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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 19, 1948

Page

2

Weather and notices from Daily Record regional brief

Weather forecast for Ish and surrounding cities shows fair skies through Wednesday, with clouds and rain possible Friday, cooler nights and mild days. Police court fines for drunkenness, school sign violation, improper parking, and general fire alarms noted. multiple death notices and obituaries listed from Iowa communities including Iowa City Monticello and Cedar Rapids.

Denver Eileen York S.marie Los Angeles Assistees City Iowa

Cedar Rapids Public School Stadium Plans Approved

The Cedar Rapids board of education accepted stadium plans from Cervin and Stuhr of Moline, with Cleveland and Kenwood school plans due soon. The stadium ranks last in priority on the $2.5 million bond program, with bids likely for general contract and separate mechanical packages.

Cedar Rapids Board of Education Cleveland Kenwood Buchanan Cervin and Stuhr Moline Childs and Smith Chicago Norman Hatton William Stuhr

Dewey Prepares Major Campaign Speech in New York

Governor Thomas E. Dewey labored Tuesday on his forthcoming major address to be delivered Wednesday at the Herald Tribune forum in New York City. He is expected to outline plans for national resources development and also to speak at an Al Smith memorial dinner Thursday night. Plans for the weekend remain unsettled.

Albany Thomas E. Dewey New York City Herald- Tribune Dewey al Smith New York

Iowa Educators Urge More State Aid for Schools

Des Moines AP report says Iowa State Education Association spokesmen urged increases to state aid totaling 22 million dollars, while current annual funding stands at 13 million dollars.

DES Moines Iowa State Education Association

School Board Proposes Sewer Extension for New Cleveland School

The school board asks the city council to extend the sanitary sewer to the site edge for the Cleveland school with economical routing as engineers suggest along Burch Avenue W. The board buys 70 desks, 70 chairs for first and second grades, 100 steel folding chairs, and arranges bids for auto and workers compensation insurance. Don Darey named assistant basketball coach for 1948 49 Ramblers season. Parker notes Carey will attend summer school and a Wilson summer baseball coach was not named.

Cleveland School Burch Avenue Don Darey Wilson Ramblers Parker Carey

Second Day Of Consistory Reunion In Iowa

The 112th Iowa Consistory reunion enters its second day at 7:45 a.m. with work on the 17th degree and 7:30 p.m. for full work on the 20th degree. William Koch 33rd degree sovereign grand inspector general in Iowa attends. The three day session continues through Thursday with daily meals in the Consistory dining room and a banquet Thursday evening.

Reunion of Iowa William Koch

Boy, 3, Struck by Car on Center Point Road NE

Billy Gable, 3, of 403 Third Avenue SW, suffered a fractured right leg after a noon Tuesday collision with a car on Center Point Road NE near M Avenue. He was taken to St. Luke's Hospital in good condition. Driver Harold Hartgrave of Center Point faces charges for operating a motor vehicle with faulty brakes.

Billy Gable Third Avenue Center Point Road M Avenue St. Luke’s Hospital Harold Hartgrave Center Point

Cedar Rapids Contractor Jerry Libal Dies at 48

Jerry Libal a Cedar Rapids contractor for two decades died Tuesday in an Iowa City hospital after surgery. Born March 13 1900 in Podebrady Czechoslovakia he moved to Cedar Rapids in 1923. Survived by wife Blanche daughter Joyce Elaine brother Joseph sister Mrs Jerry Stelcik and brothers Bohumil and Vaclav in Czechoslovakia. Body at Barta Hesser chapel with funeral later announced.

Jerry Libal Iowa Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Iowa City Podebrady Czechoslovakia Blanche Joyce Elaine Joseph Jerry Stelcik Bohumil Vaclav

Squires Couple Die In Auto Crash Near Ottumwa

George Squires 72 and his wife perished after a Monday crash between Bloomfield and Ottumwa. Squires died Tuesday in Ottumwa hospital. his wife died at the scene. They lived Cedar Rapids 37 years and would have marked their fiftieth wedding anniversary this December. Survivors include children Grandville L. Squires and Mrs. Ed Beeson, plus siblings. Double funeral set for Turner chapel at 3:30 p.m. Thursday. burial in Linwood cemetery.

