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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1945
Page
13
The issue lists high and low temperatures for Monday across U S towns with precipitation figures, Iowa and Minnesota forecasts, and a range of local notices. It notes attic fire at 2026 L street SW and multiple court fines for drunkenness and traffic violations, plus birth announcements from Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas and several national-location family notices.
Six women residents perished in a basement fire at a private boarding home for the elderly on a county farm in Norton Kansas. The blaze broke Tuesday trapping them as firefighters battled engulfed quarters.
The United States Conference of Mayors urged Congress to appropriate 190 million dollars for 100 000 temporary family housing units to ease the national shortage. Cities would operate units via municipal housing authorities with federal support. Plans call for rapid construction timed to not disrupt private labor demand.
Washington General A A Vandegrift said the discharge of Pfc Jack MacNider was a deviation from policy done at General MacArthur and General MacNider's urging. Rep Biemiller criticized the move as rank favoritism while Vandegrift stressed future strict adherence to Marine Corps discharge rules.
The American Newspaper Guild filed an NLRB complaint against the Des Moines Register and Tribune alleging unfair labor practices. It claims Lee R. Simon was discharged due to union activity and notes the NLRB assigned an investigator.
Brig. Gen. Charles H. Grahl Iowa state selective service head lauded Linn county draft board members for their eight thousand men induction efforts. He noted low turnover in Iowa and honored clerks appeal agents and doctors without remuneration. Grahl forecast 1,000 men monthly through May 16 1946 and said volunteer enlistments could end selective service.
Two local obituaries report Henry A. Birch a Fairfax saw mill worker and World War I veteran who died in Cedar Rapids after a long illness. The article lists his survivors and service details and notes burial in Atlantic cemetery. It also covers the death of Mrs. Josephine Buresh near Cedar Rapids with family survivors and funeral arrangements at the Bohemian Reformed church and Buresh cemetery.
Mary Petrzelka 69 of 1118 K street SW Cedar Rapids died at 8 20 am Tuesday after a brief illness Born in Vienna Austria August 16 1876 she married John Petrzelka July 2 1893 in Milwaukee Wis where they lived ten years before moving to Norway Her husband died in 1932 Survivors include two daughters Mrs Joseph Ressler Cedar Rapids Mrs Ambrose Conway Walker a son John Cedar Rapids a sister Mrs John Klement West Bend Wis four brothers Louis Pokorny Portland Ore six grandchildren and two great grandchildren The body is at the Barta Hesser chapel Funeral announcement to follow.
Francis Marion Laughery 95 died at his home one mile south of Shueyville at 9 30 a m Tuesday after a brief illness. Born May 15 1840 in Pleasant View Indiana he moved to Iowa at age three and lived near Shueyville 92 years. Survived by a sister Mrs Sarah Kimm of St Johns Washington and several nieces and nephews. Services at United Brethren church in Shueyville at 2 p m Friday with Rev Lyle K Anderson burial in Shueyville cemetery.
Asa C Allen retired Rock Island conductor died Sunday in a local hospital after a brief illness. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Moon chapel with Dr Marvin B Kober and the Knights of Pythias officiating. Cremation committal. Friends urged to omit flowers. Knights of Pythias and D O K K members to meet at the hall to attend in a body. Friends may call at the chapel.
Funeral services for Jay J. Sabin a retired city fireman of 800 Eighth Avenue SW will be held at Turner chapel at 1 30 p m Wednesday with Rev Carl L Manfred officiating. Burial follows at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
Marine Lt Tyrone Power 31, motion picture star, who served since August 1942, received terminal leave papers Tuesday and said he is glad to have served and to get out.
Racine city council approves a housing program to build 132 permanent units for veterans and families. The plan loans about 105000 on the 1946 tax roll to private builders, with roughly 35000 per 44 units, financed largely by a Federal Housing Authority loan. First 44 units to start immediately, with 120 day completion, each unit a masonry stucco 4room setup, rent 40 to 45 monthly.
Emma H Ricklefs a 71 year old dry goods merchant and lifelong Monticello resident died Monday evening in a local hospital Born October 16 1874 she is survived by two brothers Emil C of Pacific Grove California and R H Rickless of Monticello Funeral services are set for Thursday at 2 p m at the Congregational church with burial in Oakwood cemetery
US Assistant Prosecutor Thomas J. Dodd presented evidence from German records alleging Nazi policy of forced child labor and mass enslavement to fuel the war machine. He named Fritz Sauckel and other top officials as orchestrators and cited Himmler speeches on seizing “good blood” children.
