Daily Record 1944 April 12 Public notices and weather update
Coupon values for gasoline foods sugar and fuel oil are listed with valid dates and limits. Forecast for Cedar Rapids and vicinity shows fair warm afternoon and cooler tonight with rain last night. temperatures and precipitation across Iowa reported, plus a drunkenness conviction for Vivian Thornton of 403 Second Avenue SE.
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Cedar Rapids
Sioux City
Decorah
Iowa
Northwest
Northeast
Southwest
Marshalltown
Dubuque
Waterloo
Des Moines
Iowa Falls
Ames
Innes
Vivian Thornton
Second Avenue SE
Public Notices: Car Collision Charges and Birth Announcements
Failure to give signal when moving a parked car involves Mrs. Maude L Thurston at 826 Daniels Street NE with $2 and costs. Separate notices report a birth at St Luke's to Mr and Mrs Roy Quaas of Alburnett on April 11 and a son to Mr and Mrs Lorence Thien of Tipton on April 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maude L. Thurston
Daniels Street
St. Luke’s
Roy Quaas
Alburnett
Lorence Thien
Tipton
Divorces Sought Between Several Moore and McGowan Pairs
The notice lists Mary Dell Moore vs Emmons R Moore Grace McGowan vs Arthur McGowan Orville Virgil Lewis vs Dorothy Lewis Robert S Levnen vs Emilyn Levnen and Jennie M Millard vs Kenneth W Millard seeking court action with names and dispute pairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Dell Moore
Emmons R. Moore
Grace McGowan
Arthur McGowan
Orville Virgil Lewis
Dorothy Lewis
Robert S. Levnen
Emilyn Levnen
Jennie M. Millard
Kenneth W. Millard
Names from multiple roots in midwestern notices
Charlotte Maude Wishman of Frank Albert Wishman Martha Gillam of William Dale Gillam Tony Drvota and Irene Astro sky of Cedar Rapids Ron ald T Dolan of Central City and Dorothy Eileen Perry of Cedar Rapids Clifford A Godin and Annamsy Hint of Detroit Mich Edward McNulty and Donna Dodge of Cedar Rapids Richard Stallman and Betty Jean Rosdail of Fairfax
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte Maude Wishman
Frank Albert Wishman
Martha Gillam
William Dale Gillam
Tony Drvota
Irene Astrosky
Cedar Rapids
Ronald T. Dolan
Central City
Dorothy Eileen Perry
Clifford A. Godin
Annamsy Hint
Detroit
Mich
Edward McNulty
Donna Dodge
Richard Stallman
Betty Jean Rosdail
Fairfax
Japanese Sub and Plane Near Hawaii Reported
Honolulu officials disclosed that a Japanese submarine was sighted less than 20 miles from Oahu and a Japanese plane scouted Pearl Harbor as U S forces prepared to strike Gilbert Islands. Officials urged Hawaii to maintain strict martial law amid fears of another Pearl Harbor.
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Honolulu
Hawaiian
Oahu
Pearl Harbor
U. S
Gilbert Islands
Robert C. Richardson
Chester W. Nimitz
Hawaii
Pacific Fleet
Con‘mander
War Production Board freezes civilian output in labor shortage areas
In wartime move to protect output, civilian production in 183 labor shortage areas was kept at current levels. The policy targets consumer goods, with exemptions for non vital items and workers unavailable for war work. Electric irons shipments could drop from 2 million to about 200 thousand. Group two areas like Cedar Rapids may receive more exemptions.
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Washington
War Production Board
War Manpower Commission
Cedar Rapids
Clean Up Convicts Trials at Anamosa
Anamosa Lloyd Selby 20 of Lockhart Indiana pleaded guilty to larceny and received a 10 year sentence after escaping from a reformatory farm with Albert Beckner 27 of Sioux City. They were captured at Marion. Ralph Cassidy 34 of Davenport and Frank Brown 23 of Poplar Bluff Missouri were found guilty and await sentencing Saturday.