George Squires Eighteenth Avenue Bloomfield Ottumwa Squires Troy Laundry Center Point Cedar Rapids Grandville L. Squires Ed Beeson Alva Squires Clarence Itchner Macon Trinity Methodist Church J. W. Selby Ernest Tom Love Allison, Ia Turner Chapel G. S. Hartong Linwood Cemetery

Sister Mary Isabella Norton dies at 70 in Cedar Rapids

Sister Mary Isabella Norton of Sacred Heart convent died at 4 30 a m Tuesday in a Cedar Rapids hospital after a months long illness. Born August 30 1873 in Burlington she taught music in Oelwein Waterloo Elma Fairfax Charles City DeWitt and Cedar Rapids. She retired in 1940 to the Sacred Heart convent. Funeral Mass at Mt Mercy Junior College chapel at 9 30 a m Friday. Burial Mt Calvary cemetery.

Mary Isabella Norton Sacred Heart Cedar Rapids Burlington Oelwe Waterloo Elma Fairfax Charles City DeWitt Sacred Heart Convent Montana Order of Sisters of Mercy H. L. Diehl Mt. Mercy Junior College Louis Wendling Mt. Calvary Cemetery

Obituary of John Jasper Stauffer in Cedar Rapids

John Jasper Stauffer died at 9 30 a m Tuesday after a long illness. He was born September 13 1880 in New Bedford Illinois and lived six years in Cedar Rapids after moving from Oelwein. Survived by his wife two sons Glen and Raymond four daughters and three sisters. Services set for 3 30 p m Thursday at Barta Hesser chapel.

John Jasper Stauffer First Avenue Cedar Rapids New Bedford Ill Oelwein The Christian Church Glen Springdale Ark Raymond George Lamb Cascade Mont Charles Bernard Waterloo Jesse Lawrence Carl Phillips South Bend Ind Clem Browning Lowry City A. C. King Montrose Colo R. A. Wright Columbus Kan

Walter M. Barbour Dies in Cedar Rapids at 67

Walter M. Barbour 67 of 1227 Fourth Avenue SE Cedar Rapids died in a local hospital at 4 45 p m after a lingering illness He was born in Johnson county on September 4 1881 Survived by two brothers R J Barbour of San Bernardino California and W G Barbour of Beaconsfield Ia two sisters Nellie McDowell of Cedar Rapids and Bessie Murchison of Van Wert He was a member of the Loyal Order of Moose The remains will be moved to Garden Grove Ia for 11 a m Wednesday services at the Presbyterian church Burial will be in Garden Grove Friends may call at Brady mortuary Tuesday evening The family requests no flowers.

Walter M. Barbour Fourth Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Johnson County R. J. Barbour San Bernardino Calif W. G. Barbour Beaconsfield Nellie McDowell Bessie Murchison van Wert

Services for Edith O’Brien

Edith O’Brien of 1707 First avenue SE died Sunday. Funeral services will be at 9 a.m. Wednesday at Immaculate Conception Church conducted by Rt. Rev. Msgr. J. M. Molloy. Burial follows at Mt. Calvary Cemetery. The body lies at Monahan funeral home and then at the residence where a Rosary will be recited at 8 15 p.m. Friends may call.

Edith O’brien First Avenue SE Immaculate Conception Church J. M. Molloy Mt. Calvary Cemetery Monahan

Funeral Services for Francis J. Menary

Francis John Menary 97 Nineteenth Avenue SW died Sunday. Funeral service will be held in Turner chapel at 1 30 p.m. Wednesday conducted by Rev H K Galloway of Grande Avenue Presbyterian Church. Burial will be in Linwood Cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel. The family requests that flowers be omitted.

