Johnson Seeks congressional hearing on air war strategy
Secretary of Defense Johnson urged Congress to hear his side of the air war controversy claiming it poses grave danger to national security. He challenged Rep Vinson to call Hoover Eisenhower Bradley Denfeld Vandenberg and Collins to testify in forthcoming House hearings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Johnson
Congress
Rep
Vinson
D-Ga
Herbert Hoover
Dwight D. Eisenhower
House Armed Services Committee
House Committee
Hoover
Eisenhower
Omar N. Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Louis E. Denfeld
Naval Operations
Hoyt S. Vandenberg
Air Force
Gen. J. Lawton Collins
Army
Secretary of Defense
Forrestal
U S Fire Losses Outpace England During War
Emmett T. Cox reports U S fire losses in 1945 exceed England's during 24 months of war by 53 million dollars. He urges action on fire hazards while Cedar Rapids shows a low per capita loss 1.78 versus national 5.04. Fire Prevention week features demonstrations and an open house at Central station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
England
Emmett T. Cox
Western Actuarial Bureau
Chicago
Cedar Rapids
Chamber of Commerce
Montrose Hotel
Exchange Club
Cox
Chamber of Commerce Civic Bureau
Fire Department
Cedar Rapids Association of Insurance Agents
Wind Tearing Through Towns Surring Damage Across Counties
Windstorm collapses roofs and power lines across multiple Iowa towns. Structures damaged include a poultry house roof near Froelich, a downed windmill at Clarence Davies farm, and plate glass at Graham's store. Cars, planes, and trees faced destruction. hundreds of phone lines went out and emergency injuries were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGregor
Clarence Davies
Froelich
Ridgewood
Roy Eiffert
Duane Lang
Mee- Gregor
Otto Zuercher
Zuercher
West Union
Graham
Gottfried Martin
Lowden
Edgar Hintze
C. F. Eischeid
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Buena Vista County
Waterloo
Waterloo Dairy Cattle Congress Grounds
Davenport
Yacht Club
National Guard
Maquoketa
Commodity Credit Corporation
Alta
Fort Dodge
Archie Sindlinger
Mason City
Ben Henrickson
Des Moines
Weather summary and notices from regional pages
The daily high and low temperatures for several cities are listed with precipitation amounts, followed by Iowa forecast details predicting sunny and warmer conditions midweek, with winds and upcoming rain chances. A series of local notices include divorce decrees and petitions, fines for traffic and parking infractions, and a list of recent birth announcements and funeral services in nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Third Field Family Member Missing Behind Curtain
A third Field family member is reported missing behind the Iron Curtain amid a cloak and dagger mystery. U S officials investigated the disappearances of Herman and Noel Field and cannot trace Noel's wife in Prague where she was expected August 23. State department officials warn of possible diplomatic protests with Poland and other Iron Curtain nations.
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Washington
Field
United States
Herman
Noel Field
Prague
State Department
Iron Curtain
Herman Field
Cleveland
Budapest
Noel
Highway Patrol Chief Wins Race
Des Moines report details State Highway Patrol Chief S. N. Jespersen pursuing two Davenport youths who stole a car and fled at up to 70 mph along gravel roads. The chase ended when the car overturned on a side road near Grinnell as Jespersen continued to his Homestead speech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Davenport
Iowa City
State Highway Patrol
S. N. Jespersen
Homestead
Jespersen
Tiffin
Grinnell
Campus Traffic Fines Appeals Board Formed at Ames Campus
An appeals board for campus traffic fines has been established at Iowa State College. Created by President Finley, the board will allow students who believe they were unfairly fined to appeal their citations at Ames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa State College
Finley
Soviet Recognizes East German Government
In Berlin INS reports that the Soviet Union formally recognized the new East German government on Monday night. The move signals a transition from military administration to a Russian controlled civilian commission with West German style governance expected to follow.
