Cedar Rapids residents react to war entry comments
The survey captures varied reactions from Cedar Rapids figures and visitors, including restaurant owner Paul Salome, police and fire officials, detectives, a Linn County supervisor, military trainees, a marshal deputy, and others. Opinions range from support for unity and retaliation to calls for coordinated public service and cooperation with the administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Salome
al Mikota
Clarence Carter
William J. Kudina
Hitler
FBI
Ruth Bartling
Twentieth Avenue
Clarence Beeson
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Elmer Seevell
Linn
United States
Linn County
Robert Bowman
St. Paul
Minn
Bowman
Air Corps Mechanic's School
LaGuardia Field
N. Y
Montgomery
Ala
Joe Petrus
Federal
Bob Roberts
Chamber of Commerce
Harry Johnson
Superior Court
Travelers Return To City From Weekend Visits
Local residents return home after short trips with family and friends. Janet Crabbe, Sally Stamats, and James L Crabbe visit Waterloo relatives. A J Diebold returns from Buffalo after nine days. Dean Stauffacher and Marvin Bailey come back from Madison and Madison area visits. Judge Harry S Johnson returns from Jacksonville with minor league baseball officials. Dr John Rieniets and family return from Sioux City and Sheldon after attending medical meetings. Dr James V Prouty returns from San Francisco after a nine day stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Stauffacher
Bever Avenue SE
Marvin D Bailey
Avenue
Stauffacher
John Yost
Madison
Wis
Bailey
Clarence McElrath
Mr. Bailey
Harry S. Johnson
Washington Avenue SE
Jacksonville
Fla
Judge Johnson
John H. Rieniets
Upland Drive
Bill
Jim
Sioux City
Sheldon
Rieniets
Iowa State Urologists
Rieniers
John Kruse
San Francisco
James V. Prouty
Blake Boulevard
Mrs Nutt Hosts Bridge Club Luncheon
Mrs. Alfred Nutt of 360 Woodland Drive SE will entertain eight guests at a Tuesday luncheon as she serves as hostess for her bridge club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Nutt
Woodland Drive
Kitchen shower honors Mrs. Frank W. Scheible
Miss Ann Louise Engberg hosted a kitchen shower Sunday for Mrs. Frank W. Scheible formerly Betty Shafer at 2026 Grande avenue SE. Guests included Mrs. H. S. Shafer, Mrs. Engberg, Mrs. Koehn, Mrs. Casey, and many Misses from area families with Miss Louise Benbow of Conroy as out of town guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Louise Engberg
E. W. Engberg
Grande Avenue SE
Frank W. Scheible
Betty Shafer
H. S. Shafer
Engberg
Carl Koehn
Patrick R Casey
Jean Richardson
Jane Hahn
Eloise Helfenstine
Dorothy Plock
Dorothy Stookey
Jean Knight
Pauline Huston
Dental auxiliary plans Monday dinner at Commonwealth tea room
Cedar Rapids dental auxiliary members will meet for a 6 o'clock dinner Monday at the Commonwealth tea room. Bridge sessions will follow, with Mrs W L Fenner and Mrs John Kelly in charge of arrangements. The Catholic Book club gathers Wednesday at 2 p.m. with Mrs Lloyd Connolly at 1815 Sixth Avenue SE. Reverend Maurice Tracy of Mount Mercy College will present a fourth lecture on South and Central America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids Dental Auxiliary
W. L. Fenner
John Kelly Recill
Catholic Book Club
Lloyd Connolly
Sixth Avenue SE
Maurice Tracy
Mount Mercy Junior College
South
Central America
Dinner honors visiting Netolicky guests before Florida trip
Mr and Mrs Joseph C Coufal hosted Saturday dinner for Dr and Mrs W J Netolicky of Western who depart Monday for a winter in Florida. The guest list included Mr and Mrs F W Barta Mr and Mrs Paul Dvorak Mr and Mrs William Michalek Mr and Mrs Joe O Louvar Mr and Mrs Fred Vondra Mr and Mrs Alfred Witousek Mr and Mrs William Kloubec Mr and Mrs Leonard Schupitar and daughter Ardis Mr and Mrs Leonard Coufal and daughter Elaine Mr and Mrs Ernest Kaplan and daughters Ferny and Shirley and Mrs Agnes Dahrovsky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph C. Coufal
