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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1942
Page
15
Marriage license issued for Mary L. Barron and William A. Hester, both of Cedar Rapids, indicating a formal union in the city.
Charles Bechcka aged 78 died at his daughter Mrs. William Michalek residence 1620 Thirty second street NE at 8 30 am Wednesday.
At 2 23 p.m. a grass fire broke out at 3724 First Avenue SE by Company No 3. At 3 56 p.m. another grass fire occurred at Twenty first Avenue and Second Street SW handled by Company No 5.
Evelyn Singer and Robert Singer are involved in a custody dispute with the court awarding custody of the minor child to the plaintiff. The defendant is ordered to pay $5 weekly support and Judge G. K. Thompson presided.
Kathryn and James Dolan of 926 Avenue NW fined five dollars and costs for harboring a vicious dog with the fine suspended on payment of costs. James J. Simpson of Atkins fined on and costs for drunkenness. Hershey of 1120 Sixth Street SE fined five dollars and costs for failing to yield the right of way.
St Luke s hospital reports a son born April 1 to Mr and Mrs Howard Burton of Thirtieth street drive SE Mercy hospital records a son born March 31 to Mr and Mrs Ralph Root of 818 Vernal street NW and a daughter born March 31 to Mr and Mrs Godfrey Votroubek of 3242 Mr Vernon road Mr and Mrs John Pizel of 1000 Sixth street SE welcome a daughter born April 1
London AP dispatch says Moscow radio reported hunger revolts among Essen workers, the German munitions center. It also claimed police guards and armed storm trooper formations were being increased at German war factories.
British planes resumed daylight attacks on Nazi targets in northern France on Wednesday afternoon. A large formation of bombers struck inland industrial centers escorted by numerous fighters.
President Roosevelt by proclamation suspended quotas on the import of cotton and cotton waste in a move announced from Washington. The measure affects trade restrictions and potential market effects for textile materials.
Los Angeles AP report says isolationists Robert C. Noble and Ellis O. Johns, who mocked Gen. MacArthur and impeached FDR, were rearrested on federal sedition charges. State libel charges also filed against Noble, Jones and seven others for pamphlet distribution by Friends of Progress. Noble and Jones previously faced similar sedition charges after Pearl Harbor, later released. Noble faced praise of Hitler and calls for Europe for Hitler and Orient for the Japanese. Penalties up to 20 years and $10 000 fine.
Charles Becicka, a retired farmer born in Bohemia on November 4, 1863, died at his daughter’s home in Cedar Rapids after a long illness. Survived by his wife Anna, a daughter, three grandchildren, two great grandchildren, and a brother Joseph. Funeral plans pending. viewing 7 to 9 p.m. at Barta chapel. Joanna Mahoney of 1516 Third Avenue SE died in a Cedar Rapids hospital. Funeral at Immaculate Conception Church at 9:00 a.m. Saturday. burial in Garryowen cemetery. Rosary for St Mary Agnes circle at 4 p.m. Thursday. body to residence Thursday afternoon.
Second Lieutenant John W. Wright and Aviation Cadet Paul W Kingston were killed instantly when their training plane crashed during a routine flight near Albany Georgia. They were on a training mission from Turnerfield and home addresses were not immediately available.
Census Bureau reports 882 Iowa retailers averaged 18 percent higher sales in Jan-Feb 1942 than a year earlier. February dollar sales reached 5,057,459 with department stores up 16 percent. Increases varied by store type and city size, led by hardware at 50 percent.
Sylvester Johns, 29, was sentenced to 30 years in the Fort Madison penitentiary for assault with intent to murder in the beating and robbery of 80 year old Anna Matlack in Ida Grove Iowa. Leonard Hull previously pled guilty and received 30 years. Johns was transported from the South Dakota penitentiary in Sioux Falls and brought to Ida Grove by local authorities.
General Stilwell directs Chinese relief forces near Mandalay with Lieut. Carl Arnold and Sergeant Francis Astolfi guiding in a U S armored scout car. Stilwell chats with officers, observes air attack risk, and for a moment hides in brush as bombers pass overhead. The Chinese defense draws the enemy away from the east.
Movie star Lew Ayres traveled toward Portland en route to a conscientious objectors camp. He said he was happy with his decision despite possible damage to his Hollywood career and noted his offer to serve in medical corps was rejected by the draft board.
Hackensack New Jersey AP reports Richard Carnegie manager received over 100 phone calls threatening boycotts if Dr Kildare's Victory with Lew Ayres remained on a double bill prompting its withdrawal from the Fox theater program Tuesday night.
The War Production board exempted kerosene refrigerators from the production halt after April 30. Officials said the exemption was needed to supply essential government requirements for this equipment.
United States Army Headquarters in Australia reports letters and packages reaching American troops there. Major D. H Stephens of Pittsburgh, the Australian postmaster, says mail has begun flooding in and many jetters are returning home. The service is fast but the average time is kept secret.
Peter J. Lux a Shelby county farmer once crowned international corn king says he has installed a radio in his hybrid seed corn barn. The device runs 24 hours a day to scare away rats and protect the stored seed.
The largest draft call for Linn county since the selective service act began left Cedar Rapids Wednesday afternoon. The list names 44 men from Board No. 1 including Floyd Husted, Robert Molumby, George Kemper, Richard Miralsky, Walter Wichser, and others with addresses across Cedar Rapids and Chicago, St. Louis, and Stockton.
Prof H H Kalas head of practical theology at the Evangelical Theological seminary in Naperville Illinois will conduct the Maundy Thursday communion service at the First Evangelical church on First avenue at Third street SW Thursday at [time not specified].
Prof Kalas will speak at the Good Friday service at 7 30 p m The Rev George A Stauffacher pastor of the church will speak at the Wednesday night service He has conducted special services each night this week
London dispatch notes that poison gas, once called wartime’s forgotten weapon, would be used by the Axis only as a last resort. Military leaders say gas is inefficient, could provide only a brief surprise-driven edge, and would invite immediate retaliation if deployed against London.
About 800 workers at the Radio Condenser company struck in Camden New Jersey on Wednesday. The AFL electrical union ordered the walkout to press demands for a blanket 15 percent pay increase. The company is the world’s largest maker of radio condensers and supplies roughly 75 percent of U S condensers.
SAN FRANCISCO AP Tony Lucchesi 43 a plumber and his assistant Clifford Hauchin 17 were safe after a gas leak scare they handled with a flashlight that went out a match was lit to find it. Both suffered extensive burns but were not seriously injured. The note adds that motor vehicle accidents and falls were major causes of deaths in 1940.
WASHINGTON The claim by W S Farish president of Standard Oil of New Jersey that the firm obtained synthetic rubber production information from Germany and offered it to the United States government in 1939 sparked a heated Senate hearing. Senator O Mahoney and attorney Hugh Fulton challenged Farish who cited a 1938 Navy plant visit by a representative identified only as Werken thin.
The Office of Censorship asked map publishers to omit military depots and war production plants from new maps. Existing maps are untouched. Arsenals, explosive plants, and post-1941 military air fields should be hidden, while names and locations of camps and stations may be shown without size or strength details.
The Navy on Wednesday commissioned a base costing six million dollars for lighter than air ships at Elizabeth City North Carolina.
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