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Berlin
INS
Russia
Europe
Vassili Chuikov
Otto Grotewohl
Socialist Unity (Communist) Party
V. S. Semyonov
Frankfurt
Notice of Appointment of Executor in Linn County Iowa
Notice of appointment of executor for an estate in Linn County Iowa. filing of claims to be authenticated in the clerk’s office. The notice is dated October 1 and signed by W Lawrence attorney AVIS.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Linn County
Lows
W. Lawrence
NLRB Postpones Hearing in C R
A Cedar Rapids hearing on alleged unfair employment practices by Wilson and Company has been postponed. The Reserva tion for Oct 10 was canceled as national charges in Chicago run longer than expected. The United Packinghouse Workers filed the charges after last year’s strike across seven plants. Harold Smith says Cedar Rapids will hear Cedar Rapids related cases soon.
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Wilson and Company
Cedar Rapids
L. C. Howg
National Labor Relations Board
Howg
Chicago
United Packinghouse
Harold Smith
Hong
Love Racketeer Given 3 Years
Nettie Rose Cutting a 48 year old woman who admitted defrauding nearly 100 elderly men through Love and Lonely Heart clubs was sentenced by Federal District Judge Henry N. Graven to three years in prison. The judge refused probation saying the crime was too serious for mercy. Cutting had married multiple times and lived with 50 to 60 elderly widowers in the last five years to obtain money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Nettie Rose Cutting
Lonely Heart Clubs
Henry N. Graven
Deaths of Effie Elliott at Olivet Presbyterian Church
Services for Effie Elliott, 1101 C Avenue NW, will be held at Turner chapel at 1 30 p m Thursday led by Rev D Keith Irwin of Olivet Presbyterian. Burial in Oak Hill cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel. Elliott is widow of LeRoy Elliott and died Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Effie Morgan Elliott
C Avenue NW
Turner Chapel
D. Keith Irwin
Olivet Presbyterian Church
Oak Hill Cemetery
Elliott
LeRoy ~ Elliott
Services for Mrs Court right Jr to be held set at Cedar Memorial
Services for Mrs. C. S. Court right Jr of 2927 D Avenue NE, who died Monday, will be held in Turner chapel at 10 a.m. Wednesday conducted by Rev. D A Loferski. Burial will be at Cedar Memorial Cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Ida Bishop
Tiffin
Anamosa
Arlington
Albert Stetter
Columbus Junction
Wilson Edmondson
Muscatine
Stephens Funeral Home
C. S. Courtright, Jr
D Avenue NE
Turner Chapel
D. A. Loferski
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Shook Suffers Skull Fracture After Window Pane Hit
Lloyd Shook of 2120 K street SW was struck by a pane of glass during Monday high winds at Yager's. X rays showed a frontal sinus skull fracture. he was reported in good condition at Mercy hospital Tuesday. Initial reports said he was not seriously injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Shook
K Street
Shook
Mercy Hospital
Yager’s
Midwest Storm Ravages Cities From Minnesota To New York
A powerful midwestern storm with hurricane strength winds swept north into Canada as 100 mph gusts battered Minnesota Wisconsin and Illinois. The system caused multiple deaths including a Chicago area child killed by a falling tree and two men in South Dakota. Airlines halted traffic and damage ran into millions as crops buildings and utilities suffered widespread destruction.
