Daily Record notices and court actions dated September 27 1944
Police court reports include a drunkenness fine for Lamar Williams of Marion. Divorce decrees listed include Harriet Wadden versus Charles Wadden and several others. Speeding fines issued to Peter Dows and F M Wonderlin. multiple overtime parking fines. A cigarette fire caused minor damage at a residence on Fifth Street NW and a false fumigation alarm at A W Sramek store. New births recorded at St Luke's Mercy Central City and Mercy hospitals.
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H., Cassidy
Fifth Street NW
A. W. Sramek
Seventh Street
St. Luke’s
Mces
Lloyd H. Sidwell
Second Avenue
John G. Nelson
Thirty-fifth Street
Frank Tis
Central City
Mercy
John Demuth
Tenth Street
Date Set for WMT WOL Station Ownership Transfer
Oct 1 marks the effective transfer date for WMT from Iowa Broadcasting to American Broadcasting. W M Dolph of ABC finalized negotiations in Cedar Rapids after FCC approval. Oct 1 also sets the WOL transfer from ABC to Cowles Broadcasting.
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WMT
Iowa Broadcasting Company
Cowles Broadcasting Company
American Broadcasting Company
W. M. Dolph
Cedar Rapids
Federal Communications Commission
WOL
Washington, D. C
Stark on Trial for Third Offender Status
The defense contends the state seeks a conviction based on past convictions as Stark faces trial as a third offender. Hullinger claims peace officers pursued Stark for a year, while Stark testifies he drank only two glasses of beer before his arrest on Highway 30. He denies weaving, staggering, or misidentifying the street where he was stopped.
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Hullinger
Stark
Highway 30
Fortieth Street
Thirty-fourth Street
Cedar Rapids Gazette publication details and rates
The fragment outlines the Cedar Rapids Gazette origins and ownership details, publication locations in Cedar Rapids Iowa and New York Detroit, wartime style corporate addresses, subscription rates, and service notes for mailed and carrier editions. It cites Associated Press and United Press International wire services and notes second class mail status dated June 18 1932.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Che
Cedar Rapids Gazette
The
Gazette Company
3Rd Ave
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Ee Eee
Associated Press
United Press International News Service
EES
U.S. Territories
Allen-Klapp Company
Michigan Avenue
Russian Tide Surges On in Baltic States
Moscow reports German troops retreating from Riga under heavy Russian bombardment as Soviet forces close in from three armies. Russians seize 300 towns near Riga and threaten a land corridor to Lithuania and East Prussia, while other units push toward Slovakia and Hungary.
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Moscow
Riga
Lithuania
East Prussia
Carpathian
Slovakia
Hungary
Bucharest
Szeged
Cost of living survey to interview 1500 Cedar Rapids housewives
Mrs. Edwards announced a nationwide cost of living study asking 1500 families in 100 communities about weekly food purchases and clothing costs since last January. Interviewers Catherine Hoy Ruby A O Kelly Dora Carne Emmet Neenan and Mildred Thenhaus will identify themselves. project aims to assemble data by mid October for a national price and wage index.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twelfth Street
Edwards
Women Diamond Workers Quit After Postman Chats Ended
At Diamond Tool in Chicago six girl diamond setters quit after the owner restricted their twice daily chats with a postman. He tried window ventilation improvements, then found the postman entering a window to continue talks. The owner blamed a government employee for the disruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
INS
Diamond Tool Company
Sheldon Booth
Booth
Ottumwa Strikers Resume Work at Ironworks
Ottumwa Ironworks workers voted to return to work and full production resumed after a walkout by about 300 United Steel Workers members. The decision followed a recommendation from Army representative Major Moselle and the War Production Board with local union officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottumwa
Ottumwa Ironworks
United Steel Workers Union
Major Moselle
Minneapolis
War Production Board
James Snarl Settled In Out Of Court Deal
Hollywood reports a property settlement between bandleader Harry James and his former wife Louise was resolved privately. James and Louise reportedly settled the dispute themselves, per James' attorney Joe Ross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
INS
Harry James
Louise
James
Joe Ross
Vets Freed of Job Controls
The government lifted all manpower controls for war veterans, clearing the way for free civilian employment. War Manpower Commissioner McNutt said the move speeds re employment and removes obstacles for 1,500,000 discharged veterans. Service women are exempt too as veterans may seek any job without USES clearance though referrals remain a right.
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Washington
Paul V. McNutt
United States Employment Service
WMC
Allied forces push toward Meuse as Nijmegen line tightens
Parachutists helped guard the Nijmegen bridge while British and Belgian units reached the Meuse on a 40 mile front. Allied advances split Holland with drives east and west, reaching Boxmeer and near Groningen as the front lines converge toward the river and toward Germany.
