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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1941
Page
1
Forecast issued at 9 a.m. Saturday warns Iowa shippers to protect shipments in the next 24 to 36 hours from cold. Temperatures are expected 28 to 32 degrees in the west and north and above 32 degrees in the east and south.
Leo J. Drakos and Shirley Rees ink, both of Cedar Rapids, along with John J. O'Toole and Lauretta Cooper, also Cedar Rapids residents, are noted in the arrangement. The listing emphasizes local names and Cedar Rapids connections in a civic or business context.
Mary Anna Sherwood of C P Sherwood sues for cruelty and inhuman treatment in a Cedar Rapids marriage begun March 4 1931. Plaintiff awarded household furnishings in the action before Judge H C Ring.
A series of birth notices list newborns at Mercy hospital and St Luke's hospital. Names of parents include Harold Hill, Charles Bushnell, John Harapet, Reinhold Schamberger, Roy Holten, with newborns a boy or girl born in mid April. Addresses across NE, SE, SW and street numbers are given.
Lyle Huss aged 38 of 1427 Third Street SE fined 25 dollars and costs for drunkenness. Floyd Robb aged 46 of 2912 First Avenue E had license suspended for 30 days and a 25 dollar fine suspended on payment of costs for reckless driving.
Police arrested Clarence Godfrey and Richard Shinney after a tavern fight linked to a strike incident. Witnesses could not confirm their participation, Shinney admitted prior trouble, and charges may follow. Additional arrests occurred near a plant as tensions persisted and a judge fined and then suspended a drunkenness penalty.
This excerpt from a twelve part series discusses child health as essential for national defense. It covers accident prevention at home and outdoors, poison safety, proper bathing practices, and the need for adequate milk, cod liver oil, vegetables, and proteins. It emphasizes supervision, safe environments, and nutritious daily rations for growing children.
A brief note emphasizes the food dollar as the most important part of a mother’s budget. It outlines one method to allocate funds for groceries and essentials, stressing prudent spending to meet daily needs.
Julia E Mackenzie, 60, filed for divorce from John Mackenzie, 69, claiming cruel and inhuman treatment after a four day marriage in Cedar Rapids. She seeks restoration of her maiden name Julia Odell. Two more actions cite cruelty. Gladys Ruffier seeks custody of three children from Emile P Ruffier, and Gladys Burmeister seeks divorce from Raymond Burmeister with custody of two children.
Seven criminal cases are listed for trial Tuesday in a criminal assignment on Friday by County Attorney W. Crissman. M. T. Jeter of Des Moines heads the list with five informations charging shoplifting, joined by Shirley Millsap who pled not guilty to a larceny charge. Also on the docket are Joseph A. Pisarik bootlegging Donald Craft maintaining a liquor nuisance Dale Bernard Wilson drunken driving Andrew Cunis sale of liquor and Lestersey reckless driving conviction.
LeRoy Low filed a motion for a new trial in the Ford Hopkins Drug case, alleging the verdict contradicted the evidence and citing ten exceptions to Judge J. E. Heiserman's instructions. The suit arose from the December 1938 death of Mary G. Low after a store fall, seeking damages. Ina H. Wilson also moved for a new trial in a separate $2,500 damage suit after a fall in the Tri-States Theaters aisle in August.
Mrs Ella D Williams, wife of Alfred E Williams, was named executrix without bond in a probate proceeding. The appointment follows the death of the decedent, with the court directing duties commence immediately and require fiduciary authority pending further orders.
The latter's will dated September 11 1930 was admitted to probate Saturday leaving the entire estate to the deceased. Mr Williams died April 6. The will of Annie Machula who died December 18 was also admitted to probate Saturday. Beneficiaries are three sons George John and Joseph Machula and three daughters Annie Stoneking Katie Beloret and Fannie Zousel. George Machula named executor.
Lewis Bell of 919 N street SW, described as a Negro, was jailed Friday night by Sheriff Jack Franklin of Vinton. He is wanted in Vinton for failure to appear in justice court on a charge of violating state motor vehicle laws.
Helen Sherman filed suit for divorce from Herbert on Saturday. The action seeks a legal end to their marriage with court proceedings to follow.
Judge H. C. Ring approves the sale of a lot at Wood Avenue and Fourth Street SE by D. W. Bates acting as receiver for Iowa State Savings Bank. The buyers are Mr. and Mrs. Louis C. Williams, with the purchase price set at $1,000.
Internal Revenue Service records a tax lien against W L Gladwin of 1526 Sixth Street NW for delinquent individual income tax of 24.41 dollars for 1937. The lien is filed with Bessie G Engle, clerk of the United States district court.
More than 125 Linn county rural school teachers met at the courthouse for the annual conference. Charles F. Martin and Fred C. Bowersox spoke at the morning session in Judge Moffit's courtroom, with Linn County Superintendent Walter Shupp presiding. noon luncheon was at First Christian Church followed by a second session. Martin planned to discuss wildlife conservation and work study skills while versex spoke on roadmenders and teachers helping children adapt through play.
Senate opponents push for convoy limits requiring congressional approval while Tobey cites unnamed sources of active convoys. Barkley cites assurances from Knox and Stark that no convoy orders exist, Nye hints compromise and Norris warns of aiding Hitler, as Nye criticizes Yugoslavia aid pledges amid mounting foreign policy tensions.
