Daily News
Arthur J. Snider
Detroit
Murphy
Henry Ford Hospital
Snider
Gazette
Washington
Cox dies after 283 days in coma from traffic crash
Mrs. Anna Marie Cox died Wednesday in Santa Monica after 283 days in a coma from a February 8 motorcycle collision with a car. She sustained brain injuries and never regained consciousness.
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Santa Monica
Anna Marie Cox
Price Funeral Services for Mrs Eliac Price
Services for Mrs Eliac Price who died Wednesday at her home near Toddville will be held Friday at 2 p.m. in the Church of Christ at Toddville conducted by Rev William Wilson. Burial will be in Oliphant Cemetery twelve miles north of Cedar Rapids. Friends may call at Beatty Chapel until 11 a.m. Friday.
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Eliac Price
Toddville
Church of Christ
William Wilson
Oliphant
Cedar Rapids
Beatty Chapel
Woman Accused Of Drilling Trip In Theft Tactics
In Springfield Illinois a 50 year old woman described by police as teaching robbery methods to three youths is jailed on armed robbery, attempted robbery and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. The youths, Clifford Von Wert Robert Near and Paul Black, admit one robbery and an attempted robbery while two girls ages 11 and 14 lured them to the home and police seized them for investigation.
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Springfield, Ill
Charles Earley
James Ippolito
Florence Moomaw
Moomaw
Keith H. Dressendorfer
Clifford von Wert
Robert Near
Paul Black
City Market Extends Hours For Thanksgiving Week
Safety Commissioner Gordon Hughes says the city market will stay open until noon on November 23 and half of November 24 to accommodate shoppers. The market will close after November 24 until spring.
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Gordon Hughes
Hughes
Four Japanese Miners Saved by GI Hero in Mine Rescue
Pvt Salvatore Forte of Hatboro Pennsylvania was credited with saving four Japanese miners trapped in a cave for 12 days near Sendai. He and a Japanese crew dug through a 100-foot hill to reach the men whose lives were saved by water and a pocketful of candy. The miners were exhausted but survived and were rushed to a tent hospital at the mine.
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Sendai
Japan
Salvatore Forte
Hatboro
Gen
MacArthur
Forte
Pvt
Phil Seghi Speaks At Lions Luncheon
Phil Seghi the Immaculate Conception high school basketball coach and Keokuk Pirates manager spoke at the Lions Club luncheon at the Roosevelt hotel. He discussed his cage team prospects this season and reflected on his career as a basketball and baseball player.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil Seghi
Immaculate Conception
Keokuk Pirates
Central Baseball Association
Lions Club
Roosevelt Hotel
Seghi
Princess Elizabeth reports send well after birth of son
Buckingham Palace announced Princess Elizabeth had a comfortable night and continues to do well. The newborn son, born Sunday, is described as a healthy baby and doing well.
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London
Buckingham Palace
Elizabeth
The
Palace
City Won’t Fund Southside Skating Rink Project
Parks Commissioner Richard C. Jones told the city council there is no money for a southside skating rink at Mallory Street and Nineteenth Avenue SW. He cited costly grading, distant water access, and existing facilities at Riverside and Reed parks as reasons to deny public funding for a private property rink.
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Jones
Richard C. Jones
Mallory Street
Nineteenth Avenue
Sixteenth Avenue Commercial Club
Parks Department
Playground and Recreation Commission
Frank Cach
Second Street
Riverside Park
Reed Park
Toy Collection At Cedar Rapids Schools Next Week
Children’s toys will be collected at Cedar Rapids schools Monday and Tuesday for distribution to needy children at Christmas. The YMCA will repair the toys with aid from Alpha Phi Omega as Boy Scouts and Camp Fire Girls pick up items from the schools for the Christmas Exchange project run by the Council of Social Planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Y.M.C.A
Alpha Phi Omega
Camp Fire
Council of Social Planning
Monmouth Teacher Dies After Crash
Miss Elsie Trimble, 66, of Monmouth Iowa, a teacher, died in Anamosa hospital after a late afternoon head on collision with a car driven by Ray Williams of Wyoming Williams escaped with minor injuries. Authorities theorize Trimble may have suffered a heart attack before the crash. Williams is employed in Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Gazette
Wyoming
Elsie Trimeble
Monmouth
Iowa
Anamosa Hospital
Ray Williams
Williams
Village May Get Doctor at Last
In Fairchild Wisconsin a volunteer physician pledges to practice in town in the interest of humanity. Mayor Roy Abrahamson withholds identity to avoid another pullback after prior attempted arrivals failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairchild, Wis
Fairchild
Roy Abrahamson
Germany
Joachim Bronny
Wisconsin
Augusta
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Daily Record
Robert W. Jones
Mary Ann Edmunds
John Edward Riordan, Jr
Rosalie Helen Orchard
John Lowery
St. Paul
Bertha Hellerstedt
Wylma R. Schnepp
Robert J. Schnepp
Nora Albert
John Albert
Jack Irvine
Muscatine
Carl McClean
Eleventh Street NW
Roger Schwarz
Duane Fetzer
First Avenue SW
Justice Court
Walter Lantz
Fifteenth Avenue SW
H. R. Churchill
Mercy
Carl Huff
First Avenue
Raymond Kennedy
Fourth Avenue
William Oberreuter
Watkins
Leo Krejci
Vernon
St. Luke’s
Clare Vavrichek
Swisher
Victor—Herman W. Schrader
First Methodist
Conroy
Ordin Halverson
Manchester
James Edward Grapes
Salem
S. D
Shelly
Amana
John Murbach
High Amana
Toddville Church of Christ
Helene Zierold
Upper South Amana
South Amana Community Church
City Hall
Dial
City Cab
Lt. Lamson
Donald Lamson
Royal SE. Toogood
Thomas Taylor
Mrs. Taylor
Hugh G. Ford
Beman Services
Farm Bureau
Justice Murphy
Price Funeral Services
Turner
2Nd Ave. SE
G.I
Lions
Okinow
Arnold
Diam
Goddess OF Time
Second Avenue SE
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