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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1942
Page
5
The forecast notes a cool morning in Cedar Rapids with August-like heat unlikely. It records 2:30 p.m. temperature at 80 degrees, a Sunday high of 77, and Monday morning low of 54 with 30 percent humidity.
Leslie E. Munneke and Marg Fortsch, both of Cedar Rapids, are named in civil action filings. The case concerns disputed property rights and seeks resolution through a court judgment. Further details appear in the docket and local court records.
Earl Teeple of 625 Fourth Avenue SE was fined $25 and costs for driving without a license. Amos Plotz, 61, of Mt Vernon Road, was sentenced to 30 days in jail for intoxication. Both appear before Justice H. R. Church.
Mrs Jennie V Getts aged 80 of 502 A avenue NE died at a Cedar Rapids hospital at 8 20 p m Sunday from injuries suffered in an automobile accident Saturday Norman Wilber Bowlby aged 71 of Muscatine died in a Cedar Rapids hospital at 11 45 p m Sunday from injuries related to the same crash The Cedar Rapids area hospital reported the fatalities and listed survivors.
Sunday at 1 52 am a false alarm at 619 Eighth Street SE followed by a 9 45 am false alarm at Liggett s Drug Store 305 First Avenue SE and an 8 40 pm overheated Podzimek compressor 1505 First Avenue SE triggering a general alarm
Charlie Musil of 1506 Tenth Street SE and Tom M. Koury of 700 Eighth Street SE were fined $2 and costs each for failure to yield the right of way. George Collins of 229 Seventh Street NE was fined $5 and costs for the same offense.
St Luke s a Mr Mrs DeLos St Albers nett a son Aug 16 Mr and Mrs Leo Casner 210 Second street NW a son Aug 15 Mr and Mrs Delbert Pollet route 3 a son Aug 15 Mr and Mrs Carl Wessels 400 Eighteenth street NE a son Aug 15 Mr and Mrs Walter Fuchs 1013 Twelfth street NE a son Aug 16 Mr and Mrs Bobby G Smith 225 Eleventh street NE a son Aug 16 Mr and Mrs F E Corey 1454 Bever avenue SE a son Aug 16 Mr and Mrs Gerald Huntz 1444 B avenue a a son Aug 16 Mercy hospital Mr and Mrs Ward Swift 922 Twelfth street NE a daughter Aug 16 Mr and Mrs Milo Vrba 1003 Seventeenth avenue SE a daughter Aug 16 Sergi and Mrs Clarence H Dirks Marion a son Aug 16
In a Sunday game at Norway Barney's Paint, champions of the John Beck junior baseball league, beat the Norway Juniors 12 to 4. Also note no purchasing agents' meeting will be held and the sale of the house at 525 Seventh is listed.
Mayor James Butler of Janesville Florida, formerly of Cedarraping, is visiting his sister-in-law Mrs. A B Heston in Mechanicsville.
A Post Nomerican Legion picnic will be held Tuesday night. Entertainment includes a vaudeville show scheduled to start at eight o clock.
Miss Vicase Rhinehart travels from the city to Iowa stopping en route in Vallejo California to visit her brother John O U S N R and sister and brother in law Mr and Mrs Harrison D Paul. Rhinehart is employed by Consolidated Aircraft company in San.
Herbert, editor-on-leave of the Louis- Courier-Journal and press- Gust of Proedem House, has been ordered to report for active duty in the United States Navy, it was announced Sunday night.
Bombay AP dispatch says Mohammed Ali Jinnah, head of India's 80 million Muslims, warned that if the British seek peace with the Congress, it would be seen as a betrayal of Muslims who have kept loyal to Britain during Gandhi's passive resistance.
New Delhi reports ongoing arrests of nationalist agitators while noting an improved overall situation in India. Dispatches dated Monday describe continued police action alongside cautious signs of stability.
A wartime account recalls sanitation failures and disease among internees, the long prisoner exchange from Bangkok to Lourenco Marques, and a voyage aboard the Asama Maru with guards aboard. The narrator notes brutal transport, first class treatment for some, and relief upon meeting Frank Gervasi. The piece ends with hope of returning to a changed America amid war.
Norman Wilber Bowlby died after a long career as a sales engineer with Standard Oil in the Davenport division. He was married to Etta Marion who died five years ago. Survived by son Harold of Sioux Falls, seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren. He was a member of United Commercial Travelers and Iowa Stationary Engineers, past president of the latter. Funeral at Turner chapel Tuesday 2 pm with further services in Muscatine Wednesday. Burial in Muscatine. Friends may call at Turner chapel.
Agnes L Marshall 64 a Cedar Rapids resident of thirty years died Monday at 2 a m in a local hospital after a two week illness Born in Lawn township March 27 1878 she was the daughter of Fr Beach and Lucy Ellen Busenbark Beach married Milo Marshall in 1897 who died in 1928 Affiliated with Mt Zion Methodist Church Surviving are two daughters and a son including Mrs Grace E Craft of Detroit Michigan The text ends abruptly with Mrs
The service was held at the chapel in Marion with Rev. Frank Ward of Sunshine Mission officiating. Burial is planned at Mt Zion cemetery. Friends may call at the Yocom chapel prior to burial.
