Croy Freed On Charge of Manslaughter
The Linn county grand jury returned a no bill on manslaughter charges against Theodore Croy 18 of 415 Thirty second street NE in connection with Oscar Thurvolds death after a Sunday hit and run case. Croy faced an additional indictment for failure to stop and aid. Other indictments included Zelezny and Kramer with public nuisance charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County Grand Jury
Theodore Croy
Thirty-second Street
Oscar Thurvold
Thurvold
Crow
Croy
Solon
Cedar Rapids
Third Street
Frank Zelezny
F Avenue NW
William A. Frontress
Toddville
Frank Kramer
Cray
William H. Soper
LeRoy Jayne
Edward Mack
Clarence Jordan
Soper
Ed Smith
Wilson and Company
John Fitzpatrick
John Condon
James McGowan
Stanton Blank
Ola Mullin
Howard L. Hurst
M. C. Hamiel
Elmer Burr
Foreman
Spring Grove Township
Dolph VanSickle
Springville
William Simon
Washington Township
John T. Wiley
Clinton Township
W. G. Stick
Grant Township
L. A. Hinton
Jackson Township
Otto A. Kohl
David M. Elderkin
Jordan
Zelezny
E. L. Mead
B Avenue
H. C. Colgan
Davenport
Kramer
Center Point
Frontress
Marion
Weather and fines mark day in Daily Record Iowa
Increasing cloudiness and warmer conditions forecast for Friday with a high near 74 and a low around 55. Saturday brings more clouds, with a high near 80 and southeasterly winds 10 to 15 mph. A series of fines are listed for traffic violations, fines range from 1 to 25 dollars, plus costs, and a number of divorce petitions are noted along with several police theft reports and local birth announcements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Council Orders Probe of Stamping Company
Cedar Rapids city council directed the building and police departments to investigate the National Enameling and Stamping company near 1211 Second Avenue SE after a complaint from Margaret E. Meyers of 1205 Second Avenue SE alleged a stamping machine operated in a presidential district. The filing cited noise and smoke from a low smokestack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
National Enameling and Stamping Company
Second Avenue SE
Margaret E. Meyers
Cedar Rapids Firemen Return From Military Service
Cedar Rapids city council restored all firemen who left for military duty. Public Safety Commissioner Gordon H announced Raymond Nolan resumes his job after returning from service. Nolan had joined the army on March 7, 1944.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Raymond Nolan
Public Safety
Gordon H Said Nolan
Bishop Fitzgerald Takes New Office in Dubuque
The Very Rev. Edward G. Fitzgerald, longtime dean of Loras College and Elkader pastor, was consecrated as the first auxiliary bishop of the Dubuque archdiocese in St. Raphael's cathedral. Co-consecrators included Bishop Louis Kucera of Lincoln and Coadjutor Bishop Leo Bing of Winona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Neb
Leo Bing
Winona
Minn
Moon Gravity Reduces Object Weight to One Sixth
The difference in gravity means an object on the moon weighs about one sixth of its Earth weight, affecting how force and mass are perceived during lunar activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moon
Earth
Deaths Patrick H. Lockwood 63 of Cedar Rapids
Patrick H. Lockwood 63 of 1511 Fourth Avenue SE Cedar Rapids died in a local hospital at 7 55 am Thursday after a long illness Born September 9 1883 in Dyersville he moved to Cedar Rapids in 1909 He married Rose Luehrmann in 1911 Surviving are his wife two sons Paul C and John C of Cedar Rapids four daughters Mrs Marvin R Springer Rapids and Mrs Florence Postlewaite of Barnesville Ohio a brother C A Lockwood of Osage three grandchildren and several nieces and nephews Services will be at 9 am Saturday in Immaculate Conception Church with Rosary at 8 pm Friday at the family home Burial in Mt Calvary Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick H. Lockwood
Fourth Avenue
Dyersville
Cedar Rapids
Rose Luehrmann
Rage
Second Avenues
P. M. Latimer Manufacturing Company
Paul C
Monahan
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Funeral held for Godfrey Kun in Ely area