Francis John Menary Nineteenth Avenue SW Turner Chapel H. K. Galloway Grande Avenue Presbyterian Church Linwood Cemetery

Dr Karl Vollmoeller Dies. German Playwright of The Miracle

Hollywood dispatch reports the German playwright Karl Vollmoeller died Monday likely from a heart ailment. His "The Miracle" was a popular Twenties hit.

Hollywood Karl Vollmoeller

Marshall Heads East Centralia Peace Officers Meet

More than 90 members of the East Central Iowa Peace Officers Association gathered at I C B I park for a regular quarterly meeting. Lyle Marshall of Cedar Rapids was elected president for 1949, succeeding Harold Byron. Other officers named were C E Van Dyke Iowa county coroner as vice president and John R Reid Tama county sheriff secretary treasurer. Russell LaVin demonstrated tear gas grenades and shells, arguing gas is humane and lifesaving, while Jack White and Harold Ofelt spoke.

East Central Iowa Peace Officers Association I.C.B.I. Park Lyle Marshall Cedar Rapids Harold Byron Montezuma Justice of the Peace C. E. van Dyke Iowa County John R. Reid Tama County Russell LaVin Des Moines Iowa State Sheriffs Association

Driver Rescued After Car Drops Into Iowa River

Richard Cannon, 20, of near Iowa City, was rescued after his car plunged 25 feet into a river arm near Hills. Hospitalized in Iowa City in good condition, Cannon was wedged as water covered part of the vehicle. Delbert Kruger and his wife heard cries. Guy Knebel then pulled Cannon from a rear door using a broken plank as a bridge.

HILLS Richard Cannon Iowa City Iowa River Here Cannon Delbert Kruger Kruger Guy Knebels

Fraternal Groups Pick Sioux City For Next Meeting

Iowa Fraternal Congress elected new officers at Cedar Rapids session. Edwin Kress of Sioux City became president of Woodmen of the World Life Insurance Society. Grace W. McCurdy of Bettendorf was elected vice president of Royal Neighbors of America. Irene Bird of Cedar Rapids was secretary treasurer. J. Ray Fialka of Cedar Rapids second vice president. Four joined the executive committee including Rose Harvey and Margaret Kaelin, both Cedar Rapids, Thomas H. Young of Cedar Rapids, and Jerry Drahovzal of Cedar Rapids. Sioux City chosen site for next year’s convention. date not set. Memorial services and mortality-table talk also featured.

Iowa Fraternal Congress Cedar Rapids Edwin Kress Sioux City Woodmen of the World Life Insurance Society Grace W. McCurdy Bettendorf The Royal Neighbors of America Irene Bird Cedar Rapiids Field J. Ray Fialka Cedar Fidelity Life Association Frank R. Hruby Harmon Taylor

Lawsuit Totals Tangle Over Auto Crash Damages

Students file multiple civil actions seeking damages after a car crash. Lange owner not in car seeks 900 dollars. Covington sues Kent Lange and Hauser for 16820. Lincoln sues for 4750. Several Cornell students including Nishiyama Hinz Pursell sue Lincoln and Covington for amounts ranging from 51012 to 25633.06.

Molly Nishiyama Cornell Azusa Calif Lincoln Covington Lowell Lange Candace Hinz Marjorie Pursell Maywood On and

Iowa JCs Second To Meet Memorial Quota

The Cedar Rapids Young Men's Bureau announced Iowa is the second state to meet its national Jaycee memorial quota for Tulsa with a state share of 7004 dollars. South Carolina JCs were the first to meet a state quota.

Cedar Rapids

Male Nurse Accused of Grand Larceny Ring Theft

In Sioux City 20 year old nurse Wilbur Reed er is charged with grand larceny for stealing a diamond ring valued at about 400 dollars from the Mitchell home. Det Lt Russell H White says a signed statement confirms the theft and that Reed er gave the ring to a girlfriend before retrieving it from her workplace.