W. J. Netolicky
Western
Florida
F. W. Barta
Paul Dvorak
William Michalek
Joe O. Louvar
Fred Vondra
Alfred Witousek
William Kloubec
Leonard Schupitar
Ardis
Leonard Coufal
Elaine
Ernest Kaplan
Ferny and
Shirley
Agnes Da“hrovsky
Local Visitors Stay With Skokie Family
Mr and Mrs Carlos Kamp meier of Skokie NL and their children Jack Patricia Lyn and Curtiss Neill were guests Saturday and Sunday of Mr and Mrs Carl Lindsey at 1745 Higley Avenue SE They were entertained Saturday evening at dinner by Mr and Mrs Ronald Holets of Fairfax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlos Kampmeier
Skokie, NL
Jack
Patrica Lyn
Curtiss Neill
Carl Lindsey
Higley Avenue
Ronald Holets
Fairfax
Second tryouts set for Seven Keys to Baldpate
Kent Andrews will direct the Community Players production. No casting will occur until after the Monday evening tryout at 7 30 in the YMCA Community Theater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baldpate
Community Players
Y, M C
Kent Andrews
Miss Della May Nash Visits Mrs Bastian in Davenport
Miss Della May Nash of 2316 Country Club Parkway SE left Monday for Davenport to visit Mrs Kenneth Bastian, the former Miss Ant Winslow of Cedar Rapids, staying until Tuesday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Della May Nash
Country Club Parkway SE
Davenport
Kenneth Bastian
Ant Winslow
Cedar Rapids
Tourist club to meet at Mrs Amos Melberg home
Members of the Tourist club will be entertained Wednesday at 2 30 p m at the home of Mrs Amos Melberg 316 Nineteenth street SE Mrs Robert O Bickel will present a paper on Historic Williamsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tourist Club
Amos Melberg
Nineteenth Street
Robert O. Bickel
Williamsburg
Grand and Supreme Officers Meet at Montrose Hotel
Grand and supreme officers of the United Commercial Travelers of America and the auxiliary gathered for a Grand Counselors day at the Montrose hotel. A class of nine candidates was initiated and Joyce Dochterman presented gifts. Seventy five members and friends attended the Crystal ballroom banquet with V for Victory decorations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Commercial Travelers of America
Auxiliary
Montrose Hotel
Lillian Sanderenck
Lillian Lockwood
Waterloo
Letta Sarset
Supreme Executive Board
Leonora Hinshaw
Des Moines
Dorothy Suttoff
Clinton
Hannah Mulgrew
Dubuque
Gladys Feeney
Charles City
Marie Nemec
Cedar Rapids
Jean Feldman
Mason City
Davenport
Oskaloosa
Joyce Dochterman
Melvin Dochterman
Crystal Ballroom
Carl Neitzel
Sandercock
Ed Mulgrew
Iowa
Edward Morris
Kingston
N. Y
Mrs Schuckert Hosts Informal Party for Daughter
Mrs. Joseph Schuckert of 611 Third Street NW entertained at a informal party Friday evening in her home honoring her daughter Mrs. Herbert Weichman of Newhall. Guests included Mesdames H. M. Wilson Eldridge Usher Jerome Welsh C F Hunt Harry Welk man H M Snyder and Jack Jackson and Misses Patricia Redman and Yvonne Butler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Schuckert
Herbert Weichman
Newhall
Third Street
Ann
Alberta Schuckert
H. M. Wilson
Eldridge Usher
Jerome Welsh
C. F. Hunt
Harry Welchman
H. M Snyder
Jack Jackson
Patricia Redman
Yvonne Butler
Gloria Powers Celebrates Fifteenth Birthday Party
Gloria Powers daughter of Mr and Mrs Carl Powers 1850 Ellis Boulevard NW hosted a birthday party on her fifteenth birthday Friday Attending were Beverly McCune Arlene Arons Jean Gorman Joan Sebern Jack Carney Milford Smith Don Kuhn Richard Marks and Fred Bissell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gloria Powers
Carl Powers
Ellis Boulevard
Beverly McCune
Arlene Arons
Jean Gorman
Joan Sebern
Jack Carney
Milford Smith
Don Kuhn
Richard Marks
Fred Bissell
Christmas Dinner for Branch 373 Letter Carriers
