Reckless Driving Fine at Eveland Court
Police court at Eveland on Mt Ver Road SE charged a driver with reckless driving and fined $25 plus costs.
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1942
Page
1
Police court at Eveland on Mt Ver Road SE charged a driver with reckless driving and fined $25 plus costs.
A Thursday 11:08 am fire involved meat burning on a stove at 306 Twelfth Avenue SE, confined to meat and pan. On Friday at 3:30 am wallpaper on the third floor at 117 Second Avenue rekindled but was extinguished with one line of hose.
Mr. and Mrs. Sixth Street NW welcome a daughter on August 13 at Mercy hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Stolar of 1717 C Avenue NW report a daughter born August 13. Mr. and Mrs. George Bistricky of Route 1 Fairfax announce a son born August 13.
Arch ie Thompkins aged 52 of 1011 Bealer Court Wesley Dostal 29 of Toddville and Carl Chipley were sentenced for intoxication. Thompkins and Dostal received 15 days in the county jail while Chipley was sentenced to 30 days. All cases were before Justice H R Churchill.
Police and troops fired on rioting mobs in five Nagpur areas as laborers looted grain cloth and sugar shops and set fires. Orders restricted movement, communications were disrupted, and police rounded up minor Hindu Nationalist leaders while Hyderabad and other states reported sporadic unrest.
Washington India supply mission head Mahindra urged stronger industrial aid to India to bolster Allied war effort and lift morale, arguing aid would fortify a broader war base and support national resolve.
An eyewitness diary from Yank details ten U S Army airmen stranded in a jungle for ten days. They survived by shooting game and fish, using rubber life rafts, and improvising meals while navigating streams and jungle trails before reaching a U S Army Air Force base.
Epstein Cook, alleged contact man in a fraud scheme selling counterfeit whisky warehouse receipts, remained free on $3,000 bail. Dr F A Haffe of Waterloo stood for a similar bond. Cook and Epstein Cook plead not guilty to obtaining money by false pretenses in district court. A county attorney accuses them of selling 1250 dollars in fraudulent securities to Msgr J M Molloy in April 1940 amid an extradition hearing for Henry Bernstein, to be heard before Gov. Dwight Green in Springfield.
The Office of Price Administration filed its first suit to curb steel black market trading tied to Higgins shipbuilding interests. Judge Wilkin granted a temporary injunction against Willard P. Markle restricting steel purchases and resales over ceiling prices. Markle, in a Cleveland hospital, allegedly sold 160000 pounds to Higgins Industries at about 20 dollars per ton above the limit, about 68 percent excess.
Estherville reports P. H. Horne of Corpus Christi Texas, a student at the Army Air Corps school in Spencer Iowa, was killed when his glider crashed on Chris Jenson farm about 20 miles south. The sole occupant bore the name R. T. McCulloch. details were not released. The school is run by Hunter Flying Service of Cedar Rapids.
An army bulletin reports Russian forces launched a large counter attack in the Bryansk sector about 200 miles southwest of Moscow and pierced German firing points with tank led infantry. It notes Nazi columns advancing toward Novorossisk breached defenses near Krasnodor forcing a Soviet retreat to a new line.
Cedar Rapids will cut 87 bus stops amounting to about 20 percent of total stops. The action aims to conserve rubber and fuel while maintaining 660 foot minimum spacing in key routes. Remaining stops include changes on Fourth Avenue East and West Highlands Line with several relocations and inbound outbound adjustments.
Recife dispatches recount survivors from three ships sunk in the western Atlantic since Pearl Harbor. Eighty seven survivors landed in Brazil include 46 from Treminnard, 11 from Tricula, and 30 from Havecten. Two Cuban merchants sunk by Axis submarines in Gulf of Mexico with 32 lost. Twenty seven rescued minutes after sinking. one Brazilian tanker also reported sunk in Caribbean.
Official Czech circles reported the execution of ten countrymen in Prague and Bruenn over two days this week. Four were said to be executed for high treason and four for arson and blackout crimes, while two were executed for operating as secret wireless transmitters.
One of the largest US troop contingents to cross the Atlantic has arrived safely in Britain. The convoy was untouched and troops described the crossing as like peacetime. Units including transport, artillery and anti aircraft left ships and went to awaiting trains for operations.
Secretary of Agriculture Wickard says establishing price ceilings for livestock would require complex controls at markets and farms. He noted Leon Henderson has not offered a definite plan but the Agriculture Department will help if needed. He warns limits could aid small packers while meat supply projections suggest higher per capita consumption through mid 1943.
