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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 14, 1942

Page

5

Police Court resolves Eveland reckless driving charge

Eveland of 1433 Mt Ver Road SE was fined 25 dollars and court costs after a police court reckless driving charge.

Notable Fireplace Incidents At City Tenement

Thursday at 11 08 am meat Twelfth burning on stove 306 avenue SE confined to meet and pan Friday at 3 30 am wall paper on third floor of Kili building 117 Second avenue started burning again Extinguished with one line of hose

Avenue SE Kili Second Avenue

Family welcomes two daughters and a son on Aug 13

A birth notice lists a daughter for Mr and Mrs Joe Stolar of 1717 C avenue NW, a daughter for Mr and Mrs George Bistricky of route 1 Fairfax, and a son for a couple on Sixth street NW all born on August 13.

Sixth Street NW Joe Stolar C Avenue NW George Bistricky Route 1 Fairfax

Jail terms in county cases before Justice Churchill

Wesley Dostal, 29, Ville, intoxication, sentenced to 15 days in the county jail. Carl Chipley, intoxication, sentenced to 30 days in county jail. All cases heard before Justice H. R. Churchill.

Wesley Dostal Ville Carl Chipley H. R. Churchill

Scattered Indian Riots Continue in Central Provinces

Police and troops fired on rioting workers in five Nagpur zones as laborers looted grain cloth and sugar shops and set fires. Entry and exit were prohibited, and communications with the area were cut off. Hyderabad state saw minor demonstrations, while police rounded up Hindu Nationalist leaders amid largely quelled unrest.

Bombay Nagpur Hyderabad Nizam of

Indian envoy asks more industrial aid in India’s war effort

In Washington on Thursday, Indian envoy C Mahindra urged increased industrial aid to help Allied nations and bolster morale in India. He said greater industrial support would strengthen India’s war base and aid the overall war effort.

Washington INS India C. Mahindra

Saga of Ten Army Flyers Lost in Jungle

A remarkable eyewitness diary in Yank recounts ten U. S. Army flyers stranded for ten days in a jungle en route to a distant front. They ration canned foods, improvise meals, lash life rafts, and barter with natives before reaching a U. S. Army Air Force base.

New York INS U. S. Army Yank Army

Alleged Contact Man in Swindle Facing Pleas and Bond

SIDNEY E. EPSTEIN of Chicago and Weber is named as an alleged contact man in a swindle case. He posted bond after pleading not guilty to the charge during a Cedar Rapids arraignment. The case proceeds with a scheduled appearance before Gov. Dwight Green in Springfield next Tuesday.

Sidney E. Epstein Chiea Dee Rabaht Weber Loe Epstein Costin Guy Ein Cedar Rapids Dwight Green Springfield

Suit Aimed at Black Market Steel Sales in Higgin s Case

The Office of Price Administration filed its first suit to curb steel black market activity tied to the Higgins shipbuilding interests. Judge Wilkin granted a temporary injunction against Willard P. Markle restraining purchases and resale above the ceiling. Gruener said Markle, once linked to Markle Steel in Houston, now operates in effect from his head and allegedly sold 160,000 tons to Higgins Industries at about $20 per ton over the limit, about 68 percent above the ceiling.

Cleveland Office of Price Administration Andrew Jackson Higgins OPA James C. Gruener Willard P. Markle Robert N. Wilkin Markle Gruener Markle Steel Houston Texas Higgins Industries, Inc OPA Aere Higgins ‘Arm

Glider Student Dies in Plane Crash Near Estherville

ESTHERVILLE AP report says P H Horne of Corpus Christi Texas a trainee at the Army Air Corps school at the Jenson farm 20 miles south of Estherville was killed instantly when the glider crashed Friday The pilot was alone and no other casualties were reported This is the second fatal crash at the school following a death of a student and instructor on Aug 4 The Hunter Flying Service of Cedar Rapids operates the school

Estherville P. H. Horne Corpus Christi Texas Army Air Corps Atla Jenson Farm Hunter Flying Service of Cedar Rapids

Russians Launch Counterattacks Across Lake Ilmen Front

Reported battles on the shore of Lake Ilmen see Russian forces counterattack 11 times in a bid to regain ground. Russians claim new assaults in the Bryansk sector about 200 miles southwest of Moscow, with tank-led infantry pushing Germans to retreat after an abandoning action.

