Cedar Rapids plans to build new Knights of Columbus club house
The Cedar Rapids council announces a drive to raise funds for a $128,000 club house to replace the present Jefferson school site. The modern one story building may add a second story later and will include a 450 cap assembly room. The project aims to be debt free upon completion around March.
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Rail line shifts target Chicago West Coast service
Rail officials from Union Pacific and Western Pacific discuss schedule changes between Chicago and the West Coast. Cedar Rapids traffic staff note liner passenger profits have been dwindling, with freight lines absorbing gains. Milwaukee reports direct Chicago connections via Union Station to several railroads. Milwaukee plans to supply about 46 percent of cars and locomotives for a joint operation, with Union Pacific and Southern Pacific providing the rest. Cedar Rapids considers raising Marion bus service to handle passenger flow.
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North Western
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Omaha
Iowa
Fert Lions
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Dhe Korner
Deal Of Air Force With Firms Sparks Inquiry
Washington reports the house appropriations committee opened a probe into a $2.4 billion contract between the air force and private telco firms led by AT&T and Western Electric. The plan funds a semi automatic defense comms network, eight combat centers, and 32 direction centers over a 10 year lease.
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Linn county to buy ten new voting machines
The Linn County board of supervisors agreed on Tuesday to purchase 10 Automatic Voting Machine Corp units at 1470 each. The 116 machines owned remain in use and delivery is set for November. An option to buy up to 10 more machines was also approved to cover unrepairable current units and increased use of Cedar Rapids precincts.
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Linn County
Thes’ County
Automatic Voting Machine Corporation
Jamestown
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Phillips Petroleum Wins Judgment Against Former Employee
Phillips Petroleum won a 9048.37 judgment against former employee Walter Schnelle of Cedar Rapids for money allegedly converted to his own use during 1938 to 1949. The company filed the petition on October 12, 1954. Also, three wills were admitted to probate for Henrietta Boettcher died September 1. The will leaves 750 to St Matthew's church for masses, 590 to Immaculate Conception church, and rest to Boettcher with Margaret Lund as administrator.
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Walter Schnelle
Cedar Rapids
Schneller
Boettcher
Hald
Mott
Henrietta Boettcher
Msgr
James Kearn
St.¢ Matthew's Church
Immaculate! Conception Church
Henry Boettcher
Elizabeth Boettcher
Margaret Lund
Viola School Budget Protest Considered
The Iowa State Appeal Board considered a protest against the Viola school district budget in a Wednesday hearing. The board, with officials including Budget Director Glenn Sarsfield, heard objections from 23 Viola residents who alleged lack of published legal notice and improper public hearing procedures. A decision was promised by October 15. Several orchids are among early Yukon wild flowers and shrubs displayed.
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Iowa State Appeal Board
Viola
W. C. Secrist
Camntrolley
Glenn Sarsfield
Hex, Wilder
M. J. Abrahamson
Secrist
Building Boom in Pittsburgh Elevates City Valuation
In the last decade new downtown Pittsburgh buildings worth 125 million dollars have been built or are under construction. The Sidecity district's assessed value rose from 253 million to 308 million dollars as the building program expanded.
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Narriman Seeks Divorce From Second Husband in Feyot
Beiru Lepanon sources report Queen Narriman of Feyot actively seeking a divorce from her second husband Dr. Adhamed Naked. The source says Narriman, staying at a seafront hotel, may marry an unidentified Kurwali prince after finalizing the divorce.
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Wilson High School Music Parents Festival
The Wilson High School Music Parents clubs sponsor a Wilson Music Carnival to raise funds for band uniforms and choir attire. The event is set for Saturday evening, with activities and performances to support the school music program.
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Amen Fiat
Youth Arraigned On Larceny Count
A teen aged youth was arraigned on a larceny charge after allegedly stealing tires tubes and cigarettes from a Liabon service station. Judge J B Ergeranan set a 10 am Monday plea deadline. A 16-year-old companion was also involved and turned to juvenile authorities.
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J. Bergeranan
Marlin H. Fisher
Dean Clark
Pete Whittenmore
Fisher
Will details and executors named in Texas cases
The will of Arthur Mott who died September 2 names Isabel sole heir and executrix without bond. The will of Peter Held who died August 25 names his widow Clara sole heir and executrix without bond. Billy Acrles Wednesday sub Cedi M Ayers for $1,991.25 alleged on a 1946 promissory note signed by Ayers in Mc Allen Texas.