Branch 373 of the National Association of Letter Carriers and families enjoyed a Christmas dinner and party at Modern Woodmen hall with evergreen decor and red bows. After the program, presents were distributed, with Clarence Wheelan and others in charge of the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Association of Letter Carriers
Woodmen Hall
Evergreen
Clarence Wheelan
A. J. Snouffer
W. W. Wall
George Ousiin
Lynn M. Stouffer
Reginald Haig
Snouffer
R. W. Jones
Fred Basker
W. E. Thompson
Fort Madison Guests Visit Horan Home
Weekend guests in the Howard A Horan home at 1717 Third avenue SE were Mr and Mrs James Horan and their son James of Fort Madison and Mr and Mrs James Low of Fort Madison. The Lowes are the Horans daughter in law s parents. Visitors departed Sunday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard A. Horan
Third Avenue SE
Horan
James Horan
James
James Low
Fort Madison
Low
Mrs Bready and Mrs Foster to Visit Chicago
Mrs. Charles J. Bready of 1328 Third Avenue SE and Mrs. Wayne J. Foster of 2304 Hillcrest Drive SE will leave Tuesday to spend a few days in Chicago as guests of Mrs. Foster’s sister, Mrs. J Reid Green.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles J. Bready
Third Avenue SE
Wayne J Foster
Hillcrest Drive
Chicago
Foster
J. Reid Green
Mrs Horan Hosts Tuesday Club Luncheon
Mrs. Howard A. Horan of 1717 Third Avenue SE will entertain the Tuesday club this week with a luncheon at the Cedar Rapids Country Club. Eight guests will be included in the courtesy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard A. Horan
Third Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids Country Club
Joseph Mochal Jr Celebrates Seventh Birthday
Joseph Mochal Jr son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Mochal 1119 Maplewood Drive NE celebrated his seventh birthday with a Saturday party at home Guests included Kay Ann Nietert Dorothy Meaney Carol Wright June Thompson Carol Jean Price Deane Wagner Renee Wagner Wayne Bousek Joseph Bousek Douglas Franc Bruce Platner Delbert Sykona Maurice Coleman David Wright Gartun Wagner Barry Herron Terry Stephenson Sally Vetter Larry Bowers Max Mochal and Robert Veverka Mrs Mochal assisted by Mrs G E Stephenson Mrs EE Wagner Mrs Andrew Coleman and Mrs Bernard Herron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Mochal, Jr
Joseph Mochal
Maplewood Drive
Kay Ann Nietert
Dorothy Meaney
Carol Wright
June Thompson
Carol Jean Price
Deane Wagner
Renee Wagner
Wayne Bousek
Joseph Bousek
Douglas Franc
Bruce Platner
Delbert Sykona
Maurice Coleman
David Wright
Gartun Wagner
Barry Herron
Terry Stephenson
Sally Vetter
Larry Bowers
Max Mochal
Robert Veverka
Van Buren Teachers Party Saturday
Van Buren teachers gave a Christmas party at Lillick's tea room Saturday evening with 12 teachers attending. Miss Flossie Grafft oversaw decorations in silver and red and Miss Helen Gillham led the arrangements committee. The evening featured caroling a gift exchange and bridge. Principal Miss Nanna Nelson received a gift. Bridge prizes went to Miss Bergit Samuelson Miss Lena Kerr and Miss Armina Davis. Others present included Misses Ruth Webster Hazel Steven Marion Putnam Mary Fults Sadie Cowden and Leone Burgert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillick's Tea Room
van Buren
Flossie Grafft
Helen Gillham
Nanna Nelson
Bergit Samuelson
Lena Kerr
Armina Davis
Ruth Webster
Hazel Steven
Marion Putnam
Mary Fults
Sadie Cowden
Leone Burgert
Birthday dinner honors Davis and Franklin anniversary
A Sunday dinner at 1315 Fourth Street NW honored Mr. Harold Davis on his birthday and Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Franklin on their wedding anniversary. Attending were the Davises’ three sons Donald, Robert and Stanley and Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Davis with their son Gerald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Davis
Fourth Street
