Weather highs and lows and Octobers totals
Sunday temperatures show wide variation from 39 to 97 across cities with Chicago 70 and Phoenix 97. Iowa forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and mild temperatures into midweek with scattered showers in the east, while morning and evening readings are recorded from municipal stations and October totals noted as none for precip and normal values near 201. Several deaths and funeral services are listed for various towns including Cedar Rapids, Mechanicsville, Manchester, Belle Plaine, and Iowa City with multiple burials and church services scheduled through next week.
Speeding and traffic offenses listed by North English area
A list of speeding, reckless driving, license suspension, stop sign, yield, control, dog running at large and other traffic violations. Several individuals forfeited appearance bonds from $14 to $30 and fines or jail terms were imposed, including five day jail for Duane Schneider and multiple individuals charged with intoxication or disorderly conduct. The section records names, addresses, offenses and penalties to appear.
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Mervin Netser
North English
James Maher
Fourth Avenue SE
Elton Wyly
Harrold
S. D
Robert Wetherall
Oelwein
Merle Holub
Prairieburg
William van Haecke, Jr
Amana
Joseph Trottier
Ketchekan
Alaska
Floyd Davie
C Street
Duane Schneider
Sixth Avenue
Margia Nordorst
Marion
Donald Lane
Hamilton Street
Gordon Wear
Central City
William Finnigan
A Avenue NW
Wayne Hopp
Ralph Schulte
Norva Hotel
Wilma
Tenth Street
Frank Steinacher
Ely
Robert Calvert
John Burns
Donald Fedderson
Donald
Hoover Tackles Reds Over Informer Witness Use
FBI Director J Edger Hoover and AAG William F Tompkins criticized Communists and sympathizers for attacking the use of informer witnesses. They warned the courtroom should not become a forum to discredit the judicial process and urged protection for confidential informants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
FBI
J. Edger Hoover
Hoover
William F. Tompkins
International Association of Chiefs of Police
Tompkins
Pre Hearing Set On Cedar Rapids North South Air Service
North south airline service for Cedar Rapids progresses as a pre hearing conference is scheduled in Washington. Attorney Don Hines notes the conference will settle issues for CAB scrutiny, including hearing timing and required evidence. Ozark Airlines and North Central Airlines have each filed routes between Minneapolis St Paul St Louis and Minneapolis Cedar Rapids.
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Cedar Rapids
Washington, D. C
Washington
Don Hines
Airport Commission
Hines
Civil Aeronautics Board
Ozark Airlines
Minneapolis-St. Paul
St. Louis
North Central Airlines
Minneapolis-Cedar Rapids
Seven Killed In Weekend Car Crashes
Associated Press reports seven died in Iowa motor vehicle crashes over the weekend. A Sloan area collision left four from Clermont injured. in West Union a 60 year old Hawkeye farmer Carl Lenz died and his family injured. Other victims include Sioux City residents Lawrence Moffitt and Eugene Nachtman plus Ned Boston and Carrie Stephenson from Whiting. A Graettinger area crash killed farmer Harlan Felkey. A West Chester couple, Arthur Peters and his wife, left with minor injuries while John Adams escaped unharmed.
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Associated Press
Iowa
Sloan
Carl Lenz
Hawkeye Farmer
West Union
Graettinger
Emmetsburg
Arthur Peters
West Chester
Washington
John Adams
Collins Radio Club to Hear Col Bestic Bestic Topic Power For Peace
Col John B Bestic of Omaha, chief of the Strategic Air Command communications electronics, will speak at the Collins Radio Technical Association meeting in Cedar Rapids Tuesday evening. The talk titled Power For Peace will be at 6 30 p m in the Eagles hall. Bestic, a 1939 West Point graduate, has a postwar career in communications and electronics.
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John B. Bestic
Omaha
Strategic Air Command
Cedar Rapids
Collins Radio Technical Association
Eagles Hall
Bestic
West Point
Lighting Project to Start on Two City Bridges
Work will start Tuesday on erecting poles for a 10000 dollar lighting project on the Third and F avenue bridges. New six thousand lumen lights will improve illumination on both spans starting with Third avenue, with poles moved to the curb line to light the sidewalk and traveled way. Public Improvements Commissioner W W Stolba announced the upgrade.
