Sunday Temperatures and Local Fire Alarms Report
Weather notes show Cedar Rapids and nearby cities with warm trend into Monday. Readings: Cedar Rapids 86 at 2:30 pm, 50 percent humidity. high near 87, low 68. Fire alarms include Iowa Milling plant dryer blaze and grass fire near Milwaukee tracks. no injuries reported.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa Milling Company
Sixth
Cigaret
Third Avenue
Still Alarm, Co
Milwaukee Railroad
Twentyfourth Street
Local Drivers Fined for Traffic Violations in City Courts
Lyle Stanley of 1026 Eleventh NE and Carl Pedigo of Atkins were fined 25 dollars plus costs for reckless driving. Glenn Tunks of Center Point and Frank Sullivan of 1019 Thirty-second NE paid 2 dollars plus costs for leaving the scene of an accident. Robert Edleman of 631 A NW was fined 25 dollars for disobeying a traffic officer. Orval Schmitt of 3216 Bowling SW paid 2 dollars for entering an arterial highway without stopping.
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Lyle Stanley
Eleventh Street
Carl Pedigo
Atkins
Glenn Tunks
Center Point
Frank Sullivan
Thirty-second Street
Robert Edleman
A Avenue NW
Orval Schmitt
Bowling Street
Deaths and Births Noted Across Local Homes and Hospitals
Obituaries record deaths for Godfrey E. Melsa and others from injuries and natural causes. Births announced at Mercy and St. Luke's hospitals include several late August additions: a daughter to Rudolph Simms family and multiple newborn sons and daughters to families in Cedar Rapids, Davenport, Clinton, and nearby areas.
Little Rock Marine Killed in Solomons
SIBLEY IA AP The War Department notified Mr and Mrs Hans Johnson of Little Rock Iowa that their son Corporal Harris Johnson 29 has died while serving with the Marines in the Solomon Islands He had resigned as athletic coach at Winner South Dakota High School last January.
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Sibley
Hans Johnson
Little Rock
War Department
Corp
Harris Johnson
Solomon Islands
Winner
Mokrejs Family Saga Connected to War in Shanghai
Mrs. Mokrejs confirms her husband’s capture by Japanese after the Shanghai outbreak. He reportedly lost 35 pounds and is held as a prisoner or missing with limited contact through the Red Cross. He had warned of Japanese strikes on the Dutch Indies and Indo China. his daughters were born in the U.S. after evacuations from Shanghai.
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Red Cross
Francis B. Sayre
The
Philippines
General Electric
Mokrejs
Cedar Rapids
the Gazette
Dutch Indies
Indo- China
Shanghai
American State Department
Gripsholm
Roosevelt Warns Civilians on Road and Factory Safety
President cites a national shortage of doctors and nurses and says careless driving and unsafe factory work threaten lives needed for war. He urges all citizens to conserve manpower and prevent injuries that hinder troops and civilians alike. He recalls Nazi aggression in Poland and vows dedication to defeat tyrants.
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United States
Death notices for Mrs. Minnie Kyle Goudy
Mrs Minnie Kyle Goudy 77 widow of Frederick A Goudy died at 10 am Sunday at her Cedar Rapids home born May 19 1865 Mt Vernon daughter of Isaac and Martha Smith Kyle married Jan 1 1890 Linn Grove to Frederick A Goudy he died July 8 1905 survivor include son G Merle Goudy Mt Vernon three daughters Mrs Lloyd Neal Mt Vernon Mary and Winifred Goudy Cedar Rapids three brothers Arthur S Kyle Omaha John N Kyle Mt Vernon Hugh Merritt Kyle Martelle two grandchildren Funeral by Rev Lloyd Morris at Linn Grove Presbyterian church north of Mt Vernon at 2 30 pm Wednesday friends may call at Yocom chapel Marion Monday and Tuesday and at the Goudy home Wednesday morning.
