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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1941
Page
1
Violinist Gregor Piatigorsky will perform at the Community Concert in Cedar Rapids at the Paramount Theater. The event starts at 8 15 p.m. and features a renowned cellist in a citywide music series.
Leonard F Speaker and Doris Ruth Christensen of Cedar Rapids are listed with Clifford A Gott Center 1 and Irene M Kizer in a local notice. The document documents names and associated addresses in the Cedar Rapids area.
A daughter born April 23 to Mr and Mrs Robert Olmstead 220 Sixth Street SW and a son born April 23 to Mr and Mrs John Barker 1869 Ellis Boulevard NW. Also a daughter born April 24 to Mr and Mrs C E Do 368 Seventh Avenue SW and another daughter born April 24 to Mr and Mrs C E Fagan 1308 First Avenue E. Mercy hospital reports a daughter for Mr and Mrs Gleners Toddville on April 24. A baby born April 23 to Mr and Mrs F R Schindler 1715 C Avenue NE at St Luke’s hospital is a daughter. Also a daughter born to Mr and Mrs Pavia Fernandez Jr 219 Sixth Street SE at University hospital Iowa City on April 22.
Ezra M. Arthur aged 57 of 416 Fifth Street SE died in a local hospital at 4 25 a m Thursday. Brenda B. Hammond aged 68 died at her home 512 Sixth Avenue SE late Wednesday night.
Helen Engle of Keith Engle faces a case alleging cruel and inhuman treatment. The record notes a marriage on Oct 26 1940 in Cedar Rapids and mentions a plaintiff awarded a house as part of the proceedings.
Helen Brazanski succeeds in a hold goods matter before Judge H. C. in a decision restoring her maiden name after marital name use controversy.
London reports the 26000 ton battleship Scharnhorst put out of commission for months after damaging a bow in raids. Her sister ship Gneisenau hit amidships in an earlier strike. Allied raids also hit an Ibbenburen power station and Plymouth faced a third consecutive Luftwaffe night attack.
Richard Vileta and Harold Anderson, both in their early twenties, are jailed on $500 bonds after alleged malicious damage to a motor vehicle. They were part of a strike picket line when the car driven by Mrs. Trachta, wife of Marion foreman William Trachta, had its windows broken as she passed the line at strike end day.
Junior contestants from Iowa compete in piano voice and string divisions at the 27th annual Iowa Federation of Music clubs festival in Des Moines. Winners advance to district and national events with prize money and potential Los Angeles participation. The event runs through Friday with concerts, luncheons, and sessions at Montrose hotel Coe chapel and other venues.
Prime Minister Churchill urged lawmakers to keep proportion about Greece events as he avoided a firm timeline for war updates. He faced liberal and Tory critics over Foreign Secretary Eden and Britain's aid to Greece during the Middle East tour, with key opposition names including Lloyd George Hore Belisha Shinwell and Winterton.
Mrs J Archer Hervey of Milwaukee leads the central district music contests as district president and chairman of the young artist and student musician events. Competition runs Thursday through Friday with winners announced Friday evening at Coe chapel followed by a winners concert.
Iowa Governor George A. Wilson signs the beer bill along with nine other measures, directing that the beer law take effect July 4. Provisions include class C licenses limited to grocers and pharmacies, dancing with local approval and 500 square foot floors, reduced class B bonds to 500, and citizen groups able to file charges with an appeal to district court. Minor beer purchases banned and age 21 enforcement, with population based permit minimums and a $25,000 state car dispatcher fund.
Morgenthau outlines a stringent tax plan aimed at funding relief without harming old age security. He cites farm parity costs, predicts national income shifts, and stresses fairness, defense readiness, and controlled profits while trimming non-defense outlays.
Public hearing in Gov. George Wilson’s office tackles a measure to eliminate nearly all automobile transports from Iowa highways. About 150 attendees hear from W. L. Stewart for dealers and independents, along with Casper Schenk and Paul Toomey representing trucking groups and manufacturers.
Stephen Robinson of Des Moines represents truckers opposing a bill critics call unconstitutional and discriminatory amid national defense needs. Proponents see a safety aim, while Schenk and Toomey challenge the bill as harming rail transport and car tow operations. Senator Devere Watson and others argue the measure misleads voters about highway safety.
Berlin says Baron Franz von Werra acted to escape captivity and return to the reich by jumping his bond and fleeing to Peru. The government supports his action despite his U S escape.
Public notice states an estate administration by Luther W. Plaer as administrator. The document names Donnelly Lynch Anderson Lynch as attorneys and identifies the clerk of the district court as the filing authority. The notice references a date in the docket and an official proceeding regarding the estate.
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