Audubon AP reports Andrew Lauritsen Jr. 17 of Hamlin died when his car missed a bridge on a highway north of Hamlin. The overturned vehicle pinned him, found by two neighbor girls. An inquest will be held. Survivors include the youth’s family.
Ervin Kirk 14, son of Mr and Mrs George Kirk of 1871 Ellis Boulevard NW, left home last Monday and remains missing Friday. Described as 5 feet 10 inches, 135 pounds, wearing a blue striped dress shirt brown slacks and brown oxfords, no tie or hat. He was seen with friends near the North Western railroad bridge about an hour after leaving.
Ensign Merlin E Morris USNR formerly of Cedar Rapids and Coe College serves with the U S Navy in Puerto Rico. He attended the Navy school of indoctrination at Notre Dame University. With Mrs Morris he lived in Greenville Texas where he was advertising manager for the National Milling Company. Mrs Morris remains in Cedar Rapids.
Grant E. Bishop son of Mr and Mrs Ben F Bishop 558 Forest Dr SE is scheduled to participate in a London broadcast as listed in The Gazette Thursday. The program will be carried over Mutual Broadcasting including station WMT. Bishop serves with the corps unit of the National Guard.
Private Arnold J. Tschirgi son of Mr and Mrs Fred Tschirgi 1209 Sixth Avenue SE and Private Alvin L Strait route 2 Center Point have arrived at the armed forces replacement training center at Fort Knox Kentucky where they will take their basic training.
Dean D. Aldrich son of Roy L. Aldrich of Coggon was advanced from seaman first class to coxswain at Pearl Harbor this week. He enlisted in the United States navy in October 1938.
After a leave spent with his parents Mr and Mrs Earl C Waite 2120 K street SW Arnold Wray Waite third class seaman returned Thursday to Great Lakes to await assignment to a gunnery council
Everett Lunning son of Mr and Mrs C O Lunning of Emiry formerly of Cedar Rapids has been transferred from Santa Ana to Santa Maria California where he is enrolled in primary flight training.
Private Bert Graham has reached technical sergeant third grade while stationed in England, as reported by his wife. Sergeant Walter C. Tucker, son of Mr and Mrs W Tucker, has been transferred from Camp Barkeley Texas to Camp Adair Oregon, with his wife planning to join him. Fourth Technician Charles R Spicer at Camp Polk Louisiana is on a 15 day furlough visiting his mother Mrs Nora McShane of 717 Second Street NW.
The treasury announced Mexico will call in all United States currency except $2 bills to prevent Axis agents using Mexico to launder looted dollars.
An Army plane crash near Shreveport Louisiana results in the deaths of four people including two officers. Investigation teams secure the crash site as early reports identify the victims and confirm no survivors.
CHICAGO AP A 32 year old man was shot and wounded in the First National Bank lobby after an empty handed demand for money and resistance to detention. Two plainclothesmen fired five shots as the suspect fell near the elevators. He identified himself as Car thigh and said he needed money. Bank staff said he drew toward his hip and a guard then opened fire.
Fourteen firms surpassed the Friday target in the ten percent payroll deduction war bond drive. Thirteen of these had 10 or fewer employees, led by Aurox Tool and Die Inc with 24 workers in the larger class. Notable small firms over the top include Veterans of Foreign Wars Cedar Rapids Knitting Co Don's Radio Service Rohn Funeral Home Coe College Book Store Izer's Conoco Campus Drug Store Dixie Cream Donut Big Shoe Store Denver Hog Serum Aunt Lizzie's Lunch Dillon Transfer Thomas Plumbing and Heating.
Linn County adopted the 1943 budget in two and a half minutes during the sixth continuation of a hearing. Elmer Seevell attended. Clare Petty and Seevell voted yes while Clarence Beeson voted no. The levy for a three year road program faced earlier opposition and a tax reduction of $109,158 is scheduled to be certified by the county auditor.
The Ministry of Home Security reported July civilian air casualties in Britain reaching 368 killed and 803 seriously injured. Among the dead were 40 children and 160 women.
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Betzer who died Thursday will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday in the Turner chapel. Burial will be in ce, Ia. Friends may call at the chapel.
The jury began work as four indictments involve defendants on bond or in custody and will not be disposed of this term. James P. Bolton of Jackson, Tennessee pleaded guilty to two counts of the national stolen property act and drew three year sentences to run concurrently. Other defendants face charges under the selective service act and motor vehicle theft law, with none to be disposed of this term.
Dr Lloyd Morris of Cedar Rapids will preach at the Mt Vernon Presbyterian church Sunday during union services at 10 45 a m.
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