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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1944
Page
4
Meat and food stamp values extended indefinitely until 1945 while gasoline sugar and fuel oil coupons receive expiry details. Marriage licenses issued to Kenneth Bracy and Nadine Hessenius. Police court fines for drunkenness reckless driving and overtime parking. Birth announcements list multiple families with Dec 8 dates.
Dr Edwin E Hruska was elected eminent commander of Apollo Commandery No 26 Knights Templar of Iowa at a meeting last night. Other officers named were James Camwell generalissimo Andrew Petersen captain-general Peter McCracken senior warden Herman Hull junior warden C A Winter pretate Dr Frank Benesh treasurer Dr A N Humiston recorder and R L Savage trustee.
The Smaller War Plants corporation reports loans for war purposes totaling 18,826,135 to 199 firms in Illinois Indiana Wisconsin and Iowa. Machinery valued at 2,798,390 was leased to 72 firms, bringing total SWPC direct financial assistance to 271 firms.
Secretary Forrestal announced that torpedo production at the St. Louis Amertorp plant will continue due to the increased tempo of military activities in the Pacific.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette dates back to 1883 and is published daily and Sunday at 500 3rd Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa. It includes full Associated Press United Press International wire reports and local news. Subscription rates vary by delivery method and location with different prices for by carrier and by mail editions.
In Des Moines Republicans formed party committees for the upcoming Fifty-first General Assembly. A Senate efficiency panel was named by Senator Frank C. Byers with members from Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, and other cities. The House group includes Tipton to Davenport members, Democats to appoint two, with Gov. Hickenlooper and Lt. Gov.-elect Evans speaking to the caucus before adjournment.
Rob ert Schlimmer age 25 faces a murder charge after allegedly trampling 2-year-old Jean Joyce Verstreater to death in Davenport Scott County authorities say he confessed that when the child cried he put her on the floor and walked on her. He was alone with the child in the afternoon and later hid in a basement corner before being taken into custody Funeral services for the child were held Friday.
Newspaper handlers in St. Louis voted to end a strike started Wednesday night. The three daily papers prepared to resume publication Friday as workers returned to their jobs.
The Cedar Rapids post office will accept overseas Christmas packages through Monday because December 10 falls on a Sunday. Postmaster Frank Baldwin announced that Dee 10 is the nominal deadline for servicemen overseas since November 15.
Washington reports the army calls for 10 000 volunteers to join the nurse corps to address the worst nursing shortage since Pearl Harbor.
London reported that German long range rocket operators have not achieved very great accuracy after approximately three months of target practice on the British Isles. The British air ministry announced the assessment Friday night.
Joseph Melsa of 2112 L street W needs blood for an operation at University Hospital Iowa City on Saturday morning. Dr G W Bates asks donors to replace banked blood used for his transfusion. Donors ages 18 to 60 may receive hospital permits to fuel trips. Tell the information desk at the tower entrance to donate.
HW. PRICE of 325 First street NW reported losing an Elgin wrist watch valued at 45 dollars on November 30. ILO WIELE of 131 Outlook drive SW reported Wednesday that a blanket headlight shield gear shift knob steering wheel knobs and a defroster fan were stolen from his car parked at Fifth street and Twelfth avenue SW.
Continued coverage explains that voters who did not cast ballots in the Linn bond drive may still vote if they can show an issuing authority or document. The item outlines eligibility nuances and potential deadlines for the upcoming election period.
The sixth war loan exceeded its $52 million overrun with one week left amid heavier front demands. Individuals are about $2 billion short of the $5 billion quota despite $3.021 billion in purchases. E bonds total 1.166 billion or 46 percent of the 2.5 billion goal. Corporations have invested 11.031 billion, helping push the drive beyond the 14 billion target set for December 16.
Votes for a contest remained static except for one shift as Mrs. Lester Adams moved up from nineteenth to eleventh. Mrs. Ruben Stary withdrew her name, leaving 19 candidates with votes. Linn county sold 45 2625 in series E bonds Friday, pushing the national total to 1 397 208 75 toward the 2 331 000 series E goal and the county total toward 9 256 000 overall.
Friday noon tallies show Mrs Verne Sorenson leading in the Cedar Rapids war mother ship christening contest with Ethyle Breedlove close behind. Other candidates include Kovarik Field Victorine Buchan Kanealy Stone LeClerc Carney Adams Boyd Pryor King Matus Stodola Drake Clark Haddy with lesser votes remaining in the Linn County war finance committee tally.
