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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1948
Page
2
Partly cloudy and warmer forecasts for Iowa with a detailed weekly outlook. City police and court notices report marriages, drunkenness fines, and disturbrance of the peace cases. Births in St. Luke's Mercy Los Angeles and other hospitals noted with numerous addresses and names.
Tama-a A. B. Goodell 85 died Saturday with services 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Patrick's church Mt. Vernon Dr. Henry C. Stancliff 84 died Sunday in Cedar Rapids hospital services 2 p.m. Tuesday Mt. Vernon Presbyterian church Elkader Evah Partridge 84 of Argyle Wis died Sunday of heart attack at sister's home in Elkader services at Argyle Wednesday Marengo C C Keil 89 died Saturday in Grinnell hospital services 1:30 p.m. Tuesday McAnich funeral home Victor Durant Ray Baldridge 52 died Sunday at Tipton body at Frick funeral home here services in Durant chapel 2 p.m. Wednesday Solon Adolph Albert Stransky 59 died Saturday night services 2 p.m. Tuesday Brosh funeral home Solon Margaret Stahle 75 died Sunday in Iowa City hospital funeral arrangements incomplete Central City Clara E Nietert 85 died Sunday at son Vearl's home Troy Mills services 2 p.m. Wednesday Coggan Methodist Church Independence William Wayne Towlerton 54 died Sunday services 9 a.m. Wednesday St. John's Catholic church body at People's funeral home Independence George Steinmetz 76 died Sunday Masonic services 10 a.m. Wednesday People's funeral home
Independence services set for two longtime residents William Wayne Towlerton 54 and George Steinmetz 76 who died Sunday. Towlerton formerly chief chef of Ringling Bros circus and ran the Club cafe in Independence. Steinmetz a lifelong resident in the boot and shoe business for 60 years. Survivors include relatives and sisters. Masonic services planned for Steinmetz at the Peoples Funeral Home at 10 a.m. and church services for Towlerton at St Johns Catholic Church at 9 a.m. Wednesday.
The city council accepted a 25 payment to release the railroad from further claims for a damaged sidewalk at E avenue and Vernal street NW. The sidewalk was broken Oct. 22 when a railroad car ran over it. The next meeting was moved from Thursday to Friday for Thanksgiving.
W A Risk 63 proprietor of a Cedar Rapids grocery store at 700 Sixth street SE died in Los Angeles Saturday after a brief illness. Born in Ine Arab Syria in 1885 he came to Cedar Rapids in 1899 and had lived in Los Angeles the last five years. Surviving are a son Michael six daughters all of Los Angeles a brother George of Phoenix and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at St George's Orthodox church in Los Angeles Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Jessie Pearl Avery wife of Thomas Avery 825 Fifth Avenue SE Cedar Rapids died at her home after a long illness Born October 20 1877 in Wapello she came to Cedar Rapids in 1905 Survived by husband a daughter Fern Borchard two sons Joseph M and Dan two grandchildren Funeral services will be held at Turner chapel at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday Burial in Linwood cemetery Friends may call after noon Tuesday
Funeral services will be held at Turner chapel at 11 am Tuesday for William Earl Miller a lifelong Cedar Rapids farmer who died Saturday at his home 4725 Center Point Road NE Burial is Cedar Memorial Cemetery Born October 22 1879 he married Mabel Bartlett in 1900 Surviving are his wife four daughters one son two brothers and ten grandchildren
George S. Fleming 67 of 1235 Second Avenue SE Cedar Rapids died in a local hospital at 7:45 a.m. Sunday after a long illness. Born April 14 1881 in Aledo Illinois he came to Cedar Rapids from Solon in 1930. Surviving include a son Ronald S. Fleming Cedar Rapids six sisters and four brothers. Funeral services were held at Turner chapel at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday with Rev Milton White of Bethany Congregational Church officiating. Burial is in Oak Hill cemetery Solon. Friends may call at the chapel.
Infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Glenn of Quincy Illinois died Sunday. Survived by parents a sister Sharon Lea a brother David James grandparents Dr and Mrs J C Glenn and Harry Mealey Cedar Rapids several aunts and uncles. Private funeral services were held in the Teahen chapel Monday afternoon by the Rt Rev Msgr J M Molloy. Burial in Mt Calvary cemetery.