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Meuse
Germany
Nijmegen
Arnhem
Holland
Boxmeer
Kleve
Groningen
Reich
Wessen
Dilsen
Fairly good condition of brawl victim reported
Mile Webb of Cedar Rapids, injured in a alley fight outside a McDonald's tavern, was said to be in fairly good condition at St. Luke's hospital. Police say Joe Cortez of Davenport struck Webb once, knocking him down, before Cortez and two others moved him to the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mile Webb
Marion
McDonald’s
St. Luke’s Hospital
Webb
Joe Cortez
Davenport
Division Street
Cedar Rapids
Cortez
St. Luke's
Million Dollar Auditorium for Iowa U Planned
The Press-Citizen reports the University of Iowa's 1945 47 plans include a new 1 million dollar auditorium a 400000 dollar women's building a 250000 dollar journalism building and major campus additions such as a 700000 dollar central library and a 100000 dollar remodeling program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Press- Citizen
University of Iowa
Press-Citizen
Colleges of
Dentistry and Pharmacy
Iowa River
Central Library
Schaefer
MacBride
University
Children’s Hospital
Medical
University Hospital
Allies Check West Lines As Nazis Claim Stabilization
German high command asserted the Western battle lines have stabilized and Holland danger is averted though strategic withdrawals may be needed. Lt Gen Kurt Dittmar said the Allied eastward sweep is halted, while urging Germans to remain disciplined in a besieged fortress.
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London
Holland
Kurt Dittmar
Wehrmacht
Berlin
Dittmar
Californian Named New Iowa U. Dean
President Virgil M. Hancher announced Allin Winston Dakin of Claremont California as administrative assistant with the rank and title of dean. He will join the University of Iowa from the associated Claremont colleges Pomona Scripps and Claremont after a successor is appointed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Virgil M. Hancher
Allin Winston Dakin
Claremont
Calif
University of Iowa
Allen Named President of Toastmasters Club
James Allen was elected president of the YMCA Toastmasters club at its weekly meeting Tuesday evening. New officers include Ken Hastie as vice president Frank Gantt as secretary and Bob Hahn as treasurer. They will take office October 10.
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James Allen
Y.M.C.A. Toastmasters Club
Ken Hastie
Frank Gantt
Bob Hahn
OWI outlines Allied path to victory over Japan
The Office of War Information notes that open sea routes to China remain limited and shipping must shift from the Atlantic to the Pacific before a major invasion. It cites Japanese production, airpower strength, and manpower while highlighting U S sea supremacy, bomber raids, and potential bases as key strategic advantages.
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Pearl Harbor
OWI
Japan
Atlantic
Pacific
China
OWT
Tokyo Ledger
United States
Marianas
Tokyo
Philippines
Cooler Readings and Showers Forecast for Cedar Rapids
The Cedar Rapids area faces thundershowers and a drop in temperatures after a spell of warm, Indian summer weather. Local readings ranged from 82 degrees in the afternoon to mid 60s in the morning with humidity around 50 to 63 percent as forecasters predict cooler conditions by Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Mercury
Chambers
Carroll and
Onawa
Dewey Signals Swift Counter Attack After Roosevelts Radio Speech
Gov Thomas E Dewey on route to Albany drafted a rapid rebuttal plan after Roosevelt scheduled a national radio address. He told reporters he can craft speeches quickly and accused the Roosevelt administration of disunity while promising a future oriented, unity driven program. Dewey criticized Ickes and other officials and predicted a thorough housecleaning after Jan 20.
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Albany
Dewey
Thomas E. Dewey
Roosevelt
West Virginia
New York
Republican National Committee
Charleston
NBC
Oklahoma City
Dick Lee
New York Daily News
Tulsa
Okla
Harold L. Ickes
Mr. Roosevelt
Sidney Hillman
Political Action Committee
Mmy
Earl Browder
Communist Party
Washington
Four die in Ohio collision with emergency vehicle
Four persons died when a fire department emergency truck collided with an automobile in Columbus Ohio on Wednesday. The AP report notes the incident occurred during a daytime emergency call and cites local authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, Ohio
Fire Department
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Harriet Wadden
Charles Wadden
Gertrude van Nest
Roland van Nest
Thomas E. Hubbell
Helen M. Hubbell
Jane Ann Medley
Lisle
Peter Dows
Twenty-seventh Street
F. M. Wonderlin
Des Moines
A. J. Malson
Third Avenue
Lester Baldwin
Seventeenth Street
William Schneider
Bever Avenue
Joseph Horak
Hamilton Street
R. C. Henderson
Frank Loufek
D Street
Willis E. Blair
Fourteenth Avenue
William Eaton
Fourteenth Street
Baltic States
den Halder
Quider
Rotterdam
D ‘Breda
Brussels
LIEGE
Belgium
Coblen
Rhine
Third Army
Waal
Airborne
Antwerp
Iowa U
New Iowa
U. Dean
Allen
Toastmasters Club
Paul E. Lockwood
Lockwood
Frances Hutt
Sapulpa
Miss Frances Hutt
Ior
Ohio
Judy Bond
Craemer
Wonder Maid
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