Temperatures and notices from the region
A weather table lists highs and lows for several cities including Edar Rapids Des Moines Bismarck New York Chicago Omaha Davenport Sioux City with values shown incompletely. The record also includes divorce and divorce petitions, obituaries, and numerous public safety fire reports along with multiple births announcements and a note stating Tokio is the world’s third largest city by population.
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Edar Rapids
Des Moines
Bismarck
New York
Chicago
Omaha A
Davenport
JelSioux City
Treason Penalty Upheld by Court
The Supreme Court in a 5 to 3 decision refused to review lower court proceedings, effectively upholding the death sentence for Max Stephan, a Detroit restaurateur convicted of treason for harboring a Nazi flyer who escaped from a Canadian prison camp. The court also addressed jurisdiction over Fidelity Assurance in Wheeling and rulings on stock dividends, rent-control delegation, and copyright renewal rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Max Stephan
Detroit
Thomas W. Slick
Federal District Court
South Bend
Ind
Office of Price Administration
Ration Coupon Confusion Hinders Meat Purchases
Market managers report uncertainty over red ration stamps and point values as April 12 meat exchanges approach. Customers worry about building working capital of coupons and obtaining desired cuts while some stores accept invalid stamps. Managers urge monthly rather than weekly coupon cycles to reduce confusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. C. McPartland
Wilson and Company
OPA
Increase Voted in Farm Labor Fund
Washington INL reports the Senate Appropriations Committee approved a $14 million increase to the Farm Labor Fund, boosting funds from $26 million to $40 million to recruit agricultural workers. An amendment allows old age pensioners to keep full Social Security checks for six months after the war if they work as essential farm laborers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INL
Senate Appropriations Committee
House
Deaths Vincent Stodola of Cedar Rapids area
Vincent Stodola, longtime Cedar Rapids resident, died at home in Mt. Vernon after a brief illness. Born December 23, 1869 in Czechoslovakia, he operated a Third Street meat market for 28 years, later moving with his wife to Mt. Vernon. Survived by wife Victoria and five Cedar Rapids children, eight grandchildren, and other relatives. Services set at Polansky chapel and St. Wenceslaus Church with rosary tonight. Burial in St. John's cemetery.
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Vincent Stodola
Mt. Vernon
Cedar Rapids
Czechoslovakia
Third Street
Thirteenth Avenue SE
Cadets of
Fred
Jerry
Ross Morrison
William T. Barnes
Bohumil
Adolph
Polansky Chapel
St. Wenceslaus Church
Joseph Syrovy
St. John’s Cemetery
St. George
Ada Spurgeon 82 dies at Shellsburg after brief illness
Ada Allice Spurgeon died at her Shellsburg home at 3 p.m. Sunday after a brief illness. Born August 30, 1860 in Geneseo Illinois, she moved to Parkers Grove with her parents at age three and lived there all her life. Survived by husband Harvey Spurgeon and four sons Clarence Cliff Orville Homer all of Shellsburg, 12 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. daughter Orpha preceded her in death. She was formerly married to William Henry Spurgeon who died in 1892. She belonged to Parkers Grove church with services set for 2 p.m. Wednesday. visitation at Turner chapel in Cedar Rapids until 11 a.m. Wednesday.
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Ada Allice Spurgeon
Harvey Spurgeon
Shellsburg
Geneseo
Ill
Parkers Grove
Clarence
Cliff
Orville
Homer
Orpha
Dolezal and Dignan Families Lose Members in Cedar Rapids
Mrs Mary Dolezal died at 9 a m after a long illness at 903 Tenth Street SE Cedar Rapids She was born August 12 1860 to Frank and Helen Pirks and came to Cedar Rapids 65 years ago Surviving are two daughters Mrs Charles H Rogers Tacoma WA and Mrs Vincent R Dvorak Cedar Rapids a son Edward Dolezal Cedar Rapids and two grandchildren Mary Louise and George Edward Rogers Tacoma The body is at the Barta Chapel Friends may call Funeral announcements pending Mrs Nellie F Dignan died at 9 a m Monday after a year illness She was born in Rockford Illinois May 10 1861 Surviving are a daughter Mrs George Voelker Cedar Rapids three sons Louis Dignan Chicago Leo Dignan Des Moines and Joseph Dignan Ottawa IL a sister Miss Sarah Culkin Cedar Rapids three grandchildren Phil Dignan Ottawa Kathryn Hager Moline IL and Mrs R J McKean Chicago Her husband John Dignan and four daughters preceded her The body is at Brady Chapel for funeral arrangements Friends may call Tuesday
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Mary Dolezal
Tenth Street
Frank
Helen Pirks
Johnson County
Dolezal
Cedar Rapids
Edward Dolezal
Libbie
Irene
Charles H. Rogers
Tacoma
Wash
Vincent R. D
Nellie F. Dignan
First Avenue SE
Rockford, Ill
George Voelker
Louis Dignan
Chicago
Leo Dignan
Des Moines
Joseph Dignan
Ottawa
Ill
Sarah Culkin
Phil Dignan
Kathryn Hager
Moline
R. J. McKean
John Dignan
Immaculate Conception Church
Brady Chapel
Funeral services set for Thomas J. O'Keefe at St. Patrick's
Services for Thomas J. O'Keefe route 1 who died in a Cedar Rapids hospital Saturday will be held at St. Patrick's church at 9 30 a m Tuesday Rev D J Lenihan will officiate and burial will be Mt Calvary cemetery The home on Fairfax road is the place of wake with the Rosary recited at 8 p m Monday by Rev D J Peters
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas J. O'Keefe
Route 1
Cedar Rapids
St. Patrick’s Church
D. J. Lenihan
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Fairfax Road
D. J. Peters
Services for Mrs Roy D Mc Clary at Moon Chapel Tuesday
Mrs Roy D Mc Clary died Saturday at home 1336 Third Street NW. Funeral services will be conducted by Dr Marion H Williams in the Moon chapel at 2 p.m. Tuesday. Burial will follow in Linwood Cemetery.
