Weather and event highlights from regional report
The daily record shows temperatures across multiple cities with a forecast of generally fair and warmer weather in the southeast and cooler conditions in the northwest. It lists high and low temperatures, precipitation none, and notes on barometer and humidity. Births and legal notices are also recorded alongside local road and traffic fines and upcoming funeral services in several towns.
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Bismarck
Minapolis
Chicago
N. Orleans
Denver
Duluth
Angeles
Week Extension of United Fund Campaign Voted
Cedar Rapids Marion United Fund extends the drive one week to finish the 495 016 goal. Forty more firms and groups exceed goals bringing over the top total to 77 led by F L Brinkman Co at 278 percent and United Cerebral Palsy Center at 196 percent.
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United Fund
F. L. Brinkman Company
United Cerebral Palsy Center
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Crawford Lime and Quarry
Tyler School
Polk
Kenwood
Hayes
Grant ‘Wood
Fillmore
Cleveland
Maisonic
Camp Fire
Whipple and Winterberg Insurlance
McLean-Bassin- McLean
Millhiser- Smith
L. C. McWhinmney
Carberry and Stamp
Don’s Wrecker Service
Dairy Queen No. 1
Brookfield Pest Control
Modern Pest Control
Elizabeth Giblin Real Estate
Keith Meill Real Estate
Iowas Novelty Company
Green Thumb Nursery
Augustine Plastering
M.feder and Sons
Casteel Plastering
Paul Hamel
Chamber of Commerce
Cedar Rapids-Marion
Louis D. Burkhalter
Iowa Flu Death Toll Rises to 16
Iowa's flu death toll rose to 16 as Dorothy Thompson 53 died in a Des Moines hospital from flu complications. Eastern Iowa outbreak shows signs of tapering except Riverside St Marys grade school which closed. Keystone four days lost last week will be made up on Saturdays. Schools in Monona Farmersburg West Central district including Randalia Westgate Maynard reopened Thursday.
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Iowa News
Iowa
Dorothy Thompson
Des Moines
St. Mary’s
Riverside
Keystone
Monona- Farmersburg
West Central District
Randalia
Westgate
Maynard
Linn county school merger discussed at meeting
A North Linn county school reorganization proposal was talked over Wednesday night with superintendents and school board reps from Ur bana Benton Walker Center Point and Troy Mills along with county superintendents from Linn Benton and Buchanan. A second meeting is planned in three weeks to gauge sentiment with no formal action taken.
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Walker
North-Hese Linn County
Representaive
Urbana
Benton County
Center Point
Troy Mills
Linn County
Linn
Benton
Buchanan
Broken Line Triggers Short Cedar Rapids Power Outage
A broken 34 000 volt line caused dim lights and possible outages in several Cedar Ey homes. Officials said the trouble began about 8 a m and was cleared in roughly 20 minutes by the Iowa Electric Light and Power Company.
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Cedarey
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
AFL CIO delegates push for pro labor policy in Iowa talks
The Iowa AFL CIO convention featured calls to elect friendly legislators, with Albert Maag urging expansion of right to work laws in South Dakota and Wisconsin unions pledging continued fights at Kohler plant. Regional Director Homer Krog cited rising Iowa per capita income since 1938, while Chicago AFL CIO leader Megel criticized Iowa’s educational standing. Gov Loveless and AFL CIO officials were set to speak at the event.
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Albert J.maag
South Dakota
Homer E. Krog
U. S. Department of Labor
Iowa
Krog
Aflcio
Herschel Loveless
Daniel J. Healy
Afl-Cio
John W. Livingston
Harry Wilford
Cedar Rapids
Teamsters
Weathervane From England Tops Hadley Church Spire
The weathervane on the spire of Hadley Massachusetts' First Congregational church was imported from England more than two centuries ago.
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Hadley
Mass
First Congregational Church
England
Deaths in Cedar Rapids and Kansas City noted
John Johnson a Cedar Rapids resident for 70 years and Spanish American War veteran dies at Veterans hospital Iowa City after a long illness born November 3 1867 in Sweden survived by one daughter services set at Turner chapel and military rites at Czech National cemetery Mt Hermon lodge master masons to attend. Mary Ann Griffin widow of John J Griffin dies in Kansas City Kan born March 1 1885 in Dublin Ireland survived by two daughters brothers and sisters services at St Patrick's church with burial Mt Calvary.
