Fires and births mark Cedar Rapids Sunday notices
A grass fire burned at Center Point road and Glass road NE. Obituaries note Mrs. Myron J. Green, Mrs. Peter Kimes and others. Police and court fines listed for multiple individuals. Birth announcements include several couples at Mercy-Mr and St. Luke's hospitals with dates April 24 and 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Center Point Road
Glass Road
At Mercy
Charles Merriam
Ralph Schissel
Seventeenth Street
LaVerne Staman
Marion
Alvin Erger
Thirtyfirst Street
Walter Hogan
Ninth Street
Merlan DeBolt
Sixth Avenue
Donald Dougherty
Nineteenth Avenue
St. Luke’s
Noble Hale
Thirty-third Street
Robert Gihring
Dysart
Cline Warren
Twenty-ninth Street
Lester Hoffman
Springville
Multiple Individuals Named in Regional Notices
Raymond S. McCollister of Cedar Rapids and Maxine M. Holets of Fairfax, together with Kenneth L. Lichtenberg and Lillian Genevieve Smith of Storm Lake, Morton French and Emma M. Fabricius of Cedar Rapids, and Harry E. Miller and Catherine Goodell of Kansas City Missouri are listed among the readable names in the notice sequence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond S. McCollister
Cedar Rapids
Maxine M. Holets
Fairfax
Kenneth L. Lichtenberg
Lillian Genevieve Smith
Storm Lake
Morton French
Emma M. Fabricius
Harry E. Miller
Catherine Goodell
Kansas City, Mo
Sage Divorce Decree for Jeanette Irene Sage
Divorce decree issued for Jeanette Irene Sage and Sey mour Sage. Court documents detail dissolution of marriage and related terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeanette Irene Sage
Seymour Sage
Finland Break Believed Near in Diplomatic Rift
Reports from Stockholm say the United States informed Finland of its intent to sever diplomatic relations. The State Department reportedly summoned Finnish Minister Hjalmar J. Procope and announced the decision as most of the Helsinki legation were ordered to Sweden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
United States
Finland
United States State Department
Hjalmar J. Procope
Helsinki
B'nai B'rith Gifts Sporting Goods to Coe Aircrew
The Cedar Rapids B'nai B'rith chapter donated baseball gear to the Coe college aircrew. Gloves mitts balls and masks enough for four nine man teams were supplied. The gift was presented by David Bernstein president and Sam Cohen of the lodge war service committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B'nai B'rith
Cedar Rapids
Coe College
David Bernstein
Sam Cohen
War Service Committee
Lodge
Local News Wire Copy With Filings and Rates
Fragmented OCR shows wire service notices and publication rates. Credits mention Associated Press and United Press and reflect republication rights. Newspaper boilerplate hints at subscriptions and service areas across states and territories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D Wire Press
United Frees
Ial
Ee Associated Press
Cedar Rapids War Bond Rally Highlights Local Support
A Cedar Rapids war bond rally featured Secretary Morgenthau with Gov. Hickenlooper and local leaders. Attendees included Greeley Williams’s family, 4-H chair Mary Schulte, and Mayor Frank Hahn, praising war bonds and urging public sacrifice. The event stressed civilian effort, production pride, and national unity ahead of Easter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John S. Nollen
Treasury War Finance Committee
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Frank Hahn
Allied Push in Tunisia Reports Gains and Heavy Luftwaffe Losses
British forces near Long Stop hill in sector ten miles from Tebourba. Eighth army captures Djebel Terhouna northwest of Enfidaville. First army fights around Medjez el Bab and retakes Heidous from a German garrison. Allied air forces pound positions. seven enemy planes shot down, twelve Allied planes lost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Stop Hill
Tebourba
Tunis
Eighth Army
Djebel Terhouna
Enfidaville
First
Medjez el Bab
Heidous Village
Algiers
Goubellat
R.A.F
Naples
Tunisia
Americans Press North Tunisian Advance After Hill Victory
