Weather notes and notices from the Daily Record
Frost risk in the northeast tonight with fair skies tomorrow and rising temperatures through the week ahead. High 72 tomorrow, low 42, with increasing cloudiness and a chance of rain in the north and west by Monday into Tuesday. Also includes divorce petitions, traffic fines, birth announcements from St Luke's Mercy and Chicago, and obituaries for North English Tama Traer Columbus Junction Wellman Hopkinton Iowa City Oxford Junction Ryan and others.
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North Englsh
William McCellan Geiger
North English Christian Church
Tama
Frank M. Laws
Harrison
Traer
Fred Carpenter
Anna Stavely
Weyburn
Canada
Columbus Junction
Laura Marshall
Stephens
Wellman
Omer Swartzendruber
Lower Deer Creek
Iowa District High in Unpaid Income Taxes
Iowa District sees nearly 5 million dollars in unpaid income taxes recovered in eight months 1948. Iowa collector E H Birmingham notes June and July led all districts in extra taxes due largely to a farm program audit. Total evaded taxes for Jan to Aug reached 7.36 million with some cases referred for potential prosecution. Checks up to 50000 passed through this farm program audits. In one case 145000 was paid on unreported income.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Birmingham
Justice Department
Wherry Sees GOP Vow to Retain Senate Control
Acting Senate Majority Leader Wherry warned Republicans of complacency toward the fall elections but pledged the party would overcome it. He said the GOP will not lose the Senate and credited Governor Dewey with energizing the campaign.
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Washington
Senate
Wherry
G.O.P
Reblican
Nebraskan
Dewey
Alexander Cadogan
Britain
Security Council
Vishinsky
Paul-Henri Spaak
Belgium
Robert Schuman
Lois Bammert Crowned McKinley Homecoming Queen
McKinley high school senior Lois Bammert was crowned homecoming queen on Friday during the second annual dance. Four runners up Joan Matinek Margie Kurth Beatrice Duarte and Jesse Nemecek attended. Master of Ceremonies Bob Berggren presented the queen who received a rose bouquet from her mother as attendants got corsages. A program of speeches skits singing and dancing accompanied the coronation. Hi Y club and student council sponsored the event.
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Lois Bammert
McKinley High School
Miss Bammert
Joan Matinek
Margie Kurth
Beatrice Duarte
Jesse Nemecek
Bob Berggren
McKinley
Hi-Y Club
Deaths Catherine Miller services set for Sunday in Beatty chapel
Services for Catherine Cassie Miller will be held at 2 30 Sunday in Beatty chapel, with burial at Linwood cemetery. She died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. William J. Lawrence, 909 C avenue NW. Friends may call at the residence until service time.
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Catherine
Cassie” Miller
William J. Lawrence
C Avenue NW
Beatty Chapel
Linwood Cemetery
Man Injured in Fall From Highway Viaduct
Davenport AP John Hermes aged 40 of St Charles remained in serious condition at St Luke s hospital after a steel beam rolled on him while he worked on an overpass above the Lincoln highway at Union Grove NL on Thursday.
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Davenport
John Hermes
St. Charles
St. Luke’s Hospital
Hermes
Lincoln Highway
Union Grove
Poland Orders Draft of Youths 16 to 18
Warsaw AP reports the government ordered nationwide enlistment of youths aged 16 to 18 into a service to Poland organization. They will be assigned to reconstruction projects and receive 16 hours of military training monthly, with a target corps strength of 1,500,000 next year.
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Warsaw
Poland
Soviet decries U.N. program as threat to peace
In a policy statement at the United Nations, Vyacheslav Vishinsky attacks the U.N. program of the last two years, accusing the United States and allied nations of seeking world domination. He names American officials and British leaders, warning against a new war and urging action to curb Anglo-American influence.