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Strawberry Point
Granville Myers
Waukon
James Piggott
St. Patrick's Catholic Church
Mt. Olivet
Bakke-Hanson Funeral Home
Tipton
Charles J. Zousel, Jr
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Church Cemetery
Ocelwein
Ora Womack
Hintz Funeral Home
Town City
Bar Sellers
Beckman's
West Branch Cemetery
Lone Tree
Clayton Petsel
Evangelical and Reformed Church
Oxford
Richard Clear
St. Mary’s Church
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Hohenschuh Mortuary
Iowa City
John Johnson
Camburn Court SE
Cedar Rapids
Veterans Hospital
Sweden
Johnson
Mt. Herman Lodge
A.M
Carpenters
Charles Engle
St. Paul
Turner Chapel
Theodore Youngquist
First Lutheran Church
Mt. Hermon Lodge
Czech National Cemetery
Friends
Masonic Hall
Mary Ann Griffin
John J. Griffin
Kansas City
Kan
Dublin
Ireland
Marguerite Shields
Dighton
Leo Walter
Jack Lynott
James
Los Angeles
Ellen Champar
Katie
Katie] ‘Hollingsworth
St.Patrick’s Church
D. J. Lenihan
Mt. Calvary
Brady Mortuary
Obituary: Raymond T. Wagner 1896 61 Cedar Rapids
Raymond T. Wagner 61 of 1106 Third Street SE Cedar Rapids died after a long illness. Born September 6 1896 in Durham Missouri he married Ethel Gage Wagner March 18 1920 in Marion. Survived by wife son Gene F Louisville Kentucky and two sisters Nettie Otis Kewanee Illinois and Mrs Ernest Davis Florida. Services at Brush Chapel 2 p m Saturday burial Cedar Memorial. Friends may call Friday at the chapel.
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Raymond T. Wagner
Third Street
Cedar Rapids
Durham
Ethel Gage Wagner
Marion
Gene F
Louisville
Nettie Otis
Kewanee
Ernest Davis
Florida
Brush Chapel
Cedar Memorial
Schapel
Birth to death notice for Rhonda Kay Miller
Rhonda Kay Miller died suddenly at three weeks old from pneumonia. She was born in Cedar Rapids on October 9 1957, daughter of Mr and Mrs James E Miller Route 3. Funeral at Kuba funeral home 10 am Friday with Rt Rev Msgr Anthony W Chihak burial at St Johns Rosary recited Thursday at the home where friends may view.
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Rhonda Kay Miller
James E. Miller
Route 3
Cedar Rapids
Kuba
Anthony W. Chihak
St. John’s
Chihak
Services for Mrs Edward Rosman at Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Funeral services for Mrs Edward Rosman of 2631 Fifth Avenue SE will be held Friday at 11 a.m. in the Chapel of Memories Cedar Memorial Cemetery led by Rev Ralph B Colston and Praha Rebekah lodge. Entombment will follow in the Chapel of Memories. Friends may call at Janeba funeral home. The family suggests that
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Edward Rosman
Fifth Avenue SE
Chapel of Memories
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Ralph B. Colston
Praha Rebekah Lodge
Janeba
Cancer fund drive open to contributions from friends
Friends may contribute to the Cancer fund if they wish. The notice encourages support from the community and outlines generous giving options.
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Cancer Fund
Services for Harriett May Brandsfield
Harriett May Brandsfield of 845 Oakland road NE died Tuesday. Services are set for 1 30 p m Friday at the Chapel of Memories Cedar Memorial cemetery. Rev Jack Oliver of First Christian church will officiate. Friends may call at Brady mortuary until noon.
