Consistory Fall Class Degree Work Finished
The Iowa Consistory fall reunion class of 84 members completed its three day degree schedule at the Scottish Rite Temple in memory of Charles C. Hunt. 530 Scottish Rite Masons attended the closing banquet as thirty-second degree conferring began under Master of Kadosh Edwin D. Manilaw with Edgar L. King as president of class officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles C. Hunt
Iowa Masons
Iowa
Scottish Rite Temple
Edwin D. Manilaw
Edgar L. King
Cedar Rapids
Lee B. Winterberg
Robert L. Blahnik
Robert O. Daniel
Frank E. Green
Coggon
Morris L. Trookman
Waterloo
George Alberts
Anders C. Andersen
Paul Wilhelm Andersen
Gerald E. Arneson
Archie R. Baker
Clarence G. Barber
Charles O. Carrier
William M. Brisbin
William A. Carle
Gordon W. Davidson
Gordon M. Coote
Birchel R. Dew
Harry P. Doolittle
Paul E. Fidler
Leonard H. Gauger
Michael J. Griffin
Vernon R. Harger
Clyde M. Hatfield
George P. Hixenbaugh
John R. Howe
Ed Y. Jones, Jr
Alvah R. Locke, Jr
Mathew Lorenc
John E. Norrgard
Cecil E. Oleson
Froelich
Melvin F. Beimfohr
Williamsburg
Truman A. Boland
John L. Bullers
Joe W. Evans
George Schindler
Roy. C. Shellady
Morgan Williams
Toledo
Louis F. Bell
George Stein
Marengo
Leslie M. Colbornson
Delta
Charles R. Farmer
Lisbon
Donald P. Frink
la Porte City
Fred S. Garrabrant
Brandon
Martin A. Gillam
Homer A. Grove
Cedar Falls
David Guralnik
Marion
Floyd H. Hart
Nicholas P. Kepros
Ronald W. Schueler
William G. Thomas
Ladora
Byron S. Hatter
Coggan
Leslie J. Henderson
Extra
J. Leonard Kline
Littleport
Leslie C. Klink
Lawler
Karl L. Knight
Fairfax
Franklin K. List
Iowa and national weather and public notices summary
Iowa and national weather report notes partly cloudy skies through Monday with a cool east and warmer Sunday. A detailed city weather shows Saturday high 48 to 52 and low 28 to 34, Sunday high 56 to 62. Public notices include petty offenses in Cedar Rapids and surrounding towns, fire and traffic incident reports, and obituaries for local residents with funeral details in Vinton, Williamsburg, North English, Belle Plaine, Shellsburg, Walker, and Marengo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ae Bismarck
Sebamas
We. O
Minneapolis
Jenver
New York
Sioux City
Iowa
Walter Lantz Fined On Disturbance Charge
Walter Lantz of 860 A avenue NE was fined 25 dollars and costs in police court Friday after pleading guilty to disturbing the peace. Judge Harry S. Johnson suspended the fine. Lantz was arrested at 12:30 a.m. Friday following a disturbance at Sprynel's tavern on First avenue and First street W.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Lantz
Avenue NE
Harry S. Johnson
Lantz
Sprynel’s
First Avenue
First Street
Leonard Stoneking
Hill Park
Daughter Born to Mas Boxer and Emily Hahn
New York hospital report states Major Charles R. Boxer and Mrs Emily Hahn Boxer welcomed a daughter named Armanda. The couple already have a daughter, Carola, born in Hong Kong during the occupation. Mrs Boxer stayed in the United States to secure American citizenship for the child, as her husband resides in England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Charles R. Boxer
New York Hospital
Armanda
Boxer
Emily Hahn
Carola
Hongkong
States
Englan
Miller Named Adjutant General of 34th Division
Des Moines reports Maj. Jun ior Miller aged 41 from Kearney Nebraska has been appointed adjutant general for the 34th infantry division of the national guard per Maj. Gen. Ray Fountain announced on Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Junior Miller
Kearney
Neb
34Th Infantry Division
National Guard
Ray Fountain
Twelve Johnson County Men Take Draft Exam
Twelve Johnson County men reported Friday morning for pre induction examinations at the Linn county draft center. Names listed include Paul A Kregh and Norman Buck of Iowa City along with Vernon Jehle Eli Swartzentruber Fred Gartzke Joseph D Swartzendruber Wayne Kinney Carmella Byler Raymond Schlabach Emery Helmuth James Clasen and others from Kalona Wellman Oxford and LeMars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson County
Linn County
Paul A. Kregh
Lone Tree
Jonathan H. Horst
Vernon V. Jehle
Norman C. Buck
Eli A. Swartzentruber
Fred J. Gartzke
Iowa City
Joseph D. Swartzendruber
Wellman
Wayne T. Kinney
Oxford
Carmella Jay Byler
Raymond C. Schlabach
Emery J. Helmuth
Kalona
James R. Clasen
LeMars
Second Case of Polio Reported at Newhall