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Iron Curtain
Vishinsky
U.N
Warren R. Austin
Gen. Marshall
Gen C. Marshall
Assembly
United States
Marshall
The
Soviet Union
U. S. Defense
James V. Forrestal
Army
Kenneth C. Royall
Styles Bridges
R-N.h
George C. Kenney
U. S. Air Force
Moscow
Leningrad
Kiev
Kharkov
Odessa
United Nations Organization
Great Britain
Strong Earthquake Shakes Philippines
A strong earthquake struck Iloilo and nearby towns in the central Philippines today, reports say. Four people were injured as crowds fled two movie theaters while Iloilo, a main city on Panay, bore severe damage from a previous quake sequence that killed seventy two in late January to early February.
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Manila
Philippines
Iloilo
Manila Times
Panay
City Briefs and Local Announcements
Courteous taxi service advertised with city number. The Rev E W Walls to speak at Free Methodist church 800 G avenue NW Sunday morning and evening. Dr B J Radford Podiatrist opens new office at 1026 3rd Ave SE phone 3 6331. Recreation meeting notes Superintendent Nevin Nichols assistant Irwin Nelson and Secretary Marian Wilson to attend National Recreation Congress in Omaha leaving Cedar Rapids Sunday and returning Friday. Nichols to join panel on activities for young married couples.
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E. W. Walls
Free Methodist Church
G Avenue NW
B. J. Radford
3Rd Ave
Nevin Nichols
Irwin Nelson
Marian Wilson
National Recreation Congress
Omaha
Nichols
Cedar Pids
Paraguay Plot Foiled in Argentina Incidents
Paraguayan informants report a plot against President Natalicio Gonzalez of Paraguay was nipped with several arrests. The nation was described as calm following the alleged plot and arrests.
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Buenos Aires
Natalicio Gonzalez
Paraguay
Surgeon Invents Machine To Substitute for Heart
London AP reports a Swedish surgeon, Dr Clarence Crafoord, developed a machine that substitutes for the heart to keep brain oxygenation during heart surgery for about 30 minutes. The device isolates the heart, pumps oxygenated blood, and was tested in Stockholm with dogs, seven surviving without ill effects.
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London
Lancet
Clarence Crafoord
Stockholm
Viking Olov Bjork
Dr. Crafoord
Savvatsberg Hospital
Bjork
Boom Expected in 1949 as Incomes Rise
Federal economists forecast continued employment and higher personal incomes through 1949. They project farm income to exceed prewar levels, with purchasing power more than doubling in 1949, though some small-farm operators may lag. Cost of living climbs, wages reach new highs, and dairy prices expected to stay firm despite milk production declines.
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Washington
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Federal Reserve Board
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Drouth
Truman Campaign Tour Stirs West and Texas
President Truman plans a rapid swing from New Mexico to Texas for three days while facing active States Rights Democrats in the Lone Star state. He accuses Republicans of a do nothing 80th Congress and vows to rally West Coast liberals as he campaigns in Oceanside Colton and beyond. He tells crowds that congress cut his West allocations and that Republicans created opposition to his program. He later meets local Democratic leaders aboard his campaign train.
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New Mexico
Texas
Lone Star
Los Angeles
Henry Wallace
Dewey
Oceanside
Calif
Colton
Congress
Truman
West
Roosevelt High Student Council Elects Officers
Roosevelt High selects officers with Robert Peterson as president LeRoy Saylor as vice president Joyce Bauserman as secretary and Don West as sergeant at arms A new constitution expands council representation by homeroom and grade Terms run one semester to two years Peterson also names committees Traffic Bob Davis Jean Moneypenny John Mannard s and grounds Joe Zobin Dick Gray Gilbert Bell Homecoming Don West Joan Elliott Joan Caviness Dances Homer Ballard Bob Besco Maxine Lester
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Roosevelt High School Student Council
Robert Peterson
LeRoy Saylor
Joyce Bauserman
Don West
Peterson
Bob Davis
Jean Moneypenny
John Mannards
Joe Zobin
Dick Gray
Gilbert Bell
Joan Elliott
Joan Caviness
Homer Ballard
Bob Besco
Maxine Lester
Two Students From C R In Iowa City Accident
Lorraine Perley of Cedar Rapids was treated and released from an Iowa City hospital after a car crash on Highway 261 in Iowa City. Peter Stamats, Linden Drive SE, was fined $75 plus costs for failing to control his vehicle as it struck two telephone poles and tipped into a garden.