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Harriett May Brandsfield
Oakland Road
Chapel of Memories
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Jack Oliver
First Christian Church
Brady Mortuary
Services for David MacGregor Held Friday at Turner Chapel
David MacGregor of 808 Eighteenth Avenue SW died Wednesday. Services set for 1 30 p m Friday in Turner chapel with Rev Walter Cerka of Sharon Evangelical United Brethren church officiating. Burial at Cedar Memorial. Friends may call at the chapel.
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David MacGregor
Eighteenth Avenue SW
Turner Chapel
Walter Cerka
Sharon Evangelical United Brethren Church
Cedar Memorial
Five Bids Under Estimate on New Sewer Structure
Six bids were received for an addition to the city sewer department building at 83 Seventh Avenue SE. Abell-Howe Company topped the low bids at $6,351 for a 24 by 42 foot concrete block structure, under the $7,800 estimate, with Loomis Brothers $6,659 and Newman Brothers, Inc $7,305 following. City council began action to award the contract to Abell-Howe.
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Seventh Avenue SE
Abell-Howe Company
Abell-Howe
Loomis Brothers
Newman Brothers, Inc
Cooper and Bugg
Blahnik Construction Company
Morehead Construction Company
Finnessy Names Aide for Labor Mediation Work
Washington A UP report says Federal Mediation Director Joseph F. Finnegan named Austin E. Finnessy as special assistant to aid mediation of major labor disputes. Finnessy, former Iowa school teacher and labor official, previously led labor relations for International Minerals and Chemical in Chicago and worked with the U S Employment Service.
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Washington
Joseph F. Finnegan
Austin E. Finnessy
Finnessy
International Minerals & Chemical Corp
Chicago
Iowa
Iowa Federation of Labor
U. S. Employment Service
Citizen Group Fights Rezoning Request at Ninth Avenue SE
Eighty two petition signers object to proposed R-1 neighborhood shopping zoning at 1007 Ninth Avenue SE. The change from R-4 multifamily residential was requested last week by Glenn T Powers. City council sent the protest petition to the City Plan Commission for consideration with Powers' request.
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Ninth Avenue SE
Glenn T. Powers
City Plan Commission
Powers
Club Near Oelwein Looted Early Thursday
Burglars at the Sportsman's club south of Oelwein stole about $84 in cash from a juke box and cash register and took cigarets. The juke box and register were broken open. A note mentions foamed aluminum as a lightweight material for house construction and aircraft parts.
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Oelwein
Sportsman’s Club
Here
Temporary injunction blocks Cedar Rapids trades council over Do Not Patronize list
Judge B J Maxwell granted a district court injunction on a petition by Maplecrest Turkey Farms of Wellman and Protein Blenders Iowa City. The filing accuses the Cedar Rapids Building and Construction Trades Council of labor dispute coercion and threatens to disrupt Maplecrest and Protein Blenders contracts with Franz Construction Company by circulating a Do Not Patronize resolution nationwide. The petition notes the Oct 7 action circulated to labor groups newspapers and the Iowa State Federation of Labor resolutions committee in Cedar Rapids.
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Cedar Rapids Building and Construction Trades Council
B.J. Maxwell
Maplecrest Turkey Farms
Wellman and Protein Blenders, Inc
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids Trades Council
Franz Construction Company
Maplecrest Cold Storage Corp
Trade Council
Maplecrest
Protein Blenders
Iowa
Resolutions Committee
Iowa State Federation of Labor
Cedar Rapids
Widow seeks to void real estate sale in Cedar Rapids case
Emma Shelton, a 71 year old widow, petitions district court to rescind a contract with John L. and Madalyn L. Nolte. The deal, dated April 16, involved sale of property in Wellington's second addition to Cedar Rapids for 13 500 with 1 down and 70 monthly payments. Shelton alleges lack of business experience and exploitation, serving notice of rescission September 25, and seeks voiding the sale to prevent irreparable damage.
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Emma Shelton
John L
Madalyn L. Nolte
Shelton
Noltes
Nortes
Evans Sentenced to 10 Years for Forgery in District Court
Darrel M. Evans of Milner hotel was given a ten year term at Ft. Madison by Judge J. E. Heiser after pleading guilty to forgery. Evans admitted passing a forged 27 dollar check at the Three Deuces cafe following an earlier innocent plea withdrawal.