Special to The Gazette NEWHALL This community's second polio victim in three days is Shirley Rammelsburg 8 daughter of Mr and Mrs Earl Rammelsburg The girl a second grader in Newhall school was taken to University hospital in Iowa City Friday morning Paralysis had developed in her right leg She had been ill about a week Jimmy Boddicker 8 son of Mr and Mrs LeRoy Boddicker was reported ill of polio Wednesday He is in a Cedar Rapids hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette Newhall
Shirley Rammelsburg
Earl Rammelsburg
Newhall School
University Hospital
Iowa City
Jimmy Boddicker
LeRoy Boddicker
Cedar Rapids
Deaths Minnie Blasier lifelong Cedar Rapids civic leader
Minnie Fletcher Blasier 80 of 202 Twelfth Street NW widow of Herbert Blasier and Cedar Rapids resident since 1898 died at home at 6 55 p m Thursday after a long illness She was Linn County s first juvenile court probation officer appointed in 1907 matron of Home for the Friendless police matron for 12 years credited with aiding passage of Iowa widow s pension law A Kirksville Missouri native she was an osteopath in Cedar Rapids member of Peoples church D A R Ashley chapter and Malta chapter O E S Funeral services 11 a m Monday Turner chapel with burial in Oak Hill cemetery Friends may call at chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Fletcher Blasier
Twelfth Street
Herbert Blasier
Cedar Rapids
Ashley
D.A.R
Malta
O.E.S
Turner Chapel
Waldemar Argow
Peoples Church
Oak Hill Cemetery
Infant Stephan Miller Dies in Cedar Rapids Hospital
Stephan E Miller infant son of Mr and Mrs Verne E Miller of Norway route 1 died in a Cedar Rapids hospital at 6 25 am Friday Surviving besides his parents are a sister Pamela Ann and his grandparents Mr and Mrs John C Miller of Amana and Mr and Mrs Nels Weland of Cedar Rapids Private funeral services were held in the Teahen chapel at 230 pm Friday Burial was in St Patrick s Cemetery at Fairfax
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephan E. Miller
Verne E. Miller
Norway
Cedar Rapids
Pamela Ann
John C. Miller
Amana
Nels Weland
Teahen Chapel
St. Patrick’s Cemetery
Fairfax
Milwaukee Man Walter C Brooks Dies in Cedar Rapids Heart Attack
Walter C Brooks, a retired salesman and Milwaukee resident for 25 years, died suddenly in a Cedar Rapids hospital at 6:35 a.m. Friday from a heart attack. Survived by his wife Edith, the body was taken from Turner chapel to Milwaukee for funeral services and burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter C. Brooks
Milwaukee
Cedar Rapids
Edith
Turner Chapel
Truman a Team Player Tallulah Bankhead Says She Supports Truman
New York report quotes actress Tallulah Bankhead praising Harry S. Truman as a team player who seeks every goal while criticizing Thomas E. Dewey as a mere mechanical figure. Bankhead notes Ethel Barrymore will vote for Truman and mocks Dewey’s unity rhetoric, joking about endorsements of matrimony and the metal zipper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Tallulah Bankhead
Harry S. Truman
Thomas E. Dewey
Ethel Barrymore
Truman
Dewey
Loyalist forces seize rebel port of Yosu in amphibious operation
Government sources report that loyal Korean troops with coast guard vessels captured the rebel-held port of Yosu in a Friday amphibious landing. The rebellion began Tuesday night when rebels seized Yosu and began marching north, halted about 50 miles northwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
Korea
Yosu
Greeks Execute Seven Communists in Athens
Athens police announced that seven Communists convicted of crimes against the nation have been executed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Legionnaires Mild At Miami Festivities After Big Convention
Miami welcomed 700 Legion cops to quell rough behavior while the 30th annual American Legion gathering drew about 30 000 members. Only one arrest for disorderly conduct occurred as officials praised overall good conduct and noted room limits complicate future bids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
New York
The
American Legion
Legion
Miami Beach
A xi
James A. Youell
Miami City
Philadelphia
Vincent A. Carroll
Legion Convention Commission
Two Candidates In Race for Iowa Attorney General
The race for Iowa attorney general features two candidates on the Republican and Democratic tickets. Incumbent Robert L. Larson, an Iowa City attorney, seeks both the full term and the short term while Harold Fleck of Oskaloosa runs for his first term. Larson, named to fill the late Atty General Rankin’s term in 1947, has a long career in law and public service, including Navy service in World War I and roles as assistant Johnson County attorney and Republican county chairman. Fleck, born 1896, is a Harvard Law graduate who served as a Naval pilot then practiced law in Oskaloosa and held local prosecutor roles prior to running.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert L. Larson