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the Gazette
Iowa City
Lorraine Perley
Linn Boulevard
Cedar Rapids
Peter Stamats
Linden Drive
Stamats
Notice of late wills and probate in county court
Public notice states that on a September day at 9 o clock an instrument claiming to be a will for a named person is being probated before the district court clerk. The notice names the court and officials guiding the probate process and sets the authoritative context for interested parties to respond.
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Soo
Iowa
Sasison
Special examiners named for Iowa bar tests in Oct
David M. Elderkin assistant Linn county attorney and Linn Republican central chairman was named one of five special examiners for the state bar examination in Iowa City October 12 to 14. About 80 examinees are scheduled for that session.
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David M. Elderkin
Linn County
Linn Republican Central Committee
Iowa City
Two Linn County Wills Probate Executors Named
In Linn county district court Saturday two wills were admitted to probate. Edward F. Sears was confirmed executor without bond of his wife’s estate who died July 10, with him as sole heir. Mrs. Charles P Kreuzer was named executrix without bond and sole beneficiary in her husband’s will, who died Sept. 17.
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Linn County
Edward F. Sears
Charles P Kreuzer
Wilson Credit Union Sues McAtee Over Note Debt
The Wilson Credit Union filed suit against Arthur L. McAtee Bertrand Overmeyer Floyd A Longenbaugh and La Verne McAtee seeking 250 alleged due on a promissory note dated April 7 1943.
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Wilson Credit Union
Arthur L. McAtee
Bertrand Overmeyer
Floyd A. Longenbaugh
LaVerne McAtee
Two men given six month floater sentences for vagrancy
Judge Floyd Philbrick in district court Saturday morning sentenced Howard Kenneth DeBuse 38 of Portland Oregon and Robert Solomon Rhodes 19 Rock Island Negro to six months floater terms for vagrancy.
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Floyd Philbrick
Howard Kenneth DeBuse
Portland, Ore
Robert Solomon Rhodes
Rock Island Negro
Wilds Win Dismissal in Houser Ouster Suit
Judge G K Thompson Saturday dismissed Ben Houser's ouster suit against Charles and Lillian Wild on motion after Houser presented evidence. The action involved an agent at 1211 Third Avenue South.
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G. K. Thompson
Ben Houser
Charles
Lillian Wild
Wilds
Houser
Third Avenue
Judge Hamiel Grants Consent Judgment in Sears Case
Judge M C Hamiel entered a consent judgment for 150 dollars in favor of Sears Roebuck and Company against Dean A Keith with the provision that Keith may retain the motor involved in the replevin action.
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M. C. Hamiel Friday
Sears, Roebuck and Company
Dean A. Keith
Keith
Judge Hears Cedar Rapids Beer Permit Case Arguments
Judge Floyd Philbrick heard arguments on the legal issues in the suit by United Co-Op seeking to compel Cedar Rapids to issue a class C beer permit. He took the matter under advisement.
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Floyd Philbrick
United Co-Op Grocery Store
Cedar Rapids
Keehn Elected President of Wholesalers Institute
P. F. Keehn of the Lagomarcino Grape Company was elected president of the Wholesale Food Institute at its Des Moines convention. Other officers include R. W. Byerly of Des Moines firms and Donge Fa of the Taft Company in Moines.
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P. F. Keehn
Glenway Drive
Lagomarcino- Grape Company
Wholesalers Food Institute
Des Moines
R. W. Byerly
Winston-Newell Company of
Vicepee We Donge
C. Taft Company of
Moines
Bodies of 7047 More Yanks En Route Home
Bodies of seven thousand forty seven American war dead are sent home aboard the Carroll Victory. The corpses originate from Normandy and Southern France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Holland, and Switzerland, raising total repatriations from Europe to forty seven thousand eight hundred fifty three.