Godfrey B. Kun of Cedar Rapids died at his home at 10 45 p m Wednesday after a brief illness. He was 50 years a resident of Cedar Rapids for five decades and worked as a painter. He belonged to the Bohemian Moravian church of Ely and was married to Zofie Becicka on June 20 1906 in Cedar Rapids. Burial will be in the Bohemian Moravian cemetery southwest of Ely with calls at the Barta Hesser chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Godfrey B. Kun
Twelfth Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Ely
End
On Kun
Bohemian Moravian Church of
Zofie Becicka
Barta-Hesser
Ludvik Burian
Services for Anna Dowd at Immaculate Conception Church
Anna Dowd a Cedar Rapids resident died at her home near Prairieburg will have funeral services at 9 30 a m Friday at Immaculate Conception Church led by Rev Joseph Surovy Burial will be in Mount Calvary The Rt Rev Msgr J M Mol loy and the Women’s Catholic Order of Foresters will recite the Rosary at 8 p m Thursday at Monahan funeral home friends may call
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Dowd
Cedar Rapids
Prairieburg
Immaculate Conception Church
Joseph Surovy
Mount Calvary Cemetery
J. M. Molloy
Women's Catholic Order of Foresters
Monahan Funeral Home
Services for William Wootson Dunson Held At Turner Chapel
William Wootson Dunson a retired Milwaukee railway clerk and Cedar Rapids resident for 36 years died at his home Tuesday Funeral services will be conducted in Turner chapel at 3 30 p m Saturday by Rev Waldemar Argow and Rev Floyd Hinshaw Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery Friends may call at the home until 11 a m Saturday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Wootson Dunson
H Avenue
Milwaukee Railway
Cedar Rapids
Turner Chapel
Waldemar Argow
Floyd Hinshaw
Oak Hill Cemetery
Services for Mrs. John Cejka Held at Polansky Chapel
Funeral services for Mrs. John Cejka of 608 Ninth Avenue SE are set for 2 p.m. Saturday at the Polansky chapel with Rev. G H Bamford officiating. Burial follows at Anderson Cemetery near Swisher. She is survived by her brother Alvin Deitrich of One Rapids and other survivors listed in Wednesdays Gazette. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Cejka
Ninth Avenue SE
Polansky Chapel
G. H. Bamford
Anderson Cemetery
Swisher
Alvin Deitrich
One Rapids
Infant Steinke Dies After Lingering Illness
William Keith Steinke three month old son of Mr and Mrs Arthur Steinke of near Atkins died at home at 7 am Thursday after a lingering illness. Surviving are parents two brothers Junior and Larry Boyd Cedar Rapids two step brothers James and Robert Jensen at home and a step sister Darleen at home Services will be conducted as announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Keith Steinke
Arthur Steinke
Near
Atkins
Junior
Larry Boyd
Cedar Rapids
James
Robert Jensen
Darleen
Man Hit by Car While Chasing Hat Injures Smith
A 23 year old Kansas City man George Robinson was fractured collarbone after being struck while chasing a hat blown from a jeep. The incident occurred Thursday around noon as he pursued the runaway hat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Man
Hat
Chase
George Robinson
Kansas City
Collision on Highway 218 Near Cedar Rapids Report
A crash about miles south of Cedar Rapids on Highway 218 left Robinson injured after a vehicle hit his car. Ambulance attendants assisted at the scene and he was taken to Luke's hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Robinson
Luke
A.M.E. Members Hear Prominent Church Leaders
Cedar Rapids ministers and lay members welcomed the Northwestern Annual Conference of African Methodist Episcopal churches at Bethel A.M.E. church. Assistant City Attorney Krumholtz and pastors D O Bell H J Darden attended as speakers. Dr. David Blake and Bishop John A Clayborn addressed the gathering with sermons and missionary plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Northwestern Annual Conference of
African Methodist Episcopal Churches
Bethel Amle
Krumholtz
Council of Churches
D. O. Bell
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
H. J. Darden
Christ Sanctified Church
David Blake
Ann Arbor
Mich
John A. Clayborn
West Africa
D. H. Folden
Waterloo
Clayborn
Bethel A.M.E
Sixth Street
Friy
J. A. Lewis
Payne Seminary