Mr. Davis
Gilbert Franklin
Davis
Donald
Robert
Stanley
Lloyd Davis
Gerald
Cedar Chapter O. E. S. to Elect Tuesday
Cedar chapter No. 184 O. E. S. will hold a business meeting and officer elections Tuesday at 7 45 p m. Grand chapter reports will be given and all members are invited. The W S C S of Trinity Methodist church held a program Friday afternoon with a Christian women around the world theme and a feature program in costume by Division 1 participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar
Order
Wsc.s of
Trinity Methodist Church
E. O. Ballou
A. B. Steyne
W. E. Goreham
Division 1
Margaret Jane Brown
Mesdames
Effie Haux
Effie Owen
C. H. Perkins
A. R. Park
Claire C. Benson
I. E. Tucker
Eldon Rohn
L. Morningstar
Lloyd Holmes
J. Leonard
C. E. Lindsey
J. R. Gossman
C. Sampson
William Miller
W.sc.s of A.M. E. Church
W. O Eckler
Eleanor Hart Missionary Society Meets at Feiden Home
The Eleanor Hart Missionary Society of First Lutheran met at Mrs. M. E. Feiden's 2412 C avenue NE on Friday afternoon to study the church's work in India. Mrs. C. F. Ross led. Mesdames Sedere Leseth Ehrke Wood Rehder Clemen son spoke on India work. The group voted a gift to support Indian missions and exchanged Christmas gifts during social hour. The next meeting is planned at Mrs. Ross's home, 1800 Fifth avenue SE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleanor Hart Missionary Society
First Lutheran Church
M. E. Feiden
C Avenue NE
E. 0. Spangler
India
C. F. Ross
Leo Sedere
H. T. Leseth
BE. J. Ehrke
H. J. Wood
Elmer Rehder
C. A. Clemenson
One Hurt as Driver Charged After First Avenue Accident
A Sunday 5 p.m. collision at First Avenue and Tenth Street E left Velma Brown of Iowa City with a bruised head. Driver Kenneth Jacobsen of 125 Thirty-Fourth Street NE faced charges for failing to keep his car under control and pled not guilty in police court with trial set for later this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Avenue
Tenth Street E
Velma Brown
Iowa City
Leslie Henderson
Coggan
Kenneth Jacobsen
Thirty-fourth Street
Henderson
Victory Program Seeks Sweeping Civilian Sacrifices
Washington officials unveil a new victory program to convert the $70 billion defense push into a nationwide effort. A seven day work week for armament plants and tighter priorities will curb civilian production as the nation gears for total war and faster contract flow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Japan
OPM
Donald M. Nelson
United States
Nelson
White House
Sam
Robert P. Patterson
Defense
Two Enlist Five Rejected At Local Marine Office
Robert Dale Wilson of Arlington Iowa and LeRoy Frymeyer of Moscow Iowa were enlisted in the United States marine corps and sent to Des Moines for final physical checkup. Five others were turned down for failing the preliminary exam. The office now opens 7 until 4 15 p.m. Immediate assignment to San Diego marine training headquarters for those passing. Enlistment age ranges from 17 to 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Dale Wilson
Arlington
LeRoy Frymeyer
Moscow
United States Marine Corps
Des Moines
Marine Recruiting Headquarters
Marine Recruiting Office
San Diego
Calif
Coe Students Hear Roosevelt War Address in Chapel
Coe college students attended a special chapel Monday to hear President Roosevelt request a war declaration from Congress. They sat in tense silence with heads bowed, some coeds shedding tears during the address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coe
Coe College
Roosevelt
Congress
CIO Backs Roosevelt War Plan For Victory Over Japan
The UFEWA CIO union at LaPlant Choate Manufacturing announced unanimous support for any plan presented by President Roosevelt to insure victory over Japan. Recording secretary E J Duffey said the union’s stance aligned with the national CIO position voiced by Allan Heywood at Peoria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ufewa, Cio
