Local Obituaries Notice of Three Deaths in Cedar Rapids
Hugh Harrington of 136 Seventeenth Street SW died in a Cedar Rapids hospital on Thursday. M. H. Collins, of 514 Fairview Drive SE, died Friday at his home. Mrs. Sarah A. Small died Friday at the home of her son Fred A. Small, 1821 Bever Avenue SE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Harrington
Seventeenth Street
Cedar Rapids
M. H. Collins
Fairview Drive
Sarah A. Small
Fred A. Small
Bever Avenue
Local birth notices list new arrivals across several families
At Mercy Mr and Mrs Paul Fowler 275 Twelfth Street NW a son April 1. Mr and Mrs William Ray Marion a son April 2. Mr and Mrs Delmar Weeks 1312 Fifth Street NW a daughter April. At St Luke s Mr and Mrs W Greer McCrory 348 Eighth Avenue SW a daughter April 1. And Mrs Lewis A Millburn a daughter Mary Kathryn April 1 in San Diego CA. Sergi Millburn son of Mrs Mary Millburn 1003 D Avenue NW stationed at San Diego marine base. Mrs Millburn formerly Irene McElmeel of Manchester. Mr and Mrs William E Bys Route 2 Mr Vernon a daughter March 31 at their home.
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Mercy
Paul Fowler
Twelfth Street
William Ray
Marion
Delmar Weeks
Fifth Street NW
St. Luke’s
W. Greer McCrory
Eighth Avenue SW
Lewis A. Millburn
Mary Kathryn
San Diego
Calif
Sergi
Millburn
Mary Millburn
D Avenue NW
San Diego Marine Base
Irene McElmeel
Manchester
William E. Bys
Vernon
Local parking and traffic fines listed for multiple residents
Over time parking fines totaling $1 plus costs were imposed on A B Clem ents of 435 Forest Drive SE W E Maupin of 2633 C Avenue NE and Charles Gearhart of 875 Eleventh Street NE. Drunk and disturbing the peace fines amount to $25 and costs for Herbert K Bergloff of 5014 Center Point Road NE. Mrs Arthur E Sulek of 2155 Greenwood Drive SE faces $2 and costs for failure to have car under control and related offenses.
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A. B. Clements
Forest Drive
W. E. Maupin
C Avenue
Charles Gearhart
Eleventh Street
Herbert K. Bergloff
Center Point Road
Arthur E. Sulek
Greenwood Drive
Fires Reported Across City In Brief Thursday Incidents
Multiple small fires disrupted the day across Harper garage at 431 Fifth avenue SW and a grass fire at Penn avenue and Sixth street NW. A bonfire at 2739 First avenue SE damaged Elmer Vick’s two story garage. High winds ignited several garages on First and Second avenues SE, involving William Cornish, Joe Kubicek, and others.
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Harper
Fifth Avenue
Penn Avenue
Sixth Street
Elmer Vick
First Avenue
William Cornish
Joe Kubicek
Second Avenue
Iowa Legislature Acts on Pay Raises and School CodeReview
The house passed a bill granting pay raises to guards and staff in state penal institutions. A social security committee proposed a bill to ease unemployment with wartime payroll adjustments showing 100 percent increases. The deferred action on school code revision moves to Monday. The senate passed a bill to classify some workers as partly disabled.
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Social Security Committee
Senate
Murray cites shipping waste delaying war aid
CIO President Philip Murray accused officials of waste and mismanagement that jeopardize fighting men by delaying supplies to the armed forces. He cited ships idle for months, unnecessary ballast trips, and lend lease volumes far below port capacity as evidence of systemic inefficiency.
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Washington
CIO
Philip Murray
Downey
Saccet
Maritime Union of Ship Construction
Capitol Hill
Tru
Teo
Ordnance Department
Murray
South Pacific
New York
North Africa
Injunctions Filed Against Five More In OPA Violations
Five more federal judgments were filed in Cedar Rapids district court en joining Cedar Rapids slaughterers and meat dealers from further OPA violations. Named were Joe Vondracek, Frank Zelezny, Sam Pinsky of Kosher Meat Market and Delicatessen, W A Drake of Blairstown, and Charles A Kupka of Tama. Judge Charles A Dewey signed on assignment.