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Darrel M. Evans
Milner Hotel
Ft. Madison
J. E. Heiserman
Pame
Evans
Three Deuces Cafe
Sheriff Probes Theft Of Gas Engine From Elevator
The county sheriff's office investigates the theft of a $275 gasoline engine from a portable grain elevator. Paul Roseberry of Center is named in connection with the incident.
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Paul Roseberry
Center
Engine stolen from elevator in Center Point
The engine was reported missing from the elevator while parked Monday night in front of a DX service station on Highway 150 Center Point. Deputy Larry Condon said initially a Halloween prank was suspected and that Roseberry claimed the engine had been removed before around Halloween but was found shortly after.
Linn County Grand Jury Opens November Session
The Linn County grand jury will begin its November session on November 7 at 10 a.m. Chester T. and Marguerite G. Hockaday dismissed their damage suit against Phillip Schinn Ira E. Ware and Robert A. Bressler doing business as Ware and Bressler were awarded $196.03 in an account suit filed by Vernon and Viora Kirk.
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Linn County Grand Jury
Chester T
Marguerite G. Hockaday
Phillip Schinn
Ira E. Ware
Robert A. Bressler
Ware and
Highway Agency Seeks Cedar Rapids Tract Annexation
The State Highway Commission asked Cedar Rapids to annex a northeast corner tract at highways 30 and 149, south of the city. The goal is to extend city water service for a proposed vehicle washing facility, with officials noting annexation is needed for service. The council referred the matter to all members for review.
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Cedar Rapids
State Highway Commission
City Water Service
Highway Commission
Widow Freed of Murder Charge in Dynmite Blast Case
A jury of married men acquitted 32 year old widow Sue Martin Jenkins of first degree murder in the dynamite blast that killed her husband Everett Jenkins, 35, last April 30. Prosecution said she bought materials that could ignite the charge, while she testified she was gardening or visiting a neighbor that day.
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Jonesboro
Tenn
Sue Martin Jenkins
Everett Jenkins
Officer Making Arrest Is Slain in Bal Harbour
A 32 year old Bal Harbour police lieutenant, Robert Staab, was shot to death while attempting to arrest a hotel prowler. Ex convict Norman J. Mackiewicz, 32, was captured at a roadblock nearby, armed with a pistol from which four shots had been fired.
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Miami
Bal Harbour
Robert Staab
Norman J. Mackiewicz
Cedar Rapids to create police records lieutenant post
An ordinance proposes a new records lieutenant in Cedar Rapids police to manage records and supervision under the chief. The position carries 415 dollars monthly and will be filled from an eligible list via Civil Service exams. The move supports a modern records system during station remodeling led by Safety Commissioner Bob Johnson.
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Cedar Rapids
Bob Johnson
Sst
Leonard Bruce
35 Mile Speed Limit Set for Major First Avenue Segments
Cedar Rapids city council moved toward raising the speed limit to 35 mph on most of First Avenue from Fifth Street East to the Glenbrook Cove road near Cedar Memorial cemetery and on First Avenue West from First Street to Williams Boulevard and Williams Boulevard SW to the city limits. Safety Commissioner Bob Johnson said enforcement will be strict at 35 mph and cited a thorough study with a State Highway Commission engineer. Final council approval expected next week with signs posting to take effect then. downtown 20 mph zone from Fifth Street East to First Street West remains unchanged.
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James Grace
Nell Brown
Miss. Brown
Glenn Ilgenfritz
Charles Biggs
James Fox
E Avenue
Arthur Pape
Cascade
Darrell Eicke
Sixth Avenue
Velma Burwinkle
H Avenue
Harold LeClerc
Marion
George Lowe
Noel Caldwell
Leo
Vernon Inman
Seventeenth Street NE
Edward Hollander
Second Avenue SE
Wayne Welch
Maquoketa
Adeline Kouba
Knoll Street
Walter Tinkle
Brooklyn
William Graham
Frank Drake
Haskell, Okla
First Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Fifth Street
Glenbrook Cove
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
First Street
Williams Boulevard
Bob Johnson
Johnson
State Highway Commission
First Street W
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