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Hik
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Cedi M. Ayers
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Mc Allen
Texas
Three C R Men Incorporate Four Building Firms
Three Cedar Rapids men filed incorporation papers for four real estate and construction firms with offices in Cedar Rapids Des Moines and Maquoketa. Officers are Charles E Severn Russell F Knapp and Gerald A Biland. Plans include a 200 home Maquoketa development and large tracts for Des Moines and Cedar Rapids housing projects with 250 prefabricated units and U S Steel names.
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Cedar Rapids
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Maquokets
U.S. Steel
Deaths Voracek Servios Serviers Mes Anton Vora
Anton Vora sr., 44, of 1015 Fourth Avenue SE, died in a Cedar Rapids hospital on Monday. Janets funeral home announces services at 2 pm Thursday at First Lutheran church. Burial in Czech National cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.
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St Patrick's Church
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Earlville
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C Martette
Ed Holcomb
Goettsch
Anamosa
Norwich
Voracek Servios
Serviers
Anton Vorasek
Fourth Avenue
Cedar ‘Rapids
Janets
T. A. Youngwist
First Lutheran
Husal
Czech National Cemetery
Waterloo Man Charged With Drunk Driving
John Harvey McDonald aged 25 of Waterloo was arrested by the highway patrol Monday night for alleged drunk driving. He was held for arraignment after his vehicle was found traveling erratically on Highway 218 about five miles south of Cedar Rapids. He appeared in court Friday morning at 10 o clock.
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Robert K. Kingsbury
Marion
B. J. Maxwell
Actuel
Malou
Monay
Waterloo
John Harvey McDonald
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Highway Patrol
McDonalds
Cedar Rapids
Highway 6 Crash Kills Council Bluffs Woman
A 46 year old Council Bluffs woman Mory Reese was killed two miles west of Stuart on Highway 6. Two other Council Bluffs women Margaret Nelson and Clara Alt iost were critically injured and taken to Greenfield hospital. The car left the highway and overturned in the crash.
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Greenfield Hospital
Support Losses Hit Record High
The agriculture department reported a record 799,061,464 dollar loss on farm price support programs for the previous year. By June 30 an additional 7,089,277,000 in price support operations raised total losses above the prior year, with the Commodity Credit Corporation holding 2,097,814,000 in outstanding support spans and 4,971,463,000 worth of crops in federal ownership.
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Troops Clash Prompt UN to Set Up Living Wall at El Auja
In Jerusalem U N observers were ordered to form a living wall along the El Auja demilitarized zone after a clash left three Egyptians seriously wounded. Major General Burns dispatched the observers as a precaution against a wider conflict while Israel accused Egypt of illegally stationing forces there.
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Hunt Women In Kidnapping Of Baby Boy
San Francisco police hunted three women Wednesday in a suspected baby kidnapping case. A heavy-set blonde described as the kidnapper spoke with an accent, with sightings in Novato and San Jose. A San Jose woman reported asking to warm a bottle for a crying infant at Dr. and Mrs. Sanford Marcus's home, claiming the baby was 18 days old though the infant appeared four or five days old. Police checked hospital records and matched a local woman whose infant was still hers to the suspect description.
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Shel
Henrietta Guerrero
Ruth Haughan
Reyes
Iowa Tops U S Farm Income in First Half 1955
Iowa led the nation in cash farm income for the first six months of 1955 with 1 067 829 000, but down sharply from mid-1954. California and Minnesota follow, with state totals for the top ten and several other states listed, while Missouri North Dakota and South Dakota show lower figures. Forrestal Trials. Newport News Va. Forrestal begins recommissioning sea trials Wednesday.
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Truman Authorized Atomic Bomb Work Amid Skepticism
President Truman authorized continued work on the atomic bomb after being briefed by scientists and officials. Key figures like James Byrnes and Vannevar Bush provided details, while Admiral Leahy noted the bomb’s potential power. The memoir excerpt situates this in the first days after Roosevelt’s death and amid early Cold War tensions with the Soviet Union.
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Life Magazine
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Wholesale Food Cost Index Dips Slightly in Week
New York AP reports wholesale food prices, as measured by the Duo and Beadstreet index, slipped slightly this week. The index stood at $0.26, down from $6.25 a week ago and $6.74 a year earlier.
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Canal Builder Dies in Washington War Hero and Athlete
Brig. Gen. Walter D. Smith, 72, pivotal in constructing the Panama Canal and a West Point football star, died in Washington. His career spanned military and engineering milestones, marking him as a notable early 20th century figure.
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Walter D. Smith
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