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Cherbourg
France
United States
Normandy
Belgium
Luxembourg
Holland
Switzerland
Europe
Dessert ban and egg rules from Shanghai Austerity Commission
The Shanghai Austerity Commission announced that shark fins are banned as dinner dessert, chicken eggs are prohibited on Sundays, while duck eggs may be served. The move targets traditional luxury foods and weekly dining practices in Shanghai.
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Shanghai
Two Deaths in Cedar Rapids Traffic Toll
Traffic department reports two deaths in Cedar Rapids since March 15 amid eight month safety contest by Young Men's bureau. Figures released by the police bureau reflect incidents of the ACCIDENTS INJURIES week 153 and note ongoing safety efforts.
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Cedar Rapids
Traffic Bureau
Police Department
Young Men’s Bureau
Switzer Calls for Nonpartisan Conservation Policy
Democratic governor hopeful Carroll O. Switzer told the Cedar Rapids Izaak Walton League state convention that conservation must be removed from politics. He criticized the pheasant season controversy as proof that party control shapes conservation and urged competent engineers and a higher pay to attract talent. He supports a 25 year plan to improve Iowa rivers, land, and forests and plans to focus on this if elected, while continuing campaign flyings.
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Carroll O. Switzer
Cedar Rapids
Izaak Walton League
Switzer
Iowa
Manly
Grafton
Dewey's worldwide counter offensive speech set for January
Dewey urged a global counter offensive of truth to defend the American story against communism. He proposed starting January 29 with speeches and a Hollywood welcome at the Bowl featuring stars like Lionel Barrymore, Barbara Stanwyck, and Walt Disney. He to speak in San Francisco on inflation and high prices that night.
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Dewey
Hollywood
Truman
Lionel Barrymore
Dennis Morgan
Charles Coburn
John Payne
Barbara Stanwyck
Robert Taylor
Randolph Scott
Walt Disney
Leo Carrillo
Harold
the Great Gildersleeve
Reversed 1934 Opinion on County Board Change
Des Moines IA Friday the attorney general reversed a 1934 ruling on reducing county boards. Oscar Strauss issued the new opinion responding to a Decorah request by County Attorney Carl Nystrom. Winneshiek County seeks to cut its board from five to three using methods for cities with 75 000 population and for other counties.
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Des Moines
Board of Supervisors
Oscar Strauss
Carl Nystrom
Decorah
Winneshiek
Compulsory Soil Conservation Discussed in Iowa
Des Moines AP reports a meeting at Oskaloosa discussed state legislation to compel soil conservation and flood control projects. Deputy Secretary Clyde Spry noted some groups favor such 90/10 landowner force cooperation, while the state committee remains undecided. The flood control study will report to 1949 legislature. The Skunk river group schedules further meetings in Mingo and Jewell in October.
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Des Moines
Oskaloosa
State Department of Agriculture
Clyde Spry
Skunk
Spry
State Soil Conservation Committee
Special State Flood Control Study Committee
Skunk River
Mingo
Anne Boone
Jewell
Driver Overturns Truck To Avoid Oncoming Car
A truck driven by Jack Neggers and owned by Strangs of Fairfax was driven into a ditch near Marion on Friday evening to avoid an oncoming car that swung out to pass. The oncoming driver stopped briefly and left without identification. The accident occurred in front of the Otto Lange farm on Highway 64, about one and a half miles from Marion, with damage estimated at 300 dollars.
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Jack Neggers
Strangs
Fairfax
Marion
Neggers
Otto Lange
Highway 64
Wallace Loses Ballot Fight in Illinois Supreme Court
The Illinois State Supreme Court refused to allow Henry Wallace and running mate Glen Taylor to appear on the November ballot. The petition sought a writ of mandamus to force election officials to place the Progressive party candidates on the ballot, contending enough valid signatures existed. Officials had ruled the tickets lacked 200 valid signatures across 50 counties.