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Cedar Rapids
Blairstown
Tama
OPA
Charles A. Dewey
Des Moines
Joe Vondracek
Frank Zelezny
Sam Pinsky
Kosher Meat Market and Delicatessen
W. A. Drake
Charles A. Kupka
Zelezny
Department of Agriculture
Military Move to Intimidate Miners Charged by Lewis
New York, UP The United Mine Workers president John L. Lewis denounced military intelligence agents sent to coalfields during a wage conference. He accused them of intimidation and alleging a second front in coal regions, noting activity in Fifth and Sixth corps areas across several states.
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New York
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Ohio
Kentucky
West V
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Indiana
Oeaf
Cudeunlan Gal
Aurand Denies Military Intimidation Tactics
General H S Aurand commander of the Sixth Service Friday vigorously refuted John Lewis claims that the command uses intimidating tactics to obtain information about mines and miners. He said there is no military intelligence authorized to employ intimidation.
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Chicago
H. S. Aurand
John Lewis
Aurand
Death of Mrs Sarah A Small at 88 in Cedar Rapids
Mrs. Sarah A. Small, 88, died at her son Fred A. Small’s home in Cedar Rapids after a long illness. Born March 3, 1855 in Pennsylvania, she moved to Iowa as an infant, married E. A. Small in 1873, and lived in Cedar Rapids since 1907. Survived by Fred, three grandchildren, six great grandchildren, and three half brothers. Services 2 p.m. Sunday at Beatty chapel. calling hours available.
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Sarah A. Small
Fred A. Small
Bever Avenue
Pennsylvania
Iowa
Reinbeck
E. A. Small
Small
Cedar Rapids
Congregational Church
Fred
Charles Butterfield
Tama
Frank Butterfield
Oakland
Calif
George Butterfield
Haxton
Colo
Beatty Chapel
RAF marks 25th anniversary as air war rages in Africa
Allied reports note nine enemy aircraft downed on Thursday with four Allied planes missing. U S flyers celebrate the RAF anniversary as American divisions regain ground lost to the February Axis offensive and British advances encircle Mareth. Rommel fights on to delay Hitler’s invasion plans.
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el Maou
R.A.F
United States
el Guetar
Maknassy
Fondouk
Montgomery
Mareth
Allied
Tanies
Rommel
Hitler
Italy
Germany
Mediterranean
Roun
London
Stalingrad
Brotherhood Trainmen to Meet at Roosevelt Hotel
City briefs note a 10 a.m. Sunday meeting of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen at the Roosevelt hotel. Mt. Olive lodge No. 14, A F and A M, asks members to attend church at 7 p.m. Friday. Irene Rosina underwent a minor operation at Mercy hospital Friday. High Twelve club hosts its first 1943 ladies night tonight in the Masonic hall with pinner served at 6 30 p.m. Services at United Brethren church extend to one new ion to Grow. Sunday school meets 10 30 a.m. and Christian Endeavor at 7 45 p.m.
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Brotherhood of Railroad
Roosevelt Hotel
Mt. Olive Lodge No. 14
A. F
A. M
Irene Rosina
Nineteenth Avenue SW
Mercy Hospital
High Twelve Club
Masonic Hall
United Brethren Church
Christian Endeavor
12 Week Army Course For Former Dean Bell
Seventh Service command WAAC headquarters in Omaha announced that Third Officer Helen Gar Bell formerly dean of women at Coe College Cedar Rapids Iowa will attend Fort Des Moines for the next three weeks starting now.
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Omaha, Neb
INS
Seventh Service Command
WAAC
Omaha
Helen Gar- Mary Bell
Coe College
Cedar Rapids
Miss Bell
Fort Des Moines
Even If You Don't Live Here You May Need Iowa License
Justice of the Peace Howard R. Churchill warned Rapids workers driving with out of state licenses must obtain Iowa plates within ten days after arriving. Highway patrols are enforcing the rule. six offenders were fined five dollars and costs each, including Elmer Grandquist and Clarence Diebrink. Several others were dismissed after proving they had recently moved to the area.
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Iowa
Justice of the Peace
Howard R. Churchill
Rapids
Churchill
Elmer Grandquist
Washington Avenue SE
Clarence E. Diebrink
Pullman Hotel
Ford War Workers At Chicago Plant Strike In Dispute
The Ford Motor Chicago plant failed to report a Thursday night shift of 200 as workers protested a management transfer of two employees from plant protection to production. Union members claim the move disregards seniority rights and layoffs during conversion to war production. Buell, plant manager, says two furloughed painters and sprayers were reinstated in good standing. union official Jack Adams was asked to quiet the 24 hour meeting and was told to leave.
