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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 17, 1946

Page

2

Iowa Agricultural Forecast and Local Court Notices

Winds southerly 15 to 20 miles per hour forecast for Iowa. Marriage licenses issued to Irvin W. Rowden and Merri F. of Cedar Rapids. Justice Court records include petty larceny fines for Charles D. Murray and William Ludwick of Chicago. Divorce petitions listed for multiple couples. Drunkenness and disturbing the peace fines set. Parking violations cited with small fines. Births announced at St Luke's Mercy Cedar Falls and local hospitals. Corrected birth parents noted for Mercy hospital birth.

Iowa

Carrier Randolph To Mediterranean

The navy department reports the 27000 ton carrier Randolph will report to the Mediterranean area about November 1 for temporary duty with US naval forces in Europe. The rotation policy moves ships between the western Atlantic and the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean. The cruiser Spokane heads to western Atlantic waters in early October, and the cruiser Little Rock leaves the Mediterranean for the United States this week.

Washington INS Navy Department Randolph Mediterranean United States Europe Atlantic Spokane Navy Little Rock

Auto Plant Tieups Spread in Detroit

Strikes at three major Detroit automakers caused five plants to shut down and put four more at risk as midnight approached. Six plants faced end-of-shift closures, with Packard's final assembly line hit by Briggs Outer Drive walkouts, and Chrysler plants already affected by the Outer Drive dispute tied to a work len chaseall Boley.

Detroit INS Briggs Packard Motor Car Company Chrysler Corporation Chaseall Boley

Dan Steele to Maintain Home in Cedar Rapids

Dan J. Steele former field representative of the Iowa Department of Public Safety will live in Cedar Rapids and commute weekends as he assumes leadership of the safety education division. The Des Moines housing shortage requires he keep a Cedar Rapids home for the present.

Des Moines Dan J. Steele State Department of Public Safety Directive Division of Safety Education Cedar Rapids Stele Steele Ae A Iowa Stelcherok

Pepper Urges Split Over Reactionary Attitudes

Pepper criticizes reactionaries and calls for a united labor front across railway workers. He notes the failed May settlement of the railway brotherhood strike and urges a turnabout in foreign policy while praising BRT head Whitney as the union seeks reelection.

Pepper Railway Brotherhood America B.R.T Union Whitney

Religious School Sees 275 Attendance at Cee Monday

The Cee religious school drew about 275 attendees with classes set to continue through Friday at 7 15 p m Each day for devotional period Rev Carl Man of St Mark s Lutheran church spoke on spiritual poverty and Christian humility.

Carl Manor St. Mark's Lutheran Arch Jesus Manfred

Darringer Sentenced to 10 Years for Auto Theft

Darringer 18 of Cedar Rapids received a ten year term in the men’s reformatory at Anamosa after pleading guilty in district court at Logan to auto theft of a Buffalo New York resident’s car on September 9. He had a prior Cedar Rapids sentence for a similar offense that was suspended and led to parole. He was arrested after being picked up in Oelwein following a hitchhiking incident near Cedar Rapids.

Carroll Darringer Cedar Rapids Seventh Avenue SW Anamosa Logan Gertrude Levenson Buffalo N. Y Darringer State Levenson Here Oelwein

Gouraud the Lion of Champagne Dies at 78

Gen Henri Gouraud, 78, famed French commander known as the Lion of Champagne, died in Paris after years of war wounds. He led the Fourth Army in July 1918 delaying the German offensive and included American units the Second, 36th and 42nd Rainbow divisions.

Paris Henri Gouraud Champagne Gouraud

Verdict on Nazis Postponed a Week

The international war crimes tribunal postponed its verdict on 22 Nazi leaders and seven organizations from Sept 23 to Sept 30. No reason was given. The court recessed Aug 31 to decide the fate after hearing testimony from nearly 10 justices from Britain, Russia, France and the United States.

Mernberg International War Crimes Tribunal

Bomber Crashes at Twin Falls Air Show

An A-26 attack bomber crashed in full view of about 1,000 spectators during a Twin Falls Idaho air show on Monday, killing the four crew members aboard. Investigators search for cause as aviation safety units secure the crash site.

