Iowa Weather and Crime Report From Cedar Rapids Area
Partly to mostly cloudy forecast across Iowa through Saturday with intermittent rain late weekend. Cedar Rapids airport reports SE winds 8 to 10 mph at noon. Local notices list speeding fines, headlight violations, and parking penalties. Obituaries note deaths in Winthrop, Iowa City, Tama, Marengo, Manchester, and Postville with funeral details.
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New York
Sioux
Minneapolis
Oenix
S Angeles
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Stalin Charge Is False Denied by U S Official
Paris report states the United States formally denied Stalin's claim that an agreed Berlin crisis settlement was rejected by the Western Allies. Philip C. Jessup, U S UN delegate, said the text of Stalin's Pravda answers shows no such repudiation.
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Paris
United State
Josef Stalin
America
Great Britain
Berlin
Philip C. Jessup
United Nations Security Council
United States
Jessup
Crillon
Stalin
Moscow
Pravda
Truman
Thomas E. Dewey
Henry Wallace
Fifty Dollars Stolen From Mt. Vernon Farm House
A break in at the George Light farm two miles south of Lisbon yielded fifty dollars from a purse and a five dollar theft from a desk. Entry was gained by prying a dining room window. a failed safe break left the dial and hinges damaged. Deputy Larry Condon is investigating. Wallie Joseph Bennett of Baltimore was later jailed on a vagrancy charge after being found in Mt. Vernon.
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Lisbon
George Light
Here
Larry Condon
Light
Condon
Wallie
Joseph Bennett
Baltimore
Mt. Vernon
Bennett
Halloween Party Planned For South Side Children
The Salvation Army and the Sinclair Memorial Playground Commission sponsor a Halloween party for South Side children up to 16 at the Salvation Army hall on Third Street SE. The event runs 7:30 to 9 p.m. Prizes will be awarded for best costumes. Entertainment includes magic acts an accordion band and Halloween games. Hot dogs and pop are served.
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Salvation Army
Sinclair Memorial Playground Commission
South Side
Salvation Army Hall
Third Street
Bes
British, Soviet split on Berlin accord details
British sources in Paris rejected Stalin’s Berlin timetable. They said Bramuglia offered a plan to lift the blockade with a Berlin currency deal by Nov 20, but no backing from the Little Six or the Big Three. Vishinsky’s written offer was not supported. London warned the Stalin blast could raise tensions.
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Stalin
Berlin
U.N
Security Council
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Moscow
Vassily D. Sokolovsky
London
Paris
Washington
United States
Henry A. Wallace
Juan A. Bramuglia
Bramuglia
Andrei Vishinsky
Little Six
Vishinsky
Tingu F. Tsiang
Ferdinand van Langenhove
Belgium
Russia
Church Council Opposes Dulles as Secretary of State
The American Council of Christian Churches urged against appointing John Foster Dulles to secretary of state or UN representative. The group, citing radical ties within the Federal and World Councils of Churches, labeled Dulles an "effective tool" of radical elements. Dulles has been active with the World Council and serves as vice president of its international affairs commission.
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Philadelphia
American Council of Christian Churches
John Foster Dulles
United States
United Nations
Council
Federal Council of Churches of Christ In America
World Council of Churches
Dulles
Thomas E. Dewey
Federal Council
American Council
World Council
Commission On International Affairs
Seven Japanese Admirals Plead Not Guilty
In Yokohama AP reports seven former Japanese admirals including a Meiji imperial descendant pled not guilty on charges of robbing torturing and murdering 800 Allied survivors from at least 11 ships sunk by Japanese submarines. The case names Vice Admiral Teruhisa Komatsu among the defendants, who led the Sixth submarine fleet 1942 43.
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Yokohama
Meiji
Imperial Japanese Navy
Eighth Army
South Pacific
Indian
Teruhisa Komatsu
Sixth Submarine Fleet
Democrats report red ink in campaign finances
The Democratic National Committee disclosed it is at least $47,981 in the red for the campaign year, after reporting $1,674,760 in spending as of Oct 27 and $1,683,193 in contributions. Unpaid obligations total $151,414, with $95,000 lent to state committees.