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Anamosa
Lloyd Selby
Lockhart
Albert Beckner
Sioux City
Vern Purcell
Deaths of Fairfax farmer David McNee announced
Services for David McNee a Fairfax farmer who died Tuesday in a Cedar Rapids hospital will be held at Turner chapel at 2 pm Friday Burial will be in Fairfax The Rev George Stauffacher and Fidelitas lodge No 364 AF and AM Fairfax will officiate Friends may call at the chapelجاه
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David McNee
Fairfax
Cedar Rapids
Turner Chapel
George Stauffacher
Fidelitas Lodge No
A.F
A.M
Death of Melvin Hendrickson 65 in Burbank California
Word has been received of the death of Melvin Hendrickson 65 Saturday evening at his home in Burbank California. He was born near Center Point January 23 1879 and left Cedar Rapids about 1914. He worked for Lockheed Aircraft and is survived by his wife and daughter Mary Ellen four brothers and four sisters. Services and burial were Wednesday at Glendale California.
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Melvin Hendrickson
Burbank
Calif
Hendrickson
Linn County
Center Point
Cedar Rapids
Lockheed Aircraft
Mary Ellen
Charles
Marion
G. R
Sioux Falls
S. D
Otha
Coggan
Claude
Mannsville
N. Y
Sylvia van Note
Edna Chesmore
Daisy Diehl
Boone
Crystal Chesmore
Solon
Glendale
Services for Everett D. Kaze Held Thursday at Barta Chapel
Everett D. Kaze died Tuesday evening at his home on Fifth street NE. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Thursday in the Barta chapel with Rev. Rodney C. Gould officiating. Burial will follow in Linwood cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
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Everett D. Kazebeer
Fifth Street
Barta Chapel
Rodney C. Gould
Calvary Baptist Church
Linwood Cemetery
Promises At Ottumwa Meeting Tie Rhoads To Taverns
Two Ottumwa tavern operators testifying in the Rhoads conspiracy trial described a 1943 Ottumwa city hall meeting where former Safety Commissioner G E Rhoads allegedly urged cooperation and promised help while signaling profits for compliant operators. Bud Walker testified of a $50 monthly bribe to Pete Basg at Hotel Ottumwa, which he declined. other witnesses named Coulter and Raymond said they also paid Bagg.
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Curriton
Ottumwa City Hall
G. E. Rhoads
Rhoads
Ottumwa
Lloyd Thompson
Bud Walker
Coulter
Raymond
Bagg
Death of White House Secretary Joslin Sparks Bid Farewell
Wilmington reports the sudden death of Theodore G. Joslin, longtime secretary to President Herbert, from a heart attack this Wednesday. The unexpected loss ends Joslin's term of service at the White House.
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Wilmington
Delee
Theodore G. Joslin
Herbert Ae Ae Eee
White House
Woodward Elected Vice President of Iowa Electric Light
C. S. Woodward was elected a Tuesday to the board of directors of the Iowa Electric Light and Power company and Hugh White was elected treasurer to fill a vacancy. Woodward will continue as secretary of the board, with Sutherland Dows as president and chairman and F. G. Chambers among other officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. S. Woodward
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Hugh White
Woodward
Sutherland Dows
F. G Chambers
Auditor Begins Scrutiny of Uncashed County Checks
Temporary auditor Coutts opened a locked office after his appointment and found 24 uncashed items dating from 1940 to 1943. Many were payments for care of relatives in state institutions and for gravel surfacing, with some checks not properly payable to the county treasurer. The county faced substantial 1942 and 1943 bills for institutional care totaling over 111000 and 131000 dollars respectively, with efforts to cash the checks and determine recoveries underway.
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Board of Supervisors
Frank F. Bates
Gazette
Coutts
Vesely
Linn County
C. G. Heiserman
Plant worker Roemig under trial over June 7 fire
Witnesses described repeated warnings to Roemig about bring beer into the Amana refrigeration plant. Evidence showed Roemig hid beer on site and outside, with cross-examinations detailing prior fires and the plant’s paint room safety changes. Roemig sat quiet in court as testimony revealed tense days before the blaze.