Marion residents contributed 93.25 in cash and many Christmas packages to the Gifts for the Yanks Who Gave project by the American Legion auxiliary. Mrs. Kassler Price and Nollsch led the drive, purchasing sweaters socks handkerchiefs stationery and toilet articles. the gifts were packed and sent to Schick hospital Clinton. A Methodist church dinner honors veterans and spouses with Mrs. Irving Finger as general chair and Mrs. Fay Bailey as dinner chair, featuring music by Mr. and Mrs. Finney and others after the meal.
W A Jackson, Marion city and township war bond chairman, said Bonds totaling 139301 have been purchased in this vicinity. A further 45699 must be bought to reach the 185000 goal. Jackson urges those who promised to buy bonds to do so promptly.
Mrs Forrest Andrews learns her husband a water tender in the navy suffered extensive burns of the feet and legs after being removed from the destroyer Hank in the Pacific His whereabouts are unknown Seaman Norman C Miller home on 30 day leave from San Diego to visit his mother Della Miller.
Mrs. Jack Norris is advised that her son Cpl. Melvin Houser is moved from Vaughan hospital Hines to Fort Sheridan for a month. He will return later to Vaughan hospital. Houser suffered fractures of both legs in combat in France on November 13, 1944 and is now able to walk with a cane.
A short circuit caused a fire that destroyed a small barn on the William Schoenbeck farm on the Auburnett road Monday. Two tons of hay were stored inside. A rural township truck answered the alarm.
Nelson testified Miller attacked Klatt with fists and broke two chairs while urging inmates to join an escape plan. Miller swung chairs and hit Klatt again as Klatt defended himself with a blackjack. Nelson said Miller taunted inmates and swore. Nelson faces second degree murder charges linked to Miller's death.
Tokyo reports about 12250 acres of Emperor Hirohito’s private land may be seized under Gen MacArthur’s reform decree for Japan’s agrarian system. Government must implement by March 15 1946. A ministry official noted no discrimination between civilian and imperial lands. A survey shows land concentrated among few owners.
One hundred fourteen men attended the Rotary club game dinner at the Roosevelt hotel on Monday night. Rotarians from Iowa and Illinois joined locals as T. M. Inger sol served as master of ceremonies. Maurice Flack performed sleight of hand. Howard Hahn chaired the dinner committee and Joe Long led the hunters who supplied the game.
Herb Brown previously escaped from the city jail on June 9 while serving a drunkenness sentence. He returned Monday night with help from his former wife, was found hiding in a closet, pled guilty to peace violation, and was fined $25 and costs. He will serve the sentence in a cell this time and lose work privileges.
Leo Hershey, 49, owner of a Newhall tavern, faces a Tuesday afternoon drunk driving charge after a 4:30 p.m. Monday arrest four miles west of Cedar Rapids on highway 30. Bond set at 500 dollars. Mrs Hershey aided home by two patrolmen. In a separate matter, Frances Kutrules was awarded 305 dollars in overdue loan judgment against Frank Kutrules and foreclosure of a chattel mortgage lien on Frank's Place at 327 Second Avenue SE.
Milton Knudsen, 49, began a six months sentence Tuesday after a suspended sentence on a vagrancy charge was revoked. He was picked up by Cedar Rapids police. The divorce petition of Eldean O Boyd against Dorothy L Boyd filed Nov 5 was dismissed Tuesday in district court at the plaintiff's request.
Glenn Ugenfritz of 1000 Twelfth Avenue SE was fined 100 dollars and costs after pleading guilty to reckless driving. He also paid 2 dollars and costs for driving without a license. Police say he passed out in a car behind Hall-Eckfelt Furniture and admitted he was the driver. The same car was linked to an earlier accident on Third Avenue SE.
Senate hearing reveals Col. Bernard Bernstein testified that Farben officials developed the deadliest poison gas in the world and conducted experiments on monkeys and humans. He said gas was used to exterminate inmates in camps such as Auschwitz, with ties to Standard Oil and other major firms. The probe questions cartel agreements and global industrial entanglements prior to World War II.
Inspector Bill Kudina announced three Muscatine men Orville Blaine Virgil Blaine and Fred Bromme arrested in Del Rio Texas on burglary charges admitted stealing a car owned by Karl Schaefer of 2524 Eighteenth Street SW from a local parking lot on December 2. The car was in their possession at arrest.
Mrs. Jane Houston, a longtime Iowa pioneer, dies at age 100 at her Ottumwa home. Funeral arrangements are expected to be announced locally.
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