Express Boost in East South Sought by ICC Examiner
An Interstate Commerce Commission examiner recommended a 1 to 16 percent rise in railway express charges for the East and South. If approved, rates would range from six cents to 99 cents per 100 pounds, adding about 6.8 million dollars in annual revenue but not fully curing operating deficits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Leonard Way
Railway Express Agency
ICC
Mississippi
Weather and court notes from Daily Record November 27 1948
Iowa forecast calls for cloudy skies with rain or snow and a colder trend in the southeast. Temperatures range Sunday 32 to 37, with lows 18 to 21, and Monday highs 35 to 36. Public notices include intoxication fines, vagrancy bonds, unsafe vehicle charges, and parking violations. Births and deaths reported from Mercy Rockford Road Cedar Rapids St Luke's Marion and East Amana regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Yuma
Sioux City
Iowa
Fireman Revives His Own Daughter After Fall
Iowa City firemen Adrian Rittenmeyer and Ray Morgan spent 15 minutes using a resuscitator to revive Ruth Ann, a six year old who fell down a cellarway and later lapsed into a coma from a concussion. Ruth Ann is Rittenmeyer's daughter and the father reflected on his emotions when called to his own home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Adrian Rittenmeyer
Ray Morgan
Ruth Ann
Rittenmeyer
Prince Aly Khan seeks to buy Mayer horse ranch
Los Angeles reports Prince Aly Khan, fiancé of actress Rita Hayworth, was negotiating Saturday to purchase Louis B. Mayer’s famed 504 acre race horse breeding ranch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Prince Aly Kahn
Rita Hayworth
Louis B. Mayer
Jake Bird Hex Sees Fifth Death Tied to Case
Tacoma AP reports the so called Jake Bird hex gains momentum as J W Selden 75 the Bird defense lawyer dies of a heart attack. Others linked to the case including police officers a court clerk and the judge died in the aftermath. Bird awaits a US Supreme Court ruling after losing a state appeal. He was convicted of killing Mrs Bertha Kludt and her daughter bludgeoned with an ax. Authorities say Bird confessed involvement in 44 slayings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma
Jake Bird
J. W. Selden
Bird
Jake
Selden
State Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Bertha Kludt
Choice of Mailer Leads to Divorce
Thelma Tapscott filed for divorce from Robert A. Tapscott of Decatur Illinois on grounds of infidelity after letters to a German lover were mailed by his wife. She opened one envelope addressed to a former officer in the American army of occupation in Germany containing ardent declarations and a farewell line about going to the moon with Maria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Thelma Tapscott
Robert A. Tapscott
Decatur
Ill
Tapscott
Germany
Maria
Olds Announces 1949 Price Increases Across Models
Oldsmobile of General Motors joined Buick and Cadillac in announcing 1949 price hikes. The Futuramic 98 series will rise by 360 to 370 dollars, the 76 series by 45 to 60 dollars, while the 66 and 68 lines are to be discontinued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Oldsmobile
General Motors
Buick
Cadillac
CIO Re Elects Vice Presidents at Portland Convention
At the CIO convention in Portland the group re elected Secretary Treasurer James B Carey and all nine vice presidents without opposition. A bid to oust Albert J Fitzgerald the lone left wing vice president failed as President Phillip Murray declined to back it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
CIO
James B. Carey
Albert J. Fitzgerald
Phillip Murray
Horthy to Leave Germany for Argentina
Nicholas Horthy former regent of Hungary is ready to depart Germany for Argentina within two weeks. He was brought to Germany from Budapest by the Nazis during the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munich
Nicholas Horthy
Hungary
Germany
Argentina
Budapest
East Squirms As Marshall Plan Succeeds
AP analysis argues the Marshall Plan fuels Western Europe prosperity while Eastern bloc voices cry foul. It cites Lange and Arutiunian denouncing U S economic power as a cold war tool, and notes Poland benefited early before Soviet influence intensified. The piece warns Eastern Europe may soon show the plan’s impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East
Eastern Bloc
Europe
United States
Soviet Russia
Oscar Lange
Poland
United Nations
U. S
Russia
Dr. Lange
NKVD
Red Army
Secret Councils
Mt Baldy Winds Fan 300 Acre Brush Fire
Strong winds up to 60 miles an hour whip a 300 acre timber and brush fire on Mt Baldy 40 miles east of Los Angeles as the Forest Service requests 200 more firefighters. Minor injuries occur from flying debris as flames blacken 75 acres near Mother Cabrini academy north of Burbank with nuns and students assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
California
Mt. Baldy
Here
Sierra Madre Mountains
Snowcrest
United States Forest Service
Mother Cabrini Girls’ Academy
Burbank
Publishers urged to curb trashy trend in fiction
In Denver, Dr. Carl J. Garbo of the University of Chicago urged publishers to fund literary efforts and end a trashy trend in fiction. He proposed a writers endowment and replacing bosom books with genuinely good literature through subsidies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Carl J. Garbo
