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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1941
Page
15
In Cedar Rapids today the Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra presents a free public concert at Memorial Coliseum at 815 pm. Mrs James Tavier and Virginia Ohman are named as soloists in the program.
Temperature risk advisory urges securing shipments for 24 to 36 hours above 32 degrees. Weather guidance notes heat exposure could affect contents. Authorities emphasize monitoring temps and maintaining required cooling measures.
James D Bever and Audrey Jones both of Cedar Rapids. Grant Leonard Garvey and Kath ryn Clare Kelly both of Cedar Rapids.
S E Templeton age 25 of 3400 First Avenue East was fined 25 dollars plus costs for leaving the scene of an accident and failing to give his identity. Fifteen dollars of the fine was suspended.
Mr and Mrs Ed Schmott of Marion announce a son born April 22 at St Lukes hospital. Mr and Mrs Norman E Foster of 956 Maplewood Drive NE announce a daughter born April 22 at Mercy hospital.
Paul Miner of 1553 O Avenue NE was fined 10 dollars and costs for speeding 50 mph. The fine was suspended on payment of costs and surrender of his driver's license for 30 days.
Sylvia Hines Cochran of Glen D Cochran faced a case alleging cruel and inhuman treatment. The suit, filed in the session, resulted in awarded costs and household furnishings. Judge H C Ring presided in Wapello on a June 26 1939 marriage matter.
The council and firemen sparred over a plan for three eight hour shifts as a way to improve hours and wages. Officials warned that a four mill levy would be needed to cover new hires, which may still fall short after year three given current valuations. Councillors stressed they avoid maximum levies to keep a reserve for emergencies and promised an early decision after further review.
In the House of Commons Churchill refused demands for a general war debate and detailed statements from himself or Foreign Minister Eden. He cited the North Africa Greece situation as unstable and defended Britain’s Spain policy amid Labor criticism over a 2.5 million pound loan to Franco regime.
The NLRB hearing on the complaint by the International Union of Operating Engineers against Iowa Electric Light and Power Co. will require at least three more days to complete testimony. On Monday the witnesses included F. C Chambers general manager Charles J Herbeck chief engineer and Lyle Neisslie salesman.
A new medical discovery, praised for treating stomach ulcers caused by excess acid, is marketed as a harmless, effective remedy. Lurin, sold by May's Drug Store and others, comes in pure form and is easy to take by mixing two teaspoonfuls in milk. Absolute satisfaction guarantee or money back.
Treasury proposes new levies on consumer goods and a broad tax shift affecting federal securities. The plan would raise top rates, repeal the earned income credit, and modify brackets, with estimates showing sizable rises for individuals and families. Doughton refused to release specifics citing confusion, drawing accusations of secrecy from Rep Treadway who urged Morgenthau testify.
AP reports Col. Gerald Brower, a United States military air observer, was killed in an airplane accident near El Obeid Sudan while attached to the Royal Air Force in the Middle East. He is the first American military observer casualty in the European war zones. Captain Robert M Losey was killed in Norway earlier in 1940. The State Department cited a Cairo legation cable stating Brower died Sunday, with details forthcoming to the War Department.
Civilians and soldiers fought small fires across 11 eastern states as drought kept blazes alive. Officials said most major outbreaks were controlled but timber and property losses could continue for the duration of the drought.
First round pairings set for city badminton competition at Y M C A and WoCoA. Matches include Ruger vs Hallenbeck 7 pm and Hopton vs Ziexe 8 30 pm with multiple second round slots through 9 20 pm.
Olin Downes music editor of the New York Times visited Cedar Rapids to hear the Coe College a cappella choir. Prof. Paul S. Ray, Coe music head, met him in Ames. Downes planned to solo with the University of Iowa Symphony Orchestra in Iowa City the next evening playing MacDowell Piano Concerto in A minor Opus 15.
William E. P. Felker 74 longtime guard at the Anamosa men's reformatory died Monday at relatives near Shellsburg. His widow survives. Felker retired only recently and funeral arrangements are pending.