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Washington
Democratic National Committee
House
Republican National Committee
Democratic Committee
Police Respond to Open Safe Alarm at Handler Motor
Police were alerted to an open safe at Handler Motor Company just after 1 a.m. Friday. Three squad cars were dispatched, but a careful search found no entry and the safe door had been left open when the garage closed.
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First Avenue SW
Company No. 2
First Avenue NW
Company No. 1
Handler Motor Company
Michigan Boy Released To Davenport Authorities
Cedar Rapids police Friday released Richard Eisenheimer, 21, of Plainwell Michigan to Davenport authorities. He is wanted on a charge of larceny of a coat. He was arrested Thursday evening by Detective Captain F r e e and Detective Tom Con on.
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Cedar Rapids
Richard Eisenheimer
Plainwell
Mich
Davenport
Frankee
Tom Conon
Coat theft reported to police by Bob Leeper
Bob Leeper of 750 Thirtieth Street SE reported a top coat valued at 55 dollars stolen from Mary Ann's Eat Shop at 1529 First Avenue SE while he ate breakfast Thursday morning.
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Bob Leeper
Thirtieth Street
Mary Ann's Eat Shop
First Avenue SE
Cornell Students Reach Court Settlements After January Crash
Guardianship orders disclose settlements for two of six Cornell students injured when a tandem car collision on Highway 30 east of Cedar Rapids. Lowell Lange received 2490 dollars and Richard J. Hauser 1240 dollars. The driver was Roosevelt Covington. Lincoln Motor Company owner Edward Lincoln faced eight suits totaling 142678 dollars. Other involved students include Molly Nishiyama, Marjorie Pursell, Candace Hinz, and Buford Beck.
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Cornell
Linn County
Lowell Lange
Richard J. Hauser
J. E. Heiserman
Guardian
C. W. Garberson
Roosevelt Covington
Edward Lincoln
Covington
Lincoln
Lincoln Motor Company
Omaha
Hauser
Lange
Cedar Rapids
Molly Nishiyama
Marjorie Pursell
Candace Hinz
Buford Beck
Lawsuit Over Accident Damages Filed in Iowa Court
Leland Ashley of Garrison Friday sued M. F. Rees N. L. Schwitters and William G. Koutny for 173.51 for accident damages. The petition states the crash occurred Feb 3 1947 on highway 218 seven miles south of LaPorte City during a blizzard. Cedar Rapids Pump and Supply Company obtained a default judgment Friday for 343.54 against Mrs Mabel King and A L Hanshaw on principal and interest due on a promissory note. Steel Sales Corporation received a default judgment Friday for 154.25 against Norman B. Scott on a verified account. Robert Ray Smith received a six month floater sentence for vagrancy Thursday from Judge M C Hamiel.
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Leland Ashley
Garrison Friday
M. FE. Rees
N. L. Schwitters
William G. Koutny
LaPorte City
Cedar Rapids Pump and Supply Company
Mabel King
A. L. Hanshaw
Floyd Philorick
M. C. Hamiel
The
Steel Sales Corporation
Norman B. Scott
Robert Ray Smith
Funeral services for Mrs. T. O. Bailey
Funeral services for Mrs. T. O. Bailey who died Thursday will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday in Turner chapel with Rev. J. Arthur Young of Kenwood Methodist church. Burial follows at Cedar Memorial cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
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T. O. Bailey
First Avenue NE
Turner Chapel
J. Arthur Young
Kenwood Methodist Church
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Funeral services for Mrs William W Smith
Mrs William W Smith of 1509 Sixth Street NW dies in a Cedar Rapids hospital. Funeral is Saturday at 9 30 a m in St Patrick's Church with Rt Rev Msgr D J Lenihan officiating. Burial in Mt Calvary Cemetery. Rosary Friday at 8 p m in Teahen chapel. friends may call.