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Frederick A. Goudy
Minnie Kyle Goudy
Third Avenue SE
Mt. Vernon
Isaac
Martha Smith Kyle
Linn Grove
Linn Grove Presbyterian Church
G. Merle Goudy
Lloyd Neal
Mary
Winifred Goudy
Cedar Rapids
Arthur S. Kyle
Omaha
John N. Kyle
Hugh Merritt Kyle
Martelle
Martha
Lloyd Morris
Yocom Chapel
Marion
Goudy Home
Funeral Rites Planned for Mrs Anna Kaliban
Funeral services set for 9 30 a m Tuesday at the Polansky chapel and 10 a m at St Wenceslaus church for Mrs Anna Kaliban. Rev Joseph Syrovy presides with Revs Frank Hruby and R Axen assisting. Burial in St Johns cemetery. Rosary at 7 30 p m Monday by St Wenceslaus Rosary Society. Friends may call at the chapel.
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Anna Kaliban
Polansky Chapel
St. Wenceslaus Church
Joseph Syrovy
Frank F. Hruby
R. Axen
St. John’s Cemetery
Rosary Society
Mrs Caroline A Schneider Dies Suddenly at Home
Mrs Caroline A Schneider, 68, died suddenly early Sunday at her home at 321 Murray Drive SW. She was born...
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Caroline A. Schneider
G. C. Schneider
Murray Drive
Premiere of Wake Island to Feature War Bond Sale
The Wake Island premiere stars Edward Arnold and Frances Dee in Cedar Rapids with a sale of $150000 in war bonds on September 8 at the Iowa theater. Tickets include a bond of $25 to $1,000 and will be sold at Cedar Rapids theaters banks and The Bomb Shelter.
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Wake Island
Cedar Rapids
Edward Arnold
Frances Dee
Iowa Theater
Wake
Marine Corps
Brian Donlevy
Major Caton
Robert Preston
Joe Doyle
Macdonald
Obituary: Cedar Rapids Woman Dies Surrounded by Family
In Germany May 10 1874 she was a Cedar Rapids resident for 51 years. Married to Mr Schneider in Cedar Rapids July 20 1895. Survived by daughter Mrs R W Kabelitz of Fenton Ia three sisters and nine grandchildren. Husband died Jan 1 1938. Funeral at Trinity Lutheran Church Wednesday at 2 30 p m preceded by services by Rev Otto Durr Beatty chapel at 2 15 Burial in Cedar Memorial Cemetery. Friends may call at Beatty chapel.
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Germany
Cedar Rapids
Schneider
R. W. Kabelitz
Fenton
Trinity Lutheran Church
Otto Durr
Beatty Chapel
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Mrs Barbara Raker Moore dies after illness in Indiana
Barbara Raker Moore 52 a Cedar Rapids native formerly of the city died in Indianapolis Indiana August 22 after a four month illness She is survived by brother Henry Raker of Oakland Calif five nephews and three nieces Funeral services were held in Indianapolis August 24 and the body returned for burial in Glendale California
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Barbara Raker Moore
Cedar Rapids
Indianapolis
Ind
Henry Raker
Oakland
Calif
Fred
William
Webster Baker
Leroy
Jacob Roberts
Helen Baker
Edith Long
Jean Roberts
Glendale
Patrick Lodge Dies. Funeral Held in Davenport
Patrick Lodge brother of Mrs. Anna Bisig of 812 Ninth Street NW died in Davenport last week. He was a retired Davenport policeman. Surviving are two sisters Mrs. Albert Burger of Iowa City and Mrs. William Pender of Rock Island. three brothers Thomas of Nashville Tennessee, James and William of Sturgis South Dakota. Mrs. Bisig attended the funeral for a brother in law Albert Burger in Iowa City on Friday.