More than 300 representatives from 11 Boy Scout councils across Iowa will gather at the Roosevelt hotel for a one day regional conference. Arthur A Schuck of New York City will headline the evening banquet, leading divisions in operations and regional Scouting services as delegates attend sessions and tours.
Postmaster Frank Baldwin debuted a 30 minute film The Christmas Rush showing Cedar Rapids post office Christmas activities. The film, with Baldwin's running commentary, explains daily mail flows from 50 000 pieces to peak 240 000 during Christmas and parcel dispatch rising from 11 truckloads to 86. The film will be shown to other groups and shared publicly to highlight post office efforts.
The Republic transport from Fort Mason California arrived in Manila with more than 2000 U S troops including coast artillery air corps and infantry detachments. It marks the largest single American force ever landed in the islands and her first call at Manila in nine years.
Washington AP Acting Chairman Reynolds and two other senators reported rumors that the Army may seek legislation to extend selectees and national guardsmen beyond one year in training. Johnson suggested opposition to keeping men past a year when others await call. Johnson also drafted a bill to grant a $100 monthly frontline bonus for service abroad or convoy duty.
Albert Jackson formerly of 3128 Waveland Drive NW pled not guilty before Judge H C Ring to a charge of driving while intoxicated. He was granted a continuance to the September term after filing an affidavit claiming he was too ill to stand trial following a March 6 accident on Highway 30 near Mount Vernon.
C S George sues William A Tipp for $150 based on a promissory note signed in October 1909. The action cites a ten year statute of limitations suspended by Tipp’s 25 years of non-residence in Iowa. Petition seeks attachment on Tipp property held in trust by County Treasurer Frank F Bates.
Joseph A Pisarik aged 31 of 77 Sixteenth Avenue SW was sentenced to one year in prison by Judge H C Ring after pleading guilty to bootlegging. he withdrew a prior not guilty plea. Accomplice Donald Craft, former tavern proprietor west of Cedar Rapids, received a continuance until September in a liquor nuisance case before Judge Heiserman.
Judge H C Ring granted an injunction restraining Lester Michael Kane from contacting Carol Kane and barred him from entering the home at 105 Tenth Street NE. Carol Kane accuses him of cruel and inhuman treatment. the couple wed April 16 1940 in Cedar Rapids. A separate suit by Helen F Swore seeks divorce from Earl A Swore, married November 25 1936 in Cedar Rapids, with custody of their two children requested.
James Forrest of 230 Eleventh Street NW filed a petition seeking a 200 dollar judgment against H I Baldwin of Chicago. Baldwin had been fined 300 dollars for drunk driving by Judge J E Heiserman and jailed 90 days for default of payment. Forrest obtained an attachment against Baldwin's car after his parked vehicle was damaged by Baldwin's earlier Sunday collision.
Gordon Grovier, 23, of Ottumwa, was jailed on desertion and abandonment of minor children charges. Wanted since April 17, he was returned Monday night by Deputy Sheriff Harlan Snyder after his wife Doris Gravier, 214 Second Avenue SW, identified him as the father of their three children.
Glenn McGowan dismissed with prejudice his $1000 personal injury suit against Robert Greene before Judge H. C. Ring. McGowan’s action ends without further court action.
Rudolph and Eloise Norbohm seek judgments totaling $3,299.31 in a promissory note action filed Monday against Nellie and Carl Sailor. The suit cites two notes signed last December and in September 1939, arising from an automobile accident last January 1.
Japanese forces announced to have captured Foochow the capital of Fu kien province about 350 miles south of Shanghai on Tuesday. The fall marks a major advance into eastern China as troops secure the strategic port and surrounding area.
Sanitary Farm Dairies of Cedar Rapids markets Stillicious a dairy chocolate drink containing 500 international units of vitamin B1 per quart. The firm promotes this addition as a modern diet aid noting vitamin B1 deficiency in contemporary diets and citing medical research on the prevalence of low B1 intake.
Des Moines officials quote Selby after two weeks in Washington and other cities discussing a potential small arms plant for Iowa or Minnesota. He predicts a plant employing 12 000 to 15 000, about 6 000 women, on roughly 3 000 acres, with site decisions by the President. Procurement officers say defense orders are overloaded and demand will reach Iowa.
