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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1946
Page
8
Iowa forecast calls for Friday warm and fair then cooler Saturday and Sunday. City notices report multiple speeding tickets and parking fines, a few traffic violations, and several birth announcements from Oct 23. Names include Glenn Bickford, Carl Badger, H E Duxbury, Gatto's tavern, James R. Tait, Edmund Hinrichs, and others.
The Republican county workers condemned the CIOs Political Action Committee at a Second district gathering held after a Montrose hotel luncheon. Key figures named included state chairman Willis York and Cedar Rapids delegates, while many counties sent leaders to denounce PAC ties with the GOP.
Delegates dispute claims of 3000 to 3500 dollar offers from Link-Belt for Koehler and accuse Speeder Co of damaging sidewalks on Fourteenth Avenue. They cite potholes, blocked Sixth Street, and poor Linwood line bus service 6:30 and 8:30 a.m. hearings on the street vacation ordinance proceed Monday after the delegation hires counsel.
Deputy Sheriff Larry Condon traveled to the State Bureau of Criminal Investigation office in Des Moines to help classify and identify fingerprints of an unidentified body buried last August in the J. T. Burns family plot at Shiloh cemetery. The body is believed to be Bernice Burns daughter.
All Navy mothers are asked to meet at Turner chapel to attend the Robert Barrier services. The Gold Star Mothers Iowa chapter No. 1 will meet at 7 30 p.m. Friday at the Y W C A. Activities reports will be given and all members are to attend and obtain materials for hospital work. George Novak for County Attorney political ad.
Townsend Victory club number eight will meet at 6 p.m. Sunday for a picnic supper in the K of P hall. A meeting will follow the supper. Roast beef for Sime. St James church, esday. October 29th. Dial 24160 or 4377 for reservations.
W K Roth, manager of the Cedar Rapids division, was appointed vice-president for another term at the annual board meeting in New York. Carl Heinen and J C Lick were reappointed assistant secretaries.
James Brodersen and Gilbert Lopata were welcomed into Cub Scout Pack No 19 at the latest meeting. Cubs wore Halloween costumes. Year stars were awarded to Floyd Barcus Bob Schamberger Jimmy Van Scoy Allen Nesser and Dickie Podhasky. Norman Moore received a wolf badge and Merlin Harrelson earned a silver arrow.
Apollo Commandery No. 26 Knights Templar will conduct degree work in the Order of the Temple Friday at 7 p.m. in the Masonic hall. Refreshments will follow.
Coach Popsy Harrison spoke at the Lions Club meeting in the Roosevelt hotel outlining Iowa U basketball plans for the coming season. He said familiar faces from the last two seasons would form the nucleus of the team.
Widespread rainfall across Iowa caused property damage in multiple towns. Cedar Rapids recorded 1.65 inches with the early morning storm, while Boone suffered a $5,000 loss to a school building from a lightning strike and a firefighter injury. Other cities reported over an inch of rain including Iowa Falls 1.72 and Charles City 1.33 as temperatures tumbled from 60s to near 50 by afternoon.
Bergeson urged Republicans to embrace a bold program to cut waste, plan effectively, and back capable candidates for state and national office. He praised GOP prospects, warned against attacks on opponents, and highlighted a push for issues driven by a new style of political honesty as Talle and Blue campaigned across Cedar Rapids and surrounding towns.
Iowa Senator B. B. Hickenlooper toured the Terrace trailer camp in Cedar Rapids and condemned unsafe conditions. He urged immediate action by FPHA, called rents exorbitant, and urged demolition or complete renovation. He criticized $24 to $32 monthly rates and warned residents about eviction for speaking out.
Mary Fishel eight daughter of Mr and Mrs William Fishel of Route One Marion is a polio patient at the University of Iowa hospital. Stricken last week she was taken to St Luke’s hospital and sent to Iowa City last Thursday. No polio cases in Rapids this season.
A federal law prompts review of compensation for the President, with scrutiny on how the salary disbursements are issued and recorded. Officials consider ensuring adherence to established pay scales and auditing procedures.
Courthouse records show A. Lohman dismissed a suit filed Aug 31 as trustee for Cedar Rapids National Bank liquidating committee against William and Margaret Lauber. Judgment sought was 1070.50 on two promissory notes. Lohman said settlement occurred out of court. Mrs Gloria Madson posted 500 bond after jail return on bad check charge following bond rescission.