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Third
F Avenue
Third Avenue
W. W. Stolba
Stolba
YMCA Athletic Club Membership Drive Tuesday
A one day YMCA Athletic club membership drive will be held Tuesday, officials said Monday. About 250 Cedar Rapids businessmen will be solicited with a goal of 25 new members. Benefits include Swedish massage, steam baths, ultraviolet sun baths, infrared heat lamp, rest cuts, swimming, hand ball, volleyball, calisthenics, pool and other healthful activities. The club is self supporting and receives no aid from Community Chest funds.
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Ymca Athletic Club
Cedar Rapids
Black filly born to 30-year-old mare Stephanie
London AP reports horse breeder Fred Unwin says his old gray mare Stephanie foaled a jet black filly at the remarkable age of 30. He recalls buying Stephanie as a yearling in 1926, asserting her age beyond doubt.
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London (Ap
Fred Unwin
Stephanie
GOP Appeals to Individual Labor Voters
Washington AP report notes on Monday Republicans targeted individual workers rather than organized labor. A Senate Republican policy committee document argued the administration treats each worker as an individual, not a separate class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Republican Policy Committee
Kansas 1955 legislature funds state house overhaul
Topeka reports that lawmakers budgeted 135000 dollars to renovate the state house electrical system, while a local contractor proposed completing the work for 46664 dollars, well under the appropriation. The notice highlights the bid disparity in Topeka.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Statehouse
Deaths Newman 37 dies in Cedar Rapids area
Max L. Newman 37 of Toddville assistant manager of Armstrongs shoe department died suddenly Sunday at 7 45 p m in a Cedar Rapids hospital He was born June 22 1918 near Toddville married Vera Irene Estling June 23 1940 Surviving wife a daughter Barbara Ann 12 his mother and three brothers He was a member of Bethany Lutheran church a charter member of Toddville American Legion and taught Sunday school He served with the Seabees in World War II He worked for Armstrongs six years Services Wednesday 2 p m at Bethany Lutheran burial in Dunkard cemetery Burial details and calling hours provided
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Max L. Newman
Toddville
Armstrong’s
Cedar Rapids
Vera Irene Estling
Barbara Ann
Lloyd Newman
Virgil
Shannon
Bethany Lutheran Church
Dunkard
Satchett-Murdoch
Center Point
Mrs Francis F. Stark, 61, Cedar Rapids resident dies
Minnie Stark died at 8 a.m. Sunday at her home seven miles west of Cedar Rapids after a brief illness. Born September 10, 1894 in Michigan, she was a member of St. Joseph's guild Stark settlement. Surviving include husband married April 13, 1918 and five grandchildren. Services at St Patrick's Fairfax 9:30 a.m. Wednesday. Rosary at 8 p.m. Tuesday at Monahan funeral home. Memorials to charity requested.
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Francis F. Stark
Cedar Rapids
Michigan
Minnie Stark
St. Joseph’s Guild
Stark Settlement
Melvin
Harold
Hazel) Thoman
Dale
Geraldine) Douglas
Ceidar Rapids
Edward
Iola) Milota
Ventura
Calif
Frank Cronk
Clinton
Gladys Bond
Des Moines
Dale Cronk
Hollywood
Edythe Townsend
William Kime
Iowa City
Royal
St. Patrick’s Church
Fairfax
Bernard L. White
St. Joseph’s Cemetery
Starks Settlement
Father White
Monahan Funeral Home
James T. Nicol longtime transfer firm owner dies in Chicago
James T. Nicol former owner and manager of the American Transfer Company in Cedar Rapids died in Chicago after a long illness. Born September 2, 1878 in Chicago, he is survived by his wife Lida three daughters Mrs. Morgan Davis Mrs. Margaret Emmering and Mrs. Elizabeth Rose nine grandchildren a sister Florence Nichols and three sons James Major Robert and Capt. J Thomas Nicol. Services will be held at the Emmering funeral home Chicago at 8 p.m. Tuesday with graveside rites Wednesday at Oak Hill cemetery Cedar Rapids.
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James T. Nicol
American ‘Transfer Company
Cedar Rapids
Chicago
Lida
Morgan Davis
Meadowbrook Drive
Margaret Emmering
Elizabeth Rose
Albuquerque
N. M
James
Robert Nicol
Air Force
J'Thomas Nicol
Mountain Home
Idaho
Florence Nichols
Rochester
N.Y
Emmering Funeral Home
Oak Hill Cemetery
Cedar Rapids Woman Lelia M Hurst Dies After Long Illness
Lelia May Hurst 49 years a Cedar Rapids resident died in a local hospital at 4 15 am Sunday after a long illness. Born September 25 1893 in Davenport she leaves husband Elmer Hurst daughter Mrs L G Waller two brothers William L and Eugene H Warren and five grandchildren all of Cedar Rapids. She belonged to Mt Zion Baptist Church where services will be conducted 1 30 pm Tuesday by Revs Percy Burt and D O Bell. Friends may call Beatty Bearle chapel after 7 pm Monday.
