Sugar Hoarding Amid War Fears Sparks Price Rises
U S consumers and businesses hoarded sugar fearing shortages as World War II disrupted supply lines. Despite government assurances, record buying pushed raw sugar to about 3.60 per hundred pounds, prompting repeated quota increases with little price relief. Officials consider suspending quotas to curb prices if needed.
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Washington
New York
Agriculture Department
Roosevelt
Cuba
United States
Hawaii
Porto Rico
Philippines
Mert White former Cedar Rapids resident dies in Davenport
Mert White 1867 11:30 p.m. death follows long illness in Mercy hospital Davenport where he lived with his sister Mrs J D O Connell since leaving Cedar Rapids in 1935. He operated a dray line and owned a horse drawn wagon. Survived by sister Mrs O Connell another sister Mrs Gladys Peterson and brothers George Alva and William. Funeral plans pending.
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Mert White
Cedar Rapids
Mercy Hospital
Davenport
J D. O'Connell
Fort Atkinson
O'Connell
Gladys Peterson
Kenosha
Wis
George White
Alva White
Sioux City
William White
Roundup
Mont
Jessie
Rohn
Mrs Anna Kolbeck Arrives for Cedar Rapids Funeral
The body of Anna Kolbeck of Minneapolis, sister of Mrs Clara Wellner, will arrive in Cedar Rapids at 10.40 pm Friday. Funeral services are set for 9 am Saturday at St. Patrick's Church conducted by Rev. D. J. Lenihan. Burial follows at Mount Calvary cemetery. Friends may call at Brady mortuary Saturday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Kolbeck
Minneapolis
Clara Wellner
G Avenue
Cedar Rapids
D. J. Lenihan
St. Patrick's Church
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Brady Mortuary
Death recalls Cedar Rapids resident Fred Kadera in 1875 birth
Fred Kadera died at his home 621 CG avenue NE at 10 30 p m Thursday after a three week illness. Born in Johnson county June 1 1875 he had lived in Cedar Rapids 21 years. His wife Tracy died in 1905 and a daughter Lottie in 1918. Surviving are a son Leo of Cedar Rapids and four sisters including Mrs John Sediacek of Swisher.
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Fred Kadera
CG. Avenue
Johnson County
Cedar Rapids
Tracy
Lottie
Leo
John Sediacek
Swisher
ObituaryNotice for Cedar Rapids Residents and Kin
W Soboda and Mrs John J Houser of Cedar Rapids along with Mrs Michael Machula of North Liberty and six brothers Milo and Frank of Oxford Charles of Walford Joseph of Mount Vernon Sam of Sumner and William of Town City are named in funeral plans. Services set for Sunday at 1 30 p m in the Polansky chapel with burial in Grabin cemetery Johnson county.
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W. Soboda
John J. Houser
Cedar Rapids
Michael Machula
North Liberty
Milo
Frank
Oxford
Charles
Walford
Joseph
Mount Vernon
Sam
Sumner
William
Town City
Polansky
Grabin
Johnson County
Death of Mrs Lena L Fox in Cedar Rapids
Mrs Lena L Fox aged 44 wife of Fred F Fox died at 9 am Friday in a local hospital after a short illness. Born in Independence she lived 17 years in Cedar Rapids. Survived by husband two children Laur ence R Caldwell and Mrs Esther Primrose mother Mrs Stephen Veigh two sisters Mrs Ethel Stone and Mrs Irene Marquette Funeral arrangements are pending and the body is at Beatty mortuary.
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Lena L. Fox
Fred F. Fox
Sixth Street
Independence
Cedar Rapids
Laurence R. Caldwell
Esther Primrose
Stephen Veigh
Ethel Stone
Irene Marquette
Waden
Bethany Congregational Church
Beatty Mortuary
Funeral Services Set for Guy L. Lathrop Former Cedar Rapids Rail Express Agent
Funeral services for Guy Leslie Lathrop a former Cedar Rapids resident who worked with the Railway Express agency for 24 years will be held at Turner chapel at 11 a.m. Saturday. Mizpah lodge 639 A F and A M will conduct the service. Burial follows at Woodlawn cemetery Des Moines. Master Masons are asked to attend from the Masonic hall at 1030 a.m. Saturday.