Sioux City Wilbur Reeder Ray Mitchell Russell H. White Reeder

Urbana man fined for drunk driving after crash

Marvin L. Reid, 25, of Urbana, pled guilty to drunk driving and was fined 300 dollars and costs by Judge M. C. Hamiel. He crashed a pickup into a parked vehicle on Center Point road NE. the parked truck was pushed into a light pole. The owner of the parked pickup is Wilton Gunn of Mt. Vernon.

Marvin L. Reid Urbana M. C. Hamiel Reid Center Point Road Wilton Gunn Mt. Vernon

Will of Mrs Boegel Filed for Probate In Iowa

The will of Mrs Charles W Boegel who died Oct 11 was admitted to probate in district court. Executors named are Charles W Boegel Jr Bernard Boegel and Maxine Boegel without bond. The homestead goes to Thelma and Maxine with life occupancy for Charles Boegel. Remainder divided among six children including Ralph Boegel and Mrs C W Crowell. Also Costello will admitted with Mrs Costello named executrix and sole heir.

Charles W. Boegel Bernard Boegel Maxine Boegel Thelma Charles Boegel Ralph Boegel C. W. Crowell Thomas Costello

Christopher Pleads Guilty in Embezzlement Case

Henry J. Christopher pleaded guilty to embezzlement by bailee for taking a $350 diamond ring belonging to Rhinehart DeGroot. He received an indeterminate sentence up to five years in Fort Madison. ring allegedly pawned for $40 in Waterloo on April 16. Appeal bond set at $4,000.

Henry J. Christopher Monday M. C. Hamiel Fort Madison Christopher Rhinehart DeGroot Waterloo

Ellis To Be Returned On False Check Charge

Judge M C Hamiel authorized Cedar Rapids police to return Karl William Ellis from Fort Worth Texas for arraignment on a charge of false uttering of a check. Ellis allegedly presented a $100 check to Hunters Flying Service on October 5 as a down payment, received $35 in change, and the check was returned marked no account.

M. C. Hamiel Cedar Rapids Karl William Ellis Fort Worth Texas Ellis Hunter Donald Ellis

Big Drop for September In Linn's Relief Load

Linn county relief load dropped in September to 295 total cases from 326 in August and 287 for September 1947. Expenditures from the poor fund totaled 9320.10 after a 627.33 refund deduction.

Linn Linn County

Keeshin Motor Freight Sued for Crash Damage

G. E. and Del Sachwitz of St. Paul and the Niagara Fire Insurance Company sued Keeshin Motor Freight and Lennie C. Fanning, driver, for 5639.78 accident damages. The incident occurred November 15, 1947 on highway 30 two miles east of Cedar Rapids at the Indian Creek bridge.

G. E del Sachwitz St. Paul Niagara Fire Insurance Company Keeshin Motor Freight Lennnie C. Fanning Cedar Rapids Indian Creek Bridge

Suits Filed Over Small Promissory Note Debts

Kenneth P. Quinn sues Carl E. Coutts for 206.67 allegedly due on a promissory note. Peoples Trust and Savings Bank sues Donald R. Clarke and Verlien M. Clarke for 114.82. Dr. J F Kanealy sues Myrtle B. McIntyre for 37 on an account.

Kenneth P. Quinn Carl E. Coutts The Peoples Trust and Savings Bank Donald R. Clarke Verlien M. Clarke J. F. Kanealy Myrtle B. McIntyre

Judge sets hearing for ouster action over 1016 Eighth St NW

Judge J E Heiserman fixed Monday at 9 a m for a hearing in the ouster action by Jesse F Wensel against Mr and Mrs Ray Henderson. Wensel says he purchased the place on contract and now wants to move in.