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Chicago
Ford Motor Assembly
United Automobile Workers
CIO
E. M
Buell
Jack Adams
UAW
Formula to Aid Sailors Adrift Survives 25 Days
Pasadena California Institute of Technology scientist Dr. Alex Goetz described a simple chemical process enabling sailors or airmen adrift at sea to survive up to 25 days by purifying seawater. Two containers are used. one precipitates poisons, then clarified water is stored in the second container for drinking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pasadena
Calif
Alex Goetz
California Institute of Technology
Roosevelt Calls for Wartime Standards to Curb Inflation
President Roosevelt argues for stabilizing cost of living by wartime standards and cutting living costs for all. He defends parity prices as a means for farmers’ income, noting gains since 1939 while warning inflation hurts purchasing power and may divert labor and machinery from other essentials. He emphasizes limits on price-driven supply responses due to steel and labor shortages.
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Ce Ee
Roosevelt
President cites wage formula to curb inflation risk
President Roosevelt warns the War Labor Board's little steel formula is essential to limit living cost rises from 1941 to 1942. He argues breaking the formula could trigger inflation and disputes Bankhead bills that would shift price controls and raise sugar, bread, corn, and dairy costs.
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War Labor Board
Roosevelt
Civil Service Exams Set For Police And Firemen
Cedar Rapids will hold civil service exams for police and firemen at 7 30 p m April 21 at McKinley school announced by City Clerk Maude Krebs. Written tests require applications by April 14 available at city hall third floor clerk’s office.
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Cedar Rapids
McKinley School
Maude Krebs
Flight Supervisor Assigned to Train Coe Air Reserves
The Civil Aeronautics Administration assigns Carl G. Schmidt a resident flight supervisor to direct the training of the aircrew detachment on the Coe college campus. Schmidt will maintain his headquarters on the field and was transferred here from Kansas City.
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Civil Aeronautics Administration
Carl G. Schmidt
Cedar
Ing
Coe College
H. Leo Damge
Schmidt
Kansas City
62 Car Accidents in Cedar Rapids During March No Fatalities
Police traffic department reported 62 automobile accidents in Cedar Rapids in March with no fatalities and 20 injuries. Seventy percent involved two or more vehicles and 18 had no property damage. In 1942 March there were 66 accidents with 41 involving property damage and no deaths.
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Cedar Rapids
Bricker Urges Safeguards for State’s Rights
Chicago reports Gov Bricker urging safeguards for state sovereignty at a Midwest council of state governments conference. He warns federal overreach risks, calls local government the foundation of representative gov ernment, and stresses the taxpayer funds the states. Also quoted are Green and Gov Kelly urging postwar private enterprise and employment. The event is part of regional talks to shape postwar policy with delegates from multiple states.
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Chicago
John W. Friday
Bricker
Council of State
Midwest
Green
Harry F. Kelly
Michigan
Kelly
Sopuntanite
New York
Atlanta
San Francisco
Council of State Governments
Wisconsin leaders cited in state budget finance roundtable
State budget and financial conduct discussed with attendees including Carl H. Cuotiers executive director of the municipal officers association Gov Bourke B. yee ageom of Tewa and Claren A. Dykstra University of Wisconsin president.
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Carl H. Cuotiers
The
Municipal Fi Officers Association
Nance Ture
Bourke B. Yee Ageom
Tewa
Claren A. Dykstra
University of Wisconsin
Cattle Losses Mount After Nebraska Prairie Fire
Brady Nebraska AP reports a prairie fire in a 20 by 153 mile strip killed at least 300 cattle. Fire Chief Eauclaire Dewey says winds could rekindle flames beyond guard lines, following earlier notes that volunteers built fire guards and the blaze had largely burnt out. Origin of the fire remains unknown.
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Brady
Neb
Eauclaire Dewey
Dewey
Gap of Peace
Restaurant Owner Publishes Reward For Lost Cat
Max Bucher of Secaucus New Jersey offers five fresh hamburgers as a reward for the return of his missing cat. This unusual bait highlights a local pet disappearance prompting neighbors to search.
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Secaucus, N. J
Max Bucher
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