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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1942
Page
2
Fragmentary notes show Tuesday night low readings with a mix of figures and stray letters. No clear city or station name is legible. Further details are not available in the readable text.
Catherine Flanagan of Cedar Rapids Clarence J Hanson of Burlington Lillian Breakley of Marion and Walter Ellsworth of Central City appear in reader notes highlighting regional residents and their communities all linked to a local social listing.
William Edward Smith of the Pullman hotel died there at 12 30 am on Wednesday. Mrs Cordelia Byerly aged 71 of 1424 Bever avenue SE died in a Cedar Rapids hospital at 10 am Wednesday.
On Tuesday multiple bonfires sparked fires. At 959 L Street SW sparks set the rear side and roof of a building. at 1013 Eighth Street SE sparks ignited a shed. Fire brigades were alerted by C Aitchison at 5 12 pm and Steve Vicko at 8 05 pm. A grass fire burned a vacant lot near Ninth Street and Lenox Avenue reported by Company No 3.
Lester Buresh aged 20 of route 2 was fined 100 dollars plus costs for reckless driving. William Rimmer of 1006 Seventh Street SE surrendered his driver's license for 120 days for reckless driving. M. E. Koppenhaver, 49, of 426...
Names listed for births on April 21 and 22 include Karen Ann to Mr and Mrs George E Brown of Newton. Parents are former Cedar Rapids residents. Other families noted include Mr and Mrs Marvin N Marion and Mrs George Koen of Peoria Ill.
Dr A W Bryan dean of Iowa University College of Dentistry urged hygienic education in elementary schools and ongoing research to curb dental disease. He noted draft rejections linked to poor teeth and called for long term programs and state funding while urging citizen support in influencing legislators.
S E Coquillette president of Merchants National Bank and John W Miller treasurer of Armstrong Clothing Company have been elected to fill ell of Commerce with Alice Airwin as secretary Coquillette replaces Ed Sheehy reelected by bureau members The text appears garbled but identifies two officials and a secretary concerning the welfare bureau in commerce.
Allied forces raid Rabaul and Salamaua again in three days with four Japanese escort planes shot down. MacArthur signals a renewed air offensive and Australia expands volunteer air observer corps across the continent. General Brett praises northern raids and readiness.
Mrs Cordelia Byerly 71 of 1424 Bever avenue SE died in a Cedar Rapids hospital at 10 a m after a short illness. Widow of Ulysses Grant Byerly she was born Aug 11 1870 near Olin. Survived by two brothers Sherman Olin and Charles Chicago a sister Mrs Ella Whitman Chicago and several nieces. Services at Beatty chapel 1 30 pm Friday and Center Chapel church near Morley 3 pm with Rev Roland A Bedger officiating burial Center Chapel cemetery.
William Edward Smith a merchandise auctioneer died at the Pullman hotel at 12 30 a m Wednesday after a brief illness He was born in Bayings Mississippi and moved to Cedar Rapids 18 years ago Previously he lived in Marshalltown He is survived by three sisters Mrs Georgia Helmcke Clemons Ia Mrs Cynthia Mooney Salem State Center Funeral services will be held at Clemons at 2 p m Friday Friends may call at Turner chapel until Thursday noon
Washington reports four Pierre Laval loyalists resign from their posts in protest as Laval’s leadership rises in Vichy. Leon Marchal and another counselor were confirmed to have stepped down, with further resignations anticipated in unofficial circles.
The report states several United States flyers raided Japan and landed in China or near Shanghai where they would be questioned by correspondents. It cites Free China bases near Tokio at Lishui and notes heavy Japanese raids on that area. Japanese officials threaten court martials for home defense commanders amid the raids. Soviet Tass denies the claims while noting possible reconnaissance precedents for further bombing.
There is no choir rehearsal at St Pauls Methodist this week. The choir will meet Sunday at 10 15 a.m. Mount Hermon lodge No 263 A F and A M will conduct second degree Thursday at 630 p.m. at Masonic hall with refreshments. Sally Lou Hathaway daughter of Mrs Mary Hathaway 620 Seventh Street SE reports loss of her blue spring coat at Immaculate Conception school.
Dr. James R. Flynn of 1323 Third Avenue Southwest returned home Monday after spending two weeks attending a special medical course at the University of Minnesota.
A woman sustained injuries in a Monday incident at her residence on Pags Ool Street SW. She was listed in fair condition at Mercy Hospital.