Miss Wurtz, a Columbia University student, was pulled from a high window and taken to Bellevue hospital observation ward after resisting an operation. Zohn reported the dramatic rescue and her continued moaning.
German forces attacked the Voronezh front near the Don river. Russians reportedly repulsed some assaults while losing a village on the west bank. Pravda claimed heavy German air losses, but noted intensified counterattacks reclaiming a wooded area and pushing to a significant height after a Soviet regrouping.
Air action over the weekend was light. A moderate RAF force struck western Germany Saturday night, losing five bombers, while early Monday a few Germans retaliated by bombing the northern Midlands of England and an east coast point.
The Allied announcement of air attacks on Timor said large fires were caused by heavy anti air batter ies. The Melbourne Herald said Allied troops remained in Timor's interior and speculated bombing raids aided them while Japan was reinforced there recently.
London dispatch reports Japan acknowledging that United States marines have landed at multiple points in the Solomon Islands. Tokyo disputes the significance of the first large US offensive against Japan and of the Swedish plan, with propaganda differing over Aleutian and open-sea approaches and implications for future raids.
Mayor LaGuardia indicated a voluntary hot water ration plan may be adopted in New York City. Proposed by apartment house operators, the timetable would supply hot water only from 6 30 to 9 am and 5 to 9 pm daily, with warm water the rest of the day. The move aims to avert hot water shortages if fuel cuts continue.
Dr C A Noe 38 of 2539 Twenty sixth street drive SE Cedar Rapids has been commissioned major in the United States Army and will leave Friday for the Army and Navy hospital Hot Springs Ark. He is a University of Iowa medical college graduate and has been with Dr Wayne J Foster the last four years. His family will remain in Cedar Rapids for the present. Final line notes Halda at Notre Dame transferred to Northwestern and Alta L Basnett began proceedings to annul her marriage to Louis Stanley Basnett. they wed Dec 19 1937 at Palmyra. Mrs Martin B Ge 351 Nineteenth Street SE was told her husband was promoted from private to corporal and Corp Applequist is stationed in Atlantic City NJ.
Martin enlisted on October 10 last year and expects to graduate from Kelly Field on that same date this year.
The Gazette omits Charlies Ritchie Jr from the selectee list though his son Charles Ritchie, 415 Seventeenth Street NE, was called by draft board No. 1. He is now serving with the Army Air Forces at Sheppard Field.
Thomas D. Wilson, on leave from Norfolk Virginia, visits duty assignments and related convoy duties as he returns home briefly.
Sergeant ment at Fort Lewis Wash. Sergt Bruce's parents are Patrolman and Mrs L N Bruce 325 Eleventh Street SW.
William E. Hulsebus son of Mr and Mrs W A Hulsebus Fifth street NW has been tasted fe aecaneid He fostuinted at Barksdale field Shreveport La William F Van Orsdol yeoman third ee siting up at Gulfport visis ents Mr and Mrs Jay Wan Orsdol 124 Center Point road NE
British light bombing planes scored direct hits on Axis reinforcement barges off the African coast and attacked transports behind the Alamein battle zone. Allied patrols were active throughout Saturday night and harassed enemy. artillery reports came in Sunday from northern and central sectors.
A brief note indicates that a quantity of Se Seeee are smoked monthly in the United States, suggesting ongoing consumption trends without additional context or figures.
On October 15, 1940 a service member is stationed with a headquarters detachment at Camp Bowie in Texas. The report notes the unit placement and location as part of ongoing military organization during the period.
Lewis Valesky formerly of 1635 Grande Avenue SE is promoted from first lieutenant to captain at Fort Ben. The change reflects his ongoing service and leadership in the Army, with details limited to the rank advancement and location.
Private Herbert D. Westrom son of Mr and Mrs A C Westrom of 1923 Grande Avenue SE recently graduated from the Chanute Field Jr school of the Army Air Force Training Command.
Gulf of Mexico and five off South were shifting south and east away from supply lines. Seamen were killed and 134 rescued in last week's sinkings. The losses included two British craft, Dutch, two Cuban, and one Norwegian. Since Pearl Harbor, 171 Allied or neutral merchantmen have been announced sunk in eastern U S waters, 41 off Canada, 139 in the Caribbean, 43 in the Gulf of Mexico and 32 off South America.
The navy announced on Monday that eleven sailors were rescued after a medium sized United States vessel sank off the northern coast of South America near an East Coast port. It was the first sinking reported by the navy since August 12.
Gordon R. Dra, a farmer from near Iowa City, was treated at University hospital after a motorcycle crash with a car on highway 218 two miles south of Iowa City about 8:30 p.m. He suffered severe lacerations in the collision.
The Iowa Municipal League, near 800 noncenters, opens its annual convention in Galena with a wartime program. Executive Secretary Pierce notes officials must aid the war effort within the law and details defense council appointments for mayors. Principal speakers reportedly include Rodney Selby, H. O. Parsons, and Col. Joe W. Seedom.
One trainman was killed and another critically injured when a westbound Wabash passenger train struck a northbound New York Central freight at a crossing in Adrian Michigan. Early reports indicated none of the more than 100 passengers aboard the Wabash train were injured and eight passenger coaches stayed on the rails.
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