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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1946
Page
12
The September 3 1946 issue lists high and low temperatures for Monday with regional readings and precipitation, plus an Iowa weather forecast showing cloudiness showers warming then cooling and clearing. Police court fines include drunkenness disorderly conduct speeding and parking violations, with multiple names and addresses cited. Justice court adds a dim lights offense, and marriage licenses and divorce decrees are noted for several couples.
Paris AP reports military commission of a 21 nation peace conference approved limits on Italy's armed forces. Italy may keep 250000 army personnel including 65000 carabinieri, 22500 navy, 25000 air force, with aircraft bans and caps on planes. Naval limits face debate over ship numbers. surplus ships may be distributed to allied powers within three months after treaty signing. Yugoslavia pressed Venezia Giulia claims amid sharp exchange. UK reparations claim against Italy totals about 11.5 billion dollars, raising potential total reparations to over 20 billion.
In Oakland California a bucking motorcycle injured three patrol officers. Officer Herbert Soares 28 started the bike by striking the starter and unknowingly leaving it in gear the machine roared up the station steps crashing through a door and injuring Harold Sherbourne and Martin Mission as well as Soares.
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, acting as temporary chair, delivering the keynote at the Democratic state convention in Albany, criticized Gov. Thomas E. Dewey’s record on veterans affairs and urged accelerated reconversion and global leadership to aid reconstruction. She noted 1933 and 1942 contrasts and stressed the need for sympathy and production to address world hunger.
Admiral Ernest J. King, wartime chief of naval operations, refused Senate war investigations access to Joint Chiefs of Staff files related to a canal project. Chairman Mead said King warned in a December 16, 1943 letter that national security might be endangered by the committee’s efforts. Mead plans to invite King to testify at a public hearing to clear up the matter.
Coroner W S Kyle reported Edward J Kallaus a 73 year old retired farmer and former township clerk and assessor hanged himself at his Washington Iowa home last night. He leaves four daughters and three sons according to the notice.
In Savannah crowds at a mass meeting near the Presbyterian church denounced Chatham county police for negligence after the murder of Bertha Mehrtens. Police questioned Pete Coleman amid accusations he molested women, with relatives seeking gubernatorial protection and threats against Coleman's uncle W A Stephens.
Cedar Rapids city council postponed voting on a rezoning ordinance for a lot between Thirty-second Street Drive SE and Grovecourt near LaPlant Choate Manufacturing. Residents urged a site inspection due to wartime steel storage in a residential area, while company spokesmen call the rezoning essential to operations. Mayor Hahn said council would tour the area Wednesday morning.
Phillip E. Richards, 23, Ottumwa, was arraigned after a $100 bad check case. Judge Floyd Philbrick appointed counsel and set next Saturday for plea. Richards, held on $2,000 bond, was brought from Jacksonville by Cedar Rapids detectives. he had been sought for weeks by Linn County authorities. He allegedly passed the check July 9 at Peoples Bank drawn on Ottumwa’s Union Bank and Trust. Casena Bank reported no account for Richards. He previously claimed affiliation with TWA when in Cedar Rapids.
PHILADELPHIA AP two streamlined trolleys collide injuring 60 passengers after a brake failure on one car rammed the rear of another stopped for a red light. Police and Philadelphia Transportation Company investigators linked the crash to brake failure and crowding from a holiday weekend rush.
V D Harty of Magnus hotel was fined 75 dollars and costs in police court after arrest Saturday by Patrolmen Pete Funcke and Bill Milke for drunkenness. He was found behind the wheel of a car in a filling station driveway at Sixteenth avenue and J street SW.
A fragmentary poem by Edgar A Guest reflects on friendship rest and modest fame. It contrasts fishermen resting from shore with thoughts of gas and loss and notes that envy and faults in others remind the speaker of his own shortcomings.
Three leading psychiatrists testified William Heirens, 17, cannot accept responsibility for the Degnan murder and other killings, insisting his alter ego George Murman drove the crimes. They described his ongoing mental struggle, lack of remorse, and his desire to die rather than confront the truth as he faces a potential electric chair sentence.
General Eisenhower told Veterans of Foreign Wars delegates that the United States must struggle patiently for the elimination of war through the United Nations even as patience wears thin. He warned unity and strength are vital to lead the world toward peace, noting past efforts faltered when political aims clashed and crisis gave way to drudgery.
A second autopsy was performed Tuesday on the body of Carl Raike in Davenport to determine the cause of death after he was found Aug 10 sitting dazed on a curb. Maurice Taylor, 35, is free on 10000 bond on second degree murder charges linked to an argument over a truck-automobile collision.
Senator Johnson of Colorado urged the State Department to stop two ships carrying UNRRA supplies for Yugoslavia. He argued that governments that shoot down Americans should not be rewarded, sending the demand in a wire to Undersecretary of State Acheson.
David Santi three year old son of Mr and Mrs Dario Santi of Madrid Ta died in a hospital Tuesday of poliomyelitis.
Miss Natalie Skogsbergh leaves for Simpson College in Indianola to enroll for the coming year. An Ahepa meeting is set at St John the Baptist church. Roberta Baker sustains a broken ankle at Central City school and is treated at St Luke's hospital. Robert O Bickel departs for French Lick to attend the million dollar round table conference. Police investigate the theft of a car reported by Charles Ehda. Leslie R Grigg to continue as Cedar Rapids industrial arts supervisor. Gaylen Ritchie injured in midget auto crash but in fairly good condition at St Luke's hospital.