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Patrick Lodge
Anna Bisig
Ninth Street
Davenport
Bisig
St. Alphonsus Church
Lodge
Albert Burger
Iowa City
William Pender
Rock Island
Thomas
Nashville
Tenn
James
William
Sturgis
S. D
Funeral Services for Mrs Millie Davis Held at Moon Chapel
Funeral services for Mrs Millie Davis of 817 Nineteenth Street SE will be conducted at 4 p.m. Tuesday in the Moon chapel by Rev Grant F Anderson. Burial follows in the Linwood family lot. Friends may call at the chapel.
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Millie Davis
Nineteenth Street
Moon Chapel
Grant F. Anderson
Linwood Cemetery
City Firefighters Push for Raises Amid Budget Tensions
City records show 26 of 44 firefighters pledged salary raises while 18 including three captains offered none. Talks of a 10 percent raise in war bonds surfaced as council and mayor blocked hearings after past requests. The department, led by Local No. 11 of the International Association of Fire Fighters, has pursued pay hikes with limited progress.
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Kosek
Lou Burgus
Kohout
Frank Hahn
International Association of Fire Fighters
Andrew H. Coleman
Frank Young
City officials urge departmental action in bond drive
Mayor Hahn told council members that the city had done its part and urged department heads to take action. He said several departments lagged and stressed individuals must step up to support the war effort.
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Hahn
Selected Inductees and Transfers for Military Service
A long list of selectees includes Ralph O. Benham James F Berry Fairfax Charles E Brown Elmer L Burger Otis E Burger J James L Burke Francis J Camizzi Lester C Chittick Emmett J Creighton Grant E Davis Floyd Dixon Leslie L Dougherty Quentin C Dud ley George J Dusek Anton J Dvorak Jr Raymond R Hilers John R Gallagher Fred H Gilmor Harry G Gorius Royal A Guthrie Richard P Hach William H Hammill Ralph H Harper Dale J Hasley Lloyd B Haymond Francis J Heaverlo Edward F Hruby Lloyd E Hultburg Darrell S Jay Earl G Jellison Emil A Josifek Lumir Kopecky Leo W Kansky Elmer J Kotaska Robert E Krebs Jack R Lankow Wilbur S Luiz Floyd H Manley Robert B Martin Francis J McConohy George C Miller Robert D Narber Orin E Olver John R Palen Jr Anthony Palumbo Gerald W Pentz Fred W Petersen Mildridge W Preston Robert E Preston James H Puryear Howard M Rinderknecht Clifford E Ross Edward A Scolaro Forrest M Sell Kenneth V Sharpe Lawrence R Sparks John S Sutliff Lester R Suits Richard JL Taft Owen G Thomas Edward H Wagner Jack W Weldon Vincent E Stodola Cecil F Schantz George John Zipperer Transferred from other boards for induction John E Fifield
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F Avenue
Ralph O. Benham
Sixth Avenue
James F. Berry
Fairfax
Charles E. Brown
Thirteenth Street
Elmer L. Burger
Ellis Boulevard
Otis E. Burger
James L. Burke
L Avenue
Francis J. Camizzi
Burch Avenue
Lester C. Chittick
Eleventh Street
Emmett J. Creighton
Tenth Street
Grant E. Davis
Nineteenth, Avenue
Floyd Dixon
Second Avenue
Leslie L. Dougherty
Westwood Drive
Quentin C. Dudley
Thirteenth Avenue
George J. Dusek
First Avenue Road
Anton J. Dvorak, Jr
Seventeenth Avenue
Raymond R. Hilers
J Street
John R. Gallagher
First Avenue
Fred H. Gilmor
H Avenue
Harry G. Gorius
Anamosa
Royal A. Guthrie
Sixth Street
Richard P. Hach
D Street
William H. Hammill
A Avenue
Ralph H. Harper
Dale J. Hasley
Twelfth Street
Lloyd B. Haymond
LaPorte City
Francis J. Heaverlo
Edward F. Hr
Highteenth Street
Jack R. Lankow
Third Street
Wilbur S Luiz
Eighth Street
Floyd H Manley
Robert B. Martin
C Avenue
Francis J. McConohy
Clinton
George C. Miller
Marion
Robert D. Narber
Orin E. Olver
John R. Palen
Clifford E Ross
Iowa Falls
Edward A. Scolaro
Second Street
Forrest M. Sell
Kenneth V. Sharpe
Lawrence R. Sparks
John S. Sutliff
Lester R. Suits
Fifth Avenue
Richard JL. Taft
Owen G. Thomas
Edward H. Wagner
Highland Drive
Jack W. Weldon
Fifth Street
Vincent E. Stodola
Cecil F. Schantz
George John Zipperer
Fourth Street
John E. Fifield
Hicks to Address Royal Arch Masons at Marshall Meeting
Nathan L. Hicks of Marshall town grand high priest of the grand chapter of Royal Arch Masons of Iowa will be honored at a Trowel chapter gathering at the Masonic hall at 7 30 p m Tuesday. He will address the gathering and a fellowship lunch will follow.