J. E. Heiserman Jesse F. Wensel Ray Henderson Wensel Hendersons Eighth Street NW

Larry Williams Pleads Guilty to Forged Instrument

Larry Williams, 26, pled guilty Monday to uttering a forged instrument. Judge M. C. Hamiel sentenced him to nine months in the county jail, with 90 days to be served and the remainder suspended on condition he make restitution.

Larry Williams M. C. Hamiel

Default judgment against Gertrude Walker by Iowa judge

The Linn County Farmers Mutual Creamery Association won a verified account case with a default judgment of 348.46 against Gertrude Walker. Judge M C Hamiel signed the order on Monday.

Linn County Farmers Mutual Creamery Association Gertrude Walker M. C. Hamiel

Judgment Entered Against Mervyn Bruce in Favor of Leonard Kline

Judge M C Hamiel entered judgment Monday for 244.80 against Mervyn W Bruce in favor of Leonard W Kline. Kline sought the amount on a promissory note.

Mervyn W. Bruce Leonard W. Kline M. C. Hamiel Kline

Metcalf Divorce Petition Dismissed By Judge Thompson

The divorce petition of Carl Metcalf against Doris Metcalf was dismissed by Judge G K Thompson Monday after trial. Costs were charged to the plaintiff.

Carl Metcalf Doris Metcalf G. K. Thompson

Demmel Wins Judgment in Court Case

Judge Floyd Philbrick on Tuesday awarded Arthur Demmel a default judgment. The ruling resolves the dispute and establishes Demmel as the prevailing party.

Demmel Floyd Philbrick Arthur Demmel

Ross Petition Dismissed in Divorce Case

Judge M. C. Hamiel dismissed Joyce K. Ross against Robert L. Ross on motion of the plaintiff. The order was issued Monday in the court handling the divorce petition.

M. C. Hamiel Joyce K. Ross Robert L. Ross

Northern Lights Blamed for Poor Radio Reception

Unusually heavy northern light activity is cited as the cause of poor radio reception last week. Cedar Rapids listeners reported strong interference and rapid program fading with increased static, though engineers say transmissions remain unaffected.

Ernie Bush Collins Bush Cedar Rapids Ken Caldwell KCRG KCRK

Carbonated Group Re-elects Officers at Cedar Rapids Meet

The Iowa Bottlers of Carbonated Beverages convention set attendance records with 207 bottlers and suppliers. Officers were re-elected: M. W. Carver president, Chase Hunter vice president, Edward A. Kimball secretary treasurer. Next year’s gathering will be in Des Moines.

Iowa Bottlers Cedar Rapids Iowa Montrose Hotel M. W. Carver Spencer Chase Hunter Des Moines Edward A. Kimball Burgess West H. W. Mollenkamp Clinton H. L. Hathaway Sioux City N. Conrad Hamff Burlington Fred Mitchell Neill Garrett Joseph T. Meade Cornell College Kenneth MacFarland Topeka Kansas T. Gordon Mason

Keller School Explosion Destroys Building

Keller Texas three hundred fifty pupils and teachers escaped unharmed as an explosion and fire destroyed the school. Superintendent Randall Simpson estimated losses near 100000 dollars. Student Tom McPherson reported hearing a pop from an unlit gas heater in the study hall before the blast between the ceiling and roof where gas equipment was installed.

Keller, Texas Keller Randall Simpson Tom McPherson

Dewey Backed by St Louis Star Times for President

The St Louis Star Times endorsed Thomas E Dewey for president on November 2 citing his record as New York governor and deeming Harry S Truman unable to lead during the current crisis. The paper said Dewey’s candor outshines his opponent’s campaign rhetoric.

ST. Louis Star- Times Thomas E. Dewey Harry Truman Valley Forge Dewey New York

Explosion Injures Seventeen at Seeger Refrigerator Plant

Seventeen persons were injured, none seriously, in an explosion at the maintenance and experimental testing shop of the Seeger Refrigerator Company in Evansville Indiana. The blast occurred just before workers were to report, sending over a thousand employees home.