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Roy D. McClary
Third Street NW
Marion H. Williams
Moon Chapel
Linwood Cemetery
Eight U S raids on Kiska in single day
Headquarters Alaska Defense Command reports eight forays by heavy and medium bombers against Kiska in one day. More than 100000 pounds of bombs hit beached ships, anti aircraft positions and a submarine base. Direct hits started fires as the garrison remained largely underground. all planes returned with one damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska Defense Command
Kiska
Eden Returns to Britain After Canada United States Visit
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden and American Ambassador John G. Winant flew back to Britain on Sunday after a trip to Canada and the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
INS
Anthony Eden
John G. Winant
Britain
Canada
United States
Reds Anticipate Big Nazi Drive
Moscow reports German tanks renewed their assault on a Soviet bridgehead below Izyum as Soviet artillery broke up the Donets attack, wiping out 200 German officers and men. Soviet noon communique notes a large Axis offensive expected. Pravda warns divisions are forming while Soviets vow constant attack to prevent entrenchment.
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Moscow
Donets
Izyum
Caucasus
Russia
Pravda
Petain Denounces Anglo American Bombings Against France
In a Sunday address from London, Marshal Philippe Petain condemned recent Allied air raids on France. He accused the United States and Britain of unjustifiable bombing, singled out the Renault works near Paris, and described France’s new authority as wise and in line with popular will. The broadcast marks a shift from his usual censure of Britain and North Africa aggressors.
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London
England
Marshal Philippe Petain
Shen
France
North
Africa
United States
Renault
Paris
Civilian agencies eye funding shifts in war era plan
The House appropriations panel trimmed some budgets while boosting the FBI to 42.77 million dollars citing wartime burdens. State, justice, and commerce budgets were set at 33.36 million, 102.66 million, and 53.71 million respectively as Hull urged stronger reciprocal trade authority.
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Civil Aeronautics Administration
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Bureau
State Department
Justice Department
Commerce Department
Hull
United States
Paratrooper Dog Geronimo Earns Emblem in Jump Test
In Alliance Nebraska Police dog Geronimo, drafted as mascot for the 507th parachute infantry, earned the paratrooper emblem after his fifth test jump. The four paws-first landing marked his successful ground touch, a feat learned from rooftop leaps into waiting soldiers.
Meat price ceilings and meat rationing tighten control
The Office of Price Administration announces new meat price ceilings tied to five beef grades four lamb grades and three mutton grades to curb black markets. Retailers must post maximum prices and reduce prices by at least 25 percent if lowering point values, with up to 50 percent if larger reductions occur.
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Office of War Information
America
Northeast
OPA
British Submarine Tigris Declared Overdue Lost
The British admiralty announced Sunday night that the submarine Tigris is overdue and considered lost. The notice raises concerns for the crew and naval operations near British waters.
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London
INS
Admiralty
Service members from Cedar Rapids area listed in active duty
Cedar Rapids residents and their families are noted with numerous Army Air Corps Navy and Army assignments. Charles B Wild Jr reports as a second lieutenant in the army medical corps at Camp Barkeley Texas before reporting to Camp Grant Illinois. others transfer between camps from Polk Louisiana to California desert centers and North Camp Polk Louisiana. Several men earn promotions at camps Murphy Florida Aberdeen Maryland and Fort Knox Kentucky while spouses and hometown addresses are listed for context.