Twin Falls Idaho Ins

Club One-9-Teen Director Resigns for Seminary Post

John H. Krause resigns as director of Club One-9-Teen after serving since May to become director of physical education at Concordia seminary in St. Louis Missouri. The resignation was announced by executive board chair Dawson E. Grim. Krause priorly worked with the Red Cross in the Fiji Islands New Caledonia India and Burma and taught at Seattle Pacific College. He also studied at the American College of Physical Education Chicago and attended Concordia seminary. No replacement has been found.

John H. Krause Concordia Seminary St. Louis Krause Dawson E. Grim Red Cross Fiji Islands New Caledonia India Burma Seattle Pacific College Seattle Wash American College of Physical Education Chicago WPA Dubuque Grim

Coats Reunited After Park Stop Near Cedar Rapids

Betty Jane Twito of Minneapolis misplaced two coats in Daniels park during a picnic en route from Center Point. Police traced the garments after a local finder reported them. the coats lacked identification until a Gazette story helped identify the owner.

Betty Jane Twito Minneapolis Cedar Rapids Miss Twito Daniels Park Center Point

Massachusetts Bishop Named by Episcopalians

The Rt. Rev. Henry Knox Sherrill, bishop of Massachusetts, was elected presiding bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States.

Massachusetts Philadelphia Henry Knox Sherrill Protestant Episcopal Church United States

Deaths Mrs Anna Stelcik Cedar Rapids

Mrs Anna Stelcik 1301 C street SW Cedar Rapids died at home Monday night after a short illness. Born September 20 1864 in Kastomlaty Czechoslovakia she lived in Cedar Rapids 26 years and was married to Anton Stelcik in Kastomlaty 1884. They came to the U S 42 years ago. Survived by four sons Vincent Anton and Jerry of Cedar Rapids five daughters Bessie Kurka agke Joe Kurka Phillips and Emily Suma Mrs Almanes and Mrs Anna Kloubec Cedar Rapids 18 grandchildren seven great grandchildren. Services Thursday 2 p m at Barta-Hesser chapel with Rev Zdenek F Pauk burial Bohemian National Cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.

Anna Stelcik C Street Kastomlaty Czechoslovakia Cedar Rapids Anton Stelcik United States Phillips Wis Stelcik J A Vincent Anton Jerry Ofdar Rapids Bessie Kurka Ag Joe Kurka Emily Suma Almanes Anna Kloubec Barta-Hesser V. Zdenek F. Pauk Hus Memorial Presbyterian Church Bohemian National Cemetery

Mrs Flaherty Rites Held in Oklahoma City

Mrs W F McManus long time Cedar Rapids resident and sister of Mrs M J Donnelly dies. Funeral and burial will be in Oklahoma City with remaining family members listed from LaSalle Illinois Cleveland Ohio Cedar Rapids and Fair Services provided.

W. F. McManus Cedar Rapids M. J. Donnelly W. R Jane J. Hurley LaSalle, Il A. D. Harrington Ovideioe F. W. Ca Cleveland Donnelly Nelle Julia Flaherty James C. Grone

Private services for Mullin infant held at 11 a.m.

Private services for Robert Mullin infant son of Mr and Mrs Harry R Mullin were held at 11 a.m. in a chapel. The Rev D Keith Irwin officiated. Grandparents Mr and Mrs Harry F Mullin and Mrs Jennie Olson, all of Rapids, attended. Burial followed at Linwood Cemetery.

Robert Mullin Harry R. Mullin F Avenue D. Keith Irwin Harry F. Mullin Jennie Olson Rapids Linwood Ceme

Thomas Services cemetery obituary note

Friends may call at the ee cane ene. A brief obituary item noting a cemetery service is recorded with limited readable details.

U S Rockets Not Ready for War Says Officials

Washington reports quote public relations leaders from the army air forces, army ordnance, and navy department stating the United States has no guided missiles, rockets, or supersonic aircraft ready for tomorrow's war. They caution that such weapons may take five to 10 years or more to become combat effective.

Washington Army Air Forces Army Ordnance Navy Department Air Forces Army Ordinance Navy

Britain Argentina Trade Pact Aims to Ease Tensions

London reports Britain and Argentina signed a trade and financial accord to settle sterling payment disputes and meat and ore purchases. Britain may acquire all Argentine surplus meat for four years with reserves limited to 17 percent then 22 percent, and must pay at least 25 percent above current prices.