Lt. Robert Myers class of 1944 at Coe College was wounded in action in Germany. He trained at Camp Roberts Fort Benning and Camp Van Dorn before going overseas last August. He is the son of Col and Mrs Collin S Myers, who is in the New Guinea area.
Pvt. Paul F. Hostak aged 35 son of Mr and Mrs Paul M Hostak of 1022 Seventh Street SE was wounded in action in France on November 20 according to a War Department notice He entered service in April and reported overseas in September His two brothers also serve Staff Sgt Joseph Hostak overseas and Pfc George Hostak stationed in California
Lifelong Newhall resident Alva Evans Strawn died at his family home at 3 30 p.m. Friday after a brief illness. Born November 20 1872 in Newhall he married Elizabeth Fix February 3 1915 in Marion. Survived by wife nephew Cleon Strawn in France and niece Bernice Strawn of Ames. Funeral at St. John s Lutheran Church Newhall 2 p.m. Monday with Rev O T Schrieber officiating. Burial in St John s Cemetery. Friends may call Turner chapel until noon Sunday and at home until 1 p.m. Monday.
James Ulrich 87 a lifelong Monona resident and retired farmer died in a Cedar Rapids hospital at 8 25 a m Saturday after a long illness. He had been staying with his daughter Mrs J W Ballard at 505 Forest Drive SE for several weeks. Born March 18 1857 in a log cabin still standing in Monona he is survived by another daughter Mrs J C Isenbarger of Chicago. He was a member of the Monona Methodist Church. The body was moved from Turner mortuary to Schultz mortuary in Monona for services and burial.
Word reaches Mrs. A G Burrows of the death of her brother John Knox in Cashmere Washington after a long illness. He was 77, born in Coggan and lived there until moving to the west coast. Knox, a 1891 Lenox college graduate, is survived by son Paul Knox of Cashmere three sisters Lizzie White of Cashmere R J Milroy of Hopkinton and Mrs Burrows and brother S T Knox of Oneida Iowa. Services were held at Cashmere.
Mrs Mary Wilharm 85 of 121 Twenty-first street NE Waterloo died Friday morning after a lingering illness. Survived by daughter Mrs Frank King and sons Richard and Arthur Wilharm with other relatives. services set for Sunday in Waterloo and Tripoli. E M Peet of Coun cil Bluffs stock food president died in an Omaha hospital after a long period of illness. Survived by brother J D Peet and two cousins Rena Hubbell and Park Chamberlain.
Mrs Laura Gustafsson Kucera died Friday morning at 2052 Bever Avenue SE. Services will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Chapel of Memories with Dr Marion H Williams of the First Christian Church officiating. Burial will follow at Cedar Memorial Park.
Mrs. Josephine N. Merritt died at her Cedar Rapids home after months of illness. Born May 11, 1877, she married J. H. Merritt on Sept. 5, 1893. Survived by her husband, a daughter Rue, two sisters, a niece in New York, seven nephews in various cities, and members of Cedar Chapter No. 184 C. E. S. and White Shrine of Jerusalem. Services Monday at Turner chapel at 4 p.m. conducted by Rev. D. A. Loferski. friends may call.
Benjamin F Crenshaw, who ran a hearing aid business in the Guaranty building for 12 years, died at Tama Friday night. He had moved to Tama three months ago. Services will be held in Tama on Monday at 2 p.m.
Special to The Gazette Anamosa reports ten Jones County men left for active military service Thursday. The list includes Willis Coden and James O'Shea of Monticello, Marion L. Davis of Martello, Paul D. Heeren of Onslow, Donald J. Bray, Rudolph E. Tjaden, Edwin A. Alferts of Anamosa, Melvin D. Petersen of Wyoming, Arthur Mausser of Rowley, and Edwin C. Sievers of Cedar Rapids.
Four Clayton county residents enlist this week for military induction at Fort Snelling Minnesota. They are Leo F. Kenneally Elkader Leon E. Weber Garber Kenneth F. Cornell Marquette and Raymond F Corson Littleport.
Maj. Gen. Frank Merrill was appointed Saturday as deputy commander of United States forces in the India Burma theater in New Delhi. The move places Merrill under overall command in the region and signals enhanced leadership as allied forces coordinate operations across India and Burma.
Lt. Vivian A. Rogers of the Marine Corps Women's Reserve gave two talks recounting veterans’ reactions to women in uniform. She cited a Guadalcanal doctor’s praise for women sharing wartime burdens and discussed the unit’s duties and language skills.
Ten soldiers died when two planes collided midair at the Sioux Falls army air field and one crashed into a barracks. Seven from the other plane parachuted to safety before it crashed near Renner. No Iowans among the dead. Sgt Johannes E. Vande Kirk of Sioux Center, Iowa, among the parachutists.
