Weather Highs and Lows Across Cities in August 18 1941
Daily Record reports temperatures from multiple U S cities with highs and lows for the prior night. Notable readings include Cedac Rapids 75 53, Des Moines 75 50, New Orleans 94 71, Omaha 30? (likely 70s) and San Francisco 66 59, tied to the August 18 weather snapshot across towns such as Washington Iowa Falls Mount Ayr Dubuque and Keokuk along with major hubs like Detroit New York Boston Seattle and Los Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mondat
Cedac Rapids
Washington
Iowa Falls
Tampa
Mount Ayr
New Orleans
Bsioux City
Galveston
Omaha
Los Angeles
Charles City
San Francisco
Des Moines
Seattle
LaCrosse A
Cedar Rapids Figures in Deaths and Court Fines
Cedar Rapids residents named in obituaries and birth notices include Ruth McClean Verne Henderson Martha Kopecky Robert Cain Ben Brazanski Marie Muehe Hollis Long 61 died in Knoxville and Edith Johnson in Hot Springs. Local notices list hospital births and a Davenport Daykin child. Police Court fines include Dale Gleason Chester Shelton Lee Platz P R Kelly and Earl Swore for offenses such as selling melons, reckless driving and speeding with various penalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth McClean
Verne Henderson
Cedar Rapids
Martha Kopecky
Robert Cain
Ben Brazanski
Marie Muehe
Dale Gleason
Mechanicsville
Chester Lee Shelton
Eleventh Street
Shelton
Lee Platz
Twenty-first Street
P R Kelly
Bever Avenue
Earl
Second Street
Man Charged With Forgery After Forged Check Not Recovered
Ernest Miller aged 24 of 1433 Third Street SE waived preliminary hearing and posted 1000 bond after arraignment on a forgery charge. Police say he tried to pass a $45 forged check on Sixteenth Avenue SW. witnesses identified him though the instrument wasn’t found. The case alarms local police as a rare forgery charge without recovery of the instrument.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Miller
Third Street SE
H. R. Churchill
Miller
B. L. Marshall
Sixteenth Avenue
Marshall
W. W. Crissman
Crissman
Bill Kudina
Cedar Rapids Embraces Tree Care Says Visiting Arborist
Edward Scanlon of Santa Monica California consulting forester and editor of Trees praised Cedar Rapids new emphasis on tree care as a step in the right direction. He toured parks and neighborhoods with Park Commissioner Ed Stefan and City Arborist Richard Alman en route to the National Shade Tree Conference in Washington. He predicted significant noticeable changes within five years afterproper trimming removal of dead trees and planting of new varieties. Alman will also attend the convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Scanlon
Santa Monica
Calif
Cedar Rapids
Scanlon
Ed Stefan
Richard K. Alman
Washington, D. C
Alman
Washington
Churchill Returns to London After Atlantic Talk With Roosevelt
Prime Minister Churchill arrives in London from the Atlantic conference with President Roosevelt amid crowd cheers and a busy schedule. He reports to the war cabinet on talks with Roosevelt and anti-Hitler plans, meets King George, and prepares for a Sunday worldwide broadcast at 3 p.m. Local reception included Ambassador Winant, naval chiefs, and throngs of commuters recognizing their leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Churchill
Atlantic
Roosevelt
War Cabinet
George Churchill
United States
John G Winant
Mr. Winant
Winant
A. V. Alexander
Admiralty
Navy
Werald
Hitler
Prince of Wales
Named Supt of City Recreation Named
Judd Dean a former Cornell College basketball and track coach is appointed superintendent of city recreation by Otto Ambroz. Dean succeeds Nevin Nichols who takes a leave to serve in the United States Army. Nichols has led recreation since 1936 and oversaw pools, skating rinks, pushmobile derby, and eight playgrounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judd Dean
Cornell College
Otto Ambroz
Playground Commission
Jefferson
Cornell
Dean
Nevin Nichols
United States Army
Ambroz
Nichols
Simpson College
Marian Wilson
Ray Frame
Roosevelt, Bover and Riverside
Ellis Park
Free Methodist Pastor Resigns Post in Cedar Rapids