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Nathan L. Hicks
Marshalltown
Grand Chapter
Royal Arch Masons of
Iowa
Masonic Hall
Tuesay
Transfers Begin Next Tuesday for Listed Residents
Clyde V. Miller Aloysius A. Setter Thomas M. Sullivan and Jack E. Andrews will leave Tuesday and Wednesday respectively. Both are transfers.
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Hamilton Steet
Clyde V. Miller
Fourth Street
Aloysius A. Setter
Second Avenue
Thomas M. Sullivan
Ninth Street
Jack E. Andrews
Third Avenue
Sealed assault strengthens position in New Guinea action
The report notes a secret occupation of a strong point and a trap set against the enemy. It cites sporadic Ko Kod a region fighting with heavy enemy casualties and increased Japanese ground activity in Salamaua, possibly signaling a new drive toward Port Moresby.
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Kokoda
Salamaua
Port Moresby
Woman’s arm breaks signaling left turn in Stockton
Mrs. Colombo Fanucchi bicycling downtown signaled a left turn when her arm went through the open window of a passing car and was broken.
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Stockton
Calif
Colombo Fanucchi
Grew says Japan can only be defeated by total battle loss
Washington dispatch quotes Joseph C. Grew, former U S ambassador to Tokyo, warning that only a decisive offensive war can crush Japan. He recounts alleged Japanese atrocities, including water torture, bayoneting, and brutality against American missionaries and civilians, urging maximum American effort.
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Japan
Grew
Washington
Joseph C. Grew
United States
Tokio
Nation
Gripsholm
America
Military Promotions and Assignments From Cedar Rapids Area
KRMEN in SERVICE reports promotions and new assignments among local service members. William N. Snouffer rises from captain to major in Anchorage Alaska, a Coe College and West Point graduate who has served since 1940. his family lives in Yorkville Illinois. Merwin Woodward becomes a navy ensign reporting in Washington D C after Coe College and Northwestern University studies. his brother Perry recently visited Cedar Rapids. The list also notes Private Donald R. Trout from Camp Grant Illinois. Leonard Feuerhelm promoted to sergeant at Columbus. Harold, his brother, is a second lieutenant at Fort Benning. Other local soldiers include Private Earl C. Minninger at Camp Barkley Texas, Private Marvin O Brine transferred to Camp Riley Minnesota, and Private Aaron Hank moved from Plant Field Florida to Fort Ord California.
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William N. Snouffer
C. A. Kent
D Avenue
Army
Anchorage
Alaska
Major Snouffer
Coe College
West Point
Yorkville
Merwin Woodward
C. S. Woodward
Nineteenth Street
Navy
Washington, D. C
Woodward
Northwestern University
New York
Perry
Cedar Rapids
Leonard Feuerhelm
R. J. Feuerhelm
Lake Park
Columbus
Harold
Fort Benning
Army Air Corps promotes Ross P. Peck to Major
Ross P. Peck of Sacramento California advanced from captain to major in the army air corps. He is married to Frances Dostal daughter of Mr and Mrs Joe Dostal of Zika avenue NW.