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Guy Leslie Lathrop
Cedar Rapids
Railway Express Agency
Astabula
Turner Chapel
Mizpah Lodge
Woodlawn
Des Moines
Masonic Hall
Funeral rites announced for local residents
Pallbearers for Joseph Faltis include Frank Tehel Edward Kopecky Ben Houser Louis Havelka Frank Jirouch and Anton C Marek. G A Shores funeral service set in Turner chapel at 2 p m Saturday with burial in Oak Hill cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Faltis
Brosh Chapel
Frank Tehel
Edward Kopecky
Ben Houser
Louis Havelka
Frank Jirouch
Anton C
Marek
U.S. Imports 149 Million Pounds Spices in 1939
The United States imported 149,768,000 pounds of spices in 1939 with a total value of 15,100,000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Wealthy Yank R A F Flyer Shot Down Near French Coast
Whitney Straight, wealthy American flyer with the R A F, was shot down while on a bombing mission off the French coast. His plane failed to return and he was reported as a prisoner of war by family and press sources. He had been honored with the MC and the D F C for service since the war’s start.
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London
INS
Whitney Straight
R.A.F
William C. Whitney
Drexels
Daphne Finch-Hutton
Straight
New York
International News Service
Daphne
England
Admiralty
Leonard Elmhirst
R.af
Norway
D.F.C
Willard D Straight
American International Corporation
Vinson Pushes Tax on Labor Unions in Revenue Bill
Rep. Vinson of Georgia urged adding a tax on labor unions to a 3.5 billion dollar revenue bill. He cited responses from 105 AFL and 45 CIO unions totaling 42 million dollars in assets and argued unions are currently exempt from taxation.
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Washington
INL
Vinson
House
Naval Affairs Committee
AFL
CIO
Where Was His Draft Certificate
In New Britain Connecticut a group of youths pressed city clerk Harry E Schelly for a birth certificate display to prove a 12 year old could join a local baseball team. The scene captured their insistence and the clerks response as community sports age rules prompted verification.
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New Britain, Conn
Harry E. Schelly
Thompson Begins Interim Term as Eighteenth District Judge
G K Thompson was sworn in to an 18 month interim term as district judge in the Eighteenth district after being appointed by Gov George A Wilson. The Linn county attorney and three county bar associations had endorsed him to fill the vacancy caused by Judge H C Ring's death. Confirmation notice was received and oath filed, formalizing the appointment.
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G. K. Thompson
Eighteenth District Court Bench
George A. Wilson
Edwin W. Lundquist
Linn
Thompson
Bar Associations
Cedar
Jones Counties
H. C Ring
Husband and Wife Each File Suit For Divorce
Bernice Cook and Dwight Cook filed petitions in district court on Thursday seeking a decree on grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment. The Cooks, once married in Denver on April 8, 1939 and divorced in Cedar Rapids August 15, 1940, remarried in Waterloo January 15 and now seek custody of their two year old daughter. The prior divorce had been granted to the husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernice Cook
Dwight Cook
Denver
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Reckless Driving Charge Hits Benton County Man
Charles Moes, 20, of 1619 First Avenue SW, was picked up by Deputy Sheriff Pete Whittemore at the request of Benton County officials to answer a reckless driving charge. He appeared before Mayor Markham in Norway and paid a $10 fine plus costs after being accused of passing another vehicle on the right during Wednesday night travel through Norway.
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Charles Moes
First Avenue
Pete Whittemore
Benton County Sheriff's Office
Moes
Markham
Norway
Suit Filed To Clear Title On Twenty Sixth Street Property
Frank L. Buser petitions for a clearance of title to property on Twenty sixth Street near Bever Avenue SE. Defendants include Edward Garrette Mansfield William E Dunshee Catherine DunShee Riley and Frank Riley, alleged former claimants. Buser says a quit claim from Dunshee left him with only a one sixth interest. Dunshee bought from Mansfield who inherited under Cora May Garrette's will.