American forces broke through to seize four key hills near Mateur 12 miles from the front as heavy artillery and air support pound German positions. Capt. Bidwell Moore of Staten Island reports the German withdrawal appears to be a retreat eight to ten kilometers, with US infantry moving cautiously amid reduced resistance and pockets of armed retreat, amid dead in the hills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. R. Cunningham
Tunisia
Beja
Mateur
Bizerte
Tunisian
United States
Bidwell Moore
Staten Island
N. Y
Second Corps
Battle details near Ma eur weigh on weary Czech prisoner
A Czech prisoner told American soldiers his outfit was battered and afraid to leave foxholes for two days. Infantrymen captured a hill then moved to a new position at 5 30 p m as they faced a semicircular hill system 12 miles southwest of Ma eur with Djebel Sid Mefah Djebel Smala and Ben Hamra nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beck
Maeur
Djebel Sid Mefah
Djebel Smala
Ben Hamra
Obituary Notices From Cedar Rapids and Traer
Mrs. C. E. Hollibaugh former Cedar Rapids resident dies in Toledo after a long illness. Born Feb 4 1908 in Lamotte Ia she lived in Cedar Rapids and married C. E. Hollibaugh in 1926. Survived by husband daughter Phyllis sister Lucille Kenefick Toledo and four brothers. services in Toledo Wednesday. Ella Green 80 widow of Myron J. Green dies after long illness at her daughter’s Cedar Rapids home born May 20 1862 in Poynette Wis she moved from Traer to Cedar Rapids in 1919. Survived by two sons four daughters several relatives. Methodist church services in Traer with time to be announced. Friends may call Turner chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Hollibaugh
Cedar Rapids
Toledo
Ohio
Lamotte
Thomas
Louise Connolly
Immaculate Conception
Phyllis
Lucille Kenefick
Paul Connolly
Orlando
Chicago
Lloyd
Leroy
Philadelphia
Lloyd Connolly
Sixth Avenue SE
Ella Green
Myron J. Green
B. L. Hasbrook
Fifteenth Street
Green
Poynette
Wis
Traer
Floyd L. Green
Joseph, Ore
Roy E. Green
M. M. Mills
Central City
M. G. Barber
Rockford, Ill
John Axon
Hudson
Joe Axon
New Castle
Ind
Willie Axon
Casper
Wyo
Ross E. Axon
Myron Hasbrook
Methodist Church
Turner Chapel
Death of Maggie Kimes at 76 in Cedar Rapids
Maggie Helen Kimes 76 of 620 Eighth avenue SE Cedar Rapids died in a local hospital at 12 35 PM Monday after a long illness. Born Ely Sept 15 1866 she moved to Cedar Rapids in 1900. Surviving: daughters Sylvia Kubik Williams and two others sons Leon Alix Kimes Lester Kimes. three brothers and a sister. 13 grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Funeral at Moon chapel Tuesday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maggie Helen Kimes
Eighth Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Ely
Peter M. Kimes
Kimes
Sylvia Kimes
F. C. Kubik
Vinton
J. F. Williams
Houston
Texas
Leon Kimes
Phoenix
Alix
Lester Kimes
Margaret Beatty
Mary Dobrovsky
Ralph Pospishil
Frank Pospishil
Birch Tree
George Pospishil
Moon Chapel
Miss Alice Hillock, 74, Dies After Brief Illness
Former Cedar Rapids resident Miss Alice Hillock, 74, died in Bettendorf Indiana Sunday night after a brief illness. She belonged to Sinclair Memorial Presbyterian Church for years. Survived by brothers Frederick S. Hillock of Minneapolis and Robert J. Hillock of Cloquet Minnesota and a sister Mrs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Hillock
Cedar Rapids
Bettendorf
Sinclair Memorial Presbyterian Church
Frederick S. Hillock
Minneapolis
Robert J. Hillock
Cloquet
Minn
Cedar Rapids Relative Remains Remembered With Services
Eva Wetzel and several nieces and nephews from Cedar Rapids will attend services and burial planned for Wednesday afternoon in Bettendorf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva Wetzel
Cedar Rapids
Bettendorf
Mrs Emma Saum 90 longtime Cedar Rapids resident dies
Services for Mrs Emma Saum 90 were held in Muskogee Oklahoma last Tuesday. She moved to Muskogee with her husband the late Hiram R Saum from Cedar Rapids in 1907 and was a past worthy matron of the O E S and past worthy high priestess of the White Shrine at Muskogee. Mr Saum died in 1923.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Saum
Cedar Rapids
Muskogee
Okla
Parade Color Guard Leads Des Moines Parade for Secretary Morgen Thau