Wilberforce
Ohio
Charles Wesley
Wilberforce University
Bethel Church
Huss Memorial Presbyterian Church
Rev J Hamilton Dawson to Lead Sunday Services
Des Moines clergyman Rev J Hamilton Dawson will lead Sunday services at 11 a.m. at St John Lutheran Ely with a sermon on George Novak and County Attorney political ad. Apollo Commandery Conclave follows a 6:30 picnic at the Masonic hall with program and social hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Hamilton Dawson
Des Moines
St. John’s Lutheran Church of Ely
Apollo Commandery
Masonic Hall
Oceania
Rtober
Kadlec Couple Return After Texas Hospitalization
Mr and Mrs Edward F Kadlec of 236 Twenty sixth Street Drive SE arrived home by plane Wednesday evening after two weeks in Detar Hospital Victoria Texas. Mrs Kadlec suffered a wrist fracture in an automobile crash at Port Lavaca Texas. Their car was demolished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward F. Kadlec
Twenty-sixth Street Drive
Detar Hospital
Victoria
Texas
Kadlec
Port Lavaca
Townsend Victory Club Meeting Set for Sunday
Townsend Victory Club No 8 meets at 6 p m Sunday with social hour and a business meeting to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Townsend Victory Club
No Music at Hotels in 12 More Cities
The Musicians Union extends a strike to Hilton, Blackstone, Statler, and Kirkeby hotels in cities including Washington Boston Buffalo St Louis Cleveland Detroit Pittsburgh Philadelphia. The walkout demands a 25 percent wage increase with talks in New York remaining fruitless while managers offer 12 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Hilton Chain
Blackstone
Petrillo
Statler Hotels
Washington
Boston
Buffalo
St. Louis
Cleveland
Detroit
Pittsburgh
Kirkeby
Philadelphia
New York
Court Dismisses Breaking and Entering Charges
Judge M. C. Hamiel dismissed charges of breaking and entering from Sept 20 1944 involving Fugate Reed and Seoahe wee. $495.50 was stolen from Columbus rooms. Hendrickson then county attorney recommended allowing defendants to serve their country. Fugate is honorably discharged and complainant received full restitution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. C. Hamiel
Oo Fugate
John Reeds
Pat Seoahe Wee
Columbus Rooms
Carl Hendrickson
Fugate
Hamiel
Three Wills Admitted To Probate Wednesday
Three wills were admitted to probate in district court Wednesday. Daniel W Warren of Cedar Rapids died Sept 2. Bertha H Warren named sole heir and executrix without bond. Ferdinand H Schwarz of Marion died Sept 1. Dorothy Jean Schwarz named executrix without bond and sole heir. John Doskocil of Swisher died Aug 7. his wife to receive one third, six children share two thirds. Frank W Doskocil named executor without bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel W. Warren
Cedar Rapids
Bertha H. Warren
Dorothy Jean Schwarz
Ferdinand Henry Schwarz
Marion
John Doskocil
Swisher
Frank W. Doskocil
Landlord Lien Petitions Seek Judgments for Past Due Rents
Anna M Hodgin and Sara B Emmons seek $500 rent from Howard W Caldwell and Orville Rose in a landlord lien and attachment petition. A second petition by Midwest Timmerman Co of Davenport seeks $146 93 against John W Pence of Cedar Rapids on an account.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna M. Hodgin
Sara B. Emmons
Howard W. Caldwell
Orville Rose
Midwest-Timmerman Company
Davenport
John W. Pence
Cedar Rapids
New Proposals Circulated in Mine Operators Lewis Talks
Washington AP The Coal Mines administration presented a set of proposals to mine operators and Lewis aimed at a private settlement to end the four month old government run operation. The offer follows the Krug Lewis framework including wage gains and safety provisions while negotiations proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis
Washington
Coal Mines Administration
Sineshaets Cael
Ben Moreell
Moreell
Navy
Sau Moreell
UMW
US Purchases Virgin Islands from Denmark in 1917
The Virgin Islands were purchased by the United States from Denmark in 1917, marking a key transatlantic territorial transfer. The event established U.S. sovereignty over the archipelago and altered regional governance and strategic presence in the Caribbean.