Joseph Thomas Vos infant son of Mr and Mrs Joseph W Vos of Cedar Rapids died in a Cedar Rapids hospital on Saturday. He is survived by his parents a sister Judy Ann and grandparents Mr and Mrs Joseph Vos of Cedar Rapids and Mr and Mrs Myron Auchampau of Syracuse New York. Services were held at Polansky chapel at 2 p.m. Monday by Rev Anthony W Chihak and burial followed in St Johns cemetery.
Funeral services for Emil H Wiebel of Iowa City will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Polansky chapel, conducted by Rev. J. F. Choitz of St. Paul’s Lutheran church. Burial follows at Bohemian National cemetery. friends may call at the chapel.
Chicago radio announcer Ralph Eddy died in a collision with a Soo Line train in Franklin Park while en route to host his early morning farm service show with Hal Totten. Eddy, 32, had joined WGN on August 18 1941 and the program was the station's first daily show.
The United States granted diplomatic recognition to Peru's new revolutionary government on Sunday night.
Washington dispatch reports looming trouble for President Truman's legislative agenda as Republicans and Southern Democrats on the House Rules Committee may form a coalition to block major measures. Key factors cited include Rep Colmer reclaiming a committee seat, Rayburn's stance on filling vacancies, and Speaker Martin warning against state socialism as Republicans prepare to lead opposition.
John M. Good and Arnold E. Block, both of Cedar Rapids, pled guilty to two breakins to Nora's Inn in Center Point and Cannon's Tavern in Cedar Rapids. They received two consecutive terms up to 10 years each at Fort Madison penitentiary from District Judge G K Thompson, who condemned their numerous crimes.
Russell B. Millburn, 40, of 1011 Ninth Street SW, was fined $300 and costs after pleading guilty to driving while intoxicated. Cedar Rapids police arrested him at First Avenue East and Fourth Street on November 20 for speeding and erratic driving.
Russell Myers of 920 M Street SW pled guilty to a grand jury indictment charging wife and child desertion. Judge G K Thompson sentenced him to one year in jail but suspended the term on Myers promising to provide for his four children. Edwin C Schluter filed suit against Gene Clancy in Linn County District Court for accounts totaling 159.40.
Joseph O'Keefe 36 of Waterloo smashed several county jail windows in a drunken spree. District Judge William T. Evans sentenced him to one year in the same jail on a malicious mischief charge stemming from the incident after he was jailed on a drunkenness charge.
Dr Nathaniel G Alcock of Iowa City was named president elect of the Mississippi Valley Medical Society. Directors approved an alliance of the Blue Cross hospital insurance program with a physician sponsored medical care program and said local or state level control would be best.
Bernell Clos, 42, sustained facial arm and hand burns in a early morning blaze that destroyed his uncle Justice Phelps home. Clos was hospitalized at Mercy, Anamosa, in good condition. Phelps fled in nightclothes and escaped. All contents perished. origin undetermined.
William J. Warrick, 23, of 1232 Twenty first avenue SW, faces a larceny charge for allegedly stealing chickens from a coop owned by Mrs. Ethel Groat and rabbits from Robert Mahan. Warrick reportedly admitted taking two chickens and the rabbits in a signed statement. Debarking details: location is county area, date referenced as Saturday night and Sunday.
A Sunday night tornado in Bombay left at least three dead and about 50 seriously wounded with more injuries reported as rescue teams searched the debris. Officials warned the death toll could rise as weather hampers aid efforts.
Police hunted William Pollard 26 of Cincinnati after a two year old boy was found beaten to death and hidden in a hotel dresser drawer. Pollard, once a patient at a state mental hospital, was linked to a Boston registered alias Joseph Nichols. The search spanned Missouri Iowa and Illinois as authorities confirm Pollard’s prior hospital history.
At a Des Moines meeting of 30 young Republicans discussion centered on Harrison Spangler of Cedar Rapids resigning as national committeeman. While he cannot be removed, several attendees favored his stepping down for a younger liberal aligned successor.
In Madrid the Falange party says 82 percent of city council seats were won by its members in Spain's municipal elections, the first since the civil war. Interior Minister Blas Perez Gonzalez backed the claim, noting 70.9 percent turnout among 6.51 million eligible voters amid limited independent verification.