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William W. Smith
Sixth Street NW
Cedar Rapids
St. Patrick’s Church
D. J. Lenihan
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Lenihan
Teahen Chapel
Mrs Marie Maloney 56 of Cedar Rapids Dies at Home
Marie W Maloney 56 of 1400 Mt Vernon Ave SE Cedar Rapids died at 2:45 am Friday after an extended illness. Born Charles City July 9 1892 she had lived in Cedar Rapids 43 years. Surviving mother Mrs E A Briden sister Mrs Paul Kilborn and three half sisters. Services 1:30 pm Monday Beatty chapel Rev Lyle Anderson. Burial Linwood Cemetery. Friends may call at chapel.
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Marie W. Maloney
Mt. Vernon Avenue
Charles City
Cedar Rapids
E. A. Briden
Paul Kilborn
Myrtle McDowell
Ida Moore
Mable Costello
Chicago
Beatty Chapel
Lyle K. Anderson
Linwood Cemetery
Car Case Fraud Warrant Dropped
A fraud warrant against Robert L. Knetzer of Edwardsville Ill for a claimed $2.5 million car buyer swindle was dismissed on jurisdiction grounds. The case hinged on whether proper venue existed after a related $1,000 dispute involving Herbert F. Tittle of Chicago, with testimony revealing the call was by telephone rather than in person.
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Chicago
Tittle
Knetzer
George M. Crane
Title
Dougherty
Truck Kills Mother and Child in Hamburg Farewell Scene
Mrs. Frank Lulevitch held her 11 month old daughter as her husband left for work. A state police report says an oncoming truck swerved to avoid Lulevitch’s car and struck the woman and child, killing both.
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Hamburg
Frank Lulevitch
Lulevitch
Kelley Family Moves From Cramped Brooder Home
Deputy Probation Officer Stan ley Jonas said the Kelley family packed Friday to vacate their two room brooder house at 2260 Cold Stream avenue NE and move to Monticello to live with Kelleys brother. After reports of rat bites on seven month old Eilean at St Luke's hospital, officers called the living conditions in the shack terrible and ordered eviction.
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Paul Kelley
Cold Stream Avenue
Stanley Jonas
Monticello
Kelley
Eilean
St. Luke’s Hospital
Mardi Gras Parade Judges Named in Cedar Rapids
The Mardi Gras parade judges for Cedar Rapids were Pam Craemer Roy Swanson Ken Hastie Ed Kopp and Pat Patterson. The parade starts 6 p.m. on Second avenue SE and First street SW with hundreds of Linn County students in costume and $250 in prizes for floats and costumes. The event is sponsored by Hanford Post No. 5 and the Loyal Order of Moose No. 304, followed by a stage show and a teen dance in the Coliseum.
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Cedar Rapids
Pam Craemer
Roy Swanson
Chamber of Commerce
Ken Hastie
WMT
YMB
Ed Kopp
The
American Legion
Pat Patterson
KCRG
Second Avenue
Third Street
First Street
Linn County School
WLS
Hanford Post No. 5
the Loyal Order of Moose
American Federation of Musicians
Vic Miker
AFM
Vinton Girl Hurt in City Collision
Lucille Thornton of Vinton aged 22 sustained a broken right arm and severe head and facial lacerations when the car she rode in struck a parked vehicle at 1416 First Avenue West. She was taken to Mercy Hospital in good condition. Driver Lynn Miller, also of Vinton, pled guilty to failing to have his car under control and was fined five dollars plus costs. The Miller car struck a Thompson vehicle, causing a fire before responders arrived.
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Lucille Thornton
Vinton
First Avenue W
Mercy Hospital
Lynn Miller
H. C. Thompson
Robert Thompson
Miller
Estate Left by Charity Patient in Chicago
May De Sousa, a singer who died a charity patient in County hospital on August 8, left a sizable estate. Her will, filed in probate court, lists a $38,600 claim against the Japanese government for property lost during the war while interned in the Orient. The estate goes to sister-in-law Mrs. Mary C. De Sousa of Oak Park. hospital costs for treatment will be reimbursed. De Sousa began singing in Chicago, married Australian Dr. William O'Hara, lived in Shanghai, and he died in 1941 while she was interned by the Japanese.
