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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1949
Page
1
Regional weather shows warm spells with scattered Saturday showers and a turning cooler by Sunday. Local notices list fines for traffic and parking violations, plus several obituaries and birth announcements across Iowa towns including Cedar Rapids, Center Point, Clinton, Anamosa, Tama, Decorah, and Vinton with services planned or completed this week.
Cedar Rapids real estate board members publicly oppose a legislature special session to enable a socialized federal housing program. They urge Gov Beardsley not to call the session, noting housing shortages and asking Iowa to keep its share of HR 4009 funds in the federal treasury to reduce taxes and prices.
Federal Judge Harold R. Medina refused to declare a mistrial in the conspiracy trial of 11 top Communist leaders. He called the Peekskill riot following Paul Robeson’s concert an outrage and rejected defense claims that government bias prompted the disturbance.
The Iowa Commerce Commission will hold hearings on Milwaukee railroad requests to suspend two Cedar Rapids to Ottumwa and Cedar Rapids to Calmar passenger trains. Hearings occur Oct 17 in Sigourney at 10 am for the southern line and Oct 19 in Manchester at 9 am for the Calmar line, with towns along the routes listed. Shippers are represented by the Iowa Commerce Council and the Chamber of Commerce Traffic Bureau.
J F Downie Smith dean of Iowa State College engineering told Cedar Rapids Engineers Club that graduates still average 1.5 job offers each. He warned enrollments falling nationwide could portend a future engineer shortage and said engineering training opens opportunities outside traditional roles.
Dr. Harwell Wilson of Memphis urged Linn County Medical Society that getting a patient up soon after operation helps recovery but remaining under observation in hospital is advised until post operative hazards diminish. He discussed thrombo embolic vascular disease and noted clot prevention improved deaths from pulmonary embolism.
In Ida Grove Iowa Robert Lamaak 21 of Herring Iowa died in a hospital on Thursday from injuries from a Sunday automobile collision in which his six year old brother Leroy was fatally hurt Leroy died Monday both boys were sons of Mr and Mrs Harry Lamaak
Three civil cases are scheduled to begin September 13 2:30 p.m. before U S district court in Cedar Rapids with Judge Henry N Graven presiding on five motions. Cases include a rent violation brought by the United States against Everett Nemer and two personal injury actions Walsh vs Robinson and Spurgeon vs Myers. Final naturalization hearings for about 15 applicants set for September 13 at 10 a.m.
The Rev J Hamilton Dawson will lead services at St John s Lutheran Ely this Sunday at 11 am with Sunday school at 10. Two way radio service advertised. Thirteen polio fund letters received at Cedar Rapids post office will go to Des Moines for state fund. St Joseph Prairieburg hosts chicken and ham supper Sept 11 from 4 pm. G A R commemorative three cent stamp on sale at post office Saturday at 8 am. Polio insurance two year family rate 10. Stamp club to meet at Montrose hotel with regional representation and banquet on Sunday. Gail Showalter fined 25 for leaving scene of accident with police report of pole collision. Harold and Mrs Candler fined 50 each for drunkenness and disturbing the peace. Candler fined 35 suspended.
A Chicago relief client sent his monthly check to Mayor Martin Kennelly with a note demanding correction and a decent standard of living. Welfare Commissioner A E Rose said he wonders how the recipient can get along without his check.
James C. Reed died suddenly at Toddville Thursday at 7 p.m. He was born December 18, 1878, in Linn county and recently lived with his sister Mrs Wesley Todd in Toddville. Surviving. several nieces and nephews. Services at Turner chapel 1:30 p.m. Saturday with Rev Walter Van der Linden. Burial in Shiloh cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
Master Sgt. James P. Hendrix of LePanto Arkansas, a Medal of Honor recipient, bailed from a plane nine miles from Fort Benning during a routine jump. His main chute tangled with the emergency chute at 500 feet, he prayed for help, then rolled on impact to survive. He was taken to a hospital and later said to be fine aside from nerves and minor bruises.
Representatives of the Civic bureau won five of seven events at Cedar View Country club, taking tennis, softball, guessing, horseshoe and ball pitch. The YMB won golf and the bull throw. Tennis featured wins by John Palmer and George Nissen with Randy Van Denover and Warren Olson, while Frank Nye beat Erwin Wasta. The event concluded with a dinner where Tait Cummins spoke on Cedar Rapids baseball.
