This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 17 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1948
Page
5
The Iowa state liquor commission reversed a plan to close the New Albin store after protests from local merchants and community support. The Clinton store will not open this week, and the system will total 179 stores.
Five-year-old Harriet Jane Meeter of Hawarden died of polio in a Sioux City hospital, bringing area fatalities to eight. New infantile paralysis patients were reported across the state, with Emmet county polio cases rising to 17. Peter Worcester, 5, Cedar Rapids. Mary Coons, 26, Sumner. and Lewis Meyer, 9, West Union, were newly listed polio patients at the University of Iowa hospital.
Amvets of Clayton county post 27 will serve roasted beef from an 850 pound steer that won first prize at the Clayton county fair. The annual championship baby beef dinner will be Sunday at National club rooms on the fairgrounds from 3 p.m. Tickets capped at 500. A program of dancing and entertainment follows. The steer was raised by Rollie and Patty Henkes of 4-H. Amvets bought it for 45.50 per hundredweight at the fair auction.
OTTUMA AP reports Morrell packing plant employees returned to work Friday except hog kill department staff awaiting schedule. About 500 workers across five departments were idled since Tuesday. CIO union plans a vote on empowering the executive board to call a strike. turnout described as heavy with 2700+ eligible voters.
A two-story structure and nearby buildings suffered severe damage in a downtown Cedar Falls fire that burned for over two hours. The photo shop and an apartment above it were gutted, while a dry cleaning shop and beauty salon were badly damaged. an oil burner ignition is suspected. Damage was estimated at about 50 thousand dollars.
In Des Moines AP reports nurses from the Iowa State Nurses Association advocate a 40 hour five day work week for all general duty and head nurses. Delegates also push merit based raises after two years, paid educational leaves, and sick leave as part of a broader economic security program aligned with a national plan.
The Langlie family sold the Langlie grocery in Marquette to Elmer Peterson of McGregor. Emil Langlie, son of founder A. B. Langlie, sold the store started in 1886. Other items note Ali Noury Esfandiary visiting Iowa, and various civic notes from nearby towns.
Mt. Pleasant Veterans club was fined $500 for illegal possession of seven slot machines seized in a raid Tuesday following a complaint by Walter Jerrell a former club manager.
The body of Sgt Joseph J Mahoney killed in Germany on Nov 21 1944 will arrive Saturday morning. Services are set for 9:30 a.m. Monday at Sacred Heart church with burial in the new cemetery. He was born March 25 1921 in Coggan and a 1939 Walker high school graduate. He entered service in 1942 and served overseas from February 1944. He is survived by his parents Dan and Mahoney and a brother Daniel of Jesup along with four sisters in California and Iowa.
Spillville farmer Louise Andera found his lost billfold in a field while fall plowing. Once thought to be a mere tin can, the decomposed item contained $85 still identifiable as cash. The discovery resolves a yearlong missing money episode from the farmer’s earlier crop work.
C C Lowry, supervisor for the Allamakee Howard Winneshiek district, has organized a Farm Home Administration tenant purchase tour for September 23 visiting four farms in Winneshiek and Howard counties. The stops include the William Kipp and Arthur Manning farms in Winneshiek and the Richard C Hill and Louis B Byrnes farms in Howard. Dinner will be at Kessel park Cresco at noon with invitation extended to business men bankers and candidates from the Second and Third Iowa districts to speak.
ROUND HILL Virginia Holstein cow owned by Stewart Smith and C M Janney topped U S records for 24 hour milk production. In three milkings she yielded 545 pounds 52 6 pounds and 58 pounds totaling 165 1 pounds of milk. Owners report she has given as much as eight gallons in a single milking.
Burglars took a small safe from Vinton Farmer's Supply Company with 840 in checks and 130 in cash. They entered via a roof skylight, moved the safe to the back door and loaded it into a car. A second break in at Roths Implement Company yielded 2.50 from a cash register. Neighbors reported no activity. The incidents occurred Thursday night in a residential section of Vinton.
Cedar Falls Iowa State Teachers college opened with a fall registration of 3 055 students the largest in 72 years Dr Marshall Beard registrar reports 1 301 new students 1 483 men and 1 572 women 25 percent veterans this year down from 32 percent last year
Married 50 years Mr and Mrs John T Kula celebrate with open house from 2 to 5 p m at their Prairieburg area farm following a family dinner Mr Kula 80 and Mrs Kula 70 were wed in St Joseph s Church Prairieburg They have five children and eight grandchildren Edward and Louie Cedar Rapids Kathleen Waubeek Adolph Aberdeen S D and William at home
Grinnell college opens its fall semester next Wednesday inviting 388 new students to a week of orientation and testing. Classes start Sept 22 with total enrollment at 1,143.
Friday urged all Iowa motorists to acquaint themselves with laws on special precautions surrounding school buses on the highways now that public schools have opened again.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.