A. C. Barta of Cedar Rapids filed a $154.10 property damage suit against W. H. Johnson of Martello for a November 17 collision at the intersection of Tenth Street and First Avenue E, damaging Barta’s car.
Washington AP reports the postwar army has frozen promotions to master sergeant and technical sergeant for 90 days to assess staffing. Officials say promotions may resume after a survey determines available spots, noting overcrowding caused by wartime officers moving into regulars for better pay and benefits.
City Clerk Maude Krebs says registration for the November 5 general election closes Saturday at 9 p.m. Voters are advised Cedar Rapids City Hall will be open Friday 8 p.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. for registration.
Robert Stanley Burrier a WWII veteran son of Mr and Mrs Ellis J Burrier 1712 E Avenue was fatally injured in a car accident Sunday in Raymondville Texas. Funeral services conducted by Rev F A Munkke will be at Turner chapel with burial at Cedar Memorial Cemetery and graveside military honors by Veterans of Foreign Wars. Friends may call at the chapel.
Mrs Lettie Maud Cleworth wife of the Rev W C Cleworth of 1900 Park Avenue SE died in a local hospital at 8 20 am Wednesday after a brief illness. Turner chapel service is set for 10 30 am Friday with Revs E T Gough T M Nielsen F F Travis and Marvin B Kober officiating. Graveside services will follow at 2 30 pm Friday in Springdale cemetery Clinton.
Viola Hadwen H. Williams, retired teacher and world traveler, died Wednesday in Sarasota Florida after a brief illness. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Saturday at Neff Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon with burial in Mt. Vernon Cemetery. Williams taught with the Philippine Education Bureau, the American Academy in Guatemala, and South Texas Teachers College, and belonged to the Explorers Club of New York and the Royal Geographic Society of London. He was born January 31, 1886 in Martelle, son of Hadwen and Jessie Williams. He married Fay M. Newton in Manila on February 6, 1925. she died in 1935. He is survived by three sisters, eight nieces and nephews.
Ferne Gater of the Gazette wins second in the state contest feature division with Quaker Bonnet a portrait of Mrs Ida McGrew. Franks a 38 year old monotype operator wins first prize in sports for a girls basketball game. Bernard Huston takes top feature prize for a Negro sailor and his girl at a USC dance. Prizes: first 20 second 15 third 10 fourth 5. Judges include editors from Minneapolis Tribune Aberdeen American News and Hastings Tribune.
The Gazette plans an annual Campbell Memorial prize for best amateur photo submitted for publication. Carl E Franks of Cedar Rapids, top AP photo of the year, is highlighted as part of The Gazette’s amateur contributor program. The paper will continue paying amateurs when their photos are accepted.
Navy veteran Franks, injured on Peleliu, wins his first prize for a midget race photo taken with a brand new camera after waiting 15 months. The image has sold prints, and he previously raced cars in 1929-30. He is married and lives at 631 Sixteenth Avenue.
Public Safety Commissioner Gordon Hughes announced double head traffic signals will be standard in the loop district soon. The system will let drivers read signals from multiple angles and all lights will tie to the Central fire station for fire routes. Materials for Third avenue are ready except controllers while Second avenue work awaits council contract approval.
Lucielle Browning Metropolitan Opera contralto will be guest soloist at the Cedar Rapids Symphony annual benefit concert at Memorial Coliseum on Thursday. Marita Farrell’s appearance was canceled due to demands from the Metropolitan Opera Company.
Orville Whitney aged 62 from Cumberland was hospitalized at St Luke's after a noon collision on Highway 218 north of Amana with a gravel truck. He sustained a bump over the right eye and is being observed in good condition. his wife Mrs. Whitney escaped injury. The truck driver's identity was not learned.
Washington reports the maritime strike will not delay Christmas mail and packages to servicemen overseas. Maj. Gen. Edmon H. Janvey, chief of army transportation, says Christmas mail ships overseas aboard army transports and NCMU policy will not interfere with army cargo movement.
The battleship Oklahoma, a Pearl Harbor victim, will be sold for scrap. The navy announced bids for the 24 300 ton vessel will be received on November 26.
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