Senators Probe Another Helpful Firm In Washington
A public relations firm letter offering to help businessmen obtain government contracts was turned over to Senate investigators. Senator Mundt said the Earl C. Noyes Agency may fall within the probe of agents hired to assist clients with government business. Noyes defended his work, saying the firm assists small manufacturers nationwide to conduct legitimate, profitable dealings with the government.
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Washington
Senate
Mundt
R-S.d
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Harry H Vaughan
Truman
Earl C. Noyes
Senate Committee
Noyes
Maplethorpes of Toledo Hurt in Colorado Mishap
Dr and Mrs C E Maplethorpe Jr of Toledo were cut and bruised when their car rolled after hitting a squall near Flagler Colorado Friday. They were returning from a vacation at Green Mountain Falls Colorado. Their son and daughter in law also from Toledo were ahead and returning from Green Mountain Falls with their family. Daughters and grandchildren also returned from Colorado Friday after a vacation there.
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Gazette
Toledo
C. E. Maplethorpe, Jr
Flagler
Colo
Maplethorpes
Green Mountain Falls
Roy Vanderwicken
Grundy Center
Harold Jones
Colorado
Ellsworth College Building Destroyed by Lightning and Fire
An early morning fire partially destroyed Ellsworth junior college's main building in Iowa Falls causing more than 50000 dollars in damage. Classes will move to temporary quarters in the Congregational church and the college library when term begins. The fire struck the three story building twice during a severe storm.
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Iowa Falls
Ellsworth Junior College
John H. Hill
Congregational Church
Hill
State Institutions Buy Food on Contract Again
Des Moines AP reports the Iowa state board of control reduced its grocery bill for 14 institutions in the year ended June 30 1949 to 1 645 918 plus over a million dollars in produce from farms and surplus from the federal government Feeding roughly 16 000 people the board spent 821 874 in 1941 when 15 000 were served The prewar contract buying returns after years on open market driven by rising costs prompted a special session to appropriate extra funds and the interim committee allocated 718 473 of the aid with the rest coming from ordinary appropriations The 1949 legislature raised board appropriations for the two year period hoping to avoid future deficiency spending
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
State Board of Control
Board of Control
Labor Day Picnic and Motor Race Weekend at Hawkeye Downs
Labor Day events feature Grain Millers Local 100 picnic and a weekend at Hawkeye Downs with motorcycle time trials at 1 p.m. and 2 p.m., two 10-lap stock car features, and a 200-lap endurance race. Eddy Arnold Christmas show runs 8:15 p.m. tonight and repeats Monday with noted performers. City bus service runs Sunday and Monday to Hawkeye Downs, with special early service for 9 a.m. stock car trials. Washington-based organizers announce state fair winners Eddie Anderson, Herschel Buchanan, and Tom Adelman as entrants.
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Grain Millers Local 100
Eddy Arnold
Oklahoma Wranglers
Duke of
Eddie Anderson
Grinnell
Herschel Buchanan
Shreveport
Tom Adelman
Minneapolis
Hawkeye Downs
City Lines
Second Avenue
Police Nab Motorist on Reckless Driving Charge
Avery C. Larson is charged with reckless driving and liquor in motive after Cedar Rapids police stopped him Saturday night following an accident. Wallace Wilson faces a separate charge of failure to have his car under control.
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Avery C. Larson
Fourth Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Wallace Wilson
Mt. Vernon Road
George Mraz
Mraz
Larson
Wilson
Holiday Death Toll Starts Early for Labor Day Weekend
Associated Press reports the national highway death toll reached 143 by end of the first full Labor Day weekend day with 123 deaths from highway crashes since Friday 6 p.m. Drownings totaled 10 and 10 more died from other holiday accidents.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Chicago
Chicago Motor Club
Charles M. Hayes
Iowa
Last Rites Monday for Mrs Willard Lacock
Mrs Willard Lacock 45 of Jordans Grove will receive services Monday at 2 p.m. in Jordans Grove Baptist church by Rev O L Summers and the Springville Rebekah lodge. Burial in Jordan Grove cemetery.