The freighter Andrew Jackson departed Kobe and Yokohama on Thursday night with 3,330 quarts of sake, the first shipment of the potent Japanese fermented rice drink to the United States since Pearl Harbor.
Attendance at Cedar Rapids' 15 playgrounds reached 194,503 this summer, topping 1948 and nearing prewar figures. Ellis Park led with 20,521 visitors followed by McKinley Reed and Sinclair parks. Ellis pool drew 54,115. Adult paid admissions totaled 26,558 with 17,982 paying children and 9,351 in free swimming classes.
The Iowa state filed in Linn county district court to dismiss May's Drug Store suit challenging the Iowa unfair cigarette sales act. Defendants Iowa Tax Commission, Attorney General Robert Larson, County Attorney William Crissman, and Sheriff James Smith argue the court cannot review the act's wisdom and merits, contending such inquiry falls outside judicial power and would invade the legislative field.
Two men were arraigned Thursday afternoon on charges of drunk driving. Arthur E. Besler 25 of Lisbon pled guilty and was fined 300 dollars and costs by Judge Floyd Philbrick. Harvey Fred Leath 51 of Elkader was given until Saturday at 10 am to plead.
Deputy Sheriff Harlan Snyder investigated three breakins on the Cedar Rapids outskirts. Targets were Todd's OK Drive In Herb's Bar BQ and Knotty Pine Inn near the Marion Cedar Rapids line. Juke boxes were broken into and cash registers rifled at Todd's and Herb's. amounts stolen not yet determined.
Wesley Franks and Dalla Jones were cleared of contempt of court by Judge G K Thompson after a hearing on an allegation by James and Laura Merritt that they failed to comply with a court order. Costs taxed to the Merritts of 2127 Burlington street SW.
On December 17, 1948, Franks owns the 2125 Burlington property and Jones is listed as a tenant there, detailing the ownership and tenancy arrangement in the record.
A list of 16 cases is drawn up for Tuesday September 20 by the Linn county attorney's office. Trial jurors report at 9 a m. Defendants include Marvin Law uttering a forged instrument and others for breaking and entering embezzlement assault rape larceny adultery bootlegging desertion and operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated.
An injunction suit filed Sept. 26, 1946 by Nash Finch Company was dismissed Friday by Judge Floyd Philbrick on motion of the plaintiff. Defendants included Teamsters Local 258 members James White Harry Wilbur Cedar Rapids Transfer and Storage Company J M Long Joe Novak Paul Brace and Walt Lockridge. Judge Philbrick also dismissed Thursday the account suit of the Fifth Street grocery against Adelbert and Harry Clevenger on motion of the plaintiff.
Niagara Falls note: Edward F. Gray of the UAW CIO declines to attend Gov. Dewey’s peace conference in Albany aimed at halting violence at the Bell Aircraft plant. Officials report 30 injuries in two days. warrants for 25 union leaders trigger tension as deputies patrol strikebound grounds.
Witness Samuel P. Ingram testifies that Congressman Charles B. Deane requested the anonymous document alleging irregularities in B 36 procurement. The probe aims to uncover who wrote the paper and who aided Cedric Worth, with Worth confessing to authorship. Ingram places the timing before James E. Van Zandt’s May 26 House speech.
Forty vacationists turned fire fighters were trapped at Tassa Jara hot springs resort but remained safe Friday. The wind driven blaze Thursday night endangered residents in the mountain valley 20 miles west of King City California and destroyed a two story stone hotel and about 15 of 35 cabins.
Commander Bill Mattis of V F W post 788 announces Vernon Kinkead as general chairman and John Fryrear as co chairman for the V F W state encampment to be held in Cedar Rapids June 22 to 25. A meeting of all chairmen is planned for September 22 as plans advance. The last Cedar Rapids encampment was in 1938 before many overseas veterans joined after World War II.
Mr and Mrs Ted Welch of Mt Vernon suffered minor injuries when their station wagon overturned on highway 30 east of Cedar Rapids near 2 am. A passing motorist rushed them to Mercy hospital. Welch was treated and released, Mrs Welch admitted for a day. Linn county deputy sheriffs investigated.
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