Iowa City
John M. Rankin
Larson
Fairfield
Parsons College
University of Chicago
College of Law
University of Iowa
Wapello
Anamosa
Johnson County
Des Moines
Methodist Church
the Legion
Harold Fleck
Oskaloosa
Sully
Jasper County
Newton
Grinnell College
Harvard University Law School
Fleck
Scranton
Creston
Oakland Motor Car Company
St. Louis
New York City
Mahaska County
Taxes 87 Percent Collected in C R
Cedar Rapids tax collections for September total $329,552.02, lifting year to date receipts to $1,106,854.55 or 87.645 percent of the $1,262,882 levy. Delinquent taxes stood at $4,284.58, with special taxes totaling $6,186.96 and $803.04 still due.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Walter E. Miller
Miller
Senator Gillette to Speak at ZCBJ Hall at 5 P M Oct 26
City briefs note a talk by Senator Gillette at Z C B J hall at 5 p m on Oct 26 and mention Royal Neighbors Parlor City Camp meeting, bake sale, church services, and a City Cab service ad. The report also covers John Bird arriving to write for Saturday Evening Post, a death notice for Frank A Kohl, stock offering by Gundling Investment and a reckless driving fine for Leonard Stoneking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
John Bird
Country Gentleman Magazine
City of America
Saturday Evening Post
Couple's court date ties drunken driving to divorce file
Richard Gerald Wolf, 23, pled guilty to drunk driving in Marion and paid a $300 fine and costs after a 2:20 a.m. arrest. Ardis Lee Davis, 25, was booked on intoxication but the charge was not pressed. a 30 day petty larceny sentence was suspended. Concurrently, Wolf's wife filed for divorce citing drinking and abuse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Gerald Wolf
Sixteenth Avenue SE
M. C. Hamiel
Wolf
Marion
Gearhardt Clemenson
Ardis Lee Davis
Drunk Driver Fined $300 in Collision Case
Lacy L. Jeffrey, 49, of White Lodge trailer camp, was fined $300 by District Judge M. C. Hamiel after pleading guilty to drunk driving. Jeffrey was arrested Tuesday evening when his truck hit a parked car in the 900 block of Sixteenth avenue SW.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lacy L. Jeffrey
White Lodge Trailer Camp
M. C. Hamiel
Jeffrey
Sixteenth Avenue
Brinkmann Insulation Sues Eyre for 428 92 in Salary Advances
The Brinkmann Insulation Company filed suit against Harlan Eyre seeking judgment of 428.92. The claim states a balance due on salary advances totaling 918.50 after deductions of 489.58 in sales commissions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brinkmann Insulation Company
Friday
Harlan Eyre
Eyre
West Virginia Senate Race Spurs National Effort
West Virginia’s tight senatorial contest draws attention as Dewey omits the state from his tour while Truman campaigns for Matthew Neely against Republican Revercomb. National GOP leader Hugh Scott stacks support in Huntington, pledging full backing to Revercomb to hold the Senate. Revercomb defends independence despite external pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
West Virginia
Thomas E. Dewey
Harry S. Truman
Matthew M. Neely
G.O.P
Chapman Revercomb
Senate
Dewey
Revercomb
G.O.P. High Command
National Party
Hugh D. Scott, Jr
Huntington
W. Va
Scott
Republican Party
National
Congress
Senate Judiciary
Dorothy's Letter Gets Two Replies
The Cedar Rapids post office received a postal card ad addressed to Dorothy from Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Webber of Harrisburg Pennsylvania and The Gazette received a letter for Dorothy from Mary Siler of Sacramento California. Both messages offered comfort and help to the girl who mailed a card reading God Up in Heaven last Monday in Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Dorothy
Harrisburg
The
Gazette
Sacramento
Calif
Pennsylvania
F. L. Webber
South
Cameron Street
Mary Siler
Mark Twain
Heaven
Choir Singer Killed On Train Tracks In Chicago
Gladys Stein a 19 year old choir singer was killed when she stood with hands over her eyes in the path of an onrushing freight train. Railroad official William Sharp said she turned toward the train and halted in the middle of the tracks as the locomotive approached. Her boyfriend Donald Dreschel aged 21 said he had spent Thursday night with her after choir practice and she refused a church banquet invitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