Air Derby and Navy Jet Race Highlight Busy Day of Aviation
Air racing spread across clear Cleveland skies as Billiebinson of Pacoima set 183.3 mph in qualifying. Navy pilots on the carrier Midway showcased a jet fighter race at 548.9 mph. Lieut Dan Laird led the squad amid Atlantic waters.
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Billiebinson
Pacoima
Calif
Robinson
Goodyear
Carrier Deck
Navy
Midway
Dan Laird
Loomis
Cleveland
Siena H. Reaver
Glendale
Herman Salmon F
van Nuys
Bendix
Reaver
Aoe M.p
H. Salmon
D. E. Buzzart
Nashville
Tenn
Leland Cameron
North Hollywood
North Platte
Neb
Vince Perron
Burbank
Grand Junction
Colo
Major Ford
Middletown
San Francisco
California
San
J. E. Newman
Mason City
L. E. Moon
Kamiah
Idaho
Moon
Harry M. Lester
Gambrier
Ohio
Franklin Rizzer
Syracuse
Peoria
Lieut Laird
Atlantic
McKim Hospitalized After Polio Attack in Cedar Rapids
Charles McKim 32 of 369 Nineteenth St SE Cedar Rapids fell ill at Collins Radio on Wednesday and was hospitalized at St Luke's Friday. Diagnosed with bulbar type polio he remained serious Saturday night at University Hospital Iowa City with paralysis in both arms and lung involvement.
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McKim
Cedar Rapids
Charles McKim
Nineteenth Street
University Hospital
Iowa City
Collins Radio Company
St. Luke’s Hospital
City Briefs and Local Meetings and Incidents
Detroit visitor J J Robbins, formerly of Rock Island, visits Cedar Rapids at the home of Mr and Mrs J W C okayne. City Plan Commission meeting postponed. Retired Railway Employes Unit 29 picnic at Bever park with provided food. bring a covered dish. American Legion auxiliary chicken noodle supper Labor Day at Central City Legion hall. Mount Hermon lodge honors Earl Delzell and Harry Burmeister with 6 15 dinner and program. Cedar Rapids Engineers Club opens fall with Iowa State College night at Montrose hotel. engineer Dean Downie Smith to speak. William Rimmer is arrested on a false check charge in a downtown tavern.
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Detroit
J. J. Robbins
Rock Island Railroad
Cedar Rapids
J. W. Cocayne
Hinkley Avenue
Employes
Bever Park
Masonic
Mount Hermon Lodge No. 263
A.F
A.M
Iowa
Earl B. Delzell
Harry K. Burmeister
Masonic Hall
Mount Hermon
Don Carpenter
Council Bluffs
Engineers Club
Montrose
Iowa State College
J. F. Downie- Smith
Iowa State Engineering School
J. P. Paulson
William Rimmer
Seventh Street
Rimmer
Linn County Sheriff’s Office
City Manager Vote Planned in Council Bluffs
Mayor George B. Sparks announced a special election for October 17 to decide a city managership proposal. A simple majority will be required to adopt the city manager system in Council Bluffs Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs, Ia
ULP
George B. Sparks
Dewey deploys state police to curb Peekskill clash
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey orders all available state police to Peekskill to guard a potential repeat riot between war veterans and Paul Robeson supporters. Robeson pledged a second concert as 25 000 veterans and 20 000 supporters threatened confrontation near Hillside avenue. Local law enforcement already mobilized and Legion officials disavowed sponsorship.