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Ross P. Peck
Sacramento
Calif
Army Air Corps
Frances Dostal
Joe Dostal
Zika Avenue
Officers Train At Miami Beach Air School
First Lieut Lloyd C Dean of 1923 Washington Avenue SE and Second Lieut John T Hamilton of 335 Forest Drive SE are training at the new air force officers training school in Miami Beach Florida to direct administrative and supply operations of expanding ground forces.
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Lloyd C. Dean
Washington Avenue SE
John T. Hamilton
Forest Drive SE
Air Force Officers Training School
Miami Beach
Fla
Sheriff Brothers Serve in Army Both In Panama Zone And Arizona
Private Virgil Sheriff son of Mr and Mrs Aden Sheriff 511 Eighth Street SW completes his second year in the army in the Panama Canal zone A brother Staff Sergeant Edward Sheriff serving more than three years with a bombing squad in Arizona
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Virgil Sheriff
Aden
Eighth Street
Panama Canal Zone
Edward Sheriff
Arizona
Local men receive Navy and Army training promotions
Joseph Martinek earns sergeant at the army war college in Washington. Edwin J. Neckville nears training in naval undersea welding in San Diego after enlisting in April 1942. William Ryan and Al Lunning return from Minneapolis to train as naval aviation cadets at a pre flight school. Charles Moes earns pilot training classification at Kelly Field followed by William Moes Jr in Seattle. Lieutenant Commander James F. Franken heads to Edgewood for naval chemical warfare training. LeRoy Swiser attends machinist mates school at Wahpeton. Doyle L. Owen trains in armored forces at Ft Knox.
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Wells C. Peck
First Avenue SE
Edwin J. Neckville
Cedar Rapids
Navy
Naval Training Station
San Diego
Calif Nechville
William Ryan
W. H Ryan
Center Point Road
al Lunning
C. O. Lunning
Emmetsburg
Minneapolis
Naval Air Cadets
Iowa Ity
William Moes
First Avenue
Charles
Army Air Force
Kelly Field
Texas
William
Seattle
LeRoy Eugene Swiser
Naval Training School
Wahpeton
N. D
Great Lakes
Russians Attack On Front Near Novorossisk And Rzhev
Soviet forces repel a big enemy push near Krasnodar and cross a water barrier near Prokhladnenski while halting advances around Novorossisk. AP correspondent Henry Cassidy notes Red Army use of American tanks, sustained offensive strength, a vulnerable German defense west of Moscow, and the coming autumn rains signaling another winter push.
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Ski
Stalingrad
Krasnodar
Novorossisk
Black Sea
Prokhladnenski
Grozny
Red Army
Rzhev
Henry Cassidy
Associated Press
Moscow
United States
Germany
Allies Failed in New Britain Japs Claim
Japanese broadcasts reported that a small Allied group landed on New Britain from a submarine, which was sunk and the party captured. The article notes the lack of Allied confirmation and cites New Britain’s location near New Guinea and the Rabaul base.
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Tokio
Domein
New Britain
New Guinea
Solomon Islands
Rabaul
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Marengo
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Glen Havlicek
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Joe P. Machovec
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Walter Abel
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Charles Trout
Bakers and Cooks School
Camp Grant, III
Earl C. Minninger
John Minninger
Camp Barkley
Tex
Marvin O'Brine
Clifford O’brine
Fort Sill
Oklo
Camp Riley
Minn
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E. B. Hank
McKinley Street
Plantfield
Fort Ord
Ross Peck
Canal Zone
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Joseph Martinek
Wendl Martinek
K_ street
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Hillcrest Drive
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Craemer
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