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Lelia May Hurst
Elmer Hurst
Eighth Street
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
L. G. Waller
William L
Eugene H. Warren
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
Percy Burt
D. O. Bell
Silver Leaf Chapter
O. E. S. Friends
Beatty-Bearle Chapel
Funeral services for Mrs. Leo J. Koutnik
Mrs. Leo J. Koutnik of 2004 J Street SW died Saturday night. Services are set at Kuba funeral home at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday and St. Ludmila's church at 10 a.m. with Rt. Rev. Msgr. Francis R. Hruby. Burial follows at St. John's cemetery. Rosary for the Rosary Society and parish members at 7:30 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Rosary Society members are asked to meet at St. Ludmila's at 9:45 a.m. Tuesday to attend mass.
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Leo J. Koutnik
J Street
Kuba
St. Ludmila’s Church
Francis R. Hruby
St. John’s Cemetery
Rosary Society
Msgr
Hruby
The
St. Ludmila’s
Missing Till Case Figure In Chicago
AP report notes Leroy Collins, a potential witness in the Emmett Till case, is under Chicago Defender care after a Memphis Tri-State Defender sender located him in Mississippi and he vanished before Roy Bryant and J W Milam’s Mississippi murder trial. Mamie Till Bradley and Willie Reed were treated for nervous exhaustion in Chicago hospitals amid NAACP rally efforts.
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Chicago
Missippi
Enoch Waters
Chicago Defender
Leroy Collins
Tri-State Defender
Memphis
Tenn
Waters
Collins
Mississippi
Roy Bryant
J. W. Milam
Milam
Bryant
Emmet Louis ‘Till
Henry Lee Loggin
Glendora
Miss
Mamie Bradley
Provident Hospital
Detroit
National Association For Advancement of Colored People
New York
NAACP
Willie Reed
Michael Reese
Leslie
K. D. Milam
Till
Joe
Cedar Rapids Plans 150000 Resurfacing Survey
Cedar Rapids city council authorized a 150000 survey of older hard surfaced streets for a maintenance program. Public Improvements Commissioner Stolba said the funds will come from the street construction fund. City Engineer Young to survey and determine miles and streets for the 1956 resurfacing project.
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Cedar Rapids
W. W. Stolba
Frank Young
Stolba
Young
Test Pilot Killed In Demonstration
YUMA ARIZONA INS report ac e pilot John H Birt 27 Baltimore father of two died in a B 57 bomber demonstration crash during a low pass over the field. The jet suffered engine trouble struck a pole and a house then plunged into a reservoir.
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Yuma
Negro pastor chosen by white Old Mystic church
In Old Mystic Connecticut a young Negro minister, Rev. Simon Montgomery, 33, was unanimously elected Sunday as pastor of the all white Old Mystic Methodist church attended by about 300 members.
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Old Mystic, Conn
Old Mystic Methodist Church
Simon Montgomery
Small US libraries mostly earn under $1000 yearly
About seven thousand five hundred public library systems exist in the United States yet around thirty percent report incomes under one thousand dollars annually.
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United States
Adler Dies N Y Times Executive Julius Adler 62
New York Major Gen Julius Ochs Adler 62 general manager and first vice president of the New York Times died Monday after an illness first treated with surgery in World War II.
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NEW York
Julius Ochs Adler
The
New York Times
Ely Man Fined For Drunk Driving
Louis W. Schminkey a 39 year old resident of Ely pled guilty to a drunk driving charge and was fined 300 dollars and costs by Judge J E Heiserman. He was arrested by the highway patrol and sheriff after his car was involved in a minor accident Saturday night near Hunter airport on highway 30.
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Louis W. Schminkey
Ely
J. E. Heiserman
Schminkey
Highway Patrol
Sheriff's Office
Hunter
Jury Selected for Zrudsky Drunk Driving Trial
A Marion man Stanley P. Zrudsky, 43, was arraigned on a drunk driving charge after July arrest for erratic driving. A jury of 12 was chosen in Judge B. J. Maxwell’s court, with names including Mrs. Robert Kearney Jim Claflin Ruth Hargin and others.