The Rev. C. M. Cunningham, pastor of the Free Methodist church at 8006 Avenue NW, has resigned to accept a Burlington congregation. He will move next week. His Cedar Rapids successor will be the Rev. Co. F. Chitty, formerly of Fairfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M. Cunningham
Free Methodist Church
Avenue NW
Burlington
Cunningham
Cedar Rapids
Co. F. Chitty
Fairfield
Second Armypreps for maneuvers before September games
The Second Army conducts two weeks of field maneuvers in a 1200 square mile area near the Little Missouri. An early bridge-crossing delay occurred when approaches slipped on the sloped river bed but troops relocated quickly. Detachments crossed in assault boats to clear the bridgehead while the 107th horse mechanized regiment pressed into action with fast armored scout cars and a horse portee unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Missouri
Anti-Accident Drive Urged by President Roosevelt
President Roosevelt urged a national safety campaign citing a 17 percent rise in traffic fatalities so far this year. He warned total accident deaths could top 100,000 and stressed safety is essential to national defense and efficiency both on and off the job.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
Roosevelt
Vital Projects For Council In Defense Emergency Plan
City council plans only vitally necessary public works to safeguard finances during defense emergency. They consider a reservoir of potential projects for employment if needed after defense spending, including a municipal stadium a $500 000 flood control sewer project an auto testing station and street lighting. Also noted as necessary now a fire station in Kenwood an 18 hole golf course at Ellis Park and an automobile parking lot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenwood
Ellis Park
Third Army Opens Coastal War Games in Louisiana
Third Army units conduct open maneuvers in Louisiana as General Walter Krueger tests Red and Blue forces separate from the Second Army. Heat and humidity challenge troops while Krueger notes the aim to train for any terrain and climate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulf Coast
Walter Krueger
Third Army
Army Service Law Expands Indefinite Duty and Bonuses
President Roosevelt signed measures expanding military service terms for navy and marine personnel and enabling indefinite service during war or national emergency. The extension raises immediate reenlistment bonuses to 50 per year of service, expands selectee numbers, and includes a 10 monthly pay raise for enlisted soldiers after one year. Congress may repeal or extend the law by simple majorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Roosevelt
Navy
Marine Corps
Congress
George C. Marshall
Army
Secretary of War
House
Senate
Dec 10 Date To Affect Few Iowans
Des Moines AP reports the December 10 release date for national guardsmen and selectees will affect only a small number of Iowans. The process began with the Sept 20 1940 callup of 25 guardsmen and six officers. Iowa components of the 34th Division were inducted Feb 10 1941 and sent to Camp Claiborne Louisiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
War Department
Camp Claiborne, la
Park Repair Plan Weighs Tear Down of Vardy House
Cedar Rapids park officials report City Commissioner Ed Stefan will make one more repair attempt on the historic Bever Park Vardy house built by John Vardy about 100 years ago. If vandals damage it again, the structure would be torn down after repeated break ins and interior vandalism. The home has been moved from 300 Sixth Avenue SE to Bever Park and has faced repeated window breakage and entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Vardy
Ed Stefan
Vardy
Bever Park
Cedar Rapids
Sixth Avenue SE
Board stalls on county wage raises awaiting AG opinion
Linn county supervisors postponed action on four salary raises for County Engineer William Behrens staff while awaiting an attorney general opinion on wage increases. A 20 percent boost for county road workers was not discussed. chairman Beeson argued a flat rise is undesirable and noted job stability offsets lower hourly wages. The meeting also covered a petition to create a secondary road district in Fayette township and the resignation of Kathryn Nelson, with culvert and grading contracts set to be let Thursday totaling about 39,953.65.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County Board of Supervisors