LaPlant-Choate Manufacturing Company
Roosevelt
Japan
E. J. Duffey
National Cio Organization
Allan Heywood
Peoria
Former Iowan Dies In Pacific Action
A former Cedar Falls boy, First Lieut. Hans Christiansen, 23, an army flyer, was killed in action in the Pacific Sunday. The parents, Mr and Mrs Peter Christiansen of Woodland California, informed Mrs Christiansen's brother Peter Hansen of Waterloo. The war department notified her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Hans Christiansen
Peter Christiansen
Woodland
Calif
Christiansen
Peter Hansen
Hansen
War Department
Marine explains how Japs snuck in Pearl Harbor attack
Ed White, a Marine from the Third Defense Battalion on furlough, says Pearl Harbor had no Sunday reveille roll call, leaving most troops asleep when the Japanese attacked at dawn. He notes sentries existed but mobilization takes time and pilots there were young, inexperienced but capable. White plans to return to action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Cedar Rapids
Ed White
White
Two Breakins Point To Juvenile Suspects In City Stores
Early Monday patrolmen found two separate breakins. At Campus Drug, 1125 First Avenue East, glass doors were shattered and $1 in change, 15 cigars, and a dozen candy bars were stolen. At Clemens Select Foods, 1005 Third Avenue Southeast, another door was broken with $3 in cash and a dozen candy bars taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Avenue E
Clemens Select Foods
Third Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids Unites For War After Japan Attack
Cedar Rapids reacts with shock and resolve as news of the Far Eastern explosion prompts unity under Mayor Hahn. City plans tightened security, adds a squad car, coordinates with FBI, and urges calm, alert cooperation with government while civil aviation is grounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
United States
Japan
Gazette Extra
Hawaii
Hahn
Police Department
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Cedar Rapids Defense Council
Gazette Office
Navy
War Departments
U S Borders Closed To Japanese Nationals
Secretary Morgenthau ordered closure of the nation’s borders to Japanese nationals and banned financial transactions by Japanese aliens. The order revokes all licenses issued since the July 25 freeze on Japanese and Chinese credits. Japanese assets in the United States are estimated at about 130 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Morgenthau
Treasury
Japanese Students In Iowa City Ordered To Register
University of Iowa students of Japanese descent were told Monday to register at the local police station following guidance from Col. H. H. Slaughter. Lieut. Col. F. M. Flannagan of Coe College said no Japanese were on campus and Cornell President John Magee reported none at Mount Vernon. Some students are American citizens from Hawaii and the Philippines. One Japanese-born student was ordered to report daily in person. Slaughter said his action was based on official authority, not written orders, and warned students to avoid travel or politicized disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Iowa
H. H. Slaughter
F. M. Flannagan
Coe College
John Magee
Cornell
Mount Vernon
Hawaii
Philippines
Slaughter
Also Mentioned on This Page
Janet Crabbe
Sally Stamats
Thomas L. Crabbe
Park Avenue SE
Herbert S Stamats
Linden Drive
Mr. Crabbe
L O
Seaman
Buffalo
N Y
A J Diebold
Isadore May
Mrs. Nutt
Bridge Club
Miss Engberg
Frank Scheible
Dental Auxiliary
Atholic Book Club
Lindseys
Mrs. Bastian
Mrs. Melberg
N.A.L.C. Party
Mrs. Howard Horan
Cedar Chapter
Eleanor Hart Society
U.S
WANT
CIO
Alee
Marine
Frank Hembera
Avenue NE
Hickam Field
Army Air Base
Gazette Photo
Art Snider
Frank Hahn
Paramount Theater
Western Union
CAA
U. S
Lydia EB
Pinkham
Erfelt, Inc
Third Avenue S
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