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United Press
Midwest
Canadian Rockies
Hudson Bay
Coney Island
Chicago
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Wabash
Minn
Fairmont
Red Wing
Red
Eau Claire
Rhinelander
Crosse
Murray on Stand in Retrial of Cedar Rapids Damages Suit
Charles C. Murray testifies in a retrial before Judge M. C. Hamiel seeking 16779.72 for injuries after being struck near a bus stop on May 16, 1946. The prior trial ended without verdict after about 24 hours of jury deliberation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles C. Murray
Cedar Rapids
M. C. Hamiel
Murray
Irene Matter
Tenth Avenue
Alice J. McGuire
Fourth Avenue
Fannie Patten
Springville
Nazimova B. Goodale
Ellis Terrace
Ralph M. Anderson
Eighteenth Street
Anna A. Lammers
D Avenue
Frank C. Pachta
N Street
Edith Culbertson
Mt. Vernon
Lester Martinek
Daniels Street
A. B. Wallace
Beatrice E. Kitterman
Berdina Rollins
Marion
Pleads Guilty to Breakin at Fairfax
Clarence F. Hoover of Cedar Rapids, 22, pled guilty to breaking and entering a Fairfax service station on August 22. Judge J. E. Heiserman suspended the sentence and paroled Hoover after a rise to a term not exceeding 10 years in the state reformatory at Anamosa. Co-defendants Eugene F. Davis and William Warrick, both 24 of Cedar Rapids, pled innocent at arraignment. The breakin cost $25 in cash, five cartons of cigars, a pump gun, a rifle, and $100 in tools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence F. Hoover
Cedar Rapids
Fairfax
J. E. Heiserman
State Reformatory
Anamosa
Hoover
Eugene F. Davis
William Warrick
Suit Against Allen Motor Dismissed
Paul D. Lekin's suit against Allen Motor Company for 2595 dollars seeking damages after a June 29 1947 accident on highway 149 near Parnell is dismissed with prejudice. A prior related suit was dismissed for improper pleadings, defense reports say.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul D. Lekin
Allen Motor Company
J. E. Heiserman
Lekin
Parnell
Allens
Loven Pleads Guilty in Cedar Rapids Liquor Case
Roger Loven 22 of the White Lodge on highway 149 southwest of Cedar Rapids pled guilty to maintaining a liquor nuisance. Judge M C Hamiel fined 300 dollars with 150 due now and the remainder October 24. Jack Sterkel tied to the case has not yet been disposed of. The White Lodge was raided September 10 and again last week. Employee Clement Sharp 21 pled guilty to illegal sale of liquor and had 200 of 300 dollars fined suspended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Loven
White Lodge
Highway 149
Cedar Rapids
M. C. Hamiel
Loven
Jack Sterkel
Clement Sharp
Sharp
Nieces Beneficiary in Miller Will Probate Action
David W. Miller died October 3 and his will named George F. Miller executor with a $10,000 bond. Nieces receive specified gifts of 1000 to Rena Hurley and Jennie May Rook, 250 to Mae Kendall and Emma Miller, plus 1000 in a trust supporting Cedar Rapids and Robins Church of Brethren. Remainder goes to Old Folks Home of the Church of Brethren Marshalltown and to McPherson College, McPherson, NL, and Bethany Biblical Seminary, Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David W. Miller
George F. Miller
Rena Hurley
Jennie May Rook
Mae Kendall
Emma Miller
Cedar Rapids
Mary Abodeely Sued For $10,000 Slander
Irene Stewart, a restaurant operator, filed a slander suit against Mary Abodeely seeking $10,000 damages. The complaint alleges false malicious statements were spoken about Stewart in front of or near Stewart's restaurant over the last two months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irene Stewart
Mary Abodeely
Mailbox vandalism reports filed in Linn County
The Linn County sheriff's office logged two reports of malicious injury to rural mailboxes from Vernon Reese of Linn Junction and Carl Berry of Mt. Vernon. Roy Miller of Cedar Rapids sued Donald Earl Dukek of Marion for 735 dollars for injuries from a September 16 accident at 3 45 p m at the intersection of Western Acres Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
Roy Miller
Cedar Rapids
Donald Earl Dukek
Marion
J B Montgomery Sues Brady Transfer for 1525 Damages