Bruce Bucknell son of Mr and Mrs R E Bucknell will receive the Quartermaster rank the Sea Scouts highest. The award by Jackson Van Yeast Cedar Rapids area comes at the senior Scout prom at Coe college recreation room Saturday 830 p.m. Bucknell an Eagle Scout bronze palm 1933. apprentice 1934 Ordinary 1934. Able last year. He is first mate of Sea Scout ship 90 with Skipper H Walter Taylor. His hobby is marionette with a puppet theater and 65 characters. this week he loaned his show to a traveling puppet company for a national tour.
Yugoslav informants said 187 air force planes landed safely in Russia, mostly at Kiev and Vimnja, after flying over Romania. Crews reportedly plan to continue to Greece with Russian consent to aid the Allies.
In Zurich an Athens radio broadcast in Serb and Croat claimed two Yugoslav submarines fled Kattaro, breached Italian mine fields in the Straits of Otranto, and joined the British Greek fleet in the eastern Mediterranean. The broadcaster said both subs had already taken part in large scale operations. Yugoslavia reportedly had six submarines at the start of the invasion.
Washington officials say President Roosevelt plans to ask Congress for authority to abolish the council of national defense and transfer its functions to the president’s executive offices. The six cabinet members’ body has never functioned amid the current emergency, and the move would simplify defense administration under a proposed government reorganization act.
Sherman T. Freeman aged at 1304 First Avenue NW died Sunday night. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Moon chapel conducted by Rev. W. H. McDonald. Burial follows at Pale cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
London AP report quotes U S ambassador John G. Winant telling the American Chamber of Commerce that the nation will aid Britain by action to secure total victory over totalitarian aggression. He emphasizes a bond with the island's free people and a lasting, common purpose beyond Nazi tyranny.
City briefs list services from Hanna Barbers at 322 2nd Ave to lodge meetings for Odd Fellows Mizpah A F and A M and Navy club at Montrose hotel. Includes note on Roy Cook’s death misprint, a charity card party, enlistment notice, bus drivers' auxiliary meeting, a child’s appendectomy update, a vehicle trade, and talks by Cedar Rapids Chamber leaders at after dinner events.
Joseph A. Mochal of 1119 Maplewood Drive NE is ordered to active duty with the Third Infantry at Fort Crook Nebraska effective May 4. He previously held a first lieutenant rank in the Infantry Reserve of the Cedar Rapids military district.
The Cedar Rapids Symphony presents its fourth concert of the season at 8 15 in Memorial Coliseum. Violin soloists Mrs James Taylor and Miss Virginia Ohman will perform. Admission is free to the public.
The Rev S J Lane spoke Monday night at the Church of God LaVerue and Eighth Street NW on A Life of Victory. Rev W J Trimble led in prayer and music included Clifford Gieger singing Have You Counted the Cost I Walk With a King and a children's chorus. Meetings run nightly at 7 30 with chorus practice and prayer before services except Saturday.
International commander Dr Harold Chalfant will address a mass rally of Iowa Foursquare churches at 7 30 p m Saturday in the tabernacle at 609 First Avenue SW. He will present colored motion pictures from his South America trip. Dr and Mrs Howard P Courtney and Rev Mr and Mrs Grover Owens will also speak at the Saturday events.
Allied soldiers in Greece face overwhelming German forces after three armored divisions break through the Othrys line and advance toward Thermopylae. British and Greek forces withdraw under pressure as air raids target Athens and curfews are imposed. Italian troops push across the Greek Albanian frontier.
The list includes Lynn G Differding of Walker Charles C Hagerman and Rich ard F Ferreter of Marion with other draftees set to depart April 3 Laverne W Rose Mount Vernon Cedar Rapids Glenn B R Miller Marion Howard B Bockhaus Mount Vernon Vernon M Clark Marion Eldon D Johnson Mount Vernon Willard B Walton Center Point Robert L Robbins LaPorte City Darwin I Oliphant Toddville and William D Luerkens Mount Vernon.
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