William Sharp
Railroad Towerman
Gladys Stein
Sharp
Joseph Spatz
Donald Dreschel
Calvary Lutheran Church
Florida Police Capture Vajgrt Prison Escapee in Pensacola
Walter Vajgrt, 22, of Cedar Rapids, who escaped from a prison farm near Mt. Pleasant last August, was captured in Pensacola. He was serving a five-year term for embezzlement, previously linked with George Bouck of Marion, who faced a ten-year larceny sentence for stealing a motor vehicle. Vajgrt had a long juvenile record and fled after taking $53 from a Linn county filling station. Bouck was recaptured in Minnesota after stealing a gas truck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Control
Walter Vajgrt
Cedar Rapids
Mt. Pleasant
Pensacola
Vajgrt
George Bouck
Marion
Bouck
Valght
Linn County
Lincoln
Neb
Boucke
Minnesota
Wallace urges Illinois to put Progressive candidates on ballot
Henry A. Wallace called on Governor Dwight H. Green to place Progressive candidates on the November ballot or convene a special session of the Illinois legislature. The appeal follows a Supreme Court ruling upholding a state law requiring 200 signatures from 50 counties to qualify for ballot access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
INS
Henry A. Wallace
Dwight H. Green
Illinois
Green
Wallace
Supreme Court
Progressive Party
Machinist Union Loses Martin-Roasa Election
The Martin-Roasa Tractor and Equipment Company held a Friday election to choose a bargaining representative for machinists mechanics and welders. The International Association of Machinists lost 7 to 6 after one contested ballot did not affect the outcome. The National Labor Relations Board called the election. Local organizer Eugene Daly noted the tie would be treated as defeat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin-Roasa Tractor and Equipment Company
International Association of Machinists
IAM
National Labor Relations Board
Eugene Daly
90 year old Irishman to see first football game
IOWA CITY AP John Berry a 90 year old Irishman from North English plans to see his first football game this Saturday He and his son will travel to see Notre Dame play Iowa in a bid to understand the game before he dies The plan stems from his remark last summer that he wanted to know about gridiron sport and now Notre Dame is chosen for his debut
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
John Berry
North English
Berry
Notre Dame
Newhall Farmer Loses Fingers in Accident
NEWHALL Art Henning a farmer north of Newhall lost fingers and part of the thumb on his right hand Thursday afternoon when his hand was caught in a corn picker roller. He was taken to St Luke's hospital Cedar Rapids in fairly good condition Friday. Henry Boddicker from a neighboring farm heard the call for help and aided him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Gazette
Newhall
Art Henning
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Henry Boddicker
Henning
Musicians to Meet for Iowa Music Teachers Meet
Musicians from across the state will gather at Iowa State College on Sunday for the Iowa Music Teachers Association annual convention. An 80 piece all state symphony orchestra will give a concert there Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa State College
Iowa Music Teachers Association
Notice of Appointment of Executrix in Linn County Iowa
Notice announces the appointment of an executrix for the estate of Svoboda, late of Linn County, Iowa. Creditors must present their claims properly authenticated to the Linn County District Court office, with no action beyond. Kubicek Novak Kubicek, Attorneys, serve as legal counsel for the executrix.
Cedar Rapids Traffic Toll Since March 15
Traffic bureau of the police department reports eight month safety contest results showing accidents and injuries in Cedar Rapids since March 15. Data highlights include ongoing totals and incident patterns investigated by local authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Traffic Bureau
Police Department
Young Men’s Bureau
China in second great transition say Chinese scholar
Dr. T. Z. Koo, guest lecturer at the University of Iowa, tells the Young Men's bureau China is in a second great transition from monarchy to republic. He notes five political parties, low Communist membership, warlord tensions, and rising female education from 3 percent to about 42 percent. He cites Chinese resilience and humor under occupation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
T. Z. Koo
University of Iowa
School of Religion