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Peekskill
N. Y
Thomas E. Dewey
Paul Robeson
Robeson
Dewey
New York City
New England
Pennsylvania
Roosevelt deems veterans protests at Robeson concert unwise
Eleanor Roosevelt urged against picketing Paul Robeson’s Peekskill event, saying veterans should not disrupt meetings. She defended free expression while noting Robeson’s concerts had become propoganda, and questioned why listeners would attend without shared views.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Eleanor Roosevelt
Paul Robeson
Peekskill
New York World-Telegram
Robeson
Iowa Deaths List Memorial Services Scheduled
Oelwein 44 former resident Mrs Le Roy Banks died in Pasadena California last week services set for 1 30 p m Monday in Oelwein. Olin Uriah C Pieper services Monday 2 p m at Morley Methodist church. Central City Mrs Willard Lacock died Friday services Monday 2 p m at Jordans Grove Baptist church. Middle Amana Mrs Catherine Pitt 77 died Saturday services 9 a m Monday. Vinton Kriste Ann Mahood 2 polio death Saturday Iowa City services Monday 9 a m at St Marys Catholic church daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Mahood of Vinton.
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Oelwein
LeRoy Banks
Pasadena
Calif
Olin
Uriah C. Pieper
Morley Methodist Church
Central City
Willard Lacock
Jordans Grove Baptist Church
Middle Amana
Catherine Pitt
Vinton
Kriste Ann Mahood
Iowa City
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Robert Mahood
Eyesight Failing King Gustav Hunts Elk
Stockholm report says King Gustav aged 91 has given up hare hunting due to failing eyesight and will pursue elk instead. He remarked elk are large enough to see.
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King Gustav
Stockholm
Gustav of
Sweden
Borghart Rites Set for Tuesday
Services for Clarence Henry Borghart and five other LaVallette crewmen killed January 30 1943 will be held Tuesday at 11 am at Jefferson Barracks national cemetery in St. Louis. Borghart born October 11 1911 in Cedar Rapids graduated from Grant High School.
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Clarence Henry Borghart
Cedar Rapids
Jefferson Barracks
National Cemetery
St. Louis
LaVallette
Guadalcanal
Espiritu Santo
New Hebrides
Atlantic
Pacific
Evangelical Church
Mary Borghart
George
Charles
Cambridge
Laura Borghart
Chester Williams
Darrell Snider
Katherine Yetmar
Ark searchers set out for Ararat amid thaw and barren slopes
The expedition describes melted snow in a remote mountainous region near Ararat, discovering a muddy pool with a snake and bats that provided scarce water. Scouts later found a small lake at 12 000 feet with no ship remains while locals spoke of a possible ship sighting after a thaw.
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Ararat
Expedition Surrounded by Troops and Officials
The party of youths with armed platoons faced strong safeguards as they were escorted by state archeological officials and police. Army troops maintained a ring around the group during the expedition.
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Smith
Deaths William M. Dennison 65 Cedar Rapids
William M. Dennison 65 a Cedar Rapids resident for 18 years and assistant manager of the Rural Electrification Administration here for eight years died suddenly at a Cedar Rapids hospital Saturday. He was born January 27 1884 in Onslow Iowa married Elizabeth Porter in Minneapolis in 1913 and is survived by a daughter Kathryn Peterson of Tacoma sisters Mrs John Kennedy Mrs Elizabeth McAllister Mrs Anna Boomhour a brother J B Dennison and a granddaughter. Funeral arrangements to be announced.
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William M. Dennison
Fifth Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Rural Electrification Administration
Iowa
Mr. Dennison
Onslow
Elizabeth Porter
Minneapolis
Dennison
Kathryn Peterson
Tacoma
Wash
John Kennedy
Elizabeth McAllister
Hopkinton
Anna Boomhour
Raleigh
N. C
J. B. Dennison
Oxford
Ohio
First Presbyterian Church
Turner Chapel
Services for Miss Mary McClernon
Miss Mary McClernon 69 died Friday after a long illness. Funeral services will be Monday at 9 am in St John’s Church conducted by Rev. Charles Miller. Burial follows at St John’s Cemetery. She was a Mercy Hospital nurse the last eight years and lived in Independence. Surviving are sister Agnes of Long Beach and brother Henry of Oregon.