Mans Lake Ilmen Bryansk Moscow

City Lines to Eliminate Dozens of Bus Stops

Cedar Rapids will drop eighty seven bus stops next Sunday, reducing total stops by 20 percent as part of a state and nationwide efficiency move. The eliminations affect multiple routes and neighborhoods, with some inbound stops retained and others moved or consolidated.

City Lines Soeenn Gee Sant Ieee Merrill B. Knox ODT Cedar Rapids Otto B. Lindemann Lindemann

Six More Axis Sinkings Reported by Associated Press

Recife dispatches say survivors from three vessels, two British and one Norwegian, reached Brazil. AP tallies 425 total western Atlantic sinkings since Pearl Harbor, with 87 survivors from the three ships. Details include British freighter Treminnard, British tanker Tricula, and Norwegian tanker Haveden.

Associated Press Recife Brazil United Nations Atlantic Pearl Harbor Treminnard Tricula South Atlantic Gulf of Mexico Key West United States Coast Guard Vesses Land

Cooling Off Period For A E F Romeos

London AP reports the United States Army headquarters ordered a three month cooling off period for soldiers who wish to marry British girls. The measure aims to delay marriages by service members during deployment or posting in the United Kingdom.

London United States Army Headquarters

Large U S Troop Convoy Arrives Safely in Britain

A major U S troop convoy has landed in the British Isles in what officials call a peaceful crossing. The force includes transport, artillery, and anti air units that disembarked to trains and headed to operational areas.

London INS United States Atlantic British Isles Britain

Difficulty of Putting Ceiling on Livestock Is Cited by Wickard

Washington report notes Secretary Wickard says price ceilings would require complex controls including marketing allocation among packers and farm sales regulation. He says Price Administrator Henderson asked about ceilings but offered no plan, and that ceilings would aid small packers without boosting supplies. Government will assist if needed, with monitoring at markets and on farms.

Washington (Lp Claude R. Wickard Wickard Leon Henderson Agriculture Department

Hamlin Youth Dies In Highway Mishap

Andrew Lauritsen Jr., 17, of Hamlin, was found dead beneath his wrecked car on highway 71 north of Hamlin. The car had missed a and hood. An inquest will be held. Survivors include his mother Mrs. Maren Lauritsen, three brothers, and a sister.

Missing Boy Ervin Kirk Still Not Found

Ervin Kirk, 14, son of Mr and Mrs George Kirk of 1871 Ellis boulevard NW, left home last Monday around 3 am and was seen with friends near the North Western railroad bridge about an hour later. He is 5 feet 10 inches, 135 pounds, wearing a blue dress shirt with a faint white stripe, brown slacks and brown oxfords, no tie or hat. Authorities and family seek any information leading to his return.

Pennington Anderson Ravey Lewis Ervin Kirk George Kirk Ellis Boulevard Ervin North Western Railroad

Ensign Morris Serving With U S Navy In Puerto Rico

Ensign Merlin E. Morris USNR formerly of Cedar Rapids and Coe College serves with the U S Navy in Puerto Rico after attending the Navy School of Indoctrination at Notre Dame University. Mrs Morris remains in Cedar Rapids while Morris had lived in Greenville Texas as advertising manager for the International Milling Co.

Ensign Merlin E. Morris USNR Cedar Rapids Coe College U. S. Navy Puerto Rico Ensign Morris Navy Notre Dame University Morris Greenville Texas International Milling Company

Bishop to broadcast from London Saturday at 7 p.m

Grant E Bishop son of Mr and Mrs Ben F Bishop of 558 Forest Drive SE is set to listen to a London broadcast Saturday at 7 p m Central West Time The program will be aired by Mutual Broadcasting System on station WMT Bishop serves in the medical corps unit of the national guard.