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Roemig
Schneider
Moessner
Noe
William F. Noe
Amana Society
Henry Haldy
Amana
County official notes bond company after audit delay
Assistant County Attorney Dave Elderkin said on Wednesday he planned to notify the bonding company even though the county will not have an official shortage report until the state audit is reviewed by the board of supervisors on Monday.
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Dave Elderkin
Board of Supervisors
Elderkin
County auditor bond actions following state audit
Vesely’s $5,000 bond is held by the company. The board will demand the amount of the reported shortage on the suspended auditor when the state audit is received. If the demand is not met, the county then makes the demand on the bonding company.
McCullough And Phog Allen Set To Address Lions Club
W. A. McCullough Republican candidate for Iowa Second District Congress and Clinton judge will speak at a Lions Club luncheon. Don Forrest Allen KU basketball coach known as Phog Allen will also address the meeting at the Roosevelt hotel Thursday noon.
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W. A. McCullough
Iowa
Clinton
Don Forrest
Phog” Allen
University of Kansas
Lions Club
Roosevelt Hotel
Obituaries Tap New York City Housing as Rent Hounds
Real estate leaders report vacant NYC apartments are scarce and jobless mourners seek listings. A vice-president cites an incident where a funeral attendee used a deceased’s address to pressure a superintendent for a rental.
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New York
New York City
Walter Sparry
Stilwell's Men Gain in Burma
Allied commanders report the Burma offensive spreading south and threatening enemy communications as American trained Chinese troops under Lt. Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell push through the Mogaung Valley and Tingring. Airborne raids behind Japanese lines help seal the network to Myitkyina while Japan presses in India near Imphal Kohima and the Bengal Assam railroad remains a contested route.
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Associated Press
Southeast Asia
India
Burma
Joseph W. Stilwell
Mogaung
Tingring
Myitkyina
Clyde Farnsworth
Imphal
Kohima
Bengal-Assam
Crime increases 500 percent since Civil War era
Iowa Bureau of Criminal Investigation chief R W Nebergall told American Legion members that crime in the United States has risen over 500 percent since the Civil War era. He cited daily crime averages, rising juvenile delinquency, and a high share of crimes by youths under 18.
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United States
R. W. Nebergali
Iowa
Nebergall
City Briefs Roundup of Local Hospital, Civic Notes
Mrs. Blanche Modracek is convalescing at Mercy hospital after an operation Friday. Harvey J. Lindahl was admitted to St. Luke's hospital for an operation. Mrs. Harley McDowell of Center Point is improving at St. Luke's after injuries from a recent auto accident and may receive visitors. Mrs. E. L. Morgan returned from Cleveland after her sister Mrs. Lawrence K. Sowle died suddenly. R. J. Stepanek and J. H. Lynoitt of New York Life attended the company's 100th anniversary in Davenport. Dr. C. Harve Geiger of Coe College and Dr. C. Ward Macy attended a meeting of Iowa college administrators in Des Moines. Members of the American War Dads meet at 7:30 p.m. at the Y.M.C.A. auditorium with Rev. A. O. Birchenough as speaker.
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Iowa Hospital Service Company
Independence
Mt. Pleasant
Cherokee
Clarinda
Glenwood
Woodward
Oakdale
Davenport
Toledo
Council Bluffs
Vinton
University Hospital
Iowa City
Iowa
Harley McDowell
Center Point
St. Luke’s Hospital
C. Harve Geiger
Coe College
C. Ward Macy
Division of Social Studies
Iowa College
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids Swimmer Joins Aqua Quartet for Detroit Show
Miss Beulah Detwiler will substitute for nine days in the Mildred O'Donnell Aqua Quartet at the Sportsman's Show in Detroit starting April 19. O'Donnell, holder of the individual medley world record, headlines the act with Gloria Perl of Minneapolis and Dorothy Daniel of Chicago. Larry Griswold, owner, plans a comedy diving number at the same event.