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Mary McClernon
St. John’s Church
Charles Miller
St. John’s Cemetery
Peoples Funeral Home
Independence
McClernon
Mercy Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Mercy Hospital School of Nursing
Agnes
Long Beach
Calif
Henry
Oregon
Funeral services for Thomas J Halpin 67
Funeral services for Thomas J. Halpin age 67 of 1959 Park Avenue SE will be held Monday at 9 a m at the Immaculate Conception Church. Msgr J M Molloy will preside Rosary will be recited by Msgr Molloy and the Catholic Order of Foresters Sunday at 8 p m at Monahan funeral home. Burial is in Mt Calvary Cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
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Thomas J. Halpin
Park Avenue SE
J. M. Molloy
Immaculate Conception
Msgr. Molloy
Catholic Order of Foresters
Monahan
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Funeral services for Mrs. E F Hempel
Services for Mrs. E F Hempel, who died Thursday at her home, will be held at Trinity Lutheran church at 2 p.m. Tuesday with Rev E H Widmann officiating. Bur ial will be in Cedar Memorial cemetery chapel.
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E. F. Hempel
Fourth Avenue SW
Trinity Lutheran Church
E. H. Widmann
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Turner Chapel
Gum Drops Beat Cheese For Catching of Mice
University of Vermont scientists report gum drops capture more field mice than cheese. In a winter-avoidance test in a science hall, researchers use gum drops in ordinary traps. A mouse bites the candy and sticks, allowing a quick catch. one report notes 17 mice in an hour on one gum drop.
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Burlington, Vt
University of Vermont
Science Hall
Motorist in Crash Faces Drunk Driving Charge
Charles Cronin 43 of 300 A avenue NW was charged with drunk driving after his car struck a vehicle driven by Clarence Bird 1628 M street SW in front of 824 Vernal street NW about 7 40 p m Bird a special policeman was traveling north while Cronin heading south struck the left rear fender of Bird s car in front of the Vernal street address Police said.
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Charles Cronin
A Avenue NW
Clarence Bird
M Street
Vernal Street
Cronin
Bird
Skinner Named Guam's First Civilian Governor
President Truman appoints Carlton Skinner as the first civilian governor of Guam, replacing Rear Admiral C. M. Pownell. Skinner, 36, will take office soon as part of shifting Guam administration from Navy to the Interior Department by July 1, 1950.
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Washington
INS
Truman
Carlton Skinner
Krug
Guam
Skinner
Interior Department
C. M. Pownell
White House
Labor Department
U. S. Maritime Commission
Interior
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Many Dempes
Beturiful
Fatohes
Betz Monuments
Farm Youth Center
Lapes
Florist
3Rd Ave
Jay W. Hesser
Barta - Hesser
Jay W. Hesser, Jr
Barta
Hesser
Funeral Directors Dial
Navy Ca
O. L. Summers
Springville
Jordans Grove
Norman Falcon
Kenneth Weisley
Carl Lundeen
Brute Frantz
Willard Goodlove
Jordan Grove
City Cab
Dial
Adv
Plan Commission
City Plan Commission
American Legion Auxiliary
Central City Legion Hall
Mortuary
Ave.se
New Robeson
Old Hollow
Hillside Avenue
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Legion
Walter L. Horan
Ninth
Westchester County
Horan
George Fanelli
Fred W. Ruscoe
Eleanor
Iowa Memorial Company
Third Avenue
T. B. Hlubacek
Walter Krebs
Borghart
Clarence Borghart
Nogh's Ark
REA
Halpin Services
Hempel Services
Percy Coplon
Birmingham
Ala
Percy
James V. Novak & Son Memorial
2Nd St
John B.turner & Son
S.E
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