Grant E. Bishop Ben F. Bishop Forest Drive London Mutual Broadcasting WMT Bishop Medical Corps National Guard

Two Local Privates Arrive at Fort Knox for Basic Training

Private Arnold J. Tschirgi son of Mr and Mrs Fred Tschirgi of 1208 Sixth Avenue SE and Private Alvin L. Strait of Center Point route 2 have arrived at the armed force replacement training center at Fort Knox Kentucky to begin their basic training.

Arnold J. Tschirgi Fred Tschirgi Sixth Avenue SE Alvin L. Strait Center Point Armored Force Replacement Training Center Fort Knox

Aldrich Rated Coxswain at Pearl Harbor

Dean D. Aldrich son of Roy L. Aldrich of Coggon advanced in rating this week from seaman first class to coxswain at Pearl Harbor He enlisted in the United States navy in October 1938.

Dean D. Aldrich Roy L. Aldrich Coggon Pearl Harbor United States Navy

Arnold Waite Returns to Great Lakes for Gunnery School

After a brief leave with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Earl C. Waite at 2120 K Street SW, Arnold Wray Waite, third class seaman, Thursday returned to Great Lakes to await assignment to a gunnery school.

Earl C. Waite K Street Arnold Wray Waite Great Lakes

Aviation Cadet Lunning Seeks Flight Training Start

Everett Lunning son of Mr and Mrs C O Lunning of Em formerly Maria Calif is enrolled in primary flight training Private Bert Graham 808 D avenue NW has risen to technical sergeant third grade stationed in England Sergeant Walter C Tucker son of Mr and Mrs W Tucker 1120 Tenth street NW transferred from Berkeley Tex to Camp Adair his wife to join him Fourth Technician Charles R Spicer stationed at Camp Polk La is home on a 15 day furlough visiting his mother Nora McShane 717 Second street NW

West Highlands Third Avenue Second Street Fourth Street Seventh Street Tenth Streets Rockford Road Thirteenth Street Fourteenth Street Maple Drive Seventeenth Street Johnson Avenue Fifteenth Street Burch Avenue Everett Lunning C. O. Lunning Maria Calif Bert Graham D Avenue NW Sergt. Graham England Walter C. Tucker Charles R. Spicer Camp Polk Nora McShane

Mexico Calling in All U S Currency

Washington AP says the treasury announced that Mexico will call in all United States currency held there except $2 bills to prevent Mexico from being used as a place for Axis agents to dispose of dollar currency.

Washington Treasury Mexico United States

Four Die in Army Plane Crash Near Shreveport

A Barksdale field plane crashed and burned near the Shreveport city limits Thursday, killing two officers and two enlisted men.

Shreveport Barksdale

Unarmed Bank Robber Shot in Escape Attempt

CHICAGO AP A 32 year old Negro was shot and wounded in the First National bank lobby after a barehanded demand for money and resistance to detention by guards Five shots were fired by two plainclothesmen as the suspect Spencer 32 of 6 Ata Avenue lay on the marble floor He claimed he needed money and muttered prayers Attendants said Bradford at the war bond window noted the incident while witnesses said Spencer wrestled free then moved to his hip before guards opened fire The hip pocket showed only a rusty metal piece

Chicago First National Bank of Chicago Spencer Ata Leslie V. Curtis Bank T Samuel Bradford War Bond Bradford

Fourteen Firms Surpass War Bond Payment Goal

Fourteen firms outpaced the 10 percent payroll deduction war bond drive. Thirteen fell within the 10 or fewer employees class, while Aurox Tool and Die, Inc. with 24 workers led the larger group. Firms in the 1–10 employee segment include Veterans of Foreign Wars Cedar Rapids Knitting Co Don's Radio Service Rohn Funeral Home Coe College Book Store Izer's Conoco Service Station Campus Drug Store Dixie Cream Donut Co Big Shoe Store Denver Hog Serum Co Aunt Lizzie's Lunch Dillon Transfer Co Thomas Plumbing and Heating Co.