Evansville Ind Seeger Refrigerator Company

Two Deaths Cedar Rapids Traffic Toll Since March 15

A Fortnight tally shows two deaths in Cedar Rapids traffic incidents since March 15 amid eight month safety contest sponsored by the Young Men's bureau.

Cedar Rapids Young Men’s Bureau

Buchanan County Asked To Furnish 9 More Draftees

The Buchanan county draft board must supply nine additional men for pre induction examinations at Linn county. None of the first nine sent from Buchanan passed the prior week’s tests. Major Allen O Brophy, in charge, said the nine will report Oct 27. Linn county continues classifying men, now targeting the 22 year old group. Fifteen men from Dubuque county reported for examinations Tuesday listing names from Dubuque, Worthington, Cascade, New Vienna, Waupeton, Epworth, Zwingle.

Buchanan County Draft Board Linn County Buchanan County Allen O. Brophy Brophy Linn County ‘Draft Board Dubuque County Vern J. Thielen Francis A. Murphy Robert C. Haferbecker Larry M. Garrigus Joseph R. Kingsley John A. Kress Dubuque Francis L. Link Lester J. Ostwinkle Worthington Howard J. Bradbery Richard J. Wolfe Cascade Emil N. Wilgenbusch Irvin R. Singsank New Vienna Harvey W. Hauer Waupeton Milton J. Lucas Epworth Joseph H. Seiler Zwingle

Witness decries postwar Scotch quality and labeling

Philadelphia distiller Oscar Cox told the Internal Revenue Bureau that Scotch whisky imported since the war is debased in age and content. He said foreign distillers use younger liquors and mislead consumers with no age or ingredient labeling, urging labels to show age like American products.

Washington Philadelphia United States Oscar Cox Kinsey Distilling Corporation Internal Revenue Bureau Alcoholic Tax Unit Cox

Two Sentenced in U S Court at Sioux City

Two men pleaded guilty and were sentenced by Judge Henry N. Graven at the Sioux City federal court opening. Lyle H. Budd received six months for theft of a letter containing a $48 check from a hotel mailbox. Robert Joseph Estis drew a one year term for check forgery after a transfer from El Paso Texas where he allegedly attempted to defraud a firm with checks on a Philadelphia bank.

Sioux City Henry N. Graven Lyle H. Budd Robert Joseph Estis el Paso Texas Estis Philadlephia Bank

Cedar Rapids Police Back Senate Seniority Move 66 7

Cedar Rapids police voted 66 to 7 in a secret ballot to back the seniority committee actions in the dispute with the city council over promotions. The committee protests the appointment of Fred Carstens after Tom Condon's resignation. five officers did not vote.

Cedar Rapids

State Supreme Court Hears Rehearing On Agricultural Land Tax Credit Law

In Des Moines the Iowa Supreme Court heard oral arguments on the constitutionality of the 1947 agricultural land tax credit law. Prosecutors claim the law is constitutional and aids education by funding school taxes beyond 15 mills, while opponents call it an unconstitutional tax exemption and criticize state efforts to pay taxes for select landowners.

Des Moines State Supreme Court Dubuque County Earl Wisdom Robert Larson Martin Cooney Dubuque High Court Cooney Larson Iowa

Martin-Roasa Workers Set Bargaining Election Friday

Machinists mechanics and welders at the Martin-Roasa Tractor and Equipment Company will vote Friday morning on whether the International Association of Machinists will be their bargaining agency. The election is called by the National Labor Relations Board. H. M. Miller and G. K. Strausser are business agents of IAM Local 831.

Martin-Roasa Tractor and Equipment Company International Association of Machinists National Labor Relations Board H. M. Miller G. K. Strausser IAM

Presbyterian Pastors Ask For Nationwide COLA Pay Hike

The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the USA said presbyteries nationwide were advised to grant pastors cost of living salary increases. The move aims to adjust compensation to rising living costs across the church.

Philadelphia General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church U.S.A

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