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Stanley P. Zrudsky
Marion
Zrudsky
B. J. Maxwell
Robert Kearney
Jim Claflin
Ruth Hargin
Harry Erickson
Evelyn Keller
Betty Wiese
Harvey Rockwell
Fred Ammeter
Helen Lutz
William Takach
Louis Morehouse
Patricia Pealer
Man 26 Fined For Drunk Driving In Cedar Rapids Area
Russell D. Orr aged 26 of Waterloo was fined 300 dollars plus costs by Judge Floyd Philbrick after a highway patrol arrest. Orr’s car was in an accident south of Cedar Rapids on Highway 218 on Friday, leading to the charges.
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Russell D. Orr
Waterloo
Floyd Philbrick
Orr
Highway Patrol
Cedar Rapids
Woman Hurt When Car Hits Car on A Avenue NE
Jacky Hickman, 22, of Mt. Vernon, suffered chest injuries at 3 21 a m Sunday when the car she rode in collided with another on A Avenue NE near First Street. She was taken to St Luke's Hospital. Driver Fay Ross, 33, of 908 Sixteenth Avenue SE, formerly a bartender at Buz and Ida's, faces drunk driving charges and was to be arraigned Monday in district court.
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Jacky Hickman
Mt. Vernon
First Street
St. Luke’s Hospital
Fay Ross
Sixteenth Avenue SE
Buz
Ida’s
Ross
Brunsmans Admit Liability in Linn County Crash
William J and Edward Brunsman of Delaware county confessed judgment of 525 in a personal injury and damage suit filed by Bobbie and Ernest Couch of Linn County. The Couches alleged injuries to Bobbie 16 when their tractor was rammed from behind by the Brunsmans car on highway 13 near Coggan. The defendants confessed judgments totaling 210.46 for injuries and 314.54 for tractor damage.
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William J
Edward Brunsman
Delaware County
Bobbie
Ernest Couch
Linn County
Couches
Brunsmans
Highway 13
Coggan
Bronchoscopy Saves Children Swallowed Objects
In Chicago at Children's Memorial hospital, bronchoscopy helps remove swallowed hazards from young patients. The unit, founded by Dr. Pauli H. Holinger, uses illuminated tubes and 75 forceps to extract pins, buttons, coins, beads, and even a .22 shell, greatly reducing fatality rates.
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Chicago
Midwest
Children’s Memorial Hospital
Children’s Memorial
Holinger
Fayman couple win dismissal in attachment suit
Wency Gatto on Monday dismissed an attachment suit against Rudy and Margaret A Fayman. Newton Weller on Monday filed a suit against Howard Burns seeking 768.86 dollars alleged due on a promissory note.
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Wency Gatto
Rudy
Margaret A. Fayman
Newton Weller
Howard Burns
Michigan Bell Strike Ends After One Hour Sitdown
DETROIT AP A 16 500 worker strike at Michigan Bell Telephone Company ended Monday an hour and a half after it began. The settlement provides pay boosts from 2 50 to 5 a week plus other benefits and preserves the existing 40 hour week despite the union seeking a 35 hour week.
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Detroit
Michigan Bell Telephone Company
Wrong Hotel Fire Suspect Says He Set Fire By Mistake
Sam Girard, 38, jailed on arson suspicion in Denver, says he aimed to avenge a hotel manager who ejected him after he claimed his wallet and suitcase were stolen. He admitted entering the Portland hotel lobby with gasoline and a match, realizing only after the stairway was aflame that he had chosen the wrong hotel.
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Denver
INS
Sam Girard
Girard
Portland
Ellsworth Loses Bid To Avoid Extradition
MEMPHIS AP Ellsworth 36 once helped jail breaker Kenneth Kitts loses bid to avoid extradition to Philadelphia where he faces murder charges for smothering 76 year old Lulubel Rossman in her apartment and stealing about 109000 Judge Harry Adams denied the habeas corpus petition Philadelphia began chasing Ellsworth after he and Ray Wilson 33 Tulsa appeared in Las Vegas with an 87000 stash He had earlier faced a dropped bank robbery charge in Granville Indiana
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Memphis
Frank Ellsworth
Kenneth Kitts
Philadelphia
Ellsworth
Lulubel Rossman
Harry Adams
Ray Wilson
Tulsa
Las Vegas
Granville
Hickenlooper Observes Hoegh News Conference
Des Moines AP reports Senator B. B. Hickenlooper a Cedar Rapids Republican joined reporters at Gov Leo Hoegh news conference as an observer. He declined to comment on speculation he could be a favorite son candidate for the 1956 Republican convention if Eisenhower retires.