London Britain Argentina

Tennessean Rescued From Angry Crowd At Chicago Lynching Rally

A Tennessee delegate to a Bakers union convention, Leck Denton, was rescued by police from about 40 people during a Negro anti lynching rally on Michigan Avenue. Denton was accused of cutting a microphone cable and released on bail as authorities prepare a court hearing. The gathering condemned racial discrimination and lynching in the South.

Chicago Michigan Avenue Loop Leck Denton Chattanooga AFL Bakers Union Denton Jerry Looney Congress Street Plaza Looney South

Wallace Speech Rapped

Fragmentary readings show a Wallace remarks piece criticizing Ickes. The text hints at interdepartmental friction and foreign affairs questions during cabinet years.

Wallace Ickes

Sargent to Speak at Tool Engineers Meeting in Cedar Rapids

A. M. Sargent will headline the Cedar Rapids pier meeting of the American Society of Tool Engineers for the 1946 47 season at 6 15 p m Wednesday in the Montrose hotel His talk titled The Tool Engineer's Position in Industry outlines his career from youth worker to designer and executive in Detroit firms He will be followed by Dwight Krumholz with a coffee talk on Patriotism in America.

Cedar Rapids American Society of Tool Engineers Montrose Hotel A. M. Sargent Sargent Massachusetts Institute of Technology New England Detroit Chevrolet Lincoln Burroughs 2 Weeny FH New Digoary Act Pioneer Engineering and Manufacturing Company Pioneer Pump and Manufaccompany Pioneer Industries ASTE Dwight Krumholtz America

Whitney Attacks Truman At Brotherhood Convention

A. F. Whitney president of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen condemned President Truman as aiding fascist and reactionary forces. Speaking at the 28th convention he urged stronger political action, higher living standards, and wage growth to address industrial strife and escalating living costs.

Miami Beach Fla INS A. F. Whitney The Brotherhood of Railroad President Truman Brotherhood Whitney Franklin D. Roosevelt Mr. Truman Joseph Stilwell Burma

Two Cedar Rapids Firms File Incorporation Articles

Two Cedar Rapids firms, the Stamping and Plating corporation and the Feeder company, filed articles of incorporation with the secretary of state in Des Moines Tuesday. The Stamping and Plating corporation is capitalized at $30,000 with R. W Landis as president and secretary and O. Lawrence as vice president and treasurer. Shepard is president and vice president of the Feeder company, capitalized at $10,000, with O. W. Lawrence listed as secretary and treasurer.

Cedar Rapids Stamping and Plating Corporation Des Moines Associated Press R. W Landis Dent Oo. Lawrence Shepard O. W. Lawrence

City Briefs and Local Notices

Edgar King now practicing law at 220 Dows building after returning from service. Virgil Perkins, listed as 712 Sixth Avenue SE, fined for disturbing the peace in police court Monday, does not live there. Bertram Hall church supper set for Sept 19 85 cents. Mrs Amos Smith of 1500 E Avenue NE is patient at Mercy Hospital after an emergency operation Sunday.

Virgil Perkins Sixth Avenue SE Amos Smith E Avenue Mercy Hospital

Bar Examinations Set for Des Moines October First

Charles W. Barlow the clerk of the Iowa supreme court announced that state bar examinations will be held in Des Moines on October 1.

Iowa Des Moines Charles W. Barlow Iowa Supreme Court

Slays His Wife in Charles City Home

In Charles City, Norma Lambkin, 25, was shot to death at her residence Tuesday. The husband confessed to the shooting, with domestic trouble cited as the motive.

Charles City Norma Lambkin

Big Four Meeting Called Off Over Treaty Amendments

A secretive push by the United States and Britain to alter over 200 treaty drafts prompted a cancellation of a Tuesday Big Four meeting. Officials cited deputies advancing work, but observers say the nations aim to avoid standing by the agreed treaty clauses.