Aurox Tool and Die, Inc Veterans of Foreign Wars Cedar Rapids Knitting Company Don's Radio Service Rohn Funeral Home Coe College Book Store Izer's Conoco Campus Drug Store Dixie Cream Donut Company Big Shoe Store Denver Hog Serum Company Aunt Lizzie’s Lunch Dillon Transfer Company Thomas Plumbing and Heating Company

Linn County Budget Passed After Short Hearing

Linn County approved the 1943 budget in a brief session lasting about two and a half minutes. Elmer Seevell attended while Clarence Beeson opposed the levy for the three year road program unless faster work was guaranteed. The tax schedule requires certification with the county auditor by Saturday and calls for a $109,158 reduction.

Linn Elmer Seevell Clare Petty Seevell Clarence Beeson Beeson

Britain reports civilian air raid toll for July

Britain's Ministry of Home Security announced 368 civilians killed and 803 injured in July air raids. Among the dead were 40 children and 160 women, as the nation endured ongoing bombing damage.

Britain London Ministry of Home Security

Deaths Betser Funeral Saturday

Funeral services for Mrs Mary Elizabeth Betzer who died Thursday at the Turner hospital will be held Saturday. Burial will be in Ia Friends may call at the chapel.

Mary Elizabeth Betzer Thursa Ay the Turner Ace. Ia

Federal Court Indicts Four on Draft and Theft Links

The federal grand jury returned six indictments, four tied to absence or misreport to the draft, all not to be disposed this term. Defendants include Sylvanus Wacker of Hancock County and Arlo Tatum of Fort Dodge for failure to report or register, with others charged under the motor vehicle theft law. James P. Bolton of Jackson, Tenn., pled guilty to two counts involving worthless checks and was sentenced to three years on each count.

Treport Danforth James P. Bolton Jackon Tenn Bolton J. W. Moore Hubbard Texas Moore Waco Carroll Floyd County Glenn Beard

Mor ris to preach at Mt Vernon union service

Dr Lloyd Morris of Cedar Rapids will occupy the pulpit of the Presbyterian church in Mt Vernon on Sunday as union services are held at 10 45 a m.

MT. Vernon Lloyd Morris Cedar Rapids Presbyterian Church

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Daily Record Justice Court Wenlee Richard H. Turner du Bois Washington County U. S. Army Air Force Base Buy U Russia the of Quebec Darley Bever Park Line Fourth Avenue Eighth Tenth Twelfth Streets Fifteenth Sixteenth Bever Avenue Upland Drive Twenty-second Street Memorial Drive Ellis Park Line Fourth Street NW Ninth Street NW Ninth Street I Avenue NW N Avenue NW O and Penn Avenues Q Avenue Ellis Lane Mound Farm Line A Avenue C Avenue E Avenue Greene Avenue Elmhirst Drive Hazel Drive Maplewood Drive Wildwood Drive K Avenue NE Grand Avenue Line Twelfth Street Bever and Wash Avenues Fifteenth Court Grande Avenue Pleasant Drive Woodland Drive Third Street SE Thirteenth Avenue Twelfth Avenue Fifth Street SE Vernon Heights Fifth Avenue Seventh Avenue Eighth Avenue Mt. Vernon Road Eighteenth Street Mt. Vernon Avenue Nineteenth Street Twenty-fifth Street Knollwood Drive Sixteenth Avenue Third Street Wilson Avenue C Street Eleventh Avenue First Street Kenwood Line First Avenue Twelfth Thirteenth Streets Twenty-fourth Twenty-fifth Streets D Avenue Twentieth Street Twenty-first Street Twenty-fourth Street Linwood Line Fourth Sixth Street Pre Avenue Eiventh Avenue Fifteenth Avenue Ninth Avenue Eiigath Avenue Eighth Street L Avenues Carlisle Street Oakland Road L Avenue Axis Prague Bruenn Ringigh A.E.F. Romeos Hamlin SE As Coggon Man U. S Papi Betser Federal Court Benton County Robert John Smith Brighton Smith John Howard Burgess Marion Burgess Dewey Stanley Officer Sioux City Iouth Coats Third Ave
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