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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1942
Page
6
Eugene A. Owens of Cedar Rapids and Jean Bex of Ashland Wisconsin received marriage licenses. Bob Crozier of Walford was fined five dollars and costs by Justice H. R. Churchill for running a stop sign.
John Franklin Rissmiller aged 78 died at his home 843 Seventeenth Street SW at 12:10 am on Thursday. He was a longtime resident and community member with family awaiting notification. Funeral arrangements are pending.
Glen Johnson, 39, of 3122 Emerald Avenue SE, fined 5100 and costs for reckless driving. George Buhmeyer of Marion fined $10 and costs for speeding. Godfrey Platz of 92435 Ninth Street SE fined $2 and costs for running a school stop sign.
Jean Stepanek of Lester F Stepanek sued for divorce citing cruel and inhuman treatment and married on April 12 1940. Judge C J Haas awarded custody of one minor child to the plaintiff with defendant to contribute support until the child reaches 16. alimony denied. Hospital births list multiple new births in April with parental names and locations.
Des Moines Iowa federal lease transfers the south half of the fairground to the war department for $1 for the duration. Army engineers consider using the grounds as an air corps storage depot while the executive committee studies holding a shortened fair on the section north of Grand Avenue. The original Aug 26 to Sept 4 dates are unlikely to hold.
Civil defense reports a mild rush during advance registration rumors but clamps down as enrollment opens next Monday with over 100 registrars at the Memorial building from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Men 45 to 65 must register unless exempted, illness cases handled by traveling squads, and 30 Cedar Rapids firms provide on site registrars. Additional points in Linn county include Alburnett Coggan Central City Prairieburg Walker Troy Mills Center Point Fairfax Ely Marion Mount Vernon Lisbon Springville and Palo.
The War Labor Board in Washington charged William P. Witherow of the National Association of Manufacturers with contradicting a pledge to peaceful settlement of all labor disputes. The board affirmed its authority to rule on union security issues, noting the executive order and earlier Inland Steel Company actions. The 12-member panel split evenly among public, industry, and labor reps to sign the joint statement.
Floyd Buck, 210 Thirty-third Street Drive SE, jailed 10 months after pleading guilty to a drunk driving charge with three months suspended for good behavior. Felix Hammons received a suspended six month sentence for vagrancy. Judge Haas allowed L L Davis to list real estate in a partition suit for commission. Two divorce actions filed in district court including Elizabeth Calabret seeking her maiden name and Robert Burrier divorcing Mildred Burrier.
Leonard Edward Kelly of Muscatine president of the Associated Credit Bureaus of Iowa and ninth district VP of the national group enlisted in the navy in Des Moines. He is 36 and entered the service as a seaman first class for radio duties.
A city council panel reviews blasting at a quarry after residents report tremors and plaster cracks. Officials propose controlled tests with 200 pound charges and on-site inspections to determine if blasts exceed safe limits. Complainants demand practical demonstrations and weather-varied tests before any action.
On the Irrawaddy river front in western Burma American tanks and planes aid defense. A British tank captain praises the American machines after surviving intense shell fire. The clashes see Japanese bombers and fighters engaging forward air bases, with American counterattacks and aerial combat reported.
Once deemed worthless, dogfish have become the main source for producing vitamin oils in British Columbia. The shift highlights a new economic role for the species and regional fish industries.
Tokio Radio asked Washington for information on the Allied air raid on Japan, claiming American papers talk but the army and navy stay silent. Chinese dispatches say Japanese planes raided Kiangsi and Chekiang for the third straight day with fires reported and two planes shot down near Kwei lin. The Mikado was to attend ceremonies at Yasukuni shrine honoring 5 017 Japanese troops killed in China and Malaya with 30 000 families expected to attend.
Attorney General Francis Biddle directed a grand jury inquiry into alleged seditious activities in the Chicago area. He authorized J Albert Woll, US attorney for the northern district of Illinois, to lead the investigation into reports that encouraged disloyalty and disunity.
Dorothy Spreckels DuPuy McCarthy, noted sugar heiress and socialite, was granted a divorce from Andrew G McCarthy of San Francisco on Wednesday. The case cites extreme cruelty as the grounds.
Tokyo dispatch reports Foreign Minister Togo told a meeting of Japan's Economic Federation that the United States will seek opportunities for counter-attacks and urged readiness for any emergency. He said Germany and Italy are prepared to strike Britain and the United States, weakening the United Nations. He predicted a knockout blow to the old world order and its replacement with a new order based on justice and equality. He also affirmed adherence to the Japan Russia neutrality pact and cited the renewed fishing agreement as proof of amicable relations.
AP Des Moines report states trucks billed to the government are allowed overloads through Towa. Price says repeated claims of defense cargo and inductees transport blur line between legal and illegal weights. Public safety officials note escorts for army and vital war equipment, with a planned order to raise axle limits to 18,000 pounds.
The wage hour regulations for civilian pilots who ferry military planes to foreign countries have been waived. The action affects pilots employed to move military aircraft internationally, altering standard labor protections and compensation rules for these operations.
Chairman Emory S Land of the maritime commission blames agitation over closed or open shop and union loyalties for steel plate delays and lag in shipbuilding. He urges stabilization of labor relations to boost morale and push production toward 50 percent ahead of current output.
A Linn county luncheon outlined a countywide water safety program for all five public pools. Red Cross organizer Abs R A Jakoubek outlined a plan to teach swimming and life saving through instructor courses. Attendees included Z N Bundy, Orville Rust, Gurney Day, Evelyn Street, Dorothy Rogers, Judd Dean, and Tom Crabbe representing local pools.
Major Cedar Rapids gasoline firms reduced regular price to 114 cents per gallon on Thursday. Some brands offered as low as 139 cents with tax included. Ethyl sold two cents higher than regular. The cut averages five cents per gallon from prior 189 cent rate.
An explosion at the MacDonald Chemical Works in Waterloo Quebec killed four munition workers and left an undetermined number injured or missing. Authorities reported a Canadian incident scene with emergency crews responding to the blast at the plant.
In Chicago a Black male gunman killed a white storekeeper with a public safety item and a meat cleaver, then wore a white apron and waited on customers for about 80 minutes while the victim lay in a back room. He ordered Neal to the rear, demanded silence, then retrieved cash and exited through the rear door.
Federal Judge George C Scott merged the RF Bass versus R E Ruff and Mautine C Bass versus Ruff auto damage cases arising from a 1941 Independence area accident. The judge denied adding Motor Vehicle Casualty and overruled Hoosier Casualty’s dismissal motion against George LL Bachelder. Ruff ordered to answer within procedure timelines.
Detroit AP George I Christopher 53 former vice president of manufacturing at Packard Motor Co was named president by the board succeeding M M Gilman who resigned due to health after Januarys car wreck Christopher has been with Packard since 1934 and previously worked with Delco Remy Oldsmobile Pontiac and Buick He was born near Terre Haute Indiana and is a Rose Polytechnic Institute electrical engineer
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