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Chicago
May de Sousa
County Hospital
Orient
Mary C. de Sousa
Oak Park
George W. K. Snyder
Miss de Sousa
William O’hara
Shanghai
C R N Y Flight Time Is Reduced
A new winter flight schedule reduces Cedar Rapids to New York travel time to five hours and twenty minutes with stops in Moline and Chicago. Westbound service adds Grand Island and North Platte, changing the routing.
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Cedar Rapids
New York
Moline
Chicago
Grand Island
North Platte
Two Deaths in Cedar Rapids Traffic Toll Since March Fifteenth
Traffic bureau of the police department releases figures from an eight month safety contest sponsored by the Young Men's bureau detailing two deaths and five injuries in Cedar Rapids road incidents since March 15.
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Cedar Rapids
Traffic Bureau
The
Police Department
Young Men’s Bureau
State Dept Accepts Responsibility for Visa for Red Dean
The State Department on Friday took full responsibility for issuing a visa to Dr. Hewlett Johnson the so called Red Dean of Canterbury to lecture in the United States on Eastern Europe. The decision followed a protest by the Jewish League Against Communism and a September sponsorship shift by a Harvard committee led by Dr Ralph Barton Perry. The department withdrew its objection after learning of the new sponsorship on October 21 and the visa was issued October 22.
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Washington
INS
State Department
Hewlett Johnson
Canterbury
United States
Europe
Department
Johnson
Jewish League Against
American Council For
Soviet-American Friendship
Clark
McDermott
London
City Briefs and Local Notices Roundup
Former Cedar Rapids resident Allen J. Johnson, 66, of Des Moines, died at Iowa Lutheran hospital after a career in civil service. Townspeople gather as Victory Club No. 8 meets at Knights of Pythias hall for supper and a business program. Rev Lyte K Anderson to speak on Living Water at Shueyville Evangelical United Brethren Church. Sun Shine Mission enters its 53rd anniversary week with a Friday service led by A H Bliss. Cedar Rapids Coin Club plans officer elections and discusses the Iowa State Numismatic Society fall meeting in Ottumwa. A P Sharp of Kirksville and Mrs Maddox host a short visit at 846 Fourteenth St SE. Miss Rose Marie Jan appears on The Professional Photographer front cover. Panek photo and Jun is a Coe College senior. Old coins offered for sale by Lawrence Bros Anamosa. Leon A Sova of Cedar Rapids commissioned as second lieutenant after OCS at Fort Riley. will train in a specialized branch course.
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Rose Marie Jan
G Avenue
Wes Panek
Cedar Rapids
Panek
Jun
Coe College
Leon A. Sova
Fort Riley
Kan
James C. Sova
Hamilton Street
Fort Riley Ground General School
Iowa Assessors Back 1941 Levels As Values Basis
Iowa assessors statewide backed using the 1941-42 price levels as a base for 1949 real estate valuations. At a Des Moines conference, officials including Scolaro and Zuver discussed keeping values current and stabilizing future tax burdens while endorsing a county assessor law change to reduce auditor influence.
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Iowa
Iowa State Association of Assessors
Des Moines
Jim Scolaro
Cedar Rapids
Scolaro
John W. Barnes
State Tax Commission
Barnes
Motor Scooter Hits Car Injuring Two Teens
Kenneth Wilson and John Milke both 17 suffered minor cuts and bruises when their motor scooter collided with a parked car in the 1300 block of B avenue NW Thursday night. Police said Wilson was operating the scooter. They were treated and released at Mercy Hospital.