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Des Moines
B. B. Hickenlooper
Cedar ‘Rapids
Leo Hoegh
Eisenhower
Turmoil Looms as Brazil Votes in National Election
United Press reports Brazil faces potential political turmoil as about 10 million of 54 million eligible voters select a president. The army may intervene if results displease them, with Juscelino Kubitschek as leading candidate and Joao Goulart as contentious running mate. The separate presidential and vice presidential races fuel fears of a coup and a return to military influence.
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Charles M. McCann
United Press
Brazil
Latin America
Getulio Vargas
Juscelino Kubitschek
Social Democratic
Labor
Republican
Kubitschek
Joao Goulart
Goulart
Labor Party
Vargas
Price of Brides in Foreign Lands Hit by Inflation
Washington reports the US license fee remains about $2 while bride prices overseas surge. National Geographic findings show Pakistan and eastern Nigeria cases of high costs, kidnap threats, possible rationing proposals, and varied customs. Comparisons to Alaska Eskimo, New Guinea, Australia and Jammu practices illustrate wide gaps in marriage economics and social dynamics.
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Washington
National Geographic Society
West
Pakistan
New Guinea
Australia
Jammu
London Directory Adopts New Longest Name Holder
AP reports V. K. Zzzu is listed at the bottom of London's telephone directory, replacing Lewis Zzymbla who had held the spot for years. The passage notes Zzzu may remain champion for a long time in this odd, lighthearted piece from London.
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London
V. K. Zzzu
Zzzu
Lewis Zzymbla
Wheels and tires stolen leave owner with new set
Harvey Williams found his car missing white tires and wheels while a different set remained. He asked police if he could keep the new wheels, and they said they were satisfied as long as he was.
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Queenstown, Md
Harvey Williams
Williams
Boulder Dam Stands as World’s Highest Lift Dam
The Boulder Dam is described as the highest lift dam in the world, reflecting its monumental height and engineering significance.
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Boulder Dam
National Letter Writing Week urged by Postmaster General
Washington AP reports Postmaster General Summerfield designated National Letter Writing Week and urged Americans to write long-postponed letters to relatives and friends, highlighting the value of personal correspondence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington (Ap
Summerfield
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Lineavolis
Cicago
Y. N. Orleans
Aluth
Ly Angeles
Phoenix
Iami
Seattle
C. R. Weather
Botipges
Cdi Desensevass UN
Bbaa
Biwaadan Ures
Ahass
LaCrosse
Lansing
Dam No
McGregor
Dubuque
Keokuk
Bowermaster
Niedermayer
Frank
Lake Avenue NE
St. Luke's
Torgler
Fourteenth Avenue
Coppess
Mechanicsville
Watters
John
Seventeenth Street
Brinkman
Ralph
Fifth Avenue
Colton
Russell
Walters
Mary O. Leeper
Roy J. Per
Rockford Road
McLane
F Avenue NW
Frank Chase
Twentieth Avenue SW
Satchett- Murdoch Funeral Home
Manchester
Frank A. Matthews
Shelly Funeral Home
Greeley
Belle Plaine
William H. Fisher
Peffers Funeral
Everett Puffer
Methodist Church
Horner Funeral Home
Wilton Gunn
Presbyterian Church
Campbell Cemetery
Baxter Mortuary
Maynard
Dave Barnholt
Delsing-Wright
Waukon
Michael J. Ryan
Dorchester Catholic Cemetery
Frank Knapp
Sigourney
Louis J. Goeldner
Evangelical Church
Pleasant Grove
Nimmer Funeral Home
Kate Wickham
Baptist Church
Oakland Cemetery
Oathout Funeral
George Pell
Oathout Chapel
Coralville
Oxford
Edward B. Welsh
St. Mary’s Church
Mt. Calvary
John E. Lapes
3Rd Ave
Mt. Vernon Rd
C.R. Air Service
Gree
John B. Turner
G.O.P
Newman
Koutnik Services
Mother St
Negro
White Church
Teahen Funeral Home
First Ave. N.W
Saneba
16Th Ave
J. Street
S.W
Adler
N. Y. Times
Beatty-Bearle
Murdoch
Walker
Man
Alfred Leech
Pauli H. Holinger
Sam
Hick
Hoegh
Harman W. Nichols
Nigeria
Bowdy
Wheels
Peter F. Bezanson
Agency
Peter F. Reganeor
St. NE
Barry J .Whitehead
Oe Dial
Cedar Rapids Loan Co
Merchants Bk. Bidg
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