J B Montgomery Inc of Denver sues Brady Transfer and Storage Company for 1525.32 in damages from an August 12 1947 accident on a highway near Sterling Illinois. The suit seeks recovery for losses suffered in the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Montgomery, Inc
Denver
Brady Transfer and Storage Company
The
Brady Motor Freight Lines
Sterling
Ill
Weather and Politics Spare the Nation Mixed Economic Signals
The piece outlines how unusual weather disrupts U S markets from New York to Texas affecting apparel, crops, and pork prices, while prompting subsidy shuffles and storage logistics. It also covers John W Vandercook’s Cedar Rapids lecture arguing communism is unlikely to seize Western Europe, urging nonconfrontation and local reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
East
Philadelphia
Texas
Iowa
Nebraska
Washington
Son Kills Foster Mother Over Adoption Secret
Sam Westberry, 21, a medically discharged Navy veteran, killed his mother Gladys Hannah, 45, with a hunting knife after learning five years ago she had helped raise him as her child. He told officers she "had it coming" and was taken into custody with a bystander holding him until police arrive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Fla
Sam Westberry
Westberry
Gladys Hannah
R. G. Schulz
L. W. Westberry
Hannah
Sammy
Stuart Named To Deputy Air Secretary Post
Washington AP reports President Truman nominated Harold C. Stuart of Oklahoma to serve as assistant secretary of the air force. The nomination was announced Tuesday from the White House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Harold C. Stuart
Oklahoma
Air
Orce
Patrol officials prep AF stocked cars for cold snap
About 20 supervisory officials of the Des Moines based Iowa state highway patrol met in Des Moines and stocked patrol cars with anti free ze. They took supplies to service some of the 175 patrol vehicles and supported driver license examiners. Attending were five lieutenants, district sergeants, and headquarters staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Detectives Probe Two Break-In Attempts
Detectives investigated two break in attempts at Searles dairy 1802 E avenue NE and the A and P store 716 Third avenue SE. The dairy attempt was found about 12 20 am with a rear window forced open. The A and P entry attempt was spotted at 6 05 am by patrolmen Zimmerman and Mikesell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Searles Dairy
E Avenue NE
A and P
Third Avenue SE
Jerry Clift
George Rubey
Arthur Zimmerman
Ralph Mikesell
Two Cedar Rapids Men Pass State Bar Tests
Forty one candidates passed Iowa state bar exams given at the statehouse last week. Among those to pass were Cedar Rapids residents John R. MacKenzie and Blake H. Shipton and Mt. Vernon’s Dudley S. Hubbard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
Iowa Statehouse
Helen Galvin
Supreme Court
John R. MacKenzie
Blake H. Shipton
Dudley S. Hubbard
Mt. Vernon
Horse Height Unit Hand Defined At Four Inches
A hand as a unit of measuring horse height is set at four inches. This standard remains used by breeders and veterinarians to describe a horse's stature in formal records.
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Bismarck
Miami
Madison
Pee York
Duluth
S.franc
City
C. R. Weather
Beast Teronmns
Cmee
Dedavees
Janet L. Dunfee
Charles W. Dunfee
Sadie Strahl
Edgar Strahl
Zelma Gloria McFarland
Howard McFarland
William Beshears, Jr
Eighth Street SE
Bever Avenue
Sixteenth Street
Greene Square
Third Street NW
Sixth Street
William Henderson
Lake Andres
S. D
Donald Harper
Sixth Avenue
Gary Hootman
Fifth Street
Arthur Stark
Center Point
Victor Kadlec
Kadlec
David Meyer
B Avenue NW
Plin Wells
Charles Farr
Francis Tipton
Earl Strachen
Eighth Avenue SE
Russell Blood
Washington Avenue SE
Rudolph Simms
Seventh Street
Hubert Schimberg
Blake Boulevard
St. Luke’s
George Bradow
Oakland Road
Arthur Holland
Avenue
Field Family
Highway Patrol
Soviet
NLRB
C.R
Elliott Services
Courtright Services
Canada
C. C. Murray
Allen Motor
Cedarapis
Andercook
Sam Dawson
United Tates
Ed Murphy
John W. Vandercook
Western
Vandercook
Great Britain
France
Italy
Buckingham Palace
Siegfried
Spain
Temple Judah
People’s Church
Stuart
Monahan Mortuary
J Monahazs and
Wm Jr
Stewart
First Avenue NE
J. V. Novak & Son
Second Street
Marta-Hesser
Florist
John B. Turner & Son
Third Avenue
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