Jack Andrew and Thomas Freeman were fined $25 plus costs in police court after pleading guilty to disturbing the peace. Andrew, 1001 Fourteenth Avenue SW, and Freeman, 113 Thirteenth Street SE, were arrested near the Mirror Lounge at 12:35 a.m. Sunday following a fight, with Freeman later surrendering at the station. Judge Harry S. Johnson also imposed an additional $25 on Andrew for a separate matter.
The Supreme Court refused to review lower court rulings upholding the good faith defense in portal to portal pay claims. The decision preserves a 1940s act limiting back pay for time spent at the plant, and also sustains an $800,000 land-condemnation award for Grand Hydro in Oklahoma. Justice Burton wrote the majority. Justices Douglas Black Rutledge and Murphy dissented.
The Supreme Court agreed to hear Aeronautical Industrial District Lodge 727's appeal over reinstatement of three ex servicemen at Lockheed Aircraft in Los Angeles. Lower courts ordered reinstatement amid a labor contract revised while servicemen served, with government arguing the case touches draftee rights under the 1948 Selective Service law and World War II veterans under the 1940 act.
Mrs. Maxins Laughlin thirty died while seeking help after her car stalled in a blizzard on the Dodge City to Denton route. Winds reached sixty miles an hour as volunteers, patrolmen, and guardsmen searched since Thursday. her aunt Libbie Sinclair survived in the car and was treated for exposure.
Gov. Blue and Gov.-elect Beardsley opened state budget hearings noting no decisions until all requests are heard. Attorney General Larson seeks 59,100 yearly for two years plus one new assistant for soldier bonus work. State Auditor Akers seeks 8,400 salary for himself, up from 6,000, as part of shared officer requests.
DETROIT AP General Motors Corporation on Monday raised GMC truck chassis prices by 90 to 175 dollars and added 10 dollars to the cost of cabs for the trucks. Panel bodies gained 50 dollars. M D Douglas, GMC truck and coach division general manager, cited higher manufacturing costs.
The city council ordered stop signs at the Fifth avenue and Sixth street SE intersection and at the Eighth street SE and Fifth avenue crossing after a petition from 17 residents noting a dangerous accident history. The latest crash at Fifth and Sixth injured two people in a two car collision last Wednesday.
Low ill in Chicago reports James F. Low awaiting transfer to Hines hospital. Tom Turkey Bazaar at Memorial building Tuesday night offers turkeys and more with free admission and hourly door prizes. Cedar circle Foresters meet with candidate obligations. Wilson PTA discusses what it takes to be popular. Doty Convalescing after surgery returns home for a few days. Rev William Smith Sunshine Mission concludes with talks on Not Far From the Kingdom and Lot's Wife. David Pratt leads music. Thomas Purington fined $25 for drunkenness and disturbing the peace after arrest following information by his former wife.
The Rock Island Rocky Mountain Rocket arrived in Des Moines at 6:35 a.m. after being delayed 75 hours due to last Thursday's blizzard in Kansas. Passengers were stranded in Kansas towns while tracks were cleared. Officials said other Denver to Chicago trains were rerouted and kept on schedule.
Nine men from eastern Iowa report for army induction at Cedar Rapids draft center. Willard B. Dickinson Robert E. McCune John Yossi Jr Henry E. Witwer Louis B. McDaniel Richard E. Polton from Linn county. Lewis J. Eschen Francis M. Hogan from Buchanan county Norman C. Buck from Johnson county and Lyle Russell from Jones county have orders to report to Fort Riley Kansas for basic training.
Iowa voters backed the World War II soldier bonus with 739,847 yes to 210,465 no, in a total of 950,312 ballots. The canvassing board confirmed national results: Truman over Dewey in Iowa by 28,362 votes, with 1,038,264 total presidential votes and party standings affecting the Progressive party’s status for 1950.
Des Moines. Dean Stark, 23, married to be, was drafted with 174 other Iowans in the November quota. He passed the pre induction exam, received orders for induction on Nov 22, and will report to Fort Riley Kansas. His marriage would have exempted him if it occurred before the order. Stark said the rapid process left him surprised and hopeful to complete service.
Berlin reports that Marshal Konstantin Rokossovsky, head of the Soviet Western armies, has established headquarters in the Russian zone of Germany. The German press, Montag's Echo, says the base is at Fuerstenberg Mecklenburg.
President Truman faces light chaos as White House possessions are moved to Blair House during repairs. Staff scramble through rooms along Pennsylvania Avenue and a frantic search for his toothbrush ends when it is found.
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