University of Chicago
Exploring Mind Lessons On Hero Worship And Early Singing
Dr. Wiggam discusses why campaigns cast candidates as heroes or villains and explains hero worship. He cites a study showing children as young as three and a half can start singing development and notes group singing boosts personality and confidence. He also argues that breaking promises in debates reflects character and responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvia Bienstock
Accident Case Charge Denied by Miss Brown
Miss Hazel Brown pleads innocent in traffic court to failure to control after a collision with W. D. Barnhizer at Second avenue and Crescent street injuring her mother Mrs. C. H. Wilkins. Police reports misidentified both drivers and there is talk of possible dismissal Tuesday if the investigation is not completed. Mrs. Wilkins remains in St Luke's Hospital with cuts and bruises but is listed in favorable condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel Brown
Blake Boulevard
Miss Brown
C. H. Wilkins
W. D. Barnhizer
Second Avenue SE
Second Avenue
Crescent Street
Barnhizer
Wilkins
St. Luke's Hospital
Oelwein Officers Nab Waterloo Jail-Breaker
Charles Swyers 21 fled Black Hawk jail in Waterloo Thursday night and was tracked to Oelwein where two officers captured him after a short chase. He rode with a Waterloo girl who was not detained. Swyers slugged a jailer to escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairbank
Charles Swyers
Black Hawk
Waterloo
Oelwein
Here
Swyers
Ralph Howland Injured In Accidental Shooting
Pfc. Ralph Howland of the marine corps in China was wounded in an accidental shooting when another marine was cleaning a pistol. The bullet hit Howland in the right side, broke a rib, and exited the same side. He is hospitalized aboard ship in Shanghai bay. the accident occurred November 5. Howland has served 19 months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Howland
Marine Corps
China
Ralph W. Howland
Second Avenue SW
Howland
Shanghai Bay
Marines
Roosevelt Compared to a Fly by Moscow Paper
Izvestia called Eleanor Roosevelt a fly in a Paris dispatch, citing her UN subcommittee remarks that the Soviet constitution is only propaganda significance. The paper asked if a fly could eclipse the sun and likened the constitution to the sun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Eleanor Roosevelt
Paris
Izvestia
U.N. Subcommittee On Human Rights
Three Juveniles Arrested in Cedar Rapids Break-ins
Cedar Rapids police solved two break-ins Friday afternoon when Capt. Stanley Davis of the juvenile bureau arrested three boys aged 11 10 and nine. They admitted breaking into the Barta garage at 225 Second Street NE and the parking lot office at 514 Second Avenue SE. The garage reported $21 missing. nothing was taken at the parking lot. They were released to their parents pending a juvenile court hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Stanley Davis
The
Juvenile Bureau
Barta
Second Street
Second Avenue SE
Accused Slayer of Coed Plans His Own Defense
Joseph Walker 31 a metal worker charged with the slaying of Theresa Foster 18 a University of Colorado student said he will act as his own defense attorney He wrote to his mother asking for funds to investigate and for witnesses to testify in his behalf He insisted he did not kill the girl and is to be arraigned Tuesday The court is expected to appoint counsel for him
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coed
Boulder
Joseph Walker
Theresa Foster
University of Colorado
Myrtle Walker
Santa Monica
Walker
Fort Worth Mobilizes Vaccination After Smallpox Case
Fort Worth health officials urged immediate vaccination for all 283000 residents after the first county smallpox case in ten years. Dudley A. Reekie ordered vaccine stock checks and 1000 doses flown in from Austin, with a public clinic set up for those unable to pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Dudley A. Reekie
Jarel Sparks
Consolidated-Vultee Aircraft Corporation
Reekie
George Cox
State Capitol
Austin
City-County Hospital
Sparks
Baby Treatment Curbs Rowdyism in Boston Courts
Judge John H. Connelly says a baby treatment, involving 24 hours living as infants with diapers bottles and a baby pen, curbs rowdyism and vandalism in Greater Boston. He reports excellent court results and notes inmates never return to his juvenile court after the cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
John H. Connelly
City Briefs N A A C P Meeting And Other Local Bits
The Cedar Rapids N A A C P chapter will meet at Bethel A M E church Sunday at 4 PM. Police Chief Fred Carstens will discuss Juvenile Delinquency at the Rotary club Monday. James Westcot, son of Mr. and Mrs. George L. Westcot, pledged with 69 Iowa State College senior engineering students to the Knights of St Patrick. Tommy Masson, 3, nephew of Mrs. R P Taylor, died Friday. services will be in Iowa City. St Pauls Methodist Men’s club meeting postponed to Dec 7 with dinner at 6:30 and radio program at 8. Cub Pack 5 members and parents displayed handiwork and awarded badges. Gene Pont transferred from another city.