AP reports 109 killed and 300 injured since Sunday amid Hindu Muslim rioting in Bombay. Troops and police kept watch as new communal clashes erupted, curfews remained in effect, and bus service resumed in safe areas. Nehru, sworn in as interim government head, pledged to govern for Indians and consider a LES program to improve their lot.
Cornelius Ellis, 20, received a two day jail term in police court on a charge of driving 50 mph in a 25 mph zone. He is the first offender jailed since Ottumwa city policy shifted from fines to jail time to curb reckless driving.
Beason Iowa. Jimmie Huffman aged four was killed Tuesday when a revolver held by playmate Leonard Wilson aged six discharged accidentally during a cowboy game. Authorities investigated the incident as a tragic accident.
Fireman Charles Volak was discharged from Cedar Rapids Fire Department retroactive to last Saturday after a council resolution found misconduct unbecoming of a firefighter. Police said Volak slapped Patrolman Eddie Stearns at the Hurdle and Halter tavern after being asked to leave. Volak joined the department in 1943 and served in World War II. The civil service commission received no official appeal from Volak.
Dr. Henry Garsson testified in a voluntary bankruptcy suit that Batavia Metal Products owes him at least 72000 dollars. He said 60000 dollars in back salary and 12000 dollars advanced this year, with no further interest in the business. He noted sale of the firm to a group led by James Stein and Herman Starr and disclosed salaries for his brother Murray and Joseph Freeman.
Two persons, LeRoy Oltloff of 1026 Tenth Street SW and Mrs. Gladys McNeil of 326 Seventh Street NE, were fined $25 and costs each in police court on drunkenness and disturbing the peace after arrests over the weekend. Oltloff was apprehended Saturday by Patrolmen Milke and Funcke on a wife’s complaint alleging abuse of her and their children. He had just earlier paid a $10 fine for drunkenness. McNeil was arrested Monday around 8 45 p.m. by Patrolman Kuba during an argument with her husband on a downtown street. she became abusive when urged to go home.
The war department announced Field Marshal Sir Bernard L. Montgomery will visit Washington next week as guest of President Truman and Secretary Patterson. He arrives Sept. 10 for a tour of army installations at Eisenhower's invitation and will stay at Eisenhower's Fort Myer HQ before leaving Sept. 12 for Fort Leavenworth. He later visits Maxwell Field and Fort Benning, with a return to Washington planned for Sept. 15.
Tokyo dispatch reports that under the Manchukuo puppet regime almost a third of Manchuria's 30 million people became habitual opium smokers within two years. Official Manchukuo interior ministry figures cite drug consumption revenues surpassing 500 million dollars annually, with American reports to Washington noting Japanese soldiers protecting the opium trade across Korea Manchuria and China.
The British radio reported the United States returned Abadan airfield to Iran. Once one of the Middle East’s largest and best equipped fields, it was developed during wartime to support supplies to Russia via the Persian Gulf.
Mrs Julius Tomes 66 of 85 Fifteenth Avenue SW died at home Tuesday morning after a lingering illness Born in Zamberk Czechoslovakia March 19 1880 she came to the United States in 1911 Survived by husband four daughters a son nine grandchildren and a sister Funeral services will be Friday with time to be announced Friends may call at Kuba funeral home after 3 p m Thursday
Mrs Reuben Ford 61 died Tuesday morning in a local hospital after a brief illness. Born in Excelsior Ta she moved to Cedar Rapids 33 years ago and was a Mt Zion Baptist Church member. Survived by husband daughter Beatrice Dooley sister Sally Johnson two brothers Clarence and Adolph Wilson a niece Milo Selbicky and grandson Clarence Babcock. Services Thursday 2 30 p m at Mt Zion church conducted by Revs Bell and Parks with Rebecca chapter OES. Burial in Oakhill cemetery.
Albert Burian 69 of 1216 Thirty sixth street SE Cedar Rapids died in a local hospital at 11 30 p m Saturday after a long illness Born in Cicoy Czechoslovakia April 5 1877 he came to America 24 years ago A retired railway car repair man formerly with the Chicago and North Western railway Surviving wife Terezie was a member of Zizkov Dub Z C B J lodge Services will be conducted in the Brogh chapel at 2 p m Wednesday by T B Hlubucek Burial will be in Bohemian National cemetery Friends may call at the chapel
Mrs. L. J. Porstman aged 75 wife of Dr L J Porstman of Davenport died suddenly Monday from a cerebral hemorrhage while visiting her daughter Mrs T C Meares in Centerline Michigan. She leaves son A L Porstman of 920 Maplewood Drive NE. The body will be returned to Davenport for services.
Funeral services for Daniel Webster Warren 76 Cedar Rapids resident of 47 years follow a brief illness at his home 3140 Carroll Drive SE will be held in Turner chapel at 3 30 p m Wednesday by Rev Robert Little cremation committal friends may call at the chapel An odd note about ancient Rome mentions moldy bread used to hasten healing of wounds.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitri Manuilski told the United Nations Security Council that Britain and the Netherlands seek to block a Greek complaint from the council agenda. He warned such objections breach UN principles and mirror earlier refusals to discuss Greece Syria Lebanon and Spain.
A building trades meeting is set for 7 30 p m Tuesday in the assembly room second floor Chamber of Commerce building. It is part of the nationwide price stabilization program for veterans housing. Des Moines district Office of Price Administration representatives will outline the building program aims for contractors and subcontractors involved in veteran housing construction or remodeling. A T Pleune Cedar Rapids office of price control board chief clerk announced the meeting.
Washington report says the public should expect a 4 to 5 percent increase in retail prices for shoes made of kid skin or goat leather. An additional seven-cent hike will apply to shoes with non marking synthetic rubber soles and heels.
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