Mr and Mrs C L Cashman of 111 Sixteenth Street NE returned Tuesday evening from Sioux City where they attended a convention of the Iowa State Master Plumbers Association.
Ray M Schlotterback of 628 Ellis Boulevard NW Grinnell will travel to Des Moines Thursday to be inducted as a first class petty officer machinists mate first class. He has taken a leave from the state highway commission and previously worked as a Grinnell mechanic. Mrs Schlotterback will stay in Cedar Rapids. Parents are Mr and Mrs Ray Schlotterback of 1529 B Avenue NW.
Four individuals filed notices in the county auditor’s office for the June 1 primary. H Wood seeks Springville faio township clerk as a Democrat, William Behle aims Fairfax township clerk as a Democrat, Hoffman Sein seeks Maine justice of the peace in Central City, and A M McCright, a Republican, seeks Walker Spring Grove township assessor.
On Thursday at 4 p.m. Mrs. L. J. Smith, supervisor of the playground gardens, will meet all children enrolled to assign plots and begin planting. On Friday at 4 p.m. she will meet the children again.
At Taylor garden on Eighth Avenue between Fourth and Fifth streets SW the first meeting invites gardeners to bring tools seeds and string. On Saturday Mrs. Smith will aid the gardeners at the Children's Home with plots east side soon ready announcements will be posted at the schools and in The Gazette.
AP members vote against admission for The Chicago Sun and for The Washington Times-Herald. Col. Robert R. McCormick withdrew his application for AP evening membership before the vote, which now requires a majority rather than a two fifths threshold for election.
Rosemary Jennings of Immaculate Conception school won first prize a 5 war savings stamp in the Cedar Rapids parochial schools spelling contest sponsored by the Knights of Columbus at the K C hall Tuesday night. Patricia Bell of St Patrick's school took second prize a 3 war savings stamp and Reardon of Immaculate Conception won third a 2 stamp. Judges included Spellmaster Byrnes Joseph McCormick M W O Reilly and Michael Kelley.
Fragmentary notice reports the Department of Justice planning new sedition prosecutions within five weeks. Attorney General is cited alongside unclear references to a Swiss presence and unspecified visits.
Orval L. Skinner, serving 35 years at Fort Leavenworth for bank robberies, arrived for a trial on the Pearson, Indiana bank robbery charge and again pleaded not guilty after claiming he was denied time to wash and shave. The judge refused the plea, giving him until 2 p.m. to reconsider, then returned him to the penitentiary. A detainer now governs his status, potentially affecting parole prospects and concurrent sentencing.
Federal charges were filed against James R. Hudson 35 born 3s ciitions Nunneley 26 and Violet Nunneley 27 for transporting forged checks and forging draft registrations. Mrs Nunneley faced only transporting forged checks. The trio obtained more than $30 000 by cashing fraudulent payroll checks and remain jailed on 10 000 bond each.
A floating repair ship nicknamed Sousabelle serves over a score of American bombers in the Southwest Pacific. She slips into Japanese waters by night to service warplanes and ferry crews, earning praise for heroic rescues and steadfast support during Borneo and Java operations.
Fort Des Moines commandant Lt. Col. L. V. Padgett confirmed a preliminary survey by Seventh Corps officers from Omaha on relocating the army induction center to Camp Dodge. No action yet, but plans to establish a women’s training station at Fort Des Moines and transfer the induction duties. Senator Clyde L. Herring cited War Department talks of a “Woman’s Little West Point” at Fort Des Moines for 4 000 to 5 000 women.
Fred H. Hall estate of 257160 left by Ot tumwa Cedar Rapids and Waterloo furniture operator. He died February 22. Chief beneficiaries are widow and daughter Irene Hall Koontz.
The report notes four ships sunk off the Atlantic including a tanker and two merchant vessels. Survivors were landed along the East Coast and in Mexico. Two men died. one more death occurred at sea. Sixty-one rescued from a Norwegian vessel and a Portuguese freighter Lobito are mentioned.
New York report describes how 42 aboard were chased by a submarine in the Caribbean. The ship was sunk on April 4 after a submarine surfaced near lifeboats as a large passenger vessel loomed. Three men died. 39 survivors and officers endured five days at sea.
St Louis Browns pitcher Elden Auker indicated he may quit baseball to take a full time job in a war factory. He works winters for Midwest Abrasive in Detroit and said the move may become definite soon.
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