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Belle Plaine
Sam Rossway
Cedar Rapids
Peffers
Columbus Junction
Elmer Sweaney
Des Moines
Columbus City
Wellman
Anna Oldaker
What Cheer
Middle Amana
Elizabeth Pefer
East Amana
East Amana Community Church
N.A.A.C.P
Bethel A.M.E
Fred Carstens
Rotary Club
James Westcot
George L. Westcot
Higley Avenue
Iowa State College
Knights of St. Patrick
Tommy Masson
R. P. Taylor
Second Avenue SE
William J. Masson
Honolulu
Iowa City
St. Paul’s
Cub Pack 5
Billy McNeil
Jack Bright
Richard Buehler
Robert Doorman
James Brown
Elmo Smith
Gaylord Beers
Jim Barvivek
Richard Lumas
Larry Brown
Phillip Shinn
Richard Bright
Tommie McCoy
Larry Tharp
Lance Dailey
Greg Wilson
Tommy Stevens
Lynn Brechens
Robert Zumsteg
Robert
Schultz appeals Iowa supreme court after denial of marriage annulment
Fred William Schultz filed a notice of appeal from Judge G K Thompson's decree denying annulment of his marriage to Imogene Schultz. The court granted separate maintenance for Mrs Schultz and awarded $200 for pregnancy expenses plus weekly support of 15 until birth and 15 until the child turns 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred William Schultz
Iowa Supreme Court
G. K. Thompson
Thompson
Imogene K. Schultz
Schultz
Lillys Sue Comrieds For Accident Damages
Mr and Mrs Mark Lilly sue Mr and Mrs Raymond A Comried for 3080 35 total in accident injuries and damages from a Nov 4 10 am collision at B avenue and Twenty first street NE. The Comried car driven by Mrs I Comred hit Lillys car. Lilly seeks 2500 for injuries and 480 35 for car damages plus 100 for 10 days loss of use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Lilly
Raymond A. Comried
B Avenue
Twenty-first Street
Comried
Icomred
Lilly
Lawsuits Filed in Linn County District Court
Two civil actions filed Friday in Linn County District Court name Foley Manufacturing Company of Minneapolis suing Howard M. Larson of Cedar Rapids for 264.16 dollars and Local Trademarks Inc of New York suing Robert Ament of Cedar Rapids for 78 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
Foley Manufacturing Company
Minneapolis
Howard M. Larson
Cedar Rapids
Inc
New York
Robert Ament
Television Spurs Bars in Tijuana Already
In TIJUANA Mexico television gates open with bars racing to install sets. La Corona owner Angelo Borquez leads. Receivers cost 750 dollars while rivals spend 1500 to 2500 for larger models. Local managers expect Mexican viewers to embrace sport programming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tijuana
Mexico
Los Angeles
San Diego
Calif
Cantina
la Corona
Angelo Borquez
Deaths Orville Hull Adams 75 Cedar Rapids Resident
Orville Hull Adams 75 of 1622 Bever avenue SE Cedar Rapids died in a local hospital at 7 10 p m Friday after a long illness He was born November 20 1873 in Carroll and came to Cedar Rapids in 1903 He married Catherine M Larson February 28 1900 in Marshalltown He is survived by his wife and a daughter Catherine M Adams of Seattle A 33rd degree Mason he held life memberships in several Masonic and Shrin e organizations Funeral services are set for 1 30 p m Monday at Turner chapel with visitation at the chapel
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Orville Hull Adams
Bever Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Carroll
Catherine M. Larson
Marshalltown
Catherine M. Adams
Seattle
Adams
el Kahir Shrine
Mt. Hermon Lodge
A.F
A.M
Iowa
Cedar
O.E.S
Gethsemane White Shrine
Goodfellows
Turner Chapel
Notice of Probate Estate in Linn County Iowa
Notice is hereby given that on November 19 1948 the undersigned was duly appointed executrix of the estate of a deceased Linn County Iowa resident. Indebted persons must pay promptly and any claims against the estate should be filed with the clerk of Linn County Iowa. Nellie L Erwin is named as executrix and the filing is handled by Barnes Chamberlain Hanzlik and Worth, Attorneys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miete
Iowa
Linn County
Ys Egg and Co
Ate
Lows
Limunty
Nellie L. Erwin
Barnes, Chamberlain, Hanzlik and
W. Worth
Notice of Will Probate in Linn County Iowa
Notice is given that the Last Will and Testament of Avery, late of Linn County Iowa, is offered for probate in the District Court at Cedar Rapids on the date noted. The matter is filed November 26 1948 with attorney W J Barnerover listed for the Glenn District Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Linn County
District Court
A.D
Avery
Threechat Rapids
The Poet of the People by Edgar A Guest
A reflective verse urging self restraint and humility after public embarrassment. It contrasts laughing at others with admitting one's own mistakes and maintaining grace when folly leads to a fall. The speaker counsels readers to laugh at themselves and stay humble.