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Virgin Islands
United States
Denmark
Delinquent Motor Vehicle Old Style Notice
The document from Linn County Iowa warns that a 1941 motor vehicle is subject to forfeiture under liquor laws. It sets a court date of October 1 at 2 p.m. with a summons to appear before the district court or risk forfeiture of the automobile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lin
Beate
Iowa
District Court of
Linn
Fiof Iit
Tesco
Wenner-Gren Freed from Ban Returns to Stockholm
Axel Wenner-Gren, Swedish industrial magnate, is removed from the U.S. blacklist of suspected Nazi agents and granted permission to enter the United States from Mexico. He will return to Stockholm to resume leadership of his vast enterprises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
Axel Wenner-Gren
International
State Department
United States
Mexico
Stockholm
Actress Angela Lansbury Divorced at Twenty One
Los Angeles AP reports actress Angela Lansbury, aged 21, has obtained a divorce. Details about the estrangement or petitions were not disclosed, and no immediate comment from Lansbury or her representatives was released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Angela Lansbury
Actress testifies in Cromwell divorce case
The divorce case reveals that the actress testified Richard Cromwell once told her he could not share his life with anyone, a statement cited as part of the breakdown of their marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Cromwell
Also Mentioned on This Page
Croy Freed
Daily Record
Ruby Dodge
Alice Briles
Coldstream Avenue
Ted
Twelfth Street
Frank J. Kouba
Second Avenue
Iegal
H. B. Hunting
Ralph Smith
First Avenue
James Bell
Linden Drive
George Krug
Fairfax
E. B. Laurer
Third Avenue
W. R. Haworth
Twenty-eighth Street
Robert Ziskovsky
F Avenue
John C. Palmer
Lincoln Heights
Everette L. Moir
Louis G. Benesh
Marjorie Kasina
Robert W. Roberts
Clayton, Mo
Marilyn H. Schrimper
Peter Armstrong
Charmier Armstrong
Etta Mae Schrader
Jerry C. Schrader
Floraine Mingo
Henry G. Mingo
Thelma Jean Brown
Hollis V. Brown
Justice Court
Geo Satabork
Fourth Street
Ernest E. Swan
Eleventh Street
George A. Ulch
Eighth Street
Samuel G. Tufts
C Avenue NE
Justice W. A. Ball
Police Theft Report
R. R. McMullen
Sixth Avenue SE
St. Luke’s
Edgar Warrington
Willard Martin
Sixteenth Avenue
Bobbie Smith
Hillside Drive
Michael Bisek
A Avenue NE
John Stamp
R Avenue
Mercy
Harvey L. Powell
Fortieth Street
Stanley Dalecky
Second Street
Virgil Knake
M Street
C.R
Fitzgerald
John Bturner & Son
Second Ave.s.e
Lapes
Florist Enue SE
Dowd Services
Dunson Services
William Steinke
Eisenhower
Ida Stover Eisenhower
Gen
Agan
A.M.E
George Novak
Albert's
Kadlecs
Townsend Meeting
Ceates
Comenne
National Labor Relations Board
Supreme Court
Secon Tibenment
Wenner-Gren
Wirra-ryience
Pat Baar Conoms
Sanford’s
Third Ave
Ceda R Rapids
The
Lm Avenue
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