William Behrens
C. Ju. Beeson
Cedar Rapids
Beeson
B. T. Pervine
Nelson C. Lint
Fayette Township
Shellsburg
Kathryn Nelson
Relief Office
Miss Nelson
University of Alabama
GedaR Rapids Utility Values Boosted State Total Record
Des Moines AP reports the town tax commission set state utility values at 117,658,906 dollars for property tax purposes, up about 10 million from 1940. Large firms gained boosts. hearings and protests possible within 10 days of certification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gedar Rapids
Des Moines
Commission
Colonel Fatally Hurt In Blackout Maneuver
Lieutenant Colonel Roger M. Still of Omaha, commander of the 63rd Infantry Regiment, died from injuries after a army truck ran over him during a blackout maneuver in Conway Arkansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conway, Ark
INS
Roger M. Still
Omaha
63Rd Infantry
Sibert funeral set for Wednesday in Cedar Rapids
Elbert Srl Sibert longtime Cedar Rapids printer and former chancellor-commander of Star of the West lodge Knights of Pythias died at Oakdale sanatorium after a lingering illness. Funeral 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Turner chapel with DOKK and Knights of Pythias parade from Castlehall. burial at Cedar Memorial Park with military rites. born December 7 1893 in Bluffton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elbert Srl Sibert
Star of the West Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Oakdale
Turner Chapel
Marion H. Williams
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Castlehall
Sibert
Bluffton
Cedar Rapids
Acorn Press
Musicians Union
Deaths Hollis B. Long 61 Knoxville insurance agent
Hollis B. Long, 61, a Tennessee special agent for Hartford Fire, died at his Knoxville home after a short illness. A former Cedar Rapids resident, he is survived by his wife Edith Sutliff, a daughter Mrs E C Morris, a brother A S Long, his father E Long, and a sister Mrs John Ruppp. Services and burial were held in Knoxville last Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollis B. Long
Tennessee
Hartford Fire Insurance Company
Knoxville
Tenn
Long
Cedar Rapids
Edith Sutliff
E. C Morris
A S Long
E Long
Inglewood
Calif
John Ruppp
St Louis
Funeral services for Mrs. Glenna L Archer
Funeral services for Mrs. Glenna L Archer of 723 First street SW will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the Moon chapel with Rev J T Stewart officiating. Burial follows at Shueyville cemetery. Navy Mothers will meet at 1 45 p.m. Wednesday and cars will transfer members to the cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenna L. Archer
First Street
Moon Chapel
J. T Stewart
Shueyville
Navy
Death notices for Edith J. Johnson and Mrs James Kelly
Edith J. Johnson former Cedar Rapids resident died Monday in Hot Springs Arkansas after a week long illness born February 14 1890 in Sioux City. Burial at Oak Hill Cemetery Cedar Rapids services at Turner Chapel Wednesday 3 30 pm Rev Grant F Anderson. Mrs James Kelly died Monday in a Cedar Rapids hospital after a brief illness born August 23 1867 in Holbrook married James Kelly January 17 1887. She belonged to Immaculate Conception church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollis B. Long
Cedar Rapids
Knoxville
Tenn
James Kelly
Sixth Avenue
Edith J. Johnson
Monay
Hot Springs
Ark
Sioux City
B. McCready
Lamar Baths
Turner Chapel
Grant F. Anderson
Oak Hill Cemetery
Sixth Avenue SE
Holbrook
Mary Ellen O'Donnell
Immaculate Conception Church
Obituary: Deceased Leaves Three Daughters and Kin
Survived by three daughters Teresa Kelly and Mrs. Margaret Smith of Cedar Rapids and Sylvia Kelly of Tucson Arizona two brothers John O'Donnell of Cedar Rapids James of Iowa City and Hugh of Williamsburg three grandchildren and two great grandchildren The body will be taken from Brady mortuary Tuesday evening to the home friends may call Funeral services conducted by Msgr John Molloy at Immaculate Conception church Thursday at 9 a.m Burial in Mount Calvary cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teresa Kelly
Margaret Smith