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Charles B. Wild, Jr
Charles B. Wild
Cedar Rapids
Army Medical Corps
Camp Barkeley
Texas
Camp Grant, Ill
Court records place son with Cook family at 101 Second Ave SE
A son is living with his parents Mr and Mrs E E Cook at 101 Second Avenue SE according to court records. The note confirms residence details and family ties relevant to the case.
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Charles J. Zobl
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Victor Zobl
Ninth Street
Jack C. Hutton
Sam Hutton
Farragut, Idaho
Robert
Bob’ Rubendall
Fay Rubendall
Twentieth Avenue SW
Camp Butner
Lester W. Dorcas
R. E. Dorcas
First Avenue
Los Angeles
Fort Knox
Dorcas
E. E. Cook
Second Avenue SE
Doberman Bing Enlists in Army service picture on back page
Cedar Rapids dog Bing a 14 year old Lewis Vavra's doberman pinscher joins the army. Bing reported for basic training at Davenport Sunday morning. The Vavra family sent him off at the train with a flag service star being sewn for him. Bing attended Roosevelt High School but will finish after the war. Susie the collie will miss him as Bing leaves for service.
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Cedar Rapids
Bing
Lewis
Avenue
Davenpor
Roosevelt High School
Susie
Collie Bing
Trains Collide. One Engineer Killed in Arkansas Crash
In Little Rock, a head on collision Sunday between a troop train and a Rock Island passenger train killed Engineer Jack O Rear, 66, of Little Rock, and injured many passengers and crew. David R. Smith, another troop train engineer, is listed as missing beneath the wrecked locomotive. Camp Robinson reports injuries among military personnel as bruises.
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Little Rock
Ark
Rock Island
Jack O'Rear
O’rear
Memphis
Hot Springs
David R. Smith
Camp Robinson
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Daily Record
Art Taylor
Lottie Taylor
Mac Davis
Theodore L. Davis
H. Gunderson
Ellis Boulevard
Robert H. Hasbrouck
John Karelvicz
Park Avenue SE
Bernard J. Donohue
Magnus
Edwin Platz
Mt. Vernon Avenue
J. J. Carney
Avenue NW
Hillcrest Drive
Blake Boulevard
E Avenue NW
Second Avenue
Twentieth Street
K Avenues
C Avenue
Fifteenth Street
Fifteenth Avenue
Lighteenth Street
At Mercy
Gerald Bennett
Center Point Road
John Breckle
Marion
Vincent P. Fiala
Lloyd Byse
K Avenue
Ray Mulherin
Carl Hawkins
J Street
Dean Cain
Dawley Street
William Pesek
Marengo
Glenn H. Daywitt
Wilbert Schulte
Norway
St. Luke’s
Orvall. Rose
Wilbert Rinderknecht
Atkins
John Yarbrough
Warren E. Shupp
Kathleen Carol
St. Frances Hospital
San Francisco
Shupp
Donna Greer
H. R. Greer
World
Tokio
C.R
U.S
Eden
Ae Cg
Buehler Bros
First Street
Reds
Petain
Chutist
Brady
Fifth Avenue SE
Sergt
Edward J. Euken
Signal Corps
Camp Polk
Desert Training Center
California
Eighteenth Street
Louie Schminkey
Amanda Schminkey
Thirty-sixth Avenue SW
Alexandria, la
Vern E. Voespel
Armored Division
North Camp Polk
Peter Nelsen
Voespel
Iowa Manufacturing Company
Robert J. Holets
Louis Holets
Archer Avenue
Sergt. Holets
Camp Murphy
Fla. Corp
William D. McBride
Goodfellow Field
San Angelo
R. D. Thompson
Washington Avenue
L. A. Fuhrmeister
Fifth Avenue
Army Air Corps
Boca Raton
Fla
Robert McLaud
Clearwater
Chanute Field
Clayton A. Henry
Frank Henry
Buckley Field
Colo
Lowry Field
Leonard J. Fuller
Arthur J. Fuller
Army Air Forces Navigation School
Hondo
Lieut. Fuller
University of Iowa College of Engineering
Lieut
Fullex
Dearborn Brass Company
Army Air College
Cimarron Field
Oklahoma City
Okla
Enid, Okla
Sergi. R. R. Wilson
Robert Ford
Maplewood Drive
Iowa City
Victorville
Calif
Fort Benning
Donald E. Null
Fern Null
Vavra Doberman
Smashay
Nonarc
P Pean
D. Allen Wright
Timken Betreit Axle Co
Michigan
Checker Electric Supply, Inc
Waterloo
Young Heating Co
Timken Distributors In
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