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Springfield
Ill
State Supreme Court
Henry Wallace
Glen Taylor
Illinois
Progressive Party
Wallace
Taylor
State Electoral Officers Board
National
State
Progressive
Iowa AP Broadcasters Name Executive Group
Representatives from 22 Iowa radio stations formed the Iowa Associated Press Broadcasters at the Roosevelt hotel. Paul Loyer of WHO Des Moines was named chairman of the executive committee, with Ben Sanders KICD Spencer Jim Bormann WMT Cedar Rapids and Ralph Childs KMA Shenandoah as members. A news study committee was appointed chaired by Chuck Miller Des Moines, with members including Chuck Hilton KGLO Mason City Pat Patterson KCRG Cedar Rapids Art Smith WNAX Yankton S. D. George Freund KDTH Dubuque and Art Barnes WSUI Iowa City. The group discussed expanding AP Iowa radio network coverage and increasing member participation. The meeting opened with a hotel party attended by 38 and 22 broadcasters registered for the sessions. University of Iowa journalism head Prof. Leslie Moeller and Pat Yale AP head attended.
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Iowa
Iowa Associated Press Broadcasters
Roosevelt Hotel
Paul Loyer
Des Moines
Ben Sanders
Kicd
Spencer
Jim Bormann
WMT
Cedar Rapids
Ralph Childs
KMA
Shenandoah
Associated Press
The
Press Association
Chuck Miller
Chuck Hilton
KGLO
Mason City
Pat Patterson
KCRG
Art Smith
WNAX
Yankton
S. D
George Freund
KDTH
Dubuque
Art Barnes
WSUI
Iowa City
Leslie G. Moeller
University of Iowa
School of Journalism
Pat Yale
Iowa AP
Marion Man Draws Fine For Accident on Bridge
Wilfred Wilkinson of Marion drove onto the First Avenue bridge at 9 30 p m Friday and hit two parked cars. His car struck Frank Novotny s vehicle on Hamilton street and then struck Ray Arends car on Ellis boulevard SW, pushing it into Cecil Hoffman s car on Eighth avenue SW. Wilkinson was charged with failure to have car under control.
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Wayne R. Watson
Westland Acres
Earl Holshizer
Marion
Frank Klinger
J Street
Donald Westrom
Grande Avenue SE
Walter Arnold
Third Street
Charles R. Chase
Avenue NE
Merle I. Warner
Eighth Avenue SE
Roy Wilson
Third Street SE
Robert Freeman
Sixth Avenue
Wilfred Wilkinson
First Avenue
Wilkinson
Frank Novotny
Hamilton Street
Ray Arends
Ellis Boulevard
Arends
Cecil Hoffman
Eighth Avenue
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Jack M. Bates
Louise Becicka
Elmer Becicka
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Robert Donald Ash
Francis E. Robbins
Alice J. Robbins
Laurance M. Booth
Vera Elizabeth Robinson
Harry Huckins
Mae Kazebeer
Allen E. Greb
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James Miller
Willa Moore
Norman Kuehling
Unity
Wis
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Loyal
Jack Broxey
Palo
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F. B.gham
Cora Cunningham
Norman Stevenson
Vinton
Mary Louise Jesina
St. Luke’s
John Volesky
Route 1
Leo Aler
Center Point
Jack Ostberg
Third Street NW
Lloyd Day
Atkins
Verne Hammond
H Avenue NW
Adolph Johnson
Avenue NW
Bruce Dominick
Knoll Street
Andrew Clark
Ely
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Charles Mraz
Richard Tvedt
Thirtieth Street
V. F. Lenzen
Crescent Street
Dr. Foster
Wayne Foster
Hillcrest Drive
Queen of
Miller Services
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Dial
City Cab
Adv
Roosevelt High Student Council
C.R
David Elderkin
Keehn
Wholesalers Institute
Russia
America
AP Broadcasters
Executive Group
Marion Man
John E. Lapes
Ird Ave
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