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Kenneth Wilson
Twelfth Street
John Milke
Fifth Avenue SE
B Avenue NW
Mercy Hospital
Wilson
Separation Measure Proposes Higher Salary for County Assessors
The text discusses a proposal to make it easier to oust a man if he proves incompetent. It also mentions a second suggestion that, if separation occurs, a minimum salary higher than current low levels for small-county assessors should be written into the new law.
Pastor to take fight to Boston as a colored minister
Reverend Kenneth L. Patton, a Madison Unitarian pastor who has proclaimed himself a man of color, plans to move to Boston in December to found an inter racial church with Universalist ties. He says the church aims for true racial equality and a cosmopolitan congregation while continuing his identity in public.
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Madison
Kenneth L. Patton
Boston
Universalist Society
Unitarian
Patton
New Church
Boston Post
Massachusetts
Thefts Reported by Okel at 547 Tenth Street SW
The theft of $45 from a desk was reported Thursday evening by Okel K of 547 Tenth Street SW. He said he got home around 11 AM Thursday and found the back door unlocked. The money was missing from the desk.
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Okel K
Tenth Street
Book
Farmer offers 312 acre farm at set price by election
Rex Minnick, a lifelong Democrat in Brazill Ind, says he will sell his 312 acre corn farm at 90 dollars an acre if Dewey is elected, or 125 dollars an acre if Truman wins. He says the offer stands as of Friday and has had no takers.
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Brazil
Ind
Rex Minnick
Dewey
Minnick
Truman
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Daily Record
Robert Sommers
B Avenue
Claude Krebs
Thirty-second Street
Malcolm Gunn
Thirty-fourth Street
Ray Allard
Fifth Street
Thomas Loder
Anamosa
Acme Roofing Company
Third Avenue
Harry Hellentall
Seventh Street
M. Saub
Dennis E. Wilson
Margaret Davies
Dale D. Peyton
Dolores Vernier
Irvine F. Miller
Grace Schott
Coggon
Elmer L. Huerter
Lorraine M. Young
Palo
Henry L. Luerkens
Opal Kirkpatrick
Neil E. de la Hunt
Wilma L. de la Hunt
Geneve G. Severson
John Severson
Mary M. Kingston
Theodore L. Kingston
Daisy V. Smith
William L. Smith
Alice Hall
Walter Warren Hall
Nellie C. Gorman
Joseph E. Gorman
Donald L. Harrelson
Louise G. Harrelson
Carl V. Eby
Louise G. Eby
Mercy
Eldon Miller
Mallory Street
Gaylord Fanton
First Avenue
John Renier
C Avenue NW
John Callahan
Tenth Avenue
Harold Barger
St. Luke’s
John Carl
Bever Avenue
C. Virgil Haight
Thirty-seventh Street
Winthrop
John Burns
Iowa City
Marie A. McMahan
Tama
Francis Spire
Grinnell
Marengo
Dale J. Gilbert
Harrison Funeral Home
Manchester
Herman Fredrick Beck
First Lutheran Church
Postville
Elmer Domke
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
U.S
Winston Churchill
Mr. Dewey
House of Commons
West
U. S
Bevin
Foreign Office
Mt. Vernon Farm
Church Council
Assairs
Demos
Michigan
Bailey Services
Smith Services
Jonas
Keiley
Anamosa and
Quasqueton
C.R.N.Y
State Dept
Allen J. Johnson
Iowa Lutheran Hospital
Civil Service
Townsend
Townsend Victory Club
Knights of Pythias
Shueyville
Lyte K. Anderson
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Mission Services
Sunshine Mission
H. Bliss
Gillette
A. P. Sharp
Kirksville
Allan A. Maddox
Fourteenth Street
Sharps
Maddox
Dial
City Cab
Lawrence Bros
Adv
Scolarse
Association
Bert Zuver
Grundy County
Richard Cherney
Secolaro
Keller
2Nd Ave. SE
Turner
S.E
Aoe
Okel Book
Krebs
Flower Shop
Third Ave
Greenberg
Charles Greenberg
Layaway
John E. Lapes
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