Bee United States Britain

Five defendants set for hearing in Monday criminal assignment

Judge M. C. Hamiel set five cases for Monday hearing. Henry Wicher faces rape charges, Lee E. Dotson uttering a forged instrument, Leo Boyles assault with intent to commit great bodily harm, Ralph L. Stafford assault with intent to rape, and Earl F. Keyes embezzlement. Keyes allegedly converted United Light and Railway Co stock from Mary Olson. Stafford accused of assaulting a 13 year old girl. Wicher charged with raping a nine year old. Dotson forged Troy Winegar’s name on an $85 check on November 27, 1945. Boyles allegedly struck George Hanson with a bottle in a Cedar Rapids tavern on July 3.

M. C. Hamiel Henry Wicher Lee E. Dotson Leo Boyles Ralph L. Stafford Earl F. Keyes Keyes United Light and Railway Company Mary Olson Stafford Wicher Dotson Troy Winegar Twin Towers Boyles George Hanson Cedar Rapids

Holets Fined 300 for Drunk Driving Charge

Vladimir Holets of 1806 C Street SW pled guilty to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated after an evening crash at the viaduct on Bowling Street SW. Judge M C Hamiel fined him 300 dollars with 100 down and 25 dollar installments. Police notes list Raymond Tweedy and officers Shimek and Ernest E. Crawford involved.

Vladimir Holets C Street Intoxico M. C. Hamiel Holets Wling Street Helets Bowling Street Raymond Tweedy Shimek Jerry Ernest E. Crawford Norva Hotel

Louis Abdoo to Serve Embezzlement Sentence

Deputy Sheriff Harlan Snyder returned to Cedar Rapids from Camper, N. os where the army turned over Sgt Louis Abdoo 28 of Cedar Rapids. Abdoo will be taken to the men's reformatory at Anamosa to serve an indefinite sentence not to exceed five years on an embezzlement charge.

Harlan Snyder Cedar Rapids Camper, N. Os Louis Abdoo Abdoo Anamosa G. K. Thompson

Fitzpatrick Divorce Granted on Cross Petition

Patricia Fitzpatrick was granted a divorce from Thomas A. Fitzpatrick last Saturday on a cross petition. The Daily Record column of Saturday's Gazette reported that Thomas A. Fitzpatrick was divorced from Patricia Fitzpatrick.

Patricia Fitzpatrick Thomas A. Fitzpatrick Daily Record Gazette Patricia Fitrick

Trial Date Set for Oliphant Ham ilton Case

The personal injury and property damage suit filed by Fred E. Oliphant and Ray B. Hamilton was scheduled for trial on October 14 at the plaintiffs’ request.

Fred E. Oliphant Ray B. Hamilton

Three Defendants Plead in Black Market Corn Case

STROUX CITY AP Three defendants in a black market corn conspiracy pled no contest or similar pleas in federal court. Floyd of Iowa, Peter Roth of Iowa, and Arnold Schroeten of Iowa accepted pleas and faced 18 month terms. Archie Quirk of Odebolt sought a similar plea but faced opposition from the district attorney who charged him as a key conspirator and profit monetization in four other schemes. Harold L. McWilliams failed to appear and will be arraigned October 2.

Stroux City Paradised Hanter Mika Ndo Henry N. Graven U. S Tobias E. Diamond Floyd Ae Agg Towa Peter Roth Bredar Iowa Arnold Schroeten Odebolt Archie Quirk Quirk Diamond Har Jerome Schulman Chicago Diamond Graven Harold L. McWilliams

Ottumwa Cancels City Lines Bus License

The Ottumwa city council voided the Ottumwa City Lines license at noon Tuesday amid a cane strike that halted service. Company officials and striking drivers met in separate hotel rooms while a federal conciliator moved between them with little progress. The company said no non union drivers will operate buses.

Ottumwa Ottumwa City Lines, Inc

Yugoslavia Demands Venezia Giulia Including Trieste

Yugoslavia threatens to refuse signing the Italian peace treaty if the French line around Trieste is not extended to Venezia Giulia. Delegate Alex Bebler calls the line a strategic advance to Italy and criticizes the treatment of Yugoslavia as a defeated nation.

Paris Yugoslavia Trieste Venezia Giulia Alex Bebler Italy

Des Moines Man Shot By Ex-Father-in-Law

Chester Scanlon 34 of Des Moines was seriously wounded Tuesday when shot by his former father-in-law Charles E. Crewse 56 at the rear of Crewse home after Scanlon allegedly threatened and pounded on the door seeking sight of his ex-wife Frances 34. Police found Scanlon on nearby steps about two hours later and Crewse remained jailed.