A large Iowa parade featured a 30 piece WAAC band and nearly 200 Wacks from Fort Des Moines, followed by diverse units including Waves, high school bands, Veterans groups, 4 H, Boy Scouts, and civil services. Secretary Morgen Thau arrived amid cheers, spoke to reporters, and praised organizers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WAAC
Fort Des Moines
Brooklyn
Cedar Falls
Roosevelt High School
Iowa State Guard
Franklin High School
Marion High School
Czech Home Guard
Civil Air Patrol
CAP
The
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Musketeers
Red Cross
Navy
Cavaliers
Z.C.B.J
Army
Cedar Rapids
Y.M. C
Gov. Rourke B. Hickenlooper
Orville Rennie
Andy Coleman
Ted Vernimont
Secret Service
Easter visit of secretary to Aircrew program at Coe Chapel
Secretary arrives at 9 am for Easter Aircrew program in Sinclair Memorial chapel. He observes, reviews parade, signs autographs, and speaks with reporters before a reception at the Shaf fer home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sinclair Memorial Chapel
Coe
Memorial Coliseum
We the People
M. A. Lisella
Berlin
Rome
Tokio
Robert M. Miller
William E. Savage
War bond rally and parade shift as sun breaks through
Secretary Morgenthau observed the parade on stage while Paramount newsreel crews filmed the event. Chairman Rennie led both the parade and the war bond rally, flashing a smile as clouds cleared. Speaker Mrs Harold Newcomb claimed women do 80 percent of family spending, prompting Morgenthau to look thoughtful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Europe
Harold Newcomb
Iowa
Rennie
Morgenthau
Men and Women IN THE SERVICE
Soldiers and sailors from the local area are listed with furloughs leaves and assignments. Names include Gail Schwarz Paul Ward Warren Porter J M Simpkins Robert Arp Earl Fulmer Richard Strang George Popelka Dale Matson Bob Stastny Paul Ward Richard Estes Philip Naso Franklin Fieselman Milroy Skorepa and others with stations at Fort Eustis Camp Mackall Fort Lewis and Barksdale field among locations and family ties in Cedar Rapids and environs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl E. Fulmer
Navy
East Coast
Lottie Fulmer
Seventh Street
Richard M. Strang
H. B. Strang
Washington Avenue
Camp Mackall
N. C
George Popelka
Dale Matson
Wesleyan College
Mt. Pleasant
Weather and Easter Parade Warmth Amid War Bond Cheer
Cedar Rapids area forecast calls for warmer tonight and showers with strong winds Tuesday before noon. Easter parade drew colorful hats and war bond support, despite forecasts varying. Sunday reached 70 degrees at 5 p.m. with a 56 degree morning low and 64 degrees recorded later in the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Chambers
Also Mentioned on This Page
Daily Record
Peter Kimes
Eighth Avenue
Lee Calvin Mason
Fifth Avenue
William H. Kohlmier
Sixteenth Avenue
Gertrude Krebs
Avenue NE
Frank Wilford
Royal C. Greene
Columbus
L. W. Moore
Blake Boulevard
W. A
B'nai B’rith
Ehe Cedar
Post Matter
Hits
Tdition Eeven
Rhiona Tates and Territories
Ike Es
ANPA
Arthur Williams
Greeley
Clarkfield
Philippines
Max Selzer
Victory Gardens
Byron McKeeley
Grant Wood
William Grafton
Africa
Herbert Pearson
Alfred Rothschild
Nazi Germany
Frank Hasek
Lidice
Czechoslovakia
Annie
Yu Pin Wang
Chiang Kai-shek
Arthur T Hodges
Winifred
Wimpy) Jones
A-No-Ta
Charles Hayes
Ethyle Breedlove
Pearl Harbor
Lieut
Grafton
Libya
Towan
Hickenlooper
Hawkeye State
Portland
Seattle
San Francisco
Washington
Coe College Training Detachment
Elks Men's
A. D. Zanzig
Eleanor Taylor
A. Jerome Rieth
Oscar Bradley
New York
B. T. Perrine
Linn County War Savings Staff
Perrine
Beahl Perrine
War Savings
Yanks
Sedjanane
Medjez-el-Bab
North Africa
Clarence Beck
Daytona Beach
Fla
Gov. Hickenlooper
Moen Funeral Home
First Avenue
East
Silver Fox and
Larkwood
New
Paramount
Gail Schwarz
William Schwarz
Fourth Street
Navy Pier
Jacksonville
Pfe. Warren Porter
Fort Lewis, Wash
Opal Porter
Second Avenue SE
Mary Stebbins
Fourth Avenue SE
Sergt
J. M. Simpkins
Camp Adair, Ore
Oxford
Elmer J. Stanek
Robert Arp
Carl Arp
Athol
Idaho
Franklin Fieselman
And
Raymond Jacquet
Twenty-second Avenue
Milroy G. Skorepa
Camp Barkeley
Jerry Skorepa
Havelock Ellis
Havelock
St. Joseph
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!