Young Men’s Bureau
Koo
Communists
Japan
Appointment of Administrator with Will Annexed in Linn County Iowa
Notice is given that on October 21, 1948, J K Cravens was appointed and qualified as Administrator with Will annexed of the estate of Jerome B Atwood, late of Linn County Iowa. Debts should be paid to the undersigned and claims filed in the Clerk of Linn County District Court authenticated. Stewart Holmes, Attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Iowa
Linn County
Jerome B. Atwood
Iowa
A. E
J. K Cravens
Stewart Holmes
Atentnar
188 Groups Meet Chest Drive Quota In 1949 Campaign
188 groups met their 1949 Community Chest quotas, announced Campaign Chairman B. D. Silliman. Individual professionals may have met their goals too. Residential division led by Mrs. T. M. Ingersoll raised 4907.50, more than the division’s 9840.65 target. Precinct captains included Mrs. Hess, Mrs. Miller, Mrs. Oppenheimer, and Mrs. Waples. Other over-the-top division was Mrs. Pierre Tracy’s Taylor area with captains Karns, Pospisil, Sargeant, Hensley, and Ross. Precinct 24 under Mrs. Nichols also exceeded. Many firms and employed groups listed as over-top, including Allen Motor Co. employees, B. & F. Transfer Lines, Bailey Boot Shop, Baker Shoe Store and employees, and numerous others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. D. Silliman
Silliman
Chest
Montrose
T. M. Ingersoll
Buchanan
Bailey Boot Shop
Baker Shoe Store
Beck’s Sporting Goods
James W. Bell Company
Bureau of Animal Husbandry
Baker Paper Company
Cartwright Decorating Company
Cashman Heating and Plumbing Company
Castone Products
Cedar Rapids Typesetting Company
Cedar Rapids Auto Supply Company
Cedar Rapids Piano Company
Cities Service Oil Company
Corot
Culver Motor Company
Dairy Queen
Diamond V Mills
Eagle Club
Ecklund Service
Federal Grain
Fillmore School
Fox Garage
Franklin High School
B. F Goodrich Company
Great Company
Hach Brothers
Hargrave Construction Company
Harrison School
Hatt
Norman Hatter Company
Hearrm Stevenson
Hillbrunner Company
Hunter Motor
International Business Machine
Iowa Motor Sales
Izer Conoco
J. D
Kacene Company
Kadlec Company
Keeney
Keeshin Motor Express
National Freight
Killian
Kinney Shoe Store
Kintz Company
Klinger’s
Standard Service
Kubias Hardware Company
Aned Kutchera Company
College enrollments rise nearly tenfold 1890 to 1940
Between 1890 and 1940 American higher education saw enrollments surge almost tenfold, reflecting broader access and growth in universities and colleges across the nation. The period marks a significant expansion in student participation and institutional capacity.
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Daily Record
Anita Dane Wolf
Irma Jean Sanford
Keith Sanford
Letta Brannaman
William Brannaman
Charles Ray Scholl, Jr
Patricia Jane Murfield
Raymond C. Kimm
Vinton
Wilma Kouba
Donald Guthrie
Arlington
Betty Keeler
Kenneth Long
Helen Englet
Springville
Center Point Road
C Avenue NE
Third Street SE
Fifteenth Street
Merccy
Donald Burnell
Eleventh Street
Elwood Maloney
Thomas Keneeny
Ely
John Nash
Thirty-second Street
St. Luke’s
Lewis Sander
London
John Powell
Tipton
Melvin Geffert
Stanwood
Yankton
S. D
Everald Huff
Huff
Violet Huff
Twenty-first Street
Maureen McDonnell
Richard Bell
B Avenue NW
John Norris
Linden Terrace SE
R. Cookson
Westwood Drive
Robert Wilson
Seventh Avenue SE
George Shakespeare
E Avenue NW
Frank Kula
Waukon
Theodore Leikvold
Stella Grangaard
Wakonda
Bess Bigbee
Hoover
Catharine Brannon
Immaculate Conception
Belle Plaine
Bert England
Peffers Funeral
Shellsburg
Angela Bosworth
Walker
Everett E. Wood
Frank A. Kohl
Walter Kohl
Myra Wentzel
Martha McCammon
Jones Funeral Home
Edward H. Evans
Jones Funeral
Mas. Boxer
Adjutant General
Minnie Blasier
Walter Brooks
Tallulah
Legionnaires
James F. O'Neil
Manchester
N. H
Robert L. Floyd
Jack Compson
Seneca Falls
N. Y
C. A. Depp
White Plains
Democrat
Congregational Church
Masonic Bodies
Elks, Eagles, American Legion, Kiwanis
C.R
Senator Gillette
Z.C
Royal Neighbors
Parlor City
K. P. Hall
Armstrongs
St. Ludmilas Society
Shueyville
Lyle K. Anderson
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Dial
City Cab
Gillette
Z.C.B.J. Hall
William Underwood
C Avenue
Peoples Bank and Trust Co
Gundling Investment Co
Tom
Florida
Machinist Union
Martin-Roasa
Lowan
State of
Towa
Linn Cour
I Svoboda
Gers
Hejkal. Executrix
Kubicek, Novak & Kubicek, Attorneys
John E. Lapes
Tiica
Republic
Kenwood Shoe Repair
St. Dr. SE
Newport
Motorola
Crearent
Second Avenue
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