Des Moines INS Chester Scanlon Charles E. Crewse Scanlon Crewse Frances

Continuance in Fraud Case Against Ottumwa Mayor

Ottumwa Mayor David Nevin and auto dealer Fay Graham see their fraud case pushed to the January term of federal court. The government trucks purchase and sale scheme led to the charges with Nevin linked to city ownership and transfer of trucks to Graham. The continuance follows Graham's request and a doctor's certificate regarding Nevin's health.

Ottumwa David Nevin Fay Graham Tulsa Nevin Graham Sai Graham Fore

Anti-Squatter Writ Granted Prompts Early Court Intervention

London AP reports the British government sought and obtained interim injunctions against squatters in four cases involving threatened invasions of cinema buildings. The court stressed early intervention, noting the urgency of restraining squatters in these theaters amid labor opposition.

London Ees

Clayton Contagion: Lawmakers Press For Unified Foreign Policy

Senators from both parties call for a unified front in foreign affairs amid reactions to a national issue on U S Russian relations. Kilgore Byrd Hart Hickenlooper Wallace face mixed praise and sharp criticism as President Truman disavows Wallace remarks.

Russia Visers Commerce Sen. Kilgore DW. Va Byrd D-Va Byrnes Paris Wallace Hickenlooper R-Iown Senator Hart R-Conn Hart Truman

137 Rush Home To Keep Citizenship

A special US embassy chartered train carries 137 naturalized Americans rushing back to the United States. They must be in the U.S. by Oct 14 to retain citizenship, sailing from Le Havre aboard the S S Ernie Pyle. Most had returned to Czechoslovakia for prewar visits and were hailed as heroes by supporters who funded transport with promissory notes.

Prague United States le Havre S. S Ernie Pyle Czechoslovakia Nadhean Redit

Fraud in Bilbo Nomination Charged in Mississippi

About 50 white and Black qualified voters filed a sworn statement with congressional committees alleging Theodore Bilbo's recent re nomination was tainted by fraud and duress and achieved by force and violence. The claim was submitted by the State Progressive League and the Jackson NAACP branch and sent to the relevant subcommittee and Senate elections committees.

Jackson, Miss Mississippi Theodore Bilbo State Progressive League Jackson National Association For Advancement of Colored Congressional Bilbo Senate

Film head in hospital in Chicago

Jesse Lasky Hollywood film producer entered Michael Reese hospital in Chicago on Monday for surgery. Officials could not disclose the nature of his illness.

Chicago INS Jesse Lasky Michael Reese Hospital Covent

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Irvin W. Rowden and Merri F Justice Court Charles D. Murray William Ludwick Eulabel W. Young George C. Young Elsie M. Gill Victor A. Gill Helen Hardman Gerald Hardman Garmond Butts Inez Butts J. Brown Hollis V. Brown Paul Brown First Avenue E Carmeline David Plaza Hotel Pearl Livingston Fourth Street NW Don G. Wilson Y.M.A Buick Wolfe J. P. Snider Country Club Parkway Rodney Newland Third Avenue C. A. Ziogas Park Court Carl A. Gibbs Tenth Street R. C. Mont Linden Drive W. Holton Twenty-ninth Avenue St. Luke’s Edward Benesh Solon Rennard Shinault Marion Mercy Jack Freeman Olin Cedar Falls Ernest S. Sixta Satori Memorial Hospital Sixta Frank Stourne Twenty-first Avenue Joseph Sixta Fourth Street Harry Mullin Harvey Mullin Auto Plant Dan Steele Cee Clarence Beatty Coat Mullin Services Taylor Services Thomas Services U.S Vannevar Bush James Jeans Meeting of Tool Engineers C.R Edgar King Dows Bertram —_ Hall Bar Examinations Monahan First Avenue J. Monahan Wm. J. Stewart V. Holets Frere Lapes Florist Third Avenue SE Yugoslav Assais TL Fowler Agent Pacific Mutual Life Clayton Bilbo Choice Sy Ae Yi Norris Sista Ate la AN
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