Obituaries from Manchester Oxford Junction Tama Clarence list ages and survivors including multiple children and spouses. Deaths include Mrs Seth Hamblin 80 at Silver Creek church and Mrs Lumir Shimanek 37 in Wisconsin with families in Tipton and Toronto. Alberta Van Horn 64 to be buried at Tama. Mrs August Ruther 63 in Clarence with six sons and armed service members.
U S District Judge Henry N Graven denied Merth Hopker of Alburnett review of M W O Rieley order that valued her 160 acre property at 125 an acre for redemption. O Rieley had ruled January 7 1944 the Linn county land was worth 20000 at in lieu of further appraisal. Foreclosure mortgage held by Equitable Life Assurance. Judge Graven denied motions to introduce additional evidence.
The Iowa Soil Conservation Commission sent a formal protest to agricultural leaders and U.S. congressmen against the Red Rock dam project by the Missouri River Valley Authority. Secretary Clyde Spry argued the dam offers little agricultural benefit, limited recreational value, and that the expense is not justified.
County officers of the sixth Iowa highway district heard a summary of the highway committee report from the state postwar rehabilitation commission at the Montrose hotel. The plan aims to provide surfaced rural roads and connections for buses and mail carriers within 12 years after the war, needing more funding.
A reflective verse about human limits and ignorance in the face of mystery. It ponders why children ask questions about nature and language and notes that even the wisest confess limits to knowledge. The piece ends with the notion that some truths remain elusive.
American bombers from Britain struck Stuttgart railyards with 1500 tons of bombs in a two phase west and south air assault. The Berlin radio quoted heavy bombers moving toward Munich from Italy before noon, supported by about 300 Mustang and Thunderbolt fighters with 400 B 17s striking Stuttgart in southwest Germany. Uncle Sam continues paying one pension as a result of the war.
Charles Booth plans to visit his mother at 623 Sixth street SE after twenty months stationed in Iceland as an airplane mechanic. England bound Lt Donald J. Mathews earns Air Medal and Oak Leaf cluster, wife Jane Rice at 1425 A avenue NE. Cpl Joseph Kadlec arrives in Italy. Aviation machinist mate 1/c A L Benner returns to San Pedro after leave. Pvt Thomas Vizal Jr returns to Maxton-Laurinburg base after furlough, now hospitalized. Ruth Swab resumes training at Hunter College after a week with family at 720 Thirty-first street SE.
A Tokyo broadcast cited by a Japanese news agency says the fighter plane named Tenzan is in use in the Philippines. The craft is described as a navy monoplane capable of carrying torpedoes or bombs as needed.
Gen Joseph W Stilwell, home from China, spent Friday night at Fort Benning visiting his daughter in law and grandchildren Joseph III age 5 and Louise Alison age 2 The children's father Col Joseph Stilwell is overseas in the China Burma India theater
Cedar Rapids readings moved between 26 and 27 degrees from Friday morning to Saturday morning then rose to 30 by 2:30 p.m. with 55 percent humidity. Snow flurries were noted but no precipitation statewide. highs reached 35 at Council Bluffs and 27 in Cedar Rapids Friday.
The U S army seized the Cudahy Bros meat packing plant in Milwaukee on Friday under a presidential order to enforce a War Labor Board directive. Lt Col T N Gearreald said the plant will install a union maintenance and dues checkoff system as labor and management are urged to cooperate. The plant, with about 2 500 workers, faced a strike threat from Local 140 CIO over WLB compliance, as production feeds the armed forces and any halt would impact food for troops.
The House approved a $399 223 812 catch-all supply bill for miscellaneous agencies on a voice vote. Republicans削 earmarked about $16 million for consumer studies surveys and the continuation of the ongoing census of agriculture.
The radio comedy series Il ERE COMES ELMER stars HHeran Al Pearce as Elmer Blurt in a small town setting. Ar lene Harris returns as a switchboard operator with Pearce marking his fifteenth year on air. Marion Claire and Gilbert Russell lead, directed by Mickey Sillette with the Smart Set Quartet. Also on air notes include June Allyson on Kenny Baker at 7, the Boston Symphony from Milwaukee, Louise Massey guests on The National Barn Dance, and more.
A terse TV radio listing shows times and programs across stations WGN KXEL WMT WHO and others. Entries include news segments at 6 p.m. 6:15 p.m. 8 p.m. and 5:45 a.m. with music, dance and parade style segments and spot mentions for Nick Carter and various bands.
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