Cedar Rapids
Sylvia Kelly
Tucson
Ariz
John O'Donnell
James
Iowa City
Hugh
Williamsburg
Brady Mortuary
Msgr
John Molloy
Immaculate Conception Church
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Funeral services for Matthew Huston in Beatty chapel
Funeral services for Matthew Huston of 1426 Fourth Street NW, who died suddenly at his home on Monday, will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. in Beatty chapel. The Rev E F Byers will conduct the service and burial will be in Shiloh cemetery family lot. Friends may call at the ae from 7 30 to 9 p.m. Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matthew Huston
Fourth Street NW
Beatty
Continental buffet advertisement and local notices
City Briefs cover a Continental buffet at the Roosevelt Hotel on August 21 and list local social notes. Miss Louise Matteson of Grand Rapids visits her uncle George L. Matteson and cousin George F. Matteson at 3149 First Avenue East. Other items include a bungalow canning school, pictures of Mexico shown by Robert Moody at the Canopus club, and Ahepa meeting details at St John’s Baptist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Matteson
Grand Rapids, Mich
George L. Matteson
Grand Hotel
George F. Matteson
First Avenue
Robert Moody
Mexico
Yucatan
Canopus Club
Auto crash injures Manz daughter in Independence
Manz, daughter of Mrs. Russell, suffered severe injuries in an auto accident Friday afternoon and is hospitalized at People's Hospital in Independence. The Rev. H. K. Galloway and his wife returned from a vacation in the east. their church auditorium was redecorated. Keen Young and family, visiting in town from Owatonna, Minn., returned home after a weekend with the Young grandparents, Dr. and Mrs. Fred G. Young, 1532 D Avenue NE. their son Tom stayed longer with the grandparents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manz
Russell
People’s Hospital, Independence
H. K. Galloway
Grande Avenue United Presbyterian Church
Keen Young
Suzanne
Owatonna
Minn
Mr. Young
Fred G. Young
D Avenue
Tom
Newburgers Improve After Auto Crash at St Luke's
Newburgers Mr and Mrs B J Newburger of 2101 Ridgeway Drive SE were injured in an Aug 7 auto accident and showed improvement at St Luke's hospital on Tuesday. Mrs Newburger is expected to leave the hospital late this week while Mr Newburger remains confined for a period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B J Newburger
Ridgeway Drive
St. Luke's Hospital
Cedar Rapids Barbers' Association Reorganizes Leader Shift
The Cedar Rapids Independent Barbers' association held a reorganization at the Roosevelt hotel Monday night to form Cedar Rapids Barbers' association. Officers elected: Verne Folkers president L L Klepsien vice president William V Hanna secretary and Mrs Libbie O Athoff treasurer. Business hours set to start Sept 2 weekdays 8 am to 6 pm Saturdays 8 am to 9 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Also Mentioned on This Page
Daily Record
W M . Daykin
Davenport
Daykin
Ida Makinson
Mercy Hospital
Horace S. Gates, Jr
Fifteenth Avenue
Joseph J. Spitzenberger
Harold C. Anderson
Eighteenth Avenue
Churchi
British Broadcasting Corporation
New York
Reuters
Britain
Midwest
Morton Aircraft Corp
Morton
Glenn R. Morton
Harney St
Neb
Second Army
Louisiana
Krueger
Cedar Rapids Companies
Iowa
Cedar Rapids Gas Company
Iowa Electric Light and Power
Central States Electric Company
Iowa Electric Company
Central St. P & Lb
Davenport Water Co
Des Moines Elec
Dodee Gas & Elec
Great Lakes Pipeline
Interstate Power Co
Towa City L. & P
Towa Neb. L. & P
Towa Power & Light
Towa Public Serv Co
Towa Southern Uth
Kansas City
Peoples Light Co
Sioux City G. & E
United Pow. Mig Co
Bode Tere
Elbert I. Sibert
Mrs. Archer
Okinow
City Briefs
Continental Buffet
Roosevelt Hotel
Cedar, Rapids
Order of Ahepa
St. John's Baptist Church
A Avenue
Fifth Street
Don Boquist
Third Avenue
St. Luke's Hospital Monay
A. G.burrows
B Avenue NW
O. K. Burrows
Elmhurst
F. G. Burrows
Joliet, Ill
Mike Adaire
Adaire
Harold S. Andrews
Lisle Andrews
Western
West Palm Beach
Fla
49Th
Morrison Field
R. R. Russell
Ilda Boyer
Fifteenth Street
Winthrop
Karl
Newburgers
Barbers
Newman
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!