President backs use of recovery fund by April 2
President Truman authorized using the European recovery fund to April 2 and urged rapid action. Rep. Cannon plans swift moves as he becomes House Appropriations chair, aiming to secure additional Marshall Plan funds. China aid remains separate with calls for a larger program as military funds dwindle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Rep. Cannon
D-Mo
House Appropriations Committee
Truman
Paul G. Hoffman
Congress
Cannon
Europe
Hoffman
ECA
Science Supports Haunted Hill Claim
Archaeologists led by W A Smallcombs of Reading Museum found bones in Blewburton Hill showing a man sitting astride a horse. The remains date to about 200 B C and identify the Iron A72 civilization, confirming a long villagers tale of a rider vanished at the hilltop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
INS
Little Blewbury
Blewburton Hill
Blewarton Hill
Reading
Wantage
Thames
Goring Gap
W. A. Smallcombs
Reading Museum
Smallcomb
Doctor Seeks Insight Into Thirst Causes and Cure
Denver physician Dr. Joseph H. Holmes of the University of Colorado medical school has won 12700 from the army medical corps for a three year study on thirst. He will test drug and non drug methods to curb thirst and explore if excessive water intake can occur and how diet affects thirst. He notes paradoxes in thirst signaling when water is not needed versus when it is badly needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
INS
Joseph H. Holmes
University of Colorado Medical School
Army Medical Corps
Holmes
Little Gallery Closed Until Wednesday Show Opens
The Little Gallery at the public library will close until Wednesday per art association chair Mrs. Harry Chadima. A new exhibit by Cedar Rapids artists Miss Zora Pauk and Miss Helen Navratil opens Wednesday. Pauk teaches at Kenwood school. After Wednesday hours are 3 30 to 5 30 weekdays and 2 30 to 5 30 on weekends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Chadima
Art Association
Zora Pauk
Helen Navratil
Cedar Rapids
Miss Pauk
Kenwood
Butler professor seeks full middle name in phone listing
Indianapolis. Benjamin Fort, a Butler University professor, asked the telephone company to add his middle name to the directory to cut down on mistaken calls from officers and soldiers wives. Fort characterizes his name as Fort Benjamin Harrison and resides in Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Benjamin Fort
Butler University
Fort
Benj
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Thieving Santa Distributes Toys From Syracuse Drug Store
Police report a thief stole $6 worth of toys from a Syracuse drug store and gave them to neighborhood children. Parents returned all but one toy dump truck worth 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
N. Y
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August Faust
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H. R. Churchill
Melvin T. Wertz
Thirtieth Street Drive
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Sarah Ruchotzke
Francis R. Spinka
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James W. Rose
Evelyn M. Rose
Gene LeRoy Cook
Scotch Grove
Betty Jane Michel
Ralph N. Gordon
Marion
Joyce Audrey Smith
Donald Owens
Elsa Nielson
Glen Carl Richmond
Delma N. Bauer
Marguerite Goyer
William Edward Goyer
June I. Beatty
Newton G. Beatty
Robert L. Hallquist
Eighth Street
Norman Serbousek
Center Junction
Bob Christenson
Jim Wasta
John E. Lopes
Third Avenue
Frances Myers
Eighth Avenue
Warren L. Wagner
Benton J. Gracey
Donald E. Blood
Sixteenth Avenue
R. E. Neimeir
B Avenue NE
Quaker Oats
J. C. Williams
F Avenue NW
Mercy
Clifford Loney
Rockford Road
St. Luke’s
Howard Howe
Orville Cook
Douglas Cashman
Clarence
Bruce Westcott
Springfield
Mass
Charles C. Lingo
Lingo
John E. Krejci
Fourteenth Avenue
Fireman
Prince
Jake Bird Hex
Olds
John M. Roberts, Jr
AP Foreign Affairs
A. A. Arutiunian
U.S.S.R
U. N. General Assembly
Western
Mr. Lange
Mr. Arutiunian
Albert E. Wiggam
Moses
Promised Land
Columbia _ university
A. T. Jerslid
Mrs. Roosevelt
Convair
Ray O. Ryan
Northrup
Iowa High Tribunal
Lillys
Comrieds
Orville H. Adams
Glenn District
W. J. Barnerover
Edgar A. Guest
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