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Beulah Detwiler
Cedar ‘Rapids
Mildred O’donnell
Detroit
O’donnell
Gloria Perl
Minneapolis
Dorothy Daniel
Chicago
Larry Griswold
Alaska Name Derives From Aleut Meaning Great Country
The article explains that Alaska's name came from an Aleut word meaning great country, tracing the etymology to indigenous language roots rather than European terms.
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Alaska
Two Car Thieves Slain on Crowded Chicago Streetcar
Police shot and killed two armed thieves aboard a crowded trolley in Chicago after they resisted orders to halt. Officers Wolfe and Meyer pursued in a squad car in the bloody 25th ward. the suspects Ed Zimman and George H. Sperry fired on them. Zimman carried 550 dollars and Sperry 260.
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Chicago
25Th” Ward
James Wolfe
John Meyer
Ed Zimman
George H. Speery
Seattle
Zimman
Sperry
Wolfe
Meyer
Irvin
Whitty
Storms Subside After Toll Rises Across Nation
Storms across the United States subsided after two days of tornadoes rain squalls wind and snow leaving 49 known dead and nearly 200 injured. Arkansas suffered 35 deaths while Fort Wayne Indiana tallied six. Snowplow crews freed stranded motorists in Colorado and dozens of towns faced flooding and housing loss. Winds up to 60 miles per hour lashed Lake Michigan coastlines and eastern regions while calmer conditions and colder weather were expected to follow.
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Associated Press
United States
Seaboard
Great Lakes
Rocky Mountains
Atlantic Ocean
California
Kansas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Fort Wayne
Ind
North Carolina
Alabama
South Texas
Kentucky
Georgia
Tennessee
Colorado Rockies
Berthoud Pass
Michigan
South Carolina
Lake Michigan
Rockies
U S Presents Swiss Check for Million in Damages
A Swiss broadcast said American minister Leland Harrison presented a one million dollar government check as full compensation for damage from the accidental bombing of Schaffhouse on April 1. The report, heard by U S listeners and relayed to The United Press, noted the Bern announcement of the check.
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United Press
Leland Harrison
Switzerland
Schaffhouse
U. S
Bern
Local Jail Inmate Found Dead In Steel Cell
Usher, jailed on a January drunk driving charge, was found dead in a Newhall Cedar Rapids cell after being quieted by Sax. Dr. Mulson said Usher died about five hours earlier. walls prevented Sax from seeing him. Surviving are his wife Celia and five children. funeral arrangements pending. The body was taken to the Moen chapel.
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Mulson
Usher
Sax
Ales
Sgt. Prasil
Newhall
Celia Emanuel
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Mae
Alyce
Victor L
Donald
Dana
K. Melhus
Porter Erland
Melvin Holland
Norway
Otto Peterson
Frank Milsap
Wyoming
Kermit
Cecil
Minnesota
Moen Chapel
Bates Reports 1944 Motor Vehicle Licenses Totals
Linn County Treasurer Frank F Bates reported first quarter 1944 license receipts of 6923.50, down from 10425.50 in 1943 due to many owners licensing before year start. 9153 cars registered in 1944 versus December 1943 and 3342 in December 1942. County Recorder Dempsy Jones logged 4482 instruments in Q1 1944, up from 4121 in 1943. total fees 2492.65 versus 2197.10.
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Linn County
Frank F. Bates
Board of Supervisors
Bates
Dempsy Jones
Judgment Awarded Against Globe Indemnity in Knox Case
Judge G. grants judgment of 3005 with 5 percent interest from Aug 1 1943 to Globe Indemnity company. The suit sought recovery on a defaulted pagene appearance, arising from James G Knox's case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James G. Knox
Pagene
Linn County Board Grants Class B Beer Permit
The Linn County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday granted a Class B beer permit to John W. Hynek of Konigsmark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County Board of Supervisors
John W. Hynek
Konigsmark
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