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Twenty-sixth Street
Bever Avenue SE
Frank L. Buser
Edward Garrette Mansfield
William E. Dunshee
Catherine Dunshee Riley
Frank Riley
Buser
Dunshee
Mansfield
Cora May Garrette
Tait and Wagner File Appeal Over 1941 City Tax Assessments
Tait and Wagner company filed a notice of appeal Thursday in district court challenging city tax assessments for 1941 after a May appeal to the city board of review was denied.
Protest Over Property Tax Increases Cited by Company
The company declares a 24 730 increase on property at the southeast corner of Third Avenue and Seventh Street SE as unjustified. An additional appeal is filed on the assessment of a lot on Third Avenue near Eighth Street SE.
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Third Avenue
Seventh Street
Eighth Street SE
Marion man freed on bond in lewdness case
Charles Walker 31 of Marion route 3 was released from the county jail Friday after posting $500 bond set by Justice H. R. Churchill on Thursday. He waived preliminary hearing and will appear before the grand jury in September to answer a charge of lewdness for allegedly annoying a little girl in Marion last Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Walker
Marion
H. R. Churchill
Walker
Hedges Sues Over Promissory Note for $2000
The Hedges company files a suit for $2000 against Bernice Toms claiming 10 notes of $200 dated Aug 2 1940 unpaid. The loan was secured by property on Marion boulevard near the city limits. Judge Haas orders sale of a lot on West Wood drive NW as part of the John Larson estate. Appraisers Arthur Axmear Donna Kelly and Joan Posey named.
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Hedges Company
Bernice Toms
Marion
Marion Boulevard
Westwood Drive
Woodside Drive
Co. J. Haas
Frank Engberg
John Larson
Arthur Axmear
Donna Kelly
Joan Posey
Held In Clinton Says He Blew Up Bridge On Coast
Cecil Clark Osborn 41 alias Ben Brown, held on a check forgery charge, told FBI agents in Clinton that he blew up a Portland Oregon bridge for a $7000 fee last March. He gave the account while in custody.
Suspect Osborn Held in Clinton Forgery Case
Osborn his wife Ruth Eleanor Osborn and their 18 month old daughter were traced to a Clinton hotel and arrested. Osborn is held on a $1000 bond on forgery charges for tendering a forged $50 check at Foy hatcheries in exchange for pigeons and $24.50 cash. Foy says the pigeons were ordered by wire a day earlier. A Chicago bank confirmed the check worthless and police captured Osborn shortly after. Mrs Osborn is held for investigation. The baby is in temporary care. Authorities doubt Osborns claim he blew up a bridge. Portland officials say bridges are intact and no blast rumors or attempts have been seen in years.
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Ing
Osborn
Ruth Eleanor Osborn
Clinton
Foy Hatcheries
Foy
Chicago
Milk to Cheese Conversion Quirk
A note states it takes four percent quarts of milk to yield one pound of cheese.
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Rath
Wilson
Veal
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A. J. Geesaman
FCC
Iowa
M.J.B
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Swift
Birdseye
Tutuila
U. S
Chungking
William A. Bowers
Guy Lathrop
G. A. Shores Services
G. A. Shores
William A. Jacobs
Oak Hill Cemetery
Yank R.A.F. Flyer
Second Street
Blackhawk
Acme Poultry Market
William Ann Company
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Lendry
Hitchee
The
Hygienic Products Company
Wet Ab
Portland
Purex
CAL
Bartlett
Burgemeister
Middlewest
Third Street
GASCO
Gatto's Grocery
3Rd Ave. S.W. Ree Bel Teh
Viet Aia
Ceaeg Tks
Libby
Clicquots Club
16Th Ave. SW
Gatto’s
Springville Creamery Co
del Monte
Sunkist
Sawyer Graham Crax
HILEX
Catton
KRAFT
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