London AP says Royal Air Force planes attacked two enemy convoys and escorting warships in the North Sea on Friday and four merchant ships. The air ministry reported eight British planes took part and noted losses were certain. One attack was near Helgo and another off the Norwegian coast.
Virginia Woolf, renowned English author, was found dead in the River Ouse on Friday night after vanishing three weeks earlier during a walk by the river. Her husband recalled her saying she felt she might go mad and could not continue in the terrible times.
Nineteen cars of a Chicago Great Western freight train derailed three miles north of Sumner Iowa late Thursday night after softening ballast from a two inch rain. The crew reported no injuries and railroad officials had no immediate damage estimate for property or merchandise.
Pravda says the Soviet Japanese neutrality treaty was not aimed at Germany and was not concluded under German pressure. The official Soviet paper devotes three columns to foreign reaction, mainly Japanese, German, British and American, and ridicules alleged fabrications in the British and American press about Soviet German relations.
The article surveys Vichy politics with Petain at the center, noting decrees shaping policy, the marginal role of the national assembly, and shifting loyalties as insiders forecast the regime’s trajectory. It details food shortages, German requisitions, and the large concentration camps in unoccupied France.
A son was born Thursday to Mr. and Mrs. Walter Bohm of Iowa City. Mrs. Bohm, formerly Cedar Rapids, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford. Parking dispute ends in fine. Stanley Chesmoore, truck driver for Keeshin Motor Express, fined $5 and costs on assault and battery in justice court by Justice H. R. Churchill. Chesmore accused of striking truck driver John B. Vondracek at a dispute over a parking place Friday.
Notice of tax liens under internal revenue laws were filed against three persons or firms Saturday in the United States district clerk's office. The liens name Gordon Addington of the Addie Bakery at Toledo for delinquent enrichment tax of 1937 amounting to $126. F H Smittkamp of Vinton for enrichment tax 1937 totaling $76.78 and the Belle Plaine Co corporation of Belle Plaine for capital stock tax due June 30, 1933 with tax and penalty totaling $16.79.
Arthur Baer argues young brokers may benefit from military service. He jokes about Martin who chairs the New York Stock Exchange earning twenty one dollars a month and notes the army lowers entry age to eighteen. Baer humorously suggests a year away could spare Wall Street from commissions and temptations.
Mrs Cleofas Saldana Lopez age 60 widow of Benito Lopez former Cedar Rapids resident died at her Joliet home Thursday at 6 pm She had lived here several years and left Cedar Rapids in 1924 She is survived by two sons Raymond Rivera and Ralph Lopez Bath of Joliet two brothers Merdedo Saldana and Blas Saldana and a sister Pauline Saldana all in Mexico Funeral services 9 am Monday at Immaculate Conception Church by Msgr John M M Burial in Mount Calvary Cemetery Rosary scheduled for Sunday evening
Mrs. Harold Fiske of Mount Vernon was elected chairman of the Linn County Federation of Women's clubs at the annual spring convention in Central City. Other officers named were Mrs. Charles Bode vice chairman, Miss Sara Nott secretary, and Mrs. Ivan Gritman treasurer.
Norman Thomas, head of the Socialist Party and 1940 presidential candidate, will lecture at the University of Iowa on the basis of a just and lasting peace. The talk on April 23 is sponsored by a Socialist league and the Fellowship of Reconciliation. Thomas has co edited several leading magazines.
Special to The Gazette reports Wilton Scott, 19, Negro, was charged with larceny of a motor vehicle after being arrested near his south Iowa City home early Saturday. He was identified as the person who stole and wrecked a car owned by W. C. Smith. Scott was one of the El-
A Dora inmate taken to Des Moines for army duty by Sergeant O Leary last year and released in January was uninjured after his car ran into a tree on Highway No 6. Nearby resident E J Gifford saw the boy flee and reported to police. Officers identified Scott from a hat glasses and a lost tooth. The car was stolen about 9 p m Friday.
Secretary of Labor Perkins urged northern coal operators and the United Mine Workers to order an immediate resumption of mining to secure fuel for defense and other industries. She also pressed southern soft coal operators who left the Appalachian wage talks to resume negotiations with the UMW. Telegrams were sent to UMW President John L. Lewis, Appalachian conference chair Charles O’Neil, and Southern Operators Wage Conference chair L. Ebersole Gaines.
In Cedar Rapids the Seventh corps area flying cadet examining board tested about 75 applicants for physical suitability. Roughly 25 percent passed, above the typical 15 percent. The 41 examined during the session began at 8:30 in the post office building, with total testing taking about two and a half hours. Members from the air corps and medical corps reviewed the proceedings, including Maj. William G. Bowyer and First Lieutenants Nielsen, Lee, Henry, plus Privates Harvey and Hofercamp.
In Seattle the Most Rev. Gerald Shaughnessy denounces Wendell Willkie as not the man he once was and refuses to apologize for an Easter sermoncritical of Willkie. The bishop notes Willkie’s campaign pledges and cites Senate hearings as context for the dispute, urging Willkie to apologize to his party voters and the nation.
Glen J. McLaughlin of Anamosa was reappointed conciliation commissioner for Jones county by Federal Judge George C. Scott. The appointment, filed with United States district clerk Bessie G. Engle, runs for one year beginning April 27 and